afternoon earthlings here is the next chapter !

thank you Sneaky Lunitic Spy for the lovley reveiw... :) well i hope its not late well here is the next chapter

Vanity knocked twice on the steel door, after a few minutes it opened onto the tall, still and expressionless Caelan. She smiled.

"You look much better." She said

"Ahh… thanks." he said "well um…"

"You realise I have to see the wound." She said very expertly.

"What since when." Caelan blurted out.

She rolled her eyes and sighed "since I'm the one who helped you now let me in and I'll take a look at it."

"No really you don't have to" Caelan said moving his hand to his injured side.

"Just move over Caelan" Vanity sighed and pushed herself past him and into the vast room beyond. It was virtually empty except for a steel enclosure in the middle of the room. She turned back around to look into the pained and annoyed face of Caelan.

"Right let's see it then." She said walking up to him. He took a step back saying

"Really vanity, you don't need to its fine. You did … a good job"

She raised her eyebrows "seeing as it was a job done by me I would like to see It." she took another step closer and Caelan took another few back.

"really its fine you can go." He said

"Caelan it probably needs cleaning and considering the state it was in yesterday I think I should be the one to do it. " she said walking after him.

He took another step back and heard the thump of the wall. He was trapped. Somehow cleverly Vanity had cornered him and now she would get what she wanted.

She smiled saying "you see had you of just shown me in the first place I wouldn't of had to waste time chasing you round." She took a few steps closer and reached out lifting the corner of his shirt to view the wound she had dressed the previous day. The corner of Caelan's shirt was obscuring his view of his body but he saw Vanity's mouth drop and her eyes widen. She took a step back and looked up at him.

"It's…. gone." She gasped

"Yeah that's what I've been trying to tell you."

"But why." Even as she said it the answer came to her. The observations from the day before began to piece together until they formed one possible result.

"You're a vampire." She said and watched as Caelan nodded his head.

She took a step back, "you're dangerous, you're...they were…." Her voice faded away. Caelan looked up into her eyes. "Dangerous you think I'm dangerous. After all that time yesterday and you think I'm dangerous." He smiled a weird cocky grin "there are much dangerous and blood thirsty creeps than me out there vanity." He gestured to the cage in the middle of the room. "This is where I live; I lock myself in that thing so that I'M protected." He gestured to himself.

But Vanity kept walking backwards. It couldn't be real she thought, everything she had learned been told and now she had walked right in the middle of a death trap. She had heard a couple of months ago that Regan was now in league with a vampire. Why hadn't she been on alert why hadn't she thought quicker? He was injured and needed help she told herself. She stopped backing away and looked up to face Caelan.

"I have to leave…..I'm sorry, I just…." She was lost for words at her stupidity. Caelan nodded and gestured for her to leave. She turned around and ran towards the steel door and wrenched it open. She then ran out onto the pavement and crossed the road heading for the clump of trees opposite her position.

She found a small clearing and sat down. Mentally cursing herself for not paying attention. After a few minutes Vanity heard a rustling sound off to the left of her. Her head came up and she was alert. She watched the space where the noise had come from. Suddenly a man probably in his late thirties. Came stepping out from the bushes. His hair was a mess and his coat sat crookedly on his shoulders. He flattered his hair trying to make his shabby appearance better. He straightened his coat and looked up saw Vanity and came over to her.

He cleared his throat. "Excuse me, but are you able to show me to." He paused and pulled a scrap of paper from a coat pocket he unfolded it and squinted at it. "104, Milton Street."

Vanity was suspicious but she decided it wouldn't hurt to show this man to a house. "Follow me."

"Thank you" he said and they set off out of the trees

They were walking in silence until the man cleared his throat once again. "Do you live round here?" He asked.

"Yeah I live past the forest." Vanity answered.

"Really oh I live in the next suburb, I'm visiting a work colleague." They continued walking in silence.

They were about a block away when the man began talking again. "I have a daughter who's about the same age as you." He said. "She's 14, how old are you?"

"I'm sixteen." Vanity answered.

He smiled "I remember when ii was sixteen. Lots of fun the teen years are."

Vanity almost scoffed at his comment

"My daughter's name is Susan, she's sweet she wanted to come today but I told her she couldn't you should of seen her face. She was so upset." He trailed off for a bit and the silence settled in once again.

They reached the house. The man turned around.

"Would you like something to eat or drink" he asked

Vanity shook her head. "No I'm fine thanks" she said smiling

"You sure now, I'm sure Dave wouldn't mind, really just one quick drink and then you can on your way. "The man insisted

Vanity sighed "okay I'll get a quick drink of water and be on my way."

They walked up the front steps and the man knocked on the door. It was opened by a tall red haired man. His face broke into a smile.

"Steve" he said and shook the man's hand

This must be Dave vanity thought

Dave's gaze fell on vanity

"And this must be Susan." He said reaching out to shake her hand

"No, this is….." he paused and turned to Vanity

"Oh, it's Vanity." She said smiling

"Yes this is Vanity; she showed me the way to your house." Steve said

"Oh" Dave said "pleased to meet you."

"I offered her a drink to refresh herself" Steve said to Dave.

"Oh yes please come in make yourself at home" Dave gestured them in and Vanity entered into a comfortable looking living room. She seated herself down on one of the lounges and Dave began walking down the hall way. "I'll just go get some drinks I'll be back in a moment."

Vanity was admiring the painting on the wall; it was of a lovely river bank when all of a sudden Steve began coughing clutching at his throat. He clapped to the ground his eyes closed and he was still.

"Dave" Vanity called out, there was no answer. She got up off the couch and came over to staves side. She knelt down and picked up his arm. It was cold. There was no pulse. God she thought, he can't be dead can he. She bent down lower and put her ear to his mouth. There was no breath no sound. She began to rise again when all of a sudden Steve reached out and grabbed her flipping her over and clutching at her throat. He was holding it just tight enough so that it hurt but not that it was strangling her.

"You were with him weren't you?" Steve growled "that vampire fake, Caelan." Steve spat out the sentence and stared down at her. Vanity didn't move didn't say anything. Steve shook her "answer me you stupid girl. You were with him."

Vanity nodded

"What did he say to you?" Steve asked

Vanity swallowed "nothing."

"Don't lie to me girl." Steve yelled

Vanity's eyes flittered over to the hall way Steve noticed the movement and laughed. "Dave's not coming back. No something much worse will be though. Vanity." He smirked at her name and vanity's stomach dropped. Once again in the same day she had let her guard down had walk straight into a trap. Steve laughed showing sharp pointed teeth. "You've figured it out haven't you?" He said.

Vanity nodded

"Well now that you know what I am I will introduce myself." He cleared his throat. "My name is dusk and I'm working for Regan."

Vanity began squirming around trying to break the grip around her neck. But that only made things worse. Dusk then pulled a rope out of his coat pocket and tied her hands together as well as ankles. He then stood up.

"Well. Regan does want your sister and you alive, but he never said I couldn't have fun in the meantime."

Vanity curled into a ball and closed her eyes wishing she had just refused, as blow after blow and kick after kick began to rain down on top of her.

hope you enjoyed it and please review people earthlings... please! :)

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