Chapter 2

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Reese was starving. Feeding from blood banks wasn't enough. She needed to bite flesh. Reese was could not risk killing innocent people that's why she only fed from animals. So she snuck out of the house and went to the woods to hunt. She spotted a deer nearby and she positioned herself and waited for the right moment to attack. When the deer wasn't looking, Reese quickly leaped and attacked the deer. But it wasn't enough. She needed more. She searched again and found another deer.

Reese wiped her bloody mouth with the back of her hand and made her way back to the house. She was finally full. She stopped dead in her tracks when she smelled a very familiar scent. Vlaxier... "Listen, I just need to know where Desiree is. Just tell me." Reese was on camouflage mode. She didn't want Vlaxier to smell or notice her presence. "I'm sorry but I can't help you Sir. I don't know who Desiree is. You can ask anyone, no Desiree lives here." Gale, her land lord said. Reese didn't tell them her real name for emergency purposes. She knew the Council of Downworld and the other vampires would come looking for her. Vlaxier grabbed Gale's throat. Reese hesitated. She wanted to help Gale but Vlaxier would tell everyone. "Vlace! I'm here, I'm here. Please don't hurt her." Reese said. Vlaxier let Gale go and walked towards Reese. "We need to talk." Vlaxier said as he walked past her. Reese gave Gale an apologetic and followed him out of the house. Vlaxier walked towards the direction of the woods. "The Council sent me to come watch you Reese. You must stop your business with that werewolf as soon as possible. You know that Seynia can tell if I'm lying and I do not want to lie to them. I'll be back to square one again." Vlaxier said. Vlaxier was a Senior Vampire. The Senior Vampires do the dirty work for the Council of Vampires. The Senior Vampires wear three different kinds of jewelries to identify their ranks. Emerald, Ruby and Diamond are the three ranks. Vlaxier owns a ruby ring. "I knew you'd come. I already broke up with him yesterday. It was a mistake. I thought he was a human. Screw me for falling in love with a werewolf. He was so nice to me." Reese said. Vlaxier lifted her chin to meet her eyes. "Some things are just not meant to be Reese." Vlaxier said. Reese broke into tears. Vlaxier wiped the golden tears falling out of Reese's eyes. Vlaxier hugged her small figure, and kissed the top of her head. "If only Vampires and Werewolves made peace." Reese said, her voice breaking."The Council do not want to have peace Reese. Their decision was final the day they found out you were sleeping with him." Vlaxier said. Vlaxier was like his older brother. Her mother liked him and he always visited their home in Arkansas. "Then its time I change that." Reese said. "I know what you're planning to do Reese. You can't kill Davious alone." Vlaxier said. Davious is the leader of the Vampires. He was a thousand years old and the oldest of all vampires. He was strong and powerful. He can control the nature and fire. He can also heal fast. His army was the senior vampires. "Who said I was alone?" Reese asked.

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Reese and Vlaxier walked quietly towards Dane's front porch. Dane was a vampire that had special powers. He can control the ice and water."Are you sure he lives here?" Vlaxier asked Reese. Reese nodded. "I can smell him. He's near. Shh." Reese said holding one finger up to make Vlaxier shut up. Reese listened and sniffed. She knocked on the door. Dane's scent was getting nearer and nearer. The door flung open and Reese wrapped her arms around Dane. "Dane! It's been so long! I was still taller than you when I last saw you." Reese said placing her hands on her hips. "Yeah well, a lot of changes happen when you hit puberty Aunt Reese." Dane teased. Reese gasped and smacked his arm. "How dare you call me Aunt? I'm just seventeen years old! I'm not that old. I'm old enough to be your older sister!" Reese argued. Dane chuckled and shook his head. "Okay, so what brings you here?" Dane asked. "I'm with Vlaxier. Vlace, where you hidin' now?" Reese asked. Vlaxier was no where to be seen. "I swear he was just right behind me." Reese said. She jumped when she felt a tap on her shoulder. She turned around but saw no one. "What?! Vlace you didn't tell me you had invisibility powers!" Reese shouted. Vlaxier appeared again with a frown in his face. "Invisibility power? Seriously? How old are you five? You should learn more about the Vampiro de Libro tsk tsk tsk. I wonder how you became the Vampire Librarian." Vlaxier said. Reese rolles her eyes. "Hey you 36 year-old hunk, don't you have sarcasm? Tsk tsk tsk. Of course I know why you became invisble. You said Mi cuerpo disappiro! Inside your mind and said mi cuerpo appiro to let your body appear again. I don't even know why I became the Vampire Librarian. I just loved reading books." Reese said. Dane cleared his throat. "Oh right, Dane. We came here to ask if you wanted to join us? On planning and fighting Davious' army? If you don't, I'll cast a spell that you wont say a thing to anybody." Reese said. "Ever. Again." Reese whispered at Dane's ear. "First, I wanna know the reason why you want to defeat him. Did he challenge you?" Dane asked. "No. And I don't plan on telling them because if I do, they're not gonna play fair. You know Davious. I bet Leighanna and Daniel are siding with them since they hate me." Reese said. "What's in it for me?" Dane asked. Reese jumped and hugged him. "Yay! I knew you'd say yes!" Reese said. Dane sighed and hugged her back. There was no point of arguing with Reese. She'll win anyway. "What's in it for you? Freedom! To do whatever you want! To go to any country you wish to visit and stay at!  To leave Arkansas with or without permission! And to marry anyone you like..." Reese said. Vlaxier smiled sadly and placed a hand on Reese's shoulder. Reese smiled. "S'alright. Trevor and I... This is so stupid. I make everyone think that the reason I'm doing this is for freedom but in reality, I'm doing this for love. I'm doing this for Trevor. Even if he isn't doing anything to fight for us." Reese said with golden tears streaming down her face. Vlaxier hugged her and placed his chin on top of her head. He rubbed her back. "Vlace?" Reese asked, he hummed in response. "Promise me you'll never leave me. You're all I got." Reese said, her voice breaking. "You're stuck with me... forever, Reese." Vlaxier said. Reese smiled and stood on her tippy toes to kiss Vlaxier's cheek. Vlaxier smiled and kissed her cheek but missed. He kissed the side of her lips. "Uh- sorry. Didn't mean to do that. Now Dane, you in or out?" Vlaxier asked Dane trying to change the topic. Trevor felt his chest ache. He knew Reese kissed somebody. He felt it. And he knows it. Dane rubbed his thumb and index finger against his chin and narrowed his eyes as if to think for an answer. He sighed. "I'm doing this for Reese. Nothing more." Dane said. Reese smiled and wrapped her arms around Dane's neck. "Thank you Dane. This means a lot to me." Reese said rubbing his back. Dane smiled. "My pleasure, Reese." Dane said.

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