Disclaimer: I don't own Escaflowne... unfortunately...
Dedication: To all who are patient with me and my fics...
~**~Demons Within~**~
~*~Prologue~*~
~*~Born to the darkness~*~
A silent prey on the run, through the night. That's what she was as the moon hung high in the dark, diamond sparkled sky, full and bright, showering the young looking yet old hunter in it's glory. He chased her, silently through the shadows. He turned the same corners she did, ran the same length of the sidewalks she did, and ran through the same parks she did.
The only sounds floating through the air were of her steady breathing, the metal swings creaking as the light breeze caught them, causing them to sway to and fro, and the sounds of her sneakers slapping against the ground as she ran. she stopped every now and then to catch her breath and he was going to pounce on her then and make her his forever, but he couldn't do it.
All he could do was stand in the shadows and marvel at the beauty of the young twenty year old portrayed to him from under the velvety touch of the moon overhead. Her sea-green eyes sparkled like emeralds as she turned around and glanced into the shadows, as if she knew he were there watching her watching him.
He didn't have much time left to dwaddle around watching her. He had to get to her before the first rays of light shone through the skies like golden streaks, or else he would be no more. He was low on energy and on blood from yesturday's fight with the master of all darkness; Niuhimian.
The Queen of darkness, that's what she was. But no more would she be able to cast her wicked spell on the mortals. It was his turn to cast it. He had to make her one. Make her what he was, an immortal, a man who has been wandering the Earth for the past five thousand years.
He closed his red eyes and leaned his head back against the building, trying to save his strength for the transfusion that would take place after he caught her. Her slow, soft footsteps caused him to open his eyes and look at her worried expression on her soft featured face.
' She's knows... '
Hitomi Kanzaki ran her tongue along her bottom lip and then ran a hand through her long sandy brown hair that was at the middle of her back. She shook her head and sighed heavily as she turned around to head back to her house, ' Something's not right here... I'm not alone... ', she thought in fear as she quickened her pace.
Hitomi looked around at her surroundings and a frown crinkled her brow, " Where am I? How did I manage to get lost? Oh no... ", she whispered to herself as she hugged her arms to her stomach, continuing to quicken her pace.
He slowly began to follow her, making sure that she didn't find out that he was onto her. Silent alarms began to go off inside of Hitomi's head and she casted a quick glance over her shoulder before beginning to jog. She knew she should've stayed inside tonight. Why had she chosen to go for a little midnight run tonight?
As Hitomi blinked, she saw two red glowing eyes inside her mind. The eyes blinked at her and then the face came into full view as it descended upon her. Long silky, silvery hair flowing down the back as a set of hands came into view and made their way towards her. A twig snapped behind her and her eyes snapped open.
Hitomi whirled around to face the person and there he was. Standing there with one foot in mid-air, a completely calm look on the handsome features. The long silvery hair was pulled back in an elastic, but the red eyes glowed brightly in the night, looking at her as she looked at him.
" W-who are you? ", Hitomi called out as she took a step back.
' It's him... the guy in your vision... '
He looked at her, allowed his foot to drop to the ground as he uttered a loud curse, " So, I take it that you realize that I was following you? ", his voice soft yet carrying a very velvety tone to it.
Hitomi took another step back and nodded, " Y-yes... why were you following me? "
He shook his head and took a step towards her, " That does not matter at the moment, Hitomi Kanzaki... what matters is that you're here, where I can talk to you... ", he said with a smirk.
Hitomi knitted her brows together as she shook her head this time, " How do you know my name? I-I suddenly don't want to talk to you. All I want to do is go home and fall asleep. I... I'm going to go now, goodnight... ", she said as she turned and began to run away from him.
He snorted and suddenly snapped his fingers as he disappeared. Hitomi looked over her shoulder to find that he wasn't following her and she let out a sigh of relief. When she brought her head back around to look ahead of her, she slammed right into a hard, and very muscular body.
