Okay I finished editing the first chapter so i'll be posting it now. It called Apocalypse Summer and my friend Cat and i wrote it. We plan to make it into a comic and we've already started. Hope u guys like it.
Chapter One: Deep Trouble
"Phoenix!"
"I’m sleepin’!"
"Phoenix, I’m serious! Get out here now!"
Phoenix Salvatore rolled his amber eyes in silent reply to his sister’s call. She had pounded twice on his door, waking him up, then said to ‘get up’. Phoenix heaved himself off his bed and walked to his door, yanking it open.
His sister was standing at his doorway arms crossed her chest. Her fiery red hair was the same color as Phoenix’s; their eyes were the same too. One reason explained why: they were twins. Phoenix smirked. "What’s up Falcon?"
Falcon glared at Phoenix, her golden eyes boring into his. Suddenly, her fist cracked into Phoenix’s jaw, snapping his head sideways. Blood trickled out of his mouth. "Falcon…" Phoenix began.
"Don’t start," Falcon warned. "Tell me, brother…Tell me why I found over ten decomposing corpses in the attic!"
Phoenix couldn’t help but smirk. "I left ‘em there by accident."
Falcon tangled her fingers in her short, red-orange hair in frustration. "Phoenix, as official babysitter to you, I am obligated to kick your ass when you screw up. You’ve screwed up." She lashed out with her fist and hit Phoenix in the head again, then kicked his fit out from under him, sending him to the floor. Don’t leave cookie crumbs lyin’ around!"
Phoenix couldn’t help but smirk again. "Why don’t you just clean ‘em up?"
Falcon’s eyes narrowed. "Phoenix, last time I checked, a body wouldn’t exactly fit in a vacuum bag."
Phoenix got to his feet. "Yeah, and last time I checked, there was a river running behind out house."
"Well it won’t be ours for very much longer," Falcon growled. "This place is horrible. When I stepped on that one stair at the end of the hall, my foot went through it."
Chuckling slightly, Phoenix walked past Falcon and pulled open the trap door leading to the attic. He vaulted himself up and in, Falcon close behind.
The smell smacked him in the face, nearly causing him to fall over. "Oh phew!"
"That’s what I said…" Falcon muttered, holding her nose. "Damn, my eyes are watering!"
"Ugh…Some of these are old!" Phoenix picked up the skeletal hand of an ancient body. "Doc, there’s no pulse. We’ve lost her."
Falcon smacked him upside the head. "Bro, this is serious. Half these bodies are back from the turn of the century."
"Which one?" Phoenix choked out.
"When did the Santa Maria carry Columbus across the Atlantic?"
"Point taken."
"Look," Falcon growled, "let’s just ditch these things in thee river ASAP." She hoisted two newly dead bodies up and leapt out of the dark attic. Phoenix took a different route. He shoved all the dead bodies to the back window…and dumped them out.
"Waugh!!!"
He heard a shout from outside. Leaning out, Phoenix saw, to his amusement, that his leftovers had landed directly on top of his sister. He burst out laughing.
*Phoenix! *
The word wasn’t spoken. His sister was using thought speak. He felt her energy rise around her like black lightning, then it Struck out at him, making him stumble back. Regaining his composure, Phoenix leaned out the window and saw Falcon standing on the mound of corpses; a warning growl was building in her throat. The moonlight glinted off her teeth as her long canines unsheathed and she warned, *Don’t make me come up there! *
Phoenix scoffed and went to help Falcon.
***
It had been in Renaissance, Italy, mid fifteenth century. They had been born Phenicio and Fallon conti di Salvatore. No one had dared to oppose the two twins. Red hair was very uncommon in Italy. It was said to be a sign of evil. They were orphans; they were evil…
***
Vampires were said to be legends; myths that the ancients made up.
Oh, how wrong they were…
Phoenix collapsed onto the grass after the final body was shoved into the river. "Ya know," he said to Falcon, "I’m hungry."
Falcon looked up at the moon. "It’s almost two a.m. We have plenty of time. Lets go."
Phoenix stood up and stretched, his spine cracking three times. "Where should we hunt tonight?"
"There’s a concert downtown. It should be ending soon…"
"Perfect."
Phoenix seemed to be swallowed up by the darkness, and then suddenly a giant hawk with a flame-red back soared into the air. Falcon shook her head and did the same, and came out as bright orange falcon, larger than any normal one. The two soared away and headed off for downtown Cincinnati.
Not five minutes later, the two birds shot down into an alleyway, shifting back into human form as they landed. Falcon narrowed her eyes and looked around the corner.
*A walking buffet table… * she thought to Phoenix.
Phoenix smirked. *Watch a pro…What do you want? *
*I can get my own dinner, thanks… *
Phoenix focused on the crowd, finally fixing his gaze on a pale girl with long black hair and a black halter top and loose blue jeans. She blinked, then began to walk to the alley. Phoenix lashed out and grabbed her wrist, yanking her into the dark.
Before Falcon could blink, Phoenix had sunk his long fangs into the girl’s neck. It wasn’t long before Falcon herself had weeded out her prey and had him by the throat.
But then, a lightning bolt flashed in the cloudless sky. It struck down next to Phoenix, separating him from his dead quarry. He snarled and bared his bloodstained fangs in an animal-like manner. Standing at the back of the alley was a tall, black haired, black eyed young man. He had on unearthly pale complexion.
"Draco…" Falcon hissed, dropping her meal to scramble away, bleeding profusely.
Draco stepped forward, his combat boot-clad foot stomping on a rock, crushing it. "Phoenix," he growled, "you’ve killed my fledgling…"
Phoenix’s eyes went wide. He twisted the dead girl’s head around. On the opposite side of her neck were two small puncture wounds, almost healed. "Oh shit…Falcon, run!"
The two siblings shifted and flew. They knew what a horrible mess they had gotten into. When a vampire killed another vampire’s fledgling, the penalty was death.
I was having trouble posting it but with LiquiduS's help i got it. Thanks Brandon! Give me ur opinions ppl and if anybody likes it I'll add in another chapter
HEY! wheres the rest? aww and i was just getin into it. that was sooo good. and the plot and charasters are... mezmerising i mean it..and i spelled that wrong....oh well. nice job!
Man, that was great! You're really good at writing! You should be an author or sumthin'.
wow...i wasnt expectin replies like that..thanks guys that totally my day..i'll get to posting the next chapter soon. Oh and i actually plan to publish this but i wanted peoples opinions on it first
