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[color=darkred][b]RUN[/b][/color] [color=orangered]while you can! The [/color][b][color=black]L U N A T I C[/color][/b] [color=orangered]is coming to get you![/color][/center]

[sub][center][indent][color=cc5500][b]T[/b][/color] [color=orangered][i]i m e[/i][/color]  ☠  [color=cc5500]4:49-5:34am[/color]			[color=cc5500][b]L[/b][/color] [color=orangered][i]o c a t i o n[/i][/color]  ☠  [color=cc5500]New York City, NY — Central Park[/color]			[color=cc5500][b]I[/b][/color] [color=orangered][i]n t e r a c t i o n s[/i][/color]  ☠  [color=cc5500]Two Unlucky New Yorkers  [/color][/indent][/center][/sub]
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[indent][indent]Before sunrise, before the nightcrawlers would retreat under their rocks, Leone was stalking the would-be stalkers. They walked so casually, hand in hand as if they were actually normal human beings. It was embarrassing. How could they actually think this was okay? What gave them the right to enjoy this life without fear of being hunted?

As they walked, two of them, one a male that appeared to be white with red hair and another a little darker with auburn hair. The two of them matched the contract. [i]Two vampires suspected of harassing humans. One male and another female. Lethal force is permitted,[/i] the last sentences of his contract, though not from The Order, read.

He smiled and licked his lips before he leaped forward. His body was meant to be far more agile than the average human. Even if they caught the sound of his boots pressing against the grass of Central Park, it would be too late. As soon as the female vampire turned around, her eyes shooting blood red and fangs brandishing as she hissed, it was too late for her. Leone threw a wooden stake that was attached to a lengthy cord and it stabbed her in her throat, the sharp end poking through the back of her neck, blood dripping from the tip.

[color=cc5500]“One down, one to go.”[/color]

Leone smirked at the male who was frozen where he stood. From where Leone stood, it seemed the monster was deciding whether to charge or flee. Not a smart move on his part because unlike the vampire, the one hunting him had made his decision long ago. Leo took to a charge and at that moment, the vampire chose to charge in the opposite direction.

[color=cc5500]“That’s fine. I enjoy a good chase.”[/color]

As he ran, Leo tugged at the cord and the wooden stake ripped off the vamp’s head and he once again held it in his hands. Just as the vamp took a sharp turn into the trees surrounding the central clearing the park, Leo kept going straight. He kept running until he cut off the vamp as they came across each other’s paths yet again. Leo gave the vampire a harsh roundhouse kick that sent the fleeing bloodsucker crashing through two trees and severely damaging the foundation of another. 

Leo knew this was a successful kick when the screams of the vampire could be heard and that sent a rush of adrenaline more than any drug he occasionally bought from a street dealer in Harlem could ever give him. It filled him up so much that he took his sweet time walking past the carnage he created. Once the moment of admiring the work his powerful kick created, he was standing in front of the vampire and it was quite the unfortunate sight for the undead human-killer.

[color=cc5500]“What a nasty sight,”[/color] Leo feigned a concerned tone. He looked down at the lower left side of the vampire’s abdomen that had a piece of wood sticking out, blood slowly gushing out. [color=cc5500]“And to make matters worse, the sun is starting to rise.”[/color]

It was on that exact moment that the sounds of burning flesh and agonized screams filled the air. Leone could end it right now, but, as he thought about it, he decided he wouldn’t. And despite the pain, the vampire still tried to get as much shade as he could (of what remained).

As Leo proceeded to walk away, he felt a tug on his jacket. “Please, don’t leave me like this!” The vampire pleaded with him.

Whatever it was, whether the touch of a vampire set him off or whether it was the pathetic pleas for a swift death, but he turned back to the burning corpse of a vampire and smiled such a sinister smile. [color=cc5500]“Don’t worry. You’re not very strong. I’m sure you’ll be dead in less than three minutes.”[/color]

That was the last time Leone Deveraux would see that vampire. He calmly packed up his equipment, put it in his red and black 2019 Dodge Challenger and drove off back home. After such a fun night, he’s earned a couple of hours of rest.
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[indent][indent]He was deep in his slumber, the cozy fabric of his bed making whatever dream Leo was having a memorable one. Unfortunately, there was a banging on his door that, after the twentieth knock, Leo had enough and jumped up to his feet, a series of curses being muttered under his breath as he grabbed the nearest pair of sweatpants and tanktop to open his door.

[color=cc5500]“Did you seriously need to knock so many times?”[/color] Leo asked, annoyed.

“I’ll knock as many times as I need to. You’re late on your rent, Leone!” [url=https://i.imgur.com/pkJQtRb.jpg]Candice Garcia[/url] yelled to his face, her Bronx accent ever present in her voice.

