Chapter 2

When Darren awoke it was dark out. Standing up he looked around and found himself alone in the large apartment. Man was he hungry so he headed to the fridge and found a note on the door addressed to him.

Darren

Mr.Crepsley said he was hungry so he went out to eat while I went to see Mr.Tiny about some information on Steve. If you're wondering about Creature (that's her name by the way) she was gone when we all awoke so we don't know where she is or when she'll be back. Mr.Crepsley said for you not to leave the apartment and also said that if you should find yourself…hungry he said to look under the bed. Well until later.

Your friend

Harkat

'Oh so that's where they all went…I think I'll take up Mr.Crepsley on that offer,' he made his way into the bedroom and drank the blood that was in the small glass vial under the mattress. 'Is it just me or is there a breeze in here,' he thought? Looking carefully in the direction of the window he noticed it was open. Growl He sharply turned and there lying on the bed was a very big dog. 'It must weigh at least 200 lbs!' He thought. The dog had stopped growling and was now just staring at him. Looking carefully at her he noticed the crest on her left front paw.

"Creature!" A woof sounded in reply. He shimmied closer for a better look and gently pets her head. "Wow now that's a change!" She glared up at him, 'Yes it is now shall we go for a walk?' "What?" Darren was shocked. He could hear her in his head. 'Yes I can enter a vampire's thoughts and talk with them. It's why I'm a dangerous enemy to a vampire because I can hear your thoughts.' "Okay but we can't leave. Mr.Crepsley told me to stay inside!" 'Alright pal; listen up in this form a toilet cannot be used there for I NEED TO GO OUT!' "Alright already," he held his hands up in defeat!

Meanwhile…

"Mr.Crepsley?"

"Yes Harkat?"

"You think Darren…stayed inside?"

"Doubtful," Mr.Crepsley said with a grim smile.

They had just arrived back at the apartment and went in. The vial of blood was missing and so was Darren. Rolling his eyes Mr.Crepsley sat down in the large armchair and waited. They didn't have to wait long before Darren came back and he brought a friend with him.

"Darren where were you and what is that thing," Mr.Crepsley pointed to the dog. Growling she leapt up on him. Placing her paws on his shoulders and knocking him to the ground. Darren was grinning and she growled low in her throat.

"Mr.Crepsley," Darren laughed, "You'd better not call her a thing again because Creature doesn't like it!"

Mr.Crepsley looked dumbfounded. "This can not be…"

'Yes I am now you shall apologize before I let you up!'

"I just heard her in my head!"

"Yeah! That's why she makes one hell of an enemy to vampires. She can hear their thoughts so she knows exactly what they're going to do! Cool isn't it?" Darren was thoroughly amused at the sight of Mr.Crepsley lying on the ground beneath this giant dog.

"Very well then I apologize for my previous words and ask your forgiveness," he looked very apologetic.

Giving a dog like grin she got off and groomed a spot of her paw. Then as if noticing Harkat for the first time she jumped up and did something that shocked everyone. She licked his chin. As she jumped up Harkat did something that surprised him as much as everyone else. After she kissed his chin he kissed her muzzle. Everyone but Creature seemed surprised while they stared she trotted off to the living room and lay down next to Harkat's favorite chair.

Harkat slowly moved towards the hearth and sat down with a bewildered look upon his face.

"What's wrong Harkat?" Darren looked worried.

"This seems familiar. Somehow I think I've done this before," Harkat hadn't taken his eyes from the dog lying next to him.

"Really?"

"I think so but I can't be sure! I think it has something to do with Creature though. I think I might have known her before…you know when I was alive." Right as he said that a growl came from Creature.

'Dead! He can't be dead! Absolutely not! I will not allow it! I will bring him back then but first a visit to Mr.Tiny is in order to see what he's done!'

She looked up and noticed everyone staring at her and realized that she'd been talking to herself again! 'Oops!'

"Creature what is going on?" asked Mr.Crepsley. He knew she normally didn't act like that around others so she must have known him when he was alive and from the way that she acted she had cared about him greatly. Wait a minute! Only a vampire could hear her thoughts as she could hear theirs…but that would mean…Harkat was a vampire! Mr.Crepsley frowned and headed to his coffin for the sun was rising and he had no intent of being caught in its glare. Besides he had much to think over and this was defiantly going to present a problem.

Creature watched Mr.Crepsley go; knowing perfectly well he knew what was going on. Well at least partly.

When Mr.Crepsley turned to look behind him he thought no one would be watching him for the others had become accustomed to his abrupt leaving but Creature was watching him. Creature continued to look at him with a wolfish grin and finally did something very un-doglike. The big black creature winked at him. Mr.Crepsley gave the tiniest smile and went to bed.

'Darren you aught to get some rest before nightfall, we need everyone at their maximum strength and intelligence so everyone goes to sleep now!'

"Alright, alright! We're going! Come on Harkat we better get some shut eye before she slobbers all over us!" Growling she leapt at him and chased him around the room while Harkat just grinned at their antics.

"Hey! Quiet down in there!"

"Sorry!" They had woken Mr.Crepsley now and he was not pleased but they all must go to bed anyways so Darren climbed into the hammock hanging from the ceiling and Harkat into the bed.

After a short period of time Creature thought they were all asleep and headed for bed. Tired she jumped up to and lay down with her back against Harkats.

'This is the way it should be and should have been.' She sighed softly to herself and finally fell to sleep.

Frogive me my friends for my previous mistake with Mr.Crepsley's speech. I found out threw a friend not three days later so I'm truly sorry for that and have fixed it for the rest of the story so far.