6 years passed since the Markupo hunt, I had been on hunts sporadically. Andre and Irwin were still with Leiko and Kita, both of my children are more mature by this time. Preston could not visit us, he was training that kid, Leo. I just got a few calls from him
"Aireen, you and the kids ok?"- He asked me
"Yes Preston, we are ok. Can you tell me one thing about Leiko and Kita, why don't they grow up and look like adults. It is scaring me that they look like kids"
"Well, when a Kitsune passes a certain age without a new tail it can't grow physically that much they are still through puberty as normal people but they don't grow in height. Leiko and Kita only have 2 tails for the last 60 years, if they awaken the third tail then they may look like teenagers but still, look too young, just a drawback of the species"- Preston's tone was just like a professor's tone
"Well, thanks for telling me"
"I have to go now"- Preston hung up the phone
I turn around and I see Leiko
"Hello miss Aireen. Amy is here"- Leiko looked at me. I saw her more developed than before, she didn't get any taller but fine
"Ok, Leiko. All of you behave yourselves"- I pat her on the head
"Don't need to tell me that every time, I am 166 years old you know"- Leiko tried screaming at me in this serious childlike tone
I laughed a little, I had opened the door to see Amy standing there
"There is something urgent I want to discuss with you"- Amy entered the house, she had sat me near a table
"Well, a new trouble maker is in town. A Mandurugo. It is a male, he is very attractive, he feeds on the blood of people it kills. He can change the shape of his face, we have to rid of him, he had a kill too many men and women, like a Mannangal he can grow wings and claws whenever he wants, mostly at night when it feeds"- Amy looked at me again
"How do we catch him?"- I asked her
"Well, we are attractive women, we will bait him, we can use the blood art to explode and set him on fire."- Amy looked at me with a grin
"Ok, so what shall we do now.?"- I was puzzled by how are we going to do this
"The attacks were in this area on Manila so we just to go on dates with different people, we can use tinder, or any dating app really, he dates all women. I and the other guides know this much, I already got started, you should do the same"- Amy was looking through the app
"Only men who are beautiful to the point it begins to scare you"- Amy later added
"Ok let's install the app, make an account and start this"- I downloaded and installed the app.
2 hours later
"Seems like we had found 6 targets they are close to each other"- Amy showed me the screen of her phone
"Well I have only one match, his name is Azul, I will try and chat with him"- I showed him his picture.
"Well, I will see the other 6"- Amy smiled
"Well, I will get prepared, he accepted it the first time. Azul is the most suspicious out of all of them. Anyway, I will go and get dressed"- I had gone to get dressed. I opened my drawer. I looked everywhere to find something that will make me attractive. I found jeans and a denim jacket. I wore those, I looked fabulous
"Well, I am ready"- I smiled at Amy
"You look fabulous girl."- Amy complimented me she was looking good enough already.
"Let's go!"- Me and Amy had set out to our respective dates. I had gone to a popular restaurant in Manila to meet him
I had gone to the restaurant, I and Amy had gone to separate restaurants
At the date:
I was looking after him, I eventually saw Azul, he had perfect features
"Ohh, there you are!"- Azul was polite, he offered me a flower
"That is so nice, thank you"- I looked at the rose and smiled
"I am Aireen, you look good today Azul. Don't worry about it I am a little clumsy if I do something like slipping or anything"
"Don't worry about this, let's take a seat"- Azul hold my chair so I can sit first. He was a gentleman but I didn't need to lose the objective at hand
"So how was your day Azul?"- I asked him while I was smiling
"Yes, it was very good. I have a question for you Aireen, are you looking for a long term relationship?"- He asked me gently
"Yes, I am. I never had to luck to find someone that wants something long term yet"- I was looking at him, examining him
"Well, I am also looking for something long term too, maybe we will get along well"
"Excuse me, sir, a miss would you like to order something?"- A waiter gave the 2 of us menus
"Well, yes I would like to have beef salad, what about you Aireen?"- He asked
"You already ordered my favorite food so, 2 portions of beef salad please"- I ordered a beef salad, I am crazy about it
"I am impressed you like it, it is not common Filipino for Filipino to like beef salad"- He laughed a bit. Azul seems like a nice guy but I have to get him to kiss me, by the 2nd date I should try and find out if he is the Mandurugo
Meetup with Amy:
"How did the date go?"- I asked her
"Well, very bad. He tried to drug me, the first date."- She looked at me with an ironic face
"Are you well? Did something happen?"- I asked her worried
"I am a vampire, I have a high drug resistance so I just beat that guy"- Amy smiled
"Wow that was a shitty first date"
"Yes, but how did yours go?"- She asked me
"It was ok, he didn't reveal anything yet, we have a second one planned"- I showed Amy a photo of Azul
"Well, good luck, if he is the Mandurugo you will feel like something sharp entered your neck"- Amy winked and left
"Miss Aireen!"- Kita and Leiko screamed at me
"What?"- I was surprised
"Can we discuss something?"- The 2 of them asked me
"Yes, I guess we can"- I confirmed that the of them sat on an elevated chair that I bought for the 2 of them
"Well, one thing. About us and your sons, I can't seem that you agree with our relationship but we like to stay with your sons. We may be hundreds of years older than them or even you, we are still worried. Both of us are conflicted about what should we do"- The 2 of them seemed serious
"Well, one thing, if the 4 of you are happy with each other then yes, go for it. Stay as long as you are happy, I always welcome you here"- I smiled at the 2 of them
"You care about them. As long as they are happy you will accept this. You are a great mother"- Leiko and Kita hugged me with a lot of affection
"Well, I need some rest. You take care of each other ok?"- I had gone to rest
The next week
The next date was for this week. I was getting ready for a second date with him
"Right on time again, sorry for me being late"- Azul showed up a little late
"Well, why shouldn't we sit down?"
"Straight to the point"- Me and Azul sat down
"Anything you want?"- The waiter asked us
"Dumpling soup please"- I made an order
"Well, I will have some waffles"- Azul ordered waffles
"So how is your life? I didn't get enough time to discuss this with you then"- Azul smiled
"Well, I have 2 children, they are grown up and have wife's of their own"
"Not all marriages tend to work. Not your fault here"- He was reassuring
We had eaten out food and split the check
"Well, my door to the house is down an alley, mind coming with me?"- I asked Azul
"Sure"
Azul walked me down the fake location of my house
"Kiss me"
"What?"- Azull seemed surprised
"Just do it, I know you want to do that!"
Azul had kissed me, as Amy told me I could feel something sharp in my throat
"That felt so nice"- I smiled at Azul
"I must say you have soft lips. I would like to see you again"- He looked at me with a big smile
"Shame you get another chance. Since you ingested my blood, Blood Arts: Exploding Crimson Flame Crystals"
"Blood Arts? A Hunter Vampire?"- Azul was shocked only for a second, Crimson Crystals exploded like shrapnel, his body was turned into minced meat
Meet up with Amy
"How was it Aireen?"- She asked me this time with a joyful tone
"Well, it was good. I recruited a new hunter but nothing much"
"Well, I killed the Mandurugo, it was Azul. No more women will die of blood loss and damaged internal organs"- I was happy that I managed to get rid of Azul
"Well that is a good thing"
"I don't really know how to fell, I just killed someone, I mean he didn't do to much good but I am sorry at the same time"- I still felt remorse for killing him
"You get used to it with time, get some rest for now"- Amy left
This was one hell of a hunt. I slept very well for the entire night
