It was pretty obvious who it was, that girl again. She had a bright smile on her face, and her rain cloud on her jacket was turning a white color. Does her jacket change color with her emotions?
Leo didn't want to say that he missed her, at all but he knew he was going to snap. He just knew it. "Not really."
She shrugged it off, "Now what were you doing sneaking away from Isabelle's house?"
"So your allowed to, but not me?" Leo questioned, so that was Isabelle and that guy was Isabelle's brother?
The man walked up to Leo and put his hand out, "Hello. I'm Alexander, just call me Alex. And your name?"
Leo shook his hand and nodded, "Nice to meet you. I'm Leo Boone."
A giant smile appeared over his face. He had hazel eyes with dark brown hair, it looked like black almost. "This is the kid everyone's talking about? I thought I would defiantly be the last one to meet the kid!"
"Wait, what?" Leo asked, everyone was taking about him? But why? He hasn't left the abandoned city until three days ago and everyone already knows him? Even the people he hasn't even met?
"Look," Alex seemed about nine-teen, "when you really hang around this legend," he gestured at the girl, "everyone tends to hear stuff about you. It's sort of a thing now, I've never heard of a kid who could catch up with-"
"I'm no legend Alex," the girl said patting his shoulder. Leo noticed Isabelle was talking with someone on the phone, she was leaning on the wall with one foot on the wall and one on the ground. She seemed like she was in deep conversation, "I'm just… different."
"Ha! You're a legend-" Alex started.
The girl stopped him, "Alex, I don't want to hear anymore. Please." Leo knew every single time Alex tried to say the girls name she would shush him, but Leo needed to know.
Alex nodded, Leo saw that Alex was strong. He looked like he could lift a car, his jacket couldn't cover those biceps. The girl didn't even care, she patted his arm while whispering something in his ear.
The girl almost seemed to be older than she looked, Leo wanted to know how old she was. "How old are you?"
The girl turned, she raised an eyebrow. "You really want to know?"
Alex was walking over to Isabelle, Isabelle was ending her conversation with a smile at Alex. "Defiantly."
"Only a year younger than you," she zipped up her jacket as the first signs of snow started to appear, the snowflakes dancing in the sky.
Leo was quiet after that, the three walked in front of Leo until Alex started to walk backwards and walk next to Leo. He gave Alex a small eyebrow raise, but Alex kept that smile plastered on his face. He was proud to be himself, proud to be here.
"Now, where do you live?" asked Alex, he seemed desperate to start a conversation.
Leo tripped on the sidewalk and dug his hands in his pockets, "I used to live in an abandoned city."
"Wait, abandoned city?" Alex looked like he was about to laugh, "Why are you living there?"
"I could never get out," Leo said, turning a corner. Leo saw both the girl walk into a small shop and they followed.
Alex was quiet the rest of the way until they sat down, he hesitated quite a few times but then began a new conversation. "Have you found Breena yet?"
The girl moved her head side to side, "No, but I need to find her quick. I was bit by a werewolf."
"A werewolf?" Isabelle said in disbelief, "You should have told me earlier!"
"Sorry was pretty wound up in Leo's questions," she said leaning back and smiling in Leo's direction.
"We got to get that treated," Alex said, "We got to go to the hospi-"
"No." the girl frowned, she said it strictly. "No hospitals. That's why I got to get to Breena."
Isabelle dug into her pocket and took out her phone, "We have a week and a half to find her. You better have some direction to go."
"That's what led me to Leo," the girl gestured at Leo.
Everyone turned to look at him, he felt his face flush. "Hey, I didn't do anything. Nothing."
"But you must have something that led-" I knew Isabelle was about to say the girls name but caught herself, "you to her." Isabelle gestured at the girl.
"Don't you have anything?" Alex asked, the daggers on his back gleaming.
"I told you! I have nothing!" Leo held his breath, "Except for loneliness." He said the last three words under his breath, he wished he had a family.
All of them hesitated, "Alright, lets all-"
A man entered the shop, the conversation continued on but Leo kept his attention on the man. He was buff, broad shoulders, a beard with a mustache and a nice set of hair. He wore a green cotton t-shirt and some jeans, he sat just beside up at another table.
Leo looked away but looked at him in the corner of his eye. The man didn't seem to notice much but he ordered a cup of coffee, then stared in our direction.
Leo got tense and came back to the table conversation, "That man's staring at us."
Alex started to slowly lean backward and look in his direction, he sipped his coffee and eyed Alex.
"On the count of three were all leaving," Alex set a ten dollar bill on the table and got up. We all followed, the man set some money on the table and walked in our direction. Keeping his distance.
In Leo's eyes, the man looked familiar. Almost too familiar, Leo whispered to the girl quickly. "Does he look familiar to you?"
"He bit me, of course he looks familiar." The girl whispered quickly and jogged back to be behind Isabelle and Alex. Leo followed behind.
The man didn't quicken his pace, but he kept his distance. This was strange, why was this man still out for them? It made no sense, Leo had so many questions. He's never had so many pile up at once.
We walked into a small cemetery that lay, on the outskirts of town. The man still followed, he wasn't giving up on this prey. But, Leo thought, it was the other way round. Especially with that Alex guy around.
Alex took a seat on a gravestone, Isabelle climbed an angel statue and sat on her wings and the girl just sat on a bench. Leo leaned on a gravestone, hoping that zombies weren't real in this paranormal world.
"Why hello. How may I help a fellow guy who bit me?" asked the girl, she smiled in such a fake way, that Leo had to let out a little laugh.
The man stopped and crossed his arms, "You were in my way."
"Ha! Isn't that cute? A little werewolf comes crying to some hunters! Why I could slit your throat for biting me friend-" Isabelle was so mad that her face was red, she clenched her teeth.
"Isabelle, please." The girl said looking over to the man, "Now what do you want? Because if this conversation isn't interesting, I'm going to have that guy slit your throat."
Leo knew the girl was nicer than this, she wanted answers though. So she had to threaten the guy to get those answers, Leo would have done the same. But Leo would probably snap after a while.
"You're the girl who slays us…" he lost his words.
Leo saw the girl choke back a word, Alex answered for her. "Demons, your demons."
"Sure, why not." The guy seemed irritated but continued, "Aren't you looking for a girl?"
The girl leaned forward, "If I was, how would you know anything about it?"
"Look, I can't talk for long but, a time hole has opened. And I've heard about a girl going through it. It may be the girl you're looking for." The man looked around, so snow had started to fall. The sun getting blocked by the clouds.
"Where is this time hole?" asked Isabelle.
"Somewhere by the mountains, but I make no promises that you won't get eaten by werewolves on the way up there." The man chucked to himself, and saluted. "I must go, nice talking to you."
The man turned, ran and jumped turning into a shining black wolf. It was as dark as night, and the snow made it look even darker. Leo leaned forward and Isabelle jumped down from the statue, "Now what?"
The girl thought for a minute then stood, "We got to find that hole, and quick."