Shanshan took a sip of her tea one more time before putting the cup in the sink. With a sigh she opened up the file once more, looking at the data from the German Vampire Section they had sent. It seemed off to her, but she couldn't figure out why. Heading towards the elevator, she smiled at Hao Mei who looked exhausted.
"Still wants her job back?"
"We all know what she wants. She wants to get in our bosses pants and thinks that now that she is one of them she can do that." Hao Mei, peered over at the files.
"German branch?"
"It seems like their numbers don't add up to ours." Shanshan shook her head. "I'm giving Yu Banshan their files and our files, so that he can see for himself. It looks like we've been a little too trusting."
"Vampires." Hao Mei whispered, rubbing his temple. Shanshan smiled, patting him on the shoulder.
"There, There, at least they pay well." Hao Mei followed her out of the elevator heading towards Yu Banshan's office. Before they entered the heard shots coming from down below. Shanshan froze, her hand on the door. Hao Mei, quickly opened it, messing up the code once or twice, the door to the stairs opening almost as if in slow motion. Quickly entering the room, he grabbed Shanshan, pulling her inside, and covering her mouth with his hand.
"Shh." He whispered, his back against the door, both of them pressed as flat as they could. A secret door opened against the wall, Yu Banshan looked out, waving at them to hurry. Shanshan finally let out a sob, her body shaking the moment the locks were heard clicking back into place.
"Are you two alright?" He asked kneeling in front of Shanshan. She was visibly shaking now, her legs buckling underneath her. Hao Mei looked at Yu Banshan terrified.
"Weiwei…" Shanshan whispered.
Weiwei dropped to the floor hiding behind the desk. She began to whimper hearing the screaming. Even from this many floors up, the terrified voices echoed. More shots in rapid fire rang out. Weiwei hoped that they weren't hitting anyone. Weiwei glanced around the desk to see the elevator doors close and it began to move down.
"Xiao Nai!" She called in a loud whisper, unsure how much time she had left before one of them got up here. Weiwei didn't even know if he could here here or not through the security door. She waited a couple of seconds, but the door didn't budge. "Xiao Nai!" She called louder this time, the elevator made a ding. Weiwei felt his name on the back of her throat, it catching but before she could say it she was suddenly in another room. Her legs were on soft wooden floors instead of carpet and the light from the sun was no longer in the room. She heard the locks on the door, her body shaking. Xiao Nai was right there in a second, his arms wrapped around her, holding her as she shook from the adereinline.
"Their not here to harm you." His voice was calm. Reaching around, he took her phone from her hands, quickly dialing the police. "We are in the District 8, building XXXX on East street. There are currently men shooting in my building. Get here as soon as possible." Hanging up, he dialed Yu Banshan. "Who is with you?"
"Just Shanshan and Hao Mei. From what I can hear on this level, no one is screaming out in pain. I don't smell any blood, I think the bullets aren't meant for the workers."
"That's what I was assuming. Put Shanshan on." Xiao Nai held the phone to Weiwei's ear. Her grip was iron tight on his arm.
"Shanshan?" She whispered, finding her voice again. "Shanshan, stay with Yu Banshan. Please don't come and find me until it's safe. I'm fine I'm with Xiao Nai." He hung up the phone, silencing it quickly before placing a hand over her mouth. Weiwei didn't know what was happening until Men's voice were heard through the door. Her eyes wide, her grip on him grew tighter. She heard the click of his teeth, his defense and attack all in one.
"Where's the fanger? This is his office right?" One of them asked. The voices were gruff.
"He has a pretty little secretary right? Do you think shes stupid enough to be here alone?"
"Vamps like him like to keep a fangbanger or two around."
"There's information on us!"
"God damnit! He knows everything!"
"We have find him. His coffin has to be around here somewhere! He doesn't go anywhere else before dawn. Keep looking!" They heard the men tearing through his office. Chairs and books hitting the floor. Xiao Nai helped her stand up, her legs shaking. His arms were still wrapped around her, guarding her.
"I found it! John come do this key pad!" Xiao Nai knew it was only a matter of time before they got in. He knew how slow the police will be in getting to the top floor.
"Are you afraid of the dark?" He asked.
"No." She whispered. He pulled her over to his coffin. Xiao Nai lifted her up. She looked at him scared, but he clicked his teeth back smiling at her. He quickly opened it, helping her climb up in. He handed her phone back to her. Weiwei felt the tears, her vision blurry, the sound of the lock beeping outside with every try. Wiping a tear away, he pushed her hair away from her face.
