A rustle in the bush makes me draw my sleek black bow instinctively turning to face the intruder.
"Woah, calm down, it's me" says a familiar voice as Jason emerges from the darkness of the shadows, into the moonlit clearing. Making his muscular figure and dark toned skin visible.
Relaxing a little bit, still on guard but knowing Jason was with me seemed to make me feel safer.
"So where is the nest?", he asked quietly as he strolls over to me.
"Just over the ridge theres an abandon warehouse with about a dozen vamps" ,I reply "Matt and Sarah are posted on the other side ready to go. Did you get it?"
Without speaking he holds up a glass vial full of red blood smiling as big as if he had just achieved something like a cure for cancer instead of breaking into the police morgue to steal dead mans blood. His white teeth seem to glisten in the dark forest of the Washington hills as he stares at me like a puppy for recognition. I want to keep the moment forever. The quick thought made worry hit me like a bullet, all the thoughts of what could happen, what could go wrong.I couldn't bare if something were to happen to the closest thing I name a family. Blocking the thoughts out I snatch the deadmans blood from him and quickly pour the red liquid on my silver blade handing it back to him.
" Everything is going to be fine", he reassures while covering his blade in blood as if knowing my every thought.
"What is that suppose to mean" I snap defensively not wanting to show the doubt I had to him trying desperately to change the topic " Are you done?". I glare at him seeing the hurt in his green eyes makes me want to take what I said back, but I keep my glare fixed on him not showing my vulnerability.
"Yah I'm done" he mumbles looking at me with concern in his eyes, as if assessing my every move.
" I am fine, everything gonna be fine" I say more to encourage myself than him "lets go there's no element of surprise so why are we waiting?" I try to walk ahead,but Jason grabs my arm firmly looking at me seriously.
"It wasn't your fault. The last hunt I mean. We didn't know." he tries to continue his pep talk but, I cut him off angrily.`
"I am fine" I snapped ripping my arm from his grip "now lets go". Jason groans, giving up on trying to talk to me and follows along silently.
The tall trees stop abruptly, opening up to a small lot with an abandon cement building. Across the way I can make out two figures through the darkness standing side by side. I know that the tall, long haired girl is Sarah Wood, the closest thing I have to a sister. Towering next to her was the whopping 6'2 Matt Richman.
"You ready?" I say, smiling at my friend
"Do you even have to ask?" The hunter laughs, and with that we proceed to walk to the vamp' nest and kick open the wooden door.
"Honey, I'm home" I yell pulling out my bow and nocking a silver arrow dipped in deadman's blood. I walk cautiously into the large empty room. Jason follows at my heels, gun pointing into the darkness. The large room made each footstep echo as I walked through the dusty factory. the only light came from the row a windows near the top of the room.
"I think it's empty." Matt says, appearing from a door across the factory looking around in confusion. I scour the room looking for any place a monster could have hid, but Matt was right. The place was empty.
"Where the hell could they have gone? I mean, we didn't take our eyes of the place." Sarah asks with a sliver of disappointment appearing in her voice. She frowned with perplexity at me looking on me for an answer as if I knew everything.
"Well that was officially the easiest hunt I have ever been on," Jason laughs switching gears, "We must be scarier than I thought".
"Oh yeah, dumbasses are terrifying", I retort sarcastically a smile shining across my face as i turn to him, "let's go get something to eat, I'm dying for a cheeseburger." I turn to exit the factory, but instead run straight into a tall man that felt more like a brick wall. I stumble back to Jason, drawing my dagger and steadying myself. The intruder hisses, revealing a full set of dagger like fangs.
"I found a vampire." Jason whispers into my ear drawing his blade. Steadying my stance, I prepare for the vampire to attack at any moment.
"Now Derek, show some manners." A mysterious voice cuts through the tension like a sharp knife. I turn quickly turn to the sound of my oncoming enemy and with that I find that we are trapped. At least twenty vamps' stand around us, blocking any hope for a quick escape or any escape for that matter. Standing in front of them is a long, slender man. The stranger wore a black suit and black tie, his face was slender with cheekbones that could cut through metal. His ice blue eyes seemed to stare straight through you as he spoke with confidence.
"Claire Argent, my….my have you grown." I froze at the sound of my name. How did he know me? How did he known I had grown? A million thoughts race through my head, making me feel light headed. I hid my worries behind a wall of anger.
"I'm sorry, have we met? I usually don't associate with filth like you." I retaliate. With each word the hint of kindness he had in his eyes faded and was replaced with pure rage.
