A New Dawn

Hello Mother

***FRANCE***

*Everyone sitting at the dinner table at The Gerard's Manor joked and laughed as they dug through dinner, with plates of turkey and jugs of blood to quench their thirst. The Gerards were half way through dinner when the door bell rang. The laughter and discussion died down as they were surprised. They weren't expecting anyone else. Matthew Gerard, the first son stood up to go see who the intruder was.

The door creaked open. Matthew stood by the door checking for whoever it was but no one was on sight. His eyes fell upon a box in a gift wrap just by the doorstep. He picked up the package looked round once more before going back in.

“Who was it darling?" Mary Gerard, his mother asked

“The messenger left before I could get there but not before leaving this package by the doorside." He explained, placing the package on the dinner table

“Oooh! A gift, how lovely" Cara Gerard said with excitement

“Calm now sister, we don't know what it is yet" Said Matthew, unwrapping the package. The others came closer to him, waiting eagerly to see what it contained. Matthew finished unwrapping the box and then he opened it.

They all gasped in terror simultaneously. Gerard quickly covered the box and held his sister and mother closer to himself, trying to console them. He knew what he was doing was just temporary and knowing his mother, she had already declared this an act of war.

***NEW YORK***

Ramona glanced at every vampire Isabella had awoken as she entered the abandoned church in which they took refuge. She watched as they drained the blood bags hungrily. She walked up to Isabella who had changed into a 21st century outfit and was trying to understand how to use a mobile phone. "This phones...as you call them are like nothing I've ever seen." She said as Ramona came up to her

“That's because you haven't seen them before" Ramona replied

“That is true" she smiled

“We didn't just wake you up, so you can wake up your buddies and sit on your asses everyday. We need you to hold up your end of the deal" Ramona explained

“And I will, I'm a lady of my word. I need my friends to aid in the plan. So let them regain their strength first" She replied

“There's a lot at stake..."

“I know there's a lot at stake here Ramona!" She retorted angrily, her vampire eyes glowing blue, as she stood up abruptly with the vampires she freed standing up with her also, ready for whatever comes next. ”You don't need to remind me. I was the one who was betrayed. I was the one who was locked in a box for two centuries and I am the one who has been deprived of what belongs to me. So don't remind me of what's at stake, cause I'm fully aware" She sat back down

“Just pick up the pace" Ramona concluded and walked out of the church

***NEW YORK***

Imani woke up suddenly and sat up swiftly on the bed as she was covered in the pages of an old journal. She rubbed her brows and placed her fingers on her temples, rubbing gently, trying to stop the throbbing headache she has. Ever since her grandmother showed her that vision, she has been having series of dreams that seem more like past memories than actual dreams. It was as if she was having flashbacks of what had happened in the past and it kept getting more real as the days went by.

She stood, heading for the bathroom when she heard a high pitch sound in her head, feeling like her head was being pierced with hundreds of tiny needles. As she groaned in response to the pain and assisted herself by leaning on the wall to prevent herself from falling. Immediately, images flashed through her mind and after a while it stopped leaving her sitting on the floor and slowly recovering from the pain.

She gathered herself after fully recovering. She took her bath dressed up and set into the streets of New York in search of the girl from her grandmother's vision. She asked from shop to shop and from street to street asking anyone she came across if they knew her but with no luck.

She came out of a shop moving to the next when she heard noises as she was passing by an alley. She moved closer towards the noise and that's when she saw a guy pinning a woman on the wall as he drained her of blood, fangs pierced deep into her neck. She gasped in terror. The gasping sound caught the ears of the vampire and he turned his head swiftly over Imani in a terrifying way. Blood dropping from his mouth and eyes shinning green.

Imani stood there in terror unable to move and in fear for her life as the creature dropped the lady who fell down on the floor, probably dead. The vampire stared at her for some seconds before zooming off with super speed. “They are real, they are real they are real" Imani kept on repeating with fear in her eyes. She swept her hands through her curly hair as she tried to make sense of what just happened.

***

Chloe struggled and kept on giggling loudly as she was being tickled by Sam. Both of them still in bed, playing cheerfully. “Okay stop stop!" She cried out amidst laughter “You win" she laughed

“Oh, does that mean you're gonna do it?" He smiled sheepishly

“I will" She smiled and started kissing his bare chest all the way down to his stomach just before her phone vibrated. She stopped as she looked at Sam with pleading eyes. He rolled his eyes in disappointment.

“Okay fine" he said

She picked up the phone and read the text message. “I have to go to work. Another body has been found" She said with seriousness taking over her face. She stood up from the bed to go and shower. Sam sighed in disappointment and posed as though he was about to sleep again.

***

“Let me guess, same death as the other victims" Chloe highlighted as she stepped into the crime scene

“Yeah boss. We have a serial killer on our hands" Amy replied.

“Is there any evidence pointing to our mystery lady?" She asked looking round at all the people who gathered watching the crime scene.

“Nope nothing yet"

“You've got to be kidding me" Chloe whispered as her eyes fell upon Michael and Sebastian who were standing in the crowd as well. She walked up to where they were standing. “I must say, I'm surprised to see you here Mr Dawn. Do you know the victim? Or perhaps the killer?" She asked

“*Hello to you too detective. No to both your questions. You see, my brother and I were passing by when we came upon this incident here, with people gathered all around. So just like every concerned citizen, we are here as well. concerned citizens just like the other people here" Michael explained

“Your brother huh?!" She said, staring at Sebastian

“Nice to meet you detective. I'm Sebastian" He introduced himself

“Same here" Chloe said and turned to return to the crime scene

“Who is she?" Sebastian asked as they watched her retreating back

“Detective Chloe Walker. She's the one on the blood drained victim cases and she's relentless. There's something about her, I can't quite put my hands on it. Anyway we should find her before the detective does" Said Michael.