"Whatever you hear, remain quiet. Someone will come soon." The lock clicked open. Taking one last look at her, she watched him take in a deep breath before closing the lid. Before they moved into the small room, he disappeared. Hiding in the corner he watched the five men enter in the room. The guns drawn. One took a step forward, his hand slowly making it to the coffin, but before he could touch it, Xiao Nai had his hand around his neck holding him up in the air.
"Why are you here?" He asked, his voice was calm. His eyes glancing at all of the men pointing their guns at him.
"How did you know about us?"
"It's our city, how could we not know."
"Shanghai isn't your city!" One of the yelled. Xiao Nai smirked at them.
"Shanghai has always been our city, who do you think built it? Go ahead pull the trigger, do and your friend dies." It was a few minutes, the man gagging his air restricted by his hand. One of them finally built up enough courage, before he moved, a silver bullet burned his leg. A quick movement of his hand and the man he held fell to the floor, his neck broken. His teeth clicking out, but before he could reacted, a silver chain was wrapped around his neck. He grabbed at it, but it failed to move an inch, another two wrapped around his arms. The smell of burning flesh reached him. All three of the men pulled him to the ground, holding him there.
"What do you got in a coffin fanger?" One asked. Pulling at the restraints he felt the skin begin to melt away, the pain searing, only getting worse. "Is it your whore.?" Xiao Nais growled at him, but he couldn't attack.
"What? Can't do anything fanger? Weak and helpless aren't you." On teased pulling on his neck more. The one not holding a chain pulled out a silver stake. He stood over him, his smile wicked just like his former foes in his past life. Greed or Envy, the emotion Xiao Nai knew well.
"Don't worry after we are done with you, we'll show her what real men are made of." He kneeled over him, raising the stake above his head. Before he could drive it into his heart he disappeared from above him scaring his friends. Feng Teng stood behind them, dropping their friends head down next to Xiao Nai's. He looked at his maker, his half burned face drenched in blood, his fangs dripping.
"Whenever you get in trouble, why is it always in daylight time?" Feng Teng asked. Turning to the one holding his neck, he quickly killed him, before shoving one to the side and killing the other. The silver chains were no longer being pulled against him. Tearing at them, he felt the one around his neck fall before taking the ones off his wrists. The one Feng Teng had left alive, was cowering in the corner, his whimpers and whining loud.
"I'm eating you in a second!" Feng Teng yelled at him. Helping his Progeny stand, he reached down, pulling out the silver bullet in his leg. Xiao Nai growled once more, but Feng Teng merely smirked at him.
"Next time don't get shot."
"You ran in the sun for me?"
"Just from my car to your top floor. You know you should finish getting all your windows remodeled not just the top four floors."
"It's a new building." He defended. Feng Teng walked over to the cowering man, his teeth drenched in his friends blood.
"You'll have to do for now." He sank his teeth into his neck. Xiao Nai took in a deep breath, resisting the urge to not join him. Feng Teng finished quickly, watching his progeny go over to his coffin.
"What's in the coffin?" Feng Teng eyed his progeny, who slowly opened it. Weiwei was shaking. She was holding the phone so tight her knuckles had turned white. Weiwei sat up, wrapping her arms around his neck and crying into his shoulder.
"You're okay." She whimpered against him. Wrapping her in his arms, he took in the sweet scent of her, before pulling her to look at him.
"I'm okay." She eyed the silver scars around his neck, but her eyes fell on Feng Teng standing behind Xiao Nai. The burnt flesh was beginning to heal in front of her eyes.
"So, that's what you've been hiding." Feng Teng teased, his eyes on the human in the coffin. Xiao Nai ignored him.
"Hold on tight to me and close your eyes. You don't want to see this." Weiwei nodded, gripping him tightly, Xiao Nai lifted her up out of the coffin with ease, taking her out of the room before she could see the blood drenched floors. Xiao Nai felt her breath against his neck, his vampire instincts fighting against his will power. Exiting the room, he saw the police officers finally arrive at his office. Flashing his fangs at them, his eyes fierce, he walked over to one of the couchs placing Weiwei down softly. The police ran into the room to deal with a pissed off Feng Teng.
"Imbeciles!" His voice boomed through the rooms.
"Everything's fine now. They weren't here to hurt you."
"I heard them." She whispered, her eyes falling on his wrists. The scarring from the silver wasn't healing.
"I wasn't going to let that happen." Reaching up, she wiped some blood away from his face.
