[sam_lakes]

Chapter 7

It had been three weeks since the incident with Gary and Co. and Martin. Lunch I considered was my personal time with Peter and for three weeks everyday lunchtime is always Peter and Everette, Martin and Gary & Co. and now Simon my younger double.

People always surrounded us. I'd start to say something to Peter and I would inevitably get interrupted. It's not that I minded hearing about peoples' good deeds. I was happy to hear and see the changes. But there was a Vampire Boy craze in the school and even the teachers were getting into the good deed thing and most of them thinking that Vampire Boy was just a fictional character. That didn't bother me.

The most irritating thing was everyone was talking about Vampire Boy as if he is not only a super hero but also like he was some deity who was perfect and could do no wrong.

The stories got wilder and wilder. Even those who I had never met were now experts on the Vampire Boy. It wasn't just the boys who were dressing in black, dying their hair black and wearing it slicked down. Now girls were dressing all black with capes like something out of 20th century. They called themselves 'Lugosi's' or 'Lestats' after some ancient fictional characters that were supposed to be vampires.

But what finally pushed me too far was when Everette came dress in black and black hair and was talking to Martin that he was thinking of getting a coffin to sleep in.

"That is the stupidest thing I have ever heard! Are you some kind of idiot! Are you mental? Why can you just be yourself, Everette? Are you so ashamed of being yourself that you have to pretend to be someone else? Why did you dye your hair? You were handsome with your own red hair; you look like a fucking freak! You're not a vampire!"

"I want to be a vampire," he said quietly.

"Why? Why would anyone want to be a vampire? You have to live off another human's blood! Is that what you want? To feast off your friends?" I took a knife and cut my wrist, which started bleeding, "Here! Here have a feast! Drink my blood!" I shoved my open wound into his face.

"Jonathan! Stop it!" said Peter. At the same time Simon let out a yelp. I caught a glimpse of two small protruding fangs as he covered his mouth and took off out of the cafeteria. For a few moments I just stood there. Simon, the boy who looked like me, had fangs.

Everette let out a gasp. The wound I had inflicted on my wrist disappeared before his eyes, and I took off after Simon.

I found Simon in the boys' restroom. He quickly covered his mouth.

I smiled walked towards him, "I guess we are brothers." I reached up and grabbed his wrist.

"Please don't," he said as tears filled his eyes.

"It's okay Simon, we're the same." I extended my fangs part way. The tears in his eyes overflowed and I lowered his hand that was covering his mouth. His fangs were not fully extended. I smiled and retracted my fangs.

He began to sob and I pulled him into a hug. "It's going to be okay."

"Everybody thinks it so cool, but it's not. Jonathan, I'm so scared. What if others find out? I'm not like Vampire Boy. And I-I don't want to sleep in a coffin."

"What?"

"I don't want to sleep in a coffin."

I laughed. "Simon. You heard me get angry at Everette." He nodded. "Do you know who Vampire Boy is?"

He pulled back and looked at me. I fully extended my fangs.

"You? You are Vampire Boy?"

"Yes, and I don't sleep in a coffin, I'm not afraid of crosses or holy water or garlic - in fact I love garlic. That's why I was so angry with Everette. I don't have black hair slicked back. I do wear black at night when -<sigh> when I feast. And a stake through the heart doesn't kill me - I don't think."

"Are we brothers?"

"I think so. Peter thinks so too, just because you look like me."

"I always wanted an older brother. Mike does too. He has the same problem with his teeth."

"Do you have a lack of hair in your private areas?" I asked.

He blushed, "Yeah, we get teased a lot."

"I had the same problem when I was your age but don't worry that will change. We seem to mature slower than most. Well, until we get our fangs."

"Can you do your fangs again?" he asked shyly.

"Sure." I did my fangs again. "Anything else?"

"You used to be a dreg at one time, Gary said."

"It was six years ago. Peter save me," I laughed.

"He saved you?"

"Yeah, long story."

"Gary says he thinks you are the best person in the world now. He told me he really regrets how nasty he was to you. He thinks you just tolerate him because Martin is your friend. He thinks you hate him."

"I used to, but he's changed and he's trying to make life better for others."

"You should tell him that."

"Yeah, I will. Why don't you go get Mike, I'll get Peter, and all of us have talk?"

"Yeah that would be cool."

I went to get Peter just before he went into his Corp History class.

"Peter! I have wonderful news! I have two brothers, we have two brothers!" I said quiet but excited voice, "Can you cut class? I told Simon he, Mike, you and I should talk."

We met Simon just outside the main entrance, but his brother wasn't there.

"Mike can't come. He's got a test," he said.

"I want to show you a special place. I promised Peter I would take him again weeks ago. Let's see how fast You can run. Pete you ready?" He nodded. "Jump on!" Peter jumped on my back wrapping his arms around my neck and I looped my arms around his legs. "Ready, Simon?"

"Yes."

"Try and keep up."

I started at a slow run and built up to my fast run. Simon couldn't keep up. I was two blocks ahead of him in no time and had to stop and wait.

We eventually got to the entrance to the tunnel. "Simon, jump up on Peter's back and Peter hold his legs. I'm going to make this run - it's dark and you guys won't be able to see. Please don't talk or whisper because my hearing is super sensitive. Okay?"

They said yes and I took off at my fastest. We were through the tunnel in less that two minutes, I put them down, and we walked to my building in relative silence. I carried each in turn to the top.

"This place is awesome," said Peter, "I said that last time, didn't I."

"Yes, and every time we come here," I laughed.

"Yeah!" said Simon, "Will I be able to run as fast as you? You're not even out of breath!"

"I think so," I replied. I told Simon my story of when I first came here as he sat opposite me. I told him everything including the two lives I had taken.

