From Within Secrets

*Andy's POV*

I was sitting in the living room of the house we had. Our landlords brought us tons of blood bags again, making sure we were always fed was something they made sure to do. They let us have our freedom and as long as I had control of the group. They never gave me any issues. I couldn't help but think about what happen in school today. I never wanted to go up against someone like Aiden Kanno. But the guy threaten us, acted like he could control us. Others might be afraid of him but I wasn't and the guys would be 100% behind me if I put the fucker in his place. Though it was a horrible idea about going to school. Why did I even think about this? Nice one Andy, you fucked up again thinking you could handle something like this.

"Hey, we are thinking about going out. You want to come?" I looked up to see CC in the door way. I can't believe he was going to put Aiden in his place, what's sad is that he could, new vampire, stronger then us. He was one vamp you didn't want to mess with. We all had our gifts too. I could see, things. It's where my nickname came from, The Prophet, I always knew what was coming. It's not that I seen visions, I just have a really good sense on things. CC, well he's strong, really strong. He's stronger then I am and I'm older and more skill. We gave him the name Destoryer, I mean it really fix him. Should see what he did to his room one night went we locked him in it. My landlords told me that I should find a better way to deal with him.

Jinxx was known as the Mystic, he could make people see things that weren't there and he could read minds like it was nothing but normal to him. He has a story, his past isn't that good and he came looking for my help when there was no one else to help him and Jake. Jake we called the mourner, he has skill in helping everyone calm down. He always knew what to do and him and Jinxx been vampires for 200 years. They were turned by the same person, for the same reason. It's good they were able to get away when hunters killed their creator. They almost killed them too, but they ran. Then there is Ashley, he's 100 years old and we call him The Deviant, but that's because he's a ladies man. He always could find us someone that we could fed off of if we didn't have blood bags. Though we never killed anyone. We only take enough to keep us from killing, and now we had our landlords that were really cool people and helped us. Though going on and away from home, we did have them girls that Ashley would charm up for us and agree to let us fed.

"Hello? Andy, are you going to come with us?" I got up and smiled at him.

"Yeah I'll come with you, where are we going?" I got up and getting ready to go out with the guys.

"There is this new club, it's for humans, vampires and half breeds. We should go just to check it out maybe we can play live one day!" CC seem too happy and I just followed them all out. what harm would come to us just going out for the night. I left a note on the door for the landlords to let them know to put the blood bags in the frig, and I'll deal with it later and that we were going to go out and check out a club.

As we got to this new club. It was about 10 at night and I looked around. It didn't seem that bad but I was getting these feelings that told me that we shouldn't over look anything. That something bad could happen. "Guys, I don't like this. It's too calm here and it's like they want us to all mix. Maybe we should do some research behind the person that made this club." I was ready to walk away until someone stopped me. He smirked and I could tell that he was a vampire and one older then I am.

"Oh, what do we have here? Five young vampires. My name is Vincent. I'm guessing you have some where better to go. Though I swear I seen you guys before." He was just looking at us and I really didn't like the feeling I was getting from him. He's older and he smell of blood, and not just human blood. Other vampires and half breeds blood too. That's not a good sign when a vampire smells like that. He was really old and there were only two others that smelled like him. Both dead now.

"We were just going to come check this place out. We are in a band, so you might know us from there. But really, I seen all I wanted to. Guys we are leaving." I went to walk away but he grabbed my wrist. This caused the others to get really protective and ready to fight. He just laughed a bit and let me go.

"I see, you're their leader, meaning anything I do to you, they will come after me." He laughed more. "Young vampires, always so protective when it comes to their own groups. Though tell me, what is it that you don't like about this place and I know who you are. I just wanted to see if you would tell me or not. There is only one vampire rock band in this world after all." He smiles.
"Andy, let just go, I'm not feeling up for this anymore." Jinxx walked off and so did everyone else. I went to follow but I was stopped.

"You young ones have really good gifts, maybe you should think about joining someone else. I could use vamps like you. I can tell you all have a gift. Though why are you just hiding out in a town like this? You could rule this town. I don't sense hunters at all." It was my turn to laugh now.

"That is where you are wrong, one of the most powerful hunter familes own this place, and I'm sure if they don't like you, you will be leaving. There is about 12 others hunter families here too. So there is 13 here altogether. But it's the Kanno's you have to worry about." I walked away.
"I see, so they are here, finally hit the right town. Thanks little vamp." He laughed and I went to go hit him for calling me that but he was gone. Did I really just started something? I walked back to the car and just got in. The guys seem to look at me weird on why I was so quiet.

