The Hunter: The Life of Louise

Chapter 8

December 27th 2004

Louise is sat on a gravestone with a cigarette in her mouth and umbrella up over her head as the rain is really heavy. "I knew I should've stayed in tonight." Louise says out loud. "But then you'd not run into me babe." A voice that is so familiar says from behind her. Louise's whole body froze, she hears footsteps clumping through the mud behind her, keeping just out of reach, then she turns her head to the side and sees Leon. She gasps and feels herself welling up. "Don't be sad Lou, I feel amazing. The strength coursing through my body." He says to her. "I'm sorry this happened to you Leon. I knew that you'd find me. It was only a matter of time." Louise says to him and steps off the gravestone and puts down her umbrella.

Leon is in a black Nike tracksuit and Nike trainers, he has his hood down, and he's wearing his demonic features. "Don't be sorry Lou. We can be together forever, you can be like me." Leon tells her and morphs back into his human features, which seems to be hard work for him, this means that he's a minion not a fledgling as only fledgling and minions over a certain age have better control. "I told you what would happen if you became a vampire. You didn't even become a fledgling. You're a minion, you are struggling to stay in your human features." She says to him, his face changes and growls, unable to control himself as Louise smells amazing, and he charges, Louise lifts her umbrella, and it goes through his heart. "Goodbye Leon." She says and tears roll down her face. "Is everything ok Louise?" Daniel says to her, Louise spins round and wipes her eyes. "I just killed Leon." she sobs out.

Jasper always taught her disaplin and to not let emotions cloud her judgement when she's fighting. Daniel wraps her in a hug, since Halloween, Daniel has been coming out with Louise a lot, he's like a big brother to her now. "You did the right thing Louise." He says to her after Louise told him to stop calling her miss Louise, it was annoying her. "Thank you, Danny, he was a minion. So he was made to throw me off my game." She tells him. "Most likely Vlad or Draug did it." Daniel tells her. Louise nods and steps away from him, picks up her umbrella and puts it up over her head. "They'll pay for this and anyone who gets in my way." She says and heads off home. "Do you not want to do another sweep?" Daniel called after her. "I'm cold and wet and in need of a hot shower. I'm going home, goodnight Danny." She says to him and heads off home.

Daniel watches her leave and feels a presence behind him, he turned around and pulls out two small magic tipped daggers. "It's been a long time Daniel." Vlad says in his deep European accent. "That it has grand sire. What brings you to Preston?" Daniel asked him, but never lowering his guard. "I've come for Louise, she'd make an excellent wife to me." Vlad tells him. "You don't touch her." Daniel threatened him in a deep angry tone. "You think that you could stop me Daniel?" Vlad asked him. "Let's find out, a lot changed since we last so each other, but be warned, my daggers touch you and your dead in 12 hours." He tells him.

Vlad can feel the magic in the blades and knows he can't risk getting even the slightest nick off them. "Maybe another time Daniel." Vlad says and turns into a bat and flies away. Daniel watches him leave. Daniel closed his eyes and listened to see if there were any more supernaturals around, he can't sense anything, but he has Vlad's scent and will be telling Jack Johnston in the morning, so he heads off home himself.

Louise gets home just after midnight, looking like a drowned rat, she takes her boots off and goes into her bedroom which she shared with her youngest sister Billie, she grabs fresh knickers, and some pyjamas. She walks past the living room and Jasper is sat doing paperwork, he looks up and sees her, he knows that she's upset. "Are you ok Tinkerbell?" He asked her. She nods, "Leon finally came to me. I need a shower, and I'll let you know ok." She tells him. "It's fine, we can talk in the morning as I'm going to bed in five minutes." He tells her. She nods and takes herself off upstairs to shower. She hated staying here as a child as they have never taken a shower only a bath, so bathing seven people was hard work especially on a Sunday night, but Jasper got a shower installed and a luxury bath with jets in it.