So I thought I would start a Halloween story for the season. I think a Halloween romance would be cool so I am going to do a 4 chapter (one chapter a week) Halloween romance, why is it Halloween, well you will find out. Enjoy my readers
The dark sky blurred above us and the moon shined down to the black streets. The only sound you could here was the clicking of our boots and the racing of their hearts. Well at least we could. It was a dead end coming up we all knew it and we all knew that soon, no one would be left. Not one would remain, or so we thought. Three of us Crow, Kiryu and I feed on three well grown adults in the streets. The crimson read liquid dripped down and we tossed the lifeless bodies aside as we finished. I sighed unhappy, anger, distress flowing within me. I hated this; I missed being human so much.
"Come on Jack stop sulking, you will never get your humanity back, none of us will," Crow groaned out as he sat down beside me the blood coating his lips smeared like lipstick.
"He is right you know, I miss it too but, you will get accustom to..." Kiryu, the leader I followed, stopped dead in his sentence and smelled the air.
"Dose ether of you smells that?" He asked his normally yellow eyes coated in a rim of red. Crow stood next to him and started to smell what he was.
"That's blood, and it's close, too close?" Crow replied concerned.
"This is our territory though; no one should be hunting in our grounds." I replied starting to smell the same blood. It was highly metallic, mixed with sweat and the sweet smell of honeysuckle and cinnamon.
"Let's go check it out," I suggested getting to my feet and already following the sweet scent before Kiryu could object.
It took us seconds were it would have taken anyone else minutes. We found ourselves in a small alleyway; it was another dead end, which was a death trap for anyone being chased. My eyes caught sight of a shivering mess over in the corner of the dead end. I approached it slowly, my boots clapping against the cement. I heard a soft squeak of fear coming from the white fabric that came over the shaking figure that I now assumed was a person. I pulled the white fabric that I realized was a coat reviling a small child.
He could have been no older than five. He was cowering in the corner covered in sweat and blood. His eyes were shut rather tight but we could see the tears that streaming down his face. His raven black hair was all amiss and you could see the lightning bolt shaped highlights that should have been brighter. He looked so frightened, his fists were clenched tight and he was starting to hyperventilate. I reached out to the small child but the minute I placed a hand on him his eyes snapped open and looked up at me in fear. I looked down into his eyes, they were enticing, a dark blue, Colbat. I took a breath trying to regain my focus on the small boy before me.
"I won't hurt you, I promise," I spoke to him softly reaching over to the black locks that feel into his face. He reached up for my hand and pulled it down to examine it carefully. His hands shook as he ran his finger down my palm. When he reached my fingers he grasped onto my middle one with ease. He looked back up into my eye and started examining my face. I think he was trying to figure out if I was telling the truth or not. I smiled at the child's antics absentmindedly. He gasped quietly and looked towards my smiled. He pulled his other hand away and pointed to my fangs. I pulled back a bit to give the boys some space, obviously he knew about my kind.
"I will not hurt you young one," I repeated when I felt Kiryu's hand on my shoulder.
"What are you doing, we shouldn't be having this kind of contact with this child," He reprimanded firmly.
"But Kiryu look at him, he is a mess, and we was probably chassed here by someone else who is hunting in our territory," I reminded him looking down to the once again scared child.
"Yeah your point Jack, we can't do anything for him now, he has been traumatized, probably wouldn't even trust us if we tried to help," Crow argued with me. I was more sympathetic than these two. They had been immortal far longer than I and the years had grown thin on them. However the human life seemed so fragile once you knew that you could live forever, but that did not make it glorious. I looked at the boy puzzled, he had somehow escaped his death and he was such a beautiful boy. I couldn't just abandon him here like Crow and Kiryu were suggesting.
I once again pulled closer to the boy. He gasped again afraid I might hurt him I assume, but I just held out my hand and waited. He looked at it confused but eventually he grabbed a hold of it. Slowly I reached down and picked the child up into my arms resting his head against my shoulder. I felt him squirm in fright but I held him there trying to show him that I was not going to hurt him.
"Jack!" Crow and Kiryu growled disapproving of my actions.
"Stop it, I am not going to let this boy suffer, I am not going to leave him out here to die, he…." I paused unsure of why I couldn't; it just didn't feel right on the inside.
"Kiryu you are always saying we kill our victims first so they don't have to suffer. I cannot bear to kill this boy, he is too young to die, on top of it he is a beautiful little boy," I explained running hand through his cores hair. It was smeared in dirt and grime but I'm sure cleaned up it would be soft.
Kiryu sighed knowing I was using his own words against him.
"So what do you want to do Jack?" Kiryu questioned looking at the boy who was now calmly holding onto me for dear life.
