Gregory POV:
Three hundred years we lived in this hell. We all knew it was true, though our definitions varied between all of us vampires. Father and most of the others found our existence torment, and they longed more than anything to be human again. They thought us a curse, denying themselves and focusing all energy on the Stone and transforming us back.
I was different from my family… and had no shame or disgust towards what we were. I was proud to be a vampire.
We were stronger, faster, and better than humans in every way: we were the Dark Gods. We should have been the superior race… but the mentality of ourselves had turned us into lowly and abhorred creatures that deserved nothing but hiding in forgotten places away from the eyes of those who wished us to be destroyed. We hid in shames from those pathetic mortals, and that was my torment.
The top of the food chain always deserved to be in control, especially since we were an evolved version of humans, despite being undead. If not supremacy, we at least had to gain respect and fear, but we were trapped in the narrow-mindedness of our ancestors, the humans, and ourselves: and so we hid like worms.
Our existence turned into captivity… but also drew us closer. Though I despised the life father gave us most times, my loyalty would always be his, and the rest of the family. I loved them, and everything I did was for them… and everything I was about to do.
Father, Mother, Rudolf, and Anna had already left the field after feeding, while I always seemed to find myself getting thirstier and thirstier… as if the thirst compensated for something missing; and I thought I knew what.
If I could fulfill my plan, I would be at ease, as well as all vampire kind. We wouldn't need the Stone… We wouldn't need to hide anymore. My only wish was that everyone would understand my intentions.
I decided it best not to dwell to long in thought, for I had been thinking for centuries, and now was the time to act. I flew through the night air silently and closed in on our graveyard and current home. As I slowly dropped into the misty cemetery, I heard something not too far away…
I crept towards the sound, and through the trees saw a human girl panting in exhaustion. From that moment on, my predatory instincts took over, and I hissed while bracing myself to pounce.
She didn't waste a second after seeing my bared fangs and obvious desire to kill, and took off running into the night; causing me to chase her with ease, and grab her hand jerking her backwards from the difference in our strength. Light swept over me in an instant, and I cringed backwards and hissed in discomfort. It hadn't been much, but it was enough to cause me to let go of my prey's hand.
This wasn't the first time I had hunted a human… despite Father's orders never to attack them.
I only did it when I was so frustrated and filled with emotion to resist killing off one of the millions who hated us for unjustified causes. Their ignorance was utterly sickening, but most of the time I could stay in control.
This time was different however… because the human had invaded our home and couldn't be allowed to return from where she came.
She was gone again once I regained focus, so I zeroed in on the sound of her pounding heart and gasping breaths, and tactfully chased distanced to the right, so when she looked back I would make my move. As predicted, she did glance backwards, holding her flashlight at the ready but in vain.
I took that moment to attack, knocking the flashlight out of her hands, and pinning her down in an instant. It really was sad how pathetic mortals really were, and they would be nothing without our weakness of intense light.
She struggled and fought to break free, but found it impossible because of what I was capable of. I stared into her desperate eyes and after moving both of her hands into one of mine, I unconsciously found myself touching the place where her heart was nearest on her chest. It was beating furiously, which fascinated me because I hadn't felt a heartbeat this loud and close since I was human myself. Of course I could have if I had wanted to… but animals never got this panicked because we put them in a state of sleep, and I had always been too quick to kill the humans that were unlucky enough to cross me.
She whimpered softly, which broke me out of my trance. "Any last words before you breathe your last?" I asked mockingly, grinning slightly at my own state of power and triumph that was always the end result of any targeted prey.
Her blue-green eyes grew wider at my words and tensed even further in fear. I slowly moved my hand from her heart to her neck, and wrapped my hands around it in sickening slowness that made her shiver.
I had to admit that I had never slowed down this much for a kill before, and I found it deliciously addicting drawing out my prey's every reaction, sending the word terror into whole other levels.
I tilted her neck up slightly, and leaned down for my long-awaited reward, taking time to smell the delectable scent of her blood beneath her smooth skin now inches away.
Just before I was about to take a bite, I heard her whisper, "Please don't do this…" I barely looked up, noticing that her eyes were now filled with tears.
"Why not?" I asked, slightly impatient but interested in what she would say next.
"I'll do whatever you want, just please don't…" She begged, with her tears now flowing steadily.
I was a bit surprised by her desperate display; having not this closely emotionally tied for however long a time since I had been human myself. I tried my best to ignore all sympathy that might have been developing, reminding myself that she was the enemy… A human, and I was a vampire.
"What could you possibly do for me?" I asked threateningly, trying to remember all of the hatred I felt towards humans.
