Chapter _1 ( the beginning)

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Chapter one, the beginning 2002. In the dark of the evening, Alice drove down the street and kept an eye on the house at the end of the block. It was a well known drug house, located on the wrong side of the tracks, hidden by an overgrown lawn and brush. The house was hidden in shadow, with only a single light on the porch letting anyone know there was someone home. It was well known that people came here to buy drugs and that the lowest of low lifes could be found there. Halfway down the block, Alice pulled to the curb, turned off the lights and shifted the car into park. She kept the engine running in case she decided to leave. Taking a deep breath to calm her nerves, she sat back in her seat and watched the house to see if anyone was coming or going. It was late evening, and she was sure that there would be customers tonight like every night. Then she saw a car pull up and park next to the house. A woman and a man got out of the car and walked up to the house and knocked on the door. The door opened and the two were let inside by a person Alice couldn't see. But now she knew there were people there. With her heart racing, she shut off the engine, got out of the car and walked over to the sidewalk. This wasn't something she did often, and it made her nervous every time she slowly walked down the sidewalk towards the drug house and stopped at the walkway to the porch, swallowing heart and clenching her hands into fists. She got up the courage to walk up onto the porch and knock on the door. The door opened and a large, overweight man with a full beard greeted her. He didn't say anything, just looked at her. Aren't you going to say hello? Alice asked. She was shaking. Who sent you? The man asked a friend from work. Give me a name or get the **** off my porch, the man replied. Alice had no name to give. She was lying to this man to get in the house, so she light again. He's some guy I met at work and he didn't give me his name. What does he look like? Not knowing what to say. Alice decided to describe her ex husband. He's in his forties. Gray hair has a belly. Yeah, I don't believe you. What do you want? He told me I could get hooked up here. Are you a cop? The man asked. No, Alice replied. Did the cops send you here? No, I don't know any cops. Alice replied. I don't do business with anyone. I don't know or been referred by someone I know. Scared to death. Alice shrugged her shoulders as if she didn't care. That's fine. I can go somewhere else. Yeah, you better, the man said as he pushed the door shut. Wait a second, Alice said as she put her hand on the door. She reached into her person, pulled out what looked like a camera. She held it up to the man and pressed a button. You better not be taking a picture of me, the man said, the gadget in her hand lit up with a green light. Only she could see. If this guy had a chip coded as a no kill. It would have lit up red. The scanner was good for about 5 ft, so the people inside the house couldn't register. It's not a camera, Alice said. What is it? Are you recording me? I told you I don't work for the police. ********. The man said, If you're a snitch, you're a pretty ******* ****** one Now. Scared to death, Alice turned to walk away. When she felt a man grabbed her from behind, she spun around to face him again. What are you doing? She asked. Give me that thing, he said with his hand out. Alice stepped back, and the man stepped forward, almost in unison. I came here to get hooked up, not robbed, Alice replied. The man grabbed Alice by her shirt and tried to grab the machine out of her hand. She pulled her hand back away from his grasp and walked back towards the steps. She turned and tried to get away. When the man grabbed her by her collar and yanked her back, he grabbed her hand, forced the object out and shoved her to the ground. He looked at the box and couldn't make sense of what it was. It was about the size of a pack of cigarettes, black with a single button on the side, he pressed the button and a green light lit up. What's this? Healed? Alice stood up and now saw there was five people on the porch watching what was going on, as well as the man who had just attacked her. It's a scanner. You ****! She barked back a scanner like a police scanner? No, A chip scanner. You dumb s. Alice snapped back. The man stood dumbfounded. He had no idea what a chip scanner was. Then a woman standing on the porch spoke up. She's a vampire. The man turned around and looked at the woman who had spoken. What are you talking about? Those standards are given to vampires. They read our chips, the woman replied. The man looked back at Alice. Is she right? Are you a vampire? Alice put her hand out, but didn't expect the man to give back her scanner. I don't know what you're talking about, She replied. The woman stepped down off the porch and stood by the drug dealer. Who else would have a scanner? They made all of us ketchups so these fuckers could scan us and kill us. Yeah, I remember now. The man said they put mine in my scalp. The woman stepped in close to Alice and pointed her finger at her. They can only kill us. Worthless *****. That's why they have the scanner so they don't kill a doctor or a lawyer or some other high class *******. The man pressed the button again and again. The light lit up green. So green means go, the man asked. Alice shook her head and played dumb. I found that in my kids room. It's a toy ********. Why would you point your kid's toy at me? The man asked. Knowing she was ******, Alice decided to change tactics and do what she came for in the first place. She reached into her person, pulled out a pistol and pointed it at the woman who had accused her of being a vampire. Shocked, the woman stepped back and put up her hands. Hey, no need to pull that out, she said. The drug dealer reached behind and pulled out a pistol from his belt and pointed it at Alice. You think you're going to come to my house and I wouldn't defend myself? No, I