Enuui

Chapter 5



Squall growled to himself as Rinoa patted his head like a dog. She was taking him out to hunt in her preferred hunting grounds but she was keeping him on a short leash; literally the thin chain went from a collar around his neck to the bracelet she wore on her left wrist. she kept pulling him to her and kissing him or touching him making him more uncomfortable and irritable. she was a beautiful woman long dark brown hair and fathomless brown eyes. her skin was pale and flawless. the blue jean skirt and black halter top she wore just made her look desirable. he had gone a week without feeding and was nearly wild with hunger as she had warned him.

"My poor pet." She crooned, as they stopped at the entrance to an alley where they could see the people moving along the street. "this why you should have listened to me. With out feeding you are no more than a wild animal."

"Leave me alone." He growled.

"No it's time to feed, look at all of these poor cattle just waiting for us to cull the herd." She motioned at the thin crowd, this area of the city was normally quiet at night with only a few people about, it was perfect for a quick bite.



Squall could hear the hearts beating in everyone passing on the street. Their blood smelled sweet and he hungered for the taste of it. She slipped the leash form her wrist and watched him go after a young woman. The girl's scream was cut shot by his teeth ripping out her throat violently. He lapped at it like an animal, blood staining his face and hands. The few other people on the street ran screaming and Rinoa simply smiled.



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The night had been quiet aside from Irvine's chasing trucks. He Fujin and Raijin had seen neither hide nor hair of any vampires. He scowled and messed with his gun in the holster. He hated quiet nights, they gave him time to think and he didn't want to think not about anything that had to do with these monsters. Scratching at the only visible scar on his body, a line across his nose. He never told a soul what had happened to cause it the only one who knew was Squall who had a matching one , everyone just assumed they had been in a fight and did it to one another they never said otherwise.

A scream broke him out of his musings and he looked around. People were running form another street a few street people whores and homeless mostly a few who were obviously clients of the girls. The three of them went the way they were running and saw an odd sight. A figure was crouching over a bloody body of a woman feeding messily. Off to the side a brunette woman in a blue jean skirt and black tank top was watching a dead body lay on the ground at her feet. She was watching the feeding with a smirk on her lips.

"Seifer?" Fujin muttered.

"I know Fu." he pulled out the gun and cocked it, the sound got the attention of the woman.

"Ah the mighty hunters. Her to teach me a lesson or simply kill another innocent child?"

"none of you are innocent bitch."

"I suppose not, but neither are you." she cocked her head to the side and smiled. "How do you like my new pet though he still needs some taming but he is house trained."

Seifer looked at the figure crouched over the dead body and his scowl deepened. The man in question wore torn black leather pants and the remains of a white t-shirt. His hair was scraggly but a dark brown and his stormy eyes were flecked with red flecks. He wore a simple silver chain on his neck which was now stained crimson depicting a lion head on a pointed cross. Blood stained his front as well.



"Squall?" he stared.

"He was, of course he didn't feed until now so he is a little insane now."

"And what's your excuse?"

"immortally. It gets boring after a few centuries."

"Save it, you're going down."

"Oh I see the terrible hunter, protect me my pet."

Squall stood slowly blood still dripping from his fangs and hands and sprung at Seifer. Seifer dodged and spun on Rinoa his gun out. He took a shot and she dodged i. Squall turned to jump again and Fujin caught his arm. He turned on her and she flipped him over her shoulder. Raijin sat on his back holding him down.

"looks like you're alone now."

"I would not be so sure to think that human." she smiled and dodged as he shot at her.





Squall managed to knock Raijin over and threw Fujin into the nearest wall dazing her for a moment. As she was dazed he jumped Raijin ripping at his arms as the man blocked his throat with them. He didn't want to hurt Squall even if he was a vampire. Fujin stabbed Squall in the back he tried to turn on her but she refused to move. Holding him down with much better skill than Raijin had. She looked at her friend he wasn't moving.



Seifer had managed to get in a few shots on Rinoa and she was moving a little slower. This human was good and his eyes were odd as they fought able to follow her lot better then they should have in the dark street. He was not a dhampir like the woman who at the moment had her pet down. She smirked at him and moved into the deeper darkness of the nearby alley ther was a sound of sirens and they all looked up.

"It looks like this little game is over hunter unless you want the stupid mortals to know about it I'll leave him to you he'll kill you all anyway." She faded away.

"Damn, let';'s go." He grabbed Raijin and the two fled the street, only moments before the police and ambulances arrived.





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Jeckt was startled by the people at his door, Seifer carrying an unconscious Raijin on his back and Fujin carrying a struggling Squall whom they had tied up with Seifer's coat. The brunette was struggling and the fact he was no longer human was obvious especially the flaking dried blood covering his front.

