Chapter Two
Weiwei and Shanshan stood in the middle of the giant apartment, they could have fit five their old apartment in there, and then some. Hao Mei stood behind them staring at their luggage.
"Don't girls tend to have more stuff?" Both of them rolled their eyes at him. Shanshan wrapped her arms around one of Weiwei's. She gave her a wide smile, before taking off to one of the bedrooms yelling mine. Weiwei giggled at her friend, heading over to the window.
"There is a doorman and security always on, armed with every weapon you can think of, against anything you can think of. So you are safe." Weiwei opened the door to the balcony. The sea breeze hit her, making her sigh in content. Hao Mei came to stand next to her, pointing to the building across the street. "That is our work. Don't worry, I'll be there to help you guys, I'm the first one in and the last to leave, so you don't have to worry about overtime. It's a two minute walk from our front door to the offices."
"I'm surprised a vampire would be this safe with his human employees." Weiwei glanced over. She thought she saw a man standing at the window gazing at them, but when she looked back he was gone.
"The Sheriff is one of the few higher ups that actually gives a damn about non vampires. He remembers what it's like to be one of us, or at least he chooses to."
"Weiwei!" Shanshan ran out, smiling at the door. "We get our own bathrooms." Weiwei shot Hao Mei an excited smile before quickly heading off to look at her own new room.
Some time later, she was lying in bed, thinking of what the future might hold when her door opened. Shanshan came in, quickly crawling into bed with her.
"Can't sleep either?" Weiwei nodded her head. "I don't know if we can do this." ShanShan confessed. "Sometimes I think we are just going to wake up in our crappy place with the smell of the neighbors smoking coming through our window again. Like none of this is real. Just a really, really good dream." Weiwei turned to look at her friend.
"I still think I have to go work at the diner again after pulling a double at the office."
"Remember when you hacked into our landlords billing company, so it gave us a few extra days to scramble enough money for rent." Both girls laughed.
"Tomorrow will be different." Weiwei snuggled deeper into the blankets. "At least it will be interesting, working for the undead.."
It had been a few weeks since both Weiwei and Shanshan began working for the sheriff of District 8. Since their arrival, what Yu Banshan had said was true. They were never asked to donate blood, nor did they ever actually have to meet their boss. By the time they were clocking out for the day, they still had another hour or so before vampires could even get out of their coffins. Shanshan found it easy to translate the documents and communicate with Western Vampire's, though some of their accents left most of the employees wondering what they were saying. Weiwei found her job was mostly making sure the Sheriff's True Blood was fully stocked every night and that his papers from that day were on his desk and ready to go.
It was after one of these days they found themselves still out and eating dinner. They had gotten more comfortable in the area and found themselves enjoying the food around them.
"So have it seen it yet?" Shanshan asked, once the waiter had taken their check. They were waiting for their cards and a doggy bag for Hao Mei to come.
"Seen what?" Weiwei asked innocently. She was the only one allowed in his office, well her and Hao Mei. There was only a dozen or so day people working under him, yet he was very private about who could be in there.
"You know-" His coffin. Weiwei took in a breath, raising her shoulders in a maybe. Shanshan shook her head.
"You did." She gasped.
"I didn't open it or go in. The door he keeps it in, was ajared. I just...shut it." The waiter brought their food and cards back. Both of them began to make their way back to their apartment. From the restaurant they were at, they needed to pass by the office.
"Do you think it was a test?" Shanshan asked once they left the restaurant.
"Probably. But I'm sure he was just up late...early or something and forgot to the lock it like he always does. "Vampires need sleep too. Aren't you the one who told me that?" Shanshan nodded. By the time they got to the office doors, Hao Mei was already waiting outside of the building. He saw the bag with the restaurants logo on it and gave them his disappointed face.
"I can't believe you two went to dinner without me! And at my favorite-" Shanshan held up the doggy bag for him. "Did I ever tell you, your my favorite."
"Hey! It was my idea." Weiwei defended, elbowing Shanshan. She giggled at her, Weiwei's smile disappeared once a black car pulled up in front of the entrance.
"Shit, he's not supposed to come till later." Hao Mei whispered to himself.
"Who?" Shanshan asked. The black car door opened to a tall handsome man. Hao Mei took a step in front of Shanshan and Weiwei. Weiwei, gripped Shanshan's arm tightly. Shanshan took in a deep breath the moment, the man turned to them. He tilted his head, slightly a smirk forming on his lips. Before they could blink he was standing in front of them. All three of them, took a step back.
"Who might you be?" He asked, his eyes locking with Shanshans. She blinked meeting his eyes. They darted down to his outstretched hand.
"Xue Shanshan." She took it slowly, unsure of what to do. He brought it up to his lips, taking in the scent of her skin, placing a soft kiss on the back of her hand.
"Interesting." He murmured against her skin. He smiled, watching a slight pink flood her cheeks.
