Rain: Hello all! I am back and better than ever and I am here to continue the Las Vegas arc of The Crimson Eyed Drifter: Distance Between Hearts so I hope you guys sit back, relax and enjoy the show!

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The Crimson Eyed Drifter: Distance Between Hearts
Chapter Thirteen

Las Vegas - Nevada
Peter Whitlock

Things were really freaking tense as the Major and I ran towards our destination.

If there was one thing that the Major hated was someone dying because of him and considering what Huge McMuscles said back there, many people have died because of Jasper's actions in leaving Maria.

And not just people, but his family… Maria had ordered others to wipe out the Major's family and any remaining decedents and even went the extra mile and had his deceased family's remains desecrated and destroyed…

I was sickened by this, not only because of it being the Major but because if Maria had this happen to someone who was loyal to her for decades, what did she do to my family and decedents?

To Charlotte's?

It was by the grace of god that we managed to save Jessamine, who was his last living decedent…I had to admit, when I first saw her, she looked so much like the Major that it scared me, but it amused me too.

But now knowing why she looked similar to him, it made me glad we managed to save her.

After we ran for several minutes, we found ourselves at Sterling Heights, one of the most affluent places in Las Vegas.

And man, I can practically smell the stuck-up nature of everyone living here.

No, wait…

This entire area was filled with the scent of vampires…

But we didn't smell this scent beforehand so why was the scent so strong now

I could feel the confusion flowing from the Major's body as he realized what I was thinking.

Things just got a lot more difficult.

"So…How do we go about this?" I asked him with a tense tone in my voice, making sure I kept an eye on our surroundings.

"Simple…" Major started with a faint chuckle. "We knock on some doors."

I think I made some really dumbass face because his chuckling changed into laughter but this was no laughing matter.

So out of all the plans he had, he was just going to knock on doors?

He could sense my disbelief because he placed a hand on my shoulder and murmured, "Trust me, Peter. Have I ever steered us wrong?"

"Remember Wisconsin?" I countered.

Jasper narrowed his eyes and said, "That one doesn't count."

I grinned and replied, "Of course, I trust you, Major. Let's go knock on some doors."

So for the past five minutes, the two of us knocked on several doors each and every time but as we reached the fifth mansion, the Major gave it two quick knocks and said "Here's hoping we get an answer this time."

After a few seconds, a rather beautiful little girl with luscious blonde hair, who looked no younger than fifteen peeked out of the door but from her pale skin and her deep crimson eyes, both of us knew she was a vampire.

"How can I help you?" The young vamp asked softly with a fearful tone in her voice, her voice shaking and her eyes darting between the Major and I as if we were going to attack her.

The Major kneeled down in front of her and put on a rather charming smile and I could feel the warmth flowing from him and from that moment, the girl was absolutely smitten with him.

"Hi there little Darlin', my name is Jasper Whitlock and this is my friend, Peter Whitlock," Major said, his voice as smooth as honey and his southern accent out in full force. "Are your parents' home by chance? I would like to speak with them about getting directions to see some friends."

The girl nodded.

The small vampire opened the door fully as she suggested, "They are getting ready for the party tonight. Why don't you come in?"

I watched as the little vamp grabbed the Major by his right hand and led him into the house while I trailed behind with a snicker. The little vamp led us into the living room and said, "I will get my parents. Stay put."

The two of us nodded and she started to walk off but she turned around and gave the Major another smitten look before disappearing behind the wall. I looked towards Major and said, "Look at you taking her little heart."

He remained silently for a moment before he said "Yeah. I had to pour it on very thick to bypass her fear, which is still there but smothered underneath her new emotions."

"I thought there was a rule that stated vampires can't turn anyone younger than eighteen?" I asked curiously.

The Major nodded and said with narrowed eyes "There is…"

A few moments later, the little vamp came down with a female vampire with short pink hair with a round face, and slightly sunken eyes, The female wore a black suit that had a reddish tint with a black eyepatch over her right eye, which barely covered the scars underneath it.

And by her side was a beautiful woman with long dark-blue hair that fell to her shoulders, who wore a blood red sparkling sleeveless dress.

A little redundant on the sparkling dress but who am I to judge?

But there was something weird that I noticed. I saw three Vampires in front of us but none of them had a scent…It was bizarre and it was something that I caught the Major noticing as well because he shot me a confused look.

"Moms, this is Jasper and Peter Whitlock," The little vamp said with a smile while her parents smiled in our direction.

Hm…That's not the normal expression Major and I normally get.

Usually a lot of fear, fights, and flights. Not smiles and whatnot.

