~Chapter 10: Encounter~

Krystal P.O.V.

I spent all of Sunday morning getting myself cleaned up and working on some homework. Around the afternoon, I decided to take a visit to my "old" home.

It took everything in me to knock on the door and not run away. It took a few minutes but one of the maids answered the door and looked at me coldly.

What did I do?

"Ms. Krystal, what are you doing here?" She asked in a bitter tone.

What crawled up your butt and died? "Just seeing how Erin and Lisa are doing with the news is all."

"They have been crying since yesterday when they heard about John and Kathryn. If you weren't in the hospital, they would still be alive. It's your fault!" She yelled, I knew she was glaring at me.

"They are the reason I was in the hospital in the first place. I've been abused and ra—"I retorted but couldn't finish the last word. I struggled for the new tears not to fall. Instead I turned around and said, "Whatever."

I walked off as she slammed the door. I decided I should look to see if my mom and sister were around somewhere. Its been a few days since I last seen them, and I hope they are alright.

I absentmindedly place a hand on my stomach and rub it. I had little aches and pains. But I thought it took a month or so for the starting process. I was still confused about the pregnancy process, but I knew it lasted nine months or so.

I think it was because John was a Level E vampire that Doctor Hayes said what said. I assumed that Vampire's implanted in humans would have a much more faster rate at developing. I wondered if the abortion would hurt. What would happen? Could I die? I didn't think so.

I decided to stop by the same daycare where we first met to see if anything was left. I found Melanie's heart shaped locket in a puddle of water on the ground. Lucky, it wasn't broken just dirty. I picked it up and wiped it off with my sleeve.

It was a little windy today but not cold. I had on flared blue jeans, a white v-neck shirt with a white hoodie.

I thought I saw something catch my eye nearby, and I heard a scream. It sounded like a young girls voice. I quickly got up and took off in the direction.

I reached the area of a small park for kids and saw my mom being manhandled by some perv looking dude. Melanie was in the sandbox crying and I could a few cuts and bruises on her.

That bastard! I ran up behind him while he was chocking the life from mom. I kicked his legs out from under him and he fell face first in the dirt. Mom was trying to get her breathing back under control.

"Krystal?" She breathed out. She scooted far away from the man and went to grab Melanie up. I was on my way too when I fell when he grabbed my ankle. Mom quickly came back and kicked him away. She had a steel pipe in her hand for a weapon.

"Thanks." I replied. The older man jerked up and his eyes went blood red. He came at us so fast that mom and I were hoisted into the air and knocked to the ground. He grabbed Mom's legs and began to swing her body in a full circle several times and when he let her go, she flew and went through a tree.

"Mommy!" Melanie cried. She was hiding behind the slide and jungle jim.

I ran up behind him and jumped on his back to keep him from getting to my passed out mother. He grabbed my arms and flipped me over so I was face to face with him. He licked his lips and snarled. His face reminded me of Johns.

"What are you attacking us? Go eat a deer or something!" I said.

He sniffed the air and had a satisfied grin on his face. "Young Lady do you not know whom you're talking to? My name is Lord Vemus and I think you three are the perfect little meal I've been waiting on." He opened his mouth and I seen his long fangs and instantly tensed up.

Before he could bite me though, Melanie came and started to punch his legs. He looked down at her and kicked her away harshly.

"Hey! She's just a little kid! A-Hole!" I yelled in anger. I twisted myself out of his grip and kicked him in the balls. That seemed to injure his pride a bit. "Melanie go hide!" I yelled as Vemus grabbed and pulled me back by my hair.

"No you don't!" It was mom and she managed to hit him on the back of his head but the pipe she had became bent.

"Two lovey women, what to do...I think I'll kill you both!" He said as he threw mom on the ground. I had to loose some hair to get out of his grip. I eyed the jungle jim and motioned mom towards it. There was a pipe with a sharp end that stuck out. Mom knew what had to be done and nodded.

We rolled in opposite directions and grabbed Vemus by both his arms and quickly tried to drag him to the designated spot. He ended up knocking us off as we fell to the ground. He began to go postal on us by trying to tear us to sherds. Mom and I had made it to the point and stood up trying to catch our breathes.

"When he jumps for us, dodge! And maybe he'll hit the pointed end and die a slow but painful death." Mom whispered.

Vemus came and lunged at us with death in his eyes. Mom and I quickly jumped in opposite directions and he impaled the pole. He screamed in agony.

Melanie ran over to us thinking it was safe but until he died it wasn't going to be.

"C...urse...you a.l..l." He said in between labored breaths. He stuck out his hand and some weired gray stuff came out. "DIE!"

The three us huddled together and we awaited death. But nothing came. I opened my eyes to see Zoey countering the attack and Zero shooting the crap out of him. Seconds later he was turned to dust.

"Guys! And just in time too!" I said excitedly. "Mom, Melanie, these are my awesome friends, Zero and Zoey."

"Thank you for saving us." Mom said bowing and Melanie did the same. She must had known he who was.

"No problem and you don't have to bow to us. A handshake would do just fine." Zoey said beaming. "Guess what Krystal?"

"What?"

"You all just pratically killed a Level E by yourselves! Good job staying alive!" She cheered.

Holy crap.