Match 1

Match 1 Dec 21, 2012 23:44:14 GMT -8

Post by Deleted on Dec 21, 2012 23:44:14 GMT -8

A mirror shows the reflection of Ashley Renee. Her makeup is done, she is well dressed, and she reaches for something on the vanity table. A small red bottle appears. She takes the lid off, lifts her head, and she squirts the perfume onto her neck.

"Folklore portrays Vampires as insatiable lovers...
only the approach of sunrise stops their revels."

The screen brightens at sunset. Ashley can be seen standing close to a man. She is smiling, her lips ruby red, and her hair glows in the remaining sunlight.

Suddenly, the light is dark. Ashley's green eyes stand out in the night, and the man lays on his back underneath Ashley, straddling him, running her hand down his jawline, and laughing.

"Vampire Parfum is a unique new expression of female sensuality. Intense and longlasting, put it on any time of day and it always lingers until sunrise."

The night is gone, and the sun can be seen slowly rising above the horizon. A view of a dark home, Ashley walking confidently into the shadows.

"Vampire incites notice, comment, and, inevitably, desire."

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The glass windows overlooked the city. The soft glow of the cars, buildings, and stars hung over the city. The long oak table in the center of the room was empty, except for one person. He sat alone, patiently waiting. The doors creaked open, and Ashley stepped inside. She let the doors closed behind her and stood staring at him. He wore a smirk across his lips and his fingers were interlaced, resting on the table.

~~V.. Marius ..V~~
Hello, Ashley. I knew it would not be long before you sought me out.

She stood looking. The one man whom she had tried to avoid for a little over one hundred and fifty years. And now she desired to speak with him. Voluntarily. She cautiously moved closer, pulling out the chair opposite of Marius. She sat down, crossed her legs, and rested her hands in her lap.

|\. Ashley Renee ./|
I wanted to converse with you. Possibly ask a question or two. If you would be so kind as to allow that.

He chuckled. A sound she remembered all too well.

*FLASH*

Ashley and her mother feared the fate that lay ahead of both of themselves, and Ashley's youngest sister. Marius fed on Ashley's mother, and her younger sister, to the point of almost certain death for both.

Marius turned towards the 21 year old woman and ordered her to choose who would die first. Ashley could not do it, so Marius fed on Ashley as well. She fell to the floor as Marius continued to murder her sister and her mother.

He picked her up, taunted her with thoughts of turning her into a vampire as well, but he placed a single drop of blood into one of the puncture wounds in her neck. He chuckled and then disappeared into the night.

She looked back to him, his hand outstretched across the table.

~~V.. Marius ..V~~
Please. I have waited for you to come to me, as I coming to you almost always resulted in you being injured. I have always known where you are. And I have given you the respect to leave you to yourself. But why do you seek me now? After all these years, of fighting, of battling the true nature of what you are. Why do you now seek me out for answers?

She licked her lips and opened her mouth to speak, but finding no words. Slowly she let her lips come back together. She quickly remembered it was best to watch what you say around Marius. She had a list in her mind of what she wanted to say and wanted to ask, but being in his presence, she had forgotten all of it. She could only form one word.

|\. Ashley Renee ./|
Why?

Marius smiled. He stood from his seat and walked over to Ashley, offering her his hand. She reluctantly took it, and stood. He walked her over to the window and stood behind her.

~~V.. Marius ..V~~
You want to know why, Ashley? I saw something in you 161 years ago. I saw a desire to be free. I saw the want, the need, the daring bold compassion to do as you pleased.

She looked out over the city. All the lights blurred into one big light. She knew she was nervous. And she knew that Marius could tell.

|\. Ashley Renee ./|
But that did not mean you had the right to murder my family! They were innocent, kind people. You came into our lives and wreaked havoc on all of us, particularly me!

He turned her around, holding her by her arms, forcing her to look him in his eyes. He studied her for a moment, looking her up and down, before he spoke.

