Ryuuketsu: start the story or face death by rubber duck!!!-brandishes rubber duck of DOOM-
General Zargon:-looks uneasily at muse- this story is actually a crossover of sorts with Buffy the vampire slayer
Ryuuketsu: the author does not own the Dark Hunter series or Buffy the Vampire Slayer
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Savitar casually walked down the street in his beach clothes that earned him many funny looks, not that he cared. He walked slowly, not having any particular place to go though to be honest he didn't know WHY he'd felt the peculiar urge to even walk. While he pondered if he'd well and truly gone insane he forgot to look where he was going and ran smack dab into someone. Charity Price spat an unlady-like curse as she ran into a brick wall, at least that's what it felt like to her as she landed on her butt and the person she ran into didn't even budge! She fumed as she checked herself for injuries and thought spitefully 'damn bastard didn't even flinch' she looked up with an entire rant on the tip of her tongue but when she caught sight of him all thoughts in her head died a sudden and very pleasant death. He was dressed in a Hawaiian shirt and loose beach shorts, he had dark brown hair down to his shoulders and a neatly trimmed goatee, he was tanned and had tattoos on the skin that she could see. The only thought in her mind was 'no one should have the right to look THAT good in a Hawaiian shirt' she was snapped back to reality by his chuckle and smug look as he reached out a hand to help her up.
Savitar smirked as he heard the thoughts in her head and as he held out a hand to help her up he took the opportunity to really look at her. She had flaming red hair that went a little past her shoulders and she had smoldering green eyes. She was dressed in a dark blue button-up blouse with long sleeves and a medium length gold skirt. She reluctantly accepted his hand and allowed him to pull her up, she was amazed at how easily he pulled her up, and she dusted herself off.
"Thanks for the hand" she said grudgingly.
Savitar smirked as he replied "no problem but you really should watch where your going"
Now that really set her temper off "excuse me but I don't see you paying attention!" she snapped at him with her hands on her hips.
He continued to smirk as he answered with an amused look in his eyes "I'm sorry, buy you a drink to make up for it?"
She slowly calmed down and thought about his offer before reluctantly nodding "I could use a drink" she admitted and Savitar offered her his arm with a smirk. Savitar inwardly debated if he'd gone insane 'I just invited a human out for a drink! What am I thinking!?' meanwhile Charity was thinking the same thing 'I just accepted a strange man's offer to take me out for a drink! What am I thinking?!' suddenly it occurred to her that she didn't know the man's name.
"My name's Charity in case your wondering" she said.
Savitar smirked and said "my name's Savitar in case your wondering"
Charity huffed at his mockery and then noticed where they were "Sanctuary? Nice choice" she said as she walked into the bar in front of Savitar.
Aimee Peltier looked up from the bar and smiled brightly when she saw Charity Price enter. Charity was a regular and had become a friend to Aimee and the bearswan was fiercely protective of her. The human had been coming to Sanctuary ever since she was in high school and one night Aimee's curiosity had overrode her common sense and she'd struck up a conversation with Charity. From that one conversation Aimee had found out that Charity had been having trouble in her classes and that one of her classmates had been harassing her, Aimee had made sure that the classmate in question never bothered Charity again. She had also found that Charity was independent, had a temper that put a dragon's to shame, and was fiercely loyal. Aimee told Charity just about everything except the truth about what she and the rest of Sanctuary's clientele really were. Charity didn't know anything about Were-Hunters or Dark-Hunters or Dream-Hunters and she especially didn't know about Daimons and Aimee made sure that no Daimon that came into Sanctuary bothered Charity. Her smiled faded when she saw the man that walked in behind Charity "Savitar" she whispered in shock as the duo approached the bar.
Charity frowned as she took in Aimee's shocked face "what's wrong Aimee?" she asked her friend as she and Savitar sat on stools in front of the bar.
"Nothing" Aimee said hurriedly when she caught the look Savitar was giving her.
Charity shrugged at her friends odd behavior and said "the usual please Aimee"
The bearswan nodded and looked questioningly at Savitar and he replied "I'm buying and I'll have what she's having" again Aimee nodded and set about getting their drinks. The bearswan watched the interaction between her friend and the Omegrion's mediator like a hawk, figuratively speaking of course as the were-hawks were currently in the kitchen and Jasyn was playing pool.
