Disclaimer: I only own Hyde and his psychotic tendencies…oh and the plot.

I haven't updated in a while…..gosh. Sorry!!

This starts out really boring…..just so you know. It's also badly written, so I'm sorry about that too. X)

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Chapter 5: A Brown Paper Bag and a Curious Turtle

Hyde struggled to gain composure after what the rat had said. It was hard to believe that he had actual family, not just the adopted family that he'd been led to believe.

This must be a sick joke.

"Care to explain?" He asked curtly, trying not to let his sudden doubt overwhelm him.

The rat smiled warmly at him and beckoned the turtles to sit down. Hyde shook his head and said he preferred to stand. "It was seventeen years ago that while searching the sewers for food, I found you five swimming in glowing green ooze. I was surprised at first but then realized that I couldn't leave you to yourselves for fear of what could happen. So, I began gathering you into one group. I had all but one safely by my side. That turtle, as I learned from studying all of you, seemed to prefer being alone and had wondered off while my attention was diverted.

The turtle had found a brown bag and was crawling into it just as a human picked the bag up. This human looked rather puzzled as to why a baby turtle was in the sewers, but smiled and held the turtle in his hands gently. The human didn't seem to see the rest of us that sat in front of him, and so I kept quiet. He seemed kind, so I didn't try to stop him as he walked away with the turtle in his hands. What could a measly rat like me do, anyway? That turtle obviously," the rat pointed at the rather surprised Hyde " is you."

"So, you're sayin that for tha past seventeen years," Raph stood up, an angry look plastered to his face. "you've lied ta us about having another brother?!"

The rat sighed and began saying something about how telling them wouldn't have changed anything, it would've just made them sad. Hyde didn't pay much attention to the conversation around him, his own thoughts were swirling fast inside his head.

So, I have a family after all. But I had a family before. I had Matt. That's right…had. I don't want another family. I want the one I had. Nobody here would ever be able to understand me anyway. They don't want me here, and I don't want to be here.

No, this could never be my home….they could never by my…..my family..

Hyde took a deep breath and looked around him. The air felt like it was poisoned, it hurt when it went down his throat and it left a disgusting taste in his mouth. He turned his gaze to the five in front of him, they were all arguing. "Thanks for helping me out, but I'm leaving." He interrupted, then turned toward the door when someone grabbed his shoulder. Hyde's nerves bristled at the touch. He now knew why the air burned his throat; he was thirsty…again.

"Please don't go." It was the one in purple that spoke to him, he recognized the voice from earlier. He was about to turn around and give him a piece of his mind when he noticed the way he'd been spoken too. It was in a hopeful, yet sad way. Like he actually wanted Hyde to stay. Maybe he'd been wrong about them. Maybe.

He was about to speak when pain flared in his chest and he struggled not to double over because of it. "I'll be back." He choked out. "I-I just have to eat."

He mentally laughed. Eat. Not the best way to describe it. "We can cook you something if you'd like." Leo stated, concern lacing his tone.

This time, Hyde laughed out loud. It hurt when he did, but he enjoyed it. Suddenly he felt his canines get longer and the smell of blood began fogging up his mind. "No. Have to go before I lose control!" Hyde jerked the purple one's hand off of his shoulder and bolted out the door. The next thing he knew, he was in a dark alley. Frantically, he searched for someone to feed on. He preferred to feed on criminals, but he didn't know how long he'd been unconscious. If he didn't hurry he could lose control and attack someone innocent.

Just as he was about to climb up to the roof of the building next to him, he heard people behind him. Whirling around, he saw there were three humans dressed in black clothing with a strange red symbol on their shoulders. Their body language suggested that they wanted to fight him. Hyde let a chuckle escape from his lips, they actually thought they could win against him. They were dead wrong.

Without thinking, he lunged at the one in the middle and twisted the person's wrist until they let out a cry and dropped the knife they were holding. Another one came up from behind him, so he grabbed the others knife and shoved it up and through his jaw. Hyde smirked maniacally and waited for the other one to attack. While he did, he sunk his teeth into the guy he had trapped underneath him. The man let out a pathetic cry but soon went quiet as Hyde drained him of his blood.

