THE SMELL AND COLOR OF BLOOD

CHAPTER 1

AN: I DO NOT OWN FF7. I ONLY SAW THE MOVIE. I DON'T PLAY THE GAME. PLEASE BE NICE. IF YOU SEE ANY MISTAKES IN THE CHARACTERS, LET ME KNOW. THIS IS NOT A MARY SUE!

Night, that was when they came out in the city known as Jester. All 4 of them. Once they set their eyes on you, you were as good as dead. There was always no escape. All you could do was just scream. Then all that was left was a body with two holes in your neck made from very sharp teeth. Under all the bodies was a sea of blood.

Everyone in Jester City was asking themselves the same questions over and over again; Who were they? When were the killings going to stop? Anybody else going to die? The characters anyone could make out was that the culprits all had silver hair, rode motorcycles, and were dressed in black pleather outfits. Police had nicknamed them the SHM: Silver Haired Men.

Yes, they were wanted, but any time anyone had ever tried to take them down, they were slashed or blown to bits. It was a gruesome scene for the police men and women that had to pick up their comrades body parts. An arm there, a hand there, and a head rolling to a dead stop near the cars.

There were many ways to kill these SHM; sun, a stake through the heart, and the drinking of holy water. A cross was only to keep them away. It had been 2 months since the killings had happened. Police could do nothing….what could they do? They nor the mayor wouldn't even admit that their city had vampires.

The mayor had already installed a 6:00 curfew. Still it wasn't enough. Every single day there was a funeral. Every night another body was found.

Still for 17 year old Laurie Cole life went on as if nothing had happened. She had no interest in the killings. All she wanted was to go to school and then get home as quickly as possible. Why? She wanted her life to be plain. No adventure. Nothing out of the usual. The bell rang and she headed home. Out in the hallways, kids were talking to each other. Some were talking about music, others about movies, and others about the murders.

going to her locker, she discarded her books and grabbed her black jacket. Looking into her locker mirror, she made sure her contacts were in, her make-up wasn't smudged, and her long red hair was in good condition. Everything checked out fine. "Another day another dollar," she said as she closed her locker and exited the school and began the 5 mile walk home.

It was dark early that day. Laurie kept her eyes and ears open for anything or anyone out of the ordinary. Last thing she nor anyone else wanted was to be on the 10 o clock news saying she was dead. The streets were deserted, the street lights were on, and the lights were on it the buildings. Laurie thought she heard footsteps behind her. She turned around…nothing there. She immediately ran to her home which was at the end of the block.

She burst right in and slammed the heavy steel door shut. Laurie was panting…hard. "Made it," she said. Her father who saw her run in went over to her. "Good thing you came home quickly," he said while he scooped her up in a hug.

"Dad…oxygen…need…to breathe," she choked out. He released her. "Sorry. Don't know my own strength," he said while glancing at the clock. It read 4:30. "Go on upstairs and do your homework," he said. "Already done," said Laurie with a smile. "Well, okay then go watch TV or something," he said. Laurie went up to her room and closed the door without any argument. She plopped down on her bed while grabbing the remote. She flipped the channels until she spotted her favorite movie on HBO. It was called "Labyrinth."

Her father headed to the front door and opened it a peep. He was worried that maybe she had been followed.He looked outside and saw nothing but a deserted street. He nodded his head and closed the door. Unbeknownst to him, 4 men with silver hair watched the door like it was precious to them. "I think we found our next victim brother," said one of the silver haired men known as Kadaj. He clutched his sword known as Souba. The taller of the 3 men smiled. "Yes Kadaj," he said. "This one shall be very tasty," he said while licking his vampire fangs. Yazoo, Kadaj, Loz, and Sephiroth waited in the shadows for their next prey…the prey known as Laurie.