I got up from the floor of the practice court still clutching my stomach.
Over the last few hours, the pain that I felt had drastically increased. It got so bad that standing next to Ray increased my hunger senses.
No matter what I did or ate, my stomach just felt more and more empty and hungry.
I was now worried that if things got out of hand, I might unconsciously attack one of the others. I needed a solution fast.
Still clutching my stomach, I began walking weakly out of the court when a sudden noise stopped me.
Clang!.
I looked around the empty room.
" Hello? who's there ?", I asked.
" Hello ? who's there ?", another voice came back. But this voice wasn't an echo, instead it was a thin, croaky, voice that sounded as though it belonged to a lazy person.
Another sudden movement in the room startled me.
Whooooooomm!. In lightning speed something flashed before my eyes.
It was a man - or boy, it was hard to tell. He was about 8ft tall with curly dark hair.
His skin was pale and white as snow, his lips, the color of a cherry fruit. But what I regarded more was his red irises that stood out.
[ A Vampire Has Been Detected Near You ] .
Shit !.
The young man was putting on West Brom basketball team's jersey which was purple in color and had black stripes by the sides. A large mocking grin covered his face.
With an amazing and supernatural speed, he dashed towards me.
I had little time to react as his large boots connected with my face.
Baaaaaam!!!. I crashed against a wall.
" Hello ? who's there ? ", he laughed, his screech like that of a mad man.
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Ray switched glances between the purple haired man and the one with the scar who along with their teammates stood opposite the Avalon team.
Then he looked at Victoria amongst the crowd. The look that he gave her was that og a question being asked.
Victoria noticed his gaze and shook her head negatively in response.
Ray clenched his fist. The sweat of anxiety started dropping down his white jersey.
The sharp of the referee's whistle brought him back.
The ball was swiftly passed to the tall purple haired man who began bouncing it.
This! Thud! Thud ! came the terrifying sound as the ball touched the ground and returned back to his wide palm.
He rushed forward quickly taking the Avalon team by surprise.
A small grin appeared on his face, As he rushed forward, Ray chased after him stopping in his front, blocking him and stopping him from any further steps.
" Nice to see you again , Ray of the Albion clan ", The purple haired man bowed mockingly, then he took another dash forward.
But Ray followed after him, the two moving along the court side by side, their shoulders almost clashing against each other.
The fans on seeing this cheered loudly.
" The sters of the both teams are already going against Each other so soon " One spectator commented.
" This is exciting ", another said.
But in actual truth, the two young men on the court were actually trying to avoid each other.
" We haven't seen each other since the academy ", the purple haired man said.
" Ban Axl, what are you doing here ?", Ray asked.
Ban passed the ball into the air. The man with the scar who seemed to have come out of nowhere, caught the ball and charged in.
He ran forward and swiftly dodged the hand of the small forward who came over. Ray moved quickly over to the black haired man.
" And you too Scar, what the fuck are you both doing here ?", Ray asked in another whisper.
" Both? you'd be surprised the answer you might get ",Scar replied. His voice was deep and guttural and didn't match the shape he had.
" What do you mean ?", Ray asked stepping in his front " you know this is our specially assigned area of assignment and other vampires are not supposed to trespass ".
" Trespass ?", Ban laughed as he stepped in between Ray and Scar blocking the former from reaching the ball. " We are here to check some issues that you and your small rogue team have failed to stop ".
" What do you....?" ,Ray was about asking when Leo who was playing power forward stretched his hands out trying to reach the ball. Scar leapt back, observed his surrounding and passed the ball back to Ban.
* We are talking about the dhampir ", Ban answered.
Ray's eyes almost popped out of their sockets.
" Where is Elisse ?", he asked.
Ban took a stance, held the ball with the right hand and placed his left hand under the ball to support it. Then etching his shoulders higher, he tossed the ball straight at the top.
The ball didn't waste much time in the air as it immediately fell through the loop.
The referee blew his whistle as a mechanic sound hit the stadium.
Three points for West Brom High.
" Oh well, he's having the fun time of his life with Fen ", Scar replied.
Due to the sensitive super hearing that all vampires had, Victoria immediately heard what he said from inside the crowd.
The beating of her heart raised.
" My darling ", She whispered to herself " I will not lose you ".
Suddenly, she stood with the intent of walking away when another person standing before her blocked her path
" Hello, princess ", the woman greeted.