Gerard somehow convinced Chastity, Zero, and Yuki to sneak off of campus and treated them to the local café. He thought ahead to seeing Chastity again so he brought a lot of extra cash, because he knew she would take advantage of him, which is exactly what she did.
Chastity's eyes glazed over with hunger, ordered the least expensive desert, just a lot of it, making the bill a lot higher than is should be. Although Gerard knew that she was doing this semi purposely, he was still surprised that a person that size could eat 3 whole cheesecakes and still be hungry.
"Jeeze, Chastity, I know this is most likely payback, and in your eyes not evil enough, but even I have a limit on my wallet.", said Gerard nervously.
"Well then, maybe next time you'll think before speaking about something that might give away more information then needed." ,said Chastity in a guiltless tone.
Zero stared at the two very strange vampire slayers and decided to get his information.
"Now what exactly does this pendant mask, and please explain to us everything about it."
Chastity quickly forked in another mouthful of cheesecake, so that means that Gerard would have to explain, just like her slightly evil mind planned all along.
Gerard cleared his throat and began.
"As you know, the pendant can mask physical appearances. Our physical appearance was not always this . . .unique. The way we look comes when our inner slayer is awakened. It's kind of like puberty, it happens gradually, but you can tell it's happening. For the girls it starts at 12, and for the guys it starts at 14, so for a good portion of the time, the girls are stronger. The pendant is given to us upon entry to our training center so we get used to the idea of wearing it all the time, although it is not mandatory to wear it in the center, but it is on the outside. The aura, and our blood's scent, we also carry is a lure to vampires, to lure our prey. However since we humans are trying to live peacefully we found no need to flaunt our assets. Because of our . . .profession we often go to places that have a higher population of level E vampires. But it would look suspicious going in and out of alleys holding a weapon. Our true appearance can sometimes be inconvenient because it attracts humans along with vampires. So we become too noticeable to slip in and out of alley ways because we are being ogled at. So when we look more ordinary it's easier to do our job and leave, cause sometimes we might get wounded or disgusted and we really don't want to stick around to long. We can't risk familiarity. That is the main reason. We can't risk a total stranger recognizing us, but even more important than that, we can't risk someone we already know seeing us. At the center we are given names different from our ones given to us at birth. Most of our deaths are either faked, or we are taken from a tragedy, like a car accident, flood, or fire. Basically, our past lives are wiped away. We no longer are the person who we used to be. Did Chastity ever tell you her real name? Never mind, I'm sure she didn't. Her name was Lila. She was an ordinary girl living in Hamden Connecticut with her family. She played soccer and the violin. She was an experienced horseback rider, and a good friend. She got annoying and obnoxious frequently. When she really liked anything, it became a full fledged obsession. She had different reasons for liking each season. She like summer because it was warm, and she didn't have to go to school. She like fall because of the colors, the apple pie, cider, and the fact that it would soon be her birthday. She liked winter because she, like many people, dreamed of a white Christmas, she liked how the snow would make the barren trees not seem as dead as they would bare, and of course for the snow days. She liked spring because it was her rescue from cold weather, and the trees and flowers would sprout, bring color back again. She also had a huge temper, she couldn't stand to loose, and also a big mouth. Those were her strongest traits. Why am I telling you about this? About a person who used to be and is now presumed dead. Because she was alive, and is actually sitting right here with us. The change we slayers go through take our personality and increase the intensity of the traits by 10 fold. We become beautiful, wild, and deadly, exactly what we were intended to be. The pendant changes everything so we can become a different person, to protect ourselves from being recognized. Chastity can play the guitar, where Lila never picked one up in her life. Chastity prefers the more wild horses who are harder to tame, where Lila prefers one that isn't so . . .psycho. Lila's favorite flowers were roses all year long except for early summer, where she preferred lilacs, where Chastity's favorites were jasmine and lilies. These two girls are different, yet the same person at the same time. Basically this person is bipolar. Lila, who wasn't against exactly against violence, but didn't like people dying. Chastity, her other half, is how she can fulfill her duty as a slayer without going insane for going against herself. There is a legend about vampire slayers. That somehow, vampire blood mingled with the human in ourselves before we were born, and only a big change, like puberty for instance, can trigger the blood out of dormancy."
Yuki looked confused and asked, "So being a slayer is hereditary?"
Chastity finished the half of the fourth cheesecake she was working on and decided it was her turn to speak.
"No, it isn't. We are not sure how the blood got in our system. It was most likely that our parents only could have had contact with a vampire and their memory was wiped clean of the experience. However, it can only be passed down into their children. I can't have a child that would be a slayer. Neither can Gerard, because it isn't in our genetic code that we split and pass down to our children. It stays in our blood, giving it a mix of vampire and human. However, something strange happens dealing with our appearances. Although our looks just developed, and did not change completely, in records of previous slayers I have discovered them to look exactly like us. Maybe the eye or hair color may be slightly different, but if they were alive today they could pass as our twins. That we cannot explain. But seeing as the records were in the section not even on the blue prints, I'm guessing no one is even suppose to know that file room exists."
Gerard, who was just sipping an iced coffee, just spit out the contents in his mouth all over Zero, though not a drop even touched Yuki. (a/n I can totally see that happen and I find it hilarious.)
"WHAT?!!!!!! YOU ACTUALLY WENT IN THERE?!! DID YOU NOT EVEN HEAR WHEN OUR MENTORS WERE GIVING US THE TOUR OF THE CENTER SAY THAT THIS ROOM IS FOR THE LEADER'S USE ONLY AND THAT WE WERE NEVER ON ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, TO ENTER!!???", said Gerard, yelling too loudly inside the café.
"Uh no.", said Chastity in a bored tone.
"WHY THE HELL NOT?!", yelled Gerard, again.
"I'm positive that I was still in the infirmary suffering from the heat of the fire and the mental stress of losing my family." ,said Chastity in a cold voice.
It got very quite and awkward at the table. You could have heard a pin drop in Sweden, and it would have made a very loud echo at the table. Then Chastity thought of changing the subject, though she wasn't sure if it was for the better or for the worse.
"Did you guys know that there is only one other girl in the whole center?"
Gerard grimaced slightly at the mention of the new person but said nothing.
Yuki was curious again, "No, you never did? There is only one other girl in the center?"
Chastity's face grew spooky and continued on.
"Well technically she's not even considered part of the center anymore. She's in the infirmary, permanently. She went insane when a bunch of level E vampires were fighting her. She was extremely strong and could have handled them no sweat, but then out of no where some little kids who must have snuck out came into the woods. The vampires went even more crazy and deadly, their blood lust making them stronger, they quickly got a hold of the kids and made off with them. She heard their screams of terror, but even worse she heard them abruptly silenced. She instinctively tore off her pendant and made a gash on her arm with her weapon. Her blood being much sweeter than the kids drew the vampires back to her, where she killed every last one. She only talks to a few people now, and even then her words don't make sense. It is said that there is a curse on all female slayers. They may be powerful, but the more powerful the being, the bigger the weakness is that can lead to their demise."
"What is the female slayer's curse?", asked Yuki quietly.
Chastity looked directly into her eyes and said
"We are to fall from the compassion in our hearts. The same as Ariana to the massacred children, and I to my vampire lover.
Ok so that's the chapter. I planned that both should come out on Valentines day but I don't think any of you will be on to read it. But if you do feel free or compelled to right a review. Please be compelled. I promise next chapter will be longer.