It was a Sunday, October the 26th to be exact. Everywhere seemed to be painted in orange and black for the upcoming holiday that all kids truly seemed to enjoy. Mothers rushed along with their children who skipped next to the hurried feet with some sort of accessory that they just bought. Bringing the hot coffee to his lips, he wondered if Ingeras would've loved such a holiday as this. He knew his son would've wanted this type of holiday to go on nearly four times a year if he had the power to. A sad smile filled his lips as he brought the cup down and stared at the lonely table that he was accompanying.
The crows cawed in the distance as the man placed a tip on the table before he got up to leave. The sky was already darkening, giving a warning that autumn was now finally taking its toll on the earth. Around him he could see humans hugging their scarves and jackets closer to their body as the breeze seemed to have picked up. The wind had no effect on him as he continued to walk back over to where his house dwelled. All around him it seemed that everyone was moving 10 times faster than he was all just to get away from the chill of autumn.
He looked up to the sky at the tall buildings and was fascinated by how the times and technology had quickly hanged. If the man had bottled himself up for 100 years the world around him would easily have left him confused and dazed once he emerges. He shoved his hands inside of his pockets as he tried his best not to think about his growing hunger. He had accidentally just ate last night and knew there was a few drops of blood left in the body inside his home.
"It's cold!" a little boy complained, "Can we go home now?"
The mysterious man came to a stop in the middle of the street and listened as he closed his eyes and pretended that he had a headache. The was something wrong about what was going on here. He opened his eyes and let out a low growl as he continued to walk but in a faster pace.
"I really like this one on you, Rachel! Why don't you buy it?" a teenage girl said to her friend.
"Because it's $110.00! That's all that's in my checking account. Do you honestly think that I would be able to afford that? Maybe when I marry a hot doctor but not when I'm 15 years old. Come on, let's get out of here" the other friend replied.
An alleyway came up right in the middle of the block as he quickly ducked inside and walked faster down the slimy and closed off street. His frustrations grew deeper as he slowed down to a stop and tried to contain himself from letting out a roar.
"Why are you following me?" he let out in a dark voice.
He turned around to see a woman there standing behind him.
She had brown hair that went past her shoulder blades with light green eyes. He couldn't help but give her a peculiar stare as he could clearly see and hear that her heart was pumping blood but very faintly which gave her a slight blush on her pale skin. He faced her and looked at the woman strangely as he could clearly see that this girl was a vampire but not like him. He also knew there was no way that she could be a vampire considering how he eliminated all the vampires he created. He walked over to the woman who slightly gasped but yet stood her ground and rose her chin up to her superior. He slightly glared down to her and wondered if she knew who he was.
There was no doubt in his mind that she already knew who he was. She trembled under his stare and seemed almost terrified to look at him right in the eye. He knew that this woman has followed him all day. He just hoped that by sitting in front of the coffee shop the woman would get bored and eventually leave. Now he could see that this woman was just like him and could wait an eternity if she wanted to.
"You are the man that they call Dracula, right?" the woman asked.
At the sound of the name, Vlad let out a low growl and turned around to walk out of the alleyway. He only went five steps before he stopped himself and waited. For some reason, he couldn't leave the woman in the alleyway alone. He turned around and saw the pleading look in her eyes, making him turn around and face her.
"Why?" Vlad asked, "What are you?"
"I was born half vampire, half human" the mysterious woman explained.
"How is that possible?" Vlad questioned.
The woman shifted uncomfortably as she looked down the alleyway over to society. Vlad watched the woman and noticed that she was scared, but not because of Vlad. She was being hunted down.
The thought of her being hunted didn't faze him as much as he knew it should have. What he was mostly concerned about was how could this woman be "born" as a vampire?
The woman looked back to him and he knew that she was waiting for him to tell her to come inside or be anywhere near him.
She let out a little sigh as she walked past him and down the alleyway. Vlad turned and followed the woman. He knew that she wasn't from his generation. He killed everyone that he created for one, also, she didn't have the same accent as he did. He did know that she was definitely not from this era. The half-breed glances back to see if Vlad was following and gave a small smile when she realized that he was.
