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Claire hated djinn, they were disgusting lying blood drinkers. She had just killed this one and was now checking to see if any of his victims had survived. God she hoped that little girl was alive! She looked so pale hanging there with that needle draining her blood into the plastic bag. Quickly taking her down she felt for a pulse. It was faint but there.
Luca, her hunting partner took the child from her arms.
"I'll try to save her. Just need to concentrate" As his brow furrowed, his eyes begin to glow. They were normally gray, but now they were shining silver orbs of light. As he touched the girls forehead she began to regain color. Claire hadn't realized she was holding her breath until she let it out.....
She had met Luca in a park of all places. He was sitting on a bench watching children play.
Young good looking, early twenties, dark brown hair, fair skin, dressed in faded jeans with a pale blue hoodie . Damm, he was handsome! Too bad he was out of bounds (No fooling around with supernatural creatures, no death wish here!). He looked very normal sitting there drinking coffee out of a styrofoam cup.
She had never seen him before but her instincts told her what she was dealing with. She got up and walked over next to where he was sitting on a park bench.
"Hey there angel boy did it hurt when you fell from heaven?" she said quiet enough so that only he could hear.
When he spoke his voice was calm and quiet, with a resigned quality to it.
"As a matter of fact it did. Burned my wings to ash. I've harmed no one and just want to be left alone. If you mean to attack me hunter please wait until the children are gone. Violence could tramatize them."
Watching the children play she replied.
"I'm not hunting you angel, I just finished a job near here and came to the park for some downtime. Finding you was pure chance. How about we have a chat and you get to try to convince me that you're harmless. I know some of the troubles the fallen angels have caused since they fell. However, I'm willing to give you the benefit of a doubt."
She had definitely not been actively seeking to find an angel. Nonetheless, she had to find out if he was dangerous once she had sensed him. She wouldn't hunt him, she was through thinking all supernatural creatures were monsters. Find out if they were evil first, before attacking. With a weapon at her side of course. She was fair not stupid.
He told her that his vessel had been a heroin addict who was dying of an overdose when Luca approached him. The guy literally had nothing to lose by saying yes. He was dying anyways. It still had been unconfortable, in the beginning, to be around someone in a vessel.
He told her that since his vessel hadn't any money or any possessions he could sell, he couldn't even afford a place to stay the first few nights on earth. He eventually managed to find a job in a thrift store where he was allowed to sleep in a small space in the back.
As she begin to talk to Luca she discovered that he wanted to help make the world safer for people. After being cast out of Heaven he wanted nothing to do with other angels and kept a low profile.
The first time she suggested he hunt with her he laughed.
"I'm not even at quarter power and have no wings. What could possibly make you want to risk your life hunting with a poor excuse of an angel like me? Why would you even want to be around someone like me? From what you have told me about your past, I'm one of the things your nightmares used to be about."
"My old nightmares don't control my life. I decide who to trust based on who they are not what." She explained that she saw potential in him. "You're young with a fit trainable body. You want to help people. And if you aren't helping fight evil then you are making it stronger by standing down."
Eventually, after they talked a few more times, he agreed and they began hunting together.
Each had their strong and weak points. He hated research, but was pretty good at interviewing people. They just looked into those big grey eyes and became very helpful. At first she had wondered if he was using some power to influence them, but no he just had excellent people skills.
She was the more experienced fighter and tracker of the duo. Although he was no slouch with an ability to see in the dark like a feral cat. Plus he was lightning quick and put the fighting moves she taught to good use. They worked well together.
Later
After they left the girl at the hospital. Claire was relieved she would recover,
"Thank God we found his lair in time to save her."
Looking at her Luca frowned.
"God had nothing to do with it. If it were dependent on him to save that child she'd be dead. No Claire, this was all because you. She owes her life to your hunting skills."
She shrugged, "All that matters is that an innocent life was saved. Now, lets go back to the motel and get packed. I told Josh we'd meet up in two days and he hates to be kept waiting."
"Does he know I'm an angel, maybe I should let you see him alone."
"Nah, he's one of the good guys. The fact that you're an angel won't bother him as long as I say you're okay. You'll like each other, just wait and see."
As she watched him pack up the weapons she wondered to herself. "How on earth did a damaged angel and another hunter become her best friends?" She was a little bemused by it even as the thought made her happy.
She had certainly never seen that coming!