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night. I said no, that I had too much else to worry about, and that moving
would take care of itself. Aya Ueto asked me if I had other reasons for not
wanting to bite the real estate people. I assured Aya's that if there was
anybody I wanted to bite, it was my landlord.
We hunted together for the first time. A drunk group of girls left the
local bar one night at closing. As they headed uncertainly for cars and
apartments, the group spread out into clumps of two or three. I scanned
faces, waiting to catch somebody's eye. One girl looked, and Aya's footsteps
faltered. Aya's friend stopped to see what was wrong, and Victoria claimed
her. The foursome went to our new house, where Victoria and I dined.
Vampire romance. My fiancee bit one girl and commanded Aya's to walk to me.
I sent the other to Victoria, and we fed on each other's thralls. We then
sent the girls on their merry way with their memories altered. Saturday, we
picked up the rings. Afterwards, Victoria went to shop, while I returned to
my apartment. My best friend stopped by. "Amazing. You're here, and she's
not," Bryan said. "Boy, have you been scarce lately. Is this wedding really
going to happen? Is this what you really want?" Br
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