training...again

[J. Van Helsing]

It was daylight outside. Probably around 9 am. A slight storm was on the horizon but would probably find its way towards the hideout soon enough. The quick hust of wind that it produced shook the leaves of the oak trees outside and a few birds called out towards anything that was listening. Calm. Peaceful. That's what the atmosphere was right now, but later.... Well, later it would be chaos.

The small window was open, and Jason stood on a stool looking out towards the horizion, his eyes closed and his chest moving slightly with deep breaths. Smells from the outside flooded in to his senses and he could almost taste the soft rain that the cloud would soon produce. Taking another deep breath, Jason opened his eyes and shut the window, blocking it up again with a slab of dry wall. A rare smile crept up onto his face as he thought of the wonderful things that his senses could pick up. Tastes in the air, distance sounds, the smell of bl..... Jason snarled, his white teeth pointed and sharp. No, he wouldn't think of that. That was the only thing that kept Jason sane. Not thinking of that.

Letting his hands relax out of their fists, Jason took a deep breath and turned back around to the shooting range that dominated most of the basement. It was a fairly organized spot, filled with gun rack, sword rack, armor, holy water, stakes, and a large bammboo training mat. No one who saw this couldn't help but feel impressed. Same could be said of Jason's gun. A 44 magnum, wieghing 16 kg, with sliver blessed tips lay on the table of the shooting range, gleaming as the rays of the flourescent lights that shone down from the ceiling. No shadows could be found in this place, so if a vampire some how got in, it would have no where to hide.

Walking over, Jason picked up his gun, feeling the familiar wieght in his hand. The two of them were old friends, and calmly, Jason lifted the gun, and pointed the barrel straight at the target at the end of the run. Taking a deep breath in he squeezed the trigger and smiled wickeldy at the crack that snapped the air as the bullet violently tore away from the barrel. Hearing footsteps, Jason stole inside himself and put on his human apperance, letting the point teeth fade away. No one here knew what he was. A vampire experiment. A dangerous animal.

[Zoe King]

Zoe's hands were stuffed in her pockets as she walked down into the basement she thought she had heard the sound of a gun going off but ignored it as she placed a strand of hair behind her ear she looked around she didn't really notice anyone at the moment, took a fighting stance on the bamboo mat as she began to practice various karate moves but she could tell someone was in the room. '' Who's there?'' Zoe asked softly as she practiced several spiral kicks in the air with her foot swinging like a catapult she waited patiently for an answer, shook her head as she put her earphones in her ears turning on her music in order to keep herself focused on her training she had taken after her adoptive mother but listened to more of a variety of music when it came to her play lists glad her ipod held alot of music otherwise she would be screwed because she had maybe 250 songs or more on her laptop.

[J. Van Helsing]

Taking the barrel off his gun, Jason kept his ears trained for anysounds of more footsteps. Hearing none didn't ease the tingiling in the back of his neck, so his following movenments were slower. A long plastic stick slide down the inside wiping it clean. If there was one thing that bugged Jason, it was messinessess. The box for his gun was under the table, and so carefully placing it back into it's home wasn't a problem.

Finished with his target practice, Jason slowly walked around the corner of the wall that hide the shooting range away from sight. A deep thump of a heartbeat alerted jason that someone was outside, and so he carefully peeked around the corner, and relaxed slightly when he saw that it was just Zoe. Younger than himself, she was a force to be reckoned with, and Jason held a certain respect for her that he didn't have with the others. So, walking across the rooml, Jason waited for her to notice him, knowing that it wouldn't be long. She seemed to have a sharp eye, and Jason liked the fact that she didn't have to be babied like the younger nightstalker members.

Jason sat down on a block near the side of the mat, and took his shoes and socks off. He streched slightly, and knowing that she had her music in, mouthed the words, "Care for a fight??" at her. Even though he wasn't skilled at karate, his own style was still almost as good, a mix between boxing, kickboxing, and mixed martial arts. Until she answered him, he just stood calmy at the end hoping that she would allow him to skrimish against her.

