Saving Grace:
In the car the man and woman were arguing about why they had to move so much , their voices overlapping at times as frustration built , the tension thick within the confined space of the vehicle , the hum of the engine doing little to drown out the weight of their conversation.
Alaric:"You know why we have to move so much, I quit being a hunter after I found out all the disgusting acts .. they do under the name of being a hunter ."
His grip on the steering wheel tightened slightly as he spoke , his tone edged with bitterness , the memories of what he had seen still lingering in his mind , refusing to fade.
Josette:" my parents have been looking for me for a while now, and they want to tell me something important."
Her voice carried a mix of unease and urgency , her gaze shifting slightly as if the thought alone brought back something complicated , something she had not fully faced.
Alaric:"Why do they have another reading of the future again."
He glanced briefly in her direction before returning his focus to the road , skepticism laced within his words.
Josette:"Just wait! , they said we will have twins Alaric.. you know what that means."
There was a flicker of emotion in her voice , something between fear and fragile hope , her hands tightening in her lap.
Alaric:" yes the merger when they turn 18, but we can figure it out ."
He responded quickly , almost too quickly , as if trying to push back against the inevitability of what she was implying.
Josette:"What if we can't, what if they have to go through the merger like I did.. I don't want to experience what my parents had to go through with me and my brother."
Her voice wavered slightly , the memory cutting deeper than she let on , the fear not just for herself , but for the future of their children.
Alaric:"There is someone on the road."
His tone shifted instantly , sharp and alert , as his eyes locked onto a figure ahead.
Scrrrrrr!..
The brakes of the jeep skid to a stop in front of a motionless figure of a pregnant woman , her body barely visible beneath the harsh glare of the headlights , with blood stained on her ripped clothes , the crimson stark against the pale snow beneath her.
Alaric:"We have to save her , she might die from hyperthermia."
He was already moving before the words fully left his mouth , urgency overriding everything else.
They both quickly got out of the car and moved to lift the woman into the back of the jeep , their movements hurried yet careful , and when they saw her form under the light of the car they noticed the dark long blood covered claws.. and the slight fur on her forearms , subtle yet unmistakable , the truth revealing itself in pieces.
Josette:"It's a werewolf, shouldn't you kill it honey."
Her voice lowered , cautious , instinct and upbringing clashing within her as she looked at the injured figure.
Alaric:"Yes but she's pregnant and it looks like she has been fighting for months.. to survive for her unborn child."
His eyes softened slightly , not with weakness , but with understanding , seeing beyond the monster to the struggle beneath.
Alaric:"Help her deliver the baby before she dies, we can't take her to a normal hospital because of her current state ."
His decision came firm and immediate , leaving no room for hesitation , as he shut the door and moved back into the driver's seat.
Josette Saltzman jumped into the back of the jeep next to Lorna and started to shake her body calling out to her , her hands steady despite the urgency , her instincts shifting from fear to action.
Josette:"You need to deliver your baby!"
Her voice rang out , sharp and commanding , cutting through the fading consciousness that clung to Lorna.
Her shouting voice finally got to Lorna as her eyes glowed yellow , flickering weakly yet still carrying that primal light , she then glanced at the man driving and the woman by her side and nodded her head.. she could sense that they had no harmful intentions towards her , something deeper than sight telling her that for once , she was not surrounded by enemies , but by something far rarer in her world.. a chance to let her child live.
Josette:"Okay on my count you will get ready to push okay.. 1 ..2 pussshhh!"
Her voice carried both urgency and control , steady despite the chaos , her hands guiding , her focus locked entirely on the fragile line between life and death that hung within the cramped space of the jeep.
"Ahhhhhh!!!
The moans of pain rang out into the jeep as she pushed with all her remaining strength, her body trembling violently under the strain , every muscle tightening as if it would tear apart , to bring her child into the world that she had fought so hard to survive in , the echoes of her suffering filling the confined air , raw and unfiltered.
Josette:" I see the baby's head , almost there just one more push come on!"
Her voice sharpened slightly , encouragement layered over urgency , her eyes fixed on the moment that would decide everything.
Ahhhhh!!!..
Moments later the baby came out and she quickly took a knife to cut the umbilical cord , her movements precise despite the shaking of the vehicle , then she noticed the baby was not responding and the mother was also losing strength as well , the stillness of the newborn cutting deeper than any wound.
Josette:" no no!! , not like this you have to live."
Her voice broke slightly , panic slipping through as she refused to accept what was unfolding in front of her.
She leaned in to give the baby mouth to mouth after opening its mouth to check the air way , her fingers careful yet urgent as she cleared any obstruction , then she blew into the lungs of the baby , forcing life where there was none , her breath steady but desperate.
Josette:"Come on , don't die on me now."
Her words came softer now , almost pleading , her determination refusing to waver.
Just as she was about to give up the eyes of the baby opened instantly while glowing a silver hue , unnatural and piercing , and the baby bit into the lips of the woman drawing out blood as it drank with its tiny fangs .. she quickly pulled away as she moved to the mother , shock flashing across her face but overridden instantly by instinct.
Josette:" hey wake up! , look at your baby .. you can't die without naming him."
Her voice rose again , urgent and commanding , as if sheer will could hold the woman in this world just a little longer.
Lorna with trembling eyes opened them slightly to see her newborn child , her vision blurred yet focused on the small life before her , in the arms of the woman that helped her bring her child into the world.. as she reached out to hold her baby for the first and last time , her hand shaking as it moved , yet filled with a gentleness that defied her condition.
Lorna:"Bellamy my son, please don't hate me when you grow up .. your mommy tried the best she could."
Her voice was faint , barely above a whisper , yet filled with a depth of emotion that lingered in every word.
Lorna:"Cut off all my claws , and give them to my son when he is 13.. on the day of his turning."
There was a quiet certainty in her tone , a final request rooted in legacy , in preparation for a future she would never see.
The woman nodded and began to pull out all her claws as Lorna angled her son Bellamy to drink milk from her , her movements slow and deliberate , but the baby's eyes glowed a silver hue as he bit down ..and instead drained the remaining blood and life from his mother while Lorna only had a smile on her face to know that her baby will survive , her expression softening even as her strength faded completely , a mother's final peace.
Alaric:" I guess we have to raise him now , because we can't make him an orphan as a werewolf."
His voice was quieter now , heavier , the weight of responsibility settling in as he glanced back briefly.
Josette:" will we be able to raise him, what if he grows up to becomes a monster ."
Doubt crept into her voice , fear of the unknown pressing against her thoughts , yet she did not look away from the child.
Alaric:" I will train him , so he can learn self control ..so that doesn't happen."
His response came firm , grounded , carrying a resolve that did not leave room for hesitation.
They both watched as the light of life faded in the eyes of Lorna , slowly dimming until nothing remained , as soon after the baby stopped drinking from her nipple that leaked blood.. and began to cry already knowing his mother died , the sound piercing , raw , and filled with something deeper than instinct , as if the loss had already carved itself into his very being.
POV Bellamy
Bellamy:"Why do I feel so warm ,wait why do I have tiny hands .. no it can't be I'm a baby again, how did I even die , I guess this is not so bad ."
My thoughts came slowly at first , scattered and disoriented , as if my mind was waking up before my body could catch up , every sensation unfamiliar yet strangely vivid , wrapping around me in a way that felt both suffocating and comforting at the same time.
At the moment the vampire venom entered my system, I felt extreme amounts of pain flow through my body ..
It wasn't just pain , it was overwhelming , consuming , like every nerve was being torn apart and rebuilt at the same time , my tiny form unable to process the intensity of it , yet somehow enduring it regardless ..
But then a red power merged into me as well and I felt my very being, change as most of the pain was gone ..
The shift was immediate , unnatural , as if something ancient and dominant had forced its way into my existence , stabilizing what should have killed me , overriding the venom with something equally powerful ..
but then I felt all the blood in my tiny body run cold and the sensation spread until it reached my heart, then it stopped beating and I felt the cold embrace of death but yet I was still living..
It was silent , empty , a void that should have been the end , yet my consciousness remained , lingering in a state that shouldn't exist , suspended between life and death ..
then my vision changed I could see red and veins then I looked upwards to see expanding and compressing, large organs and a dark red rapidly beating organ.
The world transformed into something grotesquely detailed , layers beneath the surface revealed themselves as if reality had peeled back its skin just for me.
Bellamy:"is that lungs and a heart, no the fuck way .. I'm a superhuman, this is X-ray vision.. wait no fuck!, DC and marvel are the worst .. maybe I'm wrong but I do have this craving to drink and this unending thirst ."
Even as I tried to rationalize it , to make sense of what I was seeing , the hunger underneath it all was impossible to ignore , gnawing at me , constant and growing.
I turned to look around more and I saw more organs in my vision ..then I looked just above but behind me, I was shocked to see a glow fading red spark of light that changed to yellow ish orange..
It pulsed faintly , like something alive yet weakening , something that felt connected to me in a way I couldn't explain ..
and I was confused on what it was then I felt everything shake ,and lost consciousness until I opened my eyes to feel every shift as if I was being forced downwards ..
Pressure surrounded me , tight and suffocating , my body being pushed , compressed , forced through something far too narrow , yet I couldn't resist it , I couldn't stop it ..
and soon enough my body came out and I saw a woman with dark brown hair ,as she reached out to grab me as I came out into the world , her face tense , focused , filled with urgency.
Bellamy:"I guess I was just born then and the woman not responding should be my mother ."
The realization settled in quickly , far too quickly for something that should have been impossible , yet my mind accepted it with unsettling ease.
My eyes turned to the blonde haired woman as my vision shifted again, I saw her body fade to red and all I saw was veins muscles and bone .. until my gaze focused on her beating heart that pumped blood ,through her veins and I felt this urge and thirst again.
It wasn't just a desire , it was instinct , something deeper than thought , something that demanded action , that demanded I take what I needed to survive.
My eyelids were closed but I could see through them with this unique vision, and then I saw the same figure of the dark haired woman open my mouth..
Her movements were careful yet rushed , her presence looming over me as she tried to keep me alive ..
then she leaned down to press her lips against mine and I felt a force moving down my throat ,and I instantly knew she was doing mouth to mouth trying to give me air..
The air filled my lungs , but it did nothing , it wasn't what I needed , it wasn't what my body was craving ..
but the deep urge was now too strong and I couldn't resist it any longer as I bit down on her lip ,and my tiny fangs began to drain blood through her lips .
The moment it touched my tongue everything changed , the hunger quieted , replaced by something far more intense.
Bellamy:" it tastes like heaven , why is this so addictive .. no wait that means I'm a vampire."
The realization hit instantly , sharp and undeniable , as the warmth of the blood spread through me , feeding something ancient that had already taken root within my existence.