Enjoy.


Holiday snack


"3, 2, 1..."

A pale and black blur flashed from a dark alley and grabbed an unfortunate passerby from the crowd of people who had gathered outside to rejoice in the light of fireworks. The man did not even have the time to scream when he was bitten into, all that was heard was a moan of pain that was too quiet to be heard above mass of humans.

"HAPPY NEW YEAR!"

The man was left dangling in his arms as Vladimir stayed in a crouch to watch as people kissed and celebrated. Fireworks flashing red, green, blue and white; each colour illuminating up Vladimir's ageless, marble-like face as he licked his cold lips and swallowed the last of the blood. His eyes a dark burgundy-red and held no remorse or mercy.

He glanced up at all the mortals, still cheering, and sneered and shook his head.

"Vladimir."

The vampire turned.

"Stefan." He returned, smiling, matter-of-factly. "Should we wish each other a happy holiday?"

Stefan huffed in amusement. "We have been through many holidays; I don't think wishes aid much for us."

Vladimir picked up the corpse easily with one arm; Stefan had moved to open a dumpster for him as the blonde threw it in. No one had even noticed that less than fifteen feet from them, someone had died.

"A holiday snack?" Stefan question light-heartedly.

Vladimir smiled back in good humour.

"I suppose it was, come." He started down another alley. "A holiday calls for a feast, does it not?"

"I am famished." Stefan followed. "And how nice it would be to eat by the glow of the fireworks."

As though to collaborate his words; a firework spun over head of the alley and illuminated them both and a stray cat that had wandered into the scene and had stopped to clean itself on top of the very dumpster that now was occupied; it lifted it's back leg up with the grace of a ballerina and licked.

Vladimir idly scratched its head as he passed by. The cat lifted its head to sniff curiously at the strangers and looked at Stefan as he went to stroll past the feline.

Stefan lazily tickled it under the furry chin with a casual air, as though two violent vampires killed people and stroked cats, bathed in the light of fireworks all the time.

As both departed elsewhere to find more victims with the holiday spirit, the cat jumped down and trotted off after them happily, twining around their legs when they both stopped at a fork in the alley.

A couple of drunk teenagers had gathered at the entrance of a disused doorway and one was promptly bringing back up whatever vile concoction she had knocked back into her system.

The Romanians looked at one another.

"We could share?" Vladimir chuckled.

"It is a holiday." Stefan could only agree with a smile.

The cat received another scratch round the ears from Vladimir before he stood upright, and made his way towards his 'feast'. Stefan, ignored the cat completely now and laughed openly as the teenagers struggled to even see with their drunken eyes who was approaching them.

No screams were heard as the girl who was vomiting, didn't realise her two friends behind her were dead in an instant and that she was next.

A body hit the floor and a rather loud crack was heard from the dead boy's skull.

"Opa..." (Oops). Stefan said sarcastically.

Vladimir snorted with humor. "Clumsy."


Happy New Year everyone xxx