Part 1
It should have been such a simple easy job. At least that was what Charlize had been told. Find the untrained lost witch and eliminate her before Daybreak found her. A quick job for quick cash.
Dripping water echoed somewhere. Her new D+G shoes were probably ruined. Hiding from Night World agents in a smelly sewer was not the best idea in the world, certainly not for $400 shoes.
She tried to keep as quiet as she could. She should blend in with the shadows easily enough. It was one of the talents she prided herself on.
As long as they hadn't brought a werewolf who could smell her out.
"She came down here. I /saw/ her."
Charlize's eyes closed as she heard the bitterness in Chiron's voice. She hadn't meant to betray him. The whole thing had just sort of happened, leaving her way out her league. Skye's bitchiness wasn't helping either.
"For God's sake, it's /Charlize/. Dirty, grimy places are the last thing she'd be in. Let's just /go/."
"That's my *point*. We should have brought Samantha with us."
Skye's laugh reverberated through the sewer tunnel, dead and mirthlessly. "Great, traitors and werewolves, just what I want to spend my evening with."
Charlize gritted her teeth in her hiding place. She couldn't believe that girl had once been her best friend. ~Hunted down by my best friend and my soulmate isn't how I wanted to spend my evening either~ she thought moodily.
"Let's go," Skye repeated. "We'll call Candice and Verne to do a locating spell. We'll get her. Just not in here."
Charlize held her breath as she heard them leaving. She waited a good half an hour before coming out of her hiding place, waiting in tense silence, just to make certain they were gone.
Her heart was racing as she crept along to the ladder leading out into the street. She looked around nervously. No sign of Chiron or Skye. She guessed that could be considered a good thing.
Maybe a small part of her was hoping secretly that they would be hiding around a corner, ready to jump out and take her back. All she saw were dark empty areas of the industrial park as she climbed out the sewer tunnel.
Charlize sighed, and almost screamed when she felt a hand on her shoulder.
"Hey, relax, it's just me."
She breathed a sigh of relief, turning around to see Shara standing there. Shara eyed her for a moment, then took her hand from Charlize's shoulder. Charlize felt extremely awkward as the two of them just stood there looking at each other.
She wanted to move, but couldn't seem to get her feet in gear.
A car horn honked. "I hate to break the mood, but we need to get out of here, like, now."
Charlize was almost grateful for Neil's interruption . It was easier to turn to him. She heard Shara sigh, Charlize tried to ignore it as she followed Neil, the small male witch, back to the car. She got in the front while Shara and Neil got in the back.
"They're not following us are they?" Lori, the 'shifter in the driver's seat asked.
Charlize shook her head. "No, they've gone."
"Good." Lori drove off.
Charlize watched the streets of her hometown flying by as she looked out the window. She didn't know if she'd ever see them again.
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It should have been such a simple easy job. At least that was what Charlize had been told. Find the untrained lost witch and eliminate her before Daybreak found her. A quick job for quick cash.
Dripping water echoed somewhere. Her new D+G shoes were probably ruined. Hiding from Night World agents in a smelly sewer was not the best idea in the world, certainly not for $400 shoes.
She tried to keep as quiet as she could. She should blend in with the shadows easily enough. It was one of the talents she prided herself on.
As long as they hadn't brought a werewolf who could smell her out.
"She came down here. I /saw/ her."
Charlize's eyes closed as she heard the bitterness in Chiron's voice. She hadn't meant to betray him. The whole thing had just sort of happened, leaving her way out her league. Skye's bitchiness wasn't helping either.
"For God's sake, it's /Charlize/. Dirty, grimy places are the last thing she'd be in. Let's just /go/."
"That's my *point*. We should have brought Samantha with us."
Skye's laugh reverberated through the sewer tunnel, dead and mirthlessly. "Great, traitors and werewolves, just what I want to spend my evening with."
Charlize gritted her teeth in her hiding place. She couldn't believe that girl had once been her best friend. ~Hunted down by my best friend and my soulmate isn't how I wanted to spend my evening either~ she thought moodily.
"Let's go," Skye repeated. "We'll call Candice and Verne to do a locating spell. We'll get her. Just not in here."
Charlize held her breath as she heard them leaving. She waited a good half an hour before coming out of her hiding place, waiting in tense silence, just to make certain they were gone.
Her heart was racing as she crept along to the ladder leading out into the street. She looked around nervously. No sign of Chiron or Skye. She guessed that could be considered a good thing.
Maybe a small part of her was hoping secretly that they would be hiding around a corner, ready to jump out and take her back. All she saw were dark empty areas of the industrial park as she climbed out the sewer tunnel.
Charlize sighed, and almost screamed when she felt a hand on her shoulder.
"Hey, relax, it's just me."
She breathed a sigh of relief, turning around to see Shara standing there. Shara eyed her for a moment, then took her hand from Charlize's shoulder. Charlize felt extremely awkward as the two of them just stood there looking at each other.
She wanted to move, but couldn't seem to get her feet in gear.
A car horn honked. "I hate to break the mood, but we need to get out of here, like, now."
Charlize was almost grateful for Neil's interruption . It was easier to turn to him. She heard Shara sigh, Charlize tried to ignore it as she followed Neil, the small male witch, back to the car. She got in the front while Shara and Neil got in the back.
"They're not following us are they?" Lori, the 'shifter in the driver's seat asked.
Charlize shook her head. "No, they've gone."
"Good." Lori drove off.
Charlize watched the streets of her hometown flying by as she looked out the window. She didn't know if she'd ever see them again.
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