Vampire Chronicles II: The Brotherhood
Chapter Two: Just when it starts....
Just when the day had started to decend,
Syaoran was still sleeping quietly, until the time would come, when he would have to arise from his bed, and feed once more. But now, its in control, because of Matsumi's Pig Blood. She told him to take some every night, that way, he would keep his promise he made years ago. A promise, that could have been broken, but vowed to never again. He dreamt good dreams. Good dreams they were. He dreamt that he saw Sakura, standing infront of him, waiting for him to come and catch her. But then, he heard a growl, and Sakura, disappeared. He woke up, and found himself with a scared impression. His fangs, were more longer, and his face, was a little bit lighter than before. What was happening to him? At that same moment, Matsumi entered with 'breakfast'. {She wore a pink dress this time} She held a cup, which seemed to be filled with Pig's blood. He gave her a weak smile, and drank hall of the blood. It started to get more, tasty. He sat up, and gave her the half full cup. She placed the cup on his desk, and sat next to him.
"You look so, tired Li-kun, why?"
He looked at her and smirked, "had a bad dream"
"Y-you dreamed Li-kun?! Wow! i haven't had one in a while...sure wish i still did..." she smiled.
"What? you never had a dream before Matsu?" He asked her, putting on his usual clothes. {The same one's too} "You never had one of those nights where you dreamed of something...or somebody?"
Matsu looked down. Oh sure she had dreams, of course. But not a lot. All she had where dreams of being normal again. Those kind of dreams. But she gave up in them, a long, long time ago. "Nope...i'm afraid i never did"
Syaoran smiled, "dreaming is the best thing...if you don't dream, then you aren't alive"
"You know, that we are supposed to meet Kenji in London tonight right?"
Kenji Shitzuku is another Vampire living in London. He's an old friend of Matsumi's, but wished to meet Syaoran and her tonight, to discuss, business. "Oh i know" Syaoran said. "I just don't know why Kenji wants to meet us though...i mean, 'business' please! he probably wants a favor" he said, tying his bow. Matsumi giggled. It was the first time Syaoran had heard her giggle. It was, oftly rare of her.
"Um...i really should tell you this..." Matsumi began.
"Tell me what?" Syaoran asked, placing on his overcoat.
Matsumi thought about it, then said, "nothing. Nothing important"
"Are you, sure Matsumi?" He asked her, sitting down next to her. He looked at her, and smiled. "Oh well. I guess it wasn't THAT important, right?"
Matsumi nodded slowly.
Paris, France
Sakura had awoken from a nap she had taken
hours ago. Tomoyo and Eriol were downstairs, waiting for her to come down. They were all going out to celebrate their anniversary. Sakura, was invited. When she woke up, she quickly dressed in her best Pink dress, and black shoes. She came down, and smiled at Eriol and Tomoyo, who were drinking tea. Eriol, wore a black suit, while Tomoyo, wore a purple dress. Eriol and Tomoyo smiled at her. They were so happy to see her happy again. But in reality, she isn't happy. She still mourns Syaoran.
"So, Sakura...you look beautiful" Eriol said smiling. " You can almost become my wife"
Tomoyo smirked, "Now, now, don't be looking for new wives now Eriol-kun, remember, you have one already"
"Oh yes, i have forgotten" Eriol said playfully.
"You have to excuse Eriol-kun , Sakura-chan. I'm afraid, he has drank too much tea"
"I can see that" Sakura giggled. The first giggle since Syaoran left...how rare was it.
"I'm so happy to see you happy" Eriol said.
"Likewise"
"Good for you Sakura! Don't worry, you'll see Syaoran again, i sware it!"
Back in London
Syaoran and Matsumi walked
the streets of London, looking for Keiji Shitzuku. There was no sign of him anywhere, and Matsumi was starting to think that Keiji set them up. {"I can't believe he would do such a thing!" } Finally, when 30 minutes had passed, they saw Keiji, standing outside a small bar, with a black coloured door. He smirked. He had long blonde hair, and brown eyes with glasses. He wore a red suit, with a black tie. He was smoking a cigarette, as if he was an *Aristocrat (Higher class) Syaoran approached Keiji.
