Finally chapter 1
The night was quiet far too quiet for the middle of the city at midnight. Even with the dim streetlights in the alley the night seemed oppressive like the shadows themselves were watching their every move.
Two figures stood in the alley against the wall the taller of the two a young man with long silver hair, which feathered around his face and beautiful deep eyes. He wore a violet shirt with black jeans that looked like he had been poured into them. He was aware of how attractive he was and used tit to his advantage with everyone but his partner. A lovely young woman with long brown hair and brown eyes. She wore a white long sleeved turtleneck and orange over-alls.
"What a waste." The young man said in a snobby tone brushing imaginary dirt from his sleeves.
"It has seemed pretty quiet tonight." The girl sighed looking up at the sky.
"Quiet? There is no sign of anyone and I mean anyone even the derelicts and street walkers are not out." He said simply watching her reaction.
"A sure sign of Trouble Kuja." She reminded him looking out of the alley.
"Hn, more like a sign of boredom my canary."
She bristled slightly and tried to ignore him. "I have told you not to call me that."
"It's merely a sign of affection."
Her retort was caught short by the fact that they were joined in the alley by the third member of their team, all of the hunter groups were in threes they always had been since Garnet's great uncle's time. Her mother always worked with two partners, as did Kuja's. Vivi was the only one who wasn't born into the line of work he had been found a few years ago wandering lost and with no clue of who he was and had been adopted by their family.
"It's quiet as a graveyard in this town it's scary." Vivi squeaked.
"I know Vivi we should head back to the hotel." Garnet told the younger boy patting his head gently.
"Lead the way then princess."
They arrived at the hotel which like everything else around here was quiet. They had to sneak into their room. In the room three more people waited for them. A tall brown haired man who looked no older then themselves and a man who was defiantly older then them with red hair and wearing a cowboy hat the two were looking over the shoulder of the third who was looking over a lap top. He was a blonde with an odd tattoo on his face. They looked up at the three.
"Well?" the brunette asked.
"Nothing this place seems to close up at midnight." Kuja said in a bored tone falling gracefully on one of the beds.
"I don't trust it." Garnet agreed sitting by his legs as Vivi plopped on to the floor by the edge.
"You shouldn't there is activity here. Reports of a young girl asking for help and luring people off they never come back and most are found dead in the graveyard. " Zell said looking up from the laptop.
"Now that's a problem how do we find her?"
"she only seems to approach people who are alone and close to her age."
"Which is young right?"
"Yeah looks like Vivi gets to play bait today."
"Oh joy." The youngest hunter sighed.
The group made their plans and Squall called back to base to let them know the plan. The next evening as the sun set the team headed out after some last minute instruction for their mission.
"Simply try and capture, do not kill it." Irvine ordered.
"Yes sir we'll bring this one in so we can find the others." Garnet smiled and walked out with a salute.
After the three younger hunters had left the other three exchanged a glance.
"Do you think they are the same ones?"
"Who knows but any vampire causing trouble must be stopped that's what the captain always said."
"I know."
The moon was just starting to rise when Vivi arrived at the area where the girl had been seen. It was a small grove of trees beside the dirt road. Rumor had it there was a village near the mountains at the end of the road that had long ago been abandoned. Vivi would rather not find out though he preferred to stay away form large dangerous areas by himself. He knew the other two were out there cloaked by Kuja.
He wandered about looking lost and finally he saw someone walking up the road toward him. She was about his age with shoulder length hair though he couldn't see the color in the dark. Her clothes looked old and torn like she hadn't changed them in years. Her skin gleamed in the moonlight though. She smiled when she saw him and he wished he could hide.
"Hello." She greeted are you lost?"
"Yes I can't find anyone."
"it's okay I can help you get to the nearest town. I'm Eiko."
"Vivi, you can?"
"Yes come on." She took his hand and led him away from the town.
They didn't get past the trees before Kuja and Garnet seemed to materialize out of nowhere. Kuja grabbed the girl who struggled.
"Let me go."
"You are coming with us."
"Please be still we only want to ask you a few question." Garnet told her.
"We should deal with her before she kills anyone else."
"I've never killed anyone." She demanded.
"Then why have there been so many deaths around here?"
"People always die." She shrugged and continued to struggle.
"And most of them have had something to do with you."
"No not me." She burst in to tears and something landed on Kuja making him drop the girl.
The something turned out to be a young man with shaggy blond hair and blue eyes. He wore clothes of much better shape than the girl's but not by much.
"Zidane they were going to kill me." Eiko cried hiding behind him as the boy stared at the three hunters.
"Were you?"
"Only if necessary."
"I see." The boy reached into his shirt and threw something to the ground. "Eiko run." He yelled as smoke filled the area.
The two ran for the mountains easily avoiding pursuit. The hunter apprentices were no match for their speed. Though as he ran Zidane thought back on the two who had seemed the most dangerous. The silver haired man had reminded him of his papa when he was not around his father. He smiled to himself, his family was interesting. The girl had been quite cute and he thought about hunting her down and bringing her home his mother was saying that someday he would have to pick a decent mate to help continue on the family line and all.
As he thought they arrived at a town that had long been under the rule of their family. The large manor house at the end of town was their home. The two slowed down once they reached the town's gates.
"Zidane were they really hunters?"
"I guess I've never met one before father's very cunning about avoiding them."
"I know, but the one who had me wasn't completely human."
"I bet he was a dhampir you know a half breed. "
"Stupid he should be on our side and fighting the hunters."
"I know dhampir are fools."
