A/N: Evil , Undead Vampire have now woken up from their slumber and are now coming for our Vampire Prince .
Disclaimer: I do not own the Naturals in anyway . I do own Karliah , the name Blood Harvest, the research on vampires , the Coven , Valor , and Undead Vampires , and the story itself .
Chapter 2 : First Hunt
Chase ' s House
Chase was now staring at Andy wondering how they were going to deal with this whole vampire mess they were now involved in as he was also a little freaked out by the fact that Andy didn ' t look the least big tired and looked very alert at the moment despite it being after midnight .
" Alright , I ' m curious , are you even the least bit tired ? " Chase asked his partner .
" No , and I have no idea why since only hours ago I was needing sleep . " Andy said as he realized the same thing .
" While vampires sleep , we don ' t need as much as humans and the recent transformation and discovery of your new abilities tonight has made you energized to the point where your body won ' t let you sleep at the moment . " Karliah informed them .
" Okay , then , but I do need sleep . " Chase said going to his room trying not to show the worried look on his face at the thought of possibly losing his best friend and wondering how it was going to work out for their tag team as well .
" Your friend is a bit weird even by human standards . " Karliah looking at Chase like he was strange .
" Hey , don ' t be mean to Chase , he closer than a brother . " Andy said making sure Karliah got the message .
" And what if you may have to abandon all fomer ties with those you cared about as a human due to quite possibly putting them in danger with you now being a vampire including Chase ? " Karliah asked him making Andy realize that she may have a point as he looked at the door to Chase ' s bedroom a bit worried about what he could be putting his partner through with this mess he was now in .
Andy walked into Chase ' s bedroom making Karliah shake her head wondering what was up with these feelings from the Vampire Prince for a mere human .
Chase ' s Room
When Andy walked into his friend ' s room , he saw Chase sitting on the bed and looking at him with a hurt expression in his eyes .
" What ' s wrong ? " Andy asked .
" I ' m just wondering if all of this is going to make me lose my best friend . " Chase said trying to fight back emotions .
" I don ' t know , I ' m kind of concerned myself with putting you in whatever danger that maybe coming for me . " Andy said sitting next to his friend .
" I told you earlier that I would help you with this , Andy , and I meant it . " Chase said .
" I know and forgive me for saying this , but it feels selfish for me to put you in harm ' s way just because I ' m turning into some ' Vampire Prince ' and you being caught in the middle of all of this just for me . " Andy said as the tears that Chase had been fighting finally escaped him .
" I understand that and I am willing to have your back no matter what happens , just like I did when we retained these . " Chase throwing his half of the NWA Tag Team Championships on the bed next to Andy .
" Due to everything else that ' s happen tonight , I forgot that we haven ' t even thought about how I would be able to wrestle or even if it would be a good idea not knowing how this vampire development would effect my ability to wrestle and not seriously hurt someone . " Andy said remembering that his own belt was in his bags that he brought with him to Chase ' s house .
" Yeah , it didn ' t dawn on me either until I walked in here . " Chase said .
" Alright , look , how about you get some sleep and then we can talk this out with Karliah after you wake up and any other concerns we may have like how am I going to feed without someone noticing . " Andy said .
" Huh ? " Chase asked confused , but agreeing to that sleep thing .
" I don ' t want to attack someone ' s pet or livestock to the point where whatever would come after me or just the authorities find out and start a vampire hunt for me . " Andy said .
" Vampire hunt ? " Chase asked .
" Well , it wouldn ' t exactly be a manhunt seeing as I am not human anymore . " Andy said .
" You know its to bad you couldn ' t show up in front of AMW and scare the piss out of Storm and Harris with your vampiric look . " Chase said .
" Would be a good laugh . " Andy said as both of them laughed before Chase went to sleep with his partner watching over him .
Later That Same Day
" Okay , so , this new vampiric strength should level itself out , but when will that actually be ? " Andy asked .
" As soon as your body finishes the tranformation completely in which you need animal blood and training to do so in order to gain better control of your new abilities and senses . " Karliah said as Chase was in the kitchen eating breakfast of his own .
" Alright , but how do I figure out what animal will be a good source of prey ? Because I don ' t think it would be a good idea to attack someone ' s dog or cat , or to drain another cow ' s blood where whoever owns them will get suspicious and then we have the authorities after us or any of these other things that you said would hunt me down . " Andy said .
" By training your senses to pick up on the different smells of different animals . " Karliah said .
" How do we exactly do that ? " Andy asked looking at Chase .
" What ? " Chase asked eating bacon .
" Its just that smells stronger . " Andy said .
" Oh , I have a question , can Andy eat normal food even as a vampire ? " Chase asked .
" He can and while it isn ' t aweful for vampires to eat human food , its not the greatest tasting stuff either . " Karliah said as Andy moved to where Chase was at a lot faster than he meant to which was almost like Andy had vanished and appeared next to Chase .
" How did you do that ? And what are you doing with my bacon , bro ? " Chase asked as Andy broke off a piece of bacon stealing it from his partner .
" Taste testing this theory and as far as the moving fast thing , I have no idea . " Andy said biting into the bacon regretting it as it tasted like rotten , old leather .
" Super speed is one of the perks of being a vampire , but shouldn ' t be used around people that doesn ' t know you are a vampire . " Karliah warned .
" Okay , and that tastes like old leather in the worst way . " Andy said .
" It tastes okay to me . " Chase said making Andy stick his tongue out at his partner .
" Alright , so , how do I track the right kind of prey , Karliah ? " Andy asked .
" By building on what you learned about your smell last night . " Karliah said as Andy looked at her confused .
" I ' m confused , too . " Chase pointed out .
