DISCLAIMER: same as ch. 1... I have no desire to write it anymore.
O.o I actually got 11 reviews?! *faints from the shock*
(Yami Shenya: *walks up to her hikari and nudges her with a foot* She's so easily shocked... But she needs to write the next chapter. *takes a cd player and puts on 'Slaying the Dreamer' in a VERY loud volume*)
I'm up, I'm up! Sheesh... *looks at the readers* you didn't know it was originally a song, did ya? It's by Nightwish, and I don't own the song either -_- Well, this fic was going to be a oneshot songfic, but then it grew on me... After four pages in which I had only one line of lyrics I gave up. Perhaps I'll add the lyrics in the end of the last chapter *thinks*
Oh well, time to thank all my wonderful reviewers! Sharon (good that you liked it so much!), Synchronized Love (here you go! I hope I managed to keep it interesting. And you put me on your favorites list? Oooh! ^___^), Ali (I wasn't exactly going to make it so descriptive, but it seems to work that way very well ^.^), Yami Tsuki Tenshi (I can't believe you have managed to avoid vampire fics...), Wolfchanger (fluffiness coming up in ch 3. Sorry, couldn't fit it in earlier!), firedraygon97 (I liked that part myself), holo (*squeals* I love vampire fics too!), Seventh Sage (I also hope this is good...), Neko Oni (I truly wish you think so after reading this chapter, too), Ash Nite (my latest reviewer! thank you!) and someone with no name (right... I intend to continue soon!) Thank you to all!!!
Slaying the Dreamer, chapter 2: Meet the World
Beware, world, for here I come!
Oh, that was so dramatic. Like I was going to conquer them or something. Not like anyone heard it anyway, seeing how I only thought it.
I carefully started to walk in the direction the three young humans had gone. I was curious about the puzzle the shortest one of them was carrying, and I would in no way object to meeting this person that looked so much like me.
Coming to the edge of the cemetery, I stopped beneath an oak tree. So much noise, it took a while to actually hear it. The light was blinding, I could feel the pupils in my eyes become slit like a cat's. This was one problem I didn't com to think of... In so much light my eyes would look different that a mortal's, the slit pupils and a slight crimson tint in my otherwise violet eyes revealing me to be something else.
I thought on this problem, interestedly looking at the humans walking back and forth on the amazingly smooth roads of this new kind of city. Young and old, short and tall, men and women, all the different groups were displayed right before me. And their clothes... How could people ever dress like they used to back when I was last awake, when this was so much more fun?
I could see women dressed in those short skirts the girl from earlier was wearing, women in longer skirts, and even women wearing trousers... So much more fascinating than the eternal long dresses women used to wear. The men were not far behind, no more stiff-looking fashion of the upper class of the worse selections of the lower. No, these men made use of anything and everything, basking in the diversity of style and fabric.
I couldn't wait to get to know how all this came to be. And what year was this? I still didn't know...
Then I noticed a middle-aged man coming towards me, reeking of alcohol. His walking was uneven, he struggled from one side of the street to the other. What interested me of him was the thing on his face. I walked up to him and took them.
"Hey man, whaddya doing with my shades? Give 'em back!"
Shades . . . These would certainly help me with my little problem with my eyes. I tried them on. They fit just fine, what a lucky man - vampire - I was to get all this from those few people I had met face-to-face in this short time. Well, more like head-to-face with the last one, but I wouldn't stick to the details now.
Not giving the drunkard one more glance I went to join the mass of people milling on the streets. Oh so tempting... Perhaps I hadn't drunk enough after all, for all these human bodies so close to me made me crave for fresh blood. Determined to stay in my age-old decision, I wandered down the street, looking at the brightly lighted windows of what must be shops.
And what shops... With just one look I could see two jewelry shops, three selling cosmetics and no less than six selling clothes! People of this time must be rich... That reminded me of my own situation. Of course I had some savings in safe places, but I wouldn't know if they were still there. I had merely recently started moving my fortune to banks, and I didn't know if they still had them. No matter. I couldn't remember which banks, and how to access them.
