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Jonny began walking again, irritated by the sea of humanity he had once been a part of He arrived to the warehouse just as dusk overtook the sky He could see as well in the dark as he could in the day, though he saw in gray scale rather than color It was another unique gift for the creature charged with leading nocturnal predators

He entered the warehouse where the va their dinners The faint scent of va of some small aniered without finding any sign the talisht had been accidentally knocked out of a va luck the past five years

The vah the same door and taken the same path away from the warehouse He followed the footsteps and opened the door to step into the narrow alley, scanning the area for the talisman He almost hoped a cluht was punishable for sheer stupidity

The tool was nowhere in sight Jonny searched the area visually He turned towards the boardwalk and began walking In the dying light of the sun, he caught a glint of so tiny and metal

He bent to pull the necklace from the crevice where it had fallen

Jonny lifted the necklace with an A charm, and his heart skipped a beat It's not possible He had seen it four years before around the neck of the girl he thought of sometimes

It was Ashley's Or at least, she had one like it A Natural, she was a ward of Xander's - completely untouchable Jonny racked his brain to recall what he knew of her Natural gift before realizing he had no idea what she and her brother were capable of In the tiether, he'd never had the chance or motivation to test her to find out She was able to Travel, but such an ability was nor Natural gifts were hereditary, and he knew nothing about her parents, although Xander had once told hirandfather was a Watcher Jonny hadn't had the need to understand what abilities a Watcher had, but it was likely the reason Ashley's guardian, Jessi, was invisible to even gods

It seee of a coincidence for him to find her necklace at a site where his vamps had been attacked by a Natural Xander and Jessi lived close to San Diego It wasn't out of the question Ashley was nearby