A frown showed on Malaika's lips as Roland said the word hunters, she really had thought that when they had gotten away from the East they wouldn't be such a problem any more. She glanced towards Alex when Roland gestured towards him, before looking back towards Roland with a sigh shaking her head slightly. "Really was it to much to ask that we lost Axel?* She grumbled a little bit before nodding, it didn't help her feel much better that Mitchell was still out in the middle of that. However, if he and Lia were together than they had to be safe. They were great fighters together. Mal looked at the others, actually looking them over as Roland went over to the blonde and started talking to her. So those people were all different breeds? She didn't even know that other breeds could even stand to be together, from her knowledge they tended to stay away from each other. Was the hunter issue getting this bad? That races now needed to band together? Or was it just something that happened? Malaika couldn't help the slight pacing she was doing as she pincer the bridge of her nose thinking, despite her sarcasm. She truely was worried about the others. Though she looked up as Roland spoke to her again from outside, walking a little closer to the door and sighing as she saw the group moving. Just barely able to see Mitch, and she moved as one of the guys ran in to the boy on the couch. Looking out the door searching for someone before frowning again and turning to see Roland walking towards the kitchen. "Wait Roland." She said walking towards him leaving the door open. "You were in town right. Did you see Evelyn? She hasn't come back yet or even checked in." She asked before frowning and nodding at his reply. Malaika looked down towards the door looking over everyone as they entered both from their group and the new one. A small smile coming to her face as Lia thanked her for watching Edgar. "Oh you're welcome, he wasn't to much trouble I guess." She said giving a subtle wink to Edgar. "I figure it was harder to have to watch Mitch anyway." She said with a small smirk watching her brother roll his eyes at her, though he was smiling as he muttered about it only being two seconds. --- Jordyn couldn't deny that the power Aless said her mother had was a little frightening. After all a large part of nature was death, and rebirth, and to take a dead being and bring it back to live was not natural. However, who was she to say that something wasn't natural? Or to draw the lines of what unnatural thing was over powerful or bad. Alex wasn't natural, yet he was a wonderful person. Even if he was being a dick right now. Her eyes softened a little at Aless but she didn't have time to say anything before Aless headed off towards the gates. Then they were following the other man back to their home. Once they were inside the large cottage she sat away from where Alex was sitting closer to Cole and Sal, now upset not only at him but herself. That wasn't how she wanted to say that. She didn't want the first time she said she loved him to be in a fight. She of course thanked the lady that brought them some tea, her eyes stayed on Sal, worried about him. She didn't know much about seers, but she was pretty sure that when this happened at her and her sisters house, it was over by now. It really was a shame that she wasn't here, she knew much more about seers than Jordyn did. When she saw Drake run in the door and go to Sal's side she let out a relaxed sigh. She knew that if Drake had left that awful place than her sister had to have made it out. Drake wouldn't have left without making sure that Tiffany was safe, knowing that Cole was keeping Sal safe. Also Billie had to be safe because Tiffany wouldn't have left without her. She didn't listen to her boyfriend, she went ahead and fought even if he told her to go somewhere safe. She didn't have to deal with this bullshit, part of her wished she just did that with Alex. Maybe that was what she needed to start doing, proof she could handle herself. As if he knew what she was thinking, she heard Alex let out a loud long sigh and glaced over at him, before frowning a little and sipping her tea. Nope, she was still pissed at him. Feeling someone sit down beside her Jo looked up to see Tiffany sitting beside her, giving her a strange look. There words going from English to Faelish. Tiffany asking wonder she was aright, and Jordyn frowned a little her eyes glacing at Alex for a moment before looking at her sister once more. Before using her hand to make a so-so motion. Tiffany's eyes glanced over at Alex, a slightly confused look on her face before looking back to her sister, as her words came out fast and quiet. Her voice spiking in anger for a moment as she started taking about the grave yard and Tiffany shook her head a little sighing. Though she could understand the reason Jo was upset, an believed she needed to start standing up for herself...she did sort of see Alex's point. She knew her sister was strong, but honestly Jo didn't need to put herself in harms way to prove herself. --- Zach nodded a little bit at Dahlia's words, the amount of hunters worried him as well, he hadn't seen this many hunters in one place at once other than the area he had grown up in. "I'm glad