[Bovice]

Holden did not falter when Solomon was in front of him. "I love you to Solomon." He said still with a slight frown. "You have to make a choice Solomon. Either wipe yourself from my mind or turn me. I wanna be able to take a walk without worrying if I'm gonna get kidnapped again, but this time killed. I know you don't wanna do either one but your gonna have to choose." Holden said taking a slight step back.

[Evil Tink]

Solomon stood, taking a few steps back, "I can't do either Holden, and you know it. No one else over here will bother you. Jaclynn knows better than to make me angry. Unfortunately, Mr. Winters did not. Now, we should probably get back to Alicia. She could use her best friend right now." He put his hand on Holden's shoulder, teleporting them both to his study, where he hoped Alicia was still waiting. He let Holden go with a sigh, "I can't forsake him to our life. I love him,and I want to spend eternity with him, but...I just can't allow him to join us. I don't know how to explain it. I most certainly can't erase myself from his memories either, I mean...honestly, he thinks I could do that?"

After some hard thinking, Solomon frowned, looking to Holden. He supposed, he could choose the lesser of the two evils in his eyes. Altering someone's memory was not hard, fatal, nor damning. He was truly flustered over his choices, but couldn't decide on either one.

[Bovice]

Holden looked at Solomon. "Its one or the other not something different." He said as he leaned down to hug Alicia. "Shh its ok Alicia." He said hugging her.
"You have to turn him Solomon, you cannot touch his brain remember." Alicia said in between tears.
"Shh I'm fine, and I'm sorry about your dad." Holden said glaring over to Solomon.
"It's ok, I'm fine." Alicia said standing up. She straightened her skirt. "I'm going to head home, I will be back tomorrow." She said as she teleported. "Turn him Solomon." She said to Solomon as she appeared at her home.
"I want your answer tomorrow Solomon, if I don't get an answer I'm going back home." Holden said leaving the room.

[Evil Tink]

Solomon sighed deeply as Holden left. He would do neither, he decided, but he couldn't let Holden leave either. Oh, why did this have to be so hard. He closed his eyes, running his hand through his hair, This is why we don't tell humans.. He sighed again, knowing Holden would not understand his decision, no matter how hard he tried to explain it. It was because he loved him so much that he could do neither choice. I guess...I'll just have to try to make him understand...

[Bovice]

Holden got to his room. He shut the door and leaned on it. He let out a long sigh, "What are you doing Holden?" He asked himself. He rubbed his neck where Mr. Winters bit him. "What did I get myself into?" He asked himself as he went to his bed. "I wish there was a 'My boyfriend / girlfriend is a vampire' program." Holden sighed as he laid back on his bed.

"It is a conundrum Holden Evans." A woman said appearing by the window in Holden's room.
"Who the hell are you?" Holden asked as he jumped up from the bed.
"I think you need my help." She said not moving.
"What do you mean?" He asked stepping back a little.
"You humans are so dense sometimes. I was once in your shoes." She said moving away from the window.
"You were human once?" He asked walking towards the woman.
"Yes I was 300 years ago." She said making herself visible to Holden.

"Who are you and how do you know of me?" Holden asked crossing his arms.
"I am Jasmine, how can I not know of you the whole vampire world does." Jasmine said.
"Well Jasmine, what do you want?" Holden asked trying to see her in the almost dark room.
"You need help with your decision, you love Solomon, he loves you. You two should be together for eternity. The thing is our lifestyle is not all that pleasant, animals hate us, some people feel what we are. Over all it is a very lonely life." Jasmine said stepping out of the shadow's.

"It wouldn't be lonely if you are with the one you love." Holden said finally seeing her.
"That is true Holden, but no offense to you or Solomon but he may love you now but that doesn't mean he will love you in 100 years or vice versa." She said looking a little sad.
"Let me guess your boyfriend or whatever left you after 100 years of being together." He said getting closer to her.
"Yes, stop," She said putting up her hand. "I can smell your blood and it is intoxicating. You need to think about becoming a vampire more. I hope to see you again Holden Evans." She said as she disappeared.
"Well that was interesting." He said walking back to the bed.

