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Post by Snaggle on Nov 4, 2012 13:54:26 GMT -5
Mathias glanced up at the red-head's question, feeling a small knot of worry buid in his chest. This woman kept noticing things he didn't want to be notice; why wouldn't she simply accept his compliments and face and be done with it?
It wasn't like he wanted to know how she was feeling.
He forced a lazy smile and shrugged.
"Nothing's wrong, why would anything be wrong, I'm fine"
That statement was far from relaxed, and rather defensive, but it was a reply, and better than the alternative; which would be to admit that some creepy teen and her creepy bird had creeped him out the night before.
Humiliating.
He blinked as she started talking again, her gaze switching from him to something directly behind him. Something in her voice, a small tense, professional edge- shed of the flirty tone it had held before- made him freeze for a second.
"What is it?"
He turned to look behind him.
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Post by Azuki Navaaha on Nov 4, 2012 14:13:02 GMT -5
Scarlet gave him a reassuring smile before putting her hands up in a mocking surrender. "No need to get defensive hot shot. It was just a simple question deary." she stated. She relaxed however, but then she saw the movement. Of course, she told him not to move or even yet, not look behind him. And what does he do? Look behind him and see the wolf that was becoming closer and closer.
"Well... I suggest you at least get behind me. Before.." Of course, she didn't get to finish her sentence because right as she said before, the wolf jumped towards Mathias. By instinct, Scarlet's alter ego Red showed up and pulled Mathias out of the wolf's way and her foot connected with the dog's jaw. Reaching into her boot, Red pulled out a silver dagger, since she didn't have her arrows with her, this would have to do. "Let's have some fun, wolfie." |
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Post by Snaggle on Nov 4, 2012 14:29:45 GMT -5
The sight of the wolf, large, brutish, snarling and no more than five feet away from him was enough to make Mathis freeze where he stood, a horrified expression replacing his cool confidence and attempts at charm.
"W-what the he-"
But he was cut off by the creature's sudden pounce, allowing Mathias a quick, horrified look into the jaws of certain death before a sharp determined push from the side sent him sprawling in the dust.
Looking up, hair a mess and jacket torn, he saw Scarlet kick at the beast, hair flying, face set in a determined expression.
It was- a small, terrified part of his brain commented- like a scene from an action film.
All he could manage by way of talking was a small, desperate sounding garble of half terrified whimpers and complaints.
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Post by Azuki Navaaha on Nov 4, 2012 14:43:15 GMT -5
With the wolf coming closer to her, Red gave it a sly smile. The wolf pounced at her and she moved to the side, her hair falling out of the bun that she had it up in. Her hair fell down her shoulder and turned into waves around her face. Once the wolf landed on its feet, Red aimed her dagger at it's shoulder. She watched as the dagger landed in it's mark and the wolf whimpered in pain. Bringing her foot up, Red aimed and kicked the wolf, pushing the dagger into the shoulder of the wolf farther down. She watched though as the wolf took off. Shrugging, Red knew that sooner or later she'd find the body and have her reward.
Turning around, Scarlet saw Mathias sitting there. She wanted to move towards him, reassure him that nothing would happen, but after that mess. Scarlet didn't know what to say or do. Looking down, Scarlet sighed to herself and stayed where she was. "Are you alright? I didn't mean to push you that hard or even hurt you.." |
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Post by Snaggle on Nov 4, 2012 14:51:21 GMT -5
Watching the wolf bound off, it's wounded shoulder pumping dark red blood down into it's matted fur, Mathias could only stare, his mouth hanging almost comically open.
What...Had he just witnessed?
Was he dreaming? Maybe this was just a nightmare, borne from the uneasy feelings of the previous night?
He looked around wildly for some explanation to what he had just seen, jumping as Scarlet spoke up, standing were she had stood as the wolf ran away, her voice laced with concern.
For a second he could only gape back at her, his brown eyes still wide with terror, before his mind booted him forward into action.
"What...W-what the HECK was that THING?"
He managed, finding solace in a small flare of terrified anger; He had just seen something he couldn't explain, couldn't control, which had been resolved while he sat and stared.
Mathias didn't like that.
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Post by Azuki Navaaha on Nov 4, 2012 14:58:16 GMT -5
Scarlet saw him jump at her voice and instantly, she put her hands up and looked at him with concern in her eyes. "Calm down, and I can explain." she said, looking at him. She saw that his jacket was torn, and slowly she moved over to him. Scarlet knelt down next to him and put a soft hand on his shoulder. "You're not hurt are you?" she asked, looking up at him. Her purple eyes were filled with concern for a person she had just met. Strange. That never happened to her before, so why was she feeling this now?
Sighing, Scarlet sat down next to him and put her head in her hands, her red hair falling over her shoulder and in her face. "I honestly, didn't want you to see any of that. And what I can tell, you know nothing of werewolves, do you?" |
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Post by Snaggle on Nov 4, 2012 15:11:52 GMT -5
Feeling the anger drain from his words even as he said them, although still bubbling faintly in his gut, making him feel more in control, he allowed the woman to place a comforting hand on his shoulder.
He shook his head, motioning only to a small scratch across his arm and a slowly rising bruise from being pushed to the ground.
