Darkstalkers: Next Generation, Kal Series Chapter 5: True Voice, a darkstalkers fanfic

Chapter 5 True Voice!

Jon's POV

I woke up to the sunlight filtering in through the blinds.

"Dang it! Can't I get a few more minutes of sleep? For once I slept good last night." I thought.

I sat up and rubbed my eyes and saw that I had returned back to my human form. I looked around and recalled the events from last night. I looked down and saw Kal laying there right next to me. I smiled as I moved one of his bangs out of his eye. For some reason I kept getting this feeling to act like a father to him. I then got up without waking him and quietly walked to the door. Before I left I picked up the fresh scent of cat in the room. I walked out and gently closed the door. I walked down stairs and saw Felicia sitting at the table with two cups. One was milk and the other was coffee. I sat down across from her and she passed me the one with the coffee.

"You came in when we were asleep." I said before taking a sip of my coffee.

She smiled as she drank some of her milk.

"You bet I did and boy did both of you look adorable kinda like a father and son moment." she said smiling still.

I just looked somewhere else.

"Next time when you are in your werewolf form you need to take a bath." Felicia said almost laughing.

"Why? I don't smell." I said looking insulted.

"No, but you do shed!" Felicia said laughing.

I must have blushed slightly because she started laughing harder.

"I'm going to have to explain to Kal why there is dog fur in his bed later."I thought.

"Hey Felicia can I ask you something?" I said in a serious tone.

She noticed this and got serious herself.

"What is it Jon?" she asked.

"Did Pam tell you about the incident were Kal was left out in the forest for four weeks by himself?" I asked.

She looked down at her cup.

"Yes." she said.

"So you knew about the incident where his first step dad tried to kill him didn't you?" I asked.

"Yes." she said not looking up.

"Then why did you act surprised when he told us about it?" I said.

"I was only surprised at the scar on his arm. Pam told me he had it but I didn't expect it to be that big." she said looking up at me.

I got up and sat down right next to her.

"How long do we have before that call comes in?" I asked.

"A few weeks maybe more." Felicia said.

"I think we need to make him feel more comfortable around me and you Felicia." I said.

"Why what are you thinking?" she asked looking at me.

"I mean we need him to think of us as...parents." I said standing up.

She thought about it for a minute then said "You want me to act like a mother to him?"

The next thing I knew she jumped at me and wrapped her arms around my neck and said "I'll be the best mother he ever had!"

She then let go and sat back down.

"Well I'll try to do the same thing." I said sitting down.

"Hey Felicia there's something else I need to ask you." I said.

"What is it Jon?" she said looking concerned.

"Do we have to worry about him changing and did he change during those four weeks he can't remember?" I asked.

Felicia then sat her cup down and had a serious look.

"Pam does believe he changed during those four weeks which would explain why he couldn't remember anything. Now as for the reason why he was covered in blood Pam did a little searching in the woods and found a few deer that were killed by an animal that had to be canine due to the bite marks. She also tested the blood he was covered in and found out it was a match to the dead deer. Now as for worrying about him changing. No we don't have to worry about it because Pam put a magic seal on him that will prevent him from changing." she said.

"Has she ever seen him in his other form?" I asked.

Felicia remained silent for a few minutes.

"I don't know. She kept silent about that. She said she didn't want to talk about any of it and wanted to keep it from him until he was old enough to know." Felicia said.

We both fell silent.

"Well I'm going to go train on the roof. Tell Kal I'm up there when he wakes up." I said breaking the silence as I got up and headed for the stairs and noticed that the clock on the wall read 10:00am.

"Okay, oh and don't worry about dog shampoo for your bath later on. I already put some in the shower this morning." she said giggling.

I growled under my breath as I headed up the stairs and onto the roof.

Kal's POV

Dream/Flashback

I suddenly found myself standing next to a smaller version of myself that was lying on the ground near my old house almost naked and covered in blood. He then woke up and looked himself over.

"What is this stuff?" he said.

He then walked up to the house and walked in and saw my mom on the couch crying and some police that had my step dad in some sort of cuffs.

"You're going to jail for child abuse sir! If you don't tell us where he is you're just going to make it worse for yourself!" one of them said.

"I did you all a favor! I got rid of that beast and made sure he'd never find his way back to hurt anyone!" my step dad shouted.

"Mommy why are you crying and where is daddy going?" the younger me asked.

All of them were shocked to see him. Without thinking mom ran towards and wrapped her arms around him and started crying harder.

"Where have you been? I was sooo worried about you." she said while crying.

