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A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing (Okay So a Demon in Angel's Clothing…Same Difference)Part 2 In the SEM Verse
Something is hunting human's, leaving a trail of bodies with bizarre markings and not much else in the way of evidence. Humans are beginning to get nervous, beginning to panic…
Beginning to notice things they shouldn't…
Things like Vampires, shifters, Fae and more living among them. When yet another body drops barely a day after the last, people really begin to panic.
In order to solve the case, and keep the city of Brooklyn from dissolving into total anarchy, The High Warlock Of Brooklyn and the head of the Brooklyn Vampire clan team up with the Detectives working the case…
So, will Magnus be able to solve the case, find the demon behind it, and save the day, while keeping the very gorgeous, VERY suspicious, entirely human detective Alec Lightwood from finding out the truth?
And speaking of the truth…will Simon be able to keep the truth about himself a secret from the two most powerful Supernaturals he's ever encountered…
And what, exactly IS the truth?
Notes:
Okay, so for those of you who read my other series you know I tend to kinda bounce around as far as the tone of the story goes, to me it keeps it more interesting…this series will be much the same..
this one picks up the day after the last one…Magnus's probably not going to be as over the top flirty in this one…he's kinda focusing more on the demon murdering people as opposed to just the hot detective…
That being said still probably a good amount of flirting and banter….
Last thing, just a tiny heads up…we're starting a bit darker than the 1st one…
Anyways…here we go…hope you all enjoy it!
Chapter 1-
There's a Darkness In The Light
*~********~*~********~* Other-Other-Other-Other-Other *~********~*~********~* (Unknown)"Yeah, it's no problem Leslie, I'll cover the shift…be there at 6am." He finished the call, hitting the disconnect button.
Damnit…so much for his day off tomorrow…he'll have to go in and tell the guys he has to bail- again…
Man one of these days being so helpful was going to kill him
He turned, beginning back into the club,
"H-hey umm…David…right?" a nervous voice said from behind him. He turned back around to see who it was. The man was probably a bit younger than him maybe late twenties. He had a deep complexion, slightly messy black hair and wide, dark eyes that kept darting around, anxiously.
David nodded, tilting his head curiously,
"Yeah…I'm sorry, have we met?"
The nervous guy blushes faintly, shaking his head quickly,
"No...I-I've seen you in here a few times…you're a paramedic right?"
Again he nods,
"Yes…" he quirks his eyebrow,
The man nods quickly, fidgeting, he keeps looking away, scratching at his neck anxiously…he seems restless and kind of high strung. He wonders if maybe he's high…he seems to have that kind of energy.
David tilts his head in concern,
"Are you okay?"
He nods quickly...still fidgeting, looking over to the side, eyes widening, shaking his head faintly before slumping a bit, sighing, looking back at him,
"Y-yeah…I'm okay, but my friends not…She's having a really bad reaction to something and really freaking out, but she won't go to the hospital. Can you come with me and check on her? I'm really worried."
In the back of his head he felt a faint gnawing sensation…something wasn't right, he started to shake his head.
"I- look…I'm sorry, if you maybe can get her to come over here I'll talk to her b-"
The man reached forward, catching his hand, tugging slightly, meeting his eyes
"Please, I really need you to come with me…"
The second he touched his hand David felt all his hesitation slip away,
"Please?" the man asked again, squeezing his hand
David nodded
"Y-yes, of course I'll help…where is she?"
The guy nodded quickly, tugging him along, keeping his grip on his hand.
"This way." The man said, leading him away from the club,
They make a few turns, going down a couple side streets, winding through the city. David glances over at the nervous man curiously,
"Hey…I never did catch your name?"
The guy seems to startle…it's almost as if he forgot he was there, which is odd as he still had a faint grip on his hand.
"Oh, uh…I-It's Raj." He stammers
David nods, they take another turn, leading down a rather dark alleyway, he realizes it's a dead end…and he sees no one else around. David feels that prickly feeling on the back of his neck. His steps falter, he tries to turn back, but the grip on his hand tightens, jerking him forward quickly, he stumbles into the alleyway and finds his feet seemingly moving of their own accord.
Raj leads him further back into the alley, until he's just a few feet from the back wall. He pulls David's hand, turning him around. Raj shakes his head, taking a deep breath, before looking up, meeting David's eyes, looking so regretful.
Raj let's go of his hand, taking several steps backwards, till he's about three feet away, right in the center of the alley.
"I am so sorry." he says softly, before kneeling down, drawing a small Marking in the very center of the alley, standing back up, moving a few more steps backwards, wrapping his arms around himself, swallowing faintly, lips moving, forming words that are but a whisper, that he can't quite make out.
