"I don't know, Ill think of something" I said, shrugging my meaty shoulders. Runt hopped down of the counter to have a peek through the crack in the door.
"Well before we do anything, we gotta catch them first"
"What do you mean by catch?" i asked, raising an eyebrow in confusion.
"Catch, subdue, overpower... whatever" explained Runt, waiving his hand dismissively. "Look, I have to touch them in order to do anything. Just distract them long enough so I can get close okay"
"I thought anyone near you was instantly attracted to you?" I replied, brow furrowing as I poured the coffee from the pot into two mugs.
"It doesn't work on everyone, especially hunters, mental resistance or shit like that." he replied, ducking away from the door incase they turned round. "Normal people, pretty easy. Hunters, other demons, supernaturals... not so much".
"Right... I hope you know what your doing" I said, accepting the somewhat bizarre reasoning. I picked up the mugs and made my way back into the living room, Runt dissolving from view as I heard his steps patter out the door, then on to the ceiling.
"Sorry it took so long, shitty coffee pot" I said, praying they didn't see through me. I placed the coffee on the table. Sean picked up the mug, but then paused, sniffing it, as if he expected me to drug it or something, which was unnerving as I was considering that idea back in the kitchen.
"Thanks" he said, before taking a sip. There was an awkward silence for a moment.
"Soooo... you find anything... strange yet?" i said, trying my best attempt at conversation.
"Ummm... nothing yet really" said Dan, the thing in his hand, which looked like some sort of glass crystal on a chain necklace, had returned to a dim glow. Dan placed the chain round his neck, tucking it into his shirt collar.
"Sooo... you paranormal investigators or something like that?" I said, trying my best to act casual. Where the fuck was Runt?
"Something like that" replied Sean, putting down his mug. "But looks like we got a false alarm today. You sure you haven't seen anything strange?" he said, his eyes piercing. He knew I knew something, he was just testing me.
"No, might get a few bumps in the night... but nothing majorly out of the ordinary"
"Well something was definitely here" said Dan, walking over and picking up the other mug. I felt tense. Sean was putting on a friendly face, but I felt him scanning me, waiting for me to make a move.
Another pause, before he picked up his mug again to take a sip.
"So..." he began. "Your'e a pretty big guy, what gym do you go to?"
Fuck. My mind raced, he was picking up on the exact things that Runt had changed. And to make things worse I had no idea where the nearest gym was.
"Oh, I work out at home" I lied, trying to fabricate a story. "Cheeper that way"
"Really?" replied Dan, crossing his arms. "Can we see your weights?"
Shit, where the hell are you Runt.
"There not here..." I continued, scratching the back of my neck. "I just moved in, truck still hasn't come yet"
"At least all your other stuff is here" said Sean, putting down his mug. Both men were eyeing me skeptically.
"The last moving truck got delayed... haha just my luck right?" i said with nervous laughter.
"Mmm hmmm". Sean's expression wasn't even hiding his scepticism anymore. He was reaching into his jacket. I froze, not sure what to do. Suddenly, both men went vacant, their arms dropping to their sides, eyes wide open staring into space. Runt materialised behind them, his hands on the backs of there necks.
"You are a terrible liar!" he said bluntly, before withdrawing his hands.
"Took you long enough!" I snapped in response.
"Hey i had to be careful, If they'd spotted me I'd be dead"
"I'm sure you'd have managed"
Runt then reached into Sean and Dan's jackets and pulled out a pair of 9mm pistol. They were almost a white silver with a polished wooden grip. Strange tiny glowing carvings adorned the grip and barrel.
"They had guns!" I blurted out.
"Relax, these have silver cased bullets, just for monster killing...hate the things" He said, tossing the pistols away. "Besides, I'm sure they'd have only used them to... convince you to talk"
"Oh in that case it's fine" I retorted sarcastically. I turned my attention back to the two hunters. Sean's eye occasionally twitched. "They safe like that?"
"For now yeah" explained the imp. "I've... commendeered their bodies. I'm using my consciousness to override theirs, never done it to two people at the same time before though"
"You mean your'e controlling them?"
"No not exactly...". Runt winced as Sean suddenly jerked his head a little. "Look hate to rush you but blondie's putting up one hell of a fight, could you hurry up and make a wish"
"Right, sorry"
My mind raced as for what to do with them.