A/N: Here we go, chapter two! I hope I haven't kept you guys waiting long, but hopefully this chapter will satisfy your anticipation until the final chapter next week. R & R please and thank you! :)
Writer: Terra ForceXIII
~*~ Birth from Darkness ~*~
Novel II: Dracula
"Listen to them, children of the night. What music they make…"
In the late 18th hundreds in a small town of England, there was a grim time when people feared to leave their homes and walk in the streets at night. The unknown was dealt with rejection, anything out of the ordinary didn't have time to explain itself, and the cruelty of the world would turn it into something spiteful.
Legends tell of beings called vampires, cold skinned undead that feasted on the blood of humans. They looked like us, talked liked us, and could blend in with the living, only to lure their next victim into a secluded place to prey on their blood. These were only ghost stories, dark tales to scare little children in the night.
But they soon became true when horrific murders spread from the borders of Transylvania to a small town of England, leaving behind multiple victims that carried little blood left in their corpses. The victims' expressions were petrified, their skin pale from the lack of nutrients in their bodies, and they were all found days after they've been murdered. The people were in terror as the serial killer left his murderous trail towards their quiet town, discovering the body of a woman three days after the news had spread.
Stories tell of a noble who traveled at night, inviting people to his company, and they were never seen again. He was known as Count Dracula, who came from Transylvania and traveled to London with ambiguous motives, leaving behind an infamous legend that would be told for centuries to come. But something unexpected happened, something that the Count himself didn't attend, and it slipped away from his shadow of a legend.
Even after Dracula's demise, he left a piece of himself behind.
Years passed and the small town of Central England thrived in relative peace, forgetting the horrors of the past while a particular child grew up without a care in the world.
Aqua was an orphan girl found by the church, being adopted by one of the priestesses and became the town's blue star. She was born with pure peach skin, significantly blue hair, and ocean eyes that shined brightly during the day. She was regarded as an angel, the town's girl, and was loved by everyone.
But the blue haired maiden kept some things to herself, keeping her smile strong while she did her faithful duties in the daylight. The changes happened to her once she hit puberty, the warmth and solar glare of the sun slowly became unbearable to her, and she tried to find ways to avoid its sight. Food became bitter in her mouth, forcing her to a diet of meat, preferably pink and juicy. She couldn't sleep at night, spending the long hours thinking in her bed and keeping her abnormal problems to herself.
Aqua was changing into something she couldn't understand, fearing herself more than she feared the possible rejection from others. Her mother knew about her adopted daughter's changes, keeping the secret between them. But eventually her mother fell ill, losing the will to live as her daughter prayed for her health.
The young girl sat at her mother's bedside, her eyes glistening in the little light from the lit candles in the room. The sun had already set and the town began to fall asleep, while Aqua didn't feel the need to rest at all.
"You don't need to watch me all night, dear," her mother whispered, trying to keep her eyes open.
Aqua took her mother's hand and smiled. "Its fine, I can just read a book until morning," she answered softly.
"You can't sleep anymore?"
Aqua's smile shifted into a frown as she looked away from her mother, staring into the fire of a nearby candle as her eyes became hypnotized from the flame. "I haven't slept at night for two years," she muttered.
The blue haired maiden kept her gaze on the candle, ignoring the fact that she could see clearly in the dark, and her mother falling asleep while her daughter waited till morning.
Autumn came and the sun disappeared behind the dark clouds, the leaves turning yellow and orange before falling, and the blue haired maiden started to feel more alive. Now that the annoying sun wasn't around to exhaust her, Aqua returned to her lively self while she cared for her mother. The changes in her body continued and they started to show physically, with the black pupils in her eyes shifting from circles to slits, and the canines of her teeth became sharper.
But eventually her mother's illness was too much and she died silently in her bed, while her daughter wept by her side. She could hear the heartbeat slowly stop and the aura around her mother fading, until she rested her head and she was gone. Aqua couldn't explain how she could sense these things, like she carried a sixth sense like she heard animals could possess.
Her mother was buried on October 21, and Aqua decided to follow her mother's footsteps and join the church. But her abnormal changes started to become noticeable, starting with the fact that she stopped eating in public.
She was in the middle of walking at night when she stumbled by a bar, noticing as a large brute exited the front door with a commotion and a bottle in his hand. When he directed his hazy dark eyes on her, Aqua decided to make a quick decision and halted her pace, turning into an alley to find a way around the man.
