0291: The Vampire's Daughter, Book Three

"The car is over here," Vein said, as he watched Sabastian walk by him and down the street. Sabastian stopped, turned, and looked at him for a few moments.

Vein could see that Sabastian was lost somewhere in his mind. It was as if he was in a world all his own. And after what he'd seen of this vampire in action, Vein assumed that none could truly understand what was going on inside him.

Vein walked over to Sabastian and, looking him in the eyes, said, "We must hurry back to the coven house if we are to beat the sunrise."

"I doubt it would matter," Sabastian said, but followed as Vein took his shoulder and led him to the car.

The trip started out silent, but Vein couldn't bear the quite and asked, "How long have you..." He didn't get a chance to complete his thought because Sabastian said, "The first time was after a fight with Elizabeth. She had created yet another vampire that should not have been made and I had to destroy him. It was something of an accident, really. Though now I am beginning to question that, perhaps it was something I wanted but did not realize."

"It's why you are so powerful, isn't it?" Vein asked.

"Yes, but with that power comes the burden."

"What is that?"

Sabastian was silent for a long time. "The pain of the innocent."

Vein didn't ask what that meant, preferring ignorance to knowledge. "Can you be destroyed?"

"We can all be destroyed."

"But fire and sunlight won't kill you?"

"I have never tested it, but I feel as though neither would harm me."

"What about the swords... How did you catch two swords without getting hurt at all?" Vein asked.

"I just did."

Vein nodded his head and let out a deep breath. He felt that he was safe with Sabastian, but knew that, at some point, that would change. The question flashed through his mind, "So when do I become the victim?" but he didn't say it.

"When your time here is up," Sabastian said out loud, causing Vein to turn and look at him.

Vein was shocked, as he had been shielding his thoughts as best he could. Which meant that Sabastian could read everything he thought-a scary thought in and of itself.

As they pulled up into a parking garage, Vein stepped out of the car, but Sabastian remained inside. Vein bent over and looked through the driver's side window and jerked his head at Sabastian, who kept looking out the front window. Vein knocked on the window, causing Sabastian to turn, and jerked his head again. Sabastian got out of the car.

As they walked back to the coven house, Vein thought to himself, "He can read my thoughts but can't figure out when it's time to get out of a car."

Sabastian, still walked, turned and looked at Vein. Vein turned to look at Sabastian, and saw that the vampire was almost looking through him. He knew Sabastian had heard what he thought, but what he made of it was a mystery.

They went inside the coven house to find Francis sitting on the living room couch with several female vampires sitting with him, all obviously teasing him. Francis was visibly nervous. "Leave him," Sabastian said to them. They all scurried from the room.

"I'll let you two talk," Vein said, noting the fear in Francis' eyes. He left the room and found one of his trusted aids. "Where is Elizabeth?"

"She has gone to meet with the other coven heads," the aid said.

"I hope she is both successful and quick. Sabastian is a time bomb and I don't wish the responsibility of watching over him any longer."


[The Vampire's Daughter: An ongoing vampire story. Copyright Reuben Gregg Brewer, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009. All rights reserved.]