Hi there fans!! Today is Monday and I feel stupid, again. I got a 5 on my history mid-term and a 1.5 on my philosophy test!! If anyone feels like crying with me, please let me know!!!!
Now lets answer some reviews:
Kel-Vampyre: You are annoying in a good way!! You have no idea how much you annoyance helps!! And another character is coming in this chapter. Stay tuned and find out!!
Mystic Soldier: This is your first review right!! Yeah, I got a new fan on this one!!! Welcome aboard!!!!
Iluvboys: I got a little confused with your review. I think you placed a question mark instead of an exclamation mark!!!
Silver Moonlight-81: I wanted to let Andrew have more action on the story. He is gonna have really good moments and is gonna be the funny part of the story!!!
Divamercury: More is coming girl!! Stay tuned to find out more!!
Anyway here we go! Chapter ten!!!
Chapter ten: The day when things start changing.
Y otra vez vuelves a gritar
Y tu corazón aun sangre
Como sangra.
Mirame y aprende a llorar
Con la luna el mundo cambia.
(Once again you scream one more time
And your heart still bleeds
Look how much it bleeds
Look at me and learn to cry
With the moon the world changes?
El Parque- Cuantas Noches
1985
The days went by and Darien was in charge of training Andrew in using firearms, considering that he had no real disposition on training with the traditional weapons. Four days passed by, with no real trouble in their lives. At night Serena or Darien would go patrolling, to find out more about the merge, but it seemed that the council forgot about their existence. Andrew and Darien got used to the life of a vampire, sleeping in the day and getting up at sundown, even if Andrew still was human. Things looked normal and Serena was starting to worry.
"Serena, you have to calm down!" Darien said to her for the tenth time that night, while she paced on their bedroom, a frown across her features. She stopped dead on her tracks and turned to face him.
"Darien, I am telling you that this is not normal! The council never lets their prey get away this long. They are plotting something bigger if they are leaving us alone for so long!"
He approached her and placed his arms around her small form.
"You have to calm down, babe."
She punched him playfully on his arm.
"Since when do you call me "babe"?"
"Since I wanted to make something up to calm you down. Look, we will have to go together and cover more terrain tonight."
"What about Andrew?"
"He is getting skilled with a gun now. I think we can leave him here alone now"
She nodded and leaned to kiss Darien, but then the door opened, and Andrew walked in the room, making Darien groan upset and Serena began to giggle, amused by her mate's actions.
"Your dad never taught you to knock?" He said to the blonde man, who lifted his hands to him in defense.
"Sorry about that, but I think you guys need to see this." He said, leading them to the TV room, where the news channel was on and Darien's photo was being shown. The newsman was stating that he was being wanted for the murder of priest Stefano Grazziano.
"They want you for the murder of my uncle? Why on earth they are doing that?"
Andrew spoke.
"Probably they want to find him fast. Being a wanted man would make everyone looking for him, not only the vampires and hunters, but also humans. He would have no place to hide, and they would find him in no time."
Serena sat on the couch.
"Then why aren't they looking for me? I am a lot more dangerous than him."
"You were one of them," Darien pointed out as he sat next to her, "If they put a wanted poster on you, the journalists would relate you to your uncle, then to your mother and then to the order. In my case, I am just a former gangster that fell back to his old patterns. Once a criminal, always a criminal, right?"
Andrew and Serena nodded at him and stare at the screen. The announcer claimed that Darien was "armed and dangerous" and that in case of spotting, they gave a number, but when it flashed in the screen, it wasn't the 911, but a regular number, that Serena recognized as one of the phone numbers of the convent.
"So now you are wanted by the convent. Really original man." Andrew said to him on a sarcastic tone, getting a pillow on his face.
The announcer continued, saying that Darien Shields was a primary suspect on the disappearance of mister Andrew Stone, owner of the Crown Arcade.
"Now they say that you kidnapped me!" Andrew said in shock, while the announcer was replaced by his picture on the screen, "And they showed my ID picture! Now all the girls think I am hideous!"
Serena turned to him.
"Sorry to break this to you Drew, but all girls thin you are hideous!" Then she laughed at the expression on his face.
"God, I can't believe we are joking in times like this!" Darien said after the laugh ended.
"I mean, this is not changing a lot. We are only going out at night, and we are staying on the rooftops." Serena said to them.
"So how long am I standing on house arrest?" Andrew said.
"You can't go out Drew. It's too…"
"Dangerous, blah, blah, all that crap. Dude, I am not the standing-indoors-kinda-guy and you know that. I am going insane here!"
"No!" Both Serena and Darien stated at the same time. Andrew flinched and turned to his room, closing the door behind him.
