If Valerie experienced shock she kept it to herself and continued jogging down the stairs. Vampires were unfortunately common, it was a guarantee that Brian would bump into them from time to time. There was nothing she could do about that. Only teach him how to protect himself. Which she apparently needed to do sooner rather than later since he’d just told her he got in the face of one. Not that it surprised her, considering he didn’t want to leave when one interrupted their first date. Brave yes but very misguided. Something Valerie suspected he knew from the tone he’d used.
“I’m not going to treat you like a child.”
She wasn’t his mother, she was his girlfriend, he could make his own choices. It didn’t mean she was okay with it, however, a little understanding went a long way. What he did was selfless, his concerns went beyond himself to those in the bar, so at least his heart was in the right place and not ripped from his chest.
“In a sense, yes. Smart ones don’t want to draw attention to themselves. That and it’s easier to get a meal when you know nobody will actually miss the victim if they suddenly vanish off the earth. Others enjoy the attention and welcome witnesses to the carnage because ordinary humans pose little to no threat. The proverbial gazelle to their beast.”
Though the words never passed her lips Valerie had tried to paint how lucky Brian had been. To still be breathing, unharmed if not a little mentally tweaked by the experience. She clung to the banister and swung herself around and off the remaining stairs to land a few feet from the main door with ease. Pale hands pushed it open and she stepped outside to breathe in the cooling night air. The scents much different now that they were off the roof.
“Which direction?” Valerie asked curiously as she looked up at Brian.
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on 2013-11-05 02:15 am (UTC)“I’m not going to treat you like a child.”
She wasn’t his mother, she was his girlfriend, he could make his own choices. It didn’t mean she was okay with it, however, a little understanding went a long way. What he did was selfless, his concerns went beyond himself to those in the bar, so at least his heart was in the right place and not ripped from his chest.
“In a sense, yes. Smart ones don’t want to draw attention to themselves. That and it’s easier to get a meal when you know nobody will actually miss the victim if they suddenly vanish off the earth. Others enjoy the attention and welcome witnesses to the carnage because ordinary humans pose little to no threat. The proverbial gazelle to their beast.”
Though the words never passed her lips Valerie had tried to paint how lucky Brian had been. To still be breathing, unharmed if not a little mentally tweaked by the experience. She clung to the banister and swung herself around and off the remaining stairs to land a few feet from the main door with ease. Pale hands pushed it open and she stepped outside to breathe in the cooling night air. The scents much different now that they were off the roof.
“Which direction?” Valerie asked curiously as she looked up at Brian.