The Plaza

Tapping away on her phone, Jane sat comfortably at a table on the outside porch of a cafe. She murmured quietly to herself, things she'd never say aloud or for others to hear. After clicking send after what seemed a thousand characters, she sighed and picked up the cup of tea. With a quiet sip, she watched many make their way through town. 'This is wonderful...' She thought in bliss, loving the crowd of people go through their own things. She always had a thing to watch people going off to their destinations, making such a wonder of where they'd be going, who they'd meet and what they'd do.

She let out a quiet chuckle, sipping her tea once more, strange people, strange world. Oh, how lucky they were to not be her... With this destructive power that seemed to burn whoever touched the light of her. Her thoughts were interrupted with the sudden string of a music box. Her phone, she sighed, sometimes she disliked distractions..

Cato slowly made his way through the plaza, trying to take it all in. He'd dropped his bags off at the HCU dorms about an hour ago and now he was wandering around like a tourist. They'd made him sign all sorts of forms which basically let them off the hook if he died a horrible death on campus. He sighed, what else should he have expected from the cursed city? And then they'd asked the question he'd been dreading, "has Haven's condition affected you in anyway?" "No". He probably shouldn't have done that, if anyone found out he would be kicked out of the university and dragged away by the H.O.D.A. Still, if he came clean he'd have to register with the H.O.D.A. and he didn't trust that organisation, too many horrible rumors were floating around. He sighed again, it didn't matter now there was no going back and for the moment he was getting away with it.

Cato yawned, if he was going to keep exploring he'd need some help. He ducked out of the crowds and into a nearby cafe. "Coffee" he mumbled to the cashier as he pulled out a handful of change.

Cato looked around the cafe drinking the coffee. A girl about his age was answering her phone and a middle aged man was falling asleep on one of the tables, much to the dismay of the waitress. A shady looking guy dressed in black had just walked in, he looked dangerous, not that Cato could talk, his own clothes were pretty dark and his shadow could probably suffocate half the cafe. Still, Cato resolved to keep an eye on him, just in case he tried any funny business.

"Coffee, black" Will said to the waitress as he sat next to the guy in black. "Are you the one who ordered this?" dropping a claw from the creature he killed. "Now lets talk about my pay. id say 200 for the job, another 100 for for the claw 50 for my coat and 20 for my coffee. lets just make it an even 500 shall we."Will puts his feet up and waits for his coffee.

Jane hit the send button, relaxing back in her seat. "Wonder how class will be later on.." She murmured, picking up her beverage and sipping more. She sighed and ran a hand through her hair, looking around when new customers had came in. She observed them, humming when she watched the man in black and the man who had dropped the claw. She raised an eyebrow, was that linked with some of the demons...? She could simply shrug and looked to another newcomer. This one look like a student, maybe she's seem around the university. There was rumors of a new student coming in as well. She ripped her eyes away from the citizens, taking another drink of her tea. She tilted the cup to see how much she had left, biting her lip when her favorite drink was close to finish. She'd probably order another to go..

Surprise turned to panic as Cato realized what he was talking to. It wasn't even his first day in the city and he was already being targeted by one of those psychos, this was bad. A bead of sweat trickled down Cato's forehead, he'd heard about demon hunters hunting down freaks like him. He forced himself to stay calm, as far as he knew there wasn't anyone who wanted him dead, even if this hunter had tracked him down there was a good chance he was just trying to intimidate him. Cato noticed he'd been silent for too long, he'd have to play along for now.

"I think" said Cato, his voice shaking, "that you've made a mistake." Cato's shadow started to slowly move and began to cover the hunter. Cato started to regain his confidence if it came to that he didn't plan on going down without a fight.

