Anita Blake (
anita_blake) wrote2009-09-27 03:20 pm
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Incubus Dreams - October 29th
Anita pulls up into the driveway of Ronnie's house, armed and ready for a fight. Not that she fully expects a fight, but she's prepared anyway. Ronnie had called and said she had a lead on the missing swanmane, and so Anita had come as quickly as possible. She gets out of the Jeep and sprints up to Ronnie's door, knocking impatiently.
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She slips inside, making sure that Ronnie follows before taking a look around. It's about the worst possible setup. A huge, empty space with no cover, overlooked by offices with smoky windows on three sides.
"Shit," Anita breathes, pressing her back against the outer wall and scanning the upper floor for any sign of movement.
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"Do you think there's another entrance to those offices? A back door we can use instead of risking it in there?"
Her eyes are still on the windows when something moves behind one of them. The tint of the window makes it a bit unclear, but she can tell it's humanoid rather than a shifted lycanthrope.
"Movement, fourth office from the left," she whispers.
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"Gunman. Stairs at 2 o'clock."
She hopes Anita has a plan of some sort, 'cause running out into that room looks like fucking suicide at this point.
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"Ronnie, go!" she shouts, pointing back toward the door. Just then, something slaps her on the back of her shoulder, and she hears another gunshot.
That's odd, she thinks. I didn't hear that one hit the ground. Then the gun in her hand suddenly feels very, very heavy, and her arm drops. She looks down and sees a little blossom of red on her shirt. Oh.
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Spinning back, she aims at the gunman that's poking out near the stairs and fires. She inwardly curses when she hears the shot ricochet. A miss. Damn.
A moment later, she's out the door behind Anita.
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"I need to get back to the Circus." She chuckles, lightheaded and giddy from the blood loss. "But I think you'll have to drive."