Nightly Lessons Book I: The Book of Beginnings

[Peeker]

"Very funny, Alice." Alek said, smiling despite himself. "Speaking of obedience, that's the first thing you'll have to teach him to stop."

Alek picked him up by the scruff of the neck, and poked the creature in its nose. "No. No." He said, firmly.

Janus laughed. "He reminds me of Bruja." He shook his head. "One of Lord Razziel's hounds... She's a jumper, even now."

[Kira_Wolf_Cub]

"A jumper?" She rose an eyebrow. "what's thatAW! No Klonona, bad."
Klo had nipped her fingures, think she was playing. It cocked it's head to the say comfused.

Mikeal laughed. "He still has that old girl? i don't believe it."

Janus looked up, laughing. "Yeah! She's a tough dog..." He smiles. "I like her alot."

"You should probably ask Mikeal and Janus a little about raising a hellhound, Alice, or you'll find yourself with one very smug puppy, quite soon." Alek said with a grin.

Alice stuck her tug out af Alek and smiled.
"So what is a jumper?" She asked as Klonoa spotted Kapad. He leaped out her her hands and gave chase. "And what do hellhouds eatHEY! Klonoa!"

"He'll be fine," Mikeal watched as Kapad began to crse. Imps hate hellhound. "They eat raw meat mixed with blood. As for a jumper..."

He looked at Janus to continue.

Janus grinned. "Well, hellhounds love imps.. so in a few seconds..."

Klo leapt into the air, and grabbed at the imp, which kicked at Klo, not actually hurting the pup, but getting it far enough away that Kapad could get a little higher into the air.

"Well... when he's excited, Klo's going to be jumping. ...alot..."

The puppy was already jumping into the air again, and Kapad was flying higher and higher, trying to keep out of the little creature's range - it could jump shockingly high for a puppy.

Alice giggled and picked up her new pet and smiled at Kapad.

"I think..." She smirked at it. "Klonoa is gonna be sleeping in my bed from now on..."
'That should keep him away....'

Janus and Aleksandr started laughing hard. "Yes... that might do it!" Alek said, slapping his knee.

.......... later that night...............

Alice carried Klo around for the rest of the night. Her attention clearly on the small dog. By bedtime, she was sitting in her room on her bed when Janus enter.
"Hey Janus? what up?" She greeted. Klonoa was curled up on one of her pillows

"Not much." Janus said, upbeat. "I've just been thinking. ...its weird how different I've been the past couple of days, y'know? I mean... its like I'm starting all over again." Janus grinned. "that.... was bad. My first few days with Master Razziel, I mean."

Alice smiled and made room for him on her bed.
"I know what you mean. I can still remember my first day here. I was completely scared out of my wits..."
Janus smiled. "Really? What was it like?"

"Well.. it all started with..." Alice thought back.

>>>>>>Flash Back<<<<<<<<<<<<

Something wasn't right. Her bed was too soft and her neck hurt. Opening her eeyes slowly, Alice shot up with a scream when a strange hellish creature was looking dead in the face.

"AAAAAAHHH!!!" She scrambled to get away from it, falling hard onto the floor. The 'thing' gave a happy laugh and disappear with a pofof sulfur smelling smoke. "Wha-wha-wha-what the hell was that?!?"

"That? That was Kapad." A voice said from behind her. It laughed softly. "Welcome, Alice. I promise you, right now you are in safe hands. Please. Don't be frightened."

Alice turned to see a tall white hair man behind her and screamed in terror. She scrambled to her feet and leapt over the bed, putting as much space between them.

"Wh-wh-who the hell are you?!?"She pointed a finger at him, wide eyed and near hysteria. "Where am I?"

The man held his hands up softly, showing he meant no harm. "I'll tell you immediately." He assured. "I'd just like you to relax, first. I promise, you're safe - you're in my home. You... were hurt, in the street, but didn't look like you needed to be hopsitalized.. so I brought you here to recover."

Alice looked at him trying to remember what happened. Nothing came up. She could only remember leaving her house.

'Christ Alice you'v been kidnapped by a freak!' Her mind screamed. Alice looked instantly for a way out not trusting the man. She spotted a door and ran into it, knocked the door behind. "Yes safe in the.." She turned on the lights. "....closet?"

