**Dancing Among Death**
I watch you, from the shadows
In the way the firelight, plays its role across across your face
You almost look evil
You flash a knee-weakening smile, my way
Did you know I was here
Or were my eyes playing tricks on me
Then again, you always were the clever one
I watch you a little longer
My time is running short
Sunrise in a few hours
My thirst for blood, growing stronger
I sense the presence of another
Who thirst for blood
Just as I
Oh, a little competition
Now I see
That's fine
A little more blood, and battle for my last round, won't hurt
The labyrinth, the darkness plays, is an endless maze, that I follow leniently
Watching, and waiting, for the time to strike, and make my kill
Each time I look at you, I weaken a little more
But what has to be done, has to be done
I look away, the huger inside, is growing, more, and more
I can't take it anymore
I have to strike now
I hold myself back
Just a little longer, I tell myself
I don't want to ruin my moment; I need this plan to work
And if it does, I wont be around, to see another moon
You're not looking now, the time is right
I move from the shadows, and the darkness
And sneak behind you
Unsuspectingly, you turn, and face me
Surprising me
I smile at you, showing my sharp fangs, just a little
You don't draw back, not even the slightest
Instead you move closer
I draw back, out of shock, and confusion
The firelight dims, and even more shadows apear
You bow to me
And I bow back
"Dancing with death, now I see."I say seductively.
He only nods, and pulls out his sword
"Your taking more risks, than I ."He says, smiling at me.
"I'm not scared, not even the slightest."I smile again,and too, draw out my sword.
He moves in a circular direction, around me, drawing his sword to his side
The dance of death has begun
I copy you, and your movements
This time swinging my sword, towards you, in a fast, sharp thrust, piercing your stomach
You drop your sword, and your hand draws to the sword wound, blood spilling out onto your hand
It wasn't supposed to happen this way
I'm the one who's supposed to be in pain, not you
You drop to the ground, I copy your movements ,yet again
I reach out to touch your face, you feel hot, and feverish
A little blood runs down your face
I realize it's from my hand
"Why didn't you block me?"I ask him, pleadingly.
A tear escapes my eye, and rolls down my cheek, followed by another
He reaches up, and wipes it away, with a shaking hand
"Because I know you wouldn't hurt me on purpose."He said, smiling weakly. "Even if you did."He finished.
His breaths became, ragged, shallow.
Probably forced, also.
I breathe in deeply
Taking a look, at what I did
I have caused so many deaths
So much blood has been shed, because of me
I feel tears coming to my face
I've never cried over anyone before, not even the death of my parents
What are these new emotions
Ones that I have never felt before, that's for sure
I realize that you're staring at me, with a smile upon your face
"I have been watching you for a long time."I tell him. "I'm jealous of you. I'm really jealous of all humans, you get one life to live,and you live it happily, and you have an emotion called love."
I stop
And look at him
His smile is gone
Instead he looks sad
"Why don't you have love?"He asks me.
"I was never loved, therefore, no not of what this emotion feels like. I have caused too many deaths, I deserve to die.That's why I came tonight, to be killed by you."I tell him, more tears, rolling down my cheeks.
"I couldn't kill you."He says to me, wiping away my tears yet again.
I close my eyes, and soak in the feeling of your hand, warm, and soft
"Why have you been watching me, alone?"He asks me, out of curiosity.
"I don't know, I think I watched you, because you seemed lonely, I guess." I say to him.
His time is running short, as he draws another painful breath
I watch him, and begin to cry
"Why do you think I'm lonely?"He asks me.
I look up at him, shocked by the question
"Because I've never seen you, with a human female. And I catch you, looking at the moon alone, on some nights."I say to him.
He looks slightly sick now
His breathing, comes in short, shallow ,breaths now
Look at what I have done
You never even had a chance to love someone
Or to be loved
In a way you, and I are the same
Only you, get peace and solitude, when your time ceases
My time will never cease, I guess
I just wanna leave this place
And be free
But even when I die
I'll go to hell
Unlike you
You will be in heaven
The place of the gods
But you deserve that
" I see you around, when your stalking your pray, and when your watching me? You killed the others; but why didn't you kill me?"He asks, trying to breath normally.