" Andy , close your eyes . " Karliah said .
Andy looked at her for a moment before closing his eyes as Karliah began to coach him in hunting prey .
" We have already covered the difference in the smells of the different vampire races and the smell of humans , now we will cover the smell of animals . I want you to push pass the smells in this room meaning myself , Chase , and whatever that stuff he is making over there . " Karliah said .
" Its called breakfast as I don ' t drink blood , " Chase said getting the feeling that Karliah didn ' t like him very much .
" Alright , you two stop bickering , " Andy said as he tried to smell past what was in the room and he picked up on another smell .
" Don ' t go after what you are smelling , but let it create an image in your head . " Karliah said quietly .
Andy focused on that smell until he saw a boy walking his dog as Douglas opened his eyes surprised at what he was able to do .
" This is how you distinguish what you are smelling as a vampire ' s senses are a lot more connected to each other than any other creature in the world . " Karliah explained .
" What exactly did you smell and see ? " Chase asked curiously .
" A boy in a red jersey walking his dog . " Andy said as Chase looked out the window and saw the boy in the red jersey walking by outside with his dog .
" Nice , you smelled my paperboy . " Chase said as the boy came to the door as Karliah hid and the boy knocked on the door .
" Your paper , Mr. Stevens . " Andy heard the boy say as he held his breath to keep from going after the dog .
" Thank you , " Chase paid the kid , took the paper , and then let the boy leave .
" Paperboy ? " Karliah asked .
" They deliver newspapers to people . " Chase said .
" Okay , that was not prey , " Andy said trying this time seeing a stray cat , squirrels which would have worked if he didn ' t have to catch so many of them , and then he found a small fox .
" Andy ? " Chase asked as he saw the change in the look on his partner ' s face .
" I smell a fox , " Andy said feeling the thirst building up in him .
" That is the right kind of prey for you , but make sure you do what you have to without being seen . " Karliah said .
" Of course , " Andy said as his wings and fangs appeared and he vanished using his super speed to go after the fox he was hunting as his prey .
" Should I be worried that he moves like this and about the transformations ? " Chase asked Karliah while Andy was gone .
" It maybe more beneficial to find a place that is more secluded if I ' m going to teach him how to control his vampirism . " Karliah said .
" There is a place that we would use as a vacation spot , but we haven ' t been there in a while due to our work schedule . Its seclude , has plenty of animals for Andy to feed off of , spacious , but it maybe overgrown now as well . " Chase thought about it for a moment .
" Okay , then lets take him there . " Karliah liking the sound of it .
" Where are we taking me , too . " Andy was back with the dead , fox carcass and a little bit of blood coming from his mouth .
" Messy hunt ? " Chase asked a little nauseous .
" A little , " Andy said as Karliah moved to him .
" The first hunts are always the messiest , but as you become more skilled and experienced at hunting it will get better , my Prince . " Karliah said rubbing some of the blood off of Andy ' s mouth .
" Don ' t you need to feed , too ? " Andy asked .
" Not as frequently as you do , as you are still considered a newborn vampire where I have learned to lengthen the time in between my needs to satisfy my thirst . " Karliah explained .
" You don ' t know what you are missing ? " Andy biting into the fox looking at Chase who seemed ill .
" I do know , " Karliah said also looking at Chase .
" To each his own I guess . " Chase said trying not to be physically sick at the sudden sight of Andy knowing that it was his friend ' s lifestyle now .
" You okay ? " Andy asked seeing the color draining from Chase ' s face .
" Yeah , I just wasn ' t prepared for the sight of you drinking blood from a dead animal . " Chase said walking outside to get some freshair a little ashamed of himself for being rude to his own friend .
" Squeamish much ? " Karliah asked .
" This is as new to him as it is to me . " Andy explained as he finished up with the fox .
" I ' ll dispose of the carcass while you clean up and deal with your friend . " Karliah taking the dead fox from Andy and leaving for a little while to give the two some alone time .
Andy cleaned himself up before going to see Chase outside after retracting the wings and fangs .
" Sorry about that , if I had known you were going to be ill , I wouldn ' t have brought the thing back with me . " Andy said .
" It ' s not your fault , I know what your lifestyle consists of now as far as the whole blood drinking thing , but I wasn ' t ready to actually see it . " Chase said .
" Yeah , so , where are we going ? " Andy asked .
" The fishing hole , " Chase said making Andy realize what Chase and Karliah was talking about and knowing that it was better than being out in the open .
" Good idea , " Andy said .
" I think so , too . " Karliah showed up making Chase jump .
" That ' s something else I need to get use to , you guys disappearing and reappearing on me . " Chase said making Andy laugh .
After breakfast , Chase and Andy packed things up to go out to what they called ' the fishing hole ' which was really a place of peace and tranquility for the Naturals and a place for them to be themselves away from the wrestling world .
Frozen Lands
Some of the Undead that had been woken up in the caverns traveled to the frozen lands to finish waking up the rest of the undead vampires still asleep in their nests in order to start the attack on the new Vampire Prince and the rest of the living vampires . The Undead felt like it was their time to rise to power and the only way to do that was to stop the process of new living vampires being brought into the world , which meant putting a stop to the ritual of the Vampire Prince and his bride from being bonded in holy matrimony .
The undead vampires were so concerned with their own purposes that they were not aware of the human watching them wake up as this human was hidden from them using a special concealor to mask his smell . This human was a vampire hunter and he had noticed the disturbance in the atmosphere when the first undead vampires had woken up from their slumber and realized what time of year it was . The year of the second Blood Harvest had started which would me the new Awakening had begun giving him the chance to catch the greatest vampire known to man , the Vampire Prince .
