I just noticed something! My pen name's Solo! Sorry peeps! This Solo
isn't meant to be like me. My penname came from my liking of vampires and
that I usually write alone, hence The Vampyre Solo! So, erm, don't hurt
me!
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Artemis yawned and looked around while he waited for Holly to finish scanning the area for Vampires. She was shielded, of course and had trouble figuring out where she was. She punched him in the shoulder and shouted, "Over there. That guy by the DJ!"
Artemis stood on his tiptoes and looked above the heads. There was a very disgusting girl flirting with the DJ. And there was a guy just behind him. He looked very normal; he even had a nice tan going on. Artemis started climbing the small stairs and motioned for the guy to come over to him. The guy was very sophisticated and didn't fit into the crowd very well. "Yes?"
"Nick told me to meet you here," Artemis said, and then quickly looked over his shoulder to see Nick standing up.
"Nikki?" the vampire asked, excited for some reason.
"Sure, yeah," Artemis lied.
"Good. Come with me," the guy said, taking Artemis by the shoulder and lead him to the back entrance. Artemis almost panicked, but Holly placed her hand on his back and he felt better.
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Nick's eyes widened. He watched Reret go after Butler without looking back. Love? Vampires were capable of it, yes, but it was extremely rare for two to love each other. He looked at the picture. It had been so long since he had last seen his face. It was a long time ago, he saw it in a stream. Now, he was unable to look into mirrors because of his 'condition' and he had hardly the time to make his picture out in water. Water made him nervous. Pictures and videos were out of the question. Those things take a part of your soul. And if you barely have a soul left like Nick, you try to stay away from those soul-stealing machines. He felt what little blood he had rush to his face and his pulse go as high as a sleeping human's; which was very fast for a vampire. "Nick told me to meet you here." Nick looked up to see Artemis and stood up, ready for action. It looks like there's a possibility that they would get their vampire tonight. What a wonderful Christmas weekend it has been.
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Solo was pushed around inside the mass of moving, dancing bodies. She had to leave the mob to get fresh air several times. This time, she was planning to do something right for once. She was tired of being the student, endangering her life just for Nick. Now, she wanted what she has been waiting for. Three years ago, she joined Nick when he had killed the vampire that had killed her parents. Ever since then, she wanted to be like him. And now, she wanted it more than ever. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath. Several smells entered her nostrils. Sweat, people and a faint scent of decay. She opened her eyes and a vampire stood in front of her with a smile on his face. He held out a hand and said with a lovely French accent that could have matched Nick's, "Dominic."
Dominick? No way. "Charmed. Call me Solo." She shook his cold, outstretched hand. But he just laughed.
"I know who you are. You work with the vampire hunter Nick. And you are looking for me."
"No, we are looking for Axl . . ." Her voice trailed off. He was a henchman. She quickly looked over to the table and saw both Nick and Reret were gone. Then, Dominic seized her by the neck and rested his lips on her neck. He whispered softly, his lips brushing her neck.
"Don't worry, ma cher. I know about you and Axl. And soon, you'll get what he promised you." To any onlooker, this situation would look like a romantic waltz, but Solo was actually trying to get away from Dominic. Dominic moved fluidly with her movements so they looked like an intricate and complex dance. Several people stopped and looked at the duo with gazes of adoration. How wonderful would it be to have a lover like either of those two?
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Butler was pinned against the wall, with the skinny vampire ready to strike. But the vampire had made a mistake of talking too much. She gave a speech about how he should be blessed to have a creature of the night drinking from him. This one was obviously different from Nick. She was most likely new and wanted to kill. She was young and foolish. Also, she was oblivious to Root, who had the paralysis injection at ready if she tried to take the bodyguard's life-juice. Lucky for them both, Reret came gracefully up to the girl and took her by the throat, her fangs touching the girl's flesh. Now, vampires would never feed off each other unless it was a ritual of Blood-sworns or when one was really hungry. But Reret didn't plan to eat her if she didn't cooperate, she planned to rip her throat out and leave her in the sun for her to fry.
"Now, tell me the truth. Are you working for Axl?"
