~Race of the Light~
(A FTTD fanfiction)
by Ami Quinton
Disclaimers and all that nonsense: Characters of Flint do not belong to me. It would be cool....but well they don't. ^_^ I need this fic to be read with an open mind. Don't flame me because you simply don't like my ideas, rather if you are going to flame be educated about it. Compliments are greatly appreciated and I thank anyone in advance for deciding to leave a nice review! I don't mind suggestions, or requests for future fanfictions either! Now have a nice read...and be prepared for my strange mind. LOL Also know that I'm a big HR and I think Merlock and BINDI belong together. :P This fic is rated PG-13 for some erotic stuff and perhaps a bit of strong language.
Oh before we start....a brief synapses of characters.
Flint characters I'll be using:
Merlock- Damn cutest vampire I've ever seen. I love his gentle personality and his Victorian style. He's the sole reason this fic was written and for my re-sparked obsession with vampires. ^.^;; Hail Merlock!
Bindi- My favorite of the Time Shifters. Bindi-MASTA 4-EVA!! ^___^
Talen- A real cutie who I thought would come in handy with her ability to jump into books.....
Leafy- In my fic he likes to visit Bindi's garden, being a nature lover himself. He's got a real purdy Master form, too. ^.~;
Other chars like Sara, Jillian, and whatnot- Might be mentioned or used briefly but no real parts in the fic.
My characters I'll be using:
Trallien- *_* The very handsome Lord of the Day vampires. What a big romantic sap HE is! LOL ^_^ (But beware his temper....)
Taal- Sort of like a Time Shifter but he isn't. He's Trallien's protégé and is loyal to him. He can turn into the very fearsome vampire dragon Taalgo. Watch out for his wacky personality. :) (I have SUCH fun with him...hee hee^^)
Kila- She's a lady who is Merlock's best friend and a major B.F (my term, meaning blood feeder...use your imagination :P) for him. She is rather addicted to what she does!
Kessa- Trallien's very loyal female companion. She's not a vampire but prefers instead to give Trallien what he needs. In return he offers her complete protection...and has the offer to become one of them always open to her.
Some others?- Maybe, but like above no real big parts. Can't use too many characters or I'd get lost! He hee ^_^
All right ENOUGH of that! On to the fic!! o.0;;--------------
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The morning sun's warming rays shone brightly through the windows of Merlock's mansion, illuminating everything in sight. It was obvious that he was a man of the Victorian age, as practically every elegant portrait and artifact of that time period could be found there. Upstairs and down the red carpeted hallway farthest to the right, was Bindi's room. The sea creature-like Time Shifter was awakened by the feel of the sun on her face. Her eyes flinched and slowly opened, sleepily. "Oh my is it time to get up already?" She rubbed those oval aqua blue eyes with her tiny little arms and yawned heavily. Wriggling out from beneath the pink and yellow blankets on her makeshift bed she hovered up into the air and immediately headed to the kitchen to start breakfast. It was very much her desire to please Merlock and do everything she could for him. Since she was living there not a day had gone by that breakfast wasn't ready for him, filling the entire house every morning with wonderful smells. It might be odd to some to know that a vampire ate food...but Merlock was so different than what one would expect. His kind were the very rare race of Days......
"Bindi?" Came the call from upstairs. Merlock had already awakened and he could already smell the tantalizing aroma of freshly brewed coffee. Clumsily he crawled out of bed, reaching for his fuzzy blue robe and putting it half-heartedly around him. He stumbled sleepily down the hallway and to the staircase, slowly going down as if drunk. A morning person he wasn't.
Bindi came from the kitchen, holding a spatula and with a little apron on. "Good morning Merlie! Everything is just about ready!" He smiled cutely at her, exposing pristine ivory fangs for a brief moment, and sat at his favorite cushioned antique-style chair. "I really don't know what I do to deserve this!" he said as he reached for the paper. She waved an arm at him. "Don't even start...you know that you deserve everything Merlie." The vampire sighed, his eyes brimming with affection. Bindi was always so kind to him...it was no wonder he had eventually discovered that his heart was truly in the arms of this Time Shifter...not that girl Sara Goodman....he cringed a bit, thinking about what a fool he was during that whole fiasco...
