A Beautiful Apocalypse

I kicked him back, he fell to the floor still tied to the chair. "I don't know what I saw, I swear!" He pleaded. I stepped forwards. I could see him much clearer now, all bloodied and bruised. I didn't change expression. "I'm giving you one more chance." I said, not a tinge of emotion in my voice. "I don't know. Please, I'm begging you." He whispered. Silent tears fell down his face. "Just do it already." A voice buzzed through my ear. I closed my eyes, took a deep breath and did it. With one look, I stopped his heart. What could possibly have been the most painful 11 seconds of his life. I closed my eyes once more and walked out of the dark room, slamming the door behind me. "Melina, what's going on? You're not focusing right." My boss said to me. I just closed my eyes tighter as he continued, "You know your job and you know that if you don't get it done-" I had enough. In one fluid motion I turned and pinned him to the wall. He looked at me with shock. "Ahh, super-strength, how I love it so!" He glared at me as I continued. "Now listen you inconsiderate Jack@$$, YOU'RE NOT the one going around and doing SOMEONE ELSE'S dirty work. I AM. While YOU cower in your corner telling OTHER PEOPLE to KILL innocent lives." I dropped him to the floor and stormed off. "Melina" I stopped. "I expect you here, tomorrow morning." I could hear the smile in his voice at the end of his sentence.

"Melina! Dinner!" I silently sat at the table as Skylar placed an appetizing dinner of pasta and vegetables in front of us. Too bad I wasn't hungry. Skylar was performer at the Hotel Rouge who also doubled as an arena fighter. Skylar was a vampire, one of the few who lived the the Arcadaca capital of Vansu. She's very popular under her performance and fighting name Vixen. I liked to call her Vixen, but at home she would only answer to her birth name, Skylar. "Melina, you're awful quiet today." Skylar said to me. I reluctantly looked over, not an emotion anywhere in sight on my face. Instantly she dropped her plate and hugged me. "I'm so sorry!" She said into my neck, I patted her head, "It's alright, you're not the one who gets paid to kill innocent civilians. But you can let go now, I'm fine" I smiled, she was my best friend for as long as I can remember. "Okay!" She muffled into my neck. Of course she still held on. After about 30 seconds of silence it got incredible awkward. "You want blood, don't you?" I said to Skylar. "Yes!" She practically yelled into my throat. I chuckled, "Alright!" I said, continuing to laugh before I braced myself. Normally I let her feed off my wrist but today I decided that while she was there, why not. Then I felt it, her teeth pierced my skin. The misconception of a vampire bite is that it pinches, stings, or feels like death. All I have to say is wrong! It actually is a burning feeling that goes away almost instantly once the vampire starts drinking. Finally Skylar stopped drinking and handed me a dish rag before licking her lips. "You're blood is so GOOD!" She yelled, giggling. "Yeah, you REALLY don't know how creepy that sounds, do you?" I responded, laughing pretty hard while holding the cloth to my neck. Although I heal fast (typically within 2 to 3 minutes), I hate to bleed openly. In the middle of mine and Skylar's laughing fit I turned my head to see the clock, it was about 7. Immediately I stopped laughing and started to grin like an idiot. "He's almost here, isn't he?" She asked, tilting her head. All I could do was nod. I couldn't wait to see him again.