Author's note: So this story seems to be doing really well already. Apparently people here love vampire's. Well I love this weird story. I hope you guy's like what I did with this chapter if not. Next chapter will be a lot more action.
Chapter 2 Secret's Revealed And An Abduction
Simone was more or less back to her normal pale self. Her healing was not completely back but it was working again. Simone knocked on the door to her dorm room. Ruby answered it and practically tackled Simone when she saw who it was. "Whoa there! I am still not one hundred percent! I am just cleared to rejoin classes fully." Simone said prying Ruby off of her. Ruby blushed a bit when she was forced to stop hugging Simone. Yang looked around her sister at Simone. "So you may be only what 5 feet tall? And very thin. But you Simone weigh more then my sister." Ruby looked at her sister. "Yang that is a rude thing to say to our friend who just got officially released from the hospital!" Ruby said staring at her sister.
"I have very dense muscles and bones." Simone said nonchalantly. "So I guess I could show you guys that place. I simply refer to it as my shadow. It is anchored to my shadow." Simone said getting there attention. "Oh we kinda invited team JNPR to join us. Hope you don't mind." Yang said. Simone took a deep breath then sighed. "Fine but Jaune may not have a very warm welcome. I don't like men." Simone said sounding a bit closer to monotone then normal.
"What about Ren? And how would that effect his experience?" Blake asks. "I like Ren. And it makes a difference because it means it will not be as welcoming to him. He should be careful and stick with the group. If not he may end up scared. Or worse though that is unlikely. But possible." Everyone nods slowly before walking across the hall. Ruby knocked and Pyrrha answered. "Oh hey is Simone feeling better already?" Pyrrha asked. Ruby nodded. "Yup though if Jaune comes with us to the place he has to be careful. It could prove potentially hazardous if he is not." Ruby said looking at Jaune apologetically. "Well I guess I will have to keep an eye out." Jaune said sounding nervous.
"Alright lets do this in my room." Simone said opening the room to her dorm. Once in there team JNPR notices the extra door. Simone heads to it and opens the door to the dark room. "Alright give me a moment. I need the gate to be as stable as possible." As Simone spoke the dark room became infinitely darker. Then Simone stepped into the darkness disappearing. After a moment Ruby and Yang entered then everyone else. As they stepped in they were whisked into the strange shadow structure. "Wow what is this place?" Pyrrha asked as she looked around the large room. Pyrrha looked at some of the odd items on display in cases and on pedestals. She noticed one had some kinda blood stained goblet.
"Well this place is bizarre." Yang said poking a wall. There was no feeling yet her finger was stopped. "This is really weird." Yang said trying to feel the wall. "Shadows don't have any kind of texture." Simone said. "Though I suppose normally they are not solid either." Simone said slowly heading for her book shelf. Blake was staring at the mask that was in a display case. "Yang this looks like the mask from the other day..." Blake said before eyeing Simone. That was when a scream sounded. Jaune fell down and was backing away from a terrifying face coming out of the wall.
Pyrrha rushed over with the rest of his team. However before they could do anything the face melted away. "Pardon I got distracted for a moment... Let me show you to the couch. This area has... Oddities that are not all just harmless trinkets. Sugar addict that plant is poisonous." Nora turned away from the Oleander. "Why do you have it?" Nora asked. "It was a gift from a criminal who attempted to poison me about 28 times before giving up. He stalked me for a while. He is dead now." Simone said sounding nearly full monotone.
Simone walked with them to a wall which opened up into a fancy doorway. As they went through they could see a couch, a crate, a coffee table with some foods on it and a big screen of darkness. "What is with the screen. It clearly is not an actual TV. Also when did you bring food in here?" Yang asked jumping onto the very real couch. "There aint much seating." Jaune said. Simone waved a hand and more furniture came up through the floor. Including a literal very old throne. It was in great shape despite being so old. "Oh that's where that went." Simone said looking at the throne. "Oh well. I shall be back in a moment. Please make yourselves comfortable." Simone said bowing ever so slightly before leaving the room.
"So what do you think the scree-" Yang was cut off when the screen lit up with what was clearly not any actual show. "Weird what do you think it is?" Yang asked as she watched what seemed to be a story about a mafia family in vale. "Could be memory's from when she was in the mafia. Though I imagine this is edited." Blake said getting everyone's attention. "Is it so weird to imagine?" Blake asked gesturing to the fact there was a coffee table made out of shadow's in front of them.
Nora popped the top of the crate and pulled out a soda. "She really does have a literal crate of soda!" Nora shouted opening a soda. Everyone got one and took seat's. No one sat on the throne though. It was a bit... Weird. "Well this has been interesting so far." Yang said watching the screen.
