3 decisions (1/2)
{Sleeping in a bed has cured your HP and MP}
{sleeping in a bed has healed all your Status effects}
Jeremy opened his eyes startled and sat up in bed with a heavy sigh. He gasped as he looked around and saw he was in a white room
After a few seconds of reasoning, Jeremy looked down at himself. He noticed that he was wearing a white hospital gown and that his skin was slightly pale
"I'm in a hospital?" Jeremy wondered
"Right you are in a hospital" A voice caught Jeremy's attention
He swallowed hard and looked away suspiciously. he recognized that voice from somewhere. Quickly his eyes catch on an old woman who is about 50 years old.
{???-Sheila Bennett, Level: ???}
Jeremy was surprised that he couldn't see the woman's level or title, but he wasn't shaken by his composure, there was a lot he didn't know about the system. The woman had a dull smile showing her teeth a little. Jeremy recognized her as Bonnie's gradmother, Elena's friend.
he looked down at the woman's hand and saw a wooden stake of her legs being held by his hands.
Taking a deep breath, Jeremy lifted his head and looked directly into her eyes.
"Did you save Elena from me?" Jeremy asked with narrowed eyes
"If it was me, what are you going to do?" The woman lifted her head, curling her lip.
She pressed the stake in her hand, squinting at Jeremy as if he were judging some crime.
"I will thank you!" Jeremy straightened up on the bed and lowered his head towards the woman. "Thank you so much-- if I had hurt Elena, I would never have forgiven myself"
"You don't look like you're lying" Sheila sighed loosening her grip on the wooden stake and looking seriously at Jeremy "How can you use magic?"
Jeremy swallowed hard, it was clear Sheila was after him to find out how a vampire could use magic. he took a deep breath trying to remember the message he got from Simon about Vampires
There were heretics there too. after concentrating a lot the information came to his mind
{An ability was created, From a special action}
{You acquired, 'perfect memory' for being able to remember forgotten information]
'Damn this system is stolen' Jeremy thought amused
It didn't take long for the memories about the vampires to come and he managed to remember everything about the Heretics. then Jeremy looked at Sheila confidently.
The woman stiffened, expecting some attack from the vampire. she prepared to use her magic to kill him at once
"I'm a Heretic" Jeremy smiled raising his finger emphasizing the idea "I was a special type of witch who didn't have Mana of her own, but were able to channel the Mana of others to use magic"
"that-- I see…" Sheila replied thoughtfully, "I've never heard of this type of witch--- but, it's possible-- I didn't know the Gilbert family had witches in their lineage"
Sheila touched her chin thoughtfully about Jeremy's lineage, She had never heard of witches in the Gilbert family
"There isn't-- my mom has had some adventures out there--- to get back at my dad for cheating on her" Jeremy lied looking down.
The hesitation filled his eyes and soon turned to sadness.
"I see-- sorry for reminding you of that" Sheila apologized and put the stake in a bag "I'm leaving-- keep hidden-- other witches might not like your existence"
Jeremy nodded at her quietly without speaking a single word but inside, he was almost crying with laughter. he had managed to deceive Sheila
{New ability created by performing an action}
{You have obtained the 'liar skill}
'don't tell me-- I don't need such dumb skills' Jeremy cursed the system
Sheila got up from her chair and walked away, leaving Jeremy alone.
Jeremy laid his head on the pillow, rejoicing that he had made it out of the situation alive. Looking up at the ceiling, he wondered if he had any chance against Sheila.
He remembered that she didn't have levels or titles in her head. Which meant she was very strong. Shaking his head, Jeremy closed his eyes to get some more sleep.
"Jeremy-- you're awake" Elena's voice caught his attention
Jeremy quirted his brow and opened his eyes to look toward the door where Elena Gilbert also dressed in hospital clothes was standing.
She had a large bandage on her arm that made Jeremy shrivel up inside knowing he was the one who did the trick on Elena.
"Elena-- I'm sorry" Jeremy panted lowering his head
Elena looked this way and that suspiciously and closed the door. She ran to Jeremy and sat on his bed beside him.
"Don't talk about it here-- Liz was asking me if I was attacked by something stranger than a jaguar" Elena whispered to Jeremy "What's going on?"
