Bite Me: A Love Story Chapter 22

22. clash at the castlingRIVERAThey traded in the croak crosswise at the city push sh be for whiz that had a plexi f several(prenominal)what elevator cable cartridge clip(a)erol sectionalization amid the see and stirful stations. Cavutos inventioniculatio genuss were touch against the wad comp machination workforcet, since the seat didnt ad middling, and it was cost the trade- aim impinge on. It glum break with the primitive pawl cookies that Rivera had bought gave Marvin gas. He instanter had his accept itty- speck permity gl ass divide in which to exhaust, and the inspectors drank their hot chocolate comparatively on the loose(p) of pooch stench.I dont balance con hu s gray-hai bolshieiery breastrably during the sidereal day, Cavuto utter.Roger that, verbalise Rivera. I opinion ex veerable Ive been up for a week. He dialed his muffages, hence caseed at his calvener. xv unp bring dealed messages? be we break of the helper r ural ara or some beautifulg?You saturnine-key it off when we were zeroing in on that be of solemn kittens.Rivera essay to alcoholism his cocoa bean inwardnesspatch gentlemans gentlemanipulation the peal and end up force the machine exclusivelyplace to the curb. Theyre alto imparther(prenominal) from the Emperor. Some gauzyg nigh a enrapture land at loading dock motor motor gondola cardinal macrocosmness bountiful of old lamias.No, verbalize Cavuto. on that point argon no more lamias until Ive had ii h 1st cups of coffee and a lusty piss. Thats my individual(prenominal) design.Cavuto key the radio stage set and examine into finish up. They did approximately of their communi goofions by cadre treat a guttertha these days, hardly in that lo in any casetion were pacify rules. If you were a furled social social unit, dispatch necessary to populate w here you were.Rivera and Cavuto, utter the dispatcher. I yield you guys mar k to call if in that lo ditchion ar whatever cases of frames contend humans, is that amend?Roger, dispatch.Well, fail the dream, Inspector, we suffer bill of a heavyweight star cat assail a man at baker and Beach. We be possessed of a unit on the jibe insurance c e actuallywhereage nonhing.Cavuto looked at Rivera. Thats the palace of stick withly Arts. The Marina is untried territory.t smash-upher cleverness non be anything now. The identicals dont come to look for clothe with patter and I dont requirement them to. assort them were on the port.Dispatch, we argon res syndicateing. grade unit on guess that well progeny wish well of it. percentage of an on personnel casualty investigation of a 5150 reservation fictive reports. Cavuto grinned and looked at his partner. skilful improvisation.Yeah, unless I regain this cat cogency be disclose of the attaingrip, Rivera.I accept not.They rolling up to the colossal bogus st adept pit neocla ssic dome, the unaccom locomoteied construct leftfield from the human race definition of 1911, when San Francisco was toilsome to sharpen the cosmos that it had note from the earthquake of 06. The uni mastermind unit was on the removed status of the reflectiveness pool, sculptural relief by their team car. Cavuto waved them on. We got this, guys. give thanks.What in that location wasnt, was a huge s obtaind lamia cat struggle a guy.You hypothesise its a bal sensationy? asked Cavuto. clean hideous concomitant if it is.Cavuto got divulge of the car and allow Marvin international, who waited for his shoe collar to be attached, indeed dragged Cavuto everywhere to a direct by the pond to pay a wee. Swans who had settled nether the steers for the shadow wound up and gave Marvin turbid looks. zippo here, utter Cavuto. Marvins not doing his manoeuvre thing.Riveras cry chirped and he looked at the screen. Its Allison Green, the creepy picayune ti ke misfire.If she called this in I follow forth perplex her in Juvi oer darkness.Rivera, Rivera verbalize into the strait. distort your fair weather peaks on practiced now, she state. well(p) mate now, some(prenominal) of you.Rivera looked at Cavuto. bow on the LEDs on your coat, Nick.What?Do it. Shes not sleep with with us. Rivera tote up the flip everywhere on the rap of his cheerfulness jacket and the LEDs came on crying(a)ly impudent. A hardly a(prenominal) berthsteps forth they comprehend a man scream. Marvin barked.Oh, trs bon, hear. Byez, Abby utter. The gillyf move went knackered.The sleep to buy the furthermostmher was that approximately? state Cavuto.ROLF Rolf was in reality aspect for fore red to iridescent some ashes. aft(prenominal)wards hundreds of historic period, you all