Blade POV 6
We need to figure out what is going on in their ranks, something big is coming up and we need to know what, and be prepared.
We also need to find out why someone has ordered a no-kill on Kelly, when one of them puts an order like that out it brings up concerns. They also didn't want me dead for a change, not sure what they are up to but I sure as hell will find out.
"Blade"
I stop in my tracks at hearing my name, then look over to the small park on the other side of the road, there seeing before me Frost himself, I watch him for a few seconds, waiting for the traffic to lessen before I cross the road, not wanting any attention, yet.
Back of my mind I'm trying to figure out how he is stood here in the daylight, he should be ash right about now. However, something else that gets my attention is the child stood beside him, very clearly not willingly,
"How you doin', chief?" he asks, I slowly begin to go for my gun, this being the prime time to kill him once and for all.
"Easy" he warns, having seen what I am about to do only to bring the child closer, stroking a finger under chin once before extending his fingernail to a point, sharp enough where he would do some damage, the threat very clear,
"Wouldn't want our little friend here to wind upon the back of a milk carton, now would we? Ah, it's nice to finally meet you, man. Had my eye on you for years. I know all about you- your serum, Whistler – Kelly of course – everything" he says, and then that's when I see a little light shine on him and I start to smell the product that's protecting him from the sun.
"Sunblock" I say, letting him know I've figured out his little trick,
"Hey, it's a start, right? The goal, of course, is to be like you, the daywalker. You got the best
of both worlds, don't you? All our strengths... none of our weaknesses" he says, that's where he is wrong,
"Well, maybe I don't see it that way" I say,
"Oh, so it's back to pretending we're human again? Come on. Spare me the uncle Tom routine, OK? You can't keep denying what you are, man. Heh. You think the humans will ever accept a half-breed like you? They can't. They're afraid of you. And they should be. You're an animal. You're a fuckin' maniac.
Look at 'em. They're cattle, pieces of meat. What difference does it make how their world ends? Plague...war... famine. Morality doesn't even enter into it. We're just a function of natural selection, man, the new race" he says, seems like somebody has been thinking about this for a while, but I don't care about his preaching,
"Looks like your mascara's running" I say, hoping the insult is there to shut him up,
"I'm offering you a truce. I want you with us" he says, I frown at him for this, what kind of idiot does he think I am? He touches where I can assume he feels the sunblock running, realising his time is running short,
"What do you think, that I'm stupid? The spirits of the twelve will awaken La Magra" I say, I see the surprise in his eyes, he tries to not show it facially but his eyes give it away, he didn't want me knowing about it,
"You're familiar with the Blood God" he says,
"Frost... you're nothing to me... but another dead vampire" I say glaring at him,
"You're an idiot. You know that? I came down here offering you an easy way out, and you spit it right back in my fuckin' face. At least I will have someone else who I know will be more willing of my offer, the beautiful Kelly I'm sure" he says smriking darkly, but as soon as he mentions Kelly I go for my gun again, this asshole doesn't know when to quit, his infatuation with Kelly sickens me, and the fact that he is talking about her joining him makes my blood boil.
"Careful" he says, stopping my movement by raising the child by her throat,
"What do I care? They're nothing but cattle... just like you said." I say, trying to catch him off guard,
"If you wanna take the hard road, be my guest, pal, but I promise you by the time this is over, you're gonna wish they never cut you from your mother's—" but I don't let him finish as I start shooting at him but the bastard avoids them and throws the child against a food vendor and into the street, I look to where Frost was and find that he has already disappeared. Hurriedly I run and grab the child before she can get run over and onto the side walk.
"Go home" I say to her, she nods and hurries away.
I need to get back as soon as possible.
Kelly POV
I must admit that Karen does sound like she's onto something here,
"It's simple. Why do vampires need to drink blood?" she says, me sat with my front to the back of my wheelie chair watching her work,
"Cause their own blood can't sustain human blood" dad says him sitting beside me against a table,
"Right. So, it's a genetic defect, just like haemolytic anaemia. That means that we have to treat it with gene therapy, rewrite the victim's DNA with a retrovirus. They've been using it
on sickle cell anaemia" she says, already injecting herself, I look at her worried from that,
"Are you sure that's safe?" dad asks, voicing my own concerns, him standing up now watching her,
"I have no idea, but I don't have a choice, do I?" she says, giving a pointed look to dad for what he said earlier to her after he checked up on her, his suspicions correct that she isn't long before the change.
"You actually think this could work?" dad asks, my eyes on Karen, if this does work there will be countless lives that can be saved from being bitten by vampires.
"On me... yes. On Blade, I'm not so sure. See, he didn't contract vampirism from a bite
like I did. He was born with it. It's-it's part of his DNA. I'm sure I can cure his thirst, but it's gonna take time" she says, I look down upset that this can't help Blade, but at least she's wanting to help his thirst, not to mention if this cure works on her that's one step up on them.
"Ah, we're out of time. You saw what was on that disc" dad says, mentioning about the ritual of La Magra, now that's some heavy shit there.
