Maybe just sleep well with no kisses

Maybe just sleep well with no kisses
He raised his hand to strike her down, but she was faster. She rolled away from him, to the side and this gave the others a chance to attack. Her silver blade flew out of her pocket, ready to shed vampire blood. Her leg immobilized one of them, leaving him on the ground, while she snapped the neck of the one next to him. There were three left, not counting the leader, who seemed to stand by and wait for them to bring her to him.

Her blade sliced through the heart of the guy next to her, while the other grabbed her by the hand. She turned swiftly and her heel kicked him right in the chin, sending him down to the ground. The fifth one came at her with his fists, but she slid between his legs, severing both of his muscle calves. He fell straight to the ground, bleeding profusely, unable to move.

She got back to her feet, breathing heavily. These guys were just child’s play. She’d had more dangerous stuff than them for breakfast. However, with the tall guy… something told her she should watch out.

“Nicely done, Goldilocks,” he actually clapped for her, circling around her, like a vulture.

His eyes revealed nothing but ferocity. He wasn’t hungry. He was enjoying this.

“When they told me about you, I didn’t believe them,” he continued, with a self- satisfied grin on his face. “I had to see it for myself, and I must say, I’m impressed.”

“That might actually mean something, if I knew who you were,” she snorted, squeezing her blade in her hand, knowing her life depended on it.

Her words were meant to insult him, but she saw no such emotion on his face. She just saw emptiness behind that hollow grin, like a mask.

“All good things come to those who wait, Goldilocks,” he teased her. “And, while I’m really having fun here, I’m afraid I can’t stick around for much longer. Those you can keep as my gift to you.”

Mina watched with awe as he transformed into a raven and flew away, leaving the bodies of his clan members for her to do with as she pleased. As most of them were still alive, she got the wooden stakes out of Kellam’s backpack, and struck them through each of their hearts. When she was done, she realized that the little kid was still hiding behind a big dumpster and he’d witnessed everything.

She could see the fear in his eyes, the disbelief, the little snots dripping out of his nose in thin strips and him totally unable to move a muscle. His little innocent life was over and, now, he was a man, stuck in a child’s body.

“Shit, kid…” she raked her fingers through her hair, as she spoke to him. “Come here.”

The child didn’t move. He sank even further into the darkness, behind the dumpster.

He was petrified of her, of them.

“Come here, I won’t hurt you,” she told him softly.

She wasn’t used to this kind of talk, but she knew she’d never forgive herself if she just disappeared and left this kid in this pool of vampire blood. This time, the boy believed her words. There was something in her voice that made her tame even the wildest of beasts. She outstretched her hand, making sure to pocket her blade before doing so. The boy walked over to her, dragging his bare, bloodied feet.

“Here,” she sat down on the ground and started messing about with her sneakers.

Now, she was on the same level as him and it made him more trusting. He got

closer. She wasn’t looking at him anymore. She was too busy taking off her sneakers and socks. Then, she put them right next to his feet.

“They might be a size too big but even that’s better than being barefoot.”

The kid looked at the sneakers, then at her. There was a quizzical look on his face.

“Yeah, I know that the socks are purple with hearts,” she smiled. “Sorry about that.”

A second later, he grabbed the socks and the sneakers, and was about to put them

on.

“Wait,” she urged him, grabbing a bottle of water from Kellam’s backpack and a handkerchief.

She poured the water on his feet and wiped them carefully with the handkerchief. His feet weren’t squeaky clean when she was finished, but it was much better than before.

“There, now try them on,” she told him.

The kid did as he was told. He sat down on the ground as he put on the socks, then the sneakers. He got up, then eyed his feet, which were bare no more. There was a wide grin on his face, which lit up as he walked around, then jumped a few times.

“Good, huh?” she asked, and he nodded. “Well, alright then.”

She got up and walked over to him. The smile disappeared from his face, as her hand rested on his greasy hair, shuffling it a little.

“Next time, think twice whose side you’re going to take, alright?” she asked.