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Every few hundred years the leaders of the vampire and werewolf clans get together and perform a mating ritual to bond the clans. Humans aren't really supposed to know about there existence or even the ritual unless they are close personal friends with the ones getting mated. I am one of the humans who do know because I am Lora's, the daughter of the Luifr werewolf clan, best friend. It wasn't an easy process by far. I had to give a blood oath that I would keep their existence a secret or they had ever right to kill me. Pinky promise to the extreme if you ask me but I can understand why they do it.
It's been about a month since the ritual and Lora isn't doing so well. She hasn't been able to talk to me since the ritual and it's all her father's fault! He says that I am just a human and won't understand there traditions and stuff but I can see that there is something else going on. The worst part it that I can't even sneak in to see her because they have her room guarded to the extreme and there is no way I can take down like six werewolves!
Today I was forced to go to school. Lora's father called my school and reported me so I had no choice. I never saw the real point of going since there is only about a week left and I have more important things to deal with than watch others try to save there grades. I am eighteen and the top of my class but they are still making me come. School is soo annoying!
Class has started but I wasn't anywhere near the mind set to worry about it. I stared out the window to daydream when I saw Lora looking up at me with pleading eyes. I quickly got up and ran out of the class room, ignoring my teachers protests, and found her waiting for me a the entrance. "Lora are you ok? Did something happen? What's wrong?" I asked concerned and a little out of breathe.
"Please Anna," she begged, "I need to talk to you. You are the only one I trust." Her voice laced with fear and desperation which only concerned my more.
I nodded. "Ok, but not here," I said as I took her hand and lead her to my apartment. My place is where we always go to talk in private because, unlike most apartments, it has very thick walls.
Once we got inside we sat on the couch and I waited for her to begin. "I don't want this child!"She sobbed into her hands. "The father is cold and heartless and my family will have nothing to do with me! My own lover will not be in my presences unless necessary! They lock me away like some embarrassment and I am completely alone!"She wailed.
I pulled her into my arms and cooed her. "None of this is your fault. They shouldn't be treating you like this! They are your family and they should be there for you but they aren't! This amount of stress that they have put on you is not good for you or the baby."I said completely outraged. I may not know much about them but I do about family and this was not the way you treat family. Especially family that is pregnant.
"I just wish that this monster was no longer inside of me so my life will be normal again." She said as she glared down at her bulging stomach.
I looked at her shocked. Lora has always been a loving and caring person, especially to babies. I have never heard her say one mean thing about them and now she is saying that her very own was a monster and that she didn't want it!
I took her face in my hands to make her look at me. "Lora, please tell me that you're not considering of hurting or killing this baby, are you?" I asked seriously. She avoided my eyes and I grabbed her face again. "Lora this child is completely innocent! How could you ever think of hurting it! It's not its fault that your family is acting how they are or that the father is cold!" I said as I tried not to yell but also tried to make her see reason.
Tears swelled in her eyes. "I know! I know that it's not this child's fault but I don't know what else to do! I am going mad back at the manor and I don't know what I would do if they keep treating like they are! What else am I supposed to do?" she cried.
I looked at her and I saw that she was scared and lost. She didn't know what to do and no one back there was going to show her the way. And if she goes back and they still treat her like this I have no doubt that she would kill this baby to get her life back. There was only one last option left.
"Come and stay here with me." I suggested quickly. She seemed so shocked by my offer that she stopped crying. She looked at me and she looked like she was really thinking about it.
"My father, Anna," she began, "he would never approve of this. Not with the baby coming in two weeks. He barely has you around as is. He is probably furious right now because he knows that I ran away to you" She argued weakly. But she did have a point. Her father isn't a big human fan and the only reason I could give my oath was because Lora begged and pleaded with him for days. She was daddies little girl.
Then it hit me. "When he comes over to see you we will tell him that if you go back home, you'll probably hurt yourself or the baby. One thing I know about your dad is that he will do anything to make sure you don't get hurt. Even if that means having you stay with me until it's time to give birth." I said eagerly.