~~V.. Marius ..V~~
They were not innocent! And I did not murder them! You know what you all were to me. Markus, your sister Alina, your mother Verina, and your father Mark. All they were...was food. Fresh blood. Someone I could kill and not have a second thought about it. Now you, on the other hand, I saw you as a protege. Someone whom I could have as a companion. Someone I could teach the ways to. And your family was in the way. You may feel differently toward them, but they were your family, so naturally they wouldn't be food, but your kin. Think about that homeless man you murdered. Right in front of another human. You drained the life out of him, and admit it. You have never felt better in the past 161 years. Never felt as satisfied, as nourished, as happy as you did at that exact moment have you? Have you!?!

His grip tightened on her arms. She felt on the brink of tears, but did not care anymore. She swallowed hard and wrenched her arms out of his grip. She walked over towards the table and sat back down. She kept silent. Hoping and praying that he would stay out of her head, that he would not find out that he was right. And he was. He knew he was right. She had never felt better than she had that night with Murphey.

~~V.. Marius ..V~~
Murphey? Do you mean the little Irish man you have been spending time with? Tell me, Ashley. What makes him any different from me? He kills. Only he uses a gun. And a supposed 'will' from God. I am simply doing what it is in my nature to do.

She stood from the chair and looked at Marius. His hands were behind his back, and he stood as a nobleman. As he once had stood when he was alive. Far longer than 161 years ago.

|\. Ashley Renee ./|
You are nothing more than evil. A simple form of evil that has it's weakness.

He chuckled and walked closer. He held a handkerchief to his nose and mouth to hide his laughs. He brought it down, an amused look still plastered across his face.

~~V.. Marius ..V~~
You still do not understand, do you? Evil is a point of view. God kills indiscriminately and so shall we. For no creatures under God are as we are, none so like him as ourselves. I have never seen a vision nor learned a secret that will damn or save my soul. And as far as I know, after four hundred years, I am the oldest living vampire in the world. You should feel honored that I would take the moment to make you into what you are. You do not doubt that you are a killer, Ashley!

She quickly stood and ran out the door. She wanted to hear no more. Wanted no more of this confrontation with Marius. He could easily be lying. But could just as easily be telling the truth. She arrived at the basement level of the building and saw Murphey waiting in the car. His lips quirked into a small smile as she neared the car and got in.

<^> Murphey MacManus <^>
How'd it go?

She reached around and pulled her seatbelt down, buckling herself into the car. She pulled out a cigarette and lit up, looking behind her expecting to see Marius.

|\. Ashley Renee ./|
Just drive, Murph. Now!

The car sped off out of the garage and onto the streets. He kept his right hand on the stick, shifting the car's gears as he flew down the empty street. He glanced over at Ashley, noticing how nervous she appeared to be. She was shaking, and her cigarette betrayed her, shaking along with her hand.

<^> Murphey MacManus <^>
Me and Con have a mission. Are you up for it? Or do you just want me to drop you off?

She threw the cigarette out the window and rolled it the rest of the way up. Marius had never gotten to her this badly before. But now she knew. He had been right all along. She held her arms with her hands crossed over her and looked out at the passing city.

|\. Ashley Renee ./|
I could use some fun.

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Earth. What we call home to almost 7 billion people. And whether it be by aliens, zombies, asteroids, or thermonuclear war, everyone knows that some day this world will come to an end."

"The newest theory is that the Mayans predicted that the world would end on December 21, 2012. Well, guess what? It's December 22. And we're all still here. Still worrying about that last minute gift. Still dealing with cheaters, divorces, babies, friends, jobs. And hunger. The world continues to spin. But one day, maybe soon, maybe after we're all dust and gone, it will end. There will be no ipods, no dvd's, blu rays, family dinners, watching your children grow, growing old with the one you love. One day, it will all just be gone. And there isn't a damn thing we can do about it. And as for me? I'm looking forward to it."

