"Are you sure this is where we're meant to meet this guy?" Kenzi asks as her and Bo walk through the abandoned theatre. Shining their torches all around them trying to find the man they were to meet. Bo walking a few feet ahead of Kenzi.
"Yeah but it'll be a short meeting" Bo shined her torch up at the chandelier where a man was hanging from. The two girls walked around the scene inspecting the dead body stopping right in front of the hanging corpse. "Whaddaya think?"
Kenzi shrugged her shoulders "Well if its suicide, I think he seriously should have rethought his last outfit" suddenly the dead man stirs awake scaring Kenzi into drawing her sword in self-defense about to strike. Bo holds her hand in front of Kenzi.
"Hey, hey, hey, hey "both the hanged man and Bo try to calm the Russian girl down before she does some serious damage.
"Relax I'm on your side." The man sneered giving the girls a toothy grin revealing his fangs. Oh great a vampire just what I need Kenzi thought. The vampire gave a disgusted grunt towards Kenzi "Can you call off your human, please?"
"Sorry thought you were dead" the man gave Bo a confused look. "What's with the noose?"
The vampire rolled his eyes "eh unrelated business disagreement." The vampire giggles as he starts to unhinge himself from the noose "As if a little lynching could kill me." Dropping from the chandelier as if it was a tiny drop. I'm mildly insulted" he said as he approached Bo.
"I mildly apologize. So" Bo dropped the duffle bag beside her and the vampire immediately went to the bag in desperation. Opening the bag revealing medical blood bags, the vampire picks on up bringing it to his lips and starts making disturbing noises.
Right when Bo was about to continue talking a voice came out of nowhere "Brother! Did I not teach you not to drool over your meal while in the presents of guests?" the vampire rolled his eyes while Bo and Kenzi looked around the big open room trying to find the source of the voice. Kenzi nudged Bo pointing to the top of the stairs higher than the chandelier where a woman in a long black leather over coat was crouching on top of the stairs hand rail.
Not bothering looking at his so called "sister" the vampire replied un-enthusiastically "Sister I don't remember inviting you to this little meeting of mine." The woman stood up on the railing with ease walking off the edge and landing carelessly, cracking the wooden floor around her she continues walking towards the group like she was just walking on level ground not walking off a two story ledge. She elegantly walked over to her brother when finding her place she stood straight placing her hands behind her back in a proper manner, looking down at the crouched vampire. Now that Bo could get a better look at the female she saw her for all her beauty. Light pale skin, long thick black hair with the sides shaved and the rest combed back into a flat Mohawk. Under her black coat she's wearing a crimson corset giving a generous amount of cleavage to Bo's delight finishing her outfit off with regular fitting jeans and jet black boots.
"Considering we haven't been in contact for decades, I wouldn't be surprised, but when I heard that you were meeting with the unaligned succubus, well, I just couldn't resist making an appearance. But honestly brother medic blood packs? People could use those in aid and wouldn't you prefer a heartbeat behind your feed?"
"Not all of us are as charming as you Sister to have their meals in bed from their night's companion." He snarled.
The woman bowed her head slightly in acknowledgement of her brothers feelings "my apologies, I guess it is better than taking one's life in order to feed and survive." The female vampire turned her head towards the two girls who were lost amongst the conversation "where are my manners I am Hunter Ryder, Vampire Elder" holding her hand out towards Bo and Kenzi in greeting "it's a pleasure to meet you miss?"
"Bo, Bo Dennis" Bo looked the vampire in her blood red eyes as she answered while shaking the woman's hand, taken back with how proper and old fashion her manner was.
The woman gave Bo a charming smile and looked at Kenzi next "and who is the sidekick at the hero succubi's aid?" releasing Bo's hand to hold out to Kenzi.
"Kenzi, just Kenzi but dude that Selene, underworld entrance was awesome!" Kenzi praised as she shook Hunter's had vigorously in excitement
Hunter gave the human a gentle laugh "Thank you I've been working on it for a while actually you should have seen the first few tries, I swear my butt grew two sizes because I kept landing on it" Hunter started rubbing her behind in memory, making the girls chuckle.
"Excuse me sister will you let us get on with this meeting? Some of us have places to be, how did you find out about this meeting anyway?" the male vampire snarled.
Hunter gave him an unimpressed look "Please Brother you know the connections I have, I always make it a priority of mine to keep tabs of those I've taken in and that's including you. If I so desire I could know where you'll be before you even do."
The vampire rolled his eyes at his sister "No offence, but it's hard to believe you two are siblings, you're nothing alike." Kenzi said.
"What do you know, human." he snarled
Hunter slapped her brother across the back of the head "Treat her like you would any other Fae, Brother. Be thankful for human's they are our equal despite how the rest of the fae think. The world is as much ours as it is theirs. How many times have I taught you that Human's aren't just an easy feed, they help run and feed this world as much as the fae. Now find your manners before I wash your mouth out with soap and you know I will." He once again rolled his eyes and mumbled probably some profanities towards Kenzi or his sister.
