"Things are never what they seem, are they?", Devin said quietly to
Mallory. She nodded, her eyes still watching the ground. She scanned the
remaining area, then looked up at Devin.
"I have a bad feeling about this. I feel like something is coming. Devin maybe we should get back, I don't like leaving the others ungaurded", Mallory said, turning to face Devin.
"They can take care of themselves, you know. They are a great force when they are together. You need to keep your mind clear. It has been a long long time since you fought a huge battle", Devin said, placing a hand on Mallory's shoulder.
"Well maybe your right. Lets finish patroling this area of the park, then we can head back", Mallory said, walking away from Devin.
"Why are we out here anyway? Its very late you know. Why aren't we back at the Pond sleeping like everybody else?", Devin asked as he caught up with Mallory.
"I'm just having a look around. Never really know what could pop up", she chuckled.
"Why are you laughing? We are out here in the cold, looking for nothing", he growled under his breath.
"Well first of all, Devin, we are pureblood vampires, we have no body temperature. Second, I was just thinking about my son. When he was real young, he would always hide behind things, then jump out when someone was coming", she smiled softly.
"Sorry to ask. I have a bad vibe right now.....", he was cut off by a twig snapping. Mallory froze, listening. Before she had a chance to react, Mallory was grabed from behind and a blade placed on her neck. Devin's eyes turned red in anger, facing the attacker. Marter grinned.
"Why, hello Devin, nice to see you again. And Solana, its always a pleasure seeing you", he snickered.
"Let me go, Marter!!", Mallory growled. Devin was about to advance, but Marter held the blade closer to Mallory's neck.
"I don't think so! One more move and she will be dead!", he threatened.
Devin slowly back up, his eyes still red, glaring at Marter. Out of nowhere, an arrow hit Devin in the shoulder. He let go of Mallory, sending her the ground. Devin grabed her and pulled her out of harms way. Marter was screaming in pain. He was about to flee, but a new blade was held to his neck.
"If I ever catch you near her again, I will make your death a slow one", a voice growled. Marter was pushed to the ground, the arrow still in his shoulder. Blood pouring from the wound. Marter then stood up and ran for the shadows. Mallory looked at her rescuer. He was a duck. He had shoulder length black hair and peircing red eyes. But within seconds, his eyes turned a light blue.
"Thank you, friend", Devin said, nodding to the man.
"Anytime", he shrugged, placing his blade back in his belt.
"Of all the times you choose to come back......why now?", Mallory said.
"I thought that you would need my help...But Solana it took me a while to see what a fool I was", the man said.
"How could you leave me like you did? Didn't you love me?", Mallory challenged.
"Yes.....I loved you with all my heart, but I was so blind at the time. Will you please forgive me?", the man begged.
"How can you ask me that now, Venice?", Mallory sighed. Devin gasped and looked at Venice.
"That is VENICE!! The same vampire that was the father of your son!!! The same Venice that left you!!!", Devin asked shocked.
"Yes Devin, thats him", Mallory nodded.
"Solana..", Venice cried.
"Its all in the past now, Venice. There is nothing that can be changed", Mallory sighed. Venice nodded and hugged her. He sadly let her go.
"I didn't come alone though", Venice smiled.
"What?", Mallory asked, confused. Just then another figure emerged for the darkness. It was a female duck. She was about the same height as Devin, and had dark brown hair. She had a bow in her hand and arrows straped to her back. Mallory gasped.
"Artemis!!!!", Mallory yelled, embracing the girl.
"Its good to see you too, sis", Artemis laughed.
"Thats your SISTER?!?!?", Devin shouted.
"Yes Devin, this is my younger sister, Artemis", Mallory stated proudly.
"You never told me that you had a younger sister!", Devin cried.
"Well you never asked!", Mallory fired back.
They all went back to the Pond and waited for everyone to wake up. The first person up was Wildwing. Seeing his shocked face was priceless. Then when everyone entered the Rec Room, Mallory said she would explain.
"Who are you?", Dive asked, confused.
"Well to start off....This is my sister, Artemis. She is the best archer known to the vampire race. She can hit any target anywhere. She also is the fastest......This is Venice...well he is harder to explain. You see he was the father of my son. I don't think he has any skills, besides leaving", Mallory said, calmly. Venice glared at her.
"More vampires?", Dive asked.
"Yes Dive they are both vampires", Devin answered.
"Artemis, this is Wildwing, his brother Nosedive, thats Tanya, Grin, and that is Duke", Mallory said as she pointed to each of them. Artemis nodded slightly.
"Sim bec achesi tima beashe", Artemis said to Mallory in vampire tounge. 'Duke is very handsome, he yours?'
Mallory laughed nervously and elbowed Artemis in her side.
