Thread: Run This Town (Rory+Ishu)

Time seemed to stretch out wearily as Cade stood looking at the woman standing in the doorway. The light of afternoon coming through the door seemed to make a glowing halo appear around her as she walked through the doors and stayed for a few moments, her blue eyes meeting his soulless gaze for what seemed like hours. The first thing that filled Cade's mind was a sense of breathless awe, something he'd never experienced in his life. Being so powerful did not encourage a sense of worship in anyone or anything other than himself, and yet he could not hide from that feeling as his sight was filled with this glorious vision of sunlight and white hair. His eyes followed her as she grabbed a basket, but was drawn back to the cashier as she began to sob fitfully. Oh. Right. Her. He'd completely forgotten about his little toy and his long fingers coiling around her wrist had tightened even more and were now hurting her. Seeing the pathetic way her face contorted in agony and the awful little feminine noises she was making, his mouth curled in revulsion, the urge to snap her neck rippling through him. Instead, he roughly shoved her away, turning from her with a snarl under his breath, completely ignoring her as his eyes searched for the angel who'd stepped through the doors minutes before. By the time he'd turned to look again, however, she was gone and there was a moment of panic as he cast a searching glance around, wondering which way she'd gone. Stepping forth, he searched the first aisles in the front of the store, his body rigid and alert, ignoring the few others he came upon and their miserable cowering in his presence. Where was she? What was she? He found her in the second aisle he peered into and stopped before entering it, half-hiding behind the corner made by the edge of the shelves. Quickly, fear and anger had sought to replace the awe he'd felt before and now looking at her in normal lighting, he realized she was just a normal human woman. Not an angel or apparition like he'd first thought. But the hunger that normally accompanied the sight of these feminine abominations, did not come. For a few minutes he stood watching as she shopped, searching for that desire to dig his teeth into her flesh and drink of her raw blood...but he could not find it. That was where the sudden fear had come from - that maybe there was something wrong with him. Glancing back at the cash register where that sniveling girl had been, she wasn't there now, obviously run into the back somewhere to tend to her bruised wrist. Even in her absence, hate flared through him - God! They were so fucking weak! It was absolutely disgusting! He'd barely twisted her arm and she was probably curled up in a corner somewhere feeling traumatized and wounded because he'd handled her roughly. The rage boiling inside him and the resulting salivation at the thought of bashing her skull in and silencing her forever was very satisfying and eagerly, he turned back to look at the other woman he'd followed, hoping that the feeling would continue to burn through his veins when he looked at her. Cade's eyes danced over her once more and his heart stuttered haltingly to watch her in profile, fingers gently tucking hair behind her ear softly. Such a small gesture, but it had him feeling weak and slightly breathless, the hate from before instantly disappearing once his eyes had laid upon her. Her . Shaking his head slightly, he glanced alertly around to make sure none of the brethren were nearby, suddenly feeling wary of being in their company and he moved from his watching post to approach her. Once he was moving, he let himself proceed with the flow, fear and a strange sense of calm filling him as he grabbed her by the arm. Who are you? he asked gruffly, turning her to look at him with a jerk on her arm. As soon as those blue eyes fell upon him, he flinched and gaped at her briefly before coming back to his senses. You're coming with me. He didn't wait for her to respond, but started to drag her to the front doors, his eyes still dancing around, hoping not to find one of the brothers. He needed time...time to figure this out... Something was wrong...