Part II

:::3 years ago:::

The kid kept running and running. His feet getting more and more tired. He knew something was chasing him - he just didn't know what.

He was handling the situation pretty well for a 15 year old kid who had just left home. He had his hope bet on his older brother, for he had done the same thing almost 6 years ago.

He promised he'd come back for him, but he never came. But as the saying wisely says: if Maomé can't go to the mountain, then the mountain must come to Maomé. This case, if Spirka can't go to Kai, then Kai will go to Spirka.

The streets of Kazan were pretty darn cold, especially at night. All of Russia as a matter of fact. But that was something Russian people were actually quite proud of, I mean, if you can survive Russia's winter, then you can survive just about everything! Japan was different: hot and sunny, or at least, that's what his mother would say from time to time, when she got nostalgic, how she missed her dear Japan! But Japan was far away for young Kai, now all that mattered was what the heck was following him!

He was going from scared to terrified by the time he reached the corner of the street, but a very nice vision greeted him: a disco. He was not old enough to get in, but he looked older then what he really was. He sprinted to it and got in, bastard's luck - it was opening night and the entrance was free!

Honestly, running away from home without any money was definitely not one of my best ideas! What's happening?!

Kai tried to blend in, but he had no luck, his painted face and scared expression clearly said he was not OK. Someone up in the croud seemed to notice it, a boy two or three years older then him with flaming red hair couldn't get his eyes off him! Kai was getting very uneasy, and decided to come out. Whatever was following him sure would have left by now! Kai steped outside and went to the back of the disco, away from the lights. He wanted to find Spirka, he remembered him telling him about the great night-life of that city so close, yet so far from home. He had a hint he'd find him here.

Kai was finally relaxing when that thing started following him . He just knew the feeling wasn't good, and when he heard those strange, heavy steps, he knew he'd better run.

And fast!

But... come on, how stupid can you be to actually go to the darkest and dirtiest corner of the bloody street?! There he was, a 15 years old kid, about to piss himself when he saw a big strong shape heading for him.

Kai looked around - there was no way out, he was cornered and he knew he couldn't fight! So, he did the next best thing to running - SCREAMING!!!

"AHHH!!! HELP!!!"

He screamed once, but a strong hand grabbed him by his jaw and lifted him up, pressing him against the wall. The dim light that managed to pass though the alley allowed Kai to see his aggressors face.

"No... Spirka?!"

"Hi, little brother. I'm here for you."

Spirka let go of Kai and he landed on his behind ::and what a pretty behind it is...::. He was paralysed, not of fear, but of surprise. His brother, he, he was there!!! But now, Kai wasn't so sure that was a good thing...

Kai got up, eyes wide open, close to the figure in front - he barely remembered him, but this person was very different: large shoulders, built up muscles, a defined waist, and he was much taller then he remembered!

"Spirka? Is that really you? I can't believe it! After all this time, I finally found you!" Kai told his newly found brother.

He was happy, and he expected Spirka to be as well. So he laughed. And Spirka laughed too. But Kai wished he hadn't done it...

He felt strange. So cold, so lonely, it seemed there was nothing around him, just the dark! Pure dark! Spirka seemed to notice it.

"What's the matter Kai? You seem scared...", Spirka told him, getting closer.

"No, no, of course not", Kai replied, stepping backwards.

"Really? Why are you stepping back?"

"Well, this is... I dunno, strange I guess! Spirka, were you following me?"

"But of course, little brother. I was waiting for you... You have to come with me."

"Humm... why?"

"It's time you joined with me, Kai."

"Hn? Join? Join what?"

"My new family!"

Like some creepy, cheap horror movie, Spirka seemed to go even uglier then before and Kai understood why he was so scared! He was way bigger and his eyes were now a light, ghostly blue, and there was something different with his mouth. Kai couldn't hold it anymore!

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!," he screamed, running away like a scared horse! He knew Spirka was chasing him, he was so confused, he had no idea what to do! He could feel his brother getting closer, he knew he'd get him, and he didn't want it, he didn't know why, he just knew getting caught would be bad for him! He just kept running, around the corner, crossing over the street,

Until...

It stopped.

Spirka wasn't there. Kai stopped running, he couldn't hear him anymore. Slowly, he turned back, his hand on his chest, his face painted, sweat all over him. Spirka, he was still there. He could still feel his dark presence. But he didn't attack him.

