"David!" yelled Max from the stairs. David appeared at the top of the stairwell, clad in leather jeans and a black tee-shirt. Max's teeth and lips were specked with blood and he was grinning from ear to ear. David casually spilled downstairs and looked at his master.

"What're you so happy about?" he asked, leisurely picking his nails. Max laughed.

"Vain bastard. Anyway, the reason for my happiness is John, you know, black-haired John. His daughter Sky has come of age; she's a sight for sore eyes… and, being a vampire himself, he's more than keen to have her as a vampire too. But, he doesn't want her pretty neck ripped open…" At this he was positively laughing out loud.

"Yeah, so?" asked David, clearly bored.

"He wants you to perform Xani Erayas on her." At this David looked up. Xani Erayas was the art of creating a vampiress from five male vampires. It was a brutal procedure and it only worked if the victim was a virgin, because semen from mortal men tainted the genes that created the vampiress. Cutting a long story short, the virgin was raped then fed off the vampires in that particular tribe that created her. It kept her neck 'pure' and avoided awkward questions.

Max passed him a small Polaroid of the girl in question and David's jaw hit the floor.

The girl was in a bathing costume. She was splashing in water and laughing. Her skin was almost white and flawless, which was exaggerated by the shock of black spiral-curled hair that fell down her back. She was tall and trim, not too skinny though, with not-too-large breasts that created a figure that would turn an hourglass green with envy. Her eyes were a silver-grey colour, framed by black/blue tinted eyelashes. She was the most beautiful girl he'd ever seen.

"Look, John's bringing her to stay in Santa Carla for a couple of days. She'll be staying in the shack. I've already made some Erani potion as I don't think she'll take to your actions too kindly. After that, when she's made, Paul is immigrating to live here with her permanently. We expect good results from you, David, so don't fail us."

David grabbed his coat and ran to the shack to show Dwayne, Marko and Paul the new victim.