A Jynx In The Tale
16:39 Mar 26 2012
Times Read: 644
Chapter Three
It was a few days later, Jynx was sitting in the park she was still mulling over the body that she had seen, she had tried to follow some leads but they had all come to dead ends, she didn’t like it when things came to dead ends, she knew she might have to dig a little bit deeper.
It was a nice day in the park, the sun was blazing high over head and she was wearing a red tank top as well as her usual leather biker pants, she looked into the pond and saw small ripples of water, she sighed softly enjoying the peace for once, Mime hadn’t had any hits for her to take on so she decided to be a normal girl for a while and not a hired gun.
She pulled out her cell phone and dialled a number, Xander answered on the second ring saying “Yo, this is Xander….what’s your poison?” Jynx let out a soft laugh before saying “Hey Xander it’s Jynx, I was wondering if we could maybe hang out” Xander went quiet for a few minutes debating as he replied “Yeah sure, sounds like a plan….shall we meet outside the mall” Jynx smiled softly saying happily “Yeah sure Xander that sounds like an awesome idea….I’ll see you there” she disconnected the call and let out a soft chuckle as she stood up and dusted the grass off her pants and slid on her sunglasses heading towards the mall.
Meanwhile in his study Mime was sitting behind his desk, he was deep in a conversation with someone, it was a client that wanted to borrow Jynx for her unique talents, Mime’s voice was low as he said “So, you want her to take out a hit on your ex husband, because he’s cheated on you with a younger woman….who was only 17” the voice murmured it’s agreement over the line as Mime sat back replying “Of course, I’ll get Jynx on it right away….thank you Ms Barnados” he then hung up the phone.
Mime knew that Jynx would probably hate him for disturbing her, after all she had been having some peace for a few weeks, but he sighed softly and dialled her cell number, Jynx answered it tersely saying “Yes….what? You only ring me when it’s a job” Mime cleared his throat before saying softly and in a calm voice “Jynx…you know its not like that darling, your right you do have a job….it’s a hit on the media tycoon Dominic Barnados…he has been cheating on his now ex wife for several years with many girls some as young as you….she wants him taken out cleanly and silently and then she will stand to inherit his company” Jynx sighed softly and he could mentally see her rubbing the corners of his eyes.
Jynx let out a deep sigh before replying “Alright alright fine….I’ll do it….but not until after I’ve been to the mall and had some lunch and spent some time with Xander is that a deal?” Mime knew he should handle her carefully for otherwise…..he might find himself at the end of a bullet as he replied “Of course darling….be safe and careful” he then disconnected the call.
Jynx stood waiting for Xander outside the mall, she was leaning against a wall, a cigarette in her mouth as she blew smoke rings into the air, she never normally smoked and only did it on rare occasions, she knew in her heart that it was a filthy habit but Mime did it….although he was already dead so it probably wouldn’t kill him, she let out a deep heavy sigh as she heard footsteps coming towards her, she dropped the cigarette onto the pavement and stubbed it out just as Xander reached her saying in a gentle tone “Now now Jynx, you know that’s a filthy habit to have….I was gonna give you a kiss” he said with a sly smile and a wink at her which made Jynx blush furiously.
Xander chuckled and wrapped an arm around her waist kissing her forehead softly as they walked into the mall they spent a few hours in there talking and looking around the various shops, before walking to one of the café’s in the mall and sitting down at a table as Xander looked at her saying “You look like you have something on your mind sweetheart” Jynx looked at him locking her gaze with him as she replied “No I don’t have anything on my mind….just have a job I need to do later” she let out a soft smile and took his hand.
Xander ordered them both a drink of cola, it was brought over to them as Xander leant back in the chair, Jynx took the straw in her mouth and sipped up the drink as Xander said “So….can you tell me about your job then?” Jynx flicked her eyes upwards and chuckled softly before replying in a mysterious tone “If I told you then I’d….ya know have to kill you” Xander let out a booming laugh as he took her hand and kisses it softly. Jynx locked her gaze with his before replying “Oh I’m not joking Xander…I’m being deadly serious…my work is full of secrets” Xander nodded his head and held up his hands.
The time came for them to part ways as Jynx looked at her watch and said to him softly and kindly “Well I should be getting out of here, I gotta go and do my….ya know thing” Xander nodded and waved her away replying “Yeah sure….whatever….I’ll give you a call or something” Jynx felt bad as she walked away from him, she looked back at him but he wasn’t looking at her his face was glued to his cell phone.
Jynx flicked open her phone and read the text message to where Mr Barnados was hanging out, so she hailed a cab and slid into it and told the cabbie to take her to 1123 Phoenix Plaza, the cabbie nodded as he sped off towards the massive apartment block, it was quite plush and only the rich and famous could afford to live there, there were three main towering blocks Phoenix was the most expensive, then you had Griffin and then last but not least was Sphinx, the floors went all the way up to 70, it made Jynx shiver to think of living somewhere like that…she wasn’t the biggest fan of heights.
As the cab stopped outside Phoenix Plaza Jynx handed over the money and slid out of the cab checking herself over as she headed up to meet Mr Barnados, as the lift dinged she walked out onto the 45th floor, she looked around warily checking for any signs of danger as she walked towards door 1123, she knocked on it slowly. As the door opened, the first thought that struck her was how tall the man was, his golden eyes seemed to lock onto her as he smiled softly, his long shoulder length hair was pulled up into a ponytail, he stroked a finger down the side of her face as he said in his strangely accented voice “Well well….what have we here?” he chuckled dryly as Jynx lunged at him brandishing her knives.
The man who had assumed the pseudonym of Barnados side stepped her as she flew into the room where he kicked the door shut and let out a soft yawn as Jynx stood up slowly and growled softly, the man chortled and said in a mocking tone “Oh psh, don’t growl like that I’m sure you can do much better, has Mime taught you nothing” he suddenly realised he had said too much as he smiled down at her looking at the look of shock that was spreading across her face. Jynx got to her feet slowly wondering what this strange man’s next move was going to be as he strode over to a red leather chair and sat down in it beckoning her to sit down as well, Jynx looked towards the other chair as she sheathed her knives.
Barnados fixed her with a steely gaze before folding his fingers together and placing them on his lap as he said softly “Now child, My name….is Kristoph Langer, I come from a land that has long since fallen and been renamed, it was once called Germany….I have been along for nigh on 1000 years I have travelled with many people, including your guardian Mime, he was once called Stephen DiAngelo….but I digress…..the reason that one of my associates decided to call Mime to take out a hit on me was the draw you out….because I wanted to talk to you….you see I believe that you are in great danger” Jynx looked mystified and then let out a soft low giggle.
Jynx fixed her gaze onto Kristoph and said “So you expect me to believe that the vampire that took me in….fed me and clothed me means to do me harm….or to use me in some way” Jynx was about to stand up when…she found she couldn’t it was as if she was being held in position as Kristoph tutted softly. He knew that the girl wouldn’t listen to reason, he felt foolish for believing that she would, he grabbed the chair she was sitting on and dragged it backwards and then flipped it around so she could look out of the window before he spoke softly “This will all BURN, I spoke to a witch….she said that the time of the great reckoning was coming…alliances would be formed and deaths would be commonplace” Jynx looked at him and chuckled softly “Death is always just around the corner….It’s my job….I am an assassin after all” Kristoph sighed softly rubbing his head as he walked over to the refrigerator and pulled out a bottle of wine, he poured the red liquid into a glass and drank it slowly.
