The decision

“All right, I’ll see you in the morning” Valeera waited until she saw Anna’s light turn on. Smiling she turned back towards the bar. She couldn’t go back in and be seen leaving with anyone, but she was ok with that, she could see in the window, her meal was leaving anyway. Ashton felt her and looked up, a smile formed across his face. He looked at the guy that had grabbed her before she left and shook his head. The guy walked out of the bar, barley able to stand he searched for his keys. Valeera walked to him casualy and smiled, she had unbuttoned the first two buttons of her blouse and she knew it would have the affect she needed. “You need a ride?” She asked her voice soothed him, he looked up at her and smiled
“Yeah I think I do” he put the keys back in his pocket
She hailed a cab and helped him in
“Do I know you?” he asked
“No, but I think you want to, you grabbed my arm in the bar earlier” she pressed her body into his she sat so he could see into her blouse, he licked his lips, and she could hear blood the blood in his veins. She leaned into his neck and licked him lightly, closing her eyes, she was finding it difficult to not bite him now, but the cab driver proved a problem. He was watching them too closely. He had not seen her face, and she wanted to keep it that way, she would not need both of them. She could take them easily, but she didn’t like to kill more than she needed. The man next to her put his hand in her blouse and squeezed her breast, it caught her attention, and she didn’t like it. Looking at him, she smiled. He cab came to a halt, kicking the cab driver in the head, she knocked him out. Grabbing the man she opened the door and slammed him into a wall. He slumped to the ground and moaned. She smiled as she exited the cab. Grabbing him, she tossed him into the ally and watched as he sat in the fetal postion from the pain. She knelt by him and smiled again.
“Wanted to be a bad ass in the bar, you know, women don’t like that” she licked her lips and her fangs came slowly. He looked at her in terror, it was a look she loved, she liked it when they were scared, it made it sweeter. The blood pumped faster. She picked him up again and held him by the shirt against the wall.
“Now repeat after me, I will never grab another women again”
He started to cry
“Eh, that’ll do” she sank her teeth into his neck, and relished as the blood flowed into her mouth, she
licked him lightly and sucked harder, his body convulsed in her hands, she sucked until his pulse
stopped. She knew the rule, she wanted more, but you do not suck once the pulse stops. She licked
her lips, and let him fall. She doesn’t have to kill them, she knows that, but this one, she wanted to.

She sighed as she walked into her apartment. Flicking on the lights she looked around. Leaning against the door she closed her eyes again, thinking of Ashton she smiled, she almost felt warmth in her cheeks, and she relished it. She knew it was the warmth of the new blood flowing through her body, but for a moment she remembered what it was like to be one of the sheep. Her smile faded as her mind wrapped around the fact he had blatantly shown up unannounced into her territory. She growled to herself, shaking her head. A pack of dogs was in her territory and she didn’t have the clan rip them apart. Anger surged through her as she threw open her door once again. It ripped from it’s hinges and flew from her hand. She sighed deeply and shook her head. She needed to remember not to do that. If that bastard didn’t have a good excuse, he was gonna pay with his hide, and so were his dogs.

“Damn it!” She walked to her bedroom changing quickly. She threw on a purple trench coat as she laced up her boots, making sure her silver daggers were hidden well within. Satisfied she walked to the hole, where her front door used to be. Two of her male children were standing guard. They looked to her awaiting her orders. This was nothing new to them. “make some calls, and bring silver.” she threw her phone a them “I want everyone, there are some dogs that need to learn to obey.”
she hurried down the stairs her leather coat seemingly to float behind her. She walked quickly and only looked at her men when she heard one of them on the phone.

She watched him through the window of the bar. His pack was no longer there, it was only him. How stupid. He was now nothing but an easy meal ticket if she could get him into an area suitable. The bar was pretty much empty. The waitress was still talking to him, but he paid little attention to her, only watched out the window, a slight smirk on his face. She growled again and headed for the door. She entered, his grin widened. She waved the waitress off, setting her hands on the table she looked him straight in the eyes, staring.

“So what’s this about?” her voice was very near a growl, it was light and no one else heard.

“What no Hello?”

“Are you kidding me? You come into my territory unannounced, with your dogs, and you stare me down?” her face was directly in his now. She could smell the wolf on him, and the fear entered again. A werewolf was more deadly than anything she’d ever come across. They were far beyond dangerous, and cunning. She quelled it quickly letting the anger rise in her. He watched the anger flow through her with a smirk on his face. He took a moment to take her in, she had changed from earlier, she now wore leather pants, and a white t-shirt, he could see the outline of the lace bra she wore
underneath it but only what wasn’t coverd by the puple trench coat she wore. His smile widened.

