They all walked through the streets, a few distance from the house, skillfully moving through the shadows to conceal their presence and cover distance undetected.
Delta - leading the charge with Alpha because of her acute sense of smell stopped; perking up in suprise to sniff the air intently.
Alpha frowned, walking closer whilst delta continued pacing around frantically, trying to gain better traction of the scent.
"What is it Delta ?" Alpha asked with a concerned expression, lightly touching her on the shoulder.
The other shadow members held still, their eyes astutely searching the corners of the streets for whatever triggered Delta's sensitive sense of smell.
Zeta squinted in a frown, her tail swerving idly in thought.
"I smell it too." She noted.
"Master ..." Delta whispered reluctantly - her nose twitching with a scrunch.
Alpha's eyes widened in suprise as she understood its implications.
"And perfume." Zeta added throwing them in for a loop.
"Perfume ...!?" Epsilon exclaimed, turning to face her squarly.
"Female perfume ...." Delta clarified with a frown - confusing them even further while lightly scratching her nose.
Alpha froze in place, her features contorting in shock - her lips shuddering in disbelief.
"Female perfume ...." She repeated quietly - still contemplating it's meaning
Delta nodded, slowly standing up to assume her position besides Alpha in waiting.
"Are they approaching ?" Eta asked.
Zeta nodded slowly.
"How many meters ?" Alpha inquired with a squint.
"Twenty ..." Delta provided.
They froze in shock as Alpha burst into motion abruptly; dissappearing with a flick.
"LADY ALPHA !!" Delta exclaimed, promptly dashing with a blast to follow after her.
The other shadow members hastily dashed after them as well - skillfully keeping up with their movements.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"I'll be right back, just give me a minute ..." Yukime said with a smile - gesturing for him to move forward without her for the timebeing.
Shadow nodded, holding the rest of the bags as he moved forward - continuing the journey.
He barely went out of sight when a shadow congealed into being; casting a shade on yukime whilst she grasped the product to inspect it.
She stopped, slowly turning to face the person on the building - glaring at her intently.
Alpha stared at her with a look bordering on pure malice as she hopped down to observe her more closely - lightly staggering before righting her posture and striding forward confidently.
Yukime smiled, taking note of her attire while turning to face her squarly - her inspection forgotten for the moment.
"Shadow garden." She greeted with a smile, tilting her head to the side inquistively.
"Who are you ?" Alpha asked - coldy dismissing her greeting.
The proprietor hastily dashed out of the vicinity, understanding the preceding signs of confrontation while the two stood still.
YOU ARE READING
Eminence in shadow - Not Shadow
General FictionShadow takes on the identity of john smith, but things don't go exactly as planned.