"I don't know… anything… Just please…" She gasped out desperately, looking straight into my dark ruby eyes with sincerity that was hard to ignore.
"Gregory! Where are you?" I heard a voice call not very far off.
"Rudolf…" I thought angrily, trying to clear my head and think of a solution. I stood up, still holding the human with one hand. Then it came to me.
"Don't make a single sound." I whispered, and slightly pushed the girl into a freshly dug up grave just next to us.
Luckily she didn't scream, and then I headed towards Rudolf quickly so I wouldn't give away her location.
"Where have you been?" Rudolf asked, giving me a quizzical look as I approached slowly.
"I told Father I would be back soon. No reason to go out looking for me Little Brother." I scoffed playfully.
"Well I was just wondering…" He laughed, and followed me back to the crypt. "You do seem to be going off a lot on your own lately…"
I tried to hide the sadness on my face as I replied, "Well maybe someday I'll take you with me, ok?"
"Yes! Thank you, Gregory!" He smiled, as if he had wanted to go with me every time I left.
I absolutely hated keeping my meeting secret from my immediate family… But I knew I was doing the right thing, and everything would be revealed soon enough. Maybe I could take Rudolf with me next time… He seemed like he could be ready for it, only being two years younger than me.
The next few minutes seemed to last hours, with Father giving us a non-stop strategy about finding the Stone of Attamon. I knew it was important to all of them, but if we couldn't find it after three hundred years, we may never find it.
At the last gathering and attempt to make us human again, the Stone was cast into the sea… and the only hope that it was somehow reachable would be if Uncle Von, who had jumped in after it, had managed to collect it and get it on land.
When Father had finally finished, both of my parents set out on their new lead while leaving me in charge of Rudolf and Anna.
"I'm going out tonight again, alright?" I explained to them from within the crypt.
"Awww but Brother...!" Anna whined, wanting to play with both her brothers tonight.
"Can I come this time, Gregory?" Rudolf asked excitedly.
"No, I'm sorry... Please understand. I'll be back as soon as I can." I replied, trying not to look either of them and be guilted by their disappointed faces. I had been doing this to them often, and both of my two younger siblings, being sworn to secrecy, quietly put up with their brothers absence when our parents went out.
I quickly exited, being careful not to turn back. "Once this is all over, I'll be able to resist them again." I thought.
Ever since I started going out to the meetings, I had developed a soft spot… Maybe out of guilt of always leaving both of them alone or maybe fear that they would hate me after I carried out my plan. Either way, I was far more ruthless and un-sympathetic before all of this scheming. Maybe that's why I spared that human. Speaking of which…
When I reached the grave, I jumped down and held my hand out to her saying, "Come on."
She took it with hesitation, showing her concern of not knowing what she would be in for. I slowly took off into the air, and I heard her mumble something unintelligible, while holding on even tighter to my hand. It was when she started climbing up my arm that I asked what she was doing.
"I-I'm not good with heights…" She said shakily, and closed her eyes while clutching even tighter onto me.
I let out a tiring sigh and swept her into my arms, trying to help her calm down and feel more secure. She yelped, and held onto my neck for dear life, and clinging to my chest in the tightest grip she could manage. I laughed a bit at this, trying to not scare her to death, though I could have quite easily. I must have been in one of my better moods…
After a little bit she appeared to calm down a bit more, and I took a moment to really look at her, since last time she was nothing but a meal.
Her hair was long, wavy, and blond, lying loose while flying in the quiet night wind. Her figure was… well good for a girl. She was tall and skinny, but had good curves just the same. She had on casual blue jeans now dirtied from the chase in the graveyard, accompanied by plain black converse shoes. Her shirt was long-sleeved and tan with a low V-neck that had three buttons, and she also wore a small silver heart necklace with a tiny diamond in the top right hand corner. She didn't seem to be wearing any makeup, and no other accessories minus the necklace. I also noticed she didn't have a Scottish accent… so I wondered where she came from.
As I was finishing my analysis, we arrived at the warehouse, and dropped back onto the ground to her relief.
I walked in without hesitation, not really caring if she followed me in or not. If she was smart at all, she knew she wouldn't get far… I probably should find out her name too when I got the chance.
After preparing a chair for her, I began waiting for my comrades to arrive.
I always had to schedule the meetings due to having a strict family, because two of them had family's that didn't care, and one was a loner. I would have to tell them my new addition to the plan, in hopes they would find it helpful… For the human's sake.
When she finally came in, I directed her to her seat, and told her not to move from that spot. She humbly complied, and sat in nervous anticipation. In a matter of moments, my three friends arrived and the meeting to establish vampire dominance began.