"Gebecd hes", Mallory growled. 'shut up'
"I have a bad feeling about this. I feel like something is coming. Devin maybe we should get back, I don't like leaving the others ungaurded", Mallory said, turning to face Devin.
"They can take care of themselves, you know. They are a great force when they are together. You need to keep your mind clear. It has been a long long time since you fought a huge battle", Devin said, placing a hand on Mallory's shoulder.
"Well maybe your right. Lets finish patroling this area of the park, then we can head back", Mallory said, walking away from Devin.
"Why are we out here anyway? Its very late you know. Why aren't we back at the Pond sleeping like everybody else?", Devin asked as he caught up with Mallory.
"I'm just having a look around. Never really know what could pop up", she chuckled.
"Why are you laughing? We are out here in the cold, looking for nothing", he growled under his breath.
"Well first of all, Devin, we are pureblood vampires, we have no body temperature. Second, I was just thinking about my son. When he was real young, he would always hide behind things, then jump out when someone was coming", she smiled softly.
"Sorry to ask. I have a bad vibe right now.....", he was cut off by a twig snapping. Mallory froze, listening. Before she had a chance to react, Mallory was grabed from behind and a blade placed on her neck. Devin's eyes turned red in anger, facing the attacker. Marter grinned.
"Why, hello Devin, nice to see you again. And Solana, its always a pleasure seeing you", he snickered.
"Let me go, Marter!!", Mallory growled. Devin was about to advance, but Marter held the blade closer to Mallory's neck.
"I don't think so! One more move and she will be dead!", he threatened.
Devin slowly back up, his eyes still red, glaring at Marter. Out of nowhere, an arrow hit Devin in the shoulder. He let go of Mallory, sending her the ground. Devin grabed her and pulled her out of harms way. Marter was screaming in pain. He was about to flee, but a new blade was held to his neck.
"If I ever catch you near her again, I will make your death a slow one", a voice growled. Marter was pushed to the ground, the arrow still in his shoulder. Blood pouring from the wound. Marter then stood up and ran for the shadows. Mallory looked at her rescuer. He was a duck. He had shoulder length black hair and peircing red eyes. But within seconds, his eyes turned a light blue.
"Thank you, friend", Devin said, nodding to the man.
"Anytime", he shrugged, placing his blade back in his belt.
"Of all the times you choose to come back......why now?", Mallory said.
"I thought that you would need my help...But Solana it took me a while to see what a fool I was", the man said.
"How could you leave me like you did? Didn't you love me?", Mallory challenged.
"Yes.....I loved you with all my heart, but I was so blind at the time. Will you please forgive me?", the man begged.
"How can you ask me that now, Venice?", Mallory sighed. Devin gasped and looked at Venice.
"That is VENICE!! The same vampire that was the father of your son!!! The same Venice that left you!!!", Devin asked shocked.
"Yes Devin, thats him", Mallory nodded.
"Solana..", Venice cried.
"Its all in the past now, Venice. There is nothing that can be changed", Mallory sighed. Venice nodded and hugged her. He sadly let her go.
"I didn't come alone though", Venice smiled.
"What?", Mallory asked, confused. Just then another figure emerged for the darkness. It was a female duck. She was about the same height as Devin, and had dark brown hair. She had a bow in her hand and arrows straped to her back. Mallory gasped.
"Artemis!!!!", Mallory yelled, embracing the girl.
"Its good to see you too, sis", Artemis laughed.
"Thats your SISTER?!?!?", Devin shouted.
"Yes Devin, this is my younger sister, Artemis", Mallory stated proudly.
"You never told me that you had a younger sister!", Devin cried.
"Well you never asked!", Mallory fired back.
They all went back to the Pond and waited for everyone to wake up. The first person up was Wildwing. Seeing his shocked face was priceless. Then when everyone entered the Rec Room, Mallory said she would explain.
"Who are you?", Dive asked, confused.
"Well to start off....This is my sister, Artemis. She is the best archer known to the vampire race. She can hit any target anywhere. She also is the fastest......This is Venice...well he is harder to explain. You see he was the father of my son. I don't think he has any skills, besides leaving", Mallory said, calmly. Venice glared at her.
"More vampires?", Dive asked.
"Yes Dive they are both vampires", Devin answered.
"Artemis, this is Wildwing, his brother Nosedive, thats Tanya, Grin, and that is Duke", Mallory said as she pointed to each of them. Artemis nodded slightly.
"Sim bec achesi tima beashe", Artemis said to Mallory in vampire tounge. 'Duke is very handsome, he yours?'
Mallory laughed nervously and elbowed Artemis in her side.
"Gebecd hes", Mallory growled. 'shut up'