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Isabella looked at Tempus as the musical laughter left her mouth, shaking her head as she did. He was right they would try to scare her but she delt with worst higher ups then these people. She would play the part of your right I am sorry but I just want to help those whos cases are not big enought for the cops. She would keep her head down nose clean as they say so she wouldnt offend anyone in the group yet. "I just really have to play the officer that couldnt handle being put on desk duty after the being on the beat. It happens we lose a lot like that. Heck they still have me seeing the shrink to get over the dream apertly or their way of watching me." Flipping her hair over her shoulder as she walked by him her eyes taking him in again she still couldnt believe he was real and this was not just another strange dream of hers. She wasnt kidding about the dreams some times she had dreams that would wake her in a old sweat to waking up out of her bed in the shower but that wasnt here or there at this time.

She laughed as she thought of her as Wendy, she was in a school play once, so he was the Peter Pan to her Wendy? Isabella looked at the sun smiling as it touched her face and again and hooked her arm into his. Taking the box as she steered him to her Challanger as she popped the trunk placing the box in it. She shut it as she looked at him with a smile in eyes a a teasing smirk on her face.

"At least its not Peter Pan and Tinkerbell then again it would give us a complex a times I fear if we are not careful. You are most likely right Mr. Zlotvor I cant wait to sit outside seedy hotels and following them acting like young teens in the back of the cars. I hope to help those stay out from behind bars if I can. Plus I have a case I am already on to tell the truth, maybe a fresh pair of eyes will help me init what do you think?" She smiled as she shut the trunk and started to walk trying to drag him along to the Cafe for lunch at least.

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[/color] He smiled as Izzy took in the length of him. She wasn’t subtle though by human standards she was downright sly.

Tempus didn’t alert Isabella to the fact of two detectives he knew from his surveillance of her her surveillance teams had exited the station. They split up one walking north of them towards the café the other falling back pretending to use his phone. While picking up a rear position. Two detectives was an insulting play. They were just going through the motions now. They knew they’d lose her or some strange quirk of fate would cause them to lose her. Tempus was tempted to laugh out loud at their persistence. Even in the face of their mountain of failures they persisted. He’d go easier on them today as this would be the last time Isabella fell under their purview.

"A fresh pair would not be what I would consider mine but a different perspective I would most assuredly say. What’s the basis of the case? Are we finding some lost stray with a very strong name? or maybe it is to do with the very looseness of the CPD’s security.” He returned her smile as he allowed her to pull him along anxiously to the cafe.


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Isabella smiled as she let out a pill of laughter, her body still moved as she worked on her limp trying harder to hide it. She sighed as she walked her arm in his again, sometimes she got herself into things that would break a normal person her not so much she was a rare breed to most. She loved the fact that he got what see was saying with out her having to spell it out like she would have to most out there. Nodding to him while pulling her hair back out of her face making a quick bun and using the pen in her pocket to hold it in place. Frowning as it didnt hold wondering if she should just cut it and get it over with, she only kept it long cause her mother told her it was the only thing she was proud of on her. Sometimes she thought about slicing it off and sending a picture to her mother of the new hair cut and wait by the phone, a chuckle escaped her as she thought of that call.

"I think I may have a tail growing daily now though I wonder how long I will have to keep my head down and nose clean to get them to understand I am not going to screw them like they tried to do to me. And they didnt even take me to dinner before they did." She shrugged as she walked with him thinking of how long it could take for them to leave her alone. It could take months to a year depending how much they wanted to be assholes, but she was used to it she lived in a mad world and it made her shiver at the thought of it. Some times she wondered if she went back home how life would be.

She was lost in thoughts as she heard Tempus voice break through the wall that her mind started to put up. "I am trying to find some one it is very important to me that I find him. Its my first case and you can say the name is very strong on this lost stray." She said with a softer tone as they walked along the road her eyes smiled as she looked at him trust sitting in them. This was one of the most important searches that she could ever do and she hate to admit it but she needed help on it. The resources she has at this time just was not enough to find the person she was looking for. She knew he wouldnt go after this case as it was hers and if he did well they will go from there now wont they?

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Isabella took a deep breath while they walked her body was starting to loosen up, her limp slacking off a bit as she moved. She looked over at him and then ran her hand through her hair as she looked at him. Could he read minds the puzzled look moved into her eyes as she pulled at a strip of it in front of her eyes and looked at it.She was growing to hate the long hair but then again she loved it at the same time it was the bane of her life but it was also her vanity. Every night she would brush it out a hundred strokes with a paddle brush then braid it in two braids and then upbraided it and rushed it in the morning. "So you like it then? I always thought it was too long at times and gets in the way... I am not so sure I will take what you say and think on it how about that?"

Isabella walked along the way as she laughed at the dinner comment, part of her wanted to get sick at that idea of the higher ups keeping an eye on her like Tempus did. Great life just got tougher and all because she didnt want to deal with the crap from the new guys that were taking over as the others moved up or transferred out. Maybe she should of just transferred out of this city to some place new but then they would of asked her the same questions that pissed her off this time too. It was just too much at times and she was stuck in this mix, she just needed a glass of sweet tea and a good sandwich and she will be ok.

