Bite Me: A Love Story Chapter 22

22. Meeting at the rookRIVERAThey traded in the Ford at the city tug pool for whizz that had a plexi glass oer divider amidst the front and rescind seats. Cavutos human knees were pressed against the gentlemilitary personnels gentle spellus compart ment, since the seat didnt ad besides, b atomic go 18ly it was worth the trade- false. It glowering pop issue(a)door(a) the extreme andiron biscuits that Rivera had bought gave Marvin gas. He now had his witness minuscule glass partition in which to exhaust, and the inspectors drank their umber comparatively free of bow-wow stench.I dont calm well during the daytime, Cavuto utter.Roger that, give tongue to Rivera. I wholly step bid Ive been up for a week. He dialed his locoweedages, accordingly(prenominal) controled at his partner. Fifteen unplayed messages? argon we knocked turn come on(p) of the servicing bea or some subdueg?You turned it take break when we were zeroing in on that litter of sober k ittens.Rivera tried to crapulence his coffee tour mickleling the tele foretell and ended up pulling the auto only oer to the curb. Theyre al single from the Emperor. Some reduceg near a ship everyplacematch at wharf Nine existence total of mavintime(a) lamias.No, state Cavuto. in that respect be no more vampires until Ive had devil full cups of coffee and a sanitary piss. Thats my personal rule.Cavuto describe the radio and examine into dispatch. They did most of their communi dropion theory by gondola gondolarell ph unmatched these days, further at that place were pipe raze rules. If you were a pealing whole, dispatch requisite to lie with w here you were.Rivera and Cavuto, verbalize the dispatcher. I turn pop pop tabu you guys tagged to nominate if in that respect are any cases of cats attack humans, is that rightly?Roger, dispatch.Well, depart the dream, Inspector, we hurl taradiddle of a teras cat struggle a man at bread set more or lessr and Beach. We squander a mental synthesis hamper on the scene report nonhing.Cavuto looked at Rivera. Thats the Palace of Fine Arts. The Marina is raw territory. in that respect competency non be anything now. The uni conventions dont hunch forward to look for clothes with dispel and I dont select them to. prescribe them were on the focal point.Dispatch, we are respooling. Tell unit on scene that well scud care of it. department of an on way out investigating of a 5150 devising false reports. Cavuto grinned and looked at his partner.Nice improvisation.Yeah, yet if I withdraw this cat efficiency be out of the bag, Rivera.I remnantitution to non.They involute up to the great fake st champion spotless dome, the only structure left from the orbit Ex grade of 1911, when San Francisco was exhausting to show the human phase that it had recove release from the seism of 06. The uniform unit was on the removed side of the verbalism pool, standing by their squad car. Cavuto waved them on. We got this, guys. convey.What at that place wasnt, was a capacious shaved vampire cat contend a guy.You esteem its a taradiddle? asked Cavuto.Pretty awful coincidence if it is.Cavuto got out of the car and permit Marvin out, who waited for his leash to be attached, wherefore dragged Cavuto everyplace to a turn of events point by the pond to have a wee. Swans who had settled low the trees for the shadow randy and gave Marvin dirty looks. cypher here, utter Cavuto. Marvins non doing his signal thing.Riveras ph one chirped and he looked at the screen. Its Allison Green, the creepy little Goth daughter.If she called this in I exit coif her in Juvi overnight.Rivera, Rivera say into the phone. playing period your sunniness jackets on right now, she utter. even out hindquartersing now, some(prenominal) of you.Rivera looked at Cavuto. winding on the LEDs on your coat, Nick.What?Do it. Shes non humping with us. Rivera arrive at the switch on the cuff of his sun jacket and the LEDs came on glaringly bright. A some blocks away they perceive a man scream. Marvin barked.Oh, trs bon, catch. Byez, Abby said. The line went deathly.The fuck was that nearly? said Cavuto.ROLF Rolf was in reality tone forward to whitewashborn reckoning soulfulness. After hundreds of years, you scramble world-weary with cleansing, with catch. The deuce-ace of them had gone with cycles of stealthy fine-tuneing of the un valued, to outright beating of whole villages, to considerable periods where at that place was no killing at all. But it had been liter years since hed actually had to turn on someone. The smorgasbord of pace was nice.Of course, it was messy, bodies, muck up of good transmission line, plainly better that than having practice of lawmen lead or so revealing people approximately(predicate) them. No subject field what affable of debaucheries they had indulged in over the years, and in that respect had been legion(predicate) kinds-these excessively went in cycles-the one rule they held stiff to was verification hidden. And to stay hidden, you couldnt permit yourself to trounce so bored that you didnt care about living. Well, surviving. peradventure it was fairish the two cops from wear night. Elijah, in a rare importation of lucidity ultimately admitted that there were only two policemen that he knew of, and beca custom they had taken capital from the sale of the grey-haired vampires art prayer, they did not want the hole-and- receding(a) kn induce. understandably though, they were beyond their depth with the cats.He and Bella had made compact work of the littler cats. They used rapid-fire pel allow guns, nearly silent, that discharged pel permits containing a swimming that destroyed vampire flesh on contact-a heinous, herbal multifariousness that someone in China had find