2 Trapped in the dark

Marcus and Greta were very good to Maddy teaching her the ways of Vampire. She was finding it difficult to adjust, sleeping all day and up all night was odd enough but not eating…god she missed hot dogs. They taught her how to turn into a bat and shift into mist. She knew they couldn't read her and that it made them nervous, it was not normal for a Vampire not to be able to read a mind and hers was locked to them. The only one she couldn't read was Vladislav which was maybe a blessing; his thoughts would be filled of his dislike of her. When she did see him he glared at her and any conversation consisted of barks.

Vlad avoided her as much as possible, the bar needed seeing to and as Overseer of this state he had the other Vampires to deal with. Snake canyon a small town in the shadow of a small but growing city in Arizona, the land was dry and barren and in the day could get hotter than ninety degrees. He hated the place, why he had agreed to take the post and live here was a mystery, no, he knew why…..Hazel. They had been together for decades then out of the blue she told him it was over, she wanted something else, commitment and he wasn’t prepared to give it. Klaus was more than willing; her last words were like a dagger through his heart “ I'm going to marry Klaus” Now he had this snot nosed clumsy kid that looked a mess and was a fledgling.

Marcus hovered round Maddy like a devoted puppy, Greta could feel his fascination with her, his thoughts were filled on the kid. Maddy was oblivious to his feelings as she had long ago learnt to block out other people’s thoughts and considered him a friend and guide, she felt nothing else for him. Greta had tried to warn him, tell Marcus to think but as always he was impetuous.

Maddy rattled round the house, picking up books and flicking the pages only to put them down again, the noise and music coming from the bar had her itching to go look. Finally her curiosity got the better of her and closing the door behind her she made her way down the path.

Slipping in the back door, she stood in an office, Vlad’s office. The room was dark and dingy but the furniture comfortable. In one corner stood his desk complete with the latest laptop and near the door stood a large but old filing cabinet, hearing laughter coming from the other side of a second door she opened it an inch and peered into the room. Greta stood behind the bar serving a customer, Marcus and Vlad were nowhere in sight. Pulling the door wide she stepped into the smoky room and went to Greta “What are you doing here?” Greta asked in surprise. “ I'm bored, I thought I could help” Greta snorted “Sorry kid but your too young to work behind the bar” Seeing the sadness in her face she quickly added “But you can go round the tables and pick up the empties”

Maddy smiled and went to work, quietly cleaning the tables and sweeping the floor. She was so immersed in her work she never saw Marcus and Vlad come in. Marcus spotted her and gulped hard “Vlad can I have a word with you” but it was too late the fierce look on his face told him she had been spotted. 

Maddy turned with a gasp as she felt a strong hand pull her aside. “What the hell are you doing here?” Vlad growled with barely contained anger. “I…I got bored……I thought I could help” Pulling her into the office Vlad gave her a piece of his mind “Do you know the trouble I could get into having a minor working here”

Maddy was shaking, as much as she feared Vladislav she was getting pissed off with his attitude towards her. “You’re not the boss of me; I can do whatever the hell I want and besides nobody here knows me” Vlad pulled her roughly towards him giving her a shake “You bloody fool, How many people do you know that look like you, that awful hair and dreadful clothes the makeup and piercings it would only take one to recognise you and the whole police force would be down on us” Pushing her aside he headed for the door “Go back to the house, I don’t want to see you for the rest of the night”

Maddy’s face burned with anger and humiliation, go back to the house…fuck that. Going out the back door she slammed it hard behind her…..

Judy McCullough, rich bitch and all-round miss popular.  Best friend of Candice she was one of the elite, the girls in school that thought they had the right to make her life a living hell, well it was her turn tonight. She felt her body tingle not just with revenge but hunger, the need for blood now overpowered her to the point of almost frenzy. She hid behind the climbing frame and watched as Judy made her way home, she could smell the fear in her the worry of being alone in the dark but it was ok, she was here, she would make the fear go away. “Hey Judy”

“Maddy where have you been, every ones been worried sick” Judy literally over flowed with sympathy. Maddy smiled “Around” Judy wasn’t listening “Well you certainly had me worried; I mean that stunt Candice pulled was way out of order, I for one was not part of it, are you coming back to school…..” Maddy listened to her ramblings but knew what she was really thinking “I wanted to thank you for that night” Judy stopped “Thank me, what for?” Maddy moved closer, her eyes darkened her fangs shone through her smile. “Oh my god, Maddy you’re…..”

Grabbing Judy she held her in a vice like grip “Do you know what you did to me, no of course not well let me enlighten you….that night I ran unfortunately I was not alone. I was stabbed Judy stabbed in the back by the killer who then tried to rape me but I was lucky, he ran off” Judy stared in horror as realisation set in “ I'm sorry Maddy really I am, It wasn’t me….” Maddy shook her roughly “I was lucky, the killer left me to die and I did” Maddy laughed with malice. “Please Maddy I won’t tell, let me go and I won’t say a word” Maddy gave a small but wicked laugh “No you want say anything……”

Judy’s scream was silenced as Maddy sank her fangs into her throat severing her vocal chords. The blood spurted from the wound and into Maddy’s mouth causing her hunger to intensify. Twisting Judy’s neck she plunged her fangs into the artery, she couldn't believe the feelings washing over her, the lust for blood seemed to kick start all sorts of emotions and power, she felt invincible as if she could kill the entire world. She could feel Judy going her body limp “You’re not laughing now” she mumbled as she drew the last of the blood from her body. Letting the girl fall to the ground she stepped over the body walked away.

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