Gabriel and Francesca let Brook go on the date alone with Tyler. Though she figured someone would be there following her. She didn't mind. It was nice to have people that were protective of her. She waited for Tyler outside on the front step. It was a nice summer evening. The sun was setting, but still gave rays of warmth to her along with a nice breeze across her face.
"Hey." Brook snapped her head at the voice. She smiled when she saw that it was Tyler holding some kind of picnic basket.
"Hi." She greeted, smiling sweetly. She walked down the one step to him.
"So where are we going to eat?" She asked, smiling.
"We're not going to a restaurant." He responded. Brook's eyebrows furrowed.
"We're not?" She asked, confused.
"Nope." He held out a basket, then said, "I figured it would be a beautiful sunset so I packed a basket of food and we could just sit, talk, and watch the sunset." He smiled.
"But we could go to a restaurant if you-" He started adding quickly but Brook cut him off saying, "No this is really sweet." He smiled, grabbed her hand and began walking.
"So, where are we going?" She asked.
"To the park." He answered, walking her in that direction. Brook looked behind her and smiled, knowing that Skyler and Joseph were following.
Skyler and Joseph:
"Where are they going?" Jospeh asked Skyler, following them.
"To the park, didn't you hear?" Skyler retorted.
"Why would she let herself be alone with him?" Joseph asked mildly.
"Because she knows that we're behind them or else she wouldn't even be doing this. She would only do this if someone was close by." Skyler explained.
"I guess she trusts us then." Joseph guessed. "Duhh." Skyler said sarcastically, and rolling her eyes.
'Are you guys following them?' Gabriel asked them both.
'Yes.' Skyler answered.
'Be careful.' Francesca sent them both her concern. They both replied, 'Ok.'
Gabriel was having them follow Brook for her protection and to find out anything fishy on this guy. But it was more for all of their protection if he was a threat to their species and to their family.
Brook:
"Are we almost there yet?" Brook asked, laughing a bit.
"Yep, we're here now." Tyler said, sitting in the grass. Brook sat down beside him and observed him. He was a good looking guy. He had dark hair that looked black but had some red highlights showing that his hair color was a dark, dark brown. He looked back at her with light blue eyes that were surrounded by dark, thick lashes. He had perfect shapely brows for a guy along with a perfect straight nose and high cheek bones that complemented his eyes. His lips were perfect also. They weren't to full or to thin and were wide. He was a good-looking guy.
"What are you staring at?" He asked, smiling.
"Nothing I was just observing you, that's all." She answered, hoping that she didn't sound weird.
"Observing me?" He chuckled. He wasn't making fun of her but just found it funny.
"Yes, I know that sounds weird but I do it all the time. I observe people, don't know why." She informed him. "See what you like?" he smiled.
"Yes I did, you're a very good looking guy." She concluded. "Well, thank you." He got out the food in the basket. He packed, two turkey sandwiches, fruit, snacks, and juice.
"I hope you like turkey." He said, handing her the sandwich. "Love it." She chirped, taking it and biteing into it. It was good, turkey was her favorite meat.
"Can I ask you something?" She asked.
"Sure, go ahead." He said, chewing.
"What happened to your parents? You don't have to answer if you don't want to." She assured him.
"They were murdered." He answered simply.
"I'm sorry." She said sympathetically. She put her hand over his, showing her sympathy.
"It's ok, I'm going to get the guy that killed them." He said, anger filling his tone.
"Aren't the police doing something about it?" She asked.
"No, they closed the case after a year." He informed her.
"Oh, I'm sorry." Her voice was low.
"Let's finish eating." He changed the subject. She agreed and began finishing her sandwich. They finished eating and were just laying in the grass looking up the sky.
Joseph and Skyler:
"Anything happen yet?" Skyler asked.
"Nope, they're just laying in the grass." Joseph answered.
"This guy hasn't revealed a damn thing about himself. Can't you somehow get into his mind?" Skyler asked with frustration.
"No, I've tried that. His mind is unusually strong. Like something is blocking me from his mind." Joseph answered quizzically.
