Sarah woke up the next morning and went outside. It was 6:00 a.m. and the paper had been delivered. She picked it up and froze at the headline and the picture. She looked around and ran inside and ran straight up to the apartment. She looked around. She tried to find Alex. There was no sign of him there.
Sarah finally knocked on Louise's door. She got up, she looked at Sarah.
"What is it?" she asked like, Sarah was an idiot. Sarah ignored her as it was a beastly hour to be awake. But she couldn't sleep.
"Where is Alex?"
"Alex?" she asked.
"Yes. Alex" Sarah said. Louise looked at the clock.
"Try the motel."
"Motel?" Sarah asked.
"Midnight Star Motel." "It's-" Sarah interrupted her.
"I know where it is." that was the hotel she had stayed at before she came here. 'Why would he be there?' she wondered.
"Why would he be there?" she asked. She shrugged.
"I think he has friends there." "I don't know, why?" she asked annoyed.
"No reason." "I'm sorry for bothering you." "I'll see you around." she nodded and closed her door. Sarah, however, she went out to her car and drove to the 'Midnight Star Motel' where she found a boy at the desk. He had pale skin and blonde hair, he had blue eyes, but they looked like they were for human appearance, the only thing that made her say this was the aura that surrounded him. It was weak, but it was there. She approached him. He looked up.
"How may I help you?" he asked. He sounded like he didn't sense her aura, which he probably didn't. Sarah was glad, if he did there might be a confrontation, and Sarah was trying to avoid any fighting she could. Besides, if he was a friend of Alex's, she would not want to cause a rift in her new found friend.
Sarah still could not believe that she had so quickly become his friend. But she understood, he was a witch in the same predicament as her, well, she was in a worse one, but otherwise, they had their similiarities. And Alex understood that, they would both need each other's help, and guidance. Sarah might need more of his, but she was willing to take it. Apparently without her mother around and in a dire situation, certain things she had never found possible were. She could trust that a vampire wouldn't kill her, she could trust that she would be safe in a place where she knew nothing about. And though she was not completely safe, she did have a certain assurance, that as long as she and Alex conducted themselves in a way that was plausible, a witch might not ever become a problem. Most likely the hugest problem they would come across, would be the threat they were faced with now, and Nikolas. He was not really a threat, he would not hurt Sarah, but sending vampires after her, if that was what he was doing, was a danger. And of course, the ever elusive and annoying Kaleo.
'And if a certain vampire doesn't get out of my head, he really will sleep in a coffin.' Sarah said silently in her mind. She could feel the vampire sifting through. Which was why she had thought certain things. But this one was not showing himself. Even Kaleo's arrogance could not have resisted saying something when she mentioned him.
'I'm not Kaleo.' Sarah's eyes barely widened. It was Nikolas.
'Goodbye Sarah, I shall tell my brother you are well.' his presence vanished, and Sarah recovered quickly.
"I am looking for Alex, Alex. . ." she tried to remember his name, she remembered what Chuck said. "Ventrover." he nodded.
"This way." he led her to a back room. Alex was at a table with several vampires. They all had weak auras. About as harmless as Nyssa and Christopher. Although she wasn't sure if he was Christopher, or Kristopher. But something told her, he was Christopher.
"Alex, someone is here to see you." she woke up from her thoughts, she had been paying modest attention, not full. He looked up curious. She stepped forward and threw the paper on the table. Alex looked at it and his eyes widened, he looked at Sarah, a little frightened. Sarah nodded. He returned to looking at the paper, scanning the article.
Young Boy Found Dead Outside Car
By:
Caroline Scharr
A young boy was found dead outside his car. No one knows who killed him, or why he was killed. Though there is speculation that it has to do with a car crash. The front of his car was dented, as was the rest of the vehicle. Police say it is possible that he may have bumped into another car and then somehow became turned over. They are not saying anything, but there are speculations that the person who was involved in the car accident may have done it, however, there is no proof as yet.
Also another interesting point, he was completely drained of blood, but there are no identifying marks as to how this was done.
There was more below but Alex did not read it all. Sarah had all ready read it all. There was a picture of the boy by the car. It was the vampire that had tried to run them off the road. Alex looked again at Sarah.
