The Meet

[Apollo]

The boy stood outside the bar waiting for his master, arms crossed and in a bad mood. His five feet nine inches was slouched against the nearest wall. The boy's master came out with something under one arm and yelling. . .again. "Littly help Moony!" The boy sighed and came over taking the head in his hands and twisting, watching the demonic like creature fall to the ground. Those around the two either saw and were confused, or just decided it wasn't worth their time. "Thank you. . ."
"Welcome." He smiled, but looked up and sighed, crossing his arms again. He blew a hair out of his face and slouched again, bad mood resurfacing.
"What's wrong Moonlight?" His master placed a hand on his student's arm.
"Moon goin' down Malek. . .I mean. . .Master Malek."
"Maleks fine." He smiled and rubbed Moon's head. "It's alright, you know it'll come back. . .let's go get you something to eat."Moon nodded and they headed off. "Get the money afterwards?" He nodded again and they started to go off to find a hiding place for themselves.

[DungeonMaster]

As they came around a corner from the view of the nearby bar, they saw a disturbing sight. There, in the shadows of the alleyway, was a dark figure, all in black, wearing a ski mask and sunglasses under it. He had another person bent over in his arms. They groaned, half in pain and half in euphoria. Then the body fell to the ground, still groaning. He had not killed, but when Matt raised his head to see the two walk into the alley, he froze, "I sense undeath about you..." He started to walk towards the boy, Moon, sniffing profusely, "You... you don't smell human..." He turned on Malek and frowned, "And you smell almost as beastly as humanly." He started backing up, reaching into his trenchcoat, his mouth dripping blood down his ski mask, his skin showing like chalk through the mask.

[Apollo]

"You gotta a problem with undeath?" Moon crossed his arms and Malek looked fierce but that never meant he was ready. . .when Malek was ready he was calm and talked quietly.
"Moon." He said, still looking prepared to fight. "Look, we don't want any trouble. . .you were only hungry and I understand that. . .we don't want to fight."
"Awww come on!" Moon groaned, arms dropping. "I haven't had a decent fight in so long."
"And you don't need it now." Malek said and Moon knew he wouldn't win, if Malek was not wanting to fight him he was either good or not worth it.

[DungeonMaster]

Matt stopped, "You're not hunters... ok." He ripped his mask off with his sunglasses revealing the right side of his neck and face and no more. His skin was white and his eyes a piercing ruby red. He was either an albino vampire born that way or he'd been an albino in life... or he'd killed before. They'd have to be careful not to let their guard down, it occured to them, if he had killed. "I am... Scar." He hung his head, "If you'll excuse me, I have an execution to complete. He turned on the man who had been incapacitated, but the man popped up, pulling a silver knife out and grinning, his face flushing white.

"You'll never win this fight, Rogue... Just be a good boy and die." Matt said.
The other man opened his mouth to speak but Matt pulled a silenced tech9 and shot the man in the face, an audible crack of air popping through the silencer. He removed it, being sure to leave fingerprints all over it. Then he threw it on the ground, saying, "Let homicide get a load of that one. Silver nitrate in the bullets, and when they enter a subject, if no longer in any kind of light, UV flashbang... cover your eyes." He put the mask and glasses back on, pocketing the gun, "Three..." he began.

[Apollo]

By the time three was passed through his lips moon had picked up Malek and gotten him around the corner. Once the light passed they were back in an instant like it had been nothing. "So what we miss?" Moon said.
"Wait. . .what do you mean hunters? People hunt you? Iv'e heard of bad vampires but all that I have heard of or met have been nice and fed off either animals or criminals who were receiving execution." Malek nudged his apprentice, being so close it came off as an accident but Moon knew that Malek made no such mistake ever. His hand went to his belt, hanging off a loop. . .right next to his Fightin' Bowie Shiva Ki. The thriteen inch blade was always well hidden when not in use and rarely saw action but when it did it was seen for second only by people who could talk anymore. . .or move.
"Sounds like a group to deal with don't it. . .uh. . ." Moon pointed to the man and the gun. "I think ya missed a spot on the gun. . ." He smirked at him trying to be nice, his hand not on his belt rubbed his neck on his bite marks. . .the only scar a vampire would ever have on thier body.

[DungeonMaster]

He laughed hollowly, as if the sound was not coming from him, but rather from everywhere else. Then his laughter died and his face became stone. He turned to show them the right side of his neck, rubbing the scar from where he'd almost been beheaded. "Slayers hunt vampires period, hunters hunt only those vampires who've broken the Code. I have broken the code. I fed off of my best friend in a moment of weakness. I killed him. I can still hear his last gasp of air, his last heartbeat, how he moaned out, "Please... don't do this... you..." He trailed off, "But I did need. I needed greatly. I'd only just been turned, you see, and he had tried to remove my head... as a favor to me of course. But... it hadn't worked so well." He grinned and the teeth flashed in the small round hole of the mask. "I thought you were hunters... my mistake." He looked down to the pile of ash that was slowly drifting away on the wind, "And as for that sucker, well... he was just killing in the wrong park at the wrong time." He chuckled evilly, turning to walk into the depths of the alley. "Well, I have more hunting to do. In the name of good. So... may the darkness be gentle, walk with god, shalom, or whatever it is you people accept as goodbyes. I am sure you could do without seeing my ugly mug again.

[Apollo]

Wait. . .that was the word that surprised them all. . .in my opinion at least. I don't belive Malek meant to say it but when he did, he wasn't going to take it back. Moon was even more surprised. Moon had always been taught by him that 'strangers may help but only trust them as far as your wallet can reach usually.'
"We are new to this part of the world. . .would you care recomending a place to stay? Or anything?" At least he wasn't asking for us to tag along with the crazed thing. . .and I thought vampires never scarred. Those thoughts ran through Moon's head as he watched what Scar would do next. The question to him was if he was friendly or if he only acted like he was. He pushed the hair out of his eyes again and unconciously tightened and unclenched his fist not on his belt.

[DungeonMaster]

"Well, if you don't fear my kind, I can take you to Haven. But Master wouldn't be plesed if you arrived unannounced." He glanced at Malek. "We've had trouble with were-creatures before... and I smell beast on you. So... what would you have me do? I have no other place than that to offer you. Would that I did, I would lead you both there in a heartbeat to keep you from the horrors of Haven. If you wish, I can take you... to haven that is. It won't be exactly comfortable, but I swear it'll be safe." Haven... hadn't that been the park Moon had been walking by the night that he had been attacked? The pieces were starting to fit together. It became apparent to Moon that whoever had turned him had also turned this guy, and that he was trying to get Moon to come back to him. Scar was clearly under their control still, since, even after feeding and killing a rogue, his eyes were still red. Maybe there was a way to break the control and free him.

[Apollo]

But eitherway Moon was thinking of the risks. He had tried to break the spell, he not being good at it, that it wouldn't work. If he and Malek were led to Haven then the man who had bitten Moon could try the same thing to him as he did with Scar. "I don't like this Malek." Moon said. Malek knew to trust Moon's instincts which had saved their hides hundreds of times before. He only gave a curt nodd, thanked Scar and they were on their way. Malek made to loosen his sword which he alway had with him and Moonlight still grasped his Shiva Ki. Neither one wanted to fight this man, and they weren't about to get ambushed either.

[DungeonMaster]

"Wait!" They heard him call desperately behind them. "Take me with you. I cannot return to Haven without you. I was sent to being Moon to what Master calls "home". I can't leave without him, or rather I cannot return without him."