The next morning Tristin wakes up, his whole body dead. Next to him lies
Laisé her breath is absent and her is cold and pale. Slowly, Tristin leans
over and kisses his lover on the cheek; it wakes her up and brings a silly
grin to her face. "Good Morning." Tristin whispers as he moves to kiss her
nose and other cheek. "It is good to wake up beside you again." Laisé says
in a tired voice and picks herself up off the couch, crawling over Tristin
and goes to the kitchen. Inside the kitchen lay a dead human with
Kristopher's name carved into it's for arms. "Kristopher!" she whispers
careful not to let Tristin hear. "Yes? My love" he taunts in her head,
"Where are you?" She whispers again and drags the body toward the front
door "Wherever you want me to be." He says with his gentle voice. When
Laisé opens the door he bursts in past her and heads towards the living
room, unable to stop him Laisé lets him go and sets the body on her porch.
Quietly she says a short incantation to cover the appearance of the body
and hide it from sight. "Tristin, Kristopher?" she calls out and walks
towards the living room, "lets go out to breakfast and have a talk."
Kristopher embellishes his face with an ill smile. "Yes, you take your car
and Tristin and I will meet you there." He says eyeing Tristin as if he was
about to attack. "No!" Laisé says moving between the boys, "I will go with
Tristin." Tristin gently pushes her aside and replies, "No darling, I think
Kristopher and I need to talk." "You don't know what you're getting
yourself in to!" Laisé warns Tristin's mind. Tristin looks into her dark
eyes "I'm a big boy. Don't worry." "Then I will meet both of you there?"
she asks sadly. "Oh we'll be there." Kristopher says with a chuckle.
Sweetly, Tristin kisses her neck and disappears.
Laisé looks at Kristopher, absent tears stinging her eyes, "He isn't going to be there is he?" With his powerful arms Kristopher picks up Laisé and kisses her ear then whispers, "One of us wont." He slowly sets her down and they look into one another's dark eyes. "Then let me go with you." She pleads, "Let me see him go." Laisé sets her hands on his chest, gripping his silk shirt, "A vampire shouldn't beg, darling." With some deliberation he throws his arm around her and says resolutely, "Only because I love you." And he disappears with her.
Laisé looks at Kristopher, absent tears stinging her eyes, "He isn't going to be there is he?" With his powerful arms Kristopher picks up Laisé and kisses her ear then whispers, "One of us wont." He slowly sets her down and they look into one another's dark eyes. "Then let me go with you." She pleads, "Let me see him go." Laisé sets her hands on his chest, gripping his silk shirt, "A vampire shouldn't beg, darling." With some deliberation he throws his arm around her and says resolutely, "Only because I love you." And he disappears with her.
