[Bovice]

Holden smiled. "Ya I know you do. But as long as you are feeling better. Also do some vampires drink animal blood?" He asked as he took a drink of water. He took another bite of the sandwich while waiting for Solomon's answer.

[Evil Tink]

"I personally do not, but I've heard of a few vampires doing so. They're generally rather weak most of the time, and quite a bit mellower than human drinkers, but to each their own. Anything else you want to ask?" He did not mind Holden's questions. He rather enjoyed it. Perhaps there'd be an answer that would convince the boy he really did not want to be turned.

[Bovice]

"Hm, I'm not sure at the moment." Holden said with a smile. He took the last bite of the sandwich, he put the plate on Alicia's plate. "I'm gonna try and get some more sleep, if that's ok?" Holden asked as he drank the last bit of water. He laid down while waiting for Solomon's answer, he knew that Solomon would let Holden sleep.

[Evil Tink]

"Sleep the day away Holden..." He tensed a bit. Why did he have a bad feeling about letting Holden sleep? "Alicia..I'm going to need your help protecting his mind from Jaclynn...I'm no where near full strength yet." Come to think of it, he was surprised he hadn't passed out after healing Holden's back..he certainly should have. He quickly pushed the thought aside, thankful he didn't. He erected a barrier around Holden's mind, reinforcing it as much as he could afford.

[Bovice]

"I wont do that." Holden said as he passed out.
"Don't worry captain, I have it covered." Alicia said as she did a salute, even though Solomon couldn't see it.

[Evil Tink]

Solomon smiled, "Thank you Alicia." He would stay in the room to watch over Holden, for any sign of meddling. He didn't think Jaclynn was naive enough to try it twice in one day, especially with Solomon being aware of it, but you never know. She was quite persistent.

[Bovice]

"Your welcome Solomon." Alicia said as she fell back asleep.

***

Holden woke up, he rubbed his eyes. He saw Solomon sitting in one of the chairs. "Solomon?" He asked still waking up. "What day is it?" He asked again as he looked at the clock which didn't tell the date.

[Evil Tink]

Solomon looked over, quite surprised, "Holden, it's Saturday. You slept almost a solid 24 hours. I didn't mean to literally sleep the day away." He chuckled slightly, getting out of the chair and sitting on the edge of the bed with a smile, kissing him lightly on the lips, "I take it you slept well then?"

[Bovice]

"I'm sorry." Holden said looking down. He kissed Solomon back, "Ya I guess so, but it felt like," He shook his head. "Never mind." He said grabbing his head because he made himself a little dizzy. "Did you feed some more?" Holden asked as he put his hand on Solomon's knee.

[Evil Tink]

Solomon shook his head, "I would never do that with you being asleep. Do you not feel well Holden?" He placed his forehead to Holden's, closing his eyes and noting the warmness of his forehead, "You don't appear to have a fever. Perhaps you're just hungry, you did go 22 hours without food after all. Shall I have Anne bring something up?" He smiled, leaving his forehead on Holden's.

[Bovice]

"I... I'm fine. She doesn't have to bring it up I can go down there." He said with a weak smile. "Is Alicia ok?" He asked as wheat happened the night before flashed through his head. He tensed a little bit as he felt a pain in his back. "You don't have to make Anne work so hard for me, I am the dumb ass that stood up to a at least 600 year old vampire and I got my ass kicked for doing that." He said closing his eyes trying to dispel the feeling of helplessness from the night before.

[Evil Tink]

Solomon kept himself stiff, keeping Holden down on the bed, "No, you will not get up Holden. It's no problem really. After you eat, you can get out of bed, so you better decide what you want quickly. I can hear your stomach gurgling loud and clear Holden." He smiled slightly, sitting up as the position was starting to hurt his back.

[Bovice]

"Ok, I doesn't matter to me she is a great cook, anything will be fine." Holden said as he adjust to take some pressure off of his back. He smiled, but his mind was still going over the past night's events, he tensed again as his mother came into his mind. "No." He said in a whisper. He wanted to pull his knees to his chest but he knew Solomon would know something was wrong. If he didn't know already. His smile went away slowly as he pictured his mother hitting him with the hammer. He shook his head again to dispel the images in his head.

[Evil Tink]

"Holden? What's wrong?" He whispered out a curse, placing his forehead back onto Holden's, drilling into his mind. He could sense a leak in their barrier around him and knew it was Jaclynn working her poison again. He quickly found her tiny little worm in his mind, working to push her away.

"Come now Solomon, you know you're too weak to fight me off."

Solomon ignored her, simply concentrating at the task at hand. She was right though, if he used too much power he might just pass out and that could spell disaster for Holden's already weak mind. After a short struggle with Jaclynn, he decided he'd have to just risk it. He gathered up his power, pushing Jaclynn out of Holden's mind and creating an impregnable block around him...for the time being. He just hoped he could hold it long enough for Jaclynn to simply just go away.

Feeling Jaclynn's presence fade, Solomon broke the the barrier around Holden's mind. He sighed, sitting up, "Holden? You alright?" Well, so much for making Holden's blood last. He could tell he was just about ready to fade into unconsciousness, as the corners of his vision became black, but he forced himself to stay awake, so Holden wouldn't worry.

[Bovice]

"I'm ok, but your not." Holden said looking at Solomon. He grabbed Solomon and helped him lay down. "What's wrong? There's something your not telling me." Holden said as he concentrated. "Alicia I need help up here." He said knowing she was in his brain.

Alicia teleported to Holden. "What's wrong?" She asked concerned.
"I do not know. Open your mouth please." Holden said rushing.
"Why? Shit he's fading." She said as she kept her mouth open for Holden.
He stood up slightly and cut his wrist on her teeth, he put it up to Solomon's mouth. "It's ok Solomon I will be fine." Holden said with a weak smile. He could already feel his energy fading. He was weak but he needed to help Solomon.

[Evil Tink]

Solomon quickly placed his hand over Holden's wrist, forcing the wound to close, "I'm fine...honesty." He shot Alicia a glare, "You should really stop enabling him.." He sighed, "I'll go have Anne whip up something for you to eat." If he could stand that was.

He pushed himself from the bed with a slight smile, "After breakfast, do you want to help me with the horses?" He didn't wait for Holden's answer, knowing it would be 'yes'. He made it past the door and out of sight when his charade of consciousness would no longer work. He knew he'd regret this, since when he would pass out, Holden would force his blood down Solomon's throat, one way or another.

Solomon grabbed onto the banister, still a good three or four feet away from the stairs when his vision finally cut out. Seconds later, he collapsed, unable to keep himself conscious any longer. He hit the ground with a loud 'thud', more than likely snapping a few fingers in the wrong direction on his way down.