I saw somebody say something about not finding any Tei'jel and Galahad stories so im writing one
advice would be appreciated, hope you enjoy

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Chapter 1

Why did I do it? Why did I bite him? Now that I look back on it, I'm not really sure. Back then, I guess I wanted to torment him. For my personal entertainment. He was, after all, a paladin. But now, I am glad, so glad, that I bit him. Because if I didn’t, he wouldn’t be alive right now. And THAT would be hard to bear.

I'm not sure why I am chasing him all the time, like now. Why would he want to run away from such a glamorous vampress like me? All the men want me. Why not him?

The moment he said he wanted to stake me, I knew that he was a challenge. But I promised myself, he will be mine, like all the millions of men out there who have proposed to me.

As time passed, I was surprised. He was challenging, he was fun. But as I kept trying and failing, trying and failing, I grew more and more desperate for him. Then I began to wonder, do I want him to want me, or do I want him?

As more time passed by, I realized the answer. I want both. Desperately. I want to be a normal vampire couple. But as he kept his hatred of me I figured out that it was not easy to be a normal vampire couple. It would be an inch away from impossible to be a couple, and even harder for him to be a vampire at all.

I grew frustrated, and as I fell more in love with him, he hated me.

It was my love that made me hate him. I hated him because he wouldn’t love me. Stupid really, but I couldn’t control what I feel. And I can't control what he feels, either. And so for that stupid reason, I loved and hated him at the same time. Certainly the worse type of torture.

Now that I can remember the time more clearly than I could have back then, I realize that to Rhen and Lars and the rest, it was quite funny. I was irritating him, and he was annoying me. But they have no idea how much pain I faced over the time I spent with them. No idea at all. Even Lars, who I saw was competing with Dameon for Rhen’s love, he could have never had any idea. It was the ultimate torture, the type that humans just don’t understand.

And even now a hundred years later, I have no idea how he feels about me. He is trying to kill himself, jumping of cliffs or running in the path of horses’ trampling feet. I don’t have the heart to tell him that he could just stake himself or walk into the sun, and he never thought of it, so he is still alive, thank Oracle.


But is it okay to keep going like this? To keep chasing him when he so desperately wants freedom? Freedom…from me. Am I really the cruel person that he always told me I was? Am I? I cannot know; I have never seen myself as another person. But I know my feelings, and who I love.

I don’t have the courage to say this to you, face-to-face. It’s just not in my personality to do so. But I’ve realized this, however mushy it might sound.

Galahad, I love you. I really do.

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Plz comment and tell me how it is, and if its worth another chapter!

ooww.... I've never thought Teijal's thoughts are like that, good job

Very great
They are very very romantic...

This is from Galahad's point of view
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Chapter 2

The beast, the leech, the horrible monster! Away…away from her! What can I do?! Which way shall I run? Left or right?

Last time I took left. I’ll try right this time.

Perhaps it is finally the path to freedom…I want freedom. The leech is probably chasing me already. Or maybe she hasn’t realized I'm gone yet.

Why, though? Why am you running away?

Because she is a leech!

And you are too…

I shall never feed!

But don’t you love her? She is your wife.

NEVER!!!

I try to ignore the thoughts in my head. Run, run, run, run…collapse.

I crawl to a nearby cave. I can run no longer. But resting was never a good idea. Now my thoughts can come ever so easily.

She’s always loved you.

She just wants to torment me!

She’s beautiful, is she not?

Yeah, right!

You want her. You know you do. Go back right this moment and say sorry. Eat something, then you can settle down with her.

No! She is a cruel tormentor of the Overworld. I cannot love her!

That’s what you think.

That’s a fact!

No, I can't block them. I just have to keep running! Run…run…run………

I wake up. I fainted! And now it is already sunset again. 24 hours since I set off and I only ran a short distance. So where was the leech? She is fast. She would be here by now. But where was she? Is she injured, or sick? Maybe she stumbled across something nasty…maybe she is staked!

Why do I feel worried? I should be happy that she is not here. But why am I worrying about her safety? Why do I feel the need to go back and see if she is alright? This is not a hide-and-seek game. This is life.

But…but…do I love her? Do I love Tei'jel?
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next time its back to tei'jel

YOU WROTE IT, YAY!

Very interesting, you have a somewhat darker more twisted image of Te'ijal's relationship with Galahad than mine... Haha Te'ijal is such a sadomasochist.