He then walked back over to the slowly with the glass still in his hand as he said softly “You do not understand, the vampires have always had order in their lives….back centuries ago there were Princes’ who ruled over every vampire and kept them in order…but they were all destroyed by a terrible battle….I desire to bring back the Princes’ but I cannot do that alone” Jynx looked up at him and snorted as she replied in a sarcastic tone “Well….what the hell do you want me for you bastard” Kristoph growled and before he knew what he was doing he had picked up the chair and thrown it out of the window, the glass shattered everywhere as Jynx began to plummet down towards the concrete.
As she fell she spiralled through the air still attached to the chair, she tried desperately to escape, and then she heard what could only be described as a sonic boom as a figure sped towards her and pushed her with superhuman strength towards a window as she hurtled through it and landed in an empty apartment as she panted heavily and coughed. She leapt out of the chair and began to shake as she knew that she could well have been killed, she ran to the window and looked out of it to see if she could see the figure who had saved her but they were nowhere to be found.
She had been saved by a Fae, he was called Atreyu, he didn’t know why his King had made him follow this young girl but he had been for several days, he had long silver coloured hair, purple tips, his eyes were a mossy green colour, he was quite tall maybe about 6ft1, he had many tattoo’s covering his body, including what seemed to be a pair of eagle eyes on his chest, which was deeply tanned and well muscled. His wings were like a soft leather, they were deep black, with red lightning bolts on them, they had hurt when they had appeared on his back, and that’s when he knew what his calling was and he went to see the King of the Fae.
He hovered in mid air…he was invisible he knew that the young girl would be able to see him, he then flew away from the scene as he pulled out his cell phone and dialled a number, as the call connected he said in his strangely toned voice “Yeah, she’s safe for now….you were right, there is far more going on here then she knows about…she met with someone who was called Kristoph” the voice on the other end let out a strange sound somewhere between a yell and a grunt of annoyance as it replied “Well….we cannot let her be hurt again….by anyone. She must be kept safe….so do whatever you have to do” Atreyu muttered an affirmative as he hung up the phone and flew through the air.
Meanwhile Jynx ran a hand through her hair and checked herself over coughing softly, she stood up slowly testing the weight on her right ankle which felt broken, she winced slightly and knew she had to get out of here lest Barnados or Kristoph or whoever the hell he was came for her. She limped her way out of the apartment she was in and headed for the elevator and getting into it and travelling down to the bottom floor, she called for a taxi and then sank down onto the floor aching all over.
As the taxi drew up beside her and she slid in, the driver asked her where she wanted to go, without thinking she said “Take me to The Grim please” the driver nodded his head as he drove towards the bar, the taxi stopped outside and she paid the cab driver sliding out and heading into the bar before she collapsed down onto the ground from exhaustion as well as from pain.
She regained consciousness a few hours later, she looked around and saw Grimmau sitting in a chair concern etched on his face, she smiled at him before saying weakly “Hey there Grim….don’t look like that?” Grimmau smiled softly and walked towards her stroking her hair softly as he said in a soft tender tone “What happened to you Jynxie, we heard a noise and there you were lying on the floor looking like you’d had the crap beaten out of you” Jynx tried to sit up but failed as a wave of dizziness hit her, she shook her head trying to clear her vision before saying “Well…..Mime said he had a hit for me, some guy called Barnados, so I went to see him….and it turns out he’s a vampire with a long history with Mime, he’s called Kristoph or something…anyway, we argued and then he threw me out of a window and I thought I was going to die….but I dunno somehow I managed to break through a window and land in another apartment….I guess I have a guardian angel or something looking out for me” Grimmau stood up and got her a glass of water handing it to her, she drank deeply from it as she thanked him.
Grimmau then sat down on the arm of the couch and said softly “So do you want me to take you home sweetheart or do you wanna stay here tonight” Jynx shook her head and replied in a soft voice “I think I’ll stay here if that’s alright Grim…I….I can’t face going back home just yet” Grimmau nodded as he grabbed a blanket and laid it over her as Jynx snuggled up and yawned softly and fell into a deep slumber. Grimmau exited his office and walked over to the bar as he poured himself a glass of whiskey drinking deeply from the glass as he let out an almighty belch.
As the morning came Jynx woke up from a restless sleep, her body ached all over, she rubbed at the sleep in the corners of her eyes as she swung her legs out from the couch and stood up slowly testing her ankle which was mending already, she raised her eyes upwards and thanked the Goddess as she left the office to find Grimmau curled up on a mattress on the floor sucking his thumb, Jynx let out a soft giggle as she walked over to the door and looked back at him before exiting the bar and heading for home.
As Jynx entered the house Mime flew down the steps towards her and wrapped his arms tightly around her before saying in a tender tone “I am so sorry for what happened….I didn’t know that Kristoph was here…which must mean that Renette is here as well….I’m sorry I promise you that I’ll make it all right Jynx” Jynx pulled away from him and looked into his eyes saying softly “I don’t care….I think it would be best if I left…I don’t think I can stay with you whilst there are people trying to kill you” Mime studied her and a slight flicker of something seemed to pass through his eyes as he replied “I promise you I’ll protect you….I wont make you take on any new jobs and you can spend time with that boy” Jynx was torn but then nodded her head and replied “Alright fine….I’m going for a shower” with that she went up to her bedroom and sank down onto her bed sighing deeply.
She then raised her head and headed towards her bathroom running the shower as she stripped naked and examined her body in the mirror checking out the various bruises and cuts that were littering her body, she shook her head and stepped into the shower getting under the hot steaming water as music began to play.
Meanwhile, high up in a penthouse suite sat Kristoph, he was staring out of a window looking down at the city below as Renette entered the room and slid an arm sensually across his shoulder as he took her hand and kissed it softly before saying “I lost my temper with the girl, I threw her out of a window” Renette let out a small gasp before responding “Well she probably deserved it Sire, she is after all consorting with that impudent whelp Stephen” Kristoph nodded his head slowly as he rested his hand on the stem of his wine glass rubbing it between his fingers as he became lost deep in thought.
Renette kissed his throat softly, Kristoph growled softly with pleasure as he stroked her hair, he lifted up her chin and kissed her lips deeply and with a fiery passion that one could only have for this lovely young creature, he remembered when he had made her, she was a young girl of just eighteen at the time, she had seduced him and in return he had made her one of his kind. She was impetuous sure, sarcastic most of the time and very wild, but in the end that’s what he loved about her and that’s why they had been at each other side.
Renette gazed into her Masters eyes before saying softly “So, what is our next course of action Master?” Kristoph traced the side of her face slowly before he said in a soft tender tone that belied the lust that he felt growing for her “Well my love, we shall try and lure Mime to us…and then we shall see what he has to say for himself” Renette clapped her hands together happily as she let out a giggle.
