Val nodded she got behind the armed wolf, her claws had come out naturally, she took a deep breath and her claws went back in.

The funny thing about owning such an elegant weapon in this particualar lighting was that it made the user look like a warrior from the distant future. All Holter had to do was swing the blade at the on coming attackers to scare them off. With a sigh, he put the blade away. "Thanks for the save. What do they call you?"

"Oh, my name is Valery, but I go by Val," she said smiling shyly.

"Well, it's nice to meet ya. I'm Holter Tipp, but you can call me Holt if you like," The grey wolf smiled, extending a hand in greeting.

Val shook the wolf's hand, "So what are doing out here at this time of day?" she asked looking up at the star-studded sky.

"Just going for my usual stroll," He said. "The city's pretty nice at night. What about you?"

Val looked away, she didn't want him to know that she lived on the streets, "It's nice and peaceful." she said, she rubbed her arm nervously.

Holt nodded. "It sure is. Hey, why don't we hang out for a bit?" He offered

Val smiled, "Sure." she skated backward looking at Holt, "Come on." she said smiling.

Holt ran after her. "Comin'!"

Little did they know, They were being watched for the last few minutes, and the attack had been arranged. "Good work you two," The figure nodded in satisfaction before dissappearing into the night, Chaos Emerald in hand.