"Daddy took me into the woods and disappeared. I walked around trying to find him but I couldn't find him. Then after a few days I got too tired and too hungry to continue. So I fell asleep and woke up near here." he said.

Mom looked at him confused and said "Kal, how long were you gone for?"

"A few days." he answered.

She then looked scared at first then said "Kal, you have been missing for four weeks."

"See? I told you it was a monster! Quickly kill it with your guns! Kill it! Kill it!" My dad shouted.

"That's it! Get him out of here!" one of the police men said carrying my step dad out the door.

Then the entire scene turned black.

"What's going on? I don't recall this every time I had this dream?" I said to myself.

"That's because you haven't." a voice said.

I turned around and saw a large canine-like animal standing in front of me. It flexed its claws on its paw-like hands and jumped at me and before its fangs connected with my neck. It disappeared.

Dream/flashback end

I opened my eyes to find that I was sitting straight up in my bed covered in sweat.

"Well I was wondering when that would show up again." I said to myself.

I looked down at my bed sheet and noticed that there was white dog fur on it.

"That's odd I don't recall there being a dog in the apartment." I said to myself.

I got up and notice that there was some more dog fur on my shirt.

"Great now I need a shower."

I said grabbing a change of clothes and headed to the bathroom. I got into the walk- in shower and started washing my hair. I then noticed that the shampoo smelled different and looked at the bottle and saw that it was dog shampoo!

"Okay this is getting creepy!" I said out loud.

I then got out and dried myself off and put on my other set of clothes I had and walked down stairs. I saw Felicia drinking something and reading the morning paper. She must have heard me and turned to see me.

"Oh good morning Kal how did you sleep?" she asked.

"Uh fine I guess." I said walking to the kitchen and towards the fridge and grabbed a bottle of water and walked back to sit across from her.

"Hey Felicia." I said opening my water.

"Yeah Kal what is it?"she said.

"Well when I woke up this morning I found..." I started to say when she cut me off.

"Wait. I need to go and get something." she said getting up.

"Oh okay." I said confused.

She just smiled and quickly walked into the kitchen. After a few minutes she came back holding a tray with some of the things I like for breakfast; bacon, eggs, toast, waffles and two glasses one with milk and one with orange juice.

"Well this has definitely gotten weirder." I thought.

After the first few days you mostly had to get what you wanted from the kitchen and it was rare when we all sat down to eat at the same time. But this was the first time Felicia made me something to eat.

"Uh Felicia are you feeling alright?" I asked.

"I'm fine Kal. I just wanted to make sure you had a good breakfast that's all." she said setting the tray in front of me.

"Well okay but do you want any of this? I don't want to be rude and eat it all in front you." I said.

"Oh don't worry. I already had breakfast and besides I have a few errands to run anyway." she said heading towards the door.

"Okay, oh Felicia before you leave I need to as you something." I said.

"What is it?"She said slightly concerned.

"Why is there dog fur in my bed?" I asked.

She relaxed a little.

"Well a friend of ours stopped by and brought his dog with him and he went up into your room and laid down for a few minutes." she explained.

"And what about the dog shampoo in the shower?" I asked.

"Oh I bought the wrong kind when I went to the store this morning." she said heading towards the door.

"Something is up. It's not a coincidence that there was dog fur in my bed and dog shampoo in the shower. But why would she lie to me? But I trust her. I'll wait for her to tell me the truth." I thought.

"Felicia I've been lied to before for many reasons. But I trust you to tell me the truth when you're ready to tell me. I'll wait." I said to her.

Her eyes grew wide from shock then she nodded and walked out. I then turned my attention to the pile of food in front of me.

"Well I should eat all of this. I don't want to be rude and not waste any of it." I said as I started eating.

After twenty minutes I was cleaning my plate and was heading up to the roof. When I got there I saw Jon practicing his martial arts. Apparently he didn't notice me so I just sat down and watched. I watched his movements and saw how fluid they were. He then stopped and looked like he was about to take a break. When he turned around he was startled to see me sitting there.

"How long have you been sitting there?" he asked.

"Not too long." I said shrugging.

He relaxed a little and came over and sat down. We sat in silence for a few minutes till he spoke.

"So how did you sleep last night?" he said.

"Fine." I replied.

"Kal I'm sorry for what I said and did last night. I didn't mean any of it. The truth is you are like a son to me." he said looking down.

"Hey don't worry about it. It was an accident. I understand." I said looking up at the sky.

We both fell silent again and just sat there.

"So have you ever considered learning martial arts?" Jon said finally breaking the silence.

"Well, I've thought about it for a while. But I never really got around to it." I said looking at him.