figured you would, Alice replied. But I had to take a chance. It's getting harder and harder to find worthless assholes like you to feed on C. She admitted it. The woman said. She's a ******* vampire. That's right, and bullets won't kill me, but they will kill you, Alice said. Shooter, the woman, said the drug dealer raised his gun and pointed it at Alice's face. But before he could pull off a shot, Alice pulled her trigger and hit the woman in the right shin. She buckled and fell to the ground. The drug dealer took a shot, missed in, ran back into the house, along with the others who were standing on the porch. Alice knew she only had a few minutes, so she lunged at the woman and fought off her scratches and punches while she wrapped her fangs around the woman's neck, puncturing deep inside. As the woman foot for her life, Alice sucked blood from her neck, draining blood from her brain, rendering her unconscious. The whole attack took less than five minutes, and now the woman lie on the sidewalk, already in the throes of turning into a vampire. Knowing she had little time, Alice ran back to her car and fished out a box from her glove compartment. She opened the box, pulled out a pre filled syringe and noticed the box seal had been broken. She ran back to the woman, who was lying on the ground in mid change and prepared to give her a shot. Then Alice noticed that the fluid in the syringe was no longer clear. It had a purple tint to it and knew something was wrong. With no time to spare, Alice plunged the needle into the woman's chest and pressed all the liquid into her body. She expected the change to Vampire to stop, but it didnt. Instead, she began to groan and turn gray in color. It was almost as if she was dying, but not the more she turned great, the more she writhed in pain and squirmed on the ground. Now Alice began to panic. She knew something was wrong and that she'd have to call the game warden soon to pick up the body. But it wasn't a body. It was a living being, not a vampire, but not human, either. By now, two men had come back onto the porch and watch the woman change into something they had never seen before. Called a game warden Alice yelled at the men. Tell them to come quickly. One of the men ran back into the house and the other step closer to see what was happening to the woman on the ground. What's going on? He asked. I don't know, Alice replied. She was supposed to die. What did you stab her with? It's an injection the state gives us to use to stop us from making more vampires, Alice replied. Is she supposed to look like that? He asked. No, she's supposed to be dead. I don't know what the **** is going on. Alice said she was freaked out and wanted to run, but knew she had to wait for the game warden. If she didn't, she'd lose her license and could be put in jail. Shooter, the man said, pointing at the gun in Alice's hand for a second. That sounded like a good idea, but it wasn't water License said she could Dio. All she was allowed to do was to give the injection and call the game warden. I can't it's against the law, Alice replied. The woman on the ground stop squirming for a moment and seemed to be calming down. She was a shen gray and looked like she in a stupor. For a moment, she seemed to be trying to stand up, but lost her balance and fell back to the ground again. She tried and fell a second time. What's she doing? The man asked. I don't know, Alice replied. Then the woman regained her balance and stood up, wobbling back and forth as if she was drunk. She blinked her eyes rapidly and began to drool. The man feeling sorry for the woman asked, Are you okay? The half vampire, half gray zombie spun around and looked at the man as if he was a ghost. Do you know her? Alice asked. She lives here, but I don't know her. I was just here to buy some pot, the man replied. In the distance, the sound of sirens cut into the night. It was the game warden on the way to collect the body, but the zombie vampire had a mind of its own. Hearing the siren, the gray being walked into the street and crossed over to the lawn on the next block. It then took off into the shadows between two houses and was gone, leaving a pile of hair behind. Now what are you going to dio? The man asked. Your vampire took off now. In a panic, Alice took off and ran to her car, leaving the man and the drug house behind. She got inside and took off before the game. Warden could get there. It didn't take long before she was back on the right side of the tracks and at her house, she parked her car in the garage and closed the door so nobody could see it. She then ran into her house and sat down at the kitchen table, shaking Mom, What's wrong? Cane? Her son asked. Mommy had some problems tonight. Nothing for you to worry about, Alice replied. I don't like to see you this way, Kane replied. Where's your brother? He's in the living room, playing video games. You guys need to get your baths done. Do you have any homework? No, I did it. It's study, Hall can replied. How about Sam? I don't know. Then Alice remembered the syringe and the odd color. Did you guys get into the fridge and mess with any of my stuff? Kane was silent. I ask you a question. Did you or Sam messed with any of my stuff? Yes, Mama. I'm sorry. Kane said he was tearing up. What did you do? We took out the needle from the box and used it. Used it for what? Alice asked. Scared? You didn't use it on yourselves. Did you know Mommy? We used it to shoot grape use at each other. What? Sam squirted the needle into the sink, and we used it to shoot juice at each other. Kane said the needle didn't have great abuse in it. It looked like some sports drink. Sam got scared you'd find out and put water in the needle. There must have been some grape use inside, and it mixed together. Alice shook her head realizing she had injected a turning vampire with diluted grape juice. And now she had created some vampires on the hybrid. Soon the game warden would be knocking on her door and should be spending the rest of her life in prison.