Hi ! Just little one shot I had thought of, maybe I will make full version, MAYBE. Hope you like it, wish you nice reading.
Text- narrate
"Text"- persons talking
"Text"- persons talking from communicator
Night, the darkest part of day.
Berk, city with most crimes in whole country. Dangerous from every point of view. If you wasn't robbed here you are probably tourist or Maria boss. Trash on streets, police siren never get quiet. You either die here, get raped, sold at black marked or learn how to live in darkness of city.
Dark, always part of my life.
In city like this, there is no place in which you could feel safe, protected. Police working for godfathers, judges being bribe to lie. In world like this, there is no good or bad, there is no truth or lie, just business.
There is no escape from it.
At least, for Berks people, there is hope. Hope for better future. Hope for better life. Me, but truth is, I'm not. I'm not hope, I'm not Berks chance, I'm revenge, I'm vengeance. I'm Night Fury.
Just as you can't escape from future.
At the tallest of city'a towers black figure almost blend into darkness. His whole clothing, or rather suit whole black, big boots, gloves with dark blades, one of hands not even noticeable as it was hidden behind cape. Pants with belt at which was attached little metal knifes, his chest plate was just big armour. There wasn't visible any fragment of face, whole was hidden behind full face mask with dark purple eyes.
Just as you can't escape from fate.
Personage stood proudly over view of city. Watching like guardian he didn't consider himself as. View from there, even if it was at city as Berk, was breathtaking. It was sunset, some of sunrises came out from black, rainy clouds creating dark, but still beautiful scenery.
Just as you can't-
"Hey Tobias, something is going on in Thor's fabric. Better check this out." Informed female voice from communicator.
-escape from me.
"Got it." He replied as he jumped, falling from building, getting on speed only to open hidden material attached to his back, which looked just like wings. He glided through city.
Meanwhile in place looking basement, by desk which was full of computers and papers sit short woman with brown hair and glasses. Hers bangs covered bit of them, she wore long braid, which was ended with black bow. Hers clothing reminded office ones, but much more messy. On chair was placed hers sweater which was long, knitted cardigan.
She was sitting rather inelegant, hers foots at desk, almost laying on chair. Hers yawns was getting longer ones with every minute.
"Night, when I will be able to go on some action?" She asked to microphone on desk.
"When I will say so" He answered harshly.
"C'mon" she sat up "everything I doing here is sitting by this stupid chair, in this stupid basement. You could at least get me better space, aren't you millionaire or something?"
"It's supposed to be secret, it's supposed to be hidden, you think I will buy you luxury office just because you don't like it?"
"Well, you could although don't leave me here with nothing to do" she laid at chair again with annoyed expression.
"First of all, I don't care what you want. Second of all it's not that bad, therefore you have friends rats under desk."
Calmly Hailey looked underneath just to see nothing."But there isn't-" she understood "You fucking- You wanted to scary me! Asshole... it wasn't funny"
"And it didn't meant to be. I'm not a clown. Besides you're getting bored of working for dangerous vigilante? Seriously?"
"Seriously, and you're right you will never be funny."
Since Hailey's join to act of Night Fury, two of them didn't actually knew each other well. After almost year they still argued, had another opinions of random things, they weren't exactly team, more rather coworkers. Ironical talk , mean comments and arguments were happening in almost every of Tobias's events.
Tobias landed by building under renovation. At roof was led writing 'Thor's factory' in which were shining in letters 'r's fac' leaving rest of them off, supposedly broken. He went towards metal doors, he pulled the handle. Locked.
"Closed doors, are you able open them?"
Hailey yawned bored "Those aren't metal doors, those are just wooden, made to look like metal. You should be able to-"
*crash*
"-kick them off"
Tobias went into building, it was absolutely miserable. Rats running through, holes in roof and walls. Silent, too silent. He took one of knifes to hand, ready for every attack intended into him, moving inside darkness. His senses told him someone was there, for sure. And he wasn't wrong as masked person attacked him from behind his back. He tried to get them off from pulling him towards ground.
"Since you're, you know, educated at that kind of things, what dress should I wear at todays police charity ball?" Hailey asked.