"Maple or blueberry?" asked Bindi, breaking him out of his thoughts as she put some pancakes on his plate. He grinned and just pointed to the blueberry.
Later, after breakfast, Merlock had gone upstairs and was taking his daily shower. Bindi got to work cleaning up. She liked cleaning...didn't know why really but she did. Of course being in regular form didn't make it too easy, so she had shifted to her Master form. When our boy came back downstairs, his eyes widened, as they always did, at the sight of the fairy-like Bindi Master. This happened to him every time. He could not get over the incredible beauty before him. It made his heart stop beating. At the moment he could do nothing but stare. The sun streaming in from his large windows was cascading upon her and making her sparkle like an angel. Bindi turned around, only to see his rather dopey looking gaze. She couldn't help but giggle.
Merlock struggled to snap himself out of it. "Oh...uhm...Bindi you really didn't have to clean again....there is a maid who comes every week...." his voice was soft and a bit shaky. She put her hands on her hips. "Oh please Tray gets paid way too much for the half-hearted slipslop job she calls cleaning...." She walked over to him, her slender body being so light she hardly made a sound, as if she were a ghost approaching. "I don't mind, really I don't." She brought one hand up and carassed his face. He nearly lost his ability to stand...gawd did it ALWAYS have to do this to him? He felt like such an idiot.....
"Merlock you look way too tired....and you feel....cold......" Uh-oh. Here it comes. She was too smart sometimes....always sensing things about him. His eyes averted hers and he really wanted to go walk away at this point, but both his feet seemed glued to the marble floor. He knew what she was going to try and tempt him to do. It stirred up that vampire instinct in him very fast...he began to hear her heart pounding in his ears, and he shut his eyes tightly. Bindi put her arms around him and held him close, such concern in those big bright eyes. For a few moments they just stood there, holding each other. Then finally she gently took his arm and led him over to the couch, urging him to sit down as she did herself.
"Bindi no....I can't keep doing this....I mean...." he opened his eyes and looked at her disdainfully.
"Why?" she asked, pushing her hair back behind her shoulders.
He sighed deeply and stared at the ground again. Why indeed....it didn't hurt her at all... and in fact, much to his surprise, she seemed to enjoy it! For some reason he couldn't seem to let go of the pointless shame that still existed in the whole thing...however, he lost all willpower around Bindi. Maybe it was because of her absolute trust in him. Shifting slightly to face her his ruby red eyes met hers, which were pleading with him. She leaned up very close to his chest and rested her head on his shoulders. The room was very silent. Merlock could hear nothing but the relentless pounding of her heartbeat in his ears. Whenever the opportunity for a feeding arose, it heightened his senses to an incredible level, brought his inevitable bloodlust skyhigh. There was no stopping now. Not that she had any intention of stopping...this he knew all too well. Again he sighed, defeated, and held her tightly to him. She lulled her head to the side, fully exposing the soft skin of her neck. Reaching down he began to sofly kiss her at first, moving around a bit as if searching for the perfect spot. He couldn't just bite her anywhere, wanted to avoid pain at all costs. Bindi grew impatient and pressed herself slightly more against him, her breathing was already getting heavy. The feel of her jugular pressed against his lips was more than he could take. He allowed those extremely sharp fangs of his to sink deeply into her. She reacted with a gasp and held him even tighter. At this point the vampire was completely lost in what he was doing. He drank her sweet lifeforce rather eagerly, coming to terms with the fact that he was really quite hungry, the food from breakfast had done nothing to help it either. Truly, as Bindi had told him more than once, he wasn't too good at taking care of himself. Of course he knew he was being a fool, but even after all these years he still wasn't quite used to the fact that he needed blood to survive. But why? He wasn't like his evil cousins...at that moment a very vague memory, something from long ago began to creep into his mind. A vision of death...he pushed it away quickly. Whatever is was he didn't want to remember it.
