The smell of his blood made Deri's heart stop and her breath to catch in her throat; deep inside her, the vicious animal she truly was roared and clawed at her flesh, trying to get out and rip the human apart.<br/><br/>Trying to catch her breath, Deri's eyes began to glow a florescent green in her desperate attempt to keep control of herself and her fangs grew to an even sharper point.  "Why...?"  Her question was caught in her throat as it swelled in thirst, but before she could even think of finishing her question, she pivoted and hissed as five men skid to a stop around them.<br/><br/>With glowing red eyes, the tallest of the group approached Deri, stalling a few yards from her as he saw her crouch and hiss in defense, rather than greed that most vampires with a kill in sight would do.  "Oh?"  His deep chuckle seemed to spread like venom between the five men, and soon, they were all laughing.  "My dear, why are you protecting this human?"  From the feel of her power, he could sense she wasn't a turned vampire, nor was she a young one.  "Your Majesty." The tall man elegantly bowed to her in a sense of mockery, but he knew it was needed if he wanted his life spared.<br/><br/>"Don't bow to her, boss!  She may be an old bitch, but she doesn't deserve it if she is partnered with her meal!"  The red-headed one looked at Deri with disgust as well as jealousy, but he never moved a hair in hidden fear.<br/><br/>Folding his arms in front of him as he straightened, the "boss" debated what he and his crew should do with their situation.  And before long, he did two small clicks of the tongue and his four buddies all rushed at Red - and he at Deri, flinging her as far away from the fight as he could.