that they stayed in to, if Hoyt was here things could have gotten much worse. Its better he's safe." He responded, which was true, if Hoyt had been there he would have torn the mall apart looking for Dahlia if he wasn't with her when things went to hell. Still he shook his head at the zombie thing, haven't not seen them himself "Though if Joe was here he could have helped." Rose said beside Zach as she looked down at her nails trying to hide the fact she was worried about him. It seemed unlikely that all of the hunters were following the witches that Dahlia had said Billie had helped. Zach looked at her and frowned slightly. "True, but with Hoyt we don't have to worry about either of them being alone." He whispered at her and Rose gave a a small nod. Zach knew that she was only partly listening to him though. He looked back towards the gate as Dahlia spoke again and when she said something about Billie getting shot again, he sniffed the air a little out of habit. There wasn't the smell of any freash blood mixed in with her old blood and the hunters he guessed. "At least she isn't bleeding still though." He said trying to make Dahlia feel a little better. He couldn't help but smile seeing Drake run past them to get to Tiffany, and Billie walk up to Logan and simply hug him. Remembering the relieved look on Logans face as Drake had told him everyone was alright. Zach looked at Dahlia as she took his hand and motioned to Rose as they walked towards the gate. --- Kathleen smiled a little bit when he said he was worried about her too, but then again, was always was. To the point of being annoying at times, but it was part of him that she had grown to like. Or at least when he wasn't over reacting. She nodded her head when he made a comment about this other group being strong, it was true. She looked at the group that was still with them, there were some that she could tell were strong just from the look of them or the way they carried themselves. As Atticus asked why Drake had asked if she was alright Kathleen couldn't help the sigh which escaped her lips. Not because she was annoyed by his question or even the worried tone, but because she was trying not to think about it. "When that Sal boy jerked the last time as I asked Clary, his skin touched my fingers." She answered with another sigh and a cold chill ran down her spin. "I disliked what I did see, and furthermore he...somehow...pushed me not. I've never had that happen." She continued, her ton going from worried to almost confused. Kathleen looked at her sister as she sat down behind them saying that she was worried. Truely she was a little worried, yet at the same the thought that something bad could be happening, to Lia? It seemed much to far fetched to be possible. Their mother was strong, and Mitchell was strong as well, he would never let anything happen. "I'm sure that they'll be alright." She said softly, yet as much as she wanted to be her normally supporting self, her tone came out oddly, almost detached. Aless even seemed to notice it as she looked towards her, but before she had a chance to say anything, Atty was telling Aless she wasn't feeling good, to which Kathleen nodded. When Lia and Mitch finally arrived at the cemetery she was happy that they were alright and she smiled despite her mood as Lia hugged her even tighter than usual, nodding her head. "Yes please." She whispered back before letting her go still actually smiling a little bit, as she hugged Mitchell as well, sometimes it just helped a little bit to know that they understood that her tone wasn't because she hadn't been worried about them. She climbed back on Atticus's back when he told her to get back on before burying her face between his neck and her arm once more, her eyes closed, only opening them once she heard running pass them. Once they were inside the cabin she felt Atticus stop and shift to put her down, and she opened her eyes slipping off his back and sitting in her favorite chair, watching Atticus as he walked away. Kathleen's eyes wondered the room a little bit as the rest of them come in the door, before looking at the blonde boy on the couch. "Is he normally out this long? Or should we be worried about him?" She finally asked Drake after a moment of watching him stir. Alex's girlfriend's raised tone in a different language that took her attention away from him for moment before Atty brought her a cup of coffee, and she gave a small smile as she took the cup nodding a bit to him. She took a sip of her hot coffee as the blonde boy shot up yelling in a different language, her eyes shooting up from her cup at the boy in surprise. Really, how many different languages did those people speak? She didn't know how in the world those people could keep up with eachother. Kat's eyes watched Sal carefully as he laid his head down, he didn't seem to bad, yet she wasn't sure about him. Not that she had much reason to be other than she didn't know him, and the last and only clairvoyant she had seen other than him, wasn't the kindest to her mother. She honestly couldn't deny that it was slightly cute that he had gotten so happy about Aless's aura though. A small smile on her lips as she watched them shake hands, it was slightly amusing how her older sister could