Not like the Movies... (Scarlet/Mathias)

[Snaggle]

The ground turned bumped and pitted with rocks and holes as Mathias turned his small hired car off of the main road and down onto the track that lead to what seemed to be a stables.
He was following closely behind Scarlet's car, determined not to lose sight of her or it for a second; his mind still racing over what he had learnt just a few hours ago;
Werewolves were real, and they swarmed around Bucharest like flies.
He wondered how one could tell that a person was a werewolf; if silver harmed them like in the films- heck, if anything he already 'knew' about those things was true.

His musings- filled still with action and gore packed images of dramatic fights and heroic missions- were brought to a halt as Scarlet's car drew up to the side of a stables. Following suit, Mathias clumsily parked his own car neaby and climbed out, rolling up his sleeves as he did so, a eager, cruel looking smile plastered across his face.

[Azuki Navaaha]

Scarlet drove out to her ranch, with Mathias following her truck. Her road, yes it was bumpy and yes, it was a dirt road. It was one of the many reasons that Scarlet, had a truck and not a car. In her mind, cars were to small for her and just..not comfortable or her taste. She pulled up to the gate, opened it and then went inside and pulled up next to the stables. Scarlet got out, looked over to see Mathias parking his car and getting out while rolling up his sleeves. She saw his smile and slowly, she shook her head.

Scarlet came up to him and put a hand on his shoulder, "Take that smile off of your face. This isn't an easy business to do and it isn't easy for most people to handle." It was true. It took Scarlet almost a year to even block out the guilt that kept building up and up in her mind from the killings that she was having to do. "Let me show you a few things that I use. But first let's go to my house, I need to change before I start training you."

[Snaggle]

Mathias watched as Scarlet strode towards him across the drive, taking the time to admire how the light of the sun gleamed across her red hair as she walked.
The grin quickly slipped from his face as she snapped at him, replaced with a sulky frown at her words- he was unaware that his thoughts had shown across on his face so easily.

"I'm sure I can handle it"

He muttered arrogantly, shoving his hands forcefully into his pockets, already seeming to have forgotten his complete fear and freezing at the sudden werewolf attack earlier- or , at least, have shoved it to the back of his mind.

At the mention of equipment he perked up again, looking up as Scarlet motioned for him to follow her to her home. With a smile that hindered on smirk, Mathias wondered what she would be changing into.

[Azuki Navaaha]

Scarlet rolled her eyes at him, before making her way towards her two story house. The house was just like any other ranch house. Two stories high and the color was a light blue that was almost faded from the sun shining down on it. She hadn't had time to go and get some paint so that she would be able to paint her house the blue that it used to be. Of course, the barn was a dark red and was freshly painted from a week ago that she painted it again. But the house...oh the house...was something that she needed to paint.

Walking up the stairs, Scarlet opened the unlocked door and made her way inside. Making her way to the kitchen, Scarlet turned towards Mathias, admiring him just a bit. He seemed different to her, but then she shook her head. "Alright. Make yourself at home, but don't break anything unless you plan to pay for it." she said, as she walked to the stairs. "I'll be back."

She made her way upstairs and into her room. Going to her closet, Scarlet opened the door and pulled out her hunting gear. Stripping down, she pulled on her hunting uniform and put on the belts and straps that would hold her weapons. Pulling on her boots, and pulling her hair up into a high pony-tail, Scarlet headed back down to the kitchen. Jumping the last four steps, Scarlet landed on her feet perfectly and looked over to Mathias. "Are you ready?"

[Snaggle]

Having hailed originally from the grey and field-less City of London, Mathias hadn't seen a proper ranch house such as Scarlet's before, the rustic design and wooden construct looking almost outlandish to the man used to concrete flats and the flashes of dark nightclubs.

Taking in her small kitchen with an unusually interested eye, he glanced over the pots and pans and other assorted items that lay about the place, finding himself for once resisting the urge to poke and pry in someone’s things, not wanting to give Scarlet any means to dislike him.
For once this also seemed not to be an entirely egocentric need- Mathias…Liked…Scarlet?

Leaning against a worktop whilst he waited for the hunter to appear, wondering just what one wore to fight werewolves with- a small smirk still visible on his face at the thoughts, despite the reprimands from before- Mathias found himself idly picking up a small spoon from the work surface and tossing it from one hand to another, watching it glint in the light.

A sound on the stairs made him look up suddenly; dropping the spoon with a small clatter of light metal onto the polished floor as he saw what Scarlet had changed into- Lightweight and darkly dyed, complete with straps and laces in every practical place.
….Mathias briefly wondered if he would have to wear something similar.

His eyes flickering briefly before fixing themselves carefully on Scarlet’s face, Mathias Nodded mutely. He straightened up and made to walk towards her.