If I needed something, I could steal from some unfortunate mortal getting in my way, but if I was going to stay here for a very long time I would have to start looking for my hidden treasures. It would have more... glamour. Not to mention I didn't want to be chased down by the police.
I wonder if they still have vampire-hunters here? That would be such a shame. I hated killing people, and I would have to kill anyone coming to hunt me... It wouldn't do to have a few of those annoying pests trailing my every move.
Walking around a corner, I saw that sweet, short boy from earlier. Yugi was his name? He was sitting on a table with those friends of his, drinking something. That place seemed to be an outer part of some bar. I wonder... My gaze slid past all the tables. No room there, it seemed like every table was taken. But theirs had free chairs...
Never being one to think for too long before acting, I noticed a mortal stuffing what seemed like money to her purse. Immediately I walked up to her.
"Oh, there you are. I see you brought the money. I'm so grateful."
My voice sounded odd after so many years of silence. As I was marveling on it, she raised her head, looking at me weirdly. No time to dawdle on such details...
//Nothing's wrong, dear. You just met an old friend, who you promised to lend some money to. Be calm.//
She got a bit vacant look.
"Hi! I was already expecting you. Here you go!"
She held out a handful of paper money and some coins. I looked at them.
"I seem to have forgotten my wallet... Could I anyhow ask you to..?"
"Of course. You know me, nothing I wouldn't do for you!"
She took out some papers from the wallet, I was quick enough to see how some of them had her picture and they were all full of writing. Then she put the money in and gave it to me.
"Here you go!"
"Thank you! I knew I could count on you. I would have been in big trouble if I hadn't gotten this money somewhere."
"Don't mention it. See you!"
"Yes, we should go have lunch some time. I'll pay..."
She laughed. "You're always such a gentleman."
Then she turned and left, glancing back and waving her hand. I waved back. So easy to fool her. Then again, few were the mortals who could resist my vampiric abilities. I stuffed the wallet to a pocket in the back of my pants and walked to the bar my little prey was sitting in.
Looking discreetly around, I noticed people walking in and coming back out with drinks in their hands. Living up to my image, I went inside to buy something. The interior was dim, at least. And smelled of cigarettes. Looking at the pictures of the colorful bottles, I noticed one with a bat on the side. How fitting, I grinned. And the stuff was red too, at least one flavor of it.
I ordered one of those, and after struggling a bit with this strange kind of money, I managed to give the bartender the right amount. So much writing on the sides of the bottle... Deciding to ignore it - I wasn't going to drink it anyway - I walked back out, having assured myself that there were no vacant tables in the inside, either.
There he was again, my little mystery. Looking so happy with those friends of his I almost felt sorry for him. I navigated among the people in different stages of drunkenness, heading for Yugi's table.
"May I sit here? This place seems kind of full..."
Okay, that wasn't a very good opening. But no use crying over it, done was done. At least it got his attention, and he looked surprised to see a near- copy of himself. But not scared or anything, although that male friend of his looked at me in a bad way...
"Sure! Just grab a chair!"
So cheerful... I wondered what I looked like to him. I should have drunk more blood, as my skin would be of a more natural color then. Sometimes I really was too impulsive.
As the blond friend of Yugi's opened his mouth to say something, I looked at him sharply from behind my shaded glasses. No way I would let him ruin my little chat with this copy of me.
//No need to be rude, I'm just going to talk. Be quiet.//
That took care of the bigmouthed jerk. Instead of saying something he took a big gulp of his drink. I looked at the girl. She wasn't going to be any trouble if I didn't get too friendly with Yugi there, as she was making calf-eyes at him. I bet she hadn't even noticed me sitting down.
"On a night out with your friends?"
"Yeah... It _is_ Friday, after all. And we all got through this really important exam, the results just came out today."
"Good for you!"
