Chapter 3. Concerning Victoria, then Laurent.

I traveled through Canada and then back through the continental America. I kept running into vampire couples, but never loners like myself. It was slightly depressing, thinking everyone but me had someone. No, it was very depressing. I made my way through America, stopping in every dark town. I really hated to make a spectacle of myself.

I was in Montpelier when I met a female vampire traveling by herself. Her name was Victoria. She had long, curly, unmanageable hair and very fierce eyes. They were almost cat-like. Victoria was a bit on the quirky side, which was what made me attracted to her. She couldn't stay still, which was very peculiar for a vampire. If the situation called for it, she was able to stay completely still, but she hated it. If her body wasn't moving, her eyes were shifting around constantly.

We stuck together, Victoria and me, because we both had no company, and she also enjoyed talking to someone. Victoria was a bit more, I'll be honest, insane than I was, and she was extremely vicious when attacking a human. I wasn't repulsed by it, actually intrigued. It made me a better hunter, to watch her. Victoria really would terrorize her victim before tearing him to pieces. And she preyed mostly on men, which had something to do with her human life which she had never told me. Of course I didn't pry, it was too private.

Victoria and I ran into many more couples along the way. We acted as though we were a couple as well, because she was a lesbian and I, clearly, was gay. It all went smoothly because we liked each other so much and got along very well. Victoria and I would ask one another very personal questions, but never about her reasons for killing men and my involvement with Aro and my feelings towards my father. Those were very touchy subjects. One night, Victoria was asking me pointless questions.

"What do you enjoy the most about being a vampire?"

"Well," this was a difficult one because there were so many things to like about being a vampire, so many things which were previously unattainable in my human state. "I think it's the ability to see so much more clearly. As a human, everything was blurred. Now, it's all so clear to me, so perfect." This was true, I always enjoyed being able to see the different colors within a ray of light. "And what about you, Victoria? What do you like most?"

Victoria answered quickly, she always thought of her own answer while you were responding to her questions. "I enjoy the power I have over subordinate humans. Especially those burly males who think they are so strong and capable, when really they're nothing but wasted muscle." I knew this wasn't the only reason why Victoria preferred to feast on men, but I did not question her further.

That's when we heard footsteps. Very faint but very close. Victoria and I jumped up and got into defensive positions.

A male vampire walked into the clearing. You could tell, well not you, you're not a vampire, but we could tell because he did not smell like a human. He stayed a distance but spoke in a very casual tone.

"My name is Laurent. I am pleased to have come across this gathering, as I have not met many of us in quite sometime."

He spoke so cautiously, as to not offend me, or rather Victoria, who was giving him an icy glare. But I immediately liked him. He was handsome, dark skinned with long black dreadlocks, and a bare chest which exposed his muscles. He was also very lovely to talk to and intelligent. He knew a lot about the Americas and told us a lot about the ways of the people around our area. I learned later on that he had grown up in the United States, and was turned into a vampire by a woman he had met who grew greatly affectionate, but then left after she had done it. Victoria was mad at first, about him butting into our lives, but she soon warmed up to him, as well. He was a very likable vampire, and I found myself laughing at his jokes and listening intently to his stories. I think I liked him more than I would have because I did not have a love interest in him. He wasn't that kind of person to me, and that was good.