"Sorry, dear. You're still weak - I wouldn't have you running. Please, just sit down and calm yourself, hm?" Aleks called from behind the door.

Alice leaned against the door, her heart beating fast and painfully in her chest.
"GO AWAY YOU FREAK!" She looked for anything she could use to fend him off with but there wasn't anything. the closet was emty. "What the hell are you talking about anyway?! How did I get here?!?!"

Aleksandr sighed. This was the hard part, of course. Always was. "....you were bitten by a vampire, dear." Aleksandr smiled, showing his fangs. "Check yourself. you've been turned. My name is Aleksandr Dimitri Rastline the Third... I am your Sire - your mentor, as it were."

'Vampire?' Alice looked at the door. "You're joking right! there's no such thing as vampires! What do you take me for an idiot!!!"
She was painicing now and pissed. Of all the crazy things she had hear this one took the cake.

"....no dear. I take you to be a scared girl. Which you are. That's fine. But I need you to relax."

"Oh yeah?" She yelled, making sure all her body weight was on the door. "Prove it!"

Aleksandr sighed. "Feel your teeth, girl."

'My teeth?' "You have got to be..." She froze as she ran her tougne against her teeth. The canine's were long then normal. "What the fuck!"

She ran out of the closest looking for a mirror. She found the bathroom and looked closely and saw the were slightly longer then more.
"What the hell did you do to me!"

"Not me, Alice. Another vampire.... and do watch your language, hm?"

Alice didn't hear him, her eyes fixed on the reflection.

"Oh my god I'm a vampire!" She screamed and ran out the room. "This isn't happening. This isn't happening!" She went back to see if it was still true. "Oh my god I'm a fucking monster from Bram Stroker!"
She looked at Aleks with horrified eyes. 'Run Alice. Run like fucking hell!'
She made a mad dash for the door and raced down the hallways.

Of course, Alek had locked most of the doors in the manor - really, the only place Alice could go was down the hall, and back to her room.
The man waited for her to stop panicking and come back to him.

Alice had managed to get herself lost threw the hallway. Everytime she pulled on a door it was lock. She finally reached one, which was Aleks's bedroom and twisted the handle violently.
"Come on! Come on!" She pleaded. She never noticed one ot the imps magically unlock it. "YES!"
She hurried inside only to see the room was smaller and deffinatly some lived in it. She was about to leave when the imp locked her in.
"NO! Damn it let me out!"

[Kira_Wolf_Cub]

Aleksandr rose up, and made his way down the hall. "Damn imp..." He grumbled, pushing the creature out of his way, and unlocking the door himself. "...my apologies, Alice. That was one of the imps. You shouldn't be in there, right now. Please, step out."

Alice had backed away from him in terror. She was stressing from it all and suddenly she started crying.
"Whay are you doing this to me?!" She yelled. "What the hell did I ever do to you? I don't even funcking know you!"

"Alice.... Alice, I'm sorry... this is... this is the best of a bad situation. Trust me." The man knelt down. "I promise you, however - this is a safe place. Whatever happens, no matter what, you are welcomed here, and I am here to make this transition easier for you... I have much to tell you, and much to teach you, as well."

Alice was completely hysteric by now.
"I didn't (sob) remember anything! How did this happen!?!?" tucked her knees close to her chest. "What are you talking about, 'teach'?"

"Well.... You'd think that if your teeth have changed, other stuff as too, hm? You've seen Dracula, right? Think about it. Also, well, I'm afraid that you've got a bit to learn besides.... that sort of thing."

Alice eyed him nervously and hugged herself closer. She thought about his words and tried to recall what they ahd read. She then looked at him.
"Soo, I can change form, disappear and shit like that?" She asked. She still had a feeling that he was pulling her leg. "like I can do magic and stuff?"

"Sort of?" He smiled. "But first, I'm thinking you probably need a drink to settle your stomach."

Alice wanted to protest when her stomach let itself become known.
GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOWWWWWLLL!
She blushed and nodded her head.
"I.. guess I'm a little hungry." She answered in a weak lie. Straving was a better choice of words.

"...yes." Aleksandr laughed. "Well, we can take care of that. Come."
Aleksandr gave her a brief tour of the house, unlocking doors as they went along, before getting her to the kitchen. The first thing he did there was pour a small glass of dark red liquid.
"Let's get the main event over with first, hm? This... is blood. ...and it tastes awful." He sighed. "...and you have to drink it to live."

