Last Stop

[Nox]

Nox sighed and drank the last of his beer and turned from the water to look at his companion raising the sunglasses to rest on top of his head. "I know. That's why I know who you are... now."


There was sadness in his voice. "You met her in a graveyard. You grabbed her arm. The first person to do that since she'd come into her powers. You changed her life in so many ways."
Nox shook his head. "I don't know whether to thank you or kill you."
Nox didn't want to think about what they did together, or the state in which he'd found Aria - hell bent on killing herself. They'd saved each other in the end, but now he sat with the beginning of her downfall contemplating getting drunk so he didn't have to think about it.

Nox turned to the bar and waved for another beer. "I have no intentions of doing anything right now. While I know what you are capable of in more ways than one, you've done nothing to me at the moment or been anything but the gentleman you pretend to be. I'd rather pretend this shit didn't happen for a while. We can play cat and mouse later - figure out which one is better I don't care - but later."


His beer arrived and he opened it without the power. The last thing he wanted was for Dane to think he was threatening him. He didn't want to fight Dane now - probably ever. "Besides if I hurt you Aria would kill me."