"That's something then. It means that there is definitely something fishy about him." Skyler said defiantly.
"Maybe." Joseph said in thought.
"He could be a psychic though." Skyler observed.
"I don't think so, psychics have strong barriers but this guys mind is locked. Carpathians should be able to get into his mind but I can't. My training level isn't high enough but I should be able to get inside a mortals mind. Gabriel probably could though." Joseph explained thoughtfully.
"Hmmm, we should definitely get Gabriel than."
"You're an empath. Can't you get anything from him?" Joseph asked.
"No, I have to touch him and I don't want to do that with the creepy vibe I get from him." Skyler explained.
"Looks like we can't do anything right now. So let's just listen for any information." Joseph said.
"Ok." Skyler agreed.
Brook and Tyler:
"Brook, I have to confess something." Tyler said out of the blue. Brook got from her spot in a sitting position.
"Yeah?" She said, curious.
"I know that your parents didn't die in car crash." He confessed, still looking up at the sky.
"What are you talking about?" She asked, the first signs of anger showing.
"They died the way mine did, murdered." He answered, looking over at her.
"How do you know that?" Her eyes were turning a different shade of color.
"I read in the newspaper that two bodies were found near a cave. They looked like a vicious animal got to them. But I knew something else got to them. Plus it was around the sametime you disappeared." He explained.
"And what's that?" She asked, voice low.
"A nosferatu."
"Nosferatu?" She questioned. "Another word for vampire." He elaborated for her.
"Plus I figured it out from the last time we met." He said simply.
"Do you really want the world to know that they exist?" She asked, furious.
"No, that was just to see your reaction." He answered honestly.
"Great, so all of this is fake?" She asked, gesturing to the setting of their date.
"No, I really do like you." He said, smiling genuinely.
"Why did you want to know my reaction?" She asked going back to the topic.
Joseph and Skyler:
"I think we're getting something." Skyler said, getting Joseph's attention. He looked bored next to her, dazing off into space. He shook his head, averting his attention to Brook and Tyler.
"What did he say?" He asked Skyler.
"He just admitted that his parents were killed by vampires." Skyler informed.
"Good." He said.
"Now pay attention. You're the one that has to transfer all this to Gabriel. He wouldn't like it if you missed something." Skyler said.
"I know, I know." He said, annoyed.
Brook and Tyler:
Tyler hesitated, debating whether too answer her or not.
"Should I answer her?" He asked the voice inside his head.
"Yes, you have to if you want her on our side." The voice answered.
"This better work." He said.
"It will."
"Tyler?" She questioned.
"Because, I'm in an organization of people that kills vampires. Anyone that has been a victim of them are in it. I want you to join." He said flatly.
Brook couldn't answer him. She was too shocked at his answer to fully comprehend him.
"How have you been a victim beside the fact that one of them killed your parents?" She asked, her voice raised a bit.
"I still have to kill it." He answered. "And until I do, I'm in." He added, gazing at her.
"I don't need to go in because the thing that killed my parents are dead." She explained to him.
"How did it die?" He asked.
"I killed it when I escaped." She answered, looking him in the eyes.
"How?"
"I set it on fire." Her tone didn't really hold that much emotion when she explained it too him.
"How did you find it?" He asked with curiosity.
"I didn't find it. I lived with that thing for seven years of my life." She explained. They were both sitting on a blanket while having this discussion.
"Then you are perfect for the organization." He said.
"No, I'm not. I don't want to go around killing things and putting my life in danger. I will be putting my family in danger also, and that's the last thing I want." Emotion was coming into her voice now, anger.
"I'm not proud of what I've done. I did what I did too survive. I never want to go through that again." Tears were forming in her eyes. Her hands were over her face, and her shoulders were starting to shutter. Tyler closed his arms around her but she pushed him away.
"How long have been in that organization?" She asked with her bright green eyes. They were like that when she was angry.
"Three years." He answered honestly.
"So you've killed some of them." She said.
"Yes, I have. They deserve to die." He said with conviction.