Hitomi stumbled back and fell to the ground, landing hard on her butt. She quickly shook her head to clear the light spots of colour that danced before her eyes before she looked up at who she had bumped into. It was him, the man who was following her.
" W-w-what do want with me? I've done nothing to you, and I don't have any money on me.. I'm sorry... "
Thaddeus Delvonté watched the scared expression on Hitomi's soft features in the moonlight. He frowned lightly, " I don't want your money, Hitomi. I already explained to you that I wanted to talk to you... nothing more... and nothing less. "
Hitomi swallowed thickly and began to stand up as she kept her eyes trained on his, " I have to get home now... I left the computer on and I don't want to have to pay a high hydro bill for it either... excuse me... ", she replied nervously as she quickly turned around and began to run again.
Thaddeus shook his head in regret for what he was about to do. It was now or never... that's what his old mentor, Aerie Doeurdenthe had harshly spat in his face the first time he was to feed on some young maiden. He wouldn't do it though, he wasn't like that, so, Aerie being the impatient Martinian Vampire that she was, wrenched his screaming victim into a back alley by the hair and fed from her.
Hitomi slowly stood up on wobbly legs and took a step back from him, " Please.... ", she begged.
Thaddeus took one long stride towards her and gentle reached out to wrap his hand around her neck as she stepped back from him, noticably trembling. He shook his head and smiled lightly.
" I'm not going to hurt you, Hitomi... please, just listen to me, and listen to me well... ", he whispered into her ear as he leaned forward.
Hitomi swallowed thickly against his hand and went completely still and quiet. Thaddeus glanced down at her neck and watched in amusement as her juggular vein strained against her skin, rising and falling at a very quick pace as she her breathing quickly sped up as well.
" You don't have to fear me, Hitomi... I'm not going to hurt you.... ", he whispered again into her ear.
Hitomi felt her eyelids droop slightly, " W-what are you going to do to me.... ", she whispered, her voice carrying the note of fatigue.
Thaddeus shook his head and gently released the gentle hold on her neck, " Don't worry, Hitomi... I won't hurt you... I swear to you... ", he repeated again, this time more softly as he leaned in farther and flicked his warm, moist tongue out of his lips to gently, and greedily caressed her neck.
Her life was strong as it flowed through her veins. Thaddeus could feel just how strong it was by simply stroking her neck with his tongue. It was like it was already flowing through his veins. But... he wasn't exactly here to have it flow through his veins. He'd have it flow through his veins for about a few hours and then he'd be gone... dead.
Hitomi closed her eyes and leaned her head back as Thaddeus began to firmly and passionatly lap her neck, occassionally suckling, and nipping it whenever he had the chance to draw it into his hungry mouth. For the past five thousand years, he did this exact thing to ALL his victims; seduced them and then went for the kill, but never had he ever made another of his kind.
A soft moan escaped Hitomi's lips. Thaddeus snaked a hand up her back and then tangled his fingers in her long hair that had the smell of flowers to it. He held her head firmly in place.
' This is it... ', he thought as he gently caressed her neck with his tongue one last time.
Thaddeus swallowed thickly and then quickly unsheathed his long, sharp, pointed fangs quickly. The points laid on top of Hitomi's neck, just above the juggular vein. He could feel her life again, the precious life that he would be taking away. There it was; the sudden guilt that he always felt before he took the life.
Thaddeus shook his head, ' I can't think about it now.... it's too late... '
Hitomi sighed lightly and began to melt against his body. The only thing that held her up was the arm wrapped around her waist and the hand that was tangled in her hair at the back of her neck. Thaddeus closed his eyes and made a little growl as he swiftly and roughly pushed down onto the skin beneath his teeth, quickly piercing the vein and then entering it with full force.
Hitomi sucked in a sharp breath and groaned in pain. Her eyes snapped open and she looked at the full moon that was facing her. The light around her was suddenly fading as she felt herself beginning to fall, but Thaddeus tightened his grip on her waist and held her up against him.