"Where are you going, sweetie?" The drunken man commented.
Aqua's eyes widened as she discovered that she entered a dead-end, turning her head to see the man blocking her path. But the puzzling question in her mind wasn't how to escape, but the fact that she didn't fear him. The towering man should be threatening with his large and broad stature, but instead he felt like a nuisance.
"I just want to talk," the man chuckled, walking slowly with a disgusting grin. "I'll pay you."
"No thank you, sir," Aqua answered sternly, keeping her noble posture. "Now please let me pass."
The drunken man wiped his mouth and disregarded her request, stumbling randomly as he spoke in a ragged voice. "You're that blue haired girl, aren't yeah?"
Aqua didn't feel the need to answer; she only narrowed her eyes and turned to her side to deny the man to gawk. Her heart was pumping fast with adrenaline, her heightened senses in affect as she heard the man's own heartbeat, the smell of the alcohol on his breath, and the blood flowing through his intoxicated veins.
The drunken man showed no decency and tried to assault her, while Aqua shouted and pleaded him to stop. She ended up smacking him in the face, scratching his fuzzy cheek and leaving a red line. The man growled and called her vulgar names, raising his bottle as he prepared to smash her head in.
The blue haired maiden stopped her struggles, smelling something that sent surges of adrenaline through her body. She hadn't eaten in days and this sweet smell sent her over the edge, Aqua's eyes shifting to the man's face as she realized that it was the scent of the blood on his cheek. Her eyes widened and her irises shifted with colors, while her pupils shrunk into slits as something dark took over her thoughts.
Before the man could swing his bottle, the blue haired girl had already placed her hands on his shoulders, digging her nails into his skin as she leaned up towards his neck. She slammed her fangs deep into his throat and blood quickly sprayed from the punctures, making the man choke as he dropped the bottle to shatter on the stone ground. The drunken brute was larger than her yet she managed to overpower him and force him onto the ground as she crushed the air tube in his throat, red liquid staining half of the maiden's face as she consumed the fluid that flowed out.
So good... it tastes so good
The man choked on his own blood and his arms were unable to fight back, his startled eyes staring up into the clouded sky as he slowly died. Aqua released her grip and gasped, leaning back as she tried to figure out what just happened, pressing her back against the stone wall as she stared horrified at the motionless man on the ground.
"Wh- What have I done?" She stuttered, placing a hand on her face to feel the warm blood staining her pure skin.
She still had the taste in her mouth, and she couldn't help but wipe the traces off with her tongue. She couldn't resist wasting the substance, for her hunger was too strong to think clearly about the immoral act.
"I- I just killed a man," she quivered, gazing down at the blood stained body as she heard the roaring of the thunder in the sky.
The sound of a few rain drops hitting the stone was all the warning she got as a shower quickly followed, soaking her dress to the bone as she stayed petrified. The rain slowly washed the blood from her beautiful face, and created a dirty red puddle near the man's corpse.
How could she have done such a thing, and why couldn't she control herself? But instead she acted like a hungry wild dog and gave into her own animalist nature, resulting in her committing a murder. Even though this man was a brute and he might have done things in the past to truly deserve this fate, but it wasn't supposed to be from such a noble girl like Aqua.
She ran out of the alleyway and headed home, ignoring the rain as it poured over her and the people in the streets that questioned her hasty actions. The frightened girl returned home and slammed the door shut, crying in fear as she quickly changed out of her blood stained clothes. But even though she changed and washed up, she could still smell the aroma on her body.
Aqua bundled up near the fireplace, staring into the flames with empty eyes as she pondered on the status of her well-being. She was a murderer, a sinner, and a monster, but those judgments were somewhat clouded with the satisfying taste still in her mouth.
She never tasted something like this, everything she ate always ended in the mediocre category, but the irresistible taste of human blood was unimaginable. The warmth, the texture, and the feeling on her tongue was something she never experienced before, and it scared Aqua to her core.
The blue haired maiden remembered reading a story about a monster that hungered for the blood of man, and that it feared only light, garlic, and holy crosses. She knew how much the sun annoyed her, the revolting taste and smell of garlic, and how only looking at a cross made her feel uneasy.
"I'm a vampire," she whispered.
But something wasn't right, the stories tell that a vampire turns to ash in sunlight, is poisoned by garlic, and is burned by the touch of crosses. It was as if these elements were only a mild inconvenience for her, like she wasn't a complete vampire, and that she was torn between two lives.
