H.I.T. Hunters In training
Chapter One
I felt it burn my throat as it poured out of me over and over coating the ground in a layer of old food and stomach acid. Finally I managed to stop the vomit and stood there doubled over spiting and wrenching trying to get as much out as I could when Jay walked up behind me and patted me hard on the back almost causing me to fall forward in surprise. I stood and looked over at him as he leaned against a tree, "sorry man I gotta learn to get used to this." He just chuckled and said, "Its cool it happened to all of us our first kill. Hell even Garth said it happened to him his first time. Oh he said happy birthday, by the way."
That's right it was my birthday, just turned eighteen which made me an official hunter. While most people would celebrate with cake and a party we instead celebrate by getting out first kill. Mine had been a vamp we had been tracking for a few weeks just for the occasion. "Tell him I said thanks then. And that he owes me for killing the vamp without any help from you guys."
Jay couldn't help but to chuckle at that some, "Tell him yourself. He is supposed to be back at The Pit tonight. I was a bit surprised at that, it had been a while since any of us had seen Garth. Last time we talked he said something about Leviathans and Winchesters or something, nobody knows what he goes on about half the time. Except for Jay, of course, he was the oldest of us all and therefore privileged with a phone to call Garth and even his own fake FBI badge.
"Hey, Matt you there? Lets get back with the others I'm sure they have the body packed away by now." He said as he started walking back out to the road. I slowly trudged behind him still sore after the beating I took form the vamp, I wondered if they are all that hard to kill. It couldn't be or else no hunter could possibly live that long. We made it back out to the road seeing Tyler already in the drivers seat as Jimmy put the last few things in the trunk. Typical, Jimmy doing the work; that's how it was though, he was the youngest and easiest to pick on. Maybe it was because he was Jewish or maybe it was because he was the biggest nerd any of us had ever met, either way it was funny.
"So how does it feel to be a big bad hunter all grown up now?" Tyler asked sarcastically as he saw us exiting the trees and walk up to the car. Jay looked at Tyler with a tired look on his face, "Can it with the BS you get your turn in a few months anyways." With that Tyler turned away and cranked up the car as we all climbed in and headed back to The Pit. The Pit was just our name for the Institute, some old abandoned house surrounded by a salvage yard full of cars. It apparently belonged to some guy named Bobby before he passed away and Garth took over. I tried to ask him about it once but he said I should just leave it alone so I did.
It was a surprisingly quiet as we drove back, only the soft sound of the radio playing some song I had never heard of in the background. Tyler was the one in control of the music mainly because he was in control of the car; he loved his car and spent half his spare time working on it. He almost died when we moved into the Pit and he saw all the old cars, I still swear he disappeared for days only to show back up with his car looking brand new.
"So guys I think I forgot to mention this but Garth said he would be back tonight for Matt's birthday so we should probably be on our best behavior." Jay said looking around the car at each of us. Jimmy looked up from his comic book surprised, "What? Garth is back and your only telling us now. Why wait so long?" Jay shot him a look one that said not to worry about it and to go back to reading and that is just what Jimmy did. Nobody crossed Jay; he was the biggest and strongest of us all, he killed his first demon at fifteen and already had plenty more by the time he was eighteen. He was a genuine badass that you just didn't mess with.
Finally we arrived back at the Pit but it wasn't until we were about to park that we saw another car next to Garth's, a solid black Impala . It was almost like instinct took over as we all scrambled out of the car so quickly even Tyler forgot to cut it off and raced up the steps and into the house. We had to be prepared for anything as we stalked quietly through the hall with our weapons out, Jay in the lead and Jimmy in the rear.
Suddenly Jay stopped and stepped against the wall all our breaths now shallow intakes of air as we waited in anticipation. Finally we saw someone step through the doorway, his back to us as Jay hurled himself at him tackling him to the ground. What happened next was almost instantaneous as the man rolled over slinging Jay off of him and whipped out a weird looking knife and jumped up catch Jay in mid-swing flipping him onto his back. Then I was there kicking the man in the chest causing him to fall backwards, before he could do anything Jay was on top of him with his knife pressed against man's throat.
HEY! Get off of him what do you think you're doing Jay?!" came an easily recognizable voice from behind. We both turned to see Garth holding a shotgun in his hand looking at us. Jay stood, giving a cold look to the man on the ground and stepped aside as Garth helped the man up. "What the hell Garth? You got fucking children of the corn attacking people now?!" The man shouted angrily at Garth.
"Hey back off of him!" Jay said threateningly. The guy turned looking at him, "Or what you and the lollipop guild gonna attack me again?" Suddenly Garth stepped in between them and sternly said, "Guys! Now that's enough, look Jay this guy is an old friend his name is Dean Winchester. And Dean this is Jay, Matt, Tyler and Jimmy. They are Hunters In Training."
"A bunch of kids? I thought they would be older either way its good to meet you I guess even if you did try and kill me." So this is the Winchester who Garth was talking about, I felt as if things were just getting interesting.