David tilts his head in confusion, not sure what's going on, he begins to ask, only to realize he doesn't seem to be able to,
Suddenly the mark begins to glow…it's an odd black gleaming, somehow glowing dark. An ethereal black and blood orange smoke begins to rise, it slithers about the alley creeping closer, coiling around his feet, creeping up, rising and churning. David is frozen to the spot, realizing it's not just that he cannot talk, he can't move, he's paralyzed, all but his eyes. He looks imploringly back over at the other man, begging for help. He's standing over by the wall, shaking his head faintly…
"I am so sorry..." he says again,
"I wish there was some other way…"
David tries to call out to him again, but nothing happens, he widens his eyes, begging. Again Raj just shakes his head, rubbing at his face, before turning away slightly, squeezing his eyes shut.
The smoke rises, overwhelming him; he feels panic for a moment, and an utterly crushing sense of dread…
Then just as suddenly as the dread rose it dissipates, calms. He feels kind of fuzzy headed, almost drunk…and warm…
Very warm…
There's an odd, prickly feeling to his skin…kinda like if your foot fell asleep, only all over…especially on his arms, chest, neck and back…it seems to deepen,
He closes his eyes, taking a deep, slow breath in…feeling the heat intensify, and the deep, heavy darkness enveloping him…
Raj takes a deep, shaky breath, trying to block out what was happening…
Oh god, he wishes there was another way…but there wasn't
The only way to stop the monsters, protect the human race, was through righteous sacrifices. He'd asked, begged to find another way, but the Angel was insistent…
It was the only way…
He flinched when he felt a warm hand on his shoulder, turning faintly, looking up at the pale, handsome, iridescent figure next to him. The angel gave a soft, encouraging smile, reaching over, catching Raj's chin, tilting his head up faintly, shimmering ice blue eyes, meeting Raj's.
"It is nearly complete…one more and you can rest. Your world will be safe…your sister will be safe. You will no longer have these monsters running around, hunting you…hunting her. You are doing so well…you are a hero…
We are saving humanity…"
He took a deep breath, feeling a slow, deep calm overtaking him. He nodded slowly.
"We are saving humanity." He repeated softly,
*~********~*~********~* Simon-Simon-Simon-Simon-Simon *~********~*~********~*"And I thought I was going to have to get a spray bottle to keep those two apart…seriously dude-"
Kevin gave a surprised near giggle, bright doe eyes wide and sparkling with laughter, he shook his head quickly
"Uh, no…you cannot spray the High Warlock Of Brooklyn with a spray bottle…I don't care how bad his flirting is!"
"Dude, you weren't there! You didn't see it!"
Kevin laughed again,
"I don't care…no amount of painful flirting is worth risking your life to stop."
Simon scoffed, shaking his head,
"Ten more minutes, I'd of found out…cause I thought he was going to jump Alec right there…and…seriously…SO don't want to see that. I mean objectively they're both, like REALLY hot, and everything, but…uh…no…
Just no.
Thank goodness Raphael got there when he did."
Kevin snickered
"Probably one of the first times someone's ever said that…"
Simon shook his head, smiling,
"No, it's really nothing like that; he was great…actually really nice."
Kevin blinked
"Raphael? Like Raphael Santiago- as in head of the Brooklyn Vampire clan…dude I'm the one who's supposed to be delirious."
He chuckled
"I'm telling you; the guy was great. He was actually really helpful, and charming." He trailed off, blushing faintly
Kevin quirked his eyebrow, eyes widening
"And…?"
Simon blinked
"What?"
He just tilted his head, making a continue motion,
"And…"
Simon rolled his eyes
"And good-looking, okay? Really handsome…I mean, I know there's the whole, like, 'vampire Magnetism' thing and all that, but still…wow…" he shook his head, blinking faintly
Kevin sighed, dropping his head back against the couch cushion, rubbing his temples,
"Dude…please tell me you don't have a crush on the head of the Brooklyn Vampire Clan?"
Simon shrugged sheepishly, blushing more,
"Well…"
Kevin groaned
"Oh my god…and you said ALEC needed supervision…"
"Okay, I know it's kinda crazy, b-"
"Si- 'kinda crazy' is an ogre taking ballet classes and trying to make it on Broadway- A gwir-dyst having a crush on a Vampire Clan leader is a whole other ballgame."
Simon huffed
"It's not that crazy…and Tyler was awesome in his last play…it ran for weeks."
