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Chapter 2
It was two o'clock in the morning, and they were all up talking. Everyone except Tyrna and Matt. They had tried to stay awake, but since they knew there would be a wake-up call at eight a.m., they finally fell asleep. "What wimps. Can't even stay awake to hear the plans for tomorrow." Corinne said, as she gazed at the two sleeping forms. Tyrna had curled up on her side and laid her head on Matt's shoulder. Matt lay ram-rod straight, and only his head was turned facing Tyrna. Both of them were smiling in their sleep.
"This would be a good time to talk about them behind their backs." Alan said, looking at Corinne and Angel with a smirk.
"Of course it would, Alan. But then you'd wake up tomorrow in five pieces." came a sleepy voice.
"Hey! Who said that?" Alan asked, looking around. Corinne pointed to Tyrna. Both of her eyes were open, and she was staring directly at him.
"You keep forgetting what a light sleeper I am. And if I were you, I'd keep the gossip to yourself." Tyrna said, as she closed her eyes and went back to sleep.
"I've got to learn to keep my mouth shut." Alan said.
"Of course you do. But we already knew that." Angel replied.
"Back to the plans for tomorrow. We can go down Main Street and see if anyone openly challenges us." Alex said.
"Do you think that big gangs are just going to waltz up and challenge us in broad daylight? Come on! Not even humans are that stupid." said Angel.
"That's the way it was done where I used to live." retorted Alex, annoyed that his idea had been turned down.
"This isn't where you used to live. This is our territory. And don't forget. You now play by a new set of laws. Night World Laws." Corinne said, as she felt her muscles twitch with anticipation. She would love to stake Alex and be done with him. She didn't approve of the way he had come to the group and almost taken over as leader. Even though he had been leader of a human gang, he had no right to come in and take over a vampire gang. Especially if a lamia was running it!
"All right everyone, just settle down. Don't do anything stupid." John said, as he nervously watched Corinne and Alex. John was the mediator of the group. He had been getting hazed by a vicious gang in his school. He decided to go watch them be beat by the Night Raiders. That was where he had made his first mistake. He had seen Tyrna drink a boy's blood. The next day at school, he was terrified to go near her. That day, she invited him to her house. Thinking she would explain what had happened the previous night, he went. That was his second, and last mistake as a human. She had cornered him and bit into his neck. Then he had been forced to drink her blood. He woke up a few days later to find her and Matt looking at him. It was then that he realized what had happened. She had turned him into one of them! At first he hated it, but soon he got used to the fact that he was a vampire. Tyrna had made it easy for him by getting him into the Night Raiders. They had been friends ever since. That was a year ago, and John never forgot that it was stupidity that made him what he was. But the truth was, he no longer cared how and why it had been done. Only that it had been done. John in turn had found a good friend of his, Peter, and made him a vampire too. Peter was still grateful to him for doing it.
"Fine. Let's just forget about it and get some sleep. It's three in the morning and we have to be up in five hours." Peter said, as he and the others lay down and were soon asleep. All of them except Alex. He was still remembering how he had come to be in this Circle. And the memory wasn't always pleasant. Two years ago he had been the leader of the Diablos, a gang that specialized in eliminating other gangs. When Alex heard that the Night Raiders also specialized in this field, he had challenged them. They had met in a rock quarry. It was there that he first laid eyes on Angel. She was breathtaking! The way she moved, she reminded him of a cat. A very deadly cat. When her group had attacked, she chased him to a large space near a couple of boulders. He had fought her, but she still won. When Alex saw that she was a vampire, he asked her to make him one. She had agreed. When he woke up a few days later, she was there, looking like a real angel. Angel had then brought him into the group. He was the first made-vampire in the Circle, and the others didn't trust him at first. Only Angel and Tyrna had been nice enough to talk to him. But Alex soon realized that Tyrna was like that with anyone she met who was new, be they vampire, human, or whatever. Only by proving himself in the fights with other gangs had he been accepted into the group. Even though he knew that everyone still didn't trust him. Corinne still didn't like him very much. And Matt had told him that if he hurt Tyrna in any way, he would be looking at the sharp end of a stake. That was when Alex found out about the soulmate principle. That everyone everywhere has another person that's destined for them. Alan and Corinne protected each other with a fierce loyalty, so it wasn't hard to tell who their soulmates were. By the way that Matt and Tyrna fought for each other, it wasn't hard to tell about them either. Alex wished that Angel was his soulmate, but since he knew it wasn't true, he listened to whatever she had to say and did whatever she ordered. That was the way the Night Raiders survived. They fought for each other, no matter what. Something no human gang has ever done.
