Vampire Greek: The Burning King

After what felt like forever to Roman, Caitlyn finally looked up to see what happened. Franco was walking away from Daniel, but Daniel didn’t move. He seemed Frozen in place. He wasn’t writhing in pain anymore, he wasn’t breathing heavily, he seemed calm.

Jeremy observed him from a distance, smiling. “Good. Now get up.”

For some reason, Daniel obeyed. He got up perfectly fine, despite his arm being broken horribly. His eyes were distant, as if he was daydreaming. It didn’t look like he knew where he was. He looked completely lost.

“Daddy!” Caitlyn screamed. It felt weird for Roman to hear that sound come out of his mouth. Then again, it wasn’t his mouth, it was hers.

Jeremy picked up the gun Tammy dropped and held it out to Daniel.

“Your wife’s got good aim, but we didn’t get to see yours, did we?”

Franco and the others laughed.

“Take this.”

With another disgusting snap, Daniel’s arm fixed itself and grabbed the gun.

“Now shoot her.”

“DADDY NO!” Caitlyn screamed.

Daniel fired until the barrel was empty, not even hearing his daughter. But Jeremy did.

“I almost forgot about that kid. Should we kill her too?”

“No man. There’s no point. I thought we was gonna party tonight? How we get caught up in this crap?” asked Franco.

“We always got time to party. And Bishop, I can hear your thoughts right now, you nasty freak. Go ahead, she’s all yours.”

Bishop, one of the quieter guys who hadn’t done much, started moving towards Tammy.

Oh no. No. No. No. Please tell me Caitlyn didn’t see her mother get-

To Roman’s surprise, Caitlyn climbed into the front seat and opened the door. She ran as fast as she could, but Roman knew she wouldn’t make it. What would she even do? They all were vampires, she’d never stand a chance. But somehow, something happened. Roman wasn’t sure if it was him affecting Caitlyn’s memories or what, but she bolted like a cheetah towards her mother, faster than a little girl, or an adult for that matter, should be able to move that fast. But she did. And it reminded Roman of what he could do.

She leapt over her mother’s body, stretching her arms out to protect her. Roman saw she saw. He felt what she felt. Her mother was still warm. Roman could already tell what would happen next, but he still wasn’t ready for the sharp pain in his... her left shoulder.

“Ah! Oh crap!” Bishop shouted, leaping away from the little girl.

“Are you serious?!” said Franco.

“Do you know what you’ve done?!” shouted Jeremy.

“You just bit a kid! A kid! Do you know what happens when they turn? We need to go, now!”

They all vanished into streaks of color, including Caitlyn’s father Daniel. Meanwhile, Roman, or Caitlyn, couldn’t breathe. She laid atop of her mother holding her chest, her throat and nose burning. The smell of blood got stronger and her teeth started to ache. Hyperventilating, she held her mother tightly and thought about the men that did this. She wanted to find them. She wanted the chase after them so bad. Her emotions became Roman’s emotions until his connection broke, and he was back on the restaurant floor, crying and biting his lip.

“What’s wrong Roman? What happened?” Audrey asked, shocked at his sudden change. Caitlyn who was watching him intensely, had stopped crying.

“We’re going to find them Caitlyn. I promise.” He told her. Roman wiped his face.

“Do you have any family close by, relatives or friends?”

Caitlyn shook her head.

“No. I have some family, but I don’t where they are, and my mom didn’t like them anyways.”

“Well that’s just... It’s fine. Audrey, would you take care of her while I track then down?”

“Sure, but we can’t stay here. So you think you can find your home from here?”

“No, but I could get home if you gave me back my dad’s phone.”

“Your dad’s? Oh. That’s why the fingerprint didn’t work.”

Roman handed her the phone and she put her finger on the fingerprint scanner. It unlocked instantly.

“I thought you just said it was your dad’s phone?“Audrey asked, puzzled.

“It is, but he added my fingerprint so I could unlock it and play games. I used to lock it up all the time trying to guess the code. Now he’s-”

“Shh. Don’t think about it. He was bitten, just like you. He’s alive, and under the bald guys mind control. Hopefully I make it in time before something else happens.”

Roman stood up and made his way towards the door.

“No! I’m coming too!” said Caitlyn.

“That’s cute, but no.” Roman replied.

“But he’s my dad and I want to save him!”

Roman turned around and glared at her. Her face went blank, and she walked back to Audrey. She sat down, closed her eyes and went to sleep

“That’s what I thought. said Roman mostly to himself.

“Did you use mind control on her?”

“Of course I did. I’ve been inside her mind, and that’s alot to handle. Plus, we don’t know what shape they left her father in. They turned him into a puppet for no reason. They could’ve discarded him already.”

Roman opened the restaurant door and was greeted by a cool breeze. This is too good of a night to have to worry about this crap. He started to step out but Audrey called after him.

“What? What is it?” He replied, looking back at Audrey holding Caitlyn close.

“Just make sure you’re careful.” She told him.

He pulled the door closed, smiling.

I’ve know her for forty minutes, and she acts like she cares. He thought to himself as he began to walk away. He could almost smell their scent from Caitlyn’s memories, that’s how powerful his ability was. He went in the same direction as they had done in the past, locking on to a familiar scent, Caitlyn’s father. After about twenty minutes, he found all of them near a liquor store, with Franco attacking two men and one woman while Jeremy drunk some booze, probably stolen from their new victims. Caitlyn’s father was there, looking just as dazed as he did in her memories, standing idle next to Jeremy.

I’m going to save them and your father Caitlyn. Roman thought to himself.

He jumped up high and transformed , becoming small, agile and black. It was a warm and mind numbing sensation, all of his limbs becoming smaller, and a short burst of shock as his eyes readjusted. His small slender new form flew towards the crew of thugs, aiming right for Jeremy’s head.