~ Disclaimer ~ I don't own trigun, nor do i own the creators. This is the
third story/sequel to the Vampire Tendencies trilogy( I've always wanted to
type that! )! I hope you read Bleeding Heart before this because then you'd
know what's going on. First is Vampire Tendencies, second is Bleeding Heart
and now it's....read the title after the disclaimer!
Wahahahhaha..eh..anywho. Mwah.
- Title - Crimson Red Clouds.
- Author - EngelWachterInderHolle.
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- Chapter - One
- Title - New Beginnings.
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"Mama! Mama!"
Legato rolled over and opened his eyes. A little girl of eight stood at the side of the bed, her yellow eyes sparkling and her mop of unruly brown hair sticking out at odd angles. "What is it, Raven?" He asked with a groggy voice.
"Mama! Where's mama!" She protested.
I lifted up my hand and waved it slowly from beside Legato. Raven rushed to my side and climbed into bed with me. "Mama, I had a bad dream," she whispered.
I opened my eyes and hugged Raven. "Did you get a glass of water?"
"I got warm milk."
Legato's arms came around me and he peered over my shoulder at Raven. "That isn't good when you had a nightmare, Raven," he said with a smile.
I looked at the clock. It was four in the afternoon, too early for us to be awake. "You can sleep with us tonight, honey."
Raven snuggled against me and I rolled over so she was between Legato and me. Legato looked at me with a twinkle in his eyes. "Beautiful daughter we have," he whispered as Raven instantly dozed off.
"I think she looks so much like you," I replied.
Legato reached over and touched my cheek. I leaned, kissed him softly and layed back down on my pillow, falling asleep.
"Mama, I'm hungry."
I woke up and Raven was sitting up. Legato was already gone and I sighed. "Alright," I mumbled and sat up, rubbing the sleep from my eyes.
Raven was at my heels as we made our way to the kitchen. I opened the fridge and pulled out a blood packet, handed it to Raven and closed the fridge door again. Raven took small sips of the blood and smiled up at me. "Thanks mama," she said.
I smiled and placed my hand ontop of her head. "Your welcome. Now where is your father?" I asked.
"He went out for a meal. Mama, when can I go out to get a meal?"
"When you're older, Raven. I'll take you out for your first hunt."
"But when, mama?"
"Fifteen."
Raven frowned and took a long sip of the blood before talking again. "That seems like an eternity, mama."
"You should ask your father about eternities, Raven."
Raven let out a giggle and I couldn't help but lift her up and hug her tight. "I love you so much Raven, do you know that?"
"I know mama. I love you too."
I put her down and entered the living room. Legato was sitting near the fireplace reading a book. "How was your meal?" I asked.
Legato looked up and smiled. "It was nice. You want to go out? I can watch Raven for a while," he said.
"No, I'm fine."
"You don't like going for a meal because you're so protective of Raven. Believe me when I say this, Nicole, I can take care of her and this house."
I smiled. "I know. I just don't feel like eating right now."
"If you don't eat, then you can feed off some of the blood I have. I have enough for you and still enough so I won't be feeling fatigue or sluggish."
I shrugged and walked over to the loveseat and sat down. Raven marched into the room and huffed. "I'm bored, mama," she said.
"Go play in the toy room then, Raven."
"But mama, there's something in the toy room."
The way she said those words made the hairs on the back of my neck stick straight out and a cold chill ran up my spine. I took a nervous glance at Legato and he stood up. "What'd it look like, Raven?" He asked.
Raven shrugged. "Like a ghost...but yet it wasn't a ghost, papa. A vampire and she was really pretty, but her whole physical aura frightened me. Last night she was here, that's why I went to your bedroom. She always reached out to me and asked for help, help from a godsend."
Legato walked past Raven and towards the staircase. "Legato!"
I got to my feet and he turned to me with a blank expression. "I'm going to check it out," he said as he took each step.
"I'll go with you!" I exclaimed.
I rushed to his side and turned to Raven. "Stay here on the loveseat. If anyone but us come down here, run outside and find a hiding place nearby."