[Zoe King]

Zoe brought her foot back down onto the ground as she took herb earphones out of her ears she smiled a little noticing Jason, nodded as she put her earphones back in her ears she backed up a little to give him more room on the mat as she placed the back of her hands toward the air beckoning him to come at her with his best attack she happen to be quite fast when it came to her fighting techniques but at the same time didn't let losing get to her if she lost a fight that was her problem but she feared losing a fight to the point where it resulted in her death. '' Come on afraid of fighting a girl?'' Zoe asked taunting him on purpose she knew Jason had no problem fighting her but at the same time he was the only one that really realized her potential as a night stalker unlike others who thought just because she was skinny that she was frail, would break easily but they were wrong.

[J. Van Helsing]

Usually it was unfair for Jason to fight a human. And unwise if he wished to keep his identity a secret. In a good fight it was easy to lose control and use the extra abilites that made him faster and stronger. But he promised himself that that wouldn't happen around his friends. He would protect them. Even from himself.

None the less, Jason stepped forward into the ring, his only strechting a quick lunge as he took another step. He could hear the music coming out of her headphones and flashed a quick grin as he raised his hands in a boxer defense. He grinned wider at the beckoning hand, and balanced his wieght between his two feet, and taking even breaths. A quick mind and a quick body were the key to winning a fight, and both contenders had both, which would make this fight a good one. It was just for practice, but sometimes emotions took control and it turned into a real one.

So, Jason leaned foward and slapped at her arm, beckoning her to make the first move. Slowly he slid his right foot back shifting his wieght to his left in order to spring forward with a high kick when the oppurtunity presented itself. The beat of her music was infectious and jason soon found himself keeping the beat going for a base to build upon during the fight.

[Zoe King]

Zoe smirked a little as she made her 1st move sweeping her foot at his heal she waited for him to lose his balance then backed up a little as she stood on the balls of her feet her fists clenched she really wanted this to be a good fight, would accept her loss with pride after all it was only practice so she didn't take it personally which was one of her many strengths in her skill she took her losses as learning. She waited patiently clicking her tongue as the edge of her tongue ring hit her teeth she cracked her neck from side to side cracking her knuckles in an attempt to keep patient her one fault was she grew very impatient which often came as a problem when she was fighting but she was trying her hardest to keep calm.

[J. Van Helsing]

A smirk found it's way onto Jason's lips as he saw her foot come flying at his ankles. Knowing the point of this move, Jason quickly jumped back out of reach and then dove back shifting is wieght again. He knew about her impatient streak and he decided to play a bit before actually thinking about making a move towards her.

A quick glace, showed him all he need to know about her stance, and so he just circled her for a few seconds feeling her heartbeat increae slightly. Then, he brought his leg up in a quick kick at her hip, hoping that she would try and catch it and twisted him, or try and jump over it, where he had a counter attack for both. Holding back some of his strength, he didn't want to hurt her.... yet. She wasn't fraile. He could tell that much, but if he lost control will fighting her, he could potenially end up seriously hurting her. Or worse.

[Zoe King]

Zoe grabbed his foot with her hand as she twisted it then let go waiting for him to counteract her attack she knew most of Jason's moves mainly because this wasn't the 1st time they had fought against each other in a practice match, although she couldn't hear him coming at her she could feel his movements on the mat plus she knew he could hear her heart racing. She chewed on her lower lip as she listened to her music waiting for his counter attack knowing she had more then likely thrown him off guard but she didn't let that get to her, she didn't let the fact that she had crushed on him for quite awhile get to her either but at the same time she was afraid of falling in love so what did it matter anyways.

[J. Van Helsing]

Jason's smile disappered as she caught his foot, twisted him and let go. He hadn't been expecting that, and instead landed on his back, knocking the wind out of him. A second, he lay there catching his breath but quickly pushed himself off the ground into a crouch where he swung his leg around himself to swipe out her legs from underneath her, knowing her number of counter moves.

