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It was two in the afternoon and I couldn't get home until after seven when I was sure that the sun was down for the evening.
I was just wandering around watching the people when I noticed that I was being followed. There were two men in suits that were identical to that of the agents I had just left. Subtle.
Great the president was having me followed.
Well it would be easy enough to get them off of my tail. Now to find a dark alley where I could lose them.
I wondered all over that city, I admit I thought it would have been easy. It seemed like all of the buildings were attached to the next. Finally when I had no clue where I was anymore I had found an alley. What was even better was that it was a dead end, I could hop the wall and not have to worry bout the tail anymore.
I slipped inside and changed into a vampire. I felt my eyeteeth lengthen into fangs and the beating of my heart slow until there was almost no beat.
I could see perfectly in the dark alleyway something I'm sure the men following me couldn't do.
I got to the wall at the end when I heard them shuffling behind me. I'd have loved to be there when they'd report back that I had gotten away from them.
I made it to the top of the wall but the opposite side of the wall was bathed in sunlight, shit. I was stuck on top of the wall. Well I guess I had three options that didn't include death. One, I could jump down as a human and probably break a leg. Two, stay on the wall, but the guys following me would probably see me. Three go back the way I came from and kick their asses.
Yep three won.
I leaped down and landed oh so gracefully on my feet. I turned and faced the two very surprised men in front of me.
"Can I help you?"
"We were to make sure that you were not hurt."
"What?"
"The head vampire of this state asked us to make sure you were unharmed."
"Un-huh."
"Gabriel Delarosa the head vampire asked us to come with you."
"I know who is head vamp here."
The one on the right stepped closer to me and that is when I got the first whiff of him. He smelled of fur and the woods. I couldn't believe it this man was a were-animal and I didn't pick up on it till now.
"Don't panic. I'm am Julius Roth leader of the local leopard pack." He gave me a slight bow.
Wow now I've seen everything, a wereleopard taking orders from a vampire.
Julius decided that my silence meant that I had accepted all that he had told me as truth and continued.
"This here is Rex Barlow, he's human."
Great that meant Rex gave blood to the local vamps. That's not as bad as it sounds, when a vamp takes blood from a human he rolls their mind first. So instead of the pain that does occur when someone bites you, you feel almost giddy.
"We've been instructed to take you to the vampire hole-in-the wall when you are ready."
A vamp hole-in-the wall is like a community vampire safe house. There is one located in most cities and it is where a vamp can go for the day or if they are in need of blood.
I tried to stay away from them, most vampires would rather kill me then be in the same room as me.
"No thanks."
"As you wish."
I started out of the alleyway digging my cell phone out of my shoulder bag. I punched in Mitch's number and listened to it ring.
I continued you on my way trying to get back to the city as it rang. On the fifth ring someone answered.
"Hello."
"Hi, I'm looking for Mitchell Kerr."
"Who may I tell him is calling?"
"His mother."
There was a pause on the other end of the line. I guess not many people are sarcastic with the head vampire.
"Leslie."
"Hello Mitch."
"How did it go?"
"Delarosa set watch dogs after me."
"Really?"
"No I'm lying, of course really. Even after I confronted them they are still following me."
"They are still following you?"
"That is what I said."
"I'll call you back."
Great that turd hung up on me.
I finally got to the point where I could see some familiar buildings when my phone rang.
Mitch.
"Well?"
"They aren't his."
"They told me they were."
"Well they aren't."
"One is a leopard."
"Then they definitely ain't his. You ever hear of a were-anything doing a vamps bidding."
Shit.
"So what do I do?"
"Fly."
"It is sunny here."
"It has been raining all day here."
"Well that doesn't help me."
"You're right it doesn't."
"That's it?"
"What do you want me to tell you?"
"Something helpful."
"The president is giving an unscheduled conference this evening, be here when it airs."
"Be where?"
"Our city's hole-in-the-wall."
Now he thinks he can give me orders.
"Look…"
That was as far as I got, he hung up on me again. This man has the worst phone manners ever.
I felt a tap on my shoulder.
I turned and was met with a fist to the face.
That damn human was able to lay me flat on my back. If I had been a vamp at the time…
Well if I had been a vamp I would have been dead since we were standing in the sun.
Obviously you just can't haul off and punch a woman with out getting noticed. There were men on them like white on rice I swear. I got up and took off.
I was still dodging my way through the crowds trying to make sure there was no one on my tail at five. It was just getting darker out, I could chance it just to get out of the state, but I wouldn't get much farther than that.
Iowa being an hour behind I would run in to sunlight on the way there so I had no choice but to wait.
I was looking for a safe place to take off from when my phone went off.
"Yeah."
"I found out who there were." Mitch.
"Go on."
"They weren't the president's men."
"I know when one of them hit me I was sure they couldn't be his."
"They hit you?" I could hear the anger in his voice. For a vampire his age, that must mean he was very anger. The older vampires don't let their emotion show to anyone. The ones they do let through would be annoyance, and then it would be a good time to get away from them.
"Yeah, waited until I was in the sunlight."
"Come home now."
"I was going to, I have to find a place to take off from."
"Well get going." And he hung up.
Men. One of these days I was hanging up on him. Then he would probably just call me back so he could hang up. Vampires have time like that to waste.
