Intermission: Tic-tock

Huginn sat in the waiting room for a time, toying with his stopwatch, bored out of his mind... It was a miracle that any letting agency was open at this time of night, but still He and Muninn found one, where the Twins both sat waiting for someone to see them.

"So..." He said turning to Muninn who drummed on the arm of her chair "I hope He gave us enough?" He thought aloud, curiously eyeing her as she strained against her own mind, straining to hold the truth in. Muninn cleared her throat, gulped and leant back, grinning at him coyly, Hugie rubbed his nodding chin "Hmmm, hmmmm... How much money do we have?"

Words exploded out of Muninn's lips "Ten thousand dollars!" She cried, slamming her hands over her mouth.

Huginn choked on air, his Grey eyes building "TEN THOUSAND DOLL-WAT!?" He cried, Muninn folding her arms in a grump "Good god, that man is a bloody saint!" He chuckled

Moonie clutched her mouth shut again, resisting the urge to talk. Frowning, the Crow rubbed his sister's back "That looks... like it sucks. Sorry, sis."

She shook her head softly, gasping as she leant back in relief "T-The indirect questions... aren't so bad, but the direct one's, it's like trying to hold in an s-sneeze, hurts like hell." She was clearly in a lot of pain, but He really didn't know what to do to help

"Well, just try and relax. I will do the talking!" He said proudly

"We're screwed!" Moonie bellowed. He narrowed his eyes

"You didn't even try and hold that one in, did you?"

"Nope!" She cried.

Eventually, the two were beckoned over to a desk, where a plump young woman sat, her eyes barely open as they took their seats "Hey, there *Yawn* Guys... I'm Kelsie, What can I do for you, very late, at night?"

Moonie blinked, pressing her lips together as she saw Huginn's eyes almost flicker, a slither of drool emerging over his lip "I really want to eat you." Kelsie raised an eyebrow and Huginn grunted, his sister's elbow sinking painfully enough into his stomach and pulling him partly away from his bloodlust. "I mean I really want to put down a deposit on a place, particularly in the east outskirts... near Blue-Drake manor?"

Kelsie blinked with the dark rings under her eyes, staring at the two of them a little slothfully before typing dextrously at her desktop "that's expensive tastes you have there Mr..."

"Reid." He said, trying to ignore the pulsing warmth of the blood flowing through the veins in her temples, streaking across under the skin above her head of tied back silky black hair.

"Right, well... Missus Reid must be a lucky lady." The Agent's dark blue eyes settled on Muninn, who blinked for a moment in confusion, as Huginn held in a snigger.

Though his hands couldn't help but leap at the joke, grasping Huginn's slender fingers as He shuffled closer to her "Oh she is! we are so happily married!"

He saw his Sister's stormy grey eyes twitch at him, full of spite as Kelsie smiled tiredly "Awe, that is so sweet, how long have you two been together?"

Moonie gulped at the question that was directed at her, smiling weakly as she opened her mouth to speak... then close it again, biting her lips as the truth boiled inside of her like a hot kettle "Uh... I.... a.... A long time." She gasped, chuckling nervously and smiling as she scowled at her brother again.

"Are you okay ma'am?" Kelsie was clearly concerned over Moonie's tightened expression. He was already regretting being an asshole... just like He always did, but he just couldn't help himself, still seeing Muninn's face growing paler and tighter, her spasming eyelids becoming more and more erratic, He thought it important to wrap this up.

"Sorry... She has really bad anxiety, it's hard to get her out the house most of the time, she's just never been the same since we came over from New Zealand, oh how we miss out home! Now I really don't want to rush you but it is really late and I would like to take my little cookie-bear, here, home asap." Quick, precise and at to the point, Kelsie pouted cutely nodding understandingly as she tapped away.

"Okie Dokey, Mr Reid... Well, there are a few options, two actually, the first of which is a condo not far from the Woods, beautiful garden and decorations, great for starting a family?" The Agent smiled at Muninn, who gritted her teeth, nodding erratically as she pressed her lips tightly together

Oh god, what have I done?

"a-and what's the other option?" Hughie scratched the back of his blonde head nervously, seeing the wires in his sister's brain strain under the pressure.

"There is a nice studio apartment, at the top of one of the nicest complexes in the area, two-bedroom, pre-furnished and on the cheaper side-"

"That sounds just perfect." Huginn smiled, touching his sister's shoulder with genuine concern "Doesn't that sound, perfect, Mona?"

Moonie nodded silently, wheezing in attempt to cage the rampant candour inside of her.