make friends with everyone she met. Her eyes moved away from the blonde boy for only a moment, before she heard Aless say her name, only barely catching the confused look he was giving her. Kat nodded a little bit as Cole said her name, only to smile at Sal giving a small nod. "Of course. I'm just glad that it helped, the mixture should help with any headaches as well." She said before looking at him hesitantly for a moment, trying to decide if it was safe to touch him yet or not, bitting her bottom lip a little she stood and took Sal's hand. "A pleasure, Sal. And please call me Kat." She said looking up at Cole a little as she added the last part. "When you are able to talk, I would love to have a conservation. I've never had someone throw me out of their mind before." Kat said as she satg back in her chair feeling better. "Are you a mind reader?" The black haired girl whom sat with Alex's girlfriend asked and Kat shook head quickly. "No, no. I would never want that kind of power either." Kat said taking a sip of her coffee, the girl giving her a weird look as she did. Kat glanced towards Atty for a moment, reading his body language before sitting her sitting her cup on the arm of her chair. "I'm an Illusionist." "Like the Trickers that like to pull a quarter from your ear?" The redhead piped up before looking at Cole as Kat just blinked at her not speaking. "That's what they call those right?" Kat couldn't help the wide smile at spread on her lips as a actual giggle came from her. "I suppose, that would oddly be the human, not magical form of it. Yes. I prefer to call myself an Illusionist. My magic can play with the eyes, but crosses over to reliving both mine and others memories." She gestured over towards Sal. "Or sometimes seeing others dreams and versions. That is why I tried out to touch him, and am not feeling myself now." --- As they walked towards the grave yard, Mitch looked down at Lia's reply with a grin before a clear look of thought crossed over his face. That really was a good question. "Hmm no I guess not, I'll have to call you Anderson huh." A small almost proud smile spreading on his lips at that thought, he hadn't really thought of the fact she would be taking his last name until that moment. It oddly made him feel almost as overjoy as when she had said yes. Mitch chuckled after a moment though looking back down at her. "That's going to be a little weird, I'm not used to addressing people by my surname." As he passed by Tiffany and the blonde guy he assumed was her boyfriend the way he was reacting when he said her. Mitch glaced at him for a moment at the thanks before giving a small smile and nodding. "Of course." His eyes glancing at Tiffany for only a second before catching up with Lia again. Mitch smiled giving Aless his normal awkward hug, before nodding as she said she was alright actually relaxing a little at her answer glad that everyone was alright. He looked over towards Billie as Aless motioned over towards her, making a mental note to thank her later for helping Aless get away, even if they weren't married yet he still saw Aless as his step daughter already. He looked at Atticus and shook his head chuckle of his own. "Man, I don't even know I wasn't keeping count. At least in the hundreds, it was almost as bad as being in the east. The east shoved in a big ass building." He answered before hugging Kat back. As they headed back to the cottage he looked down at Lia as she answered his question and nodded but he was still frowning a little. "I know that you're right, its better to have numbers now, but you know large numbers pull attention of hunters." He said looking at her, as useful as numbers were for safety, they were unsafe as well. Mitch looked at Clary as she answered and shook his head as well, muttering some dumb joke about always being dizzy under his breath. Five more? Counting the four Kat said went to the cottage that was...seventeen with more gone. He wouldn't be surprised if his eyes widened at the answer. "Do you own a whole neighborhood in the city?!" He blurted out to her, before taking a second to collect himself a little more. How the hell did they get from one place to another all together? When Clary disappeared again he kind of absentmindedly nodded at her words still in his own thoughts. Feeling Lia lean her head against him brought Mitch from his thoughts and he smiled a bit wrapping his arm down her back as they walked towards their cottage. Though he sighed a little bit as he looked down at her. "Alright, I'll likely be up reading for a little bit anyway. He said his tone a little disappointed, but he would deal with it. You're sure you got this right? I can help. If we need to put it off a little longer we can." He said trying to help a little. She had been staying up later lately and he knew why, he wished she wasn't so stubborn and just asked for him to help with the wedding. It wasn't like she was as good at hiding it as she thought she was. How did she think she got from the table to their bed last time she fell asleep at the table? They had pushed the date back once or twice now, with people getting sick or the new hunters issues, Lia would always being a mother and leader first and his fiancé/wife second, he knew it was