"Sometimes I swear he behaves like a teenager." Darien said as he sat back on the couch.
"Just remember he is not like us. He is still human and is normal for him to behave like that. We are a lot more used to be on closed spaces and being away from others."
"Are we going hunting tonight?"
She turned to the calendar that hung from the wall behind her.
"Shit" she whispered.
"What?"
"Full moon is two days from tonight."
"And?"
"We feed."
His face went blank.
"Feed. As in blood and stuff?"
"Yeah, we only feed on the full moon. That is the time of the month we need the blood to survive. If we don't feed during that time, the vampire side will rise and we will turn into full blooded vampires. And that is something I don't want to happen."
"So, who do we feed from?"
"The nearest human source. In our case…"
"Andrew"
"Yeah, and I don't think he would like to be our blood bank this month. I think it will be safer for him to leave Tokyo. He is not only in danger from Onuki and the council; now we are a threat too."
"What do you do when you need to feed?"
"I mostly attack thugs and criminals. Their blood is not so clean but at least I don't attack innocent people. Besides, I told you, I never kill my victims, I only take a little blood, enough to calm my hunger and keep the monster at bay." She got up, "I am gonna buy him a ticket for the next plane to America, he will be there until this all is over."
"But what about his ID. He can't show up on the airport with his normal passport."
Serena grabbed her coat.
"I know some people that would make him a new identity. Being on the underworld for so long has its advantages. These people won't ask questions if I give them enough money."
Darien took his coat.
"I'm coming with you."
Serena shrugged and they walked outside.
AVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVA
A girl was typing on her computer, wearing a short leather skirt and a black sleeveless T-shirt. Her once black hair was dyed blue, making her face glow every time the light hit her head on the right place. The place was a complete mess: computers, hard drives, were all over the place.
Amy was sitting in front of her computer, working in the latest request of her client when the doorbell was heard. Grabbing her gun from underneath the seat, she pushed some keys and the screen was replaced with the image of the security camera she had installed on the front door. Pushing the intercom, she asked:
"Who is it?"
A familiar voice was heard.
"I need to borrow something."
She walked to the door and opened it, unlocking the three locks on it. The familiar face of Serena appeared on the door.
"Can we come in?"
Amy nodded and let the twosome in. She sat on the couch.
"What can I do for you girl?"
"I need papers for someone I want to leave the country safely."
Amy wasn't paying attention when she saw the men standing next to her.
"This is the guy that the police is looking for, right?"
Darien's eyes grew wide when he heard her. Serena just gave the girl a small grin.
"What? You are gonna call the cops?"
Amy laughed at the comment.
"For what? So they throw me in jail for my little business here? No thanks, I made enough money helping people like you Sere. Besides, I owe you big time. Not every day someone saves a hacker from a lunatic that was trying to suck their blood. Who is the cutie here?" She added, pointing with her head to Darien.
"He is my boyfriend."
"Does he know… about that?"
"He is like me."
She let out a long shrill in appreciation.
"I thought you were one of a kind. Well, apparently I was wrong," she got up from the couch and walked to her computer, "Who needs the digital makeover?"
"His name is Andrew Stone."
"The guy that is missing and he," she pointed at Darien, "'kidnapped'?"
Serena nodded.
"Why is he on the run?"
"We just have some trouble and he was caught in the middle of it."
"What kinda trouble?" Amy asked as she hacked into the Civil Registry and pulled the newest death certificates, looking for one to delete and use as Andrew's new identity.
"My bosses pretty much double-crossed me."
"So the priests turned to be one big crop of bastards. What about your uncle?"
"They killed him too."
"Sorry to hear that. Here," she said, taking out the printer Andrew's picture and handing it to Serena, while she looked for a plastic blank ID card.
"How is that she knows so much about you?" Darien asked Serena, while Amy placed the card on the printer.
"Serena saved my life a couple of years ago. I was almost a vampire's meal, when she popped out of nowhere and killed that bastard. I asked her to contact me if she needed help. I helped her building her new identity away from the priests. How do you think they haven't found where she lives? The apartment is at her other name, and nobody knows about that identity."
"Ames and I are good friends, but we don't contact each other if it's not really necessary. That way, she would never be in danger. Not even Stefanno knew about her."
The printing ended and Amy handed Serena the ID card. Then she proceeded to print the new passport. Once she was finishing it, the doorbell rang again. Putting the camera on, Amy saw two men standing on the doorway. She took her gun and frowned.
"Friends of yours?" She asked Serena, who looked at the screen and took her own gun out.
"Not exactly." She said as Amy pushed the intercom button.
"Who is it?"
"We are looking for Amy Green."
