Chapter 12 guys! Sorry for the late update, collage is such a kick in the ass, either way, here it is, John finally comes up with the whole truth, how will Randy take things? Enjoy :)!
The next morning Randy woke up at 12:00 pm, he hadn't been able to sleep until 4:00 am so he was really tired, then he remembered he was supposed to meet John in the cybercafé in less than an hour, quickly he took all his clothes off and stepped into the shower, the hot water running down his body as he lathered his bare tanned skin, once he had finished he dressed up, he quickly made his bed, then went downstairs, ate a sandwich and some juice, then he grabbed his I phone, his car keys , he got out of the house, locked the door and got in the car, he tried to turn it on, but it didn't work, then he realized his car was running out of gas, and the closest gas station was actually not too close, so he decided to go walking to the café, at the end it was not too far from his house, he checked what time was it in his phone, one minus five, so he called John
"Hello?"
"John it's me, I think I'll get there a bit late, my car has no gas so I'm walking to get there"
"Ok I'm already here"
"Good, I'll see you. . ." Accidentally Randy had crashed with a guy in the street and both had fallen to the ground, Randy checked his phone and saw John was still on the line
"Sorry, I'm really sorry" Randy said helping the other guy to step up, he was wearing blue jeans, black boots, a gray shirt and a leather jacket, he had black short but curled hair, then the guy looked him surprised, then Randy noticed an unusual spark in his eyes, they were brown, but there was some sort of crimson red sparkle
"Maurius?. . . Oh my god, I thought. . .how you. . .It's been a long time since last time I saw you"
"Sorry, you got the wrong guy, sorry for crashing with you" Randy said and the he continued walking, he checked his phone and saw John had hung up, he thought that guy was really weird, so he didn't pay attention to what he said anymore, but few seconds later realization hit him, the guy had called him Maurius, the name from the British lord from 1896, he even had said it had been a long time since last time they met, he had to be, he was just like John, Randy looked back but the guy wasn't there anymore, he started walking faster, he had seen something in the guy's eyes he had never seen in John's, hunger, malice, he better get where John was as soon as possible, he decided to take a short cut, he entered to a lonely and narrow alleyway, from there the café was just a couple of streets far, he was on the middle of the alley, but then the guy appeared on the other side, Randy turned around and tried to run, but when he did the guy was in front of him, he grabbed him by the neck and slammed him against the wall, lifting him up from the ground, Randy was choking, he tried to take the guy's hand off his neck but he had an iron grip
"Going somewhere?"
Randy tried again to break the guy's grip, but it was simply impossible
"You know I've already eaten, but I never say no to a snack, especially if the snack smells so good and fresh"
Randy saw they guy's face change, the brown eyes were no completely red, the veins around his eyes had popped out and turned black, going down to his cheeks and to his neck, he opened his mouth, two huge sharp fangs were the most noticeable, Randy tried to scream for help but the hand in his neck didn't allow it, he was gonna die, he was sure, and when the guy was ready to bite him Randy heard the sound of something crashing, an abrupt move and then he fell to the ground, his neck was finally free and he gasped for air, it all had been too fast so Randy did not see what happened, but when he opened his eyes the guy was standing up and John was in front of him, he was grunting, Randy saw John's face, his beautiful blue eyes had turned red and the veins around his eyes black, mouth open and showing his huge sharp fangs, warning the other vampire to stay away
The guy let out a mocking laugh "John? How many familiar faces more am I gonna see today? I thought you didn't like human blood, come on, share your snack with me, for the old times"
"He's not a snack, Alexei!" John said infuriated
Alexei watched Randy and then John "Oh wait, is. . . is this what I think it is, if he's not Maurius he. . . he's his replacement , he looks exactly alike him, but he isn't like him, he's just a walking blood bag, I thought Jackob had taught you not to play with the food, you're such a disappointment, you know, speaking of Jackob, now that I remember there is a huge reward in the group for the one who finds you and takes you to Raven, imagine how she will reward me if I capture you and kill your little pet, or whatever in the process as you did with Jackob
"Try if you dare"
