Sitting down grunting Danté was rather irritated, his flight delayed a few times and this one was not even first class, it couldn't be helped, atleast he was on it.
He strapped in before any air hostess could tell him otherwise and took out his canteen of rum and coke, a trait he learned from founding friends in South Africa, mix it with cola, it tastes that much better.He sighed looking out, the plane still boarded at a turtle's pace and it was frustrating, his mind at ease this country is now purged, clean, sweeped, not that it mattered, these people are so focused on crime, corruption and government affairs, it seemed no one would ever notice a vampire sneaking around, its the perfect retirement village for one without a doubt.He took out his ringing phone "Kane?""You sorted the target?""Yes, ashes to ashes""Good, your next target has just been identified"Danté's stomach turned, sometimes months would go by before another target appears now they fall like flies!"Yes?""A girl attending a university in New York, we'll send you the info on your mobile"Danté smiled, so this is what fate looks like? "Understood"The phone received the messages just before the 'Fasten seatbelt' attention sounded, by this time usually 'Airplane mode' is also ordered in, he didn't care, signal off, but the pictures on.The girl had black hair, a native American, her eyes multiple colored, and she's cute... Description... Age: 20Name: Known as Rebecca only.Last location: New York, outskirts.Reason for call: Possible hybrid.Danté's eyes shot wide and he slapped his mouth before he could say anything too hard. He looked at the fat bastard left of him who grunted sitting down, then out the window, this plane should move now! It should move!He looked at her, that frown made her look fierce, Rebecca hey? Nice name, nice girl, nice target, how he waited for this!But then something occurred to him, why would they give the scumsweeper the honor of hunting a hybrid? Usually this is the task of the so called 'More qualified' hunters?Danté suddenly felt uneasy but the plane finally moved, here he goes, now scenarios ran through his head, should he take Skyler first? There was no time limit given on Rebecca, and they said 'Possible hybrid' not 'Confirmed hybrid'Danté chuckled and leaned back 'Of course' find out if it is~ not hunt it... Fuck them!He couldn't wait to see what made this girl 'tic' would his holy silver have a double effect on her!? Since she has the blood of both! Is she tolerant to garlic!? What would she choose first!? Flesh? Or blood!? How fast is she!? How strong is she!? Can she fight? She's but a college student, sure she's young but Dante being 24 won't consider himself an age old expert as well! Equal grounds, this was going to be the hunt of his life!His eyes got stuck on hers, blue, green, blue green, it made him hesitate for a second, did he just lose his breath for her!? Nonsense! That will never happen, above all the hunt is what he wanted, no woman can seduce him into submission, especially her, considered an abomination even to vampires and werewolves.The afterburners of the plane shook him away from her gaze and he saw the guy next to him lean over to see her face, he twitched the phone away."She your girl?""Its a picture on a social media site ass wipe! Mind your own business!"The big man chuckled shaking his head.Dante looked down again, she's a university student... What in earth does a hybrid study for anyway? To become a dentist? What about a doctor? Mechanic? Danté suddenly had a very human outlook on her, she wanted to become something... Make something with her life... He wanted atleast to know her answers before he squeezed the trigger."You're in love with her aren't you?" His neighboring passenger said."No! Fuck off already!" He said taking his canteen out and drinking the liquid.Hunting was all he ever did, it went well in the beginning, starting off as a trainee, then ranking up to scavenger... His job merely to collect ash and dead werewolves.Then rank next he became a sweeper, the one who goes for lowlifes and small fry, but that's it, the era of vampires and werewolves abruptly ended with the death of the Elders, thanks to Raymondias and his precious omega...He sagged his head, one vampire and one wolf he actually wanted to thank, vampires killed his parents and he saw it, the Silver cross came to him and offered the hunter position, he had an unspeakable hate for them so he took it.But when Ray and Tala killed off the big gun, somehow he felt peace through that, his family avenged, but he never got to thank them.Now he continues what he does, in a tribute to those who sacrificed their lives against the elders, he will sweep, and keep