Disclaimer: Same as the previous one. All characters, with the exception of Ileana and Adam do not belong to me, but to themselves. Also, very quick thank you to Starelf555 for adding this story to BVB Paranormal Stories and for commenting. Very much appreciated.

Andy and Ashley exited the bank in the dead of night with Ashley texting away on his phone and Andy walking with a determined stride. Turns out, Ashley's friend, Jinxx, known professionally as Jeremy Ferguson, was a cooler guy than he originally thought. Not only was he able to get Illeana's bank details, but he managed to set it up to where Andy could keep track of her accounts and have Jinxx freeze it, if need be.Jinxx even gave Andy his personal number if he had anymore questions.

Granted, Andy would let her withdraw money when she needed to buy things, but in the event that she withdrew an amount that was enough to leave New York, Andy could freeze that money and force her to stay put. Obviously, she'd be pissed when she realized that Andy messed with her money, but if it meant that he could be in her life again, it was worth it. To anyone who knew him like Ashley did, Andy was more than just a handsome face or a ruthless killer. He was also highly intelligent and tended to over analyze things.

Then there was his penchant for problem solving and debating; trying to make something out of seemingly nothing. Or trying to take his problems and fears and turn them into solutions. As things currently stood, Ileana was his primary problem. Not a difficult one, but one that he could take care of if he planned carefully enough. Truth be told, it was her brother he was slightly concerned about. In the back of his mind, Andy flashbacked to when he met Anita along with her aforementioned sibling as he continued his walk.

Fast forward to a month later and the two of them crossed paths again when Ileana was literally backed into an alleyway by a drunk human trying to to take her up against a dirty brick wall.

The two vampires parted ways for the night, promising to talk again first thing tomorrow. Ashley walked away across the street still texting away on his phone, and Andy continued down the sidewalk of downtown Brooklyn. He walked until he came upon what was obviously the red light district.

Andy approached the man with intent to threaten the idiot away from her, until he saw a figure standing on the roof of a building that oversees the alley on the opposite side. Before Andy could get a better look, the figure jumped down from on top of the building, and heads straight for the offender attacking Ileana.

As Andy came closer to one brightly outfitted establishment, he was immediately intercepted by a slender woman with long, dirty blonde hair, a slim figure that was clad in a form fitting red dress with fishnet tights, and a face full of makeup. As he looked her up and down, a microscopic smirk began to form on his lips. She gave a smirk of her own and what could be described as love, but Andy had long since reserved his love for another; and the kitsune, Juliet Simms was not it.

As quick as lighting, a sickening crack rang through the air as the man collapsed to the ground on his knees, clutching his head in a desperate attempt to stop the bleeding. Before he could curse out his pain and frustration, Ileana crouched down to his level with a butterfly knife in hand and slit his throat from ear to ear.

Using his vampiric strength, Andy shoved her up against a wall that sat in between a bar and a whore house. Both exclusively owned and operated to service inhuman creatures like Andy. And with his looks and charms, women flocked to him like a long desired oasis in a scorching desert. If Ileana was still in the picture, he wouldn't even look in the same direction as them. But since she wasn't, he'd need to satiate his desires with whoever he could get. And right now, the fox spirit that was on her knees, undoing his belt was what Andy could get for the time being.

The abundance of blood that poured out of his severed neck made Andy's mouth water and almost made him forget why he was there in the first place. That is until Ileana placed her foot on the dead man's shoulder, grabbed his hand, and proceeded to pull the entire arm off; as though it weren't a human, but a plastic doll.

Once again, blood splattered and exploded from the wound like a high powered sprinkler; and from there Andy devised a plan to see if he could join Ileana as coincidentally as possible. Not so much the other person thought. So he backed himself against the wall that led to the corner he turned, waited 5 seconds and feigned as thought he was passing by and was hooked on the sudden smell of fresh blood.

