[b]"Maple, wake up! It's already getting dark out!"[/b]

The familiar voice of Jasmine roused Maple from her sleep. The girl yawned as she sat up, looking at the clock on her nightstand as a hand went to caress the amulet she wore around her neck. 8 pm already, and of course she'd slept the whole day away. [color=f49ac2]"Damn. I know the sunlight would kill me if I went outside, but constantly being awake only when it's dark out is getting kinda depressing."[/color] She spoke seriously as she pulled herself out of bed, dressing in a simple red t-shirt and ripped jeans before beginning to search for her favorite jacket. [color=f49ac2]"I think, I'm gonna try and stay up all day tonight. I miss the view of the garden in the light."[/color]

[b]"I honestly think the moonlight suits those poor flowers better."[/b] Jasmine's voice was quiet, but her proximity to Maple always gave  her away. Maple found her jacket, thrown callously behind the door after the last time she'd worn it. The soft black fabric hung loosely off her frame as she fastened the zipper, glancing in mirror as she did before deciding to brush out her tangled excuse for hair. 

[color=f49ac2]"Of course you like the moonlight better. You always did like the night-life."[/color]

[b]"So did you."[/b]

[color=f49ac2]"Ha. Never really had a choice there. Li-Ren, Kyle, where are you?"[/color] As she put her hairbrush down and tied back her hair in a loose ponytail, an old stuffed rabbit and a knife, still in its sheath, appeared behind her, floating in midair. The vampire turned to face them, smiling as she did. [color=f49ac2]"Good evening boys. Ready to go hunting?"[/color]

[i]"No."[/i] Kyle, the rabbit, said. 

[u]"Do I have a choice?"[/u] The dagger Li-Ren spoke next. Maple's smile only grew.

[color=f49ac2]"You know you don't Li. And, Hunny, you haven't actually come with me on a hunt in ages."[/color]

[i]"I know. You keep leaving me here for boring guard duty. I'm not mentally prepared yet for the agonizing amount of nothing I'm subjected to whenever you decide to go bleed some poor sap dry."[/i] Before Maple could respond, he interrupted her. [i]"and please, DON'T call me Hunny. You and I both know you grew out of that centuries ago."[/i]

[color=f49ac2]"Uh-Huh. Sure. So you wanna come with me this time? I thought you hated the sight."[/color] She heard the rabbit groan before he nodded at her, moving to float at her side a second later. [color=f49ac2]"Alright then."[/color] She grabbed Li-Ren out of the air and fastened the dagger to her belt before leaving her room. 

She walked down the hall until she came to the main staircase, then she slid down the banister to land, not at all gracefully, on the floor below. She spun in a small circle as she regained her balance, and smiled at the people she now noticed were there. [color=f49ac2]"Good evening everybody. Are we ready to go out?"[/color]

[i]"Hello Olivia, Leon, Teodora, Riya, and... Sarah, was it? Apparently, it's a wonderful night for a hunt."[/i] Kyle greeted each of them, the stuffed rabbit bobbing up and down in the air as he did. Whether any of them noticed the mocking tone in his voice or not, Maple sure did, and she quickly reached out to grab the rabbit before anyone else could. She protectively brought him to her chest in a hug, so similar to how she would hold him as a child. She couldn't have any of her family members tearing him to pieces now, not when he'd survived so long with her.

[color=f49ac2]"Don't mind the ghost, he's a little chatty tonight."[/color]




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