"Good evening Shitzuku, now what do you want to tell us?" He asked him.
Keiji smirked even more, and then finished his smoke. "Why, Matsumi? you look beautiful as always"
"Thank you" Matsumi said smiling. "You're looking pretty good yourself Keiji"
"Okay, enough with the introductions Shitzuku, what did you wanted to tell us?"
"If i tell you, you'd have to sware to keep it to yourselves....or else, its death for you two"
France
"Oh this is such a beautiful theater Eriol-Kun" Sakura said, watching the performance of 'Julius Ceasar'. "Its such great artwork!"
Eriol smiled, "I knew you would like it, that's why i brought you here...i do hope you are enjoying yourselves, because...i paid a lot of money for these tickets"
"Oh don't worry Eriol-kun," Tomoyo said. "We are enjoying it!" she kissed his cheek gently.
"Glad you are" Eriol blushed a bit.
Sakura kept watching the perfomance in awe, she had never seen such a beautiful play....actually, it was her first, since she couldn't really afford it with the money she made with her job. {She was a babysitter}
Sakura couldn't help but wonder about Syaoran. 'Does he still love me?' she thought. 'Or is he just toying with me?'
Beijing, China
Word had spread. Yelan Li, Empress
of China, is still alive. Some say, she is hiding for her own safety, though some say, that she is actually dead, and that her being alive, is just a stupid rumor. But yes, Yelan Li is really alive. Just, half-alive. She now lived in Beijing, in a big mansion. She smirked. Her long black hair, her brown eyes. Yelan still alive, gives people the shivers. Nobody knows, the real truth, just some people though, and they were put to death.......or silenced.
"Ah, so i see my 'rumor' has spread eh?" She said to herself smirking. "I have no intentions of being seen. I want to live, alone. Feed, alone. I do not need anyone...But a little part of me, wants me to find my son...Xialong. Where can you be dear son of mine?"
"Lady Li, someone is here to see you..." one of the servents shouted. Yelan was amazed. Nobody came to see her, much. Well, some who know the truth. Is it another one? or somebody diffrent, she didn't know.
"Send them in..." she said.
London
"Just tell us!" Syaoran said.
Keiji just smirked.
"Look Shitzuku, either you tell me what you want to tell us, or i'll..."
But then, the black door suddenly opened. Inside, was a pathway. "If you want to see what i'm talking about, then go inside..." Keiji said smirking. {He sure does love to smirk}
Syaoran entered with Matsumi. Then, the door closed behind him. Darkness. Complete Darkness. He couldn't see anything.
"I'm scared Syaoran, i'm really scared" came a voice.
"That voice sounds familiar..." Syaoran said. He kept trying to hear, seeing if it was true.
"Syaoran...how could you? how could you do this to me?"
That voice! It IS familiar, but where is it coming from?? Syaoran had no clue, but he was sure to try and find out. Syaoran ran and ran, keeping his ears open, if he ever hears that same voice again.
"I LOVE YOU SYAORAN-KUN!"
Yes! It IS familiar. Syaoran kept trying to run towards the voice. He now knew, who it was, but how did she get here?
"SYAORAN HELP ME!"
"SAKURA!!!! WHERE ARE YOU??!"
"PLEASE HELP ME!!! PLEASE!!"
"SAKURA??? SAKURA!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
BAM
Syaoran was knocked out on the floor. Infront of his body, stood a long table, and chairs. And on those chairs, were people. Lots of people, wearing crests on their chest. It had a pentagram, and inside the pentagram was 'Vampiro Brotherhood' {The Vampire Brotherhood}. One figure, a vampire woman, walked towards Syaoran. She had long crimsom nails, black hair and eyes. She wore a long red dress with the same crest. She knelt down before him, and grabbed his chin.