[Evil Tink]

Solomon frowned as he could sense another vampire on his property, and better yet, in Holden's room. He could sense that she meant no harm, so he made no move to interfere. With a sigh, he leaned back in the chair as the vampire disappeared, "I don't know what to do Alicia.."

[Bovice]

"Well let's see Solomon, you love him but you don't wanna turn him or wipe his memory. He say's he is leaving in the morning if you don't give him your answer, in turn he will be killed. You need to make up your mind as to what you want. Alicia said rubbing her temples. "Since tomorrow is his birthday I was gonna offer to turn him before this all happened." She said with a sigh. "Hopefully Jasmine helped him though." She said with a smile. "Good night Solomon." Alicia said blocking Solomon out of her head.

[Evil Tink]

"I don't want to do either, but I don't want to loose him. You sent her? Well, hopefully she's convinced him to think a bit more carefully. Good night Alicia." He sighed, retreating from her mind.

[Bovice]

***

Holden woke up hearing birds chirping. "Well at least that's a nice way to wake up." He said rubbing his eyes. "I wonder what Solomon is gonna choose." He said as he got out of bed. He grabbed a few articles of clothing, and went into the bathroom. He took a quick shower. He got dressed after his shower and went to look for Solomon. He went to Solomon's room and gently knocked on the door. "Solomon?" He asked opening the door. "Well I guess your not in here." He said backing out of the room.

"Happy birthday Holden." Alicia said appearing behind Holden.
"Jesus," Holden jumped. "Hi Alicia and thank you." He said with a smile.
"So how does it feel to be twenty one?" She asked giving him a hug.
"It doesn't feel any different." He said hugging her back.
"Well wait till you get to be Solomon's age." She said with a giggle.
"Well I probably wont, if he doesn't give me an answer I'm going back home." Holden said blankly.
"Holden don't do that to yourself or him." Alicia said with a sigh.

"I either want to be with him fore eternity or not have been with him at all." He said as he started to walk down the hallway.
She sighed, "That's what I love about you Holden, you know what you want." She sighed again. "He's probably gonna be pissed that I'm telling you this but I was gonna offer to turn you today before any of this happened." She said knowing Solomon was listening.
"You were?" Holden asked surprised.
"Ya I was, but I'm not sure if I should." Alicia said looking down.
"Do it Alicia." Holden said offering her his neck.

[Evil Tink]

"Alicia..." came Solomon's voice in a threatening manner. He was currently on the far west side of his property, tending to the stables as he was having his horses shipped back over here of course. After their arrival and once they have settled, he would have Rilov put through surgery to realign his knees. He frowned, hefting the wheel barrel of old bedding out to the back. Rilov could never race, but he'd be a good short ride horse at least. "I think you've over stepped your boundaries on my property. Perhaps you should leave."

[Bovice]

"I wasn't gonna do it Solomon." Alicia said trying to get Holden's smell out of her nose. "I... I can't Holden." She said backing away.
"Fine Alicia just go, I was also looking forward to spending eternity with my best friend as well, but no." Holden said storming into his room. He started to pack his things. "I know your listening Solomon, if you don't wanna spend eternity with me that's fine. Just don't let me see you watching me." Holden said throwing his clothes into his suitcase.

[Evil Tink]

"Very well Holden." He pulled his link form Holden. He would not partake in Holden's childish behavior. The boy would understand eventually, and until then he could seethe and piss and moan about it all he wanted. "I'm sure he'll come to his senses soon Alicia. He just doesn't understand that this life is not what he wants. I wish there was a way to show him how terrible it really can be." He dumped the wheel barrel, glanced to the main house, shaking his head, One can only hope, Solomon.

He pushed the wheel barrel back to the stables, filling it up from another few stalls, and taking it back out. He repeated this for all 25 stalls. After wards, he filled each one with fresh sawdust bedding, leveling it perfectly with a smile. It would quickly get messed up, but that's okay. It could at least look nice until then. Right?