"I know they do but I won't join you." She said, making it final.
"Why?"
"Because that is not a rode that I want to go down. I still have my life ahead of me and I want to make it into something good after all that I've been through." She answered, her voice becoming harsh.
"You should do the same." She added. He just shook his head and said, "Not until I get my revenge." They were silent for a moment.
"What do you think your living with, Brook?" He asked, his eyes narrowing.
"What the hell are you talking about?" She yelled.
Skyler and Joseph:
"We should intervene." Skyler said moving from her spot. Joseph put a hand on her arm, keeping her in place.
"No, we have to wait." Joseph said. Skyler looked at him than agreed.
Brook and Tyler:
"Ask them when you get home what they are." Tyler said.
"Why?" She asked sharply.
"Just do it." He answered. "Then if you want too, come to my apartment." He added, giving her his address and apartment number. Brook looked at him for a moment but didn't say anything.
"Can we finish our date on a good note?" He asked with a tint of sadness. Brook observed him for a moment before answering, then smiled.
"Yes." She laid down beside him, looking up at the sky.
"Can I put my arm around you?" He asked.
"Sure." She answered. She scooted over to him than laid her head on his muscular chest while he put his arm around her.
"The night's beautiful." He said, his voice now low and thoughtful.
"Yes, it is." She agreed with a soft smile. They both laid there for a few hours, looking at the sky. They both found it peaceful.
"I better be getting home, I have to be home by 10." She said.
"Alright." They got up and packed the remains of their picnic in the basket, then began walking home.
Once they got to the corner of her house under a light post, Tyler stopped and looked at her.
"Is something wrong?" Brook asked, stopping.
"No, it's perfect." He answered with a smile looking down at her. Brook felt heat going to up to her neck then reaching her cheeks. She really hated having pale skin. It made the blush to visible.
He chuckled saying, "You look so cute when you blush." She blushed even more a the comment, covering her face.
Tyler grabbed her hands, pulling them away from her face, saying, "Never hide your face." She smiled.
"Can I kiss you?" He asked. Brook was shocked at the question but she nodded saying, "Yes." Tyler bent his head, meeting his lips with hers.
Brook was confused at what to do, so she stood there. Their lips stayed pressed together for a few moments before Tyler broke the contact. Brook didn't really feel anything during the kiss which bothered her a bit. But she shrugged it off. It was probably because she was feeling down from their earlier conversation.
They began walking the short distance to her house. When they got there, Tyler said, "Think about what I said." before leaving her at the door. She stood there for a minute before in confusion.
"What am I going to do?" She asked herself sitting on the doorstep. Realizing that Skyler and Joseph followed her, she called, "Alright guys, come out." They both came from around the corner walking up to her.
Skyler and Joseph:
Joseph transferred all the information they got to Gabriel and Francesca.
"This guy is dangerous." Skyler convicted.
"I know, that's why Gabriel has to get to him and do something." Joseph said. They were at the street corner that Tyler and Brook were at.
"Alright guys, come out." They heard Brook call. They both came around from the corner and walked up to Brook.
"So did you get your information?" She asked. They both looked down sheepishly and nodded. "Good. I have to go talk to Gabriel and Francesca." She opened the door and walked in, finding them on the couch. She looked pretty angry. Skyler and Joseph followed in with her then headed to Skyler and Brooks room.
"What's wrong Brook?" Francesca asked with concern.
"Are you guys vampires?" She asked, looking down at her feet. She hoped that Tyler was wrong. Francesca looked shocked at the question.
"Sit down." Gabriel ordered softly. She did as she was told.
"To answer your question, no we are not vampires." Gabriel answered. Brook looked into his eyes for the truth. He was telling the truth.
"Than what are you?" She asked. Francesca let Gabriel explain.
"We are Carpathians." Brook furrowed her brows in confusion waiting for him to continue. "We are an ancient species on the brink of extinction. We have gifts like you and Skyler have. Joseph is Carpathian too but he's really young. We can turn into mist, turn into any animal there is, and pretty much do anything with minds." He explained. He waited for a reaction from Skyler but she was listening intently.
