Previously...
Magenta glared coldly at him. Kai felt his hunger still present.
"Vampires have blood too don't they?" He asked. "They would if they were able to turn people."
Before Kai could even lean forwards, he felt a slight pressure on his stomach, making him stop. He looked down and smirked. Magenta held a wooden stake to him. He hadn't even seen her pull it out.
"If you drank my blood, you'd make yourself sick." She said softly. "Come with me Kai, I will show you how to be a true vampire."
Kai starred into her acid eyes and nodded almost unconsciously. She was so beautiful, it would be stupid not to follow her, especially when she was going to teach him all he wanted to know. The thought of killing her had crossed Kai's mind, after all, he did already have Hilary and why would he want to be with a chick over a hundred years old? But he reserved that thought for the moment. He allowed Magenta to take his hand and lead him away.
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Kiana nodded and slouched again.
"She said something before," Tala continued, "Just before she passed out again..."
Kiana starred at him.
"She said we have to help Kai. That we have to save him and that he was in trouble. The guys and I have come up with nothing so far. We are all out of idea's. We sure could use a bright mind like you to help us."
Kiana showed a feeble smile. "Okay, I'll help you.
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Now...
It was almost 4 in the morning and Kai felt weary. He and Magenta had killed another two people that night and fed from them, so why was he so tired?
"The sun is coming up." Magenta whispered, looking at the yellow haze just behind the mountains.
"So?" Kai asked. "What's the big deal? I was walking around fine yesterday."
"How long did you actually spend in the sun Kai?" Magenta asked coldly, "Were you in it for longer than an hour? Or did you just get small doses of it every now and again."
"Small doses." He replied. "Never longer than ten minutes."
"You are lucky." She whispered. "Do you know why this world isn't over-run by our kind? It's because new vampires walk into the sun and feel nothing. Like a normal person if they stay in it for too long they begin to get hot. But what they don't realize is that it slowly saps you of strength and after you have spent twenty minutes to half an hour in that sickening bright light, you turn to ash. It is a sneaky trick. One out of every fifteen new vampires make it to their second day. Also, we are considerably weaker during the day. That is why people say vampires sleep during the day and thrive in the night. We sleep through the day to save our energy and to hide. If we are found out in day light, then it will be harder to protect ourselves. Another sneaky trick from ancient times and another reason why so many of us are killed."
Kai nodded then his mind wandered. He thought about Hilary though he didn't feel anything. He didn't feel the happiness and peace grip him like it used to when ever he thought of her. He didn't feel love or even friendship for her... and he didn't care. He was positive that if she were to die today, he would laugh. A thin smile spread across his face.
"Oi Magenta. Are vampires able to love?"
The girl laughed softly.
"Of course. Though we only love our own kind. It's like with humans. They do not fall in love with their food. They do not love their cows or sheep or chickens. There are a few anomalies in there though but the majority of the vampire civilization do not love mortals. Other emotions however, like sadness and guilt, are not known to us. Those are reserved for the mortals. Let them feel sadness and guilt! Let them cry! They have more emotions than us, but we are superior. And soon, we will be led in a war against the humans and we'll take this world over again. We'll breed those humans for our food, just like they do with their cows and sheep. We will reign supreme!"
Kai glanced at her.
"What do you mean 'we'll be led'? Is there some sort of ruler of the vampire race or something?"
Magenta smiled and showed her deadly incisors.
"Yes. Our master. He is the oldest of all of us. His name is Demetrius. He will lead us all to victory."
Kai felt his smile slip and looked at the dawn sky, announcing the sun was on its way.
"Demetrius huh? When do I get to meet him?"
"You don't meet him." Magenta said silkily, "He will find you when he thinks you are worthy to speak to him."
"How old is this guy?"
"Thousands of years old," Magenta said in a humble voice. "Though he looks as young as thirty. Well lets go. The sun is rising."
Kai followed her obediently. He wanted to meet this Demetrius guy.
"What do you do to get Demetrius to meet you?"