"You have no idea about this do you?" he asked, all ready knowing the answer.
"No." "You don't either." she stated. Someone had killed the boy, Sarah had a feeling she knew who.
"Alex, can we get somewhere private to talk?" Alex nodded.
"I'll see you guys later." they all nodded and didn't ask any questions. One vampire, with red hair looked at Sarah and continually watched her until she left. It bothered Sarah greatly. There were two cars, so they drove back to the apartment in seperate cars, and then they both got in Alex's and they drove away.
"Alex, why didn't those vampires ask any questions?" she asked. "Why didn't they ask anything, not even who I was?" Alex looked at her.
"They accept a lot. They know you are a witch. They know I'm one." "No worries, everything's cool."
"You sure?" she asked. He nodded.
"Now, do you have any idea who killed him?"
"Maybe, I can't understand why he would attack me, I am protected after all." "I thought only the vampire who called for my blood could decide whether or not I lived or died." Alex looked at her.
"You're protected?"
"My sister cut Nikolas, he therefore has a bond on me and my kin." "So, no one but him can kill me." Alex looked at her.
"I guess someone should have told him that." he said grimly. Sarah nodded. They continued driving onward and Sarah began to wonder.
"Do any of those vampires know any powerful vampires, like Nikolas, or Kaleo?"
"No, not that I know of." "I don't think they know anyone outside of the state of Montana." "Except for the ones who made them." he added. She nodded, but something was still nagging at her. Then it hit her. The red head!
"Alex, there was a red headed boy at your table, do you know him?"
"He's a friend of Mitch's, he was another vampire there. Why?"
"He passed me at the bank." "When I changed accounts."
"Oh, where were you?" she gave him the location of the bank. He nodded.
"That's his neighborhood." "I remember, Mitch mentioned it." "Don't worry, they can't turn you in." "If they turn you in, they turn me in and they won't do that." "A vampire keeps his promises." Sarah nodded.
"Well, I suppose I should be thankful of that."
"You and me both." "A lot of witches would be rather surprised to find me, and I don't imagine they would be so surprised as to let me slip past again."
"No, they wouldn't." Sarah said, knowing perfectly well, were he to be caught, he would be put on trial.
"Although, you probably wouldn't have very many problems." "After all, you haven't killed a vampire."
"No, I haven't." he said. "But still, I like having my witch power. It balances out the vampire aura." "The one I don't like having. And I would still have that without the powers." "My grandmother, and my mother, they made a deal with a vampire." "Both of them, which vampire I don't know, but I know that they made one, and I don't even know if they asked the same vampire, or why they did it." he said. He looked ahead completely focused. It seemed he was annoyed about that.
"Well, I'm quite sure it was for a good reason." they were silent for a few minutes.
"So," Alex ventured,"Any ideas who did this?" he asked.
"My best guess would be Nikolas, or maybe Kaleo." "It could be him too." "But I'm betting on Nikolas, he sent me a message, a few seconds before your friend attracted your attetnion." "He said he would tell Christopher that I was well." Sarah looked behind her, and outside the car, as if at any moment she would see a car pull out that would try to run her over. Or she would see Nikolas jump out at any moment. Whether or not she was paranoid she couldn't say, but the newspaper bothered her. Nikolas or some other vampire had killed the vampire that tried to kill her and Alex, if that was what he had been doing, but they had not covered it up. Which made no sense, why wouldn't they cover it up? Or if she had to see it, make it so she could see it with only Alex or by herself. Why for everyone to see? What point were they trying to make?
That was when it occured to her, that maybe it was someone else, someone who was extremely cocky. Extremely arrogant or extremely powerful. Who? Why? And what did they want?
"Alex, do you have any vampires after you?" "Maybe did you make a vampire angry, or do you recognize something about this?" Alex looked at her.
"Alex if you know something, please," she grabbed his arm,"Tell me." he pulled over.
"As much as I can figure out, this vampire is cocky." "He. . . he wants us and everybody to see what he did." "That means that there is someone here besides you and me." "Probably another hunter." "Or a vampire who wants to kill you." "I know I haven't had any vampire connections except for being a strong Arun, and of course a few friends here." "But that's it." "So most likely this has to do with you."