Thaddeus groaned lightly in pleasure as he felt her sweet, precious life enter his mouth and flow down his throat. This is what he called being in heaven, including now that he finally had Hitomi Kanzaki's life flowing through him. Hitomi was beginning to struggle against him and to keep her from struggling, Thaddeus had to bite down harder - which he didn't want to do.
Everything around him was spinning and he was beginning to sway to and fro with his victim who was moaning and groaning in his arms. The ground underneath his feet felt like a dock floating out on a lake, rocking up and down with the steady and yet wild thrashing of the waves that the passing boats caused.
It was almost done. He could tell, for the blood was beginning to slow down and leave a pasty taste and feeling in his mouth, all over the inside of his cheeks, on the roof of his mouth, inbetween his teeth, underneath his tongue, everywhere. Thaddeus pressed the length of her long body up against the length of his own before deattaching his fangs from her neck and holding her away from him so he could observe her.
Hitomi's skin was a sickening gray, looking almost black with the moonlight that shone down onto her. Her head rolled to the side, as blood dribbled from the corner of her mouth and from the two nicely punctuated holes in the side of her neck. Thaddeus watched as she tried to swallow but ended up gagging.
Hitomi weakly brought her head around and looked at Thaddeus with faded eyes, " W-what did you... d-d-do to me... ", she whispered hoarsely as she watched him wipe away crimson that decorated the inside of his mouth, covering his once white teeth, and trickled down his chin.
Thaddeus ignored her. He reached out and smoothed away some of her hair that laid across her forehead. He then brought his left wrist to his mouth and dug his teeth into it. Twisting his head to the side, he ripped open the flesh and watched it for a moment as the dark, black liquid quickly flowed down his arm and landed on the ground.
Hitomi blinked and then groaned in pain as she jerked her head to the side. She felt her heart constrict painfully and slam up harshly against her ribcage, " Ouhhhhhh.... ", she suddenly screamed out.
Thaddeus directed his wrist over her face and flipped it over so that his blood dropped into her open mouth as she let another wail of agony tear past her lips.
" Hush... it's going to be alright. Just drink this... it'll get rid of the pain, Hitomi... ", he promised lightly.
Another sharp twitch in the side of her heart caused her to scream out again, but the blood that was dripping into her mouth caused her choke. Hitomi shot out an arm and she wrapped it around Thaddeus' outstretched arm, bringing the wrist down to meet her mouth. She tried to use his arm to muffle her choking and screaming.
Thaddeus closed his eyes in pain and then grimaced as Hitomi began to greedily suck on his wrist, drawing in his supernatural blood that would flow through her veins and kill everything it touched internally. Externally was an entirely different story.
Hitomi felt bile suddenly rush up her throat, tears sting her eyes, and a suddenly pain in her heart as if someone had reached out and grasped it tightly, not wanting to let go, only squeeze tighter. She tore her mouth from his wrist and pushed it away as she quickly, and weakly turned over on her side and began to crawl about on the ground, trying to get away from the sudden pain in her chest.
Thaddeus backed away from her, cradling his wrist to his chest, waiting for it to patch itself up as it normally would after he was done the tranfusion. He watched as Hitomi began to crawl about aimlessly, stumbling everynow and then, the side of her face scraping along the ground as she clumsily tried to pick herself up again, only to drag herself along the ground.
Hitomi groaned outloud and then let out a scream of agony as she felt her heart stop and then slam up against her ribcage again, only to start beating very slowly again. She suddenly lost feeling in her arms and legs and she slumped to the ground, only to flip quickly onto her back, her eyes wide in fright as she felt her heart quickly slow down to beat every two seconds.
' V-van!!!!! ', Hitomi silently screamed out the name in her head as she felt her her heart stop completely.
" D-don't worry... it happens to us all. Your body's dying, Hitomi.... ", Thaddeus whispered to her in a hoarse voice.