"Ah, a new recruit" she smirked.
"All doing business ma'am" Keiji appeared from behind.
"Ah, good work Keiji, we have been trying to find Mousieur Li for a long time now...how much would you like to get paid?"
"As much as you could..."
The woman snapped her fingers, and money appeared on Keiji's feet. He smirked, grabbed the money and disappeared. The woman then returned to Syaoran. "My, my, we have been, expecting you Syaoran Li..." she approached his lips, trying to kiss him, but he woke up. He jumped and looked around..
"Who are you? Where's Matsumi and Sakura?"
The woman smiled. "Ah yes, Sakura Kinomoto?" she said. "Father, brother, mother, dead.. what a pity life eh Syaoran?"
"What are you aiming at?" He asked.
"I just, wanted to meet you, that's all...oh and dont worry about Sakura, she was just an illusion..."
So close, was he to her. It felt so real. illusion or not. "Then where's Matsumi?"
"Oh, she's alright...dont worry about her now..." she snapped her fingers, and Matsumi's body was hanging from the ceiling, floating.
"What have you've done with her?" Syaoran asked angrily.
"Oh nothing really...we'll let her go..."
"Alright then...let her go"
"BUT!, you have to promise to join the Brotherhood...and we will, HELP you find Sakura, we promise."
"Huh? why do you want to help me find Sakura?"
"We find it, very tragic...i see you really, really love her. And, we just want to help you find her, that's all..will you, join?"
Syaoran thought about it. "Fine i will"
She smirked, "excellent" she raised her fingers and shouted "Vampiro Brotherhood! WELCOME!"
He didn't like the looks of it. But if they would help him find Sakura, then, they must be good, no? I mean, he'll do anything to find Sakura, even if that means Joining a cult....of Vampires....like himself. He is now, a Brother, in the Brotherhood.
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A/n; What did you think eh? r&r!
Chapter Two: Just when it starts....
Just when the day had started to decend,
Syaoran was still sleeping quietly, until the time would come, when he would have to arise from his bed, and feed once more. But now, its in control, because of Matsumi's Pig Blood. She told him to take some every night, that way, he would keep his promise he made years ago. A promise, that could have been broken, but vowed to never again. He dreamt good dreams. Good dreams they were. He dreamt that he saw Sakura, standing infront of him, waiting for him to come and catch her. But then, he heard a growl, and Sakura, disappeared. He woke up, and found himself with a scared impression. His fangs, were more longer, and his face, was a little bit lighter than before. What was happening to him? At that same moment, Matsumi entered with 'breakfast'. {She wore a pink dress this time} She held a cup, which seemed to be filled with Pig's blood. He gave her a weak smile, and drank hall of the blood. It started to get more, tasty. He sat up, and gave her the half full cup. She placed the cup on his desk, and sat next to him.
"You look so, tired Li-kun, why?"
He looked at her and smirked, "had a bad dream"
"Y-you dreamed Li-kun?! Wow! i haven't had one in a while...sure wish i still did..." she smiled.
"What? you never had a dream before Matsu?" He asked her, putting on his usual clothes. {The same one's too} "You never had one of those nights where you dreamed of something...or somebody?"
Matsu looked down. Oh sure she had dreams, of course. But not a lot. All she had where dreams of being normal again. Those kind of dreams. But she gave up in them, a long, long time ago. "Nope...i'm afraid i never did"
Syaoran smiled, "dreaming is the best thing...if you don't dream, then you aren't alive"
"You know, that we are supposed to meet Kenji in London tonight right?"
Kenji Shitzuku is another Vampire living in London. He's an old friend of Matsumi's, but wished to meet Syaoran and her tonight, to discuss, business. "Oh i know" Syaoran said. "I just don't know why Kenji wants to meet us though...i mean, 'business' please! he probably wants a favor" he said, tying his bow. Matsumi giggled. It was the first time Syaoran had heard her giggle. It was, oftly rare of her.
