1,113Disclaimer: The characters of CCS belong to CLAMP. The idea of this plot and this kind of future world belongs to me, Waltz Alone.
Display Summary: Syaoran gazes at me with shame and struggle. I close my eyes and pull him towards me. "Let's commit something unforgivable…" With that his sharp teeth plunge into my throat, filling the air with the scent of blood… Set in 3000 A.D., "the Era of Chaos."
Full Summary: Sakura is a Vampire Hunter in a future world where scientists have tampered with human DNAs to create half-humans. Five years ago, every experimental half-human broke free from the labs and cells, blending into the human population. Therefore, it is now up to the Hunters to track them down and kill them. Sakura believes it is right to hunt down vampires… until a horrifying incident awakens her from the pretence of it all – she slowly uncovers the truth behind how and why half-humans were created, and why they escaped. With fellow Hunters and half-humans hot on her tail, she sets out with her partner, Syaoran, with a goal to discover the truth and define what's right and wrong.
Genre: Romance / Drama / Action / Adventure
Author's Note: Whoop! Finally,a full-length, non-Shopaholic-Sakura CCS fic by me! I've always had this concept of the future… how advancing technology ruins humankind and results in ultimate chaos. AND I've always wanted to do a vampire fic :) I searched the title "Vampire Hunter" in the CCS section and nothing showed up, so I have a unique title so far!
Of course, unlike the shopaholic series, this isn't a comedy-based fic, so there won't be AS MUCH humor, but that will be filled in with other things… ;) But I will add humor here and there often… As always, I am aiming for uniqueness and humanly characters! I absolutely love vampires, and the sexiness they can create... mwhaha. so watch out for that... :)
There will be many more canon characters here than there was in Shopaholic - Sakura, Syaoran, Tomoyo, Eriol, Touya, Yukito, Nakuru, Meilin, Fujitaka, Nadeshiko, Kaho and many new original characters…
Please read and review! Reviews encourage me to write on:D
I hope you enjoy the story! (fingers crossed)
NOTE: This story is being edited according to the new M rating. (Aug 2008) However, the M rating is MUCH more evident in later chapters... :)
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Chapter 1 - Fangs
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"The guilty one is not he who commits the sins, but the one who causes the darkness."
- Victor Hugo
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It is 3000 A.D. – the Era of Chaos. The world is completely different from what it was in the past. Cities, towns and villages in every country have their own "time"; some cities are composed of up-to-date technology, some towns use concepts and knowledge from 2000 A.D., and other villages rely on ancient traditions and knowledge. However, half-humans such as vampires and werewolves were becoming a threat to everyone, regardless of where they lived.
As technology advanced, scientists were able to alter DNAs of human beings to become "special." This caused riots across the world, led by those who opposed such scandalous experiments. The scientists never revealed the reason for creating these "creatures." Consequently, on a fateful day known as the Crimson Night, every half-human held captive in the labs and cells broke free, killing and destroying everyone and thing in their paths. Many lives were lost, and most of the research done in the labs was destroyed. So, these half-humans now roam freely among us, unnoticed – until their monster side consumes their human sides. Half-human attacks are as common as ordinary criminal attacks nowadays, if not more prominent. It's been five years since these creatures escaped.
And it is the duty of "Hunters" to track down dangerous half-beings and ensure they don't harm civilians. I, Sakura Kinomoto, am a specialty Hunter – I specifically target those who crave for blood. I am a Vampire Hunter.
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"Look out!" I yell, dodging numerous shards of glass.
I catch a glimpse of chestnut-coloured hair not far up ahead from me, and I continue to run towards him.
"Sakura, get the hell out of there!" he warns sharply, and to my alarm, a line of cloaked figures surround me. They're as pale as snow, and their sharp fangs are dripping with blood from their most recent victim.
Vampires.
"Syaoran!" I brace myself as the vampires lunge forwards towards me. Taking a deep breath, I jump as soon as I spot a small object flying towards me. I wince as I land with a painful shock to my feet, activating the gun and consecutively shooting it at each vampire. As the bullets strike their hearts, each of them shrieks horribly in agony. Such inhumane creatures…
I turn to the last standing vampire; only to realize I've run out of ammo power. The gun is purring softly, charging itself up to be able to fire again.
