Notes: I am introducing another Oc, as cruel and as lovely as all my other creatures.
You could think of him as a older version of Viggo Mortenson, at least I thought of his
face as I wrote him... but that is up to you. Lol.

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Chapter two

The date for the wedding was only three days later, and it did not really wonder that rumors spread about
the fact that even parts of the royal family were invited to this event. Vampires never were shy with what
they did, living after the golden rule, that whatever was the most obvious also was the best cover to hide.
Mortals were far to easy to manipulate to bother about anything they knew or heard and even some of the
immortals were blind for the oldest and most evil examples of their own kind.

Jack and Will had managed to develop their own kind of covering their true being, or at least they always
had managed to stay hidden long enough to kill off who they had hunted down, leaving the houses of the
beasts and vampires they had killed off in such a chaos that the police always believed in robbery or
something like this.

The pirate in Jack enjoyed this part extremely, it was way to much like in the Caribbean with the British
navy behind him, only that it was now a mix of beasts, immortals and police who was behind them, or
better behind those Jack and Will hunted also. The mortals never had a real clue what was going on,
or a chance to be as successful like Will and Jack with killing immortals, the poor helpless mortal
souls even were inventing figures like Jack the Ripper to cover up the happenings caused from
vampires and beasts on the hunt.

The evening of the wedding came, and as it was common between vampires, the great party to celebrate
the bonding, was not in a church or on any other sacred ground, but in a huge house, not really far from
London's city center. It was not really difficult to get in for Jack and Will, the invitation they had stolen
from the last two vampires they had killed off opened literally all doors which where needed. The
stupidity of the servants that controlled the names on it made the rest easy, the wolfs were strong
but not really intelligent.

It was amazing how many vampires filled the room, compared to the poor mortals between them, mainly
young women and men from the poorer parts off the city who nobody would miss after this evening. Mostly
meant to be a wedding gift or the equivalent of a buffet later on this evening... some would end like Will
had in one of the hot Caribbean nights many years ago. But neither Will nor Jack had time for those
poor souls this evening, if they would end as lunch or vampire was only up to them.

The only thing that was important in this night was to figure out which new and wealthy family was up
to bound in this eternal marriage. The word marriage had of course a different meaning for immortals
than for mortals, for the ones able to die of age and sickness, it was only to keep a part of them alive
after their death, or get cared for when they where old. For immortals it was all different... a marriage
was power over blood and money. A fusion in blood and wealth to increase the power of a family and
their slaves over others.

Jack and Will held close to the windows of the main hall, just in case a escape would be necessary,
what was happened once or twice in their past. Decent music played and couples danced, wide skirts
swirling and laughter flooded the room. Servants walked around, serving blood in richly decorated
glasses, showing off the wealth of their owners, Will could often not resist the free blood, If only
because of the fact that he had no guilt to feel about the death of those who had given the rich red
liquid. He enjoyed this part very much, emptying one glass after the other with great pleasure.

"Do you really have to do this?" Jack asked, his face clearly showing disgust over the action of his friend.

"What?" Will asked innocently, leading the glass to his lips, enjoying the last drops of the metallic taste.

Jack frowned and gestured for the glass that was now empty in the hands of his vampire friend. "This.."
He shivered. "It's simply... simply disgusting..."

Will rolled his eyes and gave the glass over to the next servant who past. "I am sorry... but I was hungry
...and it is easier to enjoy this If you don't have to kill... you know.."

Jack only nodded, sometime he really wondered how Will could stand his nature so easily, drinking blood
and killing for it. Of course never a human, the vampire only drunk blood of men when it was on such
parties... but still... he had to kill the beasts.. often drinking from them enough for much days, satisfying
the rest of his hunger with chickens and rats. Well, he was sure Will thought the same about Jack, after
all the immortal had no need for nourishment like any human or vampire... Jack simply lived, his body
caught on the day he was cursed, he sometimes even could taste the meat he had for lunch on this day
many years ago, or the rum on his lips. It was frustrating to have no need for anything... he drunk
alcohol and occasionally ate a apple or so.. but there was no real need for anything.

"Do you see the couple already?" Jack asked after a few minutes, studying the vampires and other
creatures around him.

"No... " he informed the man beside him.

"Don't get bored gentleman..!" A man appeared between the two, resting on arm on Jacks one on
Wills shoulder. "It's almost midnight... vampire bounds are only celebrated on midnight... it's tradition..!"

Jack threw Will a confused or better worried look, the vampire only could blink. It was not really
common for vampires to be so... in lack of a better word, touchy. The men let go of the pirate and
his friend and turned to face both with a bright smile. "You aren't often on such parties right?"

"Not... really" Will answered, studying the figure for a moment, he could not be sure about what the
male was, at least not a normal looking vampire, that was the only sure thing. Scars and a gray
beard covering up a lean face, dark curly hair covering his head and Ice cold blue almost colorless
eyes stared back at them. Something in this eyes made Will feel the urge to show of his fangs in a
threatening way, scaring the man opposite to him away like a animal did with a predator.

"What he wants to say is, that we are new in London..." Jack explained, covering up the stare of his
friend. "It's the first time we visit such a giant wedding... ye know.."

"Ah.. we have much in common than..." The man nodded with a half smile. "I am also new... but
where are my manners... I am Jonathan Arthur..." He offered his hand. But neither Jack nor Will
really cared for taking this offer, another thing that was not really common under vampires.

"A am Jack Thomas..." Jack started to introduce himself and Will with their faked names. "And
this is me friend William ..."

"Again nice to meet you..." Arthur shrugged, turning his attention to Jack.
"You aren't a vampire.. right?"

Jack swallowed slightly. "No... I am more along the lines of a half-demon..." He explained with
a fake grin. It had worked to tell this lie in the last years, there sneaked a hell of a lot odd stuff
around in the shadows who could serve as cover for Jack.

"Ah... nice to meet you and your vampire friend... I hope you both will enjoy your stay here..."
He grinned already stepping backwards. "I am sure we'll se us again..."

Arthur left vampire and pirate alone in the mass of people, vanishing in the mix of vampires
and immortals without a trace.

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