Did her mother knew, or did she die not knowing that her daughter was a monster? Aqua hoped for the second option, preferring her mother to remember her adopted daughter as an angel rather than a demon. But that was all in the past now, she was on her own without anyone to protect her from this pessimistic world. How would the town react if they found out; and what'll happen to her once they find out?
She wanted to believe that the people of this town could be reasonable, and that she could convince them that she was good, but she wasn't naive enough to pray for such a thing. This had to be a secret, just long enough for her to come up with a permanent solution. After brushing away the remainders of her tears, the blue haired maiden retired to bed for the night, spending the next several hours repeating the visual memory of what happened in that alleyway.
Aqua was lucky enough to escape the crime scene without anyone noticing, considering the police haven't knocked at her front door yet. But she left a victim with twin puncture wounds in his neck, which already caught the attention of the schizophrenic authorities. The word, vampire, was already being thrown around and it made the blue haired priestess nervous.
She hasn't eaten since that night, and the thought of blood occupied her thoughts when she had nothing to do. But tonight she'll be attending a pre-Halloween festival in town, and will stay for the after party in the town's largest bar. Everything was going smoothly until one particular handsome man made an acquaintance of her company, hitting off a discussion at a lone table while Aqua tried to keep things neutral.
"Have you lived here your whole life?" He asked in a foreign accent, starting off another conversation.
"Yes," Aqua answered nicely, thinking back to how she was an orphan living with her adoptive mother. "I've known this place forever, but I like to dream about seeing other places."
The handsome young man smirked with delight. "Then perhaps I could take you with me when I return to France next month," he pursued.
The opportunity was tempting and it was a good solution to her problem, but it would require her to be closer to this man. He was charming, handsome, and was the son of a nobleman in Paris; he was the complete package by all standards. But the blue haired maiden wasn't sure if it was a good idea to be close to anyone, considering her situation being a vampire.
She could sense the tension in the man's heartbeat, probably because he was anticipating her response. But the underlining fact that Aqua missed was her memorizing beauty, yet another dangerous weapon that was given to her by her vampire heritage. She hasn't encountered a single man who wasn't hypnotized by her perfect appearance, like flies drawn towards a dark flame.
"Well?" The young man asked again, snapping the maiden out of her deep thought.
"That's quite a proposal," Aqua spoke nervously, trying to delay her answer.
"Well, you don't have to make a decision tonight," he spoke after taking a sip of his cup. "We have a few weeks before I return home."
"Thank you," she said softly, ending the discussion with equal chuckles.
Midnight arrived and the two decided to exit the bar out the back door, where they ended up in a one-way alleyway. The handsome man kept his hands to himself like a perfect gentleman, while Aqua tried her best to hide the blush on her cheeks. They continued their friendly discussions and managed to playfully send each other flirty signals, the blue haired maiden attempting to give this man a chance.
She gave him a kiss on the cheek before they decided to call it a night, sending adrenaline through her veins as her heart started beating fast. The excitement caused her vision to blur with every pulse of her heart, her pupils shrinking into slits again, and her mouth slightly gapping as she released heavy breaths. She accepted the man's hug without question, smelling his scent and the faint traces of blood underneath his skin.
No... it's happening again...
Aqua's mind was getting hazy as the situation became hotter, not even questioning the fact that the handsome man gave her a swift kiss on the lips. She grinned seductively, partially revealing her fangs as she continued to lure her prey into her web. She wrapped her hands behind his neck, making sure he couldn't escape as she leaned up to give him another kiss.
"My lady," he said weakly. "You're not acting like yourself."
"No," she whispered, narrowing her eyes as her irises shifted into a dark purple color. "I'm being myself for the first time in my life."
The young man's eyes widened as he felt a spike of pain surge through his body, feeling a warm substance spray from his right side and passed his vision. He couldn't understand what was happening, unable to react properly as his hands quivered near the blue haired beauty's dress. Everyone around him became dark and his legs were unable to support his weight, leaning his body against the wet stone wall as he slowly slid down onto the alleyway ground.
No... I did it again...
Aqua stood over the young man's body in fright, blood dripping down her chin as the red wine stained the lower half of her face. Her eyes were wide open and looked down at the bloody corpse, remembering how lively and wonderful this man was before they exited the bar.
It wasn't supposed to be this way...