"What can you do with mortal minds?" She asked.
"We can erase memories or dim them a little bit. We dimmed your memories a bit to ease your pain. We did the same thing with Skyler's and she knows. We can also create illusions along with reading them as you know." He paused for a moment for her take in the information.
"We can also live for eternity but also die." He added.
"You can live forever?" She asked, wide-eyed shocked. "Yes, we can." He admitted.
"How old are you?" She asked curious. He pointed to Francesca and himself answering her question, "We are over 2,000 years old." Brooks eyes grew bigger. "Wow." She said, awed at their age.
"Why did Tyler tell me that you're vampires?" Brook asked, her eyes guarded a bit.
"Because vampires come from our species." He explained. "What do you mean?" She asked, her brows furrowed curiously.
"After so many hundred years, the male species of our race lose their emotions and lose their ability to see in color. They get them back when they find their lifemate."
"Lifemate? What's that?" Brook asked with a certain tone in her voice. Gabriel let Francesca explain.
"Brook," she averted her attention to Francesca. "I am lifemate to Gabriel. I restored emotion and color to him. If he hadn't found me than he would have turned into a vampire. That wouldn't have been good for humans or for the Carpathians." Francesca paused for a moment.
"I was born Carpathian and can live forever. But if one of us die, so does the other."
"What do you mean?" Brook asked.
" Well, once a male Carpathian finds his lifemate, he…." Francesca paused for a way to explain it for Brook to understand. "binds her to him." She concluded.
"How?" She asked.
"Three blood exchanges." She answered. "Oh." Brook made a disgusted face. They both chuckled a bit at her reaction.
"Is that why Tyler call you guys vampires?" She asked, tilting her head in wonderment.
"No, Carpathians have to feed off humans to live. But we don't kill them. If we do, then we turn vampire. That's only the males though. Female Carpathians don't turn vampire, they are lifemate to any male Carpathian." Gabriel informed.
"What makes males turn vampire if they don't find their lifemate?" Brook had a lot of questions and they were willing to answer them. She was taking this information really well.
"We were created that way. Though what makes us turn faster is that the remaining Carpathians fight the vampires on a daily basis. With every kill, darkness spreads through our souls and when it completes, we turn vampire." Gabriel answered.
Brook thought back to the earlier information Gabriel told her and asked, "You said that your species is on the brink of extinction, why is that?"
"Because humans and Carpathians were once known to each other. Humans betrayed us and slaughtered most of us in the Turks War. Since then, we hide from them and protect them from a distance from the vampires." Brook saddened at the information.
"But we are finding ways to repopulate. Our females are getting pregnant, and finding ways to cure us. Our babies don't live past a few years but we are finding ways around that. Our males are also finding their lifemates."
"That's good. What do you do in your spare time? Living forever would kind of bore me." She said.
"The males hunt the vampires and kill them. That's what they do until they find their lifemate. The females help the humans in their spare time. That's what Francesca did until I found her." Gabriel looked over at his lifemate and smiled softly. Brook smiled at their love.
"I've noticed something, you guys don't go out into the daytime. Why?"
"We are sensitive to the sun. If we are exposed, we die. We also can't eat human food. It makes us sick." He explained simply. He sighed and said, "That is what we are. We're not evil, we just live through this world like everyone else." He concluded.
"You guys don't sound evil to me. Tyler was definately wrong about you guys." She said, her eyes downcast.
"What did he tell you, Brook?" Francesca asked.
"He told me that he was part of this organization that kills vampires. He also told me to ask you what you guys are and to go over to his apartment after I asked you. But I'm not doing that at all." She explained.
"Anything else?" She asked. "Yes, he wanted me to join the organization because I was a victim of a vampire." She added, "But I said no."
"What are you guys going to do with him?" Brook asked, looking at both of them.
"If he is a threat…." Gabriel didn't want to tell her what he had to tell her. "We have to get rid of him. But we won't have to do that unless a vampire got to him. Than we can find the vampire and kill it and that will take Tyler out of his possession."