"Nice to meet you, Jasper and Peter," The mother softly greeted with a kind, tone.

"It truly is. It's not very often we get guests since our change five years ago," The husband said with a smile on his face as he held out his hand. "My name is Violet Kiramman. Call me "Vi" for short. And this is my lovely wife, Caitlyn Kiramman."

Vi then motioned down to his little girl and said, "And this is our wonderful daughter Amélie."

The little vamp, Amélie, gave a shy smile to the Major, who smiled in response, which made her duck behind her mother's legs.

The Major reached forward and shook hands with each woman with a smile on his face and replied, "It is nice to meet you both as well as your lovely daughter."

"Ditto for me," I responded with a smile before I said, "I am so sorry to intrude on this night but we're the new vampires in town and my friend and I are searching for Remy and Ann Marie Lebeau. They are longtime friends of ours and we are having a hard time finding their place here."

Vi smiled and said, "Well, you're just in luck! My beautiful wife and I were going to their place tonight for their going away party. Why don't you tag along with us?"

Major and I looked at each other in surprise.

That was super easy.

"Well, why don't we get going then?" Caitlyn said with a smile towards her wife before she kneeled down to Amélie and said, "We left fresh blood in the fridge but you need to drink it quickly."

"Yes mama," Amélie said with a smile before I watched the two hug but after a few seconds, the mother refused to let go of her daughter, which made Vi eye the pair for a moment.

"Caitlyn…Why don't you stay with Amélie tonight?" Vi suggested softly, a concerned look on his face.

Caitlyn stood up and frowned. "Vi…You shouldn't go to the party alone…"

Vi waved her off and said, "No worries. I'll be back soon so why don't you sit tight? Matter of fact, I know you wanted to visit Ontario…Why don't you start planning our trip?"

Caitlyn nodded with a concerned look on her face and that's when I saw the hint of realization on her face. She then smiled and said "Understood Amoré…Come back safely."

"No worries," I responded with a disarming smile. "He'll be back before you know it."

"See…I'll be back," Vi said, soothing her wife's worries. She smiled fully this time and began to walk back with Amélie, who once again looked back towards Jasper and waved goodbye to us after she embraced her dad goodbye.

The three of us quickly walked out of Vi's home where we walked in silence for a few minutes until Vi said, "So…I wasn't expecting the famed Major and his general to pop up at our door. Gave us quite the scare."

Major chuckled and said, "Even without my abilities, I could sense your fear but don't fear, we will not end your existence as long as you lead us to where we need to go."

"Simple as that," I added on with a cheeky smile. "I mean, we want them dead but we don't want all the vampires here to die."

Vi nodded her head and stopped in the middle of the street, which prompted the rest of us to stop as well.

"Truthfully, ever since they came to Vegas, things have been terrible…" Vi admitted with a cross of his arms.

"What do you mean?" the Major asked.

Vi looked at the sky, her eye narrowed slightly, and began to explain. "A few years ago, there was a nice Vampire known as Vander. He saved my family's life when we were in a wreck…Hence why my daughter is fifteen when the rules state she has to be eighteen."

She then lowered his head to look at the Major and I and said, "He was the father of all of the Vampires here…We all loved him…But then Remy and Marie appeared with another Vampire named James…."

The Major's eyes narrowed at that name. "James? Blond hair tied in a douche-bag ponytail? A hint of a French accent? Seemed very sadistic?" The Major asked.

Vi stared at the Major hard and it was there I saw the fury in her blood-red eyes as she asked, "You know him?"

The Major smirked and replied, "Oh I know him very well. I killed him myself a while back."

Vi's eyes widened in surprise before a large smile formed on her face. Without warning, the vampire moved quickly and hugged the Major and spun him around with a laugh before she sat him down and said, "I'm sorry about that but you have no idea how happy this news has made me."

"Glad to be of service," Major replied with a chuckle.

"I am so glad to be helping you out more now and so will the others when I tell them! But anyways…They told him that they were coming to take over Vegas from him and offered him a chance to become their puppet…He refused…They ordered James to kill him…And that fucker did…"

"But what was James doing here…And was he alone?" Major asked curiously.

Vi nodded and answered, "Apparently, Remy and Marie had helped him with something and it was him repaying their debt and as far as I know, he was alone. He quickly left after killing him…But what they didn't know was that I was there."

"But how can that be? Every Vampire has a scent," I stated with a frown on my face.

Vi smirked. "Well, I can't explain it but I am able to suppress my scent and the scent of those around me," Vi revealed.

I looked up in surprise, as did the Major but the Major quickly recovered and said, "Then try to suppress my scent."

