On (Not) Quiet Realizations
The 'not quiet' prediction was correct.
Extremely correct.
In fact, it took about ten seconds for Gennyfer to scream after the trio of vampires exited Magnus's building.
"What is that?!"
'That' could have meant any of three things: A very ugly demon, four vampires fighting, or four vampires fighting a very ugly demon. Coloured blurs rushed around the…thing leaving wounds dripping greenish-black blood in their wake.
The fight didn't last long. In the time it took for Gennyfer to shout the vampires had dismantled the demon and it vanished without leaving a hint that it had even been there.
Gennyfer opened and closed her mouth in shock as the group walked over to her, Simon and Raphael. They all had their fangs pointing out of the large grins on their faces. In the lead was, Lily, Raphael's second-in-command. She grinned even wider as she and Raphael exchanged greetings. Eventually, she joined the rest of the group in eyeing Gennyfer with interest.
"Who's the fledgling?" she asked.
By this time Gennyfer had stopped acting like a fish and was studying the four other vampires closely. When Lily spoke Gennyfer's eyes turned to study her again.
Raphael could only imagine what the fledgling thought of the pretty, blue-haired, Asian, vampire girl, whose silver tights has splatters of green-black blood on them. After a moment of silence he stepped forward.
"Everyone, this is Gennyfer. Gennyfer, this is Lily, Jez, Elliott and…" Raphael looked over Elliot's dreadlocked head to the last member of the group, who was swearing softly as he dabbed at a spot of blood on his shirt. "And Zeke."
Gennyfer gave a small wave. "Hi." She said shyly.
Lily tilted her head and her grin vanished to be replaced with a slightly confused look. "Do I know you from somewhere?"
Gennyfer bit her lip. "Probably. My mother," she said that word with obvious dislike, "thinks I've run away from home."
Lily raised an eyebrow. "Have you?"
"No."
Raphael made a mental note to expand the 'you're a vampire now what?' talk that he gave to every new clan member to include Gennyfer's predicament.
Jez elbowed her way past Elliot to stand beside Lily.
"So, Gennyfer, how exactly did you run into our marvellous leader?"
Gennyfer blinked. "I'm not sure … but I think he saved my life."
The Russian redhead threw back her head and laughed. "He did a pretty poor job of that sweetheart!"
The rest of the group began to chuckle, excluding Zeke, who was still fussing over his shirt, Gennyfer, who was looking confused, and Raphael, who only had a slight smile on his face. It took a few moments, but eventually a grin took over the fledgling's face.
"Gosh, I guess you're right, Jez."
The laughter died down. Simon, whom everyone had forgotten about, took this opening to announce that Magnus was glaring down at them from a window and they should probably scram if they didn't want to be turned into toads. Then he took his own advice, walking away with a hasty goodbye.
There was a bit of grumbling at being told what to do by an outsider but Jez almost immediately mediated the situation.
"Drinks at Taki's" she offered. "I'm buying."
"Sure."
"Totally."
"I'm in."
"May as well."
Jez nodded to Gennyfer.
"You're invited too, newbie. I've got a feeling that you've got a good story to tell us." She looked quickly towards Raphael.
"Does this please you, master? If not…"
Rapheal nodded his agreement to this plan, it would do the fledgling good to socialize with vampires other than himself and the Daylighter, and it didn't hurt that he was curious to hear how Gennyfer had come to be attacked by a werewolf. That was undoubtedly the 'story' that Jez sensed.
Everyone turned to see how Gennyfer would react to this preposition.
"Well," she said slowly, "I'm a vocal music major not a playwright…but I'll do my best."
Jez marched beside Gennyfer and threw her arm around the fledgling's shoulders.
"I think we'll get along just fine."
A/N: So, I've reached my goal for NaNoWriMo, which means you guys get an update. What's good about NaNoWriMo was that it taught me how little time it takes to write over 1200 words a day so maybe I can get this story and my other fics moving a bit faster. Good luck to all of you still working on your NaNoWriMo stories!
-Cynder2013