"Alright mama," Raven said with a nod.
I walked beside Legato up the staircase. "Who do you think it is?"
"I don't know until we introduce ourselves to this..ghost."
I felt another chill go up my spine. Trying to shake the fear away, I grabbed Legato's arm absent mindedly. "You scared?" He asked with a whisper.
"I fear that I am," I replied with a tremble.
"You should be if our daughter couldn't do anything about this. Just think...this thing could probably kill us both and then slaughter Raven."
I jerked him around and glared into his eyes. "Don't you dare say that!"
Legato's eyes squinted with amusement. "I'm kidding, Nicole. I won't let anything happen to Raven or you for that matter. If this ghost vampire is real, then I'll take care of it if she decides to attack us or make any sudden movements."
I nodded slowly as Legato pushed open the door. Nothing.
I gave out a sigh of relief. As soon as the last breath came out I was knocked back by a tremendous force. My hands groped for something to hold onto, but nothing was caught as I spiralled back. The railing to the second floor broke and I fell towards the first floor. "Legato!" I cried out.
"Mama!" Raven screamed.
The floor came closer and closer. I closed my eyes before collision.
Nothing.
"Nicole?! Are you alright?!" Legato yelled.
I opened my eyes and the floor was only inches away from my face. Turning my head I saw Raven standing there, her eyes wide with fear and worry. Had she saved me?
"Mama, are you alright?" She asked.
I was released and I got to my feet. "I'm fine...Raven, was that you?"
"What are you talking about?"
"Get out!" A voice boomed.
I gathered Raven into my arms just as Legato dropped next to us, landing firmly on his feet. "She's up there..and she wants Raven," he said.
"I'm not going to let her have Raven, Legato. We don't know what that ghost wants."
Legato looked over at me. "I wasn't implying that we give Raven up."
"I know."
Raven struggled against me. "Mama and papa, kill the lady! She wants to do us harm, she wants to kill all of us!"
I nodded to Legato and he smiled. "We'll take care of her, Raven. Don't worry."
Easy for him to say. Why was I still worrying?
-- To Be Continued -- ^___^; I hope you ppl like Crimson Red Clouds. ^__^;
- Title - Crimson Red Clouds.
- Author - EngelWachterInderHolle.
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- Chapter - One
- Title - New Beginnings.
==
"Mama! Mama!"
Legato rolled over and opened his eyes. A little girl of eight stood at the side of the bed, her yellow eyes sparkling and her mop of unruly brown hair sticking out at odd angles. "What is it, Raven?" He asked with a groggy voice.
"Mama! Where's mama!" She protested.
I lifted up my hand and waved it slowly from beside Legato. Raven rushed to my side and climbed into bed with me. "Mama, I had a bad dream," she whispered.
I opened my eyes and hugged Raven. "Did you get a glass of water?"
"I got warm milk."
Legato's arms came around me and he peered over my shoulder at Raven. "That isn't good when you had a nightmare, Raven," he said with a smile.
I looked at the clock. It was four in the afternoon, too early for us to be awake. "You can sleep with us tonight, honey."
Raven snuggled against me and I rolled over so she was between Legato and me. Legato looked at me with a twinkle in his eyes. "Beautiful daughter we have," he whispered as Raven instantly dozed off.
"I think she looks so much like you," I replied.
Legato reached over and touched my cheek. I leaned, kissed him softly and layed back down on my pillow, falling asleep.
"Mama, I'm hungry."
I woke up and Raven was sitting up. Legato was already gone and I sighed. "Alright," I mumbled and sat up, rubbing the sleep from my eyes.
Raven was at my heels as we made our way to the kitchen. I opened the fridge and pulled out a blood packet, handed it to Raven and closed the fridge door again. Raven took small sips of the blood and smiled up at me. "Thanks mama," she said.
I smiled and placed my hand ontop of her head. "Your welcome. Now where is your father?" I asked.
"He went out for a meal. Mama, when can I go out to get a meal?"
