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I didn't plan on this chapter turning out this way, but I guess my Almighty muse steer me this way. I can't even imagine how the next chapter will go. Anyway, enjoy!
**Disclaimer: I own a Discman, a shelf full of books, and this laptop. I don't own anything related to this show. And even if you did sue me, all you're getting is the Discman and the books because there's no way in hell you're getting my laptop.**
The Black Shadow
by Angel Monroe
Chapter 2: Descent into Darkness
Reese walked down the alley toward his car looking over his shoulder every few steps. As he approached the vehicle, he turned back once more to see if he was being tailed.
"So who was this Black Shadow guy's original target?" He heard a voice from the direction of his car. He turned back to see Helena lounging comfortably on the hood.
"Didn't I tell you to stay out of this?" he asked circling around to the driver's door.
"Yeah, I guess you did," she admitted with a smirk as she hopped to the ground, "but I've never been very good with instructions. I got to know my high school dean pretty well though."
As Reese went to open the door, she pushed it closed, refusing to let him go. Reese sighed backing angrily away. "What do you want from me?" he demanded.
Helena looked down, almost unwilling to say what she thought. Finally, she said quietly, "I want you to stay."
Reese chuckled dryly. "You want me to stay?" he asked sarcastically. "The mighty Huntress wants me to stay?" He walked around in a circle, obviously seething, "Well that's great. I guess I'll just do that. Who cares if I have an uncatchable assassin trying to kill me? Who cares if I can't work, can't sleep, can't breathe? Who cares if I spent the remainder of my very short life looking over my shoulder? I'll stay, just because you said so."
"Reese, that's not what I meant," Helena said stepping toward him. "I just meant that maybe I could help you find this guy and then you wouldn't have to go."
"Great," he replied with the same mocking tone, "all we have to do is learn how to catch a shadow. It can't be that hard." With a shake of his head, he walked passed her and opened the door once again. This time, she didn't stop him. "Look," he said sliding into the driver's seat, "I told you before that I won't let you get involved." He turned the ignition with the door still hanging open.
The sound of the engine stalling minutely tipped off something in Helena's brain. "Out of the car!" she yelled, pulling him out before he could even react. She ran for a few seconds, pulling him with her, before the car exploded in a ball of flames.
"Dammit!" He bellowed after picking himself up off the ground. He turned to Helena, "How did you know?"
Helena, however, wasn't listening. She was looking carefully around the scene. A dark figure at the end of the alley caught her eye, and she jumped to her feet. Without another word to Reese, she started after the suspicious character at top speed.
"Huntress!" she heard him call after her.
Her feet pounding across the pavement, Helena rounded the corner of the alley to its end, but she saw nothing. Still, she knew that things were not always what they seemed, especially with metahumans. She crept silently around the 12x24 foot space, all her senses alert for movement or sound.
"Huntress," Reese called as he rounded the corner behind her.
As she turned to face him, she felt an arm wrap around her shoulders. Before she had time to react, she the shadow arm pulled her back into darkness and her mind descended into fog.
**What'd you guys think? Good? Bad? Anything? If you don't review, I won't know. Trust me, I don't bite, much.
Yes, magicmumu, I know you wanted to see Dinah, but she just doesn't fit in yet. I don't know where the story is going quite yet, so, again, it might be a while before the next chapter. If enough people review, I'll be more motivated. Just a little incentive. Anyway, thanks for you're input! O:-)**
I didn't plan on this chapter turning out this way, but I guess my Almighty muse steer me this way. I can't even imagine how the next chapter will go. Anyway, enjoy!
**Disclaimer: I own a Discman, a shelf full of books, and this laptop. I don't own anything related to this show. And even if you did sue me, all you're getting is the Discman and the books because there's no way in hell you're getting my laptop.**
The Black Shadow
by Angel Monroe
Chapter 2: Descent into Darkness
Reese walked down the alley toward his car looking over his shoulder every few steps. As he approached the vehicle, he turned back once more to see if he was being tailed.
"So who was this Black Shadow guy's original target?" He heard a voice from the direction of his car. He turned back to see Helena lounging comfortably on the hood.
"Didn't I tell you to stay out of this?" he asked circling around to the driver's door.
"Yeah, I guess you did," she admitted with a smirk as she hopped to the ground, "but I've never been very good with instructions. I got to know my high school dean pretty well though."
As Reese went to open the door, she pushed it closed, refusing to let him go. Reese sighed backing angrily away. "What do you want from me?" he demanded.
Helena looked down, almost unwilling to say what she thought. Finally, she said quietly, "I want you to stay."
Reese chuckled dryly. "You want me to stay?" he asked sarcastically. "The mighty Huntress wants me to stay?" He walked around in a circle, obviously seething, "Well that's great. I guess I'll just do that. Who cares if I have an uncatchable assassin trying to kill me? Who cares if I can't work, can't sleep, can't breathe? Who cares if I spent the remainder of my very short life looking over my shoulder? I'll stay, just because you said so."
"Reese, that's not what I meant," Helena said stepping toward him. "I just meant that maybe I could help you find this guy and then you wouldn't have to go."
"Great," he replied with the same mocking tone, "all we have to do is learn how to catch a shadow. It can't be that hard." With a shake of his head, he walked passed her and opened the door once again. This time, she didn't stop him. "Look," he said sliding into the driver's seat, "I told you before that I won't let you get involved." He turned the ignition with the door still hanging open.
The sound of the engine stalling minutely tipped off something in Helena's brain. "Out of the car!" she yelled, pulling him out before he could even react. She ran for a few seconds, pulling him with her, before the car exploded in a ball of flames.
"Dammit!" He bellowed after picking himself up off the ground. He turned to Helena, "How did you know?"
Helena, however, wasn't listening. She was looking carefully around the scene. A dark figure at the end of the alley caught her eye, and she jumped to her feet. Without another word to Reese, she started after the suspicious character at top speed.
"Huntress!" she heard him call after her.
Her feet pounding across the pavement, Helena rounded the corner of the alley to its end, but she saw nothing. Still, she knew that things were not always what they seemed, especially with metahumans. She crept silently around the 12x24 foot space, all her senses alert for movement or sound.
"Huntress," Reese called as he rounded the corner behind her.
As she turned to face him, she felt an arm wrap around her shoulders. Before she had time to react, she the shadow arm pulled her back into darkness and her mind descended into fog.
**What'd you guys think? Good? Bad? Anything? If you don't review, I won't know. Trust me, I don't bite, much.
Yes, magicmumu, I know you wanted to see Dinah, but she just doesn't fit in yet. I don't know where the story is going quite yet, so, again, it might be a while before the next chapter. If enough people review, I'll be more motivated. Just a little incentive. Anyway, thanks for you're input! O:-)**