Have you ever met a
vampire? I was never quite sure whether they existed, despite what my family
said. My parents warned me never to get close to a vampire. They told me that
it is dangerous for witches. Vampires would seek to seduce us and feed from our
power as well as our blood, and we could not compromise our coven by allowing
such an attack. But I always felt like my family didn’t quite understand vampires.
They feared them, even though they told me we could defeat them. The more they
tried to persuade me not to seek out vampires, the more I wanted to find one,
to see for myself exactly how cold and calculating they could be. And then I
met Meredith Hanson, in Blackpool of all places! I moved to a new hospital for
work, and it was only a few months into my job that I met her. She was in my
local pub one night, The Raven. I had made some friends there, and the pub
landlord had decided he must watch over me on behalf of my coven. He was a
powerful witch, and I knew immediately when the vampire entered his pub,
because I felt his energy and I saw his reaction to her presence.
Meredith quite
literally took my breath away. I had never been in love before, and I had no
idea what these strange feelings were. My heart flipped, my pulse raced, I felt
both hot and cold, and I had to speak to her. She tried to ignore me, and then
she tried to frighten me away, but I was smitten. I felt like a giggling
schoolgirl in her presence, especially when I sensed how old she was. Paul, the
pub landlord, tried very hard to send her away, but she refused, because she
was in the mood to play. Eventually she decided to go hunting, and I stupidly
followed her outside. That first night she nearly drank my blood, but I was
strong enough to stop her with my magic. And then she decided that I was
interesting, when she recognised my strength as a witch. And our game began. I
knew she was only playing, but I also knew I had to see her again. We began
dating, but not in the traditional sense. We just seemed to bump into each
other, and eventually she accepted that we needed to be together.
It wasn’t an easy
start to a relationship, but then it never is when you deal with supernatural
creatures. Our moods are far more extreme than humans, and of course we have
magical abilities and additional strength to contend with. Meredith and I
battled quite a lot in those early days, but that just made me want her more,
and it made her even more hungry for me. Then she met the vampire hunter that
had been sent to kill her, she put him in the hospital, and he ended up on my
ward. I had to help her before he completed his job, but I didn’t want her to
kill him either. I’m not a violent person, that’s why I trained as a nurse. But
when a witch falls in love with a vampire, you must expect violence eventually.
I helped Meredith to deal with the hunter, and we tried to continue our
relationship. It was tough, and my coven certainly did not approve. They still
hate her now, and they have pretty much excommunicated me. But I don’t care. As
long as I am with her, I am happy. She is my lover, my other half, my best
friend. And I am hers.
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