The Strange Peculiar Bizarre Town Vampire Versus Arc Part Three

 The Offering

Later that day Melinda woke up. She saw Danté looking at her sternly.

"Why did you not tell me that you have been dreaming of Vytuatas?" He asked like someone angry but got her sake trying to be as calm as he could.

"I-I didn't know that it meant anything."

"Melinda, you have the Magicians' powers. You should be seeing through other peoples' eyes when you dream. You should have had an inclining that something was wrong."

She looked down realising that he was right.

"Though, I'm at fault too. I should have told you about dream walking."

"'Dream walking'?"

"It's a vampire ability, though it takes centuries to master. Which is why I did not think to tell you after all, neither Vytuatas or me are that age yet!" 

"And how old are you?"

"Well I was born in the year of our Lord eighteen fifty July the first, and as it is November two thousand and five so one hundred and fifty five. Vytuatas is only four years younger than me so he was born in the year of or Lord eighteen fifty four April the fourth so he is one hundred and fifty one." He explained.

"Wow!"

"What? You didn't expect me to be five hundred did you?"

"Yeah." She admitted jokingly.

"Are you surprised?"

"Yeah."

He smirked, pretending to show off.

"And now you know why I'm surprised that he's mastered dream walking so young. After all it usually takes over two hundred years at least to do what he has done!"

She looked down and nodded.

"And as we're both children of Dracula, we are both, what are known as Alucards." 

"Right. So how do we stop it?"

He pulled out a silver cross.

"Wear this when you sleep. It will also stop you from using the Magicians' power." 

She let out a sigh.

"Thank you."

She put it on and looked down to try to distance herself from the situation.

"How long will this go on?" She asked.

"I don't know. Get your rest and I'll walk you to two to school tomorrow and back."

She nodded.

The next day, she woke up and for the first time, she felt well rested and refreshed. She got up and her breakfast tasted better than she had remembered. Though it was slightly embarrassing having Danté walking them to school, yet it earnt them a few stares, but most of them were out of slight fear. Yet she was able to endure it, for Matildas' sake mainly.

She told her teacher that she was not feeling well the day before to explain her absence. She found herself enjoying her day and normal life. It was nice and calm. Here, at school she could pretend that this was a normal town and she was leading a normal life. She could forget it all.

She met up with Danté and waited for Matilda. When she showed up, they walked home. That was when Danté went pale. He sniffed as they came to the door.

"What?"

"Vytuatas is here." He whispered.

The girls looked at him shocked. They pressed their backs against the wall as they let Danté go in first.

"Tell is when it's clear." Said Malinda.

He nodded as he walked in slowly. They waited until he had them all clear, but then they heard something break as they saw something land in front of the house in the corner of their eye. They looked to where they spotted it. Melindas' heart sank. 

Her eyes rested on Vytuatas holding Jaden dimly in his arms. Here eyes were like that of a sleepwalker. It was all to clear what he had done to her. His eyes rested on her and looked back to Jaden. He then smirked as he turned her around to face him. He touched her jaw gently and with the other hand he placed his hand on the side of her neck with the middle tapping the neck. She ran over to him afraid that he was going to turn her into a vampire. He gave her a deep and long kiss. When she reached them,  he whipped out his hand and gripped her neck. His lips never broke from Jadens' once.

"Jaden! Jaden!" She shouted. "Wake up!"

She then punched her out of frustration. This broke their lips and she looked at her as if she had must women up.

"Mel? Where's-"

"Ahh! He should be sound asleep right now. Thanks to you."

She looked at him confused but she kept her eyes away from his eyes.

"Oh? Did you not know? I came here this morning. You have been serving me all day. I have to admit,  it was nice having you call me master and having you spill your darkest secrets. I can see why he likes you."

Her face went pale.

He let out a laugh.

"What do you mean by that? And let go of my sister right now!" She shouted as she punched him in the face. He was unfazed by this and gripped her by the wrist he pulled her in.

"No. I'm afraid I just can not do that. See, her blood tastes too good. No."

"And what? Are you going to kidnap her against her will? Over my dead body!"

He bellowed out a laugh.

"Be careful what you say my dear. Oh,  and she is not going to be coming with me against her will." 

"And why is that?"

"I believe the large knife in your back pocket will answer your question."

She put her hand in her back pocket and pulled out a long serrated knife. She looked at it with shock, she looked at him but diverted her eyes from his. She then looked back.

"Matilda!" She shouted as she spotted that she too had been hypnotized!

"Now,  my dear,  look me in the eyes."

Her eyes filled with anger.

"No."

That was when he squeezed her neck. She gripped his wrist and tried to hit him again and again but she could not make him budge. She could feel her head start to pound.

"Look at me!"

She looked at her with her emotional pain in her eyes.

"Do you want to lose her?"

"Won't I do that anyway?"

"But do you want to lose her permanently?"

"No don't!" Cooked Malinda.

He squeezed tighter. She looked at her in horror. Then her eyes slid to him. She looked at him in the eyes. He then let then go. She coughed again and again, but he did not give her a break.

"Good. That is better. Now put that blade to your throat."

"No! Stop it!" She croaked as her sister put the blade to her throat. She raised her fist to hit her to wake her up but she soon realised that she could kill her if she did that and placed her hand down.

"I see you understand what you would do if you wake her up. However, if you do not agree to come with me, lowering your hand would be for nothing. If you understand, take that cross off and come close to me."

She looked at her sister and took the cross off. She put it in her sisters' pocket. She felt herself shaking as she walked slowly towards him. She was shaking so much so that her legs got weaker and weaker under her. Her mind, going over all the nasty things that he would or could put her through. The thought of Farmor Derek dreading of becoming like him. By the time she was in front of him her legs were shaking so much that if he did not put his arms around her she would have fallen.

"Tilt your head." He whispered into her ear. She had to bite her lip as she did. She tried not to cry and stop shaking. She tried to pretend to be strong, but then the fangs dug deep into her neck. First came the great amount of shaking, then came the blinding tears. Soon her legs were shaking so much so that they could no longer support her. She was filled with a blinding pain, but she tried not to let out the scream or any sound of pain. But soon she could no longer take it and let out her screams. He then pulled away smiling as he looked at her satisfied.

"Good, good girl!"

He rose up, gripping her with a strong grip. She looked at her home becoming lower and lower with pain. She again seemed to be in the place of wondering if she was ever going to see it again. She was,  again in the clutches of a monster intent of doing her harm. But unlike the other times, this one was far more powerful and not human. She let out a tear as her home became further and further away.