Hey, everyone! I'm back! I'll have classes all week, so this is the best opportunity to post the second chapter of this story already before I get all busy with college.
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CHAPTER 2
"It's just a coffee break, relax." Blaine said to his brother, as he opened the door to enter the coffee shop.
Cooper entered with a sigh. "You've been drinking too much coffee lately, Squirt. I think this particular case is too hard for you. Maybe you're still too traumatized..."
"Mind your own fucking business, Cooper." Blaine rolled his eyes. His brother insisted in treating him like a little kid. "Yes, this 'case', which isn't even a case, is a pain in the ass, but I can handle. You're such a hypocrite talking about my addiction to caffeine, you smoke!"
Cooper went silent as they got in line, pretending that he hadn't heard Blaine. He would never admit that Blaine was right. About anything. Blaine knew it, but went silent too. He suddenly had a strong feeling that they were being watched. Blaine was never wrong about that, it was almost like a sixth sense. Very useful for a hunter. Just one look around and... he was right. They were being watched. That same pale and blue eyed vampire that had almost killed him weeks ago was now looking back at him in a small, but crowded coffee shop. His heart beat faster as he realized that he had found the creature.
"You know, we never actually talked about it." Cooper spoke suddenly, almost making Blaine jump. "Why you went hunting alone that day."
"It doesn't matter." Blaine muttered, glancing at the vampire again. This time they made eye contact. To his surprise, the vampire looked scared. It's been weeks, he was surely stronger, but still scared.
"It does matter." Cooper insisted. "I don't want you to do it again, so I'd like to know your reasons."
"I won't, okay?" Blaine looked at his brother. "I promised you that the moment I woke up."
"Good. Don't forget that you promised." Cooper pointed his finger at his brother's face for dramatic effect before he turned to talk to the barista. Blaine saw the vampire take a sip from his coffee and excuse himself to the restroom. Blaine watched him the whole time. He had to make a decision, and fast. If he did something wrong, it could cost their lives. If he told Cooper about the vampire, his brother would surely kill him inside that restroom. He was hungry for revenge and the possibility of getting arrested wouldn't even scare him. His brother could be so stupid sometimes. But if he didn't warn Cooper... then the vampire would probably get away. A vampire who was only getting stronger. It was time to make a decision.
"Hey, I'll go find us a table." He said to his brother. who seemed distracted, flirting with the barista. He went straight to the girl sitting with the vampire. Was she a vampire too? He couldn't tell. She likely was. Maybe she was the one who turned that man.
"Can I help you?" She said politely. Blaine smiled. He was charming and he knew it. He was usually the one doing all the work when they had to get information from people. No one resisted his smile.
"Hi, I'm sorry to bother you, it's just... I think I've seen you around campus. I'm just not sure."
The woman suddenly smiled brightly. "Oh, yes. You're from NYADA too."
NYADA, great. Blaine smirked.
"Yes, it's me. I'm Rachel Berry." She offered her hand to him.
"Oh," Blaine shook her hand, "so nice to meet you."
"So, what's your name?" Rachel grinned.
Blaine glanced back at his brother, who was looking for him. "See you around, Ms. Berry." He winked at her and left. Rachel stared at him confused, but also slightly intrigued, hoping to see that stranger again.
"I think some stranger just flirted with me." Rachel announced as Kurt returned to the table, minutes later.
"Oh, yeah?" Kurt asked, still looking for the hunters. Apparently, they were gone.
"Yep. He recognized me from NYADA." Rachel grinned, "He's really hot, by the way. I'm excited."
Kurt bit his lip, nervously looking out the window. "Wait, how did he look like?" He asked.
"Well, he has dark curly hair, he's short, his skin is a little tanned, he has very light stubble... Oh, and I checked his butt. Ten out of ten."
Kurt let out a breath, frustrated. Rachel had surely fallen into that guy's trap and now they knew where he studied. She was so stupid. "That's just freaking amazing, Rachel." He said bitterly.
His roommate was a little surprise at his reaction and raised her eyebrows. "Whoa, whoa, don't be jealous. There are plenty of guys for you too."
"Just-... forget it," he stood up, grabbing his satchel, "I gotta go."
Kurt needed to get away. When he finally thought that he was safe, this happens. Didn't her dads teach her not to talk to strangers? How the hell did those hunters end up in the same coffee shop as he was? He had the worse luck.
The smell of blood in the house was strong. Blaine's hand moved to his knife immediately, fearing the worse. It was night, and the abandoned house was dark. Only the kitchen light was on.
Blaine slowly followed the light, he wasn't going to call for his brother. No, that would be a mistake. If there was a vampire in the house, they would surely hear him and kill him instantly. But god, he hoped his brother was okay.
