Hunting

After Gatsby left, I texted Troy: We need to talk. Are my mom and dad back?

No. Has Laeddin returned? Troy replied.

No. And I'm starting to worry. I can't go back to his realm without him, either.

Peter and Zoe just showed up. They need to speak with you too. We're coming over.

K.

Dress for Akuma hunting. We're going again tonight.

Got it.

I ran upstairs. Since I was already wearing jeans and a tee shirt, I left those on, but changed into my favorite black boots. Then I grabbed a black hoodie. The back had a teal skull sporting a pink bow. I thought it quite appropriate for what we would be doing. I swiped some gloss over my lips and fixed my ponytail, then went back downstairs to wait.

Not too many minutes later, someone knocked on the door. I opened it, expecting my mom, dad, and Troy, but it wasn't them. It was a woman with long red hair, striking blue eyes - exactly like my mom's - and the creamiest skin I'd ever seen. It was almost transparent. She wasn't very tall, and she