Ravenloft
Sweet Rogue
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It was four am and Eddie's band had just finished up a set at the bar they frequently played at, DV8. They had connections with the owner, Valdimer Elsworth. Eddie stepped out back, wearing his sleeveless trench coat and sun glasses, a black t shirt and leather pants underneath. He lit up a cigarette and set down his bottle of beer and leaned against the door frame while some pale faced groupies packed up the bands equipment and the rest of the band hung out inside, getting good and smashed.
He took a long pull on the smoke and turned his head to the side, board out of his mind. He wanted, no, needed something exciting to happen, otherwise he thought he might just wait for the sun to rise and burn him to death. Yeah, final death might be preferable to playing with a shitty band and working for elder vampire that never had any intention of letting him get anywhere. At least his band was better than the last one that was fronting at DV8, Ninja Fuckers. Seriously, what kind of name was that for a punk band?
He exhaled smoke and kicked off the wall, going for a walk. "Lock the van when you're done packing up guys." He called back to the groupies. "Drinks are on me." He offered, by way of payment. Of course the drinks were really free because of the deal he'd made with val, but he wasn't about to tell them that. Make em work for it.
He went stalking down the alleyways, hoping, just hoping some asshole tried to fuck with him. He was feeling particularly pissed tonight after his drummer got piss drunk half way through the set and started missing every fucking beat. "Fucker's got to go." He growled to himself, punching a brick wall, leaving his knuckles bloody. He looked at them and laughed, licking them clean.
Then a scream tore through the night, loud and clear, a perfect note, it thrilled him to the bone. He went racing after it, eager to find out who had made it, before it was too late. He came up short, just inside an alley way, while a bunch of masked guys were dragging a girl to a dumpster. She was limp in their arms and her head hung loosely just above the ground, her hair trailing through the filth and muddy puddles. She was struggling for breath, her breathing dangerously shallow as they tried to hoist her up and throw her in.
Eddie howled with rage, stretching his arms out and crouching down to pounce on them, ready to tear them all limb from limb for having hurt the girl. They all panicked and dropped her in the mud, leaving her to die at his feet as they ran away into the night.
There was no time to chase them, however, as Eddie could smell her blood even from where he stood. She was bleeding out and there was no way he could get her to a hospital in time to safe her life, besides, there would be too many questions that he didn't have answers for.
So, with unnatural speed, he raced to her side, lifting her head in his lap as he leaned against the dumpster. She was conscious, but only barely, with a neat slash cut across her throat, the light of life already fading from her glassy eyes. "Hold on." He commanded, tearing at his naked wrist with his sharp teeth. He forced the wound to her pale lips and made her drink in. His cursed vitae sending fire and pleasure through her body as it poured down her throat, already sealing the wound and giving her unnatural life.
He struggled with her to keep her in check as the beast took over and she tried to drain him dry. It took all of his might to tear her from his wrist, and he had to strike her unconscious to keep her from going for more. It wasn't her, of course, it was the beast in his vampiric blood.
He rested for a time against the dumpster, with her laying across his lap. She was really quite beautiful in her stillness, and he caressed her cold flesh, wondering who she was, why she was out here alone and who would want to kill such a vision. He looked up and around, for any evidence the guys who had left her to die might have left around. The only things he found was a metal flask with the gangster name "T-bone" etched into it, and a small, metal cross on a broken chain, glinting in the neon street lights. He picked her up in his arms and went to collect the evidence before carrying her back to DV8, where he called the owner down from his office.
Val was an elder vampire, a former sheriff and justicar, now a private owner of the club, well known for giving younger vamps a place to crash and learn the ropes of undead society. DV8 was as safe a place as any and he made a deal with Val to stay for a few nights until the mystery girl had a chance to recover and learn the laws of the Masquerade.
This was a BIG gamble for Eddie, if she didn't play by the rules, it was his neck on the line as it was against the rules to sire a childe without the consent of the Prince of the city. Val promised to handle the politics as best he could as long as Eddie kept the girl in line. Well, his exact word was 'invisible', but Eddie figured as long as she didn't go killing anyone right away that that was good enough.
