Opening her eyes to the sun shining through the opening in the curtains, she stretched and rolled out of bed and walked in the bathroom next to her room. Throwing away the old bandages laying on the floor, she prepared for the job that started at eight, an hour away. After a quick shower and dressing she headed out the door, into her car, and driving towards the coffee shop.

Thirty minutes later she walked into the store, crowded with the early birds and people trying to grab some coffee and a pastry before they set out to work. Walking behind the counter she helped Lisa with the people anxious to head out for work and the writers just looking for a quiet place to write and relax. Having them out the door or sitting in the rounded metal back bistro chairs arms resting on the matching tables typing away on their laptops or talking on their phones just as the clock struck eight. Now cleaning up the counter, the owner of the shop walked out from the back with a disappointed look on her face. Both girls pausing what they were doing to watch her walk closer.

She let out a deep sigh, and opened her mouth. "Well, I'm moving back with my daughter and closing the shop. I'm not exactly young like you girls and I've been running this place for fifty years. The profits aren't coming in like they used to." the grey haired lady said. "The new owners will be over tomorrow. With their own staff." The girls stared, unmoving, in shock, knowing that as of tomorrow they would have to start looking for a new job.

"But why in such short notice?" Lisa asked, disbelief still apparent on her face and in her voice.

"Well, I did not hear back from them until this morning. Oh, I hate telling you girls this! You two have made this place the most exciting and entertaining place to work." she said, tears now rolling down her cheeks.

The girls went and hugged the woman, comforting her. "We'll be alright, my uncle just got his business open and is looking for a new waitress." Lisa said wiping away her bosses tears.

"Yeah, and I can go back working for Bo. He has a bartender position open, and he still misses me two years later!" Rienne said with a big smile on her face.

"And the last words he said to you were "get out of my bar and don't ever think about coming back!" the blond said with an eye roll and a teasing smile.

"Oh, he said that closing time everyday! The guy loves me! Especially since I brought in some customers with my hard to beat drinks that'll make the other bars go bankrupt!"

"Well, you do make a mean pina colada." Lisa said then turned her gaze back to the woman. "Is there anything we can do for you? Something that still needs to be done before tomorrow?"

She smiled at the two and said "No thank you girls, I don't have much that needs to be packed." wiping away the tears in her eyes. "Well I better get back to the books, it being bill day and all." giving the girls one last tight hug and walked back to the office.

Watching their boss walk away, the girls turned around and leaned against the counter watching as the remaining morning rush headed out into the busy street. "Well, looks like it's going to be a long day." Rienne muttered watching a couple come in.

Sitting on a chunk of concrete jutting out from the broken mass that used to be a spacious court yard. Listening to his gang talk about the events during the day, he stared out at the city he called home for the past year.

Breaking his concentration, one of the humans asked "So, Tsume, where we gonna hit next?" The others quieted waiting for their leaders answer. "There's gonna be a train heading in at midnight. Meet up here at ten." He stared back out at the city waiting for the day to end so he can get back to making a living.

Three land rovers moved along side of a train heading straight for the city's station. The automatic guns shout out round after round of bullets, even launching a missile at them. A couple of men came to the side opened fire while more men opened a door. One of the men from a rover threw some dynamite into the opening and within a matter of seconds it exploded. "Let's go." The guy driving the leading vehicle pulled up to the train so the guys in the back could safely jump on. As one man jumped, the youngest member, a messy red headed fourteen year old boy named Gehl, hesitated, shaking with fear. The man behind him kicked him onto the platform "Hurry up, dumbass!" then followed suit.

As Gehl clung to the railing, he watched the guy break into one of the carts and be shot straight off the train. Watching in horror, a large metal claw opened one door then the other. Attached to the claw was a war machine, it's surveillance system was in the form of a robotic head, that served as the security system of the train. It's "head" glanced around shooting at gang members on the platform and roof. Clamping his eyes closed waiting for its bullets to pierce him, a ripping sound followed by the sound of a machine shutting down made him look up. "Tsume." He said in shock as his leader, standing on top of the machine with the "head" in his left hand, jack knife in the other, turned his gaze towards him and then knocked the machine into the deep snow, then hit the wheels of the train making him come to a screeching halt. The men returned to the rovers and raised the provisions they stole and cheered as they drove past the train.

A black ship with vibrant red lines of lights in various patterns among the body passed over them. The whirring sound and giant mass off it drew the gangs attention upward. "That's a nobles ship." one of the men stated to no one in particular. "I hate that sound." the leader said the light from the ship shining down at him, piercing through his shades showing the gold of his eyes briefly. The cars pulled away heading towards the right port of the city, the ship heading straight for the domed city as police sirens wailed at the front port entrance.

