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"Soul of the Night"

By

Twilightborn 1983

Chapter 1: Enter Adamar

A young man with black hair down to his shoulders in a dark trench coat conceals himself in a crowd of happy tourists as he watches the events unfold in front of him with much interest. A small blue creature, which looked for all the world like a little ice sprite, was making snow cones. But not in the normal sense. No, he made the ice from his breath, and the strangest thing of all was that nobody seemed to even notice. When the young man had arrived on the island, such an event would have shocked him beyond belief, but now after two months here, it wasn't shocking at all, but still extremely interesting. He had seen many amazing things in his life, but these two months showed him that many more amazing things lie in wait just beyond the sky. This had been just one of many creatures he had been observing for the past few months; as to why he was originally asked to come here in the first place, he was all but certain. These creatures were indeed powerful, he had seen ones that could destroy entire armies, and some, entire worlds. But he was not to interact with them, that was not his mission. He was to merely observe them and report back as to their nature and purpose.

The day was hot and humid, but this did not bother the man, no, it was too bright. But to someone who lived his days at night, this was to be expected. Most others of his kind would have shunned such a place, the sun shined much of the time, and while not deadly, it was very annoying and sometimes painful if one was too weak. The food was also scarce when they normally ate. But the atmosphere was still a pleasant one, compared to what he was accustomed to.

He had just about decided that he was done with his observations for the day, when she appeared. She was only a little girl, no older than 8 or 9, but the way the creatures talked about her, she was quite the hero. This intrigued the man more than anything, because surely such a child was not capable of the heroics the creatures had described. Even with the help of the blue creature that was almost always by her side, a little girl should have run in terror at even the thought of having to face things like giant sharkmen and evil tyrants. But not this little girl. But as much as the man admired the little girl, he pitied her all the more. He had decided to spy on the little girl since she did have something to do with the creatures, a lot more than he had originally guessed. He did discover much about the creatures, their original evil purposes and their creator, but he also discovered that this little girl had brought each of them to the side of good, by all means a miraculous feat. But his pity lie in the fact the girl lived in a broken home. Sure, it had alien residents so it looked larger, but no sister should be forced to have to take care of her little sibling with no help. But the alternative was even worse. Of this he knew well, he had 'dealt' with several abusive foster parents before. To think of what would happen if something happened to that girl's older sister was unbearable. Such a wonderful child, sent away to some foster parent would might neglect her, abuse her, or worse.

But he needed to keep his mind off such things; it was not good to trouble oneself with mere possibilities when reality is already troublesome. Of course, these beliefs made him seem quite rash to his elders, almost to the point of concern, but he had always came through when it counted, and that was what mattered. His feeding habits were a concern as well but he did not like to feed indiscriminately. Sinful blood was always the more satisfying to him, in part because the former bearer got what they deserved.

Adamar listened in on the conversation between the little girl, Lilo, and her 'dog', Stitch. "Stitch, now remember, we have to meet Nani at work today so she can take us to the mall." she said as she licked her snow cone.

"Naga, Stitch can't go to the mall anymore. Remember?" he said as he swallowed his, cup and all.

"Oh right, I forgot about last time. I guess they are still mad about the food court incident." Lilo said as she finished hers as well. "I guess me and Nani will have to go by ourselves then."

Adamar chuckled silently while watching the pair. Knowing that particular creature, chances are what ever happened in that food court was probably quite amusing. He weighed his options, should he follow Lilo and see if she would lead him to anymore of the creatures, or should he follow Stitch and see what else he was capable of? He decided that since all the council would want to know was how much damage he could do if the wrong people got a hold of him; he figured following the girl was a safer bet. Besides, in his two months here he had grown quite fond of her, which is no small feat for a centuries old vampire. But fondness was as far as it ever went with him and anyone human since he believed that as a vampire of such a status as himself had other things to worry about than taking a ward, something to his credit, he had never been driven to do.