I look at him
Not knowing the answer
Why didn't I kill him
Like the others
I have watched him for a long time
I have watched him for over a year now
And I never, not once thought about killing him
There was something different about him
His eyes, weren't like the others'
They were dark, and mysterious
Like what little soul I have
He was stronger than the others, also
But he never showed it to them
And his smile, his smile was the best part
Everytime I seen it, I got weak in the knees
Was this the human emotion, they called love
I felt like holding you, but I couldn't do that
Even if I could
I'm an immortal, a vampire
And you're a human
Soon to be an Angel
It wouldn't work
I try to remember what it was like to be human
To have a bright soul
Full of light, and happiness
I wish that I would know, if this is love
But I am a vampire, and that's all I am
I'm just a cold-blooded killer
I've murdered, and drank the blood, of thousands, in my lifetime
I remember his question
"I didn't kill you, because you're different from the rest."I say, surprising myself, by my words.
He looks at me intentivly
And he study's my features
"You mean, not a vampire, right?" He questions me.
I gaze over his features again
I realize, that he is quite handsome
His dark eyes, match perfectly with his,black hair
He is quite muscular also
I don't answer his question
I just stand up
I grab my sword
"Get up!" I yell at him.
He looks at me puzzled.
I can tell he's in pain
He gets to his feet, slowly
I toss him my sword
He barely catches it
I try to be strong
To do everyone, including myself a favor
I look away from him
It's to much to take
To see him in pain
And I'm the one who caused it
He looks at me again, wondering what to do with my sword
I drop my hands to my sides
Giving him the advantage
"Take my sword, and kill me!"I demand him.
He looks up at me, like I'm crazy
But that wouldn't be half wrong
"What are you waiting for?"I yell at him.
He looks at me again
"If you don't kill me, than I'll… I'll kill you!"I scream at him.
I'm lying
I wouldn't dare hurt him on purpose
But he doesn't know that
I'd rather die myself, than to see him die
Or to kill him
I look at him with tears in my eyes
He looks at me
He then walks towards me
He puts his hand on my face
He moves a strand of my black hair behind my ears
I begin to cry again
"Stoppit!"I yell at him, even though, I don't want him to.
He drops my sword,on the ground beside us
I try to say something else, but his eyes mesmerize me
They draw me to him
Our faces are only about three inches apart now
I try to move away
But my body wont go anywhere
Is he gonna, kiss me
"Please, it would be so much easier, if you would just kill me."I say softly.
He pulls back, a little bit
"If I have to kill you, then atleast let me do this for you."He said leaning in, and kissing me.
I didn't pull away
Instead I leaned into it
It was different from anything ,I had ever felt before
It was pure ecstasy
I actually loved it
Is this what love feels like
He pulled away from me
Tears come to my eyes
"That was the nicest thing,I have ever felt."I say, choking on my tears.
He just wipes them away
He then draws in a quick,shallow breath
He grabs, the sword wound in pain
I look at the ground, from where he was laying down, to where he stands now
There is a thick blood trail
He coughs up some blood
He's dying
My tears come , unstoppable now
I cry onto his shoulder,he wraps his free hand around me
"I'm so sorry!"I tell him, crying."Please don't die!"I yell at him.
I know I cant do anything about it
I have the power to take life away
But never to give it
Another death at my hands
I cry more, even though I cant do anything about his wound
I leave his arms
And grab my sword
And bring it to him
I hand it to him
He takes it looking at me
"Just kill me, please."I plead with him softly.
He just shakes his head
I begin to get mad at him
My vampiric instincts, taking over
Something tells me just to bite him
And get it over with
But I remember the kiss again
Did he really love me
No, nobody could ever love me
I'm not worth anyones love
I look at him again, fleeing from my thoughts
He looks sick again
His face is pale
Probably from loss of blood,I suppose
He coughs up a little more blood
He then colapses down to the ground, on his knees
I kneel down beside him
" Please don't die,"I tell him again.
He looked up at me, and smiled
" Don't worry, I'll see you again."He said weakly.
Whats this
He doesn't mean he's a vampire
No, not possible
"What do you mean?"I ask him, puzzled.
He motions for me, to come closer to him
"Lay down beside me."He says, softly.
He sets up against a tree
He still has his left arm across his stomach, and sword wound
"I am dying."He says to me."But I will never die."He smiles.
"What do you mean?"I ask him, looking into his eyes.
"I'll never die,"He repeats to me smiling.
"And how is that, you have not of immortal blood."I say unto him.
"I might not, but that doesn't mean a thing to me."He says, as he coughs a little more blood.
