A/N: Souless, as always, love the reviews. When this was wrote, it was done 'off the cuff', with no plot in mind. The madness is just something I initially threw in there because I'm odd like that but... As the sage progresses, more stuff about vampires is told, I started writing out my own little history and then got told I watched Underworld too often... Interestingly enough, I have yet to watch it and I now own all three movies... hmm. Anyways, I digress, back to the story!
"Oh that was tasty." Shannon sighed contentedly, letting the now bloodless body drop to the floor.
Glenn smiled, stepping forward to view the carcass. "You didn't leave anything left did you?"
"Organs."
"That's my wench." He growled, pulling her to him roughly for a kiss.
Shannon smiled against his lips, ignoring the fact that Matt Hardy's corpse lay right next to them.
***
"Honey why you calling me so late?" Jaden sang, stumbling out of the bar with an arm slung around Isis.
"It's kinda hard to talk right now." Isis picked up, leaning into her friend.
Mark and Jeff followed, shaking their heads.
"And honey why you…" Jaden trailed off, stopping to stare across the street.
Isis followed her gaze. "Hey, it's Glenn."
"And that… woman." Jaden added.
Mark and Jeff stepped in front of their women, knowing the two were in no condition for a confrontation.
Glenn and Shannon slowly crossed the street, not bothering to halt for traffic, instead making the cars stop or swerve to miss them.
Glenn halted to stare at Isis and Jaden for a minute, taking in their flushed faces and slightly glazed eyes. He snorted before glancing at Jeff.
Shannon was staring hungrily at Jeff as well, licking her lips.
Jaden frowned, taking a step towards her.
Isis grabbed her hand, holding her back. "Not in public."
Shannon smirked at Jaden. "I was just wondering how he… tasted." She licked the air obscenely.
"Oh it is on!" Jaden lunged.
Glenn stepped in Jaden's path.
Jaden halted just a nose length away from colliding with his chest, tilting her head back so she could look up at his face.
"Play nice now or else."
Isis gently pulled Jaden back, her own eyes narrowed dangerously.
"What do you want Glenn?" Mark demanded.
"Oh nothing," Glenn pulled Shannon against him so her back was too his chest, lazily stroking her stomach. "Shannon just wanted to get a good look at Hardy."
"You had your look now buzz off." Jeff said angrily.
Shannon smiled wickedly. "You smell just like your brother, did you know that?"
"What the…"
Mark was staring at Glenn thoughtfully, suddenly his eyes widening. "Glenn, you didn't…"
"I didn't." Glenn said calmly.
Shannon giggled. "I did and it was yummy!"
"Did what?" Jeff demanded, looking at Mark. "Man, what'd she do?"
Mark was staring at Isis who's face was filled with horror.
"You bastard!" Mark snarled. "He was your friend."
"Which is why she did it." Glenn said placatingly.
Shannon licked her lips again. "I'm up for dessert."
Glenn chuckled. "I believe, my dear, it's time for us to leave."
Before Mark or Isis could say anything, the two practically vanished.
"Okay, someone mind telling me what the fuck is going on?" Jeff shouted, facing them angrily.
Isis was already flagging down a cab. "Ya'all are leaving." She said in a no nonsense voice.
"What, why?" Jaden was just confused, trying to figure out what was going on. "Guys, feel like letting us in on the secret?"
Mark stepped over to the cab that pulled up alongside them, bending down to say something to the driver.
"Let's go." Isis opened the door.
Frowning, Jaden slipped into the backseat while Jeff hesitated.
"Isis, what's going on?" He asked softly, his eyes pleading with her to tell him the truth.
"Jeff, just go on to the next city and get a hotel room somewhere, ya know what we need. We'll find you either tonight or tomorrow night, don't leave the room unless ya have too." She instructed, looking sympathetic. "Please, just get going."
Jeff nodded, slipping into the cab besides Jaden.
Jaden immediately scooted next to him, turning her head to watch Mark and Isis disappear as the cabbie turned a corner. "What's going on?"
"I don't know." He wrapped an arm around her, resting his head on hers.
***
Mark and Isis made good time to the arena, both worried out of their minds. Mark led the way, feeling a serious sense of deja vous as they ventured deeper and deeper into the dark arena.
Isis didn't mind the dark, they could see perfectly. What was driving her crazy was the smells. Paint, grease, sweat as well as blood surrounded her, some of the blood old some fresh.
Isis frowned when she realized she was no longer behind Mark, infact she couldn't even see him. "Great." She murmured, slowing her step.
Isis froze, spotting a shoe not far away from her, a shoe that looked a lot like the ones Matt had been wearing earlier. "Shit no, not him." She whispered, crossing her fingers as she approached the shoe.
When she rounded the corner she screamed; "Mark!"
***
Jeff jumped when he heard a light rap at the door. Glancing at Jaden, he walked over and peered out the peekhole. Sighing in relief, he opened the door to let Mark and Isis in..
They both looked drained, literally, like they hadn't ate or slept.
"So?" Jeff demanded impatiently. "What's this all about?"
Isis walked over to the window, staring out at the rising moon, her hands clasped behind her back.
Mark put a gentle hand on Jeff's shoulder, his green eyes filled with sorrow. "Jeff… Matt is dead." He said quietly.
Jeff stared at him for a minute, not sure if he heard right. "What?"
Mark just nodded.
"No…" Jeff backed away, shaking his head. "You're lying."
Isis turned around, staring at him, crimson tears in her eyes.
Jeff walked over to her, grabbing her shoulders and roughly shaking her. "It's not true is it? Please Isis, tell me the son of a bitch is lying."
Isis ignored the pain as he exerted more and more pressure on her arms., reaching up to gently stroke his face. "Jeff, they got to Matt."
"So he's turned right? Like us right?" Jeff was grabbing straws, beginning to cry himself.
"No, Jeff."
Jeff broke down completely, dropping to the floor, dragging his nails down along Isis' front, ripping gouges into her shirt.
Isis winced, looking at Mark.
Mark just watched blood trail down her, the wounds already healed.
Jaden sat on the couch, weeping for Jeff.
Isis stepped away from Jeff, motioning Jaden to tend to him.
Jaden rushed over to him, wrapping her arms around him.
Jeff clung to her, crying hysterically, screaming Matt's name out.
***
Shannon sighed, crossing one leg over the other as she listened to the news. She was sitting in the hotel lounge, bored out of her mind. Glenn was still sleeping upstairs.
She twirled a strand of red hair around a finger, scanning the lounge only faintly interested in some of the people, marking them for a potential meal later on.
Then someone completely captured her attention.
Apparently she had attracted his as well because he smiled at her, walking over to her. "Hello beautiful."
"Hello yourself." Shannon smiled, tilting her head to the side. "I'm Shannon."
"Shannon…" He said her name as if he was tasting it, his smile growing wider, revealing what seemed to be an absurd amount of teeth. "I'm Adam."
"It is a pleasure meeting you." She purred, gesturing the stool next to her.
He sat down. "Pleasure is all mine."
***