"Um...i really should tell you this..." Matsumi began.
"Tell me what?" Syaoran asked, placing on his overcoat.
Matsumi thought about it, then said, "nothing. Nothing important"
"Are you, sure Matsumi?" He asked her, sitting down next to her. He looked at her, and smiled. "Oh well. I guess it wasn't THAT important, right?"
Matsumi nodded slowly.
Paris, France
Sakura had awoken from a nap she had taken
hours ago. Tomoyo and Eriol were downstairs, waiting for her to come down. They were all going out to celebrate their anniversary. Sakura, was invited. When she woke up, she quickly dressed in her best Pink dress, and black shoes. She came down, and smiled at Eriol and Tomoyo, who were drinking tea. Eriol, wore a black suit, while Tomoyo, wore a purple dress. Eriol and Tomoyo smiled at her. They were so happy to see her happy again. But in reality, she isn't happy. She still mourns Syaoran.
"So, Sakura...you look beautiful" Eriol said smiling. " You can almost become my wife"
Tomoyo smirked, "Now, now, don't be looking for new wives now Eriol-kun, remember, you have one already"
"Oh yes, i have forgotten" Eriol said playfully.
"You have to excuse Eriol-kun , Sakura-chan. I'm afraid, he has drank too much tea"
"I can see that" Sakura giggled. The first giggle since Syaoran left...how rare was it.
"I'm so happy to see you happy" Eriol said.
"Likewise"
"Good for you Sakura! Don't worry, you'll see Syaoran again, i sware it!"
Back in London
Syaoran and Matsumi walked
the streets of London, looking for Keiji Shitzuku. There was no sign of him anywhere, and Matsumi was starting to think that Keiji set them up. {"I can't believe he would do such a thing!" } Finally, when 30 minutes had passed, they saw Keiji, standing outside a small bar, with a black coloured door. He smirked. He had long blonde hair, and brown eyes with glasses. He wore a red suit, with a black tie. He was smoking a cigarette, as if he was an *Aristocrat (Higher class) Syaoran approached Keiji.
"Good evening Shitzuku, now what do you want to tell us?" He asked him.
Keiji smirked even more, and then finished his smoke. "Why, Matsumi? you look beautiful as always"
"Thank you" Matsumi said smiling. "You're looking pretty good yourself Keiji"
"Okay, enough with the introductions Shitzuku, what did you wanted to tell us?"
"If i tell you, you'd have to sware to keep it to yourselves....or else, its death for you two"
France
"Oh this is such a beautiful theater Eriol-Kun" Sakura said, watching the performance of 'Julius Ceasar'. "Its such great artwork!"
Eriol smiled, "I knew you would like it, that's why i brought you here...i do hope you are enjoying yourselves, because...i paid a lot of money for these tickets"
"Oh don't worry Eriol-kun," Tomoyo said. "We are enjoying it!" she kissed his cheek gently.
"Glad you are" Eriol blushed a bit.
Sakura kept watching the perfomance in awe, she had never seen such a beautiful play....actually, it was her first, since she couldn't really afford it with the money she made with her job. {She was a babysitter}
Sakura couldn't help but wonder about Syaoran. 'Does he still love me?' she thought. 'Or is he just toying with me?'
Beijing, China
Word had spread. Yelan Li, Empress
of China, is still alive. Some say, she is hiding for her own safety, though some say, that she is actually dead, and that her being alive, is just a stupid rumor. But yes, Yelan Li is really alive. Just, half-alive. She now lived in Beijing, in a big mansion. She smirked. Her long black hair, her brown eyes. Yelan still alive, gives people the shivers. Nobody knows, the real truth, just some people though, and they were put to death.......or silenced.
