CHAPTER 16

Kay walked into the small office she was using temporarily during the ECW show in Washington, she was happy that they were performing in her home town. At least she could sleep in her bed back at the house while she's here, Dave would be waiting up for her and they could maybe have a nice talk and hot chocolate. He was off tonight, nursing a muscle in his right leg.

She sighed as she sat down at the empty desk and began to set up her lap top, she was still thinking about her home as she began to down load her pictures. She was actually wondering how Dave was really taking her news, he could fake all he wants about his true feelings of the idea of her moving in with the dead man, Kayla knew better.

She knew how much Dave hated the Undertaker, he was a dangerous force to fight against in the ring. Mark was a tactical opponent, Kay had watched almost every match he's ever been in and what he had done in the past to win, good or bad.

But there was the other side of the Deadman, the protector, the lover, the kind soul that captured her heart. If only Dave would give Mark a break, maybe he would even like him a little.

The computer screen began to flicker, Kay looked a little puzzled as she looked around the back of the laptop to see if any wires were pulled. Everything was neatly closed up. She looked back at the screen, it was now black.

"That was a full battery…" Kay wondered as she looked around the room and saw nothing out of the ordinary.

The room turned cold and the lights flickered on and off as Kay noticed the sight of her breath in the air, an undead was near her.

"Ariel?" The young witch called out, "I thought we were meeting later…"

Her chair flew back against the far wall away from the desk from an unseen force, Kay was not prepared for this attack but the force wasn't strong enough to hurt her, just daze her.

She was still sitting on the chair as she looked up and saw the man before her, his thick black hair slicked back, his red and black velvet robes swaying unnaturally. His cold red eyes looking at her with hate, his white fangs glistened as he snarled at her.

"You have made enough trouble in my land…" Thorn hissed at her, Kay just starred back at him confused.

"Why? Because I befriended your girlfriend? So what?" Kay answered back in a cocky voice.

Thorne rushed at her with vampiric speed and slammed her body against the wall by her throat as he barred his long teeth in her face, "Foolish witch! You know what she was before she was turned! Your presence here is rekindling forgotten memories of a time long forgotten!"

Kay had a hard time breathing as the vampire held her tightly, "…I don't have a fucken clue…what you're…talking about…" She had to get herself out of this mess.

"LIER! I will make sure that you never interfere in my affairs again…" Thorne opened his mouth wide as he tried to hold Kay still enough to bite.

With her free hand, Kayla grabbed her pentacle around her neck and slammed the silver pendant against the vampire's head. Thorne released his hold on her neck and fled back away from the witch in frightful pain, he didn't notice that she had the well worn necklace under her shirt while she was at work.

There was no time to stop and think, Kay moved as fast as she could to the door and out into the dark hallway where there was two others waiting for her.

"Oh fuck me…" Kay whispered as she recognized the two large black men as Elijah Burks and Marcus Cor Von.

Both men smiled their long pearly whites at her, confirming why they called themselves the new breed…of vampires.

"Get that bitch!" Marcus growled as he and his companion began to chase Kay down the hall.

The young witch ran as fast as she could down the hall and tried to turn down another hallway, but another vampire was waiting in the shadows. Matt Striker tried to grab her but just caught the sleeve of her jacket, Kayla pulled out of the jacket and kept her running.

"Fuck me!" She shouted as she followed the sound of the roaring crowd, she hoped she could loose them in the crowd.

Kayla was only a photographer, she was always behind the camera, but Thorne and his goons were famous. If they tried to follow her thought the crowd, the people would swarm them and she could get away or at least hid somewhere and cast a teleportation spell.

She ran straight into the crowd, she was slowed by the vast amount of people off their seats as the divas of ECW dance a little routine for the people as a half time show. The arena was dark and only lit by the colored lights that roamed around the stage.

She looked back to see if any of the new breed were following her, Kay was surprised to see them beginning to slowly weave their way towards her through the thick mass of people. The crowed didn't seem to notice them as the vampires swarmed around the young witch, there was only one way she could go.

Kayla began to rush towards the ring, all she had to do was get to the ramp and run towards the other wrestlers. If she could get to Bobby Lashly, the vampires might fuck off and she could get out with out getting herself exposed while dealing with the undead.

Unfortunately for Kay, vampires can move in many ways. As she made her way to the ring, the undead had began to move towards her in all four direction of the ring, corralling the witch into the ring.

Kay knew what they were doing, they knew she wouldn't use her magic in front of the crowd or the cameras. She ran up into the ring and yelled at the girls to run, they just starred at the crazy red head who just interrupted their dance. Until one of the girls spotted the four vampires nearing each side of the ring with fierce looks of terror, they ran out of the ring and past the undead up the ramp for safety, leaving Kayla alone as the New Breed began to crawl into the ring.

"Trust me guys…" Kayla was scared but didn't want them to think so, "…you don't want to fuck with me…"

Thorne stood straight and took a few steps towards the shaking witch, "I can smell your fear, your pestering is at an end…"

"You can't do shit to me in front of these people!" Kayla tried to reason to him, "How many slayers are watching you right now on their televisions? It's just nothing but a big bull's eye straight to you!"

Thorne laughed, "I doubt that any self respecting slayer would be sitting at home watching wrestling, and everyone here and watching will believe that it's just part of the show…" He took another step towards her, "I can see the fright in your eyes, my little witch, you know I am right."

Kayla shopped trembling and smiled at the vampire, her eyes bright and confident, "You know Thorne, two can play that game…"

All the lights in the arena shut off, the crowed hushed in wonder as the blackness fell around them. Kayla let out a small chuckle as a church bell ran and the air filled with the crowd's hysteria, the vampires could not help but feel they had invoked the wrath of the Deadman.

To be continued