A/N: There is only two words that I can say about this chapter. ACTION and CLIFFHANGER! Anyway, read and review please. (grins evilly)

Chapter 8.

Squall led Zell across the street towards the club. They just looked as casual as ever, well the blonde looked nervous but who could blame him? At first, Zell thought they were going to go t the back of the line, but when Squall just walked towards the front, he didn't do anything but follow. They didn't go un-noticed at all. Everyone looked at the two that was walking up to the front of the line and the angry hissing began. Zell tried his hardest to remain calm like Squall. The bouncers looked at the two and flexed their muscles warningly. Obviously, they were lycans.

"Where do you think you're going, shrimps?!" The larger one of the two demanded. Squall stopped in front of him, just still looking at the door. "We're joining the party, so stand aside."

There was even more hisses. The two bouncers just looked at Squall threateningly. "And who says, buddy?! Cutting in line is a black mark! If you want in, then..."

Squall's dead eyes met his, and it seemed to send a chill right through both bouncers. His eyes were narrowed dangerously as he glared at the two. "I said we're joining the party. Step aside." He said in a very dark and cold tone. It almost made Zell shiver. The bouncers had finally caught a glimpse of the Lionheart clasp and they immediately stepped back looking extremely nervous. Even some of the vampires in the lines saw it. They gasped and began whispering to one another. "It's the Lionheart!"

Squall smirked coldly, revealing his fangs. "Are you really going to keep us waiting, one of Marius' children?"

The bouncers just stared at him, fear definitely in their eyes. "Uh...n-no! You may go in, Mr. Lionheart!" The smaller one said stepped aside. Squall nodded before looking at Zell and motioned him to follow. The blonde quickly obeyed.

They stepped into the nightclub, being greeted by the loud, booming music. Zell hurried to catch up with Squall's side. "Whoa, what was that about?" He asked. Squall didn't look at him as he looked around. "I told you already. I'm one of Marius' dark children. Marius is one of the most feared vampires in the world. No one ever messes with the vampires he creates. If they do, they'll only die." He said. Zell slowly nodded. "But what about me? I'm not one of his dark children." He said in a low voice. Squall looked at him. "Just stay with me, and you'll be fine." He told him and then began pushing through the crowds.

The nightclub was huge. It had three levels, with three tiers of balcony surround the entire place. Each balcony above the lower one was always larger than the others. Looking straight up, was an arching ceiling and sky light. Moonlight was shining through. In the middle of the entire building was a very large dance floor where there were moving bodies everywhere. Hanging from the second floor was large cages, where some people were dancing. Seeing those people made Zell blush because most of them were women and they looked more like strip dancers. On all of the floors were several tables and stalls where vampires and lycans were drinking or chatting. Along the walls away from the dance floor were bars full of bartenders, serving unmistakably blood. On a stage there was a DJ playing the music. High above all of the dancers, surrounding the glassy ceiling was a few pipes, almost like sprinklers.

Squall could smell what was in them. "We better find your friend and fast." He then spoke to Zell, who had been looking around. The blonde looked at him. "Huh? What? Why? What's wrong?" He asked. Squall slowly looked back up at the pipes and the blonde followed his gaze. "The vampires will be looking for human blood tonight." he told him in a low voice.
Zell felt a shiver run down his back. He might have not been a vampire but he could already see that the pipes were stained red. And it didn't take a genius to figure out what it was.
Squall grabbed Zell's arm and pulled him through the dancers, towards the bar. They pushed through, until they reached it. Squall leaned towards Zell as they pulled out stools. "If anyone asks for your name, don't give them your real name. Give them a fake name." He muttered. Zell nodded nervously.

The two of them turned to see a bartender step up. He grinned at them, his mouth full of fangs. Squall narrowed his eyes as he smelled the air around him. The bartender was a lycan. "Hello, boys. What'll be?" He asked in a gruff voice. Squall glanced up at the menu board then nodded to the bartender. "Two Bloody Mary." he said. The bartender nodded and left to go make the drink.

Zell looked at the vampire nervously. "Bloody Mary? Does that mean..." He paused not wanting to say it.

