Child of the Night (Closed for Lotus_Maiden)

[FireyIce]

Jack Stevens was enjoying the fresh air and the cool breeze as he was listening to the music on his phone. He had been anxious for winter to be over for a while so that he could get back into his running mood, trying to lose some of that winter weight. Even though it wasn't much he tried to stay in shape as much as he could. Jack had grown up with always having running be one of his focal points for his workouts. At 25 he was glad that he was still in good shape.

The sun was slowly starting to set over the city's skyline as he worked on his pace, his mind keeping busy trying to pay attention to everything that was going on around him. The last thing that he needed was to get injured and explain what happened at work the next morning. As he looked down he saw on his phone that his current pace was about 8 minutes per mile. "Not too bad," he thought to himself as he realized it had been months since he was out in the open like this.

It was still quiet for the most part even though night was approaching. He knew that in the next few weeks, it would be getting busier at night with the weather getting warmer. As he was thinking and running he thought he heard a voice just a little bit away. He couldn't tell, but it sounded like someone trying to scream. Jack stopped running and removed his ear buds. "Is someone there?" he asked as he started to walk around. He knew that it wasn't going to be any of his business but he felt he had to check for some reason. He started to wander around for a few minutes, checking obvious spots where someone may have fallen before heading over towards one of the side alleys.

 

[Lotus_Maiden]

Raven, looks-25, vampire

She pinned the man against the wall in a shaded back alley. Her hand covered his mouth so tight that her nails made indention on his cheek. The stilettos were on his feet, further immobilizing him and boosting her height. She was lanky but she liked going for much taller guys. Though he seemed to be twice her built, she was inhumanly stronger. As matter of fact, she wasn’t human anymore. Besides looking like a mid to late twenties female, Raven was one of the blood-sucking undead, a childnof the night. Twenty-first century called her vampire even though no ones believed her kind really existed. Despite how it was romanticized in novels, people were only a food source to vampires. She hunted, drained, and then discarded them. Though she liked how vampires dress in movies. She too was in all leather get-up, from boots, pants, to a long coat over a leather vest. It was surprisingly comfortable and soft to her skin. Most importantly blood didn’t stain on it as much.

“Shut up,” Raven snarled when the prey, a forty-something years old man, began to cry and mumbled for mercy. Her voice was rasp, commanding and hungry. She bent his head to aside, exposing the flesh and veins on his neck. She opened wide and bit down. Her razor sharp teeth broke his skin like hot knife through butter. Blood gushed out of the puncture wounds as she sucked and drained him. The main she drank the crimson liquid, the stronger and livelier she felt. He, on the other hand, was weakening and edging more and more toward death. His gagged-scream sounded louder as he twitched and fought harder, but his efforts were all in vain. She wouldn’t release him until she was fully feed.

Raven was fully engaged and enjoying her meal that she didn’t hear approaching footsteps until he had a clear view of them. Perturbed, she turned toward the nosy runner, snapping off a chunk of meat from her prey. She snarled, spraying red droplets and revealing her bloody teeth. Bottom half of her face was covered in delicious human blood.

 

[FireyIce]

Jack made his way cautiously over towards the alley. At first he could barely make out the two people. Once he realized that it was just two individuals in an alley he thought less of it. "Is everyone ok?" he asked with some concern. Given the current violent crime increase in the last few years it was hard to tell if it was just two lovers making out or someone getting mugged.

As he carefully got a little bit closer he started to dial 911 on his phone just in case it was a mugging or something else. When he could see a bit more clearly he saw what looked like two people making out. He was getting ready to turn around before the lady snapped her head, sending a piece of the guy's throat over towards him. "Oh fuck," he cried. "What the fuck is this shit?" He got a look at part of the throat before looking up at Raven, seeing her face partially covered in blood.

Before he could say anything he started to run the opposite direction than he was looking. He did a full on sprint, causing him to drop his phone. At that point he didn't care, he just witnessed someone getting murdered and in the most bizarre way at that. Once he made it back towards the main street, he turned around and looked back, wondering if he was safe. He started to look for a cop, still somewhat shaken at what had just taken place. His heart was beating extensively fast due to the fact that he was in a bit of shock and from his running.

