Ah, A Theivery Free Day. Or...Maybe Not.

Ra and Ayanna had agreed to split up in order to cover more ground in the city. He had a cellphone on him at all times so if they needed to call and meet up somewhere that wasn't an issue. Ra normally didn't like venturing too far from Ayanna, since she always manage to get herself into trouble one way or another, but he knew better than to argue with the woman. Ayanna already felt like an outcast among so many women shopping in the area.

It was pretty nice out, and the humidity barely made Ra feel those low temperatures as the seasons sank closer and closer to winter. With Christmas just around the corner it was only natural that so many people were buying things. He was glad he wasn't out and about during Black Friday. Ra didn't have anything against people who shopped on those days, he just feared being trampled if heaven forbid he ever had to be out in the streets around that time. Those Black Friday reports didn't help matters either.

Ra felt a very light touch around his back pocket, it was so faint that he barely felt anything at all. He reached around and felt it, his wallet still where it belonged. Ra took it out of his pocket, deciding he needed to double check some things anyway. As soon as he did he saw that the money he had inside of it was gone and knew where the light touch had came from.

“You have got to be kidding.”

Ra looked around, trying to find signs of who may have done it. All he saw was a bunch of people walking as normal, and if the thief was that sneaky he doubt just yelling out that someone stole his wallet would make them sweat. As much as he didn't like doing it in public, he had no choice. While everyone else was too busy in their own little worlds, Ra closed his eyes and quietly chanted a spell. The wind picking up around Audrey and blowing through her hair to pick her out as the thief. Ra pushed past the crowd, picking up speed as he shouted out to her.

“Hey! HEY!”

The woman didn't acknowledge him, or even ran, which didn't come as much of a surprise to Ra. She already proven to be an expert at this with how subtly she removed his own wallet just to take the money inside and give it back. Luckily she decided to break off from the crowd, and Ra followed suit catching her at the water fountain. The fact she was able to tell the wind was from him tipped him off that she may be more than human, with how subtle his spell had been. That was the downside to being a magi. Every time you used your magic you declared yourself for the entire supernatural world to hear, or at least the ones that were in the same area. The frustrating part was he had no idea what this woman was, but caution was his alley now.

“Oh, there's a lot more where that came from,” he assured her.

When the woman asked if he could look the other way the magi couldn't help but let out a chuckle. He was starting to understand why Ayanna found it humorous when people said something stupid to her.

“And why would I do that?”

Then she went on to explain about her father. He was unsure of what to think at first. It wasn't much of a stretch, and if she was indeed inhuman then God only knows what her father was capable of if he didn't get what he wanted. It might have been worth having Ayanna check out. Ra gave her a sympathetic look when he asked his next question.

“Who's your father?”

“Allow me to rephrase the question then. What is he?”

The woman already knew he was a magi, so he saw little reason to pretend that he didn't suspect her of being something else. She couldn't have been a vampire, it was the middle of the day and while he knew there were ways for vampires to cheat the sun, they were rare and few in number. Perhaps she was a shifter of some kind? Or even a hybrid like Ayanna? Which could have made her father a full blooded vamp. Vegas did have plenty of them pulling the strings around here, after all.

“You're scared, I get that, but I'm not alone. I have a friend who specializes in fighting off dangerous people like your father, and I'm confident she can match his temper. If you're in danger, we can help. We can make sure your father will never hurt you, or anyone else ever again.”

Ra expected her to decline his offer. Half out of fear, and half because those blood relations were hard to shake off even when your parent was a bad person. Ra was lucky. Both his parents were good-hearted people and he never had to be in the kind of situation this girl was in. Ayanna was certain her birth father killed her birth mother, so she hated him with a fiery passion and would plunge a stake through his heart at first glance. For others family was family no mater how poisonous they were for you.

“Keep the money. I saw an ATM machine a few blocks back, I can make up the difference there. But if you're going to take my money anyway you can at least let me get you coffee or something.”

“How old?”

Generally the older something was, the hardest it was to kill. Vampires, werewolves, etc., the oldest were still around for a reason. Their survivor skills were unmatched by many that came into the same world as them. Even his own kind had to learn how to survive after being so close to extinction. An older werewolf could cause a problem, especially if they were an Original. Ayanna had fought a lot of things since she started hunting, but an Original was something neither had encountered. They knew because you always knew when you encountered an Original. They made it known after throwing you on your ass.

