Hunted

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Claimer: I own the plot for this story and the characters not associated in the books.

Ash meets a Night World Hunter and she escapes him. He recieves a visit from his Uncle, Hunter Redfern, and Ash is given a mission to find her. AshxOC

Ages:
Ash: 20
Nina: 19

Chapter 3

Sitting in Starbucks and not doing anything except stare down at the wood of the table below her, Nina didn't notice the guy sit down across of her.
"Excuse me?"
She looked up to see a man with dark hair and dark eyes, he had the milky white skin of a vampire and her suspicion's were correct when she found him irresistably attractive.
"Umm...can I, err...can I h-help you?" She seemed lost and felt like she wanted him.
"Come with me." He gave her a dazzling smile and made her want him more. She opened her mouth but words wouldn't come out. Instead she got to her feet and allowed him to lead her through the town towards somewhere she didn't know. The vampire beside her suddenly grabbed her arm and pulled her into an alley. Her back met the wall roughly and his face was no more than two inches away from hers.
"Who are you?" She managed to ask. Now she could think properly. He'd been controlling her all along.
"He's dead." All Nina saw as a blur and then a pile of grey ash and black trainers. "Normally people ask: 'What do you want?'...But I guess you already knew."
She looked up to meet Ash's blue eyes. "You were going to eat me the day we met...and now you're being...nice."
"I wouldn't personally call it 'nice'." He smirked.
"What do you want with me? Seriously."
His eyes flashed hellebore green. "Serious? Never ask a vampire that." He chuckled. She turned on her heel and left the alley. "No! Wait!" He jogged a few steps to catch up with her. "You shouldn't be walking by youself without a stake-"
"-Excuse me?"
"Well you might need it. It's a good thing I'm-Ouch!" She kicked him in the shin. "Why does everyone go for the shin!"
She turned and ran. She felt bad for kicking him, she really did. He didn't deserve it...actually; he'd implied she was weak. But it wasn't long until the ash-haired vampire got infront of her. She found herself on the floor. "I give up. What do you want?" He offered her his hand to pull her up, she took it and was thrown back and dropped by an electric type of shock when she touched his skin.
"Shit..." Their eyes met before Nina quickly got to her feet. Making sure her mind was shielded; many things crossed her mind. 'This can't be happening.' Was one of them which kept re-surfacing.
"I can still hear your thoughts." His eyes were unsettled and he looked hurt; she was thinking about her sister; and the werewolf that was her soulmate - that's why she had no problem killing the hairy beasts.
"I...I-I don't. Know what...to say...or do." She took in a shaky breath. She looked really scared.
"Nina. Go if you want, it won't hurt me." Ash stated, looking at the floor. His eyes were unsettled and he knew someone was watching, he knew exactly who they were.
"I'm sorry." She turned and ran. Ash watched her go.
"Well, Ash...now you have a reason to see her more often to complete your mission." Hunter Redfern stepped out from the shadows.

Nina walked along the dirt road towards her home, the headquarters. Hearing a disturbing rustle in the bushes and heaving no weapon; she quickened her pace. It wasn't long until she'd be safe. As she reached the gate, the guards let her in and she walked slowly towards her room. But she didn't reach it.
"Where've you been Nina?"
"Gabriel. I'm not in the mood."
"I know you keep seeing that vampire. Ash, is it?" She remained silent as he walked towards her.
"I won't dignify you with any answers." He slammed his hand on the wall by her head.
"It's almost as though you're...together."
"We're not." She thought about the soul-mate connection they'd just shared.
"Tell your boyfriend, if he says he's got beef: I'm a vegeterian. And I'm not fucking scared of him." He grabbed her throat tightly and kissed her roughly before pushing her onto the floor and storming down the corridors. She lay there for a minute before getting up and walking to her room.

Ash rampaged into his apartment; furious. He'd let her run off and didn't know if she'd arrived home safely or if she was still wondering around the town. Hunter had told him that a ghoul was on the loose. He was really worried about Nina; that newfound connection he'd just had with her - that seemed like a lifetime ago - had been plaguing his mind since it had happened.
"She can take care of herself." He assured himself; leaning back lazily into the couch and looking down at his shin. 'But she doesn't have a weapon...' He thought.

"Nina? Wake up; your father want's to see you." One of the ladies nudged the sleeping blonde.
"I'm coming." She mumbled from her pillow, she glanced at the clock and realised it was half past four in the afternoon. 'Why am I getting up two hours early?' She then remebered the connection she'd had with Ash a few hours ago. 'It can't be that...unless of course Gabriel has said something? But he doesn't know, he just assumes I'm seeing him. Which I'm not.' She frowned before lifting herself off her bed and pulling on baggy black joggers, a long-sleeved black top and black ugg boots. She looked at her face in the mirror; milky white skin and striking sapphire blue eyes stared back at her. She pulled her blonde locks away from her fair face and tied them in a messy bun before shoving a stake in the top of her boot and heading towards the meeting room to meet her father.
"Nina. I need you to go on a serious mission." The leader said as she sat down.
"And?"
"A ghoul is out on the rampage; risking the whole village at finding out about the Night World. Be careful; grab your stake and head out to the warehouse. That's where it was last seen." 'And where Ash was last seen...' She thought, sighing.

'I'm going to look for that ghoul.' Ash thought, jumping to his feet and pulling on his jacket, before grabbing his keys and heading out the door; giving it a good slam behind him.
He jogged down the stairwell and decided to look around the town before he went any further on his search.

Nina was at the warehouse. She'd forgotten to pull on a hoodie, gloves and a scarf before she left so she was cold and a lot of skin - including her throat - was exposed.
CLANG!
She jumped and turned at the sudden loud noise. A voice that sounded like a screaming wind; echoed throughout the warehouse. She could feel herself quaking in her boots before she decided to leave and lure the maker of the noise, outside.
CLANG!
CLANG!
CLANG!
She turned a corner and into an alley - bumping into something solid; which was a male body, she screamed and in one quick motion, drew her stake with her eyes closed.
"Jeeze! I nearly bit you!" Ash retracted his teeth and saw what was heading towards him, 'Stake!' He clamped one hand round her wrist to stop the wooden weapon embedding in his chest, whilst clamping the other one round her mouth to keep her quiet. The electricity type feeling surged through their bodies, his eyes became unsettled and she began to feel weak. She dropped her stake and it missed Ash's foot by mere inches. He let go of her and stepped back.
"What are you doing out here?" She managed to ask, breathlessly.
He smirked and ripped his eyes away from hers before he got lost in the sapphire pools. "Looking for the ghoul...I suppose that's why you're here." He stated, hinting that she was the one following him.
CLANG!
Upon reflex, she turned round, but was suprised when Ash pulled her right into the alleyway with him. Trying to shield her from the pale skinned, white haired, blood-red eyes of the ghoul. She picked up her stake and launched it at the ghoul. It pierced through his arm.
"Nice shot." Ash complemented, but ducked and pulled Nina away when the ghoul threw it back. "Great. You give him a weapon and I have to steal it from you? That's fair." He said sarcastically, watching her get up.
"I would help you up but...you're the one who knocked me to the floor." She smirked before she picked up her stake and chased after the wounded ghoul towards the forest. Hoping it would die soon so she wouldn't have to deal with it.
"Thanks." He rolled his eyes before taking off after her.
This ghoul. Was going to get ripped to shreds. As he turned the corner, he was shocked to see a blue flash coming from the forest, it was strange. It couldn't be lightning and it couldn't be any other source of light. 'What the fuck?' He thought, running towards it.

(A/N: Please review ^^ No flames please - this is my first Night World fanfic :D x)