b.u.s.i.n.e.s.s.//o.p.e.n

[tiara]

Monday. The day was too early even though it was only 8 P. M. The sun was down and the vampires were out. As was Tiara. She licked the tips of her fangs though not hard enough to draw her own blood. From a distance she looked like perhaps the chauffeur of a wealthy driver. She was short, but tall enough. How tall did a person want to be anyways? Seven feet tall? Six? Five was good enough! She was dressed in a black trench coat as was she wearing tight black clothes underneath. Her skin color was undetermined because of the black leather gloves she was wearing. The cuffs of the coat covered up each side of her face, thick black sunglasses also covered and kept her identity a secret. No one would be able to tell that she was a female.

She slanted against her hybrid car, one foot in the gravel and the other ready to pounce up into position when she saw signs of life. She was waiting for a client. She was to deliver some package to someplace else in the city. She glanced at her watch which read 8: 03, they were late! Couldn't people be on time? She had other things to do even though she had eternity! She still hadn't fed yet! If she didn't have her blood yet she would be grouchy. She sighed. Were they not coming?

"Damn it! They're late!"

Tiara didn't like China town it was just too populated by humans. Everyone was selling everything from their bodies to the newest in theater movie on DVD that it lost its homely touch. As a vampire, Tiara liked homely. It reminded her of home even if she didn't have a place to call for herself. She pulled down her glove again and looked at her watch. She had been standing here for ten minutes. She did not like it when people were late. She was not going to do business again with these new clients. It felt nerve wrecking being off of a schedule knowing a Police Car could show up at any moment.

[†The Blood Countess†]

Oh yes. Vampires were out and about alright. Quite a few were causing some mayhem at a pub or two, some chose to wait for their next meal to be within arms reach and then there's a rare number who choose to act...well...normal by societies standards. Fortunately for Elliot, he wasn't known for being like the other vampires. Being constantly on the prowl didn't sound promising. Why can't fellow undead take the time to enjoy what the evening offered?

It was then his walk was interrupted by a phone call. "Yes?...I told Daniel to take care of that case, Eric. I questioned that hard headed male already and I couldn't get anything out of it. It was hard sitting there for four hours and not getting answers...are you certain he's the right man? I know...yes I know...yes...alright. Thanks. Later."

Cellphone was shut off to prevent further interruptions. It was then he noticed that someone was standing outside alone. Her attire and the sight of unrealistic fangs alone screamed, "Wannabe Vampire!" This could get interesting...

"You know...it's not a good idea for a female like yourself to be alone this time of night...something could happen."

[tiara]

There were a billion different reasons why Tiara hated Chinatown. The first was that what she was doing would not be approved of by the Chinese Mafia. They had not received anything from her pay, their silent third partner tips. Why should she have to pay them? Thankfully they were none the wiser, so far, to her business. She had only started a few weeks ago after stealing her hot rod. The second reason she hated being still and in Chinatown was a bit obvious, at least more then the first. Police. Tiara had a brand new hybrid with opening doors, the price was a cool 20 million because it was an car of invention. And of course, it was stolen. That and ... Tiara had escaped from 'lock up' formerly known as a mental asylum.

Tiara Tiara turned to face the voice a bit shocked from the voice. She didn't like being snuck up on. She had been so lost in her thoughts... It was one of the reasons she liked driving so much. When on the road all she had to do was concentrate on the road, she could loose herself to the road, to the wind, to the speed. The male was tall and handsome. She found herself scowling. Her white fanged teeth were showing. Tiara hissed.

"It's also not a good idea to talk to strangers."

[†The Blood Countess†]

Oh...tough aren't we? Elliot couldn't help but allow an amused grin to spread across his ageless features. "I talk to strangers all the time, love, it comes naturally for me to randomly speak to someone." Eyes were glued to her mouth, where she flashed her fangs at him, "It's also not a good idea to pretend to be something you're not...unless you're a sang like some people put it." No, she can't be a sang.

Sangs were humans born with a more feral state of mine. Yes, they can function amongst their own kind but the lower portion of their brain is more active than usual. This leads to a thirst for blood and other vampirirc like instincts. The longer version of the name was Sanguinarian.

