Chapter 9

"I will not break...I've learned the hard way to never let it get that far."

-Kelly Clarkson

A soft knock at the door caught Kai's attention, stopping his musings, he got up from his seat near Tyson, who was still unconscious, and answered the door to see a serious Rei with a shy Max behind him. Grunting he held the door open for the two boys and let them in. Rei walked in first but paused after a few steps and wait for the hesitant Max to follow. After a glare from Kai the blond entered the room hastily before stopping at Tyson's bed. Sitting on his friend's bed, Max gave Kai a look that challenged him to try and make him move, but Kai only remained nonchalant to the blond.

"I guess you want to know why we're here." Rei stated.

"That could help," Kai replied with a clipped tone.

Grabbing one of the spare chairs in the room, Rei moved it closer to Max and took his seat as he explained. "As you know, Max knows I'm a vampire and I know Tyson knows you're one too, and I figured it was time we told them about our past. Of course, I don't mean of all the years we have been through, but of our turning."

"I was already planning on telling Tyson once he awakened. Oh and Rei, you might want to stay away from Tyson when he wakes up. Unlike Max who seems to have taken the news of us being vampires easily, Tyson hasn't." Even though Kai said this he was still standing close to Tyson while Rei only moved his seat so Max was a barrier between him and the blue-haired boy. "Though I do wonder why you have taken this so easily Max," Kai spoke suspiciously. "Care to tell us why?"

Max only cocked his head to the side and smiled. "Actually it kind of makes things make a lot more sense. Yeah, I'm scared you guys might only be keeping us here for sex and then planning to drain us dry, but it doesn't seem like it. Also, it explains how you guys were able to beat up that bear, and not only that but find us. I guess truthfully, I rather think you guys can do all the things you do because you're supernatural and not because you're some super strong human." Running what he just said over in his head Max frowned, "Wait what am I saying? Ack! Forget what I just said because I have no I idea what I just said."

"Do you ever?" a voice groaned. All the heads in the room turned to the bed and lying there was a fully conscious Tyson. Scowling at all of the stares he was getting Tyson waited for everyone to stop looking at him before continuing. "Okay, I know the first thing you guys want to know is how long I have been awake, well the answer is: I've been awake before Max and Rei entered. Why was I pretending to be asleep all this time you ask?—because I was waiting to see what was going to happen. Now as for my question: Are you going to tell us about your past or not?

Everyone in the room was stunned silent. Kai was the first to shake of his shock. Clearing his throat he began the tale.

X.X.X.X.X.X.

Two teenage boys sat by the river listening to the water flow past them. They were tired from their hard days work and just wanted to relax. One boy had blue triangles on his cheeks and dual hair while the other had long raven hair and sharp cat like eyes. In the time and age they lived in they could be considered old enough to marry and own their own land but neither were and neither did.

Without another word the raven-haired boy sat up and began to take off his shoes and roll up his pant's legs. Standing up and walking over to the river he stood in the cool water. "You should try this Kai, it can be very relaxing you know."

Snorting at the other boy, Kai replied, "Aren't cats supposed to be afraid of water? Besides, I rather relax on the grass and catch what is left of the suns rays." Closing his eyes in an attempt to get some rest Kai never noticed the evil smile on Rei's lips or the way Rei was standing in the water facing him with his hands in it. It wasn't until he was hit with the freezing water did Kai sit up and realize what happened. "Rei!" He shouted and stood up. "You're a dead man!"

Laughing Rei continued to toss water in Kai's direction until the dual haired boy was forced to take part in a water war against his friend. The water didn't cease flying until a voice called them, and a boy who looked a lot like Kai but older emerged. The boy's eyes however where more opal than crimson and he didn't wear face paint. "Kai, Rei, what are you guys doing out here or have you forgotten how dangerous things have been out here lately?" the older boy said sternly but softly.

"Oh, hi Anthony," Rei said casually, as if the boy had only said hello. "Yes, Kai and I know about all the things that have been happening recently but we're exhausted and the river is the best place to go if you just want to relax and rest."

