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ˢᵒ ʳᵃᶤˢᵉ ʸᵒᵘʳ ᵍˡᵃˢˢ ʰᶤᵍʰ˒
ᶠᵒʳ ᵗᵒᵐᵒʳʳᵒʷ ʷᵉ ᵈᶤᵉ
jared ryker
tagged: other vamps
location: the plains
mood: "come and get it."
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A life spent wandering was definitely a different life. Ever since Jared became a vampire he'd found himself hopping from place to place in search of food... at first, humans had been everywhere and it was not difficult to feed, only difficult to stay undiscovered. But now that the remaining humans lived in fear and in hiding, it was definitely nigh on impossible to find good food. Ruthless and cold, he wasn't like some of the other vamps;; he spared no one and he didn't care about anything. He and the rest of his large hunting party had settled in on the plains, hoping some human would discover their camp and be curious enough to wander upon them... But no such luck, yet. He was part of a five-vamp watch that had been sent out to the outer parts of the plain to scout and found himself slowly exploring the perimeter of their camp when he heard a faint noise.
A beating heart. His throat suddenly drying, his head whipped to the side and his pale hazel eyes flickered from side to side only to spot a young girl standing not a hundred yards from him. He narrowed his eyes, focusing on her and watching as she turned around and called out a name. Tobias. He didn't recognize the name but he also didn't see anyone around her, so in a split second he was at her side and reaching out to touch her light brown--dare he say blonde?--hair and cooing "Hey there, gorgeous..." in a smooth tone. The moment she met his eyes he winked at her and then grabbed her violently by the shoulders, forcing her to the ground with vampiric strength. He was sure she didn't come alone by the fact she had weapons on her--lots and lots of weapons--and she looked clean and fed. He cocked his head to the side, pinning her down forcefully enough to bruise her shoulders. Crouching over her he purred "What's a pretty little thing like you doing out here all alone?" and lifted a hand to drag a thick, long, sharp fingernail down the side of her face. It didn't do much damage;; just enough to leave a narrow slice. He lifted the finger to his lips and stared her in the eyes, muttering, "Pleasure to meet your acquaintance, by the way."
His eyebrows perked up and he chuckled deeply. His entire attitude was sarcastic and condescending, and he was being extremely theatrical. The true Jared wasn't like this at all--he wouldn't play around and he wouldn't joke at all... But this was a cute, scared--judging by her heartbeat when he first found her--blonde and he couldn't resist. That is, until strong hands closed over his shoulders.
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ᵈʳᵉᵃᵐᵉᵈ ᵗᵒ ᵈᶤˢᶜᵒᵛᵉʳ ᵃ ᶰᵉʷ ˢᵖᵃᶜᵉ
ᵃᶰᵈ ᵇᵘʳᶤᵉᵈ ʰᶤᵐˢᵉˡᶠ ᵃˡᶤᵛᵉ
tobias alexander
tagged: phyllis-hayley-eric
location: the plains.
mood: "oww."
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Hayley asked him if he was sick, but Tobias kept to himself and simply kept walking forward. He wasn't sure how to respond to that. Yes? Why bother lying? Instead he just swallowed nervously and pretended that he was just anxious for the attack. His feet trudged through the tall grass and he took in a deep, refreshing breath of air--it was so freeing to be outside. It helped him with his hunger, seeing as he wasn't completely surrounded with human smells. Just three other little humans, him, and the open earth. His mood improved but he had to hide it so that the rest of the group wouldn't be weirded out by his behavior. After several minutes of walking Phyllis finally turned around and declared that they were splitting up, at which point Tobias almost felt regret. Why? Did he actually care about the fact these humans would probably die at the hands of his brethren? Did he honestly have any sort of sympathy for them? He shook it off, walking away with Hayley.
A sound distracted him. He could hear something off in the distance... a crackling fire, perhaps? He narrowed his eyes, stopped walking, and honed in with his hearing. Sure enough, with his added focus, he heard that of vampires speaking and hollering and being loud in general. Normal human ears wouldn't catch the noise, but he could... and he felt a sort of anxiety deep in his chest. He wished he could just join them and be with his true people;; he missed not having to hide who he was. Alas, it wasn't an option, and what he was doing was truly benefiting the vampires. He refocused his eyes on the scene before him... only to realize that Hayley had disappeared from view. He groaned, following her scent in the air only to spot something strange up above.
There was an odd parting in the wild grass. He zipped quickly to the spot with his superhuman speed and his bright blue eyes fell on the back of the head of none other than Jared Ryker. The monster of a man had cut open Hayley's cheek and was staring at her feverishly, and Tobias suddenly realized why. Jared had an odd obsession with blondes and was rather prone to "taking them out of their human misery" as he sometimes put it. But no, this could not happen, not today. Tobias knew he was already under so much suspicion. Leaning down and grabbing Jared by the shoulders, he nearly put his lips to the man's ear and whispered in a voice quieter than a human's ears could pick up "Heya Jared," before ripping the man off of Hayley.
Jared spun around with fire in his eyes, crouching and getting into a very predatory attack position. His eyes fell on Tobias and widened only slightly. "Lach--"
Tobias shook his head, leaping forward and jabbing a knife at Jared. He had to keep up appearances. Even though Hayley wouldn't be able to tell they were speaking, she'd be able to judge by their actions what was going on and if Tobias hesitated too much it'd be very suspicious. Jared dodged out of the way but only after Tobias got close enough to swing up onto his back and cling on, murmuring "You're going to have to hit me. Make it look real and then get the hell out of here." Then, without further warning, he stabbed the blade into Jared's chest and twisted it, only narrowly missing the man's heart. Jared screamed out in pain, a furious roar, before violently tossing Tobias from his back.
Tobias landed heavily on the grass, exhaling in a cough from all of the air that was knocked out of him. He widened his eyes, surprised at the animalistic appearance Jared had when he stood over him. "You asked for it," Jared muttered in an amused tone before leaping at him and biting viciously down at the side of his neck for a split second. Tobias stabbed at him again with a second knife, only to get it between his ribs. At that point Jared pulled away and put all of his strength into a single punch aimed for Tobias's temple. Light burst behind Tobias's eyes, and when it faded Jared was gone. Jared had been smart, Tobias realized, because he was running low on blood and therefore would take longer than usual to heal. This would then cause his injuries to stick around longer and thus the humans would not be as suspicious about him being something strange. He turned his head to look over at Hayley, crying out weakly "You okay?" He knew he'd be okay soon enough and he hoped that Jared would send word up ahead that he, Lachlan Alexander, was back.