Heart of a Hunter

Summary: Normal town, normal life, right? WRONG. What happens when you mix two alien species with a girl who just wants to live her life? PredatorxOC

Chapter 1

"Police are warning the people of Plymouth to stay indoors at night time, as such the killer, or even killers, may be attacking people at night."

"Uncommon..." I mumbled softly to myself as I sipped my coffee slowly, relishing in the taste of it. I glanced up at the television on the wall of the local cafe, watching as the news reporter continued to talk about the mysterious deaths that had been occurring through Plymouth in the last few weeks. This included disappearances as well. Hikers and campers were vanishing and haven't been seen since they vanished.

My waitress and friend, Sandra came up to me and refilled my coffee cup. "It's so scary, isn't it?" She asked, brushing a lock of blonde-brown hair out of her eyes. She was an attractive woman of 31 and had long blonde-brown hair that she kept up in a decent bun and pretty green eyes. "All this shit happening in quiet, little Plymouth..."

"Yeah, it's scary." I nodded in agreement, narrowing my hazel eyes when a strand of hair fell into my face. I pulled it back and frowned when it just fell right back into my face. "I need to get that cut..."

"You should go to short hair. You would look so adorable with short hair." Sandra smiled at me, running her fingers through my long, dark brown hair.

I frowned. I didn't like having short hair. I was forced to have short hair when I was a child and I fucking hated it. My hair stretched down to my thighs, pooling at my butt whenever I was sitting. "No thanks." I mumbled.

Sandra chuckled a bit. "Just be careful going home. I know you don't live that far away, but I still worry."

"I'll be alright, Sandra. But thank you." I nodded.

"Anytime, Shell."

After a while, I left the cafe and headed home on my motorcycle. My home rested on the outskirts of Plymouth and I literally lived out in the middle of nowhere, with acres of woods all around me. I lived in a Victorian, two story house that rested by the woods and by a lake as well. There were trails along and in the woods, made specifically for hiking or bike riding. There was an attached garage to my house and had a pool out back.

I parked my motorcycle in the garage and set my helmet on it, then went inside. I kicked my shoes off and put them in the closet, then went off to do whatever I wanted for the rest of the day. I wrote most of the day, since I was an author and chatted with friends and family. When nine o'clock came around, I showered and dressed in dark gray sweatpants, a gray tank top and a black long sleeved shirt than went off my left shoulder a little bit.

I put on socks too since it was a bit chilly out. I grabbed my coffee and went upstairs to the balcony, which was at the front of the house and came out of my bedroom. I had the largest bedroom in the house.

I sat down in the chair, just looking at the cloudless sky. The stars twinkled and were bright tonight. I sighed softly and sipped my coffee slowly.

I always believed there were other life forms out there. Aliens, extraterrestrials, whatever your name would be for them. I always believed there is life out there on other planets and no one could tell me otherwise.

I leaned back in my chair and got comfortable, folding my legs up against me. I set my coffee down on the end table next to the chair and looked out by the long driveway.

That's when I saw a flash of yellow in the trees, but it vanished quickly before I could even react. My eyes narrowed a bit and I stood up slowly.

As soon as the motion sensor lights on the garage came on, I knew I wasn't alone. I went inside, forgetting about my coffee. I slipped some slippers on and grabbed a flashlight. I headed back outside and went down the driveway a bit, shining the flashlight.

This was a stupid idea, I know.

I shined the flashlight up in the trees, looking for whatever made the flash of yellow. SOMETHING was here, I could just feel its presence. That's when something bonked off my head and fell to the ground. "Ow..." I mumbled and looked down at the ground, picking up whatever had fallen. It was an acorn.

I looked up directly and shined my flashlight, but didn't see anything. There was nothing.

I furrowed my eyebrows and decided to go back inside. I watched the window for a while and the motion sensor lights went off at about ten o'clock. Whatever had been outside was now gone. I decided to go to bed early.

The next morning, I was about to head out when I saw footprints in the wet ground.

Huge footprints.

I took pictures of them with my phone and headed out for the day. When I drove downtown for the cafe, I saw a house with DO NOT ENTER yellow tape around it. The front door was wide open and police were going in and out of the house, taking pictures and discussing with each other. I parked my motorcycle on the edge of the street and went up to the chief. "Hey chief."

He glanced at me, tired gray eyes looking to me. "Oh, hello Shell."

"What happened?" I asked, looking at the house.

"Another murder..." He sighed, rubbing his temples gently. "But this time, the youngest child made it out. She won't talk...she's too shook up."

"Maybe I could try and get her to talk about what happened." I offered.

The Chief thought for a long moment, before he nodded. The child, a young girl around seven years old was sitting in the ambulance, covered up in a thick, warm blanket. Her brown hair was stained with blood.

I walked over to the ambulance and climbed in, kneeling in front of her. "Hey there, honey." I said softly.

She looked at me with large, wide brown eyes, like a deer in the headlights of a car. "Can you tell me your name?" I asked her.

The little girl was silent for a long moment before she did speak, though it was soft and shy. "A...Anna..."

I smiled gently at her. "Anna...I know you are shaken up...but can you tell me what happened inside your house?"

Anna was silent for a moment. "M...monsters..."

"What kind of monsters, honey?" I asked her softly.

"I...I don't know..." She whispered and tears filled her eyes. She began crying softly and jumped into my arms, holding onto me tightly. I hugged her close to me and rubbed her back, letting her cry as much as she wanted. I glanced over at the chief, who was looking at me.

After about an hour, Anna was taken away to an orphanage. The chief and I talked about what she had told me. "Shell, you know there's no such thing as monsters..."

"Chief, don't even say that to me. How can these murders be done so quickly, in such a short amount of time? It's either gotta be more than one person...or it's something else." I said to him.

The chief scratched his head and sighed. "Maybe you're right...what exactly should we be looking for then?"

"Something not human." I replied.

…...

A few hours later, I went back home. I was just walking in the door when I heard something scurrying around in the kitchen. My eyes narrowed and walked into the kitchen, switching the light on. As soon as I did, the scurrying stopped.

Then, the canisters on the counter moved a bit.

"What the-?"

Before I could finish, something leaped out from behind the canisters and attached itself to my head. "H-hey! Get off me!" I shouted, trying to pull the creature off my head, struggling.

The creature moved a bit and something long and slimy shot into my open mouth and down my throat, cutting off my breathing. I gasped and fell back, slumping down against the wall. Then the creature pumped air down my throat, letting me breathe. It locked itself around my head and something, like a tail, wrapped around my throat firmly.

My vision faded away as it released some sort of gas. It was putting me to sleep, or unconsciousness. I then sighed as I went to sleep completely.

I came to sometime later and gasped, realizing the creature wasn't on my head anymore. It lay dead next to me. I scooted away from it and panted, coughing a bit and rubbing my throat. I sighed and then twitched when three red dots formed into a triangle appeared, sliding up my face until they rested on my forehead.

I gulped and looked before me, noticing something standing there...something big