Mysterious Lovers

Chapter one:

How it all began

Zane's life was perfect, lots of friends, a beautiful, caring mom, and the perfect girlfriend any boy could ask for. His mom worked at a gum factory on the west side of town, and his father died in an accident four years ago, so Zane always understood when she came home late and he had to fend for himself, he always had entertainment. School life for him was easy being a popular straight A student and all, but what he didn't know was that everything was about to go terribly wrong. One fine day he came home to a quite house the only the sound of ticking from an old grandfather clock could be heard as Zane entered hanging his coat on a hook by the door. Walking towards the kitchen he saw a note on the counter from his mom. After reading it he started up the stairs grabbing his bag thinking he would do some homework to pass the time, but as he attempted to do it he couldn't focus he kept thinking what could be so important at work that they needed my mom for? As he lay in bed wondering, he slowly started to dose off into slumber. When he woke he checked the clock 10'o clock. Stretching he slowly headed down the stairs expecting his mom to have made breakfast, but reaching the bottom of the stairs he realized there was no one home and the same note was on the counter, he decided to call his mom's work. By the time he got off the phone tears were rolling down his face, the lady on the phone told him that his mom never made it to work last night and at 9:30 A.M. they found her car a few miles from the highway but no body. The news upset him so he decided to take a walk around town to settle his mind. Walking through town he stopped at the corner store to buy something. Walking around he settled at the park, sitting on the swings to calm his mind a little soon enough it had gotten dark and the wind had picked up swirling around him in an eerie manor provoking his paranoia. Walking towards the exit he saw a slender boy leaning against a post a few feet from the archway, his pace quickened like the beating of his heart in his ears he tried not to look at him as he exited the park but the boy said something that had caught his attention.

"I've been waiting for you."

Zane snapped his head looking at the boy, what could he mean? was he talking to someone else? Zane looked around.

"I'm talking to you silly." The boy chuckled.

Zane lowered his head ignoring the boy walking back towards his house, the boy was following him. Zane wondered what he wanted but was to scared to ask. Reaching the steps he turned seeing the boy's questioning gaze.

"Can I help you?" Zane exclaimed.

"We need your help."

As the boy explained his story Zane wondered about his mother if see was safe. The boy finished and waited while Zane collected his thoughts.

"How did you know i was at the park? And anyway who are you?"

"Sorry for my poor manners, if you want a better explanation I was sent here to find you and bring you to this place so master could talk to you he told me to come and get you it was important so I came as fast as I could and I finally found you." he said moving a little closer to Zane for a better look at his face.

"So you stalk me and then ask me for a favor?" Zane asked stumbling backwards.

Luke caught him by the arm steadying him.

"I guess you would see it that way but I assure you I mean you no harm. Master told me you were cute but I wanted to find out for myself so I decided to come and get you for master instead of him coming himself. You see master is old and gets irritated easily so it was better I come anyway." he said with a smile.

Luke raised his hands in surrender chuckling. Zane rubbed his temples collecting himself feeling sick and dizzy, what did he think would happen if Zane were to help them? What did he expect? Was this all a big joke, a dream?

"So can you come with me and you can return in the morning I think, it just depends if master lets you or not, but I'm sure he will"

Zane nodded deciding to go and see this master, and figure out who these people are, and how they knew him. By the time they reached the place it was already 5:30 A.M. Luke told Zane some rules about how to act around master and what not to say around him or the others. Entering the temple they were greeted by two boys with bright red hair, they were led down a long hall and into a room in which their master was resting in a bed with bedposts made of metal and medical supplies. The boys with red hair left the room without a sound soon after master signaled Luke to leave as well. Zane sat uncomfortably at the bedside nervously awaiting the man to speak. Sweat rolled down his nose, suddenly the man spoke. Zane looked up at the man confused. The man hesitated for a minute smiling and said, "My name is Zeke, I sent for you because I thought maybe you could help us out with something." The man paused coughing and waited for Zane to answer.

