Chapter 16

Back in Japan, Janet was running through the forest at night. Tripping over a branch, Janet flipped onto her back as a man jumped atop her, pinning her down.

"Please!" Janet begged as she struggled. "I didn't do anything! I never hurt anyone!"

"That doesn't change what you are." The man growled as he reached for something. Raising his right hand above his head, the man pierced Janet's chest with a silver blade. Gasping, her body soon fell limp.

Getting to his feet, the man cleaned off his blade before sheathing it. Looking down at the deceased girl, the man said a quick prayer before turning around to leave.

Inside Club Yuno, Monika, Mark, Sasha and Lilly were drinking and smoking.

"You remember that shit with Mother Laeya?" Sasha asked.

The three ladies were busy reminiscing, which left Mark out of the conversation for the most part.

"You mean the nun that outed Monica as a witch?" Lilly chuckled.

"Had her ass walking to the stake and everything." Sasha added as she took a swig of scotch.

Monica and Lilly chuckled at the memory.

"You mean your biggest prank?" Monica asked Sasha.

Sasha took a few puffs off the blunt as she grinned.

"How long have you known?"

"The entire time." Monica replied. "You're such a bitch, y'know."

"Learned from the best." Sasha shrugged.

"Hold up. What?" Lilly was clearly out of the loop.

"Mother Laeya" was really Sash here." Monica explained. "Had that whole "Mother Nun" bit down to a T."

"No fucking way!"

"What gave me away?" Sasha asked.

"Once Yuri, sorry, Lilly here came to my rescue with her family and all hell broke loose, I saw you-" Monica pointed her finger at Sasha. "-change forms before joining the chaos and freeing my bonds."

"Wha- but I recruited you for that assault!" Lilly stated.

"One I all too eagerly accepted." Sasha grinned. Suddenly, she turned to Mark. "You seem rather quiet, Stud. C'mon, don't be scared to join the convo."

"I'm not scared." Mark rolled his eyes. "I was just entranced by the story."

"Ooh, "entranced," huh?" Sasha teased.

"Shut up."

Sasha chuckled before leaning back on her elbows and crossing her legs.

"So, Stud, what crazy shit have you been in?" She asked. "You've heard a few of our stories, so you know a little bit about me. C'mon, your turn."

"Well, my personal experiences kinda pale in comparison to yours." Mark rubbed his arm nervously.

"C'mon." Sasha rocked her head back and forth annoyed. "Tell a story."

"I... Well... There is one, I guess..." Mark said. "Though it's not exactly a story a guy would tell in the company of women."

Sasha groaned.

"Stop being a pussy and tell it!" She demanded as she nudged him with her knee.

"Last summer, my family went to Hawaii for vacation." Mark began. "We got scuba lessons and let us explore bits of the ocean. It was... awesome. The way the sunlight seemed to make the coral glow. The schools of fish passively going about their lives. I even got to pet a stingray. I learned to surf, though I mostly fell. Never got to experience any note worthy waves, unfortunately."

"I don't understand." Sasha interrupted. "Why wouldn't you tell this in front of women?"

"I fucked the scuba instructor." Mark said. The ladies all stared at Mark as he pursed his lips. "Yeah."

A heavy silence fell as Monica and Lilly shared a glimpse.

"Well, shit." Sasha took a drink. "How was it?"

"Mind-blowing." Mark said without thinking, recalling the memory. "Mm."

He snapped out of his thoughts as he saw each one of the girls was staring directly at him.

Feeling the intensity of their gazes combined, Mark looked to Sasha and gestured for the bottle. Snapping out of her own trance-like state, she passed the bottle.

Putting it to his lips, he took a massive chug before handing it back and gesturing for the blunt which was in Monica's possession. Handing it over, Mark took a few puffs before handing it off to Lilly.

"So, yeah." Mark got to his feet but swayed a bit do to his intoxication. Placing a hand on the wall to steady himself, Mark shook his head to try and clear his vision. "Fuck..."

"You're gonna wanna lie down." Lilly said as she got up to help her friend. "C'mon, Alky."

"Maybe I should-"

"Pupupup!" Sasha quickly got in Monica's way. "Uh uh. Ain't no way in hell are you going up there."

"Wha-"

"I know you better than you know yourself, Nima!" Sasha playfully poked Monica's bust. "I know you can barely control yourself, especially with someone as fucked up as Mark's gonna be."

"What are you-"

"You told me you already had him twice." Sasha stated. "And I know how you get with the men you "mark." Can't keep your hands off 'em. Mark's new to this world, so you're gonna give him the time he needs to adjust. Let Yaia take care of him."

Monica looked at the elevator as the doors closed.

In the penthouse, Lilly helped Mark over to the bed. Setting him down, she helped get his shoes off before he slid under the covers. Once his eyes closed, Mark passed out.

Pushing a strand of his hair out of his face, Lilly was about to get up and leave when she heard a soft "thump-thump." After a moment, she heard it again, and again.

Looking for the source, her gaze fell upon Mark. She could hear his heartbeat.

