Title: Heron

Rated for: Not sure yet

Genre: Family, Adventure and more later.

Fandom/Universe: The Mortal Instruments and all related characters are copyright of author Cassandra Clare. Buffy The Vampire Slayer and all related characters are copyright Joss Whedon. No infringement intended.

Characters: Not sure who is showing up from both fandoms.

Pairings: Not sure

Spoilers/Warning: Not sure

Disclaimer: Not mine, just playing make-believe in the sand box.

Summary: Will and Tessa had a family. A second son, decided to leave the Shadow Hunter world when he fell in love with a Mundane.

Status: In-Progress

Author's Note: I felt like posting this since it was only going to be a one-shot but now I have an idea for the 2nd chapter.

Chapter: How an Active meets two Shadow Hunter's in the park.

You Found Me

New York is different than she had expected. She had thought it wouldn't be that much of a difference from LA. Maybe a little more smog and tons more crowded, considering the tiny island housed about 8million people. Not so surprising was the fact that almost as many of those inhabitants were non-human; as in 'Slayer Road Kill'.

Of course, she was always careful not to call it that around 'The Brass'. She'd been scolded plenty since moving into the castle and learning exactly what it was she had become.

'Activated Slayer.'

Or Active, for short. She always preferred Active to Slayer. It somehow felt wrong, being called a Slayer when she hadn't been Called at all. Buffy shared the Slayer power, made herself a Slayer army to continue the battle against evil and its baddies. Maybe even take herself a much needed vacation…

"Ladies, its time to work." The little voice in her ear crackled just a bit, some kind of interference which she had come to ignore. Interference was normal when dealing with monsters and demons and all the other nasties they were sent out to make mulch of. Technology wasn't all that compatible with magic most times and not so easy to manage when it was.

Willow was still working on that.

"I'll take North."

"I call East!"

"Girls, please." The voice in their ears clearly sighed.

"Last night on patrol, Kevin." She reminded. "You'll be shipping out in the morning."

"He's definitely not going to miss us."

"He might. Who else is this much fun?"

"God help me." Kevin breathed with just a hint of sarcasm. "Ladies, as much as you all believe you don't need to pay attention to your surroundings-."

"We aren't Faith or Buffy."

"Yeah, enough with the reminders."

"He would if you'd all just shut up and patrol like we're supposed to be doing." She was one of three Actives assigned to Kevin. The quietest out of the trio and usually the more focused one, but that didn't mean she was less of a headache than the other two.

"Uh-oh, Driss rolled out on the wrong side this evening."

"I'd like to continue my walk in peace." She retorted. "As in quiet, because I'm not entertained by the voices in my ear."

"Ouch, you in a bad mood tonight, Driss?"

"Not at all." She denied. "So shut up and let me enjoy the night. I doubt it'll stay this nice much longer."

"Any activity in your sector, Åudrys?"

"I'm just getting to the park." She liked to stroll through the grounds and there was usually something around for her to kill. "I'll let you know when I find one."

'Or two. Or three…' sometimes she got more than just the one kill. Her first night in Central Park had been mostly quiet. Towards the end, though… well, it got interesting. What with the fairy in white armor that stared at her for a good ten minutes before he disappeared into the woods. No matter how hard Åudrys looked for his hiding place or even an entrance… there just wasn't anything to find.

The clink of weapons drew her attention. She'd heard the sound enough in the past year to recognize it and turned towards the clearing she knew was just ahead. There was something running towards her and once it came out of the trees she really wished it wasn't so damn ugly.

"Ogh! Krap," she blew out a breath but it didn't help. "You are uber foul. Gods, what the hell did you eat?" she waved her hands in front of her face, slightly dissipating the decayed stench that rolled off the monster staring at her like she wasn't supposed to be there.

"Åudrys?"

"I've got a ….. I have no idea. Haven't seen it in the books before." She stepped back but the stench just followed her. "Jesus, this one really stinks!"

"How bad?"

"Like the wormy snake Perla chopped up last week?"

"O.M.G! I couldn't get the slimy stink out of my hair for like a week!"

"Ladies! Can we focus. Please." Kevin reprimanded while he busily typed in the inadequate description Åudrys provided. "Can you give me more details? Åudrys?"