Squall looked at him, dully. "What do you think, Dincht? This is a vampire bar. And vampires drink blood. So does lycans when they want the taste." He said. Zell shuddered. "Ugh. I don't think I want to be here anymore." He said. Squall rolled his eyes.

The bartender returned with long and thin glasses full of blood red liquid. He placed the glasses down in front of the two. "Here ya go, boys. Enjoy."

Squall just nodded his thanks, never looking away from the bartender. He just stared straight into the lycan's eyes as he picked up the long glass and put it to his lips. He could definitely smell the blood in the glass. And there was a lot of it. He could also smell vodka mixed in with the blood. Squall's thirst for blood doubled. He took a long drink, closing his eyes in pleasure as he enjoyed the warm liquid pouring into his mouth. It was like a very strong energy drink for Squall. After drinking half of the drink, he set the glass down, letting out a hiss of satisfaction.

A wide grin broke out on the bartender's face. He could understand the reaction very well. "Ah, haven't fed for a while, huh?"

Squall looked at him, his eyes narrowed but he smirked right back at the bartender. "No." He answered. The bartender then looked at Zell, who was eyeing his drink uncomfortably. "Something wrong with the drink, lad?" The bartender looked at him.

Zell looked up at him then at Squall, who was almost glaring at him from the side. He then shook his head as he picked up the drink and grinned heartily at the bartender. "Nope! It's very...tasty!" He said as cheerfully as he could before forcing himself to take a drink. The bartender was watching Zell through narrowed eyes, looking just a little confused. Squall knew he had better do something or there was going to be trouble. "He's newly changed. His first night out on having real fun." He shrugged lazily. "Still trying to get used to the taste of blood." He informed the bartender. The bartender took the story right away. He just grinned. "Ah! A new fledgling, eh? All right. I'll get something lighter." he turned away again.

Squall drained the rest of his glass before he stole Zell's away from him, who was looking like he was going to throw up. He only sent the blonde a glare as if daring him to do it. Zell looked uneasily at Squall. "Man, can't I have a Pepsi or something?" He asked in a low voice.
Squall glanced around before leaning over to the blonde. "Do you want to be ripped to shreds?" He whispered. Zell's eyes slightly widened and his face went pale. "That's what I thought." The vampire then muttered and went back to his drink. "Just sip the drinks. It won't be as suspicious." He added.

Zell looked around, watching some dancers and pulling a face as he watched a few vampires biting each other as they danced. "Man, vampires are weird." He muttered. Squall turned around to lean against the counter and looked around. "That's their way of saying they want them. It's a mating thing." He muttered to Zell.
The blonde was looking worried. "How are we going to find Rinoa in this place? It's packed."
Squall just shook his head. "We keep an eye out for her. Hopefully we'll find her soon or she decides to not come at all." He said to him. Zell looked around. "What about Marius? Is he here?" He whispered to Squall.

The vampire only glanced at him but then looked around. "Better hope not. For your sake."

They say there for a little longer, still looking out for Zell's friend. Squall finally turned to the bartender who was cleaning a glass. "Bartender, tell me about this club. I've never been to this one before."
The bartender shrugged as he wiped the glass clean. "Well, it's just like the other ones. Built a few years ago and always been a hit. As you see there's three floors in the entire club. This first floor is for everyone. It's where vampires and lycans likes to dance. Sometimes they go to the second floor. But up there is where there's more serious activities."
Zell turned to look at him. "Serious activities?"
The bartender just grinned at him. "Feastings. Sometimes vamps likes to take human guests up there and have their fun, ya know what I mean?" He asked winking at Zell, who looked away with wide eyes. Oh he knew what the werewolf meant all right.
Squall nodded towards the third floor. "What about the top floor?"
The bartender shook his head. "The third floor is actually the private part of the club. Only VIPs get to go up there. Mostly only vampires. It's probably more wilder up there than these two floors."
Squall slowly nodded before he looked directly at the bartender. "I have one other question."

The bartender nodded. "Okay. Shoot."

