Disclaimer: I don't own Nightwalker, but I do own Kitani and Hex and the new guy I'm introducing.
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It was only hours as Shido made his way down the deserted back streets and alleyways. He passed bums smoking in a tightly packed group whispering about the whores they used behind their wives' backs. The vampire paid no particular attention to them as he made his way through the streets. It was only when he passed a young girl, huddled all alone, clutching a small piece of bread as another person beat her, telling her to give it up, was his concentration drawn to the scene. Shaking the images from his head, he shoved his hands into his pockets and moved on.
He looked down at his elegant watch. It was the only thing he had kept from the castle where he had spent a large amount of his life. Though he hated that place with a passion, he could not part with the custom made timepiece. It read nine o'clock, he had time to wander and he didn't know really where he was supposed to go. There was no oasis in the city, he wasn't in a desert. What did it mean? An oasis was a spot of lush vegetation in the middle of a desert; he knew that much, but there was nowhere like that. The central park was the only place he could think of that might even come close. But it was a green place in the center of the city. That's where he would go first. But what then? And even if it was the spot, who would be waiting for him? He expected Cain. But would Kitani be there? Or the boy named Hex?
His mind strayed to Kitani. He had only seen her the night before but she felt familiar. The awful images in the dream flashed before his eyes. That pained, hopeless look she had greatly rivaled that of the amusement and superiority that danced over her expression on the balcony. Had she been changed that much or was it some plan to throw him off track? But off track of what?
Still lost in thought, he entered the park and stood one the cobblestone walkway, waiting for something, or someone, to appear from the shadows and attack him. Every muscle in his body was tense. He nearly jumped out of his skin at the rustle of a few dead leaves dancing their way down the sidewalk. His normally blue-green eyes flashed to a striking gold letting the whole world come into a new and clearer perspective as his vampire instincts took over. There was another rustle and he dismissed it as leaves again. He felt a feather light touch on his shoulder he whipped around with blinding speed. But there was no one there. A scream erupted from deeper in the park and in no time he was running at full speed, the wind whipping back his lavender hair.
Arriving at the place where the scream had come from, he desperately searched for the origin. There was the coppery scent of blood in the air; it was unmistakable, but it was coming from everywhere. It hung in the air around him, filling his noise, tempting his inner desires. Shaking his head, he tried to clear himself. He would not let his instincts cloud his reason and get him killed.
"Let the blood drive you, Shido. Let it take you in. You know you can't live without it. You know that you love that taste, but you're afraid. You're afraid to become what you really are, Shido. I, however, have taken this existence to the pinnacle of it's power." The rich voice filled his head but he couldn't tell who it was. It wasn't Cain, he was sure of that, but who could it be?
The flash of violet, gold, and red mixed with shadows caught his eye. He spun on his heels and faced a shadowed figure who stood just out of the light from the full moon. It held a stem glass filled with a shimmering red the sparkled with changing tints as the glass was tipped in a gently circle.
"I do not understand why we are dependent on the one thing that we are not." Throwing the glass to the ground, it stepped into view and smiled, it's pearl white fangs peeking out from beneath silken lips. Instantly Shido's breath was caught in his throat. This couldn't be; it just wasn't possible.
"What? Are you surprised at what you see? Why, Shido? Are you afraid of what you are?"
Another A/N: Hahahaha CLIFFY!!! You must wait!!!! I am sooooo evil!!! hehehehe . . . hahahaha . . . wahahahaha . . . . MWAHAHAHAHA!!!!!