Disclaimer: Long time, no updates. I'm sorry for that. This chapter is more or less another character intro piece. I know that's not what was expected, but it's the best that I can do for now as I am juggling this and college. So please be patient with me. Thank you. That being said, all characters in this fic, with the exception of Ileana and Adam do not belong to me but to themselves.

Ileana's work may have been done, but it seemed like the day was only just beginning. As she exited the building and made her way back down the alley she was in earlier, the body was just where she'd left it; propped up as though the man was sleeping. As much as Ileana wanted to claim the rest of the body as her meal for the day, she couldn't help but think about Adam and whether or not he ate today. Not to mention, it'd be a big help to have an extra set of hands to help her with the body. She stepped out of the alley way and walked towards the nearest bus bench, phone to her ear. Thankfully, he didn't take long to answer at all.

"Hello?"

"Hey, it's me. How are you? Are you busy?"

"No. I just finished my shift". And by shift he was referring to his job collecting garbage for the city. It paid well enough for him to afford his own place, and live comfortably. Nonetheless, the two of them still made time to visit Cara and each other when they could.

"Cool. Can you help me with something? I'm out "food shopping", but I can't carry all of this food on my own". The two of them have been doing this long enough to know that food shopping would ever only refer to hunting humans to eat. For sustenance as opposed to for sport.

"Sure thing. Where are you? I can be there as soon as I can".

"I'm at the bus stop near my job site. You know where that is".

"No problem. I'll be there soon. Hang tight". He said hanging up. Ileana did the same and waited idly at the bus bench, bypassing the first two buses that came her way.

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Adam deposited his phone in the pocket of his jumpsuit as he withdrew his time card out of the clock and make his way out of the office space for employees to clock in and clock out. Despite being only 18 Adam was tall for his age, with shaggy but short black hair, and grey eyes that were reminiscent of his sister. All he had to do was claim he was 21, ace the interview, fill out some financial paperwork, and he was employed as full time garbage collector. It wasn't the most glamorous job in the world but he made enough to where he could afford his own place and not have to depend on Ileana.

Granted, he loved his sister to pieces and valued the time that he got to spend with her, but he was at a point in his life where he wanted to find his own foothold in the world and branch out on his own, despite being a ghoul. But today's rendezvous would be a great chance to catch up and talk over a meal. His favorite flavor of human was pretty much the same as his sisters, being homeless people, degenerates, scumbags, and pretty much humans that no one would miss. As he walked down the hallway to get to the main entrance, he spots one of his soon to be supervisor and mutual acquaintance getting a soda from the vending machine. From what he could recall, the guy's name was John Feldmann. He stood at about 6'2 not with blue eyes and white hair despite being only 50. The scent that he gave off told Adam that he was a vampire just like that Andy guy that he sister used to hang out with. Now that Adam really looked at him, he realized that this was the same guy who played guitar in Andy's band at the Sinkhole. 'Guess it wasn't paying enough for him to work here'. Adam thought.

Based on the gossip that he heard around the break room, John uses his spare time to compose and produce punk and alternative rock music. That and his aptitude for singing and playing guitar. Adam could attest to this better than any of his co workers since he'd seen John's performance first hand. John cracked open his soda with a satisfying hiss and took a contented sip of his coke before turning to look at the ghoul coming in his direction.

"Hey Adam. How goes it?" He asked with a good natured smile. Adam merely shrugged his shoulders and continued on his way, bypassing the older vampire.

"Not much. I'm off the clock for the day and am on my way out the door". He said conversationally. John's eyes followed him as he continued towards the exit and decided to follow along side him.

"Sounds good. By the way, if you ever have some free time to spare would you like to come down to a little place that I perform at. The band I'm in does shows at a little place called the-"

The Sinkhole. Yeah. I know about it. I've been there a couple of times. Maybe one day, but no promises. Thanks for the invite though". Said Adam mostly cutting him off. Granted he was more concerned about seeing Ileana, but John didn't need to know that. And for some reason, he decided to walk alongside Adam as he sipped on his soda. His next words came out in a hushed whisper.