Alexei laughed again "Boy, I'm 274 years old, how old are you?" Alexei said sarcastically "I'm older than you, that means stronger, this will be like taking a candy from a baby"
"Wanna bet?" John said with a smirk, immediately Alexei launched himself over Randy, but John reacted on time and speared him in midair, both crashing on the ground, John punched Alexei in the face, Alexei grabbed John's head with his hands and hit him with a head-butt, he grabbed John by the neck and flipped over, he lifted and slammed him back to the ground twice, the he stood up, still griping John's neck, he lifted him up from the ground and then slammed him against the wall, Randy was so scared, things were not looking good for John, Alexei threw a punch right to John's head, but he missed, John had moved and Alexei's hand had gone through the wall, Randy looked around and grabbed a large pipe, he hit Alexei in the back as hard as he could with the metallic object, but it didn't work in the slightest, without seeing him Alexei threw a back kick hitting Randy in the ribs and making him crash hard against the wall, that infuriated John even more, using all of his strength he hit the arm that was pressing him against the wall, right in the elbow, the sound of bones breaking, Alexei screamed in pain and his grip weakened, then hit him with a head-butt and right afterwards with a front kick to Alexei's abdomen which sent him crashing to the other wall, in less than a second John grabbed Alexei by the neck, slammed him against the grounds and with a quick move dug his hand in Alexei's chest, braking his sternum and then squeezing the beating organ, Alexei watched John in the eyes , his eyes full of astonishment and fear"
"Like taking a candy from a baby" John stated, and the ripped Alexei's heart out, he turned around and saw Randy was covering his face, he threw the still beating organ to the floor next to his now dead owner
"Randy I'm sorry, I didn't mean you to see that, he was going to kill you" John said cleaning his hand with his jacket, he cupped Randy's chin with his hand and looked him in the eyes, he was still scared "Are you ok?" John asked softly
"I. . . I am, he didn't miss but, I feel ok"
"It must be my blood, it's still inside you"
John looked Alexei's corpse and saw his wrist was shining, so was his, that was not a good sign, by that time the other Vernutians should know about Alexei's dead and going to the place where his dead body was
"Randy we need to get out of here, as far as we can" John said pulling Randy up
"What's going on John?"
"I'll explain you everything later, listen I need to take you out of here now"
"I left my car at home it has no. . ."
"We won't need it" John interrupted him hugging Randy against his body and then he ran as fast as he could, he didn't stop in three minutes, Randy could feel the air against his face and how they left everything behind in matter of seconds, it was like going in a roller coaster but much faster, when John stopped Randy was a bit dizzy after the fast trip, he looked around, they were in a small plain surrounded by the forest, the ground was half covered with the tree's leaves , orange, brown and yellow, around there where structures of what once had been a house or building, but now it was almost nothing, just a few pillars and worn rocks
"Where are we John?"
"If you walk 300 yards to the west you'll find the place where we had our first date" John answered
"What is this place John?"
"This is the place where I grew up, or was, this used to be my family's main house, it has been more than a hundred years since last time I stepped foot here, maybe because all the memories"
"Which memories?" There was a long silence and John sat on the ground, Randy sat next to him and put a hand on his shoulder
"John" he said softly
"Is just that I don't know where to start"
"Why don't you try from the beginning?"
"Ok, but I gotta ask you first, how did you know about me? I tried to hide it as best I could" John said
"Two days ago, when we slept in your house, in the morning, when I was looking for you I went to the basement and found the blood bags, then in the museum I found out your blood line ended in 1900, I went to Harvard's history department and saw a picture from the main families and you were on it, the guy who helped me with the research was obsessed with vampires, but he didn't convinced me, what did was when I read part of your diary from 1896, I know it was wrong, but I needed to know , I always felt you were hiding something from me, but I never imagined something like this"
"Well you answered my question, now is my turn to do it with yours"
Randy knew exactly which was his first question, although he already knew the answer, but he needed to hear it from John "How old are you?"
