The dark club pounded with music. The mosh pit was deep and thick as people slammed into each other with angst. The south side was aching for pain and here they found it among the people. The ones that walked in the shadows though and never talked where the ones that should be feared. they where here long before many , and they new pain better then any one could.

Eliot turned around in a mad movement to crash down his arms upon the poor bastard that was in front of him. Eliot's arm connected with the boys shoulder. A snapping sound was made like a twig , breaking under foot. The scream was almost silent compared to the music blaring ever louder as the crowd shrieked forth in more brutality was made. Eliot's face was put down someone's fist driving into his mouth. He hit the floor in agony and drop kicked some one as they went over his feet. Then some one kicked him down as he tried to stand up. Then another kick to his face and brought more pain. Standing up now was almost impossible as another fist drove into his kidney , and a scream came out of his mouth as his body was lit alive with untold torture. Then some one bringing a chair down on his back again and again and he could feel the chair snapping as one last strike against his head was made and all went dark as his body new no more pain then now.

At first his eyes where at a blur, but he felt motion as if in a car. He also felt the wind and as it caressed his body, he moved in little effort trying to avoid causing any miss comfort. His vision returning. In front of him now sat a beautiful dark haired girl with pale face and black lipstick. Her features standing out like a soar thumb. Her purple green eyes looked almost inhuman. His head resting on her lap as she tugged on his hair playfully.

"Who are you?" said Eliot in a soft whisper in awe at such beauty.

As he tried to sit up his back gave into pain. He laid back down on her lap , giving into his agony.

"I am Jera" she smiled giving away deep shinning white teeth.

"My name is- "

"I know your name" she said with a sly face

Eliot trying to sit up ignoring the pain behind it. Looking around , to see they where in a convertable traveling the south side. No music was playing witch tore at Eliot , he turned around to see the driver , who was a young man , witch was overly good looking and a mild build. He also had odd looking eyes , witch where a metallic like substance. Eliot touched the back seat and looked closer at the male.

"What is your name?" asked Eliot looking in wonder at the male. His own blue eyes trying to pierce the metallic silver. The silver eyes hold something ancient. unknown to Eliot and he begged to know what the hell it was that he was missing

"My name is Gavin, nice to meet you Eliot" he said without showing much attention to him. His deep red lips where moist as he moved his hands across the steering wheel with elegant ease.

"How did I get here?" Eliot asked with a deep wonder.

"Well we saw what happened so we thought to help you. we believed you deserve our help, not many do" said Jera her hand caressing Eliot back as if a mother to him.

"Can you turn on the music, Gavin?" asked Eliot not minding what Jera was doing to his back.

"Sure" he switched it on to thunder like music

"Good stuff" Eliot smiled "where are we going?"

"Somewhere special" a kind smile shown through Jera's face.

The music was heavy as Eliot sat back as Jera caressed his face and talked sweet nothings in his ear. She held him close and Eliot rather enjoyed this. No girl paid this much attention to him ever before, not one this beautiful any ways. The car drove on and Eliot was offered a liquid he has never saw before, something odd like a blue color of some sort , a thick deep blue. He grabbed the vial and sucked it down. At first nothing happened as he just sat there listening to the music. Then without warning the black sky turned to reds and greens a rather ugly display of color. The car was no longer there as he flew across the ugly skies in a trance of beauty , no pain , no nothing other then bliss , deep seated bliss.

When the visions ended there sat Eliot his mind clear as it has ever been with Jera holding him in her arms , he felt oddly enough protected by her. feeling the strength in the arms, while they sat in car while over looking they sky from a ledge. He was finally home he thought. No more anger, no more pain, just a sense of completion.

"Your happy" smiled Gavin as he got out of the car and walked towards the ledge.

"Yeah I am happy, I mean I have not been this happy in a long time" said Eliot with a big smile and wide deep blue eyes deeper then before as if something has been effecting him.

"We can offer pleasure for ever and have all the pain go away" said Jera with a mother like voice ever so sweet, growing bigger each time he listens to her.

"Us, Eliot all the pain will be non-existence once you are one of us" said Gavin

"What are you talking about?"

"You can become enteral like the night" said Jera as she kissed Eliot on the cheek, "We both have come to like you and wish you something better then what you have"

"What is that?" asked Eliot in a soft voice

"To be a vampire" said Gavin his thick metallic eyes staring into Eliot very soul.

Releasing his fangs , he cuts into Eliot wrist like butter as he drinks the sweet nectar down. The blood drips from his mouth as he sucks on Eliot's wrist. Then Jera taking her fangs and pressing against the flesh of Eliot neck and slowly tears at the flesh, necking on the soft sweet liquid as all goes blur for Eliot. Then Jera stops as does Gavin and the both look smiling down at Eliot. Both cut there wrist with each others teeth and drop blood into Eliot mouth, Eliot's body rages with frenzy as his body dies a mortal death.

His new body now lays awaken as he turns to look at Jera and Gavin. He feels the strength in him and the new completion of thought. He feels like a god. His body pounds with undead life as he looked about the ledge and moved to the car and smiled with his new shinning eyes and teeth to match.

There sat Gavin and Jera in the car , waiting with smiles welcoming him to a new family and the three now are together for ever to feed on the human race at their will.

people have been "turned" since this story was written.

Short Story By Joe Marquis e-mail him here