Chapter 2
Eighteen year old Alexander Delmarco sat on his white leather couch sipping a scotch while taking in his view of the city from the top floor. He had just returned from his Century Club meeting and was feeling rather bored with life in general. The Century Club was viewed by most people as one of New York's most exclusive and elite clubs. Membership was almost impossible to obtain and some would do anything to get in. Although Alex felt that if they knew the real price they would have to pay, they would change their tune. You see the Club was actually a cover for the Manhattan coven of vampires.
The meeting tonight had passed much the same as all the meetings before it. Too many bodies discovered in Brooklyn lately, find some new hunting grounds for awhile… perhaps central park, it has been over run with vagrants lately, blah blah blah. Everything was always the same, nothing new or exciting ever seemed to happen in Alex's life, or lack there of, he though with a chuckle. After all, he had been dead for nearly 180 years now.
Just then the apartment door burst open reveling his twin brother, Drake, with two cheaply dressed girls on his arms. "Brother," he shouted "Look, I brought you a present!" Drake gave a seductive smile to one of the girls and gave her a little shove towards Alex. "Not tonight, Drake" Alex sighed taking another sip of scotch. Even though he could feel the thirst well up in his throat as he saw the girls pulse throb at the base of her neck, he didn't feel like stealing this poor girls life tonight. His kind could just take a little bit of blood from a human, leaving them alive, but they gained more power and strength from taking all their blood entirely. "Fine, more for me then I guess," sneered Drake as he eyed the two girls hungrily.
Drake knew his brother had abstained from killing any humans lately, just taking the bare minimum of blood from them and then leaving them to wake in the morning with no recollection of what had happened. He just couldn't understand how Alexander could stop once he felt that sweet warm blood start to trickle down his throat. It was just a pathetic human after all. Hunting them is what they were designed to do. Humans were no match for their speed or strength. Darkness could not hide them for vampires eyes were far superior and could see even in the darkest places. Besides, with his chiseled face and perfect wavy rich brown hair, no human would even want to hide from him. Everything about him drew them in for the kill. And speaking of kills, Drake thought as he turned back to the two girls. "Why don't I show you lovely ladies my room."
Alex gave a sad smile to the girls as they walked back to Drakes room. He knew that their bodies would probably be found in a dumpster somewhere tomorrow, their throats slit to hide the puncture wounds. "You really should eat a little something though brother," Drake called back over his shoulder, "After all, tomorrow is the first day of school."