"I'M GOING TO FUCKING KILL YOU, YOU FREAK!" Screamed guy from his back, trying to break trough black armour with his knife.
"As you can notice, I'M LITTLE BUSY" Yelled Tobias, throwing same guy from him, expected there were more of them. Another guys started shoot from gun which made him nothing as suit was bulletproof. Some of them grouped and went at him all at once. Thats when when all fun begins.
"Do you always have to when I'm asking you about something start a fight?" She asked annoyed.
"Like it's MY DECISION" He yelled as again somebody tried to punch him. He tried to dodge every of them, but even he couldn't that much. He was resisted at them, nearly every day he would train, just to every night kick some asses. Does he sleeping actually? That's biggest secret of his.
Currently Hailey was spinning at hers chair of boredom. "Well, you still can listen. You think I should wear a red dress or maybe green one, or maybe black" she asked
"..."
"Hey! You can answer me at least!"
Deep breath "It's hard when people trying to strangle you to DEATH"
"Of course, explanations. I just think green is my favourite one-"
*yelling of people*
"But then my date loves red colour-"
*loudly crash*
"And of course, it's elegant ball so maybe I should wear something black, you know most elegant colour"
*Sounds of shots*
"What do you think?"
"Can't you ask some of friends of you?" Tobias asked annoyed.
"Maybe, but you're here one from higher society, I guess you probably are pro-black don't you?"
"SHOOT HIM!" Yells from communicator.
"WE WILL TALK LATER!" He screamed at her.
*sounds of shots*
"Just say, which is best?"
"..."
'Nothing, predictable' She stopped spinning and focused on desk, there was such dumpster of papers she asked herself a lot how could she is able to work in place like this. There was silent, something was wrong.
"Tobias?"
"Guys, he doesn't move" Said stranger.
"You shoot him?" Asked another one.
She was speechless, hers first instinct was to check his camera at mask he had attached. She stood up rapidly and immediately started searching for program of camera on hers computer. Unfortunately she couldn't focus as she was shaky as never. She didn't even cared about those strangers anymore.
"Tobias answer me!" She tried to revive him.
She only heard steps, laugher, sound of blades, loudly thump and voices of moaning.
"Since you like green you shouldn't care what others think and just take that one" Tobias answered her.
He only played "Umm right" he acted, get them into trap "Thanks a lot..." She answered him nervously. It wasn't real.
"These guys probably started silent alarm, check if police is in way" Tobias requested, taking her back to reality.
She sighed "Of course" and started to working on hers job. It wasn't real.
Few minutes passed, Tobias searched unconscious bodies of his victims. There wasn't nothing interesting or anything which would help him find gang mafioso. Looks like they just wanted have fun in abandoned fabric. He still started to look at place he was in, maybe he would find something interesting. He MAYBE would if it wasn't for-
"3 police cars are in way, better get away from there" Hailey informed.
"In a minute, I'm sure there must be something" He looked at motionless bodies "Do you think I should take one for little talk?" He asked as he kicked one of them lightly.
"You think they know something?" She asked.
"I don't know, but we can always check" He went towards the closest guy.
"Night, police is just right outside building!"
Before he could done anything he heard male voices outside. Words as 'get ready' were hearable as well as sound of loading guns. Then centre door were opened with thump.
"BCPD! Hands up I want to see them high!" Screamed loudly policeman, gun in ready.
Few more policemen went into building. Before them was just emptiness with handful bodies. Biggest of them, probably commandant, with ginger hair and long beard looked around room. Nothing.
"Again, too late" He lowered gun. "How am I be able to work versus that demon" he turned towards his subordinates "When mine owns can't drive more than 15 miles per hour!" He yelled.
"Sorry chief, you know I'm not confident behind the wheel. In fact, you know my husband is worried about me, I can't risk my life!" Explained short height male with overweight.
"Mulch, I understand that. On my own I have daughter I have to take care of, but that doesn't mean you can't speed up to catch breakneck criminalist !"
To conversation joined another of workmates "I still don't understand why you hate that Night Fury so much, look" he pointed at layers "he done ours work."
