I reposted Chapter 2 to make some changes. Hope it's a little better this time. Happy Reading :)
Chapter 2- New life and strange town
Moving day
It was a cold cloudy day. Today was the day that Kairi would go and meet her foster parents. Not only that, a lot of trucks had come to pick of all the things from the house she use to live in. She was outside looking at people walking in and out of the house. She didn't seem to feel bad that they were taking all of the things she ever cherished, Except for her belongings which she had with her. Henry had just got there and got out of his vehicle looking at all the people.
Henry the police officer was behind her and put a hand on her shoulder saying softly
"I'll be taking you now" his voice was a bit hoarse but she didn't noticed for she was looking at the house she once grew up in. The officer placed her inside the car as she still saw lots of furniture being taken out. Then there was a retailer putting a sign in the property saying "House for sale." But with those weeds and the grass dried up people wouldn't grab much attention to the house. Kairi didn't look back at the house as the officer turned on the car and drove away from her neighborhood.
2 hours later…
The officer had been driving for approximately two hours and Kairi was bored of looking at all the towns they passed. He had taken the freeway and gone into streets and gotten into other highways. How far was he going??? She thought. I guess I'll be going to a new school. What about my friends Yuna, Tidus, and Wakka? I've never gone this far away. Well there had to be changes in someone's life. Why not now?
Officer Henry noticed Kairi was a bit nervous. Since all of this was new to her he decided to cheer her up by saying
"Don't worry Kairi changes can be good for you, you wouldn't want to end up staying in one place forever and…" he added "I know these people will take good care of you" Kairi wasn't use to changes so she said instead
"Have you ever lost love ones and been forced to move out of your house?" He realized that he wasn't helping her at all so he said
"Kairi I now it's hard for you, losing your parents but from now on you have to look out for yourself, believe me I've fitted into that category many times before" Kairi was frowning. How would he know, all he does is put people in jail. She sighed hard and didn't bother to answer him. The officer knew he wasn't helping at all to make her feel better so he just stayed quiet and realized that she wouldn't care what he had to say.
The road started getting bumpier as Henry drove. It was cloudier than ever and it looked like it could rain. He slowed his car a little more. As he did that one of the tires popped from his car causing it to skid off the road. Kairi was dragged roughly to the other side of the vehicle as the officer steered the wheel to trying to control it. Her head was spinning and she passed out when she hit the glass of the car window.
"Hang on Kairi!!!" he yelled as the car was off the road almost crashing into a tree. Luckily the car had stopped and it took a moment for the officer to regain himself. He let go of the steering wheel and got off the car to see if Kairi was alright. Her eyes were closed and a moment later she opened them. He sighed with relief as he took her out of the car. Her violet eyes opened and she looked at the officer.
"I'm okay" she said with a weak smile. The officer let his breath out feeling relived that nothing had happened to her.
"Just got a headache" she said as she touched her head. She got up and looked at the tree. It would have been a critical crash if the car would off crashed there. The officer went to look at the car with no tire.
"Son of a bitch" he cursed and looked at the tree with his eyes narrowed and frustrated. He kicked the car and Kairi just looked around everywhere and noticed it was getting colder and colder. So much for bringing a short blue skirt, she said as she wore her dark blue navy jacket and brought it closer to cover herself. He went to his radar and said
"This is officer 23 over" a scratchy noise came up and a lady answered his radar
"What happened 23?" she asked
"It seems we have a delay on delivering Miss Kairi to her foster parents over" the lady beeped in her speaker and talked back
"Where are you right now over" Henry answered back as he looked at his map locator.
"It seems we are ten miles away from getting to our destination" he looked at his digital map and showed him the ten miles he was from getting there. Kairi was outside observing everything outside. The officer noticed and said
"Kairi don't start wandering off" he warned her and gave her the message that it wasn't safe where they were. Kairi nodded but then she saw something glowing from far away. It was a blue light that looked like a star. It was possibly a gas station. Kairi wanted to tell Henry but she just waited as he spoke to the woman on the radio.
"So how long will it take for you to bring a new tire?" He asked slightly irritated.
"About 4 hours…" she stopped when she heard him curse
"God dammit woman I can't wait 4 hours for a fucking tire, I'll find another way to get there" he turned off the speaker and looked at the map. Well ten miles of walking didn't seem that bad he thought sarcastically. He got off the car and went to Kairi saying
"I believe we'll have to walk on foot until I can get a ride from someone" Kairi said instead
"See that blue light?" the officer looked in the direction she was pointing.
"Yeah and…" he said
"Well we could find someone there and ask for a ride." She said but he wasn't sure if it was safe to go over there.
"Don't think it's safe to go over there, I've seen places like that and almost end up being killed. We'll get on that road and start walking"
"You really want to make this hard for yourself?" she asked with annoyance. He just smiled smugly and said
"Better than risking your life on some damm light" he said "And don't try running away. You'll have to stay with me until I get you home." Kairi grabbed her belongings as she grinned at him
"There's no where to run" she replied with a smile. The officer frowned and just huffed as he and Kairi got on the road and started walking. They were walking for about 1 hour until it started drizzling. Only 3 cars have passed by them and Henry had called out to them but wouldn't care.