 

[Lotus_Maiden]

Raven enjoyed the panicky and confused look on the intruder’s face. His flustering shouts amused her. She didn’t immediately go after him. Instead she wiped her mouth with the dead’s tie before allowed it drooped to the ground. Then she nonchalantly walked after the runner, whom had a pretty decent head start. She picked up the phone off the ground, ended the 911 call, and thumbed through the contents. She might had born centuries ago, she was no stranger to all these modern technologies. When she looked back up, he had rounded the corner and disappeared out of sight.

Even if she couldn’t see him, she could track him by scent. The cellphone drenched with his sweats. She was already full, too full for a second helping tonight. Though she didn’t mind stretching her legs after a big meal. She found great pleasure in hunting. She jumped, grabbed onto the metal bar of the fire escape, and climbed swiftly and silently. The last sunlight had disappeared when she reached the rooftop. She peeped down at the street below for her prey. She found him, who had stopped and was looking around, for his phone perhaps, or her to see if she was following, or for help. She followed him, intrigued to find out his next move.

 

[FireyIce]

Jack looked around some more, however, the streets were fairly quiet. He started to run towards the police station. He knew it was a few blocks away, but with his pace it wouldn't be a problem to make it there safely. He had just witnessed a murder for God's sake. What else was he suppose to do? "Fuck," he mumbled to himself as he started running again.

As luck would have it he didn't have to go far before seeing an officer parked on the street. As soon as he saw him he stopped, approached the car and knocked on the window. "Officer, please, you got to help me," he said as the officer rolled down the window. "I just saw someone get murdered a few blocks away," he said panting a little bit. He expected to just be going a few miles for his run tonight, not expecting it to turn into more.

"Where at?" the officer asked. Jack told him what alley and where the guy was. The officer had him get in the back as they drove the few blocks back to the scene. Jack gave the office a vague description along with some personal information as they headed down the road.

 

[Lotus_Maiden]

Raven followed the good Samaritan and the cop, watching from the rooftop. She was too high up for anyone below to spot her, but she saw them clearly. It was another perk for living and evolving over the years. She patiently observed them. It had been awhile since she stuck around long enough to see what happens next to her victim.

Once the cop arrived at the scene, he was horrified and disgusted at the scene. The corpse was paler than usual and on his side in a small pool of blood. He expected to see more blood from the large tear-wound on his neck. To him, it was an act of a homeless psycho, desperate drug addict, or gang initiation. An ancient creature hunting and drinking human blood never came across his mind. He radioed the station for back-up right away, and then returned to the witness by his car. “How did you find him again? Let's start from the beginning." The cop pulled out a notepad and pen and scribbled as he listened.

The side alley quickly filled with cop cars, uniformed men, detective in suit, CSI, and the likes. She watched them performing their jobs with amusement. All that commotions just for one man’s death. Her gaze returned to her target, who was questioned by a detective. He asked after he had read the scribbles from the cop's log, "Mr. Stevens, so you saw what happened to the victim? Did you get a good look at the killer? Can you describe her face to a sketch artist?”

 

[FireyIce]

Jack stood by the police car while the cop was looking around. When he came back he started to tell him about his run. He told them everything he knew, the loud noise sounding like a scream, he showed them where his cell phone was dropped and where the part of the throat was. He also gave them his cell phone number since he wasn't finding it. He knew that it had a way to be tracked though, which might help to a degree.

"I didn't get a very good look at the person," he told the detective. "It looked like the bottom portion of her face was covered in blood. As far as what she was wearing it looked like all dark clothing, like she didn't want to be seen." He thought about it for a minute before responding, "I guess I could try to give a description to the sketch artist. Do I do that here or what?" he asked out of curiosity. Clearly this was not the kind of night that he had in mind at all.

