Inject Me Sweetly / Dusk Until Dawn

:Inject Me Sweetly: Chapter Fifteen

I stared at him. "What does that mean?" 

"Forbidden," he informed me. "Especially by law. It's fitting, is it not?" 

A grin flashed across my face. "Very much so." 

He sighed, letting his shoulders sag. "I don't know, Em..." 

"I think-" 

"They're back," he suddenly stated, sitting up right. 

My eyes widened. "They?" 

"My parents and the rest," he explained, pushing himself off of the couch. "Come on, Emily." 

I took his outstretched hand and he swiftly pulled me to my feet, immediately dragging me towards the stairs. Stumbling a bit, I managed to rectify myself and follow after him quickly. His hand never let go of mine as we ascended the stairs and headed down the hallway. I had no idea where we were going, so I allowed Sebastian to tug me along. 

Eventually we entered the main living room, where the rest of Sebastian's family was gathered. All eyes snapped to me at once. Vincent's gaze dropped down to my hand that was still intertwined with Sebastian's. He snorted, looking away again. I glowered at him, slowly pulling my hand out of Sebastian's. 

"Where's Joel?" I questioned, deciding to break the silence. I wasn't ready to bring up the main subject yet. 

"He went off with his friends," Luella informed me, a gentle smile gracing her face. "It's been awhile, Emily. How are you?" 

I smiled back at her to the best of my ability. "It has. I've been okay. How about yourself?" 

"Busy," she responded with a small chuckle. 

"Understandable." 

"Let's all take a seat," Solomon suggested, leading his wife towards one of the couches. 

Sebastian started to steer me to one of the couches as well, but I ducked out from under his arm, staggering towards Vincent. Before anyone could protest, I plopped down in the seat next to him. He cocked an eyebrow, gazing at me curiously. I ignored him, looking toward Fiona who, like I'd planned, had sat next to Sebastian. A small, satisfied smile took place on my face. 

"What are you smiling at, stupid?" 

"Oh, Vincent. How I missed your sarcastic self. I actually had a lot of fun today without you around." 

"And I had a lot of fun deciding your fate," he snapped back. 

I pursed my lips at him. "Whatever." 

The King chuckled. "Now children..." 

"So what was the verdict?" I blurted out before I could stop myself. 

All the vampires before me exchanged surprised glances. I waited patiently, my hands clenched into tense fists. There were a few moments of quiet before someone decided to speak. 

"They've decided to silence you," Vincent declared gravely. 

My head snapped towards him, my eyes growing wide. "What? Are you serious? They're going to kill me? Why? What happened? What's-" 

"Vincent!" Luella cried, cutting me off. "Stop teasing her!" 

He snickered as my mouth dropped. "You're a jerk!" 

He smirked. "Thanks." 

I glared at him, but felt relieved. Since he'd joked about it, the verdict obviously wasn't death for me. "So what's going to happen?"