" Hear that, guys? I think Luke's plannin' on whooping all our asses!" Deancrowed."So you guys wanna do anything else, or do you want to go home?" Luk... asked."It's only ten fifteen, man," Kevin said. "I can't go home at ten fifteen onSaturday night. My sister would laugh at me, and it would be totallyjustified. What else you got to do here?"Luke shrugged. "We could play Spells-R-Us Combat." That bullshit game?" Dean cried. "We're not all pathetic losers here, Luke.We don't wanna waste our. “Take this.” She reached out a hand, opening four fingers that were tipped with claws, their black color contrasting with her pale skin. They looked more like hooves than nails. A slip of paper materialized in her palm, Ryan watching with fascination as it was borne from an orange flame, as if footage of it being burned to ash was being played back in reverse. He reached out to take it, his fingers brushing her claws. He could feel their rough texture, and his digits didn’t pass through her. She raised the hand to her lips and kissed it. Then she was gone to Rachel.ANOTHER DAY - ANOTHER FIGHTGloria, twenty one today, sat on the stool at the end of Round Three. She was having a hard time. She looked across at the enemy. She was suffering, too. This pair were fighting each other to a standstill and shedding blood by the pint. She looked at the makeshift ring's canvas covering and saw spots of blood all over it. She wouldn't be catching an early bus this week! This was going to be a. Each breath made Anna shiver, but seeing this, Noor slowly used her warm hands to cup Anna's thighs, spreading them to see her better."I could stay here forever, just breathing in your scent," sighed Noor almost to herself."I can't," Anna giggled, reaching down and running her hands playfully through Noor's short dark curls."Haven't you had enough from... well, you know?" said Noor with a smile.Anna was silent for a moment, her face becoming sad. "I've never had anything from them," she said.