Chapter 3: Escaping the Past Life
Selene stood over the corpse of the great vampire elder, Marcus. She chuckled as she trembled with fury. He killed Michael, her only loved one. She spat at the elder. Her spit was a mix of blood and saliva which looked disgusting on the dead-white face of Marcus.
Selene looked up and saw a few people staring down from their windows. Throughout the time of being with Michael, she became a little more caring for humans, even though they were such a nuisance. She stared at them for a while before outstretching her wings and taking flight. She would find somewhere else to go. Somewhere where her own species wouldn't hunt her.
She flew to a lake first and rinsed the gore off of her. She grimaced as she flicked off a piece of gut from her shoulder. After that she walked to a library far from where the battle took place. When she walked through an alley near the hunt, she heard police cars, ambulances and other cars stopping by and clearing out the dead bodies. Selene chuckled. If it wasn't for them, the whole city would smell of death and decay.
Once she arrived at the library, she immediately looked for an atlas. As far as she knew, there were vampires all over the world. The news of the "feud between demons" (what the new reporters referred to it as) was spread world-wide, but she hoped that the coven wasn't used by foreign vampires.
The pages of the atlas flipped rapidly as Selene searched for a map of Europe. She decided that she'd go to the far east of Europe, but she needed to have a map. She would go to Romania and try to blend in with the vampires there.
Selene finally found the map and ripped it out. She would have to take a plane there, obviously, even though she was better off flying. Current attraction to the public eye wasn't among her priorities. She made sure no one saw her take out the page before exiting the library.
The airport was far from her area, so she needed to get some sort of vehicle. 'I could take the bus…' Selene thought while checking the bus schedule. The next bus was and hour later. She couldn't wait that long. And paying for a train wouldn't leave her much for a plane ride.
Selene sighed. 'I guess I should steal a motorcycle… so much for staying out of the public eye.' She thought to herself before chuckling. Her eyes caught a deep blue motorcycle. It gleamed bright in the sunlight and she liked it. She walked over to it and checked to see if anyone was watching. When she was sure no one could witness her, she first looked for keys.
"How fortunate of me and stupid of them…" She said to herself while plucking a keychain from the seat. She found the key to the ignition and inserted it. After turning the key, the motorcycle revved and then started. Selene snickered. 'Too bad for the owner!' she thought before mounting the bike and riding off to the airport.
"May I please see your passport, Miss?" The attendant asked Selene. Selene gave her sweet smile and nodded. She showed her passport and was more than happy to have the peachy attendant away from her.
The plane just started going off the runway and Selene was already sick of the environment she was in. This plane would take longer to arrive in Romania than her. If she flew, she'd probably pass the airplane without a problem, but she couldn't. Even though she did think about flying in the clouds, she had to consider weather. There could be thunderstorms that would soak the map and smudge it. She didn't care about the lightning. If she got electrocuted, it would hurt, but it would be ineffective to her body otherwise.
For the whole plane ride, Selene stayed awake wondering why exactly she was escaping. She also was making plans for what she would do while she lived in Romania. Yes, she would forever live in Romania. She would never go back to the States. She couldn't go back anyway. The vampire clans would probably drive her away afterwards.
They finally arrived in Romania. Selene noticed the gray sky. 'I wonder if it's this weather everyday… then again, it is evening.' she thought. Shrugging the thought off, she exited the airport. She needed to find a vampire clan here. She knew that the clans here were pretty famous, so where would they be?
Her question was easily answered when in the far distance she heard a faint scream. She ran to the destination of the scream, not wanting the Romanians to realize she was a vampire just yet. The humans didn't seem to notice that a person just screamed. 'Ignorant fools…' Selene thought.
She came to a very dark forest, but that didn't bother her. She was supposed to be a creature of the night and the darkness was her home. She ran into the forbidding forest. The sound of a hungry chuckle came from nearby. Selene ran in the direction of the chuckling. She saw a clearing and entered it to see a gruesome sight.
The ground of the grassy area was covered in blood. Selene could tell it was fresh blood right when she smelt it. She saw a group of male vampire hungrily chuckling. Some were crouched beside the corpse of a terrified looking woman. Others were gathered around them either chatting or commenting on the woman's body.
'They seem to be pretty carnivorous…' Selene thought.
"Hey, look at the lady over there!" One of the carnivorous male vampires said when he noticed Selene. He was only watching the gruesome scene while chatting with a comrade beside him.
The ones not feeding on the blood of the woman looked at Selene. He had a very thick Romanian accent.
"She's quite a looker. But since she's seen our little… feast, shall we call it, she must die, Vaughn." Another vampire stated to the previous vampire in the same thick accent.
'They think I'm a human. Ha, shows just how well they could identify their own species.' Selene thought. "Don't even think of trying to drink from my blood." She said in a commanding tone.
"And why shouldn't we?" the one known as Vaughn challenged.
"I am Selene, the vampire from the States. Haven't you seen news reports?" Selene responded in a tone that seemed to mock their intelligence in a way.
It took them a while to recognize her face from the bad quality shots of her from the news.
"Oh yeah, she's the vampire that was hunted down by the vampires and the… lycans, right? That's what they seem to call the werewolves over there." Another of the group stated. They all agreed.
"Why was your own species hunting you down?" Vaughn asked.
"I went against the coven." Selene simply replied. They gave her a quizzical look. It seemed that they didn't know what coven she could break. 'Good, they don't have a coven here. Free spirited society of vampires…' she thought triumphantly. She decided to explain to them her little scenario, though.
"Ever heard of crossbreeding?" Selene asked. Her tone bothered the male vampires. It was insinuated that they were stupid and they didn't like it, but they wanted to know more about the stranger and they nodded.
"Well the coven of the vampires of my country, it seems, forbid the coupling of vampires and lycans. The two species were supposed to hate each other, but I fell in love with one of the lycans." She began. "The lycan was bitten by me when he was near death and so he became a vampire-lycan." She explained. There was an awkward silence and even the feasting vampires stopped their actions. Since no one was willing to say anything, Selene broke the silence.
"I can't go back to USA. I'll never be welcomed back there. They killed my only love…" She informed them. Her heart ached at the mention of Michael, but she didn't show it.
"Come with us then. You've been through a lot." Vaughn offered. He had a new aura to him. He seemed to have pity for Selene. Selene smiled to herself. She made them pity her enough to take her in. She could have easily invited herself in by killing a few of their comrades, but she decided that was a bad idea.
The vampires abandoned the corpse and led her to their hideout. She had escaped her past life. She would stay away from it. That she promised herself. But another of her literal past lives would be introduced by someone from the very distant past.