New beginnings/old friends. (Spartan and I only)

[Lady Amira Nuit]

The night was cold. Winter had come early here. The vampires and other creatures ignored her as they rushed by. She had a spell around her to keep herself unseen by simple creatures like that. Along side of her was her trusted two friends. One was a black panther named Lex and the other was a wolf named Brick. Both use to be very evil humans. A warlock casted a spell on them for their wrong doings and set them out on their own. Mera had saved both of them and now where trusted and loyal pets. Though she doesn't like treating like pets they wish for her to do just that.

So, as she walked with one on either side of her she entered a bar called Blood Den with her two pets beside her. She undid the spell and all heads turned in their direction.

The bar tender slammed a hand on the counter and was about to protest about the two animals being in his bar but then he saw who it was and thought twice of it. Instead he greeted her with a, "Same booth Ms. Mera?"

She smiled at him as it brighten up the room just a little. "Yes Jac. Thank you."

He had a waitress walk her and her pets over to the booth in the corner where she could see everyone and sat. Her pets remained on the floor in front of the openings to the seat so no one could just walk up and sit. They would have to go threw them first.

The waitress smiled at Mera and said, "Its good to see you back in here Ms. Mera."

"Well, its good to be back Amy."

"This place has been dead without you. No bun intended."

They both chuckled at that one.

"Thank you Amy. Its been a little quiet at my cabin in Night Rain so I thought it best to come here and see if their was anything I could do to help this city."

"It always needs help Ms. Mera. Day and night. You still living in that big house up on the hill?"

"Yes, I am. My people have kept up in nicely."

"That's good. Glad nothing bad happened to it while you were away. I know I would be upset if something like that happened to my house if it looked like that. I mean I'd never get that much money working here but it would be nice."

Mera thought for a moment. "Hey, here is an idea Amy. I need a person runner. Someone to help me out when I need it. Now, I dont want to keep you at night from here but do you think you would be interested in doing that. If some I will pay you very well and you get to live in that big house. My people would have to listen to you as if it were me giving the order."

Amy eyes grew wide. Excitment hit her then a frown. "But I am werewolf. Would that keep them from listening to me?"

"No. If I tell them to do something they will do it. It pays to be a witch Amy."

They both chuckled again.

Then Amy began to smile even bigger. "I will be more then happy too! A chance like this. Wow doesnt come along every day. I will do it!"

"But, wait. You must finish out the week here unless Jac doesn't mind. I dont want to leave him without a waitress."

"Oh of course. I will go talk to him now and bring you something to drink. What would you like? Oh wait I know. Be right back." And was gone before Mera could same anything more. It was a good thing she do this for this girl. She needed it. A change for the better and chance could be good but sometimes bad too. She then felt a chill go threw her but thought nothing more on it. She just watched Amy jumping around as she talked with Jac and then Jac giving her a what the hell grin but I understand. He seemed he wanted her to finish out the night and she would be free. It was going to be good for all of them. At least she hoped.

[Spartan 999]

Izin passed a waitress on his way to the bar front, and winked at her. She blushed, and moved even quicker away from him. He smirked, nearly laughing. He propped himself up on a stool, and ordered a plain Coke. Seeing a bunch of heads staring at a booth in the corner, Izin glanced there himself. He choked on his newly ordered soda, and then snickered at his amazment. Getting up and walking over, he slid into the seat opposite the witch.

"Evening, boys." Izin said to the panther and wolf. He then stared into the girl's eyes. "My my, it's been too long, Mera."

Seeing Mera's confused look, Izin morphed into what she would have remembered he looked like.

[Lady Amira Nuit]

Lex and Brick began to growl as this new face entered into Mera's space but she hushed them the moment she realized who this creature was. "Izin!" She mostioned for him to come around and sit next to her. As she did Lex moved so he could enter the booth and as he did Mera threw her arms around him giving him a hug. Pulling back a smile was plasted all over her face. "Wow, Izin. God its been forever. What have you been up too?"

Amy rushed over and sat a bloody marry in front of Mera and brought Izin a fresh coke on the house. Then she turned and rushed off to get more work done so she could be done at closing and hopefully leave with Ms. Mera.

[Spartan 999]

"Doing buissness as usual; I moved on from Baser soon after you left." A grim look came over his face, until he changed the subject. "So, what's with the waitress? She a friend? Moderately attractive for a werewolf. Nothing compared with you though, Mera."

[Lady Amira Nuit]

Mera smiled at him. "You always had a handsome charm about you Izin." She looked off back towards the waitress. "I've been in here every time I have come to this city. It is like my bar. They all "know" me." She paused a moment and took a sip of her drink. Good old Jac. Makes it just the way she likes it every time. "Well, anyway, the girl made a comment about my home. You know the one. The big one up on the hill. Well, she made a comment how she wish to have a home like that some day. You know as well as I working in a place like this that that wont happen so I asked if she wanted to come work for me. She said yes. So she will be my personal runner when I am here and she will watch and keep everyone on their toes when I am away. I think she will do nicely," She looked at Izin who was eyeing the girl, "Don't you think?" She took another sip of her drink while watching Izin and smiling. He was one for good taste too, she thought.

