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I have returned from to my writing and I hope not to be on hiatus again for a while.
Uh.. It's been so long I've almost forgotten the story ^^; Well I'm sure it'll come back to me eventually, oh well.
Sonic had opened the door to his room and allowed Shadow to enter before him. Shadow looked around the room and faced Sonic.
"You have a nice room." He complimented.
"Um thank you." Sonic replied.
'He must have good eyes, I can barely even see with a candle.' The hunter thought.
Sonic walked over to a chest in front of the bed and placed the candle on a nearby table top. The hunter opened the chest and gathered an extra blanket for his dark guest.
Shadow merely shook his head at the offer.
"Huh?" Sonic raised an eyebrow at the strange reaction. "You aren't going to sleep?"
"I've never been much of a sleeper, I'll end it at that."
"Ok?" Sonic said.
"Sleep. I'll be able to see if that crazy girl comes back during the night."
The blue haired teen thought for a moment before agreeing. The hunter had wished his guest a good night before falling back into the abyss of dreams.
Shadow had to wait until Sonic was deep asleep, his deep and slow breathing minutes later had signified it.
Meanwhile Rouge had to keep suspicion down in the castle. Hardly anyone ever visited the King's chamber but they didn't need to in order to know he was there. Things just felt off when the vampires ruler was gone but due to Shadow's young age it wasn't a strong enough feeling for his subjects to detect whether or not he really left. The vampiress thanked whatever force above for that. So her job was easy for the most part. That did not mean that she could keep it up forever though, some of her kind were not as gullible as others.
She tapped her long painted nails irritability against the wall, staring out the now uncovered window letting in the moon and starlight.
'Hurry up, damn how hard is it to kill some stupid kid?' She thought.
The vampiress sighed as she heard yet another demon wanting answers at the door.
Shadow smirked at the opportunity before him. The boy was in a deep sleep, the 'expert' was forced out of the mansion and all of Sonic's friends were sleeping in their own rooms sprawled across the home.
The vampire king shed his human disguise once more, his fangs and claws elongating and red eyes brightened to the color of fresh blood. He moved toward the hunters bed slowly with a smirk on his lips. He stopped in his tracks when he heard Sonic begin to sleep talk.
"Parasites... all of them.. mom, dad.. avenge you.." Sonic had his eyes closed tight and tossed and turned for a moment before settling peacefully.
"Is that what he really thinks?" Shadow muttered to himself, surprised at the hint of sympathy in his voice. The vampire shook his head. "So what? His opinions mean nothing and neither did his family."
The demon continued closer to the slayer. Though his footsteps began to feel heavy like weights tied around his ankles. Although he was merely feet from the bedside it felt like miles. Shadow turned his head to the side and lifted a lock of blue hair with a finger, watching his claw and marveling at the strands of blue silk.
'Why am I hesitating? Just take his blood already!'
Shadow's eyes widened and ducked just as a spiked boomerang spun over his head and returned to the hand of it's owner.
"You!?" The vampire spat.
"That's right, Sticks doesn't leave folks for death even if they're ignorant!" The expert stated.
Shadow peered at Sonic who was beginning to stir out of slumbers grasp.
"Leave him alone, bloodsucker!" Sticks threw her boomerang and aimed for the king's heart.
Shadow hissed and blocked the weapon from piercing his chest. Sticks growled and pulled a dagger from the rope belt that kept her homemade skirt on. Sticks was fast but Shadow was faster, obviously the expert was not used to fighting in limited space. She crashed against the desk that sat in the middle of the room and successfully woke up the emerald eyed teen. Sonic jolted up from his bed, eyes wide and heart beating wildly in his chest.
"Sticks!?" He said. Sonic froze seeing Shadow as he really is. "Shadow?"
"See?" Sticks grunted out fighting against Shadow's claws with her knife. "He's a bloodsucker! He tricked you and your buddies just to kill you!"
Sonic reached for his crossbow and nocked an arrow into place aiming for Shadow. The blue haired teen looked away and shot, quickly turning back with the vampire clutching his arm in pain. The arrow stuck in it's place.
Shadow glared at Sonic and sent Sticks flying to the wall hard enough that she needed to catch her breath.
Shadow was inches from Sonic's face faster than he could blink. The vampire held Sonic's chin in his hand, digging his claws into the skin.
Right as the hunter opened his mouth to speak the vampire king pressed his lips to his. Sonic's heart sped and his cheeks turned red. The slayer felt sharp teeth bite down on his tongue and the taste of blood filled his mouth.
Shadow backed away and licked his red lips. Sonic looked at his own blood dripping from his mouth and onto his night clothes. He lifted his wrist to wipe his mouth.
"W-why?" He managed to say.
"Consider it a warning, a mark. Go against me any further then I will come back for the rest of your blood, be grateful that I didn't spread the toxin to you." Shadow said.
The vampire moved to the closed balcony, swung open the door and disappeared into the darkness.
Sonic froze but quickly regained himself. "Sticks!" He rushed over to her and helped her to her feet. "Are you alright?"
Sticks coughed and acknowledged the blood dripping from Sonic's mouth. She yelped and pushed him away holding her knife up to him.
"Did he turn you?" She sniffed the air and lowered the dagger. "You're clean, well sorta."
"Uh thanks?"
"No time for gratitude!" She gripped his wrist and began dragging the hunter through the mansion. "We need to wake your buddies it's hunting time!"
END OF CH.7