"Seifer." Rikku jumped off the coffee table and ran over ot them.

"Get the first aid kit Rikku we need to check Rai's injuries. Jeckt got anyplace we can lock Squall up until we can fix him?"

"the basement, here I'll show you the fist aid kit's in the bathroom Rikku."

"Right." the blonde vanished into the bathroom as Fujin followed Jeckt and Seifer put Raijin on the couch and began to check him over. There was a bump on his head with a small amount of blood and his arms were scratched up but he didn't seem to be in too bad of shape. Seifer tried to wake him up knowing that if there was a concussion he should not stay asleep.

"Seif?"

"You idiot, you should have known better then to take on a vampire by yourself."

"But it's Squall."

"he was still a monster he's one of them now."

"Yes sir."

"you know if he's one of them why did you bring him back?" Rikku asked coming back with the first aid kit.

"To find out where they're based if any of Squall is left he'll tall us."

"I see." she smiled knowingly and went back to the computer leaving Seifer to fix Rai's wounds. She put back on her ear piece and dialed Irvine's number."Irvine we have a problem Raijin's down and Seifer brought back a new toy; you might want to come back in."

"I see fine I've lost the truck anyway I'll be there shortly. Call in Paine too."

"Right boss."





Fujin followed Jeckt to the basement, the front area at the stairs had boxes and a washer and dryer. In the back ther was a small room made of concrete with a steel door. Jeckt pulled out the key and unlocked it. He held the door while Fujin put Squall inside.

"His wound looks shallow he should be fine."

"He is not hurt that badly." she agreed and they left locking the door behind them.





Irvine returned to the house along with Paine, he looked around the small group gathered in the living room.

"Aren't we missing Zell?"

"He didn't answer his cell I figured he was on his way back but I don't know now."

"Probably chickened out." Seifer grumbled.

"Or found his brother and his brother got him." Jeckt muttered.

"thanks guys now we have less hunters our group is down to just the seven of us if we get killed the vamps could over run the humans in no time."

"what happened to everyone?"

"Died or were turned." Riajin frowned.

"Damn how did that happen?"

"there's a very powerful clan that has it in for hunters I'd swear they were hunter hunters or something." Rikku told him.

"They started out with the solo hunters picking them off and then after whole units a squad i was in was massacred two years go by a clan."

"Damn."

"and now there's only us."

"Then we'd better find them and fast."

"working on it I think I have a location." Rikku told them.

"We also have a vampire."

"We do?"

"Yeah downstairs we found Squall."

"Squall? Squall's dead."

"Nope they turned him the poor bastard went nuts. "

"I want to see him."



Irvine and Seifer went to the basement, in the room Squall was up ands pacing his eyes looked closer to normal and he looked up when they opened the door.

"Squall?"

"Stay away."

"No. We need your help you've been at the place the clan is living can you lead us there to end this."

"It will never end ther are more of them...us than you."

"don't you dare say that Leonheart you're one of us not one of them no matter what." Seifer growled at him.

"I'm not like you."

"Too bad cause you'll either suck it up and help us or stay here for the rest of your life." Seifer told him walking over and grabbing him by the collar of his coat. Glaring at him, he shook Squall a few times for good measure.

"Should I leave the two of you alone?" Irvine asked still standing by the door his shotgun in hand.

"For a few minutes yes." Seifer told him.

Irvine left the room locking it behind him and leaning on the door this would be a long night.





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Hyne wandered the hall of the clan's home deep in thought. On one hand he wanted to stay here he belonged with the clan now. But he also wanted to be with his brother. He loved Roxas though and didn't want to leave him he knew Roxas would never leave Sora on his own. He was deep on thought and missed his name being called by another fledgling.

"Earth to Hyne." A hand waved in front of his face and he looked up into yuffie's brown eyes.

"Oh sorry Yuffie i was thinking."

"Obviously." the Brunette smiled at him. "what's going on?"

"i'm confused."

"Really can you tell me about it or is it private?"

"It's more I'm lost . I want to stay with Roxas but my brother's in the city looking for me and he wants me to come home."

"Yeah having a family before you were turned does that I guess. "

"you didn't?"

"Nope i was an orphan I was living with this nice family but they weren't mine."

"Oh."

"So why are you torn? I mean we belong with our masters now, and with hunters in the city we might have to leave anyway."

"Leave?"

"Yeah Vincent told me that a few of the families normally leave when hunters come around so that they can't wipe out the entire clan."

"Really when and who's going?"

"Not sure yet. Though Vinny's probably going to be one of them and myself with him of course."

'Of course."

"Yeah, do you know ther are two mortals here?"

"Really?"

"Yeah Namine's sister Kairi and Braska's brat Yuna."

