Part-11 A price for you alone

Tony sat in the chair of his office and slowly looked round, well this looked like fun. The town was small and scattered around a hundred square miles, most of which was farms, the main street consisted of two rows of shops, a few bars and not much else. His office was a decent size except everything was crammed into it, desk filing cabinet and cells all squeezed into a thirty by thirty room and at the far end was a door that led to his quarters.

Closing his eyes he let out a deep breath, the incident hadn't got him fired or even busted down but they thought a break, somewhere new would help him, let him relax.

Bullshit, he was trouble, a liability and they wanted him out the way. Oh he would have been out on the street if it wasn’t for his unique ability; Cops that Vampires couldn't read were few and far between. He was a good Cop but hot headed and that had landed him in trouble several times, his chief always looked the other way till now.

Damn he was tired or maybe just getting old. Maybe the transfer was making him melancholy. Fuck maybe he was just pissed at the whole damn world.

Outside he headed for the squad car, again basic and there’d be no denying who he was. Feeling eyes on him he turned to find a young girl watching him “Alright kid?” she nodded “You live there?” he pointed to the cabin and again she nodded. “What’s ya name?” she took a step forward “Madison but everyone calls me Maddy” Turning he made his way back to the house, the girl followed as he entered the house then stopped. “Well come in then, don’t just stand there letting the clean air in” Closing the door he turned to look at her in the light, his throat tightened “You’re a Vampire”

Something resembling pain passed her eyes and she seemed to wince at the name, poor kid she couldn’t be any older than sixteen “Well Maddy my names Tony Biagio, I’m the new law in town, for now” Maddy looked round then back at him “You came from New York” Tony nodded then turned to switch on the computer. “You shot two people” He whirled round “How do you know that” turning she walked to the cells and studied them “You were right, it was the only way” Tony stared at the kid; she was reading his mind, fuck? “You don’t like us, I mean Vampires” Tony laughed dryly “I don’t like most people” Maddy turned and smiled. Hearing a knock at the door he answered it, a big Vampire with cold eyes and blonde hair stood looking into the room.

“I take it your looking for her” he opened the door wide. Seeing Maddy Vlad nodded “It’s time to go” Without a word Maddy went to the large man’s side. “You shouldn't go wondering off without telling us” Tony noticed the affection in the Vampires voice, his hand holding hers tight, Jesus he was a bit old but then what did he care, they were Vamps maybe she was older than him after all once turned you were frozen in that state, not that it was any of his business. He watched as the two headed up the small hill to the cabin.

Just how had she read his mind?

Relief showing on her face Ania fused over Maddy “You gave us quite a scare” Vlad knelt in front of her “What were you doing there?” Maddy shrugged “Talking” Vlad turned to Brogan “What do you know of him” Lighting a cigarette he had to admit not much “New sheriff of the town, was or shall I say is a member of V.A..M.P.S. but sent here” Vlad sat, he had tried to read the Cops mind but found it impossible, he had heard of some humans with that ability …… “He got into trouble and was sent here” Brogan turned to Maddy “Is that what he told you?” Maddy shook her head “I read it”

The place sucked, the job sucked in fact everything fucking sucked. Tony had spent the last three days sorting bar brawls, traffic violations and the odd stray cow. Now at his desk he sipped his coffee and lit a smoke, he was just going to love it here….not. His mind wandered to the kid, he hadn’t seen her since his first night and maybe it was just as well, he wasn’t particularly fond of them and preferred to keep her kind at a distance. He wouldn’t mind knowing how she read his mind though. Stubbing the cigarette in the ashtray he locked up and hit the sack.

Brogan spent the day making calls and on the computer, finally he got a break. The Cops Police record popped onto the screen. Tony Biagio, thirty six, Italian descent, Parents own a restaurant; he had joined the force straight out of collage and worked his way up. Never one to work within the law he had run into trouble on several occasions but due to his ‘ability’ it had always been swept under the carpet till now. Shooting a Vampire and human he had killed both and was now reassigned till things cooled down. Brogan printed it off then went to the kitchen to make lunch.

Maddy slept but her mind raced, her parents the killer that took her life and the one who turned her swam in and out of view, their faces distorted, blurred. Over and over they taunted her, called her freak, a monster that should have died. The last of the sun’s rays had just disappeared over the mountains when Maddy emerged. Seeing the light on in the station she headed down the path.


On the porch Vlad watched as Maddy made her way down to the police station. He hated her being there, hated the amount of time she spent with that cop. If Biagio ever hurt her then he’d find himself in his worst nightmare.

Opening the door she found Tony typing out reports, he looked up “Hey kid” surprised to see her and so early. Maddy smiled and finding a chair sat. “It’ll kill you” Lifting his head from the computer he asked “What will?” She pointed to the cigarette burning in the ashtray and made a face. Tony laughed “Hell, I smoke too much, drink too much and eat all the wrong foods, Christ only knows which will kill me first” Turning she looked at the posters on the wall. “You’re not your normal Vampire?” he commented, Maddy flushed red but said nothing.


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