The Blue Flames

Chapter 1

As I locked up the café a man brushed past me. "Hey!", I screamed, "Sorry love", he said, as he carried on walking. There was something about him that fascinated me, but I brushed it off.

Later, as I was walking home along the road, I saw him again. The same man from the shop. He was wearing a black suit and was carrying a black brief-case. I had a feeling I knew what in the case and what he was but I felt drawn to him so I followed him. He walked around for about half an hour so I continued to follow him from a safe distance but I got caught up in my own thoughts and came to an abrupt halt when I realised that I had lost sight of him.

I looked around for a while but he was no-where to be found. I then realised this was another route that I could take home so I carried on walking down the road. As I was walking near the entrance of the alleyway, a hand clamped down over my mouth. I struggled against the man who was holding me back but I didn't do anything sudden so that he wouldn't suspect or realise what powers I possessed.

"I'm going to let you go now but don't scream", he said to me. He then slowly removed his hand from my mouth, as I took a large step back. Speaking to me in very harsh tones, he asked,

"Why are you following me?", He said.

"I was curious", I replied.

"About what?", he asked.

"You.", I answered. "The way you look, the way you dress, what's in the briefcase and the way you smell, its intoxicat..." I cut myself off because I knew I had let something slide and I prayed he hadn't noticed because.... I already knew what he was and I'm guessing because I let that one sentence slip out, he would figure out what I was as well. Well he would figure out a third of what I was.

He stuttered as he spoke, "Well, I-I-I, um, um, ahhh, t-t-t-thank you I guess. Wait, the way I smell did you say?". It was then I knew he figured out what part of me was .