Angels and Vampires-Part 5

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Her lush white teeth scraped against my neck, her pale hands grasping at the material on my coat desperately. I shivered with intense fear and my wings fluttered, and then the searing pain in my neck hit me. They came from two exact points, and I screamed.
“Vampire!” My wings unfurled faster than they ever had before and I flew skywards, my feet hitting the ground behind her a few seconds later. Her eyes were black with such intense thirst. The warm blood still trickled down my neck, and she couldn’t keep focused on my eyes for more than a few seconds. My fear was visible; it was running through my veins and my expression every time I moved. As I glanced my side the blur of my black wings fluttering was in the side of my vision. She took one pace forward, then another, and another. The small steps got closer and closer together until I screamed and ran away, my wings plucking me off the ground every few seconds. A sharp feeling hit my neck along with a warm breath breathing into it.
“Don’t. Run.” Tempest whispered, with a voice deep and silk like, but with certain urgency. My feet scraped against the gravel path, my eyes fixed on scenery ahead, but my vision got more blurred with each sharp draw of pain against my neck. Each one of my movements or struggles got slower, until it even took a few seconds to blink. I turned to the side and saw her eyes closed, small trickles of blood running down my neck. I started to cry quietly, a few tears following the lines of my cheeks. I was going to die.
“Please….” I pleaded, but she just gripped me tighter. It hurt me mentally and physically. I thought she was going to be there for me, be my friend. But a vampire? She would just hurt me! I had just been her prey all this time. My eyes closed, and all I could see was the midday sun through my eyelids. A few seconds later, I could see nothing at all.

I woke up with my eyes to the sky, it dusk. Not many clouds were in the sky. Trees were hanging above my view with apple hanging off them, and orchard perhaps. I had seen one in the distance. I looked down at myself. My body was laid on a carved out log, a blanket around me. The warmth was comforting. I ran my hand down my neck, and found that gauze covered the sharp teeth marks on the side. My eyes opened slowly, and Tempest was sitting on a log on the other side of the fire. Her head was in her hands, but I could see that her eyes were brighter. She looked well. A burning fire was in the middle of us, that was were the warmth was radiating from obviously.
“Lexus, I…” She looked up and I could see now that her face was tear-stained. I had never seen her look so guilty.
“You don’t need to apologize, Tempest. It is what you were born as, as was I an angel. But why didn’t you tell me? It wouldn’t have hurt me so much if you had.” Her eyes returned to the ground, and a tear ran down her face. I sat up slowly and leant back, trying to look as well as I could. I couldn’t bear to see her like this. I know she had hurt me, but she was my higher and I needed to respect her needs. I was just like her little servant, but she hadn’t given me that formal title yet. And, at this time, the servant needed to comfort their master by keeping quiet.
“You wouldn’t have treated me the same! I read your thoughts as I fed off you, the thoughts of fears, the flashes of the word ‘monster’ running through your head. If you think that, maybe you are the monster!” The words hurt me, and on the last word I flinched. She threw her head back into her hands and cried more violently, so loud I could hear her sobbing and see her chest heave. I got up and walked over to her, sitting down next to her saddened person. Her sleeves were wet and half way down her arm; I could see a slash on the left.
“What is that?” I asked, running my fingers down the line. She hit them away.
“I had to give the blood back, didn’t I?! When we feed, the amount of blood we take doubles. So I gave you the other half back.” Her voice was still bitter, but she had calmed down a little. She buried her head in my chest.
Last edited by forgottenfallen on Tue Jan 05, 2010 1:03 pm, edited 4 times in total.
He was just one of the forgotten fallen...one? Maybe the only. All he knew was that if anyone another angel had fallen someone would have come and helped them up.

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it's your own work!!! ;) you should decide! This is very good! really gripping and i don't think there's much bad about it... just wrack your brains and I'm sure you'll be able to spark up an idea for the next bit. keep writing!
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I'll give suggestions after I read the other parts because I don't like skipping. SO,brb!
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It's your own work nobody know the story line as well as you. Try coming up with many ideas and see how they flow with the other parts. The one that makes most sense, flows, and catches peoples attention would come next. You decided! This is very good. I sure you'll be able to come up with a great idea, you did for the others. Keep writing and good luck.
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a few things
first: im honored! thank you so much for the PM you sent me! It makes me so happy to know that someone on here thinks so highly of me! (but ill get off my high horse now :wink: )
second:
You don’t need to apologize, Tempest. It is what you were born as, as was I an angel. But why didn’t you tell me? It wouldn’t have hurt me so must if you had


was that supposed to be must? or should it be much?

third: What should happen next? hm... well what if Tempest is an outcast from a vampire clan because she ran away (or did something bad) and shes running from the clan hunters who want her back?
watcha think?

fourth: you wanted to know what i wrote recently so you could critique it (or something like that) i recently wrote a song called the background and i would be so happy if you commented/critiqued it :)
Thank you so much and keep writing
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Hi ForgottenFallen

I personally think you're good writer but if you're stuck I think I know what you should do. You should have Tempest screaming because his blood is poisoned. I do agree that she should be outlawed but I also believe that Lexine should be really deeply upset that he hurt Tempest. I think he should try and comfort her and make it so it's natural that she spurts out all this stuff about doing this before. It needs some romance then after she stops crying make her angry instead of calm. She needs to express a negative emotion clearly, make it feel like they are close then make them break apart but make Lexine think about her more. Goodluck with the story.

