Title: Crash and Burn
Author: Rainia Wolf
Email: rainiaw@hotmail.com
Spoilers: Night World before Black Dawn
Disclaimers: The concepts and any recognised characters of the Night World belong to LJS. All unrecognised characters and plots belong to me.
Rating: 15
Warnings: Mild violence, language
Summary: Ashael and Evangeline are identical twins, two of the Hunter Redfern's top assassins. They've never failed on any task before. Things get spiced up however, when Evangeline finds her soulmate, and before long Ashael is hired to kill him.
Author's notes: feedback appreciated.
Part 1
It was so easy you almost felt sorry for them. Granted, it was a quote from Interview with the Vampire, but to Ashael it was extremely true. Her eyes narrowed in disgust at the swarms of vermin around her. The loud pounding of the vermin music wasn't much help either.
Compared to some of her other work, this assignment was particularly boring.
"Lighten up, it's quick and easy."
Ashael scowled at her twin sister Evangeline. Easy for *her* to say. Evangeline just took whatever came her way from boys to money, anything that took her fancy, she took. Like this assignment.
"Have you seen him yet?" Ashael asked, lighting a cigarette.
"Yeah. He's at a table on the other side of the bar," Evangeline nodded to where a handsome boy sat with two girls. The girls were vermin, the boy was a vampire, even *worse* than vermin, he was a Damned Daybreaker.
Which was why they had to kill him. Ashael despised the thought of forcing herself to flirt with him.
"I can't understand why you're coming from," Evangeline snorted. "How can you not like *men*?"
Ashael didn't bother answering. Evangeline was about as straight as you could get with a girl. Ashael on the other hand was not ashamed to admit her lesbianism. A few bad experiences with men had taught her they were assholes...and was enough for her to swear off them forever.
"Just get it over with - look, the girls are leaving."
The two vermin girls who sat with the target were getting up and leaving. They didn't look pleased. They glowered at Ashael and Evangeline as they passed their table. Ashael glanced over at the target he was smiling at the twins and heading in their direction.
"Be nice," Evangeline said in a warning tone.
"I don't do nice," Ashael muttered under her breath. Which was usually true. And who the hell was Evangeline to talk? She didn't do nice either! Unless she was being paid. Like she was tonight.
"I couldn't help noticing such stunning ladies," the target said with a devastatingly handsome smile. "Can I buy you a drink?"
"We've had enough t drink, but if you haven't then you could drive us home?" Evangeline said, lowering her lashes and tossing back her shining blonde hair.
It took every ounce of Ashael's control not to gag. Where did she come up with this stuff.
"Yeah, okay. My name's Danny Summers."
"I'm Evangeline, this is Ashael." They stood up and left together. Way too easy. Ashael didn't understand why this particular Daybreaker was the target. She never questions the assignments, just did what she was asked.
They left the club and headed outside with Danny to his car. Evangeline had an arm around his waist. Ashael could feel the stake inside her jacket prodding into her arm. She was itching to take it out and use it.
The piano tone from *Eyes* *Wide* *Shut* was running through Ashael's mind, about three notes played over and over in various sinister sequences, high and low. It seemed kind of apt.
Danny walked them over to his car, ordinary and none-descript. Ashael knew nothing about cars. She didn't care. They slid inside, her in the back seat, Evangeline on the passenger side. Not how she was hoping that things would go, but still...
"So where do you two live?"
"We've got a secret to tell you," Evangeline said with a teasing smile. "Would you do the honours, Ashael?"
Ashael smiled a real smile for the first tome that evening. "With pleasure."
Danny turned around in his seat to see what Ashael had to tell him. He leaned forwards. The stake came out of Ashael's sleeve and plunged it into his chest. Goodbye Danny Summers.
They both got out the car. "Another one bites the dust," Evangeline sang in a low voice.
"The fun part was when he died," Ashael said brightly.
"Of course you'd say that," Evangeline snorted. " Let's go home."
