In the moonlight the snow held a different kind of beauty - especially since it was newly fallen and the world had yet to trample it over. Reina observed this as she walked along beside Jack - an evening walk he had easily agreed to when she decided she wanted to see what winter was like late at night, and, considering he probably knew all the best places to observe such a thing, he was the best option to accompany her, she thought.

She spun around to look behind them, to see the path they had created in the snow, the only disturbed path through it as they walked through a park.

“What are you doing?” He asked, stopping to half turn with her. Of course, she was certain he had other priorities for the night. He was probably leading her somewhere where he could make his moves, but she didn’t care, she was certain by now she had some way of escape and that he was respectful enough to have her permission first.

“Nothing,” she said, “just looking at things.”

“If you say so.” He grinned and wrapped an arm around her waist, an unexpected move that really shouldn’t have been. He was always so forward with her. Still, she found it unusual to have someone act like that toward her. She wasn’t sure his motives all the time, if he really liked her or if he was simply trying to win her affection for later. He should have known by then, though, that she wouldn’t fall for it. Then again, Jack seemed like the type to follow the maybe-it-will-work-this-time mentality.

“Not working tonight, either.” She warned him ahead of time.

“We’ll see,” he said. She couldn’t help but glance at his smile, at the one very clear signifier that he wasn’t human and that he could dig his teeth into her at any moment if he wished to. Still, she wasn’t afraid of him as she had been at some point. Perhaps the fact that he didn’t kill her was enough for her to trust him. Plus, he was fun. She liked him for that most of all.

“If you can totally amaze me perhaps I will be really nice,” she said, rocking into him as she spoke.

“Oh? A challenge? I’ll take you up on that.”

“Should I prepare to be awed?” She laughed.

“You should. You took me along for a reason, didn’t you?”

“For a hunch,” she said, “I didn’t know you really went out looking for things.”

“I don’t,” he said, “I just happen upon them.”

Of course, she was easily impressed when it came to winter. Winter was one of her favorite times of the year purely for it’s scenery. The cold air, of course, was a downside but she wasn’t overly bothered by it, especially not with Jack right next to her, holding onto her in a way that kept her mind distracted enough to not even notice the chill.

He led her off into an area of the park that was forest, leaving the rather open field behind. This might have been his seclusion tactic, but nevertheless it was just as gorgeous. The ground had less snow on it and all the trees were dusted with glistening vibrancy, illuminated by the moonlight. She wondered if it was coincidence that there didn’t seem to be a cloud in the sky, and the moon was at its fullest, lighting up the place enough that even she could see clearly.

“Leading me into a dark deserted forest,” Reina said, “not suspicious at all.”

“I’ll warn you now there is a trap out here,” he said, “don’t be too scared though.”