"Not as foolish as young ones who take off when they know there is a feast going on." A voice spoke up and the looked up at their uncle who stood by the doors to the manor. He was a blond with short hair and brown eyes. He was in a simple shirt and jeans.
"Uncle." Eiko launched herself at him and he caught her easily.
"So what is this about hunters?"
"We saw some by Rocket town."
"that was their lair once maybe they've come back."
"WE can fight them though we are stronger then them."
"True." Hyne's mind wandered back twenty years to the days he had met his lover and master and been turned to save his life. Even now he saw the guilt in his lover's eyes when he looked at him sometimes even though Hyne did not blame him for it he had wanted to stay with the one he loved after all.
"Uncle?" a hand waved in front of his face and he looked at Eiko.
"Yes Eiko?"
"You looked far away are you okay?"
"I'm fine just thinking let's go and tell your father about this." He led them into the manor.
Twenty years before the clan had been nearly wiped out one a dozen had fled from the fight with the hunters and the fire that had consumed a lot of their family. They had gathered and fled even farther leaving the hunters to believe they had died as their numbers grew again. Their present leader, Zidane's father was a ruthless creature bent on someday having revenge for his parents. Hyne was one of the few who were close to him since he was his master's brother.
They found the rest of the clan feeding on a few victims in the dining room. It was a bloody mess and few of the couples were going at it right there on the floor.
Zidane's father was in the middle of playing with his favorite toy, his lover the head of their guards. The silver haired vampire was at the moment feeding while being fed off of. Hyne smiled and motioned the children to join their parents as he joined his own master. Zidane's mother looked up and smiled
"Zidane you're finally here."
"Sorry mother we had a small problem."
"Of course come and eat before it's all gone." His mother was beautiful with long blonde hair and clear though always sad blue eyes.
She led him over to his father and papa who were no longer eating but the former was kissing the later hard. They pulled apart and Sora looked at his son.
Sora looked no older then sixteen, though he was far older he preferred to look young and innocent when he hunted to attract the best prey. His eyes were large and blue and could look sweet and innocent if he chose but normally held a smugness that spoke volumes. He wore at the moment a pair of pants with no shirt though his torso was stained with blood. His lips were almost always twisted in a cruel little smile that made his family quick to do as he said. He was very proud of his work over the last twenty years to restore their clan and had even pulled rouges into their family with little trouble.
"Zidane so you finally joined us eat and enjoy there are so few good meals left."
"Yes father but first I must tell you something."
"What?"
"Eiko and I saw a trio of young hunters outside tonight."
"Did you?" he smiled. "Namine my dear gather the elders after they have fed I must speak with them."
"Of course Sora." She said and drifted off.
The elders gathered in a smaller room. There were six of them Sora, his brother Roxas their grandfather Vincent. Who had also escaped the death of the clan, Riku, Hyne, and Namine. They sat around a table and the others looked at Sora.
"My fellows my son has brought us news that the hunters have been seen in the vicinity."
"Hunters so they found us again."
"We don't know if they actually came to find us for all they know we died twenty years ago." Riku pointed out.
"Yes in the fire." Namine agreed.
"It doesn't matter if they have come to find us or not, what matters is that they are here and we van have revenge for those of our number they killed." Sora said triumphantly. "And I have a plan where Riku will play the lead."
"Me Sora?"
"Yes, Riku my pet if you remember a few of your human friends joined with them in the end."
"Kairi and Tidus they both joined them."
"And Zell." Hyne sighed.
"And your plan Sora?" Vincent asked.
"Simple Riku will go to them everything else will fall into place form there." He smiled and stood walking out with Riku right behind him.
The hunters had long ago began to move around to follow their prey. After the death of the man they had called Captain his son Brother had taken over and the group had began to hunt down the stragglers from the clan they had almost wiped out. They had found a few and dealt with them now they were headed for the town where they had started out years ago with the ancestor of the Highwind family. Rumors had began to drift about that the most dangerous members of the clan and their true leader were near there.
Irvine had become the leader of the day crew while Squall had taken over the night operations. YRP still worked together and Seifer's crew still caused trouble. Zell and Kairi normally worked together with another hunter a woman named Quistis. Kairi's son and Tidus and Yuna's daughter worked together well except for his constant flirting with her.
The hunters were in a meeting sitting about the main room of a house they had taken over for the night. The sun was close to rising when there was a noise and one of the others approached with a young man who was not struggling much as he was dragged before the hunters who drew their weapons as son as they saw him. Kairi stared even as she drew her gun it had been twenty years since she had seen him and he didn't look any different from then. He still looked seventeen even now with much longer hair and those hypnotic green eyes. His clothes though looked like they had seen much better days and his pale skin was almost transparent. He didn't fight at all but stared at Kairi like he'd seen a ghost.
"Riku?"
"Kairi?"
"What are you doing here you're supposed to be dead."
"I didn't die I was the only one who survived."
"What about my brother?" Zell demanded of the Vampire.
"He died after Roxas died in the fire he simply watched the sunrise. Now I'm all alone. "
"Why'd you come here?" Paine asked him.
"The children said they'd seen hunters I came to find out."
"Those monsters were yours?"
"They were orphaned long ago, Eiko was turned for a to young and is still a child."
"Where are they now?"
"Safe I came alone to see if it was true I didn't expect to find you."
"Then why come?"
"Like I said I am alone."
The kids had said nothing they were confused that their family knew this vampire, Kuja could tell he was one simply by the feeling around him but it was also familiar like he had known it before.
"Mother what is going on?" he asked stepping forward.
"Simple Kuja, meet your father Riku."
TBC
additional note:: well how was it? Please let the writer know if I should keep going or if ishould just drop the whole thing.