He followed Lilo to the Birds of Paradise hotel. He knew he would not look out of place there; he had been staying there the past few months, posing as a rich orphan on an extended vacation. Of course, that was the same cover he had used for 200 years, so he was quite good at it.

"Hello Mr. Grey, and how is your stay in Hawaii been treating you?" asked a man in his late 30's.

"Quite well, Mr. Jamerson. But I'm afraid I will have to be returning home quite soon, matters have arisen that I must help tend to." Adamar replied as he kept one eye discreetly on Lilo, hoping she might lead him to another creature.

"That's too bad, I knew you had come here to get away from that for a while, but I guess no one can dodge their responsibilities forever." Mr. Jamerson replied, "Speaking of responsibilities, I have to go and check on the kitchen staff for tonight's big luau, will you be joining us tonight?"

"I am afraid not, I am not much for parties." Adamar said as he sat down.

"That's quite alright, not everyone likes the noise and crowds." Mr. Jamerson said as he started to step away. "Well, I hope you enjoy the rest of your stay, and I hope you will say goodbye when you leave."

"I will do that. Thank you Mr. Jamerson."

"Of course, Aloha!" Mr. Jamerson said as he walked away.

Now with Mr. Jamerson gone, he could return to the task at hand, looking to see if Lilo would lead him to any more creatures. He had found however, that he had lost her in the crowded lobby.

Thinking he might as well sit for a moment and try to piece together what he would say to the elders when he got back, he didn't notice someone walk up to him.

"Are you a vampire?" said the person who walked up to him.

This shocked him out of his thoughts, and as he looked down, there was Lilo, looking up at him in the face. He quickly regained his composure. He had expected that if Lilo ever saw him that would be the first thing she would ask. She, Adamar had discovered, was quite the horror buff, and was fascinated by things that go bump in the night. Which, in his opinion, was not always the best thing to be interested in. "What makes you think that, little girl?" he replied in a calm tone, as if not surprised at all.

"Cause my sister says she has never seen you eat anything in the time you have been here, and you always wear dark clothing, and I heard Mr. Jamerson say that you would be there one second and gone the next."

"But what about the sun? It's daytime. If I was a vampire, wouldn't I turn to dust?" Adamar said, knowing it was a lie. Vampires didn't like the sun that was true; the sun radiated energies that somewhat disrupted the energies that flowed within them, so it robbed them of much of their powers and made them very uncomfortable. It also tended to hurt, but only if you hadn't eaten in a while or had just began to change, when it hurt like hell.

"That's just a myth. Vampires aren't hurt by sunlight," then Lilo pulls up to whisper in Adamar's ear, "they just want you to think they are, so you'll feel safe during the day."

Adamar just laughed. "Don't you have quite the imagination?" he said as picked her up and set her back on the floor.

Then the two heard a voice call from across the lobby. "Lilo! Quit bothering the guests!"

Nani said as she ran up to her sister and Adamar. "I'm sorry if she is being a pest; she likes to ask silly questions."

"They are not silly, they are important to my vampire research!" Lilo said as she looked up at her sister.

"Lilo, I will not have you wandering around my workplace, asking random people if they are vampires!" Nani screamed at her sister, taking her hand.

"It's quite alright, I have naturally pale skin, and my lips do tend to redden quite easily, so it's an honest mistake." Adamar said as he reached to pat Lilo on the head. "She isn't the first child to ask me that question." Actually she was, most humans tended to be a bit dim when it came to the world around them, but Lilo was extremely sharp witted.

This discussion didn't last much longer, Nani apologized again and pulled Lilo away, and Lilo kept complaining that Nani never let her do anything. Adamar had seen the two have several such arguments, mostly having to do with Lilo's unusual hobbies. Adamar waited until they were out of sight, then rose to follow them. It was starting to get dark and the sun had just about set. He followed the pair on foot, since with dusk came his powers and he could now move faster as an animal. He took the shape of a bat, since they were the most common of his creature forms on the island, the other two being wolf and raven. He was surrounded with a black fog for all of the blink of an eye, and he was a bat. He took off into the dusk, following his young friend and her sister as they went on their mundane journey.

