She walked through the dark alley feeling the pain fill her abdominal. She knew they were in the ally with her. Usually she would welcome a fight but she was no longer the slayer. She was now Ann, a normal girl blending into the busy world of Los Angeles. A wind swept passed her as the pain grew intensely, they were feet away. Normal instincts of a human would be to fight or run. She wished she had the option but the only thing she could do was fight. The vampire came from behind her but she quickly stepped to the side and grabbed his arm and threw him into the wall. As she watched the vampire crash into the wall another vampire stalked from behind and grabbed her by the neck,
" Not as easy as you think little girl."
Her heart began to quicken the blood raced through her veins, her adrenaline kicked in. She jabbed her elbow in the monsters gut and quickly escaped his grasp. She grabbed Mr. Pointy and recomposed herself.
" Are you ready to meet Mr. Pointy, gentlemen."
One of the creatures of the night paused for a second and looked at Ann, " Did you just call us Gentlemen? If so that was very polite of you but I must say, you seem a little off your game."
The other paused as well and tuned towards his partner, " I bet its boy problems."
Ann looked baffled by the both of them, " I'm fine and its not boy problems."
The other began to chuckle, " He probably was intimidated by her fierce snare." The two began to jab back and forth "Or, he became jealous of all the time she spent with gentlemen like us."
" Nah, Nah…" One said as he shook his head " I bet it was commitment issues." "My God! Will the two of you shut up and get this battle over with all ready?" Ann said getting annoyed by all their presumptions about her love life.
They continued and ignored her statement, " Nope I bet he was older and a little controlling. I get the sense she does not like being controlled."
" Okay, that's it!" Ann yelled as she came after the vampire to her left. The battle finally continued. She was knocking both around till she flung herself over one of them and brought him to the ground. She straddled him so she could quickly stick Mr. Pointy into his heart.
He put up his hands and said, " Wait, Wait…"
She stopped and looked even more annoyed, " What!" She raised her voice at him. " Its sexual tension, right! Either lack of or it just wasn't good." He smiled to himself.
" SHUT UP!" She yelled as she staked him. The other vampire looked at her and decided to run off.
" WHAT? NO MORE COMMENTS ON MY TURBULENT LOVE LIFE!" She let her arm, rest to her side that gripped Mr. Pointy. She looked down and sighed. She was tired and felt empty. All she wanted to do was be alone and wallow in her own despair. Why couldn't people see that? She didn't want to slay vampires, she especially didn't want to slay vampires who were analyzing her love life. She just wanted to hide and escape the world that reminded her of him. He was dead and with him gone she felt dead. She loved him but in the end she had to kill him. She walked down the ally with her face downcast and her dark cloud of despair following her.
Behind the trashcan in the ally a small gangly fifteen-year-old boy stepped out and looked astonished and confused at the young woman. He whispered to himself, "Who was that?"