Elizabeth had taken Riley to get something to drink. She found a fat homeless man. Elizabeth bit into his neck. The bitter taste of beer in his blood stream helped her back off. She then let Riley drink. He sucked the man dry in a matter of seconds. Riley was about to run off when Elizabeth stopped him.

"In order to not get caught, you need to clean up you mess. Now grab him and follow me." She ordered him.

She ran quickly to the ocean. She dove in, Riley followed with the homeless guy still on his shoulder. Elizabeth found a huge rock. She grabbed the body and shoved the homeless man underneath and put the huge bolder on top of him, then swam to the surface. They were out of the water in a matter of minutes and began walking.

"Do you always have to dispose of them like that?" Riley asked.

"No. Usually, you light them on fire so the bodies become ash. It's a lot easier. I just felt like going for a swim." Elizabeth told him.

"Oh."

"And another thing, don't just pick random people to feed off of. You have to pick people no one would miss. Like hookers, pimps, junkies, the homeless, runaways and people like that."

"Is that why you picked me?" Riley asked.

"No. I didn't pick you. The woman who changed me picked us. She said that she needed a couple of smart people. She picked me and then saw you and told me to change you. I didn't want to. I didn't want you to feel that pain. The venom coursing through your veins is the worst feeling I had ever felt. I didn't wanna put you through that. But she said either she does it or I do it."

"Then why not let her do it?"

"For three reasons. One- She can be viscous and it would probably hurt a lot more if she had done it. Two- the newborn creates a special bond with the maker. At least at first. I didn't want to see you falling all over her. And three- When I was changed, it wasn't someone I knew. She just came out of nowhere. I thought that if I was the one that changed you then I could help you. Where as she would have left you screaming." Elizabeth explained.

"Oh."

Elizabeth looked at the sky. It was beginning to get lighter. The sun was going to be up soon. She had to get back to the warehouse. Victoria would be waiting.

"Where are we going?" Riley asked.

"Home," Elizabeth said, "If the sun touches us, then we'll sparkle and humans cannot know we exist."

Riley just followed Elizabeth. When they got there, Victoria wasn't home. Elizabeth was a little happy about that. Elizabeth walked over to her part of the warehouse and laid down on her mattress. There was a track set up so she had a curtain that covered her area so she had privacy. Riley had followed her and sat down next to her.

"So you've been here all this time?" Riley asked.

"Yea. I have."

"You were so close. It's scary. No one ever thought to check the warehouses."

"Yea, Victoria knew that."

"Victoria?"

"Victoria is the woman that changed me." Elizabeth told him.

Just then, Victoria walked in. She was wearing brown slacks over a pair of brown boots, a dark greet coat over a light colored shirt, a necklace with trinkets on it and her dark, curly, red hair fell a few inches passed her shoulders. Elizabeth got up and greeted Victoria with a hug which she returned. Now Elizabeth knew that Victoria did love her like a companion, but like a daughter.

Victoria pulled back and looked at Riley. They walked over to him.

"And who is this?" Victoria asked.

"Victoria this is Riley, Riley this is Victoria." Elizabeth introduced.

Victoria held out a hand to help Riley. Riley was unsure to trust her or not.

"Oh come on, I don't bite. Hard." Victoria said to him, seductively.

Riley grabbed her hand and stood up.

"So I'm supposing you didn't tell him?" Victoria asked Elizabeth.

"Tell me what?" Riley asked.

"No, I though you could. You seem to understand more than I do." Elizabeth answered Victoria.

"Atta girl," Victoria said then turning to Riley, "Come Riley, we have much to talk about."

Riley looked to Elizabeth.

"Go ahead." I'll still be here when you get back."

Victoria put her arm around Riley and took him across and upstairs to speak with him. Elizabeth sighed and went back to her mattress and pulled to the curtain.


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