"What did they do to you?" Her voice trembled.
"Nothing I won't survive from."
"You should break your diet just this once." Feng Teng had emerged from yelling at the police. He leaned against Xiao Nai's desk, licking the blood from his fingers. "You'll heal quicker." His voice wasn't meancining or teasing. Xiao Nai knew he was being serious. When it came down to it, Feng Teng cared for him, like any Maker cares for his Progeny.
"I will be fine after some True Blood and a days rest." He reassured him. Feng Teng went to say something but froze. His eyes shooting to the door that lead to the elevator.
"She's coming." Feng Teng whispered almost to himself. The elevator dingged and a few seconds later Shanshan ran into the room. Yu Banshan and Hao Mei following in behind her.
"Weiwei!" She yelled, running to her friend. Weiwei stood up, wrapping her friend in a bone crushing hug. Both crying. "I was so scared you were hurt."
"Boss Xiao made sure I was fine, and Feng Teng came to our aide.."
"Feng Teng?" Shanshan turned to look at Feng Teng, who was currently still licking off some blood from his hands. Shanshan eyed him before going and stealing Hao mei's pocket square. He went to protest but one look from her and he kept his mouth shut. Shanshan walked over, holding out the cloth. Feng Teng didn't even move his eyes to look at her, knowing full well the attention was on them.
"Thank you for saving my best friend."
"I saved my idiot Progeny, your friend was just in the coffin." Shanshan kept her arm outstretched. She sniffled back her tears, his eyes finally lying on her.
"Thank you." She said once more. He finally took it, wiping the blood from his face.
"I don't need your thanks."
"Thank you anyway." She turned with one last smile to him, before going back to Weiwei and wrapping her in another hug. "Can we go home?" Weiwei nodded. Before they turned to leave, Xiao Nai placed a gentle hand on Weiwei's arm.
"I can take you home, just give me a minute to shower. Hao Mei can walk you to the break room for some tea." Weiwei smiled at him. Xiao Nai, motioned for Hao Mei to escort them out. Once they left, he gave Feng Teng a look.
"You say anything, and I will rip your spine from your back and eat the marrow in front of your dying corpse." He threw the bloody cloth at Yu Banshan who caught it. "Call me my car. I need a real drink." Feng Teng went to relax in one of the chairs, grabbing another towel to finish cleaning the blood from his hands. Yu Banshan, looked at Xiao Nai, before following him over to his private bathroom.
"He can't be serious." Yu Banshan, watched Feng Teng, glare at the police officers as they left, his fangs out and ready to kill.
"I've seen him do it before." Xiao Nai, smirked at his friend, heading to the shower.
"Your joking." Xiao Nai closed the door, locking his friend in the room with his Maker. "Xiao Nai...Xiao Nai! Tell me your joking!" He turned giving Feng Teng a awkward smile, before bolting to see if everyone was okay in the office.
"Shanshan, I'll be right in." Shanshan nodded, leaving the door slightly ajar for her. Weiwei looked at the ground before looking at her boss.
"Would you like to come in?" Weiwei tightened her hands together. Xiao Nai smiled, listening to her heart rate increase by a beat or two.
"I'm afraid I can't. I have to go and deal with Feng Teng." Xiao Nai looked at her, wondering what she was thinking.
"Is Feng Teng as bad as he seems?" Xiao Nai chuckled at this.
"Worse." He half-joked. "But he has a gentle heart when he needs it." Weiwei looked at the door, before turning to him again.
"I don't mean to indicate he is bad or anything, it's just. He seems interested in Shanshan. She's the only family I have left. Distant, but still family." Weiwei suddenly realized what she said. Her eyes flying to see Xiao Nai suddenly look dark, his mind flashing to his parents, the smile he had was no longer amused, one of sadness. "I'm sorry." She whispered. He flashed his eyes to hers. Weiwei was like an open book to him, never hiding her emotions. "You're a vampire. Your family must have passed by now."
"True. I'm not as old as Feng Teng, but they died many many years ago. Peacefully in their sleep. It was the one good thing Feng Teng allowed for me to do. When I came to their deathbeds they thought I was a ghost coming to take them to the afterlife, but at least I got to say goodbye." Both fell into a silence, either not knowing what to do or what to say. Weiwei, heard Shanshan inside, beginning to open some wine. Stepping forward before she even knew what she was doing, she hugged him tightly, startling him.
"Thank you for saving my life today." She whispered. Just as quickly as she had hugged him, she darted inside, closing the door behind her, her cheeks red.