 

[Lotus_Maiden]

“...dark clothing, like she didn’t want to be seen.”

Detective Simpsons snorted at the comment. He stated the obvious, “Of course, she doesn’t. What killer wants to be seen, right?” He then quickly added once Jack agreed to sit down with the sketch artist. “Great. McCoy, get him back to the station,” he called out the cop from earlier. “After that, Mr. Stevens, you’re free to go. We have your contact information. If we need anything else, we’ll cal---,” he remembered the man had said he lost the phone, “--erh, we’ll drop by.”

Raven rose her eyebrow when she heard they were going to take her prey in. She smiled as an idea spawned in her mind. Tonight was starting to get fun; She was going to play cop. She went on ahead, running and jumping from rooftop to rooftop toward the police station. Even if she only ‘live’ by night, she knew her way around this city blindfolded. She had seen it built from bottom up after all.

 

[FireyIce]

"Gee, detective, is that how you got promoted?" Jack asked sarcastically as he responded to his comment. He watched as the other officer started to head over to escort him to the station. "By the way, detective, feel free to detect where my phone is using cellular triangulation. That might help you do something besides detecting how to be a jackass."

Jack got in the back of the patrol car and waited to be driven to the station. He knew that he had time to think for a little bit. He closed his eyes and tried to concentrate on the few seconds that he had seen Raven. He knew it was a short time but he started to focus more on one side of the face, going to the other.

It took a bit longer than he expected, but he could tell that they were at the station as he opened his eyes and heard the officer get out and open the back door for him. He followed the officer into the station. He was yearning for this day to be over already so he could be back home in his bed.

 

[Lotus_Maiden]

“I don’t need you to tell me what to do,” the detective snarled at Jack when he suggested the cellular triangulation. “I walked these streets when you were still in diaper, kid.” He went over to the body as the car pulled out and drove their witness to the station.

Raven was already at the station when Jack walked in with the officer. She was in a female cop uniform with name-tag: MARTINEZ. Her long dark hair was pulled back into a bun. Her brown eyes were alert. Her bloodless face was a little too pale for a Hispanic descendent, but she looked just like any other female cop in the joint. The real Officer Martinez was changing in the locker room by herself. Raven easily sneaked up and knocked her out from behind. She then stuffed her into the locker before took the lady’s identity. The police force wasn’t large but big enough that not everyone knows or remembers everyone by heart.

Martinez intercepted Jack and his escort. “Is this the witness? I can take him to the sketch artist. The detective called. He needs you back at the scene.” Raven had heard their conversations back at the crime scene.

The other cop agreed without second thought. “Alright. Thanks, Martinez. He’s all yours.”

She looked at Jack, a clearer and better view of him under bright lights this time, and smiled slightly. She inhaled his scent. Under the sweat and body scent, he had another aroma that intrigued her. His blood...smelled different somehow... Martinez instructed, “Follow me.” She turned and led him into an empty investigation room. “Come in. We’ll wait here. The artist will be here soon.”

She closed the door behind him and then took a seat across from him. She stared at him for a minute, studying the man and breathing in the stench of his blood. She finally broke the silence, “Jack, right? Aren't you frighten from what you've seen? Who do you think killed that man?"

 

[FireyIce]

Jack stopped and looked at officer Martinez as she spoke to the other officer. Luckily, it didn't take that long before he was being escorted to one of the rooms. He took a long hard look at officer Martinez. "Why are we going to interrogation instead of one of the desks?" he asked as he followed her carefully.

He figured she wasn't much of a talker since she seemed quiet. When they got to the interrogation room he sat down and watched carefully as she sat down on the other side. "I've seen some pretty messed up things, but that was definitely one of the worst," he said as he continued to study her. "How long before the sketch artist gets here. I'd like to get this done and over with soon so I can go home," he stated boldly. He couldn't tell, but something seemed to be off from this cop. "I don't have any idea as to who may have killed that man or why. I know we live in a less than happy city, so I'm not sure. Some whore getting payback on a John or something? I don't know."