"In a minute!" Åudrys yelped in surprise as the monster dove at her just like a bird of prey. She reached to her right temple, attempting to snap a pic of the thing, with the glasses that were standard issue to all Actives on patrol. If Watchers couldn't figure out what monster the Actives described, at least they had a picture to work off of.

She ducked, her left hand coming up to grab its tail and grimaced at the feel of the slimy lizard-like skin. It screeched in protest, loudly in a high pitch that made her wince.

"Ahh! What was that?" Kevin demanded. He pushed the button to lower the volume on the mics, all his instruments were screeching back at him.

"OMG, even I heard -." Perla's voice abruptly cut out.

Åudrys felt the pull as the monster yanked her forward. She dug in her heels, stubbornly refusing to let it move her another inch. "Get your slimy, foul smelling ass on the ground!" she followed the order with a harsh yank on its tail with both hands. It slammed into the grass and flopped over on its back, winded but still verbally making its displeasure known.

She felt her palms warm up while the skin of her fingers began to burn.

"Shit!" she yanked on her fingerless gloves, using them to wipe the slime from her fingers. "Shit, shit, shit, fuck!" the gloves ended up bursting into a ball of flames before crumbling to ash. It sort of looked the way vampires burst to ash once staked.

Åudrys looked at the monster already moving to attack her. "What the fuck!" she demanded, her fingers still throbbed from the burning slime. "You are so dead."

But before that, she snapped two more pics for Kevin. She wanted to know what kind of monster had ruined her new leather gloves. From her back sheath, under the jacket, she drew the small battle ax and a long silver dagger.

It saw her take the first step and spit three quick purplish darts at her from its mouth. She blocked those with the blade of her ax then swung it. The monster ducked its head, screeching yet again and lashed out with its tail. Åudrys lifted her leg out of the way and brought her dagger slashing across its beaked face. The blade pinged off the beak, a chunk sliced off and greenish ooze slid down the monsters front.

"Ugh!" Åudrys took a step back, her arm coming up to hide her nose as she got the full blast. "You so need some kind of cleanse. Gross!"

The monster rushed her. Its hands grew long talons in a blink and slashed at her. She blocked and parried with the ax and dagger managing to slice three of its talons. She flipped, her boot heel smacked the monster into a tree. It seemed a little stunned but stubbornly came at her again. Åudrys threw her ax, the blade thunked into its chest but all that did was make it angry.

"Oh." Åudrys blinked. She heaved a sigh. "Figures." She pointed her dagger, frowning. "You're one of those."

A gold coil whipped over her shoulder. She dropped to the ground rolling out of the way and came up to face the guy dressed in black wielding the whip.

"What the fuck…Indiana Jones?" Åudrys scowled. The screech at her back drew her focus but she kept him, the S&M Indie, in sight as well. Her ax was thrown back at her, the edges melted and slimed. She deflected it easily with a swipe of her dagger. Her running start towards … whatever, rudely interrupted by a 2nd black clad figure wielding glowing icicles. The gold whip flew past her face to lop off another chunk from the beak just as the 2nd figure impaled its icicles into the monster. What Åudrys saw next would have been difficult to explain but she quickly took a short video as the monster turned to a glowing ember that burst almost like a vampire dusting.

Åudrys was quick to snap a pic of the S&M dudes. She drew the second blade from her sheath and faced them.

"How is this one able to see us?"

Åudrys didn't like the pointed glow stick aimed at her.

The S&M Indie shrugged a shoulder. "She's no regular Mundane." His eyes dropped to the blades in her hands and the firm grip. Her stance as well, which showed them she had no fear.

"Sharp pointy things are fine and all but I don't like them aimed at me." Åudrys shifted her stance, turning sideways, the blades flipped so they were in line with her forearms. They replied in kind, shifting almost in unison.

"Little girls shouldn't be out this late." Once again the pointed glow stick was aimed at her.

"I'm guessing its past your bedtime." Åudrys replied, which got a chuckle from S&M Indie. His friend didn't find it so amusing. "You should have your boyfriend tuck you in." the laugh died in his throat, amusement wiped from his face and the whip did a little skip.

"This one has a mouth."

