Three
1072 Words
On the outside of town, Kat and Gigi walk into a cemetery.
"Are you sure this is the right place?" Kat whines, looking around.
"I can only assume it is. Gami sent me this address from the tower." Gigi taps her phone screen, double checking their location. Kat sighs, "It's just so creepy out here."
"Man up," Gigi says rolling her eyes.
"Isn't it cool that they work at headquarters” Kat squeals, “They are so lucky, I would kill to work there. But instead I’m out here, among the dead."
“Don’t make me laugh. They just sit around all day, what are they really doing for the community? If they truly wanted to be useful, they'd come out here and do this s**t themselves."
"I couldn't agree more, twin."
They hear rustling behind them, Kat quickly turns around but Gigi stands still with her hands on her hips, taking a deep breath and throwing her head back. Ash, Geo and Chachi walk from out of the shadows.
Kat sighs with relief, "God you scared me, I didn't even hear you guys approach."
Geo wraps an arm around Kat's shoulder and smiles down at her, "Ninja."
"We're vampires sis, we're quite stealthy," Chachi agrees. Gigi turns around and points at Ash, "He's not, why is he here?"
"He's our friend so why not?" Geo shrugs.
"But he's a human. Did you think bringing him out here was a safe call? You’ll only put him in danger."
"It's fine Gi, chill."
Gigi just looks at her brother with a silent threat, but he doesn't waver or release eye contact. She takes a deep breath, "Fine, I'll take this job then. You just stay here and babysit."
"Babysit!?" Ash looks at her shocked but she just walks away. Kat follows behind her, "I can go with you if you need help?"
"You and I both know I don't need it. I'll be fine, besides," Gigi then looks back at Ash, "I've suddenly become very hungry."
"Oh.. alright then I'll wait for you."
As Gigi walks away, they all watch her disappear into the dark.
"She hates me," Ash sighs.
Kat pats him on the shoulder, "It's really not you."
"Yeah man, she's like that with everyone." Geo pulls Kat back to him.
"Everyone, meaning humans," Chachi states.
"Why? What's her problem?" Chachi shrugs his shoulders, "It's complicated, maybe you should ask her yourself... or maybe not."
~
Gigi walks around the graveyard, eyes closed and listening for movement. Her eyes snap open as a tall black haired teen jumps from behind a large stone, she grabs his arm and flips him, slamming him to the ground. She then steps on his neck. "What are you doing here Scoop?"
He smiles up at her, "You know me, I've always loved the look of tombstones. There’s just something about ‘em."
"So you didn't attack anyone tonight?"
"Oh no I did. Infact, I've turned 3 people already." Scoop laughs with pride.
Gigi licks one of her fangs, seeing a trail of blood run down his chin, she leans forward and touches his lip "What happened here? Were you bleeding?"
"What can I say, the little girl was a fighter."
Gigi squats down and sits on top of Scoop, his face reddens as she settles on his stomach. She then licks from his chin up to his lips closing her eyes and savoring his taste. "You taste delicious."
"W-what?" Scoop looks at her shocked, "You.. feed on vampires?"
"Did your master not tell you?" His eyes widen with fear, "Oh dear, looks like you signed up for something you didn’t understand.”
“Wh-“
“Hold that thought." Gigi holds up a finger and pulls out her phone to dial a number.
"Hello?" Kat says from the other line.
"I'm here with Scoop, he said he turned 3 people already so do me a favor and find them?" she says, not taking her eyes off him.
"We're on it!"
She hangs up her phone and smiles. "Where were we? Oh yes," she traces his lips with her index finger, "what made you break one of our most sacred laws? Didn't you know I'd be the first to find out about it?" Scoop just looks at her, remaining silent. Gigi snaps at him softly causing him to flinch, "You don't want to share? Should I force you?"
She stares into his eyes calmly, Scoop quickly opens his mouth to speak, "I-I was just following orders."
"Orders? Do tell."
“No...I can't."
Gigi pouts, "Come on, are you really not going to tell me? You should while I'm still being nice, maybe I'll let you live." Scoop stays silent, looking nervous. Gigi sighs and opens her mouth, exposing long sharp fangs. Her eyes turn dark purple, signifying power, causing Scoop to shiver.
"Stop, you're freaking me out!"
"You haven't seen anything yet." She lowers her head ready to bite into his neck.
"Alright I’ll tell you!"
Gigi sits up with a smile, "Yes?"
"I was told to hunt a specific human, if I couldn't find him I was supposed to find a few people and turn them to lure you out. But I only found 3."
"Who gave you those orders?"
“No." Scoops turns his head but Gigi quickly grabs it forcing him to look into her eyes.
"Tell me."
"...It was Maro."
Gigi's face contorts with disgust. "Hm, I should have known. And let me guess, the human you were after was-"
“Your friend Ash. As long as he's around you, he's a walking target. Maro won't stop until he gets what he wants."
Gigi looks at Scoop's neck then into his eyes. She quickly bends down and bites him aggressively. He screams as her thick fangs pierce his skin. After a moment Gigi sits up and licks her lips.
Scoop grabs his neck and gasps in fear as he watches his blood drip down her chin. "You bit me!"
“Mmm, did I already tell you how delicious you were?" Scoop cowers as she stands up, "You have 5 minutes before my venom kills you. Do me a favor before you die?" She grabs him by his collar and pulls him up, "Run on over to Maro for me. Tell him since he wants to play with me so bad, I'll join in on his little game. So let the fun begin."
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