The next rewrite. Little changes but nothing all that noticeable.

Ingrid's POV

"For 18 months you all have been looking for him and for 18 months you have failed!" How these garlic munchers couldn't find a 15-year-old runt I didn't know.

"We're sorry your greatness, but he's just so fast," one of my half-fangs, Markus said.

"Too fast?!" I yelled. "There are at least 50 half-fangs around here with super speed, and a not yet transformed vampire is to fast for you?!"

"But whenever we do find him he disappears."

I was tired of his excuses, "Markus, if you don't catch him soon, then I swear your sister will die by my hand!"

Markus clinched his fist.

"I wouldn't try it half-fang," I warned.

"He looked me right in the eye, "I wish I would have killed you when I had the chance."

He had a lot of nerve talking to me like that, but I had other things to do so I decided to be generous for once, "Well you didn't, and if you ever threaten me again you will regret it."

Markus bowed, "I'm sorry." And with that he left to continue his search.

Markus was the very first breather I turned since Wills death. He's loyal but very temperamental. I killed his parents because they were too old. I decided to only turn breathers that were around the ages of 16 to 40. That would be the age they would be more useful. But if any of them ever opposed me then they would be taken down to the dungeon to be taught a lesson. So few dared to test me.

The only reason I was easy on Markus was because he reminded me of Will, but still no one could replace him. Not Markus. Not anyone.

Soon I would figure out how to bring Will back, but to do that I was going to need my baby brother. Since he's the Chosen One maybe I could use him. I looked over to one of my servants, "You there! Bring me a bottle of blood from the cellar. Also, double the guards outside. I suspect my brother will pay us a visit soon."

"Yes your majesticness," he bowed.

Soon my brother will show his face.

Vlad's POV

After miles of walking I came to the end of the forest. I looked down the hill and saw a small village. It was recently built specifically for Vampires. The Vampires who live here aren't all evil. Some are. They are known as rebels. They've gotten rid of any trances of ID including changing their last name.

This is mostly because they are hiding from either Vampires or Slayers that have them on their hit list.

I found the village soon after I ran away from home. They taught me how to stay hidden and out of reach from the Slayers and Ingrid.

There is one family here that I trust the most. The mother's name is Alina. She has two daughters. One named Cosmina, who is 15 like me, and Ioana, who is only 6. She also has a son, Ciodaru. He's only 4.

Cosmina is only about a week older than me. She's leaving tonight to go visit her grandparents in Scotland. She'll have her transformation there.

I walked through the town and noticed everyone seemed to be on edge. Some were looking up at the sky as if they were waiting for something. The sun would be up soon so everyone was going into their cottage styled homes.

I walked up to one of the smallest homes in the village, knocked on the door but no one answered, so I let myself in.

"Hello?" Still no answer. Then I heard a kid screaming from one of the bedrooms.

"Give it back Cosmina!" That sounded like Ciodaru. I ran back from and saw Cosmina holding Ciodaru back from taking some toy she had.

"You know you're not suppose to bring home these breather toys," Cosmina said. "You don't know where it's been."

"But I want it!" Ciodaru whined.

He looked over and saw me standing in the doorway, "Vlad!" He ran to my side, "Tell Cosmina to give me back my rabbit."

Cosmina held up an old stuffed rabbit toy holding a drum and drumsticks, "He found it outside by the dumpster," she said.

I walked over and she handed it to me so I could examine it. Nothing was wrong with it other then the smell, but really you can't take any chances, "Sorry Cio, but I'm on your sisters side."

He looked down ready to cry. I got down on my knees next to him, "Hey, don't get upset. Why would you want this dirty old thing anyway? Next time I go into town, I'll stop somewhere and get you a new toy."

A smile grew on his face and he ran over to his bed. Cosmina tucked him in while I waited in the kitchen for her. When she walked in she gave me a deadly look.

"What?" I said.

"You know you shouldn't make promises you can't keep. Don't you have enough on your plate?"

"I can get it. I'll just stop by a store when I get the chance," I sat down at the table.

"When? You don't have any free time ever."

She seemed agitated so I decided to change the subject, "Where's your mom and Ioana?"

"They went out to see if they could find some clothes for Ioana," She said as she sat down across from me. "She's been growing so fast. They'll be back soon with the sun rising though."

I looked down. I didn't like them running around this close to dawn. It worries me.

My thoughts were broken by the sound of a giggle. I looked up at Cosmina who was trying to hold back a laugh.

"What's so funny?" I asked.

"You."

"Me?"

"Yeah. It's funny how protective you are of me and my family."

I was confused, "What's funny about that?"

"It just is."

I stared at her for a moment. She looked a lot like her mom. Same blonde hair and brown eyes. I couldn't believe that both of us were about to go through our transformations. I was scared she would turn out like my sister. It was hard to think about.

At that moment Alina and Ioana walked through the door. A smile grew on her face when she saw me, "Oh Vlad! I'm so glad you're here. Cosmina, can you take Ioana to bed for me? She's about to pass out."

"Sure," Cosmina took Ioana and the bag of clothes, and took Ioana back to the bedroom.

Alina came and sat down in the chair next to me, "You don't come by as often as you did before. Everything alright?"

"Yeah," I replied. "Mom is just having me run a couple of errands for her."

She gave me a concerned look, "What sort of errands?"

"Don't worry about it."

"Don't keep secrets from me Vlad," Alina always wanted to know what I was doing. She was always concerned mom was going to get me killed.

"She had me sneak into the slayers camp to take an updated blueprint of the castle."

Alina was horrified, "What if you were caught?"

"I'm fine. I can take care of myself."

"I'm sure, but you still shouldn't take unnecessary risks."

"It's not unnecessary. I'm fine," I gave her a reassuring smile. Alina is like a mother to me. A real one that actually cares if her child came even close to harm. Not one that would leave and then return for unknown reasons.

It was amazing to me that this family, and almost everyone in this village, were all Vampires. They acted like breathers, dressed like breathers, even ate like breathers aside from the animal blood.

"Thanks for caring Alina," I said. She was just about to reply when we heard the sirens go off.

Cosmina ran into the kitchen, "What is that?"

Alina looked terrified, "No…No! This can't be happening!"

Cosmina and I ran outside to see what was going on. We saw helicopters flying above. The Slayers have found us.