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“You idiot,”
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“do you know how much you’ve set us back?
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I should say, set yourself back, since it’s your girlfriend we’re looking for.”
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“You’re just lucky that Dvorov isn’t my only contact.
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Come on, we’re heading out.”
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ome on, we’re heading out.”
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He held the door for me and Amy when we reached the bottom of the stairs.
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Walking outside, I was shocked to see that it was already dark.
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“Night comes quickly here,”
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“Night comes quickly here,” said Nepthys quietly as he came out behind me.
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“Didn’t I warn you?”
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“Okay,”
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“Okay,” he said as we hit the street, “we’re going to see another friend of mine.
| 1 |
“we’re going to see another friend of mine.
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First, though, we are getting you a hat.
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You look ridiculous with a shaved head.”
| 2 |
At a nearby stand, he grabbed the first hat that would cover my head and might pass back in real Boston.
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It was a black baseball cap that read “Dead Can Dance” in gold across the front.
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“Dead Can Dance”
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Amy liked it, I think.
| 3 |
She still hadn’t spoken since I named her, so I wasn’t sure.
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He took us to a squat, long building whose roof bulged up like the ribs of a gutted animal.
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The black door opened as we came up to it, and a pale man opened the door.
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I only say “he” because he didn’t have a hint of femininity.
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“he”
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His eyes were white.
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From behind him, I could hear something that sounded like a remix of the Cure’s “A Forest”.
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“A Forest”
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“I’m here to see Isis.
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Tell her that Nepthys is here to see her.”
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The man closed his eyes.
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A moment later, he opened them again and stepped aside to let us in.
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Nepthys walked straight past him and I tried to keep up, taking Amy’s small hand so that she wouldn’t lag behind.
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Amy gave my hand a squeeze.
| 1 |
Nepthys lead us down a hallway that matched the building’s façade, a vaulted, ribbed intestine of a hallway, whose black walls looked unsettlingly organic.
| 0 |
We kissed and slipped inside.
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Then there was a door, which opened as we approached.
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Inside, the space opened into a wide, square chamber mirrored and so dark that it could have been any size.
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The old vaulted church was stripped down: there was no cloth on the altar, just a DJ’s toolkit and his beer.
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These were incontestably male.
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“Nepthys!”
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said the woman, slithering up across the furs to sit up.
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As she rose, her robes fell open and I realized that, except for what looked like a red silk kimono, she was naked – naked and stunning.
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I had an urge to cover Amy’s eyes.
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“It’s been years since I’ve seen you.
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Please, come and sit beside me, and introduce your friends.”
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“This man is here in search of his lover, who was stolen from him in the human world,”
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“This man is here in search of his lover, who was stolen from him in the human world,” said Nepthys, ushering us toward the woman in silk.
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“The girl is …surprising,”
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“The girl is …surprising,” he concluded.
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“And I am Isis,”
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“And I am Isis,” said the woman, offering her hand to me.
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I took it and, dropping to one knee, gave her fingers a small kiss.
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It seemed appropriate.
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“It is an honor to meet you, Lady Isis,”
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“It is an honor to meet you, Lady Isis,” I said.
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She laughed, liquid, alluring, alarming.
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“Oh, precious!
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He has lovely manners, Nepthys, despite his poor taste in hats.
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You may leave out the ‘Lady,’ boy.
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Through the dark, I could see three bolts left in the wall from where they’d taken down the crucifix.
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“Now, how can I help the elegantly mannered friend of my Nepthys and his surprising young charge?
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I hope I can start by offering some wine.”
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Nepthys poured out wine for three of us.
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“May I have a little more of what you gave me before, Nepthys?”
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I asked.
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“I still feel a little woozy.”
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He poured a dollop of the clear liquid into one cup and passed it to me.
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The wine’s rich scent had a touch of something chemical that I recognized from the bar, but it filled my mouth and sank into my veins with reassuring warmth.
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Isis’ nostrils twitched slightly.
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This story might be interesting.
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Does it have anything to do with why your head is shaved?”
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“It was part of the price for this girl, who was a rock at the time,”
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“It was part of the price for this girl, who was a rock at the time,” explained Nepthys.
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“I have a feeling that she was worth the trade,”
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“I have a feeling that she was worth the trade,” I added.
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Amy, still holding my hand, smiled.
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“She may be at that,”
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“She may be at that,” said Isis, gazing at her.
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A confessional too beaten-up to have been sold was shaking in a way that suggested activity inside, and where the pews had been taken out, a couple hundred people were testifying to the DJ’s moving sermon.
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She has good blood under her cheeks.
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Good, round breasts, too, even though they’re small, they suit her.”
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Amy didn’t blush, and I hoped that she didn’t understand what Isis was saying.
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“She would have been worth it,”
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“She would have been worth it,” Nepthys interrupted, “if this fool hadn’t accidentally woken her up before we could give her to our contact.
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“if this fool hadn’t accidentally woken her up before we could give her to our contact.
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He was going to give us valuable information for her.”
| 0 |
“Now I understand why you’re here,”
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“Now I understand why you’re here,” said Isis.
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“So what do you need to know?”
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“You know I wouldn’t come to you if I could get this information another way,”
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“You know I wouldn’t come to you if I could get this information another way,” said Nepthys apologetically.
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“I think that the person who stole the girl we’re looking for might be a vampire.
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Isis …you know some way to locate the undead, don’t you?”
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If I know him, I can find him.
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If not, you’ll have to bring me something to work with.”
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Nepthys looked at me.
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I thought back to seeing the man in the hollow church and described his skin, his dark hair, the way that light seemed to flow around him, as best as I could.
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Isis set her elbows in the fur and rested her head on her hands while I spoke and tried not to stare at her full, hanging breasts.
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When I had told her all that I could remember, she blinked her black lashes and said, “I remember him.”
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