on,”
Edmond said, ushering Melanie into the centre of the room.
As Melanie
staggered forward, her body weak at the knees, Haley stood up to meet her.
“Extraordinary,”
Cyrus remarked. “They could be sisters.”
“Are you
okay?” Haley asked. “Did he hurt you?”
Melanie
wouldn’t look her in the eyes.
Haley could
see her hands were trembling.
“Cyrus,”
Edmond said. “I think we could use some music.”
“What sort of
music?”
“Something …
atmospheric.”
Cyrus moved
round the side of the room towards the stereo system in the right hand corner.
Edmond walked
by Haley and into the kitchen. He shut off the lights in there and then
switched on a series of green light globes mounted into the ground around the
central carpet.
Haley
approached Cyrus who was pushing buttons on the stereo.
“Is
everything alright?” she asked.
“Uh-huh.”
She turned
round again to find Melanie on her knees. Both Magnus and Avril were standing
over her.
Edmond had
left the room.
Cyrus found
something with a light techno beat and adjusted the sound to minimal level. He
turned around to stand with Haley.
“Where’s
Edmond?” Cyrus asked.
“I think he
went to fetch something,” Magnus replied.
“I don’t
think Melanie’s well,” Haley said. “Maybe she should lie down somewhere.”
“I don’t want
to lie down,” Melanie said. “I want to go home.”
Edmond
stepped back through the archway. He placed a tripod he was carrying at the
edge of the carpet and mounted a camera to it.
“Whoa, whoa,”
Haley murmured. “What’s that for?”
“Yeah, what’s
it for?” Avril asked cheekily.
“I’m so glad
you asked,” Edmond said standing up from the camera. “You know despite the room
being full of them here, vampires really are quite a rare beast. If one does
not wish to automatically dispose of such folk, they usually expect to be
entertained by them. Blockbuster movies, bestselling novels, hit TV shows –
everyone wants to get in on the action.”
“And what
sort of entertainment for this evening do you have?” Cyrus asked.
“Well, I’ve
been thinking there’s an untapped market for Vampire pornography.”
“Pornography?”
Avril laughed. “You want to make porn?”
“I don’t see
why not. I mean even if doesn’t make any money, we’ll still have fun making
it.”
“Fuck the
porn,” Magnus said. “Let’s just kill her.”
“Kill who?”
Melanie asked.
“Yeah – kill
who?” Haley demanded.
“No one’s
killing anyone,” Edmond said. “Really that’s a rather vulgar thought to be
having, Magnus on such a dignified occasion.”
“Dignified?”
Cyrus remarked.
“We could be
making history here.”
“I hate to
burst your bubble, but I’m sure there’s already some sites out there doing
this.”
“There isn’t.
I checked.”
“Well, check
again.”
Edmond
sighed. “Let’s not all think about this. I’ll just turn this on… And then
whatever happens in front of it, happens.”
Edmond got on
the carpet next to Melanie and began fondling her up.
“Stop it,”
Melanie cried, writhing in his grasp. “No!”
“I don’t know
how much fun you’re going to have if she’s unwilling,” Cyrus said.
Haley rushed
over and grabbed hold of Melanie’s arms. She tried to force her up off the
ground whilst Edmond held her in place.
“You can’t do
this!” Haley shouted. “I won’t let you!”
Avril and
Magnus latched onto Haley and pulled her away.
Edmond began
undressing Melanie whilst continuing to fondle her.
“NOOO!” Haley
shouted trying to break free of them. “LEAVE HER ALONE!”
Cyrus walked
over to where Edmond was. “Cut it out.”
Edmond’s
hands moved up to Melanie’s breasts. “You should join in.”
Something
long and metallic appeared in Cyrus’s hands. He swung the rod into Edmond’s
face, striking him with a bloody spray.
He then
stepped back while Edmond released Melanie who crawled across the ground
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