Charity looked at Savitar and asked "what do you do for a living?"
Savitar fought the urge to laugh and instead replied "this and that" at Charity's raised eyebrow he replied "investments" Charity accepted the lie easily and soon an easy going conversation, with a lot of lying on Savitar's part, was started and Aimee moved to wait on other customers after seeing that her friend was safe.
Charity happened to be glancing at her watch during a brief lull in the conversation and gaped at what time it was "sorry Sav but I've got to get back to my house" she hurriedly said and took off running out the door before Savitar could even process her nickname for him. Charity dug her keys out of her purse and cursed herself for losing track of time over a guy 'an attractive guy who looks good in a Hawaiian shirt' she amended in her mind as she finally got the door open and the second she was inside she was tackled to the ground and her face was licked enthusiastically by a big, black wolf "easy Rage!" she laughed as the wolf got off of her. The wolf's main color was black but his right hind foot was dark gray.
Charity turned on the lights and absently scratched the wolf behind the ear "sorry I'm so late boy but I got caught up talking to this really great guy" she sighed blissfully and Rage tilted his head and cocked an eyebrow in a way that just said 'tell me more' Charity gave in and spilled everything about her day. Rage sat beside her on the couch and listened as Charity described the guy she met in amazing detail. Charity sighed blissfully as she sank back into the sofa "do you think I'll see him again Rage?" the wolf in question nodded his head enthusiastically causing Charity to giggle as she got up and went into her bedroom to get some well deserved sleep.
Savitar cursed as he angrily paced in his room on Neratiti. He snarled as he made another circuit around the large room, he was a complete idiot! Why else would he have drinks with a human woman? Because she was a woman and a right beautiful one at that. He'd picked Charity's story out of Aimee's head and thoroughly studied it and found he agreed with almost all of the bearswan's views regarding Charity 'she deserves to be treated with respect and love' he thought as he continued to pace though at a much slower race and then his thoughts wandered and he found himself wondering what Acheron was doing 'what the hell? I'll just take a look real quick' he thought as he summoned his powers and found Ash in Artemis' temple, double knotted to the bedpost.
He felt his heart go out to the man, or God though Ash would deny it vehemently, and recalled that Charity had mentioned a friend of hers so with little effort he recalled that point in the conversation "Maya was so torn up when Brad broke up with her even though I told her that he wasn't good enough for her. The thing with Maya is that whenever she falls in love it's the real deal and she'll do anything for the person she loves. You just don't find people who can love like that very often and I'm sure that one day she'll make some guy very happy. I just hope that she finds someone who'll love her as much as she loves them" he thought for a moment and then a devious grin came over his face as he fought the urge to rub his hands together and give a maniacal laugh 'I think some matchmaking is in order' he thought so evilly that he almost felt sorry for Acheron…keyword being almost.
He thought for a moment before another grin spread across his face as he willed himself into Artemis' temple with barely a thought. The Koris screamed and ran for the door while Artemis blanched and gripped the armrests of he chair tighter "Savitar" she said in a strangled voice and he could practically taste the fear radiating from her.
"Artie, I want to make a bet with you" he said and Artemis said up straighter in interest. He mentally rolled his eyes as he thought 'probably thinking of ways to get me under her control' he resisted the urge to snort and continued "first let me tell you the stakes. Acheron's soul against one piece of information from me" he could clearly hear Artemis debate within herself and he could also tell that the object of the bet was sleeping in Artemis' bedroom having been untied from the bedpost mere moments before. Savitar smirked and said to Artemis "take it or leave it, no skin off my nose" that decided it for Artemis.
"deal, what are the conditions of this bet?" she asked.
Savitar did a little mental victory dance before he outwardly smirked and said "simple, the bet is that if Acheron falls in love with a woman of my choosing then I get his soul but if he doesn't you can ask me one question and I'll answer it but YOU can't interfere or you'll suffer the full extent of my wrath Artemis, don't doubt that for a second" Artemis looked as though she might argue but then remembered who she was dealing with and shut her mouth.
