Bloody Rose

Roman

"Ms.Robinson, may I be excused to the bathroom?" Roman asked. The elderly woman nodded allowing him to leave. Roman walked down the hall to the bathroom. He used it and went to the sink to wash his hands once he reached for a towel to dry his hands he looked in the mirror and nearly jumped at the sight.

"We meet again," Vasile smirked at his fear. He swung and knocked Roman unconscious.

Roman woke up in a cold dark basement. His hands were tied behind his back and his legs were tied together. He struggled to sit up. He scanned the room for anything that could help him in this situation.

There was a woman who was not tied up. She had red curly hair and she wore jeans and a simple black hoodie. "Hey lady." Roman called.

"Don't bother, Julia is dead." Vasile swung open the door. He stared down at Roman. "Which is why I'm going to kill you. But that isn't my only reason." He walked over to Julia and caressed her face. "She loved me, I vowed to protect her and I failed." There was some emotion in his voice. He turned to look at Roman. "I was in love with Ashton."

Roman swallowed in anger and frustration. "Right before she left Florence. But she left me." He moved fast and grabbed Roman by his neck. "I want her to know how it feels to lose someone. How would she feel if I killed you right now?" He threw Roman to the ground. He growled in pain rolling over.

"She'll find me. She is not stupid." Roman clenched his teeth together in anger. Vasile howled with laughter.

"I'll kill Mia, everyone around her will die." He left the room, leaving Roman to stare at Julia. Roman noticed how she sort of reminded him of Ashton.

He was going to die without having a first date with her. Sighing, he shut his eyes tight and forced himself to sleep.

Roman woke up in his bed. He sat up in confusion, was he home? Did Ashton save him?

He stood up and jogged downstairs. There were sounds of knives against each other coming from the kitchen. Once he entered, he stopped at the sight. A tall figure leaned against the counter holding two knives. He looked up at Roman with a grin. "You're finally woke." He had an accent that matched Ashton and Vasile's.

"Who are you, what's going on?"

"The infamous Michelangelo. But please, call me Michel." He grinned. "Have a seat, we're going to have a talk." He pointed to the open chair.

"Where is Ashton?"

"Don't bother with that, you're still in the basement with dead Julia." Michel pointed to the chair again. "Have a seat and shut up." He ordered. Roman sat down and looked up at him.

"Now, you're probably wondering why is everyone trying to prevent me from coming back to life." He manifested a chair and sat in it. "I am the worst version of Ashton. I have no humanity at all. I don't care about anyone but myself. And being the most powerful vampire alive, I'm indestructible. I am the devil himself."

"I don't care about your past life. Why am I the key to your resurrection?"

Michel laughed sitting back in his seat. "So many reasons. You fell in love with my girl." Michel joked.

"I'm not playing."

"I'm your ancestor Roman." He smiled.

"Get up now." Vasile's hand struck Roman's face.

His eyes popped open.

"It's time for some torturing." He threw him against the wall. Vasile stepped on his leg, cracking the bone. "The look on Ashton's face will be priceless when she see's your dead body." He hit his head with a blow, knocking him back unconscious.

"Welcome back son. Have you deciphered the news?" Michel had an evil smirk on his face.

"Am I going to die?"

"I'm not a fortune teller son. But if you do die, I don't come back. So I really need lovely Ashton to save you." Michel's voice had a bit of agitation. "Clearly Vasile is not thinking straight, I'll kill him." Michel rolled his eyes relaxing in his chair. "Since I'm bored, we have time to discuss how it will happen, then I will compel you to forget it all."

"No don't." Roman said holding his head.

"A witch will bring you to my crypt and your blood will be restored in me. Only I'll still be human. There is some magic spell that will bring me back."

"My head hurts."

"Now would probably be a good time to tell you, Ashton is mine."

"That's apparently what Vasile thinks too."

"He's a non-factor. In this competition it's only me and you. Who will she choose? The strongest vampire known to mankind or the good looking human who got his genes from the vampire?" Michel laughed.

"Shouldn't you be trying to lure Ashton here to save me? You need me alive."

"She's looking, trust me she's looking. I can't really appear in her dreams. She barely knows who I am. She's confused on how she should feel about me." There was a bit of affection in his eyes. "Roman, before I go one last time I want you to give a message to your friends and Ashton's family for me."

The smile on his face was creepy and conniving. "I will kill everyone in that bloody town. Humans, witches, vampires, and babies. I won't care either. Once I return, I will take this town as mine and I will shed blood to prove my point. Everyone's life is about to end."