Team SMKK

Chapter 8: Girls Night Out

Chapter 8: Girl's Night Out

Present: City of Vale

The next day, while Kole and Marcus headed out to start hunting their next lucky victim. While they were away, Shade decided to take Katherine on a little shopping spree. They started by going to the bookstores.

"Finally, girl's night out" said Shade as the huntresses walked across downtown Vale

"Oh I know. We girls can never seem to get any peace and quiet with the boys constantly starting trouble" Katherine answered skipping along.

"Tell me about it, everywhere we go. Its either: Marcus getting threatened by some poor girl's boyfriend, or Kole getting in some back-alley fist fight.

"Or it's the two of them getting into another drunken brawl." Katherine said realizing the truth in her friend's words

"Kate, I gotta ask, why do you insist on cooking for us. You do realize that the rest of us are all adults. We can just as easily prepare our own meals." Shade said seeing the stack of cookbooks next to cash register.

"I love cooking. It's so fun to experiment with new recipes and when people taste my work and I see a huge smile on their face it's so rewarding for me."

"Whatever you say, Kate."

"Plus. The best way to a man's heart is through his stomach. It's also a great way to slowly poison him if he is ever unfaithful." Katherine said with that menacing look in her eyes.

"Okay Kate, you are starting to scare me again." Shade said taking a step backwards away from the girl.

"Oh. I'm sorry about that Shade, I just hate the thought of Kole, cheating on me." She replied wiping tears welling near her eyes.

"I don't think you'll have that issue. If he ever does, God forbid, I'll break his legs for you.

Katherine continued to wiped away the tears as she paid for the new books.

"Hey Kate. Do you ever wonder why we're here? On this team, I mean. Cause back in Initiation, we could have been partnered with anybody. But we had to be stuck with those two idiots. I kinda wish we I was swapped with Auburn on team AGAT. I could have been paired with Grant and I know Auburn would have been a better leader.' Fate is such a cruel bitch" Shade added under he breath

"I want you to know I'm so happy to still be on a team with all of you. You're a great leader Shade; Marcus is 'okay' a little weird, but he's still a nice guy; and Kole is so sweet."

The honeyed description of her brother made Shade burst into laughter. "Ha! Sure he is. Kate, I've known him for years and in that time I never saw him be anything but a jacka- I mean moron. I can never understand what you see in him"

"Sure he's a little rough around the edges, but I know its just a disguise for his .

This made Shade laugh even more "Right. And a deathstalker would make a cute pet."

"Did you know that when he first asked me out he was so scared I thought he was going to faint?"

"Bullshit! I'm sorry Kate," she said clutching her mouth "It's just that that idiot has slain countless Grimm and survived Auburn's and my abuse when we were kids; so it's a little hard to believe that."

"It's fine. And that's the God's honest truth. Just a couple days ago he got me these new earrings." She said moving her long hair to show off the gold and sapphire studs."When we're alone he acts like a whole different person. He's kind, timid, and even humble at times.

"Geeze! I wonder where he got the cash for those. And you're sure we're still talking about Kole right?" she asked with a confused look "My little brother? The same one on team SMKK?"

"Shade, you know I can never lie. I'm telling you he is actually nice inside.

"Okay, okay. Why don't we forget about those two and have some fun today. My treat."

"Ah thanks Shade, you're the best friend a girl could have."

After the bookstore, Katherine lead the way to a nearby department store on the river's edge between the Commercial District and the Residential District.

"Do you think Kole will like this dress?" Katherine said holding up a black party dress

"Hmm. You know, I don't think black is quite your color. How about this one?" Shade said pulling a Navy blue dress from the clothing rack next to it.

"Ooh! I like that. Uh maybe we can have them put it on hold for us." Katherine said with regret seeing the price tag.

"Come on Kate, let me get this for you."

"You don't have to do this Shade."

"Please. Let me get this for ya, Kate. Why don't you go check out some shoes while I go look for a nice necklace to go with those earrings."

Katherine walked off to the shoe department and browsed the vast selection. While she was trying on a pair of blue and gold high heels a man a few years older than her approached her.

"Excuse me miss, may I hold that for you? Then would you like to hold something of mine?" he said laughing at his own perverted joke.

Katherine took off the shoes and tried to ignore the man as she walked away to another aisle

"Hey baby that's a nice dress. You know it would probably look better crumbled up against the foot of my bed." The man said with a cocky look. "Hey where you going? Don't tell me you're too intimidated by my god-like physique." the man continued while flexing his biceps and triceps

"Bug off!" she demanded "I have a boyfriend, jerk and you are lucky, he's not here right now."

"Oh I'm so scared." He taunted "Why don't you ditch the zero and get with the hero." He said laying his hand on her shoulder

Katherine shook off his arm, produced a throwing knife from her scabbard, and pointed it at the man "Look I'm not going to tell you again, bug off." The man ignored the threat and came in close to steal a kiss. The huntress kicking the man in the shin and slicing at his cheek.

"Ah! Crazy bitch!" He said raising his arm to smack her with the back of his hand.

From behind the man came a familiar chunk-chunk sound as a voice came from behind "This guy bothering you Kate?" the young man had a look of fear as he slowly turned his head to see who was there.

Katherine looked back to see Shade standing behind the man with her shotgun pressed against the man's back. She looked at shade and gave her a friendly smile and an evil glare to the man. "Its ok, Shade." She assured quickly hiding the knife behind her back "This nice man here was just helping me pick out some shoes. Unfortunately they don't have a pair I like."

An hour later the two returned to the Loft and lounged on the couch, to watch t.v. Their program was then interrupted by a news bulletin about a gang fight in the Agricultural District of Vale.

"I swear these gangs are getting crazier and crazier, day by day." said Katherine

"I know right?"