Kristoph rose from his desk and sipped at his wine, he then let out a deep slow breath as he said “Soon, we shall put all the wrongs that have been done right….and soon we shall bring about a new rise of the Vampire Clan’s and NOONE….will stand in our path” Renette kissed her Master’s neck as she slunk out of the room in a silk robe, which had nothing underneath it save her pale smooth skin.
Kristoph watched her go as he smiled to himself, he knew that some might think him mad for wanting to bring about the Princes’ and clans again, but he knew that it was the right thing to do, he picked up his phone that was on his handmade bespoke ebony desk and dialled the number of one of his associates.
As Jynx got out of her shower, she felt refreshed again, she let out a small shiver as though she had had a premonition of something about to happen, but she shook her head and slid on a pair of panties, and then pulled on a pair of jogging bottoms and tied her hair up in a ponytail grabbing a t-shirt and heading to the gym that was just across from her bedroom as she began to work out.
As she was just finishing off her cell phone rang, she sighed in exasperation as she picked it up saying “Yeah, Jynx speaking what can I do for you?” the voice on the other end belonged to Xander who said with a chuckle “Well hey there sweetheart, I thought maybe you might wanna go out with me again, and maybe we can go to the movie theatre, or maybe out for a meal at La Triviata” Jynx thought about this for a moment or two before replying “But, that’s the most expensive place around, I mean their food is good and awesome their lasagne is amazing….sure why not….we’ll go there tomorrow if you want I haven’t got anything on” Xander mused over this for a few seconds before replying “Sounds good to me sweetheart, I’ll come pick you up at 7, give me your address” as Jynx gave him her address he said goodbye and then disconnected the call as Jynx collapsed against the wall and slid down it with a smile apparent on her face.
Mime was in his office reading through various newspaper clippings to see if he could link any of them to Kristoph and Renette, but he could as he swept his hand along his desk knocking everything off as he let out a roar of exasperation, he didn’t like not knowing what was going on in his town, he had been here for a long time even longer then the werewolves, but perhaps not as long as the Fae. He rubbed at the corners of his eyes and felt for the first time in a long time very helpless, he stood up and grabbed his jacket as he left the house needing fresh air.
He walked along the streets as he saw a young redheaded girl she was alone, he felt his fangs grow as he tried to deny the hunger, but he knew he couldn’t as he followed the girl as she went into a bookstore, he chuckled and followed her in, he walked towards her and smiled at her saying “Hey there, how are you?” the girl turned her dazzling crystal blue eyes towards him replying “Yeah I’m fine….I’m sorry do I know you?” Mime shook his head as he gazed into her eyes as he slipped an arm around her waist pulling her towards him as he said in a slow soft hypnotic voice “No darling….but you should come with me and let me feed from you” the girl felt herself nodding as she grabbed his groin and squeezed it gently as she followed him out of the bookstore and he led her down an alleyway, he smiled at her before he growled softly and transformed his skin turning pale as his eyes changed he sank his fangs deeply into her neck and drained her of blood.
He licked his lips and tossed her body into a large industrial garbage bin he then headed out of the alleyway as he walked towards the park and sat down on a bench leaning his head back and yawning softly. He then felt a slight breeze as he opened his eyes and almost fell off the bench as he saw Renette standing over him, she let out a loud laugh saying “Well good to know I can still scare the crap out of you little Stephen” Mime growled as he replied scrambling to his feet “Shut the fuck up bitch, I don’t go by that name anymore….that is the name of the human weakling I left behind….I am Mime now” Renette chuckled again as she replied in a hissing tone “Your still that stupid little boy Stephen, I don’t know what Kristoph saw in turning you into a vampire, your not worthy to be one of us….you don’t follow Kristoph’s ideals you never did” Mime snarled his eyes blazing with fury and hatred “Jynx said that our Master was as psychotic as always and its good to know that you haven’t changed either you little whore….still doing his dirty work are you” Renette strode towards him and struck him across the face sending him spinning as he landed by the duck pond as Renette grabbed his head and forced it under the water.
Renette pulled up his head and kicked him in the stomach before saying venomously “So the little whore is still alive is she? And how the hell did that happen…..TELL ME?” Mime spluttered as he held his stomach replying “I….I don’t know she said that something saved her” Renette growled and forced his head under the water again growling softly, she then threw him down onto the grass kicking the side of his head knocking him out as she spun around, her long black silk dress flowing down around her as she stormed out of the park.
She walked over to a long black limousine that was waiting for her and slid into it, she grabbed her cell phone and dialled Kristoph and said “It seems the little girl is still alive Sire, what do you want me to do next?” Kristoph growled softly swearing loudly as he replied “Find the bitch and put her down, I don’t care how long it takes or what happens….I want her found and I want her dead am I understood Renette” Renette said hesitantly “But Sire…..she hasn’t really done anything to us….her only crime is that she is with Stephen” Kristoph was silent for a few moment and didn’t respond he just disconnected the phone.
A Jynx In The Tale16:08 Mar 20 2012
Times Read: 674
Chapter Two
Before Mime was known as Mime, he was called Stephen DiAngelo, he was a sickly young man, he was always getting sick, at 17 he left home and travelled the world before settling in the city of Drenoa, by the age of 20 he had risen to a high position in a law firm.
Stephen was working late at night in his office, he never normally went home before 1am, he leant back in his chair and sighed softly running a hand through his hair, as he brought his hand away it was riddled with sweat as he sighed softly coughing gently.
He stood up and walked towards the water fountain where he got himself a cup of water and drank it, he felt his vision swimming as he staggered over to the window, he looked down at the cityscape below, he shook his head trying to clear his eyes as he felt some droplets of sweat almost seem to burn his skin.
Stephen went and sat back down in his chair and coughed again this time bringing up some small flecks of blood as he muttered to himself “Oh great, I cant afford to get ill now” he suddenly felt very tired as he found his eyes closing as his head seemed to almost go slow motion as it found the hard desk knocking him out cold.
As the sun rose over the law firm of Webber and Michlin a cleaner found the motionless body of Stephen and ran towards him shaking him as he took his pulse, it was still fainting very weakly, he grabbed the phone and called for an ambulance, Stephen woke up momentarily as he said in a slightly raspy voice “No…I’m fine….I….I don’t need…” before falling unconscious again.
The next time that Stephen woke was to the rhythmic bleeping of the hospital equipment, an oxygen mask was over his mouth as he slowly took it off, a nurse entered the room and smiled kindly at him saying “You gave us quite a nasty scare there Stephen, you should stop working so hard….it’s not good in your condition” Stephen raised a hand to stop her and saw the cannula in his hand, he then looked up to see the drip pouring fluid into his system as he sighed softly.
The nurse was friendly enough, about 24 years old, she had dark blonde hair which she had in a bun, she had dark grey eyes, her manner seemed to be kindly and she was a very happy young woman, her name was Alicia Duval and she came from the big city of Swenea, her parents hadn’t been happy about her wanting to be a nurse but Alicia wanted to make a difference and she knew that by becoming a nurse then maybe she could make some small difference.