Squall pretended to look very thoughtful. "I heard of a very powerful vampire, that he usually comes here. I just can't remember his name. I think he's the owner of the place. Do you know what the owner's name is of the Darkness Nightclub?" He asked. Zell turned around looking interested again.
The bartender only grinned. "Oh! Him. Yeah, I know the owner's name. He's my boss, of course. So I have to know his name. His name is Marius."
Squall didn't looked surprised at all. He only forced a smile. "Ah, yes. That's right. I can't believe I forgot his name. How stupid of me. You wouldn't happen to know if he was here, would you?" He asked. The bartender now looked a little suspicious. He tilted his head. "He might be. Why do you ask?" He asked. Squall shook his head. "Just asking. I heard he's just the best vampire there is in the Underworld."

The bartender grinned and nodded. "Yeah, you could say that. The richest too. He pays very well if you're working for him. Ah, he might be here. If you want to meet him, I suggest you try talking to his right hand man. I know he's here."

Squall narrowed his eyes a little. "Right hand man, hm? Who's that?"

The bartender looked around before pointing towards the farthest corner of the club on the second floor. "He's up there if you want to see him. He spends most of the night talking to others and getting their names. I think he just does it for security reasons. His name is Seifer Almasy."

Squall narrowed his eyes as he spotted the blonde with his back facing him. It was no doubt Seifer. Only he would wear a silver white trench coat like that. The dark haired vampire knew that if Seifer was there, then so was Marius.

"Hey, handsome. You want to dance?" A misty and beautiful voice broke him out of his thoughts.

He turned his head to see a very gorgeous white haired vampiress in front of Zell, who was slightly blushing. The vampiress was wearing a gold top, showing a lot of cleavage. She was wearing a very short black mini skirt with knee high boots. She was looking Zell right in the eye and that was not a good thing.

Squall narrowed his eyes at the vampiress. "Bug off, bitch." He hissed.

The vampiress turned her wild green eyes onto him and hissed at him. "I just want to dance with him." She said in a seductive way.
Squall hissed right back as he grabbed Zell's hand that was starting to rise to accept the vampiress' offering hand. "Go find someone else. He's taken!" He growled. The vampiress hissed again at him and then stormed off. Zell blinked a few times before looking sheepishly at Squall. "Sorry." He muttered. Squall shook his head. "Don't look them in the eye." He warned before releasing Zell and looking back out at the dance floor.

After a long time, Zell finally decided that he needed to visit the men's room so he left Squall just sitting there, watching him go to the men's room before looking back out. The vampire was keeping his senses trained on Zell's signature, just in case he needed help. His eyes ventured around the room, occasionally looking back up to the second floor to see if he could spot Seifer. He found him still chatting with other vampires. Squall let his eyes rise to the glass ceiling where he could see a shooting star fly across the sky.

With a shrug, he looked back down towards the dance floor. And that was when he spotted her.

She was clearly the most beautiful girl he had ever seen and he had seen quite a lot of beautiful women before. But this one was different from the others. She had an angelic look about her. She was no doubt a few inches shorter than he was and a very lovely figure. She was probably 17 years old, which was a wonder how she got into the club in the first place. She was wearing a thin strapped pearl colored dress that ran to three inches above her knees. Her hair was raven black with copper highlights here at there. Squall couldn't help but admire her creme colored skin. She was almost like a porcelain doll. She definitely had nice legs. If only she would turn around to face him so he could see her face. So far he could only see the side.
As if she felt his eyes on her, she turned around and looked directly back at him. Squall had to hold his breath so he didn't gasp. She had a drop dead gorgeous face. Her face was angular shaped and very fair. Almost like an angel's face. And what was even better, she was smiling a pure white smile.

Squall and the girl just stared at each other. Her chocolate brown eyes gazed into his dead stormy blue ones. She then smiled sweetly at him and then pointed up at the glass ceiling. Squall could almost read her thoughts. It was like she was asking him if he had seen the shooting star too. He just glanced upwards before looking back at her, tilting his head. The girl smiled even more before she walked towards him. Squall stiffened. 'Oh, shit. She's coming towards me.' He thought. He just remained calm, sipping his drink as she walked towards him.

