-Chapter Twenty-Nine-
Harmony Bites
Harmony's face was splashed across the news, the papers and the gossip channels, everyone wanted to know about her, was she really a vampire or was it just special effects. The Twilight Fan girls were all gooing over her hoping to see an Edward Cullen of their own. There had been reports of vampire bitings being more frequent and more voluntarily the growing trend among girls was being bitten by vampires. A girl in Paris was actually dating a vampire. The churches were in uproar wanting to slay them, parent groups were also complaining, they all wanted them destroyed.
"They wanna destroy us!" Buffy screamed from command centre as Clark told her of what he had been going on in the news.
"Well, you've said since Harmony went on the air the vampire community has laid low," Clark replied, "Slayers attack Vampires who seem helpless, it seems like cold blood to the populace."
"But they're a threat?" Buffy cried, "big bads, fangy..."
"And up until a week ago no one knew of these creatures they didn't know if they were a threat, all they know is that the Slayers are killing them off with no evidence of killings," Clark shrugged apologetically.
"Stupid people," Buffy pouted.
"Okay, I know this we've spoke about this before but..."
"We're not going public," Buffy replied sharply at Clark.
"I know you wanna keep you guys secret but, the reason no body trusts you is because they don't know you," Clark replied, "Harmony has given them an image of what vampires are while you guys are still hiding."
"He's got a point," Xander shrugged, "we've already been outed, maybe we should come out by our terms."
"I don't know," Buffy replied, "I mean aren't we meant to be a secret and I'm not going to forced into this by Harmony."
"What other choice do we have?" Willow shrugged.
"You know things will turn out bad for you if I come out," Buffy said softly to Clark, "I mean, are you sure you want people knowing you're dating a Slayer."
"I've dated worse," Clark replied.
"You've had one girlfriend," Buffy chuckled.
"Two," Clark replied, "I dated a murderer remember."
"Wow nice date record," Xander cried sarcastically.
"She was okay except for the murderer part," Clark replied.
"She sounds it," Buffy said disbelievingly.
"You're changing the subject," Clark replied knowingly.
"You did the subject changing," Buffy replied smiling at Clark who smiled back. The past week they had spending a lot of time together, reestablishing their relationship. Buffy still had told him about the vision, but she wasn't going to let it bother her, time could be rewritten as Dr Fate had said. "You're just trying to avoid telling me that you're interviewing Harmony."
"How did you know that?" Clark asked taken aback.
"You're not the only one who can do the reporter thing," Buffy said smugly.
"Willow told you," Clark replied knowingly.
"Nooo," Buffy groaned at Clark's accuracy, "actually, Chloe told Xander, who told Dawn, who told Willow who told Dr Fate who told her to tell me, who told me."
"Oh, right," Clark said his head dizzy by the fast forwarded rambling.
"You're totally lost," Xander replied.
"Yeah," Clark nodded his head swimming.
"Just wait until you meet Harmony," Xander replied knowingly.
"Mr Kent!" Harmony shrieked throwing her arms around Clark as he walked into her film set, her tiny dog dangling in her hand bag smacking against Clark as she threw her arms around him.
"Nice to meet you miss Kendall," Clark stuttered awkwardly.
"Please call me Harmony, oh my god I love your tie, I had a vampy bf who had a tie that colour, he didn't last had to stake him, but then that's the life of a famous vampire, I mean come on, you sire someone and they get all needy, hellooooo this girl needs space and not some clingy fanboy traping on the red carpet with her," Harmony rambled without a breathe a ditsy smile across her face.
"Err... perhaps you should take a breath," Clark chuckled weakly, trying to sound pleasant despite not wanting to be near Harmony. It wasn't that he didn't like her, she seemed pleasant enough, charming, innocent despite... well what she was. It just he felt like Clark should be on Buffy's side, but it was hard, because the truth was; he liked Harmony. She was nice.
"I'm a Vampire silly, I don't need to breath," Harmony giggled . "So you're here to interview me?"
"Yes," Clark replied as they walked through the film set.
"Oh good, are we okay to film? We're doing a live thing we're they follow me during the day, well the night since I can't come out in the day, I sometimes forget that," Harmony replied dreamily with a smile.
"Yes that would be trouble," Clark replied, "Erm... I don't know if my editor will approve me coming on TV."
"Prints a dead art, Clarky, and trust me I am dead," Harmony cried wrapping an arm around Clark's neck placing a hand on his chest, "you need this, plus I have a great story. Breaking news. You have to see. You're going to die when you hear this."
"We're ready to roll Miss Kendall," said one of the cameramen surprising Clark.
"Wait."
"Don't worry Clark you'll be fine," Harmony cried excitedly as she got her makeup down readying herself.
"And action," the director cried surprising Clark. He looked at the camera wide-eyed looking back and forth at camera.
"Clark Yoo-hoo, you're here to interview," Harmony cooed holding up a hand to her.
"Oh Miss Kendall, now you have stated that there is a threat called the Slayers out there fighting your people and killing them, do you have any evidence to these claims?" Clark asked sheepishly as he felt camera burning on him.
"Oh there's loads they've been around for centuries except no one's had the guts to out them at first there was only one but now they're dozens and they are literally hunting my people down," Harmony cried tears trickling from her eyes, "I could be killed right now. I mean I'm an open target."
"Well, it's quite commendable that you should put yourself in such danger," Clark nodded, "so you don't drink any blood? I mean the popular belief among people is that vampires drink the blood of the living."
"We used to," Harmony sighed sadly, yet Clark could tell it was less than sincere, "we were less than animals. But then a breed of us emerged, those with souls, we regained our souls and had a conscious again refusing to drink the blood of the living and drinking pigs blood and such from blood banks. The Slayers still believe us to be what we were. But, that's not what I want to talk about, I've been working to try and expose their forces so maybe my people my find some sort of protection from your government but, I've found out something terrible. Something that could threaten the world."
"About the Slayers?" Clark asked gingerly looking closely at her.
"No," Harmony said smiling cruelly at Clark, "this is the biggest secret the world is yet to find out... the secret life of Superman."
Clark looked at her stunned as she continued to smile cruelly with triumph, it was then he knew; he was in trouble.