"I've looked like a 33 years old man for the last 114 years"
"So it's true you were born in 1863, you are 147 years old"
"Yep, that's right" John confirmed, there was a long silence and suddenly Randy spoke again
"Who is Maurius, why I look like him, are we related? And why Alexei said I was his replacement?"
"I honestly have no idea why you are exactly alike, I'm sure you are not related, he was a Firefax, you are an Orton, I met your ancestors so I'm sure you are not from the same bloodline, and he. . . well he was my first love, we met when. . ."
"Wait, he was your first love? So. . . so that means you with me just because I look like him? Cause I remind you to your dead boyfriend? What am I to you?" Randy said pissed but also with a sad tone
"No, no, I. . . I didn't want to get to that part yet but it seems I'll have to, the day I was hidden behind your car, that wasn't the first time I saw you"
Randy watched John in disbelief "The first time was in 1996, when you were just a teen, the only resemblance you had with him were your eyes, and when I saw them you captivate me, there was something in your eyes, something different that I confirmed the day you invited me in, you and Maurius are completely the opposite , you are gentle, he was mean, you are selfless, he was selfish, you are humble, he was arrogant, and the biggest difference is. . . that I'm in love with you like I never was with him"
Randy's gaze soften, John was telling him the truth, John did love him, he had no doubt, he could see it every time John looked him in the eyes "First time you saw me was in 1996? What were you doing here?"
"It's another part of the story, but I'd rather continue answering your first question"
Randy nodded "ok"
"I met Maurius in late 1895, the town was under vampire attack and the council wanted to get rid of them once and for all, he had a reputation as vampire hunter in England, but then I discovered he was also a vampire, I thought about telling my father, at the end I didn't tell him, but I didn't and for some reason I got attracted to him, I don't know if it was really love but I just knew I had to be with him, he wanted us to spend the eternity together so I drank his blood every day, then in March my brother Matt was killed by vampires and my father in a desperate attempt to get rid of the vampires, in my birthday party he put verbena in the toast, he suspected there were vampires infiltrated in the society cause it seems they knew all our moves against them, I didn't warn Maurius on time and he was captured alongside with other twenty-nine vampires who were in the party, I tried to save him but one of the guards who were guarding the vampire shot me and I died, and hour later I came back, I had drunk Maurius blood that morning so I turned, when I woke up I found out all the Vampires had been burnt here in this place, in my own house, then the troubles began, I was really hungry, so I fed on the people I found to complete the transition proses, but with that my sensibility to the sun became stronger at the point I could not be in the sunlight"
"And how are you standing in the sunlight right now?" Randy interrupted him
"See this" John said showing Randy his black and silver ring "this is not a common ring, it's made from special materials which were combined and spellbounded by a witch, it protects me from burning with the sun, it's like a shield, so I have to wear it all the time, but at that time I didn't have it, so I hid in old warehouses and churches""
"Wait, churches? I thought. . ." John placed a finger in Randy's lips
"All you knew is about to change, most of things you've heard about vampires are wrong"
"Then tell me"
"Well we do burn in the sun, it can turn us into ashes in a matter of seconds if we don't find somewhere to hide, you've seen me eat garlic, it does not work, btw I love it, holy water does not work either, it's even drinkable, the salt line in the doors and windows' frame does not keep us away, unless there's an special barrier spell casted on the line, salt is a potent element in witchcraft, we can't enter to churches as many times as we want, the crucifix and any other religious object is useless against us cause unlike what the stories tell, we are not demons cursed by god, in fact many vampires believe that the first vampire was also once human and he or she was turned into a vampire with magic, but it was long time ago, there's no living vampire who knows the real story, anyway, mustard seeds in the roof don't work, we do can reflect in mirrors, and the silver stake is also useless, it does not kill us, the only five things that work are the verbena which is like a poison for us, it causes pain and weakness, a wooden stake driven through the heart causes immediate dead, those methods work for human and vampires, decapitation and rip the heart out works just for vampires, we have a pretty strong neck for any human weapon and humans are not strong enough to rip a heart out"
"Wow, so the movies and stories are really wrong"
"Worse than you think, we do not turn into bats, but we are extremely fast and strong, you already saw that, we have a great hearing sense, we don't get old, we heal almost immediately, we can live forever and my favorite, mind control, or as some vampires call it, compeltion, means I can make you do or think what I want with just watching your eyes or make you hear my voice, though I can't do it by voice cause just some vampires can, and also can be faster and stronger than someone like me"
"What do you mean?" Randy asked
"I don't drink human blood, what you saw on the basement were bags filled with animal blood, and even though I'm ok with it, my body begs me for human blood, but I know how to control it, well as I was saying you can manipulate the human mind, it just works with them, unless they are carrying verbena with them"
"And have you ever compelled me, or controlled my mind?" Randy asked
"Just once"
"And what did you make me do?"
