
Dawning Midnight
chapter 9
"the only hope for me is you.."
Gerards POV:
I was trying to think of any way I could bring Frank back. I was crying so hard at this point. My fingers stroked Frank's russet-brown fur. I wiped my tears on his fur.
I looked up when a large golden wolf stepped from the shadows, his eyes glinting with sadness as he looked at Frank. He whimpered and nudged Frank. He shifted.
"Save him." I whispered, looking at Frank's packmate.
"I can't." He whispered. "I'm sorry Gerard. Hes gone."
"Please! try something!" I screamed. "Or I'll fucking kill you!"
"Gee..." Ray frowned.
I spun around to face Ray. "Shut the fuck up. I have the right mind to kill you right now so shut up!" I snapped.
Ray was shocked by my outburst and took a step back.
I looked over and saw Franks packmate had cut a gash in his arm. He carefully lifted Frank's muzzle and poured the blood down his throat, rubbing his throat so he swallowed it.
There was a cough, and Frank started to breathe again.
I gasped. "Frankie!"
Frank's eyes opened and he looked up and smiled softly at me. He tried to get up, but his legs were wobbly and he fell. I pet his side. "Oh my god..I thought I lost you.." I whispered.
Frank shifted to his human form and coughed up some blood. "Thanks Bob." he grinned at Bob and Bob dipped his head.
"Oh my God Frank I'm so sorry..." Ray whispered.
Frank grinned. "I guess we all our each others enemies." He sat up, looking around. He was right- Ray and Matt were hunters, trained to kill werewolves and vampires. Bob and Frank were werewolves, trained to kill vampires and hunters. I was a vampire, taught to kill hunters and werewolves.
"We don't have to be." I whispered.
"Gerard, are you...a.. uh half human half vampire?" Ray asked.
I bit my lip and nodded.
"Well shit." Ray laughed. "That sucks. Our whole group of hunters are after you."
"Wonderful. Thanks Ray." I rolled my eyes and Frank laughed.
"Life couldn't get better could it?" Frank smiled and kissed me. I kissed him back, wrapping my arms around him. We kissed passionatly for awhile, and we didn't break apart until someone interrupted us.
"Well done Frankie."
My head snapped up, and a large, muscular man stood, wolves surrounding him, snarling, teeth bared and saliva dripping from their jaws.
"Father?" Frank jumped up.
"You lured Gerard right into our trap."
My heart shattered. I looked at Frank. "w-what?"
Frank looked down. "I-I.."
"Oh, Gerard, you didn't know? Frank was using you this whole time." Franks father laughed evily. "We're going to capture you to get to your father."
I looked at Frank, hurt. "y-you betrayed me.." Tears started streaming down my face.
"G-Gee..."
"D-don't talk to me." I shook my head.
"Get them." Franks father growled. The wolves launched themselves at us.
I kicked one in the throat and it yelped, and I jumped into the nearby tree. I automatically scanned for Frank, and remembered that this fight now was against him. Wolves were at the base of the tree, their claws tearing at the bark, and their muzzles were covered in drool. I swallowed and looked at Ray and Matt, who were in the tree nearby.
"Gerard, jump over here." Ray called, pointing to the branch on his tree.
I jumped over and crouched. "What is it?"
"We need to make a break for it."
"no shit." I muttered.
"Follow me." Ray started hopping from tree to tree swiftly, and I was surprised his human skills allowed him to do that.
Matt and I followed quickly, The wolves following us on the ground.
After awhile we reached a river. Ray looked at me. "We have to jump."
"Are you fucking crazy?" Matt stared at him.
"Do you want a chance to live?" Ray spat. "They may not kill Gerard but they'll kill us. We're hunters."
I nodded. "We'll jump." I stood at the edge of the tree branch, staring at the sheer drop. The wolves were staring at us, as if saying Jump, I dare you bastards
I swallowed, drew in a breath, and I jumped.
When I awoke, I was laying in dirt. The river was to my direct right, and to my left Ray and Matt lay, unconscious. I sat up, and my head spun a little. I had a terrible headache and groaned.
"You guys would've died."
I looked at the familiar face and narrowed my eyes. It was Frank. He had a rag in his hands, he had a rip in his shirt so I assumed he took it from his shirt. He walked over to me to place the wet rag on my forehead but I pushed his arm away.
"I don't want your help. You betrayed me." I muttered.
Frank frowned. "No..I didn't.."
"Oh, now you're going to lie to me?" I spat.
"Come on, who are you going to believe, my dad who you knew for seconds or me who you've known for months now?!"
I looked away. "I'm sorry. I'm going home." I stood up.
"I don't even get a thank you for saving you?"
"Frank, you didn't save me, you killed me." I strode off, leaving him behind.
Franks POV:
I watched Gerard leave, furious. Why wouldn't he listen to me? I kicked a rock into the water and cried softly. I crouched down and hugged my knees. I stayed like that for a good few hours, letting my tears out. I finally stopped by the time Ray and Matt woke up. They thanked me for saving them, said nothing more, and walked away. I was left alone. I knew what I had to do now.
I shifted into my wolf form and shot through the forest, heading for Gerard's house. I reached there, and shifted again. I knocked on his door.
He answered, and went to close it again but I stopped the door. "Gerard please..listen to me.. I love you.."
Gerard pushed me. "Don't you dare say that when you don't mean it."
"but I do! Please! I'm sorry!"
The next thing I knew I was lying on the ground, my nose bleeding. Gerard punched me.
"Get the fuck out of here." Gerard slammed the door shut, and I was left to lay on the ground, sobbing to myself.
Losing Gerard was only the beginning of my problems.
