(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: No I don't own Nightwalker. Though I am getting paid for this! One of my best friends illustrates my stories now that I got her hooked on Shido! *Purr* Hey, its enough payment for me!!!
Hiromi swallowed a knot that had been forming in her throat and turned, making her way down the deserted street. Remembering the gun Yayoi had given her, Hiromi let her hand slip into her short's pocket and trace the weapon's smooth metal. It gave her little comfort however; she had never shot a gun in her life. She'd probably end up shooting her own foot off... Straightening her back, Hiromi quickened her pace, suddenly remembering that Shido was watching her.
A car's headlights came into view and Hiromi saw Yayoi through the windshield. The woman waved a hand and continued on. Hearing a fluttering above her, Hiromi looked up to see Guni flying towards her, the fairy's wings fluttering in the irregular rhythm of a bat's.
"Duck!" the fairy hissed, and Hiromi bent over, covering her head with her arms.
"The Breed's right ahead," Guni said quietly as she flew around her, "Get ready!"
Hiromi glanced back up as Guni flew away, to see a young girl wearing a stained violet dress ahead of her. She was weaving drunkenly on the sidewalk, as if she couldn't remember how to walk, and had her head down, concealing her features in shadow. Trying to get closer without raising the Breed's suspicions, Hiromi called out, "are you alright?" Not surprisingly, the Breed didn't answer, instead it stumbled closer...
"Your not hurt, are you?" Hiromi tried again, heart pounding.
It rolled its head up and looked at her, its eyes glowing in the night.
Shido followed Hiromi from rooftop to rooftop, keeping to the shadows. He saw Yayoi's car drive by and Guni act the part of a bat to warn Hiromi of the Breed's approach. There it was...less than a block away. Shido watched Hiromi straighten and continue forward, tension traveling down her spine.
"Careful, Hiromi..."
"Hiromi? Is that the name of your newest coquette?" a deep, familiar voice called from behind him.
Shido whirled around in surprise, praying to whatever God there was above that his ears were playing tricks on him.
But no, standing a distance away on the house's chimney was a man. Dressed in a brown trench coat, and black pants, the man's slitted eyes and waist length hair gleamed similar shades of amber-gold. He wore that same look on his face that Shido remembered so well: that disgusting look of love and arrogance.
"Cain," Shido said, hating the vile taste that his former lover's name.
"My dearest Shido."
"Never again."
"You say that with such conviction, Shido. Have you forgotten the love we shared? Or have you found enough fulfillment in those harlots of yours?"
Shido gritted his teeth at Cain's words, but fought to let nothing but anger and disgust show on his face, fearing the potential threat that Cain could present to the three women. "I left you for a reason, Cain. You disgust me. Your heart is so cold, I wonder whether you ever understood the concept of love."
Cain merely smiled down at Shido, much like an indulgent parent would at a spoiled child.
"Shido, my dearest, did I not show you numerous times what love was, when we were together?"
"You twist all thing that you come in contact with to suit you. Even love."
Cain smiled again and turned his attention behind Shido, to where Hiromi had just fled down the sidewalk, the Breed bounding after her.
"Wouldn't it be amusing," Cain said half to himself as he raised a finger to his lips, "if something were to trip up the girl?"
Disclaimer: No I don't own Nightwalker. Though I am getting paid for this! One of my best friends illustrates my stories now that I got her hooked on Shido! *Purr* Hey, its enough payment for me!!!
Hiromi swallowed a knot that had been forming in her throat and turned, making her way down the deserted street. Remembering the gun Yayoi had given her, Hiromi let her hand slip into her short's pocket and trace the weapon's smooth metal. It gave her little comfort however; she had never shot a gun in her life. She'd probably end up shooting her own foot off... Straightening her back, Hiromi quickened her pace, suddenly remembering that Shido was watching her.
A car's headlights came into view and Hiromi saw Yayoi through the windshield. The woman waved a hand and continued on. Hearing a fluttering above her, Hiromi looked up to see Guni flying towards her, the fairy's wings fluttering in the irregular rhythm of a bat's.
"Duck!" the fairy hissed, and Hiromi bent over, covering her head with her arms.
"The Breed's right ahead," Guni said quietly as she flew around her, "Get ready!"
Hiromi glanced back up as Guni flew away, to see a young girl wearing a stained violet dress ahead of her. She was weaving drunkenly on the sidewalk, as if she couldn't remember how to walk, and had her head down, concealing her features in shadow. Trying to get closer without raising the Breed's suspicions, Hiromi called out, "are you alright?" Not surprisingly, the Breed didn't answer, instead it stumbled closer...
"Your not hurt, are you?" Hiromi tried again, heart pounding.
It rolled its head up and looked at her, its eyes glowing in the night.
Shido followed Hiromi from rooftop to rooftop, keeping to the shadows. He saw Yayoi's car drive by and Guni act the part of a bat to warn Hiromi of the Breed's approach. There it was...less than a block away. Shido watched Hiromi straighten and continue forward, tension traveling down her spine.
"Careful, Hiromi..."
"Hiromi? Is that the name of your newest coquette?" a deep, familiar voice called from behind him.
Shido whirled around in surprise, praying to whatever God there was above that his ears were playing tricks on him.
But no, standing a distance away on the house's chimney was a man. Dressed in a brown trench coat, and black pants, the man's slitted eyes and waist length hair gleamed similar shades of amber-gold. He wore that same look on his face that Shido remembered so well: that disgusting look of love and arrogance.
"Cain," Shido said, hating the vile taste that his former lover's name.
"My dearest Shido."
"Never again."
"You say that with such conviction, Shido. Have you forgotten the love we shared? Or have you found enough fulfillment in those harlots of yours?"
Shido gritted his teeth at Cain's words, but fought to let nothing but anger and disgust show on his face, fearing the potential threat that Cain could present to the three women. "I left you for a reason, Cain. You disgust me. Your heart is so cold, I wonder whether you ever understood the concept of love."
Cain merely smiled down at Shido, much like an indulgent parent would at a spoiled child.
"Shido, my dearest, did I not show you numerous times what love was, when we were together?"
"You twist all thing that you come in contact with to suit you. Even love."
Cain smiled again and turned his attention behind Shido, to where Hiromi had just fled down the sidewalk, the Breed bounding after her.
"Wouldn't it be amusing," Cain said half to himself as he raised a finger to his lips, "if something were to trip up the girl?"