CHAPTER FOUR

I was being lead down a dark corridor and then up several flights of stairs. I guess I was right in assuming we had been underground, vampire's need to make sure they're completely protected from sunlight when they sleep during the day otherwise they'll go up in flames. It was then I realised that I was never going to see daylight again, and all I had was an eternity of night time ahead of me. That is until someone decided to drive a stake through my non-beating heart. I wonder if it's possible to get used to not seeing the sun again?

"It is." J.D. said from beside me as we walked. "But on the other hand it isn't as well. You can live for a hundred years perfectly fine without never seeing the sun again, but there's always a part of you that'll miss it."

"Speak for yourself." Carla said from behind me. "I for one don't miss the sunburn and the heat."

"How come you can read my thoughts?" I asked J.D. before he could answer without me even having to ask.

"I used to be a telepath." J.D. said looking at me. "When I was human that is. My sire wondered what would happen if I was turned into a vampire. As it turns out I could no longer read human's thoughts, and the only thoughts I could now read were a newborn Vampire's. But soon enough they become blank to me like everyone else. Sorry if I'm freaking you out but it's been a while since I've got to use my telepathy again. I never thought I'd miss it when I was human, it used to drive me crazy but without it a part of me feels gone. So I'm kind of enjoying it right now."

Well at least someone was enjoying what had happened to me I thought. Although I was finding it a bit uneasy that he could hear everything I was thinking, I was more impressed and intrigued that he could do it, although I was sure that wouldn't last long and I wondered how much longer he'd know what I was thinking.

"It varies from vampire to vampire. With some it's two months, others it's six. You're quite an open book so I'm sure I'll be able to hear you for quite some time." And he looked very pleased at that point. That was when I remembered that I actually didn't know his name; I couldn't keep calling him J.D. after all. "It's Jeremy." He grinned. "At least it was, I've wanted to change it for a while. And I think I quite like J.D."

Well that was sorted then I guess, I'll just keep calling him J.D. That was when we came to a halt and Antonio who had been in front turned around to face me.

"Okay one final time, is there anything else you can remember about the night' you were turned." He asked.

"No I've told you everything I know." Antonio then turned to look at J.D. who nodded at him. Clearly J.D. was hear to be the human (sorry vampire) lie detector to make sure I wasn't keeping anything secret which thankfully I wasn't because I'm sure if I had I'll have been staked on the spot.

"Good" Antonio said after a moment's consideration and he led us through a door directly in front of him. I suddenly then found myself in large room, filled with books along the walls. There was also a huge fireplace with a burning fire, and several leather chairs placed in the middle, with four people sat in them. Two of them were Japanese, a guy and a girl and by the looks of them they were teenagers like me, and if I had to guess I would say they were twins. There were also two people in suits, a man and a woman. The woman seemed somewhat different then the rest, and that when I suddenly realised, she was the only human in the room. The male cop then stood up; of course it made sense the police would use a vampire cop in an investigation that involved vampires.

"Antonio about time you've kept us waiting long enough." The male vampire said, he definitely didn't look happy about that.

"Oh Marcus I do apologise but our young friend here took quite a while to rise up." Antonio said with the most false smile I've ever seen.

"It's D.S. Hawk." The male vampire replied. You didn't have to be a genius to know that Hawk and Antonio clearly had history. "And this is D.C. Keira Mayfair. And no matter how long the boy took to rise, I'm sure you've been grilling him for answers before we got the chance two." He looked close to going for Antonio as he said that, before turning to me. "Have they treated you well?"

I pondered that thought for a second, I guess they had really so I said that.

"Yeah they've been okay." Hawk didn't look convinced when I said that.

"Well if you will excuse me," Antonio said, making a gesture that he was going to leave. "I think we'll give you some privacy to conduct the interview in private, although I'm sure you won't mind if Carla sits in the interview, for some moral support to the boy?" I nearly laughed at this point, by the look on Carla's face it was clear she didn't give a crap about my need for moral support and I for one didn't want to receive any from her.

"I'll allow it." Hawk said through gritted teeth. "But everyone else is too leave." I noticed he glanced over at J.D. in particular, it was clear Hawk didn't trust him, I wonder why that was?

"Certainly." Antonio smiled. "Hazuki, Satoshi please come with me," The two Japanese Vampires got up with lots of grace and both gave me wide grins as they walked past. "Jeremy please come along as well, I'm ringing the King and I'm sure he'd be glared to hear from you."

"I've decided to call myself J.D. now." He smiled at me before turning around to follow Hazuki and Satoshi out of the room. Shame, I felt kind of safer having him here.

"Well isn't that intriguing?" Antonio grinned. He then gave me a final stare and left me alone in the room with the police officers and Carla, a.k.a moody bitch as I've now decided to refer to her as.

"Please take a seat." The female police officer spoke for the first time, and I complied with her wish. What was her name again, Keira right? I took in Keria's appearance then, she was a black woman approximately in her early thirties and she has the most flawless and softest skin I'd ever seen. I thought when I'd see her I'd want to sink my fangs into her and drink as much blood as I could, but I didn't. There was something about her that repelled me, and then it hit me. I don't know how, I could just sense it. She was having sex with the vampire beside her Hawk, and was willingly letting him bite her. It's weird she didn't seem like a typical fangbanger but I guess you can never really know can you?

Hawk on the other hand was very stern looking, probably turned into a vampire during his mid to late thirties. He had very thick hair and dark bushy eyebrows with very tiny eyes. I didn't think he looked that attractive so I wonder what Keira found attractive about him. It probably was just the fact he was a vampire.

"Now we're going to ask you a few questions okay?" She was clearly trying to be comforting, but it didn't work with moody bitch sat next to me looking bored out of her mind while Hawk just kept staring at me.

"Sure go ahead." I didn't think I had any choice but maybe if I answer some questions I can ask a few of my own.

"Thanks, now just so I can confirm, you're name is Greg Butler and you are 18 years old?"

"Yep."

"And you were out celebrating your birthday on the night you were attacked at The Edge bar here in Southampton?"

"Yes." Good to know I was still in my home city, up until that point I really had had no idea where I was.

"Can you tell me anything about the vampire who attacked you?"

"Only that it was a guy. Other than that I can't tell you anything, I didn't get a look at him." I knew instantly that wasn't what the police officers were hoping to hear, which gave me another uneasy thought. They too like the vampires seemed to have no idea who did this to me. I decided to ask them a question while I had a chance. "What happened after I was attacked, and how did I come to be here?" It was Hawk who decided to answer me this time.

"After you were attacked naturally an ambulance was called and they soon established that you were going to rise again. So instead of taking you to a hospital they transported you here to the Sheriff's home so the vampires could be here to help you when you were due to wake up. After extensive interviewing at the club, no-one there reports seeing any vampire there that night. Also the CCTV both outside and within the club appears to not be working." I was surprised to see that he appeared to look a bit ashamed with himself.

"So basically, you can't tell me who did this to me?"

"No I'm afraid we can't."

"Does my mum know what's happened to me?" I hadn't asked anyone yet because I was so worried for her about what she must be going through, my mum was fully against vampires, period. I didn't want to imagine what she'd be thinking if she knew her only child had now become one.

"Well that's another thing Mr. Butler," Hawk spoke and he was suddenly looking down at his feet. "You're mother was found dead shortly after you'd been attacked. I'm sorry but she has been murdered by a vampire."