Ra frowned when she declined his offer. That wouldn't stop him, though. He'd just have to rely on other means to track him down. Ayanna was good at that sort of thing. Ra would have to put in some overtime too. Between the two of them he was confident they could pull it off. Ra and Ayanna made a good team for a lot of reasons, and it was unorthodox for a magi to be paired with a vampire, even if she was half human. When he heard Audrey's stomach growl, he raised his eyebrow at her, the expression on his face making it clear he wasn't being fooled.

“I think your stomach wants it to be now. Come on, I don't bite.”

Ra could only chuckle at the irony of saying that to a werewolf.

“That old,” replied Ra to the shrug.

Ra was glad to see a smile come out of her, even if it followed an eye roll, but he had seen plenty of those to not be bother by it anymore. Now he had a name, which would come in handy later. He didn't have a last name, and he doubt he'd be getting one. The girl was clever, if she didn't want him to track down her father she wasn't going to give any information that could help. He'd have to do it the hard way. How many Audreys could there be? Knowing his luck there'd be one-hundred thousands he'd have to go through. There was still the question of her age, werewolves could live just about as long as vampires, but he wasn't going to ask her age. That was just rude.

“I'm Ra. It's nice to meet you, Audrey. Your mugging notwithstanding.”

Ra teased, before turning around to lead.

“I saw a sushi place a little ways up from where we met.”

It was a good thing Audrey only took cash money, and not his debit card, or his ID, or pretty much any of the other stuff in his wallet she could have used to screw him over later. Those things he wouldn't have been able to look the other way on. He still had plenty of money left over in the bank to where the cash lost wouldn't have hurt him much. Not to mention all the money Ayanna had thanks to him giving her those winning lottery numbers, so there was no short of cash flow for the two.

Ra led Audrey into the sushi restaurant, holding the door open for her as they made it inside. If you had said he was going to be robbed by a beautiful woman and ask her out just a few minutes later he probably would have laughed in your face. Well, he didn't see it as a date-date, just buying a girl dinner. Was there a difference? He wasn't going to think about it now. The waiter brought them over to their table and Ra pulled out her seat for her, hoping she wasn't the type to get annoyed by the gesture. He would gladly stop if it bothered her. Ra picked up the menu on the table and began flipping through it before looking back at Audrey.

“You ever have sushi before?”

Good, she wasn't offended by the chivalry. Some women had something to prove, they didn't like any kind of assumption that they needed a man for something. That's why Ra was always nervous when he performed the gesture. He never knew if they were going to yell at him for it or thank him. Ayanna just grunted and walked on by when he held the door open for her. Talk about mixed signals. Ra was relieved when Audrey said she had sushi before. The last thing he wanted to do was bring her somewhere unknown, or a place she hated. Then again she seemed like the type of woman who would have made it known if she didn't want sushi. The problem seemed to be from not knowing what to order.

“Um. Okay.”

When the waiter came, Ra ordered the Ebi for himself and the Tai for Audrey and gave the waiter their menus. Now there was no telling how long until they got their food. The place looked rather busy so it could be a while. Hopefully her stomach would survive.

“So... live around here?”

“You... been out and about long?” asked Ra in a subtly way to gauge how old she was. When he was younger he used to ask girls what grade they were in as a sneaky way to get their age. Ever since graduation that really didn't work anymore, and Audrey didn't look like a high school student. Wouldn't be a bad reason to go back to school, though.

“Passing through. Sort of. I have a feeling we might be here a while. There are a lot of things to do still and this is only our first day out on the town.”

Ra then thought it was probably a good idea to forewarn her about his partner now. She was nice enough to warn him about her father, so it was the least he could do.

“My associate can be a bit of a hard ass, but I assure you that she has a good heart. Just... please don't steal from her.”

Had it been Ayanna in Ra's place, she would have traced Audrey scent from her wallet and shot her without a second thought. It was that “shoot first, ask questions later” mentality that got them in trouble nine times out of ten. Just another reason for Ra to dislike the mid-west. Everyone was trigger happy as hell. Audrey was smart, and hopefully would have backed off the second she caught the smell of vampire, but Ra only knew her for a few minutes. It was hard to hell what she'd do in that situation. Ra knew all too well what Ayanna would do.

“Please.”