Chapter 10: Kidnapped!

Daisuke

Light shone upon amber irises, tainting them with happiness. However, he wasn't happy. In fact, far from it. Today was the day that it was going to happen, that a vampire was going to kidnap his best friend unless there was some way they could stop it from happening. He had conversed with the vampire earlier. Riku knew nothing of this, both the vampire and Daisuke hoping that it was just a false premonition. That had happened to him once before, when he was fourteen so it wasn't really that long ago. Night had changed into day quickly, the sky covered by warm sheets of light blue and yellow. The event wasn't going to happen until nighttime, possibly after something that was going to upset Riku and make her absent from the safety of the underground apartment. Only five 0'clock, there was still another hour before darkness completely eclipsed the skies, yet he did not feel afraid. After all, he had been waiting for this since he was nine years old, hidden away inside an asylum for no one else to find, only to succumb to horrors far worse than what was on the outside of the asylum building.

Picking up the satchel that contained various weapons to help them all, he kept to the shadows of each street, not wanting to be recognised by anyone who knew him. If he was spotted, his parents would worry and soon enough, they would bring the whole cavalry out to find him and that was something that he didn't want happening now that he had somehow befriended a vampire that had actually kidnapped him in a sense. That was for his own good though. He knew that right before he was knocked out cold. This creature wasn't like any other vampire he had encountered. This one despised killing innocents, which was so unlike any creature of the night. Usually, they would jump at the chance of doing so. That was what had been drilled into him when he was thirteen anyway, an age where he was allowed out at night, not that he went out much unless his best friend Riku wasn't doing anything as well. Then usually the two of them painted the apartment block red.

Lifting his hand up to his neck, he could feel two holes from where Dark had bit him last night just to establish contact between him and the vampire. That was what they were going to use to tonight to communicate with each other. A curtain of blackness began to cover the sky slowly, signalling to Daisuke that it was nearly time. A yawn in the back of his head told him that the vampire was awake. This was part of the communication between both vampire and human – or rather a seer in his case. Tightening his grip on the satchel, he waited outside the apartment, staying out of site just in case Riku was going to come out at any minute and spot him. He didn't want that, didn't want her to know that he was there, hiding in the shadows, helping the vampire protect her from what was about to come.

"Oh cruel fate…spare her from this disaster…" It was a plea; he knew that yet it was also how he felt. In truth, he knew that there maybe no way to stop what was going to happen. If that was the case though, he was willing to change, swap places with Riku and accept a fate worse than death.

Soon enough, the vampire, Dark came out with Riku wrapped around his one arm. It appeared that the vampire was dressed for what was about to happen. A torn pair of jeans and a ripped shirt graced the man with violet bangs that were left within its usual, messy style. The vampire looked briefly at where he was hiding, baring one of his trademark grins before proceeding on with the questioning Riku. It seemed that the vampire was good with covering his secret tracks. Crawling along with the heavy satchel upon his back, he made himself look as unrecognisable as possible within the shadows that had managed to cast themselves so freely over the streets that each of them were walking in. A glint of gold shot across his vision, yet he ignored it, thinking that it was just one of his many visions. Shrugging off the feeling, he managed to keep up with the couple, pushing past crowds of people as he did so.

Dark…picking up on the vampire's scent yet…?
It took only a small while for the vampire to reply back. It was apparent to Daisuke that the creature of the night was concealing his thoughts from the girl still wrapped around his arm.

Yes…very strongly in fact. I think he's here! Keep on your toes anyway!

That isn't a very hard request but I shall do so…Never before had Daisuke boasted about his abilities. In fact, he never quite realised what he could do with the hunter blood inside him. Before he could think about it however, a laughter interrupted his thoughts, one that was evil to the touch of the tone.

Dark

A laughter echoed through his mind, one that he hoped he would never hear ever again. Proceeding to block off his mind from the in-coming intruder, he signalled to Daisuke to do the same before they each turned into a small side street, possibly no bigger than the lobby that simply led to their apartments. Fingering the knife within his pocket, he did not wince as he felt the bite of the blade against ivory flesh. Any weakness that was shown to him was a way for a crazy vampire such as Krad to attack from the inside and that was something that was truly unpleasant. The girl in his arms sighed, as if she was already bored of their walk around the city. A strong scent came from behind him. Turning around when he was so sure that Riku wasn't paying much attention, he eyed out Daisuke who was keeping as silent as a mouse.

Come on…when are you going to attack? He thought only to himself, not allowing anyone else to pick up on what he was currently thinking, not even the boy whose blood tasted so sweet that it was almost impossible for him to tear himself away. They say that the blood of a hunter was like an elixir to vampires. There was something he was also keeping from them both, something that he was so sure that Krad didn't know either. There was another hunter, one that suffered the same just as Daisuke, one who only looked after its family when all else was gone. Looking down at the girl in his arms, he placed a gentle kiss upon her sweet tasting lips before letting her go, allowing her to walk by herself. The sound of shuffling alerted him but he ignored it, shrugging it off to Daisuke possibly impersonating a homeless person, but when did Daisuke walk about wearing only white? That was when he felt it for the first time that night. A slicing pain ebbing its way into his back like that of a blade gracing flesh. He didn't have to look behind him to know who was there. Dropping to the floor, he lay still, his eyes becoming tainted with crimson. Sharply kicking his side, the vampire dressed all in white seemed to snicker before he turned towards the terrified Riku, murder intent upon his actions but Daisuke was far too quick for the vampire. Dropping to the floor, the vampire yelled crazily as he hit the floor whilst Riku proceeded to run away just like that of the vision, tears dripping off of her pretty little face. The boy didn't get a second chance to react to what was coming next as he was tripped over onto the floor, temporarily winding himself. Muscles creased themselves together, pulling at each tendon as he lay still, watching Krad yet looking lifeless at the same time.

Riku

That did not happen! It couldn't have! She thought as more tears poured from her eyes, yet what she saw was no trick, her eyes did not deceive her as they sometimes did. The vampire was nowhere in sight, yet that did not mean that he had stopped pursuing her because of what she was – a mortal who simply got in the way by falling in love with a creature of the night. Aches coursed up her arms and legs, her muscles beginning to tire as she sprinted as fast as it was possible for her right now. And then the strangest thing happened. It seemed as if she had walked into a shower of some kind, one that wasn't of the comfort of water but the seething chilliness of white feathers. Before she could do anything else however, the vampire lunged out at her, sinking his fangs into her neck. She screamed as she felt the razor sharp fangs hit home and then she began to feel light, as if she was floating, her eyes slowly beginning to close before the vampire lifted his head and disappeared, leaving her to lie upon the damp floor.

Visions of violet flooded her mind as she felt someone place a bleeding wrist to her mouth, one that she drank from vigorously before the folds of darkness took over and she sunk into them, feeling as if something had died inside her.