After one last drink from his mug, Adria walked out of the mess hall. Around the same time, Brigadier General Bridges was entering the mess hall From another door.
The moment they saw him, everybody in the mess hall stood to their feet and saluted. This included Sqautterbloat and members of his table. However, as Adria left, a pair of curious eyes watched his exit.
Nora did not fail to see that Adria came out of the mess and walked in the direction of the restroom. The same direction she was sure she had seen the female soldier go. "Bloody unbelievable bastard! And it is when the commander is about to make his address." She frowned.
Brigadier General Bridges went to a high table set aside for himself, "At ease troops." He commanded and they took their seats. However, curiosity was a fire that was too hot on Nora's backside for her to enjoy the comfort of her seat. The moment the order was given to seat down, she immediately used it as an opportunity to sneak out and leave.
But unknown to her, Holland had been observing her eyes, and it boiled him up ever so crazily that she had her eyes on Adria. He could not help but imagine that the woman of his dreams was going to go and get some 'sweets' with his superior. Especially at a time like this.
What's worse, was that he had heard from a friend earlier on that Nora was the person that was instructed to pass the invitation letter of the dobber to Adria. His mind had swirled with thoughts of the things Adria must have done to her. And now again, they couldn't get enough of each other and wanted to get some more.
However, he was not quick in time as Nora was when she left and Squatterbloat saw his attempt, "Hey! Sub-lieutenant. Where are you going?" this was an awkward question directed at him that brought the eyes of the hall members on him. "Can't you see the commander is on parade? Are you trying to leave without permission?"
Holland turned and saluted, "No sir!" His active mind searched deep and wide inside his head for the most perfect lie he could conjure up, "I... I was just a little pressed sir, And needed to..."
"Needed to WHAT!? Leave the presence of your senior officers and Base Commander without prior permission?"
"No Sir! I... I" Holland's eyes searched around for a more suitable answer, but none came to mind. He swallowed hard as his throat became dry. Squatterbloat walked towards him, his presence ever intimidating to the fresh darkling, and his unsmiling face did not help matters too.
"Is this what they teach you Colts these days at the academy, or are you just a disrespectful runt?" Sqautterbloat came so close to Holland that Holland could even smell his breath.
"Erm... erm... No Sir!" Holland could already feel little tickles of sweat sliding down his back.
"Squatterbloat!!!" Brigadier General Bridges called.
"Yes Sir!" Squatterbloat turned and gave a standard salute. Even though it was with his left hand and not his right, nobody complained.
"Let him be this time. You can punish him later!"
"Yes Sir!" Sqautterbloat saluted and went back to his seat.
"Good! Now let us get down to the agenda of the day..." Brigadier General Bridges addressed.
...
Meanwhile, Adria had speedily rushed in the direction of the rich fragrance of blood. The first thing he noticed once he reached the restroom was water overflowing from under the door.
But the water was not entirely clear, it flowed out with an obvious mixture of redness that only became thicker in color as it sneaked out the door. The door was not closed, however, it was not entirely open. Adria pushed it lightly and it made a creaky sound as it opened gently.
The first thing that met his eyes was lipstick, and other makeup items floating on the water towards him. A sink not so far away was broken clearly and that was the source of the flowing water.
Adria's boots married with the wet ground with every step he took making squelching sounds. Just ahead, a broken mirror on the wall revealed the undivided attention a bloodsucker was giving the provider of its meal.
Adria slowly approached the bend, trying hard not to be rude and interrupt the vampire from its food. He took out a knife from his side and cut deep into his hands. His blood flowed out and slowly coat around his arms.
He could clearly see that this vampire was not yet fully transformed. Although its torso had already broken out of its military uniform, its lower half had not fully executed the changes.
He approached steadily, while the beast made crunchy noise as it broke bones like chocolate biscuits with its powerful jaws.
"Holy F**k! I knew it! You guys came here to..." Nora stopped and her eyes focused on the hunter, the prey, and the hunted, "oh Shit!"
The vampire immediately raised its head in the direction of its guests.
"Shit!" Adria cursed. But it was too late. The vampire jumped, using both legs, it gave Adria a good kick on the chest, which sent him breaking into one of the toilets and crashing into a wall.
Nora immediately reached for her sides and brought out two short poles the length of a forearm. The moment she did, the sticks glowed in a metallic shine. Without wasting time, she immediately dived in for the hunt. However, she had underestimated this vampire. it dodged to the side and sent a round horse kick to the back of her head. She was sent to the side, knocking her back hard against a mirror.
The beast took a quick look at its two assaulters and broke through the wall running into the distance.
Adria stood to his feet and stretched a little. He turned and looked at Nora, "Hey, Colt! Are you still lying there?" He went out of the hole on the wall and followed in the direction the beast had left. Running after it...