"A-Alright..." Kelsie, the prim and proper lady she seemed to be, with her glasses and smart suit, tired as she may have been, clearly had a good eye for danger, her face falling into nervousness at Muninn's expression "So... it's cash upfront, $ 4999 a month including bills and tax, with a 2000 dollar deposit for the furnishings to be returned after the first month, so, Cash or Credit?"

Huginn gulped "I hope you're as rich as we think you are, Boss." He thought, reaching into Munin's jacket pocket as she shivered in pain, brandishing the silver clipped stack of emerald bills and placing it before the Agent who looked curiously "Will this do?"

Kelsie counted out the bills, surprise painted on her face as she put it through a machine that beeped green for each one. Hughie lent to his sister whispering "You gonna be okay?"

"Need... to... get out of here." She replied weakly. He nodded, praying to the Blood God for this to just go smoothly.

"Okay, Mr and Missus Reid, everything seems to be in order, I just need you to sign some document go through a security check and..."

Shit, Muninn was minutes away from going up in flames, this brain damage was no joke, as impressive as Ms Drake's regeneration draught was, something clearly hadn't healed right up in that stupid blonde head of Hers, He had to get her out of there, he had to get them both out of there, He hadn't fed in two days and the way this woman's skin glowed with the running stream of liquid goodness underneath was starting to make his face itch. It was time to take action.

_"Can't we just, skip the Documents until later? we really need to dash, girly." _Huginn was not practiced in mind control, that was always Moonie's talent not his, He was a Mystar true, but his powers resided in the external, not the internal.

Kelsie's eyes twitched, and Huginn strained to keep hold of her mind _"Strewth, she's got some real barrier's up there!" _It was like a tug of war against a bull! how the hell did Charlie and Moonie find this so easy!? the Agent's head tilted as a confused face came about her "What? I... What is happening... I... I..."

_"Come on.... come on..." _He growled to himself, pulling and pulling with all of his might... but it was no use, He wasn't strong enough, she was slipping out of his grasp, damn what was He going to do!?

"B-Be Still."

Kelsie's shoulder's locked up, her eyes going blank as Muninn's ungodly talons locked into her mind, even as they shook "Muninn... You shouldn't strain youself--"

"Shhh, I-I need to... c-concentrate... _You will give us the Keys, take our money and post the documents to us in the morning, do you understand?" _Watching the ease of her mesmerisation skills in spite of the terrifying weight of the Truth on her mind, it was incredible... incredibly dangerous, but luckily it seemed to work.

The Agent blinked as if waking from a deep sleep, and smiled "Of course, here are the keys to your apartment, I'll have the documents posted to your address tomorrow, enjoy!" She spoke joyfully, even as Huginn snatched the keys and helped his sister up in a hurry.

"That's great thank you bye!" Muninn moved slow on his arm, her neck spasming as she shivered "Come on, Noddy, let's get you safe, stop that bell ringing a little, eh?" He rubbed her back gently, and it made her relax some, smiling gently at him.

"S-Shut up, dumbass."

"That's the spirit." He grinned.

They were just at the door, damn that was so close, a hell of a lot could have gone wrong there, there was nothing like two hungry and slightly cracked Vampires in a room with a 7/10 with a perfume that smelt like caramel and bright healthy glowing skin that doubtlessly held a river of sweet ichor just beneath the surface... but that was neither here nor there, his clawed hand touched the door handle and they were one good turn away, from freedom.

"Good luck you two! Such a Beautiful couple!"

Huginn sighed, his sister tensed up, and in that moment of divine silence, a beautiful moment of what could have been a peaceful resolution ruined by Eight words: a Single resolute image came to mind, a singular burning picture that spelt out everything that would spill forth in this doubtlessly shitty scene, rubbing his eyes and bracing himself with that singular image.

Muninn was like a hellcat, scratching as she turned to Kelsie, marching up with burning red eyes which struck terror and life into the previously tired woman "WE ARE NOT MARRIED, WE ARE TWINS, TWWWIIIINNSSS, ARNOLD AND DANY AIN'T GOT SHIT ON US, YOU SLOW-MINDED, TORGLODYTE, MORONIC BITCH!!!..."

Huginn stood shellshocked, watching the Agent fly back in a silent scream, crouching in the corner as Muninn's abusive truth shot into her like a machine gun, and she was still going "...YOU OLE STUPID BITCH, YOU LETTING AGENT BITCH, YOU IDENTICAL TWINS NOT KNOW WHAT THE FUCK IT IS BITCH, CROSS EYED CRYING DOWN YOUR BACK-FAT FOOT AS BITCH!!!"

