Part two

It had all started on his 18th birthday. Tommy Oliver walked up to the
Angel Grove Juice Bar. It was his birthday, but no one had remembered. He
was used to being slighted on his birthday. He was a foster child, living
with foster parents that didn't really want him around. he wouldn't be 
too
surprised if he went home and found that his bags had been packed.

"Happy birthday Tommy," a tall blond girl-woman walked up to him, she
kissed him gently on the lips. This was Katherine, also known as Kat, 
they
had dated for a few months.
.
"Thank you Kat," he put his arms around her, he should be happy with her,
but he still thought of Kimberly, his former girlfriend.

"Is your family doing anything for your birthday?" Kat asked, she had a
slight Australian accent.

"They were busy tonight...."

"Too busy for you? I can't believe it!" Nice as Kat was, she came from a
happy nuclear family, she couldn't imagine how it was like to be a foster
child.

"I really don't want to talk about this,"

"I'm sorry I brought it up," She pulled away from him, and took his hand.
"Why don't I buy you a juice?"

He looked her over for a moment. Kat was nice, she could help him get
over this mood. He nodded, "All right,"

Tommy followed her inside, the juice bar had been decorated and most of 
his
friends were there.

"Surprise!" the entire room yelled. Then they began to sing Happy 
Birthday
to him.

Kat's arm slipped around Tommy's waist. He put his arm around her
shoulders. He whispered into her ear. "Did you arrange all this?"

"Are you surprised?" She asked, there was a tentativeness to her voice.

"Of course I am! I can't believe you would do this for me!"

"I love you Tommy," was all she said.

Tommy didn't tell her he loved her back, because truthfully, he didn't,
instead her kissed her.

Adam came up to him, he was seventeen, and a high school senior, he was
dressed in dark green, his black hair was slightly curled. He was a good
friend of Tommy's and a fellow Power Ranger. Tanya was holding his
arm, she was an attractive African- American girl-woman. Adam and Tanya 
had
become a couple at about the same time Tommy and Kat had. "How does it 
feel
to be nineteen?"

"Great!" Tommy plastered on a smile.

Tanya kissed him gently on the cheek. "I hope today is happy for you."

"It is now that my friends are here," Tommy said, kissing Tanya back.

*       *       *

Tommy sat in the holding cell, it was eight by eight feet. He wasn't sure
how long he had been here, he could feel the sun go up, then set again, 
and
the familiar feeling of hunger began to overcome him. The police hadn't
come back to him, it was almost as if they had forgotten about him.

He knew that no one believed him about being a vampire. That he could
understand, he wouldn't believe a tale about a vampire before now. Before
now, before he became a monster, before the hunger.

He could feel the presence of a vampire near by, it terrified him. He
looked towards the vampire. It was the man who had watched him the night
before. He was about the same hight as Tommy, with longish sandy hair, 
and
a stubble of a beard, he was dressed entirely in black. He in a way
reminded him of Billy.

The man walked up to the uniformed cop that was watching him. "I want to
talk to him alone, why don't you take a coffee break,"

The cop left, leaving Tommy alone with the vampire, who walked to the 
door
of the cell, he pulled out a key, and opened the door. He walked in, then
locked the door behind him. "You are Tommy Oliver?"

Tommy looked up to him. "Yes, I am. What do you want with me?"

"You caused the vampire community a lot of trouble," He said softly.

"Why should I care?"

"You'll care when the enforcers come after you," There was a bit of 
menace
in the man's voice.

"Why should I care about the police?"

"The vampire enforcers," The man said. "Didn't your master ever tell you
about them?"

"My master?"

"The person who crossed you over,"

Tommy didn't recognize the term. "What's that?"


"Turned you into a vampire," The man said harshly.

"Oh, her....."

"What did she teach you?" He said getting closer to him.

"I haven't seen her since she bit me," Tommy got up and walked to the 
other
end of the cell. "When I woke, I hungered,"

"You never saw the woman again?" he persisted.

"Never," He couldn't keep the pain out of his voice.

He couldn't help remembering, about becoming a vampire.