"Anything, I gave you a dream while you were sleeping, the day we met"
"Now I remember, it was. . . so beautiful. . . sounds like awesome being a vampire, just kidding, no offence but, I don't want to be a vampire" Randy said
"I don't blame you, it's really tough, as a vampire your emotions become stronger and if you don't know how to handle that it will consume you, I spent a hundred years living in a agony cause I couldn't overcome Maurius dead, I tried all I could but anything worked, until I met you, when I saw you all those years ago my agony faded away, I love you for that and for much more" John said holding both of Randy's hands
"But if you do, why, why didn't telling me this since the beginning?"
"I didn't tell you cause I was just trying to protect you, since I saw you I've always tried to protect you, and you knowing this is too dangerous, for do many reasons, I never planned in falling in love with you, I never thought it would happen, but it did, and even when I tried to stay away from you I just couldn't, I couldn't fight this and. . . and I know it makes me selfish, but my feelings for you are stronger" there was another long silence
"And after you turned what happened?"
"Weeks later I was found by another vampires, a small group, more precisely 4, whom called themselves the Vernutians, I was hiding from the sun, they were survivors from the from the vampire killing that took place here in 1896, they were seeking revenge on the people of the town for what they did to the others and at some point I wanted it too for what they did to Maurius, so I joined them, we were just a bunch of vampires, but in the following one hundred years the number increased and also the hatred, but the only thing that increased in me was the pain, the hurt, I felt useless, I did things I'm not proud of to get rid of those feelings and in 1996 I was about to do the worst one"
"That's the year you said you saw me, what were you gonna do?" Randy asked
"The group wanted revenge, and they were gonna get it, for a hundred years we'd planned It and that night we finally were gonna get it, we came here and we were gonna kill anybody who stepped in our way, but that night I saw you walking in the street with some friends, it was like a wakeup call for me, I just wanted to know you, but the guy with me, my partner, the leader of the group Jackob, he was planning to kill you, I wasn't gonna allow it, so I stabbed him by the back with a stake, which leads me to why we had to escape earlier today" John showed Randy his left wrist
"Your tattoo?"
"It's not a tattoo, it's a mark, the same witch who made my ring marked me, all the members in the group have the mark, when any of the marked members dies the mark shines in all the marked wrists, it also indicates who has died and where he or she is, Alexei was one of the founders of the group, we needed to get out of there cause in a matter of seconds the rest would be there, I don't know how big or powerful is the group now, Jackob is the one who kept us together, and since he died I don't know how things have changed, but I'm not taking any risks if you are with me"
"and after you killed Jackob?"