No... No, she wasn't actually, this couldn't be real, She wasn't actually going to call her a--

"...LONG TITTY NO NIPPLE HAVING ASS BITCH!"

The Man, lost it, falling on his knees as he cried out with laughter and praise "WOOOOOOOOOOOAH, SHE SAID SHE AIN'T GOT NO NIPPLES!" Okay, everything he thought about this being bad, He took it back, this was the best night of his immortal life, he could be staked tomorrow and he would still be joyous. But Muninn seemed to snap out of it, despite her twitching continuing.

"Oh god, no no no... I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to... God shit my eyes, j-just stay calm, you are totally gonna be okay!" She said a Kelsie cried in terror, her face disfigured with horror as she looked at the two of them like the monsters they truly were

"what the f-fuck are you, s-stay away from me you monster, You freaks, somebody please help me!!" She screamed, Moonie waving her hands at the woman "No, No, you are gonna be just fine, we are not Monsters at all we just-" She paused.

Hughie halted his laughter, standing and wiping the joyful tears out of his eyes "Moonie! You lied!"

Grinning twitchily, Muninn laughed excitedly

"I did! I DID! HA! I love Mushrooms, I think dogs are better then Cats, Blood is horrible, I love walks in the sunshine, Yesss, this the best day -- for my pussy, my pussy is so wet, thinking about charlie-charlie, every day-hehe *Click click* wow"

Silence... absolute silence, Hughie was lost, Kelsie was confused, and Moonie looked utterly mortified. "M-Moonie... umm, what was that?" He asked... Huginn never ever said stuff like that, even when she was telling the truth.

"I... What? What the fuck was that it just slipped out -- Ow-ow-out of my cunt *Pop* in my cunt, slippery wet, fist my kitty-kitty cat wow --W-what the fuck, no I don't... that's not what I meant to say... oh god no... it's worse, what even was that!?" He watched her sink to her knees, her face twitching as she sobbed in grief.

"That was tic!" Huginn exclaimed, mouth-agape "You have Tourettes, You're a Vampire with Truth-Tourettes, oh sweet lord this I don't know whether to laugh or cry!" He muttered, in a grey kind of shock.

Red tears stained Muninn's face "S-stop making fun of me... My life is ruined, I have to live forever with this bullshit... how am I supposed to hunt, how am I supposed to -- Get tasty charlie to love me forever, me and charlie always together *Whistles, Pops, clicks* hehe, only pussy to eat for brunch, then ten fat dicks for early lunch -- Oh my god... H-Henry... Help me please..."

Rushing without hesitation to help her up, Muninn grimaced as she looked at the shivering letting agent and paused "W-We can't just leave her here... she's seen too much, far too much" Oh yes, she had, and heard too much too.

"Maybe, a midnight snack?" He asked, there he was again thinking with his fangs, Huginn nudged him again.

"Take no innocent lives, we just made out a covenant with Lord Nox and I will not break it!" She insisted, Huginn cringed

"How do we know she's innocent, she could have drowned her cousin or something, she looks like the type." She did not at all, she looked like a terrified woman... "Ugh fine, but I don't have the skill to clear out her memory."

"Clear out my memory!? what the fuck are you!?" Kelsie cried.

Moonie shook her blonde head stubbornly "Fuck it, I'll do it-"

"Moonie... this is a bad idea" She pushed him back

"Just shut up. I can do this." Taking in a long false breath, Muninn pursed her red lips and scrunched up her pretty pale face, eyes glowing as she sunk her claws into the Agent, the woman's stare going blank again as the Vampiric hold struck at her.

"Okay... alright... _You are calm and safe and You -- have flaming tits *pop pop* your tits are on fire -- _Shit!"

Kelsie's screams rung through the small and luckily empty building, writhing in false pain as she frantically slapped her perky chest "AHHHHHH HELP HELP, GET A FIRE EXTINGUISHER, MY NIPPLES ARE BURNING, AAAH!"

Moonie scrambled to take hold again "No! no, you're tits are fine, they aren't on fire, listen to me, you have to try and just forget -- Your clothes, tear 'em off, fist that pussy for my Brother, like a slut, get your whole *Whistles, pops, clicks* hand in there, stuff it in stuff it!"

