Bloodmoon Chapter 1 - The Necklace
I stood above the near lifeless pale face of my father, his cheeks sunken and his eyes darkened. He attempted to make a smile as he looked up into my pouring eyes.
"Do not cry for me my son" He said weakly and raised his hand "You don't need me anymore"
I grabbed his hand in mine "We still have to travel the world"
"That's your job now" he said before beginning to violently cough.
"Hold on dad! Help!" Where the hell are the doctors!?
He jerked forward so we were inches apart before ripping off his necklace and handing it to me.
"Find her my son" He chocked out as alarms began to blare "Find her!"
Doctors and nurses ran into the room a moment later but it was much too late. My father, the man that raised me since my mother left me with him eighteen years ago was now dead. The cancer, after three years finally got him.
"DAD!"
I found myself sitting up in my Italian hotel room on the bed. Luna, my white wolf that was laying next to me jerked up and was alert for danger.
Luna was the only sign that my mother was alive. I got her as a thirteenth birthday gift and that was the only thing my mother ever sent.
"Just dreaming 'bout dad again girl" I said while rubbing her head. She let out a whine at the thought and licked my hand. "Yeah I miss him too"
I got out of bed and did my morning routine of bathroom, shower, shave, brush teeth and comb hair.
Girls always watched me in my old school so I knew I was considered attractive. My hair was a short black mess of straight hair that never sat right. Oddly I had a natural line of red hair that ran down the left side of my face.
You could say I was fit. I don't have outstanding muscles but they are visible and I've never had any trouble lifting things or running for long periods of time. I'm average in height based on the other kids in my old school.
I dressed in a pair of black jeans, a dark grey tee shirt and my dads old dark red trench coat with a high collar. I also had on a pair of dark shades over my sensitive bright blue eyes.
Once I was ready Luna whined at the door.
"Okay let's go get some breakfast"
She barked happily with her tail wagging. Wolves do make the best of friends for a loner like me.
After a short walk down the street from the hotel we arrived at a small American restaurant that allowed Luna in after I gave the elderly owner my word that she would not cause trouble and a little insurance money.
A young blonde waitress came over. She wearing a green blouse with a black skirt and a apron over it all. She eyed Luna who was sitting across from me and I decided to have some fun.
"She likes to think she's people" I joked.
"What would you like to order"
I took a glance at the menu "Hmm, I'll have the pancake and sausage platter and my date will have the egg and bacon platter"
She looked between me and Luna with a confused expression. Luna was doing the dog version of a smile while I tried (unsuccessfully) not to smirk.
"Um… Will that be all sir?" She finally said.
"Oh yeah. Would you please ensure that my meat is slightly undercooked" I don't know why but I like meat like that. Steak was always hot and bloody when I made it perfectly.
She gave me one last weird look before walking off with my order.
"Well that was fun huh?" I said to Luna who did a doggy nod.
I felt a shiver at the sound of front door's bell ringing. Standing at the door was a attractive woman with wavy mahogany hair and skin that was near ivory in color.
Luna snapped to attention and let out a low growl in the back of her throat.
"Down girl" I said rubbing her head.
"Here you are sir" My waitress said suddenly right beside me with our food. She dropped the food in front of me and Luna but I kept my gaze on the new arrival.
The pale woman was in a overly tight red dress that was very short. She also had stiletto heals that gave her a pop.
"So Heidi has entrapped you too eh?" My waitress said. Only now did I even realize that I didn't even know her name.
"She seems odd" I whispered for some reason. I looked at my waitress and took notice to her nametag. It read 'Lizzie'
"Lizzie could you give her the table next to me?" I asked kindly with a charming smile. I discovered back when I was around fourteen that girls couldn't deny my requests.
She quickly nodded and ran towards the woman now identified as Heidi. They talked to each other before walking back towards me. The two past by my booth but I noticed that Heidi stiffened at my side before walking past.
"That was weird" I whispered so only Luna and I could hear.
Lizzie walked away after some time with Heidi's order and I continued to watch the woman out of the corner of my eye while I ate. She was nearly motionless and only moved to bring her cup to her lips but her throat never moved.
"Do you always stare at older women" Heidi suddenly asked with a smile in my direction.
How did she know? She wasn't even in my actual line of sight. She lifted her finger and motioned for me to come.
"Hello I am Jason" I greeted before sitting at her table.
She seemed to breath in deeply with her nose and then smiled wide and opened her black eyes to stare into my blue.
"Are you done?" I asked I little freaked by that.
She seemed to come out of a trance.
"Where are you from young Jason?" She asked with a husky voice.
"I'm looking for my mother. My clues say she was involved in some cult around here"
That seemed to dull her mood down and her expression became a slightly serious.
"What kind of clues do you have?"
"This here" I pulled the necklace my father gave me on his deathbed from under my shirt. "This belonged to my mother nearly twenty years ago"
She stared wide eyed at the necklace around my neck. It was just a fancy V with gems to me.
"I can help you" she said with that odd look in her black eyes again. She then reached between her breasts and pulled out the very same necklace.
A few short minutes later we walked into some old cellar along with a few other people. Heidi had explained that she was a tour guide but it would all be over soon.
Everyone here seemed to be in some kind of love trance with her. Yeah she looked good but not anything to go crazy about.
The farther we went into the dungeon like halls, the more I felt that shiver when Heidi showed up. Luna who was at my side was just as tense as I was.
"Jason my dear. How old are you?" Heidi asked me when the group stopped. She held a clipboard in her hand while another woman was doing the same with some of the others.
"I'm nineteen, why?"
"Just need some information for the records. don't worry I may even give you a reward" She kissed me on the cheek suddenly at the end of her sentence.
