Star's Keyblade4114: Heh, right you are.
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Marco walked down the dungeons with the metal tap in one hand and a wine glass in the other. Walking past the cells, Marco looked at the inmates with narrowed, glowing eyes as they pressed themselves against the back wall of the cells. Stopping in front of a cell, Marco opened it and approached a dark-skin teen wearing glasses, "Well, well, well, Alfonzo, it looks like you're it tonight,"
Alfonzo Dolittle shook his head as sweat ran down his face, "No…you don't want to kill me, I'm not-"
"I'm not going to kill you, you moron," Marco hissed before stabbing him in the arm with the tap and held the wine glass under it before turning the valve.
The two watched as blood poured into the glass before Marco turned the valve again and pulled the tap out of Alfonzo's arm. Alfonzo looked down and saw the small opening slowly begin to heal, "You can thank my mate Star. She designed this tap to keep you idiots from bleeding out so my blood source doesn't run out too quickly," he turned his back to the teen and began to walk out of the cell, "But I imagine that the pain is still there, and in that case, have fun," walking out of the cell, he closed it and walked down the dungeons path.
Marco stopped in front of a cell and looked down to see Jackie looking up at him. The two stared each other down in silence before Jackie groaned and shook her head, "So who did you murder tonight? Anyone-"
"No one is dead," Marco held up the tap and narrowed his eyes, "This tap is to keep you idiots alive, even after I take some blood from you." Jackie groaned and looked away, "But I'm here to play a little game with you," Jackie looked up briefly before looking away again, "I'm sure you're aware of the rules. It's called what if,"
Jackie looked up again and a frown painted across her lips as Marco began taking a drink, "Heh…taste like soda…but whatever." Shaking his head, he took a deep breath, "Okay, now for the game. What if I hadn't had saved you that night? What if instead you were the one bitten and turned? Would you still think Vampires are evil?"
"No," Jackie shook her head and Marco arched a brow, "I mean look at me…I'm too cute to be a monster and-"
"And you're a moron. Appearances have nothing to do with personality," Marco groaned and shook his head, "Let me make it a tad similar. Everyone turned on you, forcing you to flee to the Greene Forest, just like I had, the only difference is you didn't meet a certain blonde princess in your travels. No one was there to help you in your time of need. What would you do?"
"I…I wouldn't lock the people of Echo Creek in a dungeon, waiting to pick them off one by one," Jackie hissed and narrowed her eyes, "You're living up to the trope that all monsters are evil! Let us go and we promise-"
"No," Marco narrowed his eyes, "You see, you…you in particular…you owe me your life. I didn't have to save you that night, but I decided to be a good boyfriend and save you from that Vampire, and the thanks I get is being ran out of town and hunted like a common animal. And then there was that evening at the park. I was well within my right to rip your arm off, but I gave you a choice and obviously you chose the smart choice.
If you hadn't had dropped the vial of Holy Water, I would've easily ripped your arm off, and not only that, but I'm sure Star would've hexed you to hell and back. And not only you, but Janna, Hope, Alfonzo and Ferguson as well, and I wouldn't stop her."
"Heh…you're still acting like a tough guy, even when you have people terrified of you. Like I said, you're living up to the trope that monsters are-"
"Evil…yeah, that's why I haven't gone after any human until recently. And a fun little fact. When I was bit and turned, I was hungry, starving to the point where I wanted to sink my fangs into the closet source of food…which would've been you, Janna, Hope, Alfonzo and Ferguson, but I fought the urge to kill any human. After I ran to the Greene Forest, I caught a couple of rabbits and had a small feast."
Jackie narrowed her eyes and Marco took a deep breath, "You're welcome by the way." He turned and began walking away, "Think about that scenario for the rest of the evening. What if you had been bitten and turned? Would you truly believe Vampires aren't evil then?" inhaling deeply, he began walking away, leaving the blonde in silence.
Marco walked up out of the dungeons when he came face to face with Star's parents. Narrowed his eyes slightly, he took a drink and began walking away, "Boy," Moon spoke and Marco stopped before looking over his shoulder, "We're about to take a stroll around the castle's grounds,"
"And? Why do you feel the need to tell me about-"
"You're coming with us," River explained and Marco looked at them in confusion, "So finish your drink and let's-"
"And what makes you think I'd go with you? You've been trying to kill me since Star and I got here earlier this week, even though she and I assured you that I will not harm a Mewman and-"
"I'll be going too, Marco," Star pushed past her parents and looked at the undead teen with a slight smile, "I was talking to my parents earlier…and uh…we're going to invite you to some of our family activities," Marco arched a brow and Star sighed as she shook her head, "Well…I can see that you're a little jealous. You're jealous that I can spend time with my parents while yours have been trying to kill you.
So I talked to my parents after you went to bed and…well they came to me a few hours later and they decided that the four of us should walk around the castle grounds." She looked down at the wine glass and slightly smiled as she shook her head, "You can bring it with us. I've already seen you kill a bear and eat a few mice," Marco frowned and slightly nodded before the four turned and walked away from the doors leading to the dungeons.