As the pair drove along, Adamar watched as they were discussing something. What he couldn't understand, but it seemed to make Lilo very excited. The pair pulled up to an ATM, when Adamar noticed out of the corner of his eye a small orange creature, with ears that looked for all the world like speakers. He decided that his following Lilo had paid off, and flew over to the creature, and hid behind the tree line. He took human form again and began to observe the creature. It was making random noises that seemed to be coming from its ears. The creature walked over towards the sound studio, and Adamar followed it. A man opened the door and let the creature in, which he had called Sample. Adamar became a mist and flowed under the door as to not be noticed. The creature entered a recording booth. Adamar watched the creature for a moment, and realized it was a big noise maker. Sounds like the stuff Sonya listens to; there is no accounting for taste. Adamar himself was a fan of classical music, like most of the vampires of his age. He had just decided that he had seen enough, when a sound got his attention. A sound he was used to back home, but never thought he would hear here: gunshots.

Nani meanwhile had gotten out of the car to use the ATM. Just as she had reached the ATM, she heard footsteps behind her. She turned around, scared, only to see Lilo.

"Lilo, I told you to stay in the car." Nani said relieved that someone wasn't trying to sneak up and rob her.

"I wanted if know if I could have a dollar to go get a candy bar." Lilo said as she held out her hand.

"Lilo I will get you something at the mall, ok?" Nani said as she removed the money from the machine.

Just then, someone grabbed Nani and put a gun to her head. Then another man grabbed Lilo. "Give me your money, and nobody gets hurt." a man in a mask said as he had Nani in a chokehold.

"Just take it." Nani said sacred. "Just leave me and my sister alone."

Lilo however wasn't being as cooperative. "Let me go you big dummy." She said as she struggled to get free.

"This one's got some spunk. She needs to learn that's its not nice to backtalk grown-ups." the other man said.

"Please, just take the money and go. Leave my sister alone." Nani pleaded.

The man took Nani's purse and her money. He threw Nani down and said to his partner. "Let's go. And just so you don't try anything, I think we will just borrow your sister."

"NO! Please, I won't try anything, just let my sister go." Nani cried.

The first robber kicked Nani. "Shut up, bitch."

Nani fell to the ground and cried.

Meanwhile, the second robber was having trouble holding Lilo still, and then he received a kick to somewhere unpleasant. "Aaaahh!" the second robber screamed as he let go of Lilo.

The first robber saw this and retaliated by smacking Lilo to the ground. "Little brat!" He then pulled the second robber up.

"Ah damnit. Little bitch. Let's see how she likes lead!" The man pulled a gun, and Lilo froze in fear. Her life was going to end right there.

Goodbye Stitch. The man pulled the trigger, and Lilo felt blood flow. But no pain. She opened her eyes to see Nani covering her, shielding her from the shot.

"NANI!" Lilo screamed as she realized her sister had been shot.

Sirens went off in the distance, and the two men fled.

Lilo continued to call her sister's name, as she felt Nani turn to face her. She had been shot in the chest. "Nani, please be okay! Please stay with me," Lilo said as she began to cry, "you're all I have left."

"It's okay Lilo, you're alright, and that's all that matters." Nani said, her voice weakening.

"No it isn't! You can't die on me. We were supposed to go to Graceland again. You were going to get married! You can't die, you can't die, YOU CAN'T!" Lilo screamed as she cried even harder.

Nani looked into her sister's tear-filled eyes. "I'm sorry Lilo, I guess this is good-bye. I love you, remember that. Remember ohana. Don't forget me."

And with that Nani passed from this world to the next.

End of Chapter 1

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Tragedy