It wasn't until the next night that the girl stirred and rose, a fledgling vampire in her own right. Eddie sat in a chair next to her, in a private room on the second floor DV8. "Morning, luv." He said with a charming cockney accent, stroking his stubbly chin as he watched her wake.
He took a long pull on the smoke and turned his head to the side, board out of his mind. He wanted, no, needed something exciting to happen, otherwise he thought he might just wait for the sun to rise and burn him to death. Yeah, final death might be preferable to playing with a shitty band and working for elder vampire that never had any intention of letting him get anywhere. At least his band was better than the last one that was fronting at DV8, Ninja Fuckers. Seriously, what kind of name was that for a punk band?
He exhaled smoke and kicked off the wall, going for a walk. "Lock the van when you're done packing up guys." He called back to the groupies. "Drinks are on me." He offered, by way of payment. Of course the drinks were really free because of the deal he'd made with val, but he wasn't about to tell them that. Make em work for it.
He went stalking down the alleyways, hoping, just hoping some asshole tried to fuck with him. He was feeling particularly pissed tonight after his drummer got piss drunk half way through the set and started missing every fucking beat. "Fucker's got to go." He growled to himself, punching a brick wall, leaving his knuckles bloody. He looked at them and laughed, licking them clean.
Then a scream tore through the night, loud and clear, a perfect note, it thrilled him to the bone. He went racing after it, eager to find out who had made it, before it was too late. He came up short, just inside an alley way, while a bunch of masked guys were dragging a girl to a dumpster. She was limp in their arms and her head hung loosely just above the ground, her hair trailing through the filth and muddy puddles. She was struggling for breath, her breathing dangerously shallow as they tried to hoist her up and throw her in.
Eddie howled with rage, stretching his arms out and crouching down to pounce on them, ready to tear them all limb from limb for having hurt the girl. They all panicked and dropped her in the mud, leaving her to die at his feet as they ran away into the night.
There was no time to chase them, however, as Eddie could smell her blood even from where he stood. She was bleeding out and there was no way he could get her to a hospital in time to safe her life, besides, there would be too many questions that he didn't have answers for.
So, with unnatural speed, he raced to her side, lifting her head in his lap as he leaned against the dumpster. She was conscious, but only barely, with a neat slash cut across her throat, the light of life already fading from her glassy eyes. "Hold on." He commanded, tearing at his naked wrist with his sharp teeth. He forced the wound to her pale lips and made her drink in. His cursed vitae sending fire and pleasure through her body as it poured down her throat, already sealing the wound and giving her unnatural life.
He struggled with her to keep her in check as the beast took over and she tried to drain him dry. It took all of his might to tear her from his wrist, and he had to strike her unconscious to keep her from going for more. It wasn't her, of course, it was the beast in his vampiric blood.
He rested for a time against the dumpster, with her laying across his lap. She was really quite beautiful in her stillness, and he caressed her cold flesh, wondering who she was, why she was out here alone and who would want to kill such a vision. He looked up and around, for any evidence the guys who had left her to die might have left around. The only things he found was a metal flask with the gangster name "T-bone" etched into it, and a small, metal cross on a broken chain, glinting in the neon street lights. He picked her up in his arms and went to collect the evidence before carrying her back to DV8, where he called the owner down from his office.
Val was an elder vampire, a former sheriff and justicar, now a private owner of the club, well known for giving younger vamps a place to crash and learn the ropes of undead society. DV8 was as safe a place as any and he made a deal with Val to stay for a few nights until the mystery girl had a chance to recover and learn the laws of the Masquerade.
This was a BIG gamble for Eddie, if she didn't play by the rules, it was his neck on the line as it was against the rules to sire a childe without the consent of the Prince of the city. Val promised to handle the politics as best he could as long as Eddie kept the girl in line. Well, his exact word was 'invisible', but Eddie figured as long as she didn't go killing anyone right away that that was good enough.
It wasn't until the next night that the girl stirred and rose, a fledgling vampire in her own right. Eddie sat in a chair next to her, in a private room on the second floor DV8. "Morning, luv." He said with a charming cockney accent, stroking his stubbly chin as he watched her wake.