Kat had been in town for a day or so and she yet again was alone like every other time " Where is that cafe ? " She once again was lost in the Plaza, Kat tryed to get someone to help but no one would even stop to help her out " This is like all the other place I have been " she muttered to her self " someone help " when she said that someone bumbed into her and knocked her down, then someone steped on her hand " Shit!!!" she screamed the sound wave blow people over and broke some near by window. " sorry.. sorry she said over and over as she stood up and ran off " Crap crap " Kat ended up at the cafe

"Okay" Cato said, slowly studying the hunter as he took the card. Haven was a pretty chaotic place maybe it wasn't that unlikely that he'd run into one of them. He faked a smile "Name's Cato Evans, I just got here this morning", just play nice he told himself, "so you're a demon hunter, huh? I heard you guys were just a myth".
A sudden sharp incredibly loud sound broke the tension, a window cracked and a strange girl threw herself into the cafe. Cato glanced at the hunter, he seemed surprised, this wasn't a trap... well at least not his trap. A siren blared outside as people rushed around, just what the hell had happened? He momentarily ignored the hunter and turned to the new girl, "are you alright" he asked as he stood up and began to approach her, "what happened?" Cato couldn't deny the excitement he was feeling, something messed up and possibly supernatural just happened outside, this was his reason for coming!

After making his way out of his area of residence or "Hells Road" as many called it he set off towards the city plaza. He had managed to figure out the time and had worked out that he was fortunate enough to still have a few hours before his shift started. He'd use this time and the money which he had to go and buy himself a packet or two of cigarettes, a box of breath mints and possibly a coffee nd sandwich. Arron had almost everything planned out, from the route he would take to how much money he would hand the staff working at the counters.

By cutting through several shortcuts and hitching a ride on the back of a supply truck passing by he managed to reach the plaza in just under a few minutes. As he made his way through the crowds towards the small store where he bought cigarettes he heard many things in the background that all blended to create a constant mumbling sound in the background. The sound of a siren pierced through this collage of background noise and Arron immediately turned his head to investigate, he couldn't see a thing though, the crowds blocked his vision so the only things he could see were billboards and advertisements plastered across the walls of buildings. From this spot he could also see his destination, a sign with neon red letter which said "Open". This was just the place that Arron had been looking for and he swiftly made his way through the crowds towards this destination.

Cato sat down beside the strange girl. He couldn't believe it, she'd just admitted to causing the commotion outside. Was she corrupted? It seemed likely. "So what exactly did you just do?" he said in a hushed voice, "and don't you think you should be a little quieter when talking about stuff like that?" The hunter was still there they were both in danger. He tried to block her from his view.

sorry mistake please ignore

"She just told you what she did boy can't you hear?" Will says with a laugh as he pulls a chair up to sit with the two,"and he is right miss there are big bad hunters out there that would have a field day with someone like you. Luckily no one was killed so you wont have to worry about me, but there is a possibility that someone will be after you now. Here is my card first job is free next one cost double and feel free to call when your in trouble which by the commotion outside may be very soon." With a quick laugh, a bow, and an invisible hat tip William walks out the door. "I've got to keep an eye on that boy if i were any other hunter one wrong move and i would have been done."

Her ears seemed to hurt now. That strange sound was audible around here, yet it wasn't strong enough to break the glass or her ears. They rang for a moment, flinching quietly before noticing a frantic woman walk in. She watched as the previous customer came and helped her, smiling lightly. Haven City still had it's kind citizens... She watched as the dark man walked out of the cafe, reminding her of her own curfew. She was never legally bound to sleep at a certain time or anything, she just didn't want to be out too late. She still had studies and such.

She gathered her things, checking her signature bag to make sure everything was still in tact. She threw away her empty drink, walking up to the cashier and awaiting for service. She tapped the counter quietly, watching as she let the small green glow on her fingertips fade in and out repeatedly. When she heard footsteps, she ceased playing around, simply smiling at the man that came to help her. "Hello, I'd like to just order an iced strawberry tea and I'll be on my way." She slipped out the money from her purse, placing down a five dollar bill.

With a couple buzzes and clicks, the man returned her change and gave her her receipt. She stepped to the side, letting other customers go and waiting in the corner patiently. Checking her watch, Jane rocked on her heel a couple times, taking one last look to observe the other people.