"Shit," I hiss and urgently reach for my belt. However, the vampire's already charging towards me, its deadly eyes flickering with bloodlust. Its fangs… ready to bite into me… I fumble with my belt pocket – a grave mistake. The creature is reaching for me with its terrible hands… Dirtied, savage hands… Don't let it touch me…
I shut my eyes as a loud noise echoes throughout the alleyway. I hear a soft thud by my feet.
"You're hopeless," Syaoran mutters, smirking and unlocking his gun.
"Shut up," I mumble, embarrassed.
"You know, most Vampire Hunters get used to vampires lunging themselves at them after a year or two of fieldwork…" he raises his eyebrows and kicks the corpses towards the walls.
"What part of "shut up" do you not understand?" I scowl, throwing my gun at him.
He catches it and whistles, grinning.
Syaoran Li is an arrogant bastard and my partner. He's the one who trained me and helped me for the past three years. He has been a Hunter for much longer than I have, and is well-known in the Hunters' society. Past all the skills and glory, though, he's just a hypocrite. To think that I was taken by how good-looking he was on our first encounter… But now that I know him, I don't want to tell him that to his face. I shudder at the thought of what Syaoran would do if I told him he was hot. I could just picture him, smirking like a narcissist he is, whispering meaningless, dirty words in my ears… I sigh and shake the thought out of my head.
"Let's get back to the Barastelle, shall we?" he hops onto his motorbike. I nod and jump on behind him.
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"I absolutely hate flying motorcycles," I grumble, collapsing onto a couch.
"It wasn't that bad," Syaoran scoffs, "Although I admit, the air traffic was pretty bad today."
We're in the Barastelle, the agency where all Hunters come to. This is our headquarters – the command centre. Here, Hunters train and research, Analysts gather and share information with the Hunters, and Commanders give out missions to the Hunter teams. A typical team consists of two Vampire Hunters, two Werewolf Hunters and an Analyst. And not to brag or anything, but Syaoran and I are currently ranked as the number one Vampire Hunter pair, with the most number of vampires caught and missions accomplished. We've held this spot since last year.
"Welcome back," a soft voice greets us from behind. I turn to face Tomoyo Daidouji, our Analyst.
"Have you gotten anything about the massacre at the Academy?" I ask hopefully.
She shakes her head, smiling. "Seriously, Sakura, people would think that you actually care for the details before going to slaughter vampires."
Syaoran snorts before I punch him.
"Good morning, all," another voice approaches us, "Oh, very good morning to you, Tomoyo," he adds in a sugar-coated tone.
I roll my eyes. Eriol Hiiragizawa, the Werewolf Hunter on our team, is absolutely head over the heels for Tomoyo. He hits on her every chance he gets. It's disturbing sometimes.
"Hello, Eriol," Tomoyo laughs easily, used to Eriol's flirtatious behavior.
"Hey, listen," he winks, "How about we leave these two dimwits to themselves and have coffee together or something?"
"We're sorry for being dimwits," Syaoran mutters, his hands visibly itching to knock Eriol's teeth out.
"Don't take it to the heart, Syaoran, you know I love you," Eriol claps Syaoran's shoulder aggressively with a grin, winking once more. Syaoran grins in reply and puts an arm around him, winking back. I roll my eyes, pretending to barf. Losers.
"Well, well, what do we have here!" a high-pitched voice cuts into my ears, to my great annoyance. "The Barastelle's top Vampire Hunter pair!" (Eriol mutters, "And the hottest Werewolf Hunter and Analyst," and Tomoyo actually giggles. I roll my eyes again.)
I glare at those ruby-coloured eyes, wanting nothing more than to shove a slug in to that mouth.
Standing haughtily against the walls are Meilin Li and her partner, Ewan Townsend. The latter smiles and waves at me.
"It's too early in the morning for this, Meilin Li," I say coolly, feeling a headache rising already. But she's not even listening to me. She's all over Syaoran, laughing and craning in closer to him, flicking her black hair everywhere. I feel my lip twitch.
"Oh, Syaoran, I'd just love it if you gave me private shooting lessons!" she bats her eyelashes, causing Eriol to snort and Tomoyo to purse her lips very tightly. My eyes twitch in annoyance.
Syaoran grins nonchalantly. "Shame you're on our rivaling team, Meilin," he sighs, "Otherwise I would have loved to help you out," he winks, patting her head.