"So, there is another hunter here." "Okay, all we have to do is find out who and where they are." "Alex, you haven't held anything back have you?" "Perhaps, the fact that you are here to take me back to trial?" he chuckled and turned to her.
"Look at what you have seen?" "Would I be taking you to trial?" she smiled.
"Sorry." "I odn't know." "I think I've lost my mind."
"You haven't, you're just worried. You don't want to lose your powers. Without them, you're vulnerable." "I understand." "Now do you understand why I can't lose mine?" "I'll be the first to admit, she's a bitch, but losing your powers is no way to get back at her." "But you wouldnt' have to worry." "Technically, no one can touch you except the vampire who has claimed blood on you, or a vampire he or she has sent. And they can only do the job that they were sent to do." "That vampire either didn't know, or thought he would get a reward." "I guess someone should have mentioned that rewards aren't given to pleasures removed, or in the case of Nikolas getting his message wrong."
"What do you mean?"
"Well, obviously, Nikolas does not want you dead." "If he did, you would be dead all ready."
"How do you know that?" he sighed.
"I have had some dealings with Nikolas, not up front though." "I met a vampire once, he had dealt with Nikolas." "Not only that, I observed a few vampires, Nikolas was one of them, I can tell you, he kills his enemies, Kaleo is the only one still alive." "Well him and a few witches." "But you all ready know this."
"True." "Besides, I think that Nikolas is trying to bring me in alive to find out what happened."
"What do you mean?"
"I left." "I just turned and left, after . . . after a bad memory." "He'll want to know why I ran, and why I didn't try to kill Christopher."
"You can't can you?" "You love him." he asked. She nodded.
"I do, but I'm afraid I have a few things to work out first." "I'll figure them out when I can." "Till then, I'll stick around, at least for as long as I can."
"Hey, unless we can't find that witch and they call in the cavalry, there isn't any reason you should have to leave." "Unless Kaleo can't fall to the groin trick." She smiled again. She remembered the voice, she shivered. Everytime she thought about that voice she felt frightened. The voice was cold, death, a hunter. She recognized the tone. He hunted many, he'd killed hundreds, thousands, maybe more. He was dangerous, that much she was sure of, perhaps it was the way he sounded. All she knew was she didn't want to meet the vampire who had that voice.
"What are you thinking about?" Alex asked.
"When I kneed Kaleo, there was another vampire there." "He laughed, his voice, it, it spooked me I guess."
"Huh, well, what spooks you about it?" he looked at her, he was curious.
"Well, I don't know, it was the sound, it just didn't feel right. . . at all. . . it felt like. . . ." Sarah groped for the right way to say it.
"Death." she said. "Like the whisper of death almost." "I don't know, I guess I'm losing it."
"Don't say that so soon Sarah." "The vampires around here are jumpy. Something's up." "Even I can feel it." "There is someone here, someone deadly." "I don't know what they want. But I don't want to know." "And I know that I don't want to meet them." "Caryn said she would see what she can pick up, so that will confirm our suspicions." "Either that or meeting the vampire ourselves." Sarah thought about it.
"I guess so." "Yes." "Will she get into any trouble with the vampires for poking around like that?" "I wouldn't want her to get killed." Alex shook his head.
"Don't worry about her." "She'll be fine." "Technically, if anyone was going to get into trouble, it would be the vampires, and I doubt anyone is going to do something to them."
"Well, if you're sure."
"Hey Sarah, about yesterday, the thing that spooked me out." "A vampire said that I wouldn't make it out, then it seems he thought I would do well." "So, as long as we're marking down suspicious things, let's add that to the list." "He said we'd run into each other, not in so many words, but that was his meaning." "So you know he intends on causing some sort of trouble, or at least appearing to us." "Which could end up being the same thing guessing from the attitude of the vampire."
"Well, I guess then we'd better keep on our toes." Alex nodded. He started the car and they got going, Sarah turned to him.
"Do you know of any places offering work?" Alex thought about it.
