Royal Shadow

[Hellfire]

Shadow thought for a moment. "Isabella... Maybe?" He mumbled almost to himself. He shrugged. " I rarely get access to the news or things like that," he explained quickly. " and I don't usaully watch it when I get the chance. I have other things that I tend to occupy my time with." He finished with the mask and raised it up so that he could put it back on.

 

[RavenMist]

Isabella sighs and puts her head on her knees again, "How long am I going to be here?" She asks lightly, her hands resting on her head. She closes her eyes again and yawns. She was extremely tired though, she couldn't fall asleep. She didn't trust this person, and she certainly didn't want to fall asleep anyway. She opens her eyes, looking back up at him.

 

[Hellfire]

"That depends on you or your father honestly." He turned towards her, his mask back on. "You will either be here as long as it takes for your father to pay your ransom, or until I find other options possible." He yawned lightly, covering his mouth with his hand. His eyes widen slightly as he remebers something. He walks over to the bike and pulls a circular object out of the side satchel and walked towards her.

 

[RavenMist]

Isabella frowns, "What if he refuses to pay anything, you threaten to kill me?" She questions. She looks up, staring at him as he walks toward her. She wasn't sure what to even do, but she wasn't enjoying being there.

 

[Hellfire]

Shadow kneels down beside her. " I will not lie to you, I have killed before." The circular object is a braclet that appears to have a strange locking mechanism. "I will not kill you though, unless of course you attack me or something." He reaches out with the braclet in hand. "Can I see your arm?" He asks politely.

 

[RavenMist]

Isabella looks at him, "Killing someone doesn't make anymore of a man." She murmurs. She looks at the device but doesn't give him her hand. She didn't want to and instead she just stares at him. She glances at the bracelet looking thing and then back at him, keeping her hands by her side.

 

[Hellfire]

He sighs. "Believe me when I say that killing is a dark thing. All it does is make monsters out of men." he says this almost sadly. He notices that she hasn't given her hand. "You don't have to give me your hand, that is all long as you don't mind being stuck with me 24/7." He raises the braclet so that she can get a closer look. "It's just a tracking device, nothing else."

 

[RavenMist]

Isabella looks at him, "I'm not wearing it.." She mutters, keeping her hands by her side before standing up. She sighs, "I want to sleep now." She mutters, looking around slowly before looking back at him.

 

[Hellfire]

He shrugs and tucks the device away in his cloak. "Follow me." He leads her up a small spiral staircase into a room. A single bed sits against one wall and a chair against the opposite wall. The floorboards creack loudly as they step into the room. "Your bed is over there, you as free to use it as you wish." He says before settling down in the chair.

 

[RavenMist]

Isabella nods, moving over the bed and lying down. It wasn't as comfy as her own bed back home but she pulls the blanket over her any way, rolling over to face away from the man. She sighs, closing her eyes and trying to sleep though it doesn't work. She opens her eyes again, staring at the wall, thinking. She wanted to go home now more than ever.

 

[Hellfire]

Shadow attempted to find the most comfortable position possible in the chair. He had picked it specifically because it would cause him to sleep lightly, but that didn't mean he would not try. He finally found a position thst suited his purpose. He yawned silently, looking over at Isabella. He closed his eyes and quickly fell into a light sleep, his breathing slow and even.

 

[RavenMist]

Isabella however couldn't sleep, the bed being uncomfortable and she sighs, she rolls back over, staring at the ceiling. She sighs, looking over at the man asleep and sits up. She crosses her legs and sits on the bed, her blanket covering her legs. She hums gently to herself, looking at the wall in front of her. She began to think about what he'd said before, about people attacking her if they saw her in the small streets of the city.

 

[Hellfire]

Shadow began to dream about something from his past. He mumbled darkly as the dream progressed. His breathing, although still soft, became erratic. His mind begins to wander and he settles back into a more calm sleep, unaware of his unconsious actions. As he settles into a different dream he begins mumbling again.

 

[RavenMist]

Isabella looks at him as he mumbles, her face showing worry. She stands, trying her best to be quiet. She wanted fresh air and though she knew she shouldn't push her luck and go without him, she didn't want to disturb him. She tiptoes lightly on the floor, moving slowly toward the door. She cringes as the floor squeaks, hoping not to wake him. She opens the door and moves slowly down the steps. At the bottom, she moves quicker toward the door, opening it and breathing heavily. She didn't know whether to run, but she starts to walk anyway, following a path, though she wasn't sure where she was going.

