Series: 31 Nights of Frights
Title: Mirror to the Soul
Author:
Jmaria
Rating: FR-15
Disclaimer: Joss owns Angel, NBC owns
Niki
Summary: Halloween traditions meet Fic-for-all
pairings.
Pairing: Angel / Niki (Heroes)
Words: 219
Spoilers:
for all of Heroes (to be safe)
31 Nights of Frights
Mirror to the Soul
Niki never liked what she saw in the mirror, and this guy sitting here watching her and her son looked like he might not either. It was eerie, the way he watched them. Like he knew all her secrets. And she didn't trust people who knew her secrets. She barely trusted herself with her own secrets.
"Micah, stay here."
"Mom?"
"I'll be right back, sweetie." Niki kissed her son and strode over to the stranger's booth.
He raised his head slowly, as if he dreaded her coming over to him. Niki just frowned at him.
"Stop watching me and my kid."
"Excuse me?" The dark haired man frowned.
"You've been watching us for the last ten minutes. I want it to stop."
"I'm just having a cup of coffee, miss."
"Bullshit. You've been watching us. Who do you work for?" Niki demanded, avoiding the mirror image of herself in the window. She wanted to know what was going on first for a change.
"I have a son of my own. I wasn't watching you for anyone. Just remembering how it should have been for us."
Niki gave in then, and looked for her mirror image to find the truth. Her double only smirked and nodded to the strangers reflection. Niki's eyes widened as she realized there was nothing there.