Chapter 2
It was two o'clock in the morning, and they were all up talking. Everyone except Tyrna and Matt. They had tried to stay awake, but since they knew there would be a wake-up call at eight a.m., they finally fell asleep. "What wimps. Can't even stay awake to hear the plans for tomorrow." Corinne said, as she gazed at the two sleeping forms. Tyrna had curled up on her side and laid her head on Matt's shoulder. Matt lay ram-rod straight, and only his head was turned facing Tyrna. Both of them were smiling in their sleep.
"This would be a good time to talk about them behind their backs." Alan said, looking at Corinne and Angel with a smirk.
"Of course it would, Alan. But then you'd wake up tomorrow in five pieces." came a sleepy voice.
"Hey! Who said that?" Alan asked, looking around. Corinne pointed to Tyrna. Both of her eyes were open, and she was staring directly at him.
"You keep forgetting what a light sleeper I am. And if I were you, I'd keep the gossip to yourself." Tyrna said, as she closed her eyes and went back to sleep.
"I've got to learn to keep my mouth shut." Alan said.
"Of course you do. But we already knew that." Angel replied.
"Back to the plans for tomorrow. We can go down Main Street and see if anyone openly challenges us." Alex said.
"Do you think that big gangs are just going to waltz up and challenge us in broad daylight? Come on! Not even humans are that stupid." said Angel.
"That's the way it was done where I used to live." retorted Alex, annoyed that his idea had been turned down.
"This isn't where you used to live. This is our territory. And don't forget. You now play by a new set of laws. Night World Laws." Corinne said, as she felt her muscles twitch with anticipation. She would love to stake Alex and be done with him. She didn't approve of the way he had come to the group and almost taken over as leader. Even though he had been leader of a human gang, he had no right to come in and take over a vampire gang. Especially if a lamia was running it!
"All right everyone, just settle down. Don't do anything stupid." John said, as he nervously watched Corinne and Alex. John was the mediator of the group. He had been getting hazed by a vicious gang in his school. He decided to go watch them be beat by the Night Raiders. That was where he had made his first mistake. He had seen Tyrna drink a boy's blood. The next day at school, he was terrified to go near her. That day, she invited him to her house. Thinking she would explain what had happened the previous night, he went. That was his second, and last mistake as a human. She had cornered him and bit into his neck. Then he had been forced to drink her blood. He woke up a few days later to find her and Matt looking at him. It was then that he realized what had happened. She had turned him into one of them! At first he hated it, but soon he got used to the fact that he was a vampire. Tyrna had made it easy for him by getting him into the Night Raiders. They had been friends ever since. That was a year ago, and John never forgot that it was stupidity that made him what he was. But the truth was, he no longer cared how and why it had been done. Only that it had been done. John in turn had found a good friend of his, Peter, and made him a vampire too. Peter was still grateful to him for doing it.
"Fine. Let's just forget about it and get some sleep. It's three in the morning and we have to be up in five hours." Peter said, as he and the others lay down and were soon asleep. All of them except Alex. He was still remembering how he had come to be in this Circle. And the memory wasn't always pleasant. Two years ago he had been the leader of the Diablos, a gang that specialized in eliminating other gangs. When Alex heard that the Night Raiders also specialized in this field, he had challenged them. They had met in a rock quarry. It was there that he first laid eyes on Angel. She was breathtaking! The way she moved, she reminded him of a cat. A very deadly cat. When her group had attacked, she chased him to a large space near a couple of boulders. He had fought her, but she still won. When Alex saw that she was a vampire, he asked her to make him one. She had agreed. When he woke up a few days later, she was there, looking like a real angel. Angel had then brought him into the group. He was the first made-vampire in the Circle, and the others didn't trust him at first. Only Angel and Tyrna had been nice enough to talk to him. But Alex soon realized that Tyrna was like that with anyone she met who was new, be they vampire, human, or whatever. Only by proving himself in the fights with other gangs had he been accepted into the group. Even though he knew that everyone still didn't trust him. Corinne still didn't like him very much. And Matt had told him that if he hurt Tyrna in any way, he would be looking at the sharp end of a stake. That was when Alex found out about the soulmate principle. That everyone everywhere has another person that's destined for them. Alan and Corinne protected each other with a fierce loyalty, so it wasn't hard to tell who their soulmates were. By the way that Matt and Tyrna fought for each other, it wasn't hard to tell about them either. Alex wished that Angel was his soulmate, but since he knew it wasn't true, he listened to whatever she had to say and did whatever she ordered. That was the way the Night Raiders survived. They fought for each other, no matter what. Something no human gang has ever done.