Magenta stopped and looked back at him with a smile.
"I killed my parents."
"I killed my mother so where the hell is he?"
Magenta laughed softly and started walking again.
"He will come when you prove yourself."
"Hn."
'He wants me to prove myself?' Kai thought malevolently, 'Fine. Tonight, Hilary, Tyson, Tala and Kiana are dead. If he doesn't show then I'll take out the rest of that pathetic little group!'
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By 10 in the morning Kiana had fallen to sleep on the couch with her head resting on Tala's lap. He too was asleep as was Tyson, Max, Ray and Daichi. Hilary finally summoned enough strength to get out of bed and walked down the hall slowly. The held a hand against the wall to help steady herself and made her way to the lounge room. The sun shone through the open windows and illuminated the room. A laptop sat on the coffee table and the screen displayed a number of opened vampire searches. She felt her heart sink then looked around. Everyone looked so peaceful when they were asleep. She gave a sad smile and walked into the kitchen. She was beginning to feel stronger. Tyson's older brother Hiro was sitting at the table reading a news paper as she walked into the kitchen. He looked up at her and put his paper down.
"Hey there Hilary. How are you?"
"Hey Hiro. I've been better."
"You feel like having some thing to eat?"
"Not really," Hilary mumbled, feeling as though if she ate anything she'd only throw it back up again. "I'm not that hungry. Have Tyson and the others told you what happened?"
Hiro folded his arms on the tabled and breathed a sigh of reluctance.
"Yes, but I really wish they hadn't. It's true what people say… Ignorance is bliss. Now I can't sleep properly because every time I hear a tiny noise outside my mind automatically thinks vampire. It was better not to know what goes 'bump' in the night."
Hilary offered a forced smile. "I agree. At least you haven't been bitten yet."
"'Yet' being the operative word," said Tyson from the doorway.
Hilary and Hiro looked around as Tyson sat in the chair beside Hilary and rested his head on his folded arms.
"Oh my God you're awake," Hilary said, "And it's not even noon yet!"
"Ha ha," Tyson laughed falsely, "You are just so funny. Cow. How can any one sleep after what's happened? Kai… He was turned into a vampire… The living dead."
"Don't talk about it like that." Hilary said, her irritation tweaking and trying to mask the sorrow within. "Kai isn't dead, and we will save him!"
"Tell me Hil, did his skin feel warm at all when he touched you?" Tyson asked bitterly, "Did it feel like his blood was pumping through his veins? Could you feel or hear his heart beat? Was he even breathing?"
"Shut up Tyson!" Hilary cried, "Just shut your God damn face! Kai isn't dead! Understand?!"
Tyson looked at her then looked away, the sadness shining in his eyes.
"I wish I could believe you."
Hilary bit her lip, feeling tears forming at her eyes.
"He's not dead," She whispered, trying to assure herself more than Tyson, "He's not! He can't be."
"We'll try everything we can to try and help him Hil," Hiro said softly, "But, I think you should prepare yourself for the worst. If given the chance, Kai will kill you in his present state. He has already tried once and it's a fair bet he'll try again. I'd say you, Kiana, Tala and Tyson are his main targets."
"Why us?!" Tyson asked.
"Kiana is his sister and Hilary is his girlfriend. They are the two people who tie Kai the most to his mortal life, before he was a vampire. Then Tala was in BioVolt and Balkov Abbey with him for all those years, and then there's you Tyson. You're Kai's rival and greatest competitor. You four people meant the most to the Kai we knew and I'm pretty sure he'll target you first. To sever all ties with his past life."
"Do you think that maybe we can help him remember what it was like back then?" Hilary asked.
Hiro looked at her. "I don't know. Personally, I doubt it. He was close enough to kiss you Hil, and he still tried to kill you. Besides, I doubt you'd get the time to do anything before he attacks you."
"What I don't like about this whole thing is the fact that Kai was walking around in broad daylight," Tyson interrupted. "I thought vampires die in the sunlight?"