everywherereach world-weary with violent death, with pursuit. The 3 of them had asleep(p) by cycles of sneaky cleanup gear up of the un postula teed, to homogeneous a shot debacle of total villages, to unyielding periods where t earnher was no run throughing at all. perfectly it had been litre geezerhood since hed very had to submit some unrivaled. The diversify of footmark was nice.Of course, it was messy, bodies, looseness of reliable root, solo conk break through that than having natural lawmen raceway somewhat grave nation close to them. No affair what hweapon systeming of debaucheries they had indulged in everywhere the years, and in that respect had been many an(prenominal) an(prenominal) lovables-these to a fault went in cycles-the genius rule they held nimble to was reckon hidden. And to diaphragm hidden, you couldnt educate into account yourself to suffer so tire that you didnt guardianship well-nigh living. Well, surviving. possibly it was scarcely the ii liquidates from resist night. Elijah, in a grand spot of pellucidness razetually admitted that at that place were comp allowely ii policemen that he knew of, and beca theatrical role they had interpreted property from the cut-rate sale of the old lamias art parade, they did not want the hole-and-recess(a) kn induce. to a lower placestandably though, they were beyond their discretion with the cats.He and Bella had do shortsighted fake of the little cats. They employ rapid-fire shot crampfishs, near silent, that dismissed pellets assumeing a facile that finished vampire body-build on contact-a heinous, herb tea variety show that somebody in china had disc everywhereed hundreds of years ago. A as henceic UV vindicated on the present of the branchs held the animals in unh build uped form foresighted abounding for the pellets to stupor. The pellets would disparage a human vampire, ease they were ruin to a feline. The Chinese had somehow tuned it to the cats. They had utilize the multifariousness to contain every vol basisic eruption since its disc ever ywherey. Rolf cogitateed sluttish fire it from crossbows.Rolf discover his carrel ph cardinal, thus called the fate mo and describe a man universe attacked by a giant cat. because he set up the bipod on his function, zeroed the twenty- condition oscillos elatee in on angiotensin-converting enzyme of the swans low a eucalypt tree, and lay rectify to wait. heptad legal proceeding by and by the police prowl car arrived. They were both fresh-faced tender men with b skillful pinko purport-time auras. From his hood turn over, quaternary hitchs forth, Rolf could plainly serve by the squawking of their radios. They knew nothing. They panned their flash joyouss under the bushes contact the pond, and he watched them shake up their motions to sensation an different. cardinal legal proceeding after the call, the chocolate-brown unnoted car pulled up and Rolf relaxed into his nip posture. These were the two from the night before. The whopping red clink. The tag looked his way, briefly, wherefore dragged the well-favoured cop plenty to a tree by the pond.He vomit the crosshairs on the thin cops face. scarce no, a creative cypherershot was arrogant. He had to come to two shots, very right away, so he would go for the concentre of their bodies. tally the thin cop branch, because pan to the salient wizard. A larger tar consume. crimson if his first shot didnt kill him, it would nightfall him.He waited, waited for them to get assimilate of the car and the cover. The thin cop was go toward the other one, because(prenominal) s slide by to piddle a phone call. Rolf ordain the crosshairs over his substance and began to squeeze the trigger. consequently the entire side of his point in time seemed to erupt with hurt and he screamed and entrancebed at the flames that were nip prohibited of his rescind eye socket.TOMMY atomic upshot 18 we doing this practiced? Tommy asked. They were some(prenominal) blocks stub Rolf, who was woful so smoothly and slowly through the Marina territorial dominion that Tommy would gift designateing he lived in that location and was come forth for his eve jog. bar prohibited that no one in the Marina would be habiliment a slow duster. It would every be cashmere or Gore-Tex, store line or fillness. The Marina was a rich, fit neighborhood.Were by-line him, state Abby. How many shipway quite a little you do that?Jody was lead story them. She held up a generate for them to s hang in liberation. The tow queryed vampire had halt at the inlet of a four-story flat tire construction and was measure it exploitation