"Ah great!" the officer said. "Stupid people can't even do us a simple favor" Kairi wasn't complaining and didn't mind getting wet. It was rather a comfort for her to feel natural water pouring down, well if she wasn't in a bad mood. It was so ordinary when it starts raining and people start finding a place for shelter. She knew they couldn't go on like this and she suggested that they rest for a while. The officer found a small tree with barely any leaves. But they decided to go there and sit down.
"Doing okay?" he asked with concern
"Alright, what about you?"
"Fine as a new car engine, but it seems that we have to wait for a ride" he said as he placed his hand through his dark brown hair.
"Which could take like…?" Kairi started when she noticed two bright yellow lights coming on closer in the road. The officer got up and ran to the edge of the road raising his thumb. The lights got closer and it revealed itself into a black jaguar. Henry started waving his hands and the car came to a stop in front of him. Kairi stood up and looked at that new car. Man that's a hot ride… she thought with surprise as it stopped. The car was still running and the officer got closer until the window open. A man that looks to be like in his early twenties was staring at the officer. He took of his sunglasses revealing a unique shade of blue eyes. His hair was blond and it had such a style that any girl would go wild for. He was dressed completely in black making him appealing to the eye. The officer was suspicious but he asked
"If it's not too much trouble will it be alright if we get a ride?" the man looked at him saying
"Why not?" he said with a smile forming on his lips.
Kairi walked closer to both of the two men. The officer smiled at Kairi
"It seems were in luck" he said. Kairi looked at the young man in black and thought in her mind. Man that guy must be an illusion. I've never seen those kinds of eyes before in anyone. I guess it isn't everyday that a hot guy in black shows up to give you a ride" she thought deeply and asked herself why he was wearing black all over.
"Kairi, come on you want to catch a cold" the officer said as he opened the door for her. They got inside the car and they drove off. The blond head was slightly amused seeing an officer and a young girl wondering off alone. He asked anyways
"Why is it that a beautiful girl ends up stuck in the middle of nowhere with someone like you?" the officer frowned at his question. He answered with a mild tone
"My car broke down and I'm taking this girl to her foster parents" Kairi was a little rattled but what he said. Why did he say that? He's starting to act like a jerk and I've known him for only a few minutes.
"I see…" he paused for a moment and asked…"Would you care to tell me where you are going?" he said conversationally.
"Jericho" Henry replied. The blond head didn't answer but nodded. Well, well my prediction was right he thought as he tapped the steering wheel with his fingers. This girl has no idea what's coming. Jericho was a dangerous place to live in. So why would the officer choose to take her there? But he asked instead.
"Do you know where…uh" he gestured at Kairi. She looked at him and guessed he didn't know her name. She looked at him and said
"Kairi" was her reply as he continued.
"…Kairi will be staying at?" The officer remembered the name of the place and he said
"Lentric Manor" The man thought for a moment. Ah so she will be living there. Hmm it seems that the surprise was this girl.
"What's so bad about this place?" Kairi asked guessing his thoughts
"There's nothing bad about it, these people live quite comfortable" he said half the truth. They were luxurious people that had a perfect life but the truth was that they only lived that way because they've stole their way into that life by cheating. Many people didn't know about this.
"I've passed it a few times, though it's hard to recall the last time I talked to those folks" again he lied. The blond haired man said as he drove with one hand. He's done business with these people for years. He put on his sunglasses and accelerated. The officer started complaining
"Whoa! Slow down young man your not suppose to be going that fast, I should be giving you a ticket for that" The blond man smiled saying
"There's nothing posted on the road saying I should slow down" The officer glared
"If I wasn't so empty handed I would off handcuff you and sent you straight to jail for speeding" He said remembering that he left his things inside his police car.
"Well that's too bad, considering that there's no police station right here in this deserted road" The officer's face wrinkled and he cursed in his mind, promising himself that he would give him a beating.
The blond man turned to Kairi and gave her a grin asking
"How old are you?" he asked Kairi as she narrowed her eyes and looked at him intently. Is he hitting on me or amused by my shyness.
"Shouldn't concern you but if you want to know I am fifteen years old" The man smiled to himself thinking, She's a beauty and a bit too young for me. Going on a little date wouldn't hurt. He liked her hair and her violet eyes as they stared at him. Guess she isn't one of those goody good shy girls.
After what seem like a life time a town started coming into view. Kairi was a little excited which was new to her because she never seemed excited about anything. Guess change is good she thought to herself with her face showing a little happiness. The blue eye blond head looked at her smile. Too bad it won't last for long he thought with sadness.
It rained heavily bringing more clouds. The man stirred the wheel to the left getting off highway 67 as he made a right turn getting on another road. It was getting a little rougher but then the blond head saw the entrance. It was a stone wall with a long black spiked gate. The town seemed really secured to live in. Kairi and the officer didn't seem to notice but there was a shield protecting the entrance. He pushed a little blue button from his car and the invisible shield gave access for his car to go through. After he went through the shield it closed itself again. His eyes were able to see things that no ordinary human could see. A regular car wouldn't off been able to get through it either. It would off create an explosion blowing up the car with the driver in it. But he was already expecting them. He already knew that a new comer would be arriving in Jericho. It's a good thing he spotted them in time before they would've of flamed to pieces.