Right now she was looking down at the young man before her, she sighed softly and offered him a glass of water which he took from her drinking it greedily as though he hadn’t seen water for many years, she had been Stephen’s nurse ever since he had first started coming to the hospital, he had a condition that was incurable, it only affected one in every 20 people and sadly Stephen was the unlucky one. There was no cure for it although many doctors had tried to find one but with little success, Stephen knew his fate and was sadly OK with it, he might die when he was 30, 40 or even 50 it would strike him down whenever he saw fit, which is why he lived by the motto “Die Young and Leave a Beautiful corpse” he turned to Alicia saying in a soft voice “How…long have I been out for this time?” Alicia looked down at him as he took his blood pressure and pulse replying “You’ve been out for about 2 days, you were in a very bad state” Stephen let out a muttered curse as he checked out Alicia’s ass.
Alicia turned around as she noticed Stephen’s eyes on her ass she let out an exasperated sigh “STEPHEN, Goddess your such a perve, I can always get Rita if you would prefer” she said with a hint of mischief in her voice as Stephen let out a mock cry of horror “Oh please no not Rita, I promise I’ll behave” Alicia chuckled as she turned and left the room with the clipboard clutched in her hand.
Stephen lay back in the bed and looked up at the ceiling as he decided to switch on the TV, he grabbed the remote and flicked it on to see that Lionel Swentin was on the screen, Lionel was one of the people that worked for Stephen he seemed to be laughing and joking with one of the two partners of the firm, a banner scrolled along the bottom saying “Lionel Swentin….new high flying lawyer for Webber and Michlin….Main Partner Arthur Webber says how happy he is to have the shining young man on board” Stephen laid back on the bed and covered his hands letting out a slight snarl of displeasure.
He rooted around in the cupboard beside his bed before pulling out his cell phone and punching in the number into it of Arthur Webber who picked up on the second ring “Ahhh Stephen, how are you feeling? I hope your recovering everyone here misses you” Stephen bit down the angry retort that was flowing into his head as he replied “What are you doing giving Lionel such a high position for?….He’s gonna run the law firm in the ground” Arthur chortled softly, Stephen could just imagine him sitting behind his desk on the 50th floor looking down at the city, his horn rimmed glasses sitting on the end of a beak like nose, as his vomit coloured eyed peered out from behind them. Arthur replied slowly and in no uncertain terms “Well Stephen, we couldn’t wait for you to recover to seal the deal on this new development that we have coming up, and so Lionel took it upon himself to deliver the presentation to the council….they were impressed with what they saw and so that allowed us to take on this contract and help the developers put their plans into action” Stephen let out an exasperated sigh of annoyance as he disconnected the call feeling furious.
Several days later Stephen had left the hospital and was sitting on the balcony of his penthouse with a glass of orange juice in his hand as music pounded from his Ipod, he tapped his foot to the music as he typed on his laptop, he knew what he was going to do….and besides he felt it was time to move on, he was writing an e-mail to Arthur saying he was quitting the job with immediate effect, he took a sip of the orange juice as the wind ruffled his hair, he hit send on the e-mail and for the first time in a long time he felt liberated and free as he stood up and went into the lounge which was well furnished with all the mod cons and a 50” plasma TV, and a massive sound system. He turned up the volume on the stereo which was connected to his Ipod as he danced around the lounge feeling very happy with himself.
He then went into his bedroom, where he had a king size double bed, the walls were painted in a Chinese style, with a large black and white yin and yang on one wall he made the bed before grabbing a large suitcase and packing some of his clothes into it, he wasn’t going to take them all he saw no point in that. He then grabbed his sunglasses and slid them on getting dressed in a pair of jeans and a red shirt before sliding on a leather jacket and leaving the room.
He dragged the suitcase out of the apartment and walked to the lift pressing the button for the underground car park, he looked back at the apartment and sighed softly to himself rubbing his hands over his face, he felt his eyes blur as he shook them as the elevator pinged and the doors slid open. Stephen got into the lift and slowly made his descent….feeling as though he was going down into Hell a bit like Dante.
Stephen exited the lift and headed over towards his silver sports car where he took out the keys from his pocket fumbling with them as he pressed the button the car’s lights flashing amber to show it was unlocked, he opened up the boot throwing the suitcase into it as he breathed in slowly knowing where he was going next as he slid into the car revving the engine and speeding out of the car park.
He stopped outside the hospital, he knew that Alicia was working, he slid out of the car and stretched as he entered the hospital to go and find Alicia, he went up to the floor where he had been recovering and saw Alicia, she looked beautiful as she talked to a doctor, her eyes seemed to gravitate towards him as she let out a dazzling smile and hurried over to him.
Stephen smiled saying in a soft almost conspiratorial voice “I want you to come away with me, I’m leaving this place….I cant handle it anymore and I’ve always liked you from the moment we first met” Alicia’s brows furrowed as she replied just as softly “But I cant leave….this is my job….all these people….I love looking after them…I’m sorry Stephen but it’s just not a viable option” Stephen looked down at the floor as though he was disappointed, but then with a deep fury that even he didn’t know he possessed he grabbed a scalpel from a instruments tray that was beside the both of them and slit Alicia’s throat, he then ran knowing that security would be after him but he didn’t care.
Alicia looked up at the young doctor she had been talking to, and gurgled softly as blood spouted from her mouth, the doctor grabbed some gauze and pressed it to her throat as he called for help, Alicia’s blinked slowly as her heart began to slow down, she heard shouts of alarm, but they all seemed to be floating around her, she let her eyes close as she slipped into unconsciousness and prayed for death to take her swiftly.
Stephen ran out of the elevator as it dinged open, he saw some security guards already running to block his path, he barged into one and grabbed the gun pointing it around as he shouted in a deranged voice “Nobody come near me or I’ll blow your fucking brains out….Just let me get out of here and I wont harm anyone else” he saw a guard move towards him and aimed the gun and fired it the bullet slamming into the guards shoulder sending him sliding down against a pillar a blossom of red appearing over his shirt.
Sweat appeared on Stephen’s face as a guard looked at his companions and held his hands up saying softly “Alright….just calm down….you can leave….but you know that if you do….you wont get very far…..we’ll raise the alarm….you killed a nurse in cold blood” Stephen shook his head as he glanced at the guard with a mad glint in his eye replying gruffly “She fucking asked for it the bitch, she led me on” he snarled savagely as spittle flew from his mouth, his whole demeanour almost seemed to change as he fled from the hospital sliding into his car and speeding away, he was now on the run.
A few months later, Stephen awoke from his fitful sleep and looked around the room, he swung his legs out from the bed and walked over to the window, he was naked, his skin was clammy to the touch, he saw the neon signs flashing as he watched all the people down below going to the various strip clubs and bars that were near his hotel.
He had had various liaisons with various women over the last few months, but none of them had really satisfied him, he let out a deep breath as he turned around and went into the bathroom running a shower and washing himself, as he got dry he turned on the television and saw his face splashed across the screen with the message on screen flashing “Wanted killer still on the run $3 million for any leads on his whereabouts, suspect is highly dangerous” Stephen let out a soft chuckle as he pulled on a pair of jeans and a black shirt smoothing his hair which was sticking out all over the place.
He then left his hotel room and went out into the busy bustling street getting lost in the crowd as he headed towards a club he had been frequenting each night since he had been here, the bouncer nodded to him as Stephen entered and looked up as the lights spun and swirled, he could easily get lost in here and nobody would know who he was, he was glad of that fact.