_ _Before his very eyes, Huginn watched as, quicker than the speed of ****, the Black-haired, slender woman, begun to desperately tear off her apparel, ripping away her blazer, and locked her fingers in between the seems of her blouse, tearing it in twain, buttons flying everywhere to expose her... bare chest, she wasn't wearing a bra?

Her bust was not large but perky, each of her dark nipples hard in the open air. Her iron-grey slacks slid away a little more cleanly, unleashing the pantiless smooth skin bellow, her skinny legs and the jungle of dark hair above her pussy.

That very pussy was almost immediately pulverised, the woman shoving as many fingers as she could right in between the folds as she spread out her legs widely, for all to see.

Muninn looked on in a confused kind of horror, while Hughie... felt the saliva building in his mouth again "This is the worst day of my life." Moonie whispered.

"Best day of my life." He Whispered, only to be clipped, "OW, just stop fucking around and fix her then, she'll be knocking on the door of her womb any minute now!" He cried.

Kelsie had indeed begun to scream in delight as she got her fourth finger deep into her cunny, the thumping squelch of her speed making Muninn wince "God, that is gonna be sore later. I can do this, I can do this, fuck! _JUST FORGET THE LAST HOUR, AND GO BACK TO YOUR LIFE -- AND CREAM, CREAM ANY TIME YOU SEE A HANDSOME PERSON, CREAM LIKE WATERFALLS WOOO! -- _Gah! fuck it, good enough, we're fucking going home!" Huginn yelped as his sister's fingers gripped his collar and dragged him away, the Blonde Vampire Groaning as the sweet picture of the Dark haired lady in a daze, fist half-buried in her sopping cunt

"Oh come on, can't we stay for just a minute, come on!" But Huginn was already dragged through to the door and tossed outside, leaving Kelsie the Letting agent, full, lost and leaking.

Huginn lay grumpily on the couch of the reasonably nice apartment, thinking if it was worth sneaking off back to Kelsie while Moonie sat ticking and twitching in the corner "I told you... We should have asked Charlie for help, at least then I might have been sane while you **** people to cunt-punch themselves."

Moonie buried her face in her hands "It's not like we could have just interrupted the ritual... And... He shouldn't have to deal with our problems,"

"Our Master, who is gonna be depending on us, doesn't need to deal with her problems? well sheeeeet, I love undeath."

His sister sobbed "Shut up, just shut up. Oh god I'm a fucking nut, having to deal with you being a nut was bad enough but now I'm also a fucking Nut, we are great big pair of fucking nuts!" She seethed, her face twisting with vampiric annoyance.

Huginn's face fell a little at that, and Muninn saw it, frowning sadly "No... No Henry I didn't mean.."

"Look, girly, You better stop bloody moaning before I come over there and punch you!" He yelled harshly "Being a Nut isn't all that bad: I was Probably the second strongest of the Blooded in the Gerix clan, as long as I can think, I can fight, madness or not, I'm 6ft feet tall, I'm sexy as hell and there's two of me, so stop whining before I come over there and give you a nipple cripple..."

Moonie instinctively covered her breasts with her arms as her lip curled "You promised never to do that again! -- *Pop-pop* Twist my tittie's off Hughie!"

Huginn cringed "Right well, I am just gonna have to pretend I didn't hear that... Ew, HAHAHAHA MAGNUM DONG... fuck, shit, tick tock tick tock!" He brandished his watch, and pressed the cold silver against his forehead, letting the comforting tick stabilize his ever slipping mind "Ugh, I can't even remember what I was just talking about, or your name, it's like time just melts away... Whatever I was just saying, it was important."

Moonie's eyes softened, moving over to her brother and holding him in a tight embrace, their blonde hair locked together, head to head "I'm Ramona Reid, You're Henry reid, we are the Ravens, Thought and Memory, Huginn and Muninn. And if we suffer, then we suffer together, okay?"

Hughie's mind was a melting pot, but... his sister was with him, and the ticking of his watch was helping to soothe the molten cauldron of Memoir that speed images through his mind.

_"NO! NO! STAY AWAY FROM HER! DON'T TOUCH HER! CORVUS PLEASE!!" _Girls, both blonde, one With long hair, and the other short, both being dragged away, an endlessly swinging pendulum, and ever ticking clock, a switch-no... a Change, everything was wrong, Mind and body.

Huginn pulled back, from his sister, looking around to see if He was still in that dark chamber, Moonie felt at his face as he panicked "H-Henry! Henry, what's wrong?"

He saw her, and the apartment and his face became grave "N-Nothing, just... Nothing." Those where images, that He could not, forget.