Kiana felt like she was swimming, lost in that warm regard, unable to 
think or move in any way that he didn't wish. She heard his soft voice
fuzzily, echoingly in the back of her head as he smiled seductively and
said, "Now about those chocolate pops......." 


Chpt 3, Teri Comes To Play
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Kiana

  
{{...about those chocolate pops, what?}} the question repeated itself in 
Kiana's mind as she lazily drifted, caught up in the emotions that his dark,
dark eyes and oh so soft voice were creating. On some level, she was aware 
that she should be fighting this, that she /could/ fight this...but she'd 
never been good at resisting her favourite vampire. {{Now if it was someone 
like LaCroix...}} she thought, a hint of nervousness in her eyes as thoughts
of the Master vampire floated into her mind. It was like being hit by a dose 
of cold water and she blinked and pulled away from the startled Vachon. 
  
{{What the hell?}} Vachon wondered, as he watched Kiana pull away from him 
and look around nervously. {{Whats gotten into her, she's not normally this 
jumpy.}} "Kiana...?" he asked softly, taking a step closer to her, abandoning 
the idea of the chocolate pops for now, still a touch nervous to find out 
what she'd done to them. "Kizzi?" 
  
Kiana looked around nervously. "Vachon...we are safe here, right?" she asked, 
hating the slight quaver in her voice. She couldn't help it, she'd never 
gotten along well with LaCroix, and there was no Renee here to distract him 
now. Kiana adored Vachon, but she wasn't sure exactly how well he got along 
with LaCroix. "I mean...other vampires, like LaCroix, they aren't going to 
just...show up, right?" 
  
The look in Vachon's eyes changed to one of understanding. Many mortals, with 
the exception of those like Renee, who held a deep fascination with him, 
feared LaCroix. Luckily, Vachon's current relationship with LaCroix was a 
pretty good one. "Don't worry Kiana," he stepped closer to her. "LaCroix 
won't hurt you. And besides, he's busy at the moment. He may show up...but 
he's more likely to visit Renee than he is to come and visit us." He was 
pleased when the mortal relaxed again, and her usual bright smile came back. 
  
"You're probably right," she nodded. "I'm worrying over nothing." {{At least, 
I hope I am}} she added to herself. She wasn't about to bring the subject up 
again with Vachon, but she didn't fully trust LaCroix. {{Goddess, lets hope 
he goes to see Renee}} she thought, a slight smile gracing her face as she 
imagined that. 
  
"Now..." Vachon said, still determined to get the full story of these 
chocolate pops out of her. He let Kiana get away with alot more than he let 
most people, but she /was/ going to tell him about this, no matter how long 
it took. 
  
Kiana seemed equally determined to avoid the question and she turned to see 
where they were. Vachon's directions had taken them away from where they 
landed and they could see the midnight blue sky, a deep blue background for 
the twinkling crystalline stars, and the perfect full moon. She turned to 
smile at Vachon, watching him bathed in the moon's glow, a perfect setting
for her vampire friend. Kiana loved the night, loved the moon, could spend
hours looking up at the stars. Vachon smiled back at her, pleased that she 
seemed happy, knowing she would like this place. He stepped up to her and
wrapped his arms around her waist. Relaxing, Kiana rested her head on his 
shoulder. 
  
"Aww, cute..." a friendly and slightly amused voice spoke from behind them. 
Both of them turned, even Vachon hadn't been paying enough attention to hear 
footsteps of any kind. A playful smile crossed Kiana's face, as Vachon 
started to look wary. 
  
"Isn't enough that you got the Vachon pops," she teased as Teri came over to 
join them. "You had to follow me and share the real thing huh? You get Miklos 
to give you a lift?" 
  
"Yeah," Teri smirked. "And...well...what can I say...Two's Company...Three's 
more fun..." she grinned at her friend. Kiana laughed and shifted so she was 
only occupying one side of Vachon, letting Teri snuggle in and take the other 
side. Vachon was looking bemused and off balance, which didn't happen very 
often. He looked down at his two favourite mortals and wondered just what 
he'd gotten himself into, noting the gleams in both sets of eyes. They both 
looked so pretty, but he had no idea where this was going. 
  
"So," Teri said conversationally to Kiana. "Kizzi, did you actually /tell/ 
him what you did to those chocolate pops..." she asked amused. "And I added 
a bit before I left," she smirked again. Kiana grinned back. 
  
"I /was/ looking forwards to /showing/ him till you got here," she pouted. 
"And anyway, what did /you/ do to them?" she teased. 
  
"Maybe we should show him," Teri avoided the question. She turned innocent 
looking eyes up to Vachon. "What do you think Vach...?" 
  
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