"Allow me to introduce myself. The name's Elliot. And I'm assuming your name's Tiara. There. No longer strangers now are we?" He chuckled. It's easy to obtain a name from someone. That's one thing the mind doesn't shield.

[tiara]

Tiara mused on what the man was saying. She didn't know whether to like or dislike the man. She flicked her tongue on her fangs. They were real fangs! How dare the man say they weren't. Of course there were probably a billion wanna be's. Tiara Tiara was the real thing.

"I have no idea what a sang is. But no, I am not one. I am a creature of the night."

What was a sang? She couldn't sing but she doubted that was what he was speaking of. Singing skills did not matter. She closed her mouth with a frown on her face. But Tiara had all eternity to find out what a sang was. Though that still kept the frown on her face.

"Well Elliot. My name's Tiara, Tiara!"

She had named herself after her love and fondness of Tiara's. Tiara was her first name and an added Tiara for a last name. She could only assume that Elliot knew of her by her business. Tiara dealt strictly with deliveries.

[†The Blood Countess†]

Sigh. Yet another human who believed that they were a vampire. Why on earth couldn't people accept what they were? "Sangs, or better known as Sanguinarians, are human beings born with a more feral thought process. The desire to drink blood is a desire that cannot be ignored by them." He glanced towards the female, strands of his black hair falling against his right eye.

"I don't know how many times I have given this lecture but you are a human. Not a vampire. If you want to see a true vampire..." he trailed off, expression suddenly taking on a more darker expression, "...I suggest you go to a certain gothic club called 'Moon's Dagger' elsewhere in New York. Though murders have been known to occur there." Elliot would say he was a vampire himself, a TRUE vampire, but he won't tell her. Not yet. Let's see how she reacts to what he says. He loved playing games like this.

[tiara]

"Well that's an interesting fact of the day!"

Not really. Tiara was NOT a sang. She WAS a vampire! She had been kept imprisoned for so long, longer then she could remember. She could remember nothing before the asylum. She knew without knowing that they had taken her teeth away! They had stolen that part of her! And then to constantly make things worse, break her mind and vampire soul, they had gallivanted her out in sunlight. Her skin burned and burned and burned. The pain had been endless.

"How dare you call me a vile human!"

She would not believe a word Elliot spoke to her. She knew now that he was not her friend and could never be, not as if she was looking for friends in particular. Humans, the vile creatures, had locked her away, feed her their food, took her out in sunlight, tried to break her vampire soul. They tormented her just for their amusement so that they could look at her still faced and try to offer some pleading hope in which would be snatched away. There was no cure for what she was nor had she wanted a cure.

"I was born a vampire! My fangs were just taken away, they haven't had a chance to grow back yet. But I don't have to explain myself to you! "

[†The Blood Countess†]

Now the male was stating to lose his patience with the female before him. That's one thing he hated about women, they can't see reason! Well...most of them can't. Elliot had met some who actually listened to what he had to say and took it to heart. This would be a hard case to crack. "You don't seem to find it interesting." He responded. After Tiara exclaimed at him that she was born a vampire, he tossed her a venomous glare. The one dark green eyes slowly bled to black, a clear sign that he was NOT happy.

"You are not a vampire you ignorant mortal. I smell human blood coursing through your veins, I hear a steady heartbeat in your chest. Vampires don't smell like prey either." His voice was darker with a slight snarl to it. "If you want to be a true vampire then seek one out and have them transform you. Otherwise? Stop the act and accept what you area. A mortal!" With a snarl, the male walked away from the female.

He's had enough of her constantly denying what she is. It's clear she wasn't right in the head...

[tiara]

"I'm sorry. I guess sarcasm is a thing reserved only for humans."

Tiara gave a simple shrug and pulled the half of her hood down revealing her face. Of course there was not much to go on. Her face was round yet pale. That could be the description of anyone. Her eyes and eyebrows were covered up by her shades. They were really a silly thing to wear during the night but they helped cover her face, disguise her appearance. The last thing Tiara needed was anyone recognizing her and sticking two and two together. If she was caught... she doubted she would be sent to the same place. She would be sent to a more ... guarded facility.

"You lie! You lie! You're just jealous! Who sent you to me? Who sent you to me? Was it Mr. Garley? Or Mrs. Fuck Face!"

