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Winchester, England July 12, 1671
"Not B?" Mihael said in disbelieve following L down the stairs. "Who is it then?"
"A newborn vampire. He's new around here but has been asking questions about your little friend, he is very sloppy and is making many mistakes. It would seem as though he is ignorant to certain prospects. Anyway, he has a desire to make Near his. It isn't safe for Near in Winchester, anymore, Mello. Well, not safe anywhere. Poor, little Near is a vampire's target, so, if I should be perfectly honest he's not safe anywhere anymore."
Mello felt rage and jealousy burn in his chest. "Why the hell does he want Near?" the jealous blonde demanded. "How does he even know him?"
"In his human life he knew Near." L replied. "And he caused him unneeded pain…or that is what his newborn B found said. He remembers very little, but what little information he does know is quite useful information."
"H-he made a newborn vampire and it-"
"Yes."
"But you said-"
"I know."
"And were you being-"
"Yes."
"Are you-"
"Yes."
There was a silence as Mello tried to think of something else to ask or something else to say. He was confused and frustrated. Licking his lips he looked to L who seemed to be thinking to himself whilst Mello thought of what to say next. He was very patient and Mello was thankful that he was because it took him several minutes to think of what to say next. It was a simple question. The only question that came to his mind at the moment, actually.
"What's its name?"
"His name, Mello, is unknown, but B has dubbed him A." L replied softly biting on his thumb. "It would seem he feels an attraction for this newborn. Strange, since B has only ever killed inexperienced, newborn vampires, who are star-crossed enough to meet him on an afternoon like this when the sunset makes the sky a crimson red color. A seems quite nice if I say so myself. He needs to be taught how to survive and his bloodlust is actually worse than B's had been, but he's not such a bad fellow when you get to know him."
"Worse?"
"Yes. But it would seem that he only eats what he needs to survive. Your lucky he's full now. He was very dangerous. B found him starved and feeding off whatever living thing crossed him. Ironic since he was hiding out in the town's cemetery. He can't recall anything from his previous life and he seems mentally unstable, which points to only one or two things that could be the cause of that."
"What?"
"Whoever changed him, made the process slow, brutal and perhaps even traumatizing. All A says he can remember is waking up in a bed and feeling intense hunger pangs. He said that he remembered nothing after that. Except that he smelt something odd, and that there was a lot of blood around him. Apparently he blacked out and woke up covered in blood. He got scared of what was happening to him so he hid in the cemetery, since most are too frightened to go anywhere near there. It was the only rational thing he could think of. B is with him right now. They are truly best friends, if not more."
"Pfft, too bad the Executioners will be coming for him soon."
"Who?" a boy, who was elder than Mello asked appearing out of nowhere. Mello jumped in shock, but L didn't seem the least bit surprised. The boy appeared at least nineteen with short sandy colored hair and cold blue eyes. His skin wasn't as pale as L or B's but was definitely pale. He wore a faded gray shirt with ripped pants and no shoes. Mello could see why B would like him. He looked so strange!
"What the hell?" Mello couldn't help but cry out. "Th-this is him?"
L nodded.
The boy, A, stood staring at the two blankly.
It didn't take long for B to appear with a crazed smirk on his face. "Oh, there you are!" he exclaimed cheerily. "You rascally devil you! I thought you'd ran away!" B wrapped his arms around his newfound companion. A whimpered as B bit into his shoulder giving him a love bite. Mello looked away with distaste. When he looked back he saw B licking blood from his lips and giggling. A looked at where he'd been bitten and seemed amazed to see his wound had healed completely. Yes, Mello thought slightly grinning, A is definitely new at being a vampire.
"B, you shouldn't get too attached to your little pet there." Mello said frowning sullenly. "You-know-who will be after him soon. They won't spare him for your sake. Hell, they hate you! You're lucky they let you stay with L…or let you live for that matter."
"They'll have to kill me before they kill A." B hissed hugging the boy then sticking his blood-covered tongue out at Mello. "I won't let them hurt him! He's mine!"
"Kill? Me? Who?" A sputtered in confusion.
"The Executioners." Mello said enjoying tormenting this boy knowing that it in turn tormented the red-eyed raven that had for so many years frightened and tortured him. Mello grinned knowing that the tables had turned in his favor. "They kill newborn vampires, like you, who have been abandoned and killed one too many humans. They sort of keep the vampire population under control that way. They also have the jobs of keeping up with the vampire population number and making sure that newborn vampires turn out right. I guess they slipped up seeing as B is standing here. He's what most would call a 'defect'. Remember that word, defect."
That pissed B off for sure. B shouted curses at Mello in two different languages. A couldn't understand what was being said, but Mello did and so did L who winced at the fould words as they pored from B's mouth. Mello returned the swear words with more venom than B was using and added a few insults. A stared at the two horrified. L finally broke them up by slamming their skulls together so hard that it hurt them, but didn't split their skulls open. A had retreated to the kitchen and sat in a corner trembling and crying. The tears coming out all cold and clear, he was truly terrified of what Mello had told him. L, B and Mello quickly appeared in the kitchen. L stood in the doorway, whilst Mello and B sat at the table. A kept where he was afraid that a single move would be the end of him.
"Listen up, the three of you." L ordered expecting and receiving absolute obedience from each of the younger males. Even A who was a newborn knew that L was the master and to be obeyed or terrible consequences were to be expected. B made an obnoxious scene where he put his hands in his lap and sat attentively, L sighed rolling his eyes. B had never been one to be serious, unless killing or lives were on the line. Mello glared at B but was waiting for L to speak. "Beyond you know what Mello speaks is the truth." Both A and B winced. Neither wanting to accept the truth of reality, but having to.