He wanted to stop her but as they went into the crowded street, he knew that asking about her being a half-breed would make the humans think he's crazy. Vlad walked in time with the woman this time as she kept her mouth shut. She moved swiftly and quietly as she weaved herself in and out of the crowd. He couldn't help but notice that she kept on looking around and checking her bearings as she chose to stay in the middle of the sidewalk. He guessed that was a good strategy considering how all the humans' hearts were thundering in Vlad's ears while he could barely make out hers.
The woman opened up a car door, "In here"
Vlad watched as the woman quickly went into the car and waited for him to come inside. He didn't know her name or anything, all he really knew was that she knew he was Dracula. Now would've been a perfect time to run off and leave her but her frightful eyes bore into his mind already. Vlad opened up the passenger door and sat down in the Audi and waited in silence for her to speak.
When she didn't speak for a whole minute, he turned to her, "What is your name?"
"Olivia" the woman responded.
"And you know who I am" Vlad replied, "But why did you want to find me so desperately?"
"Because I need your help" Olivia turned to him, "A group of vampires are trying to wipe out my kind. I'm hoping that you being Dracula and all, it would have some sort of influence on them leaving us alone"
Olivia glanced into her side mirror and looked around the busy streets of Seattle. It's been too long since the last attack which only meant that they were regrouping. She couldn't risk another fight among her kind and the vampires.
"I don't understand" Vlad shook his head, "I killed all the vampires I created"
"But you weren't the only vampire" Olivia turned to Dracula, "And he wasn't too clean with cleaning up his tracks. Now there are a bunch of vampires thinking that we are a disgrace to the kind and should be eliminated"
Olivia put the key into the ignition and started up the car and pulled out of her parking. Vlad moved to stop but he couldn't help but feel curious about what she was talking about.
Olivia quickly turned a corner and started to gain up some speed and drive away from the city.
"Where are we going?" Vlad asked, "What makes you think that I would have any influence on the battle? There won't be much that I could do. I've remained in the dark for far too long. No one will know that I am Dracula"
"You give off a different feeling when you're around, almost like you are a king" Olivia explained, "If anyone could stop this kind of cruelty, it's you. I'm taking you over to the nest were the others are"
"The others?" Vlad questioned, "So you've regrouped. Why don't you just outnumber them and hold your ground like most battle strategies? Seems to work when I hear about them"
Olivia shook her head and chuckled as she got onto the freeway. Vlad felt the pressure of speed hit his chest as she sped down the highway. He could definitely tell that being out in the open wasn't something that she was too fond of. That could also give the vampires a full advantage as they know that the half-breeds wouldn't take the fight to them. Vlad reached up and grabbed onto the handle as Olivia swerved out-of-the-way of a white van. She glanced over to Dracula's arm and shook her head and rolled her eyes.
"We are slower and weaker than your kind but still faster and stronger than any human" Olivia explained, "Even with 100 half-breeds, five vampires can annihilate them in no time. I've seen it before"
"How many are at the nest?" Vlad asked.
"Including me, the count would be at 15" Olivia looked over to Dracula.
She glanced back over to the road before taking a ramp that would lead them over to the wooded side of Seattle. Vlad let go of the handle and started to pinch his lip as he though about what he could be seeing. He never once thought about the option of having a half human half vampire mix. It seemed too complex in his mind for anything like that to happen. He looked over to Olivia who seemed too concentrated on driving to even keep a conversation going with him.
"When were you... born?" Vlad asked.
"In the year 1614" Olivia told him.
"You're 400 years old then. I was thinking that half-breed couldn't be immortal" Vlad stated.
"We have the option to be immortal or not" Olivia stated.
"How?" Vlad asked, "Forgive me for prying. I just never thought about it being possible. About an hour ago I thought I was the only vampire left in history. I've completely forgot about the Master Vampire. How is it that you can age and I can not?"
"Because we have the ability to either drink blood or eat regular food without it tasting so disgusting" Olivia told him.
"And when you have a period of eating normal food, that's when you age" Vlad pieced together.
"See?" Olivia turned to him, "You're started to get it now. You should rest, we won't be at the nest for a while. I will wake you when we're close by. I just hope that when you see them, you will help us"