Kyoko landed hard, hitting her head and elbows on the unforgiving pavement. The brightness of the flames vanished and was replaced by the soft glow of the parking lot lights. She watched the ashes float around like a snowstorm, then sighed in relief as a strange wind cut through the parking lot to carry them away from her. The thought of inhaling vampire was just gross.
She rolled to her side, gripping her elbows that were still smarting from the impact as she fought to keep her eyes open. Her sight tunneled for a second and she knew she’d hit her head harder than she thought.
Painfully lifting a hand to her head, Kyoko started feeling through her hair. As soon as her fingers barely grazed the raised area, she jerked her hand away with a pained whimper. That wasn’t supposed to have happe
