[gremlin]

( omg this is so long D8 )

She ran her hands along the stone building's that made old down town so interesting. A clicking noise was made as her heels embraced the cobblestone below her. It smelled like freshly baked bread as she ventured in to new territory. Rachel had only lived in the city for a few months now. The noises, the smells and the sights were all very new to her. Despite making such a dramatic change, she loved it here. She had been born and raised in the country, but something about the city was alluring.

As night readied itself to consume the city it began to get cold. Rachel pushed her hands in to her jacket's pockets and couldn't help but shiver. Her eyes danced upon the market that she had curiously entered, as she walked her fingers played with some jewellery here and there that hung from the stands. Then she stopped as she spotted a beautiful necklace. As she looked up from the necklace an elderly woman was smiling warmly at her. It started her a bit, then she smiled back.

"Do you like it?" she asked Rachel, her voice quivered. Rachel wondered how old she was.
"Oh," she said timidly. "Yes, it's beautiful."
"Would you like to try it on?" she asked then lifted it from where it lay. Rachel nodded and leaned forward, the woman tied it behind her neck and Rachel leaned back. She looked at it for a moment. "That necklace is very powerful," the woman said. "It will protect you from monsters."
"How much are you looking for it?" Rachel brought her hand to the pendant and ran her thumb over it.
"It's yours," she woman said.
"What?" Rachel looked up from the pendent, her eyes met the woman's.
"You can have it for free," she said then brought her shaking hands to a second pendent. "If you take that one then you must take this one, too." she said and reached for Rachel's hand. She placed the pendent in her hand then closed Rachel's hand over it. "If you ever encounter a person of evil, place this necklace around their neck. Then they will not be a problem anymore." she laughed almost bitterly. It made a chill run down Rachel's back. This woman's insane, she thought. She brought her hand back and slipped it in to her jacket's pocket, she let the second pendent fall in to her pocket.
"Thank you," she said nervously then managed a smile. Lucy stepped back and when the woman seemed to have nothing else to say she left the stand with two new possessions.

Rachel looked above at the darkening sky, the street lights had turned on and there seemed to be less and less people. She pushed past a rowdy crowd outside of a bar and in to a narrow alley way. It was a closer route to her apartment. Her heels echoed as she walked and she tugged on her scarf, bringing her closer to her neck. It was cold.