Page 37 of Fortune Academy: Year Three
Yuri folded her hands in her lap and plucked at her skirt. “Yeah, I know. It’s just… blood is kind of icky, you know? And my Maker who was supposed to teach me everything…” Her gaze took on a distant pain before she shook her head. “Damn, that memory spell you put on me isn’t holding. Can you refresh it?”
Olivia gave the vampire a soft smile as she took her hand. “Sure. Just close your eyes.”
I watched as a faint golden aura surrounded the pair and a current ran through the vampire into my best friend. Yuri shivered when it was done. “There, better?” Olivia asked.
Yuri blinked. “What?”
Olivia chuckled. “I’ll take that as a yes.” She got up and threw the candy in the trash as she went to the fridge. “I’ve still got some of that blood champagne you stashed here. Why don’t you have some?”
I leaned as I spotted an entire raw fish on the top shelf. “What the heck is that?”
Yuri clapped with excitement. “Oh didn’t you know? Olivia is dating Trevor, the son of Poseidon.” She put her hands together and pressed them against her cheek. “He’s so dreamy.”
Olivia slammed the fridge door closed and stuck out a bottle of pink bubbling liquid. “If you stop tattling on me, I’ll give you some of this. Or do you want me to throw it in the trash too?”
Yuri perched her hands on her knees. “I’ll be good, I promise.”
“Trevor?” I balked. “You do realize that the Demis are huge dicks.”
She smirked. “And your mates aren’t?”
I laughed. “Touche.”
Olivia smirked as she poured the sparkling drink and handed the glass to Yuri.
“So, what’s your story, Yuri?” I asked. “You’re not like any vampires I’ve ever met, not that I’ve met many.”
“There aren’t any vampires out there like Yuri, I’m pretty sure,” Olivia said.
Yuri smiled. “I’ll take that as a compliment.” She sipped happily at her drink while Olivia took her seat.
“So, Yuri,” Olivia said. “Since I don’t need your help finding Lily anymore, there’s something else I could get your help with. Do you know a demon named Cole?”
Yuri choked and splattered the bubbly liquid everywhere. I flinched and swiped a droplet from my cheek, wrinkling my nose.
“Sorry…” she said as she wiped her mouth. “It’s uh, just. Yeah, I’ve heard of Cole. Who hasn’t? He’s the meanest, most savagist demon out there, aside from Lucifer.”
“Savage-ist?” I repeated. “Pretty sure that’s not a word.”
“Well if it was, Cole and Luc would be the inventors of it.” She leaned in and lowered her voice. Rumor is they’re brothers.”
I raised an eyebrow. “How do demons have brothers? I thought they just… existed.”
Yuri shook her head. “Monster Academy 101: Angels and demons are a reproductive humanoid species. They’re no different than other supernaturals, except that there’s that whole divine component to them, of course. They tap into their respective sources of energy, kind of like magnets!”
“Magnets,” I repeated.
“Yup,” she said, grinning. “So think of Heaven as the positive and Hell is the negative. They constantly push against one another. That makes demons kind of like Dark Mages and they can feed off of suffering, especially their own. And since they’re immortal, well, it makes them superpowered.”
I frowned. “I see.” I glanced at Olivia. “A vampire just summed up the entire morality of the universe as a giant magnet. Now I’ve heard everything.”
Olivia crossed her arms and smirked. “Yeah, Yuri keeps things lively around here.”
Yuri burst out laughing. “Ha! Lively. That’s hilarious.” When I stared, she pointed at herself. “Undead vampire, get it?”
I rolled my eyes. “How is she supposed to help us get to Cole?”
Olivia smirked. “She’s going to get Luc to call off the monster attacks so that we can get the Dean’s guard down.”
