45 Slow Motion

Darkness. And the sound of water echoing from a distance. I couldn’t pinpoint where it is exactly however, my body is not listening to me.

My body was doing the exact opposite of what I was telling it to do, and that is to reach for the fire lit in a torch in the middle of the room.

I knew I would be burned yet my body is still determined to reach for it, and before long, I could hear someone saying, “You are destined for it.”

I turned around to check who it was but was pulled away as I heard a familiar voice.

“Kira, wake up, my darling.” The familiar British accent pulled me away, and my body jerked upright, breathing deeply.

I looked to my right and see the expectant look of a vampire.

The same vampire Gusev.

I breathed deeply to calm my heartbeat from beating deeply.

He clicked his tongue, “Had a bad dream uh?”

I nodded, wanting to ask a question but my throat was dry.

“You do get as the sleeping princess every time there is a fight.” He commented and I cleared my