Tears of Vampires
Chapter 28: Death Only Brings More Death
A/N: I'm so sorry this took so fucking long. School was taking a lot of my time and I wasn't sure how I was going to write this anyway. I wish I had finished this sooner but I can understand if you all hate me for taking my sweet ass time. But here it and I hope you all like
Zack groaned out as the pounding got louder as the time passed. She rolled over spooning on top of Draco. Draco growled in the back of his throat as the noise didn't stop. They both didn't want to move but each had a bad feeling they were going to.
"Drake you get it." Zack snuggled in closer to the pale neck. Loving the scent of blood through the thin sheet of skin.
Draco growled louder. "You're on top so you get it. Anyway I'm a guest and this is your castle. And I'm your lover not your servant."
Zack growled, ranking nails across the pale chest. five red trails leaked out for air. She smiled as she sat licking her nails clean. Draco growled louder warning the mixed vampire to watch her step. Her giggle was a small reprieve from the loud banging . Zack got off the bed with a hop and marched to the door. The jerked the door open feeling a vision coming about. 'Must be the drugs wearing off.' She thought as she glared at the servant of lower rank than Draven or Lukel.
"What is it?", she asked, "My drugs are wearing off."
The servant look sad and worried about something. "Uh-Captain there has been a murder within the castle." his voice was small but it was heard by the other vampire.
Zack just stared feeling the bottom of her stomach give out. It was dread that had her standing ridged. The servant was waiting for an order of any kind. However the knight was speechless. All her spells, wards and charms were breeched. Sections were ripped into but only big enough for one person. There was also the matter that it was only an entry and not an exit too. This made her shake as to think who would be stupid enough to stay and get caught. All feeling was coming back to her body. This was how she knew all of that. This was going to be a very bad day for the Sniper Castle.
Draco watched his lover debate on what to do or say. He made the decision for her. "Who was murdered?"
Those words put shivers up and down both high ranking vampires' spines. The servant swallowed hard not wanting to believe his next words. "The Shaman Priestess, Fate Potter, Sir."
Zack fell to the floor while Draco sat frozen on the bed. The shock seeped into them leaving them to wonder how it could have happened. Fate was far too dignified to let herself be killed or die with such ease. It was the last thing on the immortal's mind as far as Draco and Zack knew.
The captain knight took deep breaths and asked the second question she did want to know but hard to know. "Where was she murdered?"
The servant was shaking from head to toe now. He wrapped his arms around his torso while his voice shook to keep control. "In her bedroom. She was partly eaten before she was drained of all her blood."
Zack and Draco swallowed to keep the blood they drained from each other down. Zack knew the investigation would be left in her hands and she was going to find out who and why they did this to her teacher and friend. Zack stood you hugging the servant. Her body was bare of clothes but she didn't care. The servant held onto Zack and let a few tears escape before he moved away from the captain.
Zack let out a breath before she gave her orders. "Close off the room. Seal it with whatever spells you know . It the Courtan asks for Fate tell him she went on a vacation or something. I don't care what just keep him away from that room. I'm sure the king gave similar orders. I will go see him soon. Now go and as soon as your done place inform the staff of it and tell them to stay quiet. Grieve together but not in the open."
With that said the servant gave a light nod and left. The door closed behind him.
Zack took several breaths before she stood up in her birthday suit. It was normal in the castle and there was nothing to hide from the other clan members. Seemed totally ridiculous to hide what your skin looks like to people who don't hide their true selves. She turned to look her blonde lover. Draco had a nurtural look but his body was stiff and ridged. It was really shown but it was there if you concentrated on the small tremors that occurred in spaced out intervals. 'Ever the Malfoy.' Zack thought as she moved away from the door.
"I need to see King Adom, Draco. Then I probably commanded to take care of a few things but I'll be back after all that. If you want, you can go see your godfather but he's probably in bad shape." Zack's words filled the room as she opened her wardrobe. Pale hands pulled down jeans and a white wife beater shirt. She put them on and then took out a pair of sneakers. Zack walked over to the bed and sat on the side Draco was resting on.
Draco watched his lover put her sneakers on and wait for him to speak. The Malloy vampire smiled a bit before warping his arms around her waist to bring her closer to him.