"Have you ever feasted from Peter?" he asked.

"No."

"When will I start having to feast?"

"Soon probably. Why?"

"I'm scared. I don't want anyone to ever die." He paused for a moment. "Could you show me how to do it right?"

"Well, I guess you could start out with rats," I laughed.

"Ewwww!" said Simon wrinkling up his nose, "no, really it scares me."

"Okay, well there will come a time when you see blood and you'll want to feast. When that time comes, let me know and I'll take you and show you what I do. But first I want you to meet Doc, and maybe you can persuade your brother to visit."

Two weeks later Simon came running to me at school with his hand over his mouth and saliva dribbling off his chin.

"Come on! Follow me," I said.

As we were passing a bank Simon yelled, "The bank!" And I followed him into the bank. There were four robbers, and one of them had just backhanded a woman, and threw her to the floor.

"Follow my lead," I said so that only Simon could hear. I grabbed the man who had hit the woman and Simon grabbed the man who was holding a weapon. And we quickly drug them into an office. I took two liters from the man who had hit the woman. Simon in the meantime had thrown himself against his man, knocked him down and now sank his fangs into the carotid artery - his first taste of warm human blood - he was making yummy sounds, "mmm - mmm"

"Simon stop when he passes out. You only need to take about a liter. We don't want him to die." Ten seconds later the guy went unconscious and Simon stopped.

"Wow!"

"We've got two more, you take the girl, I'll take the guy," I said.

"Sexisth," he said with a lisp cuz his fangs were fully extended. I smiled.

Within a few seconds there were four bodies lying on the floor. I went out and grabbed the bank manager and drug him into the room and stood him up facing the wall so he couldn't see us.

"Don't turn around. Today, we stopped your bank from being robbed. The robbers are unconscious on the floor. They will regain consciousness shortly," I said as I typed a note on the computer. "You have committed a crime. The man that hit the woman you have lost two liters of blood, the rest of you have lost a liter of blood. A human only has five liters of blood. In jail you will be required to do one good deed a day. Failure to do so and we will met again and you will lose another liter. Signed The Vampire Boy of New Boston."

Simon watched me as I approached the Bank Manager from behind and placed my hands on his shoulders. He was shaking. "Calm down," I said in a soothing tone. "There is a note on the computer which you must read to these and then give each a copy. You must make a donation of ten percent of your profits to needy dreg families. This must be done on a monthly basis. Do you understand?"

"I-I don't know that I can do that. It's has to have the approval of the Board," said the manager.

I spun him around fast so he was facing me. With my fangs extended and only inches from his face I said angrily, "It's your blood and the blood of the board members I shall take IF this is not done. DO YOU UNDERSTAND?"

The man pissed himself.

"Let's go!" I said to Simon. In one second we were out of the bank. "My building!"

We climbed to the top of my building.

"I feel incredible, Jonathan. I can't believe my strength, my eyesight, my hearing! I want more!"

I smiled.

He looked at me for a few moments and then grabbed my hand and pulled me into a hug. "I love you Jonathan! Thank you for making my first time so great. I would have drunk him dry if you hadn't said something. We did good. Didn't we? A real team!"

"Yeah, we did. You were great little brother!"

"Jonathan?"

"Yes?"

"I want to come out to my parents about being a vampire and being your brother."

"What about Mike?"

"What about Mike? He may be my twin, but he says his teeth don't hurt any more - only that one time. The fact that he doesn't like you doesn't matter to me. You're my brother; Doc even said that our tests showed that. I'm proud of you. You're my hero, Jonathan. It's only right that my parents should meet you and Peter."

"Peter?"

"Yeah, he is your other half," he smiled, "and I like him and he's good for you - it's like - well like now; he's not here and you're different. You're not as happy and cheerful, but when Peter's with you, you are happy and, and more alive. And you want to know something?"

"What?"

"I'm more alive when I am with you and Peter. I was thinking that maybe I could ask Cheryl Carson out on a date and we could triple date."

"Yeah I guess," I said and he giggled.

"When Peter is not with you, you always answer I guess." He laughed.

He was right of course. Peter gave me confidence in myself. We left Cambridge and went to my home. I introduced Simon to my parents - Dad of course had to have Simon show his fangs.

Peter told us that the bank robbery had been the news of the day but there was nothing mentioned about the Vampire Boys.

Chapter 8

[DarkPower]

I like the whole thing of course and I will continue to read it but I am starting to feel that their is no real end.... what is the whole point to it all.. so now there is an evil villian comming........ or maybe I am getting ahead of myself but its a lot of useless hapenning going on... so you wanted to show how the Vampire Boy craze started and how people were getting on the ban waggon and everything and I think now its time to really move on...

the chapters now seem to be more of episodes.. like batman or something lol.. ok maybe bad example but I hope you get my point...

Originally Posted by tranquilitysin

I like the whole thing of course and I will continue to read it but I am starting to feel that their is no real end.... what is the whole point to it all.. so now there is an evil villian comming........ or maybe I am getting ahead of myself but its a lot of useless hapenning going on... so you wanted to show how the Vampire Boy craze started and how people were getting on the ban waggon and everything and I think now its time to really move on...

the chapters now seem to be more of episodes.. like batman or something lol.. ok maybe bad example but I hope you get my point...

Yes, I have your point. I chopped out a bit of the story (about a chapter or so) chapter 8 has some action - this whole story is actually more of a prequel to the real story so you won't really find out who the main villian is other than Multi Corp. I suppose I should have written it more like Lucas and started with Episode IV rather than Episode I - It's not until the end (of this episode I) that Jonathan and the others become aware that there is possibly a villian.