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While I stood waiting for Edwards call I asked, “ So were is this Wesley you were speaking of?”

Faith looked upthe the ceiling and Buffy had the grace to blush and stammer, “Er, we left him in the car.” I looked at the clock again. It had now been 2 hours. They left a man in the car for 2 hours, plus or minus extra waiting time. Great, just great. Is ges getting close to midnight too. Damn this was unacceptable. Thinking of the time, I felt the ardeur start to stir. Nothing like a vampiric power gained by being a human servant that needs to be fed on schedule or Anita turned into Slut girl. Shit. Shit. Shit.

This was just not my night.

Judging the time and how long I had before I got Edward’s return call, I opted to take the wonder twins to the Circus of the Damned. Just needed to call Jean-Claude first and make sure the girls and I could bunk for the night. And most importantly feed the ardeur. Just thinking about Jean-Claude and the ardeur roared to life, making my skin feel like it was on itching fire begging to be free. Damn it.

I punched the number in to Jean-Claude’s club, the Laughing Corpse and waited for Jean-Claude’s personal line to pick up.

I looked at Buffy and Faith and noticed that both girls were alert, rubbing the Goosebumps down on their arms and looking around with suspicion. Yeah, that’s right little girls, something wicked this way comes. As the thought flitted through my mind the other line picked up Jean-Claude’s voice slithered from the phone to my ear.

“Ma petite, how unexpected.” At the sound of his voice the ardeur roared to life. It knew what he tasted like and wanted him NOW. I think Jean-Claude heard my gasp, because he guessed it for what it was and his voice became concerned.

“I am aware that you should be at home at this time with your delectable Nimir-Raj, Oui? So I must ask myself, why are you calling me, past the time you should have started to feed the ardeur?”

I heard the amusement in his voice and gritted out. “Can you meet me at the Circus in 10-15 minutes? We will have guests that will need a room. Three actually and one is injured or something. Jean-Claude, they’re are human.” I was practically panting now. I know I was sweating.hinkhink I sensed more then I heard one of the girls come up behind me. I whipped around in a fighting stance. Buffy had her arm outstretched in an attempt to console me I think. Backing out of reach, I met her started gaze and growled, “Don’t touch me.”

“Anita, I think ite yoe you hang up and leave, your control is poor. I will call ahead and have it arranged. Leave now.” With that the line went dead. He had used my first name. He never used my first name unless I was in trouble.s whs whole evening could just not get any worse.

I looked at Buffy and smelled her sweet perfume and I smelled the earthy essence of Faith from across the room. Oh God, got to go!

I gestured to their things, “Pack it up, we have to leave now. You can drive and Jean-Claude or one of the others will bring me back later, but we have to go now.”

We made our way to the front with me waving to Jamis. I mumbled something about helping them find an apartment and that I might not be in tomorrow. Jamis blew me a kiss and waved me out, he was busy chatting with a potential client.

Stepping into the night air, I rolled my shoulders and pulled off my jacket.

“Nice piece you got there, Browning isn’t it?” I could hear Faith moving closer to inspect it.

“Yeah.” I muttered. Faith turned away curiosity satisfied. I was edgy, no touching. Didn’t want to spread the ardeur to the innocent. Ok, Faith defiantly qualified as the not so innocent department. But, still, as far as I was concerned they were civvies.

“You want me to drive B and you sit in the back with Wes? MS. Blake can sit shotgun givegive me directions.”

I know I told her to call me Anita, but at this moment I can tell you I could care less unless that mouthy bitch could put her mouth to better use on me. Now where the fuck had that thought come from? Oh man, this was getting serious.

I hopped in the passenger seat and buckled in and was pleased to notice that they buckled in automatically as well. There was a thin man with several days’ growth of stubble covering his face in apparent sleep behmy smy seat. I could hear the ardeur screaming “Yippee” through my body at the sight of the man. Never mind he was unconscious. The ardeur didn’t care. It just wanted to be fed.

Faith looked at me out of the corner of her eye as she started the car. “I really would like to know what the hell that is, you know.”


“No, you don’t I replied” I went silent for the rest of the drive except to give her directions as needed. It was the longest ten minutes of my life.

Damn it.