The Initiate by Holly Lujah

Author:Holly Lujah
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Red Feather Writing
Published: 2020-03-28T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

Whatever drew her body onwards, Biffy soon found herself at the entrance to the under-croft. Her tool belt was fully loaded. It had been all day, but now she mentally checked the items off. Holy water, garlic, a small knife and bandages. Her father’s cross was tucked where it always was, under her sleeve.

“Hoot,” said Hairwig, flying over to the same perch she’d used the last two times Biffy had gone underground. The bird just didn’t like it. At all.

Biffy sighed, always feeling a little wrong without her feathered friend, but she couldn’t have stopped her feet if she’d wanted to. Something about Spoke had drawn her back for a third visit.

Unlike the previous two times she’d gone down into the under-croft, Spoke wasn’t even trying to hide, but stood in plain view for everyone to see. He turned and their eyes met as she shuffled closer.

“You come back again, pet? Wasn’t expecting that. You feeling all right?

Biffy nodded, even if it was partially a lie. She didn’t know how to respond or begin a conversation. She had just been led there somehow, by some internal force.

“You... smell...” Spoke said, sniffing the air as he took a slow step closer. “Tomatoes.”

Spoke let out an amused chuckle, the sound somehow both contagious yet dark, mocking whatever thought he was having.

“Did Gladys let those things loose again?” he said a moment later.

“I don’t think it was deliberate,” Biffy replied, frowning. She wasn’t sure it was funny.

“Oh, I’m sure it wasn’t, but some people shouldn’t be in charge of such dangerous experiments.”

“No one was hurt.”

“Not this time. I assume you were one of the unfortunate nuns dispatched to sort it out.”

“I volunteered.”

Spoke raised his eyebrows.

“You’re keen then, pet.”

“I want to rid the world of all those vermin. I am willing to help any way I can,” she replied, doing her best to sound more emphatic about the last part. It earnt her another laugh.

“You didn’t know what Gladys’ tomatoes were capable of before you offered your aid, did you?” he asked. “Almost no one is willing to do it again. Would you?”

Biffy didn’t reply, watching him from a distance. She didn’t know what to do. A part of her wanted to plonk herself down in a chair and have a conversation. Another part of her wanted to stick a stake in him, then and there. Anything to wipe the smug look off his face.

“So, how long have you been here?” she asked.

“Long enough,” he replied, grinning once more. It was like he knew why, as well. Something she was still entirely in the dark about. But it was time she got to figuring it out. Why did the fighting nun academy have to have a vampire chained up in such a dark, miserable place?

“Are they treating you okay? she asked, not ready to give up so soon. For a moment he tilted his head to the side and looked thoughtful.

“Yes, but not as well as I’d hoped. I think they’re keeping me hungry.

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