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"God damn it!” She screamed in frustration. What a shitty day this had turned out to be. First she forgets her phone at home, second it was cold and windy and last, it was night. . . and her car won’t start. The one time she gets the night shift, and doesn’t get to lock up, she is stuck. She can get into her car, but she can’t get it to start. Why didn’t Hale fix that! He told her he had it done like a week ago. Kicking the car, she cursed on her breath as she held her foot. “Stupid piece of shit.” She cursed in pain as she jumped around a few times before sighing.

Wiggling her toes, she finally started to get the feeling back. Why her? Why did everything bad seem to take a liking to her. Leaning against her car, she stared up into the sky, clouds where all that could be seen in the darkness of the early night. Carla could only see because of the dimly lit boardwalk where her mother’s dying clothing store lay. Well there was no point on staying back in the tiny parking lot, where it’s creepy and scary at night. Hell, one of her co-workers got stab back here last week, so it would be better to be out on the board walk then in the back alleys where workers parked. 

Reaching in her back seat she pulled out her bag and slammed the car door shut. Once she find a phone she’d call a cab, but what place would be open at this time? There was no way she was going in a bar either. Maybe there was a pay phone nearby. . . now that she thought of it, the fairground just a few blocks away had phones outside. Well it looked like she was going for a nice long walk tonight. Sighing to herself, she ran her hand through her messy medium length hair before starting off.

Carla didn’t bother with, pulling her I-pod out. Sure it would make her feel somewhat better about walking alone. . . in the dark and it may keep her mind off things, but. . . the fact that she wouldn’t be able to hear if someone was coming up behind her freaked her out even more. The fact was, Carla was going all ninja mode and had a plan of not being spotted by anyone until the she got in the cab. Biting her lower lip, she peeked around the corner. All clear.

 She had been walking for about twenty minutes now and was almost at the fair. Her heart beating the inside of her rib cage with no signs of stopping. She took in shallow breaths as she listened to each of her steps. Each step made her flinch inwards because it sounded like an earthquake in the quiet wooden walk way. A group here and a person there would go by, but nothing stopped to bug her. So far so good. Only until Hale would find out that she was out this late at night alone.

One more block to go, and then home free. Walking slowly looking down at the ground, her arms wrapped around her body. It was sure cold with fall closing in, her whole body was shaking now, she rubbed her arms as if it would warm her up. Carla wasn’t a very warm person, but damn was she starting to get really cold. She had started to focus so hard on staying warm that she didn’t hear the foot steps behind her until they were almost two feet away. Her heart stops, she stopped too. She was frozen in place, her eyes wide in fear. Slowly she started to turn around to see who was coming her way.

Something flashed a light into her eyes before a fast movement came at her. Screaming her lungs out, her eyes closed tightly before she tried to hide behind her arms. Carla was very jumpy, and the dark just made it all the worst. “Are you okay?” Some asked a few other voices laughing. She was close to the fair by now, she should have noticed the group before now. She must have been really wrapped in her own mind.

“Yeah, sorry. A little jumpy.” She said quickly, her face heating up as she looked at the group, two boys, four girls. She would be okay. She wouldn’t panic more. Just breath.

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At the bar just at the edge of town, Hale hunched over the counter of the bar, a glass filled with rum in his hand. It dangled in the air, the ice hit the glass with soft clicks. His black leather jacket was still on, as he listened. He pushed passed the music, the sound of pool balls zipping along the green felt of the pool table. Everyone around him would think nothing was going on, but Hale knew all too well that they were here. Hidden easily within the group of people whom were just looking for a good time. A good time that would end badly. Death, slavery, rape and more. These creatures were evil and he wasn’t about to let them harm the innocent. 

Two men were laughing along with two very pretty looking girls. They were just illegal drinking age from the looks of things, drunk at the young hours of the night. Downing his glass he pushed it slightly towards the bartender and got up. Easily sidestepping those, who stumbled into his way. Despite his size, Hale was swift on his feet. A skill learned to keep up with those tinkle toe monsters. Faerie. Seems silly right? Thos cute little creatures which have been known as creatures of the seasons. It was some sick joke the innocence people seemed to think faerie were good, if only they really knew.

To the world around them faerie were just some myth, something of children’s imagination. Well they were real and they were evil bastards. Only those, who had the unlucky chance to deal with them know the truth. Claiming to see these things and scream of their evils would only end you up in the padded cell. His hand pushed along the sweaty door as it flung open letting the cool night hit his body. He followed after the small group had made their way out of the bar. Sometimes, humans acted like the faerie, making it hard to pick them out those who were just bad humans from the real monsters. However, this time, Hale knew these two. Wanders, those stupid enough to try something outside of the woods. He believed it gave them some sick rush.

He’d have them all dead if it wasn’t for that bitch. Just thinking about her made him want to knock some teeth out. He’d get that soon though, as he watched the faerie men lure the two girls towards the back of the bar. Hale made sure to keep his distance as he watched. The light was gone now, just a dim light at the back of the bar and a few at the front. Hale, with ease pulled around the side of the bar unnoticed as one of the girls started to sound unsure. “Molly, come on let’s get a cab.”

Molly laughed, her arms wrapped around one of the faerie’s necks. “Loosen up girlie, we’re just having fun.” She started off with her words dragging before she locked lips with the devil. 

“That’s right sunshine, I’m not going to hurt you.” The other monster said with soft words, an enchantment lingering in his words as his hands touched her, a slight heat coming off them helping make the nervous girl calm a little. 

“Hey twinkle toes.” Hale said from the shadow close by. The faerie tensed, for a moment before smirked over at Hale. One pulled the Molly girl in closer, her back pressed along his chest so she couldn’t see the blade he pulled out as it flickered a little in the dim light. He was ready to let her bleed out right there without letting her know there was real danger.

“Ah, if it isn’t the hunter. I thought I smelt something foul in the air.” He laughed almost in a rhythmical way.

His gun was out in a second, the first shot aiming just above their heads. Panic filled the girls as they screamed, only to be knocked out as a distraction for their getaway. The two faerie then turned small winged creatures of the myths and started to zip away. “Fucking shit.” He cursed as he racing after them leaving the girls to be found by someone who’d help them. It wasn’t far to the woods from the bar, which was why it was such a good hunting ground for those liked to make humans their personal toys. However, with the two shots of the gun someone was surely going to come around to investigate.

As he chased after them it was hard to see them, just barely seeing. They had a little distance on him, but he was catching up. They were fast and swift little creatures in small or big forms, but with his training, he was getting faster. He watched them dart around trying to lose Hale, but Hale was able to track them with ease even after they got past the woods entrance. One thought he could get an upper hand on Hale and got above him before becoming human size again, a blade in his hand as he dropped down, Hale side stepping, hearing the faint sound of his change and had the gun pointed at the faerie. Just as the faerie noticed Hale, he knew what Hale knew what he was up to. The gun went off, running right through his chest. Hale didn’t brother seeing if it was a kill shot or not, he didn’t want to lose the other one, so kept rushing forward trying to make sure he didn’t lose the other fucker.