He waited for her to leave his line of sight before leaving to his place.
When he arrived there were a couple new things in the area. Unfamiliar scents were apparent but this was pretty common for this area. However, what wasn't very common was the smell of raw meat and human food. I guess some prefer to keep practicing blending. There was also a weird scent, of what he thought a miner would smell like, scattered around the place. It was odd to be sure but he had larger things to worry about. He went into his building, which was adjacent to the three story building the oddities were emitting from, and entered his apartment. The packing process would probably take around 2-5 hours at most. Thank God I don't have as much stuff as I used to.
A couple of hours had passed. He had finished packing a while ago so where was she? He'd been lounging around his place for a good while now. Maybe the place was kinda packed. No, it shouldn't have been packed around this time of day. Just as he was thinking this he heard his door open and Kou made her presence known. "Sorry, my boss called me up and had me do some things. Load your shit up while I take another call..."
Business again?
This was pretty common on her days off. Her boss always contacted her to do things for him because he knew she wouldn't really turn him down. He always seemed to take the air out of the room with his flat, monotone voice and resting "bitch face" which often led people to believe he was an unhappy person.
Kou was standing beside the SUV while he loaded things up. Something about her tone was bothering him. It was a drastically different than before. Not only that but she was also wearing her CCG trench coat thingy. In the very back of his mind he was on high alert. If there was a time to take him out now would be an acceptable time.
She wouldn't do that would she?
He noticed while moving the rest of his things into the car that there were boxes with the smell of blood about them. Everything about the situation was fishy. However, he was damned if he did, damned if he didn't so he just kept following the flow of the situation.
He climbed into the passenger seat and once Kou noticed she got into the drivers seat. Before long they were off. Fatigue was slowly enveloping Kou's eyes. Guess underachievers can work hard too.
"If you keep staring at me like that I might have to file a restraining order."
"You know, most people try to not kill others with words."
"That's cause 'most people' eat ass."
"I don't think most people eat ass. They'd prolly think that's repulsive."
"I might actually strangle you."
"Can you not?"
He expected a reply but didn't get anything back. He glanced back at her and she had one hand supporting her head.
Was she trying to remember again?
She, for some reason, couldn't remember anything from when she was 1 all the way till freshmen year. She seemed to still remember who she was friends with and where she had lived but that's the extent of it. He was going to bring it up but now wasn't the time.
Her phone started to ring again. She answered and reciprocated with "mhmmm" and "mmmm." She seemed kinda annoyed when she hung up. "You're gonna be staying at my place for a while." She thought for a couple of moments before continuing. "Don't worry about rent just clean up after yourself and save up for a place. If shit goes down at that job I might be able to get you another one."
"Alright then."
They pulled up to a stoplight now. She took her hands off of the wheel once they were at a full stop and ran her fingers through her hair. "I also shouldn't have to say it but if you do any hunting around my ward I'll kill you."
"More mean words."
"You mean promises."
Another glance and he knew she was serious.
She'd do that wouldn't she?
A small growl came from her stomach as they began to move again. She looked like a distressed child. "I'm so hungry..."