"Never heard of her."
"Open up"
"Just hang up a sec. I need to dress."
Amy walked to the back and began typing in her computer.
"What are you gonna do?" Serena whispered at her.
"I am erasing my hard disk and taking off. You have the papers for your friend. I guess I am leaving with him," she said as she finished in the computer and the screen went black, taking a backpack and filling it with clothes and money. While she was doing that, the doorbell rang again.
"Open up!" The male voice could be heard and Amy didn't even answered, taking her backpack and climbing to the firescape, followed by Darien. When Serena was about to exit through the window, the door burst open and two armed men entered the room, pointing their weapons at her.
"Freeze!" They shouted at her and she raised her hands, looking at Darien's open eyes.
"Leave!" She said, closing the window and turning to face her attackers. They were two men, wearing black suits and pointing at her two AK-47.
"She is the one that was with the man that day," one of them said, "on Shields' apartment complex."
The other man nodded.
"So, now you got me what are you gonna do?" Serena said with a cynical tone, "But thinking about it again, I am not in the mood of dealing with the two of you. So let's make a deal: I let you two walk out of here alive if you tell me what is Onuki planning. So, do we have a deal?"
The two men laughed at her.
"There are two of us. And we are full blooded vampires. I think that we are just taking you to Onuki, because he wants to see you."
"Oh, so the big bat wants to see me? Should I be flattered?"
One of them walked to her.
"He wants to make a deal with you. He thinks that is a waste that you are with that kid. Now that I took a good look at you, I understand why he wants you so bad. For being a huntress, you are pretty hot." He said as he caressed her cheek, a perverted grin on his face and leaning to kiss her, when she kicked him on the groin. The man fell down, quivering with pain.
"You little bitch!" He said on the floor, as the other man pulled the trigger at her. Serena dodged the round and ran to him, kicking the machinegun from his hands and punching him on the face breaking his nose. The man on the floor stood up and picked his gun, shooting at her, but Serena shielded herself with the other man. His body was pierced by all the bullets and fell to the ground. Serena ran to the other man and tackled him to the ground. The man shoot at her and the bullet hit her on the leg. Groaning with pain, she took her sai out and threw it at his hand, pinning it against the wall, along with the gun. The man tried to pull it out, but she threw the other one, piercing his other hand next to the other.
Walking next to him, she pulled the gun out and pointed it at his forehead. The man's eyes were watering, from the pain on his limbs.
"What is Onuki planning?" Serena asked him, ignoring the trail of blood that flowed down her leg, making a pool beneath her; and the dizziness that began to spread through her body.
"He is going to the convent…" The man said between sobs, "He said that we all had to be at the convent next full moon. That is all he said, I swear!"
"Good" Serena said with a whisper and pulled the trigger, making him turn to dust. Once she saw that, the dizziness took over and she fell to the floor.
AVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVA
Darien and Amy were on the run on Serena's bike, when he suddenly felt a terrible pain on his leg. He parked the side of the road and took his helmet on, getting off the bike. Amy walked next to him as he leaned on a tree.
"Something wrong?"
"Serena is hurt."
"How do you know?"
"I can feel it. I am going back. You take the bike and go to her apartment. Take Andrew's papers and wait there. If I am not back by sundown, go to the airport and leave. Don't look back." He said as he checked on his weapons. Then he ran and leaped to the rooftop of a near house, leaving as Amy took the bike and drove away. He jumped to the next rooftop, his heart telling him that Serena was in trouble. Something is wrong with her, I can feel it.
In no time he reached the building he left a few minutes ago and landed on the rooftop. He walked down the firescape and took his katana out, peeking at the window and getting a metallic scent in the air. Oh no, he thought as he opened the window and entered the room. A pile of dust was near the wall and Serena's sai were pinned on the wall. A man's corpse was on the other side of the room, bleeding from the multiple bullet holes on his body. Bullet holes were around the room, showing that Serena gave quite a fight. Serena he thought as he saw her on the ground, with a pool of blood under her. He rushed to her side and rolled her over, and saw her pants drenched in blood. He checked her and saw that she was breathing very shallowly.
"Serena" He said to her, inside praying that she would answer. He felt that his soul came back to his body when he heard her groan.
"Darien?" She said in a faint voice.
"Shh baby. I am getting you home." He tore his shirt and placed the piece of fabric around her leg, over the injury. Lifting her like a baby, he walked to the window and began his way home.
AVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVA
Here is chapter ten!! Sorry if it took longer than expected but I got my mid-terms back and I failed!! Big time!! That sucks, but what can I do? Crying is not an option and I would fix nothing. Right now I am more interested in doing all the papers I have to do.