"When you're older, Raven. I'll take you out for your first hunt."
"But when, mama?"
"Fifteen."
Raven frowned and took a long sip of the blood before talking again. "That seems like an eternity, mama."
"You should ask your father about eternities, Raven."
Raven let out a giggle and I couldn't help but lift her up and hug her tight. "I love you so much Raven, do you know that?"
"I know mama. I love you too."
I put her down and entered the living room. Legato was sitting near the fireplace reading a book. "How was your meal?" I asked.
Legato looked up and smiled. "It was nice. You want to go out? I can watch Raven for a while," he said.
"No, I'm fine."
"You don't like going for a meal because you're so protective of Raven. Believe me when I say this, Nicole, I can take care of her and this house."
I smiled. "I know. I just don't feel like eating right now."
"If you don't eat, then you can feed off some of the blood I have. I have enough for you and still enough so I won't be feeling fatigue or sluggish."
I shrugged and walked over to the loveseat and sat down. Raven marched into the room and huffed. "I'm bored, mama," she said.
"Go play in the toy room then, Raven."
"But mama, there's something in the toy room."
The way she said those words made the hairs on the back of my neck stick straight out and a cold chill ran up my spine. I took a nervous glance at Legato and he stood up. "What'd it look like, Raven?" He asked.
Raven shrugged. "Like a ghost...but yet it wasn't a ghost, papa. A vampire and she was really pretty, but her whole physical aura frightened me. Last night she was here, that's why I went to your bedroom. She always reached out to me and asked for help, help from a godsend."
Legato walked past Raven and towards the staircase. "Legato!"
I got to my feet and he turned to me with a blank expression. "I'm going to check it out," he said as he took each step.
"I'll go with you!" I exclaimed.
I rushed to his side and turned to Raven. "Stay here on the loveseat. If anyone but us come down here, run outside and find a hiding place nearby."
"Alright mama," Raven said with a nod.
I walked beside Legato up the staircase. "Who do you think it is?"
"I don't know until we introduce ourselves to this..ghost."
I felt another chill go up my spine. Trying to shake the fear away, I grabbed Legato's arm absent mindedly. "You scared?" He asked with a whisper.
"I fear that I am," I replied with a tremble.
"You should be if our daughter couldn't do anything about this. Just think...this thing could probably kill us both and then slaughter Raven."
I jerked him around and glared into his eyes. "Don't you dare say that!"
Legato's eyes squinted with amusement. "I'm kidding, Nicole. I won't let anything happen to Raven or you for that matter. If this ghost vampire is real, then I'll take care of it if she decides to attack us or make any sudden movements."
I nodded slowly as Legato pushed open the door. Nothing.
I gave out a sigh of relief. As soon as the last breath came out I was knocked back by a tremendous force. My hands groped for something to hold onto, but nothing was caught as I spiralled back. The railing to the second floor broke and I fell towards the first floor. "Legato!" I cried out.
"Mama!" Raven screamed.
The floor came closer and closer. I closed my eyes before collision.
Nothing.
"Nicole?! Are you alright?!" Legato yelled.
I opened my eyes and the floor was only inches away from my face. Turning my head I saw Raven standing there, her eyes wide with fear and worry. Had she saved me?
"Mama, are you alright?" She asked.
I was released and I got to my feet. "I'm fine...Raven, was that you?"
"What are you talking about?"
"Get out!" A voice boomed.
I gathered Raven into my arms just as Legato dropped next to us, landing firmly on his feet. "She's up there..and she wants Raven," he said.
"I'm not going to let her have Raven, Legato. We don't know what that ghost wants."
Legato looked over at me. "I wasn't implying that we give Raven up."
"I know."
Raven struggled against me. "Mama and papa, kill the lady! She wants to do us harm, she wants to kill all of us!"
I nodded to Legato and he smiled. "We'll take care of her, Raven. Don't worry."
Easy for him to say. Why was I still worrying?
-- To Be Continued -- ^___^; I hope you ppl like Crimson Red Clouds. ^__^;