Key To My Heart – Chapter Thirteen – Welcome To The Hellmouth
Yoshi POV
The jet came to a landing. Raven was still complaining, but I ignored him. Slasher began barking out orders to the humans, and I stepped onto the runway. I looked around, scanning this new place, my eyes not missing even the tiniest detail. Lily came to my side. "Have you ever been here before?" She asked.
Without looking at her, I shook my head. "No. But already I can feel its power. I have heard that it calls to you, drawing even the most gentle of demons. Now I understand why."
"Yeah. It feels amazing doesn't it. Its like it's alive. You can almost hear it whispering you."
I nodded my agreement. We stood in silence, soaking in the feel of the Hellmouth. I heard Raven come off the jet, muttering curses. I sighed. "Bloody hell," I heard him slowly say. Obviously he was feeling it.
I turned to address Lily. "I assume Glazzior has made us some reservations."
She nodded. "17 Crawford Road. It's a mansion in the richer part of Sunnydale."
I smiled. "Wonderful. I'll take my leave now. I must feed, and I may as well begin tracking down this Slayer, if she exists."
She shrugged. "Okay. Want some company?"
"Thank you, but I would prefer to be alone."
"Sure. Have fun."
I gave her a quick bow and began walking. After showing a forged passport and walking through a few metal detectors I walked through the streets, making sure I knew where everything was. The amount of people out and about staggered me. One would think that they would have more sense. Still, humans have a way of believing what they want to. The amount of demons here also surprised me. In truth, everything about this place came as somewhat unexpected. And the fact that all of the demons here can remain hidden…Sunnydale really is quite small. I wondered if there was magic clouding the humans' minds. That would make sense. This place reeks of magic.
Eventually I spotted a young man of about twenty taking a shortcut thru an alley. I followed him and sunk my fangs into his neck, my left hand covering his mouth so he could not call for help. As I drank, a voice called from behind me. "Hey!" I let go of the human and turned my head. An average looking vampire stood there. "I was gonna eat him! I've been following him for over an hour!"
I reached out to him, to his power. A fledgling. No threat to me. I returned to my meal. "Hey!" He just stood there as I drank. Idiot. After I finished I let the body fall to the floor. "Did you even save me any?"
At those words, I felt disgust. Even on my first night as a vampire, I would never scrounge after another's leavings. I walked past him without comment, letting him know that I thought him beneath me. "Hey, I'm taking to you!" His fist hit the back of my head. In a flash my hand was around his throat. "Hey man, its cool. Chill."
I let him go. "Look at you," I snapped. "A weak fool. Not even fit to be called a vampire." I again began walking. For some reason he followed me.
"Hey man, what's your name?" I ignored him. He kept on asking me questions, trailing after me like a dog. After a while my patience drew to an end. "If you do not leave right now, I shall kill you."
He didn't seem to understand. "Hey, I've just realised. You're a forener. Why're you here?"
I thought that perhaps if I told him, he'd be satisfied and go away. "To kill the Slayer, if she exists."
He just laughed. "Oh, she exists alright. Dude, take my advice. Go back to China."
I felt a muscle in my jaw twitch. "I am Japanese."
"Well then, go back to Japan."
"I have just come from England."
"Jesus man, whatever! Unless you wanna end up as a pile of dust, you should leave town."
I sneered. "You are an idiot, and yet you're still alive."
"Undead," he corrected. "And hey! I'm not an idiot."
"Yes you are," I told him, and continued walking. Again, he followed me, blabbing away. After a while I decided to get some information. "How many vampires are their on the Hellomouth?"
The idiot, as I'd come to think of him, shrugged. "Theirs about 30 of us."
30. As I pondered this, the idiot spoke again. "My names Charlie by the way."
The old saying 'There are leaders and there are followers' came to mind. This 'Charlie' was obviously a follower. I decided, annoying though he was, that I could make use of him. So I decided to be polite. "My name is Yoshi."
Charlie grinned at me. "Yoshi? Really? Like Mario Yoshi?" I simply stared at him. "You know, Mario and Luigi? The Super Mario Bros? They've got this green dinosaur pal called Yoshi. He's got this tongue…"
"I don't care!" The urge to rid the world of this poor excuse for a demon was getting more and more powerful. Still…due to the idiot…Charlie's words, it seems that this Slayer does indeed exist. Glazzior's instructions, if the Slayer is real, we are to take the Hellmouth. We only brought 10 minions. I may as well start with Charlie. Minion number 11.
"Charlie, do you know where this Slayer hunts?"
"Uh, I know where she hunt's sometimes."
"Take me there."
"No way, man. You're outta your mind, and I'm not gonna wind up dust for you." I growled, and let my power wash over him. "Okay, sure, whatever you say. This way."
After searching three cemeteries with no success, I again began to question Charlie. "How is it that the humans remain oblivious?"
Charlie merely shrugged. "Dunno. I lived my whole life in Sunnydale. Never had a clue."
"Yes, well, as I have said before, you are an idiot." Wisely, Charlie didn't say anything. Perhaps he does have some intelligence after all. Again I questioned him. "Are there any other Masters here?"
"None except Spike, but I guess he doesn't count anymore."
"Spike?"
"You know, Spike? William the Bloody?"
"Ah yes, I know of him. Tell me; is it true he fights with the Slayer?"
"Yeah. He's fucking her to."
At this, I stopped dead in my tracks. "William the Bloody, childe of Angelus, slaughterer of countless innocents, is the Slayer's lover!"
"Yep."
I shook my head and resumed walking. This is the most bizarre place I have ever been to.
