Hunters and Prey

Jared had fucked up, he knew that, he couldn't change the past. All he could do was try and make up for it. So, he was trying to do that, he had apologized to Stefan, he'd even hugged him, and now he had pulled him out of the dorm for a night on the town.

So they were going to find some fun, some distractions, or at least that was the plan. Then the thunderstorm hit, and they ended in an alley with a steel awning above.

The young vampire shook his head trying to get the water out of his blonde hair, "seems we've pissed off one of the gods my friend," he joked.

"If it doesn't let up soon I'll try and call a cab," his nose twitched, a familiar scent hit him, watered down by the rain but still there. He turned, and there he was at the entrance, the dark haired hunter, with others with him. "Stefan get behind me," the gunshot rang out and he felt an unbearable burning in his right houlder. A silver bullet, needless to say, this was very bad.

His eyes were already glowing red, a thin trail of smoke came from his wound. It was him, the hunter who he'd fought back in L.A. The rest of the hunters spread out, blocking their exit, they were outnumbered, and Jared could feel his powers fade away because of the silver.

The hunters split in two groups, one headed for Stefan, the other lead by the dark haired hunter headed for Jared. He raised his left hand readying himself for what came next. With no powers meant he'd need to rely on his naturally vampire strength.

He gritted his teeth, his fangs showing, then the groups moved straight for them. The dark haired hunter hit him hard, trying to ram him to the ground, Jared hit the ground but rolled to his feet. They'd done this before, different place and just the two of them, seemed like things were coming circle. Jared didn't have the heart to kill him last time, now all this was happening.

To his left he saw it, a creature, a beast, a monster made of rock and fire and lava. He didn't know where it came from, why it was here, but he couldn't see Stefan. The whole thing was escalating quickly.

He didn't have time to think everything through, the dark haired hunter slashed forward with a silver sword, he'd put his gun away, wanting to deal with the fight personally.

Jared jumped back, feeling a burning in his chest as the tip of the blade struck his chest. Not deep but silver was still silver.

The young vampire slid to a stop, uncertain what to do, he was unarmed, his powers weren't working and his right shoulder was injured. He was trapped, the only good thing was that the mysterious monster seems to be keeping the other hunters busy.

He backed up again, this was bad, a monster and a bunch of hunters up front, the dark haired one back here. Jared was trapped, he didn't have any options.

Two more gunshots rang out, again more burning, this time in his leg, before he could fall, before he could cry out, the dark haired hunter struck again. The silver blade was slammed through his shoulder, pinning Jim against the wall, smoke flowed from the wound and Jared cried out.

Jared didn't have a lot of options, he didn't want to die. So, he made a decision, it may have been futile, but he was going to fight. His left hand shot out grabbing and lifting the hunter by his throat.

His squeezed, using his strength in an attempt to crush his throat. The hunter grabbed his hand, and Jared felt a burst of electricity hit him. A lightning spell. Jared's hand loosened, the hunter's blade pulled loose as the two men fell away from each other.

Two things fell to the ground, one was the hunter's sword, the other was Jared's arm, cut and burnt off.

The hunter didn't hesitate, he wasn't going to let Jared live. In a flash he'd pulled something from behind his back, a small club. He brought that club to the side of Jared's head, again and again.

The vampire went down, his vision blurring, he couldn't die, not here, not like this, he had a long life ahead and he wasn't going to let it end here.

Everything was blurring in and out, his body felt wrong, weak. He saw the mysterious beast appear and knock the dark haired hunter down before turning his attention back to the other hunters.

The dark haired hunter was stunned for just a moment, then he was up, and had his hands on Jared's throat. The young vampire felt his lungs burn and and his vision blur even further.

His remaining hand reached out, searching for anything he could use. They landed on leather, the hilt of the dark haired hunter's sword. Grabbing it he brought the blade up, aiming for his opponent. It found it's mark and sank in.

The hunter's eyes went wide, he coughed up blade and fell to the side, his heart pierced, his life blood quickly flowing out, he was gone.

Jared's eyes looked over the alley for a moment, his vision still fading. He didn't see Stefan, he didn't see his friend, all he saw was the fight between the remaining hunters and the mysterious monster. "Narraine.....Stefan....I'm sorry...," his eyes closed, his consciousness faded and darkness took him.