Summary: The first encounter.
Caelen had seen the child around and had been wondering where the young one's parents were.
Caelen had a habit of changing his appearance and today he had chosen black eyes and light blood hair, his body type generally stayed the same but he had chosen a darker skin tone for this day.
"Hello, child." Caelen began as he stopped by the child and he felt his heart stutter.
Upon the child's neck was a Deflect Rune and Caelen knew that this child was a Shadowhunter, but where was his parents, why was he Runed so young there was no reason to mark children so young.
"What do you want?" The child asked rudely.
For a moment Caelen was angry at the disrespect this child was giving him but then he noticed the roughened hands, the little cuts and bruises that peaked out from under the dirty and torn shirt and the rips in the jeans.
By the Hell Realms was this child living on the streets? Caelen thought.
"I am new here and I was wondering if you would be willing to show me some sights." Caelen offered.
The child regarded him with suspicion before he nodded, "You try anything funny and I'll make you regret it."
Caelen nodded, "Agreed, and I'll even pay you 3 dollars and hour."
The kid frowned and Caelen wondered if that was too much or not enough, it had been a long while since he had had to pay someone money for a service.
"Six dollars." The child said.
"Deal and I'll pay for all our meals." Caelen smiled, "Let's go."
Caelen started walking and then stopped when the child didn't follow.
"This way has a great little theatre group that plays their own songs, they are old fashioned but they don't mind me hanging around listening." The child told him, "You won't find anything like that in your travel book."
Caelen smiled, somehow he knew that he would be looking out for this boy, he reminded him so of his long ago lover.