He headed towards the bar as the young female bartender smiled at him, her name was Julietta, she had blonde curly hair and fulsome breasts, her deep blue eyes seemed to pierce him as she said “Hey there Ste, what can I getcha today?” Stephen smiled at her and replied “I’ll take a beer please Ju” Juliette nodded as she poured the drink and handed it to him, he handed her over the money as he went over to a table and sat down.
He watched as people came and went, and saw a strikingly beautiful young woman, she had pale skin, had rust coloured hair, she seemed to carry herself with grace and elegance, her eyes were of a deep gold, and her irises seemed to almost be silver, she seemed to notice him watching her turning her gaze towards him. She walked slowly over to him and brushed her hair out of her face and smiled at him, he thought he saw sharp canines but he must have been imagining it as she said softly “Well hello there handsome, what’s a guy like you doing in a place like this?” Stephen lost the ability to speak for a few moments before replying “Oh you know, just taking a break from the daily grind….How about yourself?” She chuckled softly and with almost cat-like grace slid into the chair beside him, her dress riding up to show her right thigh as she replied “Ahh same as you darling….it gets boring where I always go I like a change every now and again” she stroked a long slender finger across the side of his face making him shiver.
He cleared his throat before replying “Well….uhhhh it’s a pleasure to meet you…Uhhh, I’m sorry I didn’t catch your name” she let out a soft chuckle replying “I didn’t give it….I am Renette Scorpio, ‘tis a pleasure to make your acquaintance” Stephen smiled and replied “Well the pleasure is all mine….I am Stephen….Stephen DiAngelo” Renette’s eyes perked up at his name and chuckled softly as she kissed his lips softly and stood up walking away from him.
Stephen sat there wondering what just happened as he finished off his drink and followed after the strangely seductive young woman, she seemed to weave through the dancing and grinding bodies as Stephen struggled to keep up, Renette turned her head and looked over her shoulder at him locking her gaze on him as she chuckled softly and stopped as she blew him a kiss before exiting through a door.
Stephen wondered if it was wise to follow her, but this young woman intrigued him so he opened the door and went through it to find himself surrounded by several men, the tallest seemed to be almost 7 foot tall as Renette let out a soft mirthless laugh saying “Well boys, feel free to have at him” Stephen let out a soft groan before pulling out the handgun out of the waistband of his trousers and fired several shots sending four of the men sprawling to the floor clutching at their wounds as Renette let out a loud screech and leapt at him, they fell to the concrete and grappled as the gun fired wildly, Stephen head butted Renette and threw her off of him as he stood up rubbing at his eyes.
He growled at the young woman as she hissed, her eyes now changed to a deep purplish colour as she snarled at him “Look what you’ve done….I would have offered you the world….but now you have made an enemy of me” Stephen stood up and chortled loudly as he shot back “Well…it’s not like I don’t have lots of enemies already what’s one more going to do?” Renette walked towards Stephen and slapped him across the face angrily as she hissed “You really are the MOST irritating young man I have ever met….and I’ve lived 300 years” with that she stormed away from him changing her form into smoke as Stephen stood there and looked at the men that had surrounded him as they shook their heads looking dazed and confused, Stephen decided it was time to flee as he ran back into the club.
As soon as he found a table he sank down into a chair breathing heavily and wiping sweat from his face he pulled out a handkerchief and coughed loudly into it noticing flecks of blood as he put it back into his pocket. He leant back in the chair and replayed the scene he didn’t know who this Renette was, and he didn’t think that he wanted to know, she scared him for some reason and he knew that if he wasn’t careful he might well get more then he had ever bargained for.
He got up from the table and looked around as he weaved his way through the dancing bodies and left the club as he walked back to his hotel, he was lost deep in thought and so didn’t see the shape of Renette following him from the rooftops, she chuckled softly muttering to herself “They never think to look up” she had ditched the dress she had been wearing in favour of a pair of tight black leather pants, and a red tank top with a long black trench coat, her hair was tied in a ponytail, her fangs were out now, this young man had provoked her and killed a few of her consorts, she would have to find some new ones.
She saw him turn down an alleyway as she ran and leapt making a sharp descent that would have broken a normal humans legs, but then again she was anything but a human, she despised them and thought of them only as food now, she saw the destruction that humans could wrought on each other, she clucked her tongue sadly at the thought of the bodies she had seen from a long ago war, she shook the image from her head. She looked around, noticing that the alleyway was a dead end as she turned around and saw the young man standing behind her she growled softly as the young man raised his hand and raised a finger shaking it from side to side, his tone was polite….but there was also something else she noticed in it as he said “Well well well…..we meet again Renette wasn’t it, you really should have just left when you said you were going too, I really don’t want any trouble from you, but alas here we find ourselves again, you stalking me….whatever would people think?” Renette locked her eyes on him and replied “Alright fine….what do you want? I can give you anything” she hated the sound of her voice, it almost sounded like she was pleading with this wretched ill looking young man.
Stephen let out a deep wrenching cough as he looked at Renette and replied “Well….I wanna know who sent you and who told you were to find me for one, I thought I had escaped and left my life behind but obviously not” Renette looked at him quizzically tilting her head to one side “No one sent me…I’d never even heard of you….well until you were on the news that is…..I still don’t see how someone as sick as you obviously are could have made it this long on your own….I mean….you can’t even stand up” Stephen chuckled softly and straightened up as he replied “What can I say….I’ve had help from other women, and they’ve given me drugs to help prolong my life although I’m sure I don’t have that much longer now” Renette inched closer towards him but Stephen was expecting this as he pulled the gun out from the waistband of his pants and aimed it at her.
He glared at her before saying in a rough voice “I may be dying….but that doesn’t mean I’m stupid….I would advise not taking another step unless you want a bullet in your brain you bitch” he snarled softly his eyes daring her to challenge him as Renette stopped where she was and raised her hands in surrender. Renette was working through many things in her mind….namely how she was going to get out of this sticky situation, she backed away from Stephen slowly saying in a soft calm voice “I can help you, you know….I could change you into what I am….then you could live forever and never die or get sick again, I’m sorry that I said you had made an enemy of me” Stephen growled and spat onto the floor before replying “No thanks….I don’t need help from the likes of a leech like you, I’ve heard stories of vampires….I heard there was once order, but that fell when the Princes’ fell to the disaster that occurred and since then…you’ve spread like a virus” Renette looked flabbergasted at his knowledge as she sank down onto the dirty muddy alleyway floor.
Stephen walked over to her and held the gun to her head as he muttered softly “Do you have any last words you’d like to say before I put a bullet into your skull Vampire?” Renette took her chance now and grabbed Stephen’s wrist and twisted it hearing the bones giving a satisfying crunch as she slammed him against a wall his head bouncing off of it the gun falling to the floor. Renette looked at Stephen with terrifying clarity as she said in a deep evil voice “You do not….Mess with a vampire….especially not one with my connections do you understand me BOY….I will make you pay for threatening to kill me….You will DI-” she felt a presence to her side as she saw another figure, she visibly shook as the slightly accented voice said softly “Let the boy go Renette, I thought I had taught you better manners” Renette dropped Stephen to the floor as he turned his head to the side to see a tall man, who must have been at least 8ft, he had long blonde hair which reached down to his shoulders, he had a small blonde goatee on an otherwise clean shaven face, he had deep golden eyes with silver irises, his nails were well manicured.
