Ch 3 - Fantasy Becomes Reality

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"So how much longer till we get there? My legs are turning into jelly."

No answer.

"Shaloub!" I questioned the wind. He had disappeared. "Where are you!"

Ch 3- Fantasy Becomes Reality

The trees rustled. "Shaloub?" I called out, brining out a shadowed figure, the hairs on my next, prickled, just like in the movies, except there was no caffeine strung director about to say "Cut!", in stead an advancing body was coming towards me and the big hunking rock behind me, was gonna be a problem.

"Stop! She's mine!" a familiar voice rang out, the tome icy though. Shaloub, appeared from the trees, his body held tight, as if stricken.

"Shaloub, what's going on?" I pleaded, eyeing the halted man, still hidden by the dark.

"Buffy, I always liked you. From the day we met, you entranced me, but alas as a human I was too cowardly to admit it. "He spat out, circling me.

"Human? What do you mean, you're still human Shaloub."

"No, I'm stronger, smarter, and more powerful then I've ever been."

"Did you forget weirder?" I asked, more then a little confused about the events taking place.

Shaloub, smiled. "Of course, I knew you wouldn't believe me…without some proof." He snarled and with a shake of his head, his face became distorted, his forehead rigid, and his teeth grew long and sharp, gleaming in the moonlight. "Welcome to Vampire land."

I swallowed, but the lump in my throat wouldn't go down. My head kept telling me to run. I could almost imagine my entire body screaming inside, with little talk bubbles, saying "Run you stupid idiot." I didn't head their warning, I stood my ground, deriving a line from the many famous movies I'd seen. Simple,. And yet it held its own kinda elegance…sorta.

"What!"

Shaloub's accomplice, for lack of a better word, finally spoke. "Boss, can we just get this over with, the brawn's as dense as a rock."

"Who's in charge here?"

"You."

"Then shut up and let me do this."

"Excuse me, Sorry for breaking up this great family moment, but first I'm not dense," I stated in my own defense. "Second I've had enough of this "fun", so I'll be going now…bye." Not the desired outcome of the night I supposed, but, still educational nonetheless. Apparently, Shaloub, didn't think I had learned enough, though, because his unusually vice grip came to my arm.

'I can't let you go yet. I must finish what I came here to do."

"I think you have. You had your fun, did a few tricks to make your face all freakish, and made me wish I had stayed at the camp, like a good little girl. So all said and done, I think we should go our separate ways."

"No!" he shouted, tightening his grip. It was then his face came under the strongest of the moon's rays. I saw the detail and reality of his face, and realized, this was no parlor trick or Actor's Attics, face do. This was real. He was a vampire.

I started out slow, afraid now that any sudden moves, would bring out werewolves, or another creature maybe this time from the black lagoon.

"Shaloub, what happened?"

"So you're finally getting it?"

"I get it. You're a vampire…or I'm going crazy, not really sure which one seems better."

"I knew exactly what I wanted to do, when it happened, it was like everything became 10xs more clearer. I would sire you, and then we would go on to rule the world, hand in hand."

"Now wait a minute. You mean sire as make me all deathy? Like you?"

"Of course, we can't be together, unless."

"Who said anything about being together?"

"Don't you like me?"

"Of course." He smiled.

"Not that way though, you're a friend, nothing more."

"But…"

"But, nothing. I'm leaving."

"If you won't be with me, then…you won't be with anyone!" he screamed making an attempt to grab me again. This time I was ready I side stepped him, turning around in a stance.

He regained his balance, his friend, getting ready to come at me.

"I'll get her. Stay back." Shaloub commanded.

My breathe started to quicken, I shifted from foot to foot, mimicking the circle, he had started. All of a sudden, he charged, and as if I had been graced all of a sudden with martial arts abilities I grabbed his head and slammed against my knee, rewarded with a thudding crack. Throwing him against the boulder behind me, I turned and readied myself for the other guy to attack.

/This is cool….Oh crap.\ The figure came hurling himself at me, I turned letting him go past me, but was met with a hard blow to the stomach, when he spun around. Another came, but this time I blocked it with my own arm and twisted until he fell to the floor. Wham! Shaloub fell against me pinning me to the ground. I squirmed to get out from under him, but his strength over came mine. I saw his mouth coming dangerously close to my neck. Struggling to keep at bay I quickly thought.

/O.K. Vampires are real, which would mean...come on I've seen Dracula twice! Yeah sure it was in French and Arabic, but think big picture…Stakes!\

Prying my arm from under his chest, I searched the cold dirt for a pointy perfect staking stick. I grabbed hold of something, not caring exactly what it was, and jammed it as hard as I could into the left area of his chest. His eyes showed the shock and then in one instant, Shaloub was gone, replaced by flowing dust. I scrambled off, trying to pat the stuff off, totally forgetting about the other vampire, who luckily had ran away. I took a second more to soak in the information and then started running, as fast as my legs could take me.