13.) The Party of Monsters and Men 1

I never knew how beautiful these parties were until I got to experience them myself. It was exciting, but it also showed we never know who we are around.

They set up so quickly; the party was filled with servers in black with food and a private bar. Lilith was walking around. She would exchange words with everybody but only for a few seconds. I had only met 3 of the nine I was surprised I had siblings. Lucian was a twin with Lucia; the ladies and men were all crowding over Lucian; it was a mix of vampires and humans.

Lucia sat by her self at the bar, a man in a black suit was talking to her. She sat in a black female business suit with slacks. I had never seen a female where that kind of attire before, she wore red flats and a redshirt. Her height and the way she carried seem to intimidate most of the men, but that one.

They then got up and left to where I don't know, though she was laughing, so it seems like she had wanted to have had a good time with her guest.

I had spent the majority of the time in the party taking everything in and enjoying the jazz, the orchestra in red was playing. I saw Carter; he had looked a lot better. He had felt at home more than I could say for myself. He had spent his time socializing with a lot of the humans. He was definitely in his element.

'How's the party?' I turned it was Fù-guān, she was smiling. I was still baffled by how she looked like Lilith. "Yes, the party is great." I had done my best to keep my thoughts silent in my head. She didn't seem to care too much. The music wasn't loud, and I could hear her, but something felt off. I felt lightheaded 'are you okay?' She looked a bit more concerned, "I'm fine, just going to get some air." Although I had no idea which exit to use, I couldn't use the front they had people pouring, so I scanned the room for another door and noticed the one near the heart-shaped stairs, but before I could make my move, my hand was being grabbed I turned it was Fù-guān.

She walked me to the main and said, 'this is your house as much as it's ours.' Her voice sounded so concerned, almost like a big sister. I was suddenly outside, and it was littered with people just not as many as inside. I turned, and I could still see her. She then said, 'Be safe and stay inside the gated area.' It was cold outside, but I didn't mind. The snow had taken over the ground like an army, some of the grass peeked out from the snow, but it wasn't much. I stood there and saw the people it wasn't too dark, though, as the moon illuminated a lot of the area.

I found myself walking around the castle, taking in the design, whoever did this spend a lot of time doing it. I got to the bank and found myself admiring the design, the castle was secluded, but it made people feel welcome. The lights from the windows downstairs showed their shadows moving erratically. They must be dancing to jazz music.

I found myself walking up some stairs, they led to a room, but I wasn't sure which room it was. It felt familiar, but the door wear my suit was hanging was a closet. These steps were cleaned and well maintained; I thought it would be best to set and gather my side. The coldness of the steps went up to my spine; I did not let it stop me, though.

'How long are you going to be out here anyway?' I didn't feel like turning. I was already too comfortable in my stone seat. The voice had been kind and cocky. She had a bit of an accent also "Not much else to do." My heart was racing a bit; maybe it was because my gun felt like it was a lifeline. Or perhaps it was because this voice behind me made me feel too comfortable. "You do know the party is on the other side of the mansion, right?" I said this without turning around. 'To be honest, I found the party quite boring.' This made me come to a pause in my thoughts. That party was extravagant, and it was definitely beautiful; the decorations filled the dancing rooms, and the food was out of this world. "How was the party boring?" I had heard a soft chuckle; then she spoke her voice still sounding bored. 'You and I both know how it was boring. The slobs in that place both human in vampire, the vampires will discreetly feed on the humans, and they will be none the wiser and continue to eat there fill with the expensive food.' I felt uneasy, but I could sense that she was telling the truth.

I was still turned around. I had not bothered to meet to voice his face, there was also a lot of silence, but I could still feel that she was behind me. 'it's a twisted irony, isn't it?' She broke the silence again, but I couldn't help myself but humor her. "What is?" I then heard her chuckle again. To some degree, it had felt ominous. 'The fact that vampires live and look like humans but are the furthest thing from them.' She was not wrong..again. 'In the end, we did come from humans.' This time she didn't chuckle; she then said in a much more serious tone. 'It is not because they feed on people that they are the furthest from a human. It is because they are willing to commit atrocities to keep most of humanity in the dark about vampires.' I was talking to one of them oh god have mercy on my soul.

I finally got up from my now warm stone seat, the voice then sounding a bit sad when she spoke. 'Are you going back to the party?' I still had not bothered to turn around. "No." I said it flatly as I made my way down the steps. Within a blink, I met the face of the voice. She was beautiful, but I felt like it was an understatement. Her hair was blonde and curly like Lilith, but her skin was a beautiful milk chocolate, her eyes were bro,wn and blue one was as cold as the winter while the other was warm as summer. The problem was that I couldn't figure her out, It was almost as if she was a chameleon. Her large eyes that told a story that would make any man sit down and listen, her full lips colored with red lipstick. All this with beautiful smile that boasted a form of confidence some women could've only dreamed of. She had a medium nose with medium nostrils, her face was around but had a mischievous look to it, on top of this she had a semi-sharp chin.

her hair was braided into a bun behind her head, they were done and was braided into a spiral bun behind her head. I have never seen blond hair on a black person before and it was oddly satisfying. My eyes were so focused on her face but I neglected to notice the glaring problem, she was wearing red, but it was such a beautiful color on her brown skin. She wore a red dress, that was sleeveless and exposed her shoulders. It was black with a blood red stripe, going up the center. The dress went down to her knees, and it had a flair at the bottom. It was freezing outside, and definitely not appropriate weather for such an elegant dress. It.definitely didn't fit the 20° weather . She then twirled around like a ballerina in ecstasy, the dress was backless. Her brown skin exposed to the elements, but I don't know why I cared so much she wasn't even human.

