Carver swung around to duck behind Barrel, intending to use his extra height and girth as a shield.

Carmilla yelped quietly as Shock yanked her down. She was not prepared for that strong of a reaction. Nothing she'd ever said or done had gotten Shock to straight up [i]attack[/i] her. Still, if that was how the trickster bitch wanted to play with it, Carmilla had an advantage.

The vampire used a burst of her supernatural speed and grace to roll to her feet and come up behind Shock to kick her in the back.