Ch 2 A shade of a chance
The sun was high in the mid-day sky as the people frantically walked from place to place. A girl stepped put from a shadowy ally her medium length hair pulled back into a ponytail, a long dark cloak was tied around her shoulders so that you could only see the outline of her dark pants when she walked. Nika stopped at a corner her lips curled into a smirk, as two waiters came out of a restraint,
"Wear did she go?"
"I don't' know I didn't even see her get up to leave."
Nika's smirk widened as she crossed the street, works every time, she thought to herself as she pulled her cloak towards her body more. She continued walking when she looked over her shoulder to see the shadow of a girl clearly older then her with long hair and a slim figure wearing ankle high boots.
"Big sister, I see you're back."
Sassy smiled to her friend a she walked up beside Nika, her leather jacket barely blowing in the slight winds of autumn,
"And I see you're still tricking the humans with your abilities."
Nika smirked widen again as she put her hand on Sassy's small shoulder,
"Of Corse if we can't eat the humans then why not simply mess with their heads."
Sassy smirked back with a slight giggle in her voice,
"I guess you have a good point there little shade."
Nika looked back the other way only to see a tall man with dark hair wearing a button up shirt, dress pants, and a jacket with dress shoes, heading in there direction,
"Uh-oh hide, the bounty hunter is after us again."
Sassy and Nika both took off at a quick bolt as the bounty hunter spotted the take off and quickly dash after them. As the two dashed around the corner of an alley, Nago keisuke, being sharp on his feet stopped just
At the corner,
"At last, no wear to hide; you both will be reborn on this day."
He turned the corner only to find nothing but shadows and a dead end. Nago threw his fist into the wall in a fit of rage the dark red blood staining the wall.
"You will both pay for the sins you have committed one day."
He walked away in a fit of irritation and madness as a long black cloak appeared from the shadows and both Sassy and Nika emerged from under it bursting out laughing.
"Man that bounty hunter in delusional if he thinks he can catch a siren and a shade."
Sassy cleared her thought from the last of the laughter as she turned to Nika who was still laughing like a five year old.
"Mind telling me what you're wanted for?"
"Apparently all the restaurants don't find my little game fun."
Sassy has been looking over Nika for twenty years now and every time the "Game" she played was always the same. Being a shade she had no shadow of her own rather she could merger with other peoples shadows be coming the shadow itself. She loved going into restaurants and then leaving before the bill came by merging with a customer's shadow that was already leaving. The waiters were always none the wiser until she was already gone.
As the girls continued towards the destination Sassy began subconsciously humming aloud as her eyes suddenly went from green to a soft baby blue. Nika looked around to see every man they passed now looking in the direction of the two females as a young and handsome man approached them directing his attention towards the tall and nomadic Sassy.
"Excuse me but I couldn't help but notice you two don't seem to have any male protection, and I would be more then happy to accompany the both of you."
The two exchanged looks with each other as Sassy held up two fingers as Nika nodded,
"You want to know our answer."
They got into fighting stances Nika keeping her hands closed and Sassy taking an opened fist approach as Nika went for a low kick to the guy's legs and Sassy a high punch to his arms as he fell onto the pavement.
"We'll pass on your offer."
The two girls walked off, not knowing behind them was a young boy, about 13, wearing a School Gakuran outfit with thin slicked back hair watching them.