The man looked at Renette saying in a soft but powerful voice “I thought I told you to stay hidden….we were not meant to make ourselves known to the humans yet” Renette bowed her head replying “I am sorry Master…..but I was bored and wanted to get out….and I thought this mortal here would be easy prey….he is already nearly half dead” the tall vampire shook his head in disappointment as he pulled his floor length jacket tighter around himself as though cold, Stephen could just make out an earring in the shape of a cross hanging from the vampire’s ear, as well as a tattoo of a tear drop under his left eye.
The vampire looked down at Stephen before saying kindly “My name is Kristoph Langer, I come from a country far away from here me and Renette came here to start a new life and to maybe bring back the way that Vampire’s used to live….but alas we have had no success yet…you see we lack the knowledge of the way that this world now works….we have been apart of it for so long….we have merely been wandering with really no purpose for decades….I am myself over 1000 years old….I think I am one of the few last surviving Ancient’s left….after the terrible fall of the Vampire clans and the Vampire Princes” He shook his head sadly as though remembering it.
Stephen was nursing his wrist as he looked up at Kristoph and said “So….what’s this gotta do with me?” Kristoph let out a soft chuckle as he replied “Well….I think you would make an invaluable new member of the small clan that I have….you have lived in this world….and you would be a very big asset and besides what else do you have to live for….your not going to live much longer going as you are….you have the stench of death following you around” Stephen stood up slowly as he nodded his head and replied “So what do I need to do then?” Kristoph chuckled as he motioned for Renette to follow him back towards the street as he looked over his shoulder saying “You don’t need to do anything my dear Stephen….we will come and find you when we are ready for you” and with that Renette and Kristoph disappeared from Stephen’s vision as he sank back down onto the ground and whimpered in pain.
A Jynx In The Tale16:12 Mar 07 2012
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Chapter One
The first flash of lightning arced across the sky, the girl looked up at the sky, her fingers peeking out from the fingerless leather gloves with diamond studs where the knuckles were. Her deep purple eyes searched her surroundings as she clipped the sniper rifle together settling down on the roof top, her victim, well she didn’t really care who he was she just knew that he was a paedophile as well as a drug runner.
She looked down the sights as the balding man who must have been well into his fifties settle down onto the leather couch a glass of whisky in his hand his lecherous hand on the ass of a 15 year old girl, her mascara running down her face as her blue eyes seemed to pierce into the young assassin’s soul.
She let out a soft grunt of anger, she pulled the trigger, the bullet flying through the air and embedding itself in the old man’s head, his glass shattered onto the red carpet as the girl’s mouth opened in a scream, the assassin stood up as the rain began to soak into her clothes, she tidied the sniper rifle away slinging it over her back as she ran and leapt down from the roof landing in the little alleyway where her motorcycle was parked.
As she raced through the streets the thunder rumbled overhead as another bolt of lightning lit up the sky, her cell phone rang and she answered it tersely saying “Yeah what is it?” the voice on the other end of the line was apologetic “Sorry for calling you Jynx, but I trust the Hit was successful” Jynx snorted and replied “Sure was, it was a cake walk, he never knew what hit him….literally” the voice on the other end murmured his approval before saying “Excellent well get yourself back home and rest up, there will be another job for you” Jynx snorted as she hung up the call her tyres splashing up the puddles onto her bike leathers.
In his office sat Mime, his manicured nails drumming together as he leant back on his chair, he knew he had a good thing going with Jynx, and knew that one day soon she might even find peace. He looked back over their time together, she was now seventeen having been in the assassination game since she was thirteen making her first hit at the turn of her thirteenth birthday, a low level member of a gang, the bullet had torn through his skull leaving a splatter of brains and blood on the wall.
He had congratulated her on a job well done, and had treated her to a meal in her favourite restaurant “La Vie En Bleu” a little French place that served her favourite food of Spaghetti, he sat there watching her with a glass of red wine, a particularly nice vintage from the 1970’s not that he had ever been a wine expert. It seemed strange to Mime that he had decided to take in the girl, but then again he was always different then the rest of his brethren, he fed from humans sure, but they were always willing, he liked the odd drink of wine and of water. He wore a golden cross around his neck, he found it funny that the mortals thought crosses would do vampires harm, and he often wandered into church on a Sunday sometimes with Jynx in tow, to pray to their God and their Jesus…who Mime had met once or twice, he was a vampire living in exile in the lands of Jerusalem.
He chuckled to himself at the memory, he looked out of the window to see the rain beating against it as he ran a hand through his hair letting his hand stop on his ear, he still missed the tip of it sometimes, but that was in the past, Grimmau and he had struck up an odd sort of friendship mainly for Jynx, it had started off fraught but…they had grown to tolerate each other he pulled out the folder from his desk glancing through it at Jynx’s next assignment, which was to eradicate a group of Fae from a warehouse, he never did like the Fair Folk, after all it was they that had cost him his ear, the contract had come in from a Fae King, who had grown weary of their escapades.
As Jynx neared the house that she and Mime shared….for his apartment had been far to small for the both of them to live in and besides, now they were a team and she was earning good money on making hits they could afford a better place….she clicked a switch on the side of her bike which made the garage door slide open, she eased her bike into the space besides Mime’s expensive sports car and slid off removing her helmet shaking out her hair which fell over her face. She opened the door heading up to Mime’s office where she sank down into the soft leather couch and looked over at Mime saying “So what’s next Mime?” Mime looked at her his eyes disapproving as she slid her legs off the couch before replying “You need to head to a warehouse in Sereliam, a group load of Fae are holed up there causing problems, Sigdren asked us to take care of the problem” Jynx nodded before saying “Sure, I’ll get right on it, as soon as I get into some dry clothes” with that she left the office heading to her bedroom.
An hour later she was back on her motorcycle, dressed in her black leathers, the rain had become a drizzle as she raced through the streets heading for the warehouse, she weaved through the traffic as horns blared at her, she left behind the city as the warehouse was on the outskirts of the city, she slowed down her bike and looked at the warehouse steadying herself. She saw a ladder and climbed up the side of the warehouse as she wiped some grime off of a window and peered down into the warehouse seeing the group of Fae sitting around a fire, she almost vomited as she saw they were roasting a human girl on a spit.
She cracked the window open slowly sliding inside as she ran along one of the catwalks, one of the Fae looked upwards, her green eyes searching the darkness as she said to one of her companions “Shush, there is someone here” the Fae, who seemed to be the leader stood up and cried out loudly “Show yourself and we shall show you a kindness by not killing you slowly just like we did to this poor mortal girl” Jynx let out a loud laugh as she appeared and glared down at them replying “Yeah….and what did the poor girl to do you…you vile bastards” she grabbed her twin pistols from out of their holsters on her waist as she fired two bullets into two Fae sending them flying backwards.