"What's going on? You didn't do something you regret did you?" Jinxx was just watching me.

"Something tells me that Vincent is looking for a hunter family and he's not alone." I just drove off.

"Don't tell me the Kanno's again. I'm really tired of protecting them." Ashley lookes out the window and just seems really annoyed.

"I don't know yet if it's them, I told him there is 13 families here and one being Kanno. All he said was 'finally hit the right town'. Something tells me, letting him know that the Kanno's are here that he found his place and he's sticking around for a while. Though Aiden is really good at what he knows. Even though I scared him today from not backing down." The kid pissed me off, I didn't do anything he was the one being an ass. I was just standing up for myself.

"So she's in trouble again?" CC seem to be looking out the window and just sigh sadly, the connection that was drawing him to her worry me. When Roku was 6, he saved her from being killed by a vampire name Scott. I wonder if this was his group that he told us about. He came to us first to find out where the Kanno's were living. People know they live in the woods but if you don't know where to look in the woods you won't find their house. They don't take the bus either, Aiden drives his sisters to school and back home.

"It doesn't matter if she's in trouble. I mean it Chris, don't you fucking go near their land. She don't even remember you and I really hate the idea of being in school with her and her family." I just went back home and headed into the house. I had to think of something to do.

"I really don't get why you have such a problem with me trying to be friends with her." We just all got home and the others went to their room to do their school work, leaving me to deal with CC. "I really don't get it, why are we even in the school? You know there is something about her that draws me to her." He was just leaning against the wall of the study. He was keeping calm known I would get pissed off at him if he said what he really wanted to. I had a feeling that it was going to be, 'I'm not going to hurt her or anything, I just want to be around her. She has other half breeds and vampires around her as friends.' But he didn't say anything, he just kept with the questions. "I'm sorry, just trying to understand. You want us to go there but you want us to stay away from her and her friends."

"I know it's going to be hard, but you can do this. That Vincent guy, I thought I sense him. Remember the vampire that went after Roku in the clearing, 11 years ago? It turn out that his name was Scott and he's Vincent's brother. They are both born pure blood vampires, really strong and dangerous. And really old I'm talking maybe 10,000 years. The fact you took out one of them just shows you are stronger then most vampires. He sense all our gifts and wanted us to join. Grabbing me like he did by the wrist was his way to see how you all would react. Because of how you all acted when he gave my wrist showed him two things. One, we all had a gift that we hide and two that I was the leader of our group. We promise the landlords that we would protect this place when not on tour. And make sure what happen to their daughter didn't happen to The Kanno's children. Roku being the most importan for who why. This town has a lot of hidden things around it. But they would give us a home and we had to do everything they ask us to, protecting that family and this town. Just to prove to the Kanno's that we are here to help, not make things bad. That's why we need to do this. But with Vincent and whoever else is with him. This is going to be hard, meaning if it comes to it. Then, I'll let you go try and be friends with Roku. But not before that, unless other wise." I smiled at him and he nodded.

"Fine, but are they really that dangerous though? I don't think they can be that bad. I mean you even said that I took down a pure blood vampire and I'm not a new vampire either at the time I was only 39 instead of 50...." He just looked at me and I sat down in the chair behind my desk. He looked away from me. He knew that me sitting down meaning I was annoyed and done fighting with him. What I say goes. "Sorry....I should go to bed now." He walked out of the room but I stopped him.

"I know what you're feeling. I can sense it too now that I was close to her. She is different and even the blood in her veins is different. What I'm worry about is you not being able to help yourself. I know you don't bite anyone because I would kick your ass for it. But something is calling you to her. I seen it happen before. Just one cut, one taste and you're going to be trap. As the person that saved you, and the others. I want to protect you all, and this town and the landlords, everyone in this mysterious town. They could get in so much trouble for us being here and not telling the Kanno's, they think we only come here on tour, not live here." I know I talked a lot but it was true, I could tell there was something calling him to Roku and if he did anything he would regret it and bring us all down.