[Azuki Navaaha]

Red watched as the spoon fell to her floor and the look that he was giving her. She put her hands on her hips and watched as Mathias straighten up, then walk towards her. A small smile formed on her lips as she wanted her new student come towards her. Her eyes glanced over his body then back up to his, "Alright. Unless you plan on getting your clothes dirty, I suggest you change into these." she said, throwing him black clothes that Xavier had left when he went on his travels.

Well, they were Red's clothes but they had been made for only her students. Xavier had been the only male so far that she had trained and now Mathias, someone she was growing fond of, and quickly. Turning, Red went out the kitchen and out her door, heading towards the stables. She had put her horses in the stables before she had left to go into town and "run" into Mathias, and her all of her weapons were out in the stables. Red had two different bows. One she kept in her house, the other she kept out in the barn in case she can't get to her house in time.

Opening the barn doors, Red headed towards the tack room, hearing the neighs of Dash and Storm as she walked. Opening the door, Red pulled out the sheath and katana that she had gotten on her first hunting trip. She turned and put it on the belt that would hold the weapon in it's place. Then she pulled out two other weapons, both wooden so that they wouldn't hurt each other and turned to throw one of the wooden swords at Mathias. "First, we train in hand-to-hand combat. Some werewolves won't turn into their wolf forms and will attack in human form. You will need to know how to fight without hesitation or you will die."

[Snaggle]

Mathias caught the clothes with an awkward little step forwards. Holding them up cautiously to the light, he briefly wondered just why Scarlet owned a set of male clothes. Did she have a partner already or something?
Pushing the thought to the back of his mind with a sulky little pout, Mathias quickly dumped the clothes on the kitchen table and bent to strip off his polo shirt. Watching with disappointment as Scarlet jogged hurriedly from the kitchen and into the yard.

Left alone, he dropped the polo shirt to the floor, grabbed the bundle of clothes from the table again and hurried out after the hunter, pulling on the black shirt as he strode through the dust and caught up with her at the barn door.
He paused in the doorway, gawping stupidly as Scarlet pulled out a long, sharp looking katana and sheath. Deciding right away that he wanted one just the same as that, his face fell as the woman turned and tossed him a small wooden sword instead.

Turning it around distastefully in his hands, he glanced up as Scarlet carefully explained the need to fight werewolves in their human forms.

"…What…So like the wolfman?”

He asked with a smirk, imagining hoards of furry faced, long ears humanoids shambling around in Bucharest. Then a flashing memory of the giant wolf as it leapt at him returned with a snarl and turned his mocking tone into a small frown of fear.

"How do we start?”

[Azuki Navaaha]

Red looked at Mathias and saw the small frown that appeared. She had a feeling that he was remembering the wolf from before, but now was not the time to live in fear of something that was long gone, long dead. "No, werewolves look exactly like me and you do in human form. The only difference is, their senses are better, and you can tell by their eyes are scent if they are completely different." she said, walking towards him. She had gotten used to the smell of werewolves everywhere, so she could tell what and who was a werewolf or not.

With her wooden sword in her hand, Red got in a ready position. "Attack me. I want to see how you fight and.. If you'll be able to beat me." she said, giving him a small wink and smile. She hadn't gotten into a fight for so long that she was hardly sure if Red would be able to keep up with him. But she wouldn't be able to tell until they began their training.

[Snaggle]

“So anyone could be a werewolf? And I wouldn’t know about it?”

A look of faint disgusted horror passed across Mathias’s face at the thought of any guy he passed on the street- any hot girl he picked up at a night club- suddenly sprouting all over with fur and sharp ripping claws.
That simply didn’t seem at all fair.

Watching as Scarlet settled into a fighting stance, easily gripping the wooden weapon, Mathias tried to keep a firm grip on his own sword. Despite his flippant arrogance and smirks; Mathias had never fought any kind of a battle or fight in his life- his reaction to the werewolf attack had probably more than shown Scarlet that.
Although he knew if she asked he’s simply say it was shock.

Unsure of just how one was supposed to handle being told to attack an attractive lady, especially one he had seen shove an arrow into a snarling wolf maybe twice her size, Mathias shifted on his feet for a few moments. This was new territory for him, and he hated to admit it, but he wasn’t sure just what to do.

Taking a small step back, the show off side of his brain kicked in and, desperate to impress the pretty hunter, forced Mathias into a forward run towards her, swinging the sword as he did so.

[Azuki Navaaha]

She watched him hesitate and Red had the feeling, he hadn't been a fight before. Knowing that he had been shocked and filled with fear when the wolf attacked him, Red had more than just a feeling that he hadn't been in any type of fight before. Watching him come towards her, Red stayed right where she was until he was only a few feet in front of her and then moved. Moving to the side, Red kicked at his foot, trying to cause him to lose balance before she aimed her sword at his back.

She turned her attention towards him and put her swords tip on the ground. "Be fast, Mathias. Do not hesitate like you just did, otherwise they will attack and not wait like I have done." she said, her voice catching a teacher-like-manner. "Always look forward and be ready to dodge, or block any kind of attack from me, or them." she stated. Getting ready for another attack.