"Same here. Listen, I know it's unbecoming of a supervisor to do this but...you know..one creature to another if you want to grab a quick bite to eat, I know a little place not far from here-well actually it's in the red light district so"-

"Look I get where you're coming from, and I'd like to hang out, but I need to be somewhere. Thank you, though. I'll see you bright and early first thing tomorrow". He said. And with that final quip, Adam was on his way out the door. John watched him go with slight annoyance in his eyes. All he really wanted was to get to know the kid, one monster to another but judging by how fast he sped out of the building, he either didn't care about leveling with other creatures, or he had a life outside of taking other people's crap. Literally and figuratively. But John merely shook his head and took another sip of his soda as a text came through his phone. Hey. You busy? We need to come up with some new material for the Sinkhole. I'd ask Ashley to help ,but he's busy with some other stuff at the moment.

One of the best things about working nights at the Sinkhole was that it didn't interfere with his day job as a supervising trash collector. It paid well enough and some of his co workers were non humans like him, but the real fun was to be had at the Sinkhole before and after shows. Scores of women to beg and pant, and kiss the ground that he walked on, and even more women to dine as per the Sinkholes menu choices. Granted, he and Andy hardly hung out unless it was to bounce ideas around for new songs, and final rehearsals before a performance. He mostly kept his cards close to his chest but he was still a great guy to have in your friend group. With a microscopic smirk, John typed out a rapid response.

Just got done with my shift. Want to meet at one of the usual places? Just give me a time and place. One of the "usual places" within the context of two vampires referred to one of several abandoned buildings where numerous junkies and bums hid from the rest of the world seeking refuge. But each and every time, they were inadvertently walking off to their deaths. When the vampires were done with their meals, they'd use their down time to bounce ideas off each other for new songs. Andy confirmed this with a new text.

Sure thing. 10:15 tonight. The rundown apartment complex near the Best Western. I've got refreshments taken care of. The smirk that was on John's face was now stretched out into a full blown grin. The good natured spirit around him now shifted to a cold and chilling force field and in its' center was an equally cold monster.

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When Adam said he would arrive, he came in record time, parking his car directly in front of the bus stop that his sister sat at. At the sight of him, Ileana immediately jumped up and practically sped walk over to his rolled down car window.

"I see you're still driving around in this poor excuse for a car". She said jokingly.

"I see you're still refusing to learn how to drive at all". Adam retorted. Ileana couldn't help but chuckle to herself before sliding over to the passenger side of the old convertible and climbing in.

In retrospect, the two of them didn't need to drive to the alley just for the body. The real reason was to get the body in the car without anyone noticing. Thankfully, Adam had the foresight to lay towels out across his backseat and in his trunk. At the moment, the siblings were in the midst of carrying the body backup to Adam's apartment to be made into dinner. They both took the man under one of their arms making it seem as they were helping him, propping him up on his feet to make it look as though he was trying to walk, but failing. When the finally came to Adam's front door, the charade was shattered and Ileana immediately let the body fall to the ground.

Because Adam's living space was a corner apartment it had an abundance of space that the aforementioned ghoul filled up with carpeting for the floor, bookshelves for his graphic novels, plants he received from Ileana as house warming presents, and a long black colored couch that sat facing a flat screen TV. The TV sat on a black dresser that contained a vast assortment of movies, specifically musical thrillers. On either side of the TV were two windows up near the ceiling that were void of curtains, but gave a great view of the night sky. Over on the right wall was a small kitchen and a tall ,oak wood bookshelf that housed volumes on top of volumes of graphic novels, comics, and some manga. Despite Ileana's best attempts, she's long since given up the fight to convince her brother to read books without an abundance of pictures. Next to the bookshelf stood a potted aloe plant that Ileana provided him when he first moved into his apartment. since he refused any and all help from his sister to buy and move furniture. Plants are about as informal as furniture was concerned so not once did Adam protest there being brought over.

The wall to the left was the hallway that contained the main bedroom, the bathroom, the hallway closet, and another room that had a padlock on it. This was where the real meal preparation began. While Adam went to gather the necessary utensils, Ileana took her coat off, rolled up her sleeves, and sifted through the man's pockets for any left over cash. And she came up with only $15. She put the 10 on the couch for Adam and kept the 5 for herself. Soon enough, Adam came back from the kitchen, looking equally comfortable and holding two handfuls of knives and even some under his arms.

"Would you like to do the honors?" He asked. A microscopic smile painted Ileana's features and she grabbed the corpse by the legs and proceeded to drag him to the room with the padlock.