The leader Fae growled as he leapt towards Jynx who chuckled and ran towards him kicking him in the chest making him bend over as she leapt onto his back spiralling off firing bullets at three of the Fae who collapsed to the floor bullet holes in their skulls. The female Fae looked at Jynx and hissed saying angrily “What are you doing here damn you?” Jynx let out a slight grin before replying “I was paid by the Fae King to come and kick your scrawny little asses…and who could resist…your all so damned pathetic” she spun her guns around in her hands as the female Fae ran towards her with a small rapier drawn as she stabbed at Jynx who dodged and grabbed her arm pulling her into her body head butting her making the Fae cry out in pain as her nose bled.
The rapier and guns fell to the dusty floor as the two warriors seemed to almost be forced apart by a shockwave, the Fae put a finger to her nose to move it back into position as Jynx taunted her saying “Awww what’s wrong? Did I mess up your pretty looks?” The Fae growled showing off curved wicked canines tipped with silver.
Jynx chuckled dryly as she pulled out an intricately curved dagger from the belt attached to her thigh as she twirled it around locking eyes with the Fae saying “Do you know what this is little Fae?” The Fae growled as she seemed to shimmer dropping the human hint of her façade as her golden wings shone lighting up the warehouse as Jynx circled the Fae. The Fae leader clicked his fingers as he said to his second in command “Enough….finish her….She’s just a child” the Fae looked towards her master and nodded as she lunged at Jynx who deftly moved sideways sending the Fae slamming into several boxes collapsing to the floor.
Jynx dusted off her trousers as she aimed the dagger and threw it sending it piercing into the Fae’s heart making her disappear in a cloud of dust and ash, Jynx then turned to face the leader saying coldly “We can do this the easy way or the hard way….I’d prefer the hard way” she walked towards her dagger and picked it up wiping off the remains of the Fae on her trousers as the Leader said in a slightly dark and evil voice “And why would I give you the satisfaction of destroying me?” Jynx raised an eyebrow before saying in a mock fearful tone “Oh pwease don’t kill me….its not like I’ve just taken out most of your warriors and you’re the only one left” the Fae leader clicked his fingers as two glowing black swords appeared in his hands.
Jynx slid the dagger back into it’s sheath as she reached around behind her and drew out a long red sword, it’s name was ‘Anubis the judge of hearts’ she lunged at the Fae leader and their swords clanged together violently as sparks flew from them, a furious battle waged back and forth between the two as Jynx dodged and parried blow after blow with the Fae doing the same, Jynx thought she might lose her right arm was cut in several places and her blood was flowing and pooling at her feet. The Fae chuckled softly mockingly saying “What’s wrong little girl? Too tough for you” Jynx growled as her eyes seemed to change colour the gold flecks swirling around, she pounced onto the Fae and kissed him viciously as she drained his energy making him howl in pain his swords clattering to the floor.
Jynx stood up looking down at the Fae who was beginning to disintegrate saying “Don’t piss with me….I’m better then I look, its just a shame you could have figured that out sooner” with that she turned and made her way out of the warehouse, pulling out a trigger and pushing the button making it explode from the C4 that she had planted in there earlier.
She strode over to her bike grabbing her trench coat from the seat and slid it on she got onto her bike and revved the engine speeding away from the scene as she flicked open her phone dialling Mime’s number, when the call connected she said “It’s done, tell Sigdren that those rebel Fae wont be any more trouble…..ever again” she disconnected the call as she passed a café, she slowed down getting off the bike running a hand through her hair as she entered it looking around for a quiet table, she saw one and slid into the booth where she breathed slowly trying to calm her furiously beating heart.
A waiter walked over to her, he looked to be about 20, he had long black hair, which hung over his face covering his eyes which were a dark amber colour, he tucked a strange of hair behind his left ear saying to Jynx “What can I get ya?” Jynx looked up as though startled as she replied “Uhh…well I kinda just came in here for some peace….but….I’ll have a cappuccino thanks” the waiter nodded writing down her order before saying “Anything to eat?” Jynx shook her head as her eyes studied his body, glancing over his muscular arms as he walked away from her.
She sighed softly to herself muttering “Jesus, what have I set myself up for?” she shook her head slowly as the waiter headed back over to her with her drink setting it down in front of her before saying in a soft husky voice “Is there anything else I can get for you…how about some food you look famished?” Jynx shook her head as the waiter nodded his head moving away from her to see to other customers as she sipped at her cappuccino slowly adding some sugar to it as she stirred it with a spoon.
She sipped her drink slowly leaning back on the padded chair as her cell phone rang, she sighed and checked the caller ID answering it in a slightly annoyed tone “Yes Zane, what do you want now?” the voice on the other end belonged to Zane Dionysus, he was a charming young man, well if you could get past the fact that he was hairy and claimed to be descended from a god…he had short dark blonde hair, almost like the colour of sand that’s had water thrown onto it, his eyes were a deep jade green and his canines were wickedly curved, he was one of the Lycan’s that hung out at Grimmau’s place, Zane replied in a slightly whiny voice “Awwww come on babe, you know you cant stay away from me forever, I said I was sorry for what happened last time” Jynx sighed inwardly as she replied “I’ll think about it alright….that’s the best offer your gonna get” Zane chortled with pleasure as he hung up.
The waiter came back over to Jynx a towel over his shoulder as he said “Well you look happy, what’s up?” Jynx looked up at him, almost getting lost in his deep amber eyes as she replied “Nothing, just work kicking my ass I guess, anyway….what’s your story why are you working here?” he chuckled and looked around the café it was fairly quiet, he slipped into the chair opposite her throwing the towel down onto the table as he said “Well, ya know I got kicked out of school for being a trouble maker, my parents both died when I was young so I grew up in various foster homes, I got thrown into jail a couple of times, nothing serious but I guess that shook me up well enough to try and get my life straightened out…I’m Alexander by the way…..my friends call me Xander” Jynx felt herself smiling as she replied “Pleasure to meet you Xander, I’m called Jynx” Xander smiled and stood up “Well it’s a pleasure to meet you Jynx” he then wrote his number down on a piece of paper handing it to her as he then said “The drink’s on the house” Jynx smiled watching him go as she looked out of the window.
After about fifteen minutes she stood up and slid on her jacket as she left the café sliding onto her bike revving the engine and speeding off back to the apartment, as she slid her bike into the garage she switched off the engine, she shook her hair out getting off of her bike as she headed up to her room slipping off her jacket throwing it over her chair.
She ran a hand through her hair looking at bits of grime and dead Fae in it as she shrugged out of her clothes going into her bathroom running a shower letting the water get nice and hot as the mirror steamed up, she stepped inside leaning her head against the cold tiles as the water soothed her aching muscles. Meanwhile in his study Mime got a phone call from Sigdren who said in his cold voice which made even Mime shiver….even though he hadn’t felt warmth for centuries “The deed has been done then has it Mime?” Mime cleared his throat before replying “Aye, she’s taken out the Fae that were bothered you” Sigdren was silent for a few minutes before he replied “Excellent, the money will be hardwired to your account, I’ll be keeping an eye on Jynx, I may well have need of her again” he then hung up leaving Mime to feel slightly afraid for Jynx for the first time in a very long time.