Simone looked around the shelf when she heard something by the gate. In the short time it took her to lead her team to the other room the book had gone missing. Simone sped to the gate and looked out of it. She was to late. Someone got in and stole the book labeled Astroya. 'I can guarantee that Ozpin did this. No one else had any reason to.' "Dammit. Fucking bullshit!" Simone yells. 'Well I guess your friends were gonna find out about that eventually.' That was when Simone remembered the screen. Simone's loss of focus meant anything could be displaying on it. though it was guaranteed to be horrible.
Everyone looked confused as the screen changed. Now they saw a man come through a door with a grin. "I have been given instructions to get the info from you anyway I can." The man said approaching. That was when the 'camera' looked down at there bound wrists. It became clear they were seeing through the bound persons point of view. The bound person was small and bound to a metal chair. "Not even a freak like you can break free from that." The man said before laughing. The bound person struggled making him laugh harder. "See you aint going anywhere." He said laying out a bunch of sinister looking tools.
"I don't have any info for you bunch of back stabber's." a voice they all recognized as Simone's said. They watched on as the man proceeded to use pliers to pull her nails out. The sound of Simone screaming in pain filled the room as they watched in horror. When he finished he smiled at her. "You know what to say when you are ready." He said clearly not having issues continuing. after a moment of no reply's he grabbed a cattle prod and started jabbing her.
That was when Simone came in and stopped the screen. Simone stood there looking down holding herself. "Did that really happen?" Blake asked. Simone just nodded as everyone stared at her. "Why the hell would you show us something like that?" Blake asked raising her voice. "It was not intentional. I found out someone just stole something important from me. I lost focus and thus a more prominent memory appeared." Simone said becoming completely monotone.
'Oh don't beat your self up over that memory. It is much better then many other memory's. But I kept those memory's back for you.' Simone heard in her mind. Simone stood up straight and stepped closer to the group of people. "I did not intend to show you any of my pain full memory's. I am sorry for the disturbing experience. You all are free to leave. I will understand if you do not wish to speak to me." Simone said as blood tears started to fall from her face onto her white trench coat. "Uh Simone where is that blood coming from?" Pyrrha asked stepping closer.
"Truth is I am not human. I am a monster. A vampire..." Simone said pulling her hood down. Everyone was shocked to see her face with blood tears rolling down it. "You don't mean those vampires that supposedly drink blood do you?" Simone just nodded and opened her mouth showing off her fangs. "I drink from blood bags Ozpin provides me. The shakes at meals are just a cover. An unpleasant cover. I wont try to stop any of you if you want to leave." Blake was getting up to leave when she felt a hand grab her. Blake looked back at Yang who shook her head no.
"Fine I will stay. I think you are all crazy. Vampire's are all blood stealing monster's but whatever." Blake said crossing her arms unhappy about Yang stopping her. "I would have thought a faunas would be more sympathetic. I guess not." Simone said wiping the tears away. Blake looks stunned. "How did you know?" Blake asked looking shocked. "The same way I know who you used to work with. I could smell it on you. My senses are incredibly powerful." Simone said taking her headset off and turning it off. "I can hear heart beats from a few feet away. I can smell perfumes and such from a good 30 feet away. I can make out the slightest twitch of that bow from your cat ear's." Simone stared at Blake as everyone watched.
"Who are you to invade my privacy like that?" Blake yelled. "I have no interest in your secret's Blake. If I did id have every single one of them. I used to be an info gathering for criminal's. I observed and used my sense's to gain info no one else could. I was not trying to invade your privacy. I simply cannot turn off my senses. My hearing is so good I have to wear a headset or the noises overwhelm me." Blake said holding her headset. Blake glared more. "And what the hell are you implying about thinking id be more sympathetic? I am not the monster hiding in plain sight!" Blake yelled her anger obvious.
"You are right you are not. However I assume you hide your faunas trait to avoid being treated based on that. I hide my being a vampire because if I do not this happen's." Simone said coldly. The screen behind her jumped to a new scene.
"Finally awake you vampire freak? This stuff really is effective." A man said as Simone opened her eyes. Simone immediately tried to break free from her restraints. But to no avail. "Don't worry you are chained to a metal table you cant escape. Now I hope you enjoy your time in the sun." He said opening the shades of a bunch of windows lining the room. Simone immediately started screaming as her skin felt like it was burning. Which it was thanks to the sun.
This went on for about a half hour then the man closed them. "So you can survive a half an hour in the sun. But those burned look awful. That is nasty as hell. especially that shoulder. I think I can see some bones." The man said laughing.
