Better Off Undead by D.R. Perry

Author:D.R. Perry [Perry, D.R.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: LMBPN Publishing
Published: 2021-06-23T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Meyer, Meyer, Pants on Fire

We weren’t even in our room for fifteen minutes before someone knocked on the door. I’d laid down with my arm over my face, so I didn’t get up. Instead, I groaned a string of words that basically meant “go away.” But then, they knocked again, louder this time.

“No. We gave at the office,” I called out, louder and more coherently this time. They. Knocked. Again. Those. Jerkwads. I got up, stalked to the door, and flung it open with fangs bared.

“Um, excuse me.” A squeaky voice came from somewhere near the floor. “Um, could you put the sharp pointy teeth away, please?”

“Uh.” I looked down. A tiny blue-skinned creature dressed in what looked like a tunic made of silver fish scales gazed up with eyes like spotlights. They were a pure faerie—a Pixie, if I wasn’t mistaken. I scratched my head and blinked. The last time I’d heard of a Pixie was from Fred.

“Hi, my name’s Nixie.” The creature blinked back, fidgeting their feet in something like a soft-shoe routine. “Should have said that first, sorry. Oh, and can I come in? That’s a thing with vampires, right? Needing to be invited in? I always get it mixed up, even though I’m friends with one.”

“Sure.” I chuckled and stepped aside. “We’re the ones who need an invitation, but only for actual homes. You could have barged right in.”

“Well, that’d be rude.” The Pixie crossed their arms over their chest, then took a seat on one of the spokes on a guitar stand. “So, I bet you want to know why I’m here.”

“Um.” I glanced around for Dave and Pete. The shower was running, and a faint rustle came from the bed at the other end of the suite. Only Pete moved in his sleep, so that meant Dave was in the bathroom. “I could assume this information is for my ears only. Or I could wait for the others.”

“No, just you.” Nixie rolled their eyes. “It’s about Della.”

“Della. Um.”

“Yeah, you remember Della, right?” The pixie shook their head with a chuckle. “You should remember your ex-girlfriend.”

“Of course, I remember her, silly.” I flipped my hair over my shoulder. “I’m just wondering what a nice Seelie faerie like you is doing with dirt like that.”

“Oh, I get all sizes, shapes, and textures of dirt.” They winked. “Comes with the territory when you hang out with a reporter.”

“Oh!” If I’d been sitting, I would have stood up. As it was, I bounced on the balls of my feet like a weird Punk Elvis impersonator. “So, you’re friends with Margot.”

“Well, it started as a working relationship, but yeah.” Nixie smiled. “She’s the kind of person it’s hard not to get friendly with.”

“I hear you.” I took a couple of steps backward, then sat on the floor to chat with the little creature. “Sounds like working for Margot's a pretty good deal.”

“Uh, I’m here to tell you something about Della, though.” Nixie narrowed their eyes. “Hey, wait. Do

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