The vampire made an amused noise, cracked the knuckles of his left hand one at the time. "If'n ya want, I can act like I'm tryin' to get you," he said amiably. "There's always some Christless fool that wants to play hero, 'specially when there's a pretty girl around."
He rubbed a spot above his eye with his thumb, looked ahead of them with his preternaturally sharp vision. Because he was so skinny, he could fool people too. His victims ranged in size from big and fat to the fast runners. The big ones cried more when they realized it was over, but the quick ones took some work to catch. Decisions, decisions...
A cab slowed half a block up, and the rear door swung open. Ruben breathed in oxygen he had no use for. His chest expanded. The passenger alighted on the sidewalk, short and chunky. He was carrying a duffel bag. The vampire let the breath out. His hand touched Dorothy's small shoulder as the taxi rounded the nearest corner and disappeared.
"Count to three," he told the girl. "Then scream and start runnin'."
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on 2014-04-27 06:26 am (UTC)He rubbed a spot above his eye with his thumb, looked ahead of them with his preternaturally sharp vision. Because he was so skinny, he could fool people too. His victims ranged in size from big and fat to the fast runners. The big ones cried more when they realized it was over, but the quick ones took some work to catch. Decisions, decisions...
A cab slowed half a block up, and the rear door swung open. Ruben breathed in oxygen he had no use for. His chest expanded. The passenger alighted on the sidewalk, short and chunky. He was carrying a duffel bag. The vampire let the breath out. His hand touched Dorothy's small shoulder as the taxi rounded the nearest corner and disappeared.
"Count to three," he told the girl. "Then scream and start runnin'."