New mission
[Scarlet woke up in her bedroom.]
[She gets up and went straight to the bathroom. Her vision was a little blurry but she saw a strange person in the mirror above the sink.]
Scarlet Mendoza
(Who..is that?)
[As her eyes began to see more clearly, a black haired girl was what she saw in the mirror. Her hand went to touch the mirror and her eyes widen in realization.]
Scarlet Mendoza
AAAHHHHHHH!!!!!
[Her loud scream woke Natalie up and she immediately ran to Scarlet's room.]
Natalie Darson
I-Is everything alright?!
[Natalie squinted her eyes as she couldn't really see well without her glasses.]
Natalie Darson
Who...who are you?
Scarlet Mendoza
It's me! Scarlet!
Natalie Darson
Wait, hold on a sec...
[Natalie went back to her room to get her glasses on the nightstand. Her vision is quite blurry but she has gotten accustomed to the house to know where to go without her glasses. She went back to where Scarlet was who was still confused of how her hair turned black.]
Natalie Darson
Oh my goodness!
Natalie Darson
Y-your hair!
Scarlet Mendoza
I know! I don't know either, okay?
Scarlet Mendoza
I just woke up this morning and the first thing I saw was this!
Natalie Darson
A...Are you serious?
Natalie Darson
Y-your body...
Natalie Darson
[points] Look in the mirror...
[Scarlet looked back at the mirror. She notice some strange-looking scars all over her body.]
Scarlet Mendoza
What the...
[Scarlet's hand slowly raised to touch the scars.]
Scarlet Mendoza
(It doesn't hurt...)
Natalie Darson
Does it hurt?
Scarlet Mendoza
[mumbles]What is going on...
[Natalie just stared at the strange scars that were all over Scarlet's body. The longer she stared, it somehow felt familiar to her.]
Natalie Darson
(Have I seen this before...?)
[Natalie walked closer and grabbed Scarlet's arm. She examined the scars by gently touching it. The scars looked like markings that was as if it was carved into her skin.]
Scarlet Mendoza
Sh-should I see a doctor?
Natalie Darson
[mumbles] It looks like a spell...
Scarlet Mendoza
A spell...?
Scarlet Mendoza
What're you talking about?
Natalie Darson
[Clears throat]
Natalie Darson
Nothing....
Natalie Darson
I'll ask your mother on what to do.
Natalie Darson
(Who could've done this? ....And what was that dream I just had?)
Scarlet Mendoza
Shouldn't I go to the hospital?
Natalie Darson
No, we can't. Uhm...I'll just call your mother. For now....
Natalie Darson
[I can't tell Scarlet for now....]
Natalie Darson
I'll ask your teacher for a sick leave.
[Natalie went back to her room and picked up her phone.]
[Scarlet went in the shower to take a bath.]
[She kept on staring at the scars on her body and her hair that was now black, unable to understand how this happened.]
Scarlet Mendoza
(God....that's a lot of scars...)
Scarlet Mendoza
(I wonder when this'll go away.)
Scarlet Mendoza
(I just remembered...I had this strange dream last night. Why did it feel so real?)
[After Scarlet put on her clothes, she went dowstairs to the kitchen counter where Natalie was at. She saw Natalie talking on the phone as she prepared breakfast.]
Natalie Darson
Yes Ms. Gomez, Scarlet is not feeling well today...wait what?
Natalie Darson
It's Saturday? Right, now?
[Scarlet looked at her phone to see the date. Her eyes widen and almost choked on her food.]
Natalie Darson
[Notices Scarlet's face]
Natalie Darson
[whispers] Is it...?
Natalie Darson
...O-oh, Well Uhm...I'm really sorry for disturbing your morning....
Natalie Darson
....She was absent because she's REALLY sick....Yes, thank you. Have a good day, Ms. Gomez!
Natalie Darson
[ends call]
Natalie Darson
Man, first thing in the morning and a lot of weird sh*t is already happening.
Scarlet Mendoza
If it's already Saturday today, does that mean....
Natalie Darson
We've been sleeping for 5 days straight...?
Natalie Darson
How do you feel?
Scarlet Mendoza
Well, I actually feel fine. Except...I had this strange dream.
Natalie Darson
[eyes narrow]
Natalie Darson
I also had one...
Natalie Darson
(But I don't think mine was actually a dream...)
Natalie Darson
(It's been a long time since I've encountered a vampire.)
Natalie Darson
Can you tell me about your dream?
Scarlet Mendoza
Huh? Oh, sure.
Scarlet Mendoza
Although I only remember a little of it.
Scarlet Mendoza
I was standing at the top of our school building...I think I was talking with my friends...
Scarlet Mendoza
But then, weirdly enough, one of them pushed me off and I fell to the ground and...died?
Natalie Darson
You died in your dream?
Scarlet Mendoza
I don't know, everything just went all black. But then...
Natalie Darson
What happened next?
Scarlet Mendoza
I suddenly had this feeling of being suffocated. I felt like I needed to move my body. So I tried to move up until I felt a wind on my hand.
Natalie Darson
Mhm..I see...
Natalie Darson
Why don't you buy some groceries since it's almost the last of the month.
Natalie Darson
Also, cover those scars up. We don't want anyone seeing that.
Natalie Darson
(If someone who knows about this sees this, Scarlet might get in trouble.)
[Scarlet put on a hoodie after Natalie gave her the money she needs for groceries. She then head out while Natalie stayed, picking up her phone again to call another person.]
Regina Mendoza
Oh, Natalie what's up? How's Scarlet?
Natalie Darson
Well..It's something bad.
Regina Mendoza
What?! Why, what's going on?
Natalie Darson
It's....I think...
Regina Mendoza
Wait, I'll meet you up at a cafe near Scarlet's school.