"It'll be ok. I'm sure you'll catch them." Draco said tightening his hold a bit.
Zack sighed leaning back into the hold. "I just hope that it's not what I think it is." her voice held worry and regret.
Zack removed the hands around her waist and left without another word. If she had kissed Draco she wouldn't have been able to leave him. Sex would happen and then she would cry to sleep while Draco held her so it was the best decision to leave.
Zack was about to knock on a pair of red wood double doors when a hand on her shoulder. She spun around so fast that she had to lean against the door not to fall. Her face was blank of all emotion but then again it's all the time someone catches her off guard. Then again it was all the time you could find someone in this castle that would let another live for coming up behind them.
Zack glared at the courtan. His face was blank but his eyes gave away all that something spooked him.
"Zackarya," the name fell on false praise, "so nice to see you in the castle again. Where have you been all this? I missed you when I walked in the gates and didn't see you stand next to Ivana. How have you been" Klyst's voice was less than happy.
Zack shrugged with a look of disgust. She hated this man with a passion. She could count how many times she had to see the high council on one hand. But that was too much already in their book and the master's as well.
"I was well until you showed up. And I wasn't here because no only am I the captain of the guard but I am also Prince Severus' personal guard." Zack said none too gently.
The courtan smiled. "Well, that is interesting," he clapped his hands together to make in echo in the hall. "Now, Can you do me a favor?"
She raised an eyebrow to look the younger man up and down. "Depends on what it is sir. And that would be."
Zack leaned more onto the door feeling relieved that the man would hurt her within the castle. She's known this man long than she knew the royal family of Sniper Castle. That was because she had hunted him once before she was told who she really was. It would have been better if had killed him.
"I was wondering if you could tell me what is going on?" he said.
"Huh?"
"Well, it seems everyone is in a morbid state today and I wondering why."
"Ahh."
Zack was a bit more than unwilling around Klyst. He was always in her business whenever he was around but then again he did have a reason to weary of her. She would finish the hunter job if given the chance.
"I'm not sure. But I am it probably had something to do with you being around. Does the council really not trust our dear king Adom. The master is the one whop put him there." she said while blinking rapidly to innocent. Kind of hard when you're a cold blooded killer.
Klyst huffed. "I hardly think your brain works when it's intoxicated. This is procedure by the way. Every clan must have a courtan visit every few hundred years."
Zack rolled her eyes. "Then why are you here every few months? I hardly think you can push it to the point where the council has to check on us or me that often."
There was a sigh behind the courtan and they turned from each other to see. Adom stood there rubbing his temples trying to drive away the immense headache that continued to pound against his skull. This was something he didn't need.
"Could you two please not argue in front of my study. I have a headache and stress isn't what I need or care for at the moment." Adom ground out.
Zack bowed to her king as an apology and a sign of respect. He waved her off in the study. She left glaring at the courtan. Klyst smirked.
"If you have forgotten Klyst that you are a guest here. Please, let me remind you." adom said grabbing Klyst's throat and shoving against the wall next to the door. He squeezed to make his point. "I do not stand for disrespect my friend. You might think that your position protects you. But my master has given me permission to kill you if you annoy me. Do you understand?"
Klyst nods squeaking an apology. Adom released him to fall to the floor.
"Not only are you young but weak with a high in council. Let me remind you have no power here." adom said before he left slamming his study door.
Klyst huffed walking away turning the threat over in his mind.
"Sir?" Zack said once the door was shut.
"Life is cruel Zackarya. I suggest you feel with your heart instead of your mind. Life will be more enjoyable that way." Adom said as he fell into a large armchair by the fire.
Zack sighed remembering the suggestions of Lukel and Draven when she had first ever laid eyes on the you Malloy Knight. "Sir, I can't."
Adom raised an eyebrow at her words.
"You can't what, Zackarya?" he asked feeling sad for the mixed before him.
"There are some things I just can't do."
"Are you refusing to mate with him, child? Are you mad?"
"Yes and no-" she didn't finish as she was cut off by her king's voice.
"You are a fool then. You are many things child but weak is not one of the finer qualities you possess. Yes, I read your mind so don't give me that look. There are better things than running after the dead, child. There is nothing to save so get over with it. Don't you think this could be the only time in you life that you'll be happy? And what if you die? Lucian has told me that he will produce an heir if possible. He doesn't mind making the sacrifice for his nephew." Adom's words left the air with nothing but intelligence.