sweeping, until all the scum is in the chum bucket and fed to the sharks!Fifteen hours later he touched down in the big apple, feeling he couldn't wait to take a bite out if this! Checking his phone a new message was on, his HQ, hopefully they didn't cancel his date with Rebecca."Sir""You in NY?""Just arrived""Ok, so I hope the message was clear? A possibility, and its your job to confirm it"Danté knew it, but secretly smirked "Understood""As for your cover""Cover?""Yes, what? You wanted to go up to the girl and outward ask her? Are you stupid?""I was going to find a way!""This is no trifle matter, hybrids are dangerous, we need confirmation within the next week"'Dammit! A time limit!'"Ok, I'm listening""How well did you study biology back in training?""I did it to sharpen my knowledge over the anatomy of wolves since I might have hunted them""I hope you know more than that, we made arrangements for a biology lecturer to... Disappear for a while, a week to be precise, and fixed it so you will be the stand in""What!? Give class to a bunch of students!?""Yes! You're perfect for the job, it shows here you scored full marks on you biology""That's not enough to qualify me for giving it as a subject at a fucking university!""Adapt, overcome, that's how we work, and this is your mission, she's in that very same class you will lecture, close enough for you to poke around"Danté swallowed, from sweeper to teacher... How the hell did that happen!?"Good luck, you start Monday"The phone went silent and Danté hung his arm, dumbfound, how should he approach this?The info message came through about details of the university "South Harlem!?" He went cold, not only any university, a damn prestigious one as well! He worried his lack of knowledge might break his cover in this one, he had to find ways to educate his brain alittle more, at any cost.Monday came with no sight of Benson, Rebecca knew he wouldn't have the balls to show, it's never happened before, why should it now? Maybe it was the RV? Everyone probably thinks she's the poor girl due to it, but there are other reasons why they live in a house with wheels.She entered the campus gates and saw Tiffany walk one side, quickly catching up to her she poked her side making her give a shriek, but the blue blush on her left cheek made Rebecca almost see that right hook hit her."That! Fucking bastard!""Please Rebecca, leave it!""No! Look at your face!""You warned me Becky, I deserved this""That's bullshit! I'm sorting this fucker out right now!" She said placing her strides wider but Tiffany could still keep up walking normally, she knew she shouldn't have drank so much that night! She knew it! But no! Its always drown yourself Rebecca just fucking let it go! Now look what happened to Tiffany! Exactly what she predicted would happen
Rebecca and Tiffany sat silently watching him, baffled, Danté first paged through the handbook giving Rebecca a chance to lean on Tiffany."Did you see how he just dominated him?" Rebecca whispered."It was impressive, how did he even know it was Daniel?" Tiffany whispered back."I told him"Tiffany wasn't happy with that."Relax, you heard what he said? Daniel got the fright of his life!""Yes, but that never really stops him right?" Tiffany said hanging her head."I, I know" Rebecca said thinking if that bastard tries something she'll beat the shit out of him, but the way Danté handled that, the brutal cussing, how he even threatened Daniel's sister... Rebecca bit her lip making Tiffany elbow her."Are you thinking what I think you're thinking?" She asked, her smile finally back."What?" Rebecca asked."You, like the new lecturer! You always bite your underlip like that when you find a guy attractive!""N–
After buying himself a good amount of alcohol Danté first needed to wash the blood of Daniel in his mind away with a bar session.Close by his holdup he knew this was the one place snitchy info would flow around freely, he might catch something interesting, the trick was to be patient.Not your typical tavern bar setup as back in South Africa this establishment was rather posh, neatly kept and clean, he liked it "Rum and cola please" he said at the counter."Coming up"He took out his phone and checked messages 'I have your gear... Location?'Danté typed in the location of the bar, now he had an official reason to be here, how nice?The barman gave him his drink and he nodded taking a sip, then gave the bar a quick one over, but in through the doors came Rebecca and her friend, he turned his back and froze, using his ears to listen where they headed, to his left, so he turned right keeping his back on them.Danté didn't believe in fate, the thing of both h