The blue haired vampire murdered another person, but this time it was someone completely innocent, and it ached her heart completely. She was going to accept this man's proposal, she had an opportunity to go to France, and she was finally going to escape from this place. But now her only chance to start a new life died along with this man, and everything seemed to be crashing down on her.
Aqua returned to reality as she heard a scream, looking over at the end of the alleyway to see a couple witnessing her sinful act. The man held his woman tight in his arms as they both stared at the blue haired maiden with pure fear in their eyes, noticing the blood trailing down her mouth and the corpse on the ground.
"Sh- She's a vampire," The woman gasped.
"You monster!" The man barked.
She couldn't explain herself and she seemed to be beyond redemption now, the blue haired maiden ran passed the couple and made her way down the town streets. Tears streamed down her face, coming to grips with the reality that her life was over, heading straight for the church that she knew so well and locking herself in. No priests or priestesses were in this night and she sat near the center, praying to her deceased mother for forgiveness as she waited for the law to come.
She heard shouting outside and went towards the window, seeing a crowd of people standing outside the church with torches. They demanded that the blue haired vampire be burned, beheaded, and everything in-between. Aqua pressed up against the double doors and tried to think of words to say, hearing the people she knew calling her a monster.
"Please," she shouted, closing her eyes tight as she tried to explain herself. "I didn't mean to kill him!"
The mob of people ignored her plea and continued to demand her head, calling her a murderer, a witch, and other vulgar names. The crowd's noise ceased as someone stepped in front of the church doors, Aqua recognizing the man's voice as the town's judge.
"This vampire has fooled us from the beginning," he preached, ignoring her side of the story and throwing her to the wolves. "Posing as in innocent young girl and living among us, bewitching us with her dark magic!"
These were all lies; Aqua was speechless to defend herself as the crooked judge verbally painted her as nothing but a pure monster. She loved the people of this town; she genuinely wanted to make everyone happy, despite the vampire heritage that she was born with. But none of that mattered now; she was no longer the sweet beauty that walked in the sunlight, but a demon with an uncontrollable hunger for blood.
She heard rustling outside her door, and she budged to find that she was completely trapped inside. But the next thing she knew, torches were thrown through the windows and the inside of the church quickly burned. While Aqua panicked to find a way out, she could hear the voices of the priestess begging for the crowd to stop. They watched as their church slowly burned, the girl they raised inside, and everyone around them demanded blood.
All the exits were either blocked or burning, and the frightened bluenette stayed in the middle of the church as the fire slowly crept towards her. She cried and coughed, falling to her knees and holding herself together as she lost all hope for redemption.
I'm a monster...
The building's ceiling slowly crumbled around her, the flames closing in as it consumed the wood around the female beauty. The ash and ember danced around her small form, sticking to her sweating skin as it prevented her from keeping her eyes open.
I've lost everything...
Aqua's thoughts went back to her mother, imagining how disappointed she would of been, and that was the aching pain that burned her through more than any physical flame.
And I am alone...
She screamed, shook, and cried out as the inferno engulfed her body, killing her in seconds as the building finally collapsed and became her grave. The smoldering remains clouded the sky and a few towns' folk kept watch until it finally stopped next morning, drinking and laughing as they postponed digging through the rubble till the afternoon.
Am I dead...
She could still breathe, smell, and feel the things around her as she slowly came back to life, coughing as she breathed in the ash, smelling the smoldering smoke, and felt the warm rubble that surrounded her body. Her eyes slowly peeled open, seeing the black and grey wood that made up her grave and the small fragments of light from the surface.
I don't feel... anything...
Aqua couldn't hear her own heartbeat, and pondered on the fact that she was still whole after being consumed in flame. Her dress and other clothing were scorched to nothingness, leaving her in nothing but charcoal and ash to cover her untouched form.
The flames couldn't kill her and the dark genes flowing through her veins healed her completely, shifting her from the inside and turning her into a hollowed being of what she was before.
Her hand broke through the surface of the smoldering wood and she slowly went into the morning light, staring up at the clear sky with blue eyes that were like an empty ocean. The sun no longer bothered her, in fact, nothing mattered at all. She couldn't care about the people that hated her, the loss of her old life, and everything else in the world.
She looked down at her hand, noticing how pure her palm and fingers were underneath the black ash that covered them. Her pale blue eyes narrowed with deep thought, rubbing the ash between her fingers and remembering back into her past life.
Maybe I'm meant to be a monster...