"No." "I don't." "At least not that involve your skills." "There is an acting group somewhere around here, they were trying to get people." "Can you act?"
Sarah finally knocked on Louise's door. She got up, she looked at Sarah.
"What is it?" she asked like, Sarah was an idiot. Sarah ignored her as it was a beastly hour to be awake. But she couldn't sleep.
"Where is Alex?"
"Alex?" she asked.
"Yes. Alex" Sarah said. Louise looked at the clock.
"Try the motel."
"Motel?" Sarah asked.
"Midnight Star Motel." "It's-" Sarah interrupted her.
"I know where it is." that was the hotel she had stayed at before she came here. 'Why would he be there?' she wondered.
"Why would he be there?" she asked. She shrugged.
"I think he has friends there." "I don't know, why?" she asked annoyed.
"No reason." "I'm sorry for bothering you." "I'll see you around." she nodded and closed her door. Sarah, however, she went out to her car and drove to the 'Midnight Star Motel' where she found a boy at the desk. He had pale skin and blonde hair, he had blue eyes, but they looked like they were for human appearance, the only thing that made her say this was the aura that surrounded him. It was weak, but it was there. She approached him. He looked up.
"How may I help you?" he asked. He sounded like he didn't sense her aura, which he probably didn't. Sarah was glad, if he did there might be a confrontation, and Sarah was trying to avoid any fighting she could. Besides, if he was a friend of Alex's, she would not want to cause a rift in her new found friend.
Sarah still could not believe that she had so quickly become his friend. But she understood, he was a witch in the same predicament as her, well, she was in a worse one, but otherwise, they had their similiarities. And Alex understood that, they would both need each other's help, and guidance. Sarah might need more of his, but she was willing to take it. Apparently without her mother around and in a dire situation, certain things she had never found possible were. She could trust that a vampire wouldn't kill her, she could trust that she would be safe in a place where she knew nothing about. And though she was not completely safe, she did have a certain assurance, that as long as she and Alex conducted themselves in a way that was plausible, a witch might not ever become a problem. Most likely the hugest problem they would come across, would be the threat they were faced with now, and Nikolas. He was not really a threat, he would not hurt Sarah, but sending vampires after her, if that was what he was doing, was a danger. And of course, the ever elusive and annoying Kaleo.
'And if a certain vampire doesn't get out of my head, he really will sleep in a coffin.' Sarah said silently in her mind. She could feel the vampire sifting through. Which was why she had thought certain things. But this one was not showing himself. Even Kaleo's arrogance could not have resisted saying something when she mentioned him.
'I'm not Kaleo.' Sarah's eyes barely widened. It was Nikolas.
'Goodbye Sarah, I shall tell my brother you are well.' his presence vanished, and Sarah recovered quickly.
"I am looking for Alex, Alex. . ." she tried to remember his name, she remembered what Chuck said. "Ventrover." he nodded.
"This way." he led her to a back room. Alex was at a table with several vampires. They all had weak auras. About as harmless as Nyssa and Christopher. Although she wasn't sure if he was Christopher, or Kristopher. But something told her, he was Christopher.
"Alex, someone is here to see you." she woke up from her thoughts, she had been paying modest attention, not full. He looked up curious. She stepped forward and threw the paper on the table. Alex looked at it and his eyes widened, he looked at Sarah, a little frightened. Sarah nodded. He returned to looking at the paper, scanning the article.
Young Boy Found Dead Outside Car
By:
Caroline Scharr
A young boy was found dead outside his car. No one knows who killed him, or why he was killed. Though there is speculation that it has to do with a car crash. The front of his car was dented, as was the rest of the vehicle. Police say it is possible that he may have bumped into another car and then somehow became turned over. They are not saying anything, but there are speculations that the person who was involved in the car accident may have done it, however, there is no proof as yet.
Also another interesting point, he was completely drained of blood, but there are no identifying marks as to how this was done.
There was more below but Alex did not read it all. Sarah had all ready read it all. There was a picture of the boy by the car. It was the vampire that had tried to run them off the road. Alex looked again at Sarah.
"You have no idea about this do you?" he asked, all ready knowing the answer.