She stopped a few feet away from him, still smiling her sweet smile. "Hi there. Aren't you the most handsome guy here." She then held out her hand. "Care to dance?" She asked. Her voice was very sweet, almost melodious.

Squall just stared at her before he took a drink of his Bloody Mary. He tried to scan her with his senses to see what she was. To his surprise, she was blocking him. There were very strong mental barriers all around her mind. And that could only mean one thing. She was not a vampire or a human.

"What, you only dance with people like you?" The girl teased when he didn't answer. Squall was amused. But he was going to keep doing his silent treatment, just to see what the girl would do. He just looked her right in the eyes. The girl only smiled. "Okay. Then I will use my special powers."

Squall's looked at her in surprise, yet sharply. 'She's not a sorceress, is she?' He thought. But he shoved that out of his mind when the girl started wriggling her fingers at him.

"You-will-like-me. You-will-like-me." She paused. "Did it work?" She asked smiling. Squall had to smirk at that. He shook his head. "Sorry. I don't dance." he told her. The girl just laughed softly. "Sure you do. I can't be the only one on the dance floor without a partner. Come on." She said. She grabbed his hand and pulled him to his feet. He barely had time to set his drink down as the girl practically dragged him to the dance floor. A few vampires watching just laughed.

A/N: Okay for the song they're going to dance to, imagine Julia's Eyes On Me, only a techno-dance version.

Squall and the girl went to the middle of the floor. The vampire was looking a little uneasy about being in view. He knew that Seifer or Marius could spot him if they were looking. If they did, then his little party crashing plan was going to be for nothing.
The girl turned to face him as soon as they were in the middle of the floor. She grabbed his hands and placed them onto her hips, making him feel the blood in him rush to his face. She began to dance as soon as a new song came on. The girl just smiled at him and began dancing close to him, like how everyone was around them. Squall just stood there looking embarrassed and confused, while his hands were still on her hips. The girl just smiled as she tried to encourage him to dance, which was only starting out very clumsily.
A few times Squall stepped on her foot but she didn't seem to mind at all. Some vampires around them were laughing and shaking their heads. The girl would only try to fix their position and they tried again. When they almost stumbled, Squall had enough. He turned to walk away but the girl snatched his hand and pulled him back. More vampires laughed as they watched the couple dancing very clumsily. They weren't the only ones watching.

Zell had returned from the bathroom and had seen Squall trying to dance. He couldn't help but laugh. "Well, at least he found Rinoa."

On the third floor balcony, a certain blonde vampire was watching with amusement. He was again, smoking a cigarette while smirking down at the dance floor. His emerald green eyes sparked with amusement as he was watching the couple. He had taken off his trench coat and had it resting on the back of a chair. His foot propped on the same chair while he was leaning against the railing.
Seifer turned with a smirk on his face to look over at another table not far from where he was. That was where his dark father was having a few drinks and reading some important papers.

"Hey, Marius." The blonde vampire called.

Marius looked away from the paper, a hint of annoyance. He had been interrupted quite a lot that night and it was getting on his nerves. "What is it, Seifer? Can't you see..." He was saying.

Seifer only shook his head before pointing down towards the dancefloor. "I just thought you'd ought to know, your boy, Lionheart, doesn't know how to dance very well. Maybe you should have taught him before he decided to run out on us."

Marius just sat there, looking at him in confusion before everything sunk in. He dropped the papers onto the table and stood up. He went to join Seifer by the railing and looked down. His eyes searched the floor for a second but fell onto Squall and the girl just as they slammed into another couple. That made Seifer double up with laughter. Marius only winced but couldn't help but laugh. "Well, well, well. Look whose come home." he watched Squall and the girl look back at one another and exchange a few words. And then they really got into the dance. This time, Squall was dancing very well. Both his body and the young woman's was moving in a rhythm. Marius just smiled as he watched. "Seifer, let's go greet our young friend, and welcome him back." He said as he turned and went back to the table. He gathered up the papers and stuffed them into his pocket. Seifer only nodded as he pulled his trench coat back on and the two of them went to the caged elevator.

