Chapter 45: Visit With The Vampires

Sage isn't happy about the kiss, I can tell, but I ignore him as we pull into the next town and hunt down a train station. It's easy enough to find. And this time, I go to the ticket booth and buy tickets.

The smiling attendant gestures at the map before me. "Where to?" Her Austrian is crisp and aristocratic.

I answer in English, my American accent firmly in place. "Spain," I say.

"By way of Wilhelm," Sage cuts in. I glare at him but he shakes his head. "You promised we could see it before we went home, remember?"

I'll kill him later. The attendant hands over the tickets after I pay her. "Have a pleasant trip," she says in heavily accented English.

We board with the other passengers, the two seats across from us empty when the train pulls out of the station. I toss our bags across, putting my feet up, staring out the window.

"Don't be mad," Sage says. "But if your friend has doubts, maybe we should talk to the vampires before we go to California."