"Well, how about I teach you a little? From what I've seen yesterday you have the ability to learn it." he said.

I looked at him and said "Sure."

"Alright let's get started." he said standing up and walking on the mat.

Surprisingly when I copied his movements and his techniques. They somehow felt natural. I didn't even know how long we were doing this until my cell phone vibrated. I looked at it and it read 4:30pm.

"Wow! Six hours of nonstop training. Though it felt like 30 minutes."I thought.

I answered the phone and it turned out to be Amy.

"Hey guess what?" she said excitedly.

"What?" I asked.

"There's a dance at the school gym tonight and I thought that you may want to go." she asked.

"Sure sounds like fun I'll ask Jon if I can go." I answered.

"Cool see you there." she said then hung up.

I put my phone in my pocket and turned around to see Jon smiling.

"What?" I asked.

"You can go. Just be back before midnight." he said smiling.

"Thanks Jon and I will! See you later!" I said running downstairs not thinking how he heard that conversation.

I quickly took a shower and accidentally used that dog shampoo again. I then ran into my room and put on a white button up shirt and put on a red tie and a pair of tan pants and tried to straighten my now almost shoulder length hair. Thanks to that dog shampoo my hair seemed to puff out a little but it did make it look more rustic and it had a nice shine to it. I then ran out of the apartment and ran to the high school.

Jon's POV

Though I knew Kal could take care of himself I still decided to follow him to keep an eye on him. When I arrived at the high school it already was getting dark. I walked in after getting checked for anything dangerous. Most of the kids here were talking and I also noticed there wasn't any music. I saw Kal standing near the stage looking at some of the instruments. Then a girl walked up on stage and grabbed the microphone.

"Hey I'm sorry to say that our singer tonight can't be here due to getting sick. But the band is here." she said.

"Can't you just put on some tunes or something?" a male student said.

"No, we were hoping to have our music live but since we don't have a singer I guess we have to cancel the dance." she said.

Then the student started talking disappointed. Then I saw Kal get on stage and grab the micro phone.

"I'll sing." he said.

Most of the students gasped and some just started talking to each.

"You can sing Kal?" I heard Amy ask.

Though I was curious myself so I worked my way to the front of the stage.

"Well I know a few songs." he said.

"Go for it dude!" a male student cheered.

Then the students started clapping.

"Okay I hope you guys like this song." he said.

He then walked over to the band and whispered something to them and I saw them nodded. They then started playing the music for a few seconds and the music sounded familiar. I then saw Kal grab the microphone and he started to sing.

"Looked down from a broken sky
Traced out by the city lights
My world from a mile high
Best seat in the house tonight
Touched down on the cold black tar
Hold on for the sudden stop
Breathe in the familiar shock
Of confusion
And chaos

All those people goin' somewhere
Why have I never cared?

Give me Your eyes for just one second
Give me Your eyes so I can see
Everything that I keep missing
Give me Your love for humanity
Give me Your arms for the broken-hearted
The ones that are far beyond my reach
Give me Your heart for the ones forgotten
Give me Your eyes so I can see
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah

Step out on a busy street
See a girl and our eyes meet
Does her best to smile at me
To hide what's underneath
There's a man just to her right
Black suit and a bright red tie
Too ashamed to tell his wife
He's out of work, he's buyin' time

All those people goin' somewhere
Why have I never cared?

I've been there a million times
A couple of million eyes
Just move and pass me by
I swear I never thought that I was wrong
Well I want a second glance
So give me a second chance
To see the way You've seen the people all along

Give me Your Eyes (Give me Your eyes for just one second)
Lord, give me Your eyes (Give me Your eyes so I can see)
Everything (Everything that I keep missing)
That I keep missing
Give me Your heart (Give me Your arms for the broken-hearted)
For the broken hearted (The ones that are far beyond my reach)
Give me Your heart (Give me Your heart for the ones forgotten)
Lord, give me Your eyes (Give me Your eyes so I can see)
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah

Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah"

When he finished all the students started cheering and yelling with joy. I myself was amazed.

"He sung that perfectly." I thought.

"Thank you." Kal said.

"Sing some more dude!" a male student shouted.

"Sing a slow song!" a girl shouted.

"How does the All-American Rejects sound?" Kal said.

"Yeah!" the students yelled.

Kal then walked up to the band and told them the song.

He then walked to the front of the stage and said "Amy, would you mind coming up here and sing with me? This song is a duet."