Squall and the girl just continued to dance, rather close than they had expected but they were dancing much better after the first few tries. None of them seemed to notice their audience. They were just enjoying their dance together. Squall grabbed the girl's hand as she waved them above her head and spun her out, away from him. She just went along with it, laughing softly as he pulled her back. Just as the song turned into a very soft tune. They were standing very close to one another, gazing into each other's eyes.

The girl smiled up at him, in a thankful way before she caught sight of someone over her shoulder. She smiled when she noticed that it was Zell. She looked back at Squall. "Thank you for the dance." She said before starting towards Zell. Squall only followed her with his eyes before his senses kicked in.

Zell just stepped up with a grin. "Hey, Rinoa."

The girl just smiled brightly. "Hi, Zell! What are you doing here? I thought you weren't allowed to come to the nightclubs." She said. Zell paused as he looked at Squall, meeting his eyes. He shrugged. "Uh, well..." But he didn't get to finish.

It was because someone was clapping and it caught everyone's attention. Squall turned around and froze. Zell only grabbed Rinoa's arm and pulled her closer to him. There standing the side of the dance floor was Marius and Seifer. A few vampires stood behind them, no doubt their bodyguards. And in Seifer's hand was his Hyperion and his arrogant smirk plastered on his face.

Zell and Rinoa stepped closer to Squall, of course she didn't have a choice because her blonde friend wasn't going to let go of her. They both heard a growl escape Squall's throat as he yanked out his gunblade, activating it. Rinoa had tensed when she saw it. Zell just tightened his grip on his friend. "Marius." Squall hissed.

Marius didn't pay any attention to Zell and Rinoa. He just looked at Squall with a smile. "So, Squall Lionheart. I see you have returned to us. Have you come to rejoin the family, where you belong?" He asked in an amused way.

Squall narrowed his eyes dangerously at his creator. "No. I have not." He hissed.

Marius tsked as he shook his head and folded his arms. "Hm, what a pity. If you have not come to rejoin us, then you must have come to kill me, isn't that right?" He asked. That brought an uproar of hisses all around the club from every single vampire. Rinoa and Zell both jumped as they looked around nervously. Squall just bared his fangs right back at them. Marius held up his hand for a silence, which came quickly. His eyes had darkened. And as they continued to darken, the air became cooler. There was a very unpleasant feeling in the air. "Squall. I made you what you are. You can't hide from what you are now. I gave you a new and better life."

Squall hissed angrily at him. "You destroyed my life, Marius. You made me into a monster. You stole my life from me and gave me nothing but death." His eyes narrowed. "And guess what? It's my turn to return the favor." He hissed coldly.

The air was very cold now and it made goosebumps rise on Zell and Rinoa's arms. Marius looking at Squall in a very dangerous way. It was the exact same look he had given Edea that fateful night. "You refuse my offer to rejoin your family? You dare to refuse me?" The old vampire said in a deadly tone. He stepped forward, his fangs plain in view. Squall knew he had touched a nerve in his old maker. He could feel the fear rising from behind him, mostly likely from Zell and Rinoa. Marius had felt it too. His eyes finally looked to behind him. He smirked coldly. His eyes narrowing on Zell. "Hm. Yes, you may have fooled every single one here in my club. But you can't fool me. I know that your friends there are not vampires." He smiled coldly at Squall. "You brought us a snack, have you?"

Squall narrowed his eyes. "Touch them and you will die, Marius. I do not only refuse you, Marius, but I dare to kill you and your evil spawn!" He snarled as he made his move.

He moved way too quickly for Zell and Rinoa to see. There was only a shout in the crowd and all of the vampires and lycans began to chant and cheer. Every single one was looking upward so the two humans looked up. They didn't know exactly what they were looking at but they could see two blurs in the air bashing into each other. One was just black and the other was red. There was snarls coming from above them. A flash of blue light was swing left and right. There was a loud clang and Squall's gunblade fell from above. It landed on the floor with a loud thud but the two vampires kept on fighting.
High above everyone's heads, Squall was swinging his fist at Marius, who dodged very easily. He just moved to the side, sending his own fist into the younger vampire's stomach hard. Squall went flying back, smashing into the wall, sending broken pieces of plaster and stone falling. Vampires below quickly moved as they all watched Squall fall from several feet and crash right on the floor. Zell and Rinoa both winced with startled cries as they watched Squall force himself to his knees. His lip was bleeding from biting it with his fang.