As for Galahad, my only complaint was that it was a little hard following his internal back-an-forth, maybe italicize the ones from his annoying inner voice?

Thanks for writing this!

thx for the advice and comments! i'll see when i can post another chapter. might be a while...

Interesting

Interesting. I like It! Keep up the good work!

if somebody would help me, ive forgotten the names that galahad always called tei'jel. was it frogspawn or something?

(laughs) Demonspawn is the big one. Anything evil, really. I like the story, keep writing it.

ah, yes. demonspawn. thank you!

Chapter 3

I step out of Ghed’are. I try to scent him. He is in the west.

I take another step, then another, and another. I am reluctant to run. I really want to chase him, to see him again.

But he doesn’t want to see me, does he?

What should I do?

Another step, and then another. Wondering, if I don’t chase him, will he come to me?

Or will he rejoice that he finally got what he most desperately wants?

Most likely rejoice.

I stop.

He desperately wants freedom from being a vampire, freedom from the person who has tormented him. Am I being cruel by going after him?

A step back.

I will not chase him.

I will give him freedom.

But even without me, he is a vampire. A considerably happier one. I’m going back. It’s not worth it to fetch him him. My love is no match for his longing. My cruelty is not going to make him happy.

And I want him to be happy, even though I’d rather eat dirt than admit it.

Even though I will not be, without him. He is the only thing really worth staying alive for. My family is all gone except my brother, who has never been much of a brother.

But if life isn't worth living anymore…

I will disappear. I will not intrude on anybody’s life anymore. I will not torment anyone else.

I've realized it.

He was right.

I am nothing but a leech. And I will never win his heart.

I bow my head.

I will give up, and I will not feed anymore. Galahad, I hope you will be happy. I hope you will now be able to do what it is that you have always wanted to.

Goodbye.
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any advice, plz?

i think ur stories are really good, you should write a book.=]

a book?! i dont think its THAT good...

lol

oops,i didn't mean to double send

I paused at the entrance to Ghed’are. What am I doing? Why did I run such a long way…FOR A LEECH?!

Isn't it obvious? You love her. That’s the only reason you’re worried.
NO IT ISN'T!

Shaking my head, I carefully step in, taking care not to let anybody see me. I will check that the leech is okay, and then I will leave.

I step into our—no, HER house. I roam around. Nobody. Why do I have a sense of foreboding…creeping up…behind me!

I whip around. It was another vampire, looking smug, arms crossed, looking at me with a cold smile playing on his pale, evil, face.

Why did he remind me of the leech so much？

“What have you done to her?” I whispered angrily, not knowing if I wanted to know the answer.

The vampire smiled. “Me? No, no, not me. I’ve not done anything. You’ve done everything. You’ve done so much that your precious wife has lost self-respect…well, I’ll leave it to you to figure out, shall I?” he said in such a false sweetness that I wanted to kill him, not that I could.

“Who are you?” I asked.

“You don’t want to know,” he sneered.

“Then, what is your name?” I demanded.

“Gyendal,” he said.

Gyendal…that’s familiar…why do I feel as if I’ve heard that name? Surely the leech mentioned it before?

Tei'jel…Gyendal…I gasped.

“What have you done to your sister!?” I spat. The vampire smirked. “Nothing. You’ve done it all. You’ve ensured that nobody can get in the way of my brilliant plan,” he laughed without humor, his dark red eyes surveying me intently.

Suddenly, he leapt towards me.

I dodged, but I tripped and couldn’t get up quickly enough. I was doomed.

Gyendal was on top of me, pinning me down. I struggled, but as a half-vampire who never fed, I was considerably weaker than him. He laughed mercilessly, and pinned me down even tighter so is hurt, even. It was like he was trying to push me through the floor.

Suddenly, he did push me through the floor. We were both falling. To me it was frightening, falling into darkness, but to him, well, we looked like he was sitting naturally on thin air.

I landed. Ouch. I even bounced quite a bit. I bounced off rock. Ouch. Gyendal landed gracefully. “I’d love to stay and chat, but I have other business…” he trailed off and vanished.

I looked at my surroundings. It was a dungeon. The floor was wet. I bounced of stone that had a layer of water above it. Wow.

What could I do? Nothing much, if I wanted to do something useful. But surely Tei'jel will rescue me? She always chases me…

But I kept waiting, and no hero came…

wow

Great story! Keep it up!

Cool! Enjoyed reading it.