"No." "You don't either." she stated. Someone had killed the boy, Sarah had a feeling she knew who.
"Alex, can we get somewhere private to talk?" Alex nodded.
"I'll see you guys later." they all nodded and didn't ask any questions. One vampire, with red hair looked at Sarah and continually watched her until she left. It bothered Sarah greatly. There were two cars, so they drove back to the apartment in seperate cars, and then they both got in Alex's and they drove away.
"Alex, why didn't those vampires ask any questions?" she asked. "Why didn't they ask anything, not even who I was?" Alex looked at her.
"They accept a lot. They know you are a witch. They know I'm one." "No worries, everything's cool."
"You sure?" she asked. He nodded.
"Now, do you have any idea who killed him?"
"Maybe, I can't understand why he would attack me, I am protected after all." "I thought only the vampire who called for my blood could decide whether or not I lived or died." Alex looked at her.
"You're protected?"
"My sister cut Nikolas, he therefore has a bond on me and my kin." "So, no one but him can kill me." Alex looked at her.
"I guess someone should have told him that." he said grimly. Sarah nodded. They continued driving onward and Sarah began to wonder.
"Do any of those vampires know any powerful vampires, like Nikolas, or Kaleo?"
"No, not that I know of." "I don't think they know anyone outside of the state of Montana." "Except for the ones who made them." he added. She nodded, but something was still nagging at her. Then it hit her. The red head!
"Alex, there was a red headed boy at your table, do you know him?"
"He's a friend of Mitch's, he was another vampire there. Why?"
"He passed me at the bank." "When I changed accounts."
"Oh, where were you?" she gave him the location of the bank. He nodded.
"That's his neighborhood." "I remember, Mitch mentioned it." "Don't worry, they can't turn you in." "If they turn you in, they turn me in and they won't do that." "A vampire keeps his promises." Sarah nodded.
"Well, I suppose I should be thankful of that."
"You and me both." "A lot of witches would be rather surprised to find me, and I don't imagine they would be so surprised as to let me slip past again."
"No, they wouldn't." Sarah said, knowing perfectly well, were he to be caught, he would be put on trial.
"Although, you probably wouldn't have very many problems." "After all, you haven't killed a vampire."
"No, I haven't." he said. "But still, I like having my witch power. It balances out the vampire aura." "The one I don't like having. And I would still have that without the powers." "My grandmother, and my mother, they made a deal with a vampire." "Both of them, which vampire I don't know, but I know that they made one, and I don't even know if they asked the same vampire, or why they did it." he said. He looked ahead completely focused. It seemed he was annoyed about that.
"Well, I'm quite sure it was for a good reason." they were silent for a few minutes.
"So," Alex ventured,"Any ideas who did this?" he asked.
"My best guess would be Nikolas, or maybe Kaleo." "It could be him too." "But I'm betting on Nikolas, he sent me a message, a few seconds before your friend attracted your attetnion." "He said he would tell Christopher that I was well." Sarah looked behind her, and outside the car, as if at any moment she would see a car pull out that would try to run her over. Or she would see Nikolas jump out at any moment. Whether or not she was paranoid she couldn't say, but the newspaper bothered her. Nikolas or some other vampire had killed the vampire that tried to kill her and Alex, if that was what he had been doing, but they had not covered it up. Which made no sense, why wouldn't they cover it up? Or if she had to see it, make it so she could see it with only Alex or by herself. Why for everyone to see? What point were they trying to make?
That was when it occured to her, that maybe it was someone else, someone who was extremely cocky. Extremely arrogant or extremely powerful. Who? Why? And what did they want?
"Alex, do you have any vampires after you?" "Maybe did you make a vampire angry, or do you recognize something about this?" Alex looked at her.
"Alex if you know something, please," she grabbed his arm,"Tell me." he pulled over.
"As much as I can figure out, this vampire is cocky." "He. . . he wants us and everybody to see what he did." "That means that there is someone here besides you and me." "Probably another hunter." "Or a vampire who wants to kill you." "I know I haven't had any vampire connections except for being a strong Arun, and of course a few friends here." "But that's it." "So most likely this has to do with you."
