Markus was torn, he had watched the two boys leaving the church. He pressed his hand against the window, "Mathias... You have come back to me."
His heart sunk, he made the decision to follow them, he had to see what this world was.
The world his Mathias got reincarnated in too, he had been asleep for so long... He hoped in his heart that the vampire hunters had died with the centuries.
"It is still day out," he said out loud to himself and pulled his cloak tighter around him.
He then touched his lips which still held the taste of Mathias's blood on them. He wouldn't be able to stay in the sun for long, "I need to feed."
He turned on his heels and walked down the steps when he got to the door, he heard a voice behind him.
"Where are you going, Markus?"
Markus's hand was already on the door handle and he paused, 'Dumb priest,' he thought in distaste.
"I am going for a stroll," Markus replied dryly at the priest.
"Oh?" The priest said in surprise, "You haven't wakened in such a long time. So tell me why now?"
Markus turned around and faced the priest, the priest was nothing but a ghost who had looked over him when he had gone into a slumber.
"My lover has reincarnated and I am going to claim him before they do," Markus said and turned back to the door.
"I wish you good luck, Vampire King." The ghostly priest replied.
Markus pushed the doors of the church open, lucky it was dark out... He could walk in the sun but he had been asleep for so long that he was not sure how the sun would affect him.
His eyes widened at the sight before him. The abandoned church was standing alone and there was nothing for miles. He forgot about one thing, how will he find the love of his life if he had no idea where to go?
He let out a frustrated cry and turned to the road that led to the city. He could smell the mortal's kilometres away.
He was still weak even if he did taste Nathaniel's blood... He was hungry for more and a small voice in his head. 'Do not go on a rampage.'
He had been sloppy by not licking the marks on Nathaniel's neck. It would surely alert any vampire hunters if they have lived in this era.
"What am I doing?" he asked out loud, "I know nothing of this age!"
That is what you get for sleeping for two hundred years. He looked down at his clothes. It was two hundred years out of fashion and he smirked. "First I need to find a tailor!"
There was a slight jump in his step as he continued down the road to his love and his life. His eyes grew wider... He could not believe that there were so many people outside in the dark.
Did they not fear the creatures that haunted the night? There were children running down the street and a building caught his attention. The neon lights were so inviting and he found himself walking towards the building.
His eyes went to the door and he saw the boy who was with Mathias at the church in the afternoon. A grin spread over his face and he pushed the door open. There were clicking sounds as coins dropped into the slots.
Markus could not believe his eyes, the many lights were distracting and he almost forgot why he entered this shiny place in the first place. He shook his head to get back his focus and his eyes narrowed on the boy that had been with his Mathias.
If he was strong enough... He will make the boy his familiar so that he would be his eyes and ears. He grinned as he draw closer to his back, or better yet he was going to befriend him in such a way that he would teach him everything that he has to know about the era.
"Good Evening," He hissed behind him.
The game sounds continued into the background as Neo turned around slowly. That voice had sent a chill up his spine. His eyes grew wide. "Yo-yo-you."
Markus's grin grew wider at the boy's stutter. "Yes, me. I have come to-"
Before he could finish the boy took off in a run. He let out a slight sigh and before anyone knew what was happening he was before the boy and grabbed hold of his shirt. "I only want to talk."
"I don't want anything to do with you!" Neo hissed.
"Oh? So, you do not want to help me find Mathias so that I can close up his neck wound?" Markus said while his head cocked to the right.
"Who is Mathias? What do you want with Nathaniel?" Neo asked instead.
"Mathias, is... was my human lover and he has been reborn into this era," Markus stated plainly.
Neo did not know what this guy was on about. He had been scared in the church, he was into anything supernatural but facing the real thing... It baffled him a bit. There was another thing, Nathaniel did not believe this guy was one of the undead.
Neo looked around him, people were starting to stare and he turned his focus back to the man/vampire before him. "Can we talk outside? People are starting to stare at us."
Markus took a look around and he saw that a crowd had started forming around them. He did not want to let this sneaky boy go. The people started whispering to each other and pointed at him. He was getting self-conscious. "Yes, let us have a talk outside. Promise me you will not run."
"I promise that I will not run," Neo whispered.
Markus let go of his shirt and indicated to him that he could walk in front of him. Neo took a deep breath before walking past him. His legs were shaking in fear and he tried to keep his chin up, he could hear that the vampire/man was following him. The click of his old fashioned boots was irritating to the ear.
He pushed the door open and turned to wait for him. "Let us go in the alleyway."
Markus nodded and followed him into the alleyway. There were no lights from the streets shining, it was completely dark. The boy turned before him and asked. "What do you want from me?"