always a luckless creature , the ‘ angel ’ should know better than to take shortcuts through parts of the city one such of himself has no reason being in . his small frame comes to a swaying halt too late ; his shoe lands in still warm blood … but at least he avoided stepping on a limb . still clueless as to the situation , kaede kneels before the larger body and his hand hovers over the stranger’s throat . the temptation to touch and feel for a pulse tries to overwhelm him . he only doesn’t because he knows his reputation will cause him too many problems . instead his hands shuffle through his pockets in search of his phone .
———IT WAS THE KIND OF SITUATION HE DIDN’T OFTEN FIND HIMSELF IN. he’d made sure to make it quick, the kill taking no more than a second in the quiet alleyway. he’d nearly been done with ridding himself of the evidence, when he sensed an entity closing in. quick as his knife, he bolted for the only hiding place he could manage on short notice; behind the dumpster. it wasn’t much, since he had initially suspected the individual to take one look and flee the scene. it would have given him time, at the very least, before authorities were called. it would have.
❝ drop the phone. ❞ he commanded, gun drawn and face obscured behind the fiberglass of his helmet.
———IT’S A KIND OF RESPONSE THAT MAKES THE MAN SMILE. he doesn’t laugh, not with the sort of expression his new acquaintance has given him, not with the look in his dark brown eyes. he considers it for a moment, what that gaze might mean. was it one he’d seen before in another setting?
❝ you mistake me, sir. ❞ he begins, finishing his late night coffee that lingered at the back of his mug. he disliked american food, tastes more in line with the kind of cuisine that did not find itself in small diners on the border with mexico. as far from religious as he was, he managed to keep kosher at the very least. not the hardest accomplishment when you never ate meat.
❝ i sense i can do you a favor ; more than a meal, at the very least. ❞