Anthony Harrison

"It’s a good day for coffee. If my regular place wasn’t closed.” He tended to be a very grumpy man when coffee wasn’t a part of his morning routine. He pulled out his phone, scrolling through his Yelp suggestions.

"Well ain't you just the cutest guy I've ever laid eyes on."

"I have heard many things about the woods, but I’m one who thinks seeing is believing." She told him. The brunette didn’t exactly want to see some of the things she’d heard, but she couldn’t just assume they were all true. "Then why do I keep finding you out here?" She threw at him with a smirk. She new it wasn’t ideal, but there wasn’t much to do in town now days and she liked some peace and quiet. For a while though she’d been to scared to returned to the woods, in fear of being attacked again. Though after some time past she found herself here in the woods anyways. As Anthony turned back to the cave Emily let her gaze follow and noticed the small amount of light. "Maybe someone is in there shining a flashlight, but I doubt that since it’s not moving." She thought for a moment, now puzzled about what it might be. "I wouldn’t advise going in there though, it could be some sort of trap."

Anthony smirked in response to Emily's suspicious remark about why she kept finding him out here. "What happens in the forest, stays in the forest, Emily. If I told you, I'd ruin the mystery." He said to her with the intent to tease. 

She gathered her supplies and made to leave when Anthony grabbed her again. She was used to it by now; this constant game of cat and mouse between them, and didn’t so much as flinch at the gesture. Instead, she chose to enjoy the moment and her small victory, hoping his bruise would flourish as a reminder, and letting herself smirk when his gaze dropped to her mouth.

She let out a laugh at the bitterness in Anthony’s words, keeping his jaw between her fingers and applying just enough pressure to make sure he’d feel the ache. It felt good after how he’d shoved a freakin’ serpent towards her while she’d been stuck in a tree in order to avoid that very reptile. 

He didn't quite know why that laugh struck some inner chord with him. It had just the right amount of wickedness in it, and just the right amount of bitterness. Anthony watched her keenly as a vivacious grin bloomed on her lips and she sarcastically credited him for figuring her all out. That he wasn't so sure. Meredith had proved herself with all her antics as one not to be underestimated. She was unpredictable. But it did give him thrills to anticipate her next move. 

In seconds, their expressions were completely reversed. He was the one growling, a livid expression etched into his devilish features, while Meredith was the one harbouring a cat-like grin. Feeling absolutely no remorse, she jumped off of the tree, landing with a feline’s grace in front of him. 

How the fuck had that happened? Just when the fog clouding his brain dissipated after the blow he'd taken that had caught him squarely on the left side of his face--he was suddenly the mouse caught in the paws of a cat. It struck him by surprise to see her pounce like one. "Admiring your fucking handiwork?" He grumbled when her manicured hands with the deadly red-finger nails grated against the side of his face. 

"I lived in Bethnal Green for almost six years." The young demon failed to elaborate on the point she was making by referencing her previous home but to anyone who had been anywhere near the London borough it made complete sense. Though the actual levels of danger in the area weren’t too bad it was still considered a pretty risky area to live in by all accounts. Somehow Alicia felt that just living there helped to raise her status as an expert in self defense. It seemed that her companion was keeping his tones hushed as he spoke but the young demon saw no point. Whatever it was, it wasn’t stupid enough to let itself be stalked.

"Where the hell is a Bethnal Green?" He asked, immediately when Alicia revealed that tidbit with him as if it explained why she seemed to appear so apt in terms of defending herself in combat. 

"Why so concerned? Scared I might catch you doing something out here?" She asked in a joking tone. She did think it was odd they seemed to meet here more than out in town, but she wasn’t concerned. She smiled at him thinking of that first time they met. She didn’t know why he seemed so different now, he was the same man they had just been through more. "I was bored and I haven’t been out here since.." She trailed off and realized she’d almost brought up what had happened at the dance. "..um in a while." She decided to say.

"Because these are the woods? and all things strange and creepy dwell here. Haven't you heard any of those tales the elders in this town like to tell?" Emily seemed to have recovered well since the incident at the Dance Marathon. Her mood seemed to have improved too, a lot. Anthony tore his gaze away from Emily and nodded. "Not exactly an ideal place for long strolls in the evening." He muttered. And yet as creepy as the forest seemed to be, he seemed to be drawn to it for some reason. Though right now his thoughts were focused on that unusual orb of light floating around in the cave. "What do you suppose that is?" He asked, directing Emily's head towards the anomaly. 

Alicia turned on her heels to face Anthony, dramatically placed one hand on her hip and produced her most confident smile. “I am easily worth two somethings.” …It just depends on what the somethings are. Humans messing around just to scare people would easily be within her powers to kill but there were some things that she would be reluctant to take on. Namely other demons but Alicia was also pretty sure that a demon - or group of demons - wouldn’t bother to tip toe around a kill the way this seemed to. Alicia just wanted this adventure to finish soon and be ever so slightly underwhelming. She would rather find nothing and be able to go back to her comfortably uneventful existence.

Anthony chuckled in response to Alicia's show of confidence. He had no doubt that she was perfectly capable of holding her own in combat. Allie was one of the few women in this town who, despite being a doctor, wasn't built with a petite feminine frame. Still it amused him to hear the note of arrogance. "What? Do you have defence training or something?" He muttered--realizing only after he'd expressed the thought that he ought to keep the conversation to a minimum. 

"Hurry the hell up!! I don’t have all day!" Meredith snapped at him from above the ground. She narrowed her eyes onto his form, frustrated that he was just standing there contemplating when there was work to be done. Namely, clearing the area of all twelve-inch snakes. 

Her reaction was worth it. The curses, the threats, the million "I hate you"s that came from mouth in a quick angry slur. It had brought him back to when he'd been young. This had always been a familiar sort of dance between them--trying to one-up each other. And then retaliate. 

Anthony rolled his eyes at her grumbles. He pocketed his cellphone--placing it in on the inside pocket of his jacket. At least that way it would be harder for her to reach in the case she did try to get her hands on his cellphone for the pictures he'd taken with them. He wouldn't put it past her to deliver on her threats. But after doing so, he tried to think of a way to get the garden snake far enough away from her. Though, knowing Meredith, she still wouldn't be satisfied, even if the snake was at a ten foot distance.