I looked at him intensely. He didn't even blink under my gaze, just looked back with those too big eyes of his. What was he to do something like that? Usually people at least started feeling uncomfortable.
"So... I couldn't but notice how you have an exactly same looking Puzzle hanging there. I thought mine was unique, where did you get that?"
I neglected to mention every other thing we had in common. The little one looked down and blinked.
"Oh this? My grandfather gave it to me a couple years ago. It's an Egyptian item, very ancient. How did you get yours?"
Again those innocent eyes turned to me. How did he manage to look like that?
"I...went to Egypt about three years ago and bought it from a tiny shop in some small village somewhere. Cannot remember its name."
That lie was barely acceptable. I should practice. Looking down at my bottle of crimson liquid, I thought it would be good to at least pretend I drank it. Raising it to my lips, I used my not-so-great acting skills to make it seem like I drank the thing.
"Is that good? I've thought about buying one many times, but never got around to it."
I looked at Yugi - and his name made me remember I shouldn't use it, as there was no way I could know it from his point of view.
"Yeah it's just good."
He looked hesitant for a moment, then brightened up.
"You don't exactly seem like a type to put some drugs or something in it, so mind you if I taste it?"
"Uhh... Sure you can take a sip. Here you go"
I gave him the bottle. He raised it to his lips, and I could only watch in fascination.
"It really is good."
Taking the bottle back from his outstretched hand, I was hypnotized by his alluring posture. He smiled slightly.
"You know, I just remembered I have to go. Enjoy your night."
"We will. Hope you won't get late from whatever you need to do."
I walked away, leaving the bottle on the table.
I for some reason felt like he had looked straight through me, and that was something that had never happened. Or if it had, I had forgotten it completely.
Dazed, I headed back to the cool tomb. I needed to clear my head.
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AN: I decided you would deserve this so quick (thank you once again to everyone who reviewed!!!), but don't expect ch 3 for some time. I have many things to do like baking for christmas and such, but I promise I'll make room for writing in my schedule this week.
At least if I get so many wonderful reviews as in the first chapter... So please review!
O.o I actually got 11 reviews?! *faints from the shock*
(Yami Shenya: *walks up to her hikari and nudges her with a foot* She's so easily shocked... But she needs to write the next chapter. *takes a cd player and puts on 'Slaying the Dreamer' in a VERY loud volume*)
I'm up, I'm up! Sheesh... *looks at the readers* you didn't know it was originally a song, did ya? It's by Nightwish, and I don't own the song either -_- Well, this fic was going to be a oneshot songfic, but then it grew on me... After four pages in which I had only one line of lyrics I gave up. Perhaps I'll add the lyrics in the end of the last chapter *thinks*
Oh well, time to thank all my wonderful reviewers! Sharon (good that you liked it so much!), Synchronized Love (here you go! I hope I managed to keep it interesting. And you put me on your favorites list? Oooh! ^___^), Ali (I wasn't exactly going to make it so descriptive, but it seems to work that way very well ^.^), Yami Tsuki Tenshi (I can't believe you have managed to avoid vampire fics...), Wolfchanger (fluffiness coming up in ch 3. Sorry, couldn't fit it in earlier!), firedraygon97 (I liked that part myself), holo (*squeals* I love vampire fics too!), Seventh Sage (I also hope this is good...), Neko Oni (I truly wish you think so after reading this chapter, too), Ash Nite (my latest reviewer! thank you!) and someone with no name (right... I intend to continue soon!) Thank you to all!!!
Slaying the Dreamer, chapter 2: Meet the World
Beware, world, for here I come!
Oh, that was so dramatic. Like I was going to conquer them or something. Not like anyone heard it anyway, seeing how I only thought it.
I carefully started to walk in the direction the three young humans had gone. I was curious about the puzzle the shortest one of them was carrying, and I would in no way object to meeting this person that looked so much like me.