[Spartan 999]

"Ah." Izin mused, suddenly wary. Turning to Mera, he said in a low hurried voice, "Listen. The reason I'm here is because that girl has a bounty on her head. A large one. I have no idea why, but someone hired me to protect her. Very little details. In fact," Izin glanced over at a cloaked figure in the corner. "I believe that someone is trying to collect the bounty right now...if you'll excuse me."

[Lady Amira Nuit]

Mera watched at Izin got up and walked over to the cloaked figure. She study the figure for a moment then whispered to her pets, "If something breaks out into a fight for this girl I want you to be all over him in a heart beat. I will rush over and grab the girl and telorport her out of here. Understand?"

They both licked her hands in agreement. Smiling at them she then looked back up and ready for whatever was about to happen. No one will take a worker from her. She agreed to it and she will protect her whatever the cost may hold.

[Spartan 999]

Izin brushed past the cloaked man, who then fell over, dead. Unfortunately, another bounty hunter saw this, and drew a tranq gun. He pointed it at Amy, and fired. Somehow he missed, and Amy was not where he had thought she was. The gunshot startled everyone in the tavern, which in turn led to a stampede to flee through the door. Izin came next to Mera, seemingly from nowhere.

"Get the waitress!" Izin said, ducking and dodging a dart. "I'll distract the hunters!" He raised a hand, and a hunter fell to the floor screaming hystericaly, suddenly seeing his worst nightmare appear in front of him.

[Lady Amira Nuit]

Mera jumped to her feet and with her pets by her side they rushed at Amy. As Mera grabbed her hand Jac saw what was happening and as Izin distrated the hunters Jac lead them to the back. He opened a door in the floor and had them go threw it.

Mera looked back up at Jac. "Thank you my friend."

"You're welcome. Now go." He closed the door and moved a rug over the top of it. Grabbing a few bottles of wine he walked back up into his bar.

.....

As Mera took Amy's hand she began to lead her threw the tunnel.

"I didn't know this was here."

Mera smiled. "It leads to my house and..." They came to three openings. The first towel was light up green. The second one was lit up blue and the third was white. She took the middle tunnel. "The tunnels will magical change. So next time we come down here the colors will be different and the tunnel will be too."

"How can you tell them apart?"

"Easy but we will not get into that just yet. First off why are these hunters after you?"

Amy shrugged. "I dont know."

Mera sighed. "We need you safe. Then to wait for Izin. I hope he will be ok." Mera felt like just living her here with her pets. They could take care of her and she wanted to telopart back to Izin to help him but she knew he wouldn't like that. So she kept pressing on. Finally she care to a white door. With wave of her hand it opened on its own and they entered.

Her servents were right their to great them.

"Hello Ms. Mera." As her held house lady said with a bow. "Its good to have you back."

"Good to be back Becky." Then she looked to Amy then back at Becky. "Listen this is Amy. She will be staying her for awhile. My personal runner. I'd like you to attend and help her with things."

"Understood ma'am."

"And show her to the Viola Sweet. That will be her room."

"As you wish." She bowed and took Amy by the hand and lead her up stairs.

Other servents stood around her. "Izin will be hear soon. That girl has some bounties on her head but I do not want that to slow us down. Please make her feel welcomed here and listen to her but also help her make the right choices. I will do the best I can with her too." She looked down and Lex. "Go keep an eye on her." She watched as he left her then looked down at Brick. She gently pet him on the head as she they walked to her room to await for Izin and the news of what she hoped he would learn of why this sweet child had bounties on her. It didn't seem right and she hoped he would pull threw with the answer.

[Spartan 999]

Izin appeared at the house just then, limping along the drive. He came through the door, and walked up to where Mera and Amy were. He came through the door, and shut it loudly. He collapsed on the nearest chair, and ripped off his pant leg. It showed that he had a deep bullet wound in his thigh, his blood trickling out. Concentrating very hard, the bullet popped out onto the floor. He then reached back, and ripped out a thin dart. "Ah, that's better." Izin groaned, wiping his stained hands. "Illusions are good and all, but sometimes even they aren't bulletproof."

Izin stood up, the wound on his leg already healing rapidly. "I lost them. Or killed them. Either way, we'll be safe for a few days, if not weeks. More will come. Of that I am sure." He leaned down to Amy, staring into her eyes deeply. "You, my girl, have a secret that even you don't know you have. Buried deep down in your consciousness. Somewhere. Locked away in fear...but then, I am Fear, so I may be able to extract it."

Sighing and standing tall once again, he went over to Mera and stumbled a little. "Oh. Crap. That one dart must have had...a very potent poison on it." His vision went blurry, causing him to fall into Mera's lap. "Paralyzing venom, so I'll be mostly conscious...hopefully. Should wear out in an hour or two. Put me on a nice soft bed, will ya..."