As sirens sounded off in the distance, she knew that one of the gangs was at it again. Sighing, she walked towards the back alley where Bo's bar was located. As soon as she got to the taverns doors a familiar face walked out. A smug smile formed on her face as soon as she recognized the one person she used to fight in the past. "Roxi. Been a long time." she said putting a hand on her hip. "Trixi. What are you doing here?' Rienne said, narrowing her eyes at the young red head who made her gain a reputation that was as much as a nuisance to the cops as much as the gang they were chasing earlier. She even been arrested a few times, which was when she got the nickname Roxi. Where or who it came from she never knew. Maybe because Tina aka "Trixi" started fighting her and then others that gave the police a headache wanted a name that went with hers. Who knows.

"Oh, just looking for a job. Didn't work out with the last." Of course the girl never had luck with keeping a job, always had a problem taking orders. But of course, neither did she, so she could understand. "What about you?" curiosity lining her features. "Marsha's quitting the café business. She's moving in with her daughter. So I'm here for the same thing you are." Her gaze lingering on a black dog with a spiked collar with a leather leash tied around a fire hydrant. Following Rienne's gaze, Tina said "Oh, yeah, she's belongs to a guy from Kyrios. Said something about hunting wolves. Isn't that crazy?" That statement drew her attention back to her, staring in disbelief at what she heard. "Hunting…wolves?" choking on the words barely escaping her mouth. "Yeah, why would you hunt something down that is already extinct! But whatever." Noticing Rienne's expression she asked "Are you okay? You're really pale."

"Yeah, I'm fine." she said thinking about Silver being in a town that now had a wolf hunter in it.

Trixi didn't say much else on the matter when her face light up. "Say for old time's sake you wanna go a few rounds?"

"Just in time, I've been wanting to let off some steam!" she said with a satisfied smile on her face. "Five o'clock tomorrow good?" Rienne said opening the wooden door. "Sounds good see ya at the big tree." the red head walked off down the alleyway and disappeared around the corner. Walking into the bar she noticed the wolf hunter as the door shut behind her. He was the only patron in the bar. Bo was behind the bar cleaning the counter with a washcloth. Looking up from the counter, his gaze landed on her. With an amused look on his face he said "Oh hell, the wicked bitch is back! I knew trouble was coming when Tina walked in here. Let me guess you looking for a job, too?" tossing the rag down he poured the man another shot.

"Don't mention that hellcat. Five seconds in her presence just sucks my serenity down the drain. And yes I'm looking for a job. Marsha sold the shop so here I am." Rienne sat down at one of the barstools at the other end of the bar, not wanting to be close to the hunter. She knew he didn't pose a threat to humans, but she still didn't want to be near him. He made her nervous, though she wasn't really sure why. Her instincts just told her to stay away. "You got an application?" "Don't worry about it. You got the job. Just make sure you and Tina don't fight in here. Keep it out on the streets." Yeah, even he heard of her past fighting days. She was sure she kept it hidden from the people she lived with or worked for. Only making her keep her nickname so, unless someone asked around, "Roxi" was causing trouble, not Rienne. Even her mother and grandfather heard of Roxi but never known she was living under their roof. But then again they could have known and just hoped her rebellious stage ended quickly. Which only confirmed that, even though in the deep woods away from the city, news traveled fast.

"Thanks, Bo, when do you want me to start?"

"Tomorrow at six. Tina will be here then too, so don't -" before he could finish his sentence the dog outside start barking angrily. The man jumped up from the counter, pulled a shotgun out of his coat and ran outside. Shoving open the door he said "What? What is it blue? Did you see one?" he ran past the barking dog and into the street. Looking around then down at some foot prints left by the people who just walked past. Kneeling down, he noticed among them was a large dog print. But he knew that it actually belonged to a wolf.

Rienne looked out the door, watching the man's movements. He looked ahead for a minute and then walked back to his dog. "Is everything alright?" she asked as he untied his dog from the hydrant and put the gun back into his coat. "Yeah." he muttered walking back in the direction of the tracks but going the opposite direction.

Reaching to the hotel room he rented out for the next few days, he thought about the latest events of the day. The second girl that walked into the bar oddly piqued his interest. Not that he was attracted to her, even though she was pretty, but because something about her just made him wary. She apparently felt the same way about him as she sat far away from him, as far as she could any way. What was it about her? Her presence alone said something wasn't human about her. Something that made him think of a wolf. But she wasn't a wolf, he had spent enough time hunting them to know the difference. Then what was with her? Clearing that ridiculous thought out of his head and finishing off a bottle of vodka, he decided to call it a night.