Kevin gave him a deadpan look,
"Not that crazy? Simon he thinks you're human…he thinks you think HE is human…he doesn't know what you are…and if he finds out, in all likelihood he'd try to kill you…well…probably not so much with the 'try…"
Simon groaned, nodding
"Yeah…I know, you're right. Besides, it's not like he'd be interested in me anyways; I mean he's gorgeous, smart, brave, and strong…"
"So are you…" Kevin interjected,
"And he has that whole 'debonair, vampire grace' thing going for him."
Kevin snorted, smirking,
"Kay so he's kinda got you beat there…I've seen you actually trip while standing still."
"Oh…only like…a few times…and anyway, weren't you trying to talk me out of liking him?"
Kevin shrugged, giving a slight nod,
"Well, yeah, but that doesn't mean I'm just gonna sit by when someone's talking down about my best friend…even if it IS my best friend doing the talking."
Simon smirked
"Thanks."
He shrugged dismissively,
"Of course…anyways what happen w-wit…"he trailed off, face scrunching up,
"Ah-choo, Ah-choo, Ah-choo, Ah-choo! "
Simon turned away to grab a tissue for him…(Also to hide his muffled laughter)
Normally he'd never laugh at a friend sick with the flu. Yesterday no way he'd of laughed, the poor guy was out cold most of the day. He didn't even wake up when Simon got home- which was really a pity, as he was absolutely dying to tell him everything he missed.
Fortunately today he's feeling far better…except the sneezing…
Kevin had a kind of flu that only affected shifters, so it wasn't contagious to any other forms of supernatural or human. However it was highly contagious among shifters for the week long run. Luke had expressly forbade him from setting foot in the precinct for the entire run of it.
Simon really was trying not to laugh, but he just couldn't help it. Generally he'd never laugh at a poor, sick friend…however this particular flu kind of made their shifting go a bit haywire…particularly when they sneezed.
Most every shifter, in their human form, still had a few traces of their creature counterpart. Just faint traces; Kevin was a Ceirw-dyn…a deer like shifter- Not A Satyr, not a Faun (i-it's, like, a whole 'thing' with him…he gets it all the time…it really tics him off) a ceirw-dyn.
Usually he looks mostly human, save for the almost literal doe eyes, elfin looking ears, and the faint bit of his horns that stick up just a bit over his curly dark mahogany colored hair.
However with this cold every time he sneezes his shifting goes haywire- his ears and horns grow- his horns spring from less than three inches to over a foot and branch out, ears sprouting up as well, his skin tone fluctuates getting a dappled fawn like spotted pattern rippling across his skin, only for it to nearly all retreat just as quickly.
And again, it wouldn't be so bad; but with Kevin it's never just one sneeze, it's a rapid fire string of them and…
Yeah…Simon REALLY tries to keep the chuckling to himself,
He slyly peeks over…
Kevin's glaring
Oops…apparently he didn't cover it too well…
Simon shook his head,
"S-sorry…I really was trying…" he offers apologetically,
Kevin huffs faintly, rolling his eyes, blowing a curly lock of dark hair out of his face, glaring weakly.
-Simon knew he was annoyed, and he did feel bad, but faintly annoyed and with the slightly red nose from the sneezing he kinda looked like a grumpy mix between Bambi and Rudolph…
Not exactly intimidating
He tired to bite back another chuckle, once again unsuccessfully,
"Some best friend you are." He grumbled,
He put his hand up placatingly,
"Sorry man…you know I don't mean anything by it…"
"Yeah, yeah…I know…anyways…if you're done laughing at my pain…what happened with the High Warlock Of Brooklyn? I can't believe this, I never get sick…this is the first time I've EVER had to miss work in the two years I've been there and I miss the most interesting thing to happen at the precinct all year!"
Simon chuckled, nodding quickly
"Oh yeah, dude by the end of the day we had five cops and eight suspects hiding in the records room, Officers Byrd, Phineas and Collins were hiding in the break room, and another almost eight packed into the observation room! That jackass ogre Brock was nearly hiding under a desk!
I heard five officers are putting in for transfers to other precincts!"
Kevin shook his head in surprise,
"Really, just from a two hour visit? I know the guys pretty intimidating- well, not like I know personally or anything- but it's not like he's some maniac who goes around 'smiting' people for the smallest slight…
I mean it was just a few hours, seems a bit of an overreaction."
Simon shrugged, taking a sip of his coffee.
"Well, actually it's a bit more than that…"
Kevin tilted his head curiously, picking up his own cup,
"What do you mean?"
"Well…see, Magnus kinda told Alec that the reason he was at the scene was because he's investigating it…that he's starting a private detective agency."
Kevin coughed, nearly spitting out the coffee he'd just drank, eyes wide in alarm….
"He's what now?"
