A/N: This story begins 4 years after the sorceress war. I’m going to give more info in the upcoming chapters cause it would spoil this one. I hope you like it! 

Creatures of the Night

The one and only

In every generation, there is a chosen one. She alone shall stand against the demons, the vampires and the forces of darkness. She is the slayer.

It was dark, she was walking outside Balamb Garden looking for that evil soulless night creatures but it appeared that she had staked all them…for this night, at least. Suddenly one vampire jumped off a tree and punched her on the face, she fought back punching him in the stomach and throwing him to the grass, she took out her stake and dusted the vampire.

Quistis Trepe; wearing black board pants, a white tank top, a black velour sweatshirt and black combat boots and with her stake in her hand made her way towards Balamb Garden fighting some bite bugs that crossed her way.

 I can’t do this alone anymore

When she was about to walk into B-Garden she noticed a blonde man, boy, vampire, demon…or whatever he was walking towards the forest. I’m so tired, but I should go, it’s my job…for one night I guess nothing is going to happen…and without another thought she walked in.

She was near the directory checking if any vampire had made his way into B-Garden I guess it’s all clear…Quistis started walking towards her bedroom when someone tapped her on the shoulder, she turned and saw no other than Seifer Almasy, dressed in his usual clothes and with his usual smirk “What are you doing awake, Seifer?” asked Quistis hiding the stake behind her and hoping that he hadn’t seen her fighting outside.

“uh… I was in Balamb buying some stuff,” said Seifer trying to hide his nervous, thankfully she believed him “and you?”

“I couldn’t sleep so…uh…I went out to take a walk and kill some vamp- monsters” she cleared up I hope he doesn’t ask more questions “Isn’t it a bit late for taking a walk alone?” asked Seifer “either way…I don’t care. Good Night!” said Seifer waving his hand at her and walking towards his room.

Quistis just stood there looking at him. Then she walked to her bedroom. When she was outside it she took her keycard and opened her bedroom’s door. Her bedroom was like any other SeeD room it had a bed, a wooden bedside table, some photos of her friends on the walls, a desk with a computer and a bathroom.

Quistis lay over her bed and remembered how her life had changed since her nineteenth birthday when Edea told her that a new evil was going to rise and that she was the only one that could face them because she was the chosen one. In the day she was just an instructor, a SeeD but in the night she was the slayer.

None of her friends knew who she was.

Should I tell them? What would they think about me? Maybe they’ll think that I’m crazy, that there’s not such a thing like vampires or demons… at least I can show them……… yeah, tomorrow night I’ll show them… I know it’s my job but I just can do this alone anymore……… I need help…

Quistis got up from her bed, grabbed her gray PJ and went to the bathroom. She took a hot shower, put on her PJ and brushed her teeth. After 15 minutes, she got out of the bathroom, dived under her bed covers and started to think again I just can’t stop thinking for some minutes and sleep? Quistis growled Who was that man near the forest? He was a man, right?

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The next day was a cloudy and rainy day; it looked like it was late in the afternoon. Most of the students were in the cafeteria, eating and/or chatting or in the library finishing homework. Rinoa, Squall, Zell and Claire were sitting in their usual table in the back of the cafeteria next to a window overlooking at B-Garden’s yard.

“What a saaaad day” said Zell while he took a bite from his hot dog “It’s so dark outside…” said Rinoa while she looked outside.

“I don’t fell like doing anything today” said Zell before taking another bite from his hot dog.

Quistis walked into the cafeteria with an exhausted look on her face talking with Selphie and Irvine. Irvine spotted their friends in their usual table. The three of them walked over them “Hey guys!” said Irvine and Selphie in unison while Quistis only waved her hand.

“Quistis you look tired, are you ok?” asked Claire “yeah, I’m fine” laid Quistis, she was tired of killing vampires on her own, and she needed help.

“I’m going to work,” said Squall getting up.

Now or never Quistis! “Wait!” said Quistis, all of them looked at her “I need to talk with all of you, I would like if Seifer was here but I don’t see him a lot” explained Quistis.

“Whatever you need, you can talk it with us Quisty” said Irvine putting his hat over Selphie’s head “yeah, we’re your friends”

“Alright…how do I begin? Do you believe in vampires?” she asked. Everyone exchanged looks, vampires? Do they even exist thought Zell. “Uh…Quistis, I think vampires doesn’t even exist,” said Zell looking at her.

Quistis bit her lip, she was very nervous, her friends would think she’s crazy, she had no doubt about it, but she had to try maybe they’ll believe her a little. “That’s what you all you think, am I right? That vampires doesn’t exist,” asked Quistis. All of them nodded.

