MHC: Man, I'm having another vampire buzz, ne!

Sora: and I'm about to have dinner… (smirks at Roxas)

Roxas: Oh sh—!

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A boy with blonde hair and clear blue eyes stared up into the sky when he heard the rattle of thunder echo through the skies. "Rain again…" Around this time, the sun would disappear behind the mountains and leave an artistic array of soft colors that would tickle the clouds pink and envelope the sky orange. Back in Twilight Town, they would call it a 'sunset'.

In Dusk City, it would be much rather preferred as 'nightfall'. But then again, it was almost always night there. Roxas trudged the streets as he watched the minor shower of rain hit the ground in rhythm of his footsteps. After a short time, the rain ceased and the clouds returned to their ash gray rather than the smoky gray that emitted raindrops. The city had regular on and off showers, and in the winter, the same but snow. 'This place needs to lighten up…' The blonde thought—he was usually a bit angsty himself, but that didn't mean the whole city had to be too.

Just then, loud bells sounded off in the distance, instantly yanking Roxas away from his deep thoughts. "Oh shit! It can't be moon-rise already?!" The bell continued to sound, covering the whole city a fearful outlook. In Twilight Town the Twilight Tower bells signaled everyone to retire to their homes and relax for the rest of the day; giving a warm humble feeling… but here, in Dusk City that is, the clock tower bells meant to close up shop, get home, lock your doors and windows and wait in fear the rest of the night until daybreak. The reason because of this: Them. The ones who feast upon the innocent to eliminate their hunger; the ones who would battle their own sibling for a scrap of meat; the ones who howl at the moons presence—the Lycans—or known to some as the Werewolves. These creatures hide in the day while strike at night while people least expect it and eat until nothing is left—that's why they call it moon down.

But it's not just them the city-folk fear; it is also the ones who drink blood and hunt down the Lycans—the Vampires. They appear as regular people who seem to want to help others find their way home and when they're not looking… they're dead. By now, everyone was accustomed to this routine as they would set out cattle and other animals so the creatures would feast upon them instead… but sometimes, it didn't work very well…

A second warning of the bell rang and Roxas dashed down the street as fast as he could—he didn't care were he was going or how he got there; he just needed to get out of the open! By now, the streets were empty. A few cars and some empty sales-racks here and there but not a living thing was in sight. The blonde stopped for a moment to catch his breath, leaning on a wall for support. 'Hopefully there's a motel close by…' Roxas thought as he scanned his surrounding a bit for some ground coverage.

Just then, in the distance, a loud howl was heard, then two, then three and it sprouted out into dozens. "Oh no…" Roxas gasp as his eyes widened. Not caring that he still didn't catch all of his breath, he took off onto the streets again, frantically searching for a place to hide. Roxas looked behind himself to see if he was being followed, and fortunately there was nothing but the dimmed and empty neon colored streets. 'Thank God…' Roxas thought to himself relieved when suddenly, he crashed into something—better yet—somebody. "Oof!" The blonde fell back onto the wet ground. "Yowch…" He rose up slowly and supported himself on his elbows. "Jeez man! What the hell are you doing out here?!" Roxas yelled out and the figure turned around to reveal a man wearing a black leather trench-coat with chestnut brown hair and sapphire blue eyes. "Nothing much," The man started, giving Roxas a Cheshire cat like grin and the blonde's eyes widened at the sight: The man had two sharpened teeth on either side of the top row of his teeth. "Just getting a little… midnight snack." He finally finished and Roxas gasped, urging himself to run, crawl… do SOMETHING besides sit there and wait for his demise!

The man took a step foreword and Roxas finally got his body to move, scooting back away from the man before getting up and running like he never ran before. The brunette smiled again and watched as his dinner sprinted off. 'Well, this should be amusing…'

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MHC: I set you all off with a cliffy, ne! Muaha!

Roxas: Whew!

Sora: But I'm hunnnngggrrryyyyy…

MHC: Go eat the people who don't review or give me flames or something.

Sora: Okay! Read and review nicley or I'll come after you!