But, Hitomi wasn't listening, for she was dead. Thaddeus blinked and watched her as she just laid there, head thrown back, back arched off the ground, mouth opened in an O, eyes wide and faded of their once sparkling sea-green. He frowned and slowly crawled over to her with whatever strength he had left.
Thaddeus was almost by her side when something overhead thundered to life in the sky. He quickly looked up and watched in confusion as a thin bluish-white column of light fell from the sky and engulfed Hitomi in it's bright light. Thaddeus draped an arm over his eyes and watched as Hitomi was lifted up into the air and then whisked up into the sky, followed closely by the light as it quickly dissolved into dust that floated in the air around him.
Thaddeus shook his head and fell back onto the ground. He stared up at the sky in amazement and in confusion. His eyes began to droop and he knew that his time had come, but it had come a lot quicker then he had thought it would.
" T-that's the same light that c-came and.... t-took Aer-Aerie from m-me.... ", Thaddeus murmured outloud as he took one last look at the moon, at the diamond sparkling night sky, and breathed in the air one more time as his eyes droop shut and his head rolled to the side, Hitomi's blood trickling from the corner of his mouth and pool around his head.
Steam hissed to life from Thaddeus' body as the clothes slowly dissolved into nothing, followed closely by Thaddeus' body that wasted away quickly to his real appearance of five thousand - ashes that caught the current of the breeze to be whisked away into the night as well....
(A/N**: One question... How did you like them apples???? Another question.... Am I the only author of Escaflowne fanfiction who's ever written a Vampire fanfiction for Escaflowne??? *frowns and scratches her jaw* I think I am... I mean, I don't see any other fanfiction on here that has this kind of thing... vampires, I mean... *smiles* well? I liked writing it, and I liked thinking about it!! Was it... too long? [yes] Was it boring? [yes] Was it sh*t? [yes] I'm just joking... I actually liked it.... MWUAHAHAHA!! Wait till you guys see what I have in store for the next chatper... MWUAHAHAHAH... that is all! )
Dedication: To all who are patient with me and my fics...
~**~Demons Within~**~
~*~Prologue~*~
~*~Born to the darkness~*~
A silent prey on the run, through the night. That's what she was as the moon hung high in the dark, diamond sparkled sky, full and bright, showering the young looking yet old hunter in it's glory. He chased her, silently through the shadows. He turned the same corners she did, ran the same length of the sidewalks she did, and ran through the same parks she did.
The only sounds floating through the air were of her steady breathing, the metal swings creaking as the light breeze caught them, causing them to sway to and fro, and the sounds of her sneakers slapping against the ground as she ran. she stopped every now and then to catch her breath and he was going to pounce on her then and make her his forever, but he couldn't do it.
All he could do was stand in the shadows and marvel at the beauty of the young twenty year old portrayed to him from under the velvety touch of the moon overhead. Her sea-green eyes sparkled like emeralds as she turned around and glanced into the shadows, as if she knew he were there watching her watching him.
He didn't have much time left to dwaddle around watching her. He had to get to her before the first rays of light shone through the skies like golden streaks, or else he would be no more. He was low on energy and on blood from yesturday's fight with the master of all darkness; Niuhimian.
The Queen of darkness, that's what she was. But no more would she be able to cast her wicked spell on the mortals. It was his turn to cast it. He had to make her one. Make her what he was, an immortal, a man who has been wandering the Earth for the past five thousand years.
He closed his red eyes and leaned his head back against the building, trying to save his strength for the transfusion that would take place after he caught her. Her slow, soft footsteps caused him to open his eyes and look at her worried expression on her soft featured face.
' She's knows... '
Hitomi Kanzaki ran her tongue along her bottom lip and then ran a hand through her long sandy brown hair that was at the middle of her back. She shook her head and sighed heavily as she turned around to head back to her house, ' Something's not right here... I'm not alone... ', she thought in fear as she quickened her pace.
