Beacon was on edge lately.

A girl from Team SYRA was found dead in the woods. She was a Beacon student, from Menagerie. Well-liked by many in the school, and who was known to have a crush on Noah.

And they had started to find more Beacon students dead as well.

All killed in the exact same way: desanguination.

The police had determined that this was the work of a serial killer, not a Grimm. Word spread fast and the serial killer was quickly dubbed the Vampire of Emerald Forest.

"Cardin is dead?" Noah exclaimed, his eyes surprised.

"Yeah, I know, right? They're saying he was killed by the Vampire. His death was different, though. They found a note by his dead corpse, written in his own blood. Sounds edgy, but what he wrote on the note is the real kicker: 'The past comes back to haunt us.' That's some creepy shit. I'm not even phased anymore, I've seen scarier stuff in Silent Hill," Caught remarked.

Evan's face grew darker. "It couldn't be HABIT, could it?.." he said, his voice filling with fear.

Noah shook his head. "Nahhhh, he'd taunt us and be real theatrical about it. I'm pretty sure it isn't HABIT."

"But it's still really creepy, isn't it? The past comes back to haunt us.."

Tim looked out at his team. "Cardin was an asshole anyways," he spat. The team nodded and that was the last of it.

Alex Kralie had given in to the thrill of the hunt.

It was too satisfying to finally run his prey to the ground and torture them ever so slowly. To run with the wind soaring around him and watch his quarry attempt to run from their imminent fate.

It was grand and glorious and feral.

And he loved every single minute of it.

Tim felt ever so unsteady.

He'd remembered seeing that figure out in the woods during Chaunukkahmas.

A day before the murders started.

Why was it so familiar to him?

He had not a clue why.

Unbeknownst to her team, Weiss Schnee had snuck out into the forests where the Vampire supposedly prowled.

She didn't believe a word of it. This Vampire didn't exist, and if he did she would put these murders to rest once and for all by killing him.

She stood in the snowy woods. "VAMPIRE! COME OUT IF YOU'RE THERE! I WISH TO FACE YOU IN EQUAL COMBAT!" she roared, her inside voice getting thrown out the window.

There was silence. Wind rushed past her. Then there was a gunshot at her feet. She leapt into combat stance and pulled out her blade, Myrtenaster.

She could hear cold and calculating laughter ringing in her ears. "You perfect little fool…" she could hear the Vampire hiss into her ear, before biting her in the neck.

She swooned into his arms, her vision fading as he sliced his palm open with Myrtenaster and poured his blood down her throat..

Author's note: Team SYRA is owned by Storygazer, sorry I haven't updated in so long!

June 19th through the 2nd I'll be on a writing sabbatical for 2 weeks!

I won't be able to update during those two weeks, but when I come back the two chapters will be posted and my writing will get a MAAAAAJOR upgrade in quality!

I would recommend re-reading Tim's chapters during the hiatus, plus Chapters 29 and 30! I left some pretty heavy foreshadowing in all of those. ;)

Reviews and updates on the TvTropes page = you loving this fic and wanting more updates! They inspire me to make my pen the pen that pierces the heavens! So do both if you can! Thank you for reading, and know that there will be many more chapters to come! 21 more, as a matter of fact.

I am also considering a spinoff following Team AVNJ.. if I get enough support for the idea know that I will do everything in my power to make it a reality! So good luck and keep reading, my fans!