there’s a routine to what she does ——a procedure practiced until perfected. she knows the steps necessary to ensure that at the end of the day, that need is sated, her nerves are in check, and most importantly —–she doesn’t get caught. maybe it’s a crutch, an extra vice that she doesn’t really need to complete the task, just one more addiction to hang her hat on at the end of the night. but once she’s done, she always has a smoke, and today — if the rummaging through her bag and coming up with nothing is any indication — she’s left her fucking lighter somewhere that is very obviously not on her person. ❛ hey —— ❜ she’s observant, has to be if everything is going to turn out right, and he’s been lurking. well, if he’s going to be a creep about it, he might as well make himself useful. ❛ you pretending to be a statue, or you wanna put me outta my misery and offer me a light ?❜ // @hellfirebound ——— s.c.
❛ or, i could put you out of your misery… permanently. ❜ a simple threat that could become a fact, but only if ky thought it was absolutely needed. for the moment, it was just words, and yet his mood could change drastically with-in a few moments. ❛ a light, ❜ he said, folding his arms across his chest, ❛ won’t do much – might give you some relief now, but it doesn’t last long. you’ll always want another one. ❜ or maybe that was just his experience in the matter. either way, he pulled out a small lighter he kept on hand (even though he didn’t really need one ). ❛ – here. ❜
sometimes you stumble upon a dead body late at night, and you just have to deal with it. for buffy, this is just another saturday night. when you make friends with the denizens of the dark instead of killing them like you’re supposed to, sometimes it happens when others are watching. on this particular night, she’s distracted, doesn’t realize she’s not alone until she can almost feel the nearness of him, causing her to whip around with her crossbow in hand, finger about to squeeze the trigger as it comes into contact with his chest and she sighs at the realization that this is not a threat to her plans after all.
❛ jesus, ky, i could’ve killed you !❜ possibly an exaggeration if their first meeting is any indication of the lack of power her normal weapons have against him, but her heart is pounding in her chest as the relief washes over her. ❛ what are you doing here ? i’m busy. ❜ the crossbow falls back to her side, and buffy moves back to the body laying motionless in the alley, the possible solutions running through her head. it’s dark, there’s no one else around ( that she knows of ) now that he’s here, however, maybe he can help. ❛ look, it’s not like i need your help with this, but i mean ——now that you’re here, wanna give me a hand ?❜
❛ could have, should have, but won’t. ❜ for once, ky’lar was in a quite rare decent mood. for once, he didn’t seem to be quite as angry as he usually was. maybe that was just a… mistake on his part, but quite frankly? he didn’t care – not at the moment at any-rate.
❛ if you wanted to kill me, you wouldn’t have stopped yourself. ❜ either way, they had been through this song and dance before. been through it to the point where ky didn’t believe- nor did he think she was a threat ( at least to himself ).
❛ besides, ❜ he said, folding his arms across his chest, and then clapping his hands together for a few moments. ❛ i believe i just gave you a hand, didn’t i? ❜
“i’m human enough, doesn’t that mean anything?” “mmm, let me think about it —— ” the dagger portruding from his chest and somehow rendering him very much not-dead, or even a little bit in pain kinda tossed that theory right out the window. “i’m gonna go with nope, and that’s my final answer, regis.”
❛ you know, you’re not an easy guy to track down—— ❜ so maybe she had just casually let herself in to the place he’d been staying. it’s not as thought that kind of thing is difficult to someone of her skills, and when he finds her there, she’s leaning casually against the door frame of the entrance to the bathroom, brow raised as if to ask silently — what took you so long. ❛ though i’m sure that was your intention, i feel obligated to tell you that it’s made things extremely inconvenient for me over the past few days. ❜ without receiving an offer, she moves to take a seat, legs crossing in front of her, and natasha smiles up at him in a way that almost seems friendly. ❛ up to no good, lately ?❜
‘contrary to popular belief, i do enjoy my privacy from time to time.’ a simple fact he thought needed to be made clear as he moved to remove his shirt right then and there. if she was going to be here for a while, he might as well make himself comfortable, and attempt to get this over with. ‘not to mention using cash works wonders.’ ky could have gone on, but instead, he let out a light sigh as he moved to yank open the small refrigerator, and pull out a beer. ‘so, you found me, but the better question is… what do you want? if you haven’t noticed… i’ve been keeping my head down.’ well, mostly, but he doubted that an explanation was needed for that.
it would not be incorrect to say that buffy summers had not always been the most perceptive of girls, slayer status notwithstanding. but there are some things she’d gotten very good at spotting early. one of which just so happened to be knowing when someone was about to suggest something that she would definitely not like. and so, as he opens his mouth to speak, she’s already lifting a hand to halt his progress, head shaking defiantly.
