“How strange,” Raquel mused to herself, one of her palm placed wide open on the cold window glass. It was such a sudden change. She remembered waking up to the usual golden rays of warm sunshine wrapping around her that morning. But now, only a few hours later, the whole sky has taken such a drastic change. The whole city –that which she could see through the window- seemed abandoned and silent.
Now that she thought about it, things had started to turn somewhat spooky ever since she found this weird library in a small, empty alleyway. For one, it was quite an unusual place to find a library in, and two, she had never even heard of a place like this existing in Magnolia. Yet, the massive structure that laid in front of her was definitely difficult to miss. She should have listened to the warning bells in her head. Inside a library that stretched far where her eyes cannot reach, with no one inside but a very odd looking black cat; Raquel should have left as soon as she stepped in. There was no librarian, no other living soul. Only the cat sat self-importantly on top of a large ornate wooden counter and licked its paws ominously just as her eyes landed on it. It seemed as if he was waiting there just for her.
But she ignored it all because of the excitement that came from finding a new place to read. Ever since reawakening from her long slumber, she had quickly taken a liking to this hobby of reading and sometimes –when she had time- crafting. Also because she is a vampire, quiet and dark places like this became one of her favorite to pass time in. Besides, things seldom bothered her. In fact, creatures as well as people often avoided her. There was only a handful of things that could truly scare Raquel off, and an eerie looking cat was not one of them.
So instead of walking out the same door she came in from, Raquel easily ignored the cat and went upstairs, picking up several books along the way. There was some classics, some theories on magic, and quite a lot of stuff on vampires. Two weeks after waking up, she was still learning more and more things about being a vampire. There was only so much that Kaiser could teach her, Besides, the brunette crash mage had gotten quite busy again and soon after their initial encounter, left for Blue Pegasus. Raquel knew none of the details, but rumors said they might find a potential ally in them. Strange again was the fact that Raquel felt absolutely uncomfortable for the whole day after hearing about it. Something about Blue Pegasus gave her several flashbacks that faded out as soon as they appeared, leaving her unable to link any of it up with anything.
Sigh
Just thinking about it gave her a head ache. Raquel went back to her seat behind a dark wooden table, running her fingers over the worn out page that spoke of vampires’ wings.