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</div></div><br/><span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'">Luca swallowed the mouthful of awful tasting medicine given to him by one of the hunters at the new headquarters he'd made it to. He knew he was far ahead of Alex and Aries so all he could do was wait. Taking Alex on was going to be a feat, but he didn't have a choice. Not if he wanted Aries back. He'd grown fond of the vampire -an odd thing to say for someone like him. But there was something about Aries that he just couldn't ignore. Lying back on the bed he'd been offered to rest in, he coughed lightly. At least the medicine would help him regain some strength and be better prepared to fight Alex. He was no where near being over the damned sickness that was assaulting him. Luca briefly wondered if it was worse than a cold -teetering more towards a flu or something by how he ached and went from hot to cold rather quickly. <br/>
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A knock stirred him from his fitful slumber. Sitting up, he tossed the sheet aside and ran a hand through his damp hair. He supressed a cough and took a deep breath before he stood and answered the door. "Yeah?"<br/>
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The hunter standing in the hall looked him over with a touch of concern before he answered, "Hunter came in a bit ago, said he saw two guys entering town not too long ago. One wearing a hoodie? You're looking for them, right?" Luca surpressed his anger as best he could. It helped that he wasn't feeling good either as the hunter arched an eyebrow and reached out to grip his shoulder tightly. "You look like shit. You should probably just stay here and rest. I'm sure whatever your friends are doing, they'll be just fine. We can let them know you're here, have them meet you-"<br/>
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"I'm fine. I'll go find them. Our plans are pretty specific, no need to invovle extra hunters."<br/>
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The hunter frowned but didn't argue. Most had their own agenda's anyway. "Alright, if you say so."<br/>
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"Thanks for the tip," Luca said, his tone sincere that time and the man nodded before he left. Luca closed the door and went to the bathroom where he allowed himself to cough, the action pulling up phlem from his chest. He felt a little better afterward and splashed water over his face to help rid himself of the fog that hung over him. He glanced in the mirror, tugging at the strands of black hair and looking over his pale complextion that held little to no color. He looked like death, but he didn't care. Dark circles hung over his eyes - one a dark brown, almost black, the other tinted red.<br/>
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Another splash of water and he dried his face with a towel. Pulling on the vest of blades, he tugged his jacket over that and left the room. If Alex was out hunting vampires, he was undoubtedly using Aries to do the dirty work. Luca hated that idea and it quickened his pace as he exited the headquarters out onto the dark street. All he had to do was find them. Hopefully before vampires found Luca. <i>Shouldn't be too hard, usually takes a night or two before vampires realize I'm here,</i> Luca thought as he roamed the streets, hoping to find traces of a fight leading to Alex and Aries.</span>