Ginger male sighed "And that's the worst part, Sven. He is doing whatever he wants-" he went towards closest victim and started to handcuff him. "-forgetting that is police work" when he ended, he went to another one "Again, why is he behind that mask huh?"
"Maybe he is ugly, or somethin" Added Mulch.
"We are police of Berk. Everyday we are risking our lives for innocent ones, protecting families, and then here he is, hiding who he is. We are truthful, we show people they can trust us! How can I trust guy which don't trust me!"
"Well, in comics superheroes hidden theirs identity to protect their loved ones." Explained Sven.
"Just like my daughter" he whispered to himself"You're forgetting something-"
"Maybe he just have terrible breath, like bad egg." Interrupted Mulch.
"Yea, I though same!" Added Sven.
"SHUT UP!" He yelled "You're forgetting we are NOT in comics, it's not game or movie, IT'S LIFE. I will never trust that usurper, UNTIL I know his secret, and only until that. Same as whole police." He explained.
"YES CHIEF HADDOCK." They saluted him.
Without they knowing guy about which was whole conversation was few meters over them, listening to every word of them. Holding on dear life. When in command went outside he rapidly jumped towards hole of roof just to make his way till his base.
"PHEW that one was close" Hailey stood from hers chair to approach new comer, Night Fury.
"You told me yours father doesn't come on actions anymore." He reproached her.
His sentence sound like he was angry at her, but who could blame him for that. Stephen Haddock always were found somewhere where he shouldn't be. Always saying how awful he was and most importantly, he was bothering him while doing investigations, because of that he lost much of evidences with which police would do nothing. Mainly, because of their lack of brain.
"That's what he told me" she explained "He probably just lied to me"
"Are you going to talk with him about it?" He asked.
"Yes of course! Before or after I told him where I find out about it? So-called partnership with baddest criminal Night Fury." She ironical "By the way i can even tell him yours secret identity"
"Don't even try" He loom over her, treating.
"Welcome home, mister Nox" Welcomed tall male from behind him. Rather elegant styled, ginger haired with few gray hairs.
"Hi Cedric." Greeted Hailey as she avoided Tobias look and went to shake hands with him, unexpectedly he took hers hand and kissed it.
"It's always nice to see you miss Haddock." He complimented her.
She blushed. "Gentlemen, leastwise one of them." She admitted looking at Tobias. He just rolled eyes, which nobody knew as he still had mask up.
"Mister Nox you can take off yours armour, you're in home." Cedric informed.
He just sighed at it, but as told he did. He took off mask showing face with green eyes, black hair with undercut, even so there were much of them. There was few bruises as well with few scars, but most noticeable was one starting from brow straight through left eye to end little bit over lips. What Mulch said was biggest lie Hailey heard, he was rather handsome.
"What?" He asked sharply. That was moment when she noticed she was starting at him.
"Nothing" she went to him "I just admire you beautiful scar." She pointed at left eye. "My favourite one." She looked at him with proud face.
"Because you made it" He fumed.
"Exactly" She tease, then looked at his hair "I still can't believe you let that lovely, long hair be cut off."
"There were too much of them. They started disturb through fight." He pointed.
"Couldn't you, I don't know, tie them up? You would look nice in ponytail."
"They distributed me, THROUGH FIGHT" He pointed snappy.
"Mister Nox really deplored at their loss." Added Cedric. "He had with his father tradition to cut them together in studio once a month, unfortunately after his fathers death he stopped cutting them at all."
"Awww that so sweet" Said Hailey "I guess it had to be emotional for him when hairdresser started cutting them. He moved brow when started to cut?"
"You don't appreciate him, miss Haddock." Cedric answered harshly "He moved both of them." He acted. Both laughed afterwards of Tobias's lack of emotions.
He actually never smiles, like never, never getting his emotions to take control over him. Hailey never saw him smile, cry, be fearful, he was such mister mystery. She once saw fotos of him with parents with brightly smile, she could only imagine how would that look now after many of years.
When they were through that Hailey started. "miStEr nOx" she pretended Cedric at which he only smiled "I just wanted- or no no, before that" she said as she changed hers mind while talking. "Why exactly Nox? Father of mother-?"
