Chapter Three
While Ranae sat at the bar, downing drinks, Kanika was out dancing to the irritating techno music throbbing from the club's speakers, mingling with all the humans in the club. Sometimes Ranae thought Kanika missed being mortal, just the way she acted all the time. Ranae always talked of humans like she had forgotten that she was one once, Kanika, though, hardly ever said anything negative of them, even though she never really said anything positive of them either.
Ranae scanned the crowd, looking for a good meal, or maybe another vampire. That was when she saw him. Sitting in dark corner, he would have almost blended in completely if not for his bleach-blond hair. Ranae bowed her head and closed her eyes momentarily, contemplating whether she should go talk to him. It had been almost two years since she'd last seen Spike, but she finally decided she wasn't in the mood to deal with the vampire, and that it would be best to just leave it alone anyway. She swallowed the last of her drink and faced the sea of people to find Kanika so they could leave. She took one last look at the corner, Spike was gone. She immediately felt him behind her. She turned to face him.
Spike smirked. "Hello, luv. Been a while, hasn' it?"
"I'm really not in the mood, Spike." Ranae turned to find Kanika.
Spike grabbed her arm. "Is that all you're going to say to me?"
Ranae sighed. "Why are you here, Spike?"
Spike grinned again. "I killed the slayer," Spike waited for her reaction then added, "For you."
Ranae looked thoughtful for a moment, and tried to find her voice. "What do you mean, for me?"
"Well, it's what you wanted isn't it?"
"It's great that you killed another Slayer, Spike, but I never said that was what I wanted." Ranae saw Kanika out of the corner of her eye and turned to walk to her. Spike grabbed her again but before he could say anything Ranae added, "We'll finish this later." She jerked out of his grip and called for Kanika before she could get away again.
Ranae finally caught up with Kanika.
"We're leaving." Ranae said forcefully enough that Kanika didn't argue.
While Ranae sat at the bar, downing drinks, Kanika was out dancing to the irritating techno music throbbing from the club's speakers, mingling with all the humans in the club. Sometimes Ranae thought Kanika missed being mortal, just the way she acted all the time. Ranae always talked of humans like she had forgotten that she was one once, Kanika, though, hardly ever said anything negative of them, even though she never really said anything positive of them either.
Ranae scanned the crowd, looking for a good meal, or maybe another vampire. That was when she saw him. Sitting in dark corner, he would have almost blended in completely if not for his bleach-blond hair. Ranae bowed her head and closed her eyes momentarily, contemplating whether she should go talk to him. It had been almost two years since she'd last seen Spike, but she finally decided she wasn't in the mood to deal with the vampire, and that it would be best to just leave it alone anyway. She swallowed the last of her drink and faced the sea of people to find Kanika so they could leave. She took one last look at the corner, Spike was gone. She immediately felt him behind her. She turned to face him.
Spike smirked. "Hello, luv. Been a while, hasn' it?"
"I'm really not in the mood, Spike." Ranae turned to find Kanika.
Spike grabbed her arm. "Is that all you're going to say to me?"
Ranae sighed. "Why are you here, Spike?"
Spike grinned again. "I killed the slayer," Spike waited for her reaction then added, "For you."
Ranae looked thoughtful for a moment, and tried to find her voice. "What do you mean, for me?"
"Well, it's what you wanted isn't it?"
"It's great that you killed another Slayer, Spike, but I never said that was what I wanted." Ranae saw Kanika out of the corner of her eye and turned to walk to her. Spike grabbed her again but before he could say anything Ranae added, "We'll finish this later." She jerked out of his grip and called for Kanika before she could get away again.
Ranae finally caught up with Kanika.
"We're leaving." Ranae said forcefully enough that Kanika didn't argue.