The girl squirmed and twisted, but Reret had her in her vice-like grip. "I wish," she hissed with vehemence.
Reret twisted the girl's arm and motioned for Root to inject the needle. The girl slumped and Reret placed her against the wall. Butler didn't trust the girl. "What if she lied?"
"I'd know. She is one of my offspring. About three-hundred generations below me."
"Holy cow, woman! How old are you?" Root said with a look of astonishment on his face.
"A lady never reveals her age," Reret said dismissively.
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Artemis stood awkwardly as the Vampire asked him a series of questions. "Did Nikki survive?"
"Yeah?"
"Good. She was worrying me. Hope she gets better fast. I miss her."
Artemis tried to get information out of the vampire without sounding clueless. "Is she like you?"
The vampire was startled for a moment then sighed, as he knew when he was discovered. "No, she's mortal."
"Why do you care about a mortal?"
"I love her." The vampire then stared off into space.
When he snapped out of it, Artemis asked, "Does it have anything to do with Axl?"
"Blair? Yeah. Figured out I was in love with a dying mortal and gave me a huge chunk of change to help her recover. Cancer, she has."
"So you work for him?" Artemis asked almost eagerly. This was going better than he thought it would.
"No! But now that I know that Nikki's alright, I'll accept her gift."
"What gift?" Artemis said, confused.
"She didn't tell you? There's Nikki for you." The vampire grabbed Artemis by the neck. He heard Holly gasp and heard her draw her Neutrino 2000. The Vampire stopped and yelled. "Fairies!" This was about all he could get out because Holly had shot him in the back, shattering the backbone.
"No worries," a now visible Holly assured. "He'll heal, it'll hurt, but he'll heal."
"Hell yeah, it'll hurt." Reret, Butler, Nick and Root had come over to see how they were doing. Reret and Butler didn't have Axl's man. Nick had walked over to the vampire and he checked its vitals. The slow, but reassuring pounding in the vampire's veins showed actually how close these beings could get to death without dying. "Did you get anything out of him?"
"Yeah, he wasn't working for Axl, but it appears that he'd helped mortals and vampires alike. I wonder if the two had to sell their souls, because this Axl does not sound like the type to do things for nothing."
While Artemis told him this, Nick got a look of severe concentration on his face. If Reret and Nick where not dealing with Axl's henchmen, Solo could be facing one right now. After Artemis finished, he went swiftly back into the club.
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Solo sat wearily at the table and Dom offered to buy her a drink. She flatly refused. "Aw, come on! It's not like I'm going to give you blood or anything."
"Leave her be, Dom. We have to get moving before Nick gets back." Axl's voice floated over the crowd. Solo felt her heart skip a beat. Axl was risking his life to just say that he would keep his promise?
She then felt alone as Dom disappeared into the crowd, along with Axl's lovely voice. Nick was here.
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Nick looked around and saw Solo by herself at a table. Not caring about how many mortals were about, he sprinted with his godlike speed to her table. Solo looked up at his with a dazed expression. "Did you find anyone?"
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She hesitated. Should she tell him? Will it be enough to tell Nick that she was ready to be one of species? Should this help him keep his promise that he made three years ago? No. But Axl will keep his promise. "Nothing."
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At the hotel, Solo collapsed onto the bed and fell instantly asleep. What a wonderful Christmas weekend she was having. Her thoughts and feelings swam around lazily her head, leaking into her dreams. She was in a beautiful cathedral with gorgeous stained glass windows that shone in the moonlight. Artemis was there; so was Reret, Holly, Root, Butler and Nick. Nick. How horrible it must be to be him, hanging from the ceiling by his arms, which were tied up with barbed wire. Reret and . . . and Shina? Dom was there too. Watching a bonfire in the middle of the marble floor. Artemis, Holly, Root and even Butler seemed awestruck by something. Shina was crying blood. Where was Axl? And where was she? The heat was too much to take. She woke up screaming, sweating from a heat that wasn't even there. What was that about? She got up and went outside, and walked off alone again, without telling anyone.