"It's my mothers surname, it's name of Roman goddess of night." Tobias declaimed.
"AHHH Night Fury! That's make sense!" She understood.
"It wasn't supposed to make sense. You were one who gave WHOLE police centre idea for that name as I remember" He reproached her.
"You aren't angry, are you?" She hassle him.
"Yes I am" He answered harshly. Basic for him by now.
"Be nice mister Nox." Cedric urged him "Miss Nox, mother of Tobias, was Roman descendant, neither is Tobias."
"Well, my father is descendant from Norse, which makes me half-Norse." She explained "Ours fathers were enemies then" She joked slightly nudging Tobias.
"I couldn't agree more" Cedric added. "Now, if you excuse me, I have some of duties to make" He walked away, leaving both on their own.
"Back to topic" she went back to reality "I hope you didn't broken any of my cameras? Because I took notice that while fight I couldn't connect to them."
"No I didn't, I just turned off yours vision through them." He explained.
She slammed hers hands at desk." And why~ would you do that!?" She snapped.
"You said so, you didn't wanted to see blood." He took notice.
"Haha, funny" She ironic "and now seriously, why~ you turned them off?"
"Not exactly turned them off, I just took yours ownerships" He explained.
He couldn't be fucking serious "And~ why~ would you do that!" She was angry, no, it's wasn't the word, she was furious.
"Trust me, it's for better" He answered emotionless.
"That doesn't mean you can just turn my vision down!" She demystify. "What if someday communicator would broke? I wouldn't even knew what's going on with you!" He just rolled eyes."Yea, who cares anyway, don't you Tobias?" She reproached sadly.
He didn't flinched. She sighed. "I should go too, I have to prepare myself to ball. I guess see you there" She explained sorrowful.
"No we don't, I'm not going there" He convey her.
She turned to him swiftly "Wait, what? But, you're like, most honourable guest, with all of those charity payments. And you're not going?"
"It doesn't even matter" he sighed "all of that money went to who? The richest, even if it was supposed to go for the poorest" He argued "We both know it's truth."
"No, it doesn't" She argued back "Besides, right now only thing you doing is sitting in that tower or fighting in that suit. Are you even talk to anybody except me and Cedric?" He didn't answered.
"As I'm saying. You're living in this basement, day and night training or fighting, not having even social life and for what, can you remind me?"
"For better" He reassured.
She looked straight into his eyes, green meeting green. "By fighting, spreading violence and nonsense war with every drugs dealers and mafias, you won't make it better. Accidentally you can make it even worse." She sighed "I'm not telling yours work isn't great one, it is, I'm sure of that, but you're forgetting as Tobias Nox you can be as much hero as Night Fury is.
She walked through door just to stop by them. She turned to him. "Just, think it through" And like that she went leaving him alone with his own thoughts.
With darkness fades greatness of concepts
At top of one of the biggest town towers Tobias stood over view of city falls into a pensive mood. His clothes definitely was a elegant one, long black coat with golf under it, black pants with belt with silver ring, knuckles all in bruises, his golf was hiding bruises from neck probably after last fight, there was little visible black bangs under his eyes but he didn't seems to be bothered by it.
With darkness fades greatness of hopes
It was something already 9 pm. Only moment when in sky there wasn't a cloud, all of them always tend to keep this city into darkness, like they going on break just when they are sure there will be completely black. Because of lack of clouds, star-full sky is visible, Tobias always loved their view, he didn't believed in horoscopes, but he believed that after each one there is story behind.
With darkness fades greatness of dreams
His cooling-off period was aborted by Cedric with plate of Tobias well knew liquor. "Thank you, but you know I don't drink anymore" He refused.
"One drink wouldn't harm anybody" Cedric handed him one of drinks "Besides we both know you have strong head for that" He joked.
Afterwards Tobias started to drink, Cedric stood by him, as he observing prettiness of night city. "Sir may I-" Cedric started.
Tobias interrupted him "We talked about this Cedric, don't call me 'sir'"
Cedric smiled brightly thankfully. "Mister Nox, I would like to ask about latest events, may I?"