He looked over her facial features, thinking carefully. "Do you get these kinds of violent crimes a lot?" he asked. "Is this some kind of fucked up serial killer that you guys aren't telling us about?" He seemed a bit more tense than usual, even more so than when he was talking to detective Simpson, but he wasn't sure why.

 

[Lotus_Maiden]

Jack had asked, "Why are we going to interrogation instead of one of the desks?"

Martinez had answered shortly, “Quiet space helps you remember.”

She watched him as he spoke. Her eyes followed and noted every movement he made. “I’ve seen some pretty messed up things.”

Oh, you haven’t seen anything yet, she thought and fought a smirk from showing on her face. His eyes were studying her the same way as she studied him.

“He’ll be here soon enough,” she responded when he asked about the sketch artist. What he said next rattled her for a second. “Whore?!” A hand grabbed onto the metal table to control her anger. She accidentally dented it hard surface. Her face returned to normal just as quickly as the unexpected rage came. “I doubt a whore is strong to take a big grown man and rip his neck apart like that. Serial killer?” She pondered on the title and mentally counted her victims just in this decade alone.

I guess I am. Serial Killer Raven, the Child of the Night, Night Ringer. Hm, there's a nice ring to it, she thought to herself.

She leaned over the table and got closer to his face. Her dark pupils stared right into his. “So can you really recall her face? Can you recognize her if she's standing in front you and staring right at you?" Her cold breath bounced off his cheek. She took a deep breath, once again smelling something deliciously off about his blood.

 

[FireyIce]

Jack watched as Raven grabbed the desk when he mentioned the word whore. He wondered if he had struck a nerve. He could see the tension in her eyes before it faded away. "Why wouldn't it be possible?" he asked. "Isn't it true that a small scrawny person on meth could take down someone twice his size?" he inquired as he tried to make his point. "I mean, the person was biting the guys head off, for fucks sake," he commented. "How often does something that messed up happen around here?"

Jack started to get a chill as she leaned over the table. He could see her face a lot more clearly. To him it didn't seem like her last name would be Martinez for some reason. "I'm not sure. I guess I'll have to try when the artist gets in here," he said as calmly as he could. "So, you're last name, officer Martinez, I'm sorry I didn't get your first name," Jack said. "Is it from Central America?" he inquired as he waited for an answer. He figured making some small talk might help ease the tension in the room.

 

[Lotus_Maiden]

The human did have a point about meth. Raven had bit an drug addcit in the past. She didn’t like how it tainted the blood, but the druggy did put up a better fight than most sober, not under-the-influence preys. She scoffed. “It was hardly biting his head off, only a little nibbling that’s all.” Her lips curled into a smirk as she replied with high level of certainty, “It happens more than you think or know.”

She closed the distant before their faces even more as he inquired. She was practically on the table now. Her head lowered toward his neck and whispered her first name, “Raven. Central. America? Sure. Something like that.” She wasn’t paying any attention to his words anymore. She focused on his heartbeats. It was beating fast, bumping the intoxicating through his veins wildly. It was driving her wild too! Despite she was full, out in public area, and smack in the middle of a police station, she wanted a taste. She spun her legs around and landed her feet on his chair next to his laps. Her cold hands held his shoulders steady.

Her head dipped toward the nape of his neck. Her lips brushed on his salty skin just seconds before her teeth sunk into his flesh. They broke through Jack's skin almost instantly on contact.

 

[FireyIce]

Jack was a little surprised by her response. He was starting to get a little anxious that this whole ordeal was taking so long. "What the fuck are you talking about with it happening more than I think or know?" He watched as she started to get closer to him, violating his personal space to the highest degree possible.

As she got closer her face started to match the one he was focusing on so much on the way to the police station. "Fuck!" he exclaimed as he tried to back up to stand up. Much to his dismay the next thing he saw was her lunging over and sitting on his lap. He felt the strength of her hands as they pushed down on his shoulders.