"I escaped for a whole year, covering my tracks, then I returned here, the last place where they would look for me"
"You returned for me?" Randy asked and John nodded
"I observed and looked for you from the shadows for almost 14 years; I even was there when. . ." John shut up before ending, he didn't know how to get to that part
"When what John?" There was a long even sepulchral silence, John was looking to the ground and then he raised his head and looked Randy in the eyes "When your family died, I was there, that night I had gone to the oldest part of the graveyard to visit my family, it was Christmas eve and I hadn't gone in a long time, then I decided to go to your home and observe you, you were not there, I guessed you were in your parent's house so I went there and when I arrived it was in flames, without hesitate I entered to the house knowing it could kill me and I found your father in the living room, he was still conscious, but he did not allow me to help him, he pointed to the kitchen, he said "Save him", I went there and I found you, unconscious, but still alive, I took you out of the house and returned for your family, but when I tried to take them out I couldn't, I could not get out of the house with them, I don't know how but there was some sort of shield which didn't allow them to go out, the flames were everywhere, with his last breath your father told me to save myself and took care of you, I had no option, I felt terrible for not saving them cause I knew how much it would hurt you"
Randy's eyes were filled with tears, just remembering when his family had died broke him, John hugged him, the younger man was shuddering against John's chest as he cried, then he raised his gaze looking John in the eyes
"When I woke up in the hospitals the doctors told me that a heroic man had broken into the flaming house and saved my life but that he had left, it was you Johnny, it was you" Randy said broke in emotion, John simply nodded and hugged Randy
"You see baby, there's no reason to be afraid of me, I would never do something to hurt you, that's why I hadn't told you anything, this is dangerous for you, I will protect you with my lie, but you can't tell anyone about this"
"I won't John, I promise, but I'm gonna need time to process things, I never saw this coming, though I appreciate you tried to protect me all this time, but honesty is something too important for me"
"Got it baby, I promise I'll be completely honest with you, no more secrets, I'll give you all the time you need, just don't push me away please Randy, I need you" John said holding Randy's hands
"I won't Johnny, I won't yesterday I was so scared, I didn't know what to think, but I spent the whole night thinking about this, and I realized that, I don't care if you are a vampire, when I see you, I see the same John I fell in love with, and if you love someone you will accept that person no matter what, I know that this is a life changer, that is hard to understand, a 360 turn, but I'm not a quitter, I'm not giving up on you, no matter how hard things can get, we'll face it, together"
"God you don't know how much" John said cupping Randy's face and kissing his lips "That means to me, I thought nobody would accept me for who really I am" John said with happy tears in his eyes
Randy smiled, a few tears in his icy blue eyes "It's funny, I always thought vampires would be heartless beings, but you have a heart John, a big gentle and beautiful heart" John said touching John's chest with the palm of his hand, feeling his heartbeat
"And you are the owner" John said leaning forward, resting his forehead with Randy's and then softly kissing his lips
"And tell me John, which other heroic things you've done since you returned?"
"Just a few, I didn't want to be noticed, I saved you a few times, like when a car almost ran over you when you were 20, besides saving you, mmm, I saved Nick from being killed by a shark and I gave him my blood to heal him from the infection"
"And why he does not remember any of it?"
"I compelled him to forget"
"Thank you" Randy said caressing John's arm "You know he's my friend"
"He's mine too, you and the guys are the first humans with who I had contact since 1996, I changed my way to live because of you, it was hard at the beginning, I didn't trust myself, I didn't want to hurt you and I tried to stay away, but my desire to be with you was stronger, and now I don't wanna be without you, I'll do anything to protect you"
"I know you will, and I know you would never hurt me" Randy said softly, stroking John's right cheek and kissing his lips
Much later that day Randy was lying on his bed, wearing just his tight boxers and the sheets covering half of his body, John was staying with him that night, after what had happened earlier that day with Alexei there was no way in hell for John to leave Randy alone, so he stayed to protect and check on him
Randy was almost slept when John entered to the room, blood bag in hand with a straw on it, he sat on the chair next to Randy's bed and took a sip, Randy slowly opened his eyes and looked at John
"Oh sorry I. . I was a bit hungry, just wanted to take a sip"
"No, no, it's ok, go ahead, told you already, I'll accept you for who you really are, don't worry, it's ok" Randy said with a small grin, John grinned back and took a longer sip
"What is it?"
"Excuse me?" John said
"Yeah, you know, what animal?"