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Ashley walks up to the door and knocks. She waits for a moment, feeling the excitement in the hunt. She turns around and looks out over the enormous front yard. The gates are open and she sees Conner and Murphey slink behind the water fountain. She hears the locks click and quickly turns back around to see a fat guy with greasy hair dressed in a nice suit. She smiles at him and quickly begins to speak.

|\. Ashley Renee ./|
Hi. I'm Rita. Mickey the Mouth sent me over. Said you guys are looking for a good time tonight.

She keeps a small, playful grin on her face as she leans against the front door facing. The mobster looks her up and down and chuckles.

+~+ Mobster +~+
Man, Mickey is getting better and better at getting beautiful girls. I hate this shit, but it's a bad time, baby.

He leaned against the door, his arms folded across his chest. She took a couple of steps into the house so that she was face to face with him.

|\. Ashley Renee ./|
Surely your boss won't mind if you have just a little fun. Right?

She ran her hand up his chest and behind his head, pulling him close to her, letting her lips barely brush his.

|\. Ashley Renee ./|
You know I'll do anything. So how can you pass this up?

She felt his hands on her arms, squeezing tightly. She turned him so that his back was to the yard and endured the sloppy kissing for a few moments. She heard two 'pfft's' and suddenly he was dead weight. She let him slide slowly down to the ground, holding her arm out, inviting the MacManus brothers inside.

<^> Conner MacManus <^>
Well, done. I think she out did Smecker.

Murphey chuckled as he pulled the dead man out the door and onto the porch. He stepped back inside and quietly closed the door behind him.

<^> Murphey MacManus <^>
Yeah, that she did. She-

Ashley shushed him. The trio stood still for a few moments as she listened carefully to the surrounding noises. In the hallway there was a man taking a dump. There was someone eating a sandwich in the kitchen. And above, there were 5 men. One of them yelling very loudly.

|\. Ashley Renee ./|
Ok. There's two down here that we don't have to worry about. But there's a party of five upstairs. Directly above our heads. Wanna go for them?

Conner looked at Murphey and nodded.

<^> Murphey MacManus <^>
Ash, you take the two down here. Meet up with us upstairs to help us finish off the 5.

She still hadn't gotten used to his Irish accent. She nodded and watched as the two crept silently up the stairs. She stood outside the door of the bathroom. The man didn't know what was coming. She acted quickly, jumping him as soon as the door swung open. She sank her teeth into his flesh and drained every last drop before letting him fall to the floor. She waited outside the kitchen and repeated herself with the other man.

She quickly made her way up the stairs, trying to find the brothers. It was more quiet than it had been when they had first arrived. She turned the door knob of the room and let it swing open. There were four bodies laying dead on the floor, arms crossed and pennies in their eyes. The last man was on his knees, begging and pleading with them.

<^> Conner & Murphey Together <^>
And shepherds we shall be,
for Thee my Lord, for Thee.

Power hath descended forth from Thy hand
that our feet may swiftly carry out Thy command.

So we shall flow a river forth to Thee
and teeming with souls shall it ever be.

En Nomine Patri. Et Fili. Spiritus Sancti.

The two men started to pull their trigger, but Ashley stepped in the way.

|\. Ashley Renee ./|
I'll take this one.

Conner looked at Murphey and they shrugged. She smiled at them and shook her head.

|\. Ashley Renee ./|
Does your little quest specifically state that you have to be the ones doing the killing?

They holstered their guns and walked out of the room, closing the door behind them. Ashley kneeled down to the man, placing her mouth at ear level.

|\. Ashley Renee ./|
You have been spared a few precious moments in your life. I could have just let them end it for you. But I would rather do it. The pain and suffering you are going to endure will be more awful than any crime you could have ever committed.

She pulled his head to the side and looked at his exposed neck. She grinned before sinking her teeth into his soft flesh. Sinful, mean men seemed to suit her palate better. She stopped before she killed him and pulled away. She slipped a box cutter out of her purse and looked him in the eye.

|\. Ashley Renee ./|
You still with me, buddy?

She made a deep nick on her wrist and held it to his mouth. He tried to withdraw in disgust, but Ashley grabbed the back of his head and pulled his mouth down to her wrist.

|\. Ashley Renee ./|
Drink.

