I am super sorry for the delay in the chapter and it's shortness. I have been working like six days a week and I haven't had time to write. It's short because I'm sacrificing length so that I can get it out for you to read.
Alright, every one, it is now time for the second chapter of Thicker then Blood. But before we start I would just like to thank everyone for their comments as well as tell Therese Jane that yes it will be PriestXLiny at some point. I also might add another character for Chupa because I think he'd be much nicer if he got some. That done. On to chapter two. And remember, I own nothing I didn't make up myself.
Alright, Who's the dumb-ass that gave the crazy
person an automatic weapon?
Linyvive's head shot to the left as shards of glass flew towards her. 'At least' she thought 'this guy has a sense of opportune timing.' Turning her head back to look at the reapers that flooded into the main room, Liny let out a string of curses. There were lots of them, which normally would have made her smile. Linyvive had a thing for crazy odds. However this time she could totally see why most people hated them. The reaper seemed impervious to the bullets, which made Liny sigh. Turning to look at Asad and Priest, who had come to stand next to her Liny cocked her had to the side.
"If they're impervious to bullets, does that make them Superman?" She had to ask.
Asad laughed despite the situation. "I don't think so." He answered
"That means they can't shoot laser beams out of their eyes right?" With that parting comment Liny walked forward to meet an on coming reaper, automatically dropping into a defensive stance. That didn't stop the reaper from grabbing on to Liny arm and tossing her against a wall.
"I think the point is to kill them. Not get tossed around like a rag doll." Reinhardt said coming to stand next to the demon hunter sprawled out on the floor.
"You go ahead and get in their faces, I'll watch." Liny replied, moving to sit up.
Reinhardt glared at the girl and walked up to an oncoming reaper, shooting it point blank in the face. The reaper kept moving, trying to grab Reinhardt with it's barbed thing. Reinhardt jumped back and let off another round. Liny came to stand next to him, and pulled out a sword, and with a smirk to the vampire, Linyvive attacked the mutated vampire. It was a dance, between the reaper and the hunter. I slow tango, or a sweet ballet. Then the tempo would rise, a salsa. The reaper grabbed Liny's are again and this time the offending appendage got cut off. Even with one arm, the reaper kept coming. Almost like the Black Knight, at least that's how Liny saw it.
"It's only a flesh wound." She murmured to herself, blocking the reaper as it threw itself at the red haired hunter.
"What was that?" Whistler asked over the radio.
"You know, the Black Knight in Monty Python. He just keeps attacking even when all he is, is a torso." Liny explained as she kicked the reaper back.
With practiced ease, Linyvive lowered herself into a sword stance. As the reaper came at her this time, she let it come, side stepping and swinging her sword at lightning speed. The reapers head fell with a 'thunk' as it's body took another step forward.
"Well that's one down. Just ya know, a freakin' army left." Liny muttered, watching the reapers body and head dissolve into ash.
A crash from Linyvive's left made her turn, and she watched as a reaper threw Priest into the wall behind the bar.
"You have got to be kidding me." Liny said, looking up at the ceiling.
With a sigh, Liny sprinted over to where Priest and the reaper were fighting, the reaper doing the actual fighting and Priest trying to stay alive. As Liny got there, the reaper was trying to shove his mouth on Priest's head. Liny took the nearest object that she could find, a chair, and chucked it at the reaper. One of the legs from the chair hit the reaper in the skull, and it looked up in annoyance. Liny grabbed another object and threw it as well. The reaper came at Liny, who decided that running was the best course of action. Turning on her heel, Liny started off towards the other end of the dance floor, where a knife had been left on a table. But before the demon hunter could reach the table, a weight lunched itself onto Liny taking her to the floor. Liny hit the floor hard, but her training took over and Liny tries to used her elbows to pry the reaper off of her before it could get it's teeth in her. Not bothering to stand, Liny crab walked backwards. Pulling out Ebony from the holster on her hip, Linyvive aimed and fired into the reapers face, the bullets turning a vibrant purple before hitting the reaper. Purple electricity snapped around the reapers head, and the vampire made a sound that reminded Liny off a mix between a dying cat and a wounded seagull. As the reaper screamed louder, it turned a light green color, and without moving, exploded into a mass of vampire guts and blood. Linyvive glared at the blood dripping off of her nose and started to stand, only to be picked up and thrown into a wall. At that point Linyvive's sight went black and the world fell down.
Blade saw Liny hit the wall and rushed over to where the reaper stood over the hunter. Blade unsheathed his sword, and the sound the reaper turned. Suddenly a noise, ripped through the air, and the reaper fled. Blade looked down at the unconscious girl laying on the floor, her hair covered her face and her upper body, the red locks looking a lot like blood. Blade shook his head and picked the girl up, turning to see the Bloodpack congregated around Priest. The daywalker walked over to the group and looked down at the bloody mess that was the vampire.