"So, there is another hunter here." "Okay, all we have to do is find out who and where they are." "Alex, you haven't held anything back have you?" "Perhaps, the fact that you are here to take me back to trial?" he chuckled and turned to her.
"Look at what you have seen?" "Would I be taking you to trial?" she smiled.
"Sorry." "I odn't know." "I think I've lost my mind."
"You haven't, you're just worried. You don't want to lose your powers. Without them, you're vulnerable." "I understand." "Now do you understand why I can't lose mine?" "I'll be the first to admit, she's a bitch, but losing your powers is no way to get back at her." "But you wouldnt' have to worry." "Technically, no one can touch you except the vampire who has claimed blood on you, or a vampire he or she has sent. And they can only do the job that they were sent to do." "That vampire either didn't know, or thought he would get a reward." "I guess someone should have mentioned that rewards aren't given to pleasures removed, or in the case of Nikolas getting his message wrong."
"What do you mean?"
"Well, obviously, Nikolas does not want you dead." "If he did, you would be dead all ready."
"How do you know that?" he sighed.
"I have had some dealings with Nikolas, not up front though." "I met a vampire once, he had dealt with Nikolas." "Not only that, I observed a few vampires, Nikolas was one of them, I can tell you, he kills his enemies, Kaleo is the only one still alive." "Well him and a few witches." "But you all ready know this."
"True." "Besides, I think that Nikolas is trying to bring me in alive to find out what happened."
"What do you mean?"
"I left." "I just turned and left, after . . . after a bad memory." "He'll want to know why I ran, and why I didn't try to kill Christopher."
"You can't can you?" "You love him." he asked. She nodded.
"I do, but I'm afraid I have a few things to work out first." "I'll figure them out when I can." "Till then, I'll stick around, at least for as long as I can."
"Hey, unless we can't find that witch and they call in the cavalry, there isn't any reason you should have to leave." "Unless Kaleo can't fall to the groin trick." She smiled again. She remembered the voice, she shivered. Everytime she thought about that voice she felt frightened. The voice was cold, death, a hunter. She recognized the tone. He hunted many, he'd killed hundreds, thousands, maybe more. He was dangerous, that much she was sure of, perhaps it was the way he sounded. All she knew was she didn't want to meet the vampire who had that voice.
"What are you thinking about?" Alex asked.
"When I kneed Kaleo, there was another vampire there." "He laughed, his voice, it, it spooked me I guess."
"Huh, well, what spooks you about it?" he looked at her, he was curious.
"Well, I don't know, it was the sound, it just didn't feel right. . . at all. . . it felt like. . . ." Sarah groped for the right way to say it.
"Death." she said. "Like the whisper of death almost." "I don't know, I guess I'm losing it."
"Don't say that so soon Sarah." "The vampires around here are jumpy. Something's up." "Even I can feel it." "There is someone here, someone deadly." "I don't know what they want. But I don't want to know." "And I know that I don't want to meet them." "Caryn said she would see what she can pick up, so that will confirm our suspicions." "Either that or meeting the vampire ourselves." Sarah thought about it.
"I guess so." "Yes." "Will she get into any trouble with the vampires for poking around like that?" "I wouldn't want her to get killed." Alex shook his head.
"Don't worry about her." "She'll be fine." "Technically, if anyone was going to get into trouble, it would be the vampires, and I doubt anyone is going to do something to them."
"Well, if you're sure."
"Hey Sarah, about yesterday, the thing that spooked me out." "A vampire said that I wouldn't make it out, then it seems he thought I would do well." "So, as long as we're marking down suspicious things, let's add that to the list." "He said we'd run into each other, not in so many words, but that was his meaning." "So you know he intends on causing some sort of trouble, or at least appearing to us." "Which could end up being the same thing guessing from the attitude of the vampire."
"Well, I guess then we'd better keep on our toes." Alex nodded. He started the car and they got going, Sarah turned to him.
"Do you know of any places offering work?" Alex thought about it.
"No." "I don't." "At least not that involve your skills." "There is an acting group somewhere around here, they were trying to get people." "Can you act?"