Inject Me Sweetly / Dusk Until Dawn

:Inject Me Sweetly: Chapter Thirty-Eight

I nodded. "I have," I told her honestly, "for the past two days it's all that I've been thinking about. It might seem unfair that I'm going to die, but isn't it unfair to everyone who dies young? They wouldn't have a chance to become a vampire like I do. It wouldn't be fair to them if I lived. And... Well, Sebastian told me to do what I want. All along I've said I didn't want to change."

"I understand," she told me, putting a smile on her face. To me, it looked fake. "We forcibly dragged you into this world, you should have the right to make your choice about leaving or not."

"I'm glad you understand."

"Just do me a favor."

"Yeah?"

"If you see Sebastian, tell him we're doing fine."

I laughed. "Whoa there, Fiona. I still have six months."

She tilted her head to the side. "You're staying for those six months? What about your family?"

"Um..." A lump rose to my throat. "If it's possible, I want to be erased from everyone's memory."

Her eyes widened. "What?"

"It's too much pain for everyone to bear," I explained, my hand going to my heart. "I don't want anyone having to experience that. Not my mom, not my dad, not my brother, not my friends... I don't want them going through it. Not when I'm so young. I don't think my mom could handle it. That's why I want to be erased from human existence. If that's possible."

"It is... but..."

I stood up a little taller, giving her a confident smile. "I'll be fine knowing they're fine. So please, Fiona. Try to convince Solomon for me."

She nodded, smiling again. "I understand. I wish I was as strong as you, Emily."

"You're stronger," I pointed out.

"No way."

"Yes way."

"No, you are."

"How about we're even?"

She grinned. "Okay, that sounds about right."

Silence fell in the room below us, causing my heart rate to spike. "I've got to go," I murmured, gazing at all the vampires in black now seated on the benches below. "I don't want to be here for this."

"Okay," she responded softly. "Vincent should be outside somewhere. Don't waste time, Em. Tell him right now."

Reluctantly, I nodded. "Right. See you later."

The atmosphere outside the dark house that was holding Sebastian's wake was a lot lighter than the heavy, somber one inside. I breathed a deep breath of fresh air, letting it out slowly. It was lightly drizzling, coating my bare skin with a light glaze of water. Crossing my arms over my chest, I started across the field that led to the main Rutherford estate.

It'd been surprising when I realized a little further behind the mansion was a town. A rather large town at that too. All people that lived in it were somehow related to the Rutherfords as well- whether it be relatives or workers. The town had everything: a school, a funeral home, grocery stores, a cemetery, and so on. It was actually pretty impressive.

"Hey, stupid. If you don't watch where you're walking you'll trip in one of these gopher holes."

Startled, I stumbled back a few steps, my heart leaping into my throat. When I noticed Vincent smirking at me, I scowled. "Don't call me stupid."

"Why aren't you at the wake," he questioned, moving closer to me. "Don't you want to be there?"

I shook my head. "It's too sad. I'll go to the burial, but I... I can't look at his body again," I finished in a whisper, swallowing forcefully. It was too hard talking about him.