70 years later….
Smithson walked down the sidewalk, ignoring everyone else as much as possible.
They had been in Chicago for about a week, business was going good, and everything was great. They even had connections in the town so they could have all the fresh blood they needed, not to mention access to any freshie club. They didn't keep freshie's anymore, not since that group in the 70's nearly got them killed.
All-in-all, they were a big, powerful, don't fuck with us coven. And they knew it. They had tons of corporate business but they each ran their own little things, and did the big business together at night. If someone tried to screw them, they took care of it; one couldn't expect vampires to live by human laws after all.
Smithson was going to meet up with Wicki and Hugo, and take care of some business in a rougher part of town. Kagan and Sakowitz were waiting for them there. He didn't really care to have to push a bunch of teenagers out of their current safe house, but they needed the buildings, plus they provided nice enough alternatives for the kids. It just took some skull knocking to get the kids to move, as stubborn as they were.
Smithson met Wicki and Hugo at the corner of the street, and they headed out. They didn't say much, they didn't need to. They were so close it wasn't needed. Hugo lead the way down a back alley and when they were sure no one was around they took a quicker way across the rooftops. They were there in five minutes. They met up with Kagan and Sakowitz who were to brief them on the teens in the building.
Kagan was the first one to speak, "It not nearly as many as we thought, three kids. Two really." He said taking a drag from his smoke. Sakowitz spoke up next "Yea, turns out they are outcast amongst the outcast, not sure why. Two of them are still under age, one is just of age. 18 or 19 years old." He said, looking back toward the building "She doesn't seem unreasonable, she just wants to keep the younger two save. Apparently the other kids were getting dangerous. So she moved them out and into this building." Kagan took over from here, "The boy, who is about 13 or 14, is a genius. I'm not kidding either, he had a test once and his IQ is so high it's kinda scary. The youngest kid is like 8 or 9. And as an ass load of health problems, so living in the old run down building isn't helping her."
Hugo looked at the building, then back at the group, "Vhat do you think?" He said looking at Wicki and Smith. "If the girl is willing to talk about it, then we can negotiate with her, it wouldn't hurt us any to help them out." Wicki said, shifting from foot to foot. "I agree with Wicki, maybe even play it to our advantage. If the boy is as smart as we've been told, then one of our companies could sponsor him." Smithy shrugged out. He did want to get the kid to a doctor though. The one thing the basterds had always agreed on before and after becoming vampires is that torturing children was a big fucking no. And in a way, they considered it a form of torture for these kids to have to live in an old, unhealthy building.
After voicing his option about the kid, and having the others agree, they headed over to the building. Only to find that the boy was sitting outside reading a worn out old book, you could hardly read the title on its spine "The Hobbit". The boy looked up as they came over; closing the book he put it in a bag by his feet. "Hello, we are the new owners of the building and we wanted to speak with the oldest member of your group, to negotiate your relocation." Smithy said, as he gave off the friendliest vibes. He also decided to speak out right with the boy, because if the boy was as smart as was said, he would appreciate it. The boy watched them all for a moment before grabbing the bag and standing "She's inside. Follow me." He said as he walked in, making sure to keep the broken and falling in entrance open for them.
"I'm stag, by the way. So you want to relocate us? Why wouldn't you just send us back to the other care center?" He said as he led them through the maze of broken down building. They all felt that this was no place for children to live. "I am Hugo Stiglitz, this is Wicki, Utivich, Kagan, and Sakowitz. And ve vant to relocate you because we need the building and you need to a place to stay that von't end vith you being beatin. You von't find that in a care center." Hugo said. They boy, Stag, paused and looked at them. He seemed to be taking that all in "Selfless deeds in a weary world." He mumbled before turning around and walking through a hole in the wall.
They followed and found a simple living area. I young girl was playing in the corner, a wet clothe cover her mouth and nose so that none of the dirt from the air could get to her lungs. "Billy!" The boy suddenly yelled out, walking farther into the room, then falling onto an old beating couch. A girl walked out from the other side of the room, looking annoyed with the boy. "What dork?" He pointed at the basterds, but didn't say anything. Billy was about 5'10, blonde, with blue/grey eyes. She was build slim, with the body of a runner. "Hello, I suppose you're the new owners of this building?" She said, moving across the room. "We are, and we would like to negotiate your relocation." Wicki said from his position by the wall.
Billy looked at them, then turned to Stag. He stood up and whispered quietly in her ear, they heard what he said, but that's not the point. "Alright, let's talk then." She said relaxing some. "Hello, I'm Smithson Utivich, and we would very much like to take your youngest charge to see a doctor, if you don't mind. We can discuss it while we're there." He said, trying to show how much he really wanted to have the youngest checked over. Billy's face softened and she nodded. "Raylin, you're going to see a doctor, grab your jacket."
That's how they all ended up sitting in a private waiting room together, waiting for the doctor to get done checking over Ray. "So why did the other kids get so violent with you?" Smithy asked, as they waited patiently. Billy smirked while moving in close, as she sat closes to them, and said "Because all three of us know about vampires, we have a different view on the world. Not to mention knowing such a big secret can cause a huge riff between people." She said as she sat back. The basterds stared at her for a moment, Hugo recovered first. He just seemed to realize that the kid couldn't be tricked and so started texting the others.