"Wow humans here." he frowned.

"Yeah I'd better go I just wanted to tell you that gotta go Vinny wants me to keep an eye on Braska in case he does something stupid."

"All right later." Hyne watched her go and frowned something was about to happen he could feel it. It made him shiver.





Roxas waited outside his brother's room, he'd been waiting nearly and hour wanting to talk to him but Sora was obviously busy he frowned when the door opened and Axel stepped out his trademark grin in place.

"Hey Roxas how's it going?"

"Annoying how is Sora?"

"Fine as ever you did tell me to keep an eye on him after all."

"Yes i did." the blond smirked. Axel had been his first for many reasons one had been the man's pyromaniac tendencies sadly. Another had been he wanted someone keeping an eye on his younger brother after his first run in with the hunters a century before. A pity Axel was as insane as his brother on some occasions.

"He's still punishing his new pet."

"Typical he'll break him before he gets much use out of him." Roxas shook his head as a scream was heard and he passed Axel to enter the suite. The bedroom door was open and candles flickered everywhere. He saw the bed and the ropes.

"Sora?"

"i'm busy Roxas." the younger youth said languidly.

He entered the bed rom and saw Riku chained to the bed out cold.

"Looks like you've broken him."

"No he's still got some fight in him." Sora slid off the bed and padded up to his brother still naked. He slipped his arms around Roxas' neck and kissed him. Roxas reciprocated for a moment then pushed him away.

"Sora we have to talk."

"About what?"

"What is going on ther is talk of leaving the house."

"When?"

"I don't know."

"And you want me to go with you brother."

"It would make me feel better Sora."

"I know it would Roxas you always take care of me. You're the only one who cares."

"It's my duty as your older brother besides I promised I'd take you to see the sea."

"You did." he smiled. "what about our toys?"

"We'll bring them but you might have to leave the girl."

"It doesn't matter she was only to torment Riku anyway."

"very well get ready when you're done tormenting your pet I have to find Hyne."

"all right." he smiled and pulled away from his brother wit ha smile he looked at Riku on the bed and went to find things to prepare to flee.





Axel smirked as Roxas left he headed for his own rooms after all if they were fleeing he should warn Demyx he'd want to come along with them.





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it was too quiet in the basement, ther had been no sound form the locked room for over an hour and Irvine had check non them once telling the others that they were both out cold.

'So what are we going to do?" rikku asked.

"Not sure darlin." Irvine played with his hat.

"We should deal with him like the others." Paine told him. "He seems to not be himself."

"but it's Squall."

"Only his body." Irvine sighed.

"We went through this once before Squall told us Seifer was still one of us and I say the same thing about Squall." Irvine told them.

"But Seifer wasn't turned."

"No but it's similar enough.."

"Your of course Irvy you're the boss."

"right."



Seifer was watching Squall carefully, he seemed almost back to his normal self.

"Squall?"

"I'm fine."

"Well you sound saner." he got up and walked over to the brunette.

Squall looked up his eyes once again in the proper stormy grey color. "Seifer?" he sounded confused and disorientated.



"Yes you think this team will leave behind their leader?" he smirked.

"They should have." he muttered looking away thoughts swirling in his mind.

"Don't you dare you bastard." Seifer growled at him grabbing his collar and pulling him up face to face with him. "You are one of us it doesn't matter what happens we are a team you said that yourself."

"this isn't the same I had no control of myself."

"You do now."

"Who knows if it might happen again, you should have killed me." he growled back the low light glinting off his short fangs. "i will not be responsible for the death of anymore of our people."

"then don't be show me where the house is and let's finish this."

"ther are over thirty people there mostly fledglings."

"Then we get rid of the masters first."

"Whatever."



Seifer forced the door open as quietly as he could and led Squall outside, it was a few hours till dawn and the others all seemed to be asleep or gone. they slipped out and headed for the house finding shelter as the sun rose.





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Namine was showing Kairi around the house, it was quiet and no one was wandering the halls Kairi was curious.

"Where is everyone?"

"Preparing, we might be leaving soon."

"Leaving?"

"Yes."

"Why?"

"the hunters. They are getting to close we have one as a guest." she sighed.

"But where are you going?"

"No clue Marluxia hasn't told me yet. come on it's nearly daylight we need to go to bed."

"All right."



they returned to Marluxia's rooms, the man was in his room and came out.

"Namine a word after you have gotten Kairi to her room."

"Yes Marluxia." she said with a worshipful smile and led Kairi to the other room.

"Nami?"

"Yes."

"Why do you listen to him?"

"He's my master he saved me from the hospital and he loves me."

"Are you sure?"

"Of course." she smiled and walked out locking the door behind her.