Tobias nodded. Cedric always was polite one, maybe he didn't show it, but Tobias learned much of gentleman's culture from him. He mainly display that in public, on events and occasional interviews he hated. For his whole life Cedric not only his servant, but mostly his only friend, his only family. He woke him up, get him ready for day, order him to brush his teeth, when he was scared he could always come to him, learned everything he knew by now. Like father. Cedric didn't knew, but Tobias consider him as one.
"I allowed myself to rewatch yours todays act of justice and something enchain me. Yours death faking" Cedric looked at him unhappy. "I assume Miss Haddock didn't have idea about yours suddenly act, am I right?"
"No she didn't. But it's not like I could have inform her out loud." He explained himself.
"That doesn't mean you can do such things, couldn't you inform her in non-verbal way? Or inform her of such acts right before even starting fight? That it could happen?" He asked annoyed.
"I could..." He answered rather calmly, but Cedric spend much of time with him to know that answer was embarrassed one.
Cedric get upset "Tobias, if you're going to treat her like that, get ready to lose her, she isn't a toy which making whatever you want. You supposed to be team, she should know that kind of things, at radio it was much hearable, hers nervousness, even hers panic attack. Did you even talked with her about it after that?"
Tobias looked down. "You didn't, you have to start treating her like person she should be treated."
He got surprised. "What do you mean."
"I know this conversation has to be started someday." Cedric took deep breath "Hailey Haddock is beautiful, intelligent woman, she is creative and she is only person in this whole world that thinks of you as real person rather than celebrity. She treats you well-" Tobias looked at him ironically "Maybe besides hers comments towards you, still she just want to become yours teammate, maybe even more. Both she and me want yours happiness, we don't want you to get to deep into that terrible life, you are 21, you should live true life."
"That's very thoughtful" Tobias thanked in his strange way.
"You're welcome. What about that charity ball, are you going? Should I prepare better coat?" Cedric asked.
"No I'm not going, but thank you." Tobias answered.
"Guess I will leave you alone with yours own thoughts." Cedric left him, but not even a minute after he heard him behind his back. "Miss Haddock! You're looking incredible!"
"Thank you Cedric" answered good known by Tobias voice.
Tobias turned to see and what he saw for moment winded his eyes. There was Hailey in choose by him green dress and oh boy, he didn't regret it. It was long green ball dress with various of flowers in middle, shelves was medium long. Even so most visible was her face. She made hers hair open, but she had flower band. She had little make up which Tobias couldn't describe as he didn't knew this kind of things. Behind hers back he BARELY noticed Cedric keeping his thumbs up.
"Hey, I was on my way at ball, but I thought maybe I can still convince you into going." Hailey started as she went towards him.
"I'm not going Hailey, get over it" He answered harshly. "If you came only with that you're as well as-"
"Actually~ there is one more thing..." She interrupted uncomfortable. "I'm not going to let you to be like that to me" She started with straight face "You don't trust me, I know that, I'm sure of that. You keep secrets from me, you won't talk with me, you are uncaring towards my worry towards you." With every one she was more sorrow "I'm for you just some police gumshoe, truth is I wanted you more like that. I thought we would become friends. This is really only thing I want since some time, but right now only things we talk about is or work or police centre or Night Fury acts, even with that things we keeping secrets from each other. I can't keep doing that anymore. So, I'm asking you or you will start to trust me, or I'm out."
"Hailey-"
"If you need reason to trust me I can give you one. What about why I even joined you because I'm sure you don't know, you're probably know only that-" She started panicking.
"Hailey-"
"-I'm here because want to make Berk better. That's truth too, but it's not only reason. You see-"
"Hailey!" Panic overwhelmed her after hers words that's why he had to react by taking hold of hers arms. For second she looked scared of that, but after while she calmed. Tobias looked always for her like scariest men on this planet, but when he was helping her, she could notice his good of heart, his kindness to help innocents and in need, that's what she liked in him the most.
