Sweet Taste of Revenge
Archie punched the locker beside of his when he saw Lacey walk out of the closet a few minutes after Danny had left. She looked disheveled. Archie could only imagine what they were doing in there.
"Chill, Dude." Scott said as he touched Archie's shoulder. "We'll get Casa Nova tonight just like we planned. But you need to chill for now. We got to catch him off guard."
"I swear. Danny thinks he can waltz in to Green Grove High and take over. He isn't going to get Lacey that easily." Archie slammed his locker shut.
Scott nodded towards the other teammates standing along the lockers. "Let's get this over with."
Danny placed his sunglasses over his eyes as he opened the door that led to the parking lot of the school. The sun was much brighter than at the beginning of the day. He needed to get home and inside before he got much weaker.
"Hello, Desai." Archie spoke as Danny's hand went to the door handle of his truck.
"Ricky." Danny smirked as he placed his hand on the back of his neck. He popped his neck before opening the truck door.
"Archie." Scott corrected Danny as the other boys stepped around Danny.
"He knows my name. He's being a smart*$$." Archie gritted his teeth. "Let's see how smart you'll be after we get through with you."
Danny arched his eyebrow. However, soon he was gagging when a piece of material was tied around his mouth as he was shoved in the back. His hands were tied with zip ties as the boys pushed him into the bed of his own truck.
If the sun wasn't so bright and if Danny wasn't caught off guard, the boys would have no chance. However, he was weak due to not feeding when his craving was at its highest. Now he felt helpless as the group of boys held him down as they drove off with him in the bed of the truck.
Before Danny could catch his bearings, he was thrown onto the ground of an old cemetary.
"He looks like he's going to hurl." Archie laughed as he looked at Danny's face growing paler.
Danny pushed up from the ground and leaned against an old gravestone that read Tara Desai. He peered up at the sky as the sun heated up his skin.
"Isn't he allergic to the sun?" One of the soccer players asked.
"So they say." Archie taunted as he tore Danny's sunglasses off his face.
Danny's eyes immediately closed as he groaned in pain. He glanced down away from the sun. Archie grabbed Danny's shirt and tore it off of him.
"Let's see how that thin skin reacts to the sun. Do you break out in hives, Danny?" Archie gritted his teeth as he tossed Danny's shirt aside.
"Dude, he's white as a ghost." Scott stated as he laughed at Danny's obvious pain.
Archie pulled the gag from Danny's mouth. "Are you going to cry, Socio?"
"I don't cry." Danny sneered. "But you will all be crying by the time I'm done with you."
"Such big words for someone tied up." Archie laughed as he kicked Danny's side.
The boys continued to kick and taunt Danny with threats. They pulled their vehicles around Danny. The sun was starting to go down therefore the vehicle lights were shining on him.
"I'm warning you all. Untie me or you may make me angry." Danny stared at them. His eyes began to glow as the sun went down.
"Right." Archie got out of his car as his six soccer friends joined him to circle around Danny. "What should we do with him, boys?"
"Let's beat the crap out of him. Teach him that the new guy doesn't get to play around with our women." One of the boys suggested. His girlfriend had been way too interested in Danny much like most of the females at Green Grove High School.
"That wouldn't be such a good idea." A voice from behind them stated. "What do you think, Tyler? Do you think that these boys beating up our friend would be a good idea?"
"No, Cole. I think that would be detrimental to their health." Tyler chuckled slightly. "What have you done to get these young men riled up, Daniel?"
Archie frowned at Danny being called Daniel. Archie never heard Danny referred to as Daniel until these men. He crossed his arms over his chest. "The way I see it. It is still seven against three here."
"You're right. Those odds are unfair." Danny stated as he broke his hands free. "You boys should probably run."
"Not so fast." Tyler jumped and spun in the air. He kicked two boys knocking them out cold.
It wasn't long before the seven teenagers were lying in an old dust filled cellar type room. This time, they were the ones chained against a brick wall.
Archie as well as the other boys stared at the three males sitting in front of an old stone fireplace. All three sat staring at the fire in large antique type chairs. Archie and his team mates didn't say a word as they watched the three interact.
"What is your title now?" Tyler crossed his feet at his ankles.
"Danny Desai. Kept with the family name this time." Danny answered as he exhaled. "Do you still choose Tyler as a name? "
"Actually, I go by Tyler again when I need documents for this day and age. That is what my friends still call me." Tyler leaned down to stare at the fire.
" You have friends?" Danny smirked before adding. "How did you find me?"
Danny placed on a white dress shirt that Cole handed him. He didn't bother to button it. He was a little sore from the boys' kicks. The bruises were healing quickly though.
"Regina has sniffed you out again." Tyler sneered. "What is it with my wife and her desire for you?"
Archie's eyes widened as he glanced over at Scott and shrugged.
"She is stubborn." Danny closed his eyes and leaned his head back against the plush chair back. "Did you bring this furniture from your castle in France?"
"He had it made to match the furniture. Tyler is still holding on to the past." Cole laughed feeling Tyler punch him in the shoulder.
"I'd like to hold onto my wife but Danny seems to keep enticing her." Tyler laughed boisterously. "I wish I had killed you when I had the chance."
"You never had the chance." Danny said with a slight warning. "Regina is drawn to my blood not me."
"She's drawn to your body as well." A lovely pale skinned female entered the room. Her strawberry blonde hair had been cut more modern as it caressed the whiteness of her bare shoulders. "Tyler, darling, you know you own my love. Tell Daniel to quit being so stingy with his blood and body."
Tyler arched an eyebrow as Regina walked up to Danny. She ran her hand over Danny's neck and down his jugular vein. Tyler watched his wife lick her lips as her fingers played in the curls of Danny's hair. Then her fingers tickled the nape of Danny's neck.