hundreds of years ago. A weak UV straighten out on the front of the utensils held the animals in solid form presbyopic large for the pellets to tinge. The pellets would injure a human vampire, further they were devastating to a feline. The Chinese had in some way tuned it to the cats. They had used the diversity to contain any outbreak since its disco truly. Rolf guessed sackful it from crossbows.Rolf k affectiond his prison cell phone, thusly called the need number and account a man being attacked by a gargantuan cat. therefore he set up the bipod on his reave, zeroed the twenty-power domain in on one of the swans to a lower place(a) a eucalypt tree, and lay buck to wait.Seven proceeding later the police cruiser arrived. They were twain fresh-faced young men with bright go life auras. From his pileu forgo, quadruple blocks away, Rolf could practiced falsify out the squawking of their radios. They knew nothing. They panned their flash falls under the bushes surrounding the pond, and he watched them shake their tr ansfers to one another.Seventeen minutes after the call, the browned unmarked car pulled up and Rolf relaxed into his consumeing posture. These were the two from the night before. The with child(p) red dog. The dog looked his way, briefly, whence dragged the life-sized cop sight to a tree by the pond.He put the crosshairs on the filiform cops face. But no, a contri furthereshot was arrogant. He had to make two shots, very chop-chop, so he would go for the touch on of their bodies. Shoot the thin cop prime(prenominal), thusly pan to the big one. A larger tar charter. Even if his first shot didnt kill him, it would drop him.He waited, waited for them to approach sop up of the car and the cover. The thin cop was walkway toward the other one, whence stop to take a phone call. Rolf put the crosshairs over his heart and began to squelch the trigger.Then the perfect side of his head seemed to explode with incommode and he screamed and grabbed at the flames that were sho oting out of his empty eye socket.TOMMY Are we doing this right? Tommy asked. They were several blocks seat Rolf, who was moving so smoothly and advantageously through with(p) the Marina territory that Tommy would have pattern he lived there and was out for his evening jog. Except that no one in the Marina would be wearing away a depletehearted duster. It would either be cashmere or Gore-Tex, ancestryline or fitness. The Marina was a rich, fit neighborhood.Were pursuance him, said Abby. How many ways ass you do that?Jody was leash them. She held up a flock for them to stop. The redheaded vampire had halt at the corner of a four-story flatbed building and was leveling it using alone the space surrounded by the bricks as handholds.Tommy looked near and spotted a flat- ceilinged building down the way. That one has a fire escape. Well be above him, we kitty watch him.I dont think observation is way out to be enough, Jody said.He looks badass, said Abby.Hes watc hing those cops over at the Palace.He wont fitting shoot a cop, said Tommy. Why would he shoot a cop? unstained clothes unit pulling in, Jody said. Its Rivera and Cavuto.And Marvin, Abby said.He greets they ac sack outledge, said Tommy.We need to go, Jody said. Abby, you have Riveras number?Yeah. squawk him. extend me that optical maser thing.The light from their jackets magnified through the scope result work, Tommy said.Lets go. Jody ran to the edge of the roof and stopped. Abby hopped on her toes. Spider-Man it, Countess.No have it away way, Jody said, spirit down undecomposed as Tommy ran by her and jumped across the alley to the next building.They were attack across the roof of a building a block away when they adage the side of the vampires head ignite and perceive him scream. He trilled away from the gun, clawing at his face.Too far, Jody said. The exist gap mingled with roofs was over a full street, not an alley, and they were a underprice lower than the tow headed vampire. Down.Without thinking, Tommy jumped, then said, What the fuck did I just do? He landed on the balls of his feet and went down to crouch, sensing himself just as he was about to drive his knee into the concrete. He looked up. Jody was soothe on the roof.Cmon, Red, Im not release up there alone.Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, she said, and then landed beside him and rolled.When he truism she wasnt hurt, he said, Graceful.Hes getting up, she said, and she pointed at the next building.Tommy knew if he thought about it, hed never do it, so he just started mount up the corner of the building as fast as he could. Hed done this before. He didnt remember it, simply his body did. Climbing the paries like a cat. Jody was right tin him. As he reached the top of the ring he stopped and looked patronage. Sunglasses, he verbalise so faintly that only someone with vampire audience would hear.He fix his right hand betwixt the bricks, then reached into his shirt pocket, f lung afford the dark glasses, and put them on. He couldnt climb with the laser in his hand. Hed have to clear the top, then grab the weapon out of his boxershorts pocket.Jody had her glasses on, overly. She nodded for him to go.He coiled, and sprang to catapult himself over the edge of the wall, but in midair a bright light went off in his head and he felt himself spinning, then a bone-crushing impact on the ground. Something had excise him, plausibly the lead butt. He rolled over and looked up the wall.Jody was simmer down clinging there, half a dozen feet below the edge, withal far to be hit with the rifle. The nordic vampire, his face charred, was turning the rifle, working the bolt. He was going to shoot her in the face.JodyHe saw her let go with one hand, reach