***

“Hey! Chloe. There's an eye witness who said she saw what happened" Nick said walking up to her.

Chloe turned and looked back in the crowd but they were both gone. She turned back to Nick “Take me to her"

They got to where Imani was standing by a cop car. “It's you!" Imani said in surprise as she saw Chloe. “It's you" she said aloud excitedly.

Chloe and Nick exchanged glances not sure what she was talking about. “What are you talking about?" Chloe asked

Imani hurriedly brought out her sketch of Chloe and handed it to her “I have been looking everywhere for you." She blurted out

“Why are you searching for me?" Chloe questioned as she looked at the sketch of herself and found it weird seeing as she didn't know the girl but the girl seemed to know her well enough.

“Because of the prophecy!" Imani blurted out “My grandmother showed me the vision and sent me to look for you and warn you" She added

“Okaaay lady, maybe you should just tell us what you saw" Nick said ending her crazy talks

“Oh! Yeah. I was walking down the road, like I said, looking for you when I heard a noise coming from the alley. It sounded like someone was struggling and trying to scream and so I moved a bit closer into the alley and that's when I saw him" She explained

“Him?" Chloe asked seeing as they have been looking for a lady

“Yeah. This huge guy had his teeth buried deep into her neck. *He noticed I was watching and when he turned to look at me, I froze upon seeing his face, blood dripping down from his mouth. He is a Vampire!" she explained

“Oh!" Chloe said in disbelief, not believing she had wasted that time in listening to a vampire tale

“Are you kidding me?! Well thanks for your assist" Nick said leading her away.

“You have to believe me detective. The prophecy is real" she shouted as she was being led away. Chloe turned to return to the crime scene. “When the old meets the night, evil shall walk again and death shall rule" She added. This caught Chloe's attention. She turned to look at her.

“What did you say?" Chloe asked.

Imani removed Nick's hand from her shoulder and walked back to where Chloe was. “I said when the old meets the night, evil shall walk again and darkness shall rule"

“Where did you hear that from?" Chloe asked

“I told you, my grandmother told me. It's the prophecy." Imani explained

“Does that mean anything to you?" Nick asked

“No, no it doesn't. Take her" Chloe said, knowing if she said anything to Nick it's gonna sound crazy.

“When you realize the truth, look for me" she shouted

***

Viktor inhaled deeply as he came down from the plane alongside Hector. He looked around with a smile in his smug face “Ah, New York. It's been a while" He said “What do you think Hector? Do you think we'll have as much fun as we did last time?" He questioned.

“We are here for business aren't we? I think the high Lord will be pissed if we don't deliver soon" Hector replied right before they started walking towards their car

“f**k him!" He retorted in anger “I'm getting sick and tired of cleaning up his mess when he doesn't treat me with respect. He seizes every opportunity to humiliate me and I'm sick of it" Viktor explained angrily

“Why am I sensing that you have something else in mind"

“Oh, Hector, I do. I have something else entirely planned. It's time i stand up for myself" he confessed as they got into the car.

***NEW ORLEANS***

The door of the relic shop creaked open, drawing the attention of everyone present in the direction of the door. A girl, looking like one in her early 30s walked in, dressed in a red robe with the hoodie concealing her identity. As soon as they saw her, the other ladies in the shop, dressed in the same outfit as the girl, stood up immediately.

The lady Ariana stood before the others for some seconds before removing her hood and exposing her face. The others did same thing as they all came together forming a circle. “Sisters!" She called out. “As you can see our powers are back, whole and Intact. You know what this means?" She questioned with boldness in her voice

“Yeah!" The others responded

“We have been bound for so long and now we are finally free but still, not totally. We all saw the prophecy as soon as our powers returned. Which means it is up to us to protect our own, prevent the prophecy from being fulfilled and take back what was stolen from us. The old one is in danger, it is our priority to protect from the Night. Our powers were once taken from us, we won't standby and watch while some other creatures take control over it and over us. We must act now. Are you with me sisters?" She asked again with an optimistic voice. The sisters responded positively by making a hiss sound. Ariana smiled.

***NEW YORK***

Michael and Sebastian sat on the seats by the bar. They had just gotten home after following the trail of dead bodies to find Isabella but hitting a dead end. Michael poured two cups of bourbon for the both of them. “Well here is to dead ends" he joked, raising his glass in show.

“We have just searched for a day. I won't conclude we've failed just yet and besides, how hard can it be to find a confused 18th century vampire" Sebastian explained

“Unless, some one is helping her" he pointed out

“That's absurd brother. Who is gonna help her? And besides who knows she's still alive, to come rescue her??" Sebastian questioned.

“I don't know brother but I know there's no way she's eluding the cops and us in this modern world she knows nothing of. Unless someone is helping her" he explained

The elevator made a ding sound as it's door split open. Isabella walked into the penthouse majestically like she owned the place. Her presence taking the brothers by surprise. “Looking for me?" Isabella asked with a twisted smile as she stood in front of them.

They looked at her surprised and then stole glances at one another before lookr back at her. “Well hello, mother" Michael gave a smirk before sipping from his glass.