Feeling her own pulse begin to increase, Lilly looked at Mark, seeing he was still sound asleep.

Leaning down, Lilly pushed her purple hair out of her face as she kissed his neck. Opening her mouth, a set of fangs stood out.

Biting down, Mark winced as Lilly began to satisfy her hunger. She hated using him like this, but once a vampire hears a heartbeat, if the hunger isn't satiated soon, they could lash out at anyone.

Surely he'd understand, right? He wouldn't want an innocent person to get hurt, and neither does Lilly.

Once her hunger surpassed, Lilly pulled away, her mouth covered with Mark's blood. Getting up, Lilly went and washed the blood off her face before sliding into bed beside Mark.

Turning her back to his, she closed her eyes and drifted off.

Arriving outside Club Yuno, Makio and Kimiko had their bags.

"Welp. Here we are." Makio said before approaching the bouncer.

"Beat it, ladies." The bouncer growled. "This isn't a hotel."

"The white daisy blooms." Makio said.

The bouncer crossed his arms and raised his eyebrow.

"Is that not the code?" Makio raised her own eyebrow. "I could've- wait, no! The blood rose wilts!" Makio snapped her fingers.

The bouncer stepped to the side as he radioed up.

"Got two more headed up that know the code."

"Got it. Thanks, Lucas." Sasha's voice replied.

Headed up to the club, Kimiko had her arms crossed and was tapping her foot.

"Something on your mind?" Makio asked.

Kimiko grit her teeth and dug her nails into her arm.

"You could say that." She replied.

Once the doors parted, Kimiko stormed out of the elevator, leaving her bags behind.

"Ah- hey!" Makio shouted. "Fuckin'-"

Makio got their bags out of the elevator while Kimiko went to confront her old club leader.

"Sayori!" Monica said cheerfully. "You guys made it! Sit down. Have a-"

Kimiko slammed her hand on the bar.

Sasha, who was standing opposite, was in the middle of pouring two glasses. Placing them on the bar, Sasha saw the look of anger on Kimiko's face. She leaned forward, eager to see where this was headed.

"Bad flight?" Monica asked.

"Did you fuck Mark?" Kimiko growled.

Monica looked over to Makio who was busy transferring the baggage over to the elevator that led to the penthouse.

"So, what'd she tell you?" Monica asked.

"Enough."

Monica grinned as she got to her feet.

"I like... this." Monica gestured to Kimiko. "Really. I do. Never seen this serious side to you before."

"Answer. The question." Kimiko demanded. Her eyes flashed, turning a shade of green for a brief moment.

"If it helps, he feels like shit about it." Monica said. "About both times."

Kimiko's right eye twitched.

Pulling her arm back, Kimiko punched Monica. Placing a hand on her cheek, Monica couldn't believe she was just hit by Sayori of all people.

"Fucking bitch!" Kimiko shouted as she threw a second punch.

Monica caught it and pushed Kimiko back.

Stumbling a few feet away, Kimiko burst out of her skin, almost immediately taking on her werewolf form.

Standing on all fours, Kimiko's strawberry blonde wolf glared at Monica with a fiery hate.

"C'mon!" Monica shouted as she prepared herself.

"No! No, no, nononono!" Makio suddenly jumped between the two, her arms held out to stop them both.

Kimiko glared at Makio, but, upon meeting her gaze, backed off a bit. Walking off, her wolf shrunk before returning to her human form.

Standing nude in the middle of the room, Kimiko didn't say a word as she shot Monica a death glare. Heading for the elevator, she pressed the PH button and was on her way up.

"Well." Sasha chuckled as she drank the two drinks she poured. "Life has definitely gotten interesting for me. You two wanna fill me in more on the two strays?"

Once the elevator doors parted, Kimiko stormed out of the elevator.

"Mark?" She spoke clearly. "You in here?"

Hearing footsteps, Kimiko saw Lilly emerge from the bedroom.

"Oh!" She stared at Kimiko. "You're, uh, you wanna get dressed?"

"Where the fuck is Mark?" Kimiko asked.

"Bedroom. Asleep." Lilly answered. "He got fucked up and I was helping him get into bed. He won't wake. No matter how much you yell, shake him, open his eyes, whatever."

"What'd you do?" Kimiko asked.

"Gave him a few drinks. We smoked some weed. I... Kinda... Had to feed... Off... Him?" Lilly flinched at each word.

"You... Fed off him?"

"Yeah. Not much. Just enough to keep me tame." Lilly explained. "You, uh, you want some clothes?"

"Sure."

Heading into the bedroom, Kimiko followed. Given a set of pajamas, Kimiko looked to Lilly.

"You can keep those." She told her. "I'm not letting you borrow my underwear."

"Understandable." Kimiko said as she got dressed.

"Anyway." Lilly walked into the main room. "You got your bathroom that way, kitchen/bar/fridge right there. We got the balcony with a Jacuzzi. If you have any questions, let me know. Welcome to Club Yuno."

End of chapter 16