going to be like that from the start. If he had to wait a few more days or weeks it won't change how he felt. At least he knew that Kat and Aless was helping her now, having heard them talking in the kitchen late at night. Once they were back at the cottage Mitch couldn't help but roll his eyes at Mal talking about him like a baby brother. "Only two seconds, I'm the same age." He muttered frowning a little bit as Mal smiled at him. Though as he went to follow Lia into the kitchen Mal grabbed him and gave him a hug. "I was worried about you." She whispered softly and Mitch smiled giving her a hug back. "I'm fine Mal, I got a tiny stab wound and that's it." Mal's eyes widened a little bit. "You got stabbed?" She said a little loudly and Mitch sighed at her. "I'm fine, I'm healed up already. I thought that's why you were worried." He said and she frowned at him. "No, you ass. I was worried cause you were fighting hunters and Roland said he hadn't seen you." She said hitting his shoulder. Mitch frowned a bit. "I'm fine Mal, a little hunters aren't that big of a deal." He said looking down at her, before sighing as she hugged him again. "You're being girlish." He whispered knowing it would make her let him go, and he really just wanted a cup of coffee. Mal slapped his shoulder as she let him go and muttered calling him a ass. Mitch sighed a little bit as he headed into the kitchen finally and he smiled a little seeing that she made his cup for him and he took it from her. "Just so you're forewarned, Roland told Mal that we were still in the mall with the hunters when they left. You're likely going to get a hug when the coast is clear." He said after Roland left before kissing her cheek and going into the living room sitting in his chair. It was hard to imagine how this group could keep in line as big as it was, and he was glad they this new place was bigger because this many people wouldn't have fit in the coven cottage. Mitch looked at the guy with brown hair and glasses before he shook his head a little bit. "How do you even meet this many people without being in a coven or clan?" --- Logan's frown deepened a little as she answered his question the look of worry showing even more clearly. Though at least it wasn't all hers, he'd rather none of it be hers however. He looked at the bullet she pulled out of her pocket before taking it and looking at it a little closer while she talked about it. "Probably multiple, Zach talked about hunters using sliver and wood bullets in the end of the last war and causing the races to team up. You should show this to him." He said his voice going a bit quieter, the idea of so many hunters were worrisome, but the idea of them hunting multiple races was even worse. Not to mention that he wanted to do back and drain whoever had the nerve to shoot Billie dry. A hints of a smile showed on Logan's face feeling the kiss on his cheek as he looked up from the bullet. Billie started to ramble a little bit, her angel half coming out a little and Logan couldn't help but sigh. He lifted his hand up and placed it on her cheek, his thumb rubbing the still barely blackened eye softly. "Its fine babe, I just wish I would have been more help. Just next time try to get a little less shot, alright?" He said smiling ever so slightly despise the still worried look, before kissing her forehead. As they were being lead away he felt Billie take his hand and he squeezed it a little before holding it as they walked, his eyes looking at the woods as they walked. For the most part he was enjoying the nature but he was also setting markers for himself just in case. A bunch of brush by this tree, a spot without a tree missing up the pattern, and that faerie ring a bit farther off the path. Ways to keep himself from getting lost. He looked at Clary as she said she wasn't going to go get Garret and Randa, not even giving them a chance to reply before she disappeared. "At least she gave warning. You wouldn't believe how often I find myself talking to myself." Logan said with a slight laugh. Before looking at Aless when she was talking to Billie, and he watched as she caught up with the others. "You know, that witch is weird. She acts and feels light and smells dark." He said a bit off handedly to Billie still watched the girl. "And the other two, kind of smell like nothing." He added with a slightly confused look on his face. The explosions must have missed with his nose somehow, because he had never met anyone whose blood smelt like nothing yet had a heartbeat. He was kind of surprised to see how big their cottage was, it made his cabin look like a tent, and once inside he looked around a little bit before hearing Alex speak and he did his best to stay out of their little spat frowning. They didn't know these people, and he wasn't sure just how much he trusted them yet, so this didn't seem like the place or time to have a spat. As Billie walked away with Aless he shook his head a little bit before sighing at Alex's question. "No, but neither is she. If roles were reversed you'd the one with gunshot wounds and looking like hell." He answered before looking at Jo on the couch talking angrily to Tiff. "She's not wrong about Jo either." He added before Aless walked over to Alex and Logan leaned