Crossing Paths

[nofortunateone]

[This trip has been interesting. He's been riding with Cas either behind him or in front of him on the roaring bike. It has also been distracting having her lethal body pressed against him. It's hard to stay focused on driving.

He pulls off the road kicking the bike stand beneath him. He can tell that he's entered Kevin's territory.]

Looks like we're here.

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[thewolfdude]

[He laughs slightly, looking down. Luck is one way of putting it, but whether that luck is good or bad is yet to be seen.]

Uh... [It sounded familiar.] Let me take a look. [He moves to the counter to check the database, coming back pretty quickly. He's not going to waste his time taking care of her on a customer basis. She just said she wanted to use it as an excuse to keep talking to him.]

We've got 79. [He smiles, though.] Wonder Woman, huh?

[luckyescape]

[Freya's lips tug into an even brighter smile. She loves Wonder Woman and Thor for two very different reasons.]

Yup! It's one of the comics my older brother gave me when I was little. [She shrugs, her smile still in place.] I've been hooked since. I don't own any but I've read almost every issue. It's amazing how many comic stores don't like to be used as a library.

[She knows because she's tried.]

[thewolfdude]

[He laughs.] You don't say.

[And he keeps that smile plastered on his face. Her older brother, huh? That's cool. He wasn't part of the reason he was dead or anything.]

He sounds like a cool dude.

[luckyescape]

He was.

[She isn't scared or worried about using past tense. Bad things happen and while she'd rather run than face it, she isn't about to lie about it. She does however tweak the topic slightly.]

So what are your favorite series or super heroes? I won't even ask for you to specific which age it was published in.

[Golden age comics will forever be Freya's favorite.]

[thewolfdude]

'90's era X-Men. [He responds without hesitation.] Before Xavier started losing it an actually had a good point. Now it's all sorts of messed up.

[luckyescape]

[She laughs softly, the recent movies have messed everything in comics up. Not that comics weren't already convoluted.]

GOod choice. If you say it's good I might pick it up and read it sometime.

[Besides, a few series Freya only has rough ideas of story arcs in comics. It isn't as if she's made of money. Luckily it's easy to download comics if you know how.]

[thewolfdude]

I've got all of it if you want to read it. I mean...if you're...sticking around.

[Be more of an idiot, Kevin. Yes, you want her to stay. Yes, you already know you'll never get her scent out of your head.

You're going to die, old and alone. You helped murder her family.]

[luckyescape]

I plan to... for a while.

[Her grin brightens.]

Will I get in trouble reading it here or does that mean I get to see your place?

[She assumes it's very messy.]

[thewolfdude]

Well, they're all at my place, so...

[He rubs a hand over his hair.]

I mean, if you want to.

[luckyescape]

It's a date!

[She gives Kevin a wink before glancing at the clock.]

Ten minutes... the lost ten minutes of the year.

[Freya wants to see the town and she wants her guide to be free to show her.]

[thewolfdude]

[It's a date, she said. His eyebrows rose, and he only had eyes for her, as much as he should have been paying attention to his job, straightening things, dusting things, you know, what he got paid to do.

He nods, smiling right back at her and enjoying just standing with her. She smelled like...excitement, adventure, and fun. Until she walked into his comic book store, he hadn't realized those things smelled like anything, but they did.

They smelled like Freya.]

As...long as my boss isn't late.

[luckyescape]

[She laughs softly before turning back to the rows of comics. It's impressive though she wonders how many people in this town really read comics. It's the sort of activity that can become expensive if you aren't careful, then again, in a place like this he'd probably only need two steady customers to keep it open.

Gray eyes turn back to Kevin as her head cants to the side.]

Where does your brother and his mate live? This is the second time I've run into them.

[The first time had been at a weird place but she liked it.]

[thewolfdude]

[Ah, that question. Okay, he could handle this.]

They live in New York, but they run errands for people sometimes. Where'd you meet them before?

[luckyescape]

It was at Luther's Club.

[She thinks about it for a moment and realize that it probably offers Kevin no context.]

He's a vampire in Seattle.

[Freya doesn't know what other details he'd want.]

[thewolfdude]

Uh...yeah, I've heard of the guy. He used to live in New York, where Toby and Cas live.

[Heard of is all he's got, though. He's never met the guy.]

[luckyescape]

Something like that.

[Freya just continues to smile.]

I think he left because of a girl.

[thewolfdude]

[He shoves his hands in the pockets of his jeans, looking mildly interested. He didn't stick around long enough to learn a story.]

...like, because of girl trouble? [Whatever that means.]

[luckyescape]

[Freya turns to face Kevin fully, her gaze studying him while thoughts turn over in her head. Luther hadn't given her permission to tell anyone details and as much as Freya loves to talk, she knows when to keep her lips zipped tight.

She steps forward and lightly presses her pointer finger so that it's right over Kevin's heart.]

Haven't you ever had your heart broken?

[Her tone is light, knowing full well what Kevin is a werewolf. A broken heart is completely possible.]

[thewolfdude]

[I'm pretty sure, when you leave here, I will. At least that's what he thought when she asked that question. He shakes his head, though.]

I can't say I have, no. At least...not yet.

[luckyescape]

[Freya drops her hand, her eyes studying Kevin curiously. A smirk tugs at her lips as she looks up at him.]

Do you have plans too?

[thewolfdude]

[Kevin chuckles slightly, shaking his head.]

I didn't.

[luckyescape]

[Freya laughs, her fingers lacing through her hair as she pushes the blond mass over her shoulder. As she moves the humming bird tattoo behind her ear comes into view.]

Don't you mean that you don't have plans to?

[Her voice is light, teasing and maybe a little bit flirty.]

[thewolfdude]

[He laughs, self-deprecating this time, and looks down.]

Yeah, of course. That one.

[The bell above the door chimes and Kevin looks up, smiling when he sees it's Nick come to relieve him.

Nick is an unassuming man with a graying beard and wearing a frown now that he takes a look around.]

Something came up, huh?

[Kevin has nothing but smiles for the guy.] Absolutely, man!

I thought your brother was in town.

[Kevin nods, looking to Freya for a moment.] Give me just a second. [Before joining Nick behind the counter.] Look, man. I never skip out on work and I wanna show her around town. Don't give me shit about this, alright?

[Nick shakes his head but waves him away.] Yeah yeah, but you owe me.

I totally owe you.

[And he rejoins Freya.] Ready to get out of here?

[luckyescape]

[Freya's head turns at the sound of the bell, her lips forming into a warm smile. She waits for Kevin to finish up before speaking.]

Of course. Where to first?

[She follows at his side, her shoulder brushing lightly against his.]

[thewolfdude]

[Once they leave the shop, he looks around.]

Well, there's the lake.