He breathed slowly and quietly as he approached the kitchen, his heart was racing. When he was close enough, he could hear a faint cry, but it didn't sound like his brother. It sounded like a woman.
"Again! What. Is. His. Name?" It was Cooper's voice, then suddenly a woman's blood curdling scream. Blaine let out a breath and relaxed completely. His brother was okay.
Blaine entered the kitchen and gasped. "What the hell, Cooper?!"
There was a woman, tied to a chair. Her blonde hair was completely covered in blood from the cuts on her body. There was so much blood on the floor that Blaine thought there couldn't be any more blood left inside her body. He had to look away. She had cuts everywhere and a silver knife stuck in her chest. It definitely wasn't the first time he's seen his brother torturing a vampire, but this time, he was getting a little out of hand.
"What?" The older brother looked at Blaine. His face was covered in blood too, but it wasn't his. "I'm getting information."
"Are you insane? Who is she? How the fuck do you know if she knows the vampire who attacked me?"
"No, Blaine... information about that other case." Cooper rolled his eyes. "I caught her turning someone, killed the one who got turned on the spot, and brought her here."
The woman seemed to finally realize that someone else was in the room and tried to ask for help. Or that's what Blaine thought she did, because she didn't speak a word of English.
"What even is the point in torturing her?" Blaine frowned.
"I think this bitch's pretending." Cooper sighed as he made another deep cut on her shoulder. "His name! Now!"
Blaine got uncomfortable. Cooper seemed to forget that these people were once human, but it was a little harder for him. It was difficult for him to watch a vampire being tortured, because they looked human. Cooper was usually the one torturing to get information. Blaine tried to torture a few vampires, but he sucked at it. He would never tell his brother about how much he cried the first time his brother made him torture someone. "You need to grow up and become a real hunter. Real hunters will have to torture vampires for information, so man up, and just do it!" Cooper yelled at him before giving him a knife.
He was fourteen. Standing before a man, who looked a lot older than him, but he was actually weaker. Recently turned. He made the first cut on his arm. The man screamed in agony. Blaine wanted to die right then. His brother was still yelling behind him, telling him to just do it, to just grow up. They needed the information. They needed to find out about a nest. Where exactly was it, how many vampires were there, how old was the oldest... that kind of thing. It all depended on Blaine. He was on the verge of tears. The bloody knife was too heavy on his hand. It didn't belong there. He didn't want it to be there. "Do it, Blaine!" Cooper yelled.
It was all too much. He started screaming while he stabbed again, and again, and again. He couldn't stop. The vampire was begging for him to stop, swearing he didn't know anything else. Blaine just closed his eyes and kept going. He couldn't even hear what the man was saying. Before he knew it, he had cut off the creature's head, killing him.
"I- I'm sorry." Blaine breathed out to his brother. He turned around and to his surprise, his brother looked proud. Not scared, or angry. Proud.
"You did it, little brother." Cooper took the knife from his hand.
"I-I didn't f-find out..." The boy collapsed to the floor and Cooper moved to hold him. "It's okay," the older brother said, "I had already gotten it out of him."
Blaine didn't want to seem weak. He didn't cry until he was alone in his bed that night. He cried until he had to wake up for another day of hunting.
Seven years had passed, and Blaine still hadn't gotten used to all the torture. He watched his brother laugh while the woman tied to the chair could only cry. She repeatedly said "No" and "Please". It was probably two of the few words that she knew in English.
"Cooper, this is getting out of hand." Blaine moved closer to his brother. "She doesn't know what you're saying. Just kill her already."
"Are you kidding me? She's the only lead we have."
"Well, then you're doing it wrong. She doesn't know English. Do something else." Blaine grabbed the knife from his brother's hand.
Cooper let out a frustrated sigh, got a bottle of whiskey from the table and they moved to another room. Blaine took another look at the crying woman before he followed his brother. "This shit is getting out of hand, Blaine. We must stop this vampire."
Blaine watched his brother take a sip of the whiskey. "I know. But, torturing her that way-..."
"You know what your problem is, little brother?" Cooper interrupted him, "You're soft. I've tried to teach you, but you just were not made for this job."
Blaine shifted uncomfortably. Here we go again, he thought.
Cooper handed him the bottle and reached for his pack of cigarettes inside his pocket. "Yes, I'm torturing her. That's what she deserves. She must have killed, or turned so many. She's evil. Don't you ever forget that, they're evil." He lit up a cigarette.
Blaine drank some of the whiskey. "Right. I know they're evil. I've been fighting this monsters with you for years, remember? Have I ever disappointed you?"
He could never tell Cooper where he had been that afternoon.