It was quite some time before he let Bindi go, and for a few moments he remained sitting there with his eyes closed, feeling the incredible strength surge through him. Gawd he had truly been starving himself. It usually didn't create this feeling to THAT extreme. It felt wonderful....like being reborn, all of his very being becoming rejuvenated. It was a rather loud knocking on the door that caused his eyes to snap open at that moment. He eyed the large wooden door as if he should really go answer it. Wasn't this his day off?? Geez he was gonna kill if it was Jillian bothering him again. Grunting and getting to his feet, he made his way over and reached for the doorknob. It turned before he could get his hand on it, and slowly the door creaked open. "Jillian, you know Sunday is my day off, and...." Merlock spoke too soon as usual. This was not Jillian. Instead he was face to face with a very beautiful blonde woman, whose hair was medium length and curled around her shoulders gracefully, and whose eyes were a stunning green.
"Kila??"
The rather young looking lady pushed her way in, smirking at him. "I suppose I look good today? I had my hair done. How ya doin' Merlie?" He blinked a bit before being able to respond, so surprised was he at this visit. "Oh...I'm....feeling quite good actually." That certainly was no lie considering what just happened. Kila dropped her coat and purse down on the couch were Bindi was. The angelic Time Shifter was fast asleep. "Oh my! Now isn't this interesting...."she grinned at seeing the bite marks and gave Merlock a sly glance. "This coming from the vampire who's too ashamed about everything? Even about those adorable fangs?" She chuckled slightly and went to give him a hug. "Oh quit teasing me..."he smiled, happy his best friend was here. He felt as if he really needed this company right now. She tugged at a lock of his violet hair. "Ehh I'll tease ya all I want. Until you start to learn a little more pride and a little less modesty."
This caused him to avert his eyes to the floor, as if he knew she was right. Kila elbowed him. "Oh STOP it...geez Merlock you're way too emotional, have I said that before?"
"Yes, many times." he answered softly and went to sit back on the couch, next to Bindi. Those eyes of his were full of concern. "Wow so Bindi is even feeding you now, huh? My goodness Merlie she must really love you....of course it was obvious she had a thing for vampires from the very beginning." She winked at him.
"I just..." he paused a minute, stroking Bindi's long hair. "....I just don't want to hurt her. I'd never forgive myself." Kila sighed, rolling her eyes, and sitting to his side. "Oh yeah she looks REAL hurt, Merlie." Bindi, in fact, looked wonderfully content, sleeping with a smile on her face. "When are you gonna learn, huh? You're not hurting anyone. And she's willing for gawd's sake. Just like I am." Kila was the only other one he ever really would do this to. He knew her for so very long.....
Merlock nodded but he still held that expression of shame. Kila shrugged, giving up for the moment, and went up to the spare guest room where she put her things. Whenever she visited she usually stayed for a few days. After putting everything away she and Merlie decided to go spend the afternoon going places and catching up on life's events. They hadn't seen each other in almost two years.
When Bindi woke up, it was late in the day. She looked at the clock and it read '4:23'. Merlock had taken quite a bit from her, and it took this long for her to wake up. She felt tired and so to conserve energy shifted back to regular form. At that very second she caught something in the corner of her eye. There was something in the window by the grandfather clock...watching her! She stared right at the figure, holding her ground. "All right....whose there?? Don't come any closer...you don't want to mess with me I promise!" There was a slight chuckling, and it echoed throughout the vast living room.
"I mean it!" Bindi glared through narrowed eyes.
"Oh come now....I mean no harm." The voice was very calm, and didn't really sound threatening. She saw the shadowy figure move closer and finally stepped into view. Whatever it was, it wasn't like anything she had ever seen before! "Uhm...what....I mean who are you?"
The two foot tall creature smiled, showing rows of sharp teeth. "I am Taal, loyal servant to his master Trallien."
Bindi arched a brow. "Huh? Trallien?" She had never heard of either of them obviously. And what was this thing? It looked like some strange cross between a little dragon and a fruit bat, and was as black as the night sky. Taal continued to peer at her through his large dark orbs. "Yes Trallien....you don't know who he is? He is Lord to the one you live with, Merlock Holmes."
