~Outskirts of the City~
I stopped my bike in an old graveyard that gave me a very calm feeling of being. It was dark, and slightly windy so the trees were rustling softly. It was night now and a full moon was out shining on me through the trees, giving soft light to the ground on which I walked. There was an old tomb in the far corner of the graveyard, and I walked straight to it, ignoring the lesser graves. I wanted to see this tomb in “New light” as some say. The tomb was rugged and tattered as if nobody ever visited it, the cement walls held huge gashing cracks showing its age. I was told that this was the grave of Marcus, a very old philosopher from the early years of America, and I had a strange feeling that he was an immortal and that this grave was where he slept if he didn’t want to deal with the times. As I walked into the tomb, the cement walls gave way to a hole in the ground with stairs going into it. I figured that was where he was “buried”. I climbed down the dark stairs, which I didn’t find to be dark as a result of my newfound senses. As I got to the bottom, about two stories below the earth, I found a small room in which stood a coffin. I walked over to it, and slowly opened the lid to the coffin, and little to my surprise, I found red velvet that looked as if it was brand new, and somebody had recently slept in it. Though I found no body, I had everything I needed to see.
As I turned to leave the tomb, I heard something behind me. I looked over my shoulder to find a tall man with shoulder length blonde hair. He was dressed in old time roman style of the philosopher he was at that time. His eyes looked like the sea after a storm, a lovely green color that was so captivating. He looked at me with those eyes and said softly, “I know who you are. You are the young one, Fox, am I right?” I stood there, entranced, and all I could do is nod my head. “I have kept my ears and eyes on you. You will become a good little vampyre, and maybe even one of my friends eventually.” I finally got the courage to talk to the legend that stood before me. “Uh, Mr. Marcus sir? How do you know who I am?” He grinned kindly as I asked my question. “I know all the doings of the vampyres of L.A. and sometimes more than them. I know who you dad is and I know of the mischief you’ve been causing. With my vampyre ‘gifts’ I can see and hear the vampyres that are around me. And now, young Fox, I must go to sleep now, and you should go back to your father, he is very worried.” I nodded, “But sire, can I come back and see you some time?” The old vampyre nodded, “Of course you can! I might even be nice enough to teach you some things!” and with that, he climbed into his coffin and went to sleep.