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</div></div><br/><span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'">Luca's response about his blood was washed away as he felt Aries tug on his shirt. Confused, he stopped walking and looked over his shoulder. His chest clenched as Aries wrapped his arms around Luca's waist and held him. There was even a gentle squeeze of his arms as he hugged Luca, pressing his face into Luca's back. For a brief moment, Luca stiffened. <i>He's!... wait...</i> Fear shot through him, but it was quickly washed away as Aries removed himself shortly after without having done anything else to Luca. <br/>
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<i>Did he seriously just... comfort me?</i> Luca mused as he turned to look at Aries in shock. He couldn't remember the last time he had been hugged by someone just for the comfort of the touch. Despite the fact that Aries wasn't a warm body, the spot where he'd hugged Luca felt warm. For a moment that seemed forever, Luca didn't answer Aries. He took the other half of the cookie gently, his heart in his throat. With a soft cough, Luca brought the treat up to his lips, his eyes on the ground as he started walking again. <br/>
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"Thank you..." he said softly, just barely above a whisper but he knew Aries could hear him well enough. He took a small bite of the cookie and savored the taste of sugar and chocolate. Though not a sweet tooth himself, he did appreciate the cookie. It took a bit longer to reach the headquarters and Luca knocked on the door just as street lights were flickering on. He'd finished off the rest of his cookie as he waited for someone to answer. Luca never just walked into a hunter's headquarters, preferring to treat it as a hotel stay more than anything. <br/>
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As the door opened, the same hunter from before gave a smile. "Hey, looking better. Staying for-"<br/>
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His words were cut short at the sound of a horrid scream filling the night air. Luca twisted around, searching the gloom just as the hunter looked around a well. With an order to someone else within the home, the hunter stepped outside next to Luca and started down the stairs. "Stay there!" he ordered Luca who frowned at the man. Unfortunately, he had no intention of staying put. Luca went down the steps as well, back onto the street. Another scream, that time from a different direction. Luca cursed to himself and went the opposite way the hunter had gone, running as fast as he could go. <i>Let me make it!</i> He prayed as he drew his knife and prepared for a fight. Another cry of pain filled the air, closer then and Luca turned into the darkened alley that he swore it came from. Coming to a skidding halt, he lifted his weapon in preparation for a fight. Only to face darkness and nothing else. <br/>
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"Wait... Something's not right," he said softly. <br/>
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"Ah, to think <i>Blood Rite</i> would come running at the devastating sounds of someone screaming. Maybe we should do this more often." <br/>
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Luca twisted, facing a tall, brute like figure bearing down on him. The vampire smiled, his laugh joined by a handful of others. Luca tightened his hold on the knife, teeth grinding as he glared at them. "Fuck you," Luca snapped. <br/>
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The vampire grinned. "You're the one who fell for it."<br/>
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Luca's heart lurched. <i>The other scream! The hunter!</i> "And the other scream..." his voice trembled despite his trying not to.<br/>
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"We are the lucky ones tonight. Was it difficult trying to decide which 'life' you were going to save?"<br/>
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Luca ground his teeth. <i>Shit! I hope he'll be alright...</i> he thought as he took in the vampires being to surround them and prepared for a long fight.</span>