Bloody Roses at Dawn

By: wiccariangoddessofthemoon

Chapter 2: Confrontation in an alley

Her eyes turned the color of silver and in a blink of an eye the vampire was thrown to the wall. The vampire hissed and charged toward her, but she was already waiting for him. This time more vampires appeared, a silver and white aura appeared around her as her eyes completely changed to silver.

"Powers of the witches rise! Take this evil creatures from space and time!" she started to whisper and finished shouting as her aura intensified and dusted several vampires, but still there were more coming. She kept attacking them over and over again but her power was diminishing every time she used it, so far she had dusted about 30 vampires, she was surprised that there were so many and still there were more coming.

Suddenly her powers were too weak to take even two vampires out, and 5 were coming towards her. Her eyes fluttered from exhaustion and she fell crouching in the floor.

'Is this the end?' she thought in despair as she braced herself for the impact and her upcoming death, but it never came. All she heard was hissing, sizzling, heart stopping screams, and someone getting hit. She was still crouched in the floor and slowly opened 

her eyes, she gasped, in front of her a dark tall man with dark hair was standing with his back to her.

"You should know better than to attack a witch, especially when I'm around." The dark man said menacingly. The vampires that were still alive took the wounded, hissed and fled, leaving Serenity with her rescuer. She stared at the tall man as he slowly turned to face her, she couldn't see his face but could see everything else: he had dark hair, his bangs covered part of his eyes, his hair reached a bit past his shoulders and was tied in a low ponytail; as for the rest he looked like a very strong man, his biceps and abdominals showing through his dark silk shirt. Despite having the looks of a god she didn't know what to make of the situation, here was a man that scared vampires away and that knew she was a witch.

"Are you alright?" he asked in a low husky voice, when she nodded he offered his hand to help her stand, she hesitated at first but accepted it. When she stood up she saw that he was very tall, but what shocked her the most was his face that was finally visible thanks to the moonlight, she had to accept that he was a vision, he was just too beautiful, especially his deep blue eyes. She was in awe until she noticed something: fangs, and the way his eyes seemed to turned silver when the moonlight hit them, she backed up and took a defensive stand.

"Vampire?" she whispered and he gave a dark chuckle.

"Yes, I am. But do not worry, I only prey on the blood of those who deserve death." He said reassuringly. She relaxed a bit but not entirely.

"Why did you help me? If you know what I am, then you must know I destroy your kind and everything else that should not exist." She said in a low voice. There was a pause in which he looked down but quickly looked into her eyes and gave her a gorgeous crooked smile, she couldn't look away, all she could see was that heart fluttering smile that made her weak on the knees despite her mind's protests.

"Oh, yes I know. But I couldn't let them eat or kill such a gorgeous woman, now could I? And besides, this is what I do." He answered her but she still looked confused.

"What do you mean, this is what you do?" she asked, curiosity bubbling and her cheeks flushed by his compliment.

"I protect those who should be protected, and kill those who do not deserve to be alive. I've been doing it for almost a century and a half. But I must admit, this is the first time I've helped a witch." He said staring at the moon, she knew that she couldn't stay but just couldn't look away. This vampire had her amazed, she thought about what he said and wanted to laugh.

"My knight in shining armour turns out to be a vampire. HA! This is just too funny!" she said trying to hold her laughter. "This is too ironic, the one I'm supposed to vanquish is the one who saves me." And then she laughed, while he just stared. When she finally stopped laughing she was mesmerized again by his eyes. He stepped forward, she stiffened, he held his hand up and touched her cheek and his eyes squinted. He caressed her cheek and she felt weak in the knees, despite his ice cold touches, she wanted to melt in his hand.

"You're hurt." He stated concerned.

"Huh? What?" she asked in a daze.

"I said: you are hurt. It looks like a scratch but you better check to see you don't have any bruises or cuts. Come on, I'll take you to your house." He said grabbing her hand and dragging her to her car.

"Wait! I can go there by myself! I don't need you taking care of me!" she said in protest, her pride wounded, she tried to get out of his grip but proved impossible since he was much stronger.

"Oh, really? Well, I'm not taking no for an answer, tonight there has been a lot of vampire activity. It's dangerous; the vampires are rounding up witches to get rid of the werewolves. And you my dear are a witch. Now come." He said dragging her again, he got on driver's seat while she looked questioningly to him as she sat in the passenger's side.

"What?" he asked.

"You can drive?" she asked mocking him. He just chuckled and shook his head.

"Yes, I can drive. Just because I'm a vampire does not mean, I can't drive. We are very intelligent beings you know." There was a pause. "Can you tell your pets here to back off? It's getting a bit annoying." He said glancing towards Fenrir and Anubis, she glanced towards them too and shrugged.