[Bovice]

"Holden Evans." Jasmine said as she appeared behind Holden.
"Jesus, I wish people would stop doing that to me. What is it Jasmine?" Holden asked turning around.
"You are making a big mistake running away from here." She said in a low voice.
"I am not running away." He said knowing what he was doing was in fact running away.
"Yes you are, your mind deceives you." She said pointing at him.
"You don't know what its like, to be gay and to find the man you love." He said looking down.

"I do Holden Evans, I may not be homosexual but I have known love before." She said waving her hand. "The year was 1820, I was promised to the most handsome man in all of England. Well at least in my eyes he was." She said as a ghostly figure appeared. "His name was Robert, he was in one of the most powerful families at the time. I knew he loved me back, and I knew what he was and I wanted what you wanted." She said as a ghostly figure looking like her appeared. "It was on our wedding night that I was turned. It was a very painful process. First my senses when haywire, then my blood started to boil, and finally I felt my heart stop beating. I knew I was dead, but I wasn't I was the living undead." She said while the ghosts played out the entire scene. "He said he would be with me forever, but forever was to long for him. He tried to put a steak through my non beating heart. I woke up and stopped him. 'Why?' I asked him. 'Eternity is to long.' He said as he ran off. I have not seen him since that night. Holden Evans do you still want this curse after what I have just showed you?" She asked as the ghostly figures finished what was happening, and disappeared.

"I love Solomon, and I know that we would last for all of eternity. Yes I still want the gift." Holden said showing that he was strong.
"No Holden Evans it is not a gift, it is a curse." Jasmine said waving her finger.
"Fine I am willing to accept the curse." Holden said walking close to her.

[Evil Tink]

"You're going to have to try harder, my dear. He's a very stubborn boy.." He laughed slightly to himself. He did love that about Holden, even if it was irritating right now. "You're going to need to make him feel it, and perhaps amp it up a bit."

He leaned back on the wall,running his hand through his hair to move it from his face, "Well, I suppose I should get looking then..." He walked over to where he had set the newspaper down, sitting in the chair next to that tiny table. He quickly moved to the Classifieds, seeing if there were perhaps any horses for sale. He'd most likely have to browse online though.

[Bovice]

"Trust me dear Solomon I know what I am doing." "Now Holden Evans, I have but one more test to do on you." Jasmine said with an evil smile. She picked him up and threw him on the bed. "I'm sorry Alicia this will hurt you quite a bit." "You will feel pain like you never have before boy." She said as she telekinetically strapped his arms and feet to the bed posts. "I can give them to you all at one time, but I am not sure if you will live through it. Hmm let's see let's give you the amplifying of your senses, we will do them in order how does that sound?" She said as she went to the bed. She sat down next to him and put her finger on his forehead. "Now are you ready?" She said as she punctured his skull. She started to make his hearing more acute.

Holden was thrown on the bed and before he could say anything his hands and feet were tied to the bedposts. He didn't even try to move. He sat there as she punctured his skull. He arched forward at the increased pressure in his brain. Holden was feeling a lot of pressure in his eardrums, he wanted to grab his ears but he couldn't all of a sudden he heard the wind blowing outside his window. He heard a bee buzzing, it wasn't even close to the house. He rather liked his increased hearing.

"Ahh boy you did better with the hearing than I did. Now let's see how you handle two senses at once." Jasmine said with another evil smile. She manipulated his senses of smell and sight. "You will enjoy this one too." She said. She could feel his eyesight and smell growing.

Holden's eyes felt like they were going to explode. He wanted to tell her to stop, but he wanted this. He opened his eye's and looked out the window he could see Solomon reading the paper, suddenly the hairs in his nose felt like they were on fire. He could smell the freshly cut grass, the smells of flowers. The freshly built barn, most importantly he could smell Solomon. He smiled a little bit, he was snapped back into reality as he felt something in his body go wrong.

[Evil Tink]

"That's not good enough Jasmine. He's still not swayed." He sighed, "Care for me to help?" He knew Jasmine would decline so he swiftly pulled the laptop off the table as well, replacing the paper. He found quite a few more candidates online and bookmarked the pages to print off later. He paused, looking at a dark chestnut Appaloosa. I might just have to buy her. He quickly opened up his email program, sending the owner an email inquiring about the horse.