Savitar felt Acheron awaken and used his power to keep Acheron in the bedroom "I believe we're finished here Artemis" without another word he willed himself back to his room on Neratiti and once there he gave an evil laugh before clamping his mouth shut and glancing around to make sure that no one was there. He shook his head at his own paranoia and after a moments contemplation he sent his thoughts out to locate Charity and a moment later he blinked in shock as he sensed the Katagari Were-Hunter in her house and a bare moment later he relaxed and grinned as he learned the story behind the Katagari wolf that was currently staying with Charity as a pet. Apparently the wolf was only 40 years old and had been abandoned as a pup but before he could die Charity found him and took him in and kept him alive. The thing was that Charity apparently didn't know that her pet wolf was actually a Katagari Were-Hunter and the wolf had no intention of telling her. Savitar grinned as he silently began plotting to see the red-headed human again.
He frowned suddenly as the knowledge that someone was watching Charity's house came to his mind and without a moments hesitation he found out who it was. Frank Houston, as Savitar learned the man's thoughts towards Charity he grew more and more enraged and without another thought he made it so that the man would have an accident on the way back to his house. He felt a little better knowing that the man would soon meet an untimely demise. He snickered as he began thinking about how he could get Acheron and Maya together without Acheron trying to kill or dismember him. An idea came to him and before he disappeared he gave an evil cackle that would have sent shivers down Apollymi's spine.
In Katoteros Apollymi looked up and frowned as a shiver went down her spine and she idly wondered what was going on.
Charity yawned as she woke up and stretched before catching sight of the clock and staring at it in shock before reality set in and she screamed "12:00!!! I overslept!!!" she sprang out of bed and ran around trying to get dressed. Her wolf just sat there rolling around in what she SWORE was laughter "oh laugh it up you!" she snapped at the wolf as she grabbed her bag and ran out the door and, after locking it, diving into her car and driving off to her classes. The day passed quickly and when Rage tried to pounce once she opened the door she snapped "don't even think about it!" she screamed at the wolf causing him to cower. She sighed as all her anger seemed to leave her and she slumped causing Rage to trot over to her in worry "I'm sorry boy" she said as she dropped her bag and pat Rage on the head when he whined softly. A soft 'ping!' from the computer told her that someone was online and when she checked who it was she smiled as she read the message.
Michelangelo(not a turtle!): how you been?
Charity was about to reply when another 'ping!' sounded and another message appeared on screen causing her to smile as she read.
Sundown: hey Char'! how you been? And hi Turtle boy!
Charity giggled as she typed out a reply and read Mikey's while she did.
Michelangelo(not a turtle!): read the name you cowboy knock off!
Charity: I'm fine just had a hard day at school. And Sunny? Quit teasing Mikey okay?-insert puppy eyes-
Sundown: oh okay but only for you Char'
Michelangelo(not a turtle!): thanks Char'! so everybody spills about they're day?
Charity: okay!
Sundown: sure!
Michelangelo(not a turtle!): Char' is first!
Charity: darn! Okay first I got up late and my pet wolf laughed at me and then I was late to my classes causing me to get detention and get a scolding in front of the entire class! But the only highlight in my day has been the fact that I can always imagine that somebody out there is having a worse day than me!!!!!!!!
Sundown: whoa! Sorry you had such a bad day Char'-insert sympathetic look-
Michelangelo(not a turtle!): yeah! Sorry bout your day Char' but somewhere in the world is a hermit living in the mountains having a worse day than you!
Charity:-dryly- thanks a lot Mikey but -perks up- there is good news!
Sundown: please don't tell me that you saved money by switching to geico
Charity: darn it! You ruined my joke Sunny! But no that wasn't it
Michelangelo(not a turtle!): what is the good news?
Charity: my friend Marie is going to Greece! Isn't that great?!
Sundown: this the same Marie that beat up that jock at your school for looking at her funny?
Michelangelo(not a turtle!): this the same Marie that has the temper that rivals a dragon's?
Charity: yup!-insert happy face- she promised to bring me and Maya back souvenirs!
Sundown: that reminds me -thoughtful look- how is Maya taking that break up? She okay?-concerned look-
Charity:-face falls- she's taking it hard and I'm going over to her house for a chick flick and ice cream marathon in about an hour
Sundown:-sheepish look- sorry, didn't mean to ruin your mood
Michelangelo(not a turtle!): way to go Sunny -screws up his face- so any other things we should know about before we sign off? My shift starts in a few minutes
Sundown: and my job starts in a few minutes too
Charity: well I did meet this handsome guy yesterday and we had drinks and talked for a while -dreamy sigh-
Sundown:-whistles- this guy have blonde hair?