Hitomi looked around at her surroundings and a frown crinkled her brow, " Where am I? How did I manage to get lost? Oh no... ", she whispered to herself as she hugged her arms to her stomach, continuing to quicken her pace.
He slowly began to follow her, making sure that she didn't find out that he was onto her. Silent alarms began to go off inside of Hitomi's head and she casted a quick glance over her shoulder before beginning to jog. She knew she should've stayed inside tonight. Why had she chosen to go for a little midnight run tonight?
As Hitomi blinked, she saw two red glowing eyes inside her mind. The eyes blinked at her and then the face came into full view as it descended upon her. Long silky, silvery hair flowing down the back as a set of hands came into view and made their way towards her. A twig snapped behind her and her eyes snapped open.
Hitomi whirled around to face the person and there he was. Standing there with one foot in mid-air, a completely calm look on the handsome features. The long silvery hair was pulled back in an elastic, but the red eyes glowed brightly in the night, looking at her as she looked at him.
" W-who are you? ", Hitomi called out as she took a step back.
' It's him... the guy in your vision... '
He looked at her, allowed his foot to drop to the ground as he uttered a loud curse, " So, I take it that you realize that I was following you? ", his voice soft yet carrying a very velvety tone to it.
Hitomi took another step back and nodded, " Y-yes... why were you following me? "
He shook his head and took a step towards her, " That does not matter at the moment, Hitomi Kanzaki... what matters is that you're here, where I can talk to you... ", he said with a smirk.
Hitomi knitted her brows together as she shook her head this time, " How do you know my name? I-I suddenly don't want to talk to you. All I want to do is go home and fall asleep. I... I'm going to go now, goodnight... ", she said as she turned and began to run away from him.
He snorted and suddenly snapped his fingers as he disappeared. Hitomi looked over her shoulder to find that he wasn't following her and she let out a sigh of relief. When she brought her head back around to look ahead of her, she slammed right into a hard, and very muscular body.
Hitomi stumbled back and fell to the ground, landing hard on her butt. She quickly shook her head to clear the light spots of colour that danced before her eyes before she looked up at who she had bumped into. It was him, the man who was following her.
" W-w-what do want with me? I've done nothing to you, and I don't have any money on me.. I'm sorry... "
Thaddeus Delvonté watched the scared expression on Hitomi's soft features in the moonlight. He frowned lightly, " I don't want your money, Hitomi. I already explained to you that I wanted to talk to you... nothing more... and nothing less. "
Hitomi swallowed thickly and began to stand up as she kept her eyes trained on his, " I have to get home now... I left the computer on and I don't want to have to pay a high hydro bill for it either... excuse me... ", she replied nervously as she quickly turned around and began to run again.
Thaddeus shook his head in regret for what he was about to do. It was now or never... that's what his old mentor, Aerie Doeurdenthe had harshly spat in his face the first time he was to feed on some young maiden. He wouldn't do it though, he wasn't like that, so, Aerie being the impatient Martinian Vampire that she was, wrenched his screaming victim into a back alley by the hair and fed from her.
Hitomi slowly stood up on wobbly legs and took a step back from him, " Please.... ", she begged.
Thaddeus took one long stride towards her and gentle reached out to wrap his hand around her neck as she stepped back from him, noticably trembling. He shook his head and smiled lightly.
" I'm not going to hurt you, Hitomi... please, just listen to me, and listen to me well... ", he whispered into her ear as he leaned forward.
Hitomi swallowed thickly against his hand and went completely still and quiet. Thaddeus glanced down at her neck and watched in amusement as her juggular vein strained against her skin, rising and falling at a very quick pace as she her breathing quickly sped up as well.
" You don't have to fear me, Hitomi... I'm not going to hurt you.... ", he whispered again into her ear.
Hitomi felt her eyelids droop slightly, " W-what are you going to do to me.... ", she whispered, her voice carrying the note of fatigue.