He could tell that this was the same person who probably killed the old man. As soon as he felt her lips on his neck he pushed her off of him as hard as possible. Sadly, he felt a wince of pain in his neck. He reached up as he stood up and felt some blood slowly coming out. "What the fuck did you do that for you crazy bitch?!" he shouted.

As fast as he could, he reached and grabbed for the door trying to pull it open. He figured as much, that it locked behind them and required some kind of card to be used to open it. Obviously this girl was no cop he thought to himself. He wasted no time as he saw her lunge at him as quickly as possible. He allowed his body to go limber as he felt her push on him. He used the momentum to his advantage and pushed her off of him again, watching as she hit the wall. Luckily, he managed to get the gun during their scuffle.

Jack watched as Raven stood up. He couldn't believe what was happening. "How was it that she wasn't hurt?" he thought to himself. He pointed the pistol straight at her knowing that it probably didn't look good for him. Without thinking he pointed the gun to the window, fired several shots and jumped through the window, out into the police station. Unfortunately for him, most of the night shift had been taking care of the murder down the street. He made an attempt and ran towards the entrance of the building.

 

[Lotus_Maiden]

Her suspicion about his blood was confirmed with the first droplet she tasted. It was so warm and nutritious. The oxygen and blood cells exploded in her mouth. Her taste-bud was squirming for more. She was so enthralled that she lost her clutch on him. With a hard push, he propelled her off him and scrambled to the door. Raven laughed, highly amused by his shout and action. “Having dessert,” she responded before lunged at him again.

He counter-maneuvered and sent her toward the wall. She hit it awkwardly but nothing her body couldn’t right itself automatically. When she looked back at him, he was pointing the gun at her. She chuckled until he shot at the window The bullets went through and shattered the glass. She resisted the urge to go after him. Instead she pulled off the handle to unlock the door, walked out unnoticeable by the onesy-twosy left at the station. While they chased after Jack, she headed out the backdoor and disappeared into the night.

Raven wasn’t worry about loosing track of him. She had his scent, his phone. He could run, but couldn’t hide from her for long. It didn't matter where he runs to, she would find him.

 

[FireyIce]

"Awww hell," Jack said to himself as he was approached by the two remaining police officers in the station. There was no doubt that they heard the gunfire. Added to the fact that he was holding the gun didn't help at all. However, he knew that he wasn't safe and that he wouldn't be safe with the police. He dropped the gun and put his hands in the air. After listening to the two cops approach him he said that he was sorry as he turned around to meet them head on.

Jack's experience with the Marine's made it to where the fight was over just as quickly as it started. He did fell bad that he injured two police officers. He dragged their unconscious bodies to the locker room and took both of their uniforms off and put one of them on. He had taken the name tags and ID's. As he was getting everything from them he heard a banging from one of the lockers. He walked over to it and opened it, finding the real officer Martinez. He helped her out and laid her down next to the two other officers. "Sorry dear," he told her as he left with all of the weapons, "I can't let you go free and have you try to chase me. Even though you're only in a bra and panties," he said as he gave her a quick glance.

As he stepped outside he pushed the buttons to find the car that the keys went to. Once he did he put the extra uniform and weapons in the trunk. After that, he opened up the hood and took out the GPS tracking chip. "So I have a crazy bitch trying to eat my neck and who is ungodly strong," he told himself as he got in the car and started it. "How did she know where to find me?" He pondered that question and several more as he left the motor pool.

Jack thought about places he could go to. It took a while but he remembered a friend from high school had a cabin about two hours outside of the city that they use to go to for parties. He figured that his creepy stalker wouldn't be able to find him here. He started to head towards there, slowly leaving the city in the background. It would take a while for the police to figure out who's uniforms and IDs were missing as well as having to explain why three of them were naked and cuffed and gagged on the floor. He had a slight advantage of time and decided to use it as he drove faster towards the cabin.

 

[Lotus_Maiden]

Raven didn’t like this cop uniform. It was uncomfortable especially being commando. The cotton material chaffed her skin and sensitive areas. Those nerves were still intact even for a walking dead. She didn’t understand why behind that but it had been like that for centuries, same to why her kind loves blood so much. They just … are and do; no rhyme, reason, or logic at all...

