For Alec and Isabelle

[sayshazam]

Billy was a lot less nervous about letting Isabelle in on his secret than he was Alec. Maybe because Alec hadn't given him any reason to regret it and it had turned out so well. Well, as well as he could expect it to he supposed. He didn't know how he had expected it to go but Alec had been cool about it and had even told Billy he wouldn't have even told Isabelle about it. Still, Billy thought it was kind of shitty to expect someone to keep a secret from their sister when they were so close to them.

It was late in the evening with the sun just setting when he got to the park. Freddy, Seymour, and Naga were with him. Two dogs and a polar bear dog were a pretty good excuse to be at the park any hour. Earlier he'd realized how dumb it was to make the only door to the cave here in the park and had added one at his apartment too.

Whistling to the animals they bounded over to where he was standing and he gave them all a scratch behind the ears and treats from his pocket. Glancing around he wondered how much longer Alec would be and what his friend would have told his sister to convince her to come with him. One thing for sure was that Isabelle was probably going to give Billy the biggest "I told you so" when he proved he wasn't actually a normal kid. Was it too late to change his mind?

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[deflectere]

Before Isabelle's arrival, Alec had made it a point to go out almost every single night to check for demonic activity in the city. For a city the size of Darrow, there was surprisingly a lot which meant that Alec typically had things to do and wasn't in danger of getting too bored.

After Isabelle had been dropped into Darrow, he tried to keep up that routine but made her come with him. They always worked better as a team and having her at his side made him infinitely more comfortable.

Tonight, he'd dragged her out under the guise of hunting which is why he had his bow strapped to his back when they finally made their way into the park. He hadn't really lied, they had gone out to hunt but they were just going to do something else too.

When he spotted Billy, he waved briefly and glanced at Isabelle to see if she recognized who they were approaching.