"Feng Teng." The vampire stood up straight his smile wide. Weiwei's eyes darted towards the new voice. She pulled Shanshan closer to her, trying to put herself in between her friend and the danger. She found her heartbeat increasing slightly at the arrival of him. His dark eyes, connecting with hers, almost screaming at her, claiming her, before flashing to his fellow vampire.
"Xiao Nai." Xiao Nai came to stand next to him, his focus on his boss. "When were you going to inform me that you started drinking normal blood again." Xiao Nai shook his head.
"I'm sorry to inform you, I'm not. I still only drink True. These are just two of my new employees heading home after dinner I assume." Hao Mei held up the doggy bag to prove his point. "Can't fault them for feeling safe in my territory."
"I didn't know you were hiring, I would have sent over some of my girls."
"You know I prefer to find my own people."
"True, but then theres no one to eat when I come over." Hao Mei let out a nervous laughter, quickly stopping once Xiao Nai gave him a look. Both of the girls, glared at him.
"You can't eat everyone I hire. I do have the best reputation as one who feeds his employees insteads of feeds on them."
"Since when do you care what people think?" Xiao Nai's eyes flashed to Weiwei before looking back his boss.
"You would be surprised. Yu banshan is waiting to take you up. We still have work." Feng Teng let out a loud sigh, his wide shoulders relaxing. He turned to Shanshan sending a wink before heading inside. Xiao Nai turned towards Hao Mei, placing a hand on his shoulder.
"Hao Mei, please escort Miss Xue and Miss Bei back to their apartment. Quickly." Hao Mei nodded, smiling at the girls. They quickly began to walk towards their apartment complex. Weiwei's eyes trained on Xiao Nai, before Hao Mei pulled her attention towards their apartment. Once they were pulled away, she only looked back once they got to the main door. It wasn't until they went inside, did Xiao Nai leave to stand next to the his boss at the elevator doors.
"I thought you would have gone up by now."
"Miss seeing the human whose gaze you can't break." They walked into the elevator, Feng Teng smirking at him. "If you had a beating heart, I swear it would be breaking your ribcage by now."
Feng Teng twirled the blood in his cup, his eyes trained on the human across the way standing on the balcony. He watched as Shanshan took more sips of her own cup of wine, her eyes staring off at the sea in the distance. The AB tasted sour compared to the smell that still lingard with him. He hasn't smelled something so fresh and delicious in a long time. Xiao Nai came to stand next to his maker, his eyes falling on Shanshan. Feng Teng downed the rest of the blood in his glass, before passing it off to his progeny.
"Who is she?"
"A Translator. I needed a new one since District 4 decided to take mine."
"What was she before this?" He watched her smile, hugging her friend, as she joined her on the balcony. Her voice just hitting his ears, he could understand her if he concentrated hard enough.
"Several things. Mostly she taught Mandarin to vampires through the internet. Other jobs include tutoring and waitressing. Please don't eat this one, a good translator is hard to find."
"Not if you know where to look." He gave his usual smirk, hiding his emotions from Xiao Nai. Something he is accustomed to. "Now, Tell me about the hunters." Xiao Nai went over to his desk, pulling out photos of men.
"Not much to tell yet. I haven't been able to find their server, can't tell you what they are looking for yet. My hacker is trying to crack the code and said she should have it by tomorrow. This algorithm is running all night, untraceable. Soon we should have everything we need to know."
"She. You mean the other human?"
"Shes good."
"Better than you?" Xiao Nai smirked.
"Somethings you can't do at night." Feng Tengs gaze startled him a little. He leaned against the desk, his eyes unnerving him.
"What are you hiding from me?" Xiao Nai watched Feng Teng, cock his head to the side, his eyes becoming dark.
"Nothing." Before he could blink, Feng Teng had him pinned to the wall. His hand wrapped tightly around his threat.
"You never could lie could you. Maybe that's why you were killed by your own men." Xiao Nai gripped Feng Teng's arm, trying to pull him off. He could feel his bones beginning to crack under the pressure. "I can always just say the words. I have never actually released you. I allow you to be away from me, because I trust you." Xiao Nai, glared at him, knowing he could never beat him in a fight. Feng Teng was older and faster than him.
"I'm hiding nothing." Feng Teng gave one last look before his lips moved in a smile, letting Xiao Nai drop back to the floor. Xiao Nai, felt around to make sure nothing actually broke.
"Fine. I'll let you believe that for a little while longer. Tell me soon though, you know how much I hate waiting." Feng Teng took one last look at the balcony, Shanshan smiling at her friend before heading inside. He began to head out the door. "And find me those hunters." He called, before disappearing. Xiao Nai straightened out his shirt. He found himself, staring out at the window. His eyes, falling on Bei Weiwei. From this distance her human eyes could only make out small shapes, but he heard her heartbeat quicken. His eyes finding hers looking right at him. She knew he was there, yet he found himself unable to move. He smiled at the thought of her heart racing for him.