"Oh, shut up," I snap irritably, tempted to imitate Meilin's dialogue.
"Ooh, I think someone's jealous," Meilin smirks, raising her eyebrows.
"You're jealous, Sakura?" Syaoran opens his eyes widely, "Why didn't you just say so? Don't worry, there's no other girl for me than you," he says dramatically, reaching in to hug me lecherously.
I throw a book straight at his face before striding away from them all.
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Seriously, what fine example they're setting for newbies! The new Hunters are going to think that this job is all flowers and hearts. They might even take advantage of us, thinking that we're nothing but a bunch of airheaded freaks! I'm going to grab Syaoran by the hair and…
Oops. I bumped into someone…
…Namely, Yukito and my brother.
I blush feverishly. "I'm so sorry!"
Touya rolls his eyes at me, "Seriously, what am I going to do with this ditzy, dim-witted sister of mine?"
"Shut up, Touya," I snap.
"That's Commander Kinomoto to you," he growls back.
Yukito laughs, "Now, now, Commander Kinomoto, be nice."
I raise my head and suppress the urge to kick my beloved brother. Before I can do anything, though, my badge lightens up. A calling from the Commander. "I'll see you later then," I wave with a smile at Yukito, ignore my brother and hurry towards the transporter. I step onto the platform and call out, "Commander Montague's office." With a blinding flash of white light, I'm standing directly in front of the Commander's doors. I knock and proceed.
"Sakura Kinomoto reporting, Commander Montague."
There is silence.
"Commander?" I call out, tensing when there's no reply. I look around, eyeing the open windows and the unorganized paperwork. I take in the sight of the books lying all over the ground, and the withered flowers in the vase. "Commander Montague," I call once more.
"Die, you monster!" I jump as I hear the Commander yell.
"Commander!" I instinctively activate my gun and run towards his voice.
"You can't kill me! Who do you think I am?" he screams. There's a loud crashing noise.
"Hold it right there!" I aim the gun at where the monster should be. Except… there's a large TV screen instead of a creature. I stare at the gory fight scene before me, my expression impassive as I watch the Commander's character slash, hack and shoot through various demons and monsters. I don't even blink when blood splatters all over the graphic floor, spilling guts and God-knows-what-organ-that-is.
"Sakura, help me!" the Commander looks over at me pleadingly. His character takes a blow to his stomach, and the Commander lets out of scream of disbelief. My eyes slowly come onto the controllers he's holding. I grit my teeth, preparing my lungs for my outburst.
"Damn it, Commander, you're playing a fucking game?" I yell as loud as I can, chucking my gun at him.
He dodges it and chuckles. Then there's a sound of a somber music from the game, signaling the words "Game Over." The Commander screams, nearly ripping out his blond hair. "You made me lose! You made me fucking lose! No!" he grabs the TV screen and shakes it. "I couldn't even save… I was at the final round…"
I roll my eyes. "If this is why you called me, I'll be on my way."
"Stop right there," his voice suddenly deepens. I freeze. "You made me lose an important round of Devil May Cry: Reloaded…" he suddenly grabs my arm. My lips curl up in irritation. "You'll have to pay for that…" he murmurs into my ear, "with your body."
"SHUT THE HELL UP!" I kick him as hard as I can, watching with satisfaction as he crashes into the wall.
"You haven't lost your touch yet, I'm proud of you!" he emerges with a broad grin and begins to laugh loudly. I roll my eyes, disengaging my gun.
"Seriously, Commander, if you want to joke around, call Syaoran," I jerk my thumb towards my partner, who walks into the room and laughs, instantly comprehending the situation. He pats my head and gives a wave at the Commander.
Commander Montague kicks his game system and advances towards his desk, retrieving a disk and handing them to us. "Read it."
We obey.
A screen emerges from the small disk, with an Analyst reporting his research. "Request for action to Commander Montague. According to several witnesses, a vampire has been spotted in the city of San Francisco. The creature is a female, described to have long, wavy blond hair, blue eyes and a tattoo on her upper right arm. She has consumed on over twenty civilians in a week, and it is believed that she favors attacking in alleys near the Air Transit Station. End of report." The screen fades away.
"A female vampire, huh," Syaoran smirks, "They're hard to come by; this should be interesting."
"Have fun," the Commander examines the cover of Devil May Cry.
"Yes sir," Syaoran and I reply in unison before heading out.