Gerards POV:
I was trying to think of any way I could bring Frank back. I was crying so hard at this point. My fingers stroked Frank's russet-brown fur. I wiped my tears on his fur.
I looked up when a large golden wolf stepped from the shadows, his eyes glinting with sadness as he looked at Frank. He whimpered and nudged Frank. He shifted.
"Save him." I whispered, looking at Frank's packmate.
"I can't." He whispered. "I'm sorry Gerard. Hes gone."
"Please! try something!" I screamed. "Or I'll fucking kill you!"
"Gee..." Ray frowned.
I spun around to face Ray. "Shut the fuck up. I have the right mind to kill you right now so shut up!" I snapped.
Ray was shocked by my outburst and took a step back.
I looked over and saw Franks packmate had cut a gash in his arm. He carefully lifted Frank's muzzle and poured the blood down his throat, rubbing his throat so he swallowed it.
There was a cough, and Frank started to breathe again.
I gasped. "Frankie!"
Frank's eyes opened and he looked up and smiled softly at me. He tried to get up, but his legs were wobbly and he fell. I pet his side. "Oh my god..I thought I lost you.." I whispered.
Frank shifted to his human form and coughed up some blood. "Thanks Bob." he grinned at Bob and Bob dipped his head.
"Oh my God Frank I'm so sorry..." Ray whispered.
Frank grinned. "I guess we all our each others enemies." He sat up, looking around. He was right- Ray and Matt were hunters, trained to kill werewolves and vampires. Bob and Frank were werewolves, trained to kill vampires and hunters. I was a vampire, taught to kill hunters and werewolves.
"We don't have to be." I whispered.
"Gerard, are you...a.. uh half human half vampire?" Ray asked.
I bit my lip and nodded.
"Well shit." Ray laughed. "That sucks. Our whole group of hunters are after you."
"Wonderful. Thanks Ray." I rolled my eyes and Frank laughed.
"Life couldn't get better could it?" Frank smiled and kissed me. I kissed him back, wrapping my arms around him. We kissed passionatly for awhile, and we didn't break apart until someone interrupted us.
"Well done Frankie."
My head snapped up, and a large, muscular man stood, wolves surrounding him, snarling, teeth bared and saliva dripping from their jaws.
"Father?" Frank jumped up.
"You lured Gerard right into our trap."
My heart shattered. I looked at Frank. "w-what?"
Frank looked down. "I-I.."
"Oh, Gerard, you didn't know? Frank was using you this whole time." Franks father laughed evily. "We're going to capture you to get to your father."
I looked at Frank, hurt. "y-you betrayed me.." Tears started streaming down my face.
"G-Gee..."
"D-don't talk to me." I shook my head.
"Get them." Franks father growled. The wolves launched themselves at us.
I kicked one in the throat and it yelped, and I jumped into the nearby tree. I automatically scanned for Frank, and remembered that this fight now was against him. Wolves were at the base of the tree, their claws tearing at the bark, and their muzzles were covered in drool. I swallowed and looked at Ray and Matt, who were in the tree nearby.
"Gerard, jump over here." Ray called, pointing to the branch on his tree.
I jumped over and crouched. "What is it?"
"We need to make a break for it."
"no shit." I muttered.
"Follow me." Ray started hopping from tree to tree swiftly, and I was surprised his human skills allowed him to do that.
Matt and I followed quickly, The wolves following us on the ground.
After awhile we reached a river. Ray looked at me. "We have to jump."
"Are you fucking crazy?" Matt stared at him.
"Do you want a chance to live?" Ray spat. "They may not kill Gerard but they'll kill us. We're hunters."
I nodded. "We'll jump." I stood at the edge of the tree branch, staring at the sheer drop. The wolves were staring at us, as if saying Jump, I dare you bastards
I swallowed, drew in a breath, and I jumped.
When I awoke, I was laying in dirt. The river was to my direct right, and to my left Ray and Matt lay, unconscious. I sat up, and my head spun a little. I had a terrible headache and groaned.
"You guys would've died."
I looked at the familiar face and narrowed my eyes. It was Frank. He had a rag in his hands, he had a rip in his shirt so I assumed he took it from his shirt. He walked over to me to place the wet rag on my forehead but I pushed his arm away.
"I don't want your help. You betrayed me." I muttered.
Frank frowned. "No..I didn't.."
"Oh, now you're going to lie to me?" I spat.
"Come on, who are you going to believe, my dad who you knew for seconds or me who you've known for months now?!"
I looked away. "I'm sorry. I'm going home." I stood up.
"I don't even get a thank you for saving you?"
"Frank, you didn't save me, you killed me." I strode off, leaving him behind.
Franks POV:
I watched Gerard leave, furious. Why wouldn't he listen to me? I kicked a rock into the water and cried softly. I crouched down and hugged my knees. I stayed like that for a good few hours, letting my tears out. I finally stopped by the time Ray and Matt woke up. They thanked me for saving them, said nothing more, and walked away. I was left alone. I knew what I had to do now.
I shifted into my wolf form and shot through the forest, heading for Gerard's house. I reached there, and shifted again. I knocked on his door.
He answered, and went to close it again but I stopped the door. "Gerard please..listen to me.. I love you.."
Gerard pushed me. "Don't you dare say that when you don't mean it."
"but I do! Please! I'm sorry!"
The next thing I knew I was lying on the ground, my nose bleeding. Gerard punched me.
"Get the fuck out of here." Gerard slammed the door shut, and I was left to lay on the ground, sobbing to myself.
Losing Gerard was only the beginning of my problems.
OMG! What happened to Frank?
9/18/16