As we are all well aware, I do not own even the most remote part of Vampire Prosecutor. If I did, I'd get more competent people to write the closed captioned section!

I would like to point out that all of these chapters are unnaturally short. This is not without precedence. One of my favorite authors wrote a half page chapter about a whale falling toward a planet. I, however, am neither rich, nor famous, nor knighted nor nicknamed pTerry, so I'm trying for two pages. See you on the other side!

Chapter 1

Min Tae Yeon's teeth sunk into the flesh as if biting into a leg of lamb. The oh so sweet blood filled his mouth and slid down his throat It had taken him half an hour to get here, making the blood taste flat but his body craved it so much, it hardly mattered its stale source.

He drained this piece of man and crawled to another. Healing bones and muscles complained, but Min ignored their protest. The blood would be of no use soon enough. This second had drained into the dust and concrete from the blast.

Part of Min's skull had been crushed when the bomb when off. Legs were broken; one shoulder dislocated; ribs collapsed into his lungs; his back had been flayed of skin. Any other man would be dead. Min, though, was a vampire. Very little could kill them. As long as the mind and heart maintained their connection, a vampire would not die.

Mind and heart… It was a close thing. Both his mind and his heart had been damaged. Min would not be the same man as he was before the blast.

He'd had just enough time to cover Yoo with his body before the charge went off. Thus he received the greatest injuries. Still, Yoo Jung-in was in much worse condition than he. She was no vampire to gain a smooth clean body, moments after a cut. Even still her blood sank into the bricks and mortar she lay upon. If he didn't do something quick, she would die.

He noticed an arm midway down one of the largest mounds of debris. He quailed at the thought of the effort involved, but it looked to be his best chance.

One thing Min noticed as he climbed was that the worst pain came when he needed to breathe. It wasn't something he would normally have to do, but in the process of repair it became mandatory. He tried to hold his breath and found the going much easier. He would pay for it later.

He sank his teeth into the arm that presented itself and was almost giddy with the result. The body had died moments before. It was fresh blood! Min drank and drank, draining the body; replenishing his.

Then the pain hit.

It tore through his body like nothing else he had experienced before. He doubled up and went sliding down the mound of rubble. He couldn't breathe; he couldn't move; he couldn't think. It seemed like hours the agony ripped through him. visions of the blast from his viewpoint meshed with visions from this mercenary. The man had arrived just in time to lose his life. The force seemed to come from everywhere crushing his muscle and sinew, mind and soul. When it subsided Min knew the vision must have lasted no more than 10 minutes but the aftermath left him shaken and trembling.

Min could barely move but time was running out. There was but one chance for Jung-in. He didn't think, he just moved. Dragging himself to her with just his forearms then bringing his wrist to his mouth; he tore a hole sufficient to let his blood flow easily. Quickly he pulled himself beside her, bringing her head close enough to take the blood. He ignored the bright flash of pain it entailed. Tae-yeon had to force Yoo's lips open if she were to get the vampire nourishment but he didn't think once of the consequences.

The first few drops did nothing.