Brook understand him on the first part and narrowed her brows. But she like the last part, that meant that Tyler had a chance of living. "Ok, that's good then. He might be possessed by a vampire." Brook said.
"He's like this because his parents were killed by a vampire and he really wants revenge." She said sympathetically. She could fully understand his need for revenge.
"Than he's either doing this on his own or possessed by a vampire. Most likely the second." Gabriel inquired.
"I do sense something 'off' about him, but I don't know what it is though." Brook said, a tint of sadness in her voice. "I can't believe he is in the organization if he thinks you guys are vampires. Have people….like him killed any of the Carpathians?" She asked.
"Yes, they have. They torture us than kill us." He remembered the condition Jacques was in when his lifemate found him.
"Oh my god." She covered her hand over her mouth.
"You guys have encountered them before, haven't you?" She asked, shocked.
"Yes we have." Gabriel answered. "What they do to your woman are worse." He said, not elaborating. Brook paled and looked sick. She didn't say anything, understanding what he meant. "What we have told you, you cannot tell anyone." Gabriel said, making it clear. "I won't. I promise." Brook promised.
"You guys saved and adopted me, I wouldn't do anything to hurt you guys." She said, smiling softly.
"I'm going to call and tell him that I don't want to see him anymore." She got up and went to the phone.
"You don't have to do that. We have to keep him close. I'm sure that a vampire got to him." Gabriel informed Francesca and Brook.
"How do you know?" Brook asked.
"I looked into his mind, and saw black spots, meaning that a vampire touched his mind. We have to kill the vampire." Gabriel said. Brook was happy to hear that, that meant that Tyler didn't have to die.
"How do we find the vampire?" Brook asked.
"You don't, I do." He said. "I have to go out and find the thing." Gabriel said. Brook didn't like the sound of that at all. Worry spread across her face.
"I'll be fine Brook, I've been doing this for over a thousand years." He gave her a reassuring smile. Breaking the moment, a knock came to the door.
"I'll get it!" Skyler called. She came from her room with Joseph behind her.
Tyler:
"I can't get to the door, Why?" He asked the mysterious voice.
"There is a spell keeping us out. I'll unravel it." The voice explained. "Just stay where you are." He ordered. Tyler did as he was ordered. He stood there for a few minutes while the creature unraveled the spell.
"Ok, go ahead." The voice gave permission. He stepped up to the door and knocked with his right hand while the gun was in his left.
He was going to save Brook from these evil creatures if it was the last thing he did. She would come with him, live together, and be happy. She was the only one who could understand him. He wasn't going to lose her to these evil beings.
The door opened, showing Skyler and Joseph. He hid the gun behind his back and smiled. "Is Brook here?" He asked politely. Skyler got a look on her face, showing that she knew something wasn't right with him.
Skyler:
Skyler looked over at Gabriel. "Gabriel, something isn't right about him. He wants Brook." She thought with a bit of panic.
"It's ok." He sent her his reassurance. He walked over to the door before sending Francesca, Joseph, and Skyler to the chamber. He kept Brook with him in case something went wrong.
He smiled once he saw Tyler, though it didn't reach his eyes. "Hi Tyler come in, Brook is right here." Tyler walked in with the gun still behind his back. He tucked it in the back of the waistband of his jeans.
Brook saw him and smiled. "Hi Tyler, what are you doing here?" Brook asked, hiding her disappointment from her voice.
"I came to get you." He said flatly, though a bit of determination his tone. He was walking over to her
"What are you talking about?" She asked. Gabriel was going to stop him before he got closer to Brook, but before he could; his gun came out, pointing at Gabriel.
"Boy, you think that will stop me?" Gabriel threatened in his hypnotic tone. Tyler shook off the effects of his voice.
Brook gasped at the gun and bellowed, "What are you doing?"
He looked over at her. "You know what they are, what they do, and yet you're still fooled by them." He said, his voice low and angry.
