Zero the Invisible Vampire

Chapter 1: Fledgling

Girls shouldn't walk around in dark alleys late at night, especially girls who are on their own. Everyone knows that. Zero did, but she simply had to go to that horror movie marathon. She had no choice in the matter. A horror movie was a horror movie, and if it was Paranormal Activity 1 and 2 plus Paranormal Entity as well and you also got in free, well that simply closed the deal. The movies hadn't been half bad- but the demons bored her by the third film. They were all the same- kill, kill, kill. Rather like Burt. It made her giggle to herself to think of that, and she was so caught up in her private little joke that she didn't notice a dark figure lurking in the shadows, scarlet eyes fixed on her. The creature was captivated by the smell of her blood, wondering whether the rumour was true and that young girl's blood really was the sweetest and most succulent of all. And here was one now, giggling to herself like a moron. His fangs sharpened, fully extended, ready to pounce on his prey, an unsuspecting horror moviegoer and not a bad looking one at that. But no matter, food was food, and he had just come across the vampire standard for caviar. He couldn't believe his luck. But dawdling was not satisfying his thirst, so he pounced. A scream, rather deep for a girl, pierced the night. As victim turned to predator, ice blue conflicting blood red, he drank. They were right. This was the best blood he'd ever tasted. But then, his victim's lifeless eyes were staring at him, and then closing, reminding him how young this person was. Oh, the shame. He'd felt sorry for his dinner. But nevertheless, he left some blood, tainted with vampire venom. At least she would have some kind of life, even if it was spent indoors during the day, and she was reduced to roaming around at night. She would still be able to see her movies, anyhow. Being undead wouldn't affect her appearance too much as she already had a ghostly pallor, that he had noticed when she was giggling. Unfortunately, dawn was approaching, and no self respecting vampire left a fledgling in an alley, where the sun would burn her to a crisp. He looked in her backpack. Her wallet laid at the top, with a pack of bubblegum, a manga comic and a bottle with BIG WET CHICKEN REPELLENT written on it? What the heck? What was a big wet chicken anyway? Ah, he was off on another tangent. He pulled out the wallet, a picture of four people, the girl being one of them, the other three being a possibly African girl, a blonde boy and a small redheaded boy with glasses. Aside from that, a five dollar note, random coins, a bottle cap and a small card were in it. The small card had everything he needed to know on it. The girl was a student at a school called Pinkerton. The name rang a bell somewhere. The experimental school in the middle of the park, everyone knew of it. The card also had a name scrawled on it. Zero. Odd name for a girl. But parents these days, who knew what they were thinking. He sighed, lifted himself up and put all her things away. He lifted the bag and slung it onto his shoulders, then picked Zero up and held her up bridal style. A pair of wings spread from his back, and he flew over the city, swooping into the park, landing in a deserted playground. A dormitory number had been provided by the card. He walked up empty hallways, opening the door to a room. A poster of a dragon hung on the wall near a bed, where he placed her body. He dumped the bag next to it.

Then he realized that this was a school, and that Zero's new blood lust would probably cause an incident. Instructions were needed.

Zero,

I regret to inform you that you are no longer a member of the living community, but a vampire. As a school student however, you need to adhere to a few simple rules if you want to continue on where you are with as little complication as possible.

Firstly, do not go outside without a full body coating of SPF 30+ sunscreen and an umbrella, otherwise you are toast. No pun intended.

Secondly, stay away from mirrors, as you no longer have a reflection. Mortals have a tendency to panic when someone does not show up in a mirror.

Thirdly, DO NOT drink from your fellow students. This will cause suspicion.

And finally, keep your mouth closed when your fangs are extended, as this is a telltale sign of a vampire. But seeing as you watch horror movies, you probably already know that.

Take care.

Well, that's the first chapter done. Tell me what you think and also, this story was inspired by GothicClawra's vampire Zero drawings. If you liked this story, check those out. They're awesome. The rest of INK are in the next chapter too, by the way. VAMPIRE ZERO FTW!

P.S. I know nothing about vampires, so for all you hardcore vampire experts, I'm sorry if there are any wrong details.