Charity:-frowns at Sunny- no, his hair was dark brown
Michelangelo(not a turtle!): sorry to cut this discussion short but my older brother his yelling at me to get my ass to work
Sundown: s'okay Mikey, I should probably get to work soon too
Charity: talk to you later guys?
Sundown: sure thing Char'!
Michelangelo(not a turtle!): talk to you guys later!
Michelangelo(not a turtle!) has signed out.
Sundown has signed out.
Charity has signed out.
She sighed as she shut off her computer and started getting ready for her sleepover with Maya 'poor Maya' she thought and she sighed as she packed the things she needed for the sleepover. She patted Rage on the head before she refilled his water and put food in his bowl "hey boy, I'll be gone for the night so don't tear up the place okay?" she asked and smiled when Rage nodded. She walked out of the room and locked the door before turning around and walking off towards Maya's dorm. She knocked on the door to Maya's room and called "hey girl! It's me!"
she heard Maya call back "come on in!" she opened the door and smiled when she saw all the movies and smelled the popcorn.
She walked over to Maya and asked "are we going to sleep tonight?"
The other girl laughed as she replied "not at all" they both laughed as they sat on the couch to begin the movie marathon.
Maya Carter was slim and about 6'5 but had little in the way of self-confidence. She had black hair and unusual amber eyes and a sweet demeanor but for some reason all of her boyfriends had broken up with her, leaving her in tears, and moved on to cheerleaders or they made up some excuse about them not working out. Charity sighed before turning her attention back to the movie where the hero had just lost his shirt. It was very late when they finally went to sleep. The next morning Charity woke up with a start and blushed as she recalled the dream she'd had and prayed that Savitar never learned about it 'come on Charity! It's not like you'll see the guy again' she scolded herself and got out of her sleeping bag to shower and dress before classes started. When she got out of the shower and had dressed she met Maya in the kitchen area "hey girl!" Maya greeted with a smile and Charity felt herself smile back as she returned the greeting and sat down.
"So what's on the agenda for today?" Maya asked curiously.
Charity grinned as she replied "well, I was planning on going home after classes to feed Rage and IM Sunny and Mikey and then I was planning on going to Sanctuary, you want to come with?"
Maya giggled and answered "if you mean about Sanctuary then hell yeah! What are they putting in the water that turns out so many gorgeous men in one place?" Maya wondered and Charity giggled as she and Maya launched into the age old debate of what caused so many gorgeous men to be in one place.
After feeding Rage and getting dressed in her clubbing attire which consisted of black jeans that clung to her legs like a second skin and a black leather, low-cut top that accented her breasts and she also had on black leather boots that stopped mid-calf. She met Maya at the door and together they were off, Maya was wearing jeans and a simple red tank with sneakers, to Sanctuary. Entering the bar they were greeted by Dev, who had apparently gotten guard duty that night, "hey Charity" he greeted with a grin.
Charity replied "hey Dev, Aimee around?"
the bearswain snorted good naturedly and complained "always looking for Aimee, if I didn't know any better I would swear that there is something going on between you two"
Charity slapped his arm while Maya burst into giggles "I don't swing that way, Dev!" charity scolded the bear but the effect was ruined by her grin. After a few more minutes of banter Charity and Maya finally went inside and were greeted by loud music coming from the Howlers on stage. The two girls made their way to the bar and they claimed seats right beside each other. "the usual?" Aimee asked with a smile as she walked over and jotted it down before getting the drinks. Maya and Charity chatted with Aimee until she had to leave to take more orders "you think we should mingle?" Maya asked nervously.
Charity shook her head "nah! All men are egotistical morons who wouldn't know a real woman if they hit them over the head!"
shortly after her bold declaration ,that had Maya in tears, someone tapped Charity on the shoulder and said "for the sake of my gender I feel I must protest that statement" a deep voice said and both women spun around and gaped.
Charity recovered first and reached over to shut Maya's mouth before responding "vetoed! All men are morons and that's a fact!" she stated as she stared at Savitar in shock at seeing him there "so Sav, what do you have to say to that?"
the man in question simply grinned and replied "I say that I'll have to prove you wrong" with that Savitar swept Charity off her feet and onto the dance floor, leaving Maya alone to fend for herself.
