0316: The Vampire's Daughter, Book Three

"Oh my God," is all that Mary could say. She was shocked on more levels than one. First, she had just found out that Sol was in Europe being protected by Gan while a rather large army stood outside waiting for him to leave. Second, at least at first glance, it seemed as though Mina and Susan had managed to kill each other.

She walked over to Mina and looked at her. She wasn't dead, but she was hurt very badly.

"She needs blood," Susan said quietly, as she moved to stand up.

"You're alive," Mary said, somewhat shocked.

"Yes," the little girl said, slowly limping over to Mina. "But I am hurt."

"Not as badly as Mina, it seems," Mary responded.

Susan took Mina's head and shoved her wrist into the vampire's mouth, cutting herself on the upper fangs. A small amount of blood trickled into Mina's mouth before Susan pulled her arm away.

"That will help, but she'll need lots more blood before she's better," Susan said, looking at Mary while applying pressure to the small cut on her arm.

"Well I'm not doing that," Mary shot back, before realizing that Susan wasn't suggesting she should. She was waiting for Mary to say something.

"I've found something out," Mary finally started.

"Sol is nearby," Susan said.

"Yes."

"He's in trouble."

"Yes."

"There are things happening with your kind that suggests we should leave."

"Yes. How do you know all of this, are you reading my mind?" Mary asked.

"No, I'm too tired to bother. A friend of mine told me what was going on and that we would need to leave soon," Susan said.

Pointing at Mina, Mary asked, "Did he tell you about this, too?"

"Yes, but I didn't want to do it. I didn't want it to be true."

Mary was taken aback and confused.

"So what do we do now?" the vampire asked.

"We leave," Susan said.

"Where to?"

Susan looked at Mary and marveled at how little she knew. Or at least how little she let herself know. This vampire had lived for years in the shadow of others not because she was necessarily held back, but because she couldn't lead. She had the skills, but not the will. She needed to be directed, even though she was often angered by that direction.

Both Thomas and Tobias had selected a perfect victim for their crimes; Thomas using her as a feeder and Tobias using her as one of his many loyal followers.

"China," Susan said softly.

"China?"

"Yes. That is where we'll find Mina's sire. That is where we must go. For her and for me."

"And your little friend told you that, too, I guess?"

"No. It is what I feel is right and it is what we'll do," Susan said firmly.

"And if I feel you're wrong?" Mary asked sarcastically.

"I'll simply make you do as I wish, but I don't want to do that. I want you do this because you want to do it."

There was a silence before Mary said, "We don't have time to get to China before dawn."

"You'll take her to the car and I'll follow. We'll stay in your house for now. Tomorrow you can find some blood for Mina to help her get better and plan our trip to China. We should go by boat."

"OK," Mary said, carefully picking Mina's rag doll body up and walking out to the car. "Why boat?"

"Because it takes longer," Susan said.

"Why is that important?"

"Soon, this will be a dangerous place for vampires. Being out of contact for a couple of weeks will be a good thing."

Mary didn't question that statement, though it bothered her greatly.

~End~


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