A Face Made For Daylight

Finally I slipped out of reality

OH MY GOD.  I changed a major plot line around last minute and it killed me with a major writer's block.  I am SO EXCITED!

This chapter is long! Really long!  There is so much going on.  I actually cried in some parts because I can not believe the next chapter is the RITUAL!

The last chapter will be the aftermath.  Two more!

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1967 - Tranquility Base Hotel - California

Two years passed since the wedding that never happened.  America was at war with Vietnam and the country was divided.  The flower power movement fuelled the younger generation to rise, giving them a new glimpse of hope dismantling the system. It was a time of resistance, a new America was on the rise.

The elevator doors opened to Alistair's private suite.  Kid's polished boots stepped carefully over the whimpering bodies of half naked women on the hallway floor.  He can sense their vitals.  Some were dead, but the rest were in a euphoric state.  A mix of drugs and the orgasmic afterglow of being fed on.  They moaned and whimpered as he made his way hovering above them. 

Alistair's door was wide open,  Kid heard a mix of female moans and male grunts as he got closer.  He didn't know what to expect.  The last time he saw his brother he was different.  He wasn't the same Alistair he knew in the 20's.   Ever since Kid rode off on his motorcycle in 1925 leaving Alistair at the ranch with Marie, something changed.  It's as if Marie had a grip on him.

A song played in the room howling at him as he got closer. 

It's getting near dawn
When lights close their tired eyes

"That's it darling--" Alistair grunted on the sofa.  Kid stepped into the entrance, turning his head away, clenching his jaw.  A naked woman facing away from Alistair was bouncing on his lap while his hands fondled and squeezed her breasts.  Her neck was covered in her own blood.

I'll soon be with you my love
Give you my dawn surprise

Malakai came out of the bedroom, his mouth covered in blood.  He wore a silk robe and cheetha print briefs.  His glazed eyes beamed at Kid. 

"Fucking hell!  Is the war over already?"  He chuckled wiping his nose.  Two naked women came out from the bedroom following Malakai.  Their eyes shot to Kid.  He was in his tan army uniform with his aviators tucked into his shirt.  He took his hat off revealing his sharp gelled quiff.  

Kid tucked his hat under his arm and nodded.  "Ladies." 

He didn't smile but was well mannered and courteous.  Habits learned in his years of discipline. 

I'll be with you darling soon
I'll be with you when the stars start falling

Alistair grunted furrowing his brows, his lips pursed into a pout and his upper body flushed.  He emptied himself into the overzealous whimpering woman.  She shook on top of him as he pushed her off. 

I've been waiting so long
To be where I'm going
In the sunshine of your love

Panting, Alistair looked up and saw Kid glaring at him unimpressed.  He smirked leaning down to grab a blue patterned silk robe off the floor.

Malakai sensed the tension and turned to the women smiling.  "Why don't you two go back inside, and take her with you.  Wait for me there."  He pointed to the woman panting near Alistair.

"Can he come too?"  One of the women pointed at Kid biting her lower lip.   Kid exhaled and walked up to the record player stopping the music.  He turned and faced the room looking at Alistair who was pulling up a pair of jeans to cover himself.