I begin to cry
This is my fault
My own, stupid fault
He could've killed me, and ended mine, and the families of lost loved ones suffering
I'm being greedy now
Only thinking of myself, is all I've ever done
Was I thinking of them, when I killed the little childs father
Now the little girl is a slave
Was I thinking of them, when I tore a family apart
Limb, by limb
And now, his life
All gone
At my hands
I scream out, in agony
Although I'm not in pain
He looks up at me, with a sad glint in his eye's
Could he possible know, whats wrong with me
No, he couldn't
He hasn't been through the torture I have
He has never tasted, a little girls' blood before
And he doesn't know what its like
To have the rush a single drop of innocent blood brings
He has never had the gulit laid apon him, of a thousand deaths
As I have
I stand
And face the moon
It glows so brightly
And shimmers
If only I could take back, what I have done
I sence the presence
Just as earlier
Of another blood thirsty creature of the night
Just as I
I see something moving in the shadows
I look back at him
Hes drifting in, and out of conscienceness
He doesn't have much more time
Left here, on the earth plains
I kneel down to him
And kiss him, one last kiss
I stand
And raise my sword, out in front of me
This might just be the fight, I've needed
As if on cue, a male vampire moves out of the shadows
And swiftly towards me
He has his sword towards me, and fangs out to full extent
He was gonna take him
Not on my guard
Not the one, who has shown me what love is like
I'm ready to give my life now
He stops in front of me
"Move out of my way, and let me take him."He said cruely.
I smirked, and threw my cloak to the side
I drew a line in the forest floor with my sword
"Cross this line, and you shall pay dearly for it."I say smirking.
He moves closer
I don't retreat an inch
" I said move, and I will not have to kill you."The male vampire, says smirking.
"Then kill me."I say, standing my ground.
"What is it, you want with that mere human?If it is his blood, than we'll split it."He says, smiling an evil smile.
Tears come to my eyes again
I blink them away
And face him
He puts his sword, to my neck
"I do not wish to drink this innocent humans blood,"I say,my voice quavering.
He backs off a bit
Removing the sword from my neck
"Oh yeah, then why do you wish to obtain this mortal?"He asks me.
I glare at him, with my old fighting glint in my eyes
"That's for me to know, and you never to find out."I said, swinging at him with my sword.
He drops the sword, and charges at me with his fist
Hitting me in the face
I stumble backwords, hitting the ground hard
I retake my ground
With a smirk upon my face
I push my black locks of hair out of my face
The male vampire smirks
"Your pethetic."He said, chuckling a bit."You thirst for the taste of blood so much, but yet you turn it away, when you have a whole years worth, right in front of your eyes. You disgust me."The male vampire said, he stopped smirking.
"I do, do I ?"I said smiling."Well then let me tell you this, no vampire is ever gonna touch this human. Is that clear?"I say, smirking.
I turn, and kneel down to him
The only one who I ever had feelings for
"You'll never be drained of your pure, and innocent blood."I say, tears streaming down my face.
His handsome face
He could have been so great
If only I hadnt come along
He opens his eyes
He smiles a weak, and painful smile at me
How can he still be alive
He should have bled to death by now
Oh, well, I guess he'll have to see me die
I smile at him
He grabs my hand, and squeezes it, in a reasuring way
He stands up, his arm still across the sword wound, as if that would help the circumstance at all
"You need to rest,"I say to him.
He just shakes his head
"I wanna help you."He said, smiling.
Our faces draw near again, and our lips almost touch
But I can sense the male vampires, impatientness
I put my hand on his shoulders
"Please, rest, you might still have a chance."I lie, knowing he's not gonna make it, the rest of the night.
He shook his head, and smiles a weak smile at me.
He then begins to cough up more blood
He doesn't have much time
He wobbles a bit, as his eyes slide in, and out of focus
He colapses, in my arms, leaning on me
I gently lay him to the ground
He was noble
He will be missed, by so many
Unlike me
I sense the vampires, inpatience again
He wants a fight
I look at him, and smirk
He begins to transform
Oh, I see now
"You really are anxious to obtain him, arent you?"I say in a teasing way.
"I see, you, and I think alike."He said, taunting me, in a way that told me just to slit his throat, and get it over with.
I moved out of the firelight
Looking at him again
He was unconscience
Or he could be dead
I really wish I could take back what I have done
But I know I can't
The fight is on now
I move in vigurously
Swinging my sword
Roughly at the other vampire's head
"You try my patcients."He says.
Oh I do
Do I
"Just kill me then, you know you want to!"I say.
"Fine by me."He says, smirking.