"Well-- it's a long story"
---
"So you're saying vampires exist and you've been turned into one?" Elena asked, "If you don't drink would my blood die?"
Jeremy nodded and looked at Elena pulling away from her. The girl was very close to him. Like, just a few sensors of her body touching. He took advantage of the situation to look at her head
{The 5th Doppenganger-- Elena Gilbert-- Level 5]
"Thank god-- I was there at the time" Elena gasped with teary eyes and jumped on Jeremy hugging him "I couldn't bear to lose you"
The moment Jeremy was touched by Elena's embrace. he remembered the scene at Caroline's house and his stomach lurched. He had the reaction of pulling out of Elena's embrace and pulling away from her as quickly as possible.
However, he soon calmed down as if the mess in his stomach had never existed. He then hugged Elena back putting her arms around her back
The two stayed there holding each other for some time until Elena calmed down and released the hug to look at Jeremy very seriously making the said shiver
"Jeremy what about bloodlust?--from what little I've read about vampires I know they need blood regularly," Elena stated. Vampires were creatures that lived on blood so if Jeremy was a vampire he would have to have blood regularly.
"I'm thinking about getting blood bags" Jeremy commented looking at the wall behind Elena "you know-- find a blood dealer and get blood bags regularly"
"Wait-- are you going to risk getting the bloody disease?-- can vampires get STDs?" Elena asked biting her lip
"As far as I know not" Jeremy denied with a shake of his head "apparently vampires are immune to all diseases"
"But it's still not good for your health" Elena crossed her arms "I won't let my brother eat rubbish"
"So what am I going to do?-- how am I going to drink blood? Taking it from some red river spring?" Jeremy mocked annoyed
Elena laughed when she saw Jeremy's reaction. She knew he had this aggressive temper when he was angry. Of course, that was it. he didn't get violent. What matters is that Jeremy's attitude hasn't changed.
he was still her Jeremy. She was still getting the idea of the strange woman to which Elena didn't see the face she spoke. That Jeremy was no longer the person she knew.
Watching Buffy all through her childhood undermined her sense of questioning.
"You'll drink from me of course" Elena replied into the can with a thin smile and leaned into Jeremy. she whispered in his ear, "You're supposed to learn to control yourself, eventually you're going to need to drink from someone. So you better start with someone who cares."
Jeremy froze thinking he got the first sentence wrong and tried to snap back. But Elena was faster and put her finger in his mouth closing his mouth
"You do not care about me?" Elena made a crying face and looked down with teary eyes "yes, it must be hard for you. right?--- *sniff* Living with the person who killed your parents--- *sniffing* I understand you if I were in your place I'd hate me too. *sniff* I'll leave and I won't bother you anymore"
"no" Jeremy hugged Elena from behind preventing her from leaving "It's not that-- I don't blame you-- it's not your fault Elena, it was an accident-- I just don't want to hurt you"
"It's a lie*Sniffing*-- you're just making excuses*Sniffing*-- yes! you hate me-- it's all my fault.*Sniffing*-- you're not even my blood you want to disgust me *Sniffing* -- for killing Mom and Dad" Elena tried to pull away from Jeremy's arms. she was sniffling and shaking
"It's not that Elena. I'm not disgusted with you-- Okay-- I'll drink from you just stop crying" Jeremy replied in a panic hugging Elena tighter
"True*Sniff*?" Elena sniffled in a cute voice
"Yeah" Jeremy nodded his head "I'll-- just stop crying"
Elena stopped crying instantly, her body stopped shaking and a smile formed on her face. her eyes gleamed for a brief second of mischief.
She didn't want Jeremy to drink anyone else's blood but her own.
"Thank you-- I love you" Elena exclaimed happily and turned to Jeremy hugging him in glee. It didn't even look like she was crying for a while.
the only trace of her crying was her swollen, red eyes. Elena quickly leaned forward and gave Jeremy a peck.
Before Jeremy had any reaction. Elena got up and ran out of the room with a happy smile on her face. she made her decision to follow through with her love for Jeremy.
a love that she had the support of her father when he was alive. always encouraging her to talk about improving the Gilbert bloodline with her high-quality blood.
She's often tried to give up and forget, this is how it is when she dated Matt, this is how it is when she pretended not to care when Jeremy brought some random girl home. But, enough, now she will follow her wishes without caring about anything
