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</div></div><br/><span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua'">"I think that's a good idea, Aries," Luca answered as they stepped out into the hall. Allowing the vampire to take the hunter when they were clear of the building was a better idea. Though Luca could certainly hold the hunter without issue, the fact of the matter was returning to the hunter headquarters in a timely manner, of which Aries was more than capable of.<br/>
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"Is he... a vampire," Seth asked as Luca shifted his hold on the hunter. <br/>
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With a slight frown, Luca looked the hunter over before deciding the answer to that question couldn't really hurt. The young man looked more curious than afraid or even angry. "Yes. He's my companion," Luca shared, leaving out the finer detail that the two of them had started a physical, intimate relationship. <br/>
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"It's odd. He's not driven to try to drink from me... I'm leaving a damn trail."<br/>
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"He doesn't like hurting humans. He's... very kind," Luca said softly and there was no way he could hide the tenderness of his tone then. Aries was utterly kind, and so innocent. Luca cared for him deeply and it only seemed to continue to grow. "Now save your strength and concentrate on being quiet to get the hell out of here."<br/>
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"Right," Seth said softly and promptly fell silent. The stairwell down seemed empty enough as they started toward the bottom. With Aries ahead of them, Luca felt a little better, though he worried about the vampire. Despite his immortality, he didn't like seeing his lover injured. As they began the descent down the last set of stairs, Luca had hope that they would make it out of the building without any further trouble. The growl in the darkness from the floor above them ended that hope immediately.<br/>
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"Running away are we? So, the human has decided to try to escape." <br/>
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Luca looked over his shoulder, heart leaping to his throat as he caught sight of a vampire on the stairwell with them. "Aries!" He called out just as the undead creature lunged forward. Luca cursed under his breath as the vampire crashed into them. The ensuing chaos had Luca loosing hold of Seth as they crashed down the stairwell. Though the loss of Seth made it harder to protect him, it also made it easier for him to grasp at his vest for a knife. He drew the weapon as they hit the bottom of the staircase. His head throbbed as he lay on the ground but he pushed through it in order to roll and slam his blade deep into the vampire's back. The creature howled in pain and twisted to attack Luca. Flung from them, Luca hit the opposing wall with a horrid bang. He coughed as he fell the short distance to the floor. <br/>
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Getting up on his hands and knees, Luca reached for another blade. From the darkness of the first floor, the sounds of more undead creatures began to fill the air. <i>Fuck,</i> Luca ground his teeth as he moved to Seth who managed to free himself from the dying vampire's grip. The door wasn't far, but the room was filling quickly with the creatures. "Aries, take Seth, you're faster!" Luca got to his feet, drawing another knife. They would have to run for it. Luca took a deep breath and threw his knives into the darkness just as he moved for the door as quickly as he could.</span>