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The gorgon shrugged gently. "I'm not quite sure myself.. probably until I earn enough money to support myself. Right now, I'm just.. broke. A week ago, I ran away from this circus I've been a part of pretty much my whole life." Kiran stared up at the ceiling for a moment, then pouted. "I was a part of the Freak Show, and I couldn't stand being treated like crap anymore, and being stereotyped as the typical gorgon monster by the audience."

(( xd I'm getting pretty tired myself.. Nearly 5 in the mornin' here. ))

(( mreh.. -baps the Jouji- thanks.))

(( I'm not feeling to well.. I'm going to try and sleep.))

Taryn looked up from her scroll, her keen ears detecting a sound from outside. The young vampiress glided across the floor and, after checking to make sure no-one was around, threw open the window that overlooked the garden. A small bat flew in, and landed on the raised coffin, dropping a scroll.

She closed the window again, and walked to the scroll, rubbing the bat's head. "Thanks, Phico..." she murmured, and smiled when the bat jumped up and onto her laugh. She was so glad that she had prevailed upon Duellist to replace those giant spiders...

Taryn opened the scroll, and raised an elegant eyebrow. "He's coming back... finally..." she clutched the scroll to her heart, and fell back onto the pillow, smiling. "He's coming back..."

((Yo estoy acqui. blaugh I'm free! FREE! HAHAHAHA! NO MORE SILLY BUREAUCRATIC FORMS TO FILL OUT! I AM FREE!))

The delivery truck pulled up outside the gates of Jekyll de Hyde, and slowed to a halt. The driver leapt down and looked around. The woman who had hired him said she would be here. "Grrr... she's not here. I don't want to be here when it starts to get da..."

A woman stepped out from behind the shadows of the gate, dressed in clothes that covered her skin from the weak rays of the setting sun. She adjusted her sunglasses, and smiled. "Evening, sir... do you have my property?"

The truck driver pulled open the boot, and dragged out a coffin, some suitcases, and a wooden box, and held out a form. "Sign here, miss..."

Taryn scribed her name on the dotted line and nodded. "Thank you very much, sir..." she pulled out a large purse and dropped it in his hands. "Keep the change."

Once he was gone, Taryn flipped open the coffin and stared down at the dried body of Duellist, eyes closed as if asleep. She felt around her jacket, and pulled out a small vial of blood, then reached down and poured the liquid into the vampire's mouth. The result was instantaneous, Duellist popped up and gave her a solid kiss before stepping back and turning his head on its side. "Evening, dear..."

She leaned forward, and returned the kiss. "Evening, love..." she took a step back, and opened the wooden box. A pile of bones and a black cloak lay at the bottom. She uncorked the vial again, and dropped the remaining blood into the corpse. In a matter of moments, Bertram was up and in his usual form. "Good evening, Mistress... I'll get the bags."

Taryn shook her head. "No... I'll have the zombies get the bags. You go and relax somewhere." She patted him on the back and kissed his forehead, getting a solid blush. "You'll have to tell me all about your adventures in Japan... but right now, me and Duellist want some time alone."

Bertram nodded, vaguely, and then suddenly popped out of existence. Taryn and Duellist stared at one another hungrily, and then walked into each other's embrace, feeling their lips meet. Duellist stroked a hand along her side, making her shiver in delight, and whispered, "I missed you..."

They both faded out.

Cold gray eyes fixed onto the haunted mansion, Ikue standing before it. She stood there, staring up at it, an emotionless expression upon her face. Many thoughts raced through that clouded mind of hers. Her appearance has changed quite a bit: the pale greenish skin, the rows of stitches around her body from the operation.. Ikue ran her fingers through her hair and sighed.

A will-o'-wisp was floating on either side of her, those floating flame-like beings following her around as usual. They were rather bothersome at first, but the girl has gotten used to them. Finally, she turned away from the mansion, making her way back to the hotel.