Moon of vengeance

"Oh, wonderful!" Jackal's voice dripped with sarcasm and disdain as he nudged the bird with the tip of his boot.

"Well, looks like psycho's found us already." He lifted up his head, glowing yellow eyes narrowed cautiously as he scanned our surroundings, "probably laughing his stupid head off in some dead tree right now."

"No, he will not be here." A calm voice spoke behind us again, we both turned around to see Kanin, the pale moonlight illuminating the sharp jawline of his face, making him a deadly beauty. "Sarren will be anticipating our next move; he will be waiting for us now knowing that he has shaken us badly."

Then he turned gracefully, black eyes interlocking with mine. "Allison Sekemoto, I expect that foolish display earlier tonight will not make reappearance again in the future." Power and death radiated off his words and seeped into my very bones.

"It won't happen again." I almost spat the words out through gritted teeth, glaring defiantly up at the Master Vampire.

"Good. Now, Sarren has obviously found us and the only way we can travel in safety." He paused, eyes resting on me then on Jackal. "Is in daylight."

"Daylight?" Jackal snorted then a moment later roared with laughter, "old man, if you want to suicide, then does so!"

"That is crazy, Kanin." I shook my head in bewilderment, "impossible."

Kanin let out an exasperated sigh that sounded a lot like, why do I have to explain everything to these two?

"James, Allison. I did not propose we travel on foot; we will travel in a vehicle."

"Vehicle? How do you suppose we do that since your favourite little spawn lost our Jeep?" Jackal deadpanned, along with a look between disgust and amusement in my way.

"Hey, how was I supposed to know he wasn't going to return?" I argued back, a week earlier we had been travelling in the Jeep when we came across a farm house. The husband was out front, begging to borrow our Jeep just to take his sick children to the hospital. Jackal has proposed that we kill him right on the spot, and even though I said I would accept the fact that I'm a soulless, bloodsucking vampire. The children were there, a boy and a girl dressed in thin patched clothes, their pale faces red with the sharp winter wind and they huddle side by side, shivering violently. They reminded me of Fringers, like Lucas, Rat and Stick. I wanted to take this chance to atone for my sins, pretty ironic coming from a vampire. Jackal still refused but Kanin whispered a few words in Jackal's ear and he relent but not before sending me a venomous look. Two hours later, when we were still standing mobile in the dark. Jackal didn't even bother with the 'I told you so', he punched me straight in the face. Well, I guess I deserved that.

"-I will bet she's not even listening to me now." Jackal's low voice snapped me back into reality.

"Huh?" I looked from Jackal's smiling face to Kanin's granite one. "What happened?"

"I said, dear little sister, we need to 'borrow' a black vehicle from a town." Jackal grinned at me, white teeth glistening like surgical instruments under the moonlight.

"Be my guest." I gestured around us, "go ahead, we're in the middle of nowhere."

"You clearly did not listen, did you, sis. Haven't you heard our old man said there was town just two days away?"

"Um." I glanced at Kanin, his face expressionless.

"Well then, now I propose we get back to sleep with the few hours left but I suggest one of you to guard this ground. Unless you want to wake up to find psycho snuggling beside you." Jackal winked at me before walking back to the tent.

Ugh, I hate him, why is he even here with us?

"Aren't you going to rest?" I turned around and asked Kanin.

"Are you simply implying that I should rest inside a small and cramped space with James?" He lifted his eyebrow slightly, shooting me a half-amused look.

I snickered softly, surprised at his sudden humour.

"No, Allison Sekemoto." He turned me once more, his eyes sombre and serious, "I am afraid if I rest now I will wake again."

"What do you mean?" I gaped at him in astonishment, "isn't the sickness gone from your body?" Terror momentarily seizing my body.

"No, Allison. I am not merely indicating my body, but my mind. I fear that sanity is slipping through my fingers like water."

"Kanin." Worried, I swiftly walked up to him and peered tentatively into his dark eyes. "What on earth are you talking about?"

"This is no concern of yours, Allison." His tone implied no arguments.

After giving him another glare, I stalked back into the shadows.

Zeke.

After all those weeks, you still linger in my heart. Like eternal shadows that continues to haunt me. I can't get his agonized screams out of my head, his silver cross covered in blood.

Zeke, my love, I will avenge you.

A.N: Spare me your wrath, I apologize for not updating for such a long time. R & R or else Sarren will hunt you down. ^ ^

-A