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Chapter 2 - Derek

"What do you mean to go to war Derek?"

"We don't even know who or what this thing is."

"I'm going to take a guess and say it was either a werewolf or a vampire."

"Come on James, wait don't tell me that you're scared."

"No, I'm not scared I just want to be smart about this."

"What if it isn't a werewolf or vampire and it's a kitsune, a banshee, a siren, or even worse a vampire that's ten times stronger than us?"

"I don't know how to kill any of those creatures, do you?"

"Are any of the things you just said even real? Cause I've never heard of them."

"I'm starting to think you're just making things up but just in case you aren't why don't you tell me everything you know anything about each of those creatures?"

"Okay if you want to know I'll tell you. Take a seat and get ready to take some notes."

"Get on with the lesson already James, you are talking way too much."

"Alright Alright well first up is a Kitsune."

"Kitsune is the Japanese word for fox, Japanese folklore makes out foxes to be intelligent beings and as possessing paranormal abilities that increase with their age and wisdom."

"According to Yõkai folklore, all foxes have the power to shapeshift into human form."

"But there is some folklore that makes kitsune seem like faithful guardians, friends, lovers, and wives."

"Foxes and humans lived together in Ancient Japan, the alliance between the humans and the foxes helped the legends about the creatures spread. Kitsune became closely associated with Inari, a Shinto kami or spirit, and serves as its messenger, that role reinforces the foxes' supernatural significance. The more tails a kitsune has the older, wiser, and more powerful it is. Also because of their potential power and influence, some people make sacrifices to them as a deity."

"Is there any way that you can write that down for me because there's no way I'm going to remember all of that?"

"Ughh Derek can you be serious for once, this thing can probably kill both of us with no problem so I'm trying to tell you the history of it came to be."

"Not to mention that there might be more than one and if we can't kill one how are we supposed to win this fight?"

"Okay okay stop your bickering, I will try to pay attention but I don't want to hear about kitsune's anymore because I've never even seen one of those things and I think it's a myth."

"Teach me about banshees, I have heard of those before but I've never seen one with my own eyes but first let me go and get us some drinks cause we'll be here for a while."

James walked off mumbling under his breath saying," Alright whatever I guess I'll just sit on the couch and wait for you."

He screamed at Derek saying," Hey why do you have a couch in your office?"

*Bang*

"Hey, Derek you okay in there?"

"James run!!!"

James got up and ran towards the window but saw two wolves waiting outside for him.

"Another way another way," he said to himself.

He ran to Derek and saw him fighting someone, it was a woman with short black hair wearing a black jean jacket and black jeans.

It seemed like she was as strong if not stronger than Derek, after letting the two trade blows at each other James screamed, "Hey!".

After he screamed two more people came flying through the window and Derek ran to James.

"You want to fight? well let's do this" said James.

The three trespassers began to hiss at the brothers and their eyes changed colors, the woman's eyes turned light red and then the men's eyes turned blue and green.

The brothers hissed back and Derek's eyes turned dark red while James' eyes turned yellow.

The woman looked at James and said "You aren't a vampire so what are you?"

"I'm a hybrid"

"A vampire and a werewolf"

"That's not possible," the woman said."

"We aren't here to talk, let's kill these punks already," said one of the men.

"Wait I don't think they're here to fight us," said the woman.

"Why would you think that? I and my brother are here to find out what happened to our mother."Well, you guys have quite the reputation for yourselves here in Mystic Falls."

"That's impossible, I've never even been to Mystic Falls until now."

"Yeah maybe you but not your brother, he has been here for over one hundred years."

"Wait, wait a minute. Who are you?"

"I'm Yvette and these are my friends Keith and Angus."

"Okay well hello, Yvette I'm James and I see my brother  needs no introduction."

"Now Derek, why don't you tell me why Yvette and her friends thought we were looking for trouble? What have you been doing in this town that made them jump to that conclusion without asking any questions?"

"Well, James when I first got here I might have killed a few people but just as a power grab."

"A few people? When you came to Mystic Falls you killed over 200 people."

"You know what Yvette nobody asked you."

"That's what you have to say for yourself? "Nobody asked you"?

"Listen brother you don't understand what I had to go through when I came here."

"Why am I even explaining myself?"

"Who are any of you to judge me?

"I am Derek White, I am the most vicious, and powerful vampire in Mystic Falls. I am the apex of apex predators. I am evil incarnate"

Yvette looked at James and said, "Your brother is a psychopath."

James put his head down in the palm of his hands and said, "You can't be serious."

Derek looked up and said, "I was just joking." "I've always wanted to try that but I got you guys good didn't I?"

James looked at him and said,  "What the hell is wrong with you?"

"Your brother is a psychopath, I told you that already."

Derek looked at Yvette and said," Alright I've had enough of you."

He ran up to Yvette and ripped her heart out.

"Derek no," said James.

Keith and Angus got ready to attack, they gave Derek a deadly stare

"You don't want to do this."

"Neither of you can beat me, I'm a hybrid."

"I'm half werewolf half vampire so one bite from me will kill you."

"Now I don't want to kill you but if you attack my family I will rip you limb from limb and I will make you suffer a slow and painful death."

"There we go brother now you're sounding like a badass."

"Derek shut up you're the reason we're in this mess."

"Now if I were you guys I would think twice before waging war with a hybrid."

"You know maybe go get back up and then come to fight." Said, James

"Yeah, you're right." "We'll be back," said Keith.

Keith and Angus ran off and James looked at Derek and said," Really Derek now we have two problems on our hands."

"Don't worry about it brother, as long as you stay at full strength we will be fine."

"This is a problem for tomorrow, right now I'm gonna go and get some sleep, it's late."

"Also tomorrow let's share the stories of how we became what we are with each other."