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Hey forgottenfallen, here's the review you asked for! Hope I can help at least a little :)

Her lush white (lush? When I think of lush, I think of soft. Maybe sharp would work better, seeing as it's very obvious she's a vampire as of now :P Oh, and take out white. They're teeth, no duh they'll be white [unless, you make them yellow or gold or something, but unless specified, people usually assume they're white]) teeth scrapped against my neck, her pale hands (we've established she's pale, so I'd take that part out.) grasping at the material on my coat desperately. I shivered with intense fear and my wings fluttered, and then the searing pain in my neck hit me. They ('They'? 'They' makes me think of people. Maybe 'It' would work better here) came from two exact points, (period not comma, take out and. It makes it more... epic! :P) and I screamed.


“Vampire!!!!!” (One exclamation point, not... *counts* five)My wings unfurled faster than they ever had before and I flew skywards, my feet hitting the ground behind her a few seconds later. (Two things. First, I thought his wings were broken. Second, why would he come back down if he could avoid her by flying?)Her eyes were black with such intense thirst. The warm blood trickled down my neck even still, and she couldn’t keep focused on my eyes for more than a few seconds. My fear was visible; it was running through my veins and my expression every time I moved. As I stanced (I don't think stanced is a word. I think maybe you just typo'd, and it was supposed to be 'glanced') to my side, I could see the blur of my black wings fluttering. She took one pace (step) forward, then another, and another. The small steps got closer and closer together until I screamed and ran away, my wings plucking me off the ground every few seconds. ( :smt104 Um, wacky sentence my friend! I can now see that his wings don't work properly, but this doesn't sound right. 'until I screamed and ran away'. Wow. I'd rather not go into the corniness of this, but this part SERIOUSLY needs help. Oh, and put a period after away (which I do so hope you will change) instead of a comma. Also, I'd change the wings part. All in all, this sentence needs some pretty serious help, sad to say.) A sharp feeling hit my neck along with a warm breath breathing into it. (um... not making sense. I'd suggest changing this part)


Okay, I can't do the rest as thorough, but I'll go quick and hopefully hit the points. (sorry, but I'm running out of time on the computer)

and silk like
try 'but silky'.

got more blurred
just say blurred.

draw of pain against my neck.
This part doesn't make sense to me, but I'm not sure how to fix it.

movements or struggles
either pick one, or say 'and' not 'or'.

small trickles of blood running down my neck.
Not something you can see from a side-view. Maybe he saw it on her cheek or something, from her first bite. I dunno, but try looking at your neck and see how impossible it it. :wink:

I was going to die.
Try putting this into thought format. I'm going to die. Although, in reality, characters wouldn't be able to think such corny lines, something someone else caught me doing in my stuff.

I woke up in an apple orchard, a burning fire at the end of a line of trees. My body was laid on a carved out log, a blanket around me. The warmth was comforting. I ran my hand down my neck, (period not comma, and take out and.) and gauze covered the sharp teeth (take out sharp teeth) marks on the side. My eyes opened slowly, (wouldn't his eyes already be open if he woke up? Maybe he looked up instead?) and Tempest was sat (was sat? did you mean was sitting?) on a log on the other side of the fire. Her head was in her hands, but I could see that her eyes were brighter. She looked well.
Just scanning this briefly, I have a problem. If writing in first person, you don't describe the scenery in that manner right after waking up. When you wake up first thing in the morning, you probably don't think about where you are, unless you don't recognize it, true enough. If you were in (or on, but I think in works better) a hollow tree, you'd see the sky, and maybe the edges of the log or overhanging trees, but that'd be it until you sat up and looked around. I'd see what you can do to make it more... true to life.

“Lexus, I…”
I thought his name was Lexine...

as was I an angel
I know what you're trying to say, but DANG that sounds weird! Maybe try fixing that. :)

Her eyes returned to the ground, and a tear ran down her face.
Tempest doesn't seem like the kind of girl who would let her emotions show that... openly. Maybe just take off that last part, unless she really is that open about her emotions, but it sorta conflicts with the closed-off persona thus far. I dunno.