on the back of an empty chair, watching and listening to the conversion going on around the couch Sal was laying on. He found Lia's blonde daughter's power a little unsettling, the idea of her messing with his eyes was bothersome. He looked back to Billie as he felt her lean up against him, and nodded a little. "Me too, though it helps I know that Garret wouldn't let anything happen to her." He took his finger and tilted her chin up softly. "Don't worry babe, we made escape plans if a hunter ever got ahold of her." Logan said to reassure her a little bit. Before Mal made her way over and handed them both a cup of tea each, and nodding as he thanked her, yet he saw her look towards the door again, and wondered iwho she was waiting for. He watched her walk away with a confused look. "She doesn't smell like anything either, those witches are weird, are you sure we can test them?" He whispered in Billies ear. At first he thought that his nose was off from all the blood on Billie or the particulars from the explosion, but he could smell Billies scent perfectly now. Maybe she could see something in their auras that he couldn't smell. --- It was surprising how even looking at cathedrals, was more fun than sitting around the mall waiting for Billie. The short haired brunette male with light stubble and light blue eyes thought as he watched his beautiful girlfriend head up to take pictures. He wasn't going up there though, even if it didn't hurt him to be on holy ground, he still preferred to stay away from it plus, he had a pretty good view watching her from the bottom of the stairs anyway. He couldn't help the light chuckle at Randa's words, he had to agree however, because if Randa went shopping with Billie he was stuck holding her purse half the time. "I'm glad you're enjoying yourself, doll." Garret said smirking slightly before she came down and he returned her kiss, an eyebrow raising as she spoke again. "How many points we talking about here? On a scale of new toy in the shed to the sombrero?" He asked actually smiling a little bit as she took his hand and he started walking with her. More than happy to get away from the cathedral as fast as possible, looking ahead of them at where the sun had set. Garret looked at Randa about to make a comment about how if it hadn't taken as long for her to get ready they could have got more pictures without even thinking about it. However, hearing her sigh he stopped himself and looked down at his watch. "You know...if we get a early start, I think we could get you some good fog pictures." He offered before looking at her, he was enjoying their date he didn't want her to be sad before it was even over. He looked towards the hot dog cart as she asked if he was hungry. He had planned on taking her somewhere fancy, but if she wanted a hot dog he could do that as well. "Sure, doll. Your usual?" He asked fishing in his pocket for his wallet, before she whispered in his ear and Garret looked behind them before at the camera a frown on his face. Really? He hadn't had to deal with hunters since he scared that little red head bitch off. The sound from the explosions came before Garret had a chance to take care of the people Randa thought were following them, and he looked in the direction of the sound before Randa pulled him into the woods. He looked around a little before his eyes adjusted, there wasn't much point in hiding. After all if Randa thought they were following them, she was usually right, and if not, well what was a few less humans in a city full of them? Of course she was right as the group of guys followed them into the woods, he could have swore there had been less. Oh well. He couldn't help but roll his eyes at the first guy that talked, and whispered. "Why do they also start off with well, well, well?" He said more to himself then to anyone else before looking at Randa and shaking his head. "Because they can't find a hot girl without playing." He answered with a small smirk. Dammit, Randa was always so hot when she was pissed off and playing, he leaned against a tree with crossed arms, watching her not even really worried anymore. He almost enjoyed watching her play more than he enjoyed playing himself, though the clear sight of the holy water made him sigh a little to himself. Well that was going to be annoying. The fact one of them threw holy water at her made Garret's eyes go black and he moving away from the tree just before Randa got back to him, and he laughed nodding. "Deal, doll." He answered his voice amused, oh he was going to enjoy this. Garret looked towards his thee before smiling a bit and taking a knife out, missing the hunter and throwing the tree into a tree truck. The hunter he missed laughing a little bit at Garret's miss as the first of the three ran towards him, his first instinct being to snap his neck. Dammit! That wasn't going to get the prize, the thought as the hunter fell face first to the ground. The second hunter seeing this started to move back, he was much younger than the third and was clearly very scared. He shouldn't have followed them though, it was his fault he was in this problem and Garret couldn't let him go. Garret's body shifted a bit, before smoke covered his while body, and the smoke went around the