could let Tansy take care of that for her.
* * *
When Sonya got back to her hotel room, Tansy had just gotten out of the shower and came hurrying from the bathroom in her purple robe. She threw her arms around Sonya as if they'd been apart forever, or something had threatened to separate them.
“Why didn't you answer your phone? I kept calling you.”
“I'm sorry. I had it on silent.” Her eyes widened when she saw the gauze on Tansy's neck. “What happened to your neck?”
“That's why I called. I just got back from the hospital.”
The news alarmed her. “What happened? Are you okay?”
“I'm fine. I got attacked by a vampire,” Tansy explained, guiding her by the hand over to the bed.
Sonya's concern mounted and she prayed Demornae hadn't been the one who assaulted Tansy. “What did the vampire look like?”
“It all happened so fast. I didn't really get a good look at him.”
The fiend was male. She exhaled a sigh of relief that her actions tonight hadn't cost Tansy.
“He was tall and really muscular with a bald head and a very bad attitude. I seriously would've died if that man hadn't shown up.”
“What man?”
Tansy shrugged, looking guilty all of a sudden. “Just some random stranger who got in the way. He saved me in a sense.”
“Did he kill the vampire?”
“Not exactly. The vampire was too strong for me. He bit my neck and started drinking my blood. I couldn't fight him off.” Tansy took Sonya's hand in hers and glanced down at the bedspread they sat on. “I thought I'd never see you again. When I saw that man walking past the alley we were in, I knew I had to do anything to get back to you, even if it wasn't very ethical.”
Sonya raised an eyebrow. “Did you trip him and run or something?”
“No. I used an ancient spell – a rather controversial one. It's called Soul Fusion. Have you ever heard of it?”
She stiffened. “The spell where two souls can be combined into one and occupy the same body?”
Tansy nodded, seeming to scrutinize her face for any signs of reproach. “Yes. I cast the spell on them and the stranger disappeared. His soul became trapped inside the vampire's body.”
Sonya felt her mouth hanging open. “Did it make him good?”
Tansy shrugged. “I didn't stay around to find out. I got the hell out of there as fast as I could and went to the hospital.”
Sonya dragged her palm down her face in worry. “My god, Tansy, that spell is dangerous. You could’ve gotten hurt or killed.”
“I was already dead if I hadn't taken action.”
“I'm glad you're okay, but you shouldn't have been out late walking by yourself. What were you doing?”
“I wanted to get us some snacks for our room. I got some good ones.”
Sonya snagged her in a lung-crushing hug. “Thank God you're all right.”
Her mind ran back over the night's events. It was a male vampire who attacked Tansy, but it could have just as easily been Demornae. She could have assaulted Tansy and that stranger might not have happened by and Sonya would've been to blame for her roommate's demise. She held Tansy tighter, silently vowing to never show the enemy any mercy ever again.
* * *
After their raid on the high school, the cruxim moved on, but Sonya and Tansy took a little vacation together in Seattle before they drove home to Portland. Tansy had to get back to her job and Sonya spent the day alone, walking down the busy streets in the cool, crisp fall air.
The sky was a bright shade of blue and the pristine white clouds looked like enormous cotton balls perched on the stark blue canvas. The leaves on the trees were changing to brilliant shades of red, orange and gold. Many of them had already drifted slowly to the ground below in piles which had been soaked to the earth by the frequent rain.
Today the sun shone like a glowing orb and the value of life seemed apparent, though her sorrow managed to overshadow the beauty of the day. Walking through the city on an autumn day always made
* * *
When Sonya got back to her hotel room, Tansy had just gotten out of the shower and came hurrying from the bathroom in her purple robe. She threw her arms around Sonya as if they'd been apart forever, or something had threatened to separate them.
“Why didn't you answer your phone? I kept calling you.”
“I'm sorry. I had it on silent.” Her eyes widened when she saw the gauze on Tansy's neck. “What happened to your neck?”
“That's why I called. I just got back from the hospital.”
The news alarmed her. “What happened? Are you okay?”
“I'm fine. I got attacked by a vampire,” Tansy explained, guiding her by the hand over to the bed.
Sonya's concern mounted and she prayed Demornae hadn't been the one who assaulted Tansy. “What did the vampire look like?”
“It all happened so fast. I didn't really get a good look at him.”
The fiend was male. She exhaled a sigh of relief that her actions tonight hadn't cost Tansy.
“He was tall and really muscular with a bald head and a very bad attitude. I seriously would've died if that man hadn't shown up.”
“What man?”
Tansy shrugged, looking guilty all of a sudden. “Just some random stranger who got in the way. He saved me in a sense.”
“Did he kill the vampire?”
“Not exactly. The vampire was too strong for me. He bit my neck and started drinking my blood. I couldn't fight him off.” Tansy took Sonya's hand in hers and glanced down at the bedspread they sat on. “I thought I'd never see you again. When I saw that man walking past the alley we were in, I knew I had to do anything to get back to you, even if it wasn't very ethical.”
Sonya raised an eyebrow. “Did you trip him and run or something?”
“No. I used an ancient spell – a rather controversial one. It's called Soul Fusion. Have you ever heard of it?”
She stiffened. “The spell where two souls can be combined into one and occupy the same body?”
Tansy nodded, seeming to scrutinize her face for any signs of reproach. “Yes. I cast the spell on them and the stranger disappeared. His soul became trapped inside the vampire's body.”
Sonya felt her mouth hanging open. “Did it make him good?”
Tansy shrugged. “I didn't stay around to find out. I got the hell out of there as fast as I could and went to the hospital.”
Sonya dragged her palm down her face in worry. “My god, Tansy, that spell is dangerous. You could’ve gotten hurt or killed.”
“I was already dead if I hadn't taken action.”
“I'm glad you're okay, but you shouldn't have been out late walking by yourself. What were you doing?”
“I wanted to get us some snacks for our room. I got some good ones.”
Sonya snagged her in a lung-crushing hug. “Thank God you're all right.”
Her mind ran back over the night's events. It was a male vampire who attacked Tansy, but it could have just as easily been Demornae. She could have assaulted Tansy and that stranger might not have happened by and Sonya would've been to blame for her roommate's demise. She held Tansy tighter, silently vowing to never show the enemy any mercy ever again.
* * *
After their raid on the high school, the cruxim moved on, but Sonya and Tansy took a little vacation together in Seattle before they drove home to Portland. Tansy had to get back to her job and Sonya spent the day alone, walking down the busy streets in the cool, crisp fall air.
The sky was a bright shade of blue and the pristine white clouds looked like enormous cotton balls perched on the stark blue canvas. The leaves on the trees were changing to brilliant shades of red, orange and gold. Many of them had already drifted slowly to the ground below in piles which had been soaked to the earth by the frequent rain.
Today the sun shone like a glowing orb and the value of life seemed apparent, though her sorrow managed to overshadow the beauty of the day. Walking through the city on an autumn day always made
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