Kat smiled some more " Its called Echokinesis.. well you could just call me A siren I Gess I dont mind.... " she looked into her cup as the waitress set it on the table " It would not be the worst thing I have been called " Her mood changed a bit " So.. whats .. your abiltiy... I mean if you have one that is " she asked putting on a fake smile for her new friend " also Do you know where I might find a job.... I really need I job, all most out of money "

Cato bit his lip, he'd really intended on hiding his abilities for as long possible, he wasn't registered with the H.O.D.A. and he planned on keeping it that way. Still, this was the first time meeting one of his own kind and he hadn't had the chance to show off before. He scanned the cafe, the hunter really had gone. Cato grinned as the shadow cast by his arm darkened and stretched out, the shadow moved and wrapped itself around a cup and dragged it across the table into he open hand.
"You were lucky this time" he said turning serious "that hunter was an anomaly, I just got here this morning and even I've heard enough stories about those bloodthirsty nutcases." He took a gulp a cold coffee, "I know I really shouldn't be giving advice about this sort of thing, but I've done my research. Powers like that are worse than taboo, hunters, the H.O.D.A. and even ordinary people will hold them against you". Cato sighed, "If you're looking for a job, I guess you could try campus security at HCU, I heard them talking about a few openings. It shouldn't be to hard to get hired, barley anyone applies anymore... after all those guys got eaten..."

Arron tried to be quick as possible when shopping, It wasn't something he enjoyed and there had occasions before where a petty thief had stolen his wallet, often leading to an angry outburst. He didn't like to think about these outbursts though, he would come to it when it was an immediate issue but for now all he was concerned about was getting a smoke. After rummaging through the small carrier bag containing some strong mints and cigarettes He managed to get a grip on one of the cigarette packets and swiftly but subtly ripped through the seal as he pulled it out the bag. To light the cigarette he would need some sparks, he moved the carrier bag up his wrist and took a moment to look around. No one was looking straight at him, He thought he might be able to get away with a little spark at least. He held his fingers to the end of a cigarette he had taken from the packet before putting it away and rubbed them again each other, using the friction to make a small spark and light the cigarette. Arron sighed, glad that all he had made was a small spark, trying to creating anything bigger purposefully with often end up causing an explosion of some sort. With this cigarette and his other purchases he wandered across the plaza towards the cafe he usually ate at.

The girl's eye's widened with fear, maybe he shouldn't have mentioned the getting eaten part, then again if she got the job she'd find out anyway. "Well, yeah it was probably demons" he started "this is Haven after all. I don't know much about it but there was an incident a few months back, I think a higher demon might have built its nest in one of the old dorms" he paused for a moment "it's gone by now, but there were fatalities..." It had been hard to find any information on that particular story, it was obviously bad publicity for HCU and they didn't want it to be spread around, but the students still knew and one had been kind enough to the leak to story onto the internet, where Cato found it.
Cato yawned, he'd almost reached his limit, he should have slept when he dropped off his bags at the dorms. He hoped his new roommate didn't look through any of them, his demon obsession was pretty obvious. "I'm gonna head home" he yawned again. He pulled a pen out of his pocket and scrawled some digits on a napkin, "here's my number, call it if you need any help." It wasn't much, he knew that, but she just seemed so helpless and this was the best he could do. "My name's Cato by the way, Cato Evans."

" Its very nice to you.. yes we both should get going" Kat sat up and payed for her drink, shoved the numbers that she had gotten in her pocket and walked back over to Cato " well thanks for all the help I hope that we meet again " she added before she lefted the cafe. Kat walked around the Plaza a bit more before she noticed that a man was following her " That demon hunter jinxed me " she muttered to her self as she turned a corner in to a ally way that seemed to be a dead end.

" Little girl... little girl " the man said over and over " I saw what you did "

Kats heart seemed to stop in that moment " I dont know what your talking about"

The man smiled " tell the truth little girl... I know what you are and I can get a high price on you "

Kat closed her eyes and fell to her knees, she had no idea what she was going to do. the Man grabed her and put hand cuffs on her when she had and Idea. Kat moved quickly out of his way. she begain to sing softly so the man was the only one to hear.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hReJBDbb7Y((this is the lullaby that Kat is singing ))

" What are you doing That man said " he ran after her but she did not stop singing.The man soon after fell to the ground fast asleep. Kat stoped once he was knocked out and ran out of the ally and into the crowd to hide.

Out of the corner of his eye Arron caught a glimpse of a blond blur dashing into an alley followed by a taller, older man. He stopped in his tracks and watched through the crowd, waiting curiously for one of them to emerge. For just a moment he looked away and towards the cafe he had been heading towards. Whilst looking in this direction he inhaled some smoke then took a deeper breath before pulling the cigarette from between his lips and blowing a ring of smoke into the air. He hid a smile as he popped the cigarette back in between his lips, turning back to the alley he was so curious about.