❛ no, uh-uh, i know that look ——that’s the look that comes before you rope me into doing something we both know i don’t want to do, and you give me that stupid grin that’s too charming and i end up agreeing to it anyway. not this time, pal ——not today. ❜
it’s important to note that while slayer is her title, buffy finds herself in far too friendly situations with all kinds of denizens of the shadows more often than not, and she might be wondering — not for the first time — how she keeps getting into these messes.
‘think of it as simply a way to keep me in line.’ he could have done everything by himself, but at least having buffy there would keep him from possibly killing anyone. still, if she didn’t want to go? well, he wouldn’t force her to, but that didn’t mean he couldn’t at least try to persuade her to do what he wanted.
‘you might not want to go with me, but when you find out where i have gone? well, you’ll get pissed, and i’ll find myself backed in a corner.’ a pause. ‘ a corner, where you’ll most likely want to kill me!’ it might not have been the case, but he was at least laying out things decently for her.
‘all i need is an hour – maybe two.’ he was going for something that he could more than likely call a short amount of time, but time was never something he was good with. sure, an hour wasn’t long to him, but to some? it could have been. a reason to why he sucked in a deep breath and let it out slowly. anything to calm him down for the moment. ‘or, you can stop me right now.’
“ well, it’s possible, but not probable ,” he said, arms folding calmly behind his back. “ see, ‘cause, unfortunately for you, i’m not gonna stick around to find out. ” no, ky was going to leave the moment he got a chance, and not turn back. more importantly, he thought his work was done here… for the moment at least. “i got a date in vegas – family reunion actually. you’re welcome to come along… if you want.”
❛ so you really hate humans, huh ? doesn’t make you special, because guess what ——so do most of the humans. ❜ a heavy sigh followed after the words, and buffy’s arms moved to cross over her chest.
❛ friend is not a name. here, i’ll show you. ❜typically, this would be when she’d extend a hand for a shake, offer her name, some stupid pleasantry such as nice to meet you, and he would respond in turn. but she wasn’t feeling particularly polite, and so the name would have to do. ❛ i’m buffy, aka the slayer, ——but apparently i haven’t figured out how to slay you, yet. ❜ his amusement was matched with impatience on her part, and finally buffy shook her head. ❛ okay, i’ll bite. why are you interested ? ❜
❛ more than you can imagine. ❜ it wasn’t exactly the truth, but ky’s hatred for humanity grew stronger by the day. a reason to why he tried to stay away from them in most instances. still, they were good for play, but anything else, and they became annoying – not to mention disposable.
❛ still, ❜ he said, hands slipping into his back pockets, ❛ never met a slayer before – wait, the slayer before. ❜ then again, ky wasn’t exactly too versed in supernatural history. it was something he may have to work on eventually. ❛ you must be so proud of yourself. to have such a title – i mean, mine are a bit more mundane, but they still hold power. ❜ at least in some places and that was all that mattered in reality.
❛ as for why i’m interested? lets just say it’s a nice place – might even decide to stay here for a while. ❜ or, at least until something better came around. ky never could resist smaller towns – not even if they housed people who wanted to kill him. well, especially then.
❛ —- but where are my manners? ❜ a slight grin pulled at his lips for a few slight moments. ❛ it’s ky’lar. ❜
❛ next time ?❜ not that buffy didn’t appreciate a free meal, but the implication was something she wasn’t entirely sure she was keen on yet. brows knitted tightly as she regarded him, trying to figure out exactly what he was after, here. ❛ not to look a gift —— whatever — in the mouth, but what’s your game, here ? i mean, fun aside, you don’t actually have to eat, right ?❜ at least… not raw fish, but what he did use for sustenance ——buffy was a-okay with not being privy to that particular piece of information before dinner.
❛ no one has to eat, but sometimes it’s needed. ❜ or, in his case, sometimes he just wanted to believe he was still human. that way, he could blend in better – not to mention some food was actually decent. if not extremely hard to find these day. ❛ so, in short, from a biological stand point? no. from the stand point that i might want to have fries or a very expensive dinner at a five star restaurant at times? so, yes. i can eat. ❜
❛ well there is a new sushi place downtown—— ❜ she tries not to make it so obvious how hopeful she is that this idea will get the okay. because he says nothing’s off limits, but most of the people buffy knows are either grossed out by the idea of eating raw fish, or the idea of paying so much for it. ❛ but i mean, if you’re not into that, i’m totally fine with burgers and fries. ❜
❛ sushi it is then. ❜ he may not have needed to each much, but he could attempt to impress. if that meant going along with things? why not. ❛ could be fun. ❜ at least in his mind, plus it would force him to be cvil. well, more so decent while he was possibly around more than just a limited handful of humans. ❛ we can have burgers next time. ❜
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