Bindi's little yellow frills just sagged. She was so confused. "I'm sorry, but, I really don't know what you're talking about..." Taal grinned even wider. "Perhaps you should come to the castle and find out more. Is your vampire friend here?" He stretched out his leathery wings and flew over to the other side of the room, where he landed on a tall china cabinet. The still very confused Time Shifter followed him. "Actually no...he's out with a friend."
"Ahh such a shame. I was sent here to tell Merlock that Trallien wants to see him."
"But...why?? He's not in any trouble is he?" She blinked at him with a hint of worry in her eyes. Taal laughed whole-heartedly, then hung upsidedown from the china cabinet, still eyeing her intently. "Trouble my dear? Of course not! It's just that Trallien's been searching the world for some of his kind that he hasn't seen in a while...you might say like a big family reunion."
She blinked. A family reunion? At the moment she was lost and couldn't think of anything else to say. Then rather suddenly Taal swiftly let go and landed gracefully on his feet. "What a pretty little darling you are. I've never seen anything like you. May I inquire as to what purpose you serve master Merlock?" Bindi blushed deeply at his compliment, but sweatdropped at his question. "Serve? It's really not like that...we're uhm....very close. ^^ I live here with him and accompany him on his missions."
"Missions?"
"Yeah! He's one of the Time Detectives." She hovered down so she could be at eye-level with him.
"Time Detectives?" He repeated.
She sighed with a small giggle. "Yes, they are detectives who travel through time in search of us Time Shifters to bring back to the Time Base. It's a long story."
"Ohhh..." Taal got a bit closer to her. "So what are you doing here if you are supposed to be at this Time Base?" His questions were like that of an interrogation.
She sweatdropped again. "Well after Merlock rescued me---" She was then interrupted as the very name she spoke walked through the door with Kila following behind. Both froze as they saw a dragon-bat creature looking up at them.
"Hello there!" Taal flew up into the air and over to Merlock. "You must be the vampire who owns this mansion." He nodded his head towards Kila in greeting. She just blinked at him.
"I-I am...who the hell are you??" He asked a bit harshly, so tired was he of all these surprises lately. Taal landed on his head and peered into his face. "I'm Taal, a protector of your kind, master Merlock. I bring a message that Lord Trallien wants to see you, he extends a warm invitation to his castle." Merlock just stared into the eyes of the creature now perched atop his head. Kila giggled. "Something as cute as you is protector of Merlock's kind? What are you supposed to be anyway? And uhm....whose Trallien?"
Taal looked up over to her, then hopped on to her shoulder. "This is not my true form, I am the great vampire dragon Taalgo. But see I'm a bit large to go wandering around that way all the time so this form suits me better." He nudged her face. "And I thank you for your compliment."
Kila was giggling again but Merlock was in disbelief. He glanced over to Bindi who just shrugged at him. She couldn't explain this any more than he could. Shaking his head the young vampire plopped down onto the couch. "All right Taal you better start making things a bit more clear or I'm bound to get upset." He couldn't help but feel a bit irritated.
Taal huffed. "Why bother? Just come with me to see Trallien and he'll explain everything."
Merlock glared just slightly. Why should he have to go traipsing around with this creature to god knows where?? And on his day off yet? He looked up to see Kila cuddling the creature in her arms. "Oh he's a cutie Merlock. I think we can trust the little guy and go see this Trallien. Besides he's the Lord of your kind! What an interesting guy that would be to meet..." Taal was softly purring as she stroked his ears. Merlock sighed again and leaned back into the couch. Guess the decision had already been made.....