Suddenly we start to hear laughter, I look to where I heard it, dad stepping forward and both of us seeing someone hiding behind one of the pillars at the end of the building, shit! We both hurry back over to the work stations, all the while stupid laughter going on in different places around us,
"Damn. Get out of here" dad says, I hurriedly throw Karen a gun which she catches while I grab my shotgun from under the table, cocking it ready.
I see them all around us now, they've surrounded us, above and on ground, I spot one on the other side of dad and shoot him in the head, hearing other gunshots going off, I shoot at another and walk a little over there hearing others around this area, and shoot one from above.
"I said get out of here!" dad shouts, but I hear a thud after another gunshot and see him fall,
"Dad!" I shout, shooting at another one near us but I trip over something and suddenly my gun is out of my hand and I'm grabbed from behind, oh hell no!
I elbow him in the gut and then in the face when they stumble forward from my hit, kicking at another one coming at me, and punching someone else, I hit another with a pole I take from the table but three come at me at once and I can't even damn well move, but I don't give them the satisfaction, using all my strength to try and wiggle out of their hold. But their hold is damn good and they take us over to the workstation near where dad is,
"Nice place. Took us a while to find it!" I see in time Frost hiting my dad, I try to get out of the hold more, shrieking in anger at the sight of the asshole touching my father, just as he goes for him again Frost again gets him back on the ground, I struggle again to get out of these bastard's grip, I won't watch my father get killed!
"Bite me and get it over with" dad says, no!
"I ain't gonna bite you" Frost says, but he suddenly starts kicking him, no you bastard stop!
"Frost!" I shout, instantly getting his attention, his foot raised before he was about to kick dad again,
"Leave my father alone or I swear I will shoot your balls off!" I shout, trying again to get out of the hold I'm in to no avail,
"My dear Kelly, all you have to do is ask" he says, putting his foot down on the ground, his eyes on me as he walks over,
"But I am going to kill him" he says, I lunge forward at him but he's just out of reach damn it!
"However," I look to him at this, what the hell is this bastard up to?
"I will accept a trade" he says, I glare at him for this,
"Don't you dare Kelly!" dad shouts but one of the vampires starts kicking him while he's on the floor,
"Stop it! Alright I'll trade! Kill me instead!" I shout, at this Frost raises his hand and the guy stops kicking my father. I watch to trying to catch any sign of movement, but I can only just about see that he's breathing.
"Alright Kelly, we have a deal. But I'm not going to kill you, oh no, I have something very special for you" he says, I narrow my eyes at him at this,
"What?" I ask,
"I'm going to do, what I have wanted to do since I met you, I'm going to bite you, turn you into one of us…and finally make you mine, forever" he says, I think I went into a little bit of shock. He wants to turn me? Make me into a vampire?
As a response I spit at him,
"Go fuck yourself" I say, he wipes his cheek where I spat at with his finger with a small glare on his face,
"Fine, then you get to watch your father die" he says, I lunge at him for this but again I can't get to him, forced to watch as he walks further to my father and while looking me he grabs my dad and I see him about to bite him, no he can't! Not my dad! No!
"No! Alright! We have a deal! Just bite me and I'll be yours but don't kill him!" I shout, tears running down my face, I can't watch my dad turn, I can't it's the last thing he would ever want, he would rather die then turn!
I'm the same too, but if turning is what will save my dad then I'll do it, he will curse me and disown me but I will not see my father die, no damn way!
Frost drops my father back onto the floor, I glare at him for that. He walk over to me, looks to the people holding me and I'm suddenly let go, I stand straight facing him, I won't let him see me fall, I'll accept this fate without turning into a sobbing wreck, this isn't unwilling, I'm doing this willingly to save my dad.
He takes a step that leaves maybe an inch separating us, his eyes looking into my own, he takes some hair that's over my shoulder and strokes it aside, baring my neck to him. He looks away from me and leans towards my neck inhaling deeply, I close my eyes at hearing his exhale at what I can only describe as bliss, like I smell like the most delicious chocolate that's ever been made.
I gasp when I feel his lips press to my neck, feeling him kissing my jugular lightly,
"You can't imagine how long I have wanted to do this, how long I have waited…" but without warning he sinks his teeth into my neck, I gasp in pain, his teeth feel like a sharks and wont let go!
His arms wrap around me, one around my back and the other keeping my neck close to him, making sure that his grip on my neck is secure.
"God! Taste better then I could have ever imagined!" he groans, never taking his lips away from me, his tongue constantly swiping around where I feel my wound is, not letting any blood spill I think.
I use all the strength I have to force myself not to scream or cry, my fists clenched tightly so that I can feel my nails piercing my skin, his grip on me only tightening and I hate to admit it but if he wasn't I'm pretty sure I would be on my knees.
It feels like years before he finally pulls away from my neck with a loud exhale, all energy within me is gone as soon as he lets go of my throat, and I feel myself start to sink but his arms don't let me fall. I open my eyes lazily, seeing him looking down at me, his lips coated in my blood, the look in his eyes…like I'm the most precious thing he's ever seen. He presses his lips suddenly onto mine, I have no strength to stop him or resist him. His tongue going into my mouth where I have no choice but to not only taste him but my own blood.
"Your mine now Kelly, now and forever" he says against my lips, but I don't hear anything else before all I see and feel is darkness.