Hunter looked at Kenzi giving her and Bo her undivided attention. "Siegfried and I are not of the same blood. I take lost and helpless vampires under my wing, I give them food and shelter and teach them ways to feed that don't cause any harm to anyone. In the very rare occasions they have to slay their meals I organize deals with local prisons so those who are on death row and have no chance of surviving past that due date become meals. You providing blood bags in trade of Siegfried's services are one of the options I teach. He always had a knack of sticking his nose in other people's business and could never keep his big mouth shut, so I taught him how he could use that for his benefit in terms of feeding. I haven't taught anyone for quite a time so that is the cause of my earlier remark about the blood bags." Hunter paused thinking what she was originally explaining.
"Sorry for the long explanation, to put it simply, Siegfried is one of the pupils I took in and I make them family so that is the cause of the "Brother" and "Sister" terms." Both Bo and Kenzi nodded in understanding both as intrigued with how vampires lived their everyday lives.
"So how do you feed then Hunter? If you enjoy a heartbeat behind your meal and you don't kill them or cause them harm?" Bo questioned.
Hunter smiled and got close to Bo leaning in to whisper in her ear "When you're feeling hungry next succubus, I'll show you" Bo felt shivers run down her spine and she had to admit it got her warm… down there. Making her eyes flash blue. "Give me a call when you're free yes?" Bo and Kenzi gave her a confused look not having any knowledge of how to contact the vampire. "Look in your pocket dear." Bo did as she was told and revealed a card that she has never seen before. Figuring Hunter slipped it in when she got up close to her. But to closer inspection the card was blank.
"Nice try Swifty, but your card is blank." Bo felt like she court the vampire out in her own game but to her surprise the vampire chuckled and again approached Bo, lifting her own hand up and taking out an army knife from under her coat, slicing her hand not even flinching at the pain. She takes the card from Bo and holds her bloody hand over the card letting the blood fall onto the blank surface. The card absorbs the blood revealing the text of Hunter's contact information. Hunter handed the card back to an impressed Bo who in hand showed it to Kenzi who was again amazed.
"Crafty" Bo admitted
"It helps when it comes to unwanted guests trying to find me and my family. Anyway Brother I'm done taking time from your meeting please proceed" Hunter said going back to her formal stance, standing straight with her hands behind her back.
Letting out a huff Siegfried started "What if I told you I found your Mother?"
Bo grabbed him by the throat lifting him slightly off the ground "I'd say you better not be lying" she stated as she gave him a deadly stare.
Siegfried clutching at Bo's hands around his neck struggled trying to turn to his vampiric sister giving her a pathetic look of helplessness. Hunter simply shrugged "Don't look at me you got yourself into this mess. I'm a mere onlooker and trust me I'm not looking at you." Bo looked at Hunter who in return gave her another charming smile.
Siegfried slowly reached into his jacket pocket and retrieved a newspaper clipping. Bo snatched it out of his hands quickly opening it hoping to find the answers she's been looking for. The clipping showed a woman's mug shot with the heading "Baby Killer Sentenced". Bo's breath picked up in anticipation that this could be her mother.
"Is this her?"
"For twenty blood bags, you wish." He chuckled "that's as far as I got on the trail. The rest is up to you. She's beyond my reach."
"Lou Anne Heidlinger?"
"Come on Bo, Short, fat, fangy here is playing us." Kenzi said
"You know her?"
"Yeah, she's all over the news. Not only is she on death row but she's located across the border, her execution is in like three days. That's very convenient."
"I said she had the answers, I never said you had a lot of time." He smiled smugly
"I actually may be able to help with that." Hunter voiced "Remember how I said I work with local prisons? Well local isn't really the right word I kinda meant every prison in the country. Including the one Miss Heidlinger currently resides in. She is a scheduled meal but if you need to get to her I might be able to help you. And by might I mean definitely."
"What do you want in return? By the sounds of it you seem like the kind of girl who has everything she ever wanted." Bo said
Hunter's expression fell to one full of seriousness "Think what you will Bo Denis but trust me I'm far from happy in this world. I might seem like I don't have a care in the world but that is far from reality." Hunter got up close to Bo her face full of darkness and mystery. She lowered her tone to just above a whisper "All I ask is that next time you have to heal" Hunter lifted her hand to Bo's cheek lightly caressing it as she speaks softly right into Bo's lips. Bo was in a daze at the feeling. All she could feel was warmth from Hunter's touch, a touch she started to crave almost as her eyes became hooded. Hunter saw the effect she was having on Bo and continued "All I ask is that next time you have to heal you come to me".