Marius fell from above, landing on his feet like it was nothing. He smirked as he looked down at Squall, who was holding his stomach. "Squall, just face it. You can't beat me. I'm much older and stronger. And I am definitely smarter than you." He said walking forward.

Squall sucked on his lip before spitting the blood out of his mouth near Marius' feet. He forced himself to his own feet. He snarled at Marius as he charged again. Marius just stood there with his hands folded behind his back. His eyes then flashed blood red and he sent a telepathic stab into Squall's chest.

The younger vampire cried out in pain as he staggered back, clutching his chest. Marius just smirked evilly. "Don't fight me, my son. Rejoin my side. Help me destroy the Black Magic Circle."

Squall was bent over a little from pain. But he glared right at Marius. "Never." He hissed.

Marius sighed looking agitated. "Very well. You have chose to defy me once again. Now you will die." he said as his eyes grew very dark. His face twisted with aggression and he sped forward, kicking Squall right in the chest. Squall flew back and hit the wall, sending debris flying. He yelled out in pain but was cut off as Marius kicked up hard right into his face. Blood flew from Squall's mouth as Marius jumped back, raising his sharp nails.

"NO! Leave him alone!" Zell yelled as he raced forward to stand right between Squall and Marius. Rinoa only gasped and tried to make a grab for him but he slipped right through her fingers. Marius held his hand as he looked at Zell. The blonde was just standing in a fighting stance, his face very dark. "If you want to kill Squall, you'll have to get through me." He said dangerously.

Squall held his chest as he forced himself to his knees. "Zell! What did I tell you?!" He growled. Zell didn't look at him. "I don't care, Squall! He's not going to kill you with me here!"

Marius only laughed before he glanced over his shoulder at Seifer. "Seifer." The blonde vampire only nodded before vanished.

Just then Zell felt something just slam right into him. He went flying to the ground, at least twenty feet from where he had been. He cried out as he landed on his side. He groaned as he tried to stand up again only to feel someone grab his shirt and yank him to his feet. He looked to see that it was Seifer, smirking evilly. "Nice try, Chickenwuss."

Rinoa let out a scream as she had just watched her friend just get hit twenty feet away. She started to rush to go help him but a vampire grabbed her arm and yanked her back. Rinoa gasped as she almost lost her footing. She turned to look at the vampire. "Where are you going, my pretty?" The vampire hissed before he opened his mouth wide. Rinoa's eyes darkened and her terrified look melted away. "Get the hell off of me!" She yelled at him as she threw her hand out towards him.
Instead of hitting him, white light surrounded her and he went flying away from her. There was gasps as vampires and lycans quickly backed away from her. The light around Rinoa grew brighter making all eyes turn to her.

Marius was looking very surprised. Seifer had dropped Zell and spun around to look at her. His face had gone paler than usual. Zell was looking just as surprised. "Oh shit!" Seifer turned a glare onto the bouncers. "You let a god damned witch in here?!" He yelled at the bouncers who were looking very frightened.

The young woman's eyes were glowing white as she glared towards Marius. "Leave them alone!" She said angrily. Marius forced a smile as he stepped closer to her. "Well, well. A white Sorceress. I knew I recognized your signature. You are a Caraway witch, aren't you?" He asked. Rinoa glared at him. She held up her hands, which were glowing with white spells. "No! I'm a Heartilly! Now back away from them!" She demanded.

Marius looked over then smirked. "Yes, you have a very strong magical essence but you are no match for me." He said as he walked towards her.

Rinoa tensed. She was getting bad vibes from this one and she didn't' like it. "Stay away!" She yelled flinging one of the spells at him.