Simon nodded quickly
"I know right? I don't really know what's up with that. I think he was looking into the case, and I get the feeling he's got something that the Supernaturals down at the station couldn't find, so that's good.
They're actually going to be working the case with us."
"W-wait…'they'?"
Simon nodded, blushing faintly,
"Uh…yeah…apparently Raphael and Magnus are starting the Private Detective Agency…"
He burst out in a near giggle, eyes wide,
"Oh my god- The High Warlock Of Brooklyn and The head of the Brooklyn Vampire clan running a PI agency…
T-that is just too funny!"
Simon chuckled, nodding faintly
"It is kinda crazy, isn't it?"
Kevin nodded quickly, trying to catch his breath,
"L-Like…how does that even work when the guys hunting down criminals and solving mysteries are more dangerous and mysterious than any actual cases they could get?"
Simon's eyes widened, he bounced slightly, gesturing excitedly,
"Right!
I don't know; I'm thinking it was just a lie on Magnus's part to get to look into the case and flirt/annoy Alec more…
Raphael probably just said he was a part of it to try to keep Magnus from making it any worse." He paused, shrugging
"I'm actually pretty glad they're working on it. Magnus found some marks we missed. I didn't recognize them but they were definitely sigils of some kind…and if none of the Supernatural's at the precinct picked up on them then they have to be masked some way."
Kevin nodded
"Yeah, I know Luke's had pretty much every Magic, Fae, or shifter go down to see if they could pick up anything and so far absolutely nothing. Though, I suppose if anyone could find something it'd be Magnus."
Simon gave an impressed nod
"Yeah…dude…this guy was just crazy…I mean, you know, I've been around some fairly strong Magic's and Fae and stuff before, but you could literally feel the power coming off him. I could feel it as soon as I turned onto the hallway with the interview rooms!
Like, I knew he was powerful, but there's a big difference between hearing about it and actually seeing it…it wa-"
He trailed off, his phone chirping with an incoming text. Simon reached over, picking it up, scanning it…
"Ah, damnit…" he said softly, slumping back a bit, shaking his head,
Kevin tilted his head
"What is it?"
He sighed, pocketing the phone, already standing up from the couch,
"Alec, we got another body."
"Man…I'm sorry…I wish I could help…if you need a-"
Simon cut him off, shaking his head,
"No, it's okay… we'll get it. You just need to get better…besides if your flu starts going around the precinct we're liable to lose nearly half our force.
It's fine; we have me, Alec, the High Warlock of Brooklyn AND the head of the Brooklyn Vampire clan…
Pretty sure with all that we can solve just about everything…
Though it'd be a hell of a lot easier if near every one of us wasn't keeping something from the others…"
Kevin shook his head
"That's gonna get really complicated."
Simon snorted, nodded
"Tell me about it" he muttered, flashing a quick smile and a quick wave,
"Have a good day, if you need me to pick up anything on the way home just text me."
Kevin smiled
"Kay, thanks Simon."
He shrugged
"Eh, what are best friends for?"
"Tha-" he trailed off, face once more scrunching up,
"Ah-choo, Ah-choo, Ah-choo, Ah-choo, Ah-choo, Ah-choo, Ah-choo!"
Simon snickered
"It's not funny!"
"Sorry!" Simon called back, slipping out the door, locking it behind him, heading for the stairs.
He pulled out his phone, checking the directions, sobering faintly,
Two bodies in two days…that's really not good…
Well, not that any of this is 'good' but this kinda escalation was pretty much the worst case scenario.
If the killer was picking up speed, they really needed to do the same…
Good thing they now had help.
*~********~*~********~* _End Of Chapter Notes_ *~********~*~********~*Ceirw-dyn = Deer-Man
Okay I know there's a bit of an emotional whiplash between the two parts, but I kind of prefer that. Usually I try to keep a pretty good balance between emotional, dramatic, fluffy and humorous scenes…seems to work best to me.
So those of you who've read my other series might recognize a few of the characters from the other series…I've decided I like my OC's so much, I'm just gonna drag them into the other verses right along with the rest of our cast.
Raj WAS actually in Shadowhunters, but he was pretty undeveloped…like I literally couldn't even find a canon last name for him (Honestly I didn't see much of the 3rd season, so if they added one I missed it).
In the last Series I settled on Nadim (It means 'drinking Buddy…I kind of have a thing about picking names that have meaning…unless they're just like a filler character, like a quick mention or whatever.
Anytime I add a character that'll be around for more than a chapter or two I'll put the names meanings in the notes at the end of the chapter.)
Anyways, I know it's a bit different feel than the last one, but what do you guys think so far?
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