Where is he?

Kai started walking back. Now, that's silly, the prey was heading for the predator...

He never knew what hit him!

The boy only felt the weight of his much larger brother on top of him. And he finally noticed what strange thing he saw in his mouth:

He had fangs - big, shiny, white fangs.

And they were getting dangerously close to his neck.

"Spirka! No, stop it!!!"

But he didn't seem to care for his little brother's cries. And Kai was getting really scared when he saw Spirka's fangs so close to him.

An invisible hand seemed to send Spirka flying back. Kai barely had the time to recover his breath when he felt a hand push him up - it was the red head.

"RUN!" he told him. Kai was still very confused, but he was a quick thinker and he absorbed the information fast. He spun on his heels, running away, hiding in the back of a trash can. From there he could see what that stranger and his brother were doing.

They were talking with each other, but he couldn't hear. When Spirka pointed in his direction, he realised he was interested in him and him only. But the other boy seemed to disagree. And of the little he remembered of his brother, he knew he didn't like being contradicted.

Every muscle of Spirka's seemed to tense. Kai felt a shiver come up his spine. And then he felt an even bigger one when he saw the red head remove a sword from inside his long jacket.

He couldn't believe what he was seeing. But realisation struck him like a truck: his brother was a vampire and the red head, a slayer. Only one of them was going to live. And he wasn't sure who he wanted that one to be.

His brother made the first move.

Jumping up, he let a growl escape his lips, all his bestiality shown in that moment. With his claws up, he prepared to shred the mortal's body into pieces. But the mortal one was not easy to kill. Sly as a cat, the boy dogded the attack and spun fast on his heels to find the vampire's back unprotected. With all his strength, he lifted the sword and thrust it into the monster's back.

With a loud growl, Spirka quickly stepped forward. The weapon, still inside his body, tore his back open and blood as thick and dark as oil was pouring out of it. Stepping back, the teen slayer waited for the next attack which came surprisingly fast.

Spirka decided to 'even' their odds and grabbed a metal pole, pointing it directly at the boy's head.

"YOU'RE GOING TO PAY FOR YOUR INTERFERENCE!"

"Gimmie your best!"

Lifting the pole above his head, he leaned forward and prepared to hit him.

Jumping left, the slayer avoided the blow from the pole, but wasn't fast enough to stop the blow from his strong hand.

Flying backwards, he landed on the cold street but quickly got and up restarted the fight.

Kai wasn't sure who was the best: Spirka was strong and powerful. But power is useless agaisnt an enemy you can't hit and the red head hardly stood more then 2 seconds in the same place.

Spirka was getting tired. He was weak from chasing his little brother and grabbing a vampire slayer was no easy task.

"WILL YOU STOP STILL FOR A MOMENT!!!" the redhead shouted.

Bingo...

Catching Spirka off guard with his little complaint, he jumped up and dug the blade on his very neck.

Eyes wide open, Spirka fell down to the ground with a thud.

Kai's eyes were filled with tears by the time he reached his dead body. Turning him up, he felt like the harm had been done to him. His brother's open eyes stared accusingly at him. That was a moment he would never forget. Ever.

"Kid?"

Kai lifted his head to find the red head's piercing gaze. He couldn't read his expression.

"Are you alright? He didn't bite you did he?"

"N... n... no..." Kai said shakily, then hiccupped loudly from crying.

"Hey, take it easy! I'm so sorry. But there was nothing I could do, it was too late for him. For you, there was a chance, I couldn't let him embrace you."

"He was a vampire, wasn't he?"

"YES, I AM!"

Both boys jumped after hearing the piercing voice. The red head only had time to look back when a hand coming out of nowhere sent him flying.

"Be a good boy and stay there, Yuri, I'll deal with you once I'm finished with him!"

Spirka refused to give up. Moving to Kai, he grabbed the boy and teared his clothing apart.

Fangs out, neck ready to be bitten, Yuri fainted. No escape for Kai now - he just closed his eyes waiting for the pain.

But it never came.

When he opened his eyes, he saw those blue eyes slowly turning red, a crimson red that was a mark for all Hiwatari boys. And they both fell down. And Kai felt something moisty and liquid soak into his bare chest.

