Please let me know what you think so far about the story in the comments. Also my OC in this story is an Indonesian girl of Chinese descent just to clarify things up so a few Chinese words would be used along with some Indonesian words later.
John slammed the front door close behind him and locked it. He took a shuddering breath, turning around and leaning his back against the wooden door, slowly sliding down to the floor, the fresh image of those cold, emotionless blue eyes still haunting him.
He sat there for a long time, his head and back leaning against the door and taking in deep breathes. Slowly, the panic and fear melted away but he was still slightly shaken from what he had witnessed in the alleyway. Desperately needing a much needed cup of tea, he got up and went to brew some. Tea always did soothe his nerves.
John wounded up in the kitchen and quickly brewed some tea. Pouring the hot tea into a small cup, he then picked it up and took a sip. The effect was instantaneous. He felt himself calming down even more.
Leaning against the kitchen counter, he cradled the cup in his hands staring into the hot brown liquid, his thoughts drifting back to the stranger. "That woman… Who is she? Or maybe not who, but what?" he thought.
No human that John had ever encountered had such blue eyes unless it was a mutation but in those very depths, he saw not a single trace of emotion. It was like as if he was staring into a void. But he could not deny that there was something about her that sent him running for the hills.
The adrenaline now gone from his system, he felt exhaustion sweep over him. "I need to get some much needed rest. I'll think this over again tomorrow and report what I had just witnessed at the police station. Hopefully the police can catch this woman, whoever she is." He gave a loud yawn and set aside the cup on the counter.
He tiredly trudged into his bedroom, climbing out of his clothes and ending up in his boxers. He then pulled out a white shirt from his closet and put it on then crawled under the warm covers of his bed. It took him not more than a minute to fall into a peaceful slumber.
Claudia whistled as she walked into the hospital, her backpack slung over her shoulder. "Thank goodness I got that much needed rest yesterday after my final. I'm just glad finals are over! Now I can just focus on my internship."
She felt her phone vibrate in the pocket of her jacket and took it out. She smiled when she saw the caller ID displayed on the screen of her phone. Pressing the call button, she placed the phone against her ear, "Hello Michael." She greeted.
"Hi Jiĕ! I tried to call you last night but you didn't pick up." Her little brother said.
"Sorry, Jiĕ Jie was so tired from yesterday's final exam and internship. I fell asleep once I got back home and didn't wake up until today thanks to my alarm."
"Oh that's fine. I just wanted to check on you and also tell you that I got A's and B's in my exams too!"
Claudia smiled. She couldn't have been more proud of her little brother. "That's great Putera! Keep up the good work. I've got to go now. My shift is starting soon but I'll give you a call later this evening."
"Sure. Bye Jiĕ."
"Bye." She hung up and put her phone back in the pocket of her jacket. She approached the receptionist who greeted her with a smile. "Hello Claudia." She greeted.
"Hi Miss Dobson. Has John arrived yet?"
"He hasn't. I just got a call from him. He told me that he won't be coming in today. He said it was an emergency. This was very last minute so none of the doctors now on shift are unable to reschedule to let you shadow them. If you want, you can come back tomorrow."
"Oh ok. I'll see you tomorrow then Miss Dobson. She waved the older woman goodbye and walked out of the lobby.
"I hope John is okay. Maybe I should go check up on him." She thought worriedly. She then started for the bus stop to catch a ride to her mentor's home. She never saw the figure hidden in the shadows watching her every move.
John was eating some cereal when he heard the doorbell ring. He broke out in a cold sweat, fearing the worst. "Oh god, please don't tell me that woman followed me here." His appetite now gone, John slowly crept up to the front door. He sneaked a look through the peek hole and felt relief wash over him when he saw it was just Claudia. But that relief was short-lived, confusion now taking over him. "What is she doing here? Not that I mind the company…"
He unlocked the door and swung it open. "Hello Claudia. What are you doing here?"
"Hi John." she greeted back. "I went to the hospital to start my shift but Miss Dobson said you weren't coming in today because of an emergency and it was such a last minute call so none of the other doctors could fit me into their schedule. She told me to just come by tomorrow when you're in but I was worried for you so I decided to check up on you." She explained.
"Oh. You don't really have to do that Claudia. I mean, you could have used the day off to get some extra sleep or relax."
"John, you're not just my mentor but you're also my friend. Plus you're like a big brother to me so even if I wanted to take the day off, I wouldn't be able to stop worrying over you for the rest of the day."
