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inchargemarge · Site Admin Joined: 25 Apr 2016 Posts: 7990

Natas let out a light chuckle. "I appreciate the gesture, although I'm not sure how much care I need. We can do things you want to do too."

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inchargemarge · Site Admin Joined: 25 Apr 2016 Posts: 7990

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It had been a couple of months since, Natas was settling back into a day to day with Armand. Things felt mostly normal to her as she learned about who she used to be and who she is now. She had since got a job, Armand didn't really approve but seemed to understand her need to get out and be busy. It wasn't anything strenuous, she found work at a local bookstore. Her Spanish was pretty good, Armand was right about it coming natural to her, she often wondered what other languages she used to be good at and if she still was.

They had dinner plans for when she got off of work, and it was her night closing. As she was picking up in her last few minutes, she began to felt uneasy. The bookstore had wide open windows so she could see out all around, there was quite a bit of shuffling outside and she even caught some whispers.

Armand was very protective of her, and often she waved it off as him being paranoid. But tonight, she felt like eating her words, something was off tonight and she was feeling frightened.

She slipped into the back and pulled out her cellphone Armand had gifted to her. It was a little burner phone with only one number on it, Armand and he was on speed dial. Pressing the number one on her phone she anxiously awaited his response.

PeanutButterGoddess · Joined: 25 Apr 2016 Posts: 8009

Armand had never been a man above laborious work. In fact, before everything, Armand had led a fairly normal life. His father tried to impose clergy work onto him, but he never quite dedicated himself to the cloth. Instead, he did work for many of the church's members, whether it was thatching a new roof, going and tending to the fields, or even travelling to outlying townships to gather materials and supplies as needed for the church and simply other members of the community.

While he had since abandoned his faith and his father long ago, he hadn't depreciated the value or his propensity to do physical labor.

Being that this was a coastal town, Armand often worked odd jobs at the docks. Sometimes he would help repair ships and sails, other times he'd go out into the bay as a boat hand and fisherman. He had returned to land after a long day on the water with a handful of money and a bucket full of various fish still swimming around lively. He figured they could skin and debone everything, maybe even make a hardy broth from the bones, and save it for tomorrow since Natas had made it a point to "impose" date night on them at least once a week.

Their nights out were never too extravagant, often they'd just go to the open air market or maybe try a new restaurant or food stall. Their nights also never ended with them doing much beyond hand holding. Armand had managed to give Natas's forehead a kiss once or twice, but nothing ever more than that.

But he didn't need the physical affection, in truth. Of course it was nice, but he loved Natas much more than that and he had told himself he could wait for her to come around whenever that may be.

He wasn't too far from home when he felt his cellphone buzzing in his satchel slung over his shoulder. He paused, setting the bucket down and went to fish it out.

"Bueno?" He answered.
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inchargemarge · Site Admin Joined: 25 Apr 2016 Posts: 7990

"Armand, I'm nervous." Natas replied in a hushed whisper. "I'm positive there's people sneaking around outside." She added, peaking out of the opening of the 'break room' door to check on the shop.

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"What? Where are you?" Armand asked quickly, feeling panic sweep over him in an instant.
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"I'm still at the shop, I'm hiding in the back room." She answered, no one had entered the shop yet but she could see shadows moving around outside the shop. It looked like a lot of bodies, shuffling quite a bit. "Could you please come get me, maybe I'm overreacting but I'm scared. I have a very bad feeling." She added.

The figures outside were Society agents, somehow they were tipped off that a person resembling The Witch Natas Mehtevas was hiding in Spain. Luckily, human Natas looked a little less like the old Natas. She dressed quite differently, her hair was often worn out of her face, even her skin had seen some sun and shifted in color. But surely the great witch wouldn't 'hide' so plainly in site?

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"Stay hidden, I'll be there quickly." Armand said, turning sharply on his heel to start off in a sprint, abandoning his bucket on the sidewalk.

Meanwhile, outside of the book shop, none other than Jeraud Laughlin Junior, or rather JJ as he preferred to be called was standing with his men. He'd received many tips regarding Natas since the chaos in New York, but after sifting through bogus lead after bogus lead, he'd found some substantial proof in this Spain lead. He'd sent someone weeks ago to investigate and after some assurance that this HAD to be the great witch, he'd packed up quite the arsenal in the way of a team and flew to Spain in a matter of hours.

He was loading a gun, as he preferred to fight with weapons rather than brute force like his father, and peered quietly through the windows looking in.

"Where did she go?" He murmured.
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Natas shut the door to the backroom, there wasn't a lock on it but she hoped it would be enough and that no one would come knocking. Frightened, she crouched behind a desk in the room, hugging her knees to her chest and waiting for Armand.

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"Do...do we just go in?" A green man with slitted eyes asked, holding his own gun.

"I'll go in, I just need you all at the ready for when I call to you. If this is Natas, we need to have stealth on our side. You all saw what she did to the city." JJ explained as he went over to the front door then, giving it a gentle nudge open.
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The bell over the door gave a gentle jingle upon begin open. Natas jolted somewhat under the desk. She wondered if she should go out, greet the guest and ask natural, but her gut instinct told her to stay put, wait for Armand to give her the go ahead.

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JJ quietly shifted through the store, gun ready and brows furrowed as he did so. He looked down every aisle and even sneaked a glance behind the shop counter in search of Natas. He pursed his lips slightly when he couldn't find Natas...until he looked towards the back of the store and noticed a door. He frowned and quietly made his way over there, the floor giving a slight squeak under his shifting feet.
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Natas heard the floorboard squeak and she cupped her hand over her mouth, holding her breath.

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JJ thought he heard a little gasp from the other side of the door and he proceeded inward, raising the gun at the ready.

"Natas...if that's you, you're under arrest under the sanction of the Society for your actions in New York City and your other such crimes against humanity. Come peacefully lest we authorize lethal force." He said firmly.
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Natas could hear the man outside and her mind was spinning, what was he talking about? What crimes? She was wondering if she should just surrender herself and figure it out later, but currently she felt frozen. She was to scared to move.

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JJ listened intently for a moment before going to repeat what he'd just said, stopping harshly when he heard his men screaming outside, along with guttural growling.

"Shit." He turned and hurried to exit the building then, only to watch as a large black blur came hurling through the front door and right on top of him before he even had the chance to dodge or fire his gun. He landed with a loud "oof!" as Armand in all of his wolfy-glory snapped his teeth at him.

"Leave!" Armand growled.
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