The Vampire Council: Case File:1 by Steve Cunningham

look on your…’ Before Will could finish his sentence the man punched him across the face sending him to the ground. The man quickly changes back to his human form and runs back down the alley way towards the shops.
    Jeff and Katie had set themselves up ready to retrieve the man by standing either side of the alley way. The man runs out straight past Jeff and heads down the walkway towards the main road.
    ‘Isn’t that our man?’ Jeff asks as he quickly turns to Katie. Katie shrugs as Will walks out in pain holding his nose.
    ‘That fucker punched me!’ Will spits out blood. ‘Are we going to chase him or not?’ Will sprints off through a group of teenage girls pushing one to the ground. The girls shout and scream at Will as they help their friend up. Jeff and Katie run off after him. Katie turns back to the girls, ‘I’m so sorry,’ she turns back and continues to run.
    Due to the amount of people in the town centre it was impossible for the man to get a good lead as he had to dodge and push through the crowds. The rookies gain up to him quite quickly. The man periodically looks around to see where they are and panics as they gain on him. Not paying attention he smacks his foot against a bench leg in turn tripping him. The rookies close the gap even more.
    ‘He’ll turn down the alley way to his right, I turn down this one and cut him off!’ Will shouts as he turns down the next alley way they pass.
    The man gets himself to his feet. Seeing how close the rookies are to him now he panics even more and makes the decision to turn down the alley way just in front of him to his right.
    ‘Will was right!’ Katie shouts whilst trying to keep up with Jeff.
    As the man gets halfway down the alley Will runs round the corner blocking his exit. He quickly turns to exit the way he entered but Jeff and Katie were there blocking him. Will shouts down the alley, ‘You punched me you dick!’ As the man’s attention was on Will, Jeff took this opportunity to pull out his taser gun, which is an issued weapon to all vampires on missions, and shot the man with it. He begins to convulse, ‘holy shit!’ Will screeches in a high pitched voice. As the man falls to the ground, Will notices Jeff had tasered him. ‘I mean. Good shot.’ Will coughs and looks around to try and not bring attention to his girly shriek. Katie laughs.
    ‘Right, you two keep him detained. I’ll fetch the van and bring it around to the main road.’ Jeff points to the end of the alley where Will was, then turns and runs out of the alley. Katie runs over to the man laid on the ground and detains his arms behind is back. Will leans against the wall and looks at her. Katie looks up at Will and tilts her head in confusion but with a smile.
    ‘I didn’t scream. I mean I wasn’t scared for a second.’ Will tries to laugh it off. Katie giggles as she lifts the man to his feet still in a daze from the shock of electricity.
    ‘Are you going to help?’ Katie asks still smiling.
    ‘Oh yeah, sorry. Sure.’ Will pushes himself off the wall and helps Katie carry the man to the end of the alley to wait for Jeff and the van.
    ‘What do you look like?’ Katie smiles at Will.
    ‘What you talking about I look pimping.’ They both laugh as they wait.
     
     
    CHAPTER 13:
    A TERM USED TOO OFTEN
     
     
    D irk bursts through the main entrance doors of the Ruby Hotel with a look of anger and determination across his face. Rita finishes sorting some files beneath her front desk. She picks up some folders to file away somewhere different from the front desk. As she straightens herself upright from being bent over she looks eyes with Dirk heading her way. The folders in her hand now drop to the floor as shock and fear freezes her entire body. Her blood runs cold at just the mere sight of Dirk. Everything inside herself is telling her to turn away and pretend to be busy but her mind has lost all control of her body. She is as still as a statue. As Dirk reaches the