Aqua's eyes suddenly became brighter as her pupils shrunk into slits once more, feeling something warm slowly growing inside her empty body. She stood up and looked into the sunlight with a displeasing expression, disliking how lively and carefree the giant candle was and dismissing it as nothing but a mockery to her ruined existence.
I have nothing to care for anymore...
But then the image of her mother came to mind, representing the last humanity she kept in her heart. That was all the comfort she needed in her immortal existence, keeping it as a treasure while she continued to exist endlessly.
I'm a vampire...
The blue haired maiden disappeared from the smoldering rubble of the church, leaving behind her identity that died in this ignorant town, but keeping the name that her loving mother gave her.
She wanted to explore the world, to see new places without care, and live in the comfort of darkness. But before she left that night, she decided to leave a final mark on the homeland, tracking down the crooked judge that sentenced her without mercy.
The man was lured into an alleyway with the promise of a good time, expecting to see one of many working girls that lived near the dark side of town. When they were finally alone, she ceased her act and stopped giggling, frowning as she kept her hood over her face.
Before the man could even place his hand on her shoulder, she moved swiftly and swiped her hand across his vision, slicing his jugular with the sharpness of her nails. The judge couldn't comprehend what was happening as blood sprayed from his throat, falling back against the wall as he watched the girl remove her hood.
Aqua revealed a friendly smirk, her eyes glowing brightly in the moonlight, and a soft giggle escaping her lips. "Oh please, don't die just yet," she spoke darkly.
The blue haired vampire bit down into his open throat, slurping the red substance like tea as the man choked and tried to plea for help. She felt that his blood was rather dull, but it'll have to suffice until she reached the next town. After the blood stopped flowing, she released the judge and he fell to the cold ground with a thud, while the bluenette exited the alleyway without a second look back.
The vampire beauty visited France, Italy, and other European countries, leaving behind a fare number of bodies of men as she explored without regret. Centuries passed, people changed, and the world moved forward while Aqua watched with preying eyes.
Time made her think, and she thought about companionship, wondering if she could find other vampires in this vast world that she barely explored. She eventually went back to England, visiting her home town to see how much has changed, and seeing new faces for the first time.
But the craving came back and she wanted to satisfy her hunger, standing on the roof of a beat-up bar as she waited for someone to exit through the back door leading to a dark alleyway, the easiest and best location for her to feed. She wore a black cloak to cover her form and a hood to hide her face, the fabric blowing in the autumn breeze as she anticipated her next kill.
Aqua smiled as someone finally stepped outside and started walking, moving with lightning speed as she intercepted her prey when he looked behind him. The man was tall and broad, wearing a ragged cloak to cover his giant form as he looked into her general direction.
"Lovely night we have here," Aqua spoke calmly.
Strangely enough, the cloaked man said nothing and only glared back at her with cold ember eyes, surprising the blue haired maiden as she shifted her expression into a curious frown. She was puzzled to find that his heartbeat was steady, and it was loud and booming in her ears like a large drum.
"It's rude to not respond when someone is trying to talk to you," she scolded, trying to lure this enigma with a cute pout.
Suddenly the cloaked man rushed towards her and swung his fist; shocking Aqua with how bloodthirsty this mortal was as she dodged his first swing, backing up into a wall as the man prepared to punch her again. She moved swiftly in the wind and dodged his second swing, which landed on the stone wall and struck the hard surface, consuming the man in a cloud of dust as his fist crushed through.
What?
Aqua was astonished and dumbfounded at the same time, watching with clear eyes as the man's arm fractured and skin ripped apart, bones breaking as she could easily see his elbow joints sticking out. His bare arm was destroyed from the impact, yet the emotionless man responded only with silence as he directed his attention towards her, while his barely tethered arm hung loosely by his side.
"What are you?" She asked.
"What are you?" The man questioned back in a deep tone.
The blue haired vampire was puzzled how this man could stare at her so seriously, he was the first person to break away from her hypnotizing beauty, but instead he continued to challenge her with his cold ember eyes. This feeling of caution was somewhat new to her, not since her past life did she feel the need to be precautious, and she had to think twice before attempting to approach this enigmatic individual.
But before she could possibly smitten him with her words, her perceptive eyes directed back at his broken arm, and was shocked to find that it was healing itself rather dramatically. The man said nothing as his arm repaired itself, bones snapping back into place, torn muscles came together like red fabric, and the healing finished with orange veins glowing brightly under his clean skin. The cloaked man's arm was brand new, like nothing happened moments ago, putting curiosity before caution in the blue haired woman's mind.
