Devils Roses 05 - Death

basement. Even then we creep down them very slowly.
    I can see the faint glow of the computer screen flashing from the far corner, where I know he sits playing World Of Warcraft. We sneak along, not wanting to scare him or wake his parents, if they are even home. Blake’s parents were lucky he was a calm kid. With the amount of free time he had, he could have been doing the unsavory without any hindrances.
    I expect to find him hunched over his computer but it's at the main screen and he isn’t there.
    I hear a giggle and turn to look at Giselle. She scowls, "Alise?" She whispers.
    I nod, "Gross."
    "I know right. Why would she be with him? Like ewww."
    I snort, "I was thinking the exact opposite." A small flash of ownership over him trickles through me. He is my best friend and my rock. I hate that she has touched him with her grubby hands. Now I'll have to Lysol him just to have Halo night. Then it dawns on me. Halo night might not happen. Not if I eat people with my sucky thingy.
    I grab the computer chair and sit down. My fingers fly over the keyboard.
    "Yeah, see. We both have succubus like traits. This is weird. It says here, bear in mind it's all mythology, they feed on souls and essence. Of course it also says they collect semen and impregnate girls."
    "Uhm, what? Dude. I don’t collect it. I avoid it. Shit doesn’t come out of clothes."
    I put a hand up, "Wow, okay, no. Please. Stop. This isn’t the Monica Lewinski trial. Jesus. Look, this all just sounds like a great way to blame someone else for being pregnant. You know like back in the day when being pregnant and unmarried was something bad."
    "Unless you live in the south. I think they still, like, don’t approve."
    I nod, "Right. Anyway. This has to be some kind of chemical reaction. Let me see if I can find reactions that cause you to suck the life out of someone."
    "Oh like how my mom does that to my dad."
    I roll my eyes and let my fingers loose on the keyboard, "Exactly."
    "Aimes?"
    I turn and smirk at Blake standing in the hallway with a shirt over his naked parts, "Lovely."
    He walks backwards back into the room, "Why are you in my house?"
    I look back at the computer, "Why are you having sex with my sister?"
    "Aimee, you are such a nerd loser. Why are you even here? I know you're jealous."
    I sigh and continue to scroll and read. "Frig."
    Blake comes out, pulling a space camp shirt on. "Dude, why are you here?"
    "We have a problem. I need your help."
    "So you brought Giselle with you?"
    "She's part of the problem." I slump back in the chair, "Let's say I had an issue with sucking the life out of other people, what would you say?"
    He grins, "That would be sweet. Just like Rogue on X-Men. Is it live role play day?" He looks panicked for a moment and glances at his calendar.
    I shake my head, "No. Giselle and me are having some issues. Her with the mouth and me with the hands. She killed Mr. Mac after he tried to attack her. She sucked his soul out of him. I almost killed Shane. I think." The words don't feel as crazy as they sound. Like I know they're true. Somehow.
    Blake stops rifling the calendar and frowns, "What?"
    Alise storms out of the bedroom at the back of the hall, "Oh my god Aimes. You will stop at nothing to ruin our happiness. I get that he's more your type but he said he's liked me for years." She crosses her arms and glares at Giselle. "Why are you here?"
    Giselle leaps at her and grabs her face. Alise screams but her scream fades as Giselle's sucking thing starts.
    The air changes as Giselle sucks from her. I jump in and grab her. I drag her off and hold her to me. Alise coughs and chokes. Blake grabs her, scowling at us.
"What the hell?"
    I sigh. Giselle turns back and growls. I sooth her, "Shhhhhh. Don't do this. You'll regret it."
    She shivers, "She tastes nasty. Alise you taste sick."
    I laugh.
    Alise coughs again and shakes her head, "What the hell was that for bitch?"
    I narrow my eyes, "Stop now. Neither of us has a hold on this." I look at Blake, "You know me. You know I wouldn’t make this up."
    He nods and crosses his arms over himself, hugging. "Aimes, you need to tell me everything."
    Alise gets up and staggers, "She tried to kill me and that’s all you have to say. You're pathetic. You two are freaking crazy." She storms down the hall.
    Blake tries to go after her but I shake my head, "She gets past things quickly. This is important."
    He clears his throat, "Okay. Start at the beginning."
    I sigh and start