here is the next chapter...and I do apologize that I am taking my sweet time with the whole vampire stuff, it's just that I had fun explaining about it in my own chapter...and don't worry, next chapter will be taking place in school with other characters. OMG i am sooooo excited about this story already :D
why is it that everytime I try to write a story or draw something, someone is always close by to spy on me...it is hard for me to be discreet with my stuff when I am living with my family...it totally sux man :( this is why I wish I could just move out somehow.
*noticed a few errors, but I fixed it now :)* don't know if there are anymore I need to fix...
Altair sat down quietly on the couch, like a child would when he is being punished. Ezio and Desmond were standing behind the couch, resting their arms over to lean forward onto it. The three watched as Lucy was escorting Malik through the front door, closing the door behind them.
"what were you thinking?" Desmond questioned, furrowing his brows. Altair turned his head to look at the young man with a calm expression. The golden eyed man turned back around, looking down at his arms that were resting on his legs. In a way, Altair felt embarrassed for his action a while ago, but then again…he also felt good at the same time for having such power over mortals again. He is still able to strike terror into other people…..even if he has been asleep for at least four hundred years.
"I am really sorry about that." Lucy said, leaning back on the door. "Altair just kids around at times, he doesn't know any better."
Malik crossed his arms over his chest, shooting a glare that he is not amused. "uh huh?….so…who is he anyways, a friend, boyfriend…or-"
"he is a long distant relative." She quickly established, "Altair just moved here a few days ago."
"oh, really?" Malik raised an eyebrow at her for a moment until finally sighing, putting his hands into his pockets. "well…I find him rather…odd." He commented. "where is he from exactly?"
"um…uh…s-…Syria, he is from Syria." She said hesitantly. Of course she was told about this particular vampire, and she was only given little information about Altair and his past, since not many people knew much about him….so as far as she knows, is where he was actually born.
"wow…okay, so he's foreign….but if he wanted to make an impression, then I kind of expected a proper greeting, instead of what had occurred a few minutes ago." He scowled, a small blush tinting his cheeks.
"again, I am really, truly sorry." She clasped her hands together in front of her face, gesturing as begging for forgiveness.
"enough, Lucy….there is no need for apologies." Malik reassured her. He quickly remembered why he came by in the first place. "look it's late, I should get going." Barely realizing how cold it was, he wrapped his arms around himself to get warmer. "I just wanted to stop by and hand over some assignments we went over in class, just so you won't get behind."
"yes, thank you…..and don't worry, I am feeling a lot better now, so I will be showing up for tomorrow." She smiled at him.
"that's good to know….um….aren't you cold?" He pointed out, meaning her little clothing she had on; small white tank top, mini skirt, and short socks warming her feet. Being this late at night was freezing, yet she doesn't seem to be bothered by it.
"not really…" she shrugged, Malik gave her an incredulous look as he was turning to leave. Lucy sighed, leaning back against the door once again. She stood up straight, opening the door and slamming it behind her. "what is with you? Because of you we are now related" she glared at the man sitting on her couch.
Altair looked up at her, not showing any emotion on his face. "what I do?"
"don't act stupid…" she spat, narrowing her gaze at him. "I know what you were about to do, you were about to kill a mortal, you bastard!" she started raising her voice at him.
Desmond decided to cut in, "Lucy, just calm down, he doesn't know about our methods towards humans, remember that."
"I don't care…..he was going to hurt my friend." She stated.
Altair began to smirk, "aww…well I'm sorry….I didn't know he belonged to you." He teased. The blonde raised an eyebrow at him, "I thought it was pretty obvious that you two had something going on."
Lucy dared to glare at him again, "it is nothing like that….Malik happens to be a good friend and classmate." Altair rolled his eyes at her, looking skeptical. "besides….I'm a lesbian." That for sure made the golden eyed man surprised, shutting him up for a moment. Ezio and Desmond seemed to have the same expression. Lucy was now standing in front of Altair, "now let me tell you this…..you can't go around killing people just because you feel like it…..things are different in this modern time."
