(Note: Riho will be replaced with my own character, Hiromi Takabe, because
I don't really like Riho's totally innocent maiden attitude. Hiro is a
little bit more real. Also I often switch character prospective from Hiromi
to Shido: three stars indicate this)
Disclaimer: I do not own any Nightwalker related characters or material. Hiromi, however is mine. If you would like to use her, please ask my permission in your reviews.
Hiromi looked around the dismal street. She was obviously lost. Taking off her sunglasses, revealing a pair of violet eyes, Hiromi checked her watch; almost eight-thirty. It was getting dark, so she slipped the shades into her pocket, telling herself that she would still look boyish enough with her hair pulled under the baseball cap. Fingering the knife in her pocket, Hiromi continued down the street.
She had to find that Shido man. There was something about him that attracted her, but not in that way; that part of her had died on that night, but in a was that made her feel as if the world was safe again. Frowning at her musings, Hiromi continued on, stopping under every streetlight, trying in vain to get her bearings. The street was completely deserted..no; there was a figure ahead, a man wearing an expensive suit. Why would someone like him be in this part of Tokyo?
Hiromi quickened her pace, trying to catch up to him. Though he looked out of place on this street, he probably knew where in the city they were better than she.
"Hey, mister," she said, deepening her voice automatically, "do you know where this is?"
The man stopped walking and turned to face her. "Yes, as a matter of fact, I do," he said, as his skin seemed to tighten around his skull and take on a greenish tinge. "This is my territory."
With those words, his eyes sunk back into his skull and glowed, while his nails grew long and sharp.
And suddenly, Hiromi knew that she was looking at the Breed Shido had mistaken her for. She screamed and started running, her cap flying from her head, spilling her red hair down around her shoulders. But she was past caring about her disguise, hearing the Breed's sibilant cackle following her. It was a sound that gnawed at her sanity. Hiromi forced herself to run harder, knowing that she couldn't possibly survive this encounter. As she heard the Breed give chase Hiromi wished for Shido, with all her might.
***
Feeling as if someone had just walked over his grave, Shido jumped to his feet, making Yayoi spill her coffee over the cup's rim and onto her hand.
"Ouch! Dammit, Shido! What's wrong with you?!"
Pulling on his trench coat, Shido simply stated, "The Breed's nearby."
Yayoi's anger quickly subsided. Reaching under her jacket, she pulled out her gun and checked its clip; her silver ammo was still full.
"Lets go!" she said, brushing past Shido and dashing down the stairs, into the night.
They didn't have far to run, only a few blocks in fact. As the hunter's turned the corner they saw it. The Breed had pinned a young woman to the side of a building, and was leaning down to rip out her throat.
Taking careful aim, Yayoi fired two shots at the Breed, one whizzing by the girl's face, grazing it, and the other hitting the Breed in its shoulder. Whirling around, and keeping the girl in front of him, the Breed faced the hunters and hissed.
"Stay away, vampire! This prey is mine!" it screamed, jerking the girl up.
"This isn't your world, Nightbreed. Give up the body and the girl."
"I've worked too hard to capture this body. You may have the girl for your own meal," the monster bargained, "provided you allow me to keep the body."
Shido allowed his eyes to yellow, summoning up his vampiritic powers. "You are in no position to barter."
The Breed struggled for a new tact, as the girl opened her eyes and spoke for the first time, drawing everyone's attention, " S-Shido?"
Shido blinked. Could this girl be.?
"Hiromi?"
The girl nodded as best she could, and Shido saw her hand pointing furtively to her pocket. Confused, Shido's mind raced as he tried to buy some time: "Perhaps, I will take the girl, Nightbreed."
But the beast had seen his adversary's obvious confusion and concern for the girl. It smiled demonically and shook its head, "I think that it would be more fun to kill this, Hiromi, was it, in front of you."