"I know, I'll stay away. I'm sorry. The pull was just really strong and still is, but I'll stay away." He smiles and left the room, probably going to his room. I heard of pulls like that, just never with a vampire and hunter. It was always with a half breed. Roku is a very interesting girl. She always been back when we were in the woods. That vampire had his teeth out and ready to bite her, the girl didn't do anything. When I seen what he was up to. I let CC go get her. He was to stop the vampire and then leave, but he sat down and played dolls with her. As cool as it was to see a hunter and vampire like that, her families would have killed him first sight. I couldn't let that happen to him.

After looking up as much as I could on Vincent. It was indeed Scott's older brother. There were others in his group too, two girls and another guy all vampires he turned. What bugged me more was the vampires that turned me, Jake, Jinxx and Ashley were apart of their group too. It's just they broke off becuase they found us. Thinking about what happen to me. I just shaked my head a bit and getting up, closing and locking down the laptop so no one could see what I was up to. I never wanted to remember 'her'. She used and abused me, and when all things went down hill she tried to take me down. I remember it all still. But I wasn't ready for that to come back to me. I just went to my room, known we all had school in the morning. I just wanted to sleep and that was all.

When morning came, we all got ready for school and got in Ashley's car. We went to our homeroom and it was a good thing that we all were in the same one. It's just we had Aiden and he was watching us. We stayed in the back of the class, but mostly because we didn't want Aiden on us again. CC growled a bit when he kept looking over at us.

"I swear, I'm going to fucking hit him." He sighs then I looked at him. "Sorry, he's annoying me...."

"He's also a Kanno, going against him makes you lose anything chances of being around Roku if I allow it. So we can't do anything to him, we just let me do the talking when it comes to him." I smirked and the guys laughed, that got Aiden's attention. He was talking to a few girls before telling them that he had other things to take care of. I seen him grab a book walking toward us. Wouldn't he be shock to find out we are always allow here, in this town.

"I see you're back, didn't know I was stuck with you all in homeroom." Oh you have no idea, that little book of your, holds all our names already. Your parents took care of that and allow us to be a band, just don't know we live here yet. "So, your name is Andy from what I know. And they are-" I cut him off.

"It's clear you did your research but before you try to throw that book in my face. I'll on page 20 of the book. We are already in there and allow in town. We are a touring band after all. We just have to come to school because unlike most vampires our age. We have someone that keeps us out of trouble. So don't come to me or us acting like you're in control. I control my group. If I didn't, Christian here would have ripped your face off by now." I smirked and he seem to get what I was going to. He smirked back.

"You got guts I can say that much. Not a lot of people will stand up to me. But, I'm not going to allow that to keep happening. You will respect me as everyone else in this school does." He was up in my face and CC was out of his seat and I hold up my hand. I seen CC close his hands into a fit before sitting back down and turning away. He was really annoyed with Aiden and the others were on edge. Damn him, he's going to make me lose control of my guys if he keeps this up.

"First off, I don't respect anyone that don't respect me. Two if you don't stop getting in my face I can't keep control on them. Three if you're really worry about something, that new club that open up downtown is run by a vampire that isn't nice. Go bug them...." He just looked me before going out of the classroom and Jinxx just looked at me.

"Are you sure that was a good idea?" Maybe not but Kanno's are sneaky.

"I don't know, I just needed him out of my face. I can't stand when you guys are all on edge because of him and others coming after me. I'll be fine guys. I just need help with Chris when he gets like that. I can't have any of you attcking him in anyway. He would come up to you all when I'm not around and that will be really bad if he did that with Chris." I looked over and was just watching him. CC was still shaking with anger. "Christian..." He looked over at me and sighs.

"Sorry, I'll control myself more..." He just lay his head down on the desk and just seem to close his eyes.

"You know, you guys are lucky that Roku changed her siblings hearts a bit with vampires by being friends with the ones she has and the half breeds. If you would have came to school before now. It would have ended up really bad for you. Probably a ride to the mansion and put to death kind of bad." I looked up to see one of the girls that hang out with Roku. She was a hunter, Julia I think, was one of the first hunters to date a vampire and a girl vampire.

"Sadly, they wouldn't be able to do that. Our landlords would stop them because they took us in." I just watched her but most of all made sure to keep my eyes on the guys for any sign of them going after her. She was closer then people normal get to me in school.