 

[Hellfire]

Shadow is disturbed by the sound of the floorboard, but it takes him several minutes to realease himself from his dream. He yawns loudly and stands up as his eyes foucs on the bed. He curses as he realizes his mistake. He quickly slides down the stairs and hops on the bike.


As he fires it up he silently prays that no one has seen her as a royal. He knows that if someone realizes what she is..., he shook his head. He would find her before things like that happened. He quickly shot out of the window, the rising sun shining off the rusty plates of his bike.

 

[RavenMist]

Isabella continues to walk, there wasn't many people out but she could see how bad some of the houses looked and she frowned. She let out a sigh, bringing a hand through her hair. She continues to walk, her pace becoming quicker as she walks. She looks around, the people that were out were staring at her now. Many faces frowned, glaring at her, other surprised to see her there in the street.

 

[Hellfire]

Shadow rode the bike silently over the streets. He saw her walking down a nearby street. He immediately landed on a nearby abadoned building. He jumped off the bike and silently made his way to the edge of the roof. He looked down and watched her go by. He hesitated as he went to jump down.


He saw the way she was looking around at the buildings. Curious, he decided to shadow her instead of capturing her again. As long as she didn't get close to a richer district or mugged, he saw no need to get her back. He faded into the shadows, following her by using nearby rooftops.

 

[RavenMist]

Isabella looks around, "It's so bad." She murmurs quietly, she hated the sight of it. Everything looked so worn and broken, she frowns now, "They were supposed to be repairing everything, making everything better live in," she says, speaking to herself. She wraps her arms round herself, hugging her body and shivered.

 

[Hellfire]

Shadow stopped as he noticed a group of men slide out of an alley close to Isabella. He quickly dropped from the roof, using his anti-grav boots to cushion and quiet his landing. He silently went to Isabella's side. "Not what you were expecting?" He asked as he looked behind them. "The light of day reveals a lot, doesn't it."

 

[RavenMist]

Isabella gasps, looking at him, "You caught up." She murmurs, she looks around again, "I didn't realise it was this bad. I've not left my home since I was young. It was forbidden. My life was threatened so many times it's never been safe. I have a scar across my stomach from an attack when I was younger and I've been trapped in that house since, I got told things were improving." She mumbles, wiping her face. Her thoughts were wonder more and she didn't noticing the men walking behind them, a few paces back.

 

[Hellfire]

"Even sugar coated posion is still posion." Shadow said with understanding, grabbing her arm and urging her to go faster. He leaned in quickly and whispered in her ear. "There are some men following us, if we can disappear quick enough we might be able to get away without a scrape." He sounded unconvinced, yet confident. "If it does come to a fight, whatever you do stay behind me." He leaned away from her, then suddenly pulled her into a narrow side alley.

 

[RavenMist]

Isabella nods, not daring to turn around to look. She looks at Shadow and she follows him, not having much of a choice due to his hand gripping her arm. She remains quiet, trying to keep up but in result nearly falling over. She curses under her breath now.

 

[Hellfire]

They round a corner and they stop. "How much do you weigh?" He ask quickly, then realizing there was no time left he picked Isabella up and activated his anti-grav boots. He set her down on the rooftop and turned to watch the men below. Satisfied that they wouldn't follow he turned back towards her. He looked at her quietly for a moment, then turned beckoning for her to follow. He walked to the edge of the roof and jumped without the help of his boots. He rolled as he landed on the next roof. He turned around and gestured that he would catch her.

 

[RavenMist]

Isabella remains silently, she was shocked from everything. As he sets her down, she looks out, the sun had started to rise and the shabby houses were becoming more evident. She watches as he jumps and then steps toward the edge, looking down and then jumping toward the other side.

 

[Hellfire]

He catches her, taking a few steps back to lessen the impact. Smiling he lets her go and leads her back to the bike. As they come closer to the bike a transport appears in the distance. It has the royal family seal on it. Shadow curses loudly then hopes on the bike. He looks from Isabella to the transport. "You can wait for them if you want to." He says, slightly defeated as he watches the transport move closer. "You probably want to go home anyway."