"Oh well, it doesn't matter I'll have fun tearing you to shreds." He smiled, revealing his clean set of fangs. Taking that as the cue to attack, the vamps' lunge at us. Everything turns into a blur as I swing my dagger with brutal force at my first attacker. The crunch of flesh and bone makes me smile as the vampires' head drops to the floor, followed by the remaining half. i spin to my oncoming attacker adrenalin coursing through my veins. I have no time to look for the statues of my friends as another monster comes running at me. I sidestep to avoid his attack as he barrels past me i swing at his stomach impaling the silver knife into his belly. whaling in pain he falls to his knees. Pulling out the bloody dagger I perform the fatal blow severing his head with a swift slice . It turns into a blur as I swing and kill three more monsters. Each one harder than the next and still full of energy. Not stopping to admire any of my work I turn to two vicious vampires. The first one throws a hard punch, but i duck to avoid it. Swinging my sword at the monster i skim his cheek the vamp staggers back shocked by the sting of the blade, but recovers almost instantly. i dodge the second one punch by side sidestepping to the left, but being hit by the force of the first one. The hit makes me stagger back as he swings again. Not able to steady myself in time the full impact of his punch hits me throwing me against the metal wall. I crumple to the cold ground, vision blurry and head aching as i feel a warm stream of blood trickle down my face. My vision begins to clear to reveal the tall monster coming i try to avoid him bad he grabs me by the throat and pins me against the wall. I squirm fighting to get free from his solid grip. I feel the air slipping away I gasp for air but fail. I fight with all my might and suddenly the pressure on my neck vanishes.
"You ok?" a concerned Sarah looks down at me a deep gash flows with blood and she has bruises scattered from head to looked like shit, but was still fighting like a tiger something i had always admired about her. She never quit even if all hope is lost.
"Yah…..yah i'm fine" i coughed as the air began to return to my lungs. I push myself up and grab my dagger which I had dropped when grabbed by the vamp. Sarah smiled and ran off to rejoin the fight. I take a minute to asses the battle. Jason is in one to one combat with the Derek the vampire while Matt and Sarah take down three more vamps on the other side of the room. A trail of blood and bodies scatter the floor heads not attached to shoulder. I pull out my wooden bow and an especially sharp arrow with deadmans blood out. Pulling the bow back i aim it towards derek who was now the last vampire standing. Taking a deep breath i release the bow sending the arrow cutting through the air and straight into dereks throat. He scream as the poison bleeds into him, blood begins to drip down his neck when Jason swing severing his head clean off his shoulders.
" Did we just kill twenty fucking vampires!" Matt smiles blood stains his blond hair and his lip is split, but he ignores it and beams with pride. My fellow hunters and I beam with pride. I look around the room at our accomplishment looking for one particular body , but the tall slender vampire seemed to have fled in battle. I brush the thought of who he was aside no need for that now it was time to celebrate our victory.
"Yah, well it would of been alot easier if someone had done proper research" I tease smiling at matt, "Now lets go. I need to take a shower and so do you".
" Yah dude you are filthy even before we went to the nest" Jason smiles bigger running over to Jason and giving him a big bear hug.
"You know you love my filth" i hear him whisper into Jason's ear sarcastically. Jason shoves his friend off.
" lets go" he says turning towards me. His smile melts into terror.
He is about to speak when a familiar voice whispers behind me,"i don't think you're going any where". Before i can turn around a sharp pain surges through my back. i yell out in agony looking down to see a blade tip sticking out of me. As if watching a movie time slowed Jason pulled his gun shooting the Vampire four times till he drops to the ground. I see Jason running towards me as fast as he can followed by Sarah and Matt. Thier faces are filled with an emotion I had never seen from them sheer terror. I stagger forward as blood drips down my stomach. i clutch the point uselessly trying to stop the blood from coming out . Jason catches me as i fall forward. he holds me against him trying desperately to stop the uncontrollable bleeding.
"It's ok….You're ok" his voice cracks as he says it. The pain is unbearable i gasp for air but it is replaced with warm blood. I cough trying to get a breath of air,but failing. The pain surges through me i want to scream, to cry, but i can't it is unbearable and then it is gone and darkness takes over.
I gasp sitting up bewildered and confused sweat dripping down my face. I look around the sun is beating down on the yellow grass of the clearing. The sound of passing cars hums in the distance. No buildings, no vampires, and no friends.