What the two of them had started outside on the wall, they finished within the brothel inside a beautifully decorated red clad bedroom. The colored lights that hung from the mini chandelier were dimmed to where the room was bathed in an ethereal crimson glow; as though they inside of a ruby. The floor was carpeted with a plush material that could be mistaken for bear skin, when in reality it was human hair specifically taken from red heads for the purposes of this room and others like it.

Two doors were situated on either side of the bed; with the left one being the bathroom that Juliet currently occupied, and the right one being the exit. Directly in front of the bed was a vanity table that was occupied by a variety of ashtray filled cigarette buds, glasses that contained a mixture of human blood and alcohol, and a cherry wood chest that held an assortment of toys, oils, and gels.

A small amount of which had been used. In the chair that was up to the table were Andy's clothes, neatly folded and waiting for him whereas Juliet's were scattered across the floor. Andy laid spread out on the canopy bed with a cigarette between his lips, and a silk blanket hanging hazardly off of his hips.

Whatever stress Andy was under, or whatever kernel of desire was stirring within him was quelled by only an hour of rolling around in bed with Juliet. Before she had the chance to blow him in the alley of the whore house, he changed his mind and opted for a full back massage and regular doggie style. For the most part it was a bittersweet way to momentarily forget his problems for the time being. Juliet was starting to hang off of him more than he was used to, even trying to proposition him to go on a date outside of the whore house. Obviously, the extent of his concern for her was for moments of limited sex and drinks of blood, but she just couldn't take a hint; despite her cunning as kitsune.

Granted, Andy didn't just jump into bed with the scores of random women that kissed the ground he walked on. He choose Juliet exclusively because of her aptitude for trickery, cunning, her element of Sound which was on par with his being a musician, and above all, her ability to shapeshift. In the beginning of their rendezvous he would insist that she change her form to be identical to Ileana's. It worked out well in the beginning until Juliet decided to put her own twist on it and started using the various toys that were available to two of them. Ileana was far from being a virgin, but she was nowhere near as promiscuous or slutty as Juliet. So the shapeshifting trick had quickly lost it's luster. Still though, it didn't prevent him from seeing her for her heavenly body massages and drinks of blood straight from her veins. Juliet may have seen it as the beginnings of a serious relationship outside of prostitute and client, but to Andy it would never go beyond those parameters.

Not once he had Ileana back in the picture. At this thought, Andy exhaled a drag of his cigarette, taking in the thick scent of sex, blood, and smoke that filled the air in an invisible film. It was a cocktail of euphoric sin that momentarily calmed down Andy's over analytical mind and prompted him to turn over on his left side.

But as soon as Andy turned back around the corner, he was jacked up against a wall face to face with a guy who was the spitting image of Ileana just as a male. Come to find out the guy is her younger brother Adam; black hair, grey eyes and all. And his fiery personality matched that of his sister.

For whatever reason that Andy couldn't distinguish, Adam was wary of him and only spoke up in regards to Andy's intentions for Ileana. Ironic considering she was the oldest. To the left of him he heard Ileana's voice as she came closer to the two of them.

"Don't, Adam. He's okay". She said. But Adam didn't seem convinced.

"But this is the guy who attacked you before right?" he asked with a condescending tone.

"Yep. Allow me to introduce you to the guy who tried to kill me because he was more concerned with his meal than his surroundings". She said half joking and half serious. Andy sensed this and tried to play off of it, despite his current predicament.

"In all fairness, you attacked me first. I just reacted out of self defense". He said. Ileana merely raised her eyebrows in a nonchalant manner, while Adam tried to choke him out as he still had the vampire jacked up against the wall. Andy wasn't the least bit intimidated by this, but saw that this situation was derailing fast. So he simply raised his hands in front of him in a gesture of surrender.

"Okay, okay. I'm sorry. I fucked up trying to hurt your sister and she returned the favor by fucking me up with a hole in my chest. We're even now and I'm not trying to have a repeat occurrence of that. I swear I was just passing by". He said as calmly as possible. Ileana exhaled a sigh of exasperation and approached her brother with the calmest eyes that he'd ever scene. Granted this was only his second time meeting her.