Some of the men in the group gave me the stink eye but I just ignored them.
"Blood type?"
I actually don't have one but dad said not to broadcast that. "O Negative"
She made what sounded like a moan "Any illnesses or genetic issues?"
"Never been sick a day in my life" I said proudly. I loved my good genes that gave me great health. It was obviously from my mothers side.
She looked like she would jump me or something the way she was looking at me. I was going to tell her off but the double doors at the front of the line opened into some kind of throne room with three thrones and quite a few people that looked similar to Heidi.
A man standing in front of the middle chair came forward. He wore black and red robes, hell most of the people in the room were and they all had that same expression Heidi had with me. This was not going to be fun.
"Welcome guests to the banquet"
One of the guys in our group looked around "Hey where the food then man?"
The pale man smiled devilishly "I'm looking at it"
The pale skins moved at blinding speed into our group. Everyone was grabbed before they could even scream. I was grabbed from behind and my elbows were held behind me.
My heart thumped loudly in my ears from fear and adrenaline as I try to fight off the person holding me. Whoever is holding me had a stone grip on me and I couldn't fight it.
I was horrified by the sight before me. One man was torn apart by a tall man with messy black hair. Another seemed to be running in circles trying to get away from a man with spiky brown hair. Others were simply held by the cloaked people who seemed to be biting their necks.
"Vampires" I spat out against the pain of my arms being bent back nearly to their breaking point.
"You catch on fast my Jason" Heidi voice came from the person behind me.
"Why aren't you taking a bite?"
Not that I wanted her too but I just wanted to keep her talking so she wouldn't.
"Aro will want to talk to you" She said before taking a whiff "And then you're all mine"
"Do I smell?" I almost felt insulted that she kept doing that.
She rubbed my cheek with the back of her hand and spoke seductively.
"You are a young, fit, attractive, virgin. That's hard to find nowadays"
"Are you going to eat that Heidi?"
I look over to see a young man with short black hair. Great I must be some kind of cuisine to Vampires.
"No Alec, he might prove useful to Aro" Heidi said licking my ear "And then I want to play with him"
The man I assumed to be this Aro, dropped the dead corpse that was his lunch and walked towards me with a almost welcoming smile. If I didn't know what those teeth could really do that is.
"And who is this delicacy?"
"Just a fool who fell into your trap!" I spat.
He ignored me and held his hand out which Heidi took. His eyes seemed distant for a moment before smiling at me again in that weird way.
"Have we found another?"
He held out his hand towards me.
"Sorry I don't dance" I mocked. If I was going to die, I do it as a smartass.
My hand suddenly jerked up into his hand. My body shivered much more now then ever. I could see myself shaking. How was my mother involved in this.
"Remarkable" Aro finally said after a few moments "Tell me Jason. Do you find Heidi attractive?"
She walked in front of me so fast that I didn't notice it at first. I stretched my arms and neck now that they were free. They knew that I knew they could catch me before I even got to the door.
I took a good look at Heidi. She was good looking but I'm not into older women and she looked about mid to late twenties.
"She's alright I guess"
This made the man happy. His red eyes shined and he looked ready to jump for joy.
"Aro surely this boy is a threat" A blonde haired man on a throne said "We all saw what one with that gift could do. Do we want another?"
There was some murmuring among the others.
"Jason what was your mothers name?" Aro asked as he was rubbing my necklace in his hand.
I havent thought about her name in a long time. My father told me stories of her and that Luna was the name of her older sister.
"All I know is that she had a sister named Luna and she sent me a wolf pup when I was younger"
Now that I think about it. Where the hell is Luna!? I look around the room. Corpses of humans lined the floor but no white wolf in sight.
"We left the mutt in the hall" Alec said like he knew what I was doing "I'm sure you wont mind much longer"
Aro held up his hand to silence him "Have you never met you mother?"
"She left right after my birth and she never let my dad take any pictures"
Heidi rubbed my cheek again "How sad my pet"
"What are doing to do to me?"
Aro's teeth flashed in the light as he smiled "You either join us or sustain us"
I got the feeling that he would be happy either way. Heidi certainly looked excited about the idea of draining me.
"Aro!" Came a desperate cry as the doors burst open. The girl that entered was a short blond hair Vampire. But what was surprising was that she had only one arm and was missing a part of her face around her right eye.
The others seemed to appear next to her to help her.
"Sister what happened?" Asked Alec with a mix of anger and concern.
"My targets were prepared for me. They ambushed me and attacked before I could use my gift"
Aro had a look of rage in his eyes "Where are Eliza and Harry?"
She looked down "Dead, master"
"AGHHHH!"
The entire hall fell silent at Aro's roar of anger.
I cried out in pain as my neck was jerked and I was thrown across the room by Aro.
"Jane regain your strength. Demetri, Felix ready a hunting party at once!"
They bowed and disappeared. Jane looked at me with black eyes. Aro himself gave me a sinister smile.
"I am terribly sorry Jason but I need Jane at full strength for our coming trials. No hard feeling I hope. I would hope Jane wont be too starved and you could be turned"
"Yeah thanks" No point in stopping my sarcasm just 'cause I'm going to die today. This girl looked scared and in pain. I guess I can at least go out helping someone.
She seemed to glare at me with intensity before gaining a look of anger.
"Sister please don't worry about the fun and just eat. It irritates me as well"
Oh great their gifts don't work and it makes them mad. I hope she's quick about this.
She swiftly glided into me and pinned me to a wall by my neck. She was nearly choking me but I just let the pain come. She must like her prey to be unconscious. Maybe she has a conscious and cant look into a dieing man's eyes.
She brought her head towards the side of my neck. I didn't even feel her fangs pierce the skin, it was almost pleasant when I let the darkness take me.