Her eyes brighten. "Oh Anna, that's perfect." She said as she hugged me.
"Of course we'll have to butter him up a little. Tell him that I will never let you out of my sight and that we will call ever day to tell him what we did and how you are. You know stuff like that to make him feel like he still has some control." I said deep in thought.
We spent the next few hours coming up with what we were going to say when Lora fell a sleep on the couch. As I put a blanket over her I could see the difference in her already. When she came to me earlier, her cooper skin was paler, her brown eyes were lifeless and her whole presence screamed 'help me'. Now she has some color back and she is more relaxed then she probably has been in the whole month at we weren't able to see each other.
Loud hammering on my door brought me out of my train of thought. I walked over to my door, looked through the peep hole and saw Lora's father, Mr.Lin, standing outside looking pissed as hell. I looked over at Lora and she was sound asleep so it looked like I was doing this on my own. Great!
I opened the door, stepped out into the night and closed the door before I turned to Mr.Lin. Before I could say anything his hand came across my cheek hard. I kind of exacted that but it doesn't stop the pain of being pimped slapped by a werewolf.
"You disgusting little human! How could you take my daughter, MY DAUGHTER!! She is to give birth in two weeks and you steal her from me! I should have never let you into our lives!" he yelled as he paced back and fourth angrily.
"Because if I didn't she would have KILLED herself! And I didn't steal her she ran away because she need to or else she was going to kill herself, the baby or both!" I explained as calmly and seriously as I could. The last thing I want is a screaming match.
He stopped pacing with his back to me and I know he was looking back at how she was. I knew that this was the best chance I would get to make him see reason.
"She was scared, depressed, and just wanted some closure. You know that I know that I won't have kept her here if I didn't think that she was going to do something to herself or her baby. I love her as a sister and I just want to make sure that she is safe but from what she told me, safe is not at the manor. If you take her away from here I am positive that she will go crazy and hurt herself or the baby. Please let her stay with me just until a few days before she give birth. She need some time to relax and she isn't relaxing there." I pleaded.
I could see that he was breaking. I just needed to push a little bit more. "We will call every day and tell you how she is doing and you know that I would never let anything happen to her."I said sternly
He finally turned to me. He didn't look happy but I could see that he had seen reason. "If something happens…" he started
"I will call you right away!!" I interjected quickly.
"Very well she can stay." He said with a sigh.
I smiled, well the best I could anyway. "Thank you thank you thank you!!" I said over and over again. I wanted to hug him but decided not to push him and just went inside. I let Lora sleep and told her in the morning about the good news. We where so happy that we started making plans about our new living arrangements.
It's been a week since Lora has been living with me and it has been a blast! I went ahead and dropped out of school. I only had a week left and I didn't want to leave Lora alone. Besides I never really wanted to go to college and I already have a job at a flower shop. Lora of course comes with me everywhere. In the past week we went to the store, the mall, to work, and out to eat. She has been ridiculously happy about everything. Not once has she talked about her family, the father of the baby or wanting to get rid of the child. Since we have had such a fun filled week today we decided to call it a lazy day and just chill out at home.
It was still really early so I was going to make a brunch. I went into the kitchen and saw that we were out of eggs and milk. "Hey I need to run to the store really quick want to come?"I asked as I started getting my shoes on.
"No thanks," she said, "My feet kind of hurt from everything" she said as she started to rub her feet. How werewolves can still touch there feet while pregnant kind of annoys me but is cool at the same time.
"Ok, call if you need anything" I said as I closed the door behind me. The store is only about a five minute walk from my house so I knew I won't be gone too long.
When I got back I opened the door and walked in. "You're in for a treat1 not only did I get eggs and milk but they had coffee cake on sale and I got some!!" I said happily.
That's when I noticed that Lora wasn't there. Maybe she took a nap. I went into her room and she wasn't there either. I looked in my room and nothing.
Lora was gone!