Beneath a Moonless Sky

Chapter 3

So that was interesting, to say the least. I can't even do my job right, what a failure I am. What the hell am I going to tell Bob? He's going to kill me, and after I was so sure I knew what I was doing. I don't know what I've gotten into but damn it I better get out. He'll never believe me if I tell him Gerard tried to seduce me. I can just tell him I couldn't find him. Yep that's exactly what I'll do

I thought about this as I was walking back to the building that myself and the company I work for resides. It's large bricked and somewhat looks like an apartment complex just dirtier and less well-kept. It tends to keep people out and we prefer it that way, On the off-hand it also brings vampires in, and thats how we like it. It is our job after all.

I always tend to run itno a coven of sorts though and that's when it gets kinda hard, 2 or 3 to one can get kind of difficult which is why Ray is usually my assigned partner. As I said earlier me and Ray are great friends, my best friend even. Not like I have many choices to choose from though, making friends hasn't always been easy for me, but thats to be expected. I was always just some little, introverted, emo kid, which is fine except I think it probably took a tole on me mentally.

God, I need to stop getting lost in my thoughts while walking, I always forget where I'm going which is why I wasn't really expecting to run into Bob on my way to my office. Its fine, this is fine, hes not gonna know.

"So, Iero, hows that Vampire case?" He asks nonchalantly almost as if he knows something and is taunting me in his own sort of menacing way.

"I couldn't find him, now will you lay off?" I asked in an annoyed tone so it really did seem as if I couldnt find Gerard. I wish that was the case, but no. Man if I didn't become a vampire hunter I really should have picked up acting because Bob looks pissed.

He rolls his eyes practically up to the back of his head, "Hm, whatever, losing your spark Frank?" and he walks off a if he said nothing. How dare he say that to me, one day of not completing a case and hes acting like that. Whens the last time they even assigned that jerk a case? Whatever, hes just trying to get under my skin, its all good.

I suddenly feel a hand on my shoulder, "You doing okay, man?" I hear Rays voice, and untense. Well that was horrifying.

"Yeah, yeah, I'm okay." He raises his eyebrow like he was expecting me to start breaking down. "Trust me, I'm okay." He nods his head.

"So you really didn't end up finding the Vamp?" I shake my head, I leaned into him a little bit and whisper to him.

"No, I definitely found him." I sigh and Ray looks behind him then back at me and raises his eyebrows once again in confusion. "Here come into my office." I walk past him and he follows in pursuit, I wait for him to walk in and I immediately shut the door.

"Wait, so why did you lie to Bob?" He puffs up his cheeks with air and sighs quickly, He made a relisation even before I told him anything. I'm not entirely sure what that relisation could be though. "You're In love with the vampire?" he asked in a very quick high pitched tone of voice.

"What? Ray, no. Absolutely not. Are you crazy?' I shutter in complete disbelief of what I was hearing. Did he for really think I could be so unprofessional. Sure, I let him touch my face and get close enough to where I could smell his amazing scent. And yeah, maybe I was speechless, anyone would be if someone who was insanely pretty touched them. Hes just built that way though, hes a vampire, they're built to be beautiful. But anyone would be that way, it couldn't just be me right? I mean anyone would have an internal panic if a vampire was so close to them. Its not just me, and Rays wrong.

"Well then whats the matter, Frank. I can see your way overthinking whatever happened in the woods." Ray looked at me with a sympathetic expression.

What was I overthinking about? It's not like I would like him though, he did seem really innocent. He didn't kill any of those people on purpose. So that means I don't have to kill him, right? "Ray, I don't want to hurt him." I looked down sort of ashamed, I don't want to kill him, but that's my job.

"Why not, Frank? He did kill people, correct?" His voice soft as if he was trying to comfort a small child.

I nodded, "Well yeah but he didn't mean too." Ray chuckled a little bit, I'm not sure if he's patronizing me, but I am not enjoying it.

"How does someone not mean to? You can't accidentally kill someone." He looked back up at him for a moment and our eyes met. Ray seemed sad for just a split second and then breathed in a large sum of air. "You've always done what's right Frank, Just don't mess it up." he sighed as he said so.

"You're not going to tell Bob are you?" He shakes his head and then starts to walk out of my office.

"Your secret's safe with me Frank. Stay safe." He walks out of the room and closes the door behind him. I lay my head on my desk to think, my breathing getting slower and my heart rate going down from the aggressive beating it's been doing for the past few hours. I close my eyes and fall asleep instantly.