Alice stepped as far away from the glas as possible, her eyes wide.

"I am so not drinking that." She stated flattly. "I don't care what you say. A snow flake has a better chance in hell."

Alek smiled, and left it on the table. "Give it about five minutes, and you'll be licking the glass for more."

Alice shook her head."No fucking way." She moved toward the door. "There is no force on earth that could make me either!"

"Language, Alice. Please." He scolded her lightly.

The kitchen door firmly locked itself without a sound. Alek simply stood there, and let the scent of the blood work its way into a starving vampiress' nostrils. It wouldn't take long.

Alice clawed at the door, trying to push her sense of smell down. Her stomach growled unhappily and began hurtly slightly from the lack of food. Still she kept her distance from it.
'Stay strong Alice...' She thought to herself. 'Be like Seras and be strong. Mind over matter.'

She slumped onto the floor groaning as her stomach growled again.

"Alice, dear... I promise you.. this isn't a game. you will start acting violently if you don't drink. It's called a blood fit... and it isn't pretty." Aleks explained.

Alice glared at him. She didn't beleive him.
"Lier," she snarled rising to her feet. "I know exactly what you're doing. you just want me to give and face it!"
She reached the glas and picked it up. She was tempted to drinki t, even thought he said it taste bad.
"Well forget it!" She screamed and threw the glass at him, and missed by a good 16 inches, making the glass shatter on the wall and the blood run down the side.

Alek waved his fingers. The glass repaired itself, and the blood flowed back into the glass.
"I can't.. and neither can your body. Its like drinking water, Alice.. you have to do it."

Alice glared at him before stomping her feet."NO!" she screamed. "YOU CAN'T MAKE ME!!!"
She had no idea that he very well could.

"Dear girl... you're... you're acting like a child. Please. Just drink it. You'll feel better."
Alek sighed. This... was getting difficult.


"I am not!" Alice this time slammed her fist into the counter, knocking the glass over and cracking the marble counter. "And I will not drink this crap!"

[Peeker]

Once again, the glass repaired and refilled. The counter, too, found itself miraculously uncracked.

"Now listen here, girl. You're going to get very angry, very quickly. I don't know what kind of temper you usually have, but let me tell you, its only going to get worse if you don't drink - and if it gets much worse, I'm going to take things into my own hands... you don't want me to do that." Aleksandr stood calmly, but his arms were crossed, his head bowed forward slightly - he was ready to act, and his temper was beginning to smoke...

[Kira_Wolf_Cub]

Alice flipped him the bird and she had always had an atitude problem since she turned 12 and it usually got her in trouble with her parent.

"For the last time, no fucking way!" She yelled snarling at him. "I won't and you can't make me!"

[Peeker]

"You're wrong on both counts, you know." Alek said, dangerously. "...and it isn't for the last time, because I'm going to ask you one last time. Relax, and drink."

[Kira_Wolf_Cub]

Alice felt her blood run cold in her veins at the sound of his voice. Something told her that she was pushing her luck and yet that little voice of logic was buried under 50 tons of stupidity.

"Fuck....no," Alice answered only to look about the room in surprise. 'What the... where did he go?'

[Peeker]

With a snap of his finger's the man released a wave of red light, which paralyzed the girl from the neck down. He took the glass, and stepped in front of her.

"Swallow, or drown." He warned, pinching her nose closed, holding the glass up to her lips. "...and don't you -dare- spit it out, or I'll leave you like this for the rest of the night."

[Kira_Wolf_Cub]

Alice felt her eyes water in terror as she suddenly couldn't move her body. She held her breath for a moment thinking she could do this all night. That was until she realized that although she was a vampire, she still needed to breath.

"(GASP!)Argurgl!"

Alice gasped for a breath when the crimson liquid filled her mouth and Aleks held her mouth shut. The taste was bitter and gross to her, it reminded her of liver and castor oil mixed to gether.

'I'm gonig to chock!' She thought as her eyes teared up. After a minute or two she finally swallowed. "What the hell are you trying to do?!? Kill me!"

[Peeker]

"Shush. In about three seconds, you're going to start to smell clearer, hear better, see sharper, and feel... alot more like yourself." Alek snapped his fingers, and the paralyzation ended.

"Welcome to Vampirehood, Alice Harker."