Blood.

Kai slowly lifted his head. With a pleading look, his eyes asked the man before him not to hurt him. But he did not care.

"I warned you Spirka. No one defies Bac'shama. I said no, and no it is.", the man said.

Kai's eyes seemed to move from his brothers dead body to the pale man in front, then to Yuri, and then, to the Bac'shama's hand.

Eyes wide open, he screamed once he saw what was there - Spirka's heart.

Grining evily, the man approached the boy so that their faces were centimetres away.

"What's the matter kid? Scared or something?". Looking straight into his eyes, the master vampire lifted the heart to his mouth and with a hungry bite ripped half of hit and swallowed. "Want a bite? He tastes good!".

Grabbing Kai by his neck, he lifted him up with his big, strong arm.

Kai couldn't breath. He didn't want to die! Not now, not like this!

"You should have been easier to pick... your brother bothered me for days when he realised you were going to escape home. What do you have of any value that made him want you so badly? You should be ashamed of yourself, causing the death of your own flesh and blood!"

Kai silently listened to this monster judging. He was right, he had caused the death of his own brother.

Better to die I guess... the slayer!

He completely forgot about him! He was going to die too, and all because he had helped him! It was not fair! He had to try and do something, he had to pay for his help!

"It... was.. not... my.. fault..."

"What? Did you say something you little rascal?"

The master tightened his grip.

He was going to die. He had to do something.

So he did something real stupid: he kicked Bac'shama in the face.

His expression was one of murder and Kai regreted his doing extremely fast!

Growling like a wounded lion, he launched Kai less then gently, making the boy hit the cold wall.

Several broken ribs and a very big pain in the ass, Kai tried getting up, but he felt back when he felt something pitch in his body. With a terrified expression, he realised Bac'shama had clutched his hand into his chest. He couldn't feel it, but he knew his hand was around his very heart.

"Night, night Kai my boy..."

Kai was about to lose his senses when Yuri jumped in from the back and removed the master's hand. Kai allowed himself to hit the ground. From the same spot in which he landed, he saw the red head fight the master.

He saw the master floating for a few seconds and then breaking forward to the boy.

He saw him escape him, avoiding his attacks, using his sword but hitting nothing more then the air.

He saw Yuri listen to his boasting, getting more and more enraged. He allowed fury to take control. With dry strokes, he managed to hit the master on the rib cage while we was distracted.

He saw blood pouring out of the wound.

He saw... he felt a stitch on his rib cage.

He saw Yuri looking for him.

He saw Bac'shama draw a smirk.

He saw Bac'shama run to him.

He saw Yuri get there first and aim his weapon up.

He saw Bac'shama's failed attempt to fully avoid the blade, he saw the blade dig in his abdomem.

He saw... dark...

He saw... red...

He saw Yuri get off him while Bac'shama quickly retreived.

He saw those icy blue eyes look down on him.

He saw his sad expression.

He fainted.

:::

That day, I gained a connection with Bac'shama. That day, Yuri told me I was cursed, told me I would often see through his eyes and sometimes feel his pain.

It was true.

I almost went insane. Almost every week, I had to watch Bac'shama dry up two or three people. I had to listen to their screaming, their pleading, I had to see their eyes go lifeless, their bodies go limp on his arms. Until I finally learned to lock those visisons inside me. And then, I swore revenge! I swore revenge upon he who had brought me so much misery, so much pain!

End of Chapter

Pfeuu!!! That took way more then I expected! I almost had to re-write it all over again and had even more things! So this leads me to a question: does anyone think I'm doing my chapters to big? Please say something, I definitly fon't want this to become boring or anything.

But I sure hope you liked reading as much as I liked writing it! Please review!

Helping bud's: well, just a bit of an advertise of Padfoot da Darkwolf, just another writer like all of us around here , please read the stories, they're cool.

Reviewers replies here :

Nina: Thanks ! Here's the next chap, hope you liked .

Haruka Hana: Konnischiwa, Haruka-san! Ah, you were so close! Well, the brother is the main connection, like you, I try to get a reason for everything to happen and this came out ! Hope you liked the next chap, the new one will be as as soon as possible :P!

Sora: er... that means ya liked.... right? Sorry for the delay with the update, but me and Isa, we had some complications with the edited version OO...