"Wait." you say.

"What is it?" asks Raven, stopping just before biting Fyre's neck.

"Is there another way for you to regain your strength without killing her?"

Raven thought for a second. "There is one other way."

"What is it?" asks Fyre. "I'll do it."

"You have to become like me."

"Like you?" asks Fyre.

"Will it hurt?" you ask.

"I only need to cut both our forelegs and touch the wounds together. Simple as that."

Fyre began to sob. "I'll do it."

"Good choice."

"But will it hurt?" you ask.

"Not a first." answers Raven. "She won't even feel the cuts. It's what comes after that's unbearable."

"NO!" yells Fyre. "I changed my mind."

Raven looks at you.

"I guess it's your call." she says. "Do want her to die? Or do you want her to become a vamp and live forever?"

FIFTEEN

"I'm not gonna let you suffer through that pain." you tell Fyre.

Raven darts forward and bites down on Fyre's neck. You close your eyes and cry as you feel Fyre squirming. After about a minute or so, she suddenly went limp. You open your eyes but you don't let go of Fyre.

"I'm so sorry." you cry.

Raven lets go of Fyre's neck and leans backwards, sighing contently.

"Much better." she sighs. You continue holding on to Fyre's body. Raven looks down at you. "I guess I'll leave you to your thoughts."

She leaves the house. You never see her again after that. You then spend the next few years of your life having nightmares about Fyre's face and the thought that you could have saved her. You occasionally visit her children at an orphanage but they never speak to you. They blame you for their mother's death. Can you blame them?

SIXTEEN

You let out a sigh.

"I can't do it." you say. "I can't."

"What can't you do?" asks Fyre.

You look into her eyes.

"Isn't that sweet?" asks a voice. The two of you look over at the entrance to the living room and see Raven. "She has your heart." Her frown turns to a scowl. "Now it's time to break it."

Raven summons a dagger and throws it at Fyre. You roll on top of her as the dagger hits you in the back.

"STORM!" she cries.

The dagger disappears in a burst of smoke as Raven approaches the couch.

"So, you're willing to sacrifice your life to save hers?"

You roll over on your back. "Absolutely."

She lunges at you and you kick her in the chest. She lets out a sharp yell as she is knocked on her back. you watch her, stunned that you could cause that much damage. And then you remember.

"How could you..." Raven started.

"Don't you remember?" you ask. "You're weakened because you haven't had any blood for a while."

She shoots off from her spot on the ground, grabs you by the neck, and slams you into the wall.

"But that blood I took from you earlier gives me the strength I need to kill you."

You punch her in the neck, causing her to stumble backwards, choking.

"Sure about that?" you ask.

You kick her in the chest, knocking her on her back. She started to gasp for air. Fyre left the couch and trotted up beside you.

"What's wrong with her?" she asks you.

You kneel down over Raven.

"Her time's up." you say. "She didn't get the blood she needed. She's dying."

Tears filled Raven's as she reaches up to you. She places her hoof on your cheek.

"I'm sorry, Storm." she says. "I didn't want this to happen either."

You stare into her eyes, trying to decide whether she's being truthful or not.

SEVENTEEN

You feel she is telling the truth, so you lower your foreleg to her mouth. She looks at it and then up at you.

"Are you sure?" she asks. "After everything I've done? After what I planned to do?"

"You were desperate. Perhaps when you heal, we can be friends and just forget this ever happened."

"Really?" asks Raven, eyes lighting up. "I've never had a friend before."

"And you never will if you don't drink."

She bites gently into your foreleg and sighs. She only took a bit. After she was finished, you help her up. She stumbles a bit but you catch her. She looks up into your eyes before giving you a hug.

"Thank you." she says crying tears of happiness.

The three of you then go on to be friends. Well... except for you and Fyre, who become much more than friends. Raven occasionally needs a little to drink but not enough to cause any damage. Talk about a happy ending.

EIGHTEEN

You stand up, slightly shaking your head.

"I don't think so, Raven." you say. "You tried to kill us."

"I was desperate." she cries, choking. "Please?" she begs.

"You're lying. I'll give you blood and then you'll attack."

"I won't!" Raven cries. "I promise!"

Her gasps for air and her choking get more violent. You turn away from her as her gasping suddenly stops. You look over your shoulder as she disintegrates into ash. Fyre gives you a hug. You hold her tightly.

"It's over." you say. "It's all over."

The two of you then wind up living together as you take your relationship to the next level.