Thaddeus shook his head and gently released the gentle hold on her neck, " Don't worry, Hitomi... I won't hurt you... I swear to you... ", he repeated again, this time more softly as he leaned in farther and flicked his warm, moist tongue out of his lips to gently, and greedily caressed her neck.
Her life was strong as it flowed through her veins. Thaddeus could feel just how strong it was by simply stroking her neck with his tongue. It was like it was already flowing through his veins. But... he wasn't exactly here to have it flow through his veins. He'd have it flow through his veins for about a few hours and then he'd be gone... dead.
Hitomi closed her eyes and leaned her head back as Thaddeus began to firmly and passionatly lap her neck, occassionally suckling, and nipping it whenever he had the chance to draw it into his hungry mouth. For the past five thousand years, he did this exact thing to ALL his victims; seduced them and then went for the kill, but never had he ever made another of his kind.
A soft moan escaped Hitomi's lips. Thaddeus snaked a hand up her back and then tangled his fingers in her long hair that had the smell of flowers to it. He held her head firmly in place.
' This is it... ', he thought as he gently caressed her neck with his tongue one last time.
Thaddeus swallowed thickly and then quickly unsheathed his long, sharp, pointed fangs quickly. The points laid on top of Hitomi's neck, just above the juggular vein. He could feel her life again, the precious life that he would be taking away. There it was; the sudden guilt that he always felt before he took the life.
Thaddeus shook his head, ' I can't think about it now.... it's too late... '
Hitomi sighed lightly and began to melt against his body. The only thing that held her up was the arm wrapped around her waist and the hand that was tangled in her hair at the back of her neck. Thaddeus closed his eyes and made a little growl as he swiftly and roughly pushed down onto the skin beneath his teeth, quickly piercing the vein and then entering it with full force.
Hitomi sucked in a sharp breath and groaned in pain. Her eyes snapped open and she looked at the full moon that was facing her. The light around her was suddenly fading as she felt herself beginning to fall, but Thaddeus tightened his grip on her waist and held her up against him.
Thaddeus groaned lightly in pleasure as he felt her sweet, precious life enter his mouth and flow down his throat. This is what he called being in heaven, including now that he finally had Hitomi Kanzaki's life flowing through him. Hitomi was beginning to struggle against him and to keep her from struggling, Thaddeus had to bite down harder - which he didn't want to do.
Everything around him was spinning and he was beginning to sway to and fro with his victim who was moaning and groaning in his arms. The ground underneath his feet felt like a dock floating out on a lake, rocking up and down with the steady and yet wild thrashing of the waves that the passing boats caused.
It was almost done. He could tell, for the blood was beginning to slow down and leave a pasty taste and feeling in his mouth, all over the inside of his cheeks, on the roof of his mouth, inbetween his teeth, underneath his tongue, everywhere. Thaddeus pressed the length of her long body up against the length of his own before deattaching his fangs from her neck and holding her away from him so he could observe her.
Hitomi's skin was a sickening gray, looking almost black with the moonlight that shone down onto her. Her head rolled to the side, as blood dribbled from the corner of her mouth and from the two nicely punctuated holes in the side of her neck. Thaddeus watched as she tried to swallow but ended up gagging.
Hitomi weakly brought her head around and looked at Thaddeus with faded eyes, " W-what did you... d-d-do to me... ", she whispered hoarsely as she watched him wipe away crimson that decorated the inside of his mouth, covering his once white teeth, and trickled down his chin.
Thaddeus ignored her. He reached out and smoothed away some of her hair that laid across her forehead. He then brought his left wrist to his mouth and dug his teeth into it. Twisting his head to the side, he ripped open the flesh and watched it for a moment as the dark, black liquid quickly flowed down his arm and landed on the ground.
Hitomi blinked and then groaned in pain as she jerked her head to the side. She felt her heart constrict painfully and slam up harshly against her ribcage, " Ouhhhhhh.... ", she suddenly screamed out.
