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Abhay's Bungalow , Outskirts Of Dehradun

Abhay is lying face down on his four poster bed , his head almost diving into two fluffy red and black silk pillows. His ice blues seem quiet , empty and have an eerie stillness about them. The French windows are letting the lovely moonlight and the pine-tinged wind spill in . But neither the moonlight nor the wind can do anything to divert Abhay's mind from what is eating him up inside. Abhay could sleep like all vampires but right now, he didn't want any sleep. Or maybe he was scared of sleeping because everytime that he would close his eyes , Piya's lovely face with her declarations and proclamations of undying love swam into his vision – and so did the lies and deceptions of his father , his mother , his friends…. Ah, hell. He rubbed his head . The list was too long.

Abhay ( throwing the pillows on the floor and getting off the bed )- Screw you, Piya! I need something to freeze my blood all over again.

He gets up and walks down to the kitchen. He opens the deep freezer and picks up a pouch of blood. As he tears off the seal and puts a straw into it , his cellphone rings. He looks at the flashing screen and its Abheer. Abhay grits his teeth, rolls his eyes and tosses the phone into a fishbowl, almost killing the poor goldfish with a heart attack. Just then, Abhay hears a knock on his window. Abhay shakes his head and sipping on the blood carelessly and with a sullen face, he goes and opens the window coolly as though he already knows who is there at his house. Abheer's sexy jawline and those born-to-seduce green eyes smile at Abhay.

Abheer ( putting his elbows on the parapet )- Hello, baby. Ahaa, midnight snack! What blood group, my little one?

Abhay ( rolling his eyes )- Yeah, because I cannot put you into a bowl, garnish you with lettuce and broccoli, steam a little , put some salt and pepper and have you for dinner. Get the hell out of my sight, Abheer. I don't need any more kitchen politics from you- you have done enough already.

Abheer hops into the kitchen and Abhay grabs his neck and pushes him into a chair.

Abheer ( pretending to be hurt )- Easy, little one. Easy. Am too hot to have single bruise on me.And I swear am done with my kitchen politics for the day ….( Abhay narrows his eyebrows at him)… okay, baby brother. A MONTH?

Abhay leaves his neck with a grunt and begins to go back to his room.

Abhay ( angrily )- When you are done loitering around the house , leave. I don't want to see you.

Abheer ( zooming in front of Abhay and blocking his way)- Think again. Your options are very less, Abhay. I mean , come on dude. The list of the ones you don't want to see is way too long – Chaand, Haseena, Piya, Maithli, Anushka, Misha , Tanushree , Sambhav… whoa! Let me be an exception.

Abhay ( smirks )- Exception? You? Why? Are you my family limited edition? I mean, why should I listen to you at all when I have seen you as THE SWINE across centuries? And can you please not take Anushka's name from your mouth? It sounds like an abuse.

Abheer ( with a dark smile )- Fine. I maybe a swine, I AM. I accept it and I revel in being a villain… ( shrugs his broad shoulders )…. Big deal! We are vampires, Abhay. The most predators on earth and that is not an abuse or something to be ashamed of. Its who we are – MONSTERS.

Abhay ( looking at him sharply )- Why are you telling me all this , Abheer? What's the point?

Abheer ( looking into his eyes )- Because I want you to come out of this 'Twilight' and 'The Vampire Diaries' world and understand that there is nothing as good vampires or bad vampires. Edward , Stefan and Angel are FICTION. …..( shows out his fangs and his pupils dilate )….this is REAL. You are a vampire Abhay and it was I whose blood was used to mutate your DNA. I am your creator and even though I would party in Vegas if somebody staked you , I have no intentions of hurting you… as of now.

Abhay looks at the deep and intense expression on Abheer's face and steps away. He pulls a chair and sits down, putting his legs on the table.

Abhay ( coolly )- Too bad for you then, brother. Because the fact of the matter is that am a good vampire . The reason that am a good vampire is because I refuse the evil and I have it in me to keep some basic humanity alive in me. That is what I am and that is how I accept myself. So, what is the point of you giving me university lectures on vampires.

Abheer ( grins and pours himself some cranberry juice )- Blood gets monotonous sometimes, so just changing my taste...( sips the juice and leans over the fridge)….hmm, the point , huh? Okay, just answer this for me. You have a heart ( how-the-hell-who-knows dude), you are capable of love , care , protection and the blah-blah. But at the end of it all – I mean , centuries of loving Maithli , a year and a half of being a pomerian pup for Piya , a good son , a good friend – what do you have today?

Abhay doesn't answer and just looks at Abheer.

Abheer ( making a cute face )- Let me answer. You are left with a broken heart , an unredeemable breach of trust and a confused mind. This is what being 'good' has brought to you.

Abhay ( hurt and defensive )- You don't have to rub it in my face, Abheer. And am not being good – I AM GOOD.

Abheer ( nods and takes a chair opposite him)- Okay, my good vampire ( OMG! Is this little boy for real?)…. Have you heard about the white swan and the black swan?

Abhay ( smirks )- Everyone knows the story , Abheer. Black Swan had all the fun and the White Swan died with a broken heart. So?

Abheer ( going closer to Abhay's face and gazing into Abhay's eyes as his own seem to turn a brilliant green all of a sudden )- What if that is not the story, Abhay? …..What is the story is that you are the white swan? White, virginal, pure, sensitive, beautiful. And then,…. ( Abhay is listening to him like a child without batting an eyelid )…. There is a hidden black swan inside you. Your dark side – dark, dangerous , all powerful , precarious , murderous. While all your goodness springs from your virginal heart , what if all your power and fury springs from a deep dark impulse inside you. From the Black Swan inside you…..( smiles at Abhay patting his cheek )…. Even the best human beings have shameful secrets to hide, Abhay , and we are not even that. We are VAMPIRES.

Abhay ( innocently )- But am not evil.

Abheer ( grins )- How do you know without seeing your dark side? Without knowing who you really are? Till date you have lived a life conditioned and directed by Chaand , Haseena and Piya. You don't know who you are inside.

Abheer moves his eyes away from Abhay and Abhay slowly blinks his eyes and gets up from the chair.

Abhay (walking away from the kitchen )- Goodnight Abheer. Am listening no more.

Abheer ( curls his lips and checks himself out in a stainless steel sheet next to the sink)- Your wish, Abhay. But am just stating facts. Think about what I told you – the white swan and the black swan – good Abhay, bad Abhay. If nothing else, at least be a respectable vampire.

Abhay looks at Abheer for a second or two and feeling a certain heaviness in his head , he walks into the shadows – towards his bedroom. Abheer smiles wickedly as he takes out a bottle of spring water from the fridge and slams the door shut.

Abheer ( chuckling )- Sigh, Abhay! Such innocence and that too in a vampire? ….Not to worry. Soon you will know that your brother , your creator , cool ass dude Abheer is much more than a vampire……And so are you, my about-to-fall-angel – a black swan.

TO BE CONTINUED...