Location: Carson City, Callie's shop
Time and Date: 13th of March 2017, 0900
"Seriously? She actually said that to you?" Claudia pushed open the door of Callie's shop and stepped in, followed by her twin brother, Caius. She looked towards Callie who was busy entertaining a customer before turning back to her brother. She leaned in and took a closer look at his face.
"I can definitely see why she would say that but she's a human right? How could she have seen that?" she narrowed her eyes.
"Or was she just flirting with you? You'll get into trouble with Callie." she wagged a finger at him.
"Flirting? That woman was thrice my age... no, she's probably even four times my age..." Caius paused when his sister gave him a look.
"You're a really really old man, Cai.""Yeah, if we're being literal but you know what I mean. Anyway, I have no idea. She just took one look at me and I dunno. It looked like she knew. She asked me how I liked the full moon. Probably meant nothing. Maybe she just has this weird sixth sense or something." He shook his head as he walked over to Callie. He gave her a quick kiss.
"Hey baby," he greeted and then gave the customer a polite smile before he turned back to his sister who was smelling a small bottle labelled
"Love Potion". He walked over to her.
The Aluredes twins were the opposite of each other in every sense of the word. While they had similar blue eyes and fiercely beautiful features, the similarities end there. Caius was tall, calm and level headed. He prefers comfortable clothes and would most probably be seen hanging out in the park reading a book when he wasn't with Callie. Claudia, on the other hand, was shorter with top of her head barely reaching Caius' chin. She was always on the go, hot tempered and could almost always be seen wearing black leather. Her love for speed takes her on the road with her black
Triumph most times.
"Anyway, strange old ladies with the hots for you aside." she lowered her voice.
"Do you remember that strange wolf we encountered like 4...5 centuries ago?" She nodded.
"Yes. That one. He ran with us halfway to Alaska and never really communicated or anything. Do you remember how he smelled like?""Of course I do. He smelled strange. I don't think I can forget that smell. Well, I doubt anyone can. I couldn't even tell what he was. I had a suspicion that he could be a vampire. I've heard of shapeshifter vampires before but throughout our lives, we haven't encountered one yet." Caius picked up the love potion Claudia had been smelling a few minutes ago and took a whiff of it. He'll have to ask Callie later if it actually worked.
"Well, strangest thing... the other day when I rode past Lake Tahoe. I caught a whiff of that exact same scent.""Are you sure?"Claudia frowned and gave Caius a slap on his arm.
"You just said it's impossible to forget that smell and now you're asking me if I'm sure. Of course I'm sure. I wouldn't be telling you if I wasn't."Caius chuckled.
"Okay, okay, I'm sorry. I was just asking. Anyway, what do you think it means then?""I'm thinking maybe it has something to do with the unrest we've been seeing lately. The werewolves up north have been agitated for a while. They say that war's coming.""You think this strange smelling wolf has something to do with that? Maybe it's just a coincidence. I mean, I'd be worried if he was like following us or something. If he walked through that door right there, then I'd think twice about all this."The bell on the door rang, announcing a new visitor.
Claudia blinked. Caius stopped.
That smell.
The twins turned their head towards the door.
Location: Carson City
Time and Date: 13th of March 2017, 0900
It's been a while since Scott stepped into civilization. The feel of concrete under his feet was unfamiliar... alien. He preferred the soft feel of earth under his feet, the sound of twigs breaking apart under his weight, the rustling of leaves, the small noises from the smaller creatures that hid in the shadows of the forest. The sound of cars, of people walking past and the sight of concrete buildings looming ominously in the horizon bothered him. Throughout the years, humans began building taller buildings, tearing down nature and building contraptions that almost didn't make sense to him. It was all unnatural and he did all he can to stay out of it. The only good thing about civilization was the number of humans collecting in a single place at a single time. Prey. Food.
Though animal blood was sufficient enough for him, a treat or two would be nice.
A woman who passed by him smiled at him as she took her ringing cellphone out of her bag. Scott grimaced as the piercing ringing sound hurt his ears. He felt an urge to grab it and destroy it and it took a great deal of effort to stop himself. He must have made a face cause the woman's smile faded and she gave him an odd look. Scott stared back, his nose immediately picking up the sweet scent of her blood. The woman hurried away.
Scott huffed. The treat would have to wait.
He looked around, unsure of where to go. His eyes fell on a pair. A tall man wearing a gray hoodie, jeans and sneakers and a shorter woman wearing a tight fitting black leather suit. They were walking into a shop.
Wolves. The same ones he had ran with a couple of centuries ago.
Original Wolves. As soon as the door was pushed open by the female, he caught a whiff of it and knew that it was a witch's shop. Not knowing where else to go and why exactly he was there in the first place, he followed them.
A few minutes later, he stepped through the door.