Zack looked away from her king. There were times where she wished nothing more than the happiness that she felt with the Malloy. But her powers prevent such things. Giving her eyes to the future was more painful than living. She had seen Darres go mad and refused to see what would happen to Draco if they mated and bonded. Right now she needed her pipe.
"Child, stop hiding behind those damned human drugs. They don't effect your health but they make you harder to deal with. I'm sure Fate's killer would love that of you." Adom said coldly.
Zack stopped thinking about her current problems to the ones she was suppose to deal with within the castle. The Shaman priestess was killed within the castle and the person had gotten through her words no less.
"I am sorry my king but you are right. Has a search of the castle been issued yet?" Zack asked.
Adom raised an eyebrow at this. "Why?"
Zack shook her head heading towards the door. "Because I only felt an entry not an exit sir."
With that said she jerked the door opened and pulled the first vampire she saw and pushed him against the door that was still opened. The vampire was a knight so she didn't have to worry much. He was shocked but was glad it was his Captain Zack and not some other vampire.
"I want you to go to Sgt. Lugo and order a very quiet search of the castle. I don't want the courtan thinking we have something to hide." zack said as she pushed the knight back into the hall. She didn't need any confirmation that he was going to do it he just did it. It was against knight policy to disobey the direct order of a higher ranking order and the punishment was torture by the royal family.
A tall dark figure walked through the halls. He was unnoticed by all around him. He was wasn't sure why they were rushing about but he hardly had the time to contemplate it. He was rushing to Draven's room. He was working with the young man to get over his fears and finally mate with Lukel. The poor boy had to deal with Darres' hard love before he was killed by his own father.
He came before the door and knocked lightly. There was a crash and the sound of breaking glass. The man broke the door opened and took in the room. The smell of a young one dying made him rush to the bed. He looked up to see the window broken and that the killer had knocked over a table with a vase.
He was walking tot he door when he heard a pump from a heart. He rushed over to the dying vampire and closed his eyes. The man concentrated on the servant's body and found that he wouldn't live unless he was given a strong vampire's blood.
The man wasted no time and slit his wrist with a large cut. He let the blood pour into the heart first so it could heal first and close up the puncture wounds. After that he heard a breath and placed his wrist to Draven's mouth. The slide slowly into his mouth but it made it all the way down. The blood regrew everything in its path. Draven's windpipe, lungs, throat, rib cage, and other parts that were but out where growing.
The man sighed and pulled his wrist away but pulled a passing vampire with his powers into the room.
The vampire was a servant of a lower noble that live in the castle.
"Ahh.... sir... what-" the servant couldn't speak as he gazed upon the other.
"Silence. I need to feed this one your blood and I will call another to bring a human from the dungeons to feed him. Once done hurry to me. I will be in Severus' rooms." the man said with no arguments allowed. The servant would listen anyway.
He left the room in search of an servant and hopefully nothing else had happened in his castle while he was gone.
Darres glared up at the window hoping that the other vampire hadn't followed. He felt him when the first knock came to his ears. He jumped out trying to be careful and knock over something as he crashed through the window. He wasn't too happy now but he needed to leave. With that man here there was no telling how long it would be before he would be able to return and kill off his family.
Darres sighed as he walked over to the words and ripped his way out.
Zack shuddered and fell to her knees before her door as she felt the exit. Whoever it was wanted her to know that they had left. When a hand fell on her shoulder she reacted faster than ever in her weak mind. It would count two in one day that someone had caught her off guard.
She spun around grabbing the arm and slamming the owner's body against her doors. Zack glared at the offender but then released them. It was the human Hermione. It seemed like she was scared and of something and it wasn't Zack. That made her confused.
"I'm sorry Hermione but-" her words ended with the door being pulled open.
"You know of us are trying to sleep here." Draco said glaring at the two before him.
Hermione smiled a bit. "I know Draco but I say something trough the window in my rooms."
Zack turned at this and pulled the human inside all the while pushing Draco aside he was still in his birthday suit.
"Love put some pants on and shut up." Zack said dragging the girl to the couch.
