Chapter 2

The next few days went by with tension in the house building. Nick felt like every minute Elisa and Juliette spent together was dangerous, even when Nick was around.

Nick decided it was time to have Elisa stay somewhere different, just for now until he had spent more time with her, knowing she was safe to be around Juliette.

It was raining again, like it does every day in Portland. Nick opened the passenger door where Elisa sat, looking down, as though she were a child, being kicked out of her own home.

She looked up, her eyes turning yellow. She blinked and the slits went away.

"Nick, I won't hurt her. I would never…" She breathed.

She was telling the truth. She loved Nick too much to hurt the woman he was in love with. But, Elisa knew it was too dangerous for a Gatan to be in a house with a mortal.

Nick pressed his lips together and looked on as Elisa got out of the car. He put and arm around her, keeping the cold rain off her shoulders.

"I know, Elisa, but I can't take any chances. My friend will take good care of you, I promise. I trust him with my life." He grinned, trying to make the depressing scene a bit lighter.

Elisa blinked, looking down. "Alright."

Nick walked up the wet steps to the front door. Elisa tripped a little, then caught her breath.

Nick put on his bravest face as he knocked on the door. First, he heard the peephole cover go up. Then, heard a deep voice say, "Dammit."

Elisa blinked as she heard multiple lock swish open. She stopped a bit, then breathed in a fowl scent.

"Wait, Nick… are we at a-" Elisa was interrupted by the door swishing open.

Eddie Monroe looked up at the young girl, who looked a bit like Nick. He turned his head reluctantly, then breathed in a different fowl scent.

His eyes turned a bit red when they reopened.

"Gatan." He whispered, turning to Elisa. His face turned a bit menacing as he looked back at Nick. "Get this Gatan off my property, Nick."

Nick put his foot in the doorway just as Monroe was about to close it. "Ed, I need her to stay here."

"I can't stay here!" "She can't stay here!" Elisa and Eddie yelled at the same time.

Eddie chucked a bit and took a step back in shock. "Are you crazy? She's a Gatan!" Eddie breathed in once more and growled dog-like. "AND a Grimm? No way in hell is she coming into my house."

Elisa laughed, throwing her head back. "Fine! I wouldn't want to stay in a rangy blutbad's house anyways! Probably drenched in fleas." Elisa grumbled.

Eddie stopped and stepped onto the porch. "Excuse me?" He blinked and pointed a finger at her. "YOU Gatans are the ones who can't seem to control your eating habits! If I let you into my house, you'll probably eat the furniture!"

Nick watched on as the Gatan/Grimm and Blutbad continued to argue. He stepped in once he saw Elisa's Gatan-ears begin to pop up from her hair.

"Hey! Hey!" He yelled, holding up his hands in between the two. "Look, Ed. I need her to stay here. Juliette is in danger if she stays with me any longer, and I trust you with my life."

Eddie looked down and shook his head as he laughed. "Nick, who are the wolves' closest relatives?"

Nick looked at Eddie confused. "Uh… dogs?"

Eddie nodded. "And the Gatans' closest relatives are cats! So if she stays here-"

Nick nodded and rolled his eyes frustrated. "Yeah, yeah. I get it."

Elisa held her head up, holding out her hand. "Nice to meet you, Blutbad, but I will be going now."

Eddie nodded once, shaking her hand. "You too, Gatan."

The two parted ways, Nick still standing on Monroe's porch. "You know, Ed, Elisa is very good with technology."

Eddie didn't turn as he sighed. "So?" He said, leaning into the doorway.

"So, I know you need help with the clocks. They aren't working right, right?"

Monroe rolled his eyes and sighed more. "Yes…"

Nick stood closer to Monroe and shook his head. "Please, Ed. I can't take any more chances. It's… it's what my Aunt would have wanted." Nick looked down depressingly.

Monroe turned and touched Nick's shoulder. "Alright, fine. But stop using that dead favorite Aunt card, ok?"

Ed jumped down the stairs to Nick's car, where Elisa was waiting. "Listen, you can stay here." Elisa glared up as Eddie continued to speak. "But a few ground rules, ok? One, no red." Ed pointed to Elisa's shirt.

Elisa's shrugged and sighed, then pulled the thick, red sweater over her head, throwing it into Nick's truck. Eddie's eyes widened as he looked over his shoulder at Nick, his mouth falling open.

Nick ran his hands over his face and huffed. "Elisa! Really?"

The girl rolled her eyes as Eddie turned back. She crossed her arms and sighed.

"Fine. No red, happy?"

Eddie rolled his eyes and bit his tongue. "Just get in the house, Match."

A few hours later…

Monroe sat across the table from the Match girl, the one in a million find. Monroe didn't care that she was half Grimm, but the sad part? She was also a Gatan.

Elisa looked on as Monroe sipped her coffee. She sat in her faded jeans, boots, and old, 3-sizes-too-big jacket that Eddie had given her to wear, seeing as all her other stuff smelled like cats, which Monroe hated and would not allow in his house.

"So, Gatan-" Monroe started.

"My name," She said. "Is Elisa."

Eddie grinned his teeth, rolling his eyes in annoyance once again.

"Elisa." Monroe corrected. "You can help me out with my clocks, then?"

Elisa laughed slightly and eyed the Blutbad, who was a bit handsome, from across the table.

"Yes, Eddie, I sure can."

This was one of the very first times in history where a Gatan and a Blutbad were able to sit in the same room without tearing each other's heads off.

Things were progressing.