She ducked into another back alley. It wasn’t for feeding this time. She was going shopping. She pulled the handle off the metal door and walked into a clothing boutique. The alarm of the closed shop sounded immediately. She didn’t care. She lifted a pair of tights, halter long top, boots, and a jacket, changed and was out of there within ten seconds. She left everything else behind except for Jack’s cell phone. It was interesting how this prey turned out to be. She liked how he’s putting up a resistance, made it much more fun.

Above all, his blood... She salivated just thinking about it. Her tongue was half way across her lips when she froze and stared at the ground before her. There was a ...shadow, her shadow. How? Shadowless was another thing that vampires had accepted. But she was staring at her own, casting by the moonlight. How? Could it be... “His blood,” she concluded. Her surprised expression soon turned into determination. She put the phone to her nostrils and inhaled, locking onto his scent and running through the shadow toward her target.

 

[FireyIce]

Jack had continued speeding down the road. He figured the sooner he got to the cabin the quicker he could devise a logical plan of what was going on. The good thing, he thought to himself, was that he was in a cop car. And they typically didn't get pulled over. At least he had got a good view of his attacker. He thought about it and realized that it was indeed the same person that he had seen earlier in the night in the alley.

He couldn't figure out how she was so strong. How she was so quick. He figured that the best way to find out was to catch her by surprise. Before leaving town he stopped at a 24 hour store. Again, he figured people wouldn't question him too much being in the cops uniform and all. He bought some clothes and food. He also bought a few burner phones. He knew that once he slid the card through the machine there would be a point of where he would be located at. Oh well, he thought to himself. He selected to get cash back and withdrew several hundred dollars. He made a note to make sure that he paid the amount back after this whole ordeal ended.

Back on the road Jack was still making good time. It was just before sunrise by the time he got to the cabin. The local news report had mentioned the story, however, they were being secretive on the details. He thought that was good since it gave him more time to figure out what to do.

When he reached the cabin he saw that it was the same as he remembered it eight years ago. He walked up to the very secluded building and looked for the spare key that was usually hidden in an obscure place. Once he found it he opened the door. It looked like no one had been here for close to a year or so. The dirt and dust built up and spread out some. He made his way in and put some of the food away as he went to find the bed. When he saw it he stripped down to his boxers and crawled into it, placing the gun under his pillow as he tried to get some sleep in.

 

[Lotus_Maiden]

His scent first led her to a convenience store. Raven walked down the clothing aisle and then the food section before headed to the electronic department. One of the checkout lanes had his scent-print all over. Unfortunately the store only had his aroma and not physical body.

The huntress continued to follow his trail. She stayed in the shadow and the shoulder of the interstate. Her speed was inhumanly fast, faster than the cars going 70 mph. Once she reached a wooded area outside the city, daybreak was minutes away. She knew he was so close; he was in the clearing just over this last thick tree line. However, she didn’t want to be expose to the sun half way crossing. So she ended her chase for now. Working quickly, she dug her bed. It was a shallow hole. She piled on a blanket of dirt, covering from her head to toes. Once she completed her last-minute bed, no one would suspect anything from first glance. The small hump on the ground blended in with its surrounding.

Raven slept and intended to wait out the daylight. Even if Jack moves during the day, she would track him down again.

 

[FireyIce]

Jack slept for a few hours at a time, trying to catch up on his lost sleep. At the same time he also activated a phone and checked the news. He wasn't too surprised that his name was on the news with several related stories. He also saw the story about the three cops in a compromising position, obviously steered away from what really happened.

As dusk approached Jack went to go look around town, see if he was recognizable to the people as he was lead to believe. Luckily, his casual clothing helped with letting him blend in. After checking a few of the sites out he started to head back to the cabin. He figured he was safe there, but he still took some precautions with making sure he would be able to hear if anyone was able to come in. He figured if things were quiet tomorrow and he got some more sleep in he might go out and take a look in the woods and maybe hunt some. He had started to make some eggs as he looked out the window at the nearby lake and saw the reflection of the sunset in it.

