Okay, here's a new chapter! I figured I better update before I got too busy with work.
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Standing in the city morgue the next night, Shadow half-listened with crossed arms to what the coroner was saying as he stared at a dead body that was the same as the other ones in his investigation. He knew the best way to get whoever was behind this was to catch their scent and hunt them down and with the body of a teenage girl from last night….it would give him a better chance to get a scent to follow. "Now, do you have any further questions?" the coroner asked and Shadow looked at him as he uncrossed his arms.
"Just leave me with the body." Answered Shadow and the coroner shrugged before leaving the room. Making sure no one was nearby, Shadow smelled the body, hoping to catch a scent. Pulling away as an unusual smell hit him, Shadow heard a slight noise behind him and turned to see the coroner. "Is there anything I can help you with?" he asked and Shadow shook his head before leaving.
Standing outside the morgue, Shadow looked around to make sure no one was around before facing the building. Scaling the side of the brick building to the roof, Shadow scanned the area, alert for any signs of who he was looking for. He caught the scent again and began to jump off the rooftops towards it. Now all he had to do was find who it belonged to.
Finding the scent at its strongest, Shadow jumped down the building into an alley and landed expertly without making a sound. Concealing himself in the shadows as he cautiously continuing towards the smell, Shadow gave a surprised look as he caught another familiar scent. Seeing Rouge hunched over the body of the unconscious teenage boy with something flowing into her mouth, Shadow held his breath as he saw her skin return to normal and the substance stopped going into Rouge as she pulled away. Stepping out of the shadows, Shadow crossed his arms, not needing to know the teenage boy was now dead like the others, and he asked, "Rouge. What are you doing?"
"I, uh...oh, who am I kidding." Rouge replied and she jumped to her feet as she saw the ebony hedgehog. She shook her head and put a hand on her hip. "You know what you saw."
Slightly puzzled by her sudden change of mood, Shadow interrogated, "What are you Rouge?"
Giving a small laugh, Rouge hinted, "What you are." Shadow gave a surprised look as she extended a set of fangs. "Might as well as show me yours."
Reluctantly, Shadow extended his fangs and Rouge gave a nod of approval and his fangs retracted. Rouge retracted her fangs and Shadow continued, "So, what are you? You can't be like me. I'm the only one in the city."
"Not quite Darling. I'm a rare kind of vampire called an Immortui," replied Rouge, "unlike you, I need to feed on vitae to survive."
"Vitae?"
"Souls, life force, whatever you want to call it. It's the same thing. Unlike your kind, we aren't ageless, so in order for us to look our best and survive...we need vitae to keep us kicking. It's been keeping me look this good for a VERY long time."
"How long?"
"Would you believe I'm 368?"
"Hmph. Looks like your feeding does work."
"Lemme guess. You're probably…three months?"
"Longer. Six months."
"Meh. Close enough. Although, you seem different from the other vamps I've met..." Rouge commented as she strolled up to him. She leaned in close to his neck and smelt him before pulling away with a curious look. "When was the last time you snacked on someone living?"
Crossing his arms with a scowl, Shadow huffed, "That's not a concern to you. I take it you're the one whose been leaving all the dead bodies lying around?"
Putting a hand on her hip, Rouge answered, "Of course. After all, being an Immortui isn't as easy as being a regular vampire like you."
"How so?" replied Shadow.
"You at least have a regular diet. We're like snakes in a sense. We need to eat a certain amount at a certain time to both satisfy our hunger and rejuvenate ourselves. Otherwise, it's not fun for us." Rouge explained. She looked around quickly before looking back at Shadow. "You know, we should probably get out of here. It's not going to be easy to explain if we're seen with this body. Let's go back to your place and have a nice chat."
Realizing that it was their only option, Shadow nodded and the duo took off out of the alley.
Walking into his apartment with Rouge, Shadow saw Rouge surveying the place with a look of curiosity and intrigue on her face before continuing in and making a beeline towards the refrigerator as he closed the door. Crossing his arms and scowling as he saw Rouge rummaging through his refrigerator, Shadow coldly asked, "Is there something in particular that you're looking for?"
"Yes. I wanna see what you've been eating." Responded Rouge. She pulled out two blood bags and raised an eyebrow as she faced him. "Really? Oh, the Blood Bank must love you. Do you give as much as you take?"
"Shut up Rouge." Shadow growled and Rouge shrugged before shoving the blood back in the refrigerator and closed it before spreading out on the couch, taking out a compact mirror, and looking in it. "Now, tell me why you feed like you do."
"Well, it's simple. It's every set number of years, no matter how long you've been an Immortui, you feed. Like I didn't have to feed until I was 25 or been a Immortui for seven years."
"How come you don't get hurt by the sunlight?"
"Oh, I do, but not as much as you. We Immortui have a much higher tolerance to the sun than you regular vamps."
"So, how'd you get turned?"
"Oh, the same old drank the blood of an Immortui and then he broke my neck. So, here I am. Drank blood, got killed, and came back to feed on vitae."
"Why'd you get killed?"
"Like I said…I'm a rare kind of vampire. In order to become an Immortui, you need to drink the blood of an Immortui and then the Immortui has to kill you. Sounds messy, but it really isn't."
"How do you know it's not messy?"
"Well, it happened to me duh! And I turned a few others without a mess."
"You've turned people?"
"Of course. What vampire hasn't turned someone?"
"Me."
"Oh, well then you're still new to the game. But I do remember getting turned. It was Apotos and I met the most charming bat named Cato. He bought me a couple of drinks and took me back to his place for one Hell of-"
"Rouge. I know what happens next. Just skip to the part when you two-"
"Okay, fine. The next morning, he asked me if I liked being with him. I said yes and well, you probably know the rest."
"What happened to him?"
"We stayed together for a couple of decades and called it quits." Rouge replied as she closed the compact mirror and tucked it away. She grew a small smile as she turned to face him. "So, tell me about when you got turned."
"Hmph. Once again, that's not a concern to you," growled Shadow, not wanting to bring up Isabelle to Rouge, "what was your first clue about me being a vampire?"
"Oh, the sunglasses thing was hard to guess, but just now when you snuck up on me without making a sound. We're the only creatures that are able to pull that off." Rouge explained. She got up and stretched a bit before heading towards the door. "Well, later Sugar. I've got better things to do than stay here and chat with you."
Opening his mouth to tell her to stop and tell him what she had planned, Shadow closed his mouth as she left and went to his couch and sat down. Rubbing his temples as he let out a deep breath, Shadow tried to process what happened. He thought he was the only vampire, but one of the people closest to him was one too...and a unique kind at that. Getting up, Shadow opened the door and headed outside. He needed to take a walk to clear his head.
Okay, so there's the chapter.
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