"I know what they are, but they aren't evil. They are good people." Brook defended.
"People, you call them people? They aren't human, but monsters. Your so naïve, Brook." He objected, his tone rising.
"Gabriel, please let me handle this." She pleaded. Gabriel didn't respond right away.
"Tyler, please give me the gun." She pleaded. She began walking slowly to him, getting closer.
He ignored her request. "Come with me Brook, I can save you from them."
"Please get the gun from him." She thought to Gabriel.
"He won't shoot me, he's too scared." He answered. Brook was happy at the news.
"I don't need saving, Tyler. I'm happy." She was getting closer to him.
"If you don't come with me, I will shoot Gabriel." He threatened.
"Tyler…." She hesitated for a moment. "You above all people should know that won't stop him." She informed him. He smiled, then said, "All I have to do is aim for the heart, and that will stop him."
Tears began to form in her eyes. "Don't do this." She pleaded. She was in front of him now, her hand covering over the hand of the gun.
"I have to for you to be safe." Her hand covered his.
"I am safe." She whispered. She concentrated on heat in her hand covering his.
"Not with them, your not." He said, looking her in the eyes. Sweat began to form on the side of his face. Heat pooled in her hand and scorched his. In an instant, the gun dropped from his hand. He hissed at the pain and stumbled away from her.
"What did you do?" He asked, looking at her wildly.
"I took the gun from you." She answered, looking at him. Gabriel stood away from them, letting Brook handle the situation.
"How?" He asked, looking at her weirdly.
"That's not important. Tyler, I told you. I'm happy and safe. You're the one that is naïve. You have been deceived by evil." She informed him softly. His eyes narrowed in anger.
"No I haven't." He denied.
"Tyler, do you know how I came into the hands of a vampire?" She asked him. Confusion contorted his face.
"No." He answered, looking back at Gabriel. He was paranoid with him here.
"You have to leave that place. I told you not to go there. But you didn;t listen" The vampire warned him.
He began heading for the door but was blocked by Gabriel's large stature. He backed up in fear.
"You will sit and listen." He ordered threateningly. He shook his head and sat down on the chair closest to him. Gabriel picked up the gun and crushed it in his hand. Then threw the remains in the garbage. Tyler widened his eyes and tensed up in fear.
"I can't get out of here. Not with that Carpathian here." He thought with panic.
"Stay there and I will find a way for you to get out." The vampire told him.
"I was in my bed sleeping. Then I woke up to the sound of a song playing in my head." Tyler began to listen to her story.
"I got out of my bed and walked out of house. I ended up walking through the woods like I was hypnotized." She was interrupted by Gabriel leaving the room. He stopped and looked down at Tyler. "I'll be close by." He bent down and gave Brook a kiss on the head. She smiled at him when he left. Tyler was confused by the affection.
"What happened next?" Tyler asked.
"I ended up at a cave where a man was standing. He was singing the song and lured me into the cave. He looked beautiful in appearance but then he changed into the most ugliest thing." She stopped for a moment.
"What did he look like?" Tyler asked. "He looked like a skeleton with sharp teeth that was stained with dried blood, long-daggered finger nails, and black eyes. You never want to come across anything like that." She explained. She continued saying, "My parents came and tried to save me. They were instantly killed in front of me. I was seven years old." She looked at Tyler then, his eyes have changed to sympathy, his head down.
"How did you escape?" He asked, his voice low. She sighed, then began explaining, "Well, once he woke up, he ordered me to come over to him. At this point in my life, I was like a zombie, dead but alive. But I wanted to get out of there. So when I didn't listen to him, he came over to me and basically tore into my neck. While he was drinking from me, I got my weapon and stabbed in the chest. That warred him off for a few seconds. He was wounded and that was good enough for the moment but those things don't die easily. He rushed to me at lightening speed and began choking me." She hesitated for a moment to study him. He was listening intently, staring at her. She continued, "The look in his eyes was such darkness. I thought, 'I could compete with that,' so I looked into his eyes and conjured up all my hatred, anger, frustration, and thought of destroying him. Flames began to consume him. He let me go and he turned to ashes before my eyes while he screamed in agony. Trust me, it was good to see him die in front of me. That's how I escaped." She finished her story. Tyler looked wide-eyed, and bewildered.