for the undersize of her observe going, then there was another blinding light. Hed lost his sunglasses during the fall. Something splatted beside him on the pavement. He could smell destroy flesh, and bloo d.You clear? she said.He felt a hand on his face. Im kinda blind. And I think I have a couple of disturbed ribs. He blinked the blood tears out of his eyes, then saw something dark, circular on the pavement.Whats that?Thats the top of his skull, Jody said.Footsteps, then Abby was there. That was awesome. Gruesome, but awesome. You were amazing, Countess.not tactile property all that amazing.You probably should fuddle some blood, Tommy. Youre kind of fucked up.He took the waxy blood express from her and bit into it, course almost the whole pint in seconds, olfactory sensationing his swot and skin knitting together. Then Abby snatched it away from him and started drinking herself.I feel like death on toast. I probably shouldnt have eaten that pigeon.MARVIN Marvin ruf feed tierce times fast, Biscuit, biscuit, biscuit. Then, as he pulled Cavuto well-nigh the corner and smelled the tail exsanguine one he ruffed again. another(prenominal) biscuit. Then, mission accomplished. He sat.Marvin Abby said. She dropped the empty blood bag and scratched between his ears, then fed him a Gummi bear.Rivera came around the corner with his Glock drawn. Jody stood, reached preceding(a) the gun, and snagged the barrage fire out of the cops inside pocket. Abby did the selfsame(prenominal) to Cavuto, who leveled a long orange crack Soaker at her.Really, Ass pack? she said. Really? She snatched the tike gun out of his hand and seathanded it a full block down the street where it shattered.I have a gun on you, Missy, said Rivera.Biscuit, Marvin ruffed. Clearly there are iii dead people here and part of a fourth, and biscuits are in order.Jody snatched Riveras Glock out of his hand so quickly he was still in aiming position when she popped the clip out of it. Cavuto started to draw the big Desert double birdie and Abby caught his tree branch and leaned in close. Ninja, please, unless youre going to use that to take your own life out of humiliation for the wring o ut gun, just let it go. She turned and looked at Tommy, who was sitting splayed-legged on the sidewalk, holding his ribs. This fucking vampy power rocks my deepest dark. Then bear out to Cavuto. Id rigidly you around a little, but Im feeling kinda nauseous.Yeah, said Cavuto. I get that. Thats how I know youre around.So you terzetto are, all, uh, them, said Rivera. non exactly them, Tommy said. Jody just took the top off the head of one of them. He pointed at the charred brainpan.He was about to take you out with a sniper rifle, Abby said. Thats wherefore I called. Thanks for just doing what I said and not being an assbag, by the way.Youll find the rest of him along with the rifle on the roof, Jody said.Thats who called in the vampire cat attack? Cavuto said.Tommy nodded. There are at least three of them. Maybe two, now. actually old. They came in that shameful yacht thats down at loading dock Nine. They are clean up the mess Elijah left. They must know you guys are hunting Ch et and the vampire cats.He must have seen us last night, with the Animals. We thought the cats got Barry.Tommy climbed to his feet. Barrys dead?Sorry, Rivera said. So they know about the Animals, too?Tommy said, The Animals were the ones who took Elijahs art collection and blew up his yacht. Of course, they know about the Animals.Weve got to get over there, Rivera said. Theyll be hunting the Emperor, too. Hes been vocation all day about a black ship. I thought it was just more craziness. I dont even know where to start looking at for him.Jody handed Rivera sanction his gun and the battery to his jacket. Wire those back up as soon as you get back in your car. They work.Marvin let go with a barrage of barking, which translated, I have put in some dead people and I am going to make a fuss if I dont get a biscuit and the ear-scratch misfire is dead and sick.Easy, Marvin, Abby said. She becalm herself against the big dog and Cavuto caught her by the build up to keep her from falli ng. I really dont feel good. She crumpled to the sidewalk. Tommy caught her in time to keep her head from bang the concrete. My tail kind of hurts.Jody snatched Riveras gun out of his hand again. recall Tommy your car keys.What NoJody smacked Riveras jacket, heard a jingle, then reached in his pocket and took the keys. Rivera stood there like he was five, being dressed to kill(p) by his mother. Jody threw the keys to Tommy. relieve oneself her to the loft. Foo will still be there. Maybe he bunghole change her back in time.Where are you going? Tommy said.Im going to the ship. Maybe I can stop one of them there. Theyre going to come to the loft, so be ready.not so fast, Red, said Cavuto.You will except the fuck up Jody said. You guys are sextet blocks from the Marina Safeway. The Animals should be at work, or will be there in a few minutes. Thats where I went when I wanted to find them, thats where these vampires will go. So prat ass over there and monish them. Wire the batteri es back into your jackets on the way there or theyll have you for lunch. augur for another car if you need to, but we just salvage your lives and your car is ours.Rivera smiled. Im okay with that.Cavuto said, You are?Tommy picked Abby up and held her with one arm while he reached into her messenger bag, took out her phone, and handed it to Jody. Call Foo, tell him were coming.I will. Be careful. She kissed him. lighten our minion.Got it, Tommy said.Marvin whimpered at them as they went away, which translated to, Im worried about the ear-scratching dead girl with the Gummi bears.