Chapter 9

Poor Kenzi was getting restless at Dal's. She hadn't heard from Bo and was getting very bored. "Trick, I need something fun to do," she complained.

"You could wash my dishes."

She glared at him, "do I look like a maid?"

Trick just smiled and gestured behind her. "Here comes your boy toy, now." She followed his gaze, as Hale walked into the bar. "Don't ever call him that!" she growled at Trick.

"Hey, Kenz what's shakin?" Hale plopped next to her on a stool.

"Well, suddenly alcohol bores me. Draw your own conclusions."

"I'm surprised you ain't out vampire hunting with Bo."

"Nope, I'm not advanced enough for the big leagues…Nope, Bo's off saving Dyson and I'm stuck here watching all the weird things that fae do," she said sarcastically.

"Jealous, much?"

"Please, nothing can come between those two."

"I messed up bad, Kenz," he started to say with guilt in his voice.

Suddenly, a woman came running into the bar in hysterics.

"Please, someone help!" she cried aloud. All heads turned to her, and she looked a wreck, soaked to the bone in dirt and mud.

"You didn't do that did you, Hale?" Kenzi asked.

"Of course not," he replied.

Trick walked over to greet the poor girl and calm her down.

"Sweetheart, it's okay. Here, sit down," he told her, drawing up a chair from a nearby table.

"Now what's happened?"

"It took him! It took Larry!" she shouted.

"Larry's one of our regulars," Trick commented. "What took him?"

"A vampire," she replied, her body trembling all over.

"Must've been that rogue that's been running around," Trick said.

The girl started to cry and shake even harder.

"What happened to you?"

"I tried to save him, but it only got worse."

"Where did it take him?"

"The sewer."

"I thought I smelled shit," Kenzi commented to herself.

"Okay everyone, get back to your drinks. Miss, come with me and I'll get you cleaned up." Trick led her to the backroom, and the place got back to normal as if nothing happened.

"And to think Bo ventured down into that place," Hale blurted out.

Kenzi turned to him, "what did you just say?" She grabbed a hold of his shirt, "tell me what you know!" she demanded. He spread his hands in surrender, "Whoa, take it easy girlie! I gave Bo a list of possible hideouts. She just called me a little bit ago and told me she was headed to the sewer tunnels."

"And you let her go alone? What is wrong with you?" Kenzi yelled, grabbing her coat.

"Hey, where are you going?"

"To save Bo, you coming? And don't even think about whistling me into submission, because I'll give you something to whistle about!" she threatened.