"That man continued to burn me for 3 week's. Just before he could kill me some some criminals broke in and killed him while robbing the place. Apparently he was a decently wealthy business man." Simone said everyone look sickened at that but Blake. "Yeah and how do we know if that is real? And how do we know you did not do something to that man to deserve it?" Blake shouted.
Simone took her coat and shirt off leaving just her bra on. At first her skin was smooth then Simone dispelled her illusions. Everyone could tell these scar's were real. Something in the back of there mind's assured them of that. On her shoulder was a scar from the repeated burns. Simone had more scars then any of them cared to know. "There is the proof. And do you want to know what I did? He was being mugged and I saved him. He found out I was a vampire and drugged me a few days later." Simone said starting to cry blood tears again.
No one know how to respond to what was going on. "And guess what that was not even the worse thing that has been done to me. My back was skinned with a knife." Simone turned around showing her back it was covered in scar's from whips. But on one side was a large area that was clearly the scar she was talking about. "Now tell me Blake what is the worse that has ever happened to you because of being a faunas? Maybe a severe beating or two?" Simone said with a bit of venom before putting her shirt back on.
Blake still glared but she felt like she was losing this argument. "I have had to endure-" Simone cut Blake off. "Years of being turned away from restaurants. Being made fun of or harassed because of what you are. Yes I know. But guess what. Most people will leave you alone. Me most people run in fear. Anyone who does not typically torture's rapes or attempts to kill me. Guess what killing a vampire is considered. A public service. Yes faunas should be treated equally with humans. I agree with that. But guess what? It does not matter how much good I do. I am still viewed as a monster! Hell they are basically right! The fucking curse has remade my body and twisted my soul. It makes me relive every single one of my most pain full memory's. Every single detail. Even the pain is exactly spot on. I cannot forget a single moment of my life. But the bad memory's burn the brightest. I relive every time iv been betrayed. I relive every time I was tortured. I relive every time someone attempted to murder me. I relive every god damn time some pig of a man or faunas has used my body for there own pleasure..."
Simone fell to the ground blood all over her front from the blood tears. Blake looked down feeling like a terrible person. Ruby finally jumped up and ran over to Simone. "Blake leave." Ruby said angrily. Ruby wrapped an arm around her crying teammate. Blake meanwhile left quickly and curled up on her bed.
"Come on Simone let's get you in bed. Come on everyone we should get out of here." Ruby said to the group they all nodded and got up left. Ruby and Simone were the last to leave. The gate closed when Simone and Ruby exited. "Simone you are not a monster..." Ruby said sitting Simone down on her bed. "Even if I am not a monster I am cursed." Simone said sounding defeated.
'You know I don't control your dreams. All I am guilty of is modifying the way your mind and body function. Oh and twisting your soul up. But I guess that does mean I ultimately cause it. Oh well.' Simone reaches into a many gate and pull out a towel. Simone takes the shirt off and wipes the blood off of her body. "Do you think they will keep my secret?" Simone asked as she finished wiping up the blood as best she could. "I am sure. Blake will probably come around... Though if she does not I am sure we can convince her to keep quiet. I cant believe she did all that. I thought she was better then that..." Ruby said as she thought about how pissed she was at Blake.
"Don't blame her. Anyways I am gonna take a shower. Then I am gonna clean out the food in my shadow. Oh uh could you tell everyone if they have question's about me, they can come and ask me when I finish up? It wont take me long. And thanks for taking it so well..." Simone said pulling her slightly bloody cloak out of a gate and putting it on. "Alright could you hand me my Parasol?" Ruby nodded and grabbed it off the wall handing it to Simone. Simone left the tiny room.
After a shower and a change of cloths Simone got rid of the food and put the throne in it's usual place in the oddities room. Simone went back to her small room and sat at the desk. She heard a knock at the door and opened it up seeing everyone outside it. "Oh everyone wants to know more. Uh okay I guess I can pull out some chair's." Simone made a gate and pulled out a few chairs. Simone set in her desk chair in her doorway. "So what do you want to know?"
Nora raised her hand. "Simone what is drinking blood from a person like?" Everyone looked at her like that was weird. "Well everyone's blood tastes different. And it fill's us with a pleasant warmth. It is very pleasant. However blood bags are terrible cold and nasty. But they keep me alive. Just so you know I feed because my body does not produce blood. But blood still need's to flow through my veins." Simone said looking down the entire time.
Ren raised his hand. "Uh so do you need to breath?" Simone looked at him getting why he was asking. "No I don't. I do need to take in air to speak though. I also do it to help cover up my vampire nature. Also my heart beats very slowly. To slow to find a pulse. And heart monitor's cant detect it." Ren nodded.