"How did you come across Gabriel and Francesca?" He asked. She immediately began answering. "After I escaped, I walked for miles and miles, my body get weaker by every step. I ended up in a town, in the middle of the night, everything hazy around me. I saw a woman exiting from a building and stumbled to her. Gabriel showed up then and they took me here. Francesca healed me. If it wasn't for her, I wouldn't be here right now. That vampire almost killed me. I still have scars from that thing, physically and mentally." She ended her story.
"Wow. I can't believe you survived that." He said in awe. "You are very strong, Brook." he commented. She smiled slightly.
"Tyler, what I'm getting at is that if it weren't for Gabriel and Francesca, including Skyler, I would not be here right now." She said, trying to get the information in Tyler's head.
"I'm starting to believe that." He said. "What made you like this? I know that it was the death of your parents, but what happened?" She asked, demanding to hear his story.
He shifted in his seat uncomfortably. "Tyler, please tell me. I gave you my story. It's only fair that you give me yours." She said.
He sighed, then began to talk. "Well, I was ten years old and with my parents. We were coming from my play that I performed for my school. We were walking down an alley and we heard something behind us. My parents turned at the sound and saw a disfigured figure some distance away from them. My mother opened the side building door and shoved me in it. I was in some room, but I didn't know what it was.I knew what was going to happen to them in that instant. But I was too scared to come out of my hiding place."
"How did you know?" She asked, her brows furrowed. He looked at her for a few moments before answering. "I don't know if you'll believe but I saw it coming in my head, and that scared me half to death." He answered.
"I believe you, so your psychic?" She asked. "Yes, I am." She smiled then said, "Don't worry I believe you. So what happened next?" She asked for him to continue.
"After that, I heard sounds that made me sick, then screams, and then nothing. I was in their for what seemed like forever. I ended up falling asleep. When I woke up, I was still in some part of the building. I opened the door and it was still dark. I called my parents but they never came for me. Walking outside, I stumbled over something. I looked down and saw my parents bodies. I was horrified at the sight and so I ran, and ran, until I couldn't run anymore." He stopped, his face contorted in horror.
"Where did you end up going?" She asked.
"An old woman found me on the streets a few days later and turned me into social services. From there, I went to counseling but I wouldn't talk about anything, I also went from family to family until I was old enough to go out on my own. I'm eighteen now, and living on my own." He concluded, finishing.
"How did you fall into the organization?" Brook asked, making him continue.
"I've made some friends along the way. But this guy named Brian, was unusual to me. He actually helped me. He ended up making me talk, he even let me live with him. I told him my story and he told me that my parents were attacked by a vampire and brought me into the organization when I was fifteen." He finished with his head in his hands. "That's my story." He ended. "After the death of my parents, I ignored my visions." He added.
"Can you somehow get yourself out of there?" She asked, reaching for his hand. He brought his head up and looked up at her. His eyes held some type of desperation.
"I've tried but I can't. I don't want to kill those things anymore. Some of them weren't even vampires. They were humans and others were like Gabriel, and Francecsa. If I ever try to get out again, they will kill me. I can't get out and it drives me crazy." He said, his throat tight.
"Gabriel, can you help him?" Brook asked.
"If he let's me, I can." Gabriel answered.
"Gabriel will help you if you let him." Brook said, making him look up at her.
"He won't help, he will kill me." He said. He began looking all over the place.
"I have to get out of here. He'll kill me." he said with desperation.
"I won't kill you." Gabriel said, walking in. Tyler jumped up from his seat and scrambled to the door. "Yes you will, they tell me that you guys will kill me. They will kill me and your kind will." His eyes were going crazed.
Gabriel stopped a few feet from him and said, "Tyler, I won't kill you." Gabriel said, using the powers of his tone to sooth him.
