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Halo and Callie were running through the Quarter. Many tourists looked at them confused, while the locals ignored them or a few of them waved. A group of blond men were chasing after them.
Halo veered left down the alley and ran to the end. They looked around as if in a panic, before turning to the five Daimons behind them.
"Don't worry man, we'll play with your girl a little before we put her out of her misery." One of them taunted.
Callie rolled her eyes. "I'm getting tired of that line." She told Halo.
"It's understandable. I think every single one of them trys to threaten you with that line."
Halo answered.
Callie nodded laughing. She turned back towards the Daimon who spoke. "I'm more of a physical person." She told him.
He grinned. "I think I can help you out there." He told her, walking around her. Looking her over.
Callie let him drool over her. As he went to place his hand on her shoulder she stabbed him through the heart. "Again more physical person." She told him as he disappeared. She dusted her hands off for show as she turned towards the others. "Got to love self cleaning." She stated, as two advanced on her and the other two went for Halo. She stabbed one of them quickly and pushed the other back. It hit the other Daimon that Halo was fighting and they both lunged at the same time, both Diamons disappeared at the same time.
Halo laughed and soon Callie joined in. "That was fun. Wanna do another sweep?" He asked,
sliding his stake in his inside coat pocket as they joined tourists on the main street.
"Sure." Callie told him, as they walked back the way they came.
"Hey Callista!" A voice called out among the crowd.
Callie looked around to see Amie Kattalakis and her mate Fang waving at her. Well Amie was waving, Fang just followed her through the crowd not letting go of her hand. They were an odd couple, but she loved them anyways. Fang and Vane were brothers, both wolfswain. Amie was a Bearswan. "Amie!" She said excitedly, as Amie pulled her into a -well bear hug.
"Callie. How are you?" She asked, holding her at arms length. "Vane told us about CaNine and what happened at Tabbys' store. You sure get around." She said laughing.
Callie laughed. "Yup. So what are you two doing out and about without the cubs." She asked,
winking at Amie.
Amie laughed. "Wren and Maggie said they would babysit for Vane and Bride and us so that we could go out together." Amie explained.
"Oh how is the tigard?" She asked surprised to hear they were intown the last she heard they were in Africa on vacation.
"They're great. They are staying for awhile to visit Maggies' Dad. He's not doing very well I guess."
"Oh that's sad to hear." Callie said as they all started to walk to Brides' store. Fang and Halo were talking about the action Halo and her just had. Callie linked arms with Amie as they walked. "I hope he pulls through." She told Amie.
"Yeah me too. It must be hard to watch your loved ones die." Amie said sadly. Were-Hunters lived for a couple of centuries.
"Yeah it must be." She stated. She knew a few high school classmates who have died, but it wasn't from old age. "Tell them I say Hi and that I hope her Dad pulls through." Callie said as they stopped outside of Brides' store.
"I will and see you two around." Amie said, walking up the stairs. She got to the landing and turned around. "Halo keep her out of trouble." She told him, winking.
"Impossible." Halo commented as he shook Fangs' hand. Waving they continued walking.
They walked away from the market square. They were heading back to where they left Halos' motorcycle, when they heard some one scream. They looked at each other a moment, before running towards the alleyway they had just passed.
Callie stopped at the entrance. Lessers were cornering a female vampire. She gave a wave of her hand and two black daggers appeared before her. She grabbed one as Halo grabbed the other. Halo attacked, while Callie disappeared and reappeared inbetween the Lessers and Vampire. She stabbed the closest one, she looked over her shoulder to tell the Female to run when she got the chance. She'
swore instead. "Nalla!" She stated schocked.
"Callie. No what are you doing?" Nalla asked surprised and afraid. "Don't. You'll get hurt."
Nalla told her, tugging on her arm.
"HALO CHANGE OF PLANS, TAKE NALLA AND GET TO YOUR BIKE. YOU SHOULD HAVE JUST ENOUGH TIME TO GET TO THE ESTATE BEFORE THE SUN RISES."
"What about you?" Halo asked, as he fought his way over to them.
"I'm going to kill them." She stated. "Get ready to run." She said, looking at Nalla. Callie stabbed two more before using her gift to clear a path down the middle. Halo grabbed Nallas' arm and ran through the middle with Callie on their heels. Halo and Nalla kept running while Callie started to fight again, keeping them from exiting the alleyway. She mumbled a few words and old broken chairs started to crash into a few of the Lessers keeping them busy. She laughed as she ducked out of the way of one of them with a short sword, before spinning around him and stabbing him the back. She moved on and stabbed another before the first one could hit the ground. She pulled a dagger out from inbetween her shoulder blades and threw it at one who was trying to skirt around the flying chairs and escape. "Don't be thinking so kid." Callie stated, as she killed the last one not occupied by the chairs. She disposed of the last three quickly, the chairs falling back to the ground.
She gathered up all their wallets and stuffed them in her purse before pulling out a small drawstring bag. She dipped her thumb and forefinger in and pulled out a pinch of the powder that was in the drawstring bag. She took the powder and dropped it above the first body. The powder sparkled even in the darkness. As the powder hit the body it started to vanish in thin air. Faeiry Dust the witch world called it. She was fairly certain Faeiries didn't exist. She dusted the other bodies making sure they all vanished completely before walking out of the alleyway.
Callie pulled out a few of the wallets and looked at the address the three wallets she pulled out had the same address. It was a block East of her. She grabbed a cab getting out a few houses down from the location. She walked back watching the three story old victorian. No sign of life that she could sense. She allowed a breeze to gust through the house then towards her, trying to pick up scents and voices. Nothing but dust. She walked on the sidewalk and knocked politely.
She looked around and didn't see anyone watching her, so she mentally picked the lock and entered the house. Pausing inside the door, she quietly closed the door and started searching the first floor. Nothing. No one. She moved on to the second and third and found empty rooms. She walked down to the first floor and started opening closet doors. She was looking for a basement entrance. The door in the kitchen had a false wall added recently. She pressed on the left side and it swung open.
She listened and when she heard no one she turned on the lights walking down the stairs. She found papers scattered over a desk. A table in the middle that was stained by blood and what looked like black ink. She gathered the papers and shoved them in her bag, before searching the rest of the place. In the corner under the stairs were three jail cells, crudely made of metal bars. On the opposite wall were shelves with old dusty glass jars.
She walked up to inspect them closer, some had a couple of years of grime on them. Some at the one end were cleaner. She gagged. Hearts in jars. No wonder this placed smelled. She pulled out her phone to see no reception. She frowned wondering what to do with the jars. She looked around and seen a piece of cinderblock. She picked it up and started drawing a line above and below the shelves. Connecting the two lines was tricky. She drew on the wall then the tops, bottoms and edges of the shelves themselves. She inspected her work before placing her hand inside the box on the left side in the corner. She spoke a few words in Latin before taking her hand away. As she did everything inside the drawn box disappeared.
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