There was a moment of silence, Danté once saw her personally before, they made eye contact, but that was more than ten years ago, higher class hunters never bother with sweepers really so she just left at the time, but he, he'll never forget the face of Villa Du Bois Muriel, she was an inspiration to him, he'd dare say he might even have had a crush on her when he reached maturity.Then the fact that his target Rebecca was right there!? This was way too close for comfort."Mister Danté?" Rebecca asked.Seeing no real reaction accept a frown from Villa he put on his poker face again. "You...? Please excuse me I didn't really get any names yet?""Rebecca" she said and backed a step."Ah. Well, small world then? I chose this because I always dreamed of having a house on wheels, and now technically I'm living the dream" he said chuckling "Is this your mother?"Villa came round her, but her face still uncertain "Villa Du Bois" she said ex
Danté started getting used to the lectures, just followed the handbook and taught it to the class in a smooth and understandable way, no words too big, and if there where big words he'd explain them first before he continued.The second class at the end of the day packed their bags and started leaving, Danté sat patiently waiting for them to leave, his mind still dwindled on Villa, and his current situation with Rebecca, Tiffany never came to get his number, so that idea was also bust.He had three days left, somehow he needed to confirm this, the question was how? Its not like she'll shift where he could find her? He checked a moon schedule on his laptop, first moon only Sunday, it won't work, he needed results before that.Then there was one last option, blood, if he could somehow get her to see a fresh wound, that would spark something in her regardless of it being day or night, unless she had a tight lid seal over her restraint."Sir?" He heard her and shook."Reb
He checked his watch, saw the sun, there where three hours left before dark and Danté had ample time.After he zero'd his odometer he drew his car out and drove off, suddenly his organization had him thinking deeper, they didn't care, they saw nothing more than a monster, but Danté saw the daughter of a magnificent woman, an ex-partner so to speak, a legend.He understood his job well, and knew no emotions had to be brought along, so for the sake of his own mercy, he, will kill Rebecca... Knowing the Silver Cross might never show mercy to her, to them she's merely an abomination, a thing, a creature of darkness to be put to an end.Also knowing sometimes the Cross takes in subjects to test on, to see how they tic... Danté felt ashamed of his own words, therefore he will spare her the humiliation and offer her a quick an painless end.A bridge spanned open in front of him about five miles into his journey and he pulled over, the river was wide
Rebecca still sat with that vision in her head, the spray of blood, how it dazzled her like sparkles to a child. She held her mouth forcing herself to at least try and forget, she didn't want to resort to the blood bags in the fridge, she hated cold blood, she wanted it warm!Her mouth open she stroked her elongated fangs, they where at least short at the sight of the blood, but now, thanks to her entire day of prolonged grit and bare they were fully extended...Rebecca wanted blood, she needed blood! Deep in her she felt glad she got Benson's number and phoned him."Heya beautiful?""Are you up for a cup of coffee? Maybe I'll have something extra for you in my room?" She asked quickly."Uh, well..."She heard the voice of someone else, another girl "Who's that!? Gimme!"Rebecca twitched at the familiar voice coming into the speaker "This is Benson's new girlfriend! Who's this!?""Pff" she replies into the receiver and killed the line "F
Danté sat up in the sinking car, his seatbelt still held him in, looking at his watch he set a timer and let it run, five minutes, he could almost hold his breath that long.Werewolves won't follow him into a river right? His training told him Vampires definitely won't, but Villa is a scary case, she's not the best for nothing, hopefully she'd abandon this hunt like the good mother she is and get Rebecca to safety.If he could sigh he would, the car came to a rest on its nose, then collapsed onto its wheels, he unbuckled and climbed out clutching his heavy kit bag, throwing it over his shoulders he started to mush through the slimy tire spilled and rubbished river floor.The part of the Hudson river he chose wasn't too wide, he knew he'd make it, the only thing he had to take into account was, if Villa was persistent enough she'd wait to see of someone popped up...It made him wonder... Why can't vampires swim? Or was it really that supposed 'spell' that k