'You look shocked to know that I was a vampire.' I was still standing and it felt like time had stopped, she was so beautiful but she could drain a man dry. "I'm not shocked, but I think I'll go back to the party before I go missing." I had no mercy for vampires, even those I had as a family, although I never did consider them to be family. 'You don't have to be so callous.' She said, she sounded almost empathetic. "I have no mercy towards monsters who devour men." I said all of this while walking past her. "Now I must get back to the party." I fixed my suit and made my way to the front of the mansion. 'You really are her bastard child.' I turned back I had too much pride and my soul to be afraid. "My name is Gabriel Roberts." Her smile never went away she then said; 'In that case, Gabriel Roberts, how about my offer you a fun time?'

A long time had gone by but I had to process what I heard. "I don't think I need anything from you." I did not know whether to be flattered or insulted, this was something new to me. I had always kept my head down and read books.. well with what little books I could find I was never allowed in libraries. 'Just think about it' I felt a kiss on my cheek she was already next to me, just think about it. In an instant she was gone I had gone back to the party, this snow crunching under my seat it was a good thing I didn't answer I don't think I'm a fan of dead pussy. It felt like hours since I was back at the party but maybe it had been hours.

I finally got into the front of the mansion, The snow had close beneath my feet, there were footprints all over the place a lot of the people had left. A lot of the people had left how long have I been talking to that woman? It was oddly quiet behind the door but I had heard noises it wasn't too much though. It was only then when finally I opened the door I finally saw it., They were feeding on the guest.

Was this the purpose of the party? I saw it all the vampires feeding on the humans, it was only a few lefts they weren't dying though. In fact, they were laughing. I have never seen anything like this.

The disturbing thing was was that my brothers and sisters were feeding on more than just one person. They weren't like the other vampires who were sharing a person. Lucian and all his charm had all of the women in black offering themselves up cutting their wrists with broken glass and cutlery so that he could drink from them. One girl even went as far is to slit her throat open with a broken plate saying 'take my blood, Lucian!' Her voice sounded like a gargled mess. She practically fought her way to get on top of him she did all of this while bleeding from her throat. He just sat there and enjoyed the blood flowing into his mouth. What I saw was even more disturbing, he was just sitting on a pile of people their bodies and they were all piled up so that he could be comfortable. None of those people were dead some were laughing some were even sleeping.

I looked around the room and saw Lucia she wasn't like Lucian rather she was just feeding on one person a young man. He was sitting on her lap and she was sitting on the stool she had Her teeth and side of his neck as she drained him. The thing about the vampire's teeth was that they had more than one pair of fangs. Their front teeth remained normal but the two next to them turned into fangs and the canine teeth in the mouth grew longer. This was something I had only seen, With standard vampires. Lilith had fangs but hers were different she had more of them in her mouth like a shark. She might be a special case but I'm not a doctor, I just needed to focus on exiting the area. I looked at the young man he was not crying or laughing instead he was fondling himself while she was feeding on him. What did she do to him?

Then there was Fù-guān she had a group of young ladies and men cutting their wrists with whatever was sharp, and filling up a wine glass with their blood she had them lined up filling her glasses each time it got empty..that line went in a circle around both the stairs. They were all enjoying themselves to the point that they didn't even notice me with a date and didn't care. The jazz band was still playing, the music in the air was relaxing. All of this chaos was happening or maybe this was their normalcy.

The room was thick with the smell of food and blood consumed the area. I was so shocked that I didn't even bother moving from The spot I was standing at. I searched the room for Carter and Lilith, I finally saw it he and Lilith had been feeding on two people. At top of the stairs, the black Lilith had the man and she was biting into his neck while he was holding her and groping her lecherously and you could hear him moaning in pleasure while she drained him his white shirt of the suit was getting stained with blood. The blood stained the floor, I had been used to seeing blood but it still was so much.

Then there was Carter the woman was standing over him while he was kneeling. She was in a black dress almost looked like she was being proposed to at a funeral. Her wrist was bleeding as he fed her blood was hitting the vast void of the black carpet. All of this happy while she was blushing.

I had realized I wasn't breathing I wanted to breathe but I gathered myself and started walking and slowed my breathing. I was walking slowly and avoided any contact with everybody in this madhouse. The people who were being fed on were all high on whatever bullshit they did to them.

I was almost to the steps, I had never been this quiet not in all of my years. I finally made it to those stairs, I was walking up the stairs I was happy they were quiet, I could feel The marble, hardwood and the red carpet stripe under my feet, to cover the gray marble and charcoal colored wood. maybe it was the fear but I have never been this aware of how beautiful this house was. The black carpet was nice and well-made, although it was not a part of the carpet upstairs. Instead, it looked like a rogue or an attachment to the black carpet. I got to the top of the stairs that I have not gotten to where Carter and Lilith were. They were on the left side of the house that was where the bedroom was and my M1 was.

Before I could finish I had to look back at the monsters and my supposed family devouring those people. It wasn't as bloody as you would think. Yes, the floor is stained blood but there was a kind of peace there if you could call it that. The Vampires were feeding and the more I looked at them the more I realized it had always been like this is why they could nonchalantly feed while there was a human here. Humans were not at the top of the food chain. In fact, we were never even considered apart of it. We were never a threat to this world not with these predators roaming around looking like us. For them to feed them when is this casually they been doing this for a long time, I should've realized this isn't humans world this is their world.

I turned and I made my way past Lilith and Carter, I need to get my M1 and get my shit together. I could leave by morning especially since it was already 12 AM if that clock is right in that living room. Maybe I could be lucky and fight in the war again at least there I know I would be fighting with men mostly, but I couldn't spend my life living with a bunch of monsters.

End of Chapter 12: The party of Monsters of And Men part 1.