"Oh that, it's horse, it's really good, my favorite animal blood"
"Your favorite animal blood?" Randy asked with curiosity
"well it tastes good, but I'm not gonna lie to you, it's not even close to human blood, I mean, I'm a vampire, there's a part of me that craves for human blood, but you can learn how to turn off that part and be a good guy, or just let it control you and become a monster, that's not what I want"
"How does it taste?"
"For you, not good, you would throw up, for me, like hamburger with fries" John joked
"Really?"
"No, it's strange you know, it tastes great, but it does not taste as any human food I've ever eaten, it's a vampire thing" Randy laughed with John's comment
"Why are you not afraid even nervous with me Randy? Stories tell we're predators, killers, evil beings"
"If you wanted to kill me you would have done it long ago, besides, when my family died I had no hope to ever be happy again, until I met you, I told you before, even when you are a vampire I still see the person with who I fell in love, and when I see the way you look at me, that's not hunger, that's worship, and love"
John smiled " I didn't tell you but, since 1997 each and every night I always came to your window by night and watched you sleeping, and I left when you woke up the next morning, you're so beautiful when you're sleeping, I didn't tell you either, paining is one of my great passions, I've painted you sleeping over and over again, you're a work of art baby"
"Oh thank you, you're so sweet, I want to see those paintings, so you hadn't slept in almost 14 years?"
"I didn't sleep form April 3rd 1896 to May 3nd 2010, I hadn't slept in a hundred and fourteen years, might sound weird but we don't need to sleep, we can but we don't need to although it's very relaxing, you know what happened on May 3rd 2010 baby?"
"It was the night you first kissed me in your house doorstep
"Since that night I've been able to sleep cause I only dream about you and me, before that I only had night mares and I'd rather not sleep"
"Would you like to sleep here tonight? Next to me?"
"I need to be awake to notice if something happens"
"Well as far as I remember you gave a superior hearing sense, so why don't you come here and use or activate your super ears while you're sleeping" John smiled, stood up from the chair and lied down on the bed, over the sheets, next to Randy, both face to face
"How does it feel to be a vampire?" Randy asked
"It's like living in heaven and hell at the same time, heaven cause you can turn off all your emotions, all your feelings and sensations, escape from all that once made you human and don't really care about anything, don't feel any pain, feel that you are invincible and that you can do it all, don't care about anyone but you, and hell cause no matter how much you try to push your human part away, it always pushes back, harder and harder, and if you let it in once you've turned it off you'll always be on an unstoppable euphoric rush, you'll feel extreme happiness and joy, but hurt pain and guilt too, that's what a brand new vampire always feels, he's fighting between feeling and don't do it and most choose not to do it cause it's overwhelming and hurtful, I choose not to feel in some way, but for a hundred years I tried and for a hundred years I failed cause Maurius' memory was stuck in my head, but when I saw you unwittingly I started to fully feel again, to feel for you, humanity is vampires' greatest weakness, you can push it away, but it fights back for returning, but you can also make it your strength if you fight for the right reason, you are my right reason Randy, you make me strong"
"Really Johnny" Randy said happily, stroking John's muscular arm, John just nodded, Randy continued doing it, it was so warm and full of life for someone who had actually died over a century ago
"Did I tell you if a vampire knows how to control very well his humanity he can make even the lightest cares to feel like the best orgasm in the world?
"And how does this feel?" Randy asked pulling up the hem of John's shirt and caressing his left waist bone
"Amazing" John said cupping Randy's face and pulling their lips together, merging them in a soft sweet kiss, Randy moved his hand up to John's chest and then he slowly pulled up his shirt as they kissed, John helped him and threw his shirt to the floor, Randy rested his head in John's bare chest, it was the best pillow Randy could have ever asked for, and then he cuddled against the vampire's body, John wrapped his arms around Randy, hugging him and then both falling asleep
So that's it for now guys, I can't wait for you to read what will happen in the following chapters, new characters will appear, new enemies , stay tuned, give me some reviews please, tell me what you think will happen
Preview for Ch13: Party time! Lexis's B-day! It will be the best party ever, will it? There will be some unexpected attendants in the party and things will change forever for one of the characters, oh and someone will die, tell me who you think will be :)