Scarlett Brown - The Half Witch

Chapter Eleven

I breathed a sigh of relief licking up the last drop, "What did you make me drink?" My mind had now cleared and I felt more relaxed. I found that I was laying down on a couch, we were in a lounge area inside the house she had brought me in. I got up slowly eyeing my surroundings and lastly the tall black cup held in my hand. The content was smooth and red in colour, it was definitely not wine.

Amanda seemed nervous about answering my question. She first sat down on a stool near the dining table, "What was in this cup Amanda?" I was getting a bit agitated by her silence.

She cleared her throat "It was blood. You had just drank blood."

"What!? What do- How could I- why would you give me blood to drink Amanda what is wrong with you." I practically screamed at her. I threw the cup down onto the coach suddenly growing a fearful of it.

"Because it's what you wanted. That sudden thirst you felt when you saw Jasmine's blood, that hunger and need that's what you were craving for. Let's be honest here Scarlett you know what you felt when you saw her blood you smelt it all the way from our room and just look at the way you enjoyed it."

She was right we both knew that at that moment the only think I really wanted the only thing I was craving for and that was killing my insides with pangs of hunger was blood.

I was completely disgusted with my self now that the cravings have been quenched. How or rather why would I be craving for such an inhumane thing. I was a witch how could I drink blood and enjoy it just like...just like them.

"That speed, the way your eyes changed and darkened I know you are thinking along the same lines as I am."

I couldn't handle what she was saying. No matter what she and I think it cannot be true. "I-I want to speak to my grandmother. I need to phone Grams she just might know what's wrong with me." I spoke more to myself then to her. She might just be able to explain all of this to me, I thought.

"No, you can't phone your grandmother that's too dangerous." Amanda got up shaking her head." You can't call her here the phones are tapped. Nobody here can find out about you. They might just kill you if they found out." she said the last part like she was saying it to herself.

"What are you talking about Amanda , what you are saying doesn’t make any sense why would the phones be tapped that’s madness for God’s sake this is a school." I hufed out. My head was spinning and my mind refused to make sense of it. What in the world was going on?

We heard a phone ring and Amanda walked to a bag that was placed on the table next to her she took her call a bit far from me. I was wondering how does she even have a cell phone in these grounds but I should have been more concerned about what she was saying to the other person.

"Yes I have her with me. I messaged because something happened....I think so.... Yes we are at the safe house...the old witches' building... Yes she seems fine" I rolled my eyes at that. This was ridiculous she was acting like some government secret agent with a top secret mission to protect me.

She then cut her call and walked back to me. I wasn't sure about her anymore my trust in her had diminished quite a bit. She didn't seem like the Amanda I had grown to care for and she might just be capable of hurting me if she finds me a threat.

With that thought I had just succeeded in frightening myself. Amanda had been practicing her spells and magic for many years so she was a professional at this unlike me. I had just started and it's only been three or four weeks now, I was not strong compared to her.

"What's going to happen now, what are you planning to do with me."

She smiled clearly amused by my sudden fear of her. "I should be the last person you should be afraid of. Don't be scared of me I'm only here to help you and if required to protect you with my life." she looked like she was serious. I slumped down on the couch physically exhausted by how this day turned out.

I perked up when I heard the door open. I saw Mr Stewart and a couple of other three men and four women walk in and the last to enter was Antonio. I got scared, what was going on with these people.

The other people started to set up computers and other equipment I had not noticed them carrying. Once settled they turned their attention back to us not saying anything.

"Are you okay Ms Brown?" Mr Stewart sat next to me. I nodded my head. He tried to give me a comforting smile but nothing would work under these circumstances. I just wanted to know what the hell was going on.

"Do you remember the story of Lady Rosaline?" I nodded. How I could I not she had turned my life up side down.

"Good, that’s good well uh…We" He looked up towards the others "think you may be someone like her. You might be one of those people gifted with two different abilities."

"According to our research about your life and lineage you are most likely to be of those who were gifted. You are from the bloodline of an unknown root and many people whom we had tested previously with the same ability as you come from the same broken lineage. You showed no signs at first so we had to go along with Amanda's report on your dreams and visions of Rosaline. You are a girl chosen to live with the gift of being both a vampire and a witch."

I didn't want to believe what he was saying. Yes I had drank blood but that was probably a once off thing never to be repeated. I couldn't be a Vampire. "I can't be a Vampire. That's impossible I was born like any other human I've lived a perfectly normal human life up until I came here. I am not who you think I am"

"You drank blood Scarlett, blood your speed and your eyes changed colour. Those cravings you cannot deny that." Amanda spoke. I felt that at this point she had no right to speak to me I didn't trust her any longer.

"I drank blood once. Who knows, this might be a once off thing. All of this proves nothing." I didn't care if I wasn't making sense my mind refused to believe them. I just wanted to get out and away from them and their crazy theories.

I pushed myself up and straightway headed for the door. Unfortunately Antonio grabbed my hand before I could leave and he placed himself in front of me blocking my exit. I looked up at him he looked indifferent.

"Yes you drank blood once, but what about your speed, your sense of smell, the gum pains the change in your eyes colour. I could keep pointing out the obvious here but it won’t change anything.” Mr Stewart stood up and walked towards me. “I know this is difficult for you but we are the good guys here we only want to help you. You have started showing these signs and they all could mean something bigger than you think. You can't just leave and think it will all go away. If we could pick up on your signs then they definitely will too. We don't know what's yet to come." He said.

"So will you lock me up in here" I turned back to look at him.

Mr Stewart laughed lightly. "No Rosaline we will not lock you up. You are free to go but we shall request that you do not tell anyone about this not everyone can be trusted."

I turned to Amanda at the word trusted, "Yes I noticed that." she didn't look me in the eye instead opted to look at Mr Stewart. "Amanda will accompany you everywhere you go. She is here to help you."

I looked at them both sudden anger overtaking my fear "Scarlett, my name is Scarlett and I do not need a babysitter. Now, if you do not mind can you tell him to get out of my way, I have a party to get ready for." Antonio looked at me for while before he shifted uncomfortably away from my path.

Seems like I couldn't even trust the guy I was crushing on too.