For the next six months after Kevin completed his initial fetch quest, he and Bobby singer worked together diligently. Kevin went out for ingredients, to send messages, to try and warn groups on larger gatherings of halos (and killing the larger demon nests), depending on the day. Bobby kept every feeler out and open, sending Kevin to wherever someone had told him they'd last seen Kai. He disappeared sometimes, but usually came back a few days later. He came to accept Kevin staying there, as much as he could. Still grumped about his presence, of course ("I swear, the sooner we find this damned girl, the sooner you'll be out of my damned house and done mooching off of my damned food." "Bobby, I told you, I went out and got food last week." "Yeah, well, you ate it all." "YOU ATE AN ENTIRE CAN OF PEACHES!" "I went and got that can myself!" "NO, YOU DIDN'T!"), but Kevin felt as though the old guy would miss him if he left.
It was odd, living with someone else like this. Kevin had actually gotten used to being on his own, and he was certain Bobby had been that way for a long time. But in a strange way… It worked, the two of them. They worked together. It made him feel more hopeful than
But after six months of looking and no leads, not even running in to her again on accident, Kevin was starting to feel doubtful. Had she died? Was she gone? Did she not want to see him again?
But six months, twelve days, and some odd hours after looking, they found her.
Or rather, she found them.
There was a bang at Bobby's front door. Kevin got up off the couch to answer it. Sometimes it was a person coming for help. Other times it was a random demon trying to bang their way in. From the type of pounding, it sounded like an urgent person. "I'm coming!" He shouted, taking the safety off of his gun anyways. Always better to be safe than sorry.
He opened the door a crack, and once he saw who was outside he opened it wide. It was… It was her. It was Kai.
She still had her blades, and held one in her hand as she clutched her side tightly. Blood seemed to be flowing freely from her fingers, though, unhindered by the pressure she was putting on the area.
"I need help." She requested, meeting his gaze urgently. Then she fell, all strength leaving her body as she careened towards Kevin. He caught her with ease, making sure to catch her blades too before they fell from her hands.
"BOBBY!" He shouted, dragging her inside. The elder hunter came in at his shout, taking a second to examine the scene before he went to acquire his medical kit. Kevin, meanwhile, set her up on Bobby's couch, removing his own shirt quickly to put better pressure on the wound to her side. It looked as though it had been slashed, and badly.
Slashed with angel blades, from the heat they were putting off. Kai had tangled with at least one halo, if not more. She was lucky to still be alive right now. But why was she here? Were the angels nearby? Had she walked all the way over here?
Those things didn't matter. Right now, what mattered was healing her.
Bobby switched off with him maybe a minute later. "Go check the perimeter." He ordered. Kevin hesitated. He wanted to stay around her, make sure she was OK. "GO!" The man shouted. "We don't know what followed her here! I got her." After maybe another second of hesitation, Kevin took his gun and went outside, cocking the safety off with practiced ease. It was twilight. Easy enough to see things, but dark enough to give some of them an advantage.
He circled the property once, twice, three and four and five times, widening his range as he went. Nothing came out to greet him, and once he hit his fourth circle he could see why.
Two angels were dead, their wings burned in to the ash around them. Their vessels both had puncture wounds coming directly from their chests. Kai must've gotten them. One human taking down two angels, though?
Maybe Bobby was right. Maybe she wasn't human after all. Or at least not fully.
A second later, a more pressing question arose in Kevin's mind. What were angels doing so close to Bobby's place? Did they follow her here or were they already in the area? And if they followed her… Did she know we'd be here? Was she coming here on purpose?
Too many questions with too many possibilities for answered. Kevin used that last circle to clear his head a little bit and sort through everything before finally heading back in.
"Area's clear." He reported to Bobby. "Two dead angels about 60 yards out." He glanced at Kai. Bobby had worked fast, doing whatever he knew how to do to stabilize her. She was still out cold, but she wasn't bleeding profusely anymore. Kevin's shirt, however, was more than likely unsalvageable.
"This girl killed two halos?" Bobby asked.
"It looks that way." He nodded. Bobby whistled.
"What kinda chick have you been looking for, anyways?" He asked. Kevin shook his head, uncertain.
"I don't know." He replied, staring at Kai. She slept on, blissfully unaware of the questions brewing in Kevin's mind.