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A/N:Soooooo. I've had this idea dancing in my head and as always, the urge to write it down was too strong. I know that I'm venturing in new grounds in another fandom but I hope you guys will like it.
She walked around the corner, carefully, her stake firmly in her grasp. She could smell the blood a mile away and the scent had brought her in this very alley. Her eyes were trained to look in the darkness but what she wasn't seeing, was the young man that was trained to hide in the shadows, unseen. Once she was certain that this part of the alley was clear, she tucked her stake away in her belt and crouched next to the girl.
"Damn it!" She cursed under her breath. She looked at the bite marks on her wrists and neck but what was weird in this particular was the fact that the vampire had fed on her feet too. "Who wouldn't want to bite feet?" She said out loud this time. She looked up as she felt something close to her. "Who's there?" She pulled her stake out again; standing and ready to fight. "Show your face." She demanded.
"You don't give up do you?" A boy about her age came out of the shadows.
"Who are you?" She asked, not backing down.
"My name is Alec, who are you?" He was dressed in combat clothes with some sort of weapons belt attached to his hip and thigh.
"I'm Nora." She simply said.
"You can put the stake down now." A hint of annoyance laced in his voice.
"How do I know that you won't attack me?"
"I would have done it by now if that was my plan. Now answer just one question, what are you?" If she could actually see him, it was because she was special.
"I'm a vampire slayer. And let me guess, you're a Shadowhunter." She had recognised the tattoos that were visible on his neck from the moment that he walked out from the shadows.
"I thought you were a myth." He simply said, ignoring her last remark.
"Nope, I'm real, and there's a whole lot of us around the world now."
"Isn't there supposed to be just one?"
"Yup. So tell me, what's so important about a dead girl to get your attention?"
"She was killed by a vampire and it didn't even bother to cover his tracks and we can't have that."
"No we can't, that's why I've been hunting that bloodsucker, trying to put an end to this."
"You won't be able to do it alone. Let's take care of that body and then we'll go back to the institute."
"I'm sorry. Two minutes ago you thought I was a myth and now you're telling me I can't do it alone? I just wiped down that entire bleeder den and I'm hunting the one who actually did this. Thanks but I think I'm good." She turned around to leave but was quickly turned around, now facing Alec again.
"That's not what I meant. We have other ways to find him than through a body trail. Just give us two hours and we don't find him, I'll let you do it your way."
"Fine." She rolled her eyes.
They made sure the girl had no prints around her wounds before Nora called the cops. They had little time to waste so they headed to the Institute.
"Wow, never thought this was here." They were now standing in front of the Institute. "An old run down church, nice cover."
"Thanks. That way mundanes don't think to come near it."
"Mundanes?" She looked at him quizzically.
"Humans, right." She nodded, understanding. "Now let's go." She followed him inside the beautiful glass building. "Now some people won't take to you being here but don't take it personally ok?"
"Sure, whatever." She shrugged, looking around. Alec gave told her about some of the history and gave her a quick description of what they did here. "And what's this? She pointed towards a vertical board, data moving up and down.
"That, is a database of sorts. We can find a lot of things on there and we can tap into every camera in the city."
"Impressive." She whistled, visibly impressed.
"Alec." He turned around and was face to face with his mother. "What is a mundane doing here? You know the rules." Her tone was angry.
"Woah lady." Nora took a step forward, Alec trying to stop her but she wasn't having it. "Before you throw accusations around, maybe you should get your facts straight." The woman in front of her looked back at Alec before looking back at her.
"Is that right?"
"I'm Nora and I'm a vampire slayer." She extended her hand.
"I'm Maryse and I'm sorry for this. The little who know about our world, the easier it is for us to protect it."
"It's fine, I know how it is to have to keep a secret from the rest of the world."
"Ah, here's the rest of the team." Nora watched as a beautiful brunette walked down the stairs, a blonde guy next to her. "This is my daughter Isabelle."
"But you can call me Izzy." The both girls smiled at each other.
"And this is." Maryse started but Nora was already sporting a smile on her face.
"Jace."
"You two know each other?" Izzy asked, looking from Jace who had a smile on his face as well back to Nora.
"I stumbled on her during a mission a while back but I haven't seen her since."
"And why didn't you tell me?" Nora looked as Alec took a step in Jace's direction. She could tell something was going on between the two but she couldn't put her finger on it.
"She asked me not to tell anyone about her." His voice was almost pleading.
"But I'm your parabatai, you should have told me." Alec countered.
"I'm sorry Alec but it wasn't that simple." Jace tried to make him understand.
"Actually, it was." Alec took a step back as Jace took one forward but Alec raised his hands to stop him. "Look Nora, I told you we'd help you find that vampire who killed that girl so I'll go start on that." Alec changed the subject all together, turning around and leaving them.
"What just happened?" Nora was now extremely lost.
"It's nothing, it'll blow over faster than you know." Isabelle assured her. "So a vampire slayer huh?
"Yup, for the last couple of years. It's mostly just me."
"No friends or family?"
"Can't really have any of those when you need to save the world from the un-dead."
"Point taken. It's an honour though, I've read so much about slayers."
"Likewise. Jace told me bits and pieces about what you do too. You have impressive gear here."
"What about you? Do you have a team?"
"Just me, what's in my apartment and my phone." She shrugged. "It's been working so far." She added when she saw Jace's face turn into one of surprise.
"No back up?"
"Speaking of back-up, I need to go back and grab some weapons."
"You're more than welcome to ours for this mission." Maryse smiled at her.
"Thank you but I'm used to mine and my game needs to be sharp."
"Then Jace and Izzy can go with you for back-up while Alec continues his search." Maryse gave them an out, knowing both her sons needed some time.
"Maybe I can stay here to help him." Jace argued.
"Just give him some time Jace. Talk to him when we get back." Izzy placed a hand on his arm as he looked in the direction where Alec was standing.
"Fine, let's get going." Jace ignored everyone, Nora and Izzy following behind, leaving the Institute and Alec who was now looking at the closing door with a sigh.
They walked through the streets of Brooklyn, silence between the three, Jace holding a faster pace, frustration still evident in his body language.
"Why is he so upset about this thing with Alec? And what is a parabatai?" Nora looked to Izzy for an answer but Jace spoke first, now facing the two of them.
"Alec and I are bound together, both emotionally and physically. If he dies, a part of me dies. We swore an oath to fight together and lay down our lives for each other. I screwed up."
"You didn't screw up Jace." Izzy assured him. "I know my brother and the two of you will get through this."
"Alec looks like a stand-up guy Jace, I'm sure the two of you will work it out."
"Are we almost there?" Izzy looked around this time.
"It's right here." Jace walked in first with Nora's indications and they made it up the two flights of stairs.
"Did you forget to lock your door?" He looked back at them, the two girls a few stairs behind him.
"No." Nora's instincts kicked in and she pulled her stake out, ready for whatever was waiting for them. Both Izzy and Jace pulled a blade that lit up with blue engravements before Jace slowly pushed the door open.
A/N: So here it is! First chapters ALWAYS make me nervous as hell and now I'm walking outside of my comfort zone. All I ask is for you guys to be honest so PLEASE take a few minutes to leave your thoughts in a review or give ideas, it's always appreciated. - Sarra