Welcome To Fright Night

Chapter 21

When Sam and Jack realized that Natsu and Juvia hadn't of come back in a while so they went to search for them. They heard that there had been a disturbance at the pub so they went to investigate where they found an unconscious Natsu lying on the floor.

"Hey kid wake up." Sam shaking Natsu while noticing the marks on his neck. They weren't from a vampire's bite but from a vampire's intense grip.

"Huh? Wha...What happened?" Natsu asked coming to.

"You tell us." Sam said. "How did you get your lights punched out? And what happened to your friend?"

"Now I remember! It was Gray! He attacked us! He choked me, knocked me out, and took Juvia!"

"Why didn't you stake him or something?"

"Because that would have killed him and you said that there was still a chance we could change him back! I didn't want him to die if he could still be saved!"

"Well when you have to choose between protecting a friend who has been turned and a friend who is still human, the logical thing would be to save the human friend."

"It's not that simple with us! We don't choose which friends we save! We save them all!"

Sam thought for a moment.

"Was she still wearing her necklace when he took her?"

"Yeah."

"Then they shouldn't be able turn her. At least not for awhile."

"What does that mean?"

"It means that as long as she keeps that crucifix around her neck then they won't be able to reach her neck."

"Oh thank God."

"But what do we do now?" Happy asked.

"Well Sam and I think that we know where Thanatos and the others are." Jack said.

"No you can't think!" Natsu said. "You have to know where they are! You can't- Sniff! Sniff!"

Natsu caught the scent of rain. Following the scent, it led him to a trail of water which smelled like fresh rain and there hasn't been a cloud in the sky all night which could only mean one thing.

"Juvia's left a trail for us to follow." Natsu said.

"Are you certain?" Sam asked.

"Positive. If I can smell fresh rain but there are no clouds then that means she's either nearby or has  been here. If we follow this water trail she left it should lead us exactly to where Gray has taken her."

"Clever girl."

"Well let's get going before the trail evaporates."

"Aye sir." Happy said.

Meanwhile poor Juvia had made that trail by squeezing out water from her own body and it had made her very weak. Her weakening only became worse when Gray brought her to Thanatos's lair. The room she was placed in was so hot and steamy, it was hard to breathe.

"Exhausted my dear?" Thanatos asked with a sickening grin.

"Don't...Come anywhere near me." She panted. "You...You monster!"

"Now why do you harbor so much hatred toward me?"

"You turned my dear friend and my true love into monsters like you!"

"Actually fair one, it was my sister who turned your little boyfriend."

"And he tried so hard to resist me." Sloane said. "But no man is immune to my charms."