Never Hesitate
Chapter 1
Violette
I threw the red ball in the air and caught it easily.
"Vi," said Leo without looking up from his computer screen."We have a report of some Berefts
near the East border."
I sighed heavily, tossing the ball again.
"And you want me to go and take care of it, don't you?"
"I'd like that, yes," Leo said, a smirk in his tone.
I scowled at the back of his head and stuck out my tongue.
"I can see you doing that, you know," Leo remarked.
I caught the ball with one hand.
I dragged myself out of the swivel chair I was lounged in behind Leo and kicked it aside.
It spun wildly and crashed into the far wall, tipping over and lying abandoned.
Brushing my wavy auburn hair out of my face, I leaned over Leo's shoulder.
"Do you know if they Shifted any humans?" I asked him, glaring at the screen.
"Umm...none reported, no."
I sighed.
"Should I bring some blood to sedate the Berefts?" I asked hopefully. "You know, so you can test for
a cure?"
After a long moment, Leo replied,
"Yeah."
On the inside, I cheered.
"But not all of them. Like, 2 or 3 and take your gun."
"Don't I always?"
***
About 10 years ago, the infection broke out.
Not really an infection, though, more like rapid evolution.
Those Infected, like me, become sort of superhuman.
Only we're not.
We became Eternal.
We are immune to any human illnesses.
We become ageless, immortal, while those around us wither and die.
Our senses and reflexes are much more advanced than the average human.
We can see the smallest vein on the most insignificant leaf of a fern, we can run for miles and miles
and never get tired, we can lift things 50x our own weight, we can heal and regenerate much
faster than a human, as well.
And we must drink blood to survive.
(So... vampires? yeah, i'm writing a vamp story.)
(violette: http://browse.deviantart.com/photography/people/emotive/?order=9&offset=504#/d2b5rdg)