Unknown Darkness (Unrevised Version)

Unknown darkness Chapter 13- The cave

   The detective got off the phone after he gave me that routine "I'm terribly sorry for your loss" crap and the abnormal "We found her face down in a puddle of her own blood “talk.  I can’t believe Aunt Amanda is dead. I just talked to her only 3 days ago. She was the last family I ever had; she was the only person who could tolerate me... Now she’s gone and I don't have any family left. I felt my last tie to being human suddenly breaking. Anger swelled up in my like an empty tank of water that has been barren for so many years. Someone, no something killed my aunt. Something killed the last bit of humanness I had left. I could feel my body tensing and sharp canines pushing their way through my gums. So this is what it fleet like to give into the hunger. Before I knew it I was off somewhere in a dark ally. After a few flashes of light I was gone completely. Only the empty vampire inside me was left.

My dream was filled with blood; with screams. I felt completely weightless. Every move I made was as if I was in zero gravity.

The next morning I woke up beside a trash can. The sun spread across my face like a warm blanket. When I spread out my hands, I felt a cold wet substance on my face and arms.  The smell of Copper comes into my nose and my stomach is satisfied. Looking at the mangled bodies across the alleyway I know what I've done. I've become a monster. I’ve become what I was never supposed to. I hear approaching people so I run off as fast as I can in any direction I can. I end up on the shore front; the sun is hurting my eyes so any shelter available would be nice. Then I spot a small opening to a cave. Maybe dirty, maybe infested with bats, but it has a way of drawing me to it. I crawl into the damp little cave and curl up beside a rock. I can hear water dripping deeper in the cave. I close my eyes and I feel as if I could find my way through her even without looking. I can hear everything.  I can sense every little rock and I can small every little puddle of salt water. Then I smell him... the boy from the other night. He doesn't smell bad, he smells like a normal teenage boy. I can smell his head and shoulders mint shampoo and his chocolate axe.

I follow his scent to a door with a bright lamp hanging over it. They even have a doorbell. It has everything except a welcome mat.

"How can we help you?" I turn around to see a short gargoyle figure.

"Oh, its you. I never expected to see you again. And so vampire like. Would you like to come in?"

"I guess." he goes in front of me and opens the door to a cut little living room. They have a small recliner in the corner beside a book case. You cans see a short hallway that has two doors on each side. One room is plain and has a metal handle. This looks to be the gargoyles room considering the low doorknob. The door across from his has a green day poster on the front and do not disturb sign hanging off the handle. I can smell the boys scent from in there.

"Mason we have a visitor." The boy comes out and I'm struck by his beauty. He doesn't look like one of those sappy vampires from movies. He looks completely normal just with a red tint to his eyes and sweet white skin. You can tell he was already cute before he was a vampire. His jaw line is defined and he has pitch black hair that goes down to the start of his jaw. His eyes widen when he sees me and he turns to run away. Before he can I grab his shoulder and force him to look at me.

"Listen, I don't know you, and you don't know me, but I sure as hell know you are not going to turn and run away from me now. You’re stuck with me whether you like it or not." His face hardens by the fierce tone I used towards him and he nods in understanding.

"And you, whatever you are. I need your help. I’ve killed close to 4 people since last night. Hell it could have been more, but I only woke up beside 4 of their dead bodies. I need help controlling what I am. I need to know about my family, and you seem wise enough to know. I heard you the other night, talking about Royal blood. Then I had a dream about my family. I called my aunt and she was coming down to talk with me. Then someone killed her... I need answers and I need revenge."

"Well then young lady. I’m Apollo and it sounds like we are in business. This is Mason; I suppose you remember him from the other night correct?"

"How could I forget? That was the night my life began."Then he spoke. His soft velvet voice spread chills across my body.

"I'm really sorry about that- um what’s your name?"

"I’m Jessie."

"Well I'm sorry about that Jessie."

“Jessie, I’m not sure if you’re ready to hear what I will tell you about your family and what if expected of your future. Knowing that, you can choose to ignore all this and move on in a different path. For if you follow this path, you will lose yourself.”

“I need to know Apollo.”