Dark Moon (ManxMan)

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"Thank you for coming with." Toby said, tugging a bit at the small dreads on his head.

"It's okay. I wanted to see how this works." Colson replied. "I'm guessing the clinic is closed for today?"

"Yup. Jesse's there though, just arranging our schedule for next week." Toby replies. "The kid kinda worships your brother."

"Tell me about it. I see him all the time at pack trainings, he's like a little puppy following his mama everywhere." Colson said, looking at Pytor, expecting him to jump in but the vampire doesn't say a word. It was weird looking at this quiet vampire who was so unlike the sarcastic asshole that Colson knew and was starting to grow fond of.

"We have to use my car. I get dizzy and pass out once I'm done, so someone is going to have to drive me home. My address is locked in the gps." Toby says to the two of them as they walk towards the doors leading out.

Colson nods. Excitement trimming under his skin. He had spoken up when Michel brought up a suggestion that had don't let this evil bitch make Astir unsafe written all over it and now he gets to watch Toby work his magic. The ride to the border was a long one due to the silence between them, the only sound came from the radio playing rapture by koffee. Once they got to the border, Toby took off his shoes before stepping out of the car.

Colson stayed a few paces behind as Toby drew a pocket knife from his pants, closed his eyes and chanted a few words before slicing his skin open. Colson takes a step towards Toby but Pytor holds him back. His eyes widened when black smoke pours out of Toby's skin, the blood running down his hand a dark yellow.

"Don't touch him." Pytor said.

Colson was in awe. He couldn't stop staring. He watched as Toby took a step forward and the. Another, his blood dropping onto the ground.

"Don't follow yet. Wait." Pytor said and Colson wants to ask him how he knows all this. Instead he just stared at Toby. It seemed like with each step he took, he was disappearing. His feet were no longer there, the hem of his jeans and legs were also disappearing, a dark smoke taking their place instead.

"For him to fully line Astir's borders he has to be able to move fluidly and what better way to do it than be a cloud."

A clo- What?

Colson wants to turn to Pytor and ask him if he was going crazy when the entire black smoke blankets Toby and then he was gone.

"Do we just follow the cloud?"

"We could or we could wait right here, so when he gets back we take him home." Pytor shrugged, his hands in his pockets. Today, he had on a graphic T-shirt, joggers and white sneakers.

The dark cloud of smoke begins to move away from them at a medium pace. Colson watched it go, still in awe. Once the distance between them was so much that the smoke looked like a large full stop, he turns to Pytor.

Okay. Out with it. What are you avoiding me?" Colson asked, moving a bit so he was standing right in front of Pytor.

"I'm not."

"Yes and I'm the one carrying Erik's child not Cobie." Colson said, sarcasm dripping from his words.

"Don't let Aetos hear that, he's going to be so fucking pissed." Pytor replies, his tone a bit playful. Colson grins. The asshole he liked was somewhere in threes.

"Is it because of the other day?" Colson starts and this time the vampire looks right at him. "I'm fine. Like really, I'm right in front of you."

"I-"