"Get out of my head!" He yelled, clutching his head, his back sliding down the door. Brook walked over to him and sat down beside him, putting her arm around him. She pulled him to her chest and he went willingly.
"Shhhhhh. It's alright." She cooed. They stayed like that for few minutes before getting up and sitting on the couch.
"I know now that I've been deceived now. I'm sorry for everything." He apologized to Brook.
"It's ok." She said, rubbing his arm, attempting to soothe him. "No it's not. The things I did aren't acceptable. The things they make you do are disgusting." He said with disgust in his tone.
"What do they make you do?" Gabriel asked. Tyler didn't want to explain anything to him for fear of death coming to him in a flash.
"Like I said, I won't kill you." Gabriel said, assuring him. He wasn't sure if he believed him or not. But he began explaining until the voice came to his head.
"Don't tell them anything, they will just kill you." The voice warned.
"I can't tell you, the voice told me that you will kill me." He said, his voice quivering.
"Who?" Brook asked.
"This voice in my head that has been guiding me to do things. That's how I was led to you guys. It tells me that you guys are evil, and that I have to kill you." He explained, breathless.
"What are you doing? Don't tell them anything!" The voice boomed inside his head. Tyler clutched his head in pain, shrieking, and falling to the ground.
"Tyler." Brook called in alarm.
"Francesca, come up here but leave Skyler and Joseph down there." Gabriel called. Francesca instantly appeared beside him. "What happened?" Francesca asked, kneeling down beside Tyler.
"Can you heal his mind?" Gabriel asked.
"I could try. But if it's a vampire, there is a possibility that I can't." Francesca answered.
"I'll help." Gabriel offered. They placed him on the couch, laying him down. His face was torn in anguish.
Francesca and Gabriel were knelt down beside him. "Tyler." Francesca called his name, holding his hand. He looked up at her face and smiled.
"Concentrate on my face, Tyler." Francesca said, soothing him. He stared at her and began too smile softly.
Gabriel went into his mind and saw various big black spots everywhere. He can't do anything except dim down the pain in his head. "I can't do much except dim down the pain in his head. That's all I can do. What ever vampire has a hold of him, is very powerful." Gabriel said. "Do it." Francesca ordered. Gabriel closed his eyes and concentrated on the black spots in his mind and took away some pain in his head. After that, he put him in a deep sleep.
"Is that all we can do for now?" Brook asked, looking up at Gabriel with hope.
"Yes, that's all we can do for now." He answered. "Go to bed Brook, you look tired." He ordered. "Ok, but can I sleep out here with him? I'll sleep on the floor." Brook asked. Gabriel gave her permission. She got her sleeping bag from her room, a few blankets, and a pillow. She set everything up and went to sleep.
Gabriel went out searching for the vampire. He took information from Tyler's mind. The vampires name was Clyde. He searched for a while and ended up killing one vampire that was feeding on a pregnant woman. She almost died, but he healed her. He also fed and returned home when it was nearing dawn.
Returning to the house, he saw Brook deeply asleep, and Skyler and Joseph were also asleep. He went down to his chambers and saw Francesca sitting on the bed, waiting for him.
"Did you find anything out?" She asked, worried. He shook his head, and answered, "No, nothing yet. We'll need more information from Tyler. His mind is blocked by something powerful. But I got the name of the vampire, Clyde."
"You mean Clyde? The one that knew the Dubrinsky family?" Francesca asked in bewilderment. Gabriel shook his head.
"He's one of the first turned vampires. He disappeared after he turned and no one ever saw him after that. He's killed skillfully, never leaving a dead body in the streets. The only evidence that ever told anyone of his existence was the many disappearances of people. I will have to gather up all the Carpathian males and get them in on this." He explained.
"Alright, deal with this tomorrow. Your tired, come to sleep with me." She smiled seductively and showed him some very 'interesting images' in his mind.
-End of chapter. This is a long chapter and took me a while to finish it. I put some action into it. Sorry for any grammar errors in this chapter. Tell me what you think. :D Criticism is also allowed.-