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Syaoran and I equip ourselves before heading to the Control Room. There we put a warning message to civilians that a vampire is on the loose. We activate the decoy target to an alley near the Air Transit Station. The vampire is sure to pick up its scent and be lured by it. Then we make our way out of the Barastelle, using the air tunnels to be swept towards the Air Transit Station in narrow pipes. The Station is empty as we arrive onto the platform, and there is a vacant airship by the terminal. Syaoran turns on his Vampire Locator.
"This thing's going crazy," he pauses, "She's making her way towards the target pretty quick. Let's get down there."
I nod and we both jump down from the Station and run into the alleys. "Second road to the right," he says before activating his gun.
We come to a dead end.
"I better shut this thing off before it explodes with excitement… she should appear in a second," he readies his stance. I narrow my eyes and observe the walls and windows around us.
It all happens in an instant.
All I feel is a sharp, excruciating pain in my stomach, and then I'm thrown into the brick walls mercilessly. I cry out as I hit the ground, swearing as I feel blood trickling down the side of my face. I angrily wipe it off and stand up, grasping my gun tightly.
Syaoran makes no movement, using only his ears and eyes to find the vampire.
"Above you!" he yells, beginning to shoot restlessly.
I roll away from the vampire, only catching a glimpse of her blond hair as she attempts to drink the blood on my head. "She's fast," I mutter.
"You think so?" a cold voice whispers in my ear.
I feel a terrible chill throughout my entire body. The vampire licks away the blood from me before I tear myself away from her and begin to shoot. Syaoran doesn't move from where he is.
The blond vampire finally reveals herself. A strikingly beautiful, pale woman stands before us, my blood lingering on her lips. She curls them up into a smile, her eyes glittering with excitement. "I'm Stella," she says, "And you are…?" Damn it, even her voice is as alluring as her appearance.
"Syaoran Li," my partner replies first, confirming the tattoo on her arm.
"Sakura Kinomoto," I say slowly.
"Hmm, you both look delicious," she smiles charmingly, her finger resting on her lips, "It's so hard to decide between the two of you."
I instantly fire up. "Don't you dare treat us like a piece of meat, vampire!"
Syaoran smirks coolly. "Don't get so agitated, partner," he triggers the gun to full-combat mode and begins to shoot.
Stella effortlessly dodges the bullets and stares at him. "You're adorable," she smiles once more, "But a bit too cheeky for my liking."
Syaoran cracks a grin and grabs her arm, throwing her towards the ground. She breaks away from him though, and they begin a fast-paced battle.
The fact the Syaoran is much more experienced as a Hunter than me begins to sink in as I watch the two fight. Syaoran moves with accuracy and speed, calmly analyzing Stella's moves. All I can do is focus on keeping my eyes on each one of them, which proves to be a harder task than it sounds like. A horrible thought repeats in my head; what if Syaoran loses?
I grit my teeth and reach for my phone to call for backup.
"Oh no you don't!" Stella suddenly glares at me and charges at me.
I gasp out loud as I'm kicked into the wall and knocked down to the ground. Panting, I look up to meet the vampire's cold, blue eyes.
"This is the end for you, Little Miss Hunter," Stella reaches out for me but I gather my strength and roll away from her as far as possible. I begin to shoot at her, panic rising quicker than ever. "Too slow," she smirks and hits me once more. I feel blood oozing out from my back, where the bricks have dug into my skin. A terrible chill takes over my body as I watch Stella's eyes unfocus with bloodlust. There's too much blood – she's going to lose her self-control…
The vampire's coming closer… She's so fast…
Her fangs are bared… She's going to touch me…
She's going to bite me…
She's going to drink my blood…
I can't move a muscle. Numb, I helplessly shut my eyes.
That's when I hear a horrible sound - the sound of teeth ripping into the flesh.
I open my eyes in horror as Syaoran begins to yell out. I can't move. I feel a scream caught in my throat. I smell blood; I see it streaming down his body… I want to throw up… Syaoran's writhing in agony… Twitching… Screaming out… He's shielded me with his body… Stella has bitten his throat. There's blood everywhere.
Syaoran Li has been bitten by a vampire.
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Chapter 1 – Fangs - End
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NOTE: This story is being edited according to the new M rating. (Aug 2008) However, the M rating is MUCH more evident in later chapters... :)
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