World Without End | Sitkolson [C]

TWENTY-TWO

Nikki and Ricky, both exhausted, pushed open the door to the pub, instantly receiving looks from each of the men and women.

The two had been walking non stop, trying their best to find some sort of phone to call someone. They hadn't had food and water–not that they necessarily needed it– in days. The blood withdrawal started to get to Ricky, but he ignored it. He wasn't going to drink from Nikki, and he wasn't going to grab a person and drink from them. The heat in Mexico was too risky to pick up a random animal and drink from that, so that stopped him.

They both knew this was a hot country, but they also knew most of the heat that day was from their presence. After all, they came from Hell, they expected it to be hotter than usual.

Ricky wiped his forehead, huffing, "Do you guys have a phone we can use?"

After getting no answer out of them, he opened his mouth to try again, only he was cut off by one of the men.

"We do have a phone," He said, standing up from his seat, "But why should we let you use it?"

The man brushed his long, black hair out of the way, revealing his pale face, his nose gauges glinting in the dim light.

It was then that Ricky and Nikki realised they weren't in any ordinary bar, but one filled with creatures like them.

Ricky, taking advantage of the high number of supernatural creatures around him, spoke up again, "Do you have a witch of some sort in here I could speak to for a few minutes?"

The same man glared at Ricky, "What makes you think I would give you that information?"

"Mike," A different, slightly more feminine man, stepped forward, resting his hand against Mike's bicep, "Let them in."

With a final glare, Mike started again, "We have one witch, you can speak to her for ten minutes."

Ricky nodded his head, "Thank you."

He understood where Mike's hostility was coming from. He had two strangers walk into a pub, asking for a phone. Ricky, too, would be hostile towards people that did that.

Just as Ricky took a step forward, a loud voice was heard over everyone's chatter, causing Nikki's eyes to widen and his neck to crane.

"Mike, were out of-" Ashley stopped when she saw her boyfriend, tears in her eyes before running to him.

Nikki let out a small laugh, wrapping his arms around her waist, spinning her around.

Ricky stood back with a smile on his face, watching as the two hugged the life out of each other. He only hoped that was how he and Ryan would be like in the future; happy and together.

Nikki held back the urge to kiss Ashley, not wanting to let everyone watch.

He may've been able to hold a steady conversation with Ricky, but he wasn't going to start showing that much affection in front of others. He'd probably turn red before even getting the chance to kiss Ashley with these people around.

After having a small, very quick, conversation with Nikki, Ashley turned to Ricky, sending him a welcoming smile.

"What's your name?" She asked, Ricky answering her. Nodding her head, she then looked from Nikki, then back to Ricky, "If you're with Nikki, that means that you..."

Ricky nodded his head, "I did, but he had a friend in Hell, gave me the opportunity to talk to mine... Are you a witch?"

Ashley chuckled, shaking her head, "No, I'm not, but my friend is." Ashley the raised her head, "K!"