second hunter, Garret appearing behind him. Grabbing the knife from the tree trunk, he grabbed the boy by the hair of his head, the knife going to the hunters throat. With a glance at the third he could see the fear in his eyes. Family members? His hand moved the knife across the guys throat, part of him felt bad for this one and he wanted to make it a quick death. However, his eyes didn't leave the third as he let the body fall backwards on the ground. The fucked part of him enjoying that heartbroken 'this is my fault' look. Garret allowed his eyes to look towards Randa playing with her hunters as he wiped the blood off the blade on his pants. Damn! She had some pretty kills. As he went back to look at the second hunter but was thrown off a little by Clary showing up. A sudden sharp pain erupted in his rib before the burning pain that he was holy water added to the pain. Garret sucked in a sharp breath, before the hunters knife was stabbed into his rib again in a different spot. "Are you mother fucking kidding me!" He said the hunter starting to laugh, until he saw the veins in Garret arm start to turn a dark gray almost black color. Garret's hand came down pulling the knife out of his ribs and broking the hunters wrist as he did so. He could fall his skin start to release smoke and stretch as he put his hand over the hunters mouth and nose. "Randa, turn her away." His voice turning deeper talking about Clary as the hunter started the try to pull Garret's hand from his face, only to be forced to his knees. Slowly the fighting came to a stop, and Garret let go of the mans face, smoke pouring from his mouth and nose into the air and disappearing before he fell to his side. Garret's body shifted a few times until it was back to normal, and he stepped back groaning as his hand went to his bleeding and burning ribs. The cuts were deep and he felt himself bleeding rather badly. "Is everyone okay?" He asked. --- A soft groan left Charlotte's lips as she started to come to, her head felt like it was vibrating and she felt like she was floating though she clearly laying face down on the hard cement of the parklot. Dear god, she hadn't had this bad of a head ache in her entire life, it was like a migraine on steroids. She moved her limbs a little bit, and it felt weird, like swimming through water on the would ground. "We got one alive over here!" Someone yelled making Charlotte want to cry at the sher volume. "I think you know this one." Another voice said clearly coming closer to her, still much to long to make her close her eyes tighter, as she reached for her gun. The feel of someone touching her shoulder made Charlotte turn over quickly, kicking the guy touching her between the legs before pointing her gun at the other one. "Chirst Charlotte don't shoot! You know us, we talked about you joining us." The second guy said loudly holding his hands in the air. Charlotte covered her ears at the sound before looking the two guys closely. The one yelling was a young short blonde boy, just barely in his twenties. A werewolf hunter from what he had told her, Emmet. His family was semi-well known for their bullets with wolfsbane inside them, a very good way of paralysing wolves, her brother loved using those. The second that she had kicked had black hair and both much taller and older than Emmet, he hunted Skin Walkers which she thought was sort of useless than she meet that demon hybrid a few weeks ago. This hunter was in his late twenties and was the one that brought her to his groups attention. What was his name again? She laid her head back down on the ground letting out a loud groan, hand going to her head once more. "Sorry Kenny, I didn't know it was you guys." She said quietly. "Its....fine." Kenny answered back in a gruff voice still holding where she kicked him. "Good to see you're still alive, we.." Emmet started eagerly before stopping as she hushed him, his voice lowering. "...keep looking for other still alive." "What happed?" Emmet looked towards Kenny for a moment. "We're not sure the others are saying something about the Death Witch. All we know is she wiped out most of the group, and some hunters out with us." "She wasn't alone then, cause there were at lest ten others and my two targets." Charlotte said as she slowly started to get up, the two guys looking at eachother. As Charlotte stood shje felt extremely light headed and started to fall over, luckily Emmet caught her. "I'm fine just really light headed. Let's just go and search for others." She said before pulling away from him and starting into the mall. Her hand over over her mouth as she saw the bodies, some of them looked ripped and chewed. God, what had happed while he was out? Was that skin in Sarah's mouth? She looked down at a hunter she had known for years and shook her head a shudder running down her spine. "Where is your leader?" Emmet was headed into a store as he answered. "The front of the mall, he's looking through the people in the food court." "Looks like this whole place was a food court." Both Charlotte looked behind them at Kenny. "Really? Does this seem like the time to make those jokes?" She said and rolled her eyes as he chuckled shrugging, shaking her head a little bijt she followed Emmet into the store.