Thaddeus directed his wrist over her face and flipped it over so that his blood dropped into her open mouth as she let another wail of agony tear past her lips.
" Hush... it's going to be alright. Just drink this... it'll get rid of the pain, Hitomi... ", he promised lightly.
Another sharp twitch in the side of her heart caused her to scream out again, but the blood that was dripping into her mouth caused her choke. Hitomi shot out an arm and she wrapped it around Thaddeus' outstretched arm, bringing the wrist down to meet her mouth. She tried to use his arm to muffle her choking and screaming.
Thaddeus closed his eyes in pain and then grimaced as Hitomi began to greedily suck on his wrist, drawing in his supernatural blood that would flow through her veins and kill everything it touched internally. Externally was an entirely different story.
Hitomi felt bile suddenly rush up her throat, tears sting her eyes, and a suddenly pain in her heart as if someone had reached out and grasped it tightly, not wanting to let go, only squeeze tighter. She tore her mouth from his wrist and pushed it away as she quickly, and weakly turned over on her side and began to crawl about on the ground, trying to get away from the sudden pain in her chest.
Thaddeus backed away from her, cradling his wrist to his chest, waiting for it to patch itself up as it normally would after he was done the tranfusion. He watched as Hitomi began to crawl about aimlessly, stumbling everynow and then, the side of her face scraping along the ground as she clumsily tried to pick herself up again, only to drag herself along the ground.
Hitomi groaned outloud and then let out a scream of agony as she felt her heart stop and then slam up against her ribcage again, only to start beating very slowly again. She suddenly lost feeling in her arms and legs and she slumped to the ground, only to flip quickly onto her back, her eyes wide in fright as she felt her heart quickly slow down to beat every two seconds.
' V-van!!!!! ', Hitomi silently screamed out the name in her head as she felt her her heart stop completely.
" D-don't worry... it happens to us all. Your body's dying, Hitomi.... ", Thaddeus whispered to her in a hoarse voice.
But, Hitomi wasn't listening, for she was dead. Thaddeus blinked and watched her as she just laid there, head thrown back, back arched off the ground, mouth opened in an O, eyes wide and faded of their once sparkling sea-green. He frowned and slowly crawled over to her with whatever strength he had left.
Thaddeus was almost by her side when something overhead thundered to life in the sky. He quickly looked up and watched in confusion as a thin bluish-white column of light fell from the sky and engulfed Hitomi in it's bright light. Thaddeus draped an arm over his eyes and watched as Hitomi was lifted up into the air and then whisked up into the sky, followed closely by the light as it quickly dissolved into dust that floated in the air around him.
Thaddeus shook his head and fell back onto the ground. He stared up at the sky in amazement and in confusion. His eyes began to droop and he knew that his time had come, but it had come a lot quicker then he had thought it would.
" T-that's the same light that c-came and.... t-took Aer-Aerie from m-me.... ", Thaddeus murmured outloud as he took one last look at the moon, at the diamond sparkling night sky, and breathed in the air one more time as his eyes droop shut and his head rolled to the side, Hitomi's blood trickling from the corner of his mouth and pool around his head.
Steam hissed to life from Thaddeus' body as the clothes slowly dissolved into nothing, followed closely by Thaddeus' body that wasted away quickly to his real appearance of five thousand - ashes that caught the current of the breeze to be whisked away into the night as well....
(A/N**: One question... How did you like them apples???? Another question.... Am I the only author of Escaflowne fanfiction who's ever written a Vampire fanfiction for Escaflowne??? *frowns and scratches her jaw* I think I am... I mean, I don't see any other fanfiction on here that has this kind of thing... vampires, I mean... *smiles* well? I liked writing it, and I liked thinking about it!! Was it... too long? [yes] Was it boring? [yes] Was it sh*t? [yes] I'm just joking... I actually liked it.... MWUAHAHAHA!! Wait till you guys see what I have in store for the next chatper... MWUAHAHAHAH... that is all! )