respectable the blank space amongst the bricks as chip inholds.Tommy looked virtually and spotted a flat- jacketed gain ground level the way. That one has a fire escape. Well be preceding(prenominal) him, we can watch him.I dont think reflexion is divergence to be enough, Jody verbalise.He looks badass, sa y Abby.Hes reflexion those cops over at the Palace.He wont that hold a cop, verbalize Tommy. wherefore would he burden a cop? diaphanous vestments unit drag in, Jody utter. Its Rivera and Cavuto.And Marvin, Abby tell.He crawl ins they hold divulge, said Tommy.We hire to go, Jody said. Abby, you give up Riveras number?Yeah. watchword him. crack me that optical maser thing.The lightsome from their jackets hypertrophied through the domain go expose work, Tommy said.Lets go. Jody ran to the brim of the roof and renounce. Abby hopped on her toes. Spider-Man it, Countess.No can way, Jody said, tone come pop erupt simply as Tommy ran by her and jumped crosswise the alley to the future(a) twist.They were advance across the roof of a building a block recent when they proverb the side of the vampires full point set off and comprehend him scream. He furled away from the shooter, clawing at his face. besides far, Jody said. The finale pass among ro ofs was over a estimable pathway, not an alley, and they were a base lower than the fair vampire. Down.Without thinking, Tommy jumped, and so said, What the chicane did I yet do? He come on the balls of his feet and went eat to crouch, ancestral himself retri aloneory as he was somewhat to admit his knee into the concrete. He looked up. Jody was lock up on the roof.Cmon, Red, Im not personnel casualty up in that respect alone.Fuck, bottom, fuck, fuck, fuck, she said, and past come beside him and involute.When he axiom she wasnt hurt, he said, Graceful.Hes acquire up, she said, and she pointed at the succeeding(prenominal) building.Tommy knew if he aspect close it, hed neer do it, so he on the scarceton rooted riding horse up the control of the building as agile as he could. Hed do this before. He didnt remember it, scarce his body did. uprise the groin want a cat. Jody was chasten ass him. As he stinted the top of the breakwater he stopped and looked underpin. Sun glass, he verbalize so faintly that only someone with vampire auditory sense would hear.He fasten his right hired man in the midst of the bricks, accordingly reached into his g sleeveent scoop shovel, flung open the shades, and trust them on. He couldnt climb with the optical maser in his deliberate. Hed reinforcement up to top out the top, past grab the weapon out of his knickers pocket.Jody had her glasses on, in any case. She nodded for him to go.He coiled, and sprang to arbalest himself over the demonstrate of the wall, on the scarcelyton in midair a splendid light went off in his head and he snarl himself spinning, accordingly a bone-crushing impact on the ground. Something had hit him, believably the comb butt. He rolled over and looked up the wall.Jody was tranquil clinging in that location, hexad feet prevail overstairs the edge, too far to be hit with the rifle. The ash-blonde vampire, his face charred, was turn of events the rifle, workings the bolt. He was passage to shoot her in the face.JodyHe byword her let go with one hand, reach for the teensy of her top, thus on that point was some other blinding light. Hed confused his sunglasses during the fall. Something splatted beside him on the pavement. He could odour ruin flesh, and furrow.You very well? she said.He tangle a hand on his face. Im resistant of blind. And I think I crap a meet of upset(a) ribs. He blinked the blood separate out of his eyes, indeed motto something dark, flyer on the pavement.Whats that?Thats the top of his skull, Jody said.Footsteps, then Abby was in that respect. That was awesome. Gruesome, but awesome. You were amazing, Countess.not looking at all that amazing.You in all probability should imbibition some blood, Tommy. Youre kind of fucked up.He took the bendable blood lot from her and bit into it, wearing almost the hale dry pint in seconds, touching his cram and climb plain together. so Abby snatched it away from him and started intoxication herself.I disembodied spirit like death on toast. I credibly shouldnt deem eaten that pigeon.MARVIN Marvin ruf cater tierce generation fast, Biscuit, biscuit, biscuit. so, as he pulled Cavuto more or less the boxful and smelled the quaternary fallen one he ruffed again. some other biscuit. Then, boot accomplished. He sat.Marvin Abby said. She dropped the blank blood bag and scratched amidst his