Standing outside the door of the Cafe as she looked at Tempus with a smile in her eyes and on her lips. She dropped his arm and started to walk in, turning lightly as she held the door for him. Soon as she walked in the woman at the counter nodded to her as she already had a cup of sweet tea in hand for the ex cop. Moving to take it as she watched the male out the corner of her eye, she moved to a table as she waited on Tempus to order what he would like since they already had her order in.


"The name is Adrian Alexander Worshal...He is my brother." She said in a voice barely above a whisper as soon as he came near the table. She knew he would hear her as she looked down at the table top her hands resting in her lap. Looking up as she gave a sad smile her eyes haunted with the memory of the last time see saw him. Her hand moved to the scar on her arm as she traced it lightly taking a sip of her tea before she pulled back up and took a breath as she opened her mouth to talk. "I have not seen him in six years" She let her words sink in.

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Tempus sat back in his chair watching Isabella. He knew she’d been looking to find her brother. In fatc to a small extent so had he. He’d not invested much energy into the task as while he could have enacted a finding he was unsure how thankful she would have been based on her stance. He sighed leaning forward taking her hand into his. “Your brother dear now that is a quest worth the journey I suppose. I can find him in a matter of moments if you but wish. It will however involve uses of things perhaps against your outlook. I can even show you how you might if you prefer instead.” There the door was open if she only walked through things would move along so much faster. It wasn’t fair that he was offering her a choice between her principles and her brother but things were often as simple and complicated as that. What did she value more in which situation?

“As for your hair, your crowning glory I could take it or leave it. I prefer longer hair though I am sure that you would be as lovely shorn of yours as with it. Though again I must admit that I do in fact like you as you are no matter which way that might be.” Smiling as their orders were brought to the table he waited for another moment of privacy before continuing. “So that by the way is a yes I will help in any way I can. I also will do so in any manner that you would prefer.”

He was already thinking of which cantrips to use along with which more mundane methods to try again. He had already tried using a few of his above board contacts. It was time he tried what contacts he had off the grid. He could always simply use several principles of contagion and reach through the ether plucking Adrian’s whereabouts from the void. The down side would be that if he was as sensitive as his sister that he would be potentially seriously shocked and maybe even a bit shaken. Small price to pay in Tempus’s book as t could be smooth over upon a journey to meet him mundanely instead of stepping sideways to his destination. There was also the option of Tempus finding him in his sleep. He was open to either choice. He however would keep his preference to himself and allow Izzy to make her own decision.


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Isabella watched Tempus , every shift of his flesh to how he was breathing would tell her something but damnit he was good. She looked at her hand in his as she listened to his words, he never could make things easy on her could he. If she said yes to what he offered would he be upset that she threw her principles away or would he see she was trying to move forward in her beliefs. She was stuck right now and needed to think it over before she decided what road she would take at this fork.

Tucking a strain of hair behind her ear as she blushed at the complement that Tempus gave her about her 'crowning glory'. She would have to think about it since it would be interesting maybe just a trim would make her change her mind. The food was place in front of them as she took a sip of her tea and sighed as she picked up her brie and roast beef sandwich. Taking a bite , giving a thumbs up to the woman at the counter and a wink.

Then she looked at him as she finished her bit and took a sip her eyes showed that she was thinking hard about his offer."So say I take one of the roads you offer, Would you be upset that I stuck to my guns again? I am just worried what the price of the other offer might be Tempus. I am scared that the price is higher then one such as I can afford. Plus what would happen to my brother if we did go that route?"

Isabella's eyes showed concern and honesty in them as waited for him to answer her. The look for her brother was the most important thing she had to do at this time, she needed to know if he was still alive. Worry creased her brow as she thought of his disappearance and what trouble it caused her. "I think you may get me this time Tinkerbell..." She teased him a little as to break the tension that was building in her.

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He could have pressed the matter and made her choose one way or the other but their social contract wasn’t the same as any of his other dealings with mortals. So he allowed her the space of her thoughts. He smiled already knowing which way she was leaning and what she would choose if he left her be. The Goddess knew why he even tried sometimes save she had somehow become special to him and he had given his word. Taking a bite he dabbed the corner of his mouth even as no food had spilled. “You are incorrigible you do know this as well as spoiled. But enough of your strong suits your brother is near and dear to you what would you do if he is elsewhere say Oslo or maybe even Taiwan? Do you think we would be having this same conversation or would you be telling me goodbye as you gallivanted around the world to bring him near?”

Raising his hand to forestay her retort, he went on. “You will choose as you choose. I will do as I always have and the world will keep right on spinning. As important as this is to you I bring you no devil’s deal merely an option that you might not have thought of or even use. You don’t have to think long nor hard. I will tell you when I am deceiving you.”