"You're going by hear-say and urban myths Tyson," Hiro replied, "Who knows how much of that stuff is true."
"Hey, if vampires are real then does that mean so are werewolves and Blood Mary and leprechauns?" Tyson asked.
Hiro smiled nervously, "I'd appreciate it if you'd shut your oversized mouth Tyson. Do you want me never to sleep, go outside or look in a mirror every again?"
Tyson thought, "What about the Hook Man?"
"That's it, I'm gone." Hiro replied, standing up. "'I'll see you two later."
He walked past them, smacking Tyson on the back of the head as he went.
"Ow!" Tyson said ruefully. "Oi, where are you going?"
"I need a drink after all this," Hiro muttered. "Don't expect me home for a while."
He left the room, leaving Tyson and Hilary sitting at the table, an uncomfortable silence looming above them like a dark cloud.
"Sorry," Tyson muttered, "About what I said."
"It's fine." Hilary replied, knowing that the only reason she got mad at him was because he had been voicing Hilary's own fears.
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Kai and Magenta sat in a dark and dusty basement of an old abandoned house. Magenta was lying on a bench, as straight as a board. Kai glared at her, hating that she was hanging around when he wanted nothing more but to be free. He didn't care about her and her stupid vampire rules, and he certainly didn't care about this Demetrius guy.
"Oi Magenta. Where are all the other vampires?"
Magenta opened her eyes, sat up and looked at him with a smile.
"They'd be at Club M," She replied. "Local vampire clubhouse."
"Club M?" Kai muttered.
"Club Massacre," Magenta replied. "Only place we can have fun, besides of course when we are out hunting down those pathetic mortals."
"So it's just like a normal club?" Kai asked in a bored tone.
"Only the best in existence. Hundreds of vampires crowded in a warehouse with loud music, flashing laser lights and caged humans hanging from the ceiling. It is wonderful."
"What ever." Kai replied, lying down on the table he was sitting on, "I'm going to sleep."
Magenta smirked then laid back down.
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A man in a dirty black cloak was thrown out of a bar back door and landed hard on the sidewalk in the sunlight. He growled and turned to run back into the bar but stopped at the sight of his attacker. Hiro closed the door behind him and took out a crucifix from the black trench coat he was wearing.
"Let's see if this works on you."
The man looked at it a shied away but didn't hiss at it. Hiro pulled a sour face.
"Damn."
The man looked as though he were about to run down the alley they were in an make a break for it. Hiro quickly kicked the man in the side, making the man double over in pain. He looked up at Hiro with blood thirsty eyes, a red shine within the hazel orbs.
"Filthy mortal! You will die for this!"
"Shut up vampire," Hiro snapped, "Do you have any idea how many cellars I had to go through in order to find one of you scum? You are coming with me and you are going to answer some questions."
The vampire spat at Hiro.
"Never."
He made to run for the shade again but once again Hiro kicked him ruthlessly but this time, he did it several more times. He reached down and grabbed the vampire by the front of the shirt, bringing him up so he was eye level with Hiro.
"It wasn't a request!" Hiro said dangerously, "I couldn't help but notice your desire to stay in the shade. That means that something must happen to you if you stay in the sun for too long. Maybe I should tie you here and face you straight into the sun for the rest of the day?!"
"No!" The vampire pleaded, "Don't!"
"Then you'll be a good little blood sucker and come with me." Hiro said, "Or else you'll find yourself on the pointy end of my wooden stake and I know they work. Maybe I'll even be nice enough to put your ashes down beside your mates back in the cellar."
The vampire gritted his teeth. Hiro turned him around and pressed the stake into his back.
"Walk."
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Kiana and Tala were talking quietly in the lounge room when they heard the door open and a disgruntled yell. They ran into the lounge and saw a man at the door with Hiro behind him. Hilary, Tyson, Ray, Max and Kenny were also there. Hilary stood beside Kiana, not liking the dark vibes she was getting from the man.