“Ashton answer me” she put her hand on him, as soon as it connected she knew it was a mistake. He grabbed her suddenly and slammed her against he farthest wall in the bar. His lips were at her ear and he growled deeply. She heard the sudden cock of a shotgun and smiled. Her eyes changed from blue to a dark red. She was threatened but knew even he would not really do anything. She heard the howls from outside the bar and knew that they were just outside of her territory line. She looked to him
from the corner of her eye and smiled again. “Oh come now” she said matter of factly, raising her arms to waist level. At least 30 vampires entered through the door surrounding him. Her second in commend, Chelle, was a little closer to her, but still within Ashton’s reach, for her own protections Valeera waved her back a few more steps. She knew Ashton, and this was probably not enough, but she didn’t back down. “see, I can do it too” the growl came again and he looked to her boots, she
knew he could smell the silver. He let her down from the wall and then took the others in with a smile.

“Such a wonderful welcome I must say.” His voice was calm yet she could sense the small amount of fear. If he wasn’t in here alone, there would have been none, she was sure of that. He walked back towards his table. “Though I must say, the scent of silver is overwhelming. You need better ventilation.” Chelle stepped in front of him, but he didn’t even lose stride. He scooped her ease, throwing her towards her compadre’s. He was still a stubborn and idiotic fool. Valeera raised her hand suddenly as she saw her children move towards him. He picked up his drink and turned to her, his face
now serious. “We are chasing an Azlu.”

“What’s an Azlu?” She rhetored, trying to keep her clan at bay.

“It’s a spider, for the most part. Though it takes control of it’s host, turning it into something even the devil wouldn’t call his own. They are nasty, and from what we understand, she’s got a few .. Friends in town here.” He paused and finished off his drink then looked back to her. “We’ve tracked to here, and have found Azlu, and Beshilu have also been noticed.” Valeera growled. She knew the Beshilu, freaking rat swarms that infected their hosts, and then ate them from the inside out leaving nothing but a
hulking skin controlled by rats, and those weren’t even the worse of them.

“Why are they here?” She leaned her back against the wall as she ran her finger over her lips. She did this frequently when she was in thought. Her clan should have known these creatures had moved into her territory. Already she had the feeling of eyes on her, and she didn’t like it. Those beady rat eyes, undressing your skin from it’s muscle. There were already a lot of things she had to deal with, an opposing clan of vampire was already trying to muscle in on her, now these spiders and rats. She smiled suddenly looking to Ashton as he answered. She could use his help on this rival clan, he’d be perfect, though how could she get him to do it without linking it back to her?

“Seems you are prime for the pickens.” He watched her, closely, she was plotting something. Though taking care of this swarm of Azlu, and maybe picking apart some Bishilu is exactly what his pack needed. Their renown had already spread pretty deep across the wolves territory and this would just help increase it, peace was almost at his disposal, even though he and pack did not own territory. They never had a need for it, jumping across territories following these Azlu earned them their passage. “Now, can we get to our duties?”

Chelle looked at Ashton and whispered into Valera’s ear. Valeera nodded in agreement.
“If I help you, we do things my way” she told him matter of factly
Ashton chocked on his drink, looking at her
”Help me? Your way?” he stood now walking close he snarled at her “let me be very clear I do not need your help, I am more powerful than you could ever hope to be” she felt his rage, and she liked it.
Smiling she leaned into him whispering
“That may be, but this is my territory, and now you’re in it, so you follow me” looking in his eyes now she could see the animal he held back, she didn’t want him to hold back
Grabbing her by the throat, he pushed her into the wall, hard, her body causing it to cave a bit, cheap structcher. She did not struggle and chelle held her clan back, she looked at him calmly, and chuckled
“You cannot hurt me, remember that” he looked away for a moment and then back
“You try my patience women” he squeezed harder now “I do not need you, I could end you now, she would never survive without you” using his head he pointed towards Chelle. Valeera knew he was right. Her clan would fall apart without her. “The sun will be rising soon” he let her go, she stood defiantly
Looking at him, she did not speak, only turned with her clan following. As she reached the door Ashton called after her
“What say you women?”
“Aye” and she walked out
Chelle caught up with her quickly
“That was nothing more than two old lovers trying to cover how they feel about each other” Valeera hissed at her and with a swift motion backhanded her into the wall, she was on top of Chelle before she even had a chance to stand, Valeera’s fangs and nails grew, she was furious, holding Chelle under the chin with her nails
“You dare question me? Remember whom you are dealing with Vampire, I run this city, I run you no one questions me, are we clear?”
Chelle nodded at her
“He thinks he’s in charge, which is exactly what I wanted” she let Chelle down and her teeth and nails retracted. The other vampires tried to help Chelle stand, she pushed them away. Valeera made a mental note; Chelle would need to be replaced.