DISCLAIMER: I own nothing. The lyrics below are the property of Don Henley and the Eagles, taken from their debut self-titled album.
Open up your eyes; take the Devil from your mind. He's been holding onto you and you're so hard to find. The wind outside is cold; restless demon in my soul tempting me to get away but there's no place a man can go.
God, will you lead me where I roam? Help me not to let my feelings show.
You are the one, oh how could you be so blind? The Devil preys on runaways; he's never hard to find. The many years I've tried now have been revealed to me. Closer is the love you'll find waiting so patiently.
God, will you lead me where I roam? Help me not to let my feelings show. Take the devil.
... If Garnet had the foresight to prevent her from discovering the ghastly sight she was about to find, she would have used it.
When Chris failed to come downstairs for supper, Garnet had decided to bring a care package upstairs for him to eat. She worried about her friend, desperate to find out the reason as to why he was wasting away.
Balancing the metal tray in her hands, she went up the gargoyle staircase and slowly made her way to the modest room he had selected for himself. Hoping some food would help him feel a little better, Garnet knocked on the door.
"Chris, it's me" she said, waiting for an answer "Can I come in? You missed supper!"
When she heard no reply, she decided he was sleeping and let herself into the room. Nothing could have prepared her for what she saw next.
Dishes and cutlery crashed to the floor when she got a look at her friend. His normally fair skin was snow white and his lips had lost all color. She screamed like a banshee.
"What's going on?" Jason demanded, crossing the threshold. By the time he saw Chris' lifeless corpse, Garnet collapsed to the floor, weeping.
Marty rushed in the room moments later, realizing something bad had happened.
"What the hell happened?" he demanded, as Jason tried to comfort Garnet "How can he be dead all of a sudden?"
"I don't know" Garnet wept into Jason's shoulder "I came in to bring him something to eat and I found him like this"
"This is bullshit, man" Jason said shrilly, still in disbelief at the death of their friend and band mate "He was totally healthy. How can he just suddenly weaken and die like that? It's just not poss--"
"What is going on here?" a deep male voice thundered in the doorway. They turned to see Vlad standing there, a harsh expression on his face.
He took a look at Garnet, who was still weeping uncontrollably, and then to the white figure on the bed. His blood began to boil when he realized what had happened. He immediately showed a saddened calm.
"Oh, Chris" he said in a more gentle voice, looking saddened "Has he left us so soon?"
"How could this have happened?" Garnet sobbed, rushing into Vlad's arms "How could he have died?"
"We best get an autopsy done on him" was all Vlad said as Garnet sobbed into his shoulder "I will spare no expense so we can all have peace of mind in this sad time"...
... After he discovered what had happened to Chris, Dracula was on the rampage. He knew what really happened to Chris and he knew who had done it to him. Standing in his secret room, he let all his anger out.
"Katerina" he hissed, his hands balling into fists "That damn blonde tart. She's the one that did this to him. The stupid fool disobeyed my orders. She shall be punished"
He paced back and forth angrily, cursing the blonde woman he had shared his bed with. He wanted her to pay for her insolence. He had to summon her.
"KATERINA!!!!!" he screamed, making the walls of his secret room shake.
"You bellowed?" she answered, appearing in the room with a smirk on her delicate face.
"I treated you well, Katerina" he said angrily, nearly hissing at her "I gave you everything you desired. Why did you disobey me? Do you know what happens to those who oppose me?"
"Yeah I remember your schpiel" she replied, rolling her blue eyes "But you're going soft, Vlad. All that for a pathetic mortal when you could have an eternity with me"
"Don't you dare question me" he said, his eyes narrowed dangerously "You are in no position to question what I do and who I involve myself with...you stupid reckless bitch...how dare you?"
"How dare you?" Katerina spat back "Feeding me with lies and making me believe that fairy tale crap you used on me. What happened to all the attention you used to lavish on me? Was it all part of your game? Seduce a woman, turn her immortal and make her unhappy?"
"Silence!" he growled, lurking closer towards her "I shall punish you for your insolence. You're nothing but a thorn in my side"
"I wouldn't make threats if I were you" she said, smiling dangerously "I know your weakness is Garnet. All I'd have to do is take her away from you and have her meet an untimely death"
The fury in his eyes told her that she was right.
"Oh yes, Vlad" she said, narrowing her eyes "You better not let your precious Garnet out of your sight or she may just disappear off the face of the earth"
"Don't you dare threaten my future bride" Dracula hissed, lunging for her with his sharp canines bared "You ever so much as look at her and I will make you meet an untimely death"
With that, he grabbed her by the throat and backed her against the wall. She laughed in response.
"Oh Vlad" she said, chuckling before willing herself to mist "You've underestimated me. I will show you what it means to cross my path and spurn me!"
"Damn you" he exclaimed, picking up a nearby vase and smashing it against the wall "DAMN YOU!!!"...