"Listen, you're probably right. We weren't exactly team, I treated you not as I should. That's why I'm stopping that. You don't have to tell me yours story-" he stopped here for moment "-I will tell you mine"
"H-how you became Night Fury? But you-" She asked nervously, he never told her that, he was secret man.
"It doesn't matter anymore, I trust you." He agreed "It's all started when I was about 5 years old-" she looked at him as focused as she could, on every of his words. "My mother at that time was pregnant, about 4 month. My father was shortly new counsellor of mayor, we were so proud of him with mother. He wanted really made better Berk, his actions and ideas gave city hope it deserved. Orphanage were endowed, poor people getting money and roof over heads, everything seems to go in good way. Unfortunate if there is too much good, there must be found people against it. Investors people get much of losses, mainly because of higher bills for richer ones, my father get them neither, but he didn't seems to be bothered by it, they wanted to get rid of him. At first it was in politics way, not voting of him, campaign against him, but when it didn't work out they take action towards dark side. They paid off serial killer, he was supposed to kill him, and only him. When he came to ours home he attacked my father and on my eyes tortured him until his last breath. My mother died fast on hers luck, but I lost because of it sister too. Police get in there when he wanted to get to me."
Hailey looked depressed. She didn't knew what to say. At least she could act, she hugged him. He didn't even struggle, but it felt... as it should be... it felt... good.
"This is why I'm Night Fury, I want to end my fathers job, and revenge my parents. Red death killed them, because of their death he became mafioso he is today. I'm gonna avenge them someday." Tobias said with straight face.
"You're not alone with that" She acknowledged, smiling brightly at him. "Just don't push me away, just as you I want the same."
"You would still tell yours story? Why you want get that Red Death?" He asked, Cedric would said curiously.
"My mom, she was killed by him. I never said that, I don't know why, I didn't thought it's important to you." She admitted.
He could only look at her after that. "It is, believe me, trust me."
She smiled at him thankfully. "As you know after that, I went to police school, joined police force, only as a secretary, I'm sure my fathers were overprotective and didn't wanted me in force" she whispered "I wanted to be as my father, you know, policeman and I thought if I get you, one of most wanted criminal, maybe my father would be proud, or something." She said not confident of hers own words. "Rest you know, we meet, I find out yours identity, you are not that bad, blah blah blah"
"I'm happy you're here." He admitted.
Hailey blushed on whole face. "You- you just."
"I am, and you have to know something." He looked straight into hers eyes. Green again meet green, but this time in air wasn't any of negative tension, but positive one.
"I turned off your vision not because I don't care, but because I do" She looked at him not understanding that. What he meant? "I know what it is like to see closest one getting injured, tortured, hurt. I thought by cutting you off that terrible world, by keeping you at distance, I will make you a favour. I wanted kept you from that dark which with everyday getting me deeper. You asked me if you ever join some actions, my answer will never change, but not because you're too weak, but because you're too innocent. Don't go into dark side. I'm already there, believe me, it isn't anything great."
"Wait, what you mean... it's not that you didn't trusted me, you- you protected me? Keeping me at distance was protecting me too? That's or beautifulest truth, or worst lie." She joked.
"Choose, which one would you prefer." Both looked deep into another's eyes.
She smiled. "I trust you."
They stood like that for few minutes. Darkness of night, light of city, light of moonlight, stars give that scenery tension Tobias not exactly understood. He felt incredible... light. He had now someone he can trust, and he choose great person for that. He would not regret it, for sure.
"It's getting late... I still have ball to get participation in." She explained as she looked at city, getting ready to go. "And actually I have proposition for you, let's say someone, when everyone will be already drunk, somebody will open you back doors where we kept arrested ones, so you will have chance to ask few questions? What will you say?"
"I- I actually will think it through." He admitted, surprising Hailey.
"Really! I mean yeah sure." She got excited "I guess I was right with that see you there"
"You were right."
"See you there."
In darkness there isn't any hope.
"See you there." He took hers hand and kissed it. Maybe, Cedric lessons finally resulted. When they broke apart she left, waving him last time.
In darkness there isn't any chance
He turned towards view one last time. Thinking of last events, he could only... smile.
But that doesn't mean, in darkness you can't fell in love