"Ah, so i see my 'rumor' has spread eh?" She said to herself smirking. "I have no intentions of being seen. I want to live, alone. Feed, alone. I do not need anyone...But a little part of me, wants me to find my son...Xialong. Where can you be dear son of mine?"
"Lady Li, someone is here to see you..." one of the servents shouted. Yelan was amazed. Nobody came to see her, much. Well, some who know the truth. Is it another one? or somebody diffrent, she didn't know.
"Send them in..." she said.
London
"Just tell us!" Syaoran said.
Keiji just smirked.
"Look Shitzuku, either you tell me what you want to tell us, or i'll..."
But then, the black door suddenly opened. Inside, was a pathway. "If you want to see what i'm talking about, then go inside..." Keiji said smirking. {He sure does love to smirk}
Syaoran entered with Matsumi. Then, the door closed behind him. Darkness. Complete Darkness. He couldn't see anything.
"I'm scared Syaoran, i'm really scared" came a voice.
"That voice sounds familiar..." Syaoran said. He kept trying to hear, seeing if it was true.
"Syaoran...how could you? how could you do this to me?"
That voice! It IS familiar, but where is it coming from?? Syaoran had no clue, but he was sure to try and find out. Syaoran ran and ran, keeping his ears open, if he ever hears that same voice again.
"I LOVE YOU SYAORAN-KUN!"
Yes! It IS familiar. Syaoran kept trying to run towards the voice. He now knew, who it was, but how did she get here?
"SYAORAN HELP ME!"
"SAKURA!!!! WHERE ARE YOU??!"
"PLEASE HELP ME!!! PLEASE!!"
"SAKURA??? SAKURA!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
BAM
Syaoran was knocked out on the floor. Infront of his body, stood a long table, and chairs. And on those chairs, were people. Lots of people, wearing crests on their chest. It had a pentagram, and inside the pentagram was 'Vampiro Brotherhood' {The Vampire Brotherhood}. One figure, a vampire woman, walked towards Syaoran. She had long crimsom nails, black hair and eyes. She wore a long red dress with the same crest. She knelt down before him, and grabbed his chin.
"Ah, a new recruit" she smirked.
"All doing business ma'am" Keiji appeared from behind.
"Ah, good work Keiji, we have been trying to find Mousieur Li for a long time now...how much would you like to get paid?"
"As much as you could..."
The woman snapped her fingers, and money appeared on Keiji's feet. He smirked, grabbed the money and disappeared. The woman then returned to Syaoran. "My, my, we have been, expecting you Syaoran Li..." she approached his lips, trying to kiss him, but he woke up. He jumped and looked around..
"Who are you? Where's Matsumi and Sakura?"
The woman smiled. "Ah yes, Sakura Kinomoto?" she said. "Father, brother, mother, dead.. what a pity life eh Syaoran?"
"What are you aiming at?" He asked.
"I just, wanted to meet you, that's all...oh and dont worry about Sakura, she was just an illusion..."
So close, was he to her. It felt so real. illusion or not. "Then where's Matsumi?"
"Oh, she's alright...dont worry about her now..." she snapped her fingers, and Matsumi's body was hanging from the ceiling, floating.
"What have you've done with her?" Syaoran asked angrily.
"Oh nothing really...we'll let her go..."
"Alright then...let her go"
"BUT!, you have to promise to join the Brotherhood...and we will, HELP you find Sakura, we promise."
"Huh? why do you want to help me find Sakura?"
"We find it, very tragic...i see you really, really love her. And, we just want to help you find her, that's all..will you, join?"
Syaoran thought about it. "Fine i will"
She smirked, "excellent" she raised her fingers and shouted "Vampiro Brotherhood! WELCOME!"
He didn't like the looks of it. But if they would help him find Sakura, then, they must be good, no? I mean, he'll do anything to find Sakura, even if that means Joining a cult....of Vampires....like himself. He is now, a Brother, in the Brotherhood.
.......................
A/n; What did you think eh? r&r!