I saw Amy blush and heard a couple guys whistle. She then nodded her head and got up on stage. He whispered the song to her and she nodded her head. Then the band started playing and Kal and Amy started singing Another Heart Calls. I decided to walk outside and get some fresh air. I walked for several minutes and I looked around and saw no one around and I shifted into my werewolf and ran towards the park. After a few minutes I was there.

"That keeps getting easier." I said to myself.

I looked up at the moon and saw that it was still somewhat full. I walked over to the old oak tree that is here in the park. I leaned against it and thought of Pam.

"He truly is a special kid, Pam." I said to myself.

I closed my eyes and I saw Pam's face. My thoughts were disturbed when I heard what sounded like footsteps running and laughing. I opened my eyes and saw Kal running this way with Amy right behind him.

"What are they doing here? Is the dance over already? I can't let them see me like this!" I thought.

I looked around for a place to hide and without hesitation I quickly climbed up the oak tree cutting my paw in the rush and sat there quietly as they sat down at the base of the tree.

Kal's POV

I was still laughing at Amy as she sat down next to me underneath the oak tree. Both of us laughing at our little race.

Flashback

As we finished the song the dance had ended and me and Amy were walking out.

"Is there nothing you're not good at?" Amy asked.

"I'm not good with math." I said joking.

"Who is?" Amy said laughing.

I then decided to mess with her a little.

"I'll make you a bet. If you can beat me to the old oak tree in the park I'll give you fifty dollars." I said with a grin.

"And what do you get if you win?" she asked.

My grin grew wider and I said "You'll find out when we get there."

She blushed for a minute and said "Look what's that?" Pointing at something.

I looked at where she pointed and she took off. I turned back around and smiled.

"Like that will help you." I thought and ran after her.

Flashback End

Now I sitting against the old oak tree laughing.

"How can you run so fast?" Amy said while laughing.

"Call it a gift." I said.

I then felt something drip on my head.

"What the heck?" I said reaching up.

I brought my hand down and on my hand was a red sticky liquid.

"Kal, what is that?" Amy asked confused.

I knew exactly what it was ever since I was little, blood.

" It's just some red tree sap that hasn't thicken yet." I lied.

I got up and wiped the blood on my pants and Amy stood up as well.

"Hey Amy do you mind closing you eyes for a second so I can think of the prize you can give me?" I said leaning against the tree so she wouldn't see anything.

"Okay." Amy said closing her eyes with a smile.

I looked at the tree and saw a little blood and what looked like a small patch of white fur.

"That's odd." I thought.

I quickly snatched the patch of fur and stuck it in my pocket. I then grabbed Amy's hand and pulled her to the lamp post near the bench.

"Where are you taking me?" she asked.

"Open your eyes." I said.

She opened her eyes and looked confused.

"So have you decided what you want?" She asked.

I leaned in and whispered in her ear and watched her blush.

"O-Okay." she said.

I leaned in and kissed her on the lips.

"Her lips are cold. It must be cold out here to her." I thought.

"His lips are so warm. I wonder why?" she thought.

I looked up at the tree and for a second I saw two gold eyes reflect from the lamp post's light.

"It's getting late. I better take you home Amy." I said walking her home while not looking back.

After a few minutes of walking I dropped Amy at her home and said goodnight and ran the rest of the way home. I ran up the stairs and said goodnight to Felicia and went straight to my room and noticed that Jon wasn't in his room when I closed the door. I took the patch if fur out of my pocket and looked at it for a second. It felt soft and slightly warm. I then threw it in the trash and turned out the lights and went to bed.

Jon's POV

I waited at least an hour before I got down from the tree.

"That was too close for comfort." I thought.

I quickly ran back to the apartment and changed back to my human form. I ran up stairs and noticed that Kal's room lights were off. So I decided to sneak in and check on him. Before I opened the door I heard someone behind me.

"Checking up on him Jon?" Felicia said.

I turned around and saw she was standing there with a night gown on not hiding her cat features.

"And? Is there a problem with that?" I said.

"No, no problem what so ever." she said playing with her tail.

She then walked past me to her room and said "Goodnight Jon."

She then closed the door and turned out her lights. I then turned back to Kal's room and quietly walked inside. I saw that he was asleep on his bed with no covers over him. I grabbed the quilt and threw it over him and noticed that he had the medallion I gave him on his side table. I smiled and whispered goodnight to him and left his room and went to my own. I then sat down on my bed and thought for a minute.

"I need to tell him. I need to show him what I am. It feels wrong that I'm lying to him about this." I said to myself.

I then turned out the lights and laid down on my bed.

"I'll show and tell him what I am when it's time." I thought before I fell asleep.