Alice had managed to take a step forward to take a look at all her family members. Only then, when She thought all was well, She allowed a soft smile, that She had not let grace her face for the past Ten years, afraid that if She did, that the world around her, in her own mind, would crumble, and disappear. Then, just as She feared, slowly, one by one her family began to vanish from her sight. The last person to vanish, was her little brother Sam, and tears streamed down her face, a scream escaping her throat as he vanished with the rest. Startled, and rather disoriented, Alice sat up quickly, her tear-filled eyes searching the room. She tilted her head down with a long, hard Exhale, looking over to her alarm clock. She still had about two hours until She needed to be fully awake and fully on guard. She got up, out of her bed and moved into the bathroom, staring up in the mirror. A pair of dark, blood red, and tired eyes staring back at her with such hatred that sent a bone shattering chill down her turned to exit the bathroom, until She bumped into another one of "Their" Victims. A boy, around the fragile age of 11, whose name was painfully the same as her dead brother, Sam. Cringing at the horrible fact that She still had to force herself to believe that it was infact, her own stupidity, that her brother was brutally murdered by...Them. Even Looking at the boy infront of her it caused her to choke back tears, and stung the back of her throat to not be able to say the name of the creature that came to mind, so the only word that She could allow to pass her lips, was just this. "Shit..." "Oh! S-sorry Alice...I figured you might have still been Asleep...So I figured that I would get washed up...And go make us some Breakfast this morning..." Sam said with his normal cracked smile, another familiar feature that her brother had as well."Couldn't sleep..." Alice admitted, frowning a little. She never under stood how the boy could even form a smile, even with all of the destruction that 'they' caused day after day. It also made her throat burn and her chest tighten when the bloodied tears threatened to form. This boy had the same hair color as her brother had, a deep, chestnut brown. Except their eyes were different, her brother's eyes were always a lushious green that nobody could say no to, and Sam's eyes were crystal blue, holding curiousity and wonder. Even after all these years, She still had a hard time ridding those painful memories out of her mind. She could never forget him, he was the only person She could really talk too.
Sam frowned at the recognition in her eyes. "You know...You really should try to put his Death behind you...It's not healthy Alice..." He said, biting his lip a little and looked down.
"And perhaps you should mind your own Buisness Sam...I know you lost your family too, but you do not have to go through with the same problem I have...Day after day..." She said in her normal, dull, almost lifeless tone. In one swift motion, She exited the room, and pulled on her Belt that held two pistols in front, along with two Daggers, and a shotgun attached to the back. Next, She strapped her sword to her back and turned to look at the clock once more.A sigh of frustration exited her throat when She realized that She had only wasted about half an hour, still leaving her with an hour and a half. Alice hated when time went slow when there was nothing else that She had to do. Only when there were important things that needed tending to, did the time fly by as if She had been sleeping.
She moved into the kitchen, and threw some cereal into a bowl for Sam, then took out her medication that a good friend had prepared for her. Staring down at the little red tablet in her hand, did She realize that She was weak. The tablet was a micture of blood and asprin, formed into a pill. The asprin didn't effect her as it would if She were a normal human, but the blood allowed her to be able to go into town, without having to worry. She needed such a small tablet to be able to survive, and to keep everyone safe from the damage that She could cause. Alice turned her head away and snapped the bottle shut between her thumb, and pointer finger, and tossed the tiny bottle back into the cabnet, and She walked over to the fridge, grabbing the milk, and her walked in right as She poured the milk into his cereal bowl, smiling a little when She realized that his stomach could always sense when She had fixed him something. Alice popped open the water bottle and swallowed a swig with her tablet. "Alice...how come you need those pills so badly?..." Sam asked, his eyes moving away once She took the pill.
"You know why Sam.." She said with a slight annoyance. "If I don't, then you know what happens. And do you seriously want Lavitz to come over?" She asked, knowing that Sam had only seem him once. She looked out the window, gritting her teeth at the realization that Sam had been the only one to see Lavitz, and She had been out of the room. By the time She had walked in, She had seen Sam just sitting there, staring off.
She laughed a little at the memory and took another gulp of her water, looking back over to Sam, waiting for an answer. She rose an eyebrow when She saw Sam just sitting there, staring at her with disbelief. Her eyes narrowed and She turned her head away once again. "Well? Do you?"
Sam straightened in his seat, his eyes still filled with disbelief. "Uh...no...I would rather him not show up...He scared her Alice...I don't understand why you want to see him so badly..." He said, looking down into his cereal, twirling his spoon around in it.
She gave a soft sigh and walked over, placing her hand over his. "Don't play with your food..." She said, ruffling his hair a little, and sat down, looking back out the window. "He is the only person, other then you, that I can officially get along with these days...He is almost like a father figure for her to look up too...." She said, staring off, lost in thought for the second time that day. "Anyway....Eat your food before it goes bad..." She said, then stood up and walked outside to wait.
After Sam was finished eating, he walked out, wearing his usual dark colored T-shirt, and faded jeaned. She shook her head, not understanding why he didn't like more fashionable clothing. She herself, wore a light blue short sleeve shirt, with a black silk vest, and a pair of nice, dark blue jeans, and a pair of black sneakers. She had her hair up in a bun, that She knew would probably be messed up by the end of the night. Unlike her, Sam had short, tossled hair, a few stranged misplaced. She shook her head and walked over to him, and fixed his hair a little to have a more presentable look.
"Alice..." Sam complained, saying her name in a long, whining tone that he knew annoyed her to the point of no end. "Why must we fix up out hair to look nice, when you know good and well that it will be messed up later?.." He asked, as if reading her mind and knowing that what he said was true. Even though Sam was eleven years old, he still managed to have a few moments where he was childish.
"Because Sam...When we go out...What do you think people would say if our hair was always messy, and our clothing were always torn?" Alice asked, looking down to him for a moment, only to see him give her that 'yeah yeah you're right' look. She gave a soft chuckle and patted his head, turning on her heel and headed to the fence. "Let's just try to stay clean tonight. Shall we?" She asked, looking back at him for a moment.
Sam gave a soft sigh and nodded, then walked over to join her as they walked out to the main street and headed into town, into the once peaceful area of Boston. A place that used to be calm, but now was demolished by murders created by these monsters. Now was the time to always stay on gaurd. Now was the time when the sun would fully go down. It was around nine at night, so She could finally leave the shadows that the buildings would create.
Later on in the night, She realized that they had only seen about two or three of 'them', although, they ment no harm. They stayed in their territory and did not seem to be bothering the human's around them. She gave a soft sigh and looked around. "Sam...Are you hungry?" She asked, looking back at the boy, now rubbing his eyes. Alice looked down at her watch, realizing that they had been out for about six hours now, even though She did not feel the slightest bit tired.
"I am starving..." He stated, looking up at her with hopeful eyes.
"Alright, lets get you something to eat kid..." She said, walking over and pulling him up on her back, waiting for him to wrap his arms and legs around her. When Sam was fully settled on her back, She carried him to a nearby resturant and sat him down in one of the chairs, looking up as one of the waiter's walked up."Good evening folks. How can I help you tonight?" He asked, his eyes automatically moving to look at her with a great interest. His hair was long and black, pulled back into a ponytail, and his outfit clinging to his body, sticking tight to his muscular body. Alice cleared her throat for a moment and opened her eyes under her sunglasses and looked up at him. "Can you get the boy some Hot soup, and whatever healthy special that the chef wishes to cook. And as for her, a glass of your best spring water." She said, crossing her legs a little.
The waiter gave a nod, and walked off to gather up the order, shortly walking back and handing her a tall glass of cold spring water. She gave a nod in thanks, and took a sip. Leaning back in her chair, She looked outside to watch as a couple sat down in one of the outside tables, staring passionately into each others eyes with a strong love. Without meaning to, She laughed to myself, amused at how precious a human's life really was, how frail and breakable they really were. She could not believe that someone actually though that love could last forever. She had yet to find it, and once She would, then, and only then, would She believe it.
Apparently She had been lost in her own mind for a while, because her eyes jolted away from the window at the sound of a dish being placed on the table infront of Sam. She shifted a little in her chair, and leaned back, staring up at the clock for a moment, then looked to the waiter who still stood there, confused on why She would be wearing sunglasses in the middle of the night. "Thank you. I will leave the check, and a very gracious tip at the end of the meal." She said. Alice had to wear her sunglasses whenever She was out in town, for She did not want to alarm the mortals. Whenever She took the tablets, the blood from it caused her eyes to turn red at least for a day, and the last time a human saw her eyes like that, the woman had ran straight to the nearest police officer and reported Alice for being a demon. Ever since, She always wore her sunglasses after taking a tablet.
The waiter gave a short nod and then walked off. After the man reached the kitchen, She heard him whispering to his friends about how odd and strange of a woman She was. She really didn't mind, nor did She care, but what got her bothered, was the fact that they were whispering, and She could hear it from all the way across the rather loud resturant. She took a few, deep breaths and relaxed a little, looking back to Sam. "Is it good?" She asked.
"Yes...Thank you Alice...You really didn't have to get anything for her." He said, taking another bite of the chicken, perfectly cooked, with a saffron sauce mixed with creamy french cheese, steamed asparagus and brocoli, with pasta covered in alfredo sauce. It was easy for her to identify all of the ingrediants that were used in the dish."Do not worry about it Sam...I would not let you go without food, nor would I have you wait just until we got home. It is more then an Hours walk away from here." She said, tilting her head back a little and crossing her legs the opposite way. "Now, finish eating so we can go. Although, we are lucky this place is covered with the scent of so many aroma's...although, I am not to fond of the garlic..." She said. Both her and Sam laughing a little.
A strong shiver ran through her, and She sat up in one swift movement that caused almost everyone around them to jump and stare. Her eyes followed the streets outside, until She caught sight of one of 'them' roaming the streets. She narrowed her eyes and forced herself to relax, wanting Sam to have a full stomach so he could run faster. The second that Sam was finished with his meal, She set about Eighty dollars on the table top, figuring that the tip was well enough. She stood abruptly and took ahold of Sam's arm as gently as She could in her angered stage, and She lead him and herself outside of the resturant. Within seconds, She had dreadfully lost the scent of the creature She had seen on Haysburrow St. She cursed under her breath and looking over to Sam for a moment. "Damn....Alright Sam...Let's...Head home for tonight. It is 2 hours until Sunrise..." She said, looking behind them for a moment.
Just then Sam turned to face her. "Hey Alice...I have a question about Vampires that I have been meaning to ask you. If you're in the mood for Chinese, would you go after the first China Man you see? Or if you are in the mood for Italian, is the pizza guy down the street, your next victum?"
She could not help but give a faint laugh at his obviously joking question. "Well that all depends on who the vampire is. Because as you already know, I save people not feed from them." She said. Sam just gave her a laugh, and a very tired nod and rubbed his eyes a little and followed her through the winding streets of town.