“Well, uh…I have to tell you something about it” said Quistis wanting to run out of there. “OH! NO! Quistis you’re not a vampy, are you?” asked Selphie covering her mouth.

“No I’m not, Selphie but I’m a…a…vampire slayer” said Quistis looking down at the floor. She felt all of her friends looking at her.

Rinoa took Squall’s hand and asked him to sit down, Squall sat down “Are you sure Quistis? I mean vampires don’t even exist,” said Squall. Quistis looked away, she looked at the students chatting with their friends, eating…“Yeah, I believed that also but…if any of you wanna see. Wait for me at the front gate at eleven o clock” with anything more said she left the cafeteria.

All of them were shocked, looking at each other as if wanting for someone to say anything, Irvine was the first one who spoke “We’re gonna go, right?”

“I guess,” answered Squall coldly.

“Wow…Quistis a vampire slayer?” said Zell looking at all of his friends “I would never had thought about it”

“Come to think about it no one of us would never had thought about it… specially that part about vampires” said Irvine rubbing the back of his head.

Rinoa looked at all of them “Guys, our gang is not precisely very normal, if you know what I mean, look…we have a sorceress, a knight, a cowboy, a chicken wuss – she smiled looking at Zell and Irvine-, a hyperactive girl, an ex-knight and now a vampire slayer? I don’t see any problem with it,” said the raven-haired girl playing with her fingers.

“You’re right Rin but I don’t think everyone talks about vampires, right?” asked Zell “Zell, my friend, you really are a chicken wuss” said Irvine teasing Zell. Everyone –even Squall- but Zell laughed.

“So we’re going with Quistis tonight, right guys?” asked Claire. All of them nodded.

Squall stood up “Now I have to go to work or Cid will kill me. Bye” said Squall kissing Rinoa’s forehead.

Quistis was walking towards the dormitory when something caught her eye. There were a lot of students gathered in the parking lot’s entrance. She decided to take a look overhearing what were the students saying.

“I think one of the member of the faculty found him,” said one student dressed in his cadet uniform to a girl “yeah I heard that too, do you think he’s really dead?” asked her.

Quistis walked in and saw a SeeD lying on the floor; Dr. Kadowaki was already there “I think he’s dead………” said the physician, after feeling the pulse of the SeeD, to another SeeD and a nurse.

“What happened here?” everyone there turned and saw Squall, who had just entered the parking lot. “Commander –said Dr. Kadowaki pointing to the SeeD’s neck- it appears that some kind of bat has bit him”. Quistis and Squall exchanged worried looks.

“I’m going to take him to the infirmary to check him” said Dr. Kadowaki indicating the SeeD and the nurse to put him on a stretcher. The SeeD and the nurse walked out of the infirmary carrying the dead SeeD and with Dr. Kadowaki behind them asking the students to return to their normal activities leaving only Squall and Quistis there.

Squall paced around thinking for a while, Quistis looked at him and then to the floor “Do you think some vampire did that?” asked Squall stopping to pace around and standing in front of Quistis.

“Yes”

Squall nodded and leaved the parking lot. Quistis started looking for something suspicious but nothing… She felt someone had walked in and she turned.

“Seifer, you scared me,” said Quistis. “What happened? I heard someone died,” asked Seifer getting close to her.

“Yes” said Quistis getting away from him “I have to do some stuff. Cya Seifer” she said waving at him and going out of the parking lot.

Who could have done it? Could it be really a bat? Or it was a vampire?

It was already 10:55 and Squall, Rinoa, Zell, Claire, Irvine and Selphie were waiting in the front gate for Quistis talking about the dead SeeD.

“But there aren’t vampires inside Garden, are they?” asked Selphie with fear in her voice to her friends “I dunno Selphie” answered Squall scratching the back of his head.

After some minutes they saw Quistis walking outside Garden with a black bag “Hey Guys!” greeted Quistis.

“What’s inside that bag, Quistis?” asked Claire pointing the bag “Some slayer weapons…stakes, crosses…I was going to bring garlic but…you know…it smells…” said Quistis smiling to her friends.

“Do we have to stake them through the heart?” asked Rinoa, Quistis nodded “ewww” said Rinoa, Claire and Selphie together.

“Let’s begin the vampire hunting!” said excitedly Irvine.

“Don’t get too excited Irvine, it’s really tiring and remember something, the vampires and demons are very strong,” said Quistis before giving each one of her friends a stake or a cross. After ten minutes without finding any vampire the slayer friends began doubting again of the existence of vampires but didn’t said anything.

They were far from Garden, near the beach, when a dozen of vampires attacked them.

Shit! Thought Zell before starting punching the vampire on his face.