This is based off of the prompt, "Hunter to Hunted" That was published in the book Vampire's Bloody Contests.

I hope you enjoy.

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"This is why I work alone. Stupid fucking idiot!" I grumbled.

Normally I work by myself. For some reason the higher ups thought I needed an assistant. For the last two weeks I've been dragging around this dense and arrogant partner. Always having to clean up his mess because he doesn't think. Now was such a moment in time.

We had been tracking the vampire kingpin. The one that has been creating new vampires for kicks. My idiot partner rushed in without backup and without a plan. Now I have to find a way to save him. Again.

I sighed as I entered the building. I didn't know how many newborn vampires were here but I had no doubt they would all be hungry. With my gun drawn and a stake in my hand I did my best to be as quiet as possible while rushing to find my partner.

"Let me go you disgusting blood sucker!"

'Found you.' I grinned as I rounded the corner. I was a little surprised by what I was greeted with.

"Zane! Oh how wonderful to see you again. Is this little strip of meat with you?"

I grumbled. "Of course it's you. I should have known. If you'd be so kind as to let my idiot of a partner go..."

"Of course. Of course. It's the least I could do."

I rolled my eyes. "So you survived I see, Ego."

"Well no thanks to you or the guild. Now I just enjoy making your lives miserable." Ego grinned and licked his lips. "Are you going to put that gun down?"

"Not a chance you asshole." I rolled my eyes.

Ego nodded and grinned at me. I had made my way closer and my idiot of a partner had made his way behind me. Ego rushed at me and so did every other newborn vampire in the place. I mentally cursed my idiot partner for messing up so badly. If I couldn't kill Ego fast then we were both dead. The only problem is that I was Ego's trainer when he joined the guild. So that meant he knew my moves and he now had the added bonus of being a vampire.

'Why do people never listen to me?' I mentally huffed as I faught Ego. It was a lot harder to get the upper hand but there were a few new tricks I had up my sleeve. Ego never saw it coming when I charged at him empty handed. The realisation struck a little to late as the stake pierced his back. I took his moment of shock as an opportunity to flip the tables and drive the stake through him even further.

Almost instantly all the newborn vampires dropped to the ground. My partner was gone and I cursed at him. I pulled my stake right though Ego and was about to clean it when I was slammed into a wall. I had let my guard down and now when I needed my partner he was nowhere.

"You killed him!"

"W... Wh..." I couldn't speak.

"He was my master piece. He wasn't done yet and you just destroyed everything! You will pay with your life."

My vision finally cleared up and I was staring at a surprisingly beautiful woman. She was snarling at me a bit but her attention was mostly focused on the shrivelled up body of Ego. When she did give me her full attention her sneer dropped and she smiled. I was dumbfounded by the sudden switch.

"You are actually kind of cute. Now that I think about it Ego lived up to his name. He was never going to be perfect. But you... You just might be." She licked her lips as she scanned me. "No, you are already perfect. Just a few tweaks that need to be made. But that will come with time."

She bit me and I was helpless as I watch her bite herself and mix her blood with mine. I was a gonner now for sure. I knew that because I saw my partner return just as she licked my open wound. He knew what was happening and the look in his eyes was clear. He was going to kill me, but he was an idiot and he was taking too long to kill me.

I could already feel the transformation happening. I yelled out as some bones in my body shifted. There was a pop and I felt blood drip down the sides of my mouth, my teeth had pieced my lip. I was taller now and I was lighter on my feet. I had a rush of power that was drowned out by my sudden hunger.

My partner's window of opportunity was now closed. I looked at him and he hadn't even moved forward. Then he charged at me and I took one step out of his way. My hunger seemed to be pushing little bursts of energy through me.

"You should have killed me while I was still turning you fucking idiot." I sighed as he charged at me again.

This time I didn't move. I simply grabbed him and lifted him. I rolled my eyes as I smelt his fear.

"This is why I work alone. If it wasn't for your stupidity I wouldn't have turned. I don't roll over and die either. Unlike you I am a fighter, and I do not fear anything. Not even my own death." I hissed out. "Fucking idiot. This is your fault so deal with the consequences!"

He struggled to get free and I bit into him. Soon his stuggles stopped and his body fell limp. There was no pulse or blood flowing through his veins, yet I was still hungry. I turned to the woman who was grinning at me.

"I'm not some puppet for you to order around. You're only alive because I don't want to die." I sighed. "I'm only staying with you to make sure you don't die."

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