Once he'd drained all of the guy's blood, he remembered the lone survivor and yanked out the knife that was imbedded in the other one's jaw. Blood squirted out from the wound even though they guy was long since dead. Like a kid with a lollipop, Hyde licked the blood off of the knife and chased after the only one of his victims still alive.

It didn't take long for Hyde to catch up to the human. But as he got close enough to pounce on him, he slowed down. He was enjoying this; the hunt. Pure animal instinct had taken over and it thrilled him to the core. He would also take pleasure in drinking every last drop of his prey's blood.

Hyde frowned as the human came to a complete stop. That wasn't supposed to happen. Hyde slowed down and the situation suddenly dawned on him.

A trap! This was all a trap!

The cool night air blew the scent of a fellow predator towards him. He knew that scent. Quickly, Hyde turned around just in time to see Damian smiling at him.

I'm such an idiot! I let my thirst control me, and I was led into a stupid trap!

"Hello, Hyde." Damian purred. The vampires behind him began to form a circle around Hyde and their master, preventing any form of escape.

"You! I'm getting sick and tired of seeing your stupid face!" Hyde lunged for Damian but was instantly held back by his faithful followers. "Let go of me!" He screamed.

At this Damian only laughed. He walked up to Hyde and traced a long scar on the side of Hyde's face. Hyde snapped his teeth at Damian's finger. "Hyde, listen to me. I am your creator, your sire, if you will. From the amount of blood I have given you, you still have free will. But if I gave you just a little more.."

Hyde's eyes went wide in shock and dread. "What are you talking about?!"

Damian laughed and leaned closer. "You will have to obey my every command."

Snarling in fury, Hyde struggled to get loose and rip Damian's limbs off one by one, but his clan held onto him tight. "I don't believe you, you sick freak! I'd never in a million years obey you!"

"Well, I was going to offer you a choice but I see your mind is already made." Damian sighed with disappointment. "Very well, then." He bit his wrist and when blood started to drip down, Hyde stopped moving.

"Is this how you got so many people to follow you?!" Hyde snapped, trying to concentrate on anything but the sweet, tempting smell of Damian's blood.

One of the vampires holding him spoke. "We all follow Master because we want to. It is our choice."

But Hyde didn't hear what the vampire said, he didn't want to. He didn't care. He would never serve Damian and his sadistic little ideals, or so he wanted to think. Hyde cried out in agony as he felt his resolve slipping. Why couldn't he resist Damian's blood?! How could he when Damian put his bleeding wrist against his mouth? He knew he'd lost the moment his mouth opened and he grabbed Damian's arm and held it securely in place.

His agony turned to pure bliss as he gulped the blood down. All of his nerves felt on fire and he felt alive again. It didn't even compare to human blood.

He didn't know if Damian had told the truth, but the taste of his blood made obeying feel worth it. Hyde began to feel dizzy just as his source for blood was pulled away.

"Open your eyes, Hyde." Damian's voice ordered.

He didn't even remembering closing them, but he did as he was told. Hyde found himself kneeling in front of Damian, with the other vampires standing behind him.

They were looking at him with a mix of pity and triumph. He glanced up at Damian to see that he too had an expression of pity on his face. If not for his smug smile, Hyde might have thought he felt truly sorry. Hyde knew better than that, anyway.

"Stand up."

Hyde had no intention of standing, but as his body stood up without his permission he cursed. "So, you weren't lying after all." He growled.

"When have I ever lied to you?" Damian glanced back at the human that had led into this predicament and motioned for him to come over.

"Yes sir?" The human asked. Hyde noticed that the human kept eyeing him with complete and utter fear in his eyes.

The guy got annoying and so Hyde growled at the human and watched in amusement as he jumped. "Go tell Saki that we have him." Damian ordered.

"Saki? What a retarded name. Sounds like food." Hyde remarked.

Damian turned back to him. "Follow me. We have much to discuss when we get to headquarters."

Hyde gritted his teeth as he could do nothing to stop his body from walking with Damian. He had no idea what this Saki wanted with him, or if there was a way to break Damian's control over him, but he supposed he would find out.

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Well, this went better than I expected! It turned out not so boring at all!

I should have the next chapter up sooner than this one was posted!

Reviews are always appreciated!!!