I feel I use to be better at knowing what to say up here, but sometimes I just never know what to really say. But I always thank you all for coming to read and check out this story. Even though I am late posting the rest of this I am glad you still all enjoy it!
Chapter 17: The Twin Myth Part 1
Sora, Riku and Kairi sat up at the top of the Twilight Town clock tower. Night had finally fallen over the town and the three young vampires could finally come out and enjoy the night for themselves. They joked and talked and laughed at the things they had to say and overall it was just a great time.
But then someone else's laughter was heard and the three quieted up. They looked around but didn't see anyone else but themselves. But finally Kairi looked down and her eyes narrowed. "Look, down there in front of the clock tower. There's some humans, they just exited from the train station."
"Yeah, two of them. And…" Riku looked as hard as he could. "Whoa, look at that, they look nearly the same. At least from this height."
"They're twins" Sora asked, started to get excited. "Hey hey! You guys know the old myth, right? About twins?"
Kairi hummed as she thought, but ended up shaking her head. "I can't remember, tell me though."
"Same here," Riku agreed.
Sora smiled, happy that he was getting the chance to tell a story to his friends. "Okay, so the myth goes like this… if a vampire turns a human who is a twin… it will also cause the twin to turn as well."
Both Kairi and Riku's eyes widened. "Whoa really?" Kairi asked.
"That does seem quite interesting," Riku replied.
"Yeah, it seems so weird, but it could be possible. You think we should test it out?" Sora then asked.
"Um I don't know. I would want to see what happens, but I don't know about turning someone yet," Kairi replied.
"If anyone is going to turn one of those two, it's going to be me," a new voice said.
The three friends turned around to see a familiar older boy standing behind them. The familiar boy was none other than Sora's older brother Vanitas. He smiled as he walked closer to the clock tower edge. He looked down below to see the two twins walking and talking to one another, slowly leaving the clock tower area.
"You, Vani? Why do you wanna do it?" Sora asked his older brother.
"Cause, I want to see it first hand and be the one to have done it. Heh," Vanitas laughed before licking his lips slightly. "Plus I am rather thirst tonight. I could use a good drink."
"Can we watch though?" Sora asked.
Vantias shrugged. "If you want to. Though you all know it takes a couple of days for a human to be fully turned. The transformation takes a bit to work through their body. So nothing will happen right away."
The three nodded before standing up. Kairi was the next one to speak. "We know, but this is so fun and interesting."
"Yeah!" Sora cheered. "Let's go."
The four vampires kept to the shadows, keeping their distance from the twins, but close enough that they could hear them. Now that they were a lot closer, they could at least see the appearance of the twins. They were identical in every way with their golden blond hair and same sounding voice. Everything from what the group could tell was the same except for clothes, which had some elements that were similar but still different enough.
"How are you going to do it Vani?" Sora asked quietly. "Are you going to go and ask them?"
Vanitas laughed at that statement. "Are you kidding? If they know one is being turned and the other one might as a result, they would run away and we'd never see them again." Vanitas then stopped and ducked into an alleyway.
The other three followed. The two boys had stopped walking at the section of a small cross street and currently and were still converating with one another.
"You can go ahead without me, I just need to get some things from the minimart."
"You sure Ven? You don't need me to come with? It is late at night after all," the other twin replied.
"Roxas relax, I will be fine. I just wanted to buy some soda to put in the fridge and maybe a few other snack," Ven answers. "I won't be long."
"Okay, if you say so. See you back at the dorm," Roxas said as he waved to his brother and turned to walk away.
Ven started walking opposite of his brother, in the direction of the minimart. Once he was out of sight Vanitas smirked. "This is perfect. Just need to get to him, preferably before he gets to the minimart."
"Wait, so you aren't going to try and talk to him?" Riku asked. "I mean that's what I am guessing based off what you said."
"Correct. The best way to turn someone is to do it by surprise," Vanitas replied.
"Um… I don't really think that's the best way…" Riku said, looking confused at Vanitas.
"Yeah, I agree. You should try to talk to him Vani," Sora said.
"You want to test this theory or not?" Vanitas replied. "If so, we are going to do things my way."
The three looked at one another, still feeling a bit concerned. But they knew Vanitas was older than them, he had been around longer and knew how things worked. If he said he knew how to do it, they knew it was usually best to believe him.
"Okay good," Vanitas said as he clapped his hands together. You three can keep an eye on the other brother. See where he goes and stuff, I'll go do my thing."
The three young vampires nodded and went off to catch up with the boy known as Roxas. Vanitas went to follow the other, slowly closing in on him. They were still a bit away from the minimart and as far as Vanitas could tell no one else was in the area. Though he still wanted to play it safe. He had to be as sneaky as he could about this.
When the next alleyway came up Vanitas took his chance. He sped up and grabbed hold of the boy known as Ven and placed a hand over his mouth. As expected Ven started to scream and tried to turn around to see who it was that had grabbed him. But Vanitas made sure to pull into the shadows before he could get a good enough look.
A mumbled shout came from Ven, and it made Vanitas want to laugh. But he had to remind himself he had to be quiet about this. Just had to get through it and move on and wait to see the results. So without a second more he pushed Ven's head to the side slightly, revealing more of his neck. He bared his fangs and then bit down.
Ven tried to scream, but there was still a hand over his mouth, so any cry for help that he attempted was all for naught. He couldn't even try to properly process what was going on. All he knew was that someone… or something bit into his neck. But soon enough he started to feel drowsy. A strange sleepy sensation feel over him and he couldn't keep his eyes open any longer.
Vanitas watched as Ven's body slacked and no longer struggled. He removed his hand from Ven's mouth and laid him down on the ground. He could see that the boy was still breathing, and then Vanitas went to looking right at the puncture wound he had made. With a quick flick of his hands he casted a healing spell over it, closing up and dissolving any signs that there was ever a bite.
"Gotta make this all the more fun for Ven and his brother. Without any sign that he was bitten, the shock is going to be even greater," Vanitas thought to himself before laughing a little.
He waited a bit until he started to see Ven stir, and he took his leave right after that. The deed had been done and now the game had begun. All he had to do is wait along with his little brother and his friends. And then in a few days they would see if the twin myth was true or not.
Back over with Sora, Riku, and Kairi, they had been following Roxas all the way through town until they arrived at the Twilight Town college campus. They continued to stick to the shadows as they watched the blond boy walk into the dorms section and head down the hall. The three stayed outside, but tried their best to look through the windows to see where he would end up next.
Eventually they saw the light go on from a window and they went to peer inside. And thankfully it was the room that Roxas had entered. But right after he entered the room and closed the door he let out a grunt of pain before reached to place a hand on his neck.
The three vampires eyes widened as they saw Roxas stumble forward slightly before collapsing onto the floor. After that he laid still, but they could see that he was still breathing. After that they let out a collective gasp.
"You think it's cause what Vanitas must have done?" Sora asked.
"It must be, after all he went to grab his neck suddenly. There really must be a connection!" Kairi exclaimed.
"We still have to wait and see, the bite could have been one thing but the process afterwards is still up for debate," Riku added on.
"But this is still really excited! I can't wait to see what happens next!" Sora exclaimed happily. Not only was he happy and excited to see this myth tested, but if it did work, he could have two new friends. And that itself was enough to keep him happy and content.