Tiara hissed. It was a sound that no human should ever be able to make. She sounded like a snake. But it was Tiara's vampire hiss. Mr. Garley was her supervising Doctor in the ward while Mrs. Fuck Face, who was named soley for not finding anyone to fuck, popped human pills into Tiara every night after meal time and every morning after breakfast. Was this man hired by them? She found herself glaring. She despised this Elliot.

"Don't you turn away from me!"

Tiara ran and pounced onto the man. Whatever they had done to her at the asylum, she had lost most of her vampire powers. But she knew if she really tried she would be able to use them. She grabbed Elliot by the neck as she wrapped her legs around his backside. She tried to stick her fangs into his neck. She would teach him!

[†The Blood Countess†]

That did it. After she attacked and attempted to do him harm, Elliot snapped. Screw the fact that she was human! She needed to be taught a lesson. With her still attempting, he managed to get her away from the car and to a less crowded area. Now it was time. Thumbs pressed into pressure points in her arms, forcing his offender to lose grip. Elbows whammed into her stomach, forcing her legs to loosen as well.

With his vampiric speed, he spun around and seized the female by the throat. Nails dug into her flesh but he didn't dare constrict her from breathing. "Jealous? I've been alive for over three hundred years, bitch. You think I've enjoyed being a vampire? Knowing that death, one of the main factors that gives life so much meaning, escapes you?"

Then he tightened his grip slightly. He was at an angle that made it difficult for her to try to kick at him or anything else of the sort, "I do not lie...not about something like this. If you truly are a vampire...WHY do you smell like a human? WHY do you have a heartbeat, a LIVING heartbeat? ANSWER ME THAT!"

[tiara]

Tiara had pressed her fangs harder and harder into the juicy neck flesh. However, her temporary fangs appeared to not be made for the sort. Her right fang slid off and she was left with just one fang on. A half fanged vampire. She could hear her fang falling to the ground and then before she could jump off and retrieve it, it hit the gutters. It was gone. Au revoir.

"I... I don't know. -- maybe because I'm -- 'm 'm surrounded by them all hours of the day and night."

It was hard to speak when the mans nails were pressed into her flesh. She would heal soon enough after she had a nourishment of blood but pain was still pain. Tiara did not like pain. There was nothing delightful or pleasurable of pain. She tried to ignore Elliot and look to her surroundings. They were in a different area, that was sure. She hoped her car would be okay without her. Here she was, she could be dying, but that car, it felt like a savior, at least to Tiara. Though she specialized in information she knew nothing about herself. She didn't know why she smelt like a human. She couldn't answer that. But she knew that she wasn't a human.

"Let go of me!"

She was in no position to demand orders but she felt like she should. If only her vampire strength would kick in so that it could be a fair fight. Tiara was tired of feeling like a human, she was so tired and ... weak, dare she think it. Being so weak was the last thing she enjoyed thinking about. It really sucked to only have memory of your last few months. And the last few months before her escape had been quite painful. It had her involved in a lot of writhing on floors. Writhing was not good.

[†The Blood Countess†]

"You don't smell like a human because you hang around them all the time. It's because you are a human but it's clear you just won't accept it. I've run into many like you." A sharp whoosh, followed by the sight of a black long coat billowing in the wind and there stood a female. Originally she was atop one of the buildings and leapt down to investigate what was occurring. One look and any experienced fellow would know that she was a vampire.

"Oh come on, Elliot. Let the poor girl go. She's clearly confused about what she is. If she won't see reason, let life experiences teach her. Words won't help."

"Nice to see you doing well, Reina. Got into trouble lately?" He released Tiara, "Or do you have something more on the Bringers of Chaos?"

Reina heaved a sigh, allowing her posture to slump, "Well...like I told you...Shadows has joined with Vicious and Amoura in their conquest to take over the world. A rather cliche plan in my opinion but that's what I've heard from some informatives."

Elliot glanced towards Tiara, "I'm sure a fearsome vampire like yourself has heard of The Bringers of Chaos or at least saw their dirty work in a newspaper article." His tone was dripping with sarcasm.

