The Vampire Extraordinaire Book 1

15. My Ability

I angrily took my victims blood and dropped the useless body. "You pissed?" Allan laughed behind me.

I looked at him over my shoulder, "Don't push me tonight, Allan," I warned.

"Hmm, you ARE pissed," he said to himself.

"Shut up," I stepped over the body and walked down the alley.

"Something happen to you?" Dad asked, walking with me as Allan disposed of the body.

"I guess you could say that," I nodded and looked around for Allan.

"He's gone," Dad waved a hand and turned to me.

"Anna came to my room last night," I whispered.

"What did she want?" he frowned and my eyes widened. He looked at me for a second, then smiled, "Oh," he laughed.

"It's not funny," I said quickly.

"Were you with her?" he frowned and I shook my head. He shrugged, "It was probably another test."

"What?" I asked angrily.

"A test," he shrugged, "to see if you could control the most basic of instincts."

"Something I don't plan on doing tonight," I turned from him.

"Where are you going?" he called after me.

"I know a girl," I waved my hand as I left the alley.

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I stepped into the loud club and looked around. I knew what I wanted. My eyes fell on her. ELAINE. Her head turned in my direction and her eyes locked with mine. She stood up and made her way through the crowd.

"Well hello Handsome!" she laughed and looked me up and down, "You been workin' out?"

"Something like that," I smiled, then I pulled her close, "Let's leave here."

"Great", she nodded took my hand and turned towards the door.

A big man stood infront of me, "Where do you think you're going?" he sneered in my face, bumping his body into mine.

Elaine lost her grip on my hand and stepped around him. "No Bobby!" she pleaded and tried to get between us.

"I tangled with you before," he told me as he pulled Elaine behind him.

"Bobby," she struggled, but he easily kept her from me.

"I remember you almost lost a finger," I smiled.

He gritted his teeth, "Why..." he swung back his fist.

A bouncer caught his arm, "Not here guys," he shook his head, "Take it outside." He looked at me, "Outside!" he shot his thumb over his shoulder.

"Outside!" Bobby shoved my chest and walked away.

I nodded at the bouncer and walked away. "You can't let them..." Elaine started.

"Let them kill each other? I don't care. As long as it ain't in my club," the bouncer told her.

I followed him to the alley and ducked his first blow, side stepping effortlessly. He swung wildly again and again. I stepped out of reach each time. I smiled at him and hit him in the jaw.

"Come on, Bobby!" one of his friends yelled from behind us and I circled around Bobby. A small crowd of about ten people had followed us from the club and were now cheering at us. Women moaned when I hit Bobby again and men laughed.

"Bobby!" Elaine called out and I looked over at her. Bobby hit me hard in the stomach and brought his fist up to my jaw, sending me stumbling back two steps. "Bobby!" she cried.

"Come on, Pretty Boy," he jeered at me, blood running down his chin.

I caught the smell of his blood and the scent of something else on him. Fear? I smiled and hit him again. I took him by the shirt front and tossed him over my head. When his body landed hard on the pavement, the crowd moaned.

"That's my brother!" a man yelled and ran up to me, swinging.

I caught the man's fist in my hand and twisted it before I tossed him over my head too. "Son of a..." Bobby said before he tackled me to the pavement.

"Bobby no!" I heard Elaine yell as Bobby hit me again and again.

I shoved Bobby off and rolled up to my feet as his brother stepped up and hit my jaw. I returned the blow and kicked a third man in the chest. I turned and hit Bobby again, his brother and the third man. My anger was unbridled as I hurled one of them through the air, kicked another one and broke the jaw of the third man. I turned to hit another man, but nobody was there. I panted, looking at the crumpled bodies around me. I panted at the quiet crowd and waited for someone else to get brave. The crowd seemed uneasy and when I walked up, they seemed to back away.

"Elaine," I nodded once at her, walked by and pardoned myself to the couple that clung to each other.

"Wait!" someone grabbed my arm and I pulled back my fist. "It's just me!" Elaine said quickly, pinching her eyes closed and holding up her hands.

"Elaine," I sighed and relaxed, "You shouldn't grab a man like that."

"Sorry," she smiled and opened one eye, "Are you alright?"

"Fine," I nodded.

She smiled at me sweetly and put her arms around my neck, "Still want to take me home?"

"I'll drive," I smiled and she wordlessly gave me her keys.