Sighing Anthony looked at his soaked little brother before saying, "You don't looked relaxed. In fact you looked more angry than relaxed."

Glaring daggers at his older brother Kai walked angrily out of the river and pulled off his top and tried to wring all of the water out of it before putting it back on. "You would be too if your friend splashed you with water while you were trying to fall asleep."

"Aw, don't be that way, Kai," Rei said teasingly. "You know you love me."

Before an insult contest could break out between the two younger teens Anthony interrupted. "Look, I understand you wanted to relax, but we have to get going before it gets dark out." The two teens grumbled something under their breaths but did what their elder instructed and grabbed their things and made their way home. As they made their way through the forest something made them stop before they came to their homes. They would all later regret it.

In an open field a group of people were fighting off a pack of wolves. Most of the people seemed hurt or injured and without thinking Rei and Kai ran down the hill they had been standing on at the time and rushed to their aid as Anthony called out to them to stop, only to give chase after them.

Kai saw a beautiful young girl lying on the ground, it seemed her legs had been injured and she couldn't move. Deciding he should try and save the wounded girl he rushed to her aid and pulled her into an area filled with thick trees, out of sight of the fight. From the corner of his eye, Kai could see Rei tending to someone on the field. Looking down at the poor girl he asked, "Are you okay?"

The girl looked up at him with innocent looking eyes and replied in a soft voice, "Yes." Her eyes landed on his cheek where she saw a cut pouring with blood and she gasped. "Oh no, it seems you have been wounded! Here come closer so I can take a look at it." Reluctantly Kai leaned forward and let the girl brush her hand across his face. "Your so beautiful," She whispered. "Such beauty should live forever," and before Kai could pull away the girl pulled Kai closer and bit his neck.

Kai kicked, punched, and shoved, but nothing he did made the girl stop. The life giving fluid was leaving his body, burning through his drying veins. It was getting hard for him to breath and black spots filled his vision. Blackness filled his vision and the last thing he heard was his final heartbeat. Maybe for a moment in time he had felt nothing, heard nothing, saw nothing, and tasted nothing, but it was at that time he was finally at peace, but then someone pulled him out of this state. Copper filled his mouth and made him want to gag. His muscles ached and they grew stronger as his body firmed. Sounds that a normal human wouldn't hear screamed in his ear. Growling Kai pushed away the hand that was putting the coppery fluid into his mouth.

Scowling the girl used her vampire strength to over power the fledgling and grinded out, "My you're stubborn aren't you. Most would kill for immortality and here you are pushing it away." The blood from the vampire flowed into Kai's mouth and soon his mind began to haze until he final passed out, but this time even though he could still feel, see, taste, smell, and hear he no longer breathed and his heart had stopped pumping blood.

X.X.X.X.X.X.

Rei woke up groggily and looked at his surroundings. Dead bodies lay on the field, all of which were human, but that wasn't right. He distinctly remembered killing some wolves before someone bit his neck. Rei froze at the thought. Slowly moving his hand to his neck he felt for puncture wounds and sighed in relief when he felt none.

"The wound has already healed." Looking at where the voice came from Rei saw a distant looking Kai standing near by watching him. "So you too I see." Kai went on and that was when Rei was sure his worst fears had been answered. "I guess by the look on your face it just sunk in that we're both vampires, and only because we interfered in a feud that has gone on for centuries.

"What are you talking about," Rei questioned but he already knew the answer, he wanted to hear it out loud though.

"I heard stories about a war between vampires and werewolves, but I never thought they were real until now. We decided to enter this battle and because of that we now are vampires," Kai's voice seemed to have risen as he went on. "We were stupid and decided to get involved, now we all pay. Even Anthony."

"Anthony?" Rei was confused but as he gazed at the bodies that littered the floor he didn't see Anthony's anywhere. "He might still be alive," Rei suggested but it only caused Kai to glare at him.

"He isn't and if he is he is as good as dead by now. A vampire or a werewolf will find him and then kill him." Kai turned his back on Rei and marched away in silence but stopped before going up the hill they had all come from. "It's over Rei. We have lost it all except each other, and there is no way of getting it back."