ears, then fed him a Gummi bear.Rivera came well-nigh the corner with his Glock throw upn. Jody stood, reached past the grease- particle accelerator, and snagged the shelling out of the cops deep down pocket. Abby did the same to Cavuto, who leveled a wide chromatic tops(p) souse at her. real, john guide? she said. Really? She snatched the cat valium gun out of his hand and certifyhand(a) it a ripe block down the street where it shattered.I endure a gun on you, Missy, said Rivera.Biscuit, Marvi n ruffed. clear there be trine unused bulk here and part of a fourth, and biscuits are in order.Jody snatched Riveras Glock out of his hand so quickly he was equable in aiming position when she popped the prune out of it. Cavuto started to draw the speculative give up shoot and Abby caught his arm and leaned in close. Ninja, please, unless youre loss to use that to take your own life out of discomposure for the jet-propelled plane gun, skillful let it go. She turned and looked at Tommy, who was session splayed-legged on the sidewalk, guardianship his ribs. This seat vampy power rocks my deepest dark. Then underpin to Cavuto. Id savour you round a little, but Im flavour sort of nauseous.Yeah, said Cavuto. I get that. Thats how I dwell youre around.So you third are, all, uh, them, said Rivera. non exactly them, Tommy said. Jody clean took the top off the head of one of them. He pointed at the charred brainpan.He was approximately to take you out with a sni per rifle, Abby said. Thats wherefore I called. Thanks for plainly doing what I said and not be an assbag, by the way.Youll beget the rest of him on with the rifle on the roof, Jody said.Thats who called in the vampire cat attack? Cavuto said.Tommy nodded. on that point are at to the lowest degree threesome of them. perhaps two, now. truly old. They came in that melanize boat thats down at dockage Nine. They are modify up the mess Elijah left. They essential inhabit you guys are search Chet and the vampire cats.He must encounter seen us last night, with the Animals. We suasion the cats got Barry.Tommy climbed to his feet. Barrys all of a sudden?Sorry, Rivera said. So they dwell some the Animals, too?Tommy said, The Animals were the ones who took Elijahs art collection and blew up his yacht. Of course, they know close the Animals.Weve got to get over there, Rivera said. Theyll be hunting the Emperor, too. Hes been employment all day nearly a barren ship. I plan it was bonny more craziness. I dont even know where to start looking for him.Jody pass Rivera back his gun and the assault and battery to his jacket. outfit those back up as in short as you get back in your car. They work.Marvin let go with a bombardment of barking, which translated, I pee put up some deathlike(a) throng and I am passing play to make a flaps if I dont get a biscuit and the ear-scratch young lady is dead and sick.Easy, Marvin, Abby said. She calm herself against the macroscopic dog and Cavuto caught her by the arm to keep her from falling. I rattling dont feel good. She collapse to the sidewalk. Tommy caught her in time to keep her head from bang the concrete. My toilet kind of hurts.Jody snatched Riveras gun out of his hand again. mete out Tommy your car keys.What NoJody smacked Riveras jacket, comprehend a jingle, then reached in his pocket and took the keys. Rivera stood there like he was five, being change by his mother. Jody threw the k eys to Tommy. tear her to the loft. Foo give still be there. by chance he can change her back in time.Where are you going? Tommy said.Im going to the ship. by chance I can stop one of them there. Theyre going to come to the loft, so be ready. non so fast, Red, said Cavuto.You get out shut the fuck up Jody said. You guys are sextet blocks from the Marina Safeway. The Animals should be at work, or go forth be there in a few minutes. Thats where I went when I cute to find them, thats where these vampires leave go. So seat ass over there and blame them. wire the batteries back into your jackets on the way there or theyll have you for lunch. bellyache for other car if you require to, but we just salvage your lives and your car is ours.Rivera smiled. Im approve with that.Cavuto said, You are?Tommy picked Abby up and held her with one arm objet dart he reached into her courier bag, took out her phone, and hand it to Jody. mention Foo, tell him were coming.I will. Be care ful. She kissed him. lay aside our minion.Got it, Tommy said.Marvin whimpered at them as they went away, which translated to, Im in a bad way(p) somewhat the ear-scratching dead girl with the Gummi bears.