Disclaimer...eh, why bother--it should be pretty obvious by now. if it's a name that everyone's heard of, it more than likely ain't mine. i didn't even DO one for the last installment, lol.
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Sage managed to pick himself off the sidewalk with the aid of a lamp post, his whole body aching like hell.
"Why do women have to wear heels?" he moaned. He was quite sure that he had at least sixteen holes on various parts of his anatomy that were NOT supposed to be there.
Trying not to whine about the pain for the sake of his dignity, he thanked the gods for hair spray, mousse, gel, and whatever else kept that do in place while looking for the alley that Rekka and Ari had disappeared into.
Wasn't too tough. All he had to do was track the source of a sudden flash of youki energy.
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Rekka swore. His thirst had caused him to get a little careless when casting the waking sleep spell (I can't think of a name for it, lol). Instead of gradually causing her to zone out, he had let too much of his power out at one time, causing a brief energy flux and putting her to "sleep" in a matter of seconds.
Oh well. The results were the same: Ari, now in staring straight ahead zombie mode, had no idea what was about to happen.
Just to be sure, though, Rekka decided to throw in an illusion that made it seem as if no one was in the alley. That way, he could take his time.
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Sage reached the spot right after Rekka cast the second spell. He could see no one in the alley, though he could definitely feel someone--or something. He also could not sense Ari's life force very well, but what was there seemed to be...fading?
Though he didn't want to waste a minute, Sage closed his eyes and took a deep breath, tapping into his own power.
When he opened them, he could see clearly through the illusion and, well, his thoughts can be summed up in one phrase.
"Oh, shit!"
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After casting the illusion, the vampire immediately started feeding. He had decided a while ago not to drain his victim, since he didn't want what he had for dinner on the ten o'clock news. He also decided not to bite TOO hard so the scar would not be very noticeable.
'A small nick should do it...' Rekka opened a vein in her neck, though by no means a major artery. That would have made a terrible mess.
Her blood flowed out a little faster than he had expected. Which was fine with him; Rekka hadn't even realized how hungry he was until he the first drops touched his lips. After that, he drank greedily, not really bothering to taste it.
After a few minutes, he forced himself to leave off. He had taken less than half of her blood, though she would still be considerably weak when she woke up. Kissing her neck lightly, he touched the spot where he had punctured it.
"You had decided to go jogging before you ate, and you did not have very much for lunch," he spoke softly in her ear, resting his chin on her shoulder. "You can't be sure, but you think you blacked out for a while after becoming dizzy."
He then spoke a single word in an unknown language; Ari, who had been standing upright the whole time, suddenly closed her eyes and passed out for real. Rekka easily caught her.
A sharp intake of breath diverted his attention to the entrance of the alley.
'What's this...' he narrowed his eyes. Not letting go of Ari, he sniffed the air. And promptly growled in frustration. "Dammit! How did I let myself get so careless over a meal?"
"Oh, well," he sighed, looking down at the sleeping redhead. There was a smear of blood left on her neck, but nothing more to show what had occurred. He casually licked it off. "I'll deal with you later, Sage."
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Sage, obviously, had witnessed the entire incident. As much as he had wanted to look away, he had been absolutely entranced. Upon seeing his classmate suddenly drop, he had gasped involuntarily, thinking that she was dead.
Realizing his error, he immediately backed off, hiding behind the wall of the building and trying not to make any more noise. When he was positive that Rekka was not planning on coming after him for a quick dessert, Sage hauled ass out of there. He didn't stop running until he was almost back at Mia's house, and even when his legs stopped moving and he was out of breath, his mind continued to whirl.
"Rekka..." he gasped, supporting himself on a nearby tree, "what the hell are you, some kind of vampire?" 'But...that would be impossible. He can walk around in broad daylight, and he was playing with the matches in chemistry!'
If he was actually something from the Dynasty, then they could deal with it. If he really WAS a vampire, then they were in a shitload of trouble.