"A will be more than likely killed due to his violent nature when hungry and he is indeed a…defect. I am sorry A but that is the truth of the matter. I will try my best to convince the Executioners to spare your life but because they have done it once I doubt they will do it again, especially during these times, which are difficult for us vampires."
All three males gave him a questioning look and he was more than glad to inform them of what he meant. "Humans are beginning to recruit hunters, more than before if I may add. And vampires are becoming more and more careless. Feeding during the day, we were not meant to do such a thing, for the reasons that we'd get exposed. Some are also abandoning newborns, thus leaving them to die or as targets for hunters. Getting too involved with humans may also be a weakness, for we never know who will be ready to put a stake in our heart. Another mistake we've made is a lack of commitment." He paused then gave B a stern glance. The younger vampire actually appeared serious as he waited for L to speak. "Beyond Birthday." He said in a firm tone. B looked at him acutely. "If we manage to convince the Executioners to let A live would you take responsibility for teaching and caring for him?"
B looked to A who gave him a pleading look. Normally such looks wouldn't phase B or even come close to cracking his heart which was a combination of stone and ice. Well, A's big blue eyes filled by tears and begging him for help made his heart melt and then fall to pieces with sympathy. B looked to L who kept his face blank. B gave the elder a solemn nod. "I promise on my great, great, great, great, great grandmum's grave that I would, Lawli. Oh, and I promise that I'd sooner kill Mihael rather than break that first promise."
"Um…good, you know our kind cannot survive for long if these mistakes aren't corrected."
"Yes." Mello said considering himself apart of L's vampire family. "I know."
"Yes." B replied quietly. "Yes, yes, yes."
A merely nodded as he didn't really know how to reply.
"Now, let's speak of more important matters." L said looking to A. "Your master will have to be eliminated before he can cause harm to Mello or his friend Near. Tell me what you remember of him, A. You must remember something. Even one detail would be helpful. You've already given us such helpful information, please provide more."
"Um, well, I remember that he was male and that he was…really strange…he was laughing and saying…saying strange things. I-I remember him saying something really odd…I don't think it's important but it's stuck in my head."
"Tell us."
"He said, 'God is always watching you little one, never go astray or you shall be punished' and he said 'I'll use you then leave you but will always be standing close to you' then everything goes red and fuzzy. Sorry I can't remember further or anymore than that. I really did try to remember."
"That's alright at least you've given us something to work with." L said then turning to B. "You know a priest, who is an elderly vampire go speak with him and ask if any religious vampires have paid him a visit, lately. Ask if they are new or-"
"Defected?"
"Yes."
"Sure, but I'm bringing A with me. He should recognize his master's scent."
L nodded and within minutes both vampires vanished. "Mello you should get back to Near and stay with him." He kept his gaze fixed on the floor as he spoke. Mello sensed something was wrong and wanted to know what was wrong, but before he could ask L vanished and the front door slammed shut. He knew that when L hurried off it was never a good sign. Not ever. Sighing in defeat he headed for his room again. Near sat up in bed he appeared both confused and miserable. Mello sat beside him and ran a hand through Near's snowy locks. He hoped it would soothe the younger male, but Near pulled away.
"What's wrong, love?"
"I heard yelling and shouting. Was Mello fighting with his family?"
"You could say that, but they're really screwy when you think about it, especially B. He's a real lunatic. Tell me, why did you appear so…frightened?"
"Did I?"
"Yes."
"I just…oh never mind…."
"What?"
"You'll think I'm crazy."
"No, my dear, please tell me. I promise I won't think your off your rocker or screwy or crazy or anything of the sort. Please, just tell me what frightened so much that your face went so pale. It troubles me to see you so shaken."
"I thought…I thought that I felt someone touching me…." He said quietly blushing a bright shade of pink. "I felt a hand play with my curls and I thought it was you, well, because you do that sometimes, but…then I heard someone say something and when I sat up and looked around…nobody was here…."
Mello felt his face go pale. "What did you hear?"
"Someone was speaking to me…" Near said quietly, starting to tremble as he felt icy chills roll down his body, "and they said 'God is always watching you little lamb, never go astray or you shall be punished' that's what they said. I knew it wasn't you so I looked to see who it could be but as I said before…nobody was here when I looked about. Do you understand why I felt fear?"
"Yes." Mello said voice barely above a whisper. "I understand, Near, I understand."
Near didn't speak, but shied away from Mello, who tried to stroke his curls.
"Don't worry." Mello said assuringly. "It was nothing."
"Are you sure?" Near inquired in a silent, emotionless voice. "I do not feel safe with you, anymore, Mello. I feel as if evil is closing in on me and death's icy grip is reaching out ready to claim my soul. Mello will I survive tonight or tommorow? I cannot shake that feeling of evil and death coming for me. Getting closer with every second I breath and every moment your asleep. I am afraid. Not for myself, but for you."
Mello bit his lower lip. He didn't know what to say, he was both surprised and afraid by what he had just heard, but managed to convince Near it had been a nightmare. For the rest of the night Mello knew he would be unable to sleep. How could anyone, even a vampire, enter a room unnoticed? Trepidation and antagonism, but mostly worry gripped at Mello's heart and spirit. He tried his best to stay awake, but in the end fell asleep. The next morning he awoke in terror. His azure eyes widened as he looked around. Near was gone and the window was open.
A gentle breeze blew into the room making things seem even more eerie. Mello stood letting a sob escape from his throat as he saw the bloody scene out on the front lawn.
He knew that he'd never get the horrible scene out of his mind.
