Liam drops you back at Buckstars, he hands you his card, waves slightly then pulls his car away. You watch until he's gone, then turn and look at the coffee shop. You stand there a moment. You're not sure you want to talk to Tracy again, but you feel you have to. You clutch the book to your chest and take a deep breath. "Well, I guess I'm not getting any younger." You mumble as you pull open door.

Your head peeps in first, then the rest of you follows. You look towards the back and see Tracy sitting on the same sofa, she's sipping another cup of coffee and apparently waiting for someone…you?

Swallowing your pride and mustering your courage, you walk over to the sitting area and drop the book on the low table before her. "I'm sorry I took this." You tell her.
 

"That's okay," She smiles at you and takes back her book, tucking it in a duffel bag sitting next to her on the floor. "You brought it back." "Yeah," You shift your weight from one foot to the other, unsure of what else to say.  "Did it…explain a few things?" Tracy asks you hesitantly.

You jerk your head up and down in a quick nod, "I learned a lot." You're starting to get the impression that Tracy wanted you to take the book. Like a parent leaving out AIDs pamphlets because they don't know how to explain it any other way. "Why?" You hear yourself ask.

"Why what?" Tracy looks at you, frowning slightly.

"Why did you have the book? Do you," Your voice drops to a whisper, "know?"

"Probably quite a bit more than you." She smiles mysteriously.

"You hunt them?" You press.

"No," She frowns, "Where'd you pick up an idea like that?"

"Liam," You explain, then go on to tell Tracy everything else that has happened so far tonight.

Tracy stares at you with her mouth open. Suddenly she seems to realize what she's doing and she snaps her jaws shut. "I see," She mumbles and looks towards the door.

You look over your shoulder at the door too, no one's there.

"To answer your question," Tracy says slowly, "No, I don't hunt them. I have…" She shakes her head slightly, "Well, lets just say I have a…history with their kind."

You nod as if you understand, even though you don't.

"I was just doing some research, just in case…" Tracy looks back at the door.

"In case of what?" You ask.

Tracy smiles again, then happily changes the subject, "Liam sure is a nice guy isn't he?"
 

You nod, "Sure, he asked me to join too you know." You tell her, sure now she was extended the same invitation. The only question is…why didn't -she- say yes? You can't put your finger on it, but something about the blonde makes you suspect she'd be some sort of vampire hunting protégé.

Tracy smiles somewhat sadly, "Things are always a bit more complicated than that, there is no good/evil black/white answers out there. I take it you didn't join?"

You shake your head, scooting closer to Tracy. "Tell me." You ask quietly.

Tracy looks at you then, really looks at you. You feel as if she's staring straight into your soul. You sit there, silently holding your breath.

"Do you -really- want to know?" She asks finally.

You blink, slightly taken aback. Sure you want some more information, but do you really want to get any deeper into this than you already are? You think about it for a moment then say: