The 3000GT sped down the highway, and as it approached a tight turn, an object appeared in the headlight's beam. It was a person sitting in the middle of the road. Danielle swerved to avoid hitting them and pulled over to the side of the road. "What the hell are you doing in the middle of the goddamn road, huh?!!" Danielle yelled angrily as she swung open her door and stepped out of the car. "Danielle, get back in the car - come on, let's just get to Crystal's house." Marc said to her. The vampire looked at her lover with an irritated expression. "That asshole almost made me run my car off the road and ruin it, and you want me to just get in the car and forget about it?!" She shrieked. Marc looked at her, and shook his head in disbelief.
The hawk started to cry, and Danielle looked up. "What?" She asked the hawk. When she turned around to continue yelling at the person sitting in the street, she realized they were gone. "What the fu--" She started and was cut off abruptly by a female lunging at her. "Jesus!!" Danielle gasped as she dodged her attacker. The female jumped back into the shadows, and all Danielle could see were two silver- blue eyes shining like marbles hiding in the brush. A guttural voice snarled at her. "Marc is coming with me." Danielle scoffed at the still unidentified female, and looked over at her car, which was too far away to try to get her weapons from. She wondered why she hadn't armed herself before getting into the car. She knew this would possibly happen. The hawk continued to circle above them. Seeing he could do nothing, she thanked him for helping out, and dismissed him from his duties. The hawk flew off, and Marc, finally realizing why Danielle was taking so long to get back in the car, stepped out. "Marc! Get back in the car!" Danielle screeched at him. The female in the shadows snickered. "Well, well, well. If it isn't the one I have been searching for..." Marc looked over at the glowing eyes. "Who are you?" he asked angrily.
The figure stepped out from her hiding spot and jumped at Marc. He tried to fight her off, but he lost his balance, and fell square on his back. She jumped on top of him and started clawing at him. Marc was frozen as he recognized his attacker. It was Trinity. "Trinity!!" He yelled. "Trinity?!" Danielle exclaimed in response to his cry. Trinity stopped mauling Marc for a second. She laughed arrogantly. Marc tried to push her off of him, but for some strange reason she felt much stronger than him. She stood up, and dragged Marc up with her. "Don't make this hard on yourself. Just come back with me." Trinity snarled.
"Let him go.... NOW." Danielle demanded.
Trinity turned her icy glare to Danielle. "Oh, so the little bitch wants some more, huh?" she spat out.
Danielle closed her eyes for a second. Trinity threw Marc like a ragdoll 500 ft past the 3000GT, which was a good 50 feet away. He lay there, unable to move, paralyzed from the shock and trauma of what just happened. Danielle's eyes snapped open, glaring right into Trinity's. A roar sounded in the distance. No one seemed to notice. Trinity smirked at Danielle and started to approach her. "You know why I am so strong, don't you, Toreador bitch?" Trinity asked. "I'm Sabbat, Paul's progeny. I am blood bound to the Sabbat. Marc is no match for me, which is why I was created and sent out to get him back. Sabbat is oh- so brutally strong compared to the normal ho- hum vampires you and all the rest are. You should be no match for me either, blade master. What good are you without your weapons? Hmm? You may be older by what? 7 years? But you're still a baby vampire yourself, so why don't you just give up?" She continued. Danielle just cracked her knuckles and inhaled deeply.
The wind picked up, the trees lining the deserted highway rustling. A large, black shadow moving extremely quickly was approaching. Trinity didn't notice. Her eyes were completely fixed on Danielle. She screamed as she lunged again at Danielle. At the exact time Trinity screamed, a deafening roar filled the air. A huge black cat, which appeared to be a panther of some sort, pounced on Trinity, knocking her over. It snarled at her, baring bright white teeth. It had bright green eyes that reflected in the moonlight. It's large paws rested on Trinity's shoulders, pinning her to the ground. She tried to wriggle out from under the hulking beast, but it sunk its silvery claws into her flesh. She gasped as the panther growled louder; it's hot breath in her face. "Good boy Majin." Danielle praised, as she patted the beast on it's broad back. She took the katana that was strapped to the cat's back off, and slung it over her own shoulder.
"You.. you know this thing?!" Trinity stammered coarsely.
"I OWN this thing." Danielle corrected her sternly. "His name is Majin Hyou. It means Devil Panther in Japanese. I'm sure you know why he is named that by now, no?" Danielle continued. "He is bloodbound to me. Has been since I was embraced. My sire brought me him as a gift, for protection. He hasn't let me down since. He has all the powers of a vampire. The speed, strength, healing capabilities... but you will find that out soon enough, sweet Trinity.
Should I kill her Danielle? Majin asked Danielle telepathically.
No... let's play with her for a bit. she replied.
Trinity looked at the panther on top of her and then at Danielle, who seemed to be plotting against her. "Uhm... can you get your cat to get off of me?" Trinity asked ever- so politely. "I guess so." Danielle replied, and motioned for Majin to let go of her. The panther stepped off of her, and walked over to its owner and sat down. The cat came up to a little higher than Danielle's elbow. Trinity stood up, brushed herself off, and turned around. She wondered what she should do next. Paul would kill her if she came back empty handed.
Danielle turned around, and as she did, Trinity jumped at her again. This time Trinity met the blade of Danielle's katana, halving herself cleanly, falling crumpled on the ground. "Damn!" Danielle cursed. She pulled a Zippo out of her pocket and lit Trinity's remains on fire. Marc stirred, and shakily stood up. "What happened?" He asked as he looked around. Danielle looked at him, as did Majin. He gasped. "What the hell have you been feeding that kitten?!!"
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