Chapter 6 Meeting with a vampyre

There comes a time when knowing too much becomes a pain in the ass.

Eloise

Reaching for the cup of coffee that was supposed to be by her side and groaned when she made contact with open air.

" You really should stop with the coffee" Dave mused from across the room they weren't sure why but Dave was unable to handle caffeine,he became– hyper

" I do not share in your horrible fate so please let me enjoy my only comfort" she grouched, yawning widely, she heard him laughing softly and guessed what she look like

" Let's go home. We're tired and there's only so much old lore we can read before our brains spin" he offered coming to drop some books on the table. They had lunched intensive research over the past few of days on their mystery killer, whoever he was had killed two more people, they was no rhyme or reason to the kills, not any they could find. The three victims were from different social classes, different genders and different species. The only thing that seemed a major red herring was the fact that each victim was on a different scale of powers each one higher than the last.

So far they'd come across old world lore's of vampyres that lived on the blood of the humans they roamed the earth with but it seemed even in those days the idea seemed farfetched, which was why Eloise was more intrigued, the old world didn't believe in faes and were skeptical of werewolves but here they were with those beings a veritable part of society.

" I found some source of information that mentions the vampyre just after the Apocalypse " she muttered.Dave sighed

" I get it you're intrigued and while that is good we need you not breaking down. Go home, get some rest. We need to attend your father's dinner tomorrow, after it we can come back and burn the oil" Eloise sighed

" We can't just slack off we need to catch whatever this is "

" And we will, soon after you go home and shower" he muttered nose wrinkling, she straightened

" You're a horrible person, why didn't you say anything" she queried standing from her seat and tugging her jacket

" Well there was the largest possiblity that my nose was being overly sensitive" he replied, she glared at him not amused in the slightest. She stalked out of the office leaving him to deal with locking up, she was half way out the parking lot when he jogged towards her

" Are you still mad" he huffed and she smiled

" Of course not , now let me go home"

" I'll drop you off" he offered and she shook her head. She was not actually that mad but she did want to be on her own

" I can walk just fine, my home is blocks from the office"

" Yeah El, blocks littered with dark alleys and a monster we don't understand roaming the streets"

" I'll be fine Dave, go home. I'll call you to get me for the dinner tomorrow. Deal" she said he watched her trying to stare her down, and she felt a little bit of amusement, finally he agreed

" Call me when you get home" he ordered and she gave a short salute

" Yes sir " he laughed and got into his car driving off. She followed the path he's used, the rude guard wasn't they as she left, if she thought about it he'd been missing for over three nights.

She left the GBI building, hands tucked into her pocket,she hummed a song beneath her breath, the streets werr full, it was Friday,a happy hour everyone with a stressful week would be out in bars looking for drinks and hookups, already some were not waiting for the bars to let them in, a few rowdy and very inebriated wolves were tossing themselves against each other and being a nuisance. She also caught sight of a couple of young adults making out by the doors, she sighed,there were a sad reminder that she was awfully celibate.

" Enjoy the youth while you can" she muttered beneath her breath.

You do not have to confine yourself to obligation.

Eloise stiffened at the voice,she had almost convinced herself that but was all her imagination but apparently not. Unwilling to let whatever it was to cause harm in a crowd she increased her speed.

Do not run from me my red riding hood, you are the pinnacle of my dreams and achievement.

She scoffed

" Don't know if you can hear me but I think I'll pass"

He laughed, she wasn't sure how she knew it was a he– well there was the fact that he was stalking her first like some creep. He laughed harder confirming that he was in her head. Eloise didn't like it, she didn't want anything in her head

I admit I am stalking you but you are special, a shinning beacon of power among so many dull witted ones.

" That doesn't comfort me as much as you think" she retorted, she'd turned interested lonely alley and like clockwork a cloaked figure followed about six paces behind her, she swore her hand going into her bag, at this point she was speed walking her stalker didn't add any speed keeping his familiar pace which made her a little afraid. He wasn't afraid of losing her

" What exactly do you want" she asked

You my sweet,just you.

That was all the warning she got before she was pushed to the ground a large weight on top of her. She swung her elbow into his gut and he hissed loosing his grip slightly so she did it again and he turned her over, hand pressing against her neck with a strength that surprised her

" What the fuck are you" she gasped, he smiled revealing white teeth with one aberration, fucking fangs. She hissed pulling her head as far as she could

" I'm your killer Eloise" she knew he wasn't lying, his too handsome face held eyes that seemed like an open book, leading deep to his soul, a very neat trick if she could be honest.

" Of course you can be honest my love"

" Get the fuck out of my head, and I am not your love" she gritted, he smiled as his fingers tightened over her throat.

" You don't want to make me mad El" he hissed, choking she tapped at his hand.

Okay. She really didn't want him mad not until she knew what he was.

" But you know what I am dear red, you and that friend of yours have been reading very heavily, Dave is it has been quite committed" he whispered she jerked aiming to knee him but he stopped her squeezing at her knee until she cried out in pain.

"Leave Dave alone" she groaned, he huffed as if put out

" Of course. I don't need him, I just need you" he hissed fangs exposed as he darted towards her neck.