Now that Riley was calmed the day inside the house went pretty much the same as the day before with the exception that I had my book. In it, I seemed to mostly draw my own personal view on things. I probably will always keep it with me. I don't trust the others to look at it. However, all I could draw as night came near was a red river of blood. My throat was once again burning.
When night came I listened with everyone else as Riley called out our hunting parties. This time, I was with Diego, two men named Kevin and Casey (Raoul's gang), a girl named Bree. As it turned out she was the one always behind the couch.
Once we had our group we took off. Kevin slightly led the way all the while talking to Casey. I think they were talking about superheroes. Before long we came to a stop in a dark alley. "Okay" said Casey, "Time to settle this."
While the rest of us just stood by and watched, Kevin pounced on the wall. As he climbed I could hear him humming the Spider-Man theme. Apparently they were talking about which superhero is the best and Casey says Spider-Man. I rolled my eyes at their stupidity just as I heard a sigh come from Bree. Both Diego and I looked at her and she barley glanced at us. "Spider-Man is such a whiny loser," Kevin hollered, "I'll show you how a real superhero hunts."
I leaned against the wall to further watch the display of stupidity. He jumped into the street just as a car came close. Acting like a bodybuilder Kevin waited for just the right moment for him to shout, "Hulk mad! Hulk...SMASH!" and then he jumped at the car. Grabbing the front bumper he flipped it over him and hit the ground upside down, causing the woman inside to scream. I lifted my eyebrows in disbelief moments before Diego said "Oh man."
I looked to find him shaking his head like a disapproving parent. "Kevin, we're supposed to be laying low. Riley said..."
"Riley said!" Kevin mocked like a little kid. "Get a spine, Diego. Riley's not here."
He rolled his eyes and then went for the driver. As I watched as he pulled the woman out I realized I had almost forgot about Casey until he landed near Kevin. I chose that time to look away as they began to snarl at each other. I so didn't need a repeat of last night. They proved me wrong when they both teared at the human. The smell and the heat of her blood almost drove me to join in their little feast. To stop myself I concentrated on grinding my fingers into a brick wall, all the while quietly growling. My concentration was broken when Diego said "I'm outta here." and then he took off between the buildings, followed by Bree. I quickly weighed my options before tagging along as well.
We went down the alley before climbing up a wall. Running across the rooftops I noticed that we were in a line behind one another. In the front I could hear Diego's angry muttering. "Hey!" Bree called to him, "Are we going to hunt anytime soon? My throat's on fire here."
Diego stopped and spun around to face her. She jumped back a few yards causing me to jump to the side. "Yeah." he said, "I just wanted some distance between me and the lunatics."
As she just watched him I responded by saying, "I can't blame you. They're goons of Raoul after all."
Bree looked back and forth between the two of us, obviously confused. Diego smiled and then turned to her. "You're Bree, right? One of the newbies?"
"Yeah I'm Bree." she replied, still in defense mode, "But I didn't come in with that last group. I'm almost three months old."
"So what? New ones come in groups?" I asked Diego.
"That's usually how Riley brings them in. That's why we were surprised to see only you the other night. By the way, that was pretty slick for a three monther and two dayer. Not many would have been able to leave the scene of the accident like that."
I just shrugged my shoulders. "It was no big deal."
"Didn't want to mix it up with Raoul's freaks."
He nodded but before he could say anything else he noticed me wince. "You okay?" he asked me.
I nodded. "Just thirsty."
"Me too." Bree whispered.
"Right." he nodded, "Let's hunt."