Maya glanced nervously around and jumped when someone sat on Charity's recently vacated stool causing Maya to look and struggle not to drool. The man on the stool was at least 6'8 and he had black-hair but he was wearing shades so she couldn't tell what color his eyes were. He was wearing a formfitting t-shirt under a leather jacket and he had on leather pants and biker boots. She exerted an effort and blinked and looked up to see him watching her causing her to blush violently and stammer "um, sorry for staring"
the man smirked and introduced himself "my name is Acheron, or Ash if you prefer"
Maya smiled and replied "my name is Maya" an easy conversation ensued. Charity returned and saw Maya talking to Acheron and was about to go over to them when Savitar placed his hand on her shoulder and whispered in her ear "don't. let them talk, it's not like it could do any harm" Charity saw the logic in that and she turned around and grabbed Savitar.
At his amused face she smirked and answered his unasked question "if I can't leave yet then I might as well have some fun with a guy who looks way to good in a Hawaiian shirt" Savitar grinned at the shirt comment and pulled her close for some dancing. It was a long time before the two girls went home.
The next morning Charity woke up with a smile on her face and she reached over to the phone to call Maya ,Maya had gone back to her house, and get the story on the Goth man that she'd seen her friend talking to. After dialing the number and waiting for a moment Maya picked up the phone on the fifth ring "hello?"
Charity heard her friend's groggy voice and replied cheerfully "hey Maya! What's the story on that Goth hunk I saw you talking to?" in an instant Maya perked up and started telling Charity about Acheron. They talked for a little over 2 hours before Charity sighed and said "sorry to cut this conversation short Maya but I have to get to Sanctuary and see if I can spot Savitar" they both burst into giggles and then they said their goodbyes before hanging up. As it was Saturday classes were cancelled and Charity had the whole day to enjoy herself. She walked into Sanctuary and smiled at Aimee as she sat down at the bar "Savitar around here?" she asked Aimee, trying to be casual but obviously not succeeding if the look Aimee gave her was any indication.
"haven't seen him" was the reply causing Charity to slump, at least until a voice commented "obviously not looking hard enough" she spun around and beamed when she saw Savitar standing there with his hands in his pockets. Today he was dressed in an open, blue-and-green beach shirt that showed off his eight-pack of abs and a pair of white slouchy pants.
Charity looked him up and down before replying "umm umm, somebody get some ice 'cause this guy is ho-ot!" she grinned at her cheesy line and was relieved when Savitar grinned back and teased "only for you baby" she blushed even as she laughed.
She turned to Aimee and ordered "the usual and another for this hunk of salty goodness" she pointed to Savitar when she said hunk, the man in question grinned wider and nodded at Aimee when she looked at him for confirmation.
As they sipped their drinks Charity looked at Savitar and asked "want to go on a real date tomorrow, Sav?"
Savitar pretended to think about it before smirking and saying "sure babe, when and where?"
Charity giggled and answered "tomorrow. 4 o'clock in the afternoon. Madame Selena's tarot stand" Savitar nodded and another conversation ensued, again with a lot of lying on Savitar's part. Time passed quickly and soon it was close to sundown "sorry to cut the evening short Sav but I have get home and feed Rage" she quickly explained at his raised eyebrow "my pet wolf, I'll have to tell you that story sometime."
He smiled and replied "sure thing babe" as Charity waved good bye. He watched her walk out the door and he sighed before looking to see Aimee glaring at him with enough venom to take out a whale "what?" Savitar asked in amusement which only caused Aimee to glare harder.
"you break Charity's heart and I swear I will hunt you down and castrate you, I don't care if you're the Omegrion's mediator" she warned him and Savitar chuckled dryly.
He responded with a cocky grin on his face "you can try ,bearswan, you can try" with that he downed the rest of his drink and stood up before vanishing into thin air only to reappear a second later to drop some money on the table "keep the change" he told Aimee and then vanished again. Aimee waited a few moments before grinning widely and going back to waiting tables.
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General Zargon: first chapter done!!-does the Macarena-
Ryuuketsu:-rolls eyes- Yay for you
General Zargon: okay. That is it!!-grabs muse and stuffs him into a sock drawer- there!!
Ryuuketsu:-in sock drawer- noooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
General Zargon: yes!-gives a maniacal laugh- R&R!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!