"I want to help him, we could raise him, he doesn't have a home apparently," I stated plainly but from the looks I was getting I was out of my mind.
"Are you crazy Jack, you want to attempt to raise a human child in a house full of vampires, it's out of the question. He will drive us all mad," Crow yelled at me making the young boy cling to me tighter.
"Stop Crow your scaring him. Why would I be mad, because I still hold onto my human heart and refuse to become wrapped up completely in this vampire business? I will not let him die out here." I replied putting my foot down. For some reason I cared about this boy, a lot.
"Fine Jack, we can keep the kid, under one condition," Kiryu agreed his yellow eyes looking straight into me.
"What would that be?" I asked starting to run smooth circles on the boys back.
"On his eighteenth birthday you make him one of us, you are to turn him into the cruel beast that lurks in the night," Kiryu bargained his smirk slipping onto his face.
"And if I refuse?" I asked quickly, that was the last thing I wanted to do to this boy.
"You mine as well leave him here because I will kill the boy personally," Kiryu threatened eyeing the boy back. I sighed it was a tough barging to drive, either way the boy did not meet a pretty end. He could die in a few weeks, or I could take him in and give him thirteen years to live for. I looked down to the boy in my arms. He sat himself up strait and looked right at me. He looked so lost and desperate. I had to save him, I just couldn't leave him.
"It's a deal Kiryu, I will turn him on his eighteenth birthday, but until then you two are to help me protect him," I agreed bouncing the boy slightly, for the first time he smiled a little.
"Very well," Kiryu sighed unable to believe he had just agreed to such an idea. I smiled again at the boy as he ran his tiny fingers over my face. Shyly he pointed to himself and said one word.
"Yusei," He spoke ever so softy.
"Is that your name?" I asked holding the boy as gently as possibly, I did not want to hurt him with my strength. He nodded his head his eyes starting to close shut and a yawn stifling at his lips.
"You have had a long night little Yusei, I am going to take you home," I replied placing the boy once again over my shoulder and running off towards the building we called home.
It wasn't much the brick building with three rooms, but it was enough for three young vampires who went in and out. Now we would be adding a small child to the mix, we were going to have to adjust. Since I had decided we would keep him I took him to my room where he would sleep in my bed for the time being. I set the boy in the twin bed with the white sheets made neatly over it. I pulled the sheet out and tucked him under it when he proceeded to curl up in a tiny ball. His blue eyes opened slightly and looked right at me. I sat on the edge of the bed and stoked his hair once more for comfort.
"Is this home?" He asked so innocently.
"It is, this is your new home and your new family. You will always be safe here Yusei, you will never be hurt again." I promised the child. He just smiled closing his eyes and fisting the sheet in front of him. I was guessing he must have slept with a stuffed animal, I know I did as a child. His breathing slowed down and I removed myself from the room momentarily. I walked out into what we used as a living room and met the eyes of Kiryu and Crow.
"Well now that he is here, we need to talk seriously," Kiryu admitted forcing me to sit on the couch there.
"Haven't we already talked about this, we protect him until he is eighteen and then I change him, end of story," I argued, I was only coming out here to get a glass of water for the boy.
"True, but will you go through with it is my concern. I was serious about the threat if you don't do it. I will kill him. The reason I am saying that is because you Jack, have somehow just fell in love with a human." Kiryu started to explain. It made scene why I felt the need to protect him and help him in an instant.
"You see Jack you have gone through somewhat of a metamorphosis it's how vampires mate. When we see the person we love, that's it there is no turning back, we are stuck. Most of the time it's like a soul mate thing. You are in love with them they also are in love with you, but since you Mr. wonderful have had this event on a human the stakes are not only high but unclear since he is so young. By his eighteenth birthday it should be clear if he also has the same feelings for you, if not Jack, I know it will hurt but most likely you will let the boy go. After thirteen years, we can't let that happen, so the choice is still yours Jack, but I will go through with my word just keep that in mind. However I will keep up my side of the barging and treat the kid as if he were my own until that day. You know, I have no remorse for the human sole anymore. So just be careful," Kiryu warned as he handed me a glass filled with water. I eyed him skeptically and just left the room without a word to him. I knew he was serious but I just couldn't bear with the thought of ever losing Yusei. I placed the glass by the table next to my bed and looked at the sleeping forum of Yusei. I smiled and sighed.
"I will make sure you have the best thirteen years a boy could ask for," I whispered crawling into the bed and warping an arm around him. He was officially my Yusei, the son and lover of a Vampire.
So this was way fun to write it's a new twist on vampires my favorite mythical creature, so I know it's not like spooky for Halloween but I thought doing something with vampires would be a nice thing to do for the Halloween season so I hope you all enjoy this until next week. Read and review!
~Kaifudo…aka the author~