"Come on, Adam. It's not that serious. Let him go. I don't think his girlfriend will appreciate the scent of ghoul all over him". She said once again half joking and half serious. Adam turned his head slightly to look at his older sister and with a reluctant sigh released his grip on the vampire in front of him. But Andy still kept his hands raised in a manner of surrender and nodded his head as a quick 'thank you'. He then turned to Ileana, whilst keeping note of the corpse in the background.

"By the way, I may not look it but I am actually single. As attractive as I am, I'll never really be satisfied, you know. Haven't found a girl that can feed me right if you know what I mean". He said, trying to use Anita's tactic of being half serious and half humorous. And it seemed like it worked. As Ileana shook her head in a negative nod, her eyes lit up in realization at Andy's previous words.

"Did you just quote lyrics from a Ghost Town song? Dracula, I think. "Another meal, another love sacrificed. I'll never be satisfied. I'm searching for a girl that'll feed me right. 'Cause I'm thirsty for a good time". She quoted with a small smirk on her lips. Andy now wore smirk of his own as he realized a common interest that they had. The band Ghost Town. Adam merely looked between the two of them, still feeling cautious of the vampire that interacted with his sister. It was difficult, but not impossible to sense the sparks of friendship that were starting to take shape between the two of them. Like a newly ignited spark plug that supplied jolts of seemingly endless energy. Andy sought another opportunity and seized it.

"Speaking of songs, I sing at a little place called The Sinkhole. As the name implies, it's a place where creatures like the three of us can disappear into the ground and be with fellow monsters. Vampires, ghouls,skinwalkers, cryptids, you name it. We can all be safe, mingle and have a good time. And the only humans who know about it are the ones who are on the menu". He said. Ileana looked intrigued while Adam still had his guard up from what his countenance showed. Nonetheless, Ileana seemed interested in what he was saying and decided to take him up on it.

" So do you have a band or do your looks afford you the luxury of a solo act?" She asked. The tense atmosphere between the three of them was slowly starting to dissipate as Ileana and Andy continued to converse like they were old school friends.

"I have a solo gig called Andy Black but my best friend Ashley Purdy is my bass player. We perform every day by popular demand except on weekends". He said smoothly. Fast forward two months later and Adam and Ileana found themselves seated at one of the tables in The Sinkhole. True to it's name, the safe haven was located in the basement level of a run down old apartment complex on the outskirts of Manhattan. A complex that is thought to be inhabited by the homeless. But whatever homeless people inhabited the dilapidated structure were being stolen away, murdered, and grounded up into creative and reasonably priced meals served at the Sinkhole.

The interior was well decorated and very spacious with a bar off to one side and a few pool tables on another, spaced out to where the circular tables and chairs were set up. The walls were a deep mahogany brown and blended well with the dimness of the lights. Towards the front of the establishment was a stage that was well equipped with the very best quality stage lights and speakers. The stage was 2 feet off of the ground and had three mic stands set up accompanied by a set of drums. Ileana and Adam sat two rows away from the stage with Adam leaning on the hind legs of his chair with a look of indifference on his face, while Ileana contently sipped on her glass of black coffee. As much as Adam wanted to be home with Cara helping her make blood of liver stew, he also wanted to make sure that his sister didn't end up attacked or killed by whatever seedy individuals may be lurking about.

The quiet chatter of the bar was completely silenced by the fading of the lights to black and a single spotlight shining on the entire stage. Now, the once empty stage was now occupied by five people, all vampires. As soon as they saw this, the crowd was ablaze with applause and screams of excitement. The drum set was now occupied as were the three mic stands were occupied by three vampires, the one on the right was holding a bass guitar, the one on the left was holding an electric guitar, and in the very center was Andy himself dressed in black skinny jeans, black suspenders and a button down white shirt that showed his tattoo covered arms. His eyes scanned the entirety of the room until they landed on Ileana. Even in the pitch darkness of the Sinkhole, Andy could still make out the image of the female ghoul that nearly tore a hole in his chest, and might as well as have taken his heart while she was at it.