Hunters and the Hunted

"So bite. Now."

She bit him but she couldn't pierce his skin.

Death exhaled slowly, his entire body going lax before he murmured, "Try again."

"I can't, my fangs won't come out."

"Just try again." Death absently lifted a hand to draw a deep cut into his throat.

She looked at the blood and she gently touched where her fangs should have been.

"Drink already," Death said slowly.

She tried to do as he said, but she pushed away after a few minutes.

"That will be enough. If you need to go to Scareth's, go now." Death stepped back. "I will not see you for the next thirty six hours."

"Yeah I think I'm used to that now." She walked off.

"Because I'm not allowed to," Death bluntly said. "I'm not allowed to see you for the next thirty six hours."

"Why?" She asked him.

"It's showing 'favouritism' to stop a false angel from dealing a killing blow. Others are going to take it as offensive if I continue to spend too much time with you."

"Ok...I'll see you whenever you decide to come back."

"Try to stay around other people." Death took a step back.

"As if I'm going outside."

"No strangers. I will see you later." Death disappeared.

She watched him go before she walked towards Scareth's place.

Faye was outside Scareth's with Aria, hands pressed tightly to a heavily bleeding wound in her neck. To the side was an unconscious Miriam, who was obviously the one who had caused the trouble. Faye was helping, but because of her place wasn't allowed to heal Aria.

"Come on Aria, you can stay awake a little longer, it'll be okay." Faye shot a glare over her shoulder at Death who was watching passively, making sure Faye didn't intervene this time. "Mum or dad'll be here soon, or Scareth. Maybe even 'Rick or Rosco, I just can't help..."

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Ian was sat with Vivian at the dining room table. He had his hands around a mug and was quietly trembling, staring blankly at his drink.

Vivian had a still healing wound on the side of her face as she watched him nervously.

None of them appeared, just Jess. "Hey, stopped by- What the hell happened?"

"Do I even have to ask?" Scarlet asked them as she walked in, Hayden followed beside her.

"Scareth went out, this one got in and now she's bleeding out. I'm not allowed to help, it's a breach of contract and then she'd die anyway."

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"Ian had a relapse and took it out on me, we're all okay."

Scarlet raised an eyebrow, before she looker at Hayden. "Go and check on your little brother."

"I can try."

"Just some seals settling, he's okay, I'm sure he's okay."

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"You're an associate to Death, helping would be against the rules." Faye pressed her hands harder against Aria's neck.

She sighed, glancing at Death before she stood. "Scateth get your ass out here!"

"Ok no need to shout Jess." He looked at Aria and he healed her.

Scarlet walked to him and slid her arms around him from behind.

"Were you inside the entire time and let this happen?" Faye snapped, sounding pissed as she tightened her hand on the side of Aria's throat. "While your - what is she now, fiancée? - bled to death on your doorstep?!"

Death watched silently, hands folded together carefully in front of him.

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Ian leaned back against her but was more focused on the drink in front of him. He couldn't stop trembling.