A few hours after they left the coffee shop, Cooper went hunting with a friend, while Blaine was left alone in the house. Apparently that hunt was too dangerous for him. He usually hated when Cooper said that to him, but this time he took it as an opportunity. Now that he had a lead, he would find out who that vampire was and make his brother proud.
NYADA. He did the research. It was a very prestigious performing arts university, close to that particular coffee shop. Good. He'd surely be able to find the vampire again.
He figured out how to get there and that's what he did. He went to visit NYADA.
Blaine stepped inside the building and had to stop himself from feeling too jealous of all the students there. God, they seemed so happy.
His dreams of being a performing artist were long gone. He accepted that this was his life now. Blaine was in it too deep to let go. He would never abandon Cooper. Never.
It felt wrong being there. It was obvious to everyone around him that he didn't belong there.
He nervously began to walk, trying to pretend that he had somewhere to go. Why did he feel nervous? Blaine didn't understand either. He's faced so many powerful vampires, and yet, this was making him nervous.
The hunter spent all afternoon in that place. He didn't know exactly what he was looking for. Blaine had to remind himself a few times that he wasn't breaking the promise that he had made. This wasn't hunting. He was only trying to get more information. He passed by a few classes, dancers, singers,actors, musicians... None of them looked like that vampire. Finally, he entered an auditorium. It was empty, which he was thankful for.
Blaine let out a sigh. "What the fuck am I doing here?" He whispered to himself.
"I feel safe in this auditorium, just like I felt back in McKinley's auditorium."
Blaine widened his eyes and quickly hid. Someone else was there. He laid down on the floor, the chairs would cover him.
"Yeah, it's empty most of the time." It was that voice. It was him. Fuck yes! He would be able to find the vampire again and eventually kill him. "I come here when I need to think, or when I miss you too much." The vampire laughed softly.
He seemed to be speaking to himself. Blaine tried to peek. Yes. It was the vampire. He was talking on the phone and he looked... sad.
"No, dad, I'm not unhappy here. It's New York! I've always dreamed of coming here and... making my dreams come true, right?" He smiled sadly. "Hey, I do not sound sad. I'm happy, I promise, just... some stuff that's happening. N-nothing you should worry about. I'm okay." The vampire closed his eyes as he lied. "I'm sure... I love you too. I love you very much. I can't wait to see you again."
Blaine could tell he was holding back tears. He said goodbye to his father and hung up. He kept staring at the phone.
"I'm sorry, dad, I can never tell you the truth." The vampire wiped a tear. "I just-... I thought things would get easier here. And now this. I never wanted this."
"Where have you been?" Cooper asked, with a frown. Blaine bit his lip, he had hoped that his brother wouldn't have noticed. "Did you go hunting alone?"
"No." Blaine replied. "I promised you, didn't I?" He shrugged. "I went out to eat something. Our fridge is empty. Then I decided to go for a walk and... well, it took longer than I thought."
"Could've texted me."
"I know." Blaine swallowed. "Sorry, I didn't mean to worry you." He couldn't tell him the truth. Cooper would surely be angry at him if he told him how he had found out about NYADA. Cooper was the kind of guy who just wanted to get the job done, but Blaine had a plan. He needed to show his brother that he was strong and smart enough to be a hunter.
Cooper nodded and stood up. "I need to go back to... work." He let out chuckle and tossed his cigarette away. "Go to bed, little brother."
"Coop..." Blaine called, making his brother turn to look at him. "I'm twenty one, you don't need to tell me to go to bed anymore." He smiled.
Blaine got out of that auditorium as soon as the vampire left. He rushed out of the NYADA building.
It was... confusing. He had watched the other man cry for a while. It was hard to admit that he felt sorry for him. He felt almost... guilty. Blaine knew that the man had been crying because of this whole situation. Unfortunately, that man was now a vampire, and Blaine's job was to kill him.
He walked home. His head was a mess, and he needed time to think. He needed to figure out what to do. Figure out how to get close to that vampire and kill him. Needed to stop feeling sorry for a blood-sucker. Needed to stop letting his brother boss him around. He needed a break. He was exhausted.
By the time he got home, he still hadn't figured out any of those things.
About two hours later, Blaine could still hear the woman's screams from the bedroom. Cooper still hadn't stopped.
The younger hunter had taken the bottle of whiskey with him. It was empty now. He just wanted to pass out. He was tired of hearing that woman scream, and scream. Why did his brother never stop?
Suddenly, a thought came to his mind: Cooper would surely want to torture the vampire who had hurt his little brother. Flashes of that scared and beautiful blue eyed man crying alone in an auditorium came to his mind. It wouldn't be fair to hurt him that much.
His mind was still a mess, but he finally had decided one thing: He was not going let Cooper find that vampire.
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Kurt and Blaine didn't interact here, but they will in the next chapter. See you then!
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