Blacc shook his head, looking away from the girl who had so warmly embraced Mira. "I knew Afterglow got torched, didn't know Raz was missing. I haven't heard from him." He shrugged. "Not that he tells me anything, really." The large man occupied himself with cooking, muttering something about them using up the rest of his hot dogs. He smiled at Mallow, however, when the thief raised an eyebrow at him.<br/><br/>The three of them stood there, Blacc in the small kitchen, Mallow and Cherry standing in the entryway as Cocoa sobbed into her friend's shoulder. "Gods, I-I th-th-th-thought you were d-dead!" She wailed, and Mallow almost laughed. C.C. had never been the crying type, except when her friends were put in danger, or when animals were harmed. He shuddered at the memory of what had happened to the man who'd dare kicked a street cat in front of his sister. Poor bastard.Cocoa kept mumbling things at Mira, clutching onto the other girl with surprising desperation. Mallow's head tilted to one side. He'd never seen her cling like that, nor had he ever known her to do anything but wail loudly when she was crying.<br/><br/>His eyebrows shot up and her actions were explained when Cocoa pulled back from the hug. "I thought I had lost you..." She said, just before pressing her lips to Mira's. It was a short kiss, but the silence in the apartment was a stunned one, and had Mallow been able to look away from his sister, he would have seen matching looks of astonishment on everyone's faces.<br/>He recovered first, walking over to Cocoa and pulling her from Mira's (now limp) arms. "Hey...not a good time, C.C." He said softly, guiding the girl to the couch. Cocoa blinked, blushed deeply, and buried her face in her hands.<br/><br/>Mallow sighed, turning his attention to the girl his sister had so foolishly locked lips with. If Kai had kidnapped this girl, there was no telling what she'd been through. "So," He said, holding out a hand. "I'm Mallow. Cocoa's brother. I'm uh...sure she mentioned me once or twice." Gods, he sucked at this.<br/><br/>He eyed the girl as he waited for her to shake his hand. She appeared human, but not for much longer. There was a faint bite mark on her neck, and her irises were frayed at the edges. It was barely noticeable, but Mallow had spent years noticing the smallest things, from earrings to tripwires. Mira was turning, and they needed to get her somewhere safe. He'd seen what happened during a vampire's first bite, and it wasn't pretty, not if they didn't have someone on standby to be the first drink. Mallow himself had never been bitten, and right now there was only one vampire he would even consider letting bite him. Brown eyes flicked to Cocoa. No doubt she would jump at the chance, given her display and her weird fetish.<br/><br/>This was getting more complicated by the minute, and Mallow didn't like it.