Tonight was not a night to be making side trips. Last night treating time somewhat laxly had been a luxury due to having his full strength back, but that was no longer the case.
Aidou’s appetite raged against wasting time with Aigis, too. Even if she genuinely wanted to discuss his dietary needs, he suspected he was going to have to go hunting afterward, anyway, unless she had conveniently found him fresh human blood. He doubted that. And since he needed something to eat now, Aigis’ and her mediation efforts were just in the way.
But as impatient as he was to get started procuring a meal, the unfortunate reality was that he couldn’t just ignore her. She was still a problem, and one that obviously hadn’t learned her place in the grand scheme of things--which was out of sight and out of mind. Perhaps being chastised by a vampire with a short temper would be the lesson she needed. Either way, he had agreed to meet. Dealing with her face-to-face was the only sensible thing to do, at the end of the day. The alternative was ignoring her summons, which looked an awful lot like running away. Not that he really cared what she thought about him.
It was not with the same good humor that Aidou straightened the tie of his Night Class uniform as he had last night. In less than twenty four hours he had been reverted back to a helpless prisoner, which nettled him just as much as his empty stomach did.
Aidou’s appetite raged against wasting time with Aigis, too. Even if she genuinely wanted to discuss his dietary needs, he suspected he was going to have to go hunting afterward, anyway, unless she had conveniently found him fresh human blood. He doubted that. And since he needed something to eat now, Aigis’ and her mediation efforts were just in the way.
But as impatient as he was to get started procuring a meal, the unfortunate reality was that he couldn’t just ignore her. She was still a problem, and one that obviously hadn’t learned her place in the grand scheme of things--which was out of sight and out of mind. Perhaps being chastised by a vampire with a short temper would be the lesson she needed. Either way, he had agreed to meet. Dealing with her face-to-face was the only sensible thing to do, at the end of the day. The alternative was ignoring her summons, which looked an awful lot like running away. Not that he really cared what she thought about him.
It was not with the same good humor that Aidou straightened the tie of his Night Class uniform as he had last night. In less than twenty four hours he had been reverted back to a helpless prisoner, which nettled him just as much as his empty stomach did.
Let’s get this over with, he thought to himself.
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