Adako stared out the window, not really seeing anything. Luke cleared his throat.

"Um, do you need money?"

Adako blushed. "Yup." She felt really embarrassed to be asking for money. At home she would never think of doing it because the financial situation was terrible, and she bought all her own stuff even though she still lived at home. Dang, she'd probably been fired from her job.

"Adako, " Luke got her attention. He was holding a credit card out to her. She looked at him in confusion.

"Take it!" he insisted. She did. "Don't be afraid to spend," he smirked. "There's plenty on there."

"What if they ask for my ID?" She countered. Luke reached into his coat pocket and retrieved another card, blank except for a chip covering the bottom quarter.

"I kinda figured you'd be needing one of these, so I took the liberty to make one for you. It's a form of ID. They stick it in this little machine, data goes to the computer, shows all the info about you, including a picture we put on there and how much you can spend. I ok'd quite a nice amount on there for you, so just keep it until you leave."

Adako stuffed the square pieces of plastic into her wallet.

"You know, Adako, you don't have to stay mad at me forever."

"Yeah, well maybe if you would keep your hands off me I might not!"

"Most people usually don't test my patience like you."

She grinned."I take that as a compliment."

"Why you little she-wolf!" They burst out laughing, their tension gone.

"My last name is Wolfe, you know." Luke nodded. "How the heck did you know?"

He tapped his temple. "Gifts are nice, you know?" Adako smacked his arm.

"Hey, how's your shoulder?"

"You mean my shirt, right?" he showed her a three inch long rip in his shirt.

"I didn't cut you?" she asked incredulously.

"Yeah you did, but it's already better."

Adako swallowed. "Wow. So how can you be in the sun?" she asked, realization hitting her.

" I think you're getting your vamps and werewolves mixed up, girl. Vampires can't be in the sun. Wolves can. Have you seen the movie Underworld?" at her nod he continued." Most of the facts in that movie are pretty straight, except the look of the werewolves. There is a breed that looks a whole lot like that when they morph, but we stay very clear of them. There aren't many of them around, anyways. About the whole hybrid thing, I really haven't heard alot about that, but it's not impossible, I don't think. Oh, I almost forgot. Take this." He handed her a headset, so tiny that it just clasped over your ear and the reciever only reached halfway across her cheek.

"This some kind of cell phone or pager or something?"

"Cell phone. Recieves incoming calls only. By the way, it's set on auto so it answers automatically. Don't let it scare you when I suddenly start talking in your ear." He laughed. Adako rolled her eyes.

"Great."

About a half hour later they pulled into a huge mall. Luke parked the car and they climbed out, the horn letting them know it was locked. Adako halted midstep.

"Don't you have something you should be doing?" she asked, hands on hips.

"Actually, " he linked his arm with hers and continued towards the store. " The errand I need to run will take about twenty minutes, and it is about fifteen miles that direction." he pointed back the way they had come.

Adako pulled her arm out of his, her mouth in a big o. "And what are you going to do in the mall?"

"I'm going to follow you, of course!"

"You have got to be kidding! Just to let you know, my first stop is to the lingerie department."

"Uh I was kidding!"

"You bet you were!"

Once they stepped into the store they each went their separate ways, and as promised Adako's first stop was to the lingerie department. After about an hour, Adako made her first purchase and made her way to the ladies room. Upon exiting she went down the long hallway and around a corner, and smacked right into someone.

"You really should watch where you're going, Miss." Luke said with mock politeness, tipping his imaginary hat. He started digging through her bag. "So what have you gotten so far?"

She slapped his hand away and tied the two handles on the top of the plastic bag together, sealing it. "You can't see that."

"Fine. Hey. I have a dare for you."

"Oh no."

"Let me choose an outfit for you."

"No no no. Listen, I'm not a prude, but I certainly don't like to show skin either."

"C'mon, Please?"

She sighed."Ok, but I have to ok it, and I have to try it on first.

A wicked grin covered his face and he grabbed her hand, leading her away.

"What have I gotten myself into?"

An hour and half later after trying on about ten different outfits they settled on one, a black t shirt with a pink electric guitar on it, a hot pink cordeuroy skirt that came to just above her knees, black knee high leather boots with a three inch heel and silver buckles going all the way up. They accessorized it with fingerless black gloves with little pink buckles that went up to her elbows and a clip-on lip ring, as she was unwilling to do the real thing.

Walking down the mall she could feel people's stares on her, and she latched onto Luke. "Why are they staring at me?" She hissed in his ear.

"Because you're gorgeous, and people have to have guts to dress the way you are dressed."

"Have to have guts? Does this outfit look retarded?"

"No! You look stunning! You have to look stunning if you are going to be hanging out with me, anyways."

"So I didn't look stunning before?" She asked, not really expecting an answer.

"Well, just a little- well, to tell the truth, you looked les."

"I did not!" Adako stared up at him, ready to slap him.

"I'm joking, I'm joking. You just looked punk, thats all."

After a quick bite to eat they were on their way to do the errand Luke was supposed to run earlier this morning. As they pulled into the parking lot to the small warehouse, something seemed amiss.

"Be very quiet, I think something is up." Luke whispered. "This place is usually swarming."

They climbed out of the car and headed for the warehouse, stopping at the door. Adako leaned against the wall on one side of the door, and Luke on the other.

"I'm gonna kick it in. Anything comes out that doesn't look human, head to the car. Got it?"

"Get it."

"Good."

At the count of three Luke kicked open the door, and nothing came out. They listened for a while and heard nothing, so Luke stepped inside, motioning for her to follow. They stopped dead in their tracks. In the center of the room on the ceiling was a single light bulb, its yellow glow illuminating a small circle of floor and space around it. What it revealed was shocking. About ten wolves were lying there motionless. Adako gasped and ran over to them, feeling for a pulse and watching to see if they took any breaths.

Adako's brows furrowed. "They're all alive, Luke,"

"I have a very, very bad feeling about this. Adako, stand up. Now back me." At her confused look, he explained. "We put our backs against each other and help each other, ok? You better hope Monty taught you to use those blades well. Listen, with werewolves you go for the paws, ok? That's the really weak spot. Vamps, cut their throats. Got it?"

"Luke!" She squeeked.

"Don't do this, Adako, you're strong and capable, I know you can do it."

Suddenly the floor trembled and the cement cracked, and a huge monster stepped into the light. It stood on it's hind feet and was about eight feet tall, had whitish fur and huge teeth. Some more came toppling from where they were clinging to the ceiling, causing the ground to tremor. They formed a loose circle around the two standing back to back.

Both pairs of their eyes were as big as saucers, and both were speechless until Adako found her voice.

"These are the ones you never see, huh?"

Luke swallowed in an effort to wet his dry mouth. In the end only one word came out of his lips.

"Shit."