He took a few sips from her before stopping. He starting wailing, thrashing, and gnashing his teeth. She stood up and folded her arms, admiring the pain he was feeling. After a couple of minutes of this went by, he stopped and sat up, looking at her intently. She stuck the box cutter back into her purse. She walked over to the window and peeked outside, seeing that it was still daylight.

|\. Ashley Renee ./|
Come and look outside. See the world in a way that you have never seen it before.

He found his footing and stood up, making his way to the window. She grabbed the curtain in her fist and nodded once at him, urging him to look. At the last second, she jerked it open, sunlight flooding the room. He began screaming in agony and smoking. She brushed her hands against each other as she walked towards the door. Turning around for one last look, he lay on the floor. Smoldering remains were all that was left of him.

<^> Conner MacManus <^>
What tha fuck went on in there?

She walked past Conner and Murphey and began walking down the stairs, yelling back at them only once.

|\. Ashley Renee ./|
I killed him.

She exited the house and walked across the lawn, headed for the appointment she had.

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She pulled the doors open to the center. There were alot of people there already. She smiled as she made eye contact with the woman she had spoken to on the phone. She quickly made her way over to Joy, shaking her outstretched hand.

}|| Joy Miller ||{
Ashley! We are just so excited that you could make it today.

Ashley smiled and looked out over the room. There were lots of people there to donate. She looked back to Joy

||::.. Ashley Renee .:|
I'm just surprised at how many people actually showed up. This is fantastic.

Joy took her hand and led her to the stage that was set up. Ashley knew she had to make a small speech, but had nothing written up or planned.

}|| Joy Miller ||{
Ladies and gentlemen, today we are having this blood drive to send to people all over the united states. People who are less fortunate, medically, and need our help. And today, we have a special guest to kinda kick things off. She's honoring us with her visit today. She is a Doll from Blazing Sin Wrestling who will be in the Day of Reckoning Pay-per-view taking on Starlight and Josie Wales, Miss Ashley Renee!

There was a loud wave of applause and cheers. Ashley simply smiled at all of them and moved to the microphone.

||::.. Ashley Renee .:|
Thank you, Joy. Hopefully at Day of Reckoning I will be able to pull out a win against my fellow competitors. But to the reason we are all here today. It really is an honor to be here, and like Joy said, there are a lot of people out there who really need our help. And I think together we can do what we need to do in order to provide that help to them. So lend us your vein, your time, and your blood. Merry Christmas, everyone.

She began to walk off stage when she felt a hand grab her arm. She froze and looked at Joy, taking on the mic once again.

}|| Joy Miller ||{
I think to kick things off, we should see if Ashley would do the honors in being the first person to give today. What do you think? Ashley, Ashley, Ashley, Ashley..

They all started chanting her name. Joy practically drug her down the stairs and to the chair, ignoring Ashley's disapproval and pleas not to be first. Everything had happened so quickly and before she knew it, there was a needle in her arm. She looked around as things settled down and jerked the needle out, blood spattering everywhere. She felt a warm trickle down her arm as she headed for the door, leaving the ridiculousness and false pleasantries behind.

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The sign read 'Brendan's Irish Pub' She walked inside and looked around for a moment before spotting him. She smiled and walked over to Murphey, taking a seat across from him. She flagged down a waitress and ordered a whiskey. She returned and disappeared quickly. Ashley stared at Murphey, noting how interested he seemed in his drink.

||::.. Ashley Renee .:|
Okay. I give. What is the big deal? The big secret? You look like you have seen death.

Murphey had been in about 7 drinks and just laughed at her. He downed another one and signaled the waitress to bring another.

<^> Murphey MacManus <^>
I understand you sharing your little secret with me. I do. But Conner, he just couldn't wrap his head around it. He just sat there staring at the ashes of the guy, wondering how you torched him without setting fire to the whole damn house. It was all over the news.