Coming to the edge of the cemetery, I stopped beneath an oak tree. So much noise, it took a while to actually hear it. The light was blinding, I could feel the pupils in my eyes become slit like a cat's. This was one problem I didn't com to think of... In so much light my eyes would look different that a mortal's, the slit pupils and a slight crimson tint in my otherwise violet eyes revealing me to be something else.
I thought on this problem, interestedly looking at the humans walking back and forth on the amazingly smooth roads of this new kind of city. Young and old, short and tall, men and women, all the different groups were displayed right before me. And their clothes... How could people ever dress like they used to back when I was last awake, when this was so much more fun?
I could see women dressed in those short skirts the girl from earlier was wearing, women in longer skirts, and even women wearing trousers... So much more fascinating than the eternal long dresses women used to wear. The men were not far behind, no more stiff-looking fashion of the upper class of the worse selections of the lower. No, these men made use of anything and everything, basking in the diversity of style and fabric.
I couldn't wait to get to know how all this came to be. And what year was this? I still didn't know...
Then I noticed a middle-aged man coming towards me, reeking of alcohol. His walking was uneven, he struggled from one side of the street to the other. What interested me of him was the thing on his face. I walked up to him and took them.
"Hey man, whaddya doing with my shades? Give 'em back!"
Shades . . . These would certainly help me with my little problem with my eyes. I tried them on. They fit just fine, what a lucky man - vampire - I was to get all this from those few people I had met face-to-face in this short time. Well, more like head-to-face with the last one, but I wouldn't stick to the details now.
Not giving the drunkard one more glance I went to join the mass of people milling on the streets. Oh so tempting... Perhaps I hadn't drunk enough after all, for all these human bodies so close to me made me crave for fresh blood. Determined to stay in my age-old decision, I wandered down the street, looking at the brightly lighted windows of what must be shops.
And what shops... With just one look I could see two jewelry shops, three selling cosmetics and no less than six selling clothes! People of this time must be rich... That reminded me of my own situation. Of course I had some savings in safe places, but I wouldn't know if they were still there. I had merely recently started moving my fortune to banks, and I didn't know if they still had them. No matter. I couldn't remember which banks, and how to access them.
If I needed something, I could steal from some unfortunate mortal getting in my way, but if I was going to stay here for a very long time I would have to start looking for my hidden treasures. It would have more... glamour. Not to mention I didn't want to be chased down by the police.
I wonder if they still have vampire-hunters here? That would be such a shame. I hated killing people, and I would have to kill anyone coming to hunt me... It wouldn't do to have a few of those annoying pests trailing my every move.
Walking around a corner, I saw that sweet, short boy from earlier. Yugi was his name? He was sitting on a table with those friends of his, drinking something. That place seemed to be an outer part of some bar. I wonder... My gaze slid past all the tables. No room there, it seemed like every table was taken. But theirs had free chairs...
Never being one to think for too long before acting, I noticed a mortal stuffing what seemed like money to her purse. Immediately I walked up to her.
"Oh, there you are. I see you brought the money. I'm so grateful."
My voice sounded odd after so many years of silence. As I was marveling on it, she raised her head, looking at me weirdly. No time to dawdle on such details...
//Nothing's wrong, dear. You just met an old friend, who you promised to lend some money to. Be calm.//
She got a bit vacant look.
"Hi! I was already expecting you. Here you go!"
She held out a handful of paper money and some coins. I looked at them.
"I seem to have forgotten my wallet... Could I anyhow ask you to..?"
"Of course. You know me, nothing I wouldn't do for you!"
She took out some papers from the wallet, I was quick enough to see how some of them had her picture and they were all full of writing. Then she put the money in and gave it to me.
"Here you go!"
"Thank you! I knew I could count on you. I would have been in big trouble if I hadn't gotten this money somewhere."
"Don't mention it. See you!"
"Yes, we should go have lunch some time. I'll pay..."
She laughed. "You're always such a gentleman."
Then she turned and left, glancing back and waving her hand. I waved back. So easy to fool her. Then again, few were the mortals who could resist my vampiric abilities. I stuffed the wallet to a pocket in the back of my pants and walked to the bar my little prey was sitting in.