Werewolves? That was second time in only a few days that a girl had told him about werewolves. Drawing himself up give a scathing retort about Romania being obbessed with werewolves and vampires and...
And...Well...He couldn't now...Not when he had seen...What he had just seen.
Images of late night horror movies and silver weilding action heros dancing through his head, Mathias slumped, his eyes wide and pleading as he replied.
"Tell me...You're joking...R-right? Those things don't even...What was that thing?"
His final question was shot as Scarlet in a small childish whine, motioning with a shaking hand in the direction that the wolf had taken when it fled.
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Post by Azuki Navaaha on Nov 4, 2012 15:22:31 GMT -5
Scarlet saw the scratch on his arm and the bruises that were starting to show from her pushing him to the ground. She felt bad for giving him bruises but if she hadn't pushed him, Mathias more than likely would've been bitten and she, honestly, wouldn't know what to do about him. She watched him, however, as he got up and made a retort of Romania and werewolves. Thought Scarlet stayed on the ground, leaning against the wall for support. Every hunt or fight made her feel exhausted no matter what she did.
She heard the question and sighed. "No I'm not joking. That thing was a werewolf and if I hadn't pushed you out of the way. It could have killed you." she said, standing up. Her eyes were fierce and stubborn. "If you don't believe me, then fine, I don't need a believer to know what I do for a business. Is real." she stated, before turning to her trunk and walking towards it. Grumbling something about stubborn guys. |
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Post by Snaggle on Nov 4, 2012 15:45:43 GMT -5
Mathias watched as the woman turned and marched to her car, leaving him on his own in the dust and dirt.
Werewolves..
They were real, and here, evidently, in Romania.
Stalking the night, preying on unsuspecting people- tearing them to shreds like he had seen in copious late night horror films.
Mathias may not have had much of an intelligent brain in his head, but he certainly had a very colourful imagination.
Pausing for a moment, he stumbled after Scarlet, more for a lack of anything else to do.
Now that there was proof, evidence...Did that mean...That the girl from last night?
He felt a small whimper escape his throat at the thought, disgusing it with a cough as he approached Scarlet.
"H-how...How many are there? Am I...Safe?"
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Post by Azuki Navaaha on Nov 4, 2012 15:58:42 GMT -5
Scarlet heard a cough behind her and she stopped at the end of her truck and turned to see Mathias coming up behind her. She looked at him and let her eyes settle on him. "There are two packs. One in Eden Town and the other in Bucharest. Of course, there are loners, like the one that attacked us tonight." she said. Scarlet leaned against the tail gate of her truck and gave him a smirk. He seemed shaken up from just one experience with a werewolf.
"You're safe as long as you're not alone or you know how to kill the werewolf." |
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Post by Snaggle on Nov 5, 2012 17:30:34 GMT -5
"There are...Packs of the things?"
Mathias's voice sounded more disgusted than scared at the new prospect of Eden town being full of the creatures, his natural unpleasantness starting to take over from the fear.
He stopped in front of the woman, a new image starting to evolve in his mind- a handsome, brave, dangerous hero- Mathias the werewolf hunter!
A wide, keen smile started to rise across his lips as Scarlet talked of having to know how to fight werewolves.
"Then teach me! For God's sake- if you know how to then..."
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Post by Azuki Navaaha on Nov 5, 2012 17:42:35 GMT -5
Scarlet nodded at him, "Yes, there are two packs. I've killed werewolves from both packs. And both packs no of me as Red. Not Scarlet, like you do." she stated. She reached into the back of her truck and pulled out an arrow that she, surprisingly, hadn't used yet. Scarlet moved towards him, close enough that their bodies were nearly touching. Her eyes looked down at her arrow that she had made herself.
"You want me to teach you, and yet, your froze?" Scarlet smiled at him. She looked up at him and then leaned towards him, her lips close to his ear, "I'll teach you Mathias. As long as you can handle the fact of mythology, can be true." |
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Post by Snaggle on Nov 5, 2012 18:44:41 GMT -5
Mathias tried not to flinch as Scarlet...Or was it Red? Brought the arrow close to him, her eyes narrowed and sly as she spoke.
He didn't want to show himself as a coward now- his terrified babbling of a few minutes ago still fresh and emmbarassing in his mind.
But still he flinched just slightly as she leaned in even closely, feeling her warm breath on his ear as she whispered to him.
he gulped, holding fast to his orginal image just the same.
"Yes yes, whatever; just teach me!"
He managed, with more conviction and bravery than he felt at this current moment, crossing his arms tightly to his chest.
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Post by Azuki Navaaha on Nov 5, 2012 19:15:33 GMT -5
Scarlet saw him flinched and smiled slightly. She remembered how she was, just like Mathias. Being nervous and scared, and completely unaware of how to handle what was going on. Werewolves were real. And she didn't know how to handle such a thing without freaking out. Then she got trained, and her conscious had vanished and now she felt no guilt of killing. That was what her alter ego had began and Red was introduced to the werewolf world.
She moved away from him, put the arrow back in the trunk of her truck and opened her door. "Go and get into your car. I'll lead you to my Ranch, where I'll train you." she said, looking back at him. She winked at him before turning the ignition and closing the door to her dodge. Now, she had two people to train, but one, surprisingly, Scarlet liked. |
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