Yang raised her head. "What other things can you do? You know besides the super senses." Yang asked. "I am have enhanced strength and speed. I also am very durable and immune to most poison's. Also food causes me to vomit blood. I can only keep down blood and things like smoothies. Or straight liquids. Milk shakes are tasty." Simone moved her hand slightly closer to her parasol when she saw Blake coming closer.
"I am sorry for how I acted earlier... It was shameful. I was being stupid and ignorant." Blake said sadly looking down her cat ears down against her head. Blake was not wearing the bow at the moment. "It is fine. I have had people respond far worse then you did." Ruby smiled at Blake and Simone. "Alright I have a question. Are you okay Simone? And I mean like really. Honest answer." Ruby asked looking at Simone. Simone looked shocked at the question for a bit before answering. "Uh well a book containing sensitive facts about the curse went missing. That was when we were all in there. The subject matter of the book is me... A vampire scientist studied me and found out a lot of complicated and sensitive things. So I don't know. And on top of that I was terrified of you rejecting me. But that last part seem's to not be a problem. So thanks Ruby." Simone said to Ruby.
Ruby blushed a bit looking away. 'Why does her saying that make me so happy.' Ruby though to herself. "I am happy I could help." Ruby mumbled pressing her finger's together strangely nervous all of a sudden. "Oh my does Ruby have a crush on Simone?" Yang teased. Ruby's blush deepened. Simone just stared at the sister's. "Uh what?" Simone says completely confused. "What is a crush? I feel like I am missing something." Simone said as the room erupted into laughter.
Simone just stared unaware as Ruby the only other person not laughing was still blushing. "If anyone tell's her I am not gonna forgive them..." Ruby said as she started to pout. Ren was the first to stop laughing. "Alright we should probably settle down. Simone looks slightly annoyed now." He said as the rest of them stopped laughing. "Oh I should tell you the things I do with shadow's are not my semblance. Those are vampire ability's. Though my bloodline is very power full in the use of shadow's. And we are given a larger shadow vault." Simone said.
"Then what is your semblance?" Ruby asked finally stopping her blushing. Simone sighed. "I guess I can tell you. I don't use it. But my semblance allows me to steal other peoples soul and power. Everything that made them alive. However I have two reason's not to use it. One it is an evil power. Two if I use it my body may be turn apart by the surge of power. It can literally kill me." Simone said watching the room grow very clearly tense. "That does not sound like any semblance I have heard of..." Blake said.
"That is because the last person to have it died before dust was discovered. However when they died they aura remained and infected the aura of other's with a curse linking them. They became the vampires. Pure blooded vampires have a stronger connection with his soul. I am a pure blood. However the reason I have its semblance is because it took a liking to me for some reason. So it 'gifted' me with a number of things. It also plague's me with its voice."
Everyone was staring at Simone in disbelief when Ozpin walked in. "Simone is telling the truth." Ozpin said standing before Simone. "Hello Ozpin found someone to read the book for you? Let me guess it was Oobleck?" Simone asked watching Ozpin. "Yes we were both shocked. So does it push you to be evil and follow in its foot steps?" Ozpin asked his grip on his cane was tightening. "Strangely enough no. It mostly mocks me when I get into trouble. It claims to be interested in seeing what I can do with its power's. I think it is watching me to see if there was another path it could have taken. But it deny's that. So what are you gonna do Ozpin?" Simone asked watching Ozpin.
Ozpin stood there staring at Simone when Ruby stood up between them. "Ozpin I don't know anything about his other person thing or whatever that speaks with her. But Simone is a good person. I don't care about what some book says about her." Ruby said moments before a gate opened behind Simone. A masked figure pop's out and pull's Simone into the gate. "Dammit Simone has been taken." Ozpin shouts out. The rest of the room stare's at where Simone was a moment ago. "Was that the same masked figure from before?" Blake asked.
Ozpin turned to leave but the two teams followed. As they ran down the halls Ozpin called all the huntsmen that he could. The plans they had for Simone were not gonna be good for anyone. "Glynda Simone has been taken. I already have every huntress and huntsmen in the area prepped. I need you to coordinate there search. They are looking for a lab outside of vale. They are to investigate the area's thoroughly. They could be using very power full illusion's." Ozpin said allowing Glynda no room to argue.
Simone awoke to a familiar sight. She was restrained to a metal table. The room was large and noisy with vampires moving stuff about. A scientist stepped up to the table. "Astroya I am glad you have woken up. I would like to get started immediately!" He said signalling phase one. "Now sit tight. We will begin in about 2 hours. That should be enough time to finish getting set up." The man said stepping away.
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