"Yeah, you're in the old Manson's place. Jamie and Nick Manson. I only know that because I live close by and kown the Manson's for years. They use to be a well known as Kanno's were back in the day. But after having their daughter kidnapped and killed before their eyes by a vampire name Scott and his brothers Vincent and Nelson. They gave up on things 20 years ago. To help you guys, I'm shock." I see, so them three brothers were known well in this part. It's why Vincent is hiding behind the club. "They never got Scott and Vincent, Nelson was killed when we found him in a building." She looked at Jinxx and Jake and they nodded a 'thank you' with their heads. Nelson was the one that turn them. But that's their stories to tell.

"You know a lot, what else do you know?" I was pushing my luck but I have a feeling this hunter is smart and knowns a lot.

"I do know a lot, I know about Kina, I know about Juliet." That name hurt me a lot and the guys seen it. "I know none of you wanted this, but the reason you are alive because the hunters that free you were my parents. We were even their when he was attack, it's not that we didn't have control over the Vampire. Vincent did something to get back at us for the death of Nelson. Just like when he killed Scott. You better hope he don't find out that was your friend. You sensed Kanno's coming to the clearing, not my family. We know you guys are good and I know the Manson's will take care of you. But keep away from Roku, unless Vincent comes after her." With that she walked away and I was just in shock.

"Fuck, she knows too much about us man..." Jake was on edge and still was, but it wasn't because of something to do with me.

"I need to go talk to her. You guys keep him under control. I mean it...if he gets into one of his moods take him home." They were the only other ones to help keep CC in line when I wasn't around. I got up and rush after Julia. "Julia! Wait!" She stopped and smiled sweetly at me. "How do you know all that? Just what are you?"

"I'm a vampire hunter that is Vampire. I was turned over 1000 years ago, and Lydia is the one that turn me. My family was the frist to start allowing vampires to live, but that because we are all vampires now. It helps us hunt and kill better and we worked with the Kanno's for years. They were shock to see us give up our human rights to fight better. But we were the ONLY vampires allow close to them. I know what happen to you. I was there and when they wanted to kill you. I didn't let them. I could tell you were turning and I could tell that you had a gift, something that would help. You found your own group and because of that you're strong. Though keep Chris away from Roku. Yes she's different. But it's not a good thing for vampires. If she was ever turn, she would be more powerful and is the only one that can get rid of all hunters off this world, if she has the wrong creator. Meaning she can take out her family and then we lose the only protection we have. Though maybe it would be good to let Chris be close to her, he could really protect her. You sense it, you created him, saved him. You know they are to be together, as just friends or more. It's completely up to them." I was really freaked out and shake my head.

"I don't care, if I have a say in any of this. It will stay how it is. I know what can happen and I know Chris can't control himself yet. I know the danger he will be in. I'm not going to lose me friend because he made a mistake." I walked away.

"Just because you made a mistake, don't mean he will. What happen to you was a mistake, you fell for her, she played you and when you realized it, it was too late. Bonds are different, they are meant to be. Keeping them apart isn't going to help him. It's like keeping a vampire locked up for years without food. He won't hurt her, we will be there and if you want, you and the boys can join our group. It will keep Aiden off your back too." I stopped and looked at her.
"I'll think about it, I need to talk to the guys. You made them, along with me very uneasy that you know so much. We don't talk about our past, we don't talk about our creators. Nothing of them lives. And you don't need to remind me that I made a fucking mistake! I lived with that all my life and not I'm just trying to move on. I'll talk to the guys and think about it, I'll get back to you when I'm ready." I just walked back to the class room. I had to talk to them all about what was going on. How she knew so much about us? I didn't even pick up she was a vampire. It makes me wonder if different comes once and a life time with hunters because she was 1000, the Manson's lost ther daughter 100 years ago, how they are alive yet we don't know. I'm not about to ask them either. But it comes back to meaning there were ten others before Roku. What happen to them?

It seems there is a secret here and I want to know what it is. But this town, had a lot of didn't secrets, things I didn't understand myself. It was something that brought people here. I mean if it wasn't for Jamie and Nick taking us under they wings. We would still be touring none stop. They came us that chance to be apart of something big, but I needed to talk to them too. They live as only as the Kanno's been around. And I wonder if they were vampires too like Julia. I mean this town was known as Eclipse Hollows and we all know Eclipse are really common in this town, it messes with CC every time and we have to lock him in his room. Never understand why but it's why he needs to stay away from Roku.

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A/N: Where the story title comes into play.....there is tons of things about this town and it's not your normal town.
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