We continued to run across the roof tops as we looked for prey. While we ran, Bree asked Diego "How long have you been with Riley?"

"Going on eleven months now."

"Wow! That's older than Raoul!"

"Yeah. I remember when Riley brought that trash in. Things just kept getting worse after that."

As I listened I couldn't help but wonder exactly how old Raoul was. Then we suddenly stopped. Diego whistled low under his breath before saying, "There we go. Just takes a little brains and patience."

Almost hidden in an alley was a pimp and a few of his employees. He cussed at and slapped one while the other two just huddled close together.

Diego was the first to start the hunt. He landed on the roof above the group, followed by a growling Bree. I followed suit and landed just it time for the other two to jump off the roof. Not missing a beat I jumped off the roof, knocking one of the prostitutes unconscious upon my landing. In the background I could hear a warning growl from Bree but I was too absorbed in the warm body in my hands to care. I bit into the neck and started quenching my thirst.

We all finished about the same time. I stood and stretched before looking around. I then started at the sight of Bree glancing anxiously between Diego and me. I gave an equally anxious glance at Diego but his expression made it seem like this was normal. It even read sympathy over it. That's when I noticed the fourth human. She was still alive and breathing. My throat flared up at the smell but I forced it to the back of my mind. "You okay, Bree?" I asked.

Her eyes darted at me and she stayed silent. I turned to Diego. "What's wrong?"

"She's still thirsty." then his eyebrows furrowed, "Aren't you?"

I shrugged my shoulders. "Well, yeah." then I glanced at her, "But I could deal for a while."

He continued to study me for a bit before turning back to Bree. "Go for it."

Her eyebrows raised in surprise. "Are you kidding me?" she asked us.

"Naw." Diego replied, "We're good for now. We've got time to hunt some more tonight."

I nodded my agreement and then turned away to study a building as if I was going to draw it. Anything to get my mind distracted from her feeding. I didn't turn back until I heard the "Um, thanks."

Diego and I both nodded at the same time before he said, "I remember how hard it is in the beginning."

"Does it get any easier?"

He shrugged and replied. "In some ways."

I was confused. How she acts is normal for someone just starting out as a vampire? Then why am I not like that? I didn't say anything though. Yet. "Why don't we dump these bodies in the sound?" ,Diego suggested.

We all bent down and grabbed our body, with Diego grabbing Bree's second one, and then we made our way up a wall and under the freeway before coming across an empty dock. Without stopping we jumped in with our burdens.

I looked around the pitch black water and marveled at fact that I could see clearly through the darkness, not to mention had no problem holding my breath. I looked at the other two to see that they were swimming towards a large boulder. I quickly swam towards them, dragging my body behind me. I caught up to them in no time at all and then just drifted as I watched Diego. He let go of his bodies as he went to pick up the boulder. Sinking a bit under the weight he looked up and nodded to us. I placed my body under rock and then moved out of the way for Bree. She grabbed Diego's bodies and then shoved the three bodies in with mine. Once she was cleared Diego let go of the boulder and then dug himself out if the mud before pushing down the boulder from the top.

The three of us then looked at each other. I gave Diego a thumbs up as Bree mouthed "Perfect". Diego smiled and then held up his hands to us. It took us a moment but then we realized what the gesture was. I gave him a high five while Bree barely tapped her palm on his hand. He winked at me before giving her a weird look. Then he took off straight for the surface. We followed with Bree in the lead. To our surprise, he was laughing up a storm. "What?" she asked him.

It took him a minute to calm down enough to answer. "Worst high five ever!"

She looked irritated. "Couldn't be sure you weren't just going to rip my arm off or something."

He snorted. "I wouldn't do that."

"Anyone else would."

I gave him a look. "She's got you there, Diego."

No longer looking amused, Diego just asked, "You guys up for a little more hunting?"

"Do you have to ask?" we replied at the same time.

We had came out of the water under one of the bridges where we happened to find three homeless guys sleeping in old sleeping bags. They didn't even wake when we started to drink them dry. Their bodies went into the sound as well. We sat at the end of a dock once we were finished. "Well, I'm good for a few weeks." Diego said, his eyes a bright red.

Bree sighed. "I guess that's the easier part, right?" she asked, her eyes even brighter than his.

I knew mine were still brighter as I was younger. "I'll be burning again in a couple of days, and then Riley will probably send me out with more of Raoul's mutants again."

"Well you guys are both lucky." I said, "You don't have to feed daily."

He smiled at me before turning to Bree. "I can come with you, if you want." he offered her, "Riley pretty much let's me do what I want."

After a second she said, "I'd like that."

"Cool."

They smiled at each other. Then I asked Diego, "So how come you get such a long leash?"

He shrugged his shoulders. "Riley knows that he could trust me to clean up my messes. Speaking of which, do you two mind running a quick errand?"

After we agreed the three of us left the docks and went back to rooftops.

Before long I caught our scents from earlier. We were going back to where we left the morons. I couldn't figure out why until we stopped at the first roof. "Unbelievable." Diego growled.

There was now a stack of three cars and about a half a dozen bodies littering the ground. The sight was a shock to say the least. "Help me sort this out?" Diego asked us.

I nodded just as Bree said "Okay."

We jumped down and then went to work. Diego took care of the cars, making it look like an accident, while Bree and I took car of the bodies. Before long, we were done. For the piece de resistance, Diego threw a match into a gas hatch causing a huge explosion. "Well done." Bree complemented.

"Thanks for your guys' help. Back to Riley's?"

At the same time Bree and I looked towards him and frowned. Who in their right mind would go back if they had a choice? "We've got some time." Diego said laughing, "We don't have to go right away."

"I could use some reading material." Bree quickly said.

"I could use some new pencils."

I've been drawing like crazy. "And I could use some new music." He grinned at us. "Let's go shopping."