Jason let a true smile creep on to his face.Usually when he was fighting or shooting his gun would a smile creep up to his mouth, but other than those times, it was rarley seen. Getting to his feet after swinging his leg underneath him, he jabbed out hoping to catch her in a glancing blow. His mind was souly on the fight and all the mistakes that he could make

[Zoe King]

Zoe felt Jason try to sweep her legs out from under her so she made sure her feet were firmly planted on the mat but as she watched him she swept her foot along his heal once again hoping to cause him to fall once again only this time she'd help him up if he wanted her help she just hoped he didn't hold a grudge because she had cheated in order to keep her balance so she wouldn't fall flat on her back not that she couldn't have flipped back up she just didn't feel like losing her balance but she would let him have the next move for sure. '' Keep your head in the game..'' Zoe thought as she refocused her concentration on the fight she was letting her emotions get the best of her but soon she was refocused to the point where that wouldn't happen again, she would make sure it didn't because she didn't need the entire team to know she had a crush on Jason let alone did she want Jason to find out about it.

[J. Van Helsing]

This was starting to irritate him. Usually when he fought Zoe, it could last for a least a half hour, each other counter attacking the other perfectly. But Jason didn't fell right this time, and decided that it was better ended quickly. So, knowing that she would trail her heel behind him, he allowed it to catch his foot, and was once again knocked off his feet though. But instead of falling on his back, he somehow twisted and came cracking down akwardly on his shoulder. Pain errupted from it, and he couldn't help but groan as he tried to move it. Injuries were common among the nightstalkers, and it would heal in time, but right now it hurt. Alot.

Flipping himself over, he showed her the palm of his hand, signalling that he had had enough. Streching out one of his legs, he closed his eyes and ran his fingers down the shoulder muscle, until he found the spot were the pain resided. Then he tested its pull as he moved it down, left, right, and up. On the up though was were the pain was at it's highest. A slight grimace formed on his face as he opened his eyes and pushed himself up akwardly with one hand. Then he sat down on one of the benches and motioned Zoe over to sit beside him. "I think you got lost your music again Zoe."

[Zoe King]

Zoe watched him motion her over to sit next to him she chewed on her bottom lip as she took her headphones out of her ears taking a seat placing a strand of hair behind her ear not sure what to say right now, she finally came up with something to say but it would make things awkward which she was ready for hell they already seemed awkward between the to. '' Yeah I guess so sorry about that..'' Zoe said still chewing on her lower lip as she stared down at the floor she didn't make eye contact with him because it only made it harder for her to control her emotions when she was around him it was like she got lost in his presences, she couldn't let her emotions get the better of her again every time they did she felt weak so she tried to really hard to hide all her feelings.

[J. Van Helsing]

As Jason examined his shoulder, his ears happened to pick up Zoe's heartbeat. It was slightly faster than it had been before. Was it from the excerside or something else? As he kept his eyes open, the contacts in his eyes to hide the normal color were starting to dry out and he had to blink. As he pulled his shoulder forward more, the pain increased and the hand resting on his leg tensed. Forcing his mind to work, he focused on the pain and mentally decreased it, healing the muscle that had been hurting. That was one of the tricks that he had. Healing faster than anyone else. The trick was though, not letting the other members find out.

Rolling his shoulder back and forth, and stood up and streched towards the cieling hearing his spine crack. Letting his arms drop , he sighed and reached out his one hand to brush a strand of hair away from her eyes. "There, no harm done." Walking away from her, Jason went to a sword rack and took out his own long sword, and sat down across from her, taking a cloth and running it down the blade, polishing it. Holding it infront of him, he awed at the shine of the metal. "Last hunt, a vamp's blood splashed all over this and d**n near rusted it to hell." Everyone knew that a vampires blood had more aciddity to it than a normal person, and it would cause any metal to rust fast. He put the sword down infront of him and leaned back against the wall. "Do you think there will be a hunt tonight?"

[Zoe King]

'' Honestly I don't know..'' Zoe said still chewing on her lip as she slid her tongue along the inside of her mouth the sound of her tongue stud colliding with her teeth could be heard, she hoped it didn't annoy Jason because the last thing she wanted to do was tick him off. She ran her fingers through her hair then let it fall around her face she didn't care if her hair was in her eyes she was used to it by now anyways, it wasn't like she didn't let it fall in front of her on purpose she actually had but she was to lazy to pull it back with the scrunchie wrapped around her wrist she just didn't look up at Jason even if he was sitting across from her she couldn't look at him.