Ginji twitched. Akabane was standing behind him. This was bad. Even having Ban standing behind him as well did little to compensate. "Um?" he asked intelligently.
"A triumvirate. Like us." The woman tilted her head, considering. One hand was far too close to her visible gun. "Let me guess -- your vampire's animal to call is snakes?"
"Is this some sort of fucked-up blood thing?" Ban growled.
Akabane smiled.
"No doubt about it, ma petite," the dark-haired man in the fancy lace and leather murmured.
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