It was late in the spring and we were almost finished with ninth grade. High school next year, and it was a big deal."Sure."He looked away for a minut...."My folks are going to be out of town."That got my complete attention."What about Kathy?" I think she's going to be around. She just broke up with that idiot she's been seeing."Jim laughed."Even my folks thought he was an idiot, but they didn't want to say anything. It took her a while to realize it herself, but when she did, she dumped him flat. While Catherine freshened up in her room, I built a fire in the Orly wood stove that decorated the den and looked out over the valley. The moon lit the fields in such a way that I couldn't wait to get the fire burning and turn out the lights so I could sit and gaze at the wondrous scene.Someone understood the allure of that view and positioned the house to take full advantage of it.The windows were large and went from window box height nearly to the ceiling and wall to wall. Once I was certain. Leaping he sunk his teeth into one of the vampires bringing him to the ground and breaking his neck. The rest now alerted to his presence whirled around one hissed as Anthony attacked snarling loudly. Ripping his throat out with his teeth Anthony turned to face the others. One of them drew a large knife and while the other used a large metal pipe to attack him from two sides as Anthony tried to get his bearings. The pipe smashed for his head forcing him to dodge but Anthony unknowingly dodged. Uncurling himself, he stretched, yawning widely, curling out his long blue tongue and curving talons. His stomach growled, and he patted it.“I know, I know. Time to eat!” he licked his lips, long fluffy red tail flicking with excitement, gold eyes wide with hunger.In an instant he had reached the bed of poppies and the warrior still dreaming against the arch. The demon stretched out a hand.“Go to sleep, poppies,” He commanded.The demon poppies, recognizing his voice, immediately closed their.