Vampire Gemini

Chapter 2 “City Heat”   Kyoko woke with a start knowing the sun was setting. It was like a biological alarm clock to her and had been since… as far back as she could remember. She pushed herself up knowing it was time to go to work. She just wished she were getting paid for it. Hearing a siren in the distance drew her attention to the window just in time to catch the last rays of light leaving the city sky. She could hear the faint sound of thumping music from the nightclubs on the strip where she lived. She had picked an apartment right in the heart of the city for a reason. She could feel the vibration through her bed… The Underground was the name of the club she lived above. Rent was cheap because there was no way someone could live here and expect to get any kind of sleep unless it was during the day. That’s where Kyoko believed in luck. Where else could she have found a place that had the same hours she did? There were no rude people running up and down the halls… u

Chapter 4 “Heat of Possession”   “This girl has already been claimed,” Hyakuhei growled trying to shake the site of her response to this human turned cannibal. The half-breed suddenly rose out of the water as if lifted by invisible strings and hovered over the water’s surface. Hyakuhei arched an eyebrow at the tenacity of this one. Granted, he was still only a half-breed but not a complete child to their ways… he summarized that this one had been turned decades ago. “Get lost, she’s mine,” The vampire hissed. “I found her.” Hyakuhei glared at him, his anger reaching new heights making the pool water start to bubble much like a Jacuzzi. “You wish to fight me for one single meal?” Hyakuhei asked in a low voice that had sent more than one creature running for their lives. “So be it.” The pool water was boiling now, splashing up onto the pool deck and hot enough to cause severe burns. Hyakuhei moved faster than the half-breed had ever seen and never would again. He did

Chapter 6 “Seductive Wounds”   Kyoko was limping by the time she finally found a cab. Getting into the back, she gave the cabby the address and curled up into a ball on the backseat making sure the coat was wrapped as tightly around her as she could get it, but she didn’t cry… she would never cry. When the cab pulled to a stop in front of the club, Kyoko blindly handed the driver the fare and got out. The bouncers at the door quickly moved aside when she rushed by them without acknowledgment. Amni was smiling at a pretty ebony-haired young woman celebrating her twenty-first birthday. She was trying to decide what drink to get but kept giggling whenever she noticed him smiling at her. He stiffened when he suddenly smelled blood and looked up. His blue eyes widened when he saw Kyoko run through the club and slip upstairs. Motioning for the other bartender to cover for him, Amni apologized to his customer and raced after her. Kyoko reached the top of the stairs, nearly fall

Chapter 8 “Rooftop Seduction”   Tadamichi jerked up in his bed and swept his gaze around the darkened room. Waving his hand through the air, every candle in the chamber came to life, casting a soft illumination throughout the entire room. The shadowed corners remained, hiding their secrets. His lips parted seeing Hyakuhei standing only a couple feet away grasping one of the candles by its ornate holder over him like Psyche had done to Eros in the ancient myths. However, Hyakuhei did not desire to see his face as the foolish woman in the story had done. His brother was here for another purpose and Tadamichi knew this without asking. The stone silence stretched between them but Tadamichi didn’t mind as he watched Hyakuhei with dark eyes… he already knew the reason for the visit. He was searching for a way to tame the priestess. Lying back against his white silk covered pillows, he had only to wait… Hyakuhei did not disappoint. “Shall we continue our previous conversation?”

Chapter 10 “Wicked”   Kyoko paced back and forth in the bedroom where Tasuki had said her personal items had been placed. She opened the suitcases and cringed when she saw all of her underwear neatly folded on top. Deciding not to think about just who’d packed the bags for her, she removed an ice blue tank top and black short shorts. Putting the suitcase in the closet to unpack later, she started pacing again. Tasuki had told her to go ahead and take a shower but she’d insisted he go first. She was tempted to go into the bathroom and fish the door key out of his pants pocket. Why in the hell did he have a bolt lock that needed a key no matter which side of the door you were on? It would be her luck though, that Tasuki would hear her and yank open the shower door. Kyoko shivered at the prospect of seeing Tasuki naked. She frowned thoughtfully wondering if that would be a bad thing… would it fix everything if she gave herself to Tasuki? Would that make her forget… him? Sha