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Roy unlocked the door and stepping in before stretching, noticing the luggage was delivered and looked to her while raking a hand through his hair.

"So tell me, what idea did you have to disguise yourself for the time being from the Hunters?" he asked.

He made a face of discomfort before loosening his tie, his eyes trained on her to both observe and pay attention to detail on what she would do.

Champagne stepped into the room behind him and went to sit on the bed removing her shoes before looking up at him.

"My powers allow me to mask my true appearance to others. Other vampires would see me, but outsiders would not...like the Hunters....I can change my skin, eye, hair....everything...or atleast they would see me differently then what you would....."

She sighed and closed her eyes, "Only thing is I've never done it before so I don't know exactly how quickly I can do it...it may take me all night just to get everything worked out just right....I'll need to feed before I do so because I don't know how much energy it will take....."

She scooted up onto the bed and tucked her legs under her as she watched him.

"So what would you prefer...a red head or a brunett??"

Roy rubbed his chin before looking at the ground.

"I don't think a full body change is necessary..just maybe one or two things, your eyes and skin color. So my question is, have you tried on just changing one thing?" he asked before looking at her. "But even with a change, we'll have to be careful."

With that, he went over to one suitcase and opened it before pulling out a cold bottle of the blood that she had kept.

"It's best if you were fed now since that unexpected exposure to light."

"I've done my eyes before....but nothing else....and its been a while...."

Champagne looked to him and got up off the bed to walk over to him.

"Thank you so kindly for getting this for me....Such a gentleman.....I'll be alright here if you wanted to have some dinner or I'll be done in just a moment so we can dine together....or look like we are downstairs....."

He handed the bottle to her while smoothing her hair, leaning in a little to kiss her forehead.

"It'll be fine. There are things I must attend to, however," he said, his expression grim as he looked away from her. "It's very debatable on if you should come or stay..," he said before wincing, his hand instinctively clutching his chest while he started coughing rather violently, his lean frame slightly shaking from force of it as he clumsily moved away from her.

Champagne smiled lovingly up at him and she did understand that it was a risk to leave her here in the room as well at taking her with him, but she just nodded.

She watched him go into a coughing fit and looked on with worry in her eyes. She hadn't seen him so bad before and he pushed himself away from her. She wanted to go to him, the embrace him, but she had a feeling that that would only hurt his pride.

For once she didn't know what to do....

It had been a while before the coughs had ceased and the pain easing a little as he had reached to grab a handkerchief to cover his mouth with it, his hand that had held it, splotched slightly in blood, but this wasn't your usual ruby red color before it turned to a mauve, it was a maroon and black colored blood. Taking a few deep breaths, he had moved to look at her.

"... Don't look at me like that. You remind me too much of Mitsu when you do that," he said before clearing his throat. "I know that the room would provide very little entertainment, so I do have something I think would be best put to use while providing you some cover from the Hunters."

He undid one suitcase to pull up an old navy blue trench coat and looked at her.

"The lounge, just downstairs would provide enough safety if not entertainment. Gather information as much as you can about what is going on. I want to know why Hunters would be gathering. Here in this devil filled lot of a town..even a Hunter should know that too many spoils the plans," he explained before handing her a small purse with coins. "Yours to spend on whichever you like, but try not to draw too much of a crowd."

"I'm just worried Roy....I'm supposed to be watching after you...Mitsu would never forgive me if something happened to you...you know that...."

She stood some distance from him trying to give him the space he wanted and she merely watched him. She nodded at his suggestion to go to the Lounge and be a bit of a snoop for him. Champagne still held the bottle of blood in her hand and took the purse of coins with the other. She uncorked the bottle and the soft scent of the rich blood wafted into the air and she tipped the bottle to her lips to take a swig as she placed the purse on the bed.

She would change her appearance before she went down there and made sure she had drank her fill before she tried anything. Champagne finally began to wonder why she was so drawn to Roy and she had heard something long ago that certain vampires were attracted to certain humans because of their scent and she thought that it might be that way in this case.

She inhaled deeply and indeed there was a masculine and heady scent that came from Roy and it drove her wild. She knew he was not in danger when it came to her, but she began to hope that others might not be attracted to him as she was.

She placed the bottle back with the others and winked at Roy before disappearing into the bathroom to begin her transformation. Her hair would not change for she liked her raven wing color, but her eyes would need to change though and she thought of the perfect color- blue would seem to unnatural and instead decided that a green would be most suited and she gathered her magick within her and was able to watch in the mirror as the crimson was washed away and the emerald green took its place. She smiled happily and then looked at her pale, creamy skin and sighed. She wasn't as pale as some of her kind but she thought that she should have at least a bit of rosiness to her complexion and concentrated again to watch the transformation.

When she was happy with the results she conjured up a long white gown with a black corselet around her waist. It was an off the shoulder number and she looked human, but not in a harlot sort of way. She decided that her boots would be black thigh highs with spike heels and the collar remained around her neck the two collars standing out among the white and black of her outfit.

Champagne emerged from the bathroom and smiled as she twirled for Roy.

"I hope this is much better....Will I draw a lot of attention???"

Roy walked around her, his hand rubbing his chin in thought while the other folded under his arm and over his stomach while watching her.

"Hm...something is amiss with that," he said before going behind her and undoing the two collars that were around her neck. "As for watching me.. you're doing fine, by keeping me out of trouble."

He kissed the top of her head before leaving from behind her.

"Come to think of it..I had noticed something. Were you jealous of that woman," he asked.

It was strange not to have the collars around her neck. Her hand went to her neck and she purred softly as he stepped away from her.
She didn't seem too surprised by the question, but she would answer him honestly,
"Yes I was jealous because I didn't like the way you looked at her and flirted with her....What does she have that I don't?"

"Are you sure you're not asking it the other way around? Surely that would be what would go through her mind," he said, slightly smirking before putting on his coat, a pair of angel white wings spread acrossed the back with what looked like a crucifix in the center, entangled in a red rose. After finished with that, he stepped close to her and tilted her chin up to him with a finger.

"As for what you don't have but what she has.. Absolutely nothing," he said gently.


"I suppose you're right, but I guess that was my territorial sense speaking up....I haven't seen you look at me that way...that glitter in you eyes and you don't flirt either......"

She pouted as she looked at him, her now green eyes saddened as she started towards the door.

"Well, let me get down there so I can get some information on the Hunters...."

She looked a thim once more before turning around fully and reached for the door and opened it stepping out into the hallway.

Roy took off after her before grabbing her arm and pulled her inside quickly before turning her around, his other arm wrapping around her waist, holding her tight against him before kissing her deeply.


To say she was stunned was an understatement for Champagne. She had always been the one to kiss him and even now she couldn't believe that he was holding her. She could believe that she could feel the warmth of his lips on hers and she could hardly breath.

Her eyes fluttered shut instinctively and her amrs wrapped around his neck and she tried to be closer to him, their bodies pressed intimately together. This was heaven to be held like this. It seemed that her comment had gotten to him and she hadn't meant to make him feel guilty she just wanted him to know how she really felt....

A purr escaped from the back of her throat as she deepened the kiss more.

He rested a hand on her cheek before pulling away slightly to grin a little.

"Don't be jealous, because only one heart is already taken," he said before lightly tapping her nose, but still held her tightly. "It's just what I do."


"You do it much too well then..."

With that she squirmed away from him, "Now if you don't mind...you gave me a job to do and I intend to do it....and while I'm doing that you should be getting dinner...."

She quickly grabbed the purse and exited the room before he knew that she had even moved and laughed as she made her way downstairs.