She smiled and downed her drink, taking Murphey's as the waitress dropped off another one.

||::.. Ashley Renee .:|
Murphey, what is going to be all over the news is the match. The Day of Reckoning. That is news worthy. Not some bullshit story about a mob don dead in his home. I guess that's how I get pumped up for a match.

He smacked his hand on the table and gave her a death glare.

<^> Murphey MacManus <^>
What is it? You just get off on the killin'?

||::.. Ashley Renee .:|
Do you?

He pulled out two cigarettes and lit them both, handing one to Ashley. She took a couple of drags before tapping it on the ash tray. She leaned in close to where only Murphey could understand what she was saying.

||::.. Ashley Renee .:|
Look here, Murph. You and I are cut from the same cloth. We are both killers. Now you might have the power of God behind you, and I have the power of Satan behind me. We are on different teams, but we both have the same objective. Track. Target. Kill.

She got up from her seat and went to the bar only to return with a new bottle of whiskey. She sat down beside him, pouring them both a new glass.

<^> Murphey MacManus <^>
You'll do fine in your stupid match tomorrow.

He downed his shot quickly and took a long drag from his cigarette. She drained her glass and set it on the table, smiling at him.

||::.. Ashley Renee .:|
I would get offended at the stupid part of that comment. But it is stupid. Sexy Christmas outfits. A "special prize from Santa". It all does sound idiotic.

She took another drag from her cigarette before putting it out in the ash tray. Blowing out the last of the smoke, she finished her last shot and stood up.

||::.. Ashley Renee .:|
Well, I guess I will see you later.

He nodded and gave her a goodbye wave with his finger. She turned and walked out the door onto the sidewalk. She hadn't taken more than 20 steps when she heard Murphey calling her name. She turned around and saw him running up to her.

<^> Murphey MacManus <^>
You forgot your jacket.

She turned around and let him help her get the jacket onto her shoulders. She turned back around to face him and smiled.

||::.. Ashley Renee .:|
I gotta ask. How many girls have you gotten with this little Lucky Charms scheme?

He chuckled and stepped closer to her, resting his hand against the wall behind her.

<^> Murphey MacManus <^>
A few. None worth mentioning. O course there is this one girl. But I don't think she gives a flying fairy fuck that I like her.

She continued to smile and placed her hand on his cheek.

||::.. Ashley Renee .:|
Then tell her. Show her. Buy her flowers. Or a bracelet or something. Hell, I do not know!

The both laughed for a moment before he crushed a stray strand of hair from her eyes. He licked his lips and leaned in, pressing his against hers for a brief moment before pulling back.

<^> Murphey MacManus <^>
Good luck tomorrow.

She licked her lips and watched him walk back towards the bar. Hugging her coat around her tightly, she walked to her car and got in the driver's seat. After starting the ignition, she headed for home.

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Outside it is night. The stars are twinkling in the black sky, the grass is slightly damp, and Ashley Renee sits on a blanket. She looks at the stars and begins to speak.

||::.. Ashley Renee .:|
Starlight, Star Bright
You dumb bitch, You just can't fight!

I wish you would just go away
And maybe my wish will come true, one day.

You do not know, just how crazy you sound
Saying you're alive, and then saying you drowned!

Starlight, Star Bright
I'm going to beat you
Just out of Spite!

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The scene is now a desert. A tall mountain stands in the background and dry bushes and cacti stand all around. Ashley comes riding in on a stuffed costume horse wearing a cowgirl hat and a multi colored poncho. The background changes to Ashley riding through the desert, tense music playing. Another woman appears on screen, appearing to be a fake Josie Wales.

||::.. Ashley Renee .:|
Josie Wales. You no good, yellow belly, shoddy slut! I challenge you to a duel. Whoever dies first loses.

There is a "tense" staring contest between the two. Both hands linger at their side, right near their "pistols". Ashley tries not to laugh as she calls out "DRAW" Both girls pull out their pistols and 6 loud "pops" can be heard. The mock Josie falls to the ground and pretends to die, Ashley placing her pistol back in its holster.

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