The day started out like any other. I got up, skipped breakfast (not really a breakfast person) and went to school per the norm. Everything went on like normal until I left school that day.
As I was leaving school, I noticed a tall bulky dude standing across the street by a car, just staring at me. I know total cliché right? Well cliché or not, there was a creepy dude just standing and staring. I decided to ignore him and put down my board before wheeling away.
Once I got over to Monroe and 5th I noticed something. There he was again, okay talk about creepy. A bus went past and then he was gone. Okay was I hallucinating? Entering the alley I headed to a door and punched in the code. Going down a flight of stairs I pulled off my messenger bag, setting it down next to a desk and sat down in a chair.
Opening my Macbook, I plugged in my Ipod Touch and started on my math homework. About 20 minutes later, I was struggling to figure out an Algebra equation when I heard someone coming down the stairs. Now only Blade and Shen have the code, but I couldn't be too careful. So I pulled the gun from its hiding place, made sure it was ready to fire and got into position.
At the bottom step I said, "Freeze." I know real original right?
"I'm guessing that's a no on the Taco Bell then?"
I shook my head, "Shen…"
"What?"
I just laughed, "Give me the bag, you dope."
"Hard shell or soft?"
"What do you think? 'He should know by now.'
"Soft it is," he said, handing me a bag with 3 soft shell tacos and a water bottle.
"So what you got today?" he asked me before sitting down in his chair by the computer station.
"Just this one Algebra problem trying to kick my ass."
"Anything else?"
"Nope. Once I get this done I plan on running the security software and then inputting the latest info on Chthon."
"How about you finish up the math while I run security and then you can update?"
"Deal," I said nodding my head in agreement. Finishing up my math, I headed over to Shen to take over the computer station, when I froze.
"Hey I just started the update."
"Shen who's that?" I asked him, wondering who that man on the screen was.
"Oh that's Fritz. He's Marcus's latest experiment, a super-vamp that he's using for muscle right now."
"Oh…" I said.
"You okay?" Shen asked me.
"Yeah fine," I told him, trying to hide the fact that I was freaked out.
A few hours later…
"Hey Shen, could I bum a ride home tonight?" I asked him. To be honest now that I knew I wasn't hallucinating, I didn't dare board home.
"Sure, bike or jeep?"
"Bike, defiantly."
"You got it."
After putting on my helmet, he drove me back to my foster home.
I liked the bike that night. First of all it was fast and second it could get us out of tight spaces if we got ourselves cornered by Mr. Van Sciver. I didn't know what he wanted with me, but now that I knew tall dark and creepy with muscles was involved with the House of Chthon (and they were bad news) I knew I had to steer clear at all costs. If I saw Mr. Muscles again, I would let Blade or Shen know, but for the time being my personal mission: Avoid the Bodyguard, was underway.
Effective Immediately.