"So what did you think I could help you out with? And if I help you out what's in it for me?" Zane said looking at the man.

"We need your help to find an ancient temple. Four years ago that you traveled to this very temple with your father. The temple your father died in. I need you to remember for me my family heirloom lies in a chamber and I need it back, if you help us out I will give you something in return. I will not tell you what I will give you I need to know I can trust you first."

The man said with a smile knowing he has won Zane over.

"We leave at the break of dawn." He walked out of the room.

Luke showed Zane to his room, explaining everything like where stuff for bedding and bath were and where the bathroom was. After explaining everything Luke sat on one of the beds in the room.

"This is my bed; master put you in my room because all the other rooms are full" Luke said looking out the window.

Zane lay on the other bed, looking at the ceiling.

"Where are your parents?" Zane asked giving him a side glance.

Luke lay on the bed looking at the ceiling as well sighing he replied

"you know I can't remember anyone other than master that took care of me I guess I was to young to remember but as far as I know I never had anyone other than master."

Zane turned to face him.

"I have a mom well I had one but she was on her way to work and a car hit her causing her to drive off the road they say that they found her car but no body."

Zane covered his head with a pillow tears rolling down his face. Luke got up walking over to Zane, he touching his shoulder, Zane rolled over looking defenseless Luke climbed into bed holding him close to comfort him. Zane nervously looked at Luke who was now in his bed holding on to him tightly.

"Do you do this for everyone?"

"Not everyone you just seemed like you needed it, I can let go if you want." Luke said looking at him

"No that's okay your warm." Zane said.

In the morning Zane woke up to find Luke still laying next to him in the same position he was in last night, Zane reach over and ran his finger over his lips and down his cheek to his neck.

Luke woke up and stretched.

"Good morning sleep well" Zane asked.

"Better than I usual do."

"That's good thank you for comforting me last night I felt safe for once it was like my mom was with me again." Zane said hugging him.

"I thought you would like some comfort glad I could help." Luke said smiling

"Last night when you held me close my heart started racing like I was wanting more than you just holding me but then I thought of my friends and girlfriend back home and it made me think about what I feel like I'm starting to question myself because it felt so right." Zane said looking embarrassed.

"Why do you look embarrassed there's no need to be I won't judge you for liking me, I felt the same." Luke said looking away.

"Why do you look so sad?" Zane said looking concerned.

"I had a boyfriend and thought he was everything he was my world but when he left on a mission for master he never came back, I was devastated, heartbroken. I couldn't deal with the pain of losing anyone else so I swore to myself I wouldn't like anyone else without getting to know them first but here I am spilling my heart out to a total stranger."

Luke sat up stretching.

"We must go its time for the mission."

"Yeah, you're right. Stay with me a little while longer. Your master needs my help but I don't even know how to get to this temple or even how I'm going to find this artifact in which he is looking for." Zane said

"I'll be going with you. I'll be able to find it for you, don't worry so much okay everything will be fine and if its any help, I don't think your moms dead I think she'll be just fine promise." and with that Luke left the room.

Zane thought for a few minutes about what Luke had said and then decided to walk the halls and explore the temple at which he was taken to. Walking around Zane realized the temple was much bigger than he thought there were like 20 bedrooms and in each room there were four beds each filled with kids except for Luke's room. Later that day Zane and the group of four other boys Zeke had sent with Zane set off on there journey, they ventured for a few hours, when it started to get dark Zane told the boys to put down there stuff and take a break hydrate and rest their feet. After a while three of the boys were asleep. Luke sat next to Zane as he tried to figure out exactly what temple it was he and his father went to for their vacation when he realized where they were headed it was already to late to turn back, they were headed toward the temple of the dead.

Zane wondered why their master would send them to this temple for a stupid heirloom that's probably not worth dying for. Luke saw the look of wonder in his eyes.

"What's up?" Luke asked.

"Huh? Oh nothing" Zane said looking at Luke.