"Are you a vampire?" Aqua questioned with hints of hope.
"I do not know of such things," he spoke deeply.
The man removed his cloak without a word and revealed his anomalous self, again shocking Aqua as she examined his form. The silver haired man was broad with bronze skin, wearing only a pair of torn black pants and boots. His body was covered in scars, from large gashes over his chest, lines of pale repaired skin all across his arms, and a single scar on the left side of his jaw line. Aqua concluded that these must have been other times he was wounded and his body rapidly healed itself, leaving behind a mark for each time he was butchered by circumstance. But the most prominent feature was the red hue around the left side of his chest, pulsing like a heartbeat.
"If you are not like me, then what are you?" she questioned, relaxing her pose as she furthered the discussion.
"An abomination," he answered coldly.
A rather handsome abomination, Aqua commented mentally. This silver haired man was different from the rest, abandoned by humanity just like her, and she couldn't help but feel drawn towards him. Throwing caution to the wind, she slowly walked towards with the friendliest smile she could muster. The silver haired man responded coldly with narrowed eyes, clenching his fists as he prepared to respond to any hostility.
The blue haired woman stood in front of him and ascended her gaze, smiling brightly as she tried to persuade the beast with words. "You're a monster, like me."
The enigmatic man shifted his wrathful expression into cringing sorrow, which meant that Aqua had struck a chord in his glowing heart. The vampire beauty tried something else and slowly raised her hand to meet his face, while the man tensed his muscles while the urge to kill crept into his mind. She placed her soft hand on his cheek, feeling his scorching skin nearly burn her cold palm.
"What's your name if I may ask?" she said astonished.
"Xemnas," the man spoke.
The blue haired vampire brought her hand down and took a step back, gently grasping the sides of her cloak near her waist and bowed like a noblewoman. "Aqua," she introduced.
The two spawns of darkness said nothing as they took the moment to gaze, the vampire smiling vibrantly while the monster of Frankenstein looked back stoically.
After much discussion and a few moments of fighting, the two monsters agreed to a partnership. The silver haired man yearned for company that wouldn't reject him, while the vampire beauty wanted an alternate solution to preying on humanity. Their partnership lasted for the next three years, with the blue haired maiden providing most of excitement and enthusiasm during their constant interaction. The relationship wasn't normal per say, like them, but Aqua would like to consider them as a couple, while Xemnas neither agreed nor disagreed.
During their travels across Europe, they made their home in Great Britain, spending time in beautiful London. After another night exploring the sites and spending time in a restaurant, of course earning some questionable gazes, and exited with some leftover food in a bag. They walked the isolated streets at night, with the full moon shining brightly, and Aqua provided the discussion to break the silence. The vampire maiden wrapped her arms around her partner's strong one as they walked, while the silver haired man kept his emotionless gaze forward.
"Before we head home, do you mind if I eat," she asked in a carefree tone. "I'm rather famished after watching you eat at the restaurant?"
"Sure," Xemnas muttered.
The two entered a dark alley away from anyone who could see, and Xemnas pulled his sleeve of his coat up until bare arm was visible. Aqua placed her hands on his muscular forehead and lowered her head down, sinking her fangs gently into his wrist, and consumed his delicious blood with satisfied moans.
But then something quickly interrupted their weekly ritual and swiped the bag from Xemnas' other hand, but Aqua's vampire senses were faster and tripped the thief during his act. The person was smaller and wore a brown cloak over his form, gasping as he fell to the cold floor with a young boy's voice.
Aqua looked down at the thief with a displeasing expression, feeling rather insulted that this boy interrupted her dinner, while Xemnas stepped forward with the intention to kill. The thief hastily crawled up against a couple of trashcans and quivered in fear, breathing heavy as he curled himself up into a formable form.
"I- I'm sorry," the boy spoke weakly.
The hood of his cloak slipped off and something unexpected popped out, which made the couple relinquish their serious expressions as they stared at him. The spiky blonde haired boy had a pair of canine-like ears, his hefty breathing revealing sharp teeth that craved for flesh, and a fluffy tail curling around his ankles as a means of protection.
"P- Please, I'm hungry," he begged, as his blue eyes looked away in fear. "I just want some meat…"
Kinda grim for Aqua's back story but maybe that statement is best saved for the next story. Thanks for reading, and let's continue to enjoy the month of Halloween! :D
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