S h a d o w h u n t e r s
Looking Better in Black than the Widows
of our Enemies since 1234{ J a r e d L u k a s B e l l e f l e u r
"For crying out loud, you take your time," Jared moaned as he leant against the wall of an abandoned shop, a foot pressed against it, with his arms folded over his chest. Chester liked to take his time and, as Jared was mere seconds from closing his eyes, the strange white haired sixteen year old popped out from the alley.
"I couldn't very well leave Isafriel behind, now, could I?" he commented with a cheesey, smug grin, sliding the seraph blade into is pocket and extinguishing pretty much all the light they had.
"Sometimes I wonder if there truly is a brain inside that mutantly large head of yours," Jared commented as he then reached into his pocket to produce a witchlight. Luckily this area of the town was full of abandoned werehouses and factories. Nothing of major concern other than the Demons.
But that was the reason they were there in the first place.
Jared had pretty much instructed Chester on how to kill a Spider Demon...
It had been messy.
"C'mon," Jared said abruptly, interrupting their silence. "We best be heading off."
Chester's silvery-blue eyes narrowed. "Can't we stay out at least a little longer?"
Jared scowled; why must he always be left with this thing whilst the others went off to do actually worthwhile missions?! You're a good role model for him, Jay... well, in a sense was what they'd all told him. And with a roll of his eyes, he'd numbly agreed to ferry the idiotic teen around. He may only be a year younger than Jared but he acted much like a toddler.
"Chester-" Jared began, warning in his tone.
The younger boy simply grinned. "Indeed, that is my name."
Jared groaned once more as he ran his free hand down his face. The witchlight made the the silver-haired boy look even younger which didn't help Jared's sour mood. "By the Angel, why am I always left with you?!" he growled irritably.
Chester laughed. "You love it rea-"
"Look out!" Jared yelled and, as he moved forwards to brush the boy aside, a huge black shape darted past. He frowned in response and he noted that Chester had fallen over. Much to Jareds enjoyment, that is.
"Urgh, get up, idiot!" he ordered sharply and Chester abruptly rose to his feet and began to brush himself off when Jared darted after the black shape.
"Jared!" Chester yelled from behind but Jared didn't slow; the kid was bound to follow him anyways judging by the distant footsteps. But Jared also noted in which direction the black mass had headed. Back toward civilization. It may be late, with the sky a mid-blue, but the town was constantly teeming with people. Not good he thought to himself as he carefully manouvered the witchlight into his pocket and broke free of the darkness and into the brightly lit streets. He blinked a few times but his gaze soon tried to relocate the strange blur he'd seen.
For a few brief moments, not even his keen eyes could lock onto anything suspiscious in the crowd and he was only rewarded with a few curious looks before a grin spread across his face. "There you are," he hissed and darted through the crowd just as Chester caught up with him, cursing under his breath when Jared continued to run.
The Demon was fast but Jared was faster and he soon managed to catch up with it, charging down another alley, when he practically flew into the brick wall. It was a dead-end. He pressed his hands against the wall and muttered under his breath about this being just his luck.
But then, a strange thing happened; Chester was useful.
"Jared! Jared, it headed for the library!" he yelled, panting heavily as he reached him. Jared hadn't bothered to Mark the boy. But he'd managed to Mark himself which the others would be greatly irritated by when he returned well whilst Chester looked a mess. Works for me he thought as he glanced at the boy and nodded as he then back-tracked a little, stepping backwards several yards, before he sprinted forwards and jumped, managing to grasp hold of the roof of the building before climbing up.
Now he didn't care if Chester followed or not, keeping himself low as he skittered across the roof. As far as Jared was concerned this kill would be his and his alone.