"Well he live?" He asked Nyssa once the group noticed his presence.
"He will. Will she?"
Blade shrugged "Most likely, she just hit her head. Let's get everyone back to the warehouse. " Blade ordered, turning to walk out of the night club. Nyssa nodded and after getting Priest to his feet, the Bloodpack followed. None of the hunters saw Nomak watching from above.
Back at the warehouse the vampires were patching up Priest and Whistler was taking a look and Linyvive. Blade walked over to Whistler and looked at the old man.
"Well?" He asked
Whistler turned to his friend and shook his head. "She hit her head twice from what I can tell, hard enough to crack her skull both times, and there's nothing. If she were awake, I'd say she was perfectly fine. There is a bite on the back of her shoulder though, and that worries me. I need to wait until she wakes up to figure out how to handle it though."
Blade nodded and walked over to the Bloodpack. Turning to look at Priest Blade nodded. "Anything permanently damaged?" He asked
Priest shook his head. "I'll be fine in a few hours."
Blade nodded and walked up to his room to change clothes. Fifteen minutes later, he was brought back downstairs by a loud commotion. Liny was awake and sitting up and yelling at Reinhardt in what sounded like Scandinavian.
"Enough" He yelled, causing Reinhardt to turn and Linyvive to stop speaking. However, she continued to glare and the bald vampire and her hand slowly inched towards her guns.
"What is going on?" He snapped.
"She's been bitten, we have to kill her." Reinhardt said.
"Try baldy and see how far you get." Liny all but snarled her hand on her gun.
" Is there another way?" Blade asked.
Neither Reinhardt or the Bloodpack spoke. Blade turned to Whistler who shrugged and lastly he turned to Liny. She bit her lip and nodded.
"There is, but you know, I'm just going to vote with the killing me." Liny answered, continuing to bite her lip.
"What is it? There isn't a way to get rid of a bite." Asad asked walking a little closer.
Liny sighed and stood, walking over to her bag. She pulled out a few vials and a two liter bottle. "It's a mix of a few things, holy water, silver flecks and diluted hydrochloric acid. You put that on a bite and it sterilizes it."
Nyssa looked confused. "It you can sterilize it, why would you rather just die."
"Because that nice little mix hurts like no other." Liny answered, "It feels like you are being flayed alive and having someone dig out your organs with a rusty spoon, at the same time."
Whistler winced at the mental image and took the items from Liny. "Well lucky for you girly, I like you better alive. No how much of each do I put in?"
"Didn't you hear me. I'm not doing it. I really would rather go with, and I cant believe I'm saying this, Reinhardt option."
Whistler just shook his head and started mixing the ingredients together. When Linyvive realized that she wasn't getting out of it, she sighed.
"One part acid for every eight parts water, and a vial of silver for every two parts water. You need to make at least three batches." Linyvive advised grudgingly.
Whistler nodded and continued to work.
Linyvive sighed and turned to look at Bade. " Please tell me that some one had the forethought to get my car?"
Blade smiled and nodded towards the garage. It's in there. Scud wanted to take a look under the hood, but I figured you would kill him, so I made it off limits."
Linyvive smiled her thanks and stood, only to be stopped by Reinhardt.
"If that mix don't work, you're dead." He said.
"If it doesn't work Blade knows what to do." Liny snapped glaring. With a flip of her hair, she walked around the bald vampire and walked towards her car. Grabbing a large duffle bag out of her trunk, she dragged it back to where everyone was sitting or standing. Whistler held up a water jug in his hands.
"Ready when you are kid."
Linyvive looked at the old man and frowned, not quite ready to walk over there.
"I cant get out of this can I?" She asked
Whistler shook his head and nodded towards the table she had been laying on. Linyvive shook her head back at him and nodded toward the bathroom.
"I really don't want to vomit all over the floor. Besides I can lean over the bath so that we don't get the floor wet." Liny explained starting towards the bathroom, not bothering to wait for the vampire hunter to follow.
Whistler followed behind the demon hunter into the bathroom, leaving the door open behind himself. All of the vampires looked at each other and then towards the bathroom. Blade shook his head no and walked back upstairs to his room.
In the bathroom, the red-haired hunter striped off her shirt, and sat down in front of the bathtub in her bra and jeans. Whistler sat down on the toilet and when Liny leaned against the lip of the tub, look at the girls face.
"You ready for this kid?" He asked.
"No but do it anyway. We might need to get Blade in here to hold me down though." Liny said looking at the water jug.
"Lets see how it goes alright?" Whistler asked
Linyvive nodded and leaned more heavily against the tub. Whistler took that as a sign that she was ready and with a grimace, tipped the water jug so that the water mixture fell onto the angry red, and inflamed bite mark that lay on Liny's shoulder blade.
The scream that came from that bathroom made all of those in the warehouse look to the bathroom in surprise.