[tiara]

Tiara found herself scowling at the newcomer. Tiara's hair was dyed black with her hair cut short, it hadn't had a chance to grow back. Did a vampires hair even grow? She didn't think so. It would be permanently short, forever. It only made sense. She flipped her short hair as she watched the woman make her dramatic appearance. That was by far, awesome. One day Tiara would make an appearance like that. But for now she was reduced to making awesome appearances in her hybrid car.

She licked her left fang. It was the only fang she had left. It felt foolish in her mouth. She needed blood to replenish herself. Perhaps she hadn't been drinking enough blood to grow her fangs back. Maybe that was the reason! She spit the left fang out of her mouth and let it fall to the ground, it had only been a temporary molding. She continued to hiss at the woman and then now at Elliot.

"Bringers of Chaos? No. I haven't heard of them. I doubt they're worth hearing about!"

She could hear the coldness in his voice, the sarcasm too. Elliot doubted her. So did Reina. She did not care though she knew that they too were vampires as was she, Tiara. She took a few steps backwards, not because she was scared but because she wanted her distance. She crossed her arms before she spoke.

"If people need information they come to me. I doubt this Bringers of Chaos is worth any shit! That's why I haven't heard of them. They're not worth hearing and it's not worth it to give them any credit! From what I saw in the newspapers, it's child's play, they're child's play."

[†The Blood Countess†]

Reina tossed Tiara a glare, "I'm surprised a so called vampire hasn't even heard of this." She pulled out a crumpled piece of newspaper, smoothed it out as best as she could and tossed it to her. "Read that. You should know about this."

HEADLINE NEWS: "BRINGERS OF CHAOS"?

On October 27, 2008, a massacre was discovered by a few passing citizens. Police cars were toppled over, bodies torn apart. Sherif Lucifer states his opinion on this grotesque scene. "I've never seen such a thing in my entire life. I've been in homicide cases that would make your stomach churn but this? This is by far made me feel sicker than sick. Who on earth could do such a horrible thing? And how can two beings take down two helicopters? That is what I want to know."

Right now the local police are trying to investigate someone known as 'The Pureblooded Killer' or 'Vicious' as some put it. Along with him is a female who dubs herself 'The Blood Countess'. Bizarre plants not native to these parts were also discovered at the scene, most of them having squeezed the life out of many policemen. There was no DNA to identify future suspects but this is only the beginning.

People in response to this are getting alarm systems for their houses and sleeping with guns under their pillows. Will this work against such brutal killers? For now, all we can do is hope and pray.

"That's just a snip of the original article. Those vampires are dangerous and if you run into them? Don't say anything just keep on walking by them. They will NOT hesitate to kill you."

"Speaking of which...have you heard anything else about them?"

"Yes. I hear they are planning on setting off two hundred pounds of an explosive in a hospital. That's enough to take out a few blocks so...I have no idea if this is true or not. It's just rumors."

[tiara]

Tiara took the newspaper leaving her eyesight to rest upon it. She did not put up necessary defenses encase the two vampires decided to turn and attack her. There did not seem to be any point in trying to defend herself it they attacked. She did not think she would have been able to withstand an attack. Last night she had made off with a blood bag, o positive. But apparently that was not enough blood to sustain her. She really would need to find a human tonight.

She laughed. Sheriff Lucifer? Two helicopters were taken down? Interesting. But this probably wasn't the real story. The press always exaggerated things. Not to mention, the press sometimes kept things out because the police did not wish to give away certain things. Her laughter turned to a sigh when she realized she would have to look into this. This meant hounding down witnesses to the events, if any survived. Great.

"Vicious. Pureblooded Killer. Blood Countess. You think they would have a bit more clever names?"

Tiara raised her eyebrow as she listened to Reina speak. Vicious and the Countess were planning on setting off explosives in a hospital.

"They must be stopped. They'll expose us for what we are. Not to mention. Explosive in a hospital? Isn't that a bit too Dark Knightish?"

The first thing Tiara had done, besides steal a car, and steal money, had been to go to the theater and see a movie. Movies were a rather fascinating topic at the asylum. She had seen the previews a few times before a hospital nurse caught wind and flipped the channel to Sesame street. Which perchance, if Tiara ever found those costume characters.. she would rip them to shreds. The letter "L" can go fuck itself as could the number "35".