 

[Lotus_Maiden]

The last minute grave stirred. The dirt shifted. She rose from up from the ground. Arms stretched over her head and spine arched back. She sniffed the air and grinned, sensing Jack is still near by. She got to her feet and shook off the mud. Her hand exposed to a weak ray of sun that pierced through an opening between the leaves. She stared at the light in her palm. Her eyes widened as the second past and nothing happened.

“Ow,” she mumbled when her flesh finally frizzled. The light didn’t … scorch skin. Well, at least it didn’t right away. How? Was it his blood again?

Raven was extremely curious and determined to figure out this mystery. She followed the scent toward a cabin. She was fast and light; no human eyes could possibly identify her shadow in the night. She came up to the side, listening and smelling the sizzling eggs. Her mouth watered not for the eggs but for the person cooking it. She rounded the corner to the fuse box and ripped the cords apart. The lights and electricity inside the cabin flickered and then completely burnt out. She waited for his reaction and any movement before making her next move.

 

[FireyIce]

Jack was relaxing with almost finishing his food when the power went out. It happened a lot quicker than if it was just a small power failure. "Shit," he said quietly to himself. He was wondering if this was the work of his predator. He thought it wasn't likely since he was sure that the distance he traveled would've made it nearly impossible to be found. Hell, even the locals didn't notice him when he went into town.

He remembered how quickly Raven had moved back at the police station. Hell, even getting to the police station she had to have been going extremely fast. He carefully moved his hand over to the cutting knife that was beside him. He stood still, thinking if it was the worse case scenario it would only be mere seconds before he would be attacked again. Jack closed his eyes and let his other senses take over as he got a firm grasp on the handle.

It took a moment before he felt it, but it was there. The breeze was extremely light and quiet. As he felt were it was coming from he swung his hand around as quickly as possible. The blade produced a wide arc of bright flashing steel making a complete 180 degree swing. He figured if he was wrong he should try to recover as quickly as possible. He thought he heard a tearing sound and when he opened his eyes he saw blood on the blade of the knife, not his own though. Instead, he saw Ravens face. The same face that had been haunting him for over the last day. He noticed the blood from her gash wasn't a normal red, it was almost a darker shade as if it were black.

 

[Lotus_Maiden]

Once again quietly and stealthily, Raven broke into the dark cabin. She wasted no time to sneak up on him. He wised up this time, anticipated her move, and counterattacked. The blade contacted with her hand that had extended to grab his neck. She snarled and then chuckled. “Ow, that sting,” she mocked.

She grabbed his armed-wrist with her good hand. Her grip was tight and firm and kept both their hands at bay. She licked her bleeding hand, cleaning her maroon blood off and closing the wound. She then turned back to Jack and inhaled deeply. “Mmm. I miss you,” she confessed though it meant for his blood.

Raven pushed him back and pinned him against a wall. Her knees pressed against his legs to immobilized him while she dived for his neck once again. Her teeth dug deep and mouth latched onto him, draining those delicious crimson droplets.

 

[FireyIce]

He looked at the shock as he saw the same face that had been haunting him. "How the fuck did you find me?" he asked. He looked down at Raven's hand and saw that it started to heal itself. "What the fuck are you?" Before he knew it he was being pinned against the wall. He tried desperately to escape before he felt her knees press against his legs, immobilizing him.

Jack tried to push back, however, it was becoming pointless. The next thing he knew he was feeling her teeth on his neck, then he felt his blood start to pour out as she started to drink it. "Wh-whhat... the.. f-fuucck.." he struggled to say before he passed out.

Jack didn't know how long he had been out but he did wake up on the couch. It was clear that it was still night out. He wondered if it had been a bad dream. Perhaps the stress made it seem like he thought he saw the same girl who had been chasing him. "What the fuck happened?" he said to himself, not aware that Raven was in the room with him.