New Orleans

Arriving by plane the next day Avery and Jon arrive in the city known as New Orleans. Avery, wearing shades, looks at Jon and smiles while chuckling. He speaks in a fake New Orleans accent.

"New Orleans. Home of the gumbo, booze, party, and voodoo."

"The only city that built itself along the Leylines."

Talking normally Avery says "Well one of the few, but yeah New Orleans is one of those cities where the Leyline energy runs through it and doesn't kill us humans in the process."

"That's cause everyone is boozed up."

"One of the reasons. Come on we gotta get to our hotel in order to check in." Avery grabs his bags walking as quickly as he can enjoying the sights of New Orleans. Jon looks around with Dameon speaking in his mind.

"Jon, not to 'scare' our little friend here but there is someone watching us."

"Thanks but I that someone is our ride." A man holding a sign with the name Avery and Jon with the signature below being the hotels. Avery goes up to the man and confirms that it was them and off they went to the hotel but Dameon was indeed correct all along because there was two men watching them. They drive off in the opposite direction of the two. At the hotel Avery walks into the room smiling happily and sets his bags down before collapsing on the bed. Jon drops his bags too and tips the clerk before closing the door.

"Jon? Is this heaven."

"No its not, also Dameon is laughing that you said that."

"Tell him to go fuck off."

"Fuck you too Avery."

"He said fuck you."

"I know." Avery gets up and opens the curtain to reveal that they were close to the old side of New Orleans. A parade was happening and Avery smiles at the people as he opens the windows. Jon just rolls his eyes and looks through his bags before looking through Avery's to find the information that The One gave him. He finds it and calls up the girl. Avery closes the door and sees Jon using the phone.

"Hey now don't be calling up a girl so soon."

"Ha ha idiot. I'm not doing that I'm letting the girl know were here."

"You crazy, hang up now."

"Why?"

"Cause I wanna take a nap before we do anything."

"Fine." Jon hangs up the phone and lays down. Avery lays down as well and it only took them a few minutes to realize that they were sharing a bed. Both open their eyes wide and look at each other before both saying "I call the bed."

"I want the bed."

"Sorry Ave, I called it first."

"Oh come on you always call the bed."

"No you do."

"Rock paper scissors?"

"No, how about a slap fight."

"What, no?"

"To late." Jon slaps Avery. It's at this point Avery jolts up and a realization that it was just a semi-nightmare and that it's night time. He looks around the room to see Jon near his face smiling. "Had a good sleep?"

"Yeah, did you actually slap me to wake me up?"

"Probably. Anyways the girl gave me the location we going to meet her right now. Get dressed and freshen up."

"Sir yes sir Dameon."

"Funny that you think it's Dameon?"

"Oh you asshat."

"Get dressed." With a grunt Avery gets up and washes his face, puts on deodorant, changes, and heads out the door with Jon in tow. Night life in New Orleans was the best. The smell of good food, probably a few parties near, clubs around every corner, and voodoo shops close to where the boys were staying. Jon and Avery walked for a few minutes before the turned to an alleyway with tents up. These tents were little pop up shops but not your regular kind. They were selling some magic stuff like crystals, voodoo dolls, cards, etc.. Some of the shop keeps look at Jon and Avery with questionable looks. Some run inside a shops back door. Avery notices and looks at Jon before speaking to him.

"Hey Jon, is it just me or are people getting weirded out."

"Oh trust me were fine."

Soon a three men are coming up to them and stop them in the two in their way. Avery looks at the men weird before looking at Jon. "You didn't contact her did you?"

"You two, you have no right to be here."

"Hey pal it's a free country. I saw this as an alleyway. Didn't see your name on it."

Jon shakes his head before stepping up to the men. "Forgive the human but you see were just on our way to see a special someone."

"Oh really, and what's this person's name?"

"Cassandra" says Avery. The men look at the two with a threatening look before just grabbing them and dragging them away to one of the buildings. Inside were more people, rough looking, dirty clothes, a little sweaty due to the Louisiana heat, either sowing up a piece of clothes or a doll in a threatening manner as they look at the two. Avery looks at Jon before saying "Jon, if we survive this You'll be the first thing I punch when we get outta here." They get to a big room where sits many people looking at them. Some gasping and whispering. The men set the two down on the ground and before them lays two big doors. Avery gets up dusting himself off and so does Jon. Avery looks around for a little before the two doors open revealing a skinny, Haitian woman wearing dress comes walking out to them. See looks at them before nodding at them men to bring them in. Avery and Jon get thrown in with the doors closing behind them. Avery grunts and gets up dusting himself off once again. Jon just gets up and looks at the room. It's a small hexagon room with a bed, a few pillows made to be a sitting area, a hookah in the middle of them. Around the room a few candles unlit are now being lit by the woman. For a few minutes silence was around the room before being broken by Avery.

"Hey lady listen were not looking for trouble now. We're just going to meet someone."

In her accent she speaks. "Trouble always follows you doesn't it. those who tend to not look for it tend to be in it."

"Hey thanks for the lesson, can we go now we really gotta meet-"

"Silence!" Avery backs away flinching a little. Jon just shakes his head before speaking.

"My friend is trying to say here is that we mean no harm and just innocent pe-"

"Innocent you say, yet you say that name in those streets."

"Wait, I recognize that voice. You're the girl I spoke to on the phone. Cassandra it's me the Avery fella."

"I know who you are, we could sense your presence near....'Dr. Heinz'"

Avery's tone then goes from the joking around/normal to being serious and straighten out, almost scaring looking. "How do you know that name?"

"Everyone in the witch community knows you, after all you did what you did under that bi-"

"Don't you fucken dare say her name or mention her you hear me witch. If you know what I did then you understand what I can do. First things first never call me that ever again."

"Understood, and you don't say my name out on the streets now you hear."

"I guess so. What do you need help in? The One told us that this situation was to our liking."

"If I tell you, it's going to be a long story."

"Hey I'm all for it. Just can I do one thing Cass" asked Jon, raising his hand.

"Yes, what is it?"

Jon simply punches Avery in the gut making him break his tone and going back to his usual self. Grunt he says "Asshole." Jon chuckles and nods for her to proceed after he and Avery were sitting down. Avery sits down holding his stomach.