He drops his sword
I look on confused
I drop my guard
That's all he needed
In a flash
He's right beside me
I try to react
But I reacted to slowly
His strong hands on my face
He grabs my face, and pulls it towards him
Biting my neck
The pain
I forgot what it was like
When I was last bitten
It was so long ago
I don't fight back
Not this time
Not ever again
But I will do one more thing before I go
He's almost done draining me completely now
I'm becoming weak
So very weak
He drops me to the ground
Seeming very satisfied
I can feel his eyes upon me
I move very slowly
Trying to save up enough energy
To do my final deed
He turns his back to me
I stand
Unstably
But I still stand
My eyes dart around for my sword
Its nowhere in sight
No
What am I to do now
I'm too weak to use my powers
I need to feed
If I am to live
But I want to die
I look at the human again
His sword
The male vampire starts to leave
I kneel down
And grab his sword
I use all of my strength
And run to the male vampire
In a quick
Sharp
Thrust
I take his head clean off
His head to the ground
Shortly followed by his body
I did it
I prevented two vampires from living tonight
I bring my hand up to my neck
Blood
Blood is what I feel
I walk over to where he is laying
Blood still spilling from his wound
He's still alive then
I lay down beside him
Watching him breath
He coughs again
More blood for him to lose
Atleast he wont die, giving another vampire pleasure
I lean over, and kiss him
I can taste the blood on his lips
It taste's so sweet
And very tempting
My vampire side
Threatining to take over
I lick my lips
Getting the last of his blood off
No more, I tell myself
I wont ever drink anymore blood
I lay down, my head on his chest
I feel him sturring
His arms slip around me
I look up at him
His eyes are open
His dark eyes
He see's the bite marks on my neck
He now knows, that I also am dying
I'll die with him
This will be the last time I see him
We are surly to go different directions
For my soul is condemed to hell
I smile at him weakly
My eyes begin to slide shut
He sets up quickly
He catches my head, as it starts to fall to the ground
Can't he just let me go
I'm good as dead
And so is he
"Goodbye."I said faintly.
"Please don't."He said, quietly.
I open my eyes
Just to see his face again
His handsome face
"There's nothing I can do about it."I say, my eyes starting to close again.
"Don't close your eyes."He pleads with me.
I don't understand
He know's I'm dying
I know I'm dying
I accepted it
Why can't he
He's dying also
"Why?"I ask.
"You'll last longer if you don't close your eyes."He says, sweetly.
"And why would you want me to last longer?"I ask him.
He doesn't answer
I look at him
He has the same look on his face as earlier
He coughs up a little more blood
He looks at me
"I love you."He says.
I look at him shocked
I don't really know what to say
"I love you too."I say.
I cant believe I just said that
And here we are
Both of us, on our death beds
Its funny how life turns out sometimes
Even for a vampire
"Hold me, then. Just before my last breath."I say.
Once again, I'm surprised by my own words
He holds me in his arms
I set and think
Is he having a more cruel death than I am
Or is it I who is persuing death on a more dangerous rate
"I'll miss you."I say.
"Why is that, we'll be together won't we."He says.
"I don't think so. I've killed too many in my life. I have no soul."I say.
He nod's
"Well, I hope in another life, I can see you."He says.
"Yes, as do I. And maybe I wont be a souless creature next time."I say.
I begin to cry
Very softly
"Are you scared to die?"He asks me.
I nod my head, no
"No. I just wish I had more time as a human. Then maybe I might have actually been able to love you back, without jealousy, and greed."I say, choking on my words.
My life is slipping very quickly now
Conscienceness weaving in, and out of my mind
"Can I ask you one thing, before I start my journey?"I ask him, coughing.
He nods
"Can I have your name, so when I get to the next life, I can see if your waiting for me?"I ask.
He nods
"Gohan."He replies."May I ask you yours?"He asks me.
I nod
"Videl. But my reputation states me as the Angel of Darkness."I say.
I take one last look at him
Gohan
He was mine, only for a little while
"I love you,"I say weakly, before closing my eyes, for the last time.
"I'll always love you."He says weakly.
Although I cant see him,I can imagine his face
Every handsome feature
He kisses me one last time
As I drift away into darkness
Into death
Where I belong
Until I'm placed somewhere else
Maybe
Just maybe
I'll see him again
A/N:That was pretty long for me! 16 pages on word processor. Did I surprise you on who the charecters were. Well, sorry if this dissapointed anyone, but it was my best poem/story! This is the begging of a story now.
If you liked the poem, then watch for the story, it will have the same title, of the poem.
Hoped ya liked it,
Stardust=)