Vampire Beginnings

Chapter 3 - The Hunt

CHAPTER THREE

THE HUNT

I sit outside Ines' room. Arvid is angry. I can hear him yelling. Ines is mad too.

''You could not wait, could you?'' He yells. I hear it clearly. I can almost feel the anger from the room. ''Spare me your shit Arvid!'' Ines yells. ''You know how I feel about him.'' I can avoid a smile. She's defending me. ''You turned him into a vampire! That makes my control over you disappear. The bond between us is no more!'' Arvid says. ''This doesn't mean I don't love you,'' Ines says. There's a short break. I hear her.

                      She sits down and says: ''You need to let me enjoy this.'' She says. I hear his footsteps towards her. He grabs her hands and kneels down before her. I can hear him moving. ''So you still love me?'' Arvid says. He's manipulating her. Ines have said, that he's good at that. With 2211 years behind him, he's learned a thing or two.  ''I will always protect you, child.'' Arvid says. I hear him kiss her. It hurts me, because I know she doesn't want to kiss him. Her lips are for me. Ines takes a deep breath, even though there's no need for it. ''So,'' she says. ''What are we going to do about that first blood? Someone has taken it. The body.'' I listen carefully. This is something I need to hear about. ''What if he didn't kill her? She could've escaped through the window.'' Arvid says.  He sounds worried. ''No, she was too weak for that. I drank from her too.'' Ines says. She sounds secure.

''You know what'll happen if that girl is turned into a vampire, right?'' Arvid says. Ines gets up fast. ''Yes I do! Don't you think I've thought of it a thousand times already? But why would someone turn her into a vampire? We don't even know who took her!'' Ines says. She moves over to the door but stops. ''That girl, the first blood, will have a bond with André. A bond stronger than nothing you've ever felt towards anyone,'' Arvid says. I can hear Ines. She's still breathing. ''He'll start forgetting you. He'll forget everything. The bond will grow stronger, if that girl turns vampire.'' I hear Ines move over to Arvid. ''She will not become vampire!'' She yells.

I get up. Some guards are heading down the hallway. ''Relax, child,'' Arvid says. His voice is calm. Ines doesn't say anything. ''I shall see what I can do. We must find that girl.'' He says. I look at the guards. They too are vampires. I wonder how old they are... Weird thing, but I couldn't help but wonder. ''I'll go now.'' Ines says. ''Go hunting with your new child.'' Arvid say. They kiss again. Suddenly the door opens and Ines comes out. I still feel her anger. I move over to her and take her hands. ''Come on.'' She says. 

***

The moon is glowing. It lights up Moonlight City. A few people are out in the open. A big mistake. Ines and I wait in the shadows. The trees hide us as we notice a horse carriage on the road. Ines looks at me. My throat feels dry again. That look she gives me is a sign. Go for it, it says. She smiles. This is my first hunt. I don't really know if I dare. Can I really do this? Kill people. ''I don't know if...'' I say, but Ines stops me. ''André, you can do this. Remember this: They are nothing. Nothing but blood bags for you,'' she says. I look at the horse carriage. It's close now. I hesitate. ''Do it.'' She adds. The thing about humans being blood bags... I remember that as I move over to the horse carriage. I hear hearts beating. There are three humans in the carriage. I look back at Ines. Her eyes are cold without emotion. This is something I must do. It’s part of who I am now. I suddenly move over in front of the horse and decide on what to do next. It takes about 2 seconds to decide. I grab the horse by the neck and snap it. It gives a loud sound and I hear the humans talk. Suddenly the door to the carriage opens.

 A man gets out and looks at me. My fangs appear. ‘’What are you doing?’’ he asks me gently. Then he sees the horse. It falls to the ground. The man’s eyes are wide and his face is angry. ‘’What have you done?!’’ He yells. I stare at him with my dark eyes. They have probably changed to red. The anger in me grows. The man runs towards me, but I’m fast. I grab his neck and lift him up. I stare him in the eyes. I suddenly feel nothing. No emotion. How can I do this, I think. ‘’P-put me-ee down!’’ He yells. I pull him closer and rip his throat open. The blood comes out like a fountain. I drink from him. Suddenly a woman exits the carriage with a little girl. I drop the man. He's dead. ‘’Oh no!’’ The woman shouts. The little girl begins to cry. I feel wide awake, but suddenly my emotions are back. What have I done?