Fighting For Life by Amber H. (read with me TXT) 📕

1pt> Fighting For Life
For my sister big Ashley on her 15th birthday


Ember was a normal girl, until the night of her fourteenth birthday that is. On that night her blue eyes turned red, her blonde hair black, and she craved blood. Ember ran away from her home in Paris, Texas and soon found herself in Jamestown , New York. Here Ember found a small apartment and a job a local family run bakery called 'Watson's Bakery' after John S. Watson, the man who owned the place. John Watson was a kind, jolly, old fat man who Ember had grown to like very much, Mary Watson, his wife and Jenny, Jane, and Jason Watson, their three children had also grown to like Ember too.
Jason Watson had a particular interest in Ember, the painless of her skin, the sharpness of her teeth, the redness of her eyes, it drove him mad. Jason knew Ember was a vampire, the whole family did. Jenny and Jane could tell when their younger brother liked someone, he looked at that person the same way he looked at her, thirsty for her love, even if it meant letting her sink her shining teeth into him and sucking him clean of all blood.
"Jason, your drooling again" Jane laughed as her brother gazed lovingly at Ember as she swept the floor "I am not" Jason quickly said wiping his mouth "Jane leave him alone, let him dance in his little vampire fantasy" Jenny said mocking her brother "more like blood sucking, love wishing, desperate fantasy" Jane laughed "I'm not fantasizing. It could happen" Jason said "oh please Jas. as if!" Jenny mocked "It could!" Jason whined desperate to keep his dream alive "girls leave your brother alone. You'll never know what its like to love a love that can't be loved" Mrs. Watson said "I can hear you" Ember said as she continued to sweep. Jason turned bright red and got back to work cleaning the counter.
Ember as she sweep pecked up a few times with her red eyes to see him, her love, her secret love. Jason was perfect in every way, in every flaw. Ember's love for him burned in her cold heart, "my love" she called him in her dreams, for he was "her love". Ember swept and thought a million and one thoughts of him, his every imperfection drew her to him, his every problem filled her, his sent lingered in the air, Jason, "my Jason" she thought, "my love".
After her shift at the bakery ended she headed to the blood bank where everyday she "volunteered", sneaking bags of blood into her coat pocket, dinner, she thought with a devious grin. At her home those bags did become dinner. She sank her teeth into the bag and sucked it dry, she emptied three bags then went to sleep in the darkest corner of her house where she had a pillow and blanket. "Just a chip off the old block, destined for so much more, fly dearest fly, grab the sky, its yours if you can dream" she sang quietly to herself "mother's lullaby" she thought closing her eyes.
That night she dreamt of her family, her mother who sang to her every night, her father who loved her so, and her twelve year old sister who needed her more than she knew. That night, she also dreamt of Jason, they were running in slow motion through the woods by her house he was a vampire, her family were all vampires, she was happy. Her sister hugged her, her mother kissed her check, her father grinned and laughed, they all did, "I'm home" she and as if to ruin her happiness her alarm clock went of and she awoke "I'm, here" she whined "not home".
The next day Jason gazed at her lovingly as she swept the floor "I can read your mind Jason….. just… remember that" she teased knowing what he was doing. Jason looked down and started to draw her in her note book at the top of the page he wrote in his best cursive 'Ember sketch 1,444' , he loved her, he loved drawing her, "really? 1,444? of only her?" Jane said loud enough for Ember to hear. Jason became bright red, Ember giggled "I think its sweet" she said smiling at Jason, he turned more red and tried not to laugh "Jane leave him alone" his mother said "Mary" Mr. Watson said almost as if he was insulted "Jason's HUGE crush on Ember is the only entertainment I get at work" Mr. Watson finished "oh Dad!" Jason yelled extremely embarrassed and extremely red "he's your son?" an older woman asked, Jason looked down "sure is" Mr. Watson said "oh my lord! Mr. Watson, you weren't kidding, this boy does look just like you, that makes one out of four" she said "acts just like him too" Mrs. Watson said smiling "John, you'd better hope he's not too much like you" she laughed "he's more like his mother was" Mr. Watson laughed "God bless your souls you got a bad combination there" the older woman laughed walking out the door. Jason looked at his dad "I hate you" he mumbled "Jason, you should be grateful your Dad cares enough to talk about you, mine never did" Ember said sweetly smiling. Jason continued to work quietly.
Ember and Jason stared at each other "alright already, say it" she teased Jason turned red "say what?" he asked already knowing what she meant "ask me…. go on" Ember teased some more "um….. Ember… do you….. um….. I don't know…." Jason started "want to go out with you?" she finished for him "yeah…. that" he replied "sure.. but I should warn you…. my thirst for blood could get dangerous for you" Ember whispered to him "I know… and its okay with me "Jason said sweetly "then tonight eight O'clock….. sharp" Ember said showing her fangs.

Chapter 2
Getting ready

At her apartment Ember was trying to decide what to wear "short black dress, really short black dress" she said holding up two identical short black, poofy dresses to the mirror "short black dress, really short black dress……. or really short PINK AND BLACK DRESS!" she said grabbing a dress just like the other two, only this one was hot pink at the poofy bottom and black leather at the top "oh yeah this is the one" she sighed.
Next was the shoes "knee high black and red converse, ankle high black and red converse…… knee high…. ankle high….knee high, ankle high…… knee high" she decided. "Now what to do with my hair……… crimp it, curl it……. hmmm…. this could take awhile" she said sitting down.
At Jason's house he was having a similar problem "black shirt, blue shirt…… what was her favorite color? Black? Red? blue? this is impossible!" he said still trying to decide. Jason looked in his closet "Ember likes dark stuff, she hates bight, happy colors… no blue…. red is the color of blood, she's a vampire…. no red, I guess that means black" he said putting on the black shirt "wow I'm pail…. perfect!" he said looking in the mirror.
Ember had just finished crimping her hair when her phone rang "hello" she answered "you’re a vampire… and your going to die" a male voice said "I'm sorry, I think you have the wrong number, I'm not a vampire. Threes no such thing as vampires" Ember said sarcastically "they are real, and you know it" the man said "okay, its official your crazy and I'm hanging up now" she said slamming the phone shut "what a whack job" she mumbled to herself.
At eight O'clock sharp Jason and Ember met in the park "wow… Ember you look…. um… awesome" Jason said "thanks, and you look….. good enough to bite" Ember joked "I wish you would" Jason whispered "you don't want to be a vampire Jason….. it’s the hardest thing anyone could have to adjust to, leavening your family is the only way to save their hearts and possibly lives" Ember said remembering when she left home "it would be worth it" Jason insisted. There was a long silence then Ember whispered under her breath "tilt your head" Jason did as she said unsure of what was happening "close your eyes" she whispered. Jason fallowed her instructions. Ember walked behind him "are you willing to die for me on our first date?" she whispered, Jason nodded "a million times" he whispered back now knowing what was about to happen "this might sting a little" she said loudly as she bite deeply into his neck, he only smiled, soon Ember stopped "you have no idea what you just asked for" she said "you have one month until your thirst for blood will drive you to destroy your loved ones" she told him "I feel weird" he said checking for a plus "a good weird right?" she asked "a new weird, never experienced before" he said.

Chapter 3
Everyone knows


The next day Jason's mother realized what Ember had done, and she knew Jason had asked her to " Jason's not Jason anymore" she told her husband "Ember has bitten him" she finished calmly as she saw the happiness being a vampire had brought him "so what, grounded for eternity?" Mr. Watson asked plainly "no. I was thinking more along the line of… freedom, we let him go, let him live" she said tears running down her face.