The Blood of the Night (CAMREN)

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She was running, as fast as she could, in the streets of the city. Her brown hair was falling down her back and shoulders, but some were caught in tight braids so that it wasn't disturbing her line of sight. She was wearing black clothes that wouldn't be spotted too easily in the darkness of the night, making her look like a shadow making its way through the streets. She was running fast, but the creature before her was faster, using its supernatural speed to try and escape. Apparently, it was a werewolf this time. Dark hairs were starting to grow on its skin, showing that it was going to shift soon. Camila quickly took her gun out and shoot its legs, making it fall to the ground. She ran at its side and smiled proudly at the human looking beast at her feet.

"I got you, brainless animal", she whispered more for herself than the whimpering creature. The boy growled, shaking nervously, his eyes full of fear as she took out her dagger.

She watched his eyes closely as she plunged the lame in the werewolf's heart, waiting until they were nothing left in the beast's dark gaze. A sense of satisfaction spread through her body at having eliminated the threat, and she took her phone out to call her mom.

"I got the black one who's been running around for a few weeks. Dead."

"Okay, good, I'll make the report to the others."

"Do you know what my next mission is?"

"No, I don't, but Allyson does." There was some shuffling, before her mother talked again. "I'll give her the phone, wait a second."

Camila waited, walking back to her car, her phone still on her ear.

"Hey Mila. It's Ally here. I don't have much time right now, so I'll go straight to the point. A bunch of vampires arrived in New York City last night. According to our colleagues, it's a pack. You need to kill the leader, but apparently she's out of reach and the others couldn't get to her. You're the best hunter of the USA, though. If anyone has a chance at doing it, it's you."

"Okay, tell me more."

"You're gonna have to be extra careful on this one. I've been told she's the fastest vampire we have encountered in years, and I'd be willing to believe her strenght matches her speed. Look out for a woman a bit taller than you. Dark brown hair, green eyes, and from what I've been told very beautiful."

"Okay, I'm in. Who's coming with me?"

"Dinah, me, Shawn, Daniel, James, Michael, Tristan and Austin."

"Ouch. Austin? Really?"

"Sorry princess, Klender makes the decisions, not me. See you later, we're leaving tonight. Be ready."

The group was getting in the car, ready to leave. Shawn and Ally were putting the bags in the mini-bus, as Camila and Dinah were talking, leaving James, Daniel, and Austin to stay next to each other in an awkward silence. The tension was palpable. Vampires were the most dangerous thing they could ever dream of hunting.

Finally, the last bag was in and they entered the car themselves, Shawn driving and Camila sitting next to him.

Austin had cheated on Dinah with Camila years ago, and neither of the girls knew about the other. When they realised what was going on, they both broke up with him and eventually became good friends. That did set up things to be awkward, especially for them all to be stuck in a car together.

The car was silent except for the quiet beeping of the video games Michael and Tristan were playing in the back of the bus. Camila was thinking about a plan to get to the leader, but couldn't quite find one. Shawn seemed to sense it, because he proposed:

"Maybe we could just distract the others as you go for the leader directly. We have enough weapons for that plan to work."

Camila looked at him thoughtfully. That was a plan that sounded too easy, almost childlish, but they didn't have a lot of time before the vampires started killing for blood and they didn't have any better ideas.