It was like any other cafe out there, this meeting place, but there was one key difference that set this place apart from other cafes. It was covered in Silver, Silver counters, silver bars, and silver suns plastered on every wall, most costumer would not even noticed, no they would only appreciate how nice the place look and wonder why vampires never stopped by after the day hours were up. You see the owners of The Silver Sun cafe were smart and knew more about vampire than what the average human knew. They knew about silver and its effects on the vampire kind.
Zach still close by to me swung an arm around me and walked into the dark meeting room together, slumped in out sadness of the loss of our loved one, brave loved one.
Everyone was sitting in their usual places around the wooden table in the center of the room, the group consist of all races and ethnicities, all ages, but mostly young adults. We all were here for one cause and that was the elimination of the vampire species.
The Silver Sun had been around for hundred years and knew that vampires had been around for thousands years. The Silver Sun was actually older than The FellowShip of the Sun and knew way more about vampires than them as well.
"Vivian" Greeted Zach's father, John, his eyes red from crying not too long ago, he stood up from the top left end of the rectangular table, his chair scraped against the hard wood floor. Then he began to walk toward me then wrapped me into a hug.
"Vivian, Its going to be okay"
John was like a father to me, he made sure I was okay when Zach couldn't, when I joined the group 5 years ago he took me in as a child, not really into his home but he said he would be the dad I could never have. So he treated me like a daughter, to my surprise after I joined the group I later found out that John was in fact a friend of my father's when he was growing up.
"I know, Its just I am now even more angry, but I have a great deal of questions"
"We all do and I have gifts for you all" A weak smile spread across he lips. "Please come sit and you as well my son"
Zach slowly sat in the chair beside his dad, his mother on the other said sat across from him. I made my way to Zach's side.
"We call this meeting to start, though there has been a death in my family and in this group, this meeting will still be, though there are more things to discuss now" John called out. "Please bring out the box Andrew"
Andrew got out of his seat and grabbed the box that was below the table.
"Please pass out the boxes according to the names on them, everyone don't open them until everyone has theirs"
Andrew passed them out and then sat.
"Everyone pick your box up and open them, they are necklaces with a Sun pendent made out of pure silver, please wear them at all times, it is a symbol of out group and family we have made"
I picked my necklace up and smiled, I made me feel like I was apart of something epic, something special. I hung it around my neck.
"Your names are on the back of the sun, keep the pendent face up"
I watched as everyone else placed their silver around their necks.
"Now to business, we have to discuss ways to inform the public about ways to protect themselves against vampires, meaning we are going to finally tell the public about the reaction to silver the vampire species have."
"You know if we do that, war will break lose" Interrupted Zach rolling his eyes. "I'm not really ready for that, I mean dad you just lost a son and I a brother, I am not ready for violence"
"Son, this is our comeback to them, we will commit no violence by exposing the public with out knowledge, we give the public the choice in whether they shall commit the violence"
Zach placed his elbows on the table and leaned his chin into his hand.
"I think the public has the right to know what we know" I broke into the finishing conversation between Zach and his father. "I mean think about how many deaths and attacks we can prevent with that"
"That is right Vivian, great thinking"
"But the real question sir, is how are we going to tell the public" I continued.
"We will have a spokes person, hold a conference for the local news stations then expand outward, we will send letters telling them we know things about our vampire neighbors that others don't, that will spark their interests"
"A spokes person? you?"
"No someone else, I am horrible in front of cameras, I was actually thinking about you and my son"
"US" both Zach and I asked in unison.
"Yes"
"We will talk about that subject later, now we must move onto my elder son's death"
"Yes" I whispered. The brother I never had.
"So everyone, there will be a funeral held at the local church and we will get the police involved, I have already called them about the matter" his voice broke. There was one box left on open in the middle of the table...it was his other son's. He was eyeing it. "Justice will be brought everyone, though I blame my son for his brave foolishness"
"He was brave" everyone shouted here and there.
"Though the way those vampires brought him back to us was unnerving, he was wrapped in a black plastic garbage bag" his tear ran down his cheeks as his voice began to shake. "They just dropped him at the door" He inhaled deeply and exhaled.