After a minute or so had passed and several strangers had bumped into Arron he saw a girl leave the alley. He half expected the man to follow after her but was surprised when he didn't. At this point Arron began to make his way over to the alley, his expressions showing he was somewhat concerned and this facial feature didn't change at all. Even when he was walking past the blonde girl on the way to the alley and took the chance to take a look at her face his expression was the same, brow furrowed slightly. He kept on towards the dark alley and , resisting the temptation to run after the girl and stop her, stepped into the passage where he made his way towards a mass about the same size of a man sprawled out on the floor.

Arron was really irritated by the sticky feeling which wrapped itself around his wrist. It was the result of his failed attempt at cleaning himself up after spilling the beer on himself and he hadn't felt much at all when he left the bathroom. It had only been when Arron had finished a pint of beer, payed for anything he'd drank or broken and had made it halfway to his destination that the feeling has arose. Fortunately Arron had such misfortunes cast upon him before and ,though rather annoying, such a trivial matter was not priority. There was something much more important than this he needed to do.

That something was a chore which Arron had assigned to himself upon his departure from his camp site out of the city a week or so ago. He had to buy more food, most of it had to be canned or frozen so it would last longer and what made this task so difficult was Arron's budget. As a part time nurse he was hardly paid much and with the amount he spent on smokes alone he was already pretty low on cash. This was why the first place Arron usually checked for supplies was the plaza, there were a few shops around there that sold the things he needed for cheap.

Upon arriving at the plaza Arron took a moment to look around. From the looks of things it seed as though It was slowly getting busier and if he didn't hurry then he would had to cope with the constant chatter, large crowds and possibly worse. Arron didn't particularly like the people in this area of the city, Most of them had their eyes glues to the screens of their phones whilst those whom didn't were gossiping or spreading rumours. Of course these descriptions didn't apply to everyone, just most of them and Arron could help but feel that it was unfair how they were so well treated and pretty much spoilt for doing nothing at all. If there was one thing Arron knew for sure it was during his childhood he wasn't spoilt like most of these kids were.

Arron had only bought one or two of the things he needed for his trip yet the cloth bag he held in his hand was already very heavy. It amazed him as to how much a few canned foods and cleaning supplie could weigh when bundled together like this. Because of the heavy bag Arrons arm was starting to ache, it felt as though his shoulder was about to pop out its socket and so to relieve himself of this pain he decided to set down the bag beside him. He was standing in one of the quieter corners of a super market, looking through their own cheap brand of electrical appliances that consisted mainly of flashlights, lamp, drills and other tools. Though as cheap as this equipment was Arron still couldn't buy it, he didn't see the point in buying things he would just break.

Arron closed his eyes and lets his muscles go slack for a moment, letting a heavy sigh part from between his lips as memories of occasions where he had broken equipment like this flashed through his mind. Such a waste of money... He should have known better back then. Fortunately by now he had learned from these mistakes and that's why he didn't buy these sort of things. After this brief recollection Arron remembered his task and began to go over a mental checklist of what he still needed to buy. He needed to focus on this and so kept his eyes closed, finding it easier when there was one less factor in the equation which resulted in a distraction from his tasks.

Arron had moved on since he stopped to look at some electrical appliances, he had worked his way through various stores. At each store he would try to buy at least one item he needed, ticking it off his list and adding it to the bag which he had to drag around. Eventually all the excerize from dragging around this shopping and the fairly humid tempature got to him. Arron was forced stopped for a five minute break, to recuperate and get himself a drink. It wasn't so much the heat that got to him but rather dehydration. So once Arron had downed a can of juice he was almost straight back on his feet.

The next thing on Arrons list after his break was buying some extra cigarettes for his trip. The store which Arron bought these cigarettes at was having a sale on cleaning supplies so he also bought a two wash cloths and various cleaning supplies. They had been on sale and he'd needed things for washing at home. He would probably keep one of the cloths on his person take it to his camp. He wiped his forehead with said cloth and stuffed it back into a bag as he made his way across the plaza towards a supermarket that knew sold large bottle of water. He was set food-wise for the journey, he had made sure of that when he found a shop that was having a sale on such items. His next steps after he had gotten some water were to head to the hospital and borrow some medical supplies. Just in case of injuries or infections he liked to have bandages, pain killers and antibiotics on hand.