~~~~~~End of part 1~~~~
Whoops sorry this ended up being short! But I'd like to just see what kind of reactions I get to this story. Hopefully I'll get enough people wanting me to continue! Thanks for reading! If you have any questions or whatever feel free to email me! amichan21@aol.com And I want to extend a little thank you to my friend Mo for some little ideas, like Merlock's fuzzy blue robe! Kawaii! ^_~
(A FTTD fanfiction)
by Ami Quinton
Disclaimers and all that nonsense: Characters of Flint do not belong to me. It would be cool....but well they don't. ^_^ I need this fic to be read with an open mind. Don't flame me because you simply don't like my ideas, rather if you are going to flame be educated about it. Compliments are greatly appreciated and I thank anyone in advance for deciding to leave a nice review! I don't mind suggestions, or requests for future fanfictions either! Now have a nice read...and be prepared for my strange mind. LOL Also know that I'm a big HR and I think Merlock and BINDI belong together. :P This fic is rated PG-13 for some erotic stuff and perhaps a bit of strong language.
Oh before we start....a brief synapses of characters.
Flint characters I'll be using:
Merlock- Damn cutest vampire I've ever seen. I love his gentle personality and his Victorian style. He's the sole reason this fic was written and for my re-sparked obsession with vampires. ^.^;; Hail Merlock!
Bindi- My favorite of the Time Shifters. Bindi-MASTA 4-EVA!! ^___^
Talen- A real cutie who I thought would come in handy with her ability to jump into books.....
Leafy- In my fic he likes to visit Bindi's garden, being a nature lover himself. He's got a real purdy Master form, too. ^.~;
Other chars like Sara, Jillian, and whatnot- Might be mentioned or used briefly but no real parts in the fic.
My characters I'll be using:
Trallien- *_* The very handsome Lord of the Day vampires. What a big romantic sap HE is! LOL ^_^ (But beware his temper....)
Taal- Sort of like a Time Shifter but he isn't. He's Trallien's protégé and is loyal to him. He can turn into the very fearsome vampire dragon Taalgo. Watch out for his wacky personality. :) (I have SUCH fun with him...hee hee^^)
Kila- She's a lady who is Merlock's best friend and a major B.F (my term, meaning blood feeder...use your imagination :P) for him. She is rather addicted to what she does!
Kessa- Trallien's very loyal female companion. She's not a vampire but prefers instead to give Trallien what he needs. In return he offers her complete protection...and has the offer to become one of them always open to her.
Some others?- Maybe, but like above no real big parts. Can't use too many characters or I'd get lost! He hee ^_^
All right ENOUGH of that! On to the fic!! o.0;;--------------
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The morning sun's warming rays shone brightly through the windows of Merlock's mansion, illuminating everything in sight. It was obvious that he was a man of the Victorian age, as practically every elegant portrait and artifact of that time period could be found there. Upstairs and down the red carpeted hallway farthest to the right, was Bindi's room. The sea creature-like Time Shifter was awakened by the feel of the sun on her face. Her eyes flinched and slowly opened, sleepily. "Oh my is it time to get up already?" She rubbed those oval aqua blue eyes with her tiny little arms and yawned heavily. Wriggling out from beneath the pink and yellow blankets on her makeshift bed she hovered up into the air and immediately headed to the kitchen to start breakfast. It was very much her desire to please Merlock and do everything she could for him. Since she was living there not a day had gone by that breakfast wasn't ready for him, filling the entire house every morning with wonderful smells. It might be odd to some to know that a vampire ate food...but Merlock was so different than what one would expect. His kind were the very rare race of Days......
"Bindi?" Came the call from upstairs. Merlock had already awakened and he could already smell the tantalizing aroma of freshly brewed coffee. Clumsily he crawled out of bed, reaching for his fuzzy blue robe and putting it half-heartedly around him. He stumbled sleepily down the hallway and to the staircase, slowly going down as if drunk. A morning person he wasn't.
Bindi came from the kitchen, holding a spatula and with a little apron on. "Good morning Merlie! Everything is just about ready!" He smiled cutely at her, exposing pristine ivory fangs for a brief moment, and sat at his favorite cushioned antique-style chair. "I really don't know what I do to deserve this!" he said as he reached for the paper. She waved an arm at him. "Don't even start...you know that you deserve everything Merlie." The vampire sighed, his eyes brimming with affection. Bindi was always so kind to him...it was no wonder he had eventually discovered that his heart was truly in the arms of this Time Shifter...not that girl Sara Goodman....he cringed a bit, thinking about what a fool he was during that whole fiasco...
