I woke up with the biggest headache I had ever had. My head felt like someone had shot a shotgun point blank into the back of my head, thats how much it hurt. It was hard enough just to move my head, but it hurt abit when I opened my eyes. Everything around me was a blurr at first, but gradually things began to come together, and I realized I was laying upon a bed.
"Ah....your finnaly awake" came a voice from next to me. Glanceing over to the side, It was Julia Volkiv, the gutarist from Forasken. She gave a small smile, one that ment she was satisfited she didnt have to watch me sleep anymore.
"Wh-Where am I?" I asked, attempting to sit up, but a sharp pain stabbed me in the head andI fell back onto the pillow.
"Dont try to move, you took a heavy hit. All I can say is, your in safe hands now" she said in her thick Russian accent.
I nodded and closed my eyes, trying to rest. But the sudden flashback of what happened came back to me. I rember being in a dark ally, and Richie Sale's...he was mentioning something to me, and someone else was with me...Anya..
"Where's Anya!" I gasped, sitting up too fast and flinching to the pain.
"She's fine. She is in the other room with the others. Her wound was'nt as bad as your's" Julia explained, placeing one hand behind my back and the other on the side of my head. Her hand was nice and cool, it made me feel abit better.
"Ah, I see Rico has awakened" came another voice from behind Julia. I ganced over her shoulder and smiled as It was Mr. Durlo.
"Mr. Dur- I mean Mike...what happened?" I asked, throwing my feet over the side of the bed and stiting up."What happened to Richie" I added.
He gave me a blank stare, like he was thinking on how to answer that question without sounding weird.
Just then I head another set of foot steps enter the room. I looked up and my heart jumped for joy as I saw Phoenix, and by the look on his face, I could tell he was been worried about me.
Jumping off the bed, I ran up Phoenix and embraced him with a tight hug. I was so happy to see him, happy to be in his arms once more. Tears sprang from my eyes, both from happiness and from the horrid pain that surged in my head. He flinched with my sudden actions, but in return he smiled ever so beautifully and returnd my embrace.
"Im so glad your o.k...." he said, looking into my eyes. God I loved to look into thoes electric blue eyes of his."I felt bad about sending you home...I knew it was a bad idea, but.." he glared up twords Mr. Durlo. "Michealangelo thought otherwise" he growled.
Mr. Durlo glared at Phoenix, but smiled abit twords me."I had my reasons Phoenix. But apparently we have alot of explaining to do." he stated. "After Rico get better"
"No!" I interrupted. "Im fine, really" I lied, but I didnt want to wait any longer. I wanted to know the full truth. I wanted to know everything.
With a heavy sigh, Mr.Durlo looked over to Julia, then to Phoenix, then to me. His pale green eyes shifted from side to side between the three of us.
"Very well then. Come with us" he said, walking past me and Phoenix and heading off into another room.
Julia followed behind as did Phoenix, who was still holding me in his arms. As soon as we entered the other room, we found the rest of the band and Anya sitting on a couch. Anya was seated next to Santos, while Rye was sitting on the edge of the couch and in the far corner was Leon, leaning against the wall with an angry look on his face.
"Rico!" yelled Anya as she ran over to me and embraced me in a bear hug. "Oh my fucking god it was worried out of my fucking mind! Oh?...are you alright?" she asked, seeing as my eyes began to tear from the pain.
"Im...im fine" I said, giveing her a reassering look. She smiled an nodded, grabbing my hand and leading me over to the couch. Phoenix followed and sat next to me, placeing an arm around my waist. Anya took the hint and smiled. Im glad she finnally believes me.
Mr.Durlo took a seat across from everyone and Julia remaned standing by his side. We all stood silent as we waited for him to speak.
"Alright. since we all are here, I guess there is alot of explaning to do." he issued.
"You damn right! First of all, what the hell happened to Richie? What the fuck was he?!" interrupted Anya. Santos let out a slight chuckle, as did Rye. I nudged Anya's side, giveing her the 'shut the fuck up' look.
"As I was saying. There is alot explaining to do. And to answer your question Ms. Vancourt, that young man you both saw was no longer a human. He had become one of us...a vampire" he hissed. Anya flashed a shocked look as he mentioned vampire and looked at me. I nodded at her then focused back to Mr. Durlo. "But unlike us, he was one of the many victims that dissapeard. He was taken to become one of his children, or The Master as they would call him."
"Who is the Master? I heard Richie mention that." I asked. I felt Phoenix tighting his grip around me, like that name had bothered him.
Mr. Durlo looked at me, then to Phoenix. I looked at Phoenix too and nearly flinched when I saw that dark look in his eyes. He was glareing at Mr. Durlo, like he didnt want him to mention something I shouldnt know. Then the temperature in the room began to get cold, and both Anya and I began to shiver.
"Phoenix, control yourself!!" hissed Julia as she motioned her head twords Anya and I. He blinked a few times, and looked over to us. The room suddenly got much warmer again.
"P-Phoenix..." I uttered. "Is there something I should know about the Master?" I asked. I wanted to know the truth, all of it.
Phoenix let out a heavy sigh then looked at me. The same dark look lingered as he narrowed his eyes and pursed his lips to a comeplete line.
