Draeden

Tosha Esther Naomi Heri

Braeden

I stopped and looked at the eerie clouds that were coming towards me. I've been out here for a whole week looking for Kate Argent, but there was no sign of her anywhere. I was beginning to give up when I remembered why I was doing this in the first place, Derek Hale. I don't know why I agreed to help him and betray the kalvras, Derek hale is a supernatural creature and I hunt supernatural creatures for a living. Why the hell would I feel this way about him? I've never let myself feel anything about anyone but me.

"Who are you looking for?" I turned to the sound of the voice. It was an old man, raggedy looking man if I may add.

"I'm looking for a woman" I answered back at him,

"there are many women here, I may need more detail?" This man is crazy! There is hardly anyone here. But I gave him the details anyway,

"She's tall, blonde hair and her name is Kate Argent. If that helps you?" His face looked strange all of a sudden; he went white, he looked terrified.

"You've seen her haven't you?" I asked him calmly trying not to scare him even more then he already is.

"No! I do not know her, please leave!" His shouting now, arms in the air "please, just tell me' I said JUST LEAVE!" He shouted. I was surprised, for an old man his got a voice.

"Fine, fine I'm leaving" I didn't want to push him anymore than I already have. Leaving the man behind me, I went around the small town looking for any other signs of Kate. Damn how hard is it to find a freaking blue jaguar!?

Derek

It's been a whole week, since I've seen Braeden or heard from her. I need answers from Kate now; I'm losing my powers, and I don't know what to do about it.

"Are you going to do anything about my missing bonds?" peter asked coming out of the shower.

"I'm working on it; so if you're not going to help shut up!" I shouted back at him, I was getting sick and tired of his bitching.

"What do you think I'm going to do without those bonds?" he continued talking, while drying his hair.

"How will I eat Derek?" his still talking but I'm trying not to listen now.

"And where the hell is the mercenary? I'm not paying that amount of money if she's going to take so much time getting that bitch". He was pacing around the loft like a jackass.

"Just let her do her job peter" I said. He looked at me like I said something really stupid, and to him I probably did; anything that doesn't come out of peter's mouth is stupid.

"At least she's got a job, what about me? I can't work". He sounded almost scared, I couldn't help but laugh.

" Get a job too idiot" I told him, now he looked mad, I wasn't surprised. Peter's face changed and his eyes glowed a bright blue colour, I did the same but instead of turning blue my eyes turned a golden yellow colour. He stopped and looked at me strangely, almost like he was worried about me.

"what happened to your eyes?" peter asked me

"That's what I want to find out" and I was willing to do anything.

Braeden

"Hey kid!" great now I'm yelling at kids, but I know he knows something. "Leave me alone, you're crazy" he yells back at me, and I don't blame him I feel crazy. I'm out here running after the poor kid asking him about a blue jaguar lady

." I just want to ask you some questions, please" he finally stopped and turned around, face red from all the running.

"I don't know anything lady!" He tells me still breathless from the run. "I heard you telling your friends about the blue tiger lady" I told him. He looked away for a moment.

"Why do you want to know about her for?" he asked, "she has something of mine; and I want it back" I know it's a lie but what the heck he doesn't know that.

"I saw her down by the boats with some guy, I don't know what they were talking about though" he was trying to be tough now. But it's kind of hard for a guy like him, his petit and not the good kind.

"Which way? And how long ago?" I asked unusually fast, I'm hoping he doesn't notice that I'm nervous.

"Umm up north near the market, an hour ago" he said than just turned around and walked off around the corner until I couldn't see him anymore.

"Well thanks kid" I said to myself, I went on the same direction the kid told me to the loading docks. There were a lot of boats here most of them old and worn out but people still use them to fish. Just behind the old looking boats there was a very expensive boat, new from the looks of it. It Had a name on the side that said 'WHTWHU' I wasn't sure what the word meant but I went in for a closer look at the boat to see if there was anybody inside it. "Can I help you, Mercenary?" a voice came from behind me, I turn fast gun in hand ready to fight. How does he know who I am? Shit this is bad very bad,

"Who are you?" I asked back; he smiled at me. Was he working with Kate or looking for her?

"My name is …" he said calmly, walking closer to me I took a few steps back from him

"How do you know who I am?" trying to sound like I wasn't affected by the fact that he knew who I was.

"Everyone knows who you are Braeden, you're a Hero" I was surprised he thinks I'm a hero? Ha in what world. I get paid to do what other people would never do in their life time.

"A hero? I don't save anybody if you don't pay me first, last time I checked you don't pay heroes" I was confused, what does this guy want from me exactly? I was wasting time I had to find Kate. "I consider you a hero" he said simply looking at me like he knew me, I started to walk away from him when he grabbed my hand. "Let go of me! What are you doing?" I was yelling now what the hell was going on with him? I punched him in the face when he didn't let go. "Braeden don't you remember me? I'm your father" he said.

To Be Continued…