Senga: The Vampire Slayer.

Part 2.

"Are you oot a' your mind? Ye want to go looking for they bams?"

"Aye. That's exactly whit a'hm gonnae dae. I'm goin' tae find them, then dust 'em."

"Whit?" Jean looked at Senga in confusion, "Wi' a can o' pledge or some'hin'? That's no' gonnae work."

"Naw, Jean. I'm gonnae turn them tae dust. You know, put a bit o' wood through them and whoosh, their no' there any more." Senga tried desperately not to roll her eyes at her friend, she failed miserably as she always did.

"Aw, right, so you're an expert noo ur ye? Last night ye were as feart as I wiz, an' the day yer aw up and at 'em. Whit's that aboot?"

"I've been daein' some researchin' and stuff, ah've found this great wee website it's ca'd demonsdemonsdemons dot, thingy. Ah cannae remember it aff the top o' ma heid, but ah've bookmarked it at hame. Ah'll show it to ye later if ye want. But it's got a' this information, about them beasties fae last night, and a' the other kinds a' beasts oot there. there's hunners, even thousands o' different kinds."

"Aye, an' noo ye want to go oot chasin' the lot o' them?"

"There were also pages and pages about me on that site." Senga stopped as her friend stared at her. "Apparently whit those Americans said yesterday is a' true. I am a slayer. Ther's wan born in every generation, a single girl outta the whole world, who can stand up to the Vampires and the Demons, an' the other bawbags that go bump in the night."

"Ahm strong. Ah always huv been. Now a know why. I've got like super strength an' a' that. Here, watch this." Senga drew her fist back and swung a punch. Her fist drove straight through the wall she and Jean had been standing next to. "An' look here, no' a scratch on me! Ah wis born for this fight, a' ma life has been leadin' me to this. I'm ready for it Jean... Almost."

Jean knew what her friend meant. "You go then Jean, I'll be here when ye finish, whit ye need to dae."

Senga smiled at her friend, then turned away and entered the large iron gates that led to the cemetery. In an almost trance like state, she found her way to the grave without even having to think about it. She knelt next to the marker and picked away the moss and lichen that had somehow developed since she had last visited.

"Sorry it's been so long mum. Ah've been so confused, so messed up lately. I huvnae been doin' too well at School. I know, I promised I'd try, and really, I did. It's just no' fur me. I know you wanted something better for me, but I've just no' got it in me, I'll never be as smart as you were. I've tried, but it's just no' in me. I got the brains fae dads end o' the gene pool." She laughed lightly through the tears that were freely rolling down her cheeks. "But I think I've found my destiny. I know whit ah've got to do now. I'm a slayer mum. I fight a' the bad things in the world. You always told me to be strong, now I am. Now I'm ready for anything."

"You're not ready for me girl." Senga spun around to locate the source of the voice. "You'll never find me that way you silly child. I'm in your mind." Senga's eyes swept the area around her, until she was satisfied that there really was no one else nearby, and she closed her eyes to focus on her uninvited mental visitor.

"Who are you? You're no' a vampire. Vampire's ur no' telepathic."

"Full marks for your detective work child. No, I'm not a simple vampire, though, they do have their uses from time to time. No, I am something completely different. I don't drink blood, I drink essences, the fire from your heart, the spark in your eyes, that is the hunger that compels me."

"You feed on slayers?"

"Potential slayers mostly. When they come into their powers they usually have the wretched watchers council to protect them. But lately, there have been no potentials, only full blown slayers, an army of them and as soon as I track them down, someone else is there, the last of the Council, and his accursed pet witch. But you my dear. You sent them away, you're alone, vulnerable to me. Mine for the feasting. I will have you. Even if I have to work my way through your friends and your family to get you, you will be mine Senga, all mine."

"Well, if you're gonnae be like that, do you mind startin' wi' my dad? I'll gie ye his address, I'll even arrange for the door to be unlocked."

"What?" The voice replied, astonished.

"Ah hate the shit. Ye can huv him if ye want him. But by the time you have him, I'll know whit you are. and I'll know how to kill you."

"Yes, your mother says you were always the optimist."

"Whit? What did you say about my mother?" Senga could feel the blood begin to pump faster in her veins.

"She's hear with me dear. We've been talking about you. She knows all about you. Would you like to talk to her?" The voice faded to be replaced by a voice Senga knew so well.

"Senga, run away girl. he'll kill you if you come for him. He's expecting you to..." The voice cut off in her mind.

"No. Mum, come back." Almost pleading Senga cried out to the ether.

The male voice returned, "I think we've heard enough out of her, don't you agree? She is an interesting soul. I'm glad I kept her around. Now, if you want me to release her, all you have to do, is surrender to your true destiny, and feed me."

As the voice faded, Senga cried out again, sorrow mixed with anger and pain.

"Senga, are you alright? I heard ye shoutin' a' the way at the gates." Jean looked at her friends pale complexion, her own face filled with genuine concern.

"It's got my mum. The Bastard's got my mum." Sorrow and pain vanished from Senga's voice with every breath she took. "I'm goin' tae find it, them I'm gonnae kill it till it lets her go."

To be continued.