***
Later on, the party was still going, but Tommy finally found some time
alone. He sat at a table near the back, drinking juice, wishing it was
something stronger. The lights of the bar had been turned down low, and
people were dancing. He watched the couples dancing on the dance floor.

Kat was dancing with his older brother David who had arrived at the party
only a few minutes before. David was interested in Kat, and even though 
she
tried to hid it, he knew that Kat liked David too. For some reason, it
didn't make Tommy jelious. If Kat left him for his brother, he could be
glad for her.

Tommy's best friend Billy walked over to the table and sat down. Billy 
was
also nineteen, but for some reason always seemed older and wiser to
Tommy. Billy was a few inches shorter then Tommy, he had short
blondish-brown hair, he was wearing a dark turtleneck and jeans. "What
happened to Katherine?"

"She's dancing with David,"

Billy was sitting close to Tommy-almost too close. Billy glanced out at 
the
floor. "It doesn't bother you?"

"Why should it?" His mind was on Kimberly, his former girlfriend. He knew
that it was wrong, but he still loved her.

"Something must be wrong, you usually don't sulk like this unless
something's bothering you," There was a long pause between them. "Your
thinking about last years party,"

Tommy looked up to him. "Why do you think that?"

"I know you," Billy shrugged. "Last years party was exceptional and it 
was
thrown by Kimberly. Your missing her."

"I'm happy that she's going to the global games," He lied.

"Has she called you yet?"

"Why would she call me?"

"It's your birthday..."

"You know when she broke up with me, she said no more contact." He sighed
"Perhaps it's better this way."

"Do you really think that?"

Tommy didn't answer, instead he looked back out to the dance floor. He
couldn't remember when he found out that Billy was atracted to him. Just
one day knew. He never felt unconfortable around his friend. Billy had
asked him about starting a relationship once, and when Tommy told him he
wasn't intrested, he had droped the subject.

Then he saw her, for a moment, he thought it was Kimberly. This girl had
the same small build as Kim, the same color hair as her. she was dressed 
in
a tight black leather miniskirt and a tight shirt. She could have been
Kimberly's sister.

"Whose that?" Tommy asked Billy.

"Whose who?" Billy looked towards the floor, but the girl had 
disappeared.

"I think I must have been seeing things," Tommy said.

"Have you given any more thought to your living situation? " Billy asked
changing the subject.

"I don't think my foster parents really want me staying around much 
longer."

"Have they said anything?"

"Not directly, but they've dropped hints."

"Your still welcome at my parents house." Billy offered.

"If I get kicked out, I'll move in. but only until next semester starts,"

"Agreed, Billy said.

Tommy turned to Billy, "Thanks for being a friend, you've always been 
there
for me."

"You'd do the same for me," was all that Billy said.

Before Billy could say anything else, Tanya walked to the table and asked
Billy to dance. Billy looked at Tommy, who nodded. Billy followed Tanya 
to
the dance floor.

A few moments passed, and the girl he had seen earlier came over to him. 
"I
wanted to wish you happy birthday."

"Are you new here?" He asked. "I don't think I've ever met you before."

"Yes, I'm new," the girl had a slight accent. "Would you like to dance?"

This girl looked so much like Kimberly, that he realized that if he 
didn't
try very hard, he could pretend that she was his ex-girlfriend. He 
followed
her onto the dance floor. It wouldn't hurt to pretend, after all, it was
his birthday.

"My name's Tommy, what's yours?"

"Call me Jacqueline," She smiled.

"Jaqueline," he echoed.

She looked into his eyes, and soon he found himself agreeing to go with
her. He didn't think of Kat. He didn't feel completely in control of
himself.

She pulled him to the alleyway, kissing him, pushing him against the 
wall.
He kissed her passionately, eagerly. She unfastened the buttons on his
shirt, in a very strange voice she said. "Happy death day Tommy."

Then he saw her fangs, she bit him, tearing at his throat. It hurt, he 
had
never had anything hurt like that before in his life. Then as she began 
to
drink, the pain was replaced by pleasure, and slowly, everything went
black.