Marius dodged to the side, as the spell barely missed him. He just grinned as he started to rush Rinoa but he didn't go any farther. Squall had finally caught himself and stood up. He quickly leapt onto Marius and they again began to fight. A few vampires began to rush Rinoa, with their fangs bared. Rinoa just flung spells at them, sending the screaming across the club.
Zell had gotten to his knees before he kicked Seifer hard in the back. The vampire flew forward and hit the ground. He hadn't been expecting that attack. The martial artist was on him in no time. He began swinging at Seifer, laying hits on him every where. Seifer snarled and then shoved him right off of him. Zell flew back away from him, catching himself on a railing. Seifer went for his Hyperion, however, Zell moved rather quickly. He kicked the gunblade out of reach. "Hell no you don't, you jerk! You're playing with me fair and square!" He yelled before punching Seifer in the face. The vampire's head jerked to the side with a snap but then he looked at Zell with a deadly look. "Human, you are messing with the wrong vampire." He snarled. He flashed his fangs at him. Zell gritted his teeth, nervously but he was going to fight this to the end if he had to.

Squall and Marius were locked in a deadly battle, each holding each other by the throats and squeezing. "Squall! You're a foolish child! You won't win!" Marius yelled at him. He sent his free fist into Squall's stomach, making him stagger back away from him. He only hissed angrily and attacked back, swing his foot right into Marius' side, who only grunted. "I don't care to win, Marius! I care to kill you!" He snarled as he swung his fist.

Marius blocked his fist and threw himself forward and around Squall. He wrapped his arm around Squall's neck and held tight. The younger vampire could feel his neck being crushed by the strength of his maker. "Time to die, Lionheart."

Then Squall felt Marius sink his fangs into his neck. Blood sprayed as the fangs cut into him. Squall gasped in pain as he felt Marius draining him. He tried to throw off the older vampire but it was too difficult. He could feel his precious blood supply being pulled away from his heart. Gritting, his teeth, he tried to force himself to his feet. Marius went with him but then slammed into the wall as he continued to drink. Squall was growing very weak. He fell to his knees, still trying to throw Marius off but it was no use. Marius pulled away, letting the blood drip down his front as he let the younger vampire fall to the ground, too weak to get up. The ancient vampire laughed cruelly as he bent down beside Squall. "This is where you say your last words, Squall. Before you die." He said as he started to bend down to finish him off.

Suddenly something crashed right into him, sending him flying away from Squall, who just laid on the ground, bleeding from the neck. Marius quickly got to his knees, hissing angrily as he looked around for what hit him. He spotted Seifer getting to his feet.

"Damn it! That human is a pain in the ass!" The blonde exclaimed. He turned around just as a bottle came flying right at him. It smashed against his head sending him flying back to the ground.

Zell was behind the bar and now throwing bottles at him. He looked over at Rinoa who was burning a vampire with a fire spell. "Hey, Rin! Light this up!" He yelled throwing a bottle in the air. Rinoa quickly turned to see the target and then threw a Flare. The bottle exploded by impact. Zell grinned wickedly. "Do it again!" He yelled throwing the next bottle at some charging vampires. Rinoa blasted the bottle with fire making it explode and send two vampires flying. "Damn! This stuff is strong!" Zell said whistling.

Unfortunately the whole club was on fire and now vampires and lycans were fleeing for their undead lives. Marius quickly stood. "Seifer! Let these fools burn with the club!" He snarled as he raced for the door. Seifer quickly seized his gunblade and ran after his maker.

Zell flinched as there was another explosion from some of the bottles. He quickly jumped over the bar and raced over to where Rinoa was powering down. "Okay, Zell! That wasn't very smart! We need to get out of here!" She yelled. Zell nodded before he spotted Squall's gunblade. "Oh no! Squall?!" He exclaimed and looked around. Rinoa pointed. "Over there!" She yelled. The two of them rushed over to Squall's side. Zell dropped down by him. "Squall! Squall! Wake up!" He yelled shaking the vampire.
Rinoa's eyes went wide as she saw Squall's blood all over him and the floor. She quickly touched his neck to see if he was alive. Her eyes grew wide. "Zell! He's dead!" She cried out.