Natalie Darson
Wait, you're here?!
Regina Mendoza
Yes, it's a new mission. Although, I can't meet Scarlet because this one is dangerous as much as it's mysterious.
Natalie Darson
Okay, I'll go there now.
[Natalie went out of the house to lock it up. She texted Scarlet that she was out to go somewhere and told her to use the spare key once she gets home.]
[Natalie took a bus to the cafe where Scarlet's mother was waiting. Natalie found Regina in one of the tables near a corner. She sat down facing her.]
Regina Mendoza
It's nice to see you again.
Natalie Darson
It's nice to see you again too.
"Here's your black coffee, enjoy."
Regina Mendoza
So, what's going on?
Natalie Darson
It's quite strange actually...
Natalie Darson
This morning, I woke up to see Scarlet's hair turned black and she had strange scars all over her body.
Regina Mendoza
Is she alright?!
Natalie Darson
She said it didn't hurt so I think it's fine for now.
Natalie Darson
But what's weirder is....We've actually slept for 5 days straight. Not just her, but also me.
Natalie Darson
And I also had this strange dream...Although I don't think it was.
Regina Mendoza
Her scars...what did it look like?
Natalie Darson
It looked like...ancient writings. It looked like it was carved on her body to perform a ritual or something.
Regina Mendoza
Do you think this could be done by a witch?
Regina Mendoza
But it's quite impossible since no witch would know about her location.
Natalie Darson
I don't think it was done by a witch. I've never heard of a witch living here.
Regina Mendoza
What about your strange dream?
Natalie Darson
It was about encountering a vampire..... Now that I think about it, I don't think it was a dream.
Natalie Darson
That vampire killed TWO people.
Natalie Darson
As much as we know about vampires, I don't think a vampire would need to drain two people in order to quench its thirst.
Regina Mendoza
It could be a vampire who hasn't drank blood for a long time.
Natalie Darson
Could be...
Natalie Darson
I was almost attacked by it until another vampire appeared and KNOCKED the vampire out. After that...I felt sleepy and lost conciousness.
Regina Mendoza
Did you atleast see their faces?
Natalie Darson
No, it was way too dark.
Regina Mendoza
Mhm...I see.
Natalie Darson
By the way, what is your new mission? And why is it here?
Regina Mendoza
Well, police discovered 2 dead bodies in the alley between a salon and a small hotel near your neighboorhood.
Regina Mendoza
Detective Martinez thought it would interest us about this case and it surely did.
Regina Mendoza
Both the bodies looked like it was drained of blood.
Natalie Darson
That's done by vampires undoubtedly.
Natalie Darson
And that's the first case in this city.
Natalie Darson
So, assuming that vampires have started to appear in this city....Wait, those two vampires I've encountered could actually be involved in your new mission.
Natalie Darson
Scarlet's black hair and strange scars and us in sleep for 5 days could all be done by a vampire.
Regina Mendoza
It is possible but...I've never heard of a vampire that can do spells and rituals unless they're aqquainted with a witch.
Regina Mendoza
Although, witches only exist in one country, London.
[Witches have coexisted with the humans since 1980. Since they've proven to be of help to the world, but they were banned from other countries because of doubts and religous beliefs. Now most witches live in London, where they can live freely and use their abilities to help the country and possibly in the future, they will be of help to the world. So far, witches has been of great help to all the people in their country. They even solved the global pandemic just 2 years ago. Now people can go out freely without the fear of the disease.]
Natalie Darson
Shouldn't it be illegal for witches to be aqquainted with a vampire.
Regina Mendoza
I'm not sure. The information about the vampire's existence hasn't been disclosed. Right now, our organization is still studying about vampires as they seemed to have appeared everywhere in the world. We only have little information about them too.
Natalie Darson
How I wish I could be on the research team with you guys. This vampire thing is just so intriguing.
Regina Mendoza
I know how you love about these stuff.
Natalie Darson
Isn't that why I've joined the organization?
Regina Mendoza
But the Boss says this is a special assignment for you. To watch over my daughter.
Natalie Darson
Yeah, I know it was on your contract with the Boss.
Natalie Darson
But I still don't get why he chose me. I've been in the organization for a decade already and he just gave me a job like this. I can't even do my research because I have to keep an eye on her 24/7.
Natalie Darson
For 5 years, I've done nothing but do household chores. I wish I could atleast do my research since nothing really happened to Scarlet. Well...until now.
Natalie Darson
[sigh] I really don't get him. Sometimes, I wonder what's going on in his head.
Regina Mendoza
Well, we'll never know. He's a mysterious man after all.
Natalie Darson
Yeah...and that's why I like him.
Regina Mendoza
You, what?!
Natalie Darson
Not in a romantic way, silly. But, I guess he's kinda my type.
Natalie Darson
What, do you like him?
Regina Mendoza
Well, he's...fine.
Natalie Darson
Come on, he's hot ya know. There's gotta be a spark in there.
Regina Mendoza
No, of course not.
Regina Mendoza
It's just a partnership that I feel.
Natalie Darson
Hmm...okay, if you say so.
Regina Mendoza
[phone rings]
[Regina picked up her phone and answered it.]
Regina Mendoza
Boss, you called?
Regina Mendoza
Okay, I'll go now...
Regina Mendoza
[ends call]
Regina Mendoza
Natalie, I need to go now. Say hi to Scarlet for me please. Bye.
Natalie Darson
Bye, goodluck on that new mission of yours.
[Natalie watched as Regina went out of the cafe and climbed on her black motorbike. She put on her helmet and drove off.]
Natalie Darson
(I wonder if Scarlet has gone home.)
[As Natalie was about to leave, her eyes caught a man in a black hoodie not too far away from their table acting suspiciously. Her eyes narrowed and she went out of the cafe to go somewhere.]
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