Star and Marco walked behind Star's parents as the four walked around the castle under the moonless sky. Marco looked down at Star and slightly frowned, "Estrella?" Star looked up and frowned, "Why…why would you assume that I'm jealous of-"
"You might be a Vampire, but even Vampires can be easy to read," Star sighed and shook her head, "I know you're jealous that my parents and I spend time together while yours are down in the dungeons and my parents have been trying kill you at times, but I want you to be part of a family activity, even if it's a small walk around the castle like this.
You know my parents weren't too happy about the idea of their daughter being technically married to a Vampire, but they know that they don't have a say in the matter and you've shown them that you won't go after a Mewman for whatever reason unless they go after me."
"Yeah…and…thanks for inviting me out tonight…really, thanks," Star hummed and nodded before Marco took a drink.
Marco stopped and looked towards the Forest of Certain Death with narrowed eyes as he growled under his breath, "Marco?" Star's parents looked back and saw Star staring at the undead teen with a concerning look crossing her face, "Marco, are you okay?" Instead of answering, Marco's eyes widened and flashed a hellish red as Star's parents walked over to them.
Marco groaned as he cupped a hand over his eyes and shook his head, "Are…are you okay, boy?" Moon questioned.
"No…that bastard Ludo was…talking to someone," Moon and River looked at each other in confusion and Marco looked up, "If that worthless bastard is talking to someone then it's going to be bad. Star told me that he's after the wand and him talking to anyone in the middle of the night…it just…I got a bad feeling about this,"
"Marco…just drink your blood," Marco looked down at his mate and Star inhaled deeply, "Drink your blood, and we'll go inside. My parents will warn the guards about this and-"
"And without any proof, the guards are going to brush it off as paranoia, and if you tell them I said it, they're either going to think I'm looking for an excuse to kill everyone in the castle,"
"Marco…we'll think of something…but for now why don't we go back inside, you can finish your blood and forget all about Ludo, okay?" Star frowned as she rubbed the Vampire's back, "Ludo will have to be stupid to try and attack the castle at night while we have a Vampire patrolling the castle grounds," Star took hold of Marco's hand and began pulling him towards the main door while Star's parents looked at each other in confusion before following the two teenagers.
Marco stood by the window, staring out towards the Forest of Certain Death with a hardened look crossing his face. Marco looked back and saw Star soundly sleeping on the bed, her back rising and falling at an even pace. Taking a deep breath, he looked out the window as a bat flew up towards him, "I need you to go out towards that forest and find a little green bird man named Ludo…you'll know him when you see him. Find out who he's talking to and report back to me,"
The bat screeched and Marco frowned and shook his head, "She said that the guards will handle it, but I have a bad feeling about this guy Ludo was talking to. Just go towards the forest, find Ludo and whoever he was talking to and find out what they're planning before returning to me," the bat screeched again before flying away from the window and towards the Forest of Certain Death.
Crossing his arms, he shook his head as his eyes flashed red, "Okay…just wait for him to return and hopefully something will come out of this." He looked back at his mate and slightly frowned, "And hopefully it is just paranoia and not something else," he walked over to Star and lightly kissed the side of her head before quietly walking out of the room.
Marco walked down the stairs leading to the dungeons with narrowed eyes. Stopping in front of a cell, Jackie looked up and laughed, "Down for another drink? Are you sure you're not going to be a heavy drinker or something?" Marco growled under his breath and Jackie shook her head, "And to be honest, I thought about your little what if question, and unlike you, I wouldn't be evil. Because my parents will accept me and I would never imprison people from the town,"
"Are you sure about that?" Marco crossed his arms and arched a brow, "Are you so certain your parents will accept you? Why is that? Because you're their daughter? Well if you're going by that logic, my parents should've accepted me because I was their son and been proud of me that I allowed myself to get bitten to protect you that night, but instead, like everyone else in Echo Creek, they were ready to kill me. Why? Because I'm a Vampire and instead of hearing me out, you all assumed that I was going to be evil."
Marco huffed and turned his back towards her, "Like I said, because of your actions that night, I eventually met Star, the love of my life and my mate. The very woman I'm destined to be with and-"
"You're really hurting my feelings Marco…I thought I was the one you were-"
"I'll say it until the day I kill you. You and I have no say in the matter, the venom chooses the idle mate and I don't know how many times I have to tell you that it chose Star, and I don't care if your feelings are hurt because to be honest, I doubt that very much. You're just saying that to toy with my former feelings for you…what is wrong with you? Why are you doing this?"
Jackie frowned and Marco sighed before turning his back towards her, "Well…you believe what you want to believe. I have important things to worry about," he walked away as Jackie frowned and hung her head.
And with that, another chapter is finished. As always enjoy everyone and please let me know what you all think.