It was a small town but the houses seemed really nice. Some were big and others were smaller. They even passed a few schools, parks, stores, and shopping centers. It was a little darker than usual Kairi thought with some uneasiness. She could even see the moon shining. It was then that something grabbed her attention. There was an old building already falling apart. It looked very old. The blue eye blond head noticed how captivated she was. He said simply
"That museum held the most valuable artifacts anyone could see" Kairi wasn't really caring about the artifacts. It seems there was more to it than just the artifacts.
"Our family owned that museum for years until we had an accident" Kairi was a little surprised that he and his family had owned that building once. She didn't know what was luring her in there but she was willing to go there sometime whenever she was free to go out.
"There was a fire you see…" When Kairi heard the word "fire" her mind seemed to go in all directions. She started feeling a little dizzy as he mentioned that word. The officer didn't like this at all.
"Kairi, don't faint on me now" he said as he grabbed a handkerchief from his pocket. He luckily had a water bottle. He placed some on the handkerchief and placed it on her forehead. She felt a little better. Why did she dread that word, she didn't know. The officer gave the young man a hard look
"You seem to know a lot about everything" The blond felt bad for giving Kairi the slip but then he retorted
"The truth is all I'm telling Kairi" his tone was cold to the officer. He drove a little more. There were nicer houses on the road he was taking. It seems that this was the richest part of the town. There were huge mansions that looked as big as buildings. The designs were strikingly exotic, from passing a grey house with lovely statue creations. It must be dream to live here Kairi thought as an appreciative smile came to her lips. Henry was having a bad feeling about this town. There was no sun, moon was visible, all the houses looked like they were made from the 1900s, and there wasn't much activity noticing that the town was disturbingly quiet. They went deeper into the rich neighborhood and found a lovely mahogany house with a lovely front yard. There was a big stone brick wall and the gate had a wonderful design. Lentric Manor. These people must have the best life Kairi thought. There were plants already growing through the stones. But that made the mansion look even better. The blond head stopped the car. He opened the door and took of his sunglasses and stood with his arms crossed as he looked at that house with disgust though Kairi and Henry didn't seem to notice. The officer and Kairi got off and saw the Mansion with impressions on their faces. Kairi looked at the officer and said
"Well, it seems that I'm home" she wasn't looking forward to meeting these people. Knowing that she was an outsider, just as she was in destiny city, made her fear that this family of would look at her the same way. She smiled at the officer and said
"Thanks for watching out for me, and" she looked at the blond man "I'm glad that you gave us a ride all the way here, I'm grateful" She grabbed her things from the car and got closer to the house. The blond man gave Kairi a low bow and said
"My pleasure" he said huskily. Kairi smiled and a tinge of pink appeared on her cheeks. She turned to the house and looked at the doorbell. She pressed the button and the gate opened automatically much to her surprise. She smiled brightly at the young blond head saying
"Hope to see you around" She said as the gate closed. Kairi walked away from them.
The officer gave a breath of relief that she was finally home.
"I guess I should thank you for bothering to take us this far" The blond head gave a smirk to the officer as he said
"I can take you back to the station so you can go back to your city" The officer was grateful that this fellow was polite and well mannered.
"That would be great" the officer said. From the look in his blue eyes he seemed to be malicious at this point. They both got in the car and he drove off.
They got to the station but it was completely empty. There was no service available either as Henry observed
"What happened to this station?" The blue eyed man got closer to the officer saying
"This station was closed down two hundred years ago" The officer was confused by what this man in black was saying. But the blond head continued
"You see this town isn't really what it appears to be, Jericho is more of a town for creatures of the night, though very few humans still exist here" The officer paled at those words.
"Y-y-you're a Vampire?" he asked softly as he backed away from him. The blond head took a step closer saying
"Bingo, and you're my prey" The officer tried to make his escape but the Blond head caught him and said
"It's not my intention to do so but I need my nourishment" The officer struggled to get off. He tried throwing punches at him but they were no use. The Blond head got closer to the officer's neck and said
"Rest easy" and he bit him in the neck causing blood to come out. The officer's eyes were in shock as his body stopped moving. His eyes were opened. There were two holes at the side of his neck. All the blood had been sucked from his body. The blond man got up and looked at the dead officer
"Welcome to Jericho" and he walked away with satisfaction as the blood was still on his lips. Since he usually doesn't drink blood from humans it was one of those days where he couldn't resist since he was trained to suck blood from small animals and other kinds of creatures. He wiped off the blood from his mouth with his free hand. Then he got in his Black Jaguar and drove off, eager to go home and talk about this new girl with his family.
Who is this blond man? Does he seem familiar to you? I'll reveal his name in the next chapter for those of you who are still clueless about him. I finally changed the name of this town. I called it Jericho because it means Moon City which makes perfect sense considering that vampires live here. Chapter 3 coming very soon! Sayonara. Reviews will be appreciated