"They are just trying to protect me." She countered. Again he shook his head and drove away as she gave him instructions to go to her house. She started to remember stories that her mother used to tell her: about a vampire that protected humans against his own kind and other creatures of the night. She glanced at him from the corner of her eyes.

"Are you the vampire I've heard about?" she questioned in a small voice while staring at her hands that were folded in her lap. He glanced at her and answered evasively.

"Depends, what vampire have you heard about?" this time she turned her face towards him, her chin up, determined to get answers.

"The one who helps humans, that protects them from your own kind. Is that you?" she asked confidence arising in her. There were moments of silence until he looked at her.

"If you must know, yes I am." He answered in a low firm voice. "I didn't know witches told stories about me." He said chuckling after pausing as he looked again at the road.

"How can we not? You are a legend! It's not often that one of your kind do what you do. I've always loved the stories about you..." she paused and glanced shyly at him "I've been wanting to meet you since I was a little girl. And now that you saved me...I admire you more." She paused again as she found herself with her guard down. She looked away as they arrived at her house.

Once there, she got in and all her pets followed the vampire around. He asked for the first aid kit, and she made her way to her bathroom. He started to pace around the house, once in a while stroking the walls. When she emerged again he told her to sit down, she hesitated, and he laughed.

"I'm not going to hurt you." He said trying to convince her; she looked at him still doubtful.

"I have reasons to be wary." She countered, he sighed in frustration.

"And what would those be?" he asked her in defiance.

"You are a vampire, enough said." She stated while pointing at his fangs, he sighed again.

"I did save you." He said softly, she nearly melted at his voice that was so velvety and husky.

"I...Well, maybe you wanted my blood for yourself, for all I know. You may be the vampire from those stories, but maybe you are hungry and need my blood. It is a known fact that a witch's blood is stronger than normal humans." She countered once again, but knew that she was going to loose the argument at one point or another.

"Please?" he said softly pleading her, she was struck by the softness of his voice and his pleading eyes, and she blushed and finally nodded not trusting her own voice. He proceeded to treat her, and she closed her eyes almost every time he touched her. She marvelled in the softness of his hands, they were very cold but it was soothing. Once he was done he walked to the door.

"Wait! I still don't know your name." Serenity said in desperation, afraid of not seeing him again.

"My name is Endymion. Have a good night, Serenity." He said in a tender voice as his eyes softened and a small smile played in his lips, she smiled back. In a second he was gone, she closed her eyes.

"Thank you for saving me, Endymion." She whispered to the wind.

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"The witch escaped, milord. Endymion helped her." The vampire told his master, his voice was firm but he was really afraid of what would happen. His master stayed silent for a moment, he was covered in darkness.

"Endymion? Why would Endymion help a witch? Are you positive your eyes are not deceiving you, servant?" the master growled at his servant who backed away immediately and started stuttering.

"I swear, master! He even said that I should know better than to attack someone when he is around. But I must admit that I was shocked that he helped a witch, although...if I may, milord, she was the most beautiful witch I've ever seen. She looked like an avenging angel, with long blonde and silver hair, and had deep azure eyes. It would have been a pity to kill her." The servant said in praise, while the master's head snapped in his direction.

He stood up and walked until the dim light made him visible except for his eyes. He was dressed in black, his shirt was made of silk, his pants made of leather, and he wore knee-high black leather boots; his pants had a few chains. His hair was of the blackest black, but looked to be as silky as his shirt; it was cut in bangs at the front but the back of his hair was long, it reached his waist and was in a low ponytail. His skin was as white as alabaster, and a few veins were visible.

"Did you say blonde and silver hair, and azure eyes?" the master said urgently. The servant merely nodded and silently backed away.

"I must have known he was keeping tabs on her. If this is the case it's going to be harder to get her. But still, why now?" the master kept murmuring as the servants glanced at each other in confusion. Finally, the master stopped his pacing and murmurings and faced his servants.

"I want surveillance around her house. I want to know when she goes out and when she comes in. I want to know if Endymion has contact with her or if he is watching her. I must know every important detail! Is that understood?" He ordered in a firm strong voice that seemed to chill everyone to the core.

"Yes, master Kaleb!" the servants said in unison and then they were gone.

"I can't wait to see you, Serenity." He whispered as his eyes went from purple to silver as the moonlight hit them.


Here was chapter 2! And if you want the next chapter (which is already done!) I will need a bit of incentive like well maybe 10 reviews? Yeah sso hit that magic button!