Looking discreetly around, I noticed people walking in and coming back out with drinks in their hands. Living up to my image, I went inside to buy something. The interior was dim, at least. And smelled of cigarettes. Looking at the pictures of the colorful bottles, I noticed one with a bat on the side. How fitting, I grinned. And the stuff was red too, at least one flavor of it.
I ordered one of those, and after struggling a bit with this strange kind of money, I managed to give the bartender the right amount. So much writing on the sides of the bottle... Deciding to ignore it - I wasn't going to drink it anyway - I walked back out, having assured myself that there were no vacant tables in the inside, either.
There he was again, my little mystery. Looking so happy with those friends of his I almost felt sorry for him. I navigated among the people in different stages of drunkenness, heading for Yugi's table.
"May I sit here? This place seems kind of full..."
Okay, that wasn't a very good opening. But no use crying over it, done was done. At least it got his attention, and he looked surprised to see a near- copy of himself. But not scared or anything, although that male friend of his looked at me in a bad way...
"Sure! Just grab a chair!"
So cheerful... I wondered what I looked like to him. I should have drunk more blood, as my skin would be of a more natural color then. Sometimes I really was too impulsive.
As the blond friend of Yugi's opened his mouth to say something, I looked at him sharply from behind my shaded glasses. No way I would let him ruin my little chat with this copy of me.
//No need to be rude, I'm just going to talk. Be quiet.//
That took care of the bigmouthed jerk. Instead of saying something he took a big gulp of his drink. I looked at the girl. She wasn't going to be any trouble if I didn't get too friendly with Yugi there, as she was making calf-eyes at him. I bet she hadn't even noticed me sitting down.
"On a night out with your friends?"
"Yeah... It _is_ Friday, after all. And we all got through this really important exam, the results just came out today."
"Good for you!"
I looked at him intensely. He didn't even blink under my gaze, just looked back with those too big eyes of his. What was he to do something like that? Usually people at least started feeling uncomfortable.
"So... I couldn't but notice how you have an exactly same looking Puzzle hanging there. I thought mine was unique, where did you get that?"
I neglected to mention every other thing we had in common. The little one looked down and blinked.
"Oh this? My grandfather gave it to me a couple years ago. It's an Egyptian item, very ancient. How did you get yours?"
Again those innocent eyes turned to me. How did he manage to look like that?
"I...went to Egypt about three years ago and bought it from a tiny shop in some small village somewhere. Cannot remember its name."
That lie was barely acceptable. I should practice. Looking down at my bottle of crimson liquid, I thought it would be good to at least pretend I drank it. Raising it to my lips, I used my not-so-great acting skills to make it seem like I drank the thing.
"Is that good? I've thought about buying one many times, but never got around to it."
I looked at Yugi - and his name made me remember I shouldn't use it, as there was no way I could know it from his point of view.
"Yeah it's just good."
He looked hesitant for a moment, then brightened up.
"You don't exactly seem like a type to put some drugs or something in it, so mind you if I taste it?"
"Uhh... Sure you can take a sip. Here you go"
I gave him the bottle. He raised it to his lips, and I could only watch in fascination.
"It really is good."
Taking the bottle back from his outstretched hand, I was hypnotized by his alluring posture. He smiled slightly.
"You know, I just remembered I have to go. Enjoy your night."
"We will. Hope you won't get late from whatever you need to do."
I walked away, leaving the bottle on the table.
I for some reason felt like he had looked straight through me, and that was something that had never happened. Or if it had, I had forgotten it completely.
Dazed, I headed back to the cool tomb. I needed to clear my head.
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AN: I decided you would deserve this so quick (thank you once again to everyone who reviewed!!!), but don't expect ch 3 for some time. I have many things to do like baking for christmas and such, but I promise I'll make room for writing in my schedule this week.
At least if I get so many wonderful reviews as in the first chapter... So please review!