"Maple or blueberry?" asked Bindi, breaking him out of his thoughts as she put some pancakes on his plate. He grinned and just pointed to the blueberry.
Later, after breakfast, Merlock had gone upstairs and was taking his daily shower. Bindi got to work cleaning up. She liked cleaning...didn't know why really but she did. Of course being in regular form didn't make it too easy, so she had shifted to her Master form. When our boy came back downstairs, his eyes widened, as they always did, at the sight of the fairy-like Bindi Master. This happened to him every time. He could not get over the incredible beauty before him. It made his heart stop beating. At the moment he could do nothing but stare. The sun streaming in from his large windows was cascading upon her and making her sparkle like an angel. Bindi turned around, only to see his rather dopey looking gaze. She couldn't help but giggle.
Merlock struggled to snap himself out of it. "Oh...uhm...Bindi you really didn't have to clean again....there is a maid who comes every week...." his voice was soft and a bit shaky. She put her hands on her hips. "Oh please Tray gets paid way too much for the half-hearted slipslop job she calls cleaning...." She walked over to him, her slender body being so light she hardly made a sound, as if she were a ghost approaching. "I don't mind, really I don't." She brought one hand up and carassed his face. He nearly lost his ability to stand...gawd did it ALWAYS have to do this to him? He felt like such an idiot.....
"Merlock you look way too tired....and you feel....cold......" Uh-oh. Here it comes. She was too smart sometimes....always sensing things about him. His eyes averted hers and he really wanted to go walk away at this point, but both his feet seemed glued to the marble floor. He knew what she was going to try and tempt him to do. It stirred up that vampire instinct in him very fast...he began to hear her heart pounding in his ears, and he shut his eyes tightly. Bindi put her arms around him and held him close, such concern in those big bright eyes. For a few moments they just stood there, holding each other. Then finally she gently took his arm and led him over to the couch, urging him to sit down as she did herself.
"Bindi no....I can't keep doing this....I mean...." he opened his eyes and looked at her disdainfully.
"Why?" she asked, pushing her hair back behind her shoulders.
He sighed deeply and stared at the ground again. Why indeed....it didn't hurt her at all... and in fact, much to his surprise, she seemed to enjoy it! For some reason he couldn't seem to let go of the pointless shame that still existed in the whole thing...however, he lost all willpower around Bindi. Maybe it was because of her absolute trust in him. Shifting slightly to face her his ruby red eyes met hers, which were pleading with him. She leaned up very close to his chest and rested her head on his shoulders. The room was very silent. Merlock could hear nothing but the relentless pounding of her heartbeat in his ears. Whenever the opportunity for a feeding arose, it heightened his senses to an incredible level, brought his inevitable bloodlust skyhigh. There was no stopping now. Not that she had any intention of stopping...this he knew all too well. Again he sighed, defeated, and held her tightly to him. She lulled her head to the side, fully exposing the soft skin of her neck. Reaching down he began to sofly kiss her at first, moving around a bit as if searching for the perfect spot. He couldn't just bite her anywhere, wanted to avoid pain at all costs. Bindi grew impatient and pressed herself slightly more against him, her breathing was already getting heavy. The feel of her jugular pressed against his lips was more than he could take. He allowed those extremely sharp fangs of his to sink deeply into her. She reacted with a gasp and held him even tighter. At this point the vampire was completely lost in what he was doing. He drank her sweet lifeforce rather eagerly, coming to terms with the fact that he was really quite hungry, the food from breakfast had done nothing to help it either. Truly, as Bindi had told him more than once, he wasn't too good at taking care of himself. Of course he knew he was being a fool, but even after all these years he still wasn't quite used to the fact that he needed blood to survive. But why? He wasn't like his evil cousins...at that moment a very vague memory, something from long ago began to creep into his mind. A vision of death...he pushed it away quickly. Whatever is was he didn't want to remember it.
