New foes... new blood. All that jazz.
Enjoy.
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Chapter 13: The Fake
The vampire smiled as he let the alley in the boy's mind close.
He was getting so close to this dancer. This, Terra Gowen.
She was beautiful, he knew that much. And had never been spoiled by a vampire.
Carnal lust stirred in his veins as he laughed.
"Az én -m lord," a voice called from the door. He looked up.
A rugged, heavy set vampire stood there, his brown eyes fixed on the man in the intricately carved bone chair behind the desk.
"Van minden haladó terv szerint?" The elegant vampire asked, his voice cold and unfeeling as he shaped the familiar Hungarian words.
"Igen , az én -m lord , minden van helyben. Minden szükségünk van van részére a kölyök -hoz kap a lány itt." He looked nervously at the other vampire, pale fingers twitching.
The lord answered slowly, his venemous red eyes boring into the man. "Jó De emlékszik , ő nem szabad lenni kár. ÉN akar vére tiszta és romlatlan."
The servant bowed stiffly, his muscles tight. "Igen , Felülkerekedik. ÉN akarat lát -hoz ez." He bowed again, and left the room.
The vampire sat back in his chair, stroking a long bone handle as his red eyes wandered over the room.
A knock sounded, and he sniffed the air. A cold grin stole over his face, and then he closed his eyes, allowing the familiar illusion to pass over him, cloaking him in dark military attire, his pale hair turning black and held back with a golden clip, his eyes turning deepest sapphire.
He called out in a considerably deeper voice. "Enter."
A young man, newly made a vampire, made his way cautiously into the room. He looked tired.
"Ah, my-student. How are faring since we last met?" The boy's eyes met his, and their normally grey veils were black pits of anger.
"Where is she?" He nearly shouted at 'Dracula'.
"Who?" He raised an eyebrow.
"Terra. My friend. The girl you're hunting for. What have you done with her?"
He smiled coldly. "I have done nothing, save listen to your blather. Sit." Brett sat, feeling his mind close up; and he fought it.
"You can't control me forever," he warned the man, claws sliding out as he glared at the other vampire.
He only smiled. "I can try."
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Terra woke up, feeling warm and safe. She was wrapped in blankets and lying on something soft.
Had it all been a dream?
"Oh, you're awake." A deep voice.
She hoped it wasn't- Brett smiled down at her, his grey eyes full of worry as he brushed stray hair out of her face.
"You were out for a while, and I was starting to freak out. Good thing I learned to heal first thing, huh?" He chuckled, but stopped when she didn't share his humor.
"Terra, we need to talk." She sat up, slowly, and he braced her, one, cold arm sliding around her back as he sat on the bed next to her.
She looked around. She was in a bare walled room, plain carpets and a large window.
"Where am I?" She asked, ignoring his question.
He smiled again. "I found you on the road, and brought you back here, to my apartment. Hope you don't mind. I can always swing by Sita's and drop you off there."
She shook her head. "Here is fine. I'll just phone her in the morning." It was about 3 in the morning, by the clock on the table near the bed.
Brett nodded, staying close to her. "What does it feel like?" She asked, her voice soft. Her hand slid over his cheek, running through his sandy hair as their eyes met.
"What does what feel like?"
"To be- like you. A vampire." He sighed, leaning back. Then he crawled over her, to the opposite side of the bed, suddenly thankful that it was a queen. Resting against the headboard, he helped her lean back against it.
"It's - different, obviously. But, everything, is-" He grabbed her hand, bringing it to his lips. "That, the contact. It's like touching fire- except it doesn't hurt. The sudden rush of your blood in my ears and the pounding of your heart in my head, it is so fresh, so new. I can see every line in the wall, all the life everywhere, I can fly, I can hear, but-" his voice fell. She rubbed his arm, urging him to continue.
"I have to feed. You must understand," he said quickly, flustered, apparently afraid she would take him for some monster and run away. "It is within all of us. The nosferatu. Vampyre. Anything we are called, we are all connected by the same need to drink blood. To take life. I have tried to take only the weak. But it is hard, sometimes. The call of someone fresh, walking through a crowd of mortals, at night- as I will burn to little cinders if I walk in daylight - it is like walking through a hall of temptations. Each person more succulent and ripe then the last. All begging to be taken."
Terra nodded, her head slumping against his shoulder. "I don't understand why he had to choose you; of all people. You are my friend, someone who I know I'll keep on talking to for the rest of my life. He took away the most precious thing all of us have. Mortality," and she brushed away a red-tinted droplet from his cheek.
"Brett, no matter who, or what you are; I'll always love you. I know that you're still inside, and that's who I trust. Don't worry. We'll figure something out."
Her words reassured him only slightly, but he hugged her to him.
"Thanks," he whispered in her hair.
Terra was asleep as soon as he let go, and he laid her gently back down on the mattress.
"I won't let him take you," he swore, touching her head. "I'll die first."
He left through the window, fading into the night as he answered the call of blood.
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Sorry for shortness, but i liked it this way.
Anyways, Translations!!!!
Az én -m lord. – My lord.
Van minden haladó terv szerint? – Is everything going according to plan?
Igen , az én -m lord , minden van helyben. Minden szükségünk van van részére a kölyök -hoz kap a lány itt. - Yes, my lord, everything is in place. All we need is for the brat to get the girl here.
jó De emlékszik , ő nem szabad lenni kár. ÉN akar vére tiszta és romlatlan. - Good. But remember, she must not be harmed. I want her blood pure and unspoiled.
Igen , Felülkerekedik. ÉN akarat lát -hoz ez. – Yes, master, I will see to it.
Hehee, evil new guy?
Maybe.
Hadasah: Wow, this guy is messed.
Dracula: I'll say, I need to go take a shower. Reading that made me feel unclean. -leaves-
