Chapter 15

Tears Are Turning Into Time

His body was covered in something wet. The liquid was soaking through his cloths. His head was pounding and somewhere far away he could hear people screaming. The salty scent of tears met his senses, but that wasn't the only thing he smelt. There was another scent, one that was similar to that of copper, but ever so slightly different.

His throat was dry. What he would give for a drink, but his body refused to move. Groaning he allowed himself to lie there lifelessly. He no longer cared. Everything had gone numb.

"Kai."

The call had come out as a hoarse whisper, but the mentioned vampire heard it. Groaning again he moved his head so he could look at the owner of the voice, but could barely make out the shadowy figure. "Rei?" the dual haired vampire managed to croak out.

"We have to save them." Was all the raven-haired boy said before he started to push himself off the floor.

At first Kai didn't understand but that's when he heard the voices screaming again. This time he could make out the owner of the voices. Growling deep in his throat he pushed himself up from the ground. His cloths were stained with his own blood, but at this point he didn't care anymore. Someone was attacking Tyson.

Unconsciously Kai's fangs grew larger, and his eyes took on a strange glow. His lust for blood had increased ten fold, but this time his hunger didn't come from the need to feed, no this time it came from the need for revenge.

Everything in the room became clearer. Not even the darkness could conceal what was in the room anymore, and Kai could see Rei standing a few feet away from him with a murderous look on his face. Like Kai Rei's fangs had elongated and his eyes were glowing in the darkness.

"What's happening?" Kai questioned Rei. He felt power and strength, but it was different from what he had normally felt.

Rei shook his head. "Don't know, but I feel like destroying everything and powerful, especially powerful. My question is how we're still alive."

"If we were struggling in the darkness then our Sires most likely were too, and their aim must have been off." Kai shrugged.

Another scream echoed through out the room. Before it even finished Rei and Kai had disappeared from the room.

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"I don't see why we couldn't have killed them in the same room as Kai and Rei," Kurai said as he twisted Tyson's arm so that it would break. Once again the two children were trying to resist, though this time their attempts were feebler, probably because of the shock.

"I'm surprised you'd say that Kurai," Kireina replied in her sickeningly sweet voice. "I would think that since you hate mercy you wouldn't let them die with their loved ones."

Kurai smirked at the comment. "You're right. Why should we show them mercy?" Cackling he kicked Max to the side and stabbed Tyson in the shoulder with the same knife he stabbed Rei with. The bluenette emitted a scream and fell to the ground on his knees.

Max screamed in horror and charged at Kurai but the vampire heard him coming, and slashed at the boy's face. The blonde just barely saw the knife in time and covered his face with his hands. Tears of pain fell down his face, and anguish was the only emotion in his lifeless eyes. It was almost as if he were acting out of instinct and not actually thinking about what he was doing.

Blood dripped down his hands but he remained motionless. Kurai eyed the child warily before smiling satisfied. "Kireina take this one, he has no fight in him anymore, so you might as well drain him dry."

Before either vampire could do something Tyson stood protectively in front of his friend. Tears were streaming down his face, and his body shook, but his expression was blank. "Leave him alone," he whispered softly, but the two vampires heard it.

Laughing cruelly Kurai backhanded Tyson. The vampire had added some of his strength behind his attack causing the bluenette to fall backwards on top of his friend. "They're still in shock and yet they still try to defend each other. It's pathetic."

"What's more pathetic is how you can only get to us through two children, and even then you still can't kill us."

Kireina and Kurai's heads snapped from side to side. It couldn't be. Rei and Kai were dead so where did those voices come from? Cautiously Kireina whispered, "Kai?"

"Yes?" Kireina jumped and tried to turn her head towards Kai's voice but a hand was clamped on her head, forcing her to remain still. "What's the matter?" Kai taunted from behind her, sending shivers of fear down her spine. "Where's your gun Kireina?"

"Right here!" Kurai shouted and aimed the gun at Kai. He pulled the trigger but there was only a clicking sound emitted from it. "What the hell!"

"Careful, there are two children in the room." Rei said teasingly from beside Kurai. The other vampire glared and took a step back from Rei. "Did you need these?" Opening up his hand Rei revealed a handful of bullets. "You know there is a more likely chance of you killing yourself with your own gun than someone else."

"Shut up!" Kurai hissed at Rei and swung his fist at the raven-haired boy only to have it caught. How the hell had that happened? There was no way Rei could be stronger than him. Pissed Kurai was about to give Rei a death glare when he saw the one thing he never expected. Rei's eyes were glowing a darker shade of amber. Glancing over his shoulder Kurai saw that Kai's eyes were glowing a blood red color.

"What's the matter?" Kai asked viciously and tugged Kireina's head back with so much force it caused the normally calm vampire to grunt in pain. "You two don't seem to mind when you're doing the killing, but when someone else does it you two become cowards."

"At least I never killed my own kind!" Kireina spat out. Her own eyes beginning to glow, but not as brightly as Kai's or Rei's. "You killed our children! Our Fledglings! Just because you two rather be prey instead of predator doesn't mean you have the right to kill other vampires!"

Kai growled and tugged harshly on Kireina's head. How he wished to kill her, but not yet. He couldn't explain it but he felt he had to wait for the right moment. "You killed our families and forced us to become one of your kind. Think of what we did as revenge."

"Now, Now, Kai," Kurai foolishly mocked. "Don't forget there is one member of your family that we didn't kill. Of course the chances of him being alive are impossible."

Kurai's left cheek seared with pain. Less than a second had gone by but he was on the ground with Rei staring murderously down him. "I'm tried of waiting. While I do want you to suffer just as much as Max, in fact even more, but I'm getting hungry. You'd be surprised how much blood a vampire can lose from being stabbed."

Opening his mouth Rei showed off his canines, and before Kurai knew what was happening Rei sunk his teeth into Kurai's neck. Blood filled his senses and his amber eyes glowed brighter.

Kireina gasped in horror and made to run towards her partner but she was pulled back, and teeth bit down on her neck. Kai didn't bother using his vampire ability that would sedate Kireina so she wouldn't feel any pain, and neither did Rei. As far as they cared their sires could feel the flames of hell for all eternity.

Tyson could feel it. That same protective presence. It felt like it had been centuries since he had felt it, but he knew it was there. Slowly the world around him began to fade back into focus. Looking around he didn't recognize anything, until his eyes landed on a scene he never wished to see.

The dual haired vampire had his teeth sunk in Kireina's neck. She was struggling, screaming for help. He watched in fascination, horror, and disgust. As the minutes went by her body finally become motionless, and Kai dropped her like a sack of potatoes.

Kai breathed a sigh of both pleasure and relief. He had really needed the blood. Kireina was finally gone and once Rei finished draining Kurai of blood then they would both be free of their sires. Resisting the urge to smile he turned around to see being soulful eyes staring at him in horror and disgust.

Tyson took a step back when Kai looked at him with those blood red eyes. Blood. He should have known. He should have known better than to trust Kai. The tears that Tyson thought he would never shed for Kai poured from his eyes in waterfalls. Please, don't let any of this be real! I wish none of this had happened! I wish I had never known Kai or Rei! Suddenly the world went black for Tyson.

Kai reached out to grab the fainting child but at that moment his body doubled over. It felt as if flames were engulfing his back. He wanted to cry out but his voice was gone. His skin was ripping apart agonizingly slow and something was emerging from within him. His breaths came out shallow and he could hear from somewhere behind him Rei's own erratic breathing. What was happening to them?

Kai never found out however, for at that moment he passed out along with Rei.