Vampire Chronicles 31 Protector

"Nicole.."

Nicole looked into darkness seeing a dark figure walk up towards her carrying something odd in its hands. She slowly gets up grabbing anything sharp in her darkened vision. Figure same closer an closer as her eye color started to change into a light hazel.

"Stay away or I will cut you down!!"

"Nicole its me...Charles just calm down. I should have said something but I was to exhausted to say anything."

Nicole dropped the sharp object as she smiled at him extending her hand as she started falling to the floor. Charles grabbed her in a loving embrace not wanting to let her go.  He sets her down on the cold ground as she bundled up in his jacket along with her's. Charles started a fire and started cooking her something to eat, he knew she was starving so he thought it was best to cook her something instead of letting her starve.

"Charles" a figure said in a whisper low enough for only Charles to hear himself.

"what is it Lori....has your spirit come to haunt me love" Charles turned his head seeing Lori ever so beautiful, he lowered his eyes hiding the pain that developed in him.

"now now, don't start feeling sad you lived your life full of regret now you have her now. I must tell you she is changing  ; your sweet Nicole is transiting into a vampire hunter. I know you probably don't believe me but her blood runs in our family of vampire hunters. I was able to get this curse completely removed by having a dark witch do it for me but I made a trade with her that I would kill myself. Anyways you need to be careful, goodbye Charles...."

"I'll make sure to remember that...Lori...thank you.." Charles said in a pitiful voice.

Christmas was near an they still wasn't home yet, being in he middle of no were was quite difficult. He wanted to put Nicole to the test an see what she got living in conditions like this ; just to see what was really wrong with her.

Charles lightly shook Nicole from her sleep smelling the fish as she cringed.

"Nicole its time to eat also by tomorrow well be going back home eventually." Charles said with a stern voice.

"I'm sorry for everything Charles."

"Why be sorry love , I am put to blame for my actions I hope you are able to forgive me on my part. There is something wrong with you. I want yo try and help you as much I can before the curse takes over your body. I don't want to kill you and I know you don't want to kill me. You have to fight off this urge for killing my kind."

"I never thought I would be cursed...thank you for thinking about at a time like this..."

Nicole smiles at him as Charles did the same. That is what truly kept them going in there relationship. Charles loved he so much that he would give his life for hers ; it was though she would do the same.

Once Nicole finished he meal she became tired and sleepy. Letting her eyes close on her vision. Charles gave her a kiss on the forehead as she smiled.

"I promise you that everything will be okay. We will be back home very soon. I promise you that." Charles said as he sat next to her feeling her warmth against him. He closed his only to to dream of her through the night.

The sun slowly rised letting the need day take over. Nicole yawn and groan through her sleep as the sun's heat hit her face. She woke up as she saw her surroundings, she was back in the palace in Charles room as if what the forest she was just in was just a dream.

"Good morning miss Nicole, you must be hungry. I served up something you like. Is that okay?"Nicole looked up seeing Jasper in his butler suite looking pretty fancy for a thousand year old pure blood.

"Oh Jasper!! What a dream I had, I thought I was still stuck in that forest..." she looked down remembering the event that took place not to long ago. Jasper sets her food the stand as he sits on her bed.

"Sadly it was no dream, Charles carried you home. He promised you that you will be back in the palace very soon. Seems like he kept that promise. However things could have been different that snowy day. Luckily you guys aren't hurt especially you Nicole."

"But...where is Charles?"

Jasper was hesitant to reply, he thought of his words not to make her scared or any sort. "Charles is doing something right now he'll be home soon. He only had maybe a ounce of blood in his system so he started to become weak. As pure bloods our hunger gets stronger overtime when we don't drink enough blood that is need for bodies. I myself was once a savage drinking anything I could to stop my hunger. Charles helped me with struggle I am forever in his debit."

"Jasper wouldn't you want to live your life as a person. I don't tend to be rude I just think you have purpose in life , to go out in the world an express yourself. "

"Oh Nicole your heart is to kind I am forever bound to my duty unless I ran away from my responsibilities. I actually enjoy it because I am not alone. My family is here, there will be a time were I retire an live a normal happy life. Your food will get cold try to eat something if you like." Jasper smiled cheekily as he bowed to her standing up.

" By the way thank you Jasper for everything, I hope the best for you outside this palace." Nicole looked down smiled but raised her head up to see Jasper kiss her forehead.

"You are truly one of a kind Ms. Nicole. Just know you are always in my heart. Heaven is a surely a place on earth just with you. I love you....I love you so much. My heart only beats for you ; only you"  Jasper hugged her slightly as his emotions had gotten the best of him. He truly loved Nicole more than anything; It hurts him to see her with Charles.

"I love you too...Jasper your always in my heart too. I love both you equally the same. It was hard to choose. I am sorry." Nicole ate slowly as she talked. Jasper stayed longer than expected his duties as a.s.sistant to Charles was running slim but he had to keep going because Charles was his only family.

"I wished Charles was that expressive when he's with me. I might be to ordinary for him."

"He is somewhat expressive,  he holds back his choice of words only to maintain the savage that is in him. When he is in his true form he is very civilized. He opens up to you more that way. " Jasper said with a hint of wisdom of encouragement.

Nicole and Jasper ended up talking for the rest of morning. Her life is truly blissful when Jasper is near.