Altair stood up from the couch to his full height, making the blonde take a step back, "maybe you haven't notice, but I have been asleep for centuries." Lucy was getting into a defensive stance, but also keeping her distance. "and as you can see, I am starving…. and you wouldn't like to see how I get when I don't get a decent meal. Taking your friend away was probably a big mistake….now I'll have to resort this." He took another step closer to her, making her move back even further. Altair stopped abruptly, staring at the blonde briefly, then turning his head to look at the other two. "so…which one of you will volunteer?" his voice was husky, his golden eyes seem like they were turning red, making the other three shudder.
"aspettare," Ezio broke the silence, coming up with a better idea, "why don't I just find some raw meat for you to munch on….I will be right back." The Italian rushed into the kitchen. Altair gave a mocking smile at Lucy, noticing how far back against the wall she was.
"are you scared?" Altair chuckled, seeing the scared look on the blonde's face, "fooled you, didn't I?"
"go fuck yourself." Lucy hissed, crossing her arms over her chest as she leans against the wall. There was suddenly a knock on the door; Lucy didn't hesitate to open the door. She opened the door to see an older man, waiting patiently. "William, thank god you're here." She invited him to enter. This man did have some resemblance with Desmond, except he is a lot older and has grey hair. Altair didn't know if he should be happy to finally meet William, why wouldn't he? this man was the reason why he is here…..so why does he get the bad feeling about this guy.
William took off his coat, holding it in one arm. Altair took the time to observe the newcomer, as the older looking man was observing him as well. William smiled, extending his hand out to him, "it is a pleasure to finally meet you, Altair ibn La'Ahad." Altair hesitated for a moment, until finally taking hold of the others hand.
Altair sat at the dining table, scarfing down some juicy raw meat that Ezio had found for him. He didn't even bother to use any of the utensils that the Italian had brought to use. William sat across from him, watching as if looking at a wild animal consuming its prey. Lucy stood behind William, glaring at Altair with a disgusted look. "don't you have any manners?" she asked finally.
Altair looked up from his meal, smirking at her. "I'm sorry, how rude of me….may I have a cloth?" Desmond hands him a sheet of napkin to use. He takes the napkin to wipe some of the blood off his jaw. "better?" he says to the blonde, biting into his meat again, and more red liquid fell over his chin and new shirt.
"smartass…" Lucy snarled.
"Lucy, be nice….he is our guest." William ordered. He took another moment to gaze at Altair again before speaking. "Altair…..you probably already know why I had summoned you here?" the golden eyed man didn't respond, but only put his food down onto the plate. "you are aware of-"
"you want my blood….is that it?" he asked, still looking at his food on his plate. He began to laugh lightly, "everyone does…..so really that is nothing new to me." He looks up, staring into William's eyes.
"yes" William spoke, "your blood happens to be the key to our survival….you happen to be the only day walker among us."
Altair smirked, leaning back into his chair to get more comfortable, his hands still resting on the surface of the table. "my blood won't do any good to you; others had tried to take my blood before, but they only end up empty handed, and those that do succeed, end up…dissatisfied…..so why do you think it will work for any of you?"
"because we already have the technology and tools to manipulate your blood for us to use." Lucy cut in, resting one hand on the table to lean over. Altair diverted his eyes to look at the blood. "believe it or not, over the past hundreds of years our kind have been working a lot to find a way to live in sunlight longer, but it seems they were out of luck….now that we finally found you, we now have another chance to save ourselves…..so if you would be willing to cooperate-"
"what if I say no?" Altair asked, looking at Lucy's puzzled expression. She stood up straight, looking down at William who had looked rather calm. Altair continued, "will you put me back in my resting place?" he seemed to be serious this time, narrowing his gaze at the older looking man.
"perhaps…..but I'm afraid that isn't an option." William stated, Altair raised an eyebrow at him, not exactly expecting that. "we need your blood….whether you are willing to help us or not."
Altair shifted in his seat, resting on his elbows, leaning over the table to look intimidating. "what makes you think I'm just going to hand it over?" he said in a low tone. He noticed Lucy pull out a small blade from behind, holding out in her right hand, just in case things were to get ugly. Desmond froze from the sudden hostility, afraid to make any sudden movements as the tension rises.
"we are not your enemy amico mio." Ezio tried to stand closer to Altair, still keeping his distance. "we just want what you have….the chance to enjoy sunlight once again."
