All the character's belong to Being Human and the amazing Lord Toby. I was basically bored so I wrote a bit of this on my phone then decided it was a good idea so continued it. Hope you like it, reviews welcome.
Hal: She was your kill.
Cutler: Yeah I didn't realise we decided that.
Hal: Lucky Fergus was there to finish the job. That keeps happening.
Cutler: I think keeps is a bit...
Hal: You like the blood though
Cutler: Have you got any? I mean... yeah.
Hal: You're becoming the drunk who never buys a round.
"Cutler we are leaving now if you are going to grace us with your presence." Hal didn't even stop to speak as he walked passed Cutler's room. He already knew that Cutler wouldn't be staying behind again. He had made his thoughts on that little tantrum very clear to Cutler after the last time they went hunting. Hal stepped out into the street and joined the small group of men waiting for its leader. Within seconds Cutler appeared in the doorway and slunk into Hal's shadow.
They made a strange group the five of them. Hal; with his calm and dignified outwardly pretence when just beneath the surface of that mask he was a cold blooded killer. Cutler; who gravitated towards Hal almost as if he couldn't live without his approval. Fergus; an arrogant man who was, somewhat foolishly, not scared of anything. Dennis; standing silently waiting for instruction from someone senior and finally Ivan; who was without a doubt the most relaxed of the group. He stood leaning against the wall, smoking a cigarette looking as if he couldn't ask the world for anything more than it had already given him. Hal brushed away some non existent creases in his coat and lead the group towards the town centre.
Before they reached the centre of town they stopped off at their favourite pub. The Bloody Mary, although not owned by the vampires, was one of Hal's favourite haunts. He loved the idea that the owners didn't have a clue about the irony of the pub's name. It was also very handy that the pub hired low paid foreign workers so when they went missing there was no one to go to the police. Dennis had his eye on one of the bar maids. It was Hal's rules that to avoid too much suspicion when a new worker arrived the vamps had to not eat it for at least three months. She had been there for just over that three months now and Dennis' patience was wearing thin. He kept looking at the bar maid and then at Hal.
"Be back by tomorrow at 8 I've got something I need doing" was all Hal said to Dennis but it was the signal he had been looking for. He moved over to the bar and was soon being pulled into the back room by the giggling bar maid. The rest of them took that as a signal to move on with their evening and left the bill for Dennis to pay.
Ivan and Hal were deep in conversation as the group walked through the back alleys to get to the town centre.
"What do you think they're talking about?" Cutler was so curious he resorted to talking to Fergus.
"Well that's none of your business is it?" Fergus hated having to talk to Cutler just as much as Cutler hated having to talk to him. But Cutler wasn't satisfied with that answer and he wanted to know.
"So Hal hasn't told you then? I though you were like his right hand man." Cutler was much more intelligent than Fergus and knew this would bait the arrogant vampire.
"I am his right hand man! and I do know what they're talking about. But I'm not going to tell you because I don't like you and neither does Hal."
"Yeah you have no idea what they're talking about. I thought so." Cutler waited for a few seconds for Fergus to work out what he had just said and then…
"Fine I'll prove it then." Cutler had to stifle a laugh; even he didn't think Fergus was that stupid. "Ivan's got a woman. He found her back during the war apparently and recruited her. Hal won't let her join us here though and Ivan's annoyed about it." Fergus seemed so proud of himself.
"Why won't Hal let her come here. He likes Ivan doesn't he?"
Fergus wanting to show off how much he knew continued giving away information to Cutler.
"Ivan is the only vampire that Hal actually likes, I think anyway. But this woman is crazy she likes killing and shagging things. She draws too much attention to us and Hal doesn't like that. So he told Ivan to "Either keep her away or keep her on a leash."" Here Fergus put on put a scarily accurate likeness to Hal's voice "and Ivan didn't like that very much."
"Do you think Ivan will leave?" although Cutler said it both vampires looked very pleased at this prospect because they both wanted to be Hal's favourite and that would never happen with Ivan around.
They reached the end of the alley but Ivan stopped as Hal walked out into the High Street. Fergus and Cutler continued to follow Hal but looked at Ivan in confusion.
"Happy Hunting boys" was all Ivan would say as they left him in the shadows of the alley.
Ivan was soon forgotten as the three reached the centre of the busy High Street. Cutler, eager to impress, pointed out a woman standing on her own.
"Nice choice, she's a bit short for me but whatever suits you." Fergus was happy to leave that woman to Cutler as he had already spotted a more challenging opportunity. "I think I'll have a go with that one, sitting with the bloke, it's more fun that way."
"No Fergus, not today. You go with Cutler; I already had my eye on that girl." Hal said nodding his head in the direction of the girl Fergus had mentioned. Hal had moved away to begin his afternoon activities.
Fergus turned back to Cutler and cursed his luck on being left with the young vampire.
"Have you actually killed anything yet?"
"I won't dignify that question with a response" was Cutler's reply, which Fergus took as a no. Nevertheless Hal had put the two together and neither was going to go against him.
The young woman didn't know what hit her. The two vampires unleashed their full charm and wit on the girl and she thought the worst thing she had to do tonight was choose which one was more attractive. It was becoming clear to both vampires that she was more interested in Cutler, who was closer to her age and admittedly more handsome of the pair, so he asked her to share a drink with him at a local cafe. And what young lady would have refused an offer like that? She noticed though, too late, that Fergus was following them and Cutler had just lead her into an alleyway.
to be continued...
