Chapter 11

"It had to be a joke Max!" Tyson argued. Kai's friend had been so nice to him. She even said she would help him get Kai back. Her friend must have just been playing a joke on Max at the time and accidentally took it too far.

"Will you listen to yourself Tyson," Max hissed out. He knew Tyson didn't want to believe him but the bluenette had to. If he didn't then something could happen to Kai and Rei. "You keep saying it's a joke, but it wasn't and you know! Don't you think it's a little strange that just when Kai and Rei disappear these two new vampires appear?"

"No it doesn't!" But as hard as Tyson tried to deny he couldn't fight the feeling of dread as everything became clearer to him. Kai's sudden need for distance, the woman showing up, Max being unconscious when he arrived, and why they were in a dark room in some place Tyson had never seen before. These vampires weren't like Kai or Rei. They had a plan, and somehow Max and him were involved in it, and there was no escape for them. "It can't be."

Max felt his heart shatter at Tyson's defeated sounding tone. The blonde knew that Tyson believed him even if the bluenette denied it. There was no fighting the facts. "I'm not sure, but I think when Rei and Kai come they're going to try and kill them."

"No." Tyson whispered and balled his hands into fists at his sides. "This isn't what I wanted. I just wanted everything to go back to normal." Pulling his legs against his body Tyson rested his head against his knees and tried to hold back all the emotions he was felling. "I'm so sorry Max, this all my fault."

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"It seems the blue haired one has finally figured it out," The black obsessed vampire laughed. "Oh how I love messing with the minds of humans. They are so amusing."

"If you must play with them play carefully. We still need them. All that is needed is a few cuts and then everything shall be set," the melodic voice of the female vampire danced through the room. "Maybe we should turn them after this. Hell knows we need more fledglings, especially considering what happened." The last part of her sentence came out as a deadly hiss. "Besides they will both become beautiful, and beauty should last forever."

The man smirked at his partner who was busy brushing her hair with an antique silver brush. "You always had a weakness for beauty. That's why you turned Kai."

"He did save me," she muttered breathlessly.

"Or so he thought he did," the man laughed cruelly.

"Must you laugh? It sounds so ugly." She whispered, but she knew his hearing would pick up on it.

"Must you always talk in that airy voice of yours! I swear your trying to seduce someone!" He glared at the woman.

The woman ignored his comment and instead stroked her hair lovingly. "You know I can become vicious when I want, but why should I always be that? It would make me look hideous, and considering that I only became a vampire because I sold my soul for eternal beauty and youth it would be hypocritical to do such a thing."

The man growled at her but made no comment. Instead he glanced at the door that led to where their two captives were being held. "Let's torture them already. They think vampires are their friends. They need to be taught how wrong that belief is. They must suffer." When the woman only continued to run her fingers through her hair he grew impatient. "It will torture both Kai and Rei! Don't you want that? After everything they have done?"

The female vampire stopped her movements. Her blood red eyes glowed with loathing. Voice becoming filled venom she tore her eyes away from her silver hair and regarded her partner hatefully. "Yes."

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Rei and Kai both stood silently in the park. It was the last place that held Max and Tyson's scents other than their own homes. The rain had stopped falling hours ago, and the sun was about to rise, but the two vampires remained unmoving. Everything was unreal to them. One moment they had both been saying goodbye to the two children and the next they found out Max and Tyson were gone.

"What are we going to do?" Rei asked, his voice holding no life to it.

"The rain has washed away all traces of our sires. We will have to wait until they make the first move." Kai answered just as dully.

"How could we have not seen it Kai?"

Kai looked at Rei in sympathy. He felt so much rage towards himself and his sires. He even felt some rage towards Hiro since he was supposed to be watching over Tyson, and from the information he had gathered last night the boy had been too busy working on that damn easy. "I don't know why. As I look back on everything it looks so obvious. How could we not see that they might find Max and Tyson any way? We've lived with them for years now. Our scent must cover them. It'd be easy to know they are important to us. We should have never left their sides."

Silence passed between the two friends. What else could they say? They both knew nothing could be done, but they couldn't just wait around.

"I wish we had a clue," Rei said under his breath.

"Congratulations, you just got one."

Both vampires spun around and glared at the new voice. The silver haired vampire sat comfortably on the swings, giving the boy's a cold disinterested look. "Now before you boys go chopping off my head," she said smugly, "remember I know where your little playmates are being kept, so behave yourselves."

"Kireina!" Kai shouted, " Where are Tyson and Max?"

The female vampire, now known as Kireina, ignored the question. "Tomorrow I shall let my partner do what he wishes to the two children. Rei, I'm sure you know what my partner is like, considering he is your sire. I am also sure over the years those two boys have fallen and gotten cuts so by now you both should know the scent of their blood. If you don't you shall not find them, for the only clue we are giving you is their blood."

Kai lunged at Kireina, but Rei held him back. "What do you mean their blood is our clue!" Kai yelled as he struggled against Rei's hold.

"Kai, Kai, Kai," Kireina spoke as if she were talking to a disobedient child. "If you really must know ask Rei." Before Kai could question her more Kireina vanished into the shadows.

Turning on Rei Kai glared down at the other vampire. "What did she mean!" He demanded.

Rei flinched, but held his ground. "My sire has always had an unstable bloodlust, and I don't mean that he needs blood, what I mean is that he needs to kill and harm things on a daily basis. From what I gather, tomorrow my sire shall be allowed to torture Max and Tyson, and if we wish to find them before they're killed we'll have to follow the scent of their blood. The only problem is that by the time we locate where their scent is coming from it may be too late."

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Bladebreakers: (glaring)

Akira: What!

Bladebreakers: (glare harder)

Akira: Oh like you guys weren't expecting it!