Vi nodded and for a moment, nothing happened but when I sniffed the air, I could only smell myself, and Vi…the Major's scent was completely gone!

That is a powerful gift…

"No wonder we couldn't find them then…Your ability was blocking us from their scent…" I told him with a cross of my arms.

Vi looked a bit guilty at that and said "I do apologize, I only found out about it when Vander died but I've been training it daily to the point where I can almost control it."

"So what else happened?" the Major asked.

Vi nodded and answered, "When he was killed, they quickly took charge of us all and forced us to work under them under threat of death but while we ourselves are not killed-"

"The ones that you love would be instead," I finished with a scowl on my face before I turned to Major and asked, "Sound familiar?"

"It sure does…" the Major angrily whispered.

Maria's tortured means of getting subservient vampires continue on.

"Many of us were unaware of this Maria when they showed up but they made sure we knew her…And we made sure to hate her just as we hate them," Vi explained, no doubt seeing our angered faces.

"Then how did you know about us?" I asked curiously.

Vi smirked as she looked at me and said, "They told us about you and why they were here in the first place. At first, we all hated you as much as them but when we were told why we all got rid of that hate pretty damn quickly."

"Yeah…We weren't even aware of what they were doing…Hell, we were here entirely by accident!" I exclaimed before adding, "But had we known before this adventure, we would have snuffed them out immediately."

"No worries," Vi told me. "But recently, The police have noticed the number of people going missing and many winding up dead since a lot of the new vampires have been…Less than hidden so we've been laying low. Because of this, Remy and Marie have been using humans to do their dirty work…And since they offer immortality, many humans take it. Whether for themselves or for a loved one who is dying and whatnot…"

"And thus they wind up in their pocket for good…No matter what they do…" The Major summarized. "Well, that explains the reason why they sent humans out to hunt for Jessamine…"

"Yeah…It's a difficult process and after watching all of this happen. They need to be stopped.…" Vi then grinned. "Tonight was going to be that night…"

"So the party…?" I murmured.

"Is very false," Vi admitted with a cross of her arms. "My wife and I were going to go and take them out for good…"

The Major was quiet for a long moment before he asked, "I feel so much hate coming from you…This entire time, it's been building until I can barely stand it….Who did you lose to them?"

Vi lowered his head and said, "My eldest daughter…"

"It happened fairly recently…didn't it?" I asked.

"Three days ago," Vi darkly responded. "They came to take Caitlyn and my eldest daughter, Lena, as one of Remy's...pleasure slaves and I fought them off. But this big muscled freak managed to subdue me by ripping off all of my limbs…They were going to kill Amélie if they didn't at least get one of us but my eldest daughter stepped forward and put herself in their path after she took my wife's legs to keep her from stepping forward…"

Vi's body was shaking in fury as she hissed, "'Amélie needs both of you more than you guys need me…' Those were her words to me…She even smiled as they took her away…"

Vi shut his eye and took an unneeded breath before she opened it again and said, "Tonight is when they take their slaves and train them. My wife and I were going to use tonight to kill them and set this place free and save our daughter…But then you two came for the same reasons..."

I grinned and said, "That's us, we tend to show up when needed. So, we have to kill them, you have to kill them. Might as well kill them together."

The Major nodded and said, "I can sense the truth in your words. Let's go save your daughter…And kill them."

"Thank you," Vi told us with a grateful smile on her face

This was going to end tonight. And the faster it ends, the faster we get the fuck out of Vegas!

Las Vegas, Nevada
Remy and Ann Marie's Mansion
Jasper Hale Whitlock

Finally…

After an entire night of searching, we finally found what we were looking for.

The mansion of the two most fucked up generals of Maria's army.

"Here we are," Vi told Peter and I as the three of us stood across the street from this large, almost presidential White House-looking mansion. The only difference between this mansion and the White House was instead of white pillars, they were gold pillars.

I could sense multiple vampires swarming all around the mansion at different posts, a lot of them I could recognize as some of the old guards that Maria had and a lot of them new.

But…I could also smell a plethora of humans around as well.

They must have been guarding the place.

"Major, you got a plan on how to do this?" Peter asked as he quirked his right brow at me.

"I have a few ideas…Vi, How long are you able to hide our scents?" I asked Vi, who shut her eye for a moment, her face scrunched in thought.

"If I focus on it long enough, I can do it for ten minutes," Vi replied, which caused me to grin.

Good…

That's more than enough time.

Rain: So this is where I will end it. The next chapter will end the Las Vegas stuff and also set up more Jasper/Bella goodness! So until then…

Mario: See you next time!