Most Wanted Ch-1

Important Warning:

Love, is a disaster. It can consume you like nothing else. The fantasy books I read have various characters fall in love and then come their own fall. The troubles in create, the sacrifices you have to make and yet the one thought that completely occupies your mind is the person you love. No matter if they fall in love with vampire, angels, werewolves, fairies and even demons, I mean come on, find yourself a human!!

But I, I fell in love with a human. What’s the catch? Umm…let’s just say he was a big time most wanted criminal. So I don’t blame the novel characters because its circumstances that brings you together. As much as this might sound crazy, there is something named as Destiny, who loves to play with us.

Note: Trust me when I say, if you are in love don’t run around with a stupid smile on face, you have entered a game of life and death!

 Meeting 1: Never go to Hardware Store with a criminal in town.

“It’s summer and you are not going to sulk around in home.” Alexis’s mother said.

She sat switching through different channels. Nothing was interesting about summer vacations. She looked at her mother with a frown. The problem Alexis had, that her mother or anyone else didn’t understood her. She was those keep to herself, silent delicate type of girl. Though she was talented with pen, paint brush and musical instruments she was never the centre of limelight. She hated attention.

“Honey, you are such a pretty girl. Go out have some fun this summer.” Her mother added further, this time trying to be friendlier that motherly.

Alexis gave a leave-it-already-mom look.

“Fine, go to your room and bury your head in novels.” Her mother said giving up.

She went away grumbling something about getting similar type of friend and destroying Alexis more.

Tired of switching between channels and waiting for Dirty Dancing to start she stopped on news channel. Her father always heard news and she got up to leave when the news stopped her in her tracks.

“All we know about him is he works alone. As far as our sources go he has no gang or accomplices. He usually dresses up in black and is known for at least 11 murders and has stolen many antique and priceless items. Police has been unsuccessful in catching him or even trapping him in revealing how he looks. From his previous thefts and methods we can conclude that he is brutal and holds a special liking for Reebok sports shoes. We know that because his shoe print is all he wishes to leave on crime scene and nothing else.

This killer has no pattern of killing and has left police and people terrified of his actions. And he presently reported to be in Derksworth.”

Rest all was a mumbling to Alexis. Her heart was beating hard right now. She was surely the delicate one but was not a coward. But right now even in summer morning a shiver ran through her. She switched off the stupid box and made way to her room.

“Heard about the deadly criminal?” Her friend Miranda said in a serious tone.

“Yeah! This morning. I don’t think we need to worry. It’s not like he is coming right at our house to get us and fortunately our school is closed. So just relax Miranda.” Alexis said trying to sound sure, though she wasn’t herself.

“I know, it is just on news channels today. I searched on net and it says that Police has been searching for him for past 5 years. When we meet up this evening we will  list down all the things valuable and worth stealing in our town, ok?” She said souding more excited than scared.

“No! We are doing no such thing. We have better things to do and I have lyrics in mind. Bring your guitar along.” Alexis said with annoyance at Miranda’s words.

“Before that I have a favour to ask?” She said sounding unassure.

“What?”

“Umm..its summer and I have to get my car fixed. I mean I don’t want to be depended on my big brother to drop me everywhere, so please accompany me to hardware store and help me fix that trash.” She said almost pleading.

Alexis and shopping, not fun! But we all make sacrifices for our friends and Alexis did the same.

“Fine. I’ll meet you at Raver Park gate.” She said.

As soon as Miranda hung up, Alexis groaned. She wanted to stay in during summer, her skin was not so friendly to sun. Her skin never got tanned, it tunred red, like burned from sun. And it looked like rash on her pale skin. If it hadn’t been for her solid form she looked like a ghost, pale and dark haired with brown eyes.

She quickly wore shorts and her white sleevless top and put on her sneakers. Typing up her straight black hair into a high ponytail so that her hair was not troubling her in this boiling summer.

“Mom, I am going to hardware store with Miranda. Will be back soon” She sort of yelled out to her mother.

Alexis voice was too soft for yelling purpose. Shouting was another thing she never did.

“Thank God! Sure honey, go out!” her mother called out from Kitchen.

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Somehow dragging and crawling they reached the Jones Hardware store. Miranda’s red car was shouting for help in various dangerous voices and it needed to be fixed.

“Mr. Jones will be happy to see us.” Miranda said joyfully.

She was more chirpy than Alexis, burgundy hair and green eyed, she was beautiful yet very innocent and carefree. One of those girls who are beautiful and are not even aware of it.

“Hey Bill!” She said and Alexis just glanced up and smiled.

“My darlings. Alex and MD” The hardware store owner, 55 years old , William Jones greeted the girls.

“Need your car again MD?” he asked.

“Yes! It’s summer again Bill” Miranda said.

“How are you Alex?” Bill asked politely.

“I am fine Mr. Jones. How are you?” She said her eyes searching the store instead of looking at the old man.

She was too shy to stare or look for a long time at someone. She usually looked somewhere else when she was talking with a stranger. Her mother said, “Look into eyes Alexis, they tell the truth!”

He smiled and nodded.

Alexis stood at the counter while Miranda and Bill went around the shop looking for right screws and wrench and other stuff required. She tood smiling looking at her enthusiatic friend .

Suddenly the shop door opened and a warm breeze flew opened.

Bill was busy helping Miranda, so he didn’t notice. But Alexis did. The new customer was tall, over six feet. Dressed in a half-sleeves black tee and blue jeans. Black was not  a summer colour, someone should tell him. He was looking for something, his eyes keen and narrowed as if aiming a shot. He was dressed casual, his black hair so soft that they moved with the breeeze and unlike herself Alexis dared to look up to his eyes , deep sea green. A unusual yet amazing combination. A sea green that sunlight reflected beautifully. And the thought struck Alexis….this guy was gorgeous!

After a moment of her first weird staring she realised that the green eyes bored into her brown ones, glaring dangerously. She immediately lowered down her eyes and felt uncomfortable.  The guy walked in and picked up a screw driver and walked leisurely towards the wrench section. His eyes measured them as if he was experienced about them.

“I want to buy these.” He said in a husky and stern tone.

“Sure! How are you today young man?” Bill asked nicely, the way he treated all his customers.

The guy didn’t reply and just snatched the stuff from Bill and went away after giving the money, like they were too lowly for him to even say Hi!

In a hurry one of his many wrenches fell on Miranda’s foot who was also on counter now.

“Ouch! That’s hurts” She winced, her eyes slightly watering.

But guy paid no attention and just picked up his wrench and was about to step out when she suddenly felt annoyed and angry.

“Excuse me, apologise!” she said with as much force as I could muster.

His eyebrows went up and for a moment he lost his signature glare. [i]Wow! His eyes were really green. Nice green![/i] And then he was angry looking again!

His gaze was terrifying me and yet when she saw Miranda hurt foot, she repeated angrier now which was so unlike her.

“A sorry will not kill you. You hurt my friend  here and I really don’t think you can walk away arrogantly without apologising.” Alexis said much to the astonisment of Miranda and Bill.

Suddenly the boy gripped her wrist forcefull sending a shiver down her arm and said, “I don’t do apologies and I can walk away even if you want or not!”

For a moment he stood there holding her wrist, which was throbbing painfully under his tightened fingers. Then Bill moved forward and the guy let go her hand in a swift motion causing her to wince and left the store suddenly.

And Alexis stood there blinking back tears , with pain and anger, as she saw him leaving and  her marks of his finger on her wrist.