"Lexington? Lexus?" Aurora turned her gaze up to the clear night, navy blue skies showing no hints of the terror that had overrun the city. Biting her lip, she snapped her fingers. "Lex Luther?"
From ahead of her, Lex groaned into the sky agitated. After Aurora had managed to make it seem she had gotten over the worthless comment, to pass the time by, she had taken it upon herself to try and guess the stranger's name. He had either been shaking his head or mumbling a low no at each attempt, the last three names irking him. Turning on his heel, he glared to her, counting on his fingers. "No, no, and for the last…fucking time, NO! Lex Luther..." He scoffed.
Shrugging, Aurora rubbed at her arms to try and bring some warmth to herself. "Hey, you never know. So…oh, it has to be this!" Stepping up to him, she smirked. "Alexander."
Smiling, he started to pat her shoulder, stopping with a finger out. "No…" Seeing her take an exasperated breath, he faced forward as he continued his long stride of a walk. Pocketing his hands, he rolled his eyes, mumbling. "But close."
"Really?" Getting her enthusiasm back, Aurora skipped up to his side, craning her neck to get a peek at his face. "If that's not it, could it be Alexandra or Alex…something along those lines? You're parents coulda thought the former was a unisex name or something," He mouthed no silently for both, Aurora cracking her neck tiredly. "I'll give up for now…" She soon frowned at her surroundings. "I thought we were going to Kendo's…they do have quite the variety of weapons."
Lex snorted. "You act as if that's the only gun shop in Raccoon City…no, we're going some place closer," Making a right, he stepped out with a cautious air into the open street. "Kendo's is one of the best places but right about now its reminiscent to World War 3. If the zombies don't get you, the humans might. This place is isolated so it'll be safer...plus," He gazed back to her cynically. "Excuse it if I'm not in the mood to walk twenty fucking miles across a zombie ridden city to get what little ammos and guns that would be left there."
Losing herself to her temper, Aurora rose back her hand, cuffing him lightly up side his head. Taking a drag, she pocketed her hands as smoke left her nose in a steady stream. "I didn't ask for the smartass side commentary, you could have easily enough left it at the first sentence. Secondly, we could have always driven a car there…"
Readying his gun with a calm face, Lex spun the barrel in the center of Aurora's face. His eyes grew cold, silver contacts marvelously managing to give off his emotions. Very quietly, he said, "Don't ever…touch me again. Keep that in mind if you want to live long. Second," holstering the weapon, he motioned to the wreckage and random crashed vehicles around the area. "Not unless you have a skeleton key and you are able to plow through the cars blocking the road, I think you're idea has some serious flaws."
Aurora blinked, blocking off Lex's path by standing in front of him, now beaming proudly. "I don't need a skeleton key as I happen to be able to hotwire a car very nicely…oh and…yeah," Losing her smile, she placed her face inches from his, green eyes narrowed bitterly. "You ever threaten me again, trust and believe we will have problems, Lex."
Saying his name as if it were poison across her tongue, Aurora led the rest of the way to the not usually shopped at gun store, 'Oddman's Odyssey'. Pushing open the translucent door, glass shards littering the shined wooden floor of the store, her hand reached out towards the light switch.
Feeling another hand touch hers as she did so, Aurora yelped, Lex wrapping his free hand over her mouth. He whispered into her ear, gently pushing her into the wide expanse of the room. "Light will only draw unnecessary attention to our position. If anything…" Up to the counter, he fiddled around in a drawer, removing a small flashlight. Burying the device in her hand, he released her. "Use this to find whatever you wish to defend yourself with. Clear?"
"Ya shoulda just said that instead of scaring the fucking SHIT out of me…damn," massaging her heart, Aurora waved out the hand he had touched, forcing back a retort over how he could touch her but not vice versa. Knocking on the flashlight, she scanned each counter and glass case of the store, arming herself with a Glock, two nickel plated Uzis, and a beretta. Though, the only disadvantage to it all was the store had a severe shortage of ammo.
Starting to walk from behind the wooden counter in search of Lex, he having gone missing in the monstrous store, she halted mid-step, two lengthy black objects resting on the floor catching her attention. Her heart almost stopped from her shock. "Fuck me, Saint Marie, there is a god!"
She let out a squeal in excitement, Lex bounding around a corner thinking she had bumped into confrontation. In his hand was an automatic shotgun, a Benelli M1, strictly SWAT issue in most countries. Swinging the choice weapon over his shoulder, he made a face, for a brief second, eyes noticeably glowing in the darkness. Figuring the lack of sleep was screwing with her, Aurora smirked to his weapon. "What's that supposed to be, overcompensation?"
"Under compensation," corrected Lex, loading the powerful weapon with several red cartridges. Snapping the barrel shut, noticing her chuckle derisively, he couldn't help but to smirk as he readied the weapon. "Then again, even if I'm lying, its not like you'd ever find out, now would you?"
"Not like I'd want to find out," corrected Aurora, laughter dying down. Picking up the two objects she had seen, she rested one on the counter, Lex shaking his head no. She pouted. "Oh come on, these are friggin golden!" Attaching the object to her hip, she pulled from a magnificent black sheath an authentic Japanese katana, most likely illegally imported into the States. "You said whatever I wish to defend myself with, didn't you?"
"I didn't mean melee weapons!" argued Lex, hating when his words came back to haunt him. He motioned out to the vast weapons making up the store. "A million weapons and you want a katana? It's going to slow you down lugging around weapons that you have NO IDEA how to use!"
Aurora would give him his credit, he was partially right. While the weapons wouldn't slow her down too much, carrying it around would get tiresome after a while. However, she did have skill in the art of using a katana, that along with two other weapons. She had been learning how to use a Bo staff for the past four years, a katana for the past six, and sai's for the past nine years. Though, she was in no position to give away that she was able to tell Aikido from Judo, let alone the fact that she was decent in melee. Being underestimated always made for an interesting experience.
Making no rebuttal over his claim, she clasped her hands together, pleading. "Please Lex…please, I promise, if they slow me down I'll dispose of them personally or you can ditch me with permission. Please…?" Making a puppy dog face, she tried not to laugh. She would take the weapons with her regardless of what he said.
Running a hand through his hair, he mumbled. "Dios mio," Sighing, he took the Uzis from around her waist, attaching them to his own stash of weapons. Strolling to the exit, he said. "Let's go, we gotta head to the Police station."
Taking that as a sign of his approval, Aurora clapped gleefully, attaching both weapons to each side of her hip. Making haste, she ran after Lex, following him out into the streets once more…