Zell's eyes widened. "No! He can't be..." He then paused and frowned. "Wait a second. No he's not! I mean, yes! He's dead but he's not dead dead!" He saw the confused look on Rinoa's face. "Rinoa! He's a vampire! He's the undead!" He told her. Her eyes grew wide and her mouth fell. Zell looked Squall over, frowning. "Aw, man. He's lost a lot of blood. We have to get him out of here!" He said as he lift Squall up onto his shoulders. He snatched up the gunblade as he did. "Come on, Rinoa! We have to get out of here!" He said. The two of them rushed out of the club to Squall's car in the alley.

The blonde quickly threw the back door open and put the unconscious Squall in the back. Then he climbed into the front seat as Rinoa climbed into the passenger seat. "Hurry, Zell! We have to take him to the hospital!" She said slamming the door shut. Zell slammed his shut and started up the car. "We can't do that! We have to go to Laguna! He'll know what to do!" He said as he sped out of the alley.

Rinoa just held onto her seat, looking nervous as Zell sped down the street. "Zell! The hospital is back the other way!" She said pointing over her shoulder. Zell shook his head. "We're not going to the hospital!" he yelled over the roaring engine. Rinoa gave him a wide eyed look. "What?! Why not?!" She exclaimed. Zell shook his head. "He's a vampire! He's undead! We take him to the hospital and they'll pronounce him really dead! And then they'll put him the morgue and then he'll bleed to death!"
Rinoa looked at him with wide eyes. "Are you serious?! He's a vampire?!" She gasped as Zell made a sharp turn onto another road, almost clipping another car's bumper in the process.

The blonde nodded. "Yes! I can't explain right now, Rinoa! But we have to get some help! He's lost too much blood and he will die if we don't replace it!" He said. Rinoa stared at him with wide eyes before looking back at Squall. "He's a vampire."

Zell nodded as he continued to drive. "Yeah, he is."

Rinoa looked at him. "Zell! We have to kill him! He's a vampire!" She exclaimed with shock. Zell nearly crashed into another car as he jumped in his seat. He looked sharply at Rinoa. "What?! We can't kill him! Why should we kill him!" He exclaimed. Rinoa shook her head. "Look, Zell! I don't have time to explain! But I'm not exactly who you think I am. I'm a white sorceress in a secret organization..." She was saying.

Zell looked sharply at her. "Wait! You're in the White Magic Circle?!"

Rinoa's eyes widened when she heard that. "You know about it?! But how do you know?! Your not suppose...!" She was saying again.

Zell slowed down a little because he knew that at the speed he was going, it was too dangerous. "I'm in the Black Magic Circle, Rinoa! So's Squall! That's how I know about it!" He said. Rinoa just stared, her jaw had fallen to its limit. "You? But...then you're a hunter?!" She gasped.

Zell nodded. "Yeah! This is my first night on the job actually. Squall's a vampire and he's with the Circle too. So we can't kill him. We need to give him blood but the manor is way on the other side of the city. It'll take too long and we'll lose him!" He then pulled a face. "Oh, damn. I didn't want it to come to this. But he's got to bite one of us. I'd prefer him not to but..." He was saying.

"No..." Someone groaned.

Both Zell and Rinoa looked back at the vampire in the back seat. Squall was semi awake and he was clutching his chest in pain. He was trying to sit himself up. "...n-no...I won't bite any of you...There's another way..." He groaned as he pressed his hand against the gash in his neck. Zell looked forward again as he drove. "What are you talking about?! What way?! You want us to kill someone so you can drink from them?!" He gasped as he swerved to miss a jogger.

Squall shook his head as he rest his head onto the back of the seat. "...of course not, Zell." He said weakly. He was blinking rapidly as he tried to get rid of the dizziness. "...I can drink...from animal blood..." He almost lost consciousness again.
Rinoa then gasped and pointed. "Zell! Irvine's house!" She cried out.

Zell's eyes lit up and he made a last minute sharp turn making Squall gasp out in pain. "Sorry about that, bud!" The blonde called from over his shoulder.

A/N: Makes you wanna kill Marius, doesn't it?