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What do you think so far? R+R NOW or face my squirrelly wrath! Squirrels do have wrath you know. J/k Next chap up soon!
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Artemis yawned and looked around while he waited for Holly to finish scanning the area for Vampires. She was shielded, of course and had trouble figuring out where she was. She punched him in the shoulder and shouted, "Over there. That guy by the DJ!"
Artemis stood on his tiptoes and looked above the heads. There was a very disgusting girl flirting with the DJ. And there was a guy just behind him. He looked very normal; he even had a nice tan going on. Artemis started climbing the small stairs and motioned for the guy to come over to him. The guy was very sophisticated and didn't fit into the crowd very well. "Yes?"
"Nick told me to meet you here," Artemis said, and then quickly looked over his shoulder to see Nick standing up.
"Nikki?" the vampire asked, excited for some reason.
"Sure, yeah," Artemis lied.
"Good. Come with me," the guy said, taking Artemis by the shoulder and lead him to the back entrance. Artemis almost panicked, but Holly placed her hand on his back and he felt better.
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Nick's eyes widened. He watched Reret go after Butler without looking back. Love? Vampires were capable of it, yes, but it was extremely rare for two to love each other. He looked at the picture. It had been so long since he had last seen his face. It was a long time ago, he saw it in a stream. Now, he was unable to look into mirrors because of his 'condition' and he had hardly the time to make his picture out in water. Water made him nervous. Pictures and videos were out of the question. Those things take a part of your soul. And if you barely have a soul left like Nick, you try to stay away from those soul-stealing machines. He felt what little blood he had rush to his face and his pulse go as high as a sleeping human's; which was very fast for a vampire. "Nick told me to meet you here." Nick looked up to see Artemis and stood up, ready for action. It looks like there's a possibility that they would get their vampire tonight. What a wonderful Christmas weekend it has been.
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Solo was pushed around inside the mass of moving, dancing bodies. She had to leave the mob to get fresh air several times. This time, she was planning to do something right for once. She was tired of being the student, endangering her life just for Nick. Now, she wanted what she has been waiting for. Three years ago, she joined Nick when he had killed the vampire that had killed her parents. Ever since then, she wanted to be like him. And now, she wanted it more than ever. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath. Several smells entered her nostrils. Sweat, people and a faint scent of decay. She opened her eyes and a vampire stood in front of her with a smile on his face. He held out a hand and said with a lovely French accent that could have matched Nick's, "Dominic."
Dominick? No way. "Charmed. Call me Solo." She shook his cold, outstretched hand. But he just laughed.
"I know who you are. You work with the vampire hunter Nick. And you are looking for me."
"No, we are looking for Axl . . ." Her voice trailed off. He was a henchman. She quickly looked over to the table and saw both Nick and Reret were gone. Then, Dominic seized her by the neck and rested his lips on her neck. He whispered softly, his lips brushing her neck.
"Don't worry, ma cher. I know about you and Axl. And soon, you'll get what he promised you." To any onlooker, this situation would look like a romantic waltz, but Solo was actually trying to get away from Dominic. Dominic moved fluidly with her movements so they looked like an intricate and complex dance. Several people stopped and looked at the duo with gazes of adoration. How wonderful would it be to have a lover like either of those two?
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Butler was pinned against the wall, with the skinny vampire ready to strike. But the vampire had made a mistake of talking too much. She gave a speech about how he should be blessed to have a creature of the night drinking from him. This one was obviously different from Nick. She was most likely new and wanted to kill. She was young and foolish. Also, she was oblivious to Root, who had the paralysis injection at ready if she tried to take the bodyguard's life-juice. Lucky for them both, Reret came gracefully up to the girl and took her by the throat, her fangs touching the girl's flesh. Now, vampires would never feed off each other unless it was a ritual of Blood-sworns or when one was really hungry. But Reret didn't plan to eat her if she didn't cooperate, she planned to rip her throat out and leave her in the sun for her to fry.
"Now, tell me the truth. Are you working for Axl?"
The girl squirmed and twisted, but Reret had her in her vice-like grip. "I wish," she hissed with vehemence.
