Here Lies

1 (Incomplete)

"Hotter!" Someone bellowed. Ilaria smiled, the Forge was the only place that welcomed her with a genuine smile.

"Hello, boys," Ilaria said as she draped herself over the windowsill, the blacksmith and his apprentice looked up at her. She gave them a cheeky grin, "have either of you two seen my Logan?" She asked.

"Yeah, he stopped by a few minutes ago, and he was looking for you!" The blacksmith called up.

"Thank you, Henry!" She called down.

Without thinking Ilaria slid off the windowsill, landing softly on the street below. Ilaria remained crouched, sliding her curved blade into her hand as she felt a presence approaching.

When the person was right behind her she shot to her feet and spun around, bringing the blade to his throat at the same time he brought one to her side. "Good to see you too, Ilaria..." Logan said, a gleam in his light blue eyes.

"Why hello, handsome, what are you doing sneaking up on a lady?" She asked him as they sheathed their blades.

"Lady?" He snorted. She slapped his shoulder and he rolled his eyes. "Fine, I was trying to surprise you, which clearly I didn't..." He said as he took Ilaria's hand in his and looked into her eyes. They were like twin emeralds, absolutely stunning. "I have something you'll want to see." He said with a grin.

"Are you being naughty?" She asked as she arched an eyebrow.

Logan smiled even more at that, "no, not yet at least..." He said.

"C'mon, let's go back to headquarters," Ilaria told Logan as she playfully punched his chest.

Logan and Ilaria walked down the street, hand in hand. Ilaria felt most alive in only two different situations: at night or when she's on the job.

"It's getting colder out, when the waterways freeze over it'll make our escapes that much harder." Logan reminded Ilaria.

"I know, but that's when we use the sewers...or we use the ice to our advantage." She told him.

Logan chuckled at that, "you expect me to go across ice? I'd be as graceful as moose." Logan told her, causing her to laugh.

"Exactly why I'd make you use the ice, and so I can see you fall on your ass." She said as she reached around and smacked it.

Logan laughed, "and have me get caught?" He asked.

"Eh, there may be some female city watch on us, just seduce them and you'll be off the hook," Ilaria told him.

"And give you a reason to be jealous? Fine by me." Logan told her. "You're cute when you're jealous."

"Ass kisser..." She told him.

"Call me what you want, only makes me keep going." He said.

"Fuck you," she told him as she slammed her hip into his, causing Logan to stumble.

"Maybe later, don't think the city watch would take to kindly to us getting it on in the middle of the street," Logan said as he slammed his hip into hers as payback.

Ilaria couldn't stop laughing at that, "oh man, that is a mental image I find hilarious. We should do it sometime, see what happens." She told him.