Jynx stepped out of the shower and dried off her hair as she slid on a red top and pulled on a pair of black leather pants as she studied herself in the mirror, she ran a brush through her hair getting the knots and tangles out of it as she went to find Mime, she knocked on his study door as Mime’s voice seemed to drift out saying “You know you don’t have to knock Jynx…come on in” Jynx entered the study and smiled at him saying “I’m gonna go to Grimmau’s place and hang out there for a while if that’s alright” Mime nodded his head replying “Sure, go and have some fun, you deserve it” Jynx nodded as she left and headed for Grimmau’s, she decided to walk as it was a fairly nice evening, the wind was blowing gently.
She entered the bar and looked around as she listened to the pounding music as she saw Zane and sighed inwardly as he headed over to her and smiled “Well hi there gorgeous, I’m glad you could make it, wanna go and get a drink” Jynx plastered a smile on her face replying “Yeah sure why not, I could use a stiff drink after the day I’ve had” Zane walked towards the bar and spoke to Grimmau as Jynx wandered over to a table sitting down on the stool resting her head in her hand watching everyone dancing.
She watched as Zane weaved through the dancers and handed her drink to her, she took a slow sip of it and let the liquid slide down her throat as Zane said to her “So, what you been up to today sweetheart?” Jynx rubbed her face as she replied “Oh you know this and that, took down some rebel Fae, took out a Paedophilic werewolf who was using young girls to rape and abuse and then kill” Zane leaned back in his chair and chuckled “Sounds like good fun, I’ve just been hanging out here helping Grimmau with stuff” he then flexed his muscles for her.
Jynx lifted her head slightly as the air seemed to shift around the Bar as she saw the young man from the café his eyes seemed to almost be drawn to her as she let a small smile creep across her face, she excused herself from Zane and walked towards him “Hey there Xander, fancy seeing you here, I didn’t think this would be your sorta place” Xander winked and replied “Well ya know, I thought I might come and check it out….and besides I thought I might find you here” Jynx for the first time in her life seemed to blush as she let out a soft girlish giggle.
Zane made his way towards the pair as he seemed to puff up saying to Jynx “You alright babe….this guy hassling you?” he glared at Xander menacingly as Jynx spun around a look of anger and ferocity in her eyes as she replied “No….he’s not….he’s a friend…I met him earlier when I was in a café and besides….I ain’t yours to look after….I can handle myself better then you ever could” she then stormed away from the two men muttering about both of them. Xander looked at Zane and chuckled softly as Zane took a step towards him saying angrily “You laughing at me boy?” Xander held his hands up mockingly replying “Oh no….not at all….after all you have such a way with the ladies” he then walked away from Zane leaving him seething in anger.
Jynx flopped herself down onto a red leather couch in Grimmau’s office where she often hung out, he was there sitting in a black leather chair watching a sports channel as he screamed at the TV as he looked towards Jynx and noticed her face saying “Uh Oh….what’s up darlin’?” his deep purple eyes seemed to shimmer with concern as Jynx replied “Men….Men are the problem Grim, why does Zane think he has to own me? I’m my own woman I’m perfectly fucking capable of looking after myself” she shook her head letting out an exasperated sigh.
Grimmau chuckled softly as he replied “Yeah, Zane sometimes forgets himself, he was only a pup when you came here with Mime, he forgets that you’re a far better fighter then probably most people in this bar, you need to understand that us wolves….we look out for each other” Jynx sighed and nodded her head closing her eyes listening to the sports commentary.
Meanwhile, Mime was wrapped up in his red floor length coat as he walked down an alleyway, he was tracking a young human female who was slightly drunk, her blonde hair fluttered in the breeze as the stench of alcohol flowed around her, she stopped to rest her head against a wall as she threw up, Mime gagged slightly and shook his head wondering why he had chosen this female…but he knew it was because he has a thing for blondes, he did even as a human…which was a very long time ago, he had bedded many girls. His Sire, who had long since disappeared has told him that he could master the hunger if he chose to, he often did, but he knew that tonight he needed to unleash the vampiric side of him.
The young blonde staggered back down the alleyway as she exited it and walked down the sidewalk and stopped outside a door where she fumbled with her keys, Mime appeared beside her saying in a soft smooth hypnotic tone “Why don’t you let me help you with that sweetheart?” The blonde turned towards Mime and giggled softly her deep blue eyes locked onto his own emerald green eyes, they seemed to darken until they were almost black as he grabbed her by the throat and turned her neck to the side drinking deeply from her…she writhed in pain as she suddenly went limp in Mime’s arms, he then looked down at her and dropped her body to the floor licking his lips.
He felt no guilt for drinking from the young girl, and knew that Jynx would never find out and even if she did…he hoped that she would understand, he walked away from the girls body, not bothering to do anything with it for there were many vampires in the city he chuckled softly to himself as he dug his hands into the pockets of his coat whistling a jaunty tune one that he used to sing to Jynx when she was a baby.
Back at the bar, Grimmau looked over at Jynx to notice she had fallen asleep, he smiled tenderly as he grabbed a blanket and laid it gently over her so as not to wake her up, he loved Jynx like a daughter he left his office and spoke to the barman, the bar had been shut for the evening and Grimmau let out a sigh as he said “So how much did we take in tonight?” the barman, a young Fae called Drago replied “We took in a reasonable amount….we took in about $900 boss” Grimmau nodded his head in approval saying “You’ve done well tonight Drago….thanks for all your hard work. Do you know where Zane is?” Drago shook his head taking off his apron and sliding on his jacket leaving the bar.
Zane had crept into Grimmau’s office and was watching Jynx sleep, her breathing slow as he leant over her and moved down to kiss her lips, before he knew what was happening he had been thrown backwards as Jynx held a knife to his throat, her eyes blazing with fury and anger as she hissed “What the FUCK do you think your doing? How dare you touch me” Zane choked with panic as Grimmau ran into his office seeing the scene as he said trying to calm Jynx down “Jynx….love put the knife down…it’s alright I’m here now” Jynx growled softly letting the tip of her blade press into Zane’s neck drawing blood as she pulled away from him letting him slide down the wall as she stormed out of the office.
Grimmau kicked Zane as he pulled him to his feet hissing angrily “What in the hell do you think your playing at boy?” Zane whimpered as he replied “I’m sorry Grimmau….but….but…I just wanted to kiss her, I didn’t know she’d react like that did I?” Grimmau threw his hands up despairingly as he replied “What so you thought you’d just kiss her whilst she was asleep did you? You’re an even bigger idiot then I thought…Get out of here I’ll deal with you another night” Zane nodded as he scurried out of the office as Grimmau rubbed the corners of his eyes sinking down into his chair.
Jynx walked along the sidewalk a hundred thoughts tumbling through her head as she noticed a figure slumped against a doorway, she looked around and ran over to the young blonde checking her pulse but pulling her hand away when she noticed the two small puncture wounds in the neck, she pulled away from the body and looked around wondering who would be so callous as to drink from someone and then just leave them lying in the street, she ran a hand over the young woman’s eyes closing them she straightened up slowly vowing that she would bring whoever had murdered the young woman to justice….little realising that it was her mentor and friend that had done it.
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