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Author: Rainia Wolf
Email: rainiaw@hotmail.com
Spoilers: Night World before Black Dawn
Disclaimers: The concepts and any recognised characters of the Night World belong to LJS. All unrecognised characters and plots belong to me.
Rating: 15
Warnings: Mild violence, language
Summary: Ashael and Evangeline are identical twins, two of the Hunter Redfern's top assassins. They've never failed on any task before. Things get spiced up however, when Evangeline finds her soulmate, and before long Ashael is hired to kill him.
Author's notes: feedback appreciated.
Part 1
It was so easy you almost felt sorry for them. Granted, it was a quote from Interview with the Vampire, but to Ashael it was extremely true. Her eyes narrowed in disgust at the swarms of vermin around her. The loud pounding of the vermin music wasn't much help either.
Compared to some of her other work, this assignment was particularly boring.
"Lighten up, it's quick and easy."
Ashael scowled at her twin sister Evangeline. Easy for *her* to say. Evangeline just took whatever came her way from boys to money, anything that took her fancy, she took. Like this assignment.
"Have you seen him yet?" Ashael asked, lighting a cigarette.
"Yeah. He's at a table on the other side of the bar," Evangeline nodded to where a handsome boy sat with two girls. The girls were vermin, the boy was a vampire, even *worse* than vermin, he was a Damned Daybreaker.
Which was why they had to kill him. Ashael despised the thought of forcing herself to flirt with him.
"I can't understand why you're coming from," Evangeline snorted. "How can you not like *men*?"
Ashael didn't bother answering. Evangeline was about as straight as you could get with a girl. Ashael on the other hand was not ashamed to admit her lesbianism. A few bad experiences with men had taught her they were assholes...and was enough for her to swear off them forever.
"Just get it over with - look, the girls are leaving."
The two vermin girls who sat with the target were getting up and leaving. They didn't look pleased. They glowered at Ashael and Evangeline as they passed their table. Ashael glanced over at the target he was smiling at the twins and heading in their direction.
"Be nice," Evangeline said in a warning tone.
"I don't do nice," Ashael muttered under her breath. Which was usually true. And who the hell was Evangeline to talk? She didn't do nice either! Unless she was being paid. Like she was tonight.
"I couldn't help noticing such stunning ladies," the target said with a devastatingly handsome smile. "Can I buy you a drink?"
"We've had enough t drink, but if you haven't then you could drive us home?" Evangeline said, lowering her lashes and tossing back her shining blonde hair.
It took every ounce of Ashael's control not to gag. Where did she come up with this stuff.
"Yeah, okay. My name's Danny Summers."
"I'm Evangeline, this is Ashael." They stood up and left together. Way too easy. Ashael didn't understand why this particular Daybreaker was the target. She never questions the assignments, just did what she was asked.
They left the club and headed outside with Danny to his car. Evangeline had an arm around his waist. Ashael could feel the stake inside her jacket prodding into her arm. She was itching to take it out and use it.
The piano tone from *Eyes* *Wide* *Shut* was running through Ashael's mind, about three notes played over and over in various sinister sequences, high and low. It seemed kind of apt.
Danny walked them over to his car, ordinary and none-descript. Ashael knew nothing about cars. She didn't care. They slid inside, her in the back seat, Evangeline on the passenger side. Not how she was hoping that things would go, but still...
"So where do you two live?"
"We've got a secret to tell you," Evangeline said with a teasing smile. "Would you do the honours, Ashael?"
Ashael smiled a real smile for the first tome that evening. "With pleasure."
Danny turned around in his seat to see what Ashael had to tell him. He leaned forwards. The stake came out of Ashael's sleeve and plunged it into his chest. Goodbye Danny Summers.
They both got out the car. "Another one bites the dust," Evangeline sang in a low voice.
"The fun part was when he died," Ashael said brightly.
"Of course you'd say that," Evangeline snorted. " Let's go home."
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