"You are all released, I need to spend time with my family, meeting adjured"
I made it to my car safely, Zach with his sad face at my side. He looked at me and gave me a weak smile as I opened my car door.
"Zach I am so sorry"
"You dont need to be the one who is sorry, the vampires do, they will get what is coming for them"
"By who? You?" I frowned. "Zach promise me you wont go after them on your own, Promise me"
He leaned in, with his sad eyes, his blonde bangs flying everywhere, pressing his forehead to mine.
"I promise" he whispered. "Be safe okay, who knows they might come after us tonight or maybe my family"
"Zach don't say that" I didn't need to hear it, I couldn't stand to lose him, losing his brother was enough.
"Its the truth though" he backed up. "You never know"
"I'm sure with all the silver your family owns, you will be safe"
"Maybe" He began to walk away.
"Zach stop being an asshole!" I shouted.
"I am just being honest Viv" his eyes began to tear up again. "You need to get home, I want you to be as safe as you can, if I was to loose you I don't know what I would do"
"Its going to be okay Zach." I cranked my car. "You wont lose me"
I shut my door and made my way to the road. Driving back home I passed many vampire clubs, restaurants, and bars. Many were on the streets walking have a good old time with their lives. So I guess the deserve to live their lives, but it would be great if they didn't kill innocent people, or people in general.
OH by the way I live in Dallas, Texas, I am originally from Oregon though, so I don't have one of those annoying local accents.
Before getting to the road I turn to to get to my house I always pass this hotel, full of vamps it was.
The house was quiet when I approached the door, I knocked once to see my mother standing there glaring. She opened the door.
"Where have you been?"
"There was a meeting"
"A meeting tonight?"
"Yes, they gave us these" I showed her the silver around my neck.
"Its beautiful, I really wish you stop going to those meetings honey, I mean you are going to end up doing something life ending"
"Mother I know what I am doing"
"Okay"
"And mom" I headed to the stairs. "Zach's brother is dead"
"Honey how?"
"He went into a nest by himself"
"Oh honey I am sorry, I understand if you don't want to talk about it"
"I am just going to go to my room"
I was laying in bed not able to sleep when I heard a knock at the down stair front door, I sat up quickly grabbing my metal bat that I always have hidden under my mess and silver spike that was always on my night table. I sat out to the front door. Slowly.
My mother wouldn't be able to hear these things. She sleeps with ear plugs in her ears.
I appeared out my window to see It was only Zach, he look terrible. I opened the door.
"Hey Zach, what is the matter?"
"Can I stay the night?" He asked.
"Ugh sure" I ushered him in. Grabbed his hand and led him up to my room.
"I will grab you a sleeping bag" I began to walk out of the room. He grabbed me by the arm.
"No I want to sleep with you"
"Zach I..i don-"
"No I mean sleep, I want you to hold me"
"umm"
"Please, I can't sleep and I know you can't"
"okay, but nothing more"
Zach got up , took off his hoody and laid it on the ground, kicked his shoes off, then gripped his top and raised it over his head, ruffling his hair.
"Zach what are you doing?" I shouted at him, he was taking his clothes off.
"I dont like sleeping in clothes, except for boxers, you can trust me don't worry, you are like my sister, but better"
I rolled my eyes.
"okay"
He unzipped his pants and let them drop to the floor.
Crawling over toward me he said "This isn't weird is it? I mean I haven't slept over in 3 years, I just really didn't want to be alone"
"Its alright I totally understand"
Zach laid down on his side on on the right side of my bed, I laid down beside him wrapping an awkward arm around him. It was so odd to be touching him this way.
He turned over to face me, he was crying.
so sensitive he was.
"Why did he have to go on his own" he Whispered, his voice all shaky. "I mean why be so brave now"
"Shhh" I cooed, I was sort of bad at this kind of thing, I was usually the one crying and others were the one comforting me. "Zach no one knows and you should not question it" I wiped his tears away from his eyes. "Its going to be okay, they will get what they deserve when we tell the world their weakness, they will have no power over us anymore"
He gave me a weak smile and leaned in and kissed me on the cheek.
"Your the best friend anyone could ask for"
"and you are the brother I never had, now can we get some sleep" I laughed.
"Yes"
He turned back around and fell asleep and so did I.