I read your thoughts as I fed off you
Yeah, that, again, doesn't sound right. Maybe try 'I read your emotions when I fed' or something.

maybe you are the monster!!!!!!!!
Again with the exclimation points. I know you're trying to get the point across, but more than one looks trashy.

her saddened person
Um... yeah, that really doesn't work. It just doesn't sound right. 'by her shaking frame' would sound better, but 'saddened person' just doesn't work, especially with the pronoun 'her' before it. 'The' yes, 'her' no. Just a picky detail I wanted to point out.

Her sleeves were wet and, half way down her arm, and (no and) I could see a slash on the left.


She buried her head in my chest.
After just calling him a monster, I don't think ANY person would do that. I'd suggest changing that part, or even take it out all together.

Overall: I really liked it, very captivating. A few fixes (even though it looks like a lot, it's not all that bad) and it'll be even better. The plot stays original and your take on the blood thing was very unique. The paragraphs are looking AMAZINGLY better! And the length is improving too, you're getting really good at this! Lexine and Tempest both have really good personalities, and Tempest intrigues me. Very good story! Keep writing it.

Hopefully I helped at least a little, and as always, hopefully I wasn't too harsh. :) Good job, good luck, and keep going!

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Okay, part 5, here I go.

forgottenfallen wrote:Her lush white teeth scrapped scraped against my neck, her pale hands grasping at the material on my coat desperately. I shivered with intense fear and my wings fluttered, and then the searing pain in my neck hit me. They came from two exact points, and I screamed.
“Vampire!!!!!Too many exclamation points. My wings unfurled faster than they ever had before and I flew skywards, my feet hitting the ground behind her a few seconds later. Her eyes were black with such intense thirst. The warm blood trickled down my neck even still, Hmm, this sounds a bit awkward; maybe you could reword it to something like "My warm blood still trickled down my neck..." and she couldn’t keep focused on my eyes for more than a few seconds. My fear was visible; it was running through my veins and my expression every time I moved. As I stanced As he what? to my side the blur of my black wings fluttering was in the side of my vision. She took one pace forward, then another, and another. The small steps got closer and closer together until I screamed and ran away, my wings plucking me off the ground every few seconds. A sharp feeling hit my neck along with a warm breath breathing into it.
“Don’t. Run.” Tempest whispered, with a voice deep and silk like, but with certain urgency. My feet scrapped scraped against the gravel path, my eyes fixed on scenery ahead, but my vision got more blurred with each sharp draw of pain against my neck. Each one of my movements or struggles got slower, until it even took a few seconds to blink. I turned to the side and saw her eyes closed, small trickles of blood running down my neck. I started to cry quietly, a few tears following the lines of my cheeks. I was going to die.
“Please….” I pleaded, but she just gripped me tighter. It hurt me mentally and physically. I thought she was going to be there for me, be my friend. But a vampire? She would just hurt me! I had just been her prey all this time. My eyes closed, and all I could see was the midday sun through my eyelids. A few seconds later, I could see nothing at all.

I woke up in an apple orchard, a burning fire at the end of a line of trees. My body was laid on a carved out log, a blanket around me. The warmth was comforting. I ran my hand down my neck, and found that gauze covered the sharp teeth marks on the side. My eyes opened slowly, and Tempest was sat "was sitting" or just "sat" on a log on the other side of the fire. Her head was in her hands, but I could see that her eyes were brighter. She looked well.
“Lexus, I…” She looked up and I could see now that her face was tear-stained. I had never seen her look so guilty.
“You don’t need to apologize, Tempest. It is what you were born as, as was I an angel. But why didn’t you tell me? It wouldn’t have hurt me so much if you had.” Her eyes returned to the ground, and a tear ran down her face. I sat up slowly and leant back, trying to look as well as I could. I couldn’t bear to see her like this. No matter how much she would ever hurt me, I could never hurt her back. Ever. I would stay by her side and give her what she wanted, if it was company or anything else. I would be there for her. Perhaps you could explain how this decision he's come to is because he's an angel. It kind of gives a reason why he's showing so much mercy to her.
“You wouldn’t have treated me the same! I read your thoughts as I fed off you, the thoughts of fearscomma the flashes of the word ‘monster’ running through your head. If you think that, maybe you are the monster!!!!!!!!” The words hurt me, and on the last word I flinched. She threw her head back into her hands and cried more violently, so loud I could hear her sobbing and see her chest heave. I got up and walked over to her, sitting down next to her saddened person. Her sleeves were wet and half way down her arm, and I could see a slash on the left.
“What is that?” I asked, running my fingers down the line. She hit them away.
“I had to give the blood back, didn’t I?! When we feed, the amount of blood we take doubles. So I gave you the other half back.” Her voice was still bitter, but she had calmed down a little. She buried her head in my chest.


I like this, and look forward to seeing where you take it! :D
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