Her plan to confront her follower, however, did not go as planned. Once they arrived in the busiest part of town he disappeared for only an instant, before reappearing right in front of her.
"We need to talk." he said, a tone of urgency in his voice.
Hizashi tensed up and moved a hand towards her kunai.
The guy held up his hands." I'm not her to fight, at least not against you. I just want to talk."
"Then start talking." she replied, still tense.
He put his hands down." Those vamps aren't nearly as good as you think they are."
She pulled something out of her pack, a piece of paper with a summoning seal drawn on it, making sure to cut her finger slightly on a kunai as she pulled it out." Who are you and how do you know them?"
"My name is Abel. I've been following the two reckless ones, but I've also been keeping an eye on the one you call Cass." The guy, Abel, glanced around quickly." No doubt you have questions, but maybe we should finish this somewhere more private."
Hizashi nodded in agreement and started walking away, Abel following close behind. Once out of town, she used the seal to summon her katana, strapped it to her back, and took off running as fast as she could. Abel ran after her, trusting that she wouldn't lead him into a trap, but on guard just in case.
After about a half hour, they finally came to a stop in front of a run down shack with a small bench outside. Hizashi gestured to it." This used to be a rest stop of sorts, but not many people came this way. Eventually it closed down. Now, no one remembers about it."
"How did you find it?"
She grinned." I grew up in this are and was raised by ninjas. They stressed the importance of me having a secret, safe place to go to in case anything happened to them. I searched until I found this place, and this became my hideout."
"Why here?"
She looked at him questioningly." Why not? No one remembers it. No one has any reason to come out this way. It can't be connected back to the people who raised me. And any passerby that happens to come across it hardly gives it a second glance. It's perfect." She sat down on the bench, which Abel was surprised didn't even creak or wobble." Now, let's get talking."
After introducing Abel I had no idea what to do with him. I'm sorry it took so long for me to figure it out. Hopefully the story will go faster now, but I'm still working out kinks in Abel's whole purpose. Thanks again to everyone who reads this, and sorry to both fans and powerdown that it took so long to make this chapter.