He was unamused. Not because she was yelling at him. He couldn’t care less how loud she huffed and puffed. If he was being honest, watching her do that only increased the strange arousal he felt for the curvy landlord he paid monthly payments to. Even as she continued to blab her way through several unfriendly words directed at him, Leo kept smiling, though, after a while, he walked away and towards his kitchen.

“Where are you going!?” Candice yelled, making her way into his apartment and closing the door behind him. “Well, I’m waiting!” She demanded an answer as she stood in front of his countertop.

[color=cc5500]“I'm going to make a pot of coffee. Want some?”[/color] 

“You’re not gonna be able to get your way out of paying your rent this time, Leo! It’s not going to be like last time!”

He chose not to respond. Instead, he poured some coffee beans into a spice grinder and grounded enough for two cups, and transferring it to his coffee brewer. As he ran water into the pot, he filled it up enough to make two cups and poured it into the water holder and started to brew it. 

Turning around, Leo sighed. [color=cc5500]“So, how much do I supposedly owe you? I paid you three hundred just two weeks ago.”[/color]

“The noise complaints haven’t stopped, Leone.”

He laughed at her comment.

“It’s not funny!”

[color=cc5500]“Oh, of course, it isn’t. Nothing funny about it at all.”[/color] Despite his words, he was still chuckling.

“This is a joke to you, isn’t it?” She was livid and the fact that Candice wasn’t letting up wasn’t favorable. “You’re my only tenant that hasn’t been kicked out when they didn’t pay their rent on time.”

[color=cc5500]“Well, go on, Candice. If you want to kick me out of your building, then kick me out!”[/color] He dared her to call his bluff.

As silence took over, he laughed victoriously. “And that’s what I thought. Truth is, you know you love having me around. I’m the only one who has kept those nasty vampires out of this neighborhood. Or, perhaps, there’s another reason why you haven’t given me my eviction notice?” He asked, well more like assumed.

And for the first time since waking him from a deep slumber, Candice Gomez was silent like a mouse. But she quickly regained her composure and spat back at him in full. “You’re crazy! There’s no way you’re [i]that[/i] good,” she rolled her eyes, turning away just to hide her blushing cheeks but it was too late: Leone saw them.

And now he was ready for the kill. But first coffee! [color=cc5500]“It’s done if you want a cup.”[/color]

“I guess I can’t turn it down.”

[color=cc5500]“Black with two creams, right?”[/color]

“You remembered?” She asked, seemingly surprised.

[color=cc5500]“There are some things worth remembering.”[/color] 

And there was his charm. He handed her the black mug as he took his typical maroon one. When she took it, they exchanged a glance. For a moment, something was in the air. He knew what it was but Candice seemed unsure based off of how her lips were moving. If only it lasted a second longer, then maybe something else would’ve happened other than the interrupting beep from his phone bringing Candice out of the trance she was momentarily in.

“Y-you should probably get that..” Candice slowly backed away.

And there came the disappointed frown as a reaction to a text he received from Khione. [color=cc5500][i]Great timing as always, K.[/i][/color] 

[quote]To: [color=ec3b83][b]Boss Lady[/b][/color]

[b][color=cc5500]You have the worst timing, you know. But fine. I’ll be there. You better do the same. ;)[/color][/b][/quote]

That short text resulted in a smiling Leo and he pocketed his phone. He would eventually bring himself to look at Candice yet again. [color=cc5500]"You never said how much I owe you."[/color]

“Six hundred for your rent and two-fifty to buy you a month of no problems from the complaints given towards you.”

[color=cc5500][i]Shit. That’s a lot.[/i][/color] Leone sighed. [color=cc5500]“Fine, I’ll have it to you by the end of the week.”[/color]

“You better or I [i]will[/i] evict you, asswipe!”

As she took a sip of her coffee, Candice walked towards his door and he followed, if not enjoying the view of her backside, which he knew she knew he was staring, yet she did little to stop him. She quickly turned around as she was in his doorway and gave him a quick kiss. [color=cc5500]“What was that for?”[/color] He asked though he wasn’t complaining.

“For the coffee.” She then walked away. “And stop staring at my ass!” She yelled out moments before Leone closed the door.

Now that he was finally free of the annoying and incredibly seductive Candice, he had a few things to decide. He had to figure out what he was going to wear to Club Platinum tonight, whether he was going to go back to sleep or power through the day, and how the fuck he was going to explain the mess he left in Central Park. Surely, there had to have been some within the Order who noticed the unsubtle slaying of two vampires.

Leone supposed he’d deal with that when it was brought to his attention. For now, he had to make himself something to eat and catch some more Z’s. And so he would. For an hour, he prepared an elaborate breakfast spread full of egg whites, potatoes, various peppers, and a couple of freshly made tortillas. A good end to a shitty morning.
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