The Smell and Color Of Blood

Chapter 11

AN: sorry had writers block and couldn't get on computer because of "mom."

Laurie, after she had jumped, landed in the river. Thankfully she knew how to swim. She let the current take her further down stream until she clung onto a branch as she crawled onto the muddy bank.

Her hair was soaked and matted to her face. Her clothes were wet and she was cold. Laurie panted hard after swimming for more than a mile.

She looked at her surroundings. Tall trees, dark paths, a stream running through the middle of a forest. Laurie grew up in Jester City and knew every inch of it. So by the looks of her surroundings, she was in the middle of Grindlock Park.

With no time to rest, Laurie bolted up and ran to the cemetery where she knew the vampires had taken Amy. The cemetery was on the other side of Grindlock Park. Laurie ran with incredible speed, not caring about her injuries or how her legs were going to feel. "I know how to defeat them now," she said as she jumped over tree roots that were sticking out of the ground.

Amy was not as fortunate as Laurie. She had been beaten severely by all 4 of the vampires. Her hands were tied behind her back with wire. Amy still tried to free her wrists, but they were just being cut into by the wire. Any more and her wrist would have bled to death.

Her feet were left untied so they could toss her around. She hadn't been gagged either. Her face was black and blue, her lip was bleeding, but she knew she was going to die, so she just let her body fly helplessly from vampire to vampire.

Once tossed to Sephiroth, he turned her head so he could bite her neck. "So sweet," he whispered in her ear as he bit her. Amy gasped loudly as she felt her blood being sucked. With every amount of energy she had, she stomped on his foot, but it had no effect on this vampire.

Yazoo, Loz, and Kadaj had left Sephiroth to eat in peace. As always, they got the leftovers. "You know," said Yazoo. "I'm totally pissed off," he said. Kadaj sighed as he closed his eyes. "We're all pissed," he said. Then it was Loz's turn to speak. He sniffed the air. "Hey, I can smell her. That fucking little shit is close," he said as he looked at both Yazoo and Kadaj. "Let's go hunt down that bitch," said Loz. "Spread out and this time, kill her on the spot," Kadaj said.

Laurie knew this would happen. She'd get close then they'd sniff her out like bloodhounds. Thankfully Laurie was way ahead of them. She had cleverly found a sharp rock, cut her hand open, and leave a pool of her blood behind as a decoy.

She hid behind a tree as the 3 vampires ran right by her. Suckers, she thought. Once by her, Laurie ran into the lair to get the red gem and smash it.

Her photographic memory came in handy as she twisted in and out of the labyrinth. She finally came into the room from which she had been held captive earlier on.

Once in, she stopped dead in her tracks. "Oh my God," she said. She saw Amy's lifeless body on the floor. She looked at her neck from which the blood was running from. Two bite marks were pierced into the side of her neck.

"Amy," she whispered. "God, take care of her," she said as she sobbed. "Wish I could the same for you," said Sephiroth from behind her. Laurie knew what was coming.

But before Sephiroth could hit her unconscious, she flipped over to the other side of the room, all the while her eyes searching desperately for that tiara.

"You killed her," hissed Laurie. "Don't be so sad, for you are going to be joining her very soon," he said as he approached her. Right before her eyes, he vanished.

And again, Laurie felt an arm wrap around her neck which she knew was Sephiroth. "I'm going to suck you dry that only your skin will be left," he yelled in her ear.

Laurie was completely helpless. She couldn't fight Sephiroth! Oh God where was the dude…what was his name? "CLOUD!" she yelled on top of her lungs.

"Why are you calling for him?" asked Sephiroth very soothingly. "He's probably long gone by now," he whispered.

"OR HE'S PROBABLY RIGHT HERE WAITING TO KICK YOUR FUCKING ASS BACK TO HELL!" yelled another voice that wasn't Sephiroth's.

Sephiroth and Laurie looked in the doorway. There stood Cloud Strife, with his Buster Sword ready to kick some vampire ass.