Welcome To Fright Night

Chapter 5

"Okay so Natsu was right about seeing a vampire?" Lucy said when her friends explained it to her. "But that doesn't make any sense."

"Lucy one of them was in this room ten minutes ago trying to tear out Juvia's throat." Natsu said. "And how you slept through all that is a mystery to me."

"How are you feeling Juvia?" Gray asked her.

"I can't...I just can't stop shaking." The rain woman told the ice mage she loved. "What did that monster want with me?"

"I don't know but if that thing ever comes near you again I'll tear his throat out myself." Gray assured her.

"Oh Gray." She sighed with a smile that made Gray blush. He quickly changed the subject before Natsu noticed.

"Alright so we've established that vampires exist, what do we do now?"

"I say we track em down and burn em to the ground." Natsu suggested with great enthusiasm.

"Do you know if that'll actually work?"

"Yeah... Probably."

"Do you even know if fire will kill a vampire?"

"Well no but come on what living thing is immune to fire?"

"Hey genius vampires aren't living things, they're the undead."

The group was then startled by the sudden appearance of Jack Proctor.

"Whoa! Where did you come from?" Natsu asked.

"Downstairs. The inn keeper let me up."

"What are you doing here?"

"I was on my way home when I saw a giant bat come flying out the window. Being a vampire hunter it's only natural that I investigate."

"Natsu who is this guy?" Gray asked.

"Everyone I'd like you all to meet Jack Proctor."

"Vampire hunter in training." He added. "And I already know you all, I read sorcerer weekly. You all are Natsu Dragneel dragon slayer, Gray Fullbuster ice mage, Juvia Lockser rain woman, and Lucy Heartfilia celestial wizard. It's really nice to meet you all. Now then judging by the fact that you all were attacked by a giant bat is it safe for me to assume that you all believe in vampires now?"

"Lucy made need so more convincing but the rest of us believe." Natsu said. "And we want to stop them."

"Then you're going to need my help, mine and my mentor's but he may not be so willing to help at first."

It was dawn when they finally left the inn and hailed a cab to where Jack left. During the trip they talked to each other and learned more about Jack.

"So how do you know so much about vampires anyway?" Gray asked.

"My grandparents went up against one fifty years ago. You may have heard of them, they're apart of Nightshade's greatest story. I'm the grandson of James Proctor and Emmaline Carew."

"I thought your last name was familiar." Lucy pointed out. "But wait a minute that's just a legend."

"That's what the town wants you to think. My grandparents and their friends managed to kill the vampire Thanatos but the townspeople were scared that there were more vampires living in Nightshade so a lot of them started leaving. Over time the new mayor started telling everyone that it was just a story and nothing else to keep the town from being deserted."

"So he knows that it's been vampires causing these disappearances?" Juvia asked.

"Not exactly, the evidence is so obvious but he's living in denile."