"And you're the smart one?" Åudrys scoffed with an eye roll. The little voice in her head that always urged caution was screaming at her not to mouth off anymore. And as usual, she kept ignoring it.

S&M Indie took two steps towards her. That was all the warning Åudrys needed. She moved in, both hands coming up and slashed at the gold whip as it flicked towards her face. She blocked the glowing blade and heard the hollow echo as her dagger met it.

The flash of silver caught his eye and something else that made him grab her wrist in a firm grip to have better look.

Åudrys twisted free, fist connecting with his face and drawing blood. She turned slashing at both and sweeping the legs out from the one with the whip. He cursed as he went down but it gave Åudrys time to focus on the one with the pointy glow sticks. He was good, better than Åudrys expected. She couldn't get past his defense and S&M Indie was already getting to his feet.

The gold whip wrapped around her throat. She was barely able to get her hand and the dagger in. The harsh yank brought her up against his chest. She took her chance and threw her only free weapon but it thunked against the glowing blade that blocked it from her target.

"I'm not into bondage." Åudrys chocked out. She yanked on the whip trying to choke her and got some breathing room. "Find another girl- ow!" she felt the pain lance up her wrist into her forearm and the gold chain around her throat was pulled tight as well.

"Is it what I think it is?" S&M Indie demanded. He felt her still as the angelic blade was brought up to her throat.

Åudrys glared at him but with her only weapon effectively pinned against her own throat she wasn't very threatening. The point hooked on the gold chain and quickly pulled out the pendant she kept hidden under her shirt. His reaction was immediate; surprised eyes met her own and she took that as her opening.

"Wher-." He felt the blow more than saw it. He hit the ground gasping for breath and tried to figure out how it happened.

Åudrys yanked her wrist free and pulled on the whip as she bent forward. S&M Indie flew over with a startled yelp and hit the ground with a thud.

"So," Åudrys drew in a breath. "No uber strength. Good to know." She kicked the glowing blade up from the ground and brought it to S&M Indie's throat as he got to his knees.

"Where did you get that?" he glared at her then glanced at her wrist and the silver bangle peeking out from her leather sleeve.

"Sharp glowing blade at your jugular and you're more interested in jewelry." Åudrys tisked at him.

"You shouldn't have that." The second one stated as he sat up. "You don't even know what it is."

"She stole it." S&M Indie glared at her defiantly.

"Listen, whoever-whatever." Åudrys glared at them. "You came at me. Not the other way around and calling me a thief-."

"We were doing our job." S&M Indie spit past his clenched teeth. "You -."

"Am doing mine." Åudrys cut in. "Which happens to be slaying monsters. Something you two …" she frowned, glancing between them. "You know, amateurs in leather are fine on Halloween. Monsters have the night off so flaunting your glowing icicles," she rolls her eyes at the coil of gold on the ground. "Whips included-."

"We're Shadow Hunter's." he got to his feet making an effort to hide his pain and pointed to her wrist. "And that belongs to us."

"Right." She scoffs.

"Where did you get it." S&M Indie demanded.

Åudrys glared. "This cute little shop called 'None of your business'." She turned her glare to the other one. "Its down by 'Stay the hell out of my way before you get hurt'. And who the hell are you anyway?"

"I told you; Shadow Hunter's."

"Again with the-. You know what? I'm so over this." Åudrys glared at them.

"She doesn't know what they are."

"She couldn't have stolen them. I know," he waved a placating hand. "Its easier to accept but doesn't explain her ability to see us. Mundanes can't." he pointed at her, both ignored the sharp blade still held at the kneeling one's throat. "Which means…"

"Balen… you know that's annoying."

He just smiled. "I'm sure I'm right." He finally looked at her, his smile still in place. "She's wearing the heron."

Åudrys frowned, her free hand grasping the pendant her Father had given her when she turned fourteen. A family heirloom, just like the silver bangle on her wrist.

"I'm Balen Grayson and that's Soren Whitehawk." He paused a long moment but she didn't offer her own name. "And you are …?"

"Still holding your glowing icicle to S&M Indie's jugular." Åudrys tucked the pendant back into her shirt and held her wrist out so they both had a clear view of her bangle. "Spill."

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