Bad Guys Always Give me the Shivers

Vampanze Switch-a-Roo

Disclaimer: I only own my original characters and this plot, although I do wish I owned Larten :3

Maria's Point of View

Why did I have to feel so damn guilty? Alex had asked for it when she abandoned me to go run off with Steve, having no idea that he was in actuality the Vampanze Lord. Stupid vampanze… they just got done partying like the imbeciles they are.

Taking those thoughts aside I just looked around at the scenery, wondering if Alex was seeing the same moon as I was. It shined down on our retreating party, making their blazing heads shine a brighter crimson then they already were. The trees stayed frozen in time, as if they would never move an inch.

Then, I noticed the stars.

The bright lights in the sky that were more than a billion miles away from me. The brilliant color that shone in the dark sky made me well up with sadness, knowing what I had just done was bad, but necessary.

"Maria, you did the right thing." Gannen said from behind me, his arm brushing against mine. I glanced over at him, a blush blooming onto my face even though I had no feelings for the vampanze. Maybe I did, but I hadn't a clue right now.

"I know." I sighed, looking back at the people who were far ahead of us, grins plastered onto their scarlet faces. "Then why are you acting like this?" he asked, starting to get on my last nerves. I looked back up at the sky, the moon piercing into my vision.

"I don't really know."

"Maria, Steve wants to see you." A vampanze called from behind me. At first, I heard, 'Maria, Steve wants you.' And that made happiness well in my inner core, then I realized that he meant something else. I began to back away from Gannen and everyone else, trying to find out why Steve would want to have a word with me.

"Maria, don't feel bad about Alexandria. She deserved it." Gannen said, trying to help me out of my foul mood.

"She did deserve it." I lied, knowing full well that she didn't. No one could deserve the cruelty that I had just dealt her with. "Maria—"

"I'll be there in a moment, numbskull!" I yelled, my veins popping up in disgust. I was tired of these vampanze fools treating me as if I were their worse counterpart. Like I was the garbage.

"You don't have to talk to me like that, bitch." The female vampanze behind me hissed vehemently. I whirled around and glared at her, "Do I look like a dog to you, idiot?"

"If you know what's good for you, you'll back off." She growled, showing off her pointed teeth.

"Likewise." I replied with a tone of pure malice.

The woman began to lunge at me, her eyes filled with rage, but she hadn't the chance since Steve latched onto her cloak and dragged her away. I could hear him chiding to her, "Now, Tabitha, there is no need to get infuriated by Maria."

I watched him drag her off, her face colored with a deep shade of crimson. When he returned, his eyes seemed to be a dark shade of ebony, which was in contrast to his ivory hair. "I thought I called you to me, Maria." He said emotionlessly.

"I was about to—"

"No excuses, I just need to find out where the hunters are." He hissed, interrupting my exclamation. I had the feeling that the only reason why he wanted to know where the hunters were was because he wanted to know where Alex was.

"I have a question."

"What is it?"

"Do you still love Alex?"

He stopped for a minute, his mouth slightly agape as if he were about to say something. I felt a pang of sadness, for it was clear that he still did. "Why do you ask that? Are you in love with me and in actuality envious of Alex?" he retorted, raising an eyebrow at me.

"Answer my question first." I requested.

"Not until you answer mine."

"You're awfully stubborn, I can see why Alex doesn't want to be with you." I sneered, hoping that would get him to answer. But, that did the complete opposite.

He blew a blow to my face which made me stagger backwards. He then rubbed the dust off of his coal black cloak and suggested, "Let's not talk about Alexandria now, shall we?"

"So you do love her." I responded, wiping the blood away from my mouth.

He ignored me and sauntered over towards Gannen to talk about God knows what.

I hadn't wanted Steve to treat me as if I were his slave, I wanted him to treat me like his girlfriend. Better yet, like Alex.

"Maria, where do you think the hunters are?" Gannen asked while pulling back towards me. I couldn't help but notice his lips were a cherry red, and that made me blush.

Steve came around the two of us and clasped one of his hands on my shoulders. Well, at least that was better than getting no affection.

"Well, if they are listening to Alex, then they would go to her hometown." I suggested the first thing that came off the top of my head. "Her hometown is the same as Darren's." Steve stated while the malice in his voice wrapped around me like a whip.

"Yes, so were going there first?" I asked, hoping that we actually wouldn't, for it was my hometown too. "It would seem smart to go there first…" Gannen said while putting a finger on his bright purple chin.

"Wait, before we go there, Maria we have to know that we can trust you." Steve said while smiling a devious grin. I glanced over at him, half knowing and half curious about what he wanted.

"We should turn you into a vampanze." Gannen and Steve answered at the same time, their smiles wrapping me into the suggestion.

Oh joy, I was about to be turned into one of the Barney freaks with red hair.

That so isn't going to look good with my emerald cloak.

Haha, I like the ending :3

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