"The Master...is someone you should stay away from. He knows about your exsistance, and he wants you, not as one of his children, but as something else" he informed.
I blinked a few times, unsure where he was comeing from. I know the Master was a man, but who was he exactly.
"Your not makeing any sense, tell me his name" I demanded."And why does he want me!"
"The Master" he said."Is Victor Star...my brother" he stated flatly. My heart sank into the pits of my stomach. I never knew Phoenix had a brother, but, that still doesnt answer alot of questions.
"Victor Star has been a threat to the vampire race for centuries." Mr. Durlo stated. " This isnt the first time he has done something like this. Three hundred years ago he attempted to end the world, and make a new one of his own. His 'Children" are the people he kidnapps and turn them into vampires who do his bidding. We were able to stop him, the vampire council and I, but he dissapeard before we had a chance to kill him." he said, brushing his hand through his blue/black hair.
"Just how old are you?" Anya interrupted. How rude...
"Anya!" I groaned, glareing at her. It was bad enough she had to ask suck a dumb question.
"Oh no worries" Mr. Durlo said with a chuckle. "Im quite comfertable with telling my age. In human years, Im twenty eight, but in vampire years, Im sixteenhundred years old." he said in a confident tone.
"Im Threehundred years old, but in human years, im twenty-two" Julia added.
"Heh, Im four-hundred years old, but im just twenty-two as well in human years" stated Santos with a cocky grin. Anya flushed a shade of red.
"Nya! Im the baby of the group. Im two hundred years old, but in human years in Nine-teen!" said a very energetic Rye.
"And Im also three-hundred years old, but in human years, im forever twenty-one" stated Phoenix, flashing me with a very sexy vampire grin.
Leon stood quiet as everyone stared at him. He glared back at us, not moveing from that spot and not even saying a word.
"Well, continueing from before" stated Mr. Durlo."The Master, or Victor Star has been hideing for three hundred years, it was just recent thay he emerged form his hideing and decided to go all out with his plan. The council and I are trying our best to track him down, but for now, we are comming up empty." he concluded.
I mentally siged to myself as I looked down. I couldnt believe Phoenix's brother is the mastermind behind all those dissaperences. What really bothered me is what we're The Master's intentions with me.
"So umm...now that we got that part down, I wanna know whats going to happen to us? I mean, how are we supposed to go to school? And what about Rico's job?" Anya asked. I was wondering the same thing.
"Well, its too dangerous for you guys to go back home, so we decided to take full respon-"
"This is fucking bullshit!" yelled Leon from the corner. His sudden outburst made me jump."Why do we have to be responsible for those two humans " he spat. his tone was full of venom. "You five are responsible for them, I dont want any partake with this stupid plan" he added, walking out of the room and slaming the door behind him. I was in complete shock, as was Anya. I didnt think Leon was even the type to get mad, none the less hate humans.
Mr. Durlo sighed and brushed his hand through his hair once more. Julia then bent over and whispered something to his ear before turning and entering the the room Leon stormed into.
"Like I was say before" he hissd. "You and Rico are going to be under our care. You will have a tutor and witihn a few weeks, you'll both get your diplomas." he assured.
"And what about jobs? I mean Rico still has to bartend and strip somewhere!" Anya informed. Santos let out another chuckle as Rye laughed abit. Phoenix simply smiled and pulled me closer to him. I was blushing like a mad man.
"Ah, yes about that. Well Rico is working for us now. you both are since you joind our tour." he smiled."Rico is our personal dancer, and you Ms. Vancourt, your our new photographer"
Both Anya and mine Jaw dropped to the ground as we stared at him. We both couldnt believe what we had just heard.
"Oh..Oh my fucking god!!" Anya yelled out, squeeling like a fangirl and hugging Santos who was closer to her. From the look on his face, I could he didnt mind.
I was excited too. I looked up to Phoenix who smiled down to me. I was happy to be with him, and even more happy to be on tour with him and the band. My new friends, my new family.
"Well, I see this family keeps getting bigger and bigger" stated Rye, patting us both on the shoulders. I could defenitly see him as a brother, Santos too. Leon....he kinda creeped me out, so im still pending on him. Julia, she is like a motherly figure and Mr. Durlo could be a mentor. And Phoenix, well dont get me started on him. But Anya, she will alwyas be my bestfriend, and my guardian angel.
"So where are we?" Anya asked, glanceing over to Mr. Durlo.
"Go see for yourself" he said, snapping his fingers. The walls moved abit, reveileing air pocket windows. Anya and I both go up and looked outside to sheck it out and to our surprise, we were in the air.
"We;re in an airplane!" Anya shouted with excitement. I on the otherhand was nervous.
Looking outside, I could see the skies, as well as the ocean, then I wondered, why were we over the ocean.
"Um...Mike...where are we going?" I asked, looking back towords him.
He and the other guys all looked at each other, all smieling in unison.
"We are heading off to London, England" he stated.
"LONDON!! OH MY FUCKING GOD!!" I shouted, hugging Anya."Wait, why London?" I asked.
He smiled even more and looked over to Phoenix.
"Because Forsaken has a concert to attend to"