It was quite some time before he let Bindi go, and for a few moments he remained sitting there with his eyes closed, feeling the incredible strength surge through him. Gawd he had truly been starving himself. It usually didn't create this feeling to THAT extreme. It felt wonderful....like being reborn, all of his very being becoming rejuvenated. It was a rather loud knocking on the door that caused his eyes to snap open at that moment. He eyed the large wooden door as if he should really go answer it. Wasn't this his day off?? Geez he was gonna kill if it was Jillian bothering him again. Grunting and getting to his feet, he made his way over and reached for the doorknob. It turned before he could get his hand on it, and slowly the door creaked open. "Jillian, you know Sunday is my day off, and...." Merlock spoke too soon as usual. This was not Jillian. Instead he was face to face with a very beautiful blonde woman, whose hair was medium length and curled around her shoulders gracefully, and whose eyes were a stunning green.
"Kila??"
The rather young looking lady pushed her way in, smirking at him. "I suppose I look good today? I had my hair done. How ya doin' Merlie?" He blinked a bit before being able to respond, so surprised was he at this visit. "Oh...I'm....feeling quite good actually." That certainly was no lie considering what just happened. Kila dropped her coat and purse down on the couch were Bindi was. The angelic Time Shifter was fast asleep. "Oh my! Now isn't this interesting...."she grinned at seeing the bite marks and gave Merlock a sly glance. "This coming from the vampire who's too ashamed about everything? Even about those adorable fangs?" She chuckled slightly and went to give him a hug. "Oh quit teasing me..."he smiled, happy his best friend was here. He felt as if he really needed this company right now. She tugged at a lock of his violet hair. "Ehh I'll tease ya all I want. Until you start to learn a little more pride and a little less modesty."
This caused him to avert his eyes to the floor, as if he knew she was right. Kila elbowed him. "Oh STOP it...geez Merlock you're way too emotional, have I said that before?"
"Yes, many times." he answered softly and went to sit back on the couch, next to Bindi. Those eyes of his were full of concern. "Wow so Bindi is even feeding you now, huh? My goodness Merlie she must really love you....of course it was obvious she had a thing for vampires from the very beginning." She winked at him.
"I just..." he paused a minute, stroking Bindi's long hair. "....I just don't want to hurt her. I'd never forgive myself." Kila sighed, rolling her eyes, and sitting to his side. "Oh yeah she looks REAL hurt, Merlie." Bindi, in fact, looked wonderfully content, sleeping with a smile on her face. "When are you gonna learn, huh? You're not hurting anyone. And she's willing for gawd's sake. Just like I am." Kila was the only other one he ever really would do this to. He knew her for so very long.....
Merlock nodded but he still held that expression of shame. Kila shrugged, giving up for the moment, and went up to the spare guest room where she put her things. Whenever she visited she usually stayed for a few days. After putting everything away she and Merlie decided to go spend the afternoon going places and catching up on life's events. They hadn't seen each other in almost two years.
When Bindi woke up, it was late in the day. She looked at the clock and it read '4:23'. Merlock had taken quite a bit from her, and it took this long for her to wake up. She felt tired and so to conserve energy shifted back to regular form. At that very second she caught something in the corner of her eye. There was something in the window by the grandfather clock...watching her! She stared right at the figure, holding her ground. "All right....whose there?? Don't come any closer...you don't want to mess with me I promise!" There was a slight chuckling, and it echoed throughout the vast living room.
"I mean it!" Bindi glared through narrowed eyes.
"Oh come now....I mean no harm." The voice was very calm, and didn't really sound threatening. She saw the shadowy figure move closer and finally stepped into view. Whatever it was, it wasn't like anything she had ever seen before! "Uhm...what....I mean who are you?"
The two foot tall creature smiled, showing rows of sharp teeth. "I am Taal, loyal servant to his master Trallien."
Bindi arched a brow. "Huh? Trallien?" She had never heard of either of them obviously. And what was this thing? It looked like some strange cross between a little dragon and a fruit bat, and was as black as the night sky. Taal continued to peer at her through his large dark orbs. "Yes Trallien....you don't know who he is? He is Lord to the one you live with, Merlock Holmes."