"Ow... you can let go you know. I am going to tell you weather you want it or not." Hermione said.
Zack let her go when they reached the couch. She sat down with Hermione next to her waiting for the information she held.
"I saw a man jump from a window from across the castle grounds."
"You can the servant's quarters from anywhere on the side of the castle." Zack said thoughtful.
"Yes, well, he wasn't your regular Sniper. You people are mostly two shades darker than a fair skin and always have dark hair ir even colored. And your eyes and never a sapphire either or ruby. Unless your mortal family had a color of eyes that makes your eyes rubies. No this man was an albino Sniper and he seemed to have been running from something. He ran off before I could tell."
Zack leaned back on the couch. "Do you mean that Ron had took your eyes away from the subject at hand?"
Zack knew for a fact that the girl would have stood there all day trying to find everything about the man from afar. At the nod she was certain that things were dangerous. An albino Sniper was rare but also common in some of the noble families in the castle. Especially the Snapes. But the thing that was puzzling was that the man had jumped out of a servant's room.
"Do you know which room he jumped out of?" Draco asked as he pulled on a shirt and sat next to his lover pulling her into his embrace.
Hermione nodded. "The room had a lot more windows that the others and the arches were different. More of the gothic cathedral than the arches of the others. Actually there were only two sets of those for suites. He came out of the one that was the far right of my window view."
Zack leaned into her lovers arms more to try and remember those arches. They were for the servants that had higher rank than the others. They were only opened for like the king and queen or even the master's servants. But all their servants had died protecting them from a war between them and the Kull over two hundred years ago and refused to take other servants for their place. The only other pair that would be in those suites were-
"Holy shit!" Zack shot out of Draco's arms and stood up pulling her lover with her. "Hermione I need you to run to King Adom and tell him to meet me in Draven's and Lukel's suites. If my guess is right then one of them could be dead."
With that Hermione bolted out the door while Zack and Draco ran down the halls to reach the servant's rooms.
The tall man reached the rooms of his king's son's rooms. They were closed and lock but that didn't mean he could enter. He disappear and then reappeared within the room. He walked over to the bed to see a dark haired youth that wasn't Severus. Before he could go questing for the prince a sword was at this throat.
"It's very rude not to knock.... Master." Severus smirked as the Master Vampire turned to smile down at the short and younger vampire.
"I'm glad that my teaching have reach through one thick skull in this castle." the master said smiling at one of his youngest students.
Severus dropped the sword and hugged his teacher. The man hugged him back holding the saddened man close to his chest.
"Fate's dead."
The master just sighed and held the youngest prince closer to his chest. He wasn't happy that he had to say his next words but they were something that had to be said.
"I'm sorry Severus but Draven almost had the same fate as Fate."
Severus pushed away from his master and stared into those emeralds that reminded him so much of Harry's eyes. Those eyes never lied to him about something that important and he nearly broke down. He fell to his knees while the master held him trying to be some type of comfort.
"I can't believe this. I'll lose everyone before he finally kills me." Severus said in a low voice.
The master vampire sighed and lifted Severus' head to look at him. "There was nothing you could do. Now, get back in that bed and I will watch over you and your lover. I will stay here as long as I am needed. Ok, and stop with the worry gaze I took care of Draven. He'll be fine and bit stronger than before."
Severus nodded. "Thank you Master Drago. I don't what our clan would have been like if we had a different master vampire."
"Hush, and get into bed. You are a grandson to me. So, listen to grandpa and get in that be. I'll be here."
With that Severus went back into the bed to hold his lover close to his heart. Harry sighed in his sleep and cuddling up to the warmth that was offered.
Drago shook his head as he lifted up the sword and returned it to the shelf. He removed his cloak and laid it over the couch. He then picked up a book called Crimson Kiss by a Trisha Baker.
"Hmm-" Drago leaned back on the couch and opened the book and started reading the messed up love story.
A/N: Again I am so sorry for putting you guys on hold for so fucking long. School is hectic and I start again next week. But I will try to get my other stories up like Mindless tears and Demon tears and I will put up a new one after I'm done with this one. So I thank you all for being so fucking paccient with me. And a very, very Marry Christmas, and New Year to all and all those other holidays I can't spell right now.