John smiled, "And you're like a little sister to me. Fine, come on in and help yourself. It's pretty cold out here. Don't want you to catch your death."
"Thanks John." Claudia said with a grin.
He let her into the house and closed the door. Neither the two of them saw the large looming figure hidden in a tree watching them with piercing yellow eyes.
"So John, I don't mean to intrude but why couldn't you come in today?" Claudia asked as they entered the kitchen.
A chill ran down John's spine as images of the previous night came flashing back into his head and he shuddered. Noticing the shudder shaking John's lanky figure and the troubled look on his face, Claudia felt dumb and wanted to slap herself stupid for running her mouth without thinking again.
"Are you okay John? I-I'm sorry if I struck a nerve or something. I shouldn't have asked."
"No no. It's okay. Y-you didn't do anything wrong. I-It's nothing."
Claudia shot John a concerned look. John took in a deep breath and blew out a sigh, "I-I guess you should know."
He told her what he had witnessed the night before and watched as a look of shock took over the young intern's face.
"Oh my god John! Are you okay!? Are you going to the police station and report this!?" Claudia rambled frantically.
"Yes and yes. I was planning on going to the police station when you showed up at my front door."
"Oh. I didn't mean to stop you." She said.
"It's fine. I was eating breakfast when you came. If you want, you could accompany me to the police station." John said, his trouble expression slowly melting away.
"A-Are you sure?" Claudia asked hesitantly.
"I'm sure." He replied.
Suddenly, they heard the front door slam open startling both of the occupants in the kitchen. "What was that?" Claudia asked a bit terrified.
"Let me go check. You stay right here Claudia." John quietly crept out of the kitchen into the living room. He saw the front door hanging off by its shackles and large scratch marks on the floor.
"What the hell…?" That's when he heard a loud piercing shriek coming from the kitchen. "CLAUDIA!?" he cried out, worried for the young intern. He ran back to the kitchen and saw a giant wolf standing upright like a human being looming over the young intern who was on the floor, pure fear etched all over her face.
John grabbed a plate from the counter and threw it at the beast, eliciting a snarl from it. "Hey! Over here! Come and get me!" he yelled at the beast, hoping to distract the beast. The wolf turned its head back growling with its lips pulled back, showing off its razor sharp fangs.
"Oh crap." The beast pounced at John roaring, ready to tear his throat out. John leapt to the side, narrowly dodging the beast and ran down the corridor towards the living room. He could hear the loud snarls and roars behind him and getting closer by the second. He saw his briefcase on the coffee table in the living room and went to grab it when he was tackled to the ground by the giant wolf. He landed on his back with a hard thud, knocking the wind out of his lungs. The giant beast loomed over him, its saliva dripping down onto his face.
"I'm going to die. I'm really going to die." Surrendering himself to his inevitable death, he closed his eyes and prayed that at least his young intern got out of this alive. Suddenly, a silver flash whipped past the door and struck the beast in its eye. It howled in pain, sending it staggering away from John. Wondering why he wasn't dead yet, John opened his eyes and saw the beast roaring and howling in pain, a knife in its left eye.
"John!" Claudia ran up to John's side and helped him up from the floor. They watched in horror as the beast continued to howl when a bullet pierced its heart. Both John and Claudia jumped when the beast was shot in the heart and with one last howl, it dropped dead, bright red blood pooling under it.
"I finally found you, mortal." The two glanced around and saw a woman in black garb and a long black coat with a steel grey gun in her hand. "YOU!" John cried out, immediately recognizing her.
"Who is she John?" asked Claudia, eyeing the strange woman.
"It's the woman I was telling you about. The one I saw in the alleyway last night."
"WHAT!?" Claudia shrieked.
"So you know who I am? You're coming with us mortal but not the girl. She has seen me and this Lycan. She cannot live." Martha said in an emotionless tone. She pointed her gun at the terrified young woman only to be blocked by John.
"I won't let you kill her!" he yelled angrily.
"She has seen me and this Lycan. She cannot spread what she has seen to the humans, mortal."
"Well too bad! If you want to shoot her, then you're going to have to shoot me too!"
The Vampire stared at John silently for a few seconds, unnerving both him and the young intern hiding behind him. "Fine. The Elder has ordered me to let her live." John breathed out a sigh of relief as well as Claudia. "But she is coming with us."
"What?" That was the only word that John spoke when he and his young intern were struck unconscious.