He nodded taking another bite arranging his face in an open mask allowing her to read the surface thoughts that he had. As a long surviving member of the Courts it was second nature for him to tell the truth without telling all there was and wordsmanship was a deadly game he excelled at. "For your network of informants you will need cash I suggest you start small until you gain enough favors. Service workers are the way to go. Especially with what they will pay you during your early retirement. The invisibles like the waiters and waitresses and the custodians. Nothing that would have them betray their employers just simple things such as who was where when they had dinner. Small things and once they are accustomed to doing favors for you it will get easier and easier for them to do those small favors without realizing that the scope of those favors are getting larger. "

He ate in silence a few moments. Sharing a meal had lost much meaning for most but for him it meant as much sharing any meal. Dining was an art form "I already have you as you matter to me...It’s the double edge of any relationship. You only get out of it what you put into it." Setting down his fork he rested his hand on hers a moment before picking back up his fork and continuing on.

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Looking at the man next to her then she smile as she licked the sauce that clung to her lip after she took a bite. Oh yes she was solid by the people in her life but if your good to them they are good to you. The sad thing was he enjoyed it and she knew it since she never let it show to much or use it to better her life. She looked at him and winkled her nose in the way she did when she tried to be cute. " I know I am but you like it even if you try to hide it or deny it , Oh Shiny One. I..."She cut herself off as his hand rose in the air to keep her lips still, tilting her head to the left as she listened too him. Slowly she let the words sink in as she nodded he was right she would choose as she always did and he the same. Though now that he was back in her life after being away for so long she kinda wanted to keep him in it for a while if not longer if he would like that but she held that retort in. She sat there thinking as her face gave nothing away though it did flash in her eyes breifly as she pulled it back. She looked into his eyes studying what he was saying and studying everything that could tell her what was afoot.

The look in his eyes made her want to step back as she watched him taking a bite of his plate. Taking a sip of her tea as she sat there thinking noticing if something more was around this part. He was explain to her how to start getting the information as she nodded, she never thought of asking the wait staff at the restaurants the people she watched visited. She was going to pin mark it and place in the back of her mind for later, slowly she smiled at him. "Have I told you have great you are, I never thought of wait staff I though of other things but I am so stealing that from you right now and using it. Now as for my brother if he is farther away then I will send him a plane ticket to get his ingornat behind home. I have set my roots down and this little girl will not uproot them again...that is unless I can drag you along with me Tinkerbell? Where else would this Peter Pan be with out her partner in crime?" She teased him while telling him at the same time she was staying in this place for a long time and she didn't see herself leaving anytime soon. She nibbled at her sandwich then placed it down and let out a soft sigh. She looked off for a few seconds her face took a softer tone as she let her thoughts turn warmer,she turned back a little shocked at his words but still happy to hear them all the same.

Feeling the warmth of his hand on hers with the soft smile she gave only to him, it was warmth and understanding watching as he took his hand back to take a bite. The masculine way she held herself started to soften back to look more like the woman she was when she was in the privacy of her own home. " Well at least we have each other and we both have each others back though I don't know how much help I will be at least I can shoot. But do you think we can share our meals together like we used to once in a while it was nice and I know it does not seem like much but I found it enjoyable." She asked as she looked down at her plate acting like she was looking for something then back up to him with that soft smile still glued to her lips. She let one of her fingers to trace one of the flowers on the tablecloth. "I think I may need your help finding him Tempus..." She was shy about asking for his help on this but if it was needed she would ask, her fingers stop the trails they were making as her eyes pleaded with what she would not say in public and only behind close doors or her pride will suffer a blow she couldn't handle.

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Tempus smiled more at her being as she was instead of her joke but the whole of the package amused him I the now as much as she vexed him as well. He sat down his fork and wiped his mouth. He had spoken truly and she hadn’t heard him. While he’d been speaking with her he had cast a small web of power seeking her like number. He’d come across a few one bothered him. It wasn’t living but there was a spark of fire within it. That normally meant vampire but that particular person had been disposed of by the strife and warfare in the city. He had not thought of her directly even as he had honored his promise. Though speaking of it his promise wasn’t valid if she was no longer amongst the deceased. Raising a brow he considered what she said knowing that she would have chosen the more mundane path. He wasn’t surprised in the least.

Fixing Izzy with a look of knowing resignation Tempus steepled his fingers speaking as he felt the diminishment in the city one second the city was coming alive and the next t was lying in a torpid state. He didn’t like what that might presage. Shaking off the shiver that crawled his spine. Whatever it was hadn’t happened yet but it would very soon. "Izzy dear I want you to really listen to what I just told you again." He raised a brow as he allowed her to think on what he was saying and had already spoken.


She would need to read not only between the lines but also the way they were arranged. She was naturally suspicious. She naturally questioned. Those were great traits however with her moving in the preternatural world she would have to be even more circumspect with what truths she chose to accept. Taking out his phone he entered a quick text and saved it as a draft. He would send it once they both finished eating. "Have you gotten it yet? We have to get going I have a few things I would like to inspect before it gets too late in the day. Actually I can use your perspective. Sometimes while chasing ghosts I forget more mundane paths.”

The job he had was a small bit dangerous but nothing he couldn’t handle. It was however an opportunity for them both to see each other in action outside of the last horror with the Butcher.