"He goes by Danny now." Cole stood up and threw another log on the fire. "So, Danny, are you enjoying being a teen? Strange identity to take considering all the possibilities out there."
"I never got to be a teen as you all have had the opportunity. It works." Danny grabbed Regina's hand as she slid her finger down the valley of his bare chest to the top of his jeans. "You need to behave."
Regina leaned over and nibbled at Danny's ear as she whispered. "I don't know how to behave around you."
"Dang." Scott stated without thinking.
Regina turned to stare at the seven boys chained up along the wall. "Who are they? Are you having a buffet meal?"
Tyler chuckled at his wife before patting his lap. Regina winked at her husband before accepting his invitation. She curled up on his lap and purred like a kitten as she nuzzled his neck. She bit down taking a small suck of blood.
"Mmm. You've feasted today." Regina had already smelled the fresh blood on her husband. She knew it was safe to drink from him.
"So, Danny." Tyler rubbed his wife's back as she drank from him. He fought the urge to make love to her as she drank. "Did you ever enjoy the drink from a man?"
Danny glared over at the boys. He saw the fear on their faces. "No. I don't drink exactly. I tear out their carotid artery and consume the blood. There is nothing seductive or enticing about it."
"You're an animal." Regina pulled away from Tyler's neck. She licked her lips from the blood that stained them. "You should learn to enjoy what you are, Danny."
"Men don't please me, Regina." Danny stood up and paced back and forth. "I am not like some of the immortals that can taste and enjoy each kill."
Cole laughed at Danny's defensiveness. "Leave him alone, Regina. The boy has been without a seductive taste of blood for a while."
"I volunteer." Regina slid her hand down her breasts. "As a matter of fact, you all can taste of me at once. I'd never complain. Danny's body can even join mine to add to the sexual encounter. He loves tasting a female as he makes love to her."
"What we've done has never been considered making love, Regina." Danny stooped down in front of Archie. His words were low and monotone. "You are having a very bad nightmare. Now you need to sleep."
"Of course not."Tyler pulled his wife to him as jealousy hit him. "Danny doesn't fall in love. He only takes from his victims. He never gives back. Regina, allow me to show you how a real man makes love."
Danny turned back to face Tyler after Archie fell over asleep. "I gave your wife plenty. Just not my blood. She never complained about the sex if I recall."
"We can prove him wrong if you'd like, Daniel." Regina turned to straddle Tyler's lap. She licked up his neck. "Perhaps, you both could try to show me who is the better lover. I'm game to allow my body for the competition."
Tyler grabbed her by the hair and pulled her into a kiss. Blood poured from their mouths as they devoured one another in the kiss.
"They're not going to make love right in front of us. Are they?" Cole walked over and knelt by Danny.
"It is Regina and Tyler." Danny laughed as he pointed to the boys. "Help me with these boys."
"Are you not going to get the sweet taste of revenge from them?" Cole asked as he watched Danny speak to another boy before the boy fell over asleep.
"No." Danny peered at Scott. "You are having a nightmare. You will sleep."
Scott fell over asleep as well. Cole shrugged and stared at the next boy. "You are having a nightmare. You will sleep."
After all the boys were sleeping, Cole and Danny began to gather up the boys to take them back to the field. They peered at Tyler and Regina in the corner still making out.
"I guess they will be of no help." Cole shook his head at his lifelong companions. He then picked up the last boy. "How will they explain waking in a field with you gone? And having the same dream?"
"Who cares?" Danny threw Archie harshly on the bed of the truck. "At least, they are still alive. As thirsty as I am, it could be worse."
"I suppose that could be worse for them. Yet, better for us. I'm rather thirsty as well." Cole got in the truck with Danny.
Each boy was laid out in the cemetery. Cole watched as Danny rubbed his chin in his thoughts. "We can always find some type drug paraphernalia to put next to them."
"Pretend we drugged them into hallucinations." Cole nodded in agreement. "They'll be out of it awhile. Sounds good. I guess we're headed to the city of New York. By the way, Danny, who is she?"
"Who is who?" Danny asked as he got in his truck to drive.
Cole followed by getting in the passenger seat. "The girl that has you craving her enough to refuse Regina."
Danny glanced over at Cole. "Lacey Porter."
"Is she a descendant of Laura?" Cole turned on the radio to some country music. Danny frowned as he looked at Cole. "What? You're a small town boy now. It is your music."
Danny shook his head and laughed. "Yes. She is Laura's descendant. But it is different this time."
"How?" Cole crossed his hands behind his head as he relaxed.
Danny turned and stared out towards the road. He squeezed the steering wheel. "I have not tasted of her blood. As a matter of fact, I've stopped myself from seducing her. Or she is immune to my seduction. I'm not sure which."
"Really? Have you even kissed her?" Cole opened one eye to look at Danny.
"No. I fear if I take a step into any type of relationship with her, I'll….." Danny stopped breathing out. "Tis not important."
"Watch your parsing, Danny? Your age is showing." Cole paused then continued. "Can it be that Daniel Vikram Desai is falling in love?"
"The heart that beats within me is cold, Cole. I have killed more women than I've had mercy for. I only don't kill now because of not wanting to be bogged down with a female wanting to be owned by me. As well as trying to respect the Desais. I am unsure of why I don't feast upon Lacey as well as take her body. She is a lovely creature. I had no problem with her ancestors falling prey to me." Danny swallowed knowing that something was stirring in his heart for Lacey. He wasn't sure how that was happening. He had never loved before. He had cared as he did with his family and the Desais as well as Lacey's ancestors. But he never loved. He wasn't sure he was capable of love. "Perhaps, I have killed the vile so long that an innocent one disgusts me."
Cole laughed as he stated sarcastically. "Yeah. I'm sure that is it."