~Ooh! A cliffhanger! Man I feel evil! Will Hiromi survive this encounter? Is the Breed going to eat her? What is in her pocket? Why am I asking these questions? EeeeEE!! Can't.go.on.need.*gasp* more.reviews! ~
Disclaimer: I do not own any Nightwalker related characters or material. Hiromi, however is mine. If you would like to use her, please ask my permission in your reviews.
Hiromi looked around the dismal street. She was obviously lost. Taking off her sunglasses, revealing a pair of violet eyes, Hiromi checked her watch; almost eight-thirty. It was getting dark, so she slipped the shades into her pocket, telling herself that she would still look boyish enough with her hair pulled under the baseball cap. Fingering the knife in her pocket, Hiromi continued down the street.
She had to find that Shido man. There was something about him that attracted her, but not in that way; that part of her had died on that night, but in a was that made her feel as if the world was safe again. Frowning at her musings, Hiromi continued on, stopping under every streetlight, trying in vain to get her bearings. The street was completely deserted..no; there was a figure ahead, a man wearing an expensive suit. Why would someone like him be in this part of Tokyo?
Hiromi quickened her pace, trying to catch up to him. Though he looked out of place on this street, he probably knew where in the city they were better than she.
"Hey, mister," she said, deepening her voice automatically, "do you know where this is?"
The man stopped walking and turned to face her. "Yes, as a matter of fact, I do," he said, as his skin seemed to tighten around his skull and take on a greenish tinge. "This is my territory."
With those words, his eyes sunk back into his skull and glowed, while his nails grew long and sharp.
And suddenly, Hiromi knew that she was looking at the Breed Shido had mistaken her for. She screamed and started running, her cap flying from her head, spilling her red hair down around her shoulders. But she was past caring about her disguise, hearing the Breed's sibilant cackle following her. It was a sound that gnawed at her sanity. Hiromi forced herself to run harder, knowing that she couldn't possibly survive this encounter. As she heard the Breed give chase Hiromi wished for Shido, with all her might.
***
Feeling as if someone had just walked over his grave, Shido jumped to his feet, making Yayoi spill her coffee over the cup's rim and onto her hand.
"Ouch! Dammit, Shido! What's wrong with you?!"
Pulling on his trench coat, Shido simply stated, "The Breed's nearby."
Yayoi's anger quickly subsided. Reaching under her jacket, she pulled out her gun and checked its clip; her silver ammo was still full.
"Lets go!" she said, brushing past Shido and dashing down the stairs, into the night.
They didn't have far to run, only a few blocks in fact. As the hunter's turned the corner they saw it. The Breed had pinned a young woman to the side of a building, and was leaning down to rip out her throat.
Taking careful aim, Yayoi fired two shots at the Breed, one whizzing by the girl's face, grazing it, and the other hitting the Breed in its shoulder. Whirling around, and keeping the girl in front of him, the Breed faced the hunters and hissed.
"Stay away, vampire! This prey is mine!" it screamed, jerking the girl up.
"This isn't your world, Nightbreed. Give up the body and the girl."
"I've worked too hard to capture this body. You may have the girl for your own meal," the monster bargained, "provided you allow me to keep the body."
Shido allowed his eyes to yellow, summoning up his vampiritic powers. "You are in no position to barter."
The Breed struggled for a new tact, as the girl opened her eyes and spoke for the first time, drawing everyone's attention, " S-Shido?"
Shido blinked. Could this girl be.?
"Hiromi?"
The girl nodded as best she could, and Shido saw her hand pointing furtively to her pocket. Confused, Shido's mind raced as he tried to buy some time: "Perhaps, I will take the girl, Nightbreed."
But the beast had seen his adversary's obvious confusion and concern for the girl. It smiled demonically and shook its head, "I think that it would be more fun to kill this, Hiromi, was it, in front of you."
~Ooh! A cliffhanger! Man I feel evil! Will Hiromi survive this encounter? Is the Breed going to eat her? What is in her pocket? Why am I asking these questions? EeeeEE!! Can't.go.on.need.*gasp* more.reviews! ~