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room. He saw the body of a petite girl floating beneath the surface, and so he grabbed her and pulled her into the open air where the rain was granting them a temporary break.
    "Jemima!" screamed both Jo and Tabitha in typical girlie fashion.
    "Is she dead, Carmelo, is she dead?"
    "Please just calm down and give me a moment," he replied as he gently placed her body on the ground and checked her over.
    "I'm sorry to say this young girl is no longer with us..."
    Jo sobbed, "No...oh no, Jemima. I'm so sorry."
    "But, she is far from dead," he added.
    Looking up at him, Jo turned to face the girl and saw her pretty features had changed since she had last seen her. She was far more beautiful than ever before. Even after spending weeks beneath the ground, trapped without food, and then drowned, Jemima the vampire was born.
    "She is going to need to feed. Zoltan, can you and Tabitha find her something to feed from? Perhaps a rabbit or something like that? That should keep her going until we can get her back to the mountains."
    Zoltan and Tabitha disappeared into the forest as Jo gently squeezed her old friend's hands, waiting for her to return to consciousness in her own time.
    "It's better we don't rush her. Her body probably needs a little more time to adjust after the drowning. But don't worry, she will be fine."
    "Apart from the fact she's a vampire now and she can't ever see her family again," replied Jo, shaking her head. "They'll have to be told she's dead. They're going to be heartbroken."
    "I know darling, but they simply cannot know about our existence. You know that," he replied.
     
     

CHAPTER SEVEN
    Moira placed the telephone receiver back on its old fashioned holder and looked to the top of the stairs where Lilly and December both sat in their pyjamas eagerly awaiting news.
    "That was Jo. They've found Jemima. She's alive."
    Both girls squealed with delight and jumped up, running down to the bottom of the stairs where they threw themselves on her.
    "But she's no longer human," Moira added slowly, "Duran turned her into a vampire."
    The squealing stopped abruptly as the three looked at each other, not knowing what to say.
    "At least she's alive," said a voice from the shadows. "That's more than can be said for me."
    "Oh Mother, honestly. But, I suppose you're right. I just hope that poor girl can come to terms with what's happened to her over the past few weeks."
    "What happened?" asked Lilly eagerly.
    Looking up at the grandfather clock as it began to signal five o' clock in the morning, Moira shook her head and started to walk towards the kitchen.
    "Come in here, I'll make us some hot chocolate while I tell you what Jo said."
    ".... and she thought she was as good as dead," said Moira after relaying what she had been told.
    "Well, she would have been if she wasn't a vampire. Goodness only knows how long she was unconscious in the water. The poor girl. She must have been terrified. She must still be terrified. Where is she now?" asked Ruby.
    "Jo was calling from your house, Lilly. They were just freshening themselves up before heading back up to the Elders."
    "B... but surely she's a real danger to everyone at home? When Jo was first turned, she had to be restrained..." said Lilly, jumping up and heading back towards the phone.
    Moira stopped her before she could get any further, "Honey, there's nothing to worry about. Jemima is incredibly weak. She couldn't hurt a mouse. That awful craving that usually happens has been dampened down to such an extent because of what she's been through. There's really no danger at all. Please don't worry, honey. Your family and friends are perfectly safe and besides... Carmelo is there and so is Zoltan. They are very strong," she smiled.
    "Oh... okay.... Sorry, I guess I panicked a bit. I just worry about them, you know?"
    "Of course you do. We understand. Plus, this is the first time you've been away from them all since you moved to Canada. It's only natural. You can call them later