Bindi's little yellow frills just sagged. She was so confused. "I'm sorry, but, I really don't know what you're talking about..." Taal grinned even wider. "Perhaps you should come to the castle and find out more. Is your vampire friend here?" He stretched out his leathery wings and flew over to the other side of the room, where he landed on a tall china cabinet. The still very confused Time Shifter followed him. "Actually no...he's out with a friend."
"Ahh such a shame. I was sent here to tell Merlock that Trallien wants to see him."
"But...why?? He's not in any trouble is he?" She blinked at him with a hint of worry in her eyes. Taal laughed whole-heartedly, then hung upsidedown from the china cabinet, still eyeing her intently. "Trouble my dear? Of course not! It's just that Trallien's been searching the world for some of his kind that he hasn't seen in a while...you might say like a big family reunion."
She blinked. A family reunion? At the moment she was lost and couldn't think of anything else to say. Then rather suddenly Taal swiftly let go and landed gracefully on his feet. "What a pretty little darling you are. I've never seen anything like you. May I inquire as to what purpose you serve master Merlock?" Bindi blushed deeply at his compliment, but sweatdropped at his question. "Serve? It's really not like that...we're uhm....very close. ^^ I live here with him and accompany him on his missions."
"Missions?"
"Yeah! He's one of the Time Detectives." She hovered down so she could be at eye-level with him.
"Time Detectives?" He repeated.
She sighed with a small giggle. "Yes, they are detectives who travel through time in search of us Time Shifters to bring back to the Time Base. It's a long story."
"Ohhh..." Taal got a bit closer to her. "So what are you doing here if you are supposed to be at this Time Base?" His questions were like that of an interrogation.
She sweatdropped again. "Well after Merlock rescued me---" She was then interrupted as the very name she spoke walked through the door with Kila following behind. Both froze as they saw a dragon-bat creature looking up at them.
"Hello there!" Taal flew up into the air and over to Merlock. "You must be the vampire who owns this mansion." He nodded his head towards Kila in greeting. She just blinked at him.
"I-I am...who the hell are you??" He asked a bit harshly, so tired was he of all these surprises lately. Taal landed on his head and peered into his face. "I'm Taal, a protector of your kind, master Merlock. I bring a message that Lord Trallien wants to see you, he extends a warm invitation to his castle." Merlock just stared into the eyes of the creature now perched atop his head. Kila giggled. "Something as cute as you is protector of Merlock's kind? What are you supposed to be anyway? And uhm....whose Trallien?"
Taal looked up over to her, then hopped on to her shoulder. "This is not my true form, I am the great vampire dragon Taalgo. But see I'm a bit large to go wandering around that way all the time so this form suits me better." He nudged her face. "And I thank you for your compliment."
Kila was giggling again but Merlock was in disbelief. He glanced over to Bindi who just shrugged at him. She couldn't explain this any more than he could. Shaking his head the young vampire plopped down onto the couch. "All right Taal you better start making things a bit more clear or I'm bound to get upset." He couldn't help but feel a bit irritated.
Taal huffed. "Why bother? Just come with me to see Trallien and he'll explain everything."
Merlock glared just slightly. Why should he have to go traipsing around with this creature to god knows where?? And on his day off yet? He looked up to see Kila cuddling the creature in her arms. "Oh he's a cutie Merlock. I think we can trust the little guy and go see this Trallien. Besides he's the Lord of your kind! What an interesting guy that would be to meet..." Taal was softly purring as she stroked his ears. Merlock sighed again and leaned back into the couch. Guess the decision had already been made.....
~~~~~~End of part 1~~~~
Whoops sorry this ended up being short! But I'd like to just see what kind of reactions I get to this story. Hopefully I'll get enough people wanting me to continue! Thanks for reading! If you have any questions or whatever feel free to email me! amichan21@aol.com And I want to extend a little thank you to my friend Mo for some little ideas, like Merlock's fuzzy blue robe! Kawaii! ^_~
