Guess Who's Coming Home For Dinner

She was faraway again. How long had it been since she last saw them? Their cute, child faces. They would be adults now; fully grown. Maybe adopted? Maybe not..they were certainly involved in the church. She remembered some of the younger boys playing with sticks, claiming they'd become knights of the Round Table one day. The woman smiled faintly; they also promised they would protect her wherever she went. As soon as they were old enough to hold a sword of course. The smile faded into a frown; it didn't matter now. They were mere orphan boys then; they couldn't hope to compete with the knights who branded her and threw her out. Worse, she was a monster now; a thief of the night. Ro didn't tell Juliet that she still completed the rosary every night; nonetheless, she suspected Julie knew. It was the only atonement she could think of besides giving her kills a proper burial. Why did she cling to an establishment that hated her kind? Romei didn't know; maybe it was a creature of habit consequence. Or maybe she hoped Zen had a space in heaven for demons like her.

Still, she hoped Juliet hadn't caught wind of Ro visiting her old stomping grounds. It hit her then when she saw how much time had passed; most of the children's faces unfamiliar, some of the nuns and monks tending to them the very children she grew up with. Nor did she want Jul to know she was almost caught; the woman knew how much her lover hated Zentopia.

As if summoned, Juliet appeared over the hedge, a drop of blood at the corner of her lip. It was the only sign of what she had been doing. She plopped down next to Romei with a happy sigh.

"That good I see," Ro commented coolly.

"Oh he was delicious!! Bad temper when he realized he was duped instead of the one duping, but he tasted sweeter than cake," Juliet grinned back. They had spent the last couple of weeks in western Fiore, and she had to admit she loved it. The people out here were plumper with sweeter blood. She credited the clean air and beautiful scenery for that.

Nonetheless, it would be time to move soon. Apparently Zen's cronies wanted to finish what they started. She personally welcomed the challenge, as it meant thinning their numbers, but Julie could see the effect it had on Romei, so they ran. The vampire wrapped her arms around before placing a large smooch on Ro's forehead.

"Stop brooding, it makes you look mean...well, cute-mean, but you'd be even cuter with a smile," she teased lightly.

"I'll try." Ro leaned her head against Juliet, the two sitting in silence.