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Sage managed to pick himself off the sidewalk with the aid of a lamp post, his whole body aching like hell.
"Why do women have to wear heels?" he moaned. He was quite sure that he had at least sixteen holes on various parts of his anatomy that were NOT supposed to be there.
Trying not to whine about the pain for the sake of his dignity, he thanked the gods for hair spray, mousse, gel, and whatever else kept that do in place while looking for the alley that Rekka and Ari had disappeared into.
Wasn't too tough. All he had to do was track the source of a sudden flash of youki energy.
^^^***^^^ ^^^***^^^ ^^^***^^^ ^^^***^^^
Rekka swore. His thirst had caused him to get a little careless when casting the waking sleep spell (I can't think of a name for it, lol). Instead of gradually causing her to zone out, he had let too much of his power out at one time, causing a brief energy flux and putting her to "sleep" in a matter of seconds.
Oh well. The results were the same: Ari, now in staring straight ahead zombie mode, had no idea what was about to happen.
Just to be sure, though, Rekka decided to throw in an illusion that made it seem as if no one was in the alley. That way, he could take his time.
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Sage reached the spot right after Rekka cast the second spell. He could see no one in the alley, though he could definitely feel someone--or something. He also could not sense Ari's life force very well, but what was there seemed to be...fading?
Though he didn't want to waste a minute, Sage closed his eyes and took a deep breath, tapping into his own power.
When he opened them, he could see clearly through the illusion and, well, his thoughts can be summed up in one phrase.
"Oh, shit!"
^^^***^^^ ^^^***^^^ ^^^***^^^ ^^^***^^^
After casting the illusion, the vampire immediately started feeding. He had decided a while ago not to drain his victim, since he didn't want what he had for dinner on the ten o'clock news. He also decided not to bite TOO hard so the scar would not be very noticeable.
'A small nick should do it...' Rekka opened a vein in her neck, though by no means a major artery. That would have made a terrible mess.
Her blood flowed out a little faster than he had expected. Which was fine with him; Rekka hadn't even realized how hungry he was until he the first drops touched his lips. After that, he drank greedily, not really bothering to taste it.
After a few minutes, he forced himself to leave off. He had taken less than half of her blood, though she would still be considerably weak when she woke up. Kissing her neck lightly, he touched the spot where he had punctured it.
"You had decided to go jogging before you ate, and you did not have very much for lunch," he spoke softly in her ear, resting his chin on her shoulder. "You can't be sure, but you think you blacked out for a while after becoming dizzy."
He then spoke a single word in an unknown language; Ari, who had been standing upright the whole time, suddenly closed her eyes and passed out for real. Rekka easily caught her.
A sharp intake of breath diverted his attention to the entrance of the alley.
'What's this...' he narrowed his eyes. Not letting go of Ari, he sniffed the air. And promptly growled in frustration. "Dammit! How did I let myself get so careless over a meal?"
"Oh, well," he sighed, looking down at the sleeping redhead. There was a smear of blood left on her neck, but nothing more to show what had occurred. He casually licked it off. "I'll deal with you later, Sage."
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Sage, obviously, had witnessed the entire incident. As much as he had wanted to look away, he had been absolutely entranced. Upon seeing his classmate suddenly drop, he had gasped involuntarily, thinking that she was dead.
Realizing his error, he immediately backed off, hiding behind the wall of the building and trying not to make any more noise. When he was positive that Rekka was not planning on coming after him for a quick dessert, Sage hauled ass out of there. He didn't stop running until he was almost back at Mia's house, and even when his legs stopped moving and he was out of breath, his mind continued to whirl.
"Rekka..." he gasped, supporting himself on a nearby tree, "what the hell are you, some kind of vampire?" 'But...that would be impossible. He can walk around in broad daylight, and he was playing with the matches in chemistry!'
If he was actually something from the Dynasty, then they could deal with it. If he really WAS a vampire, then they were in a shitload of trouble.
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