"I can't enter unless you invite me in," the man hissed at Hiro.
"Fine. Please enter my house."
The man stepped through the door and looked at Hilary and Kiana with a hunger in his eyes that made the hairs on the girls napes stand on end. Hiro hit the man in the back of the head with what looked like a wooden stake.
"Keep your eyes off them scum bag," He demanded. "Through to the kitchen, move it!"
The man growled and followed Hiro's orders. The others followed them and watched as Hiro pushed the man down into a seat and held the stake to his heart.
"Tala," Hiro said, not taking his eyes from the man, "There's rope in the third drawer beside the sink. Take it out and tie this guy so he can't escape."
The man looked like he was about to try and escape again Hiro pushed the stake harder into his skin.
"Another move and you're dust." He warned.
"You brought a vampire into the house!?" Tala asked, tying the man to the chair.
"Safest place to be." Hiro replied. "You heard what he said. Vampires have to be invited in otherwise they're stuck outside. None of his friends can come and get him."
"Done." Tala said, standing back and making sure that the vampire was secured.
Rope was bound tightly around his wrists, ankles, waist and there was a noose tight around his neck, connected to his hands. The vampire laughed silkily.
"This won't hold me when I'm at full power."
"Speak when spoken to." Hiro said coldly. "Now, tell me. What are your weaknesses?"
"What do you think I am? Stupid? I would never divulge such important information to you parasite's."
"It's a shame you feel that way." Hiro replied, taking a vial of clear liquid from his cloak. "We'll just have to experiment until we find what we're after."
He uncorked the vial and dripped some liquid onto the exposed part of the vampires neck, right on the carotid vein. The vampire hissed in pain and let out an unearthly screech like that of a bat's. Hiro smirked.
"Well, we know Holy Water works. You still feel like staying silent? Or should we move on to garlic and staple a cross to you?"
The vampire gritted his teeth.
"Fine! I'll tell you what you want to know!"
Hiro smirked and stood in front of the vampire.
"Good. Now, here's my first question. What's your name?"
"Garon."
"Do you know about a vampire named Kai Hiwatari? Red eyes, blue hair, blue tattoos on his cheeks and a scarf."
"No."
"Is there any way to turn some one back to a normal human?" Hilary asked suddenly.
Garon looked at her and studied her anxious face. He smiled nastily.
"No."
Hilary bit her bottom lip then left the room. Kiana ran after her. Hiro watched them for a moment then turned back to his captive.
"Alright then, start telling us about your people. Everything you know. If I sense that you've left some thing out, I will kill you."
Garon sighed. "Very well…"
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Kai awoke and yawned wearily. He looked at his watch. It was 6pm. The sun would be down by now. He smirked then walked over to Magenta. He thought about waking her from her dead slumber but thought against it. He turned away and found a dusty looking mirror. He put his finger through the dust and wrote a message, pausing only once when he realised he had no reflection.
He left the basement and walked through the house, stepping out through the front door. He smiled and melted into the shadows with one destination in mind.
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Hiro was about to ask Garon another question when night fell on them and the sun disappeared. Garon laughed and pulled on his bonds. Hiro saw the ropes snap like thread and didn't hesitate. He plunged the stake into Garon's heart. Garon yelled in shock then turned to dust. Tala, Tyson, Max and Ray all watch, their hearts beating heavily.
"That was a bit close for comfort." Tala said, irritation in his voice.
They heard the distant sound of the door knocking.
"Kenny will get it." Tyson said lazily, "It's probably just the pizza.
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Hilary walked over to the door with Kenny and Kiana to assist her with the pizza. She counted the change over in her hand then opened the door. She looked up and froze. Kiana and Kenny were also paralyzed, not only with shock, but terror. Kai stood there with a cocky smile on his face.
"Hey guys, you feel like letting me in?"
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Hey, sorry I haven't updated this one in ages!!! Lotsa stuff to do and I was kinda focused on Bad Omens. Sorry!! Please review!!! I hope you like!
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