Reret twisted the girl's arm and motioned for Root to inject the needle. The girl slumped and Reret placed her against the wall. Butler didn't trust the girl. "What if she lied?"
"I'd know. She is one of my offspring. About three-hundred generations below me."
"Holy cow, woman! How old are you?" Root said with a look of astonishment on his face.
"A lady never reveals her age," Reret said dismissively.
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Artemis stood awkwardly as the Vampire asked him a series of questions. "Did Nikki survive?"
"Yeah?"
"Good. She was worrying me. Hope she gets better fast. I miss her."
Artemis tried to get information out of the vampire without sounding clueless. "Is she like you?"
The vampire was startled for a moment then sighed, as he knew when he was discovered. "No, she's mortal."
"Why do you care about a mortal?"
"I love her." The vampire then stared off into space.
When he snapped out of it, Artemis asked, "Does it have anything to do with Axl?"
"Blair? Yeah. Figured out I was in love with a dying mortal and gave me a huge chunk of change to help her recover. Cancer, she has."
"So you work for him?" Artemis asked almost eagerly. This was going better than he thought it would.
"No! But now that I know that Nikki's alright, I'll accept her gift."
"What gift?" Artemis said, confused.
"She didn't tell you? There's Nikki for you." The vampire grabbed Artemis by the neck. He heard Holly gasp and heard her draw her Neutrino 2000. The Vampire stopped and yelled. "Fairies!" This was about all he could get out because Holly had shot him in the back, shattering the backbone.
"No worries," a now visible Holly assured. "He'll heal, it'll hurt, but he'll heal."
"Hell yeah, it'll hurt." Reret, Butler, Nick and Root had come over to see how they were doing. Reret and Butler didn't have Axl's man. Nick had walked over to the vampire and he checked its vitals. The slow, but reassuring pounding in the vampire's veins showed actually how close these beings could get to death without dying. "Did you get anything out of him?"
"Yeah, he wasn't working for Axl, but it appears that he'd helped mortals and vampires alike. I wonder if the two had to sell their souls, because this Axl does not sound like the type to do things for nothing."
While Artemis told him this, Nick got a look of severe concentration on his face. If Reret and Nick where not dealing with Axl's henchmen, Solo could be facing one right now. After Artemis finished, he went swiftly back into the club.
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Solo sat wearily at the table and Dom offered to buy her a drink. She flatly refused. "Aw, come on! It's not like I'm going to give you blood or anything."
"Leave her be, Dom. We have to get moving before Nick gets back." Axl's voice floated over the crowd. Solo felt her heart skip a beat. Axl was risking his life to just say that he would keep his promise?
She then felt alone as Dom disappeared into the crowd, along with Axl's lovely voice. Nick was here.
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Nick looked around and saw Solo by herself at a table. Not caring about how many mortals were about, he sprinted with his godlike speed to her table. Solo looked up at his with a dazed expression. "Did you find anyone?"
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She hesitated. Should she tell him? Will it be enough to tell Nick that she was ready to be one of species? Should this help him keep his promise that he made three years ago? No. But Axl will keep his promise. "Nothing."
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At the hotel, Solo collapsed onto the bed and fell instantly asleep. What a wonderful Christmas weekend she was having. Her thoughts and feelings swam around lazily her head, leaking into her dreams. She was in a beautiful cathedral with gorgeous stained glass windows that shone in the moonlight. Artemis was there; so was Reret, Holly, Root, Butler and Nick. Nick. How horrible it must be to be him, hanging from the ceiling by his arms, which were tied up with barbed wire. Reret and . . . and Shina? Dom was there too. Watching a bonfire in the middle of the marble floor. Artemis, Holly, Root and even Butler seemed awestruck by something. Shina was crying blood. Where was Axl? And where was she? The heat was too much to take. She woke up screaming, sweating from a heat that wasn't even there. What was that about? She got up and went outside, and walked off alone again, without telling anyone.
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What do you think so far? R+R NOW or face my squirrelly wrath! Squirrels do have wrath you know. J/k Next chap up soon!