"you fools….you don't realize what you're asking for" Altair shook his head lightly, showing how much he disapproves. "even when I am able to survive in the light, I still feel as though it burns me….it burns from within." He kept his eyes on William, who was showing some sympathy in his eyes. "Do you have any idea what that is like for me." He said more as a statement than a question, of course he doesn't expect any of them to answer. The others kept silent for a moment that seemed to be taking a lot longer than they thought. "and not to mention the non-stop hunger; you'll just keep wanting more and more…..but it never seems to be enough….that is why I kill, because I keep wanting more than I can get." Altair's voice was calm yet almost shaky; it's almost as if he is showing some weakness in his strengths. He takes a deep breath, relaxing a bit, "are you willing to risk that?"
William didn't hesitate to answer, "of course"
Altair smirked again, "well, then I will cooperate." This brought a smile on William's face and Lucy's as well. "but…only on one condition." He added, seeing the smiles turn to frowns. "I expect you to give me my freedom."
Lucy and William looked at each other for a minute, as if discussing through eye contact. They both looked at Altair again, with approval in their expression, "deal" they said together.
When William got up from his chair, Altair brought up another topic, "wait….what about this 'war' going on." William froze where his was, looking back at the golden eyed man, "Ezio mentioned something about that earlier."
William smiled, sitting back down in his chair slowly, "yes…I almost forgot." He leaned back in his chair, staying silent for a few seconds. "are you familiar with a man named 'Robert De Sable'? he asked.
"yes, I killed that man many ages ago….why?" Altair began to furrow his brows, anticipating the answer.
"we heard that he is here in this city at this moment." William stated.
Altair's eyes were wide open in shock. He gritted his teeth, and clenched his fists tightly, the knuckles turning white. "impossible….I killed him, I practically ripped his heart out of his chest….ALLAH DAMMIT" he flipped the table over, without much effort; his plate fell to the floor shattering. William and Lucy were able to step away in time, both puzzled at the sudden anger from Altair. "where is he….tell me where he is hiding." He growled.
Desmond stood before him, holding his hands up defensively. "Altair, we aren't really sure where he might be, we don't have any evidence of his whereabouts." He took another step closer, "why don't we just calm down….alright?" He rested his hand on the other's shoulder. Altair inhaled and exhaled slowly, finally letting it take effect.
William walked up to him, "Altair, since Robert has come back, this whole city if filled with danger…..vampires have taken over this city….they hide amongst the living now."
Altair looked down at his feet, feeling almost defeated in some way. "what must I do then."
"in the high school I am in….kids there are acting strangely, and only a few of them were found dead around the area of the campus." Lucy said, "I can get you into the school, all three of you….are you in." She said turning to look at Ezio, then at Desmond.
Altair started to smirk, not even giving it a thought, "alright, I'm in."
The next day, in the morning
"what the hell was I thinking?" Altair whined, seeing so much people around him walking through the hallways, making his mouth water; luckily for him he had already had breakfast, so there was no worry there. Just like everyone, it was mandatory for them to wear school uniforms. For boys, plain white button up shirt, a blue stripe tie and dark blue pants. The girls wear the same clothing, except they wear a blue checkered short skirt, and long white socks. He felt uncomfortable in these clothes, they feel so…so stiff; he rather have the clothing his friends have given him yesterday, at least they were comfy to wear. At least he has a hoodie too, making him less ridiculous in these bland clothing.
"oh come on, Altair….don't tell me you're going to pussy out already? Can't handle the all you can eat buffet" Desmond gave a mocking smile, wrapping his arm around the taller man shoulder to comfort him.
"shut up, Desmond." Altair shoved him away, scowling at him.
"hey don't get mad at me, you're the one that wanted to do this, and me and Ezio had come along because of you." He crossed his arms over his chest, leaning on his shoulder against the wall.
Ezio walked up to them, being the only one covering his head and body with his black hoodie, doing his best to avoid any bright lights. Besides Altair being immune to sunlight, Desmond and Lucy are only fledglings, so any contact with light won't seem to bother them yet. "just leave him alone, Desmond." he said, pulling his hood forward to cover his face more, "I don't like this as much as you two do, but we have to do this."
Lucy came up to them with a cheerful looking smile on her face, "welcome to 'Creed High' ,fellas." She had her hands on her hips, her skirts swaying in her movements "you better go find your classrooms before the bell rings." She winked at them, taking her leave. The three watched as she left them alone, to have to face the school on their own.
"fuck…" Desmond pouted.