"So, what's our next move?" Luke finally said after a long period of silence.

"Well we already crossed here and we're about here so I'd guess by tomorrow we'll be heading though the forest and then we'll end up about a mile or so away from the temple then we can get the artifact back and be home free." Zane said with a pause.

"What's up?" Luke looked all confused.

"Well you see no one has ever come out of this temple alive and so I'm kind of worried that's all." Zane said.

Zane stood up putting his hand on Luke's shoulder, Luke shivered at the feeling of Zane's touch, like a tingly sensation just ran down his spine. Zane looked at Luke, his heart racing now and his breaths deep Luke realized that Zane was scared of what he's feeling and unsure of what to do. Luke Pulled Zane into an embrace, taking his face between his hands and kissing him softly. Zane felt like he was melting and in an instant it was over. Slowly Luke ran his finger over Zane's lips then across his cheek and down his neck leaning him back and kissing his neck softly. He held Luke close kissing him deeply not sure what he was doing but knowing he didn't want to stop. Luke pulled away from him as if something had terrified him.

"What's wrong? Did I do something wrong am I a bad kisser is that the problem?" Zane looked at Luke who was now a little calmer since they stopped kissing.

"I stopped because there's something I'm not telling you about myself and it's because if you knew you probably would hate me and would probably want to get as far away from me as possible, but I would understand fully because if I was told my secret I would do the same." Luke got really quiet.

"Now why would you ever have to doubt that I would never run away from you because I'm sure whatever you are is not that bad."

Luke looked at Zane, his emerald eye's grew brighter and his mouth began to push out like his teeth had grown, Zane looked at Luke in shock realizing that Luke was not human but the very creature that killed his father, a vampire.

Zane tried so hard not to show any signs of fear but it was already to late Zane turned away looking for an escape, somewhere to run knowing that he was faster and more deadly then ever. At the very thought that he was traveling with the one thing that could end his life, Zane stood up and walked off into the night leaving Luke and the other boys at camp. Zane was terrified of vampires, despised them for what they did to his father. Zane promised himself that he would never come back to this temple after what happened four years ago he just wanted to forget it all. Zane stopped walking tears rolled down his face.

"Zane are you okay?" Luke walked up behind him startling him.

"Yeah I'm fine." Zane said wiping his eyes.

he turned to look at Luke but found himself looking at the ground instead.

"I understand you hate me now I knew it I was stupid to tell you" Luke said turning to leave.

"No! That's not why I'm running four years ago my father and I came to this very temple, we were attacked by vampires and he died protecting me." Zane said walking up to Luke.

"Oh I didn't know I'm sorry I shouldn't have come."

"No I wanted you to and I want you to stay right here by my side" Zane said looking at Luke.

As his face moved closer Luke began to blush he turned at the last minute as Zane pulled away blushing, Luke walked away, as Zane watched him leave he felt a sharp pain in his neck almost like a bee sting he couldn't turn his neck, he tried to scream grasping his neck. He dropped to the knees his eye site was fading through the darkness he heard Luke's voice calling to him but he couldn't respond he was cold and dying. Luke fixed him up and laid him down on a blanket and waited for him to wake up. A few hours later he woke sweat running down his face, he felt weak he didn't remember anything that happened last night Zane rubbed his neck feeling a scab on the side of his neck, small like a spider had bit him, Zane shrugged and attempted to get up seeing Luke in the corner staring at him, a jolt of fear made a tingly feeling run up and down his back. Zane sat back down, his pale face reflecting in the moonlight. The next day they reached the temple, walking in Zane felt somewhat misplaced as if he was walking into some kind of flashback. He remembered his dad standing by the statue of a man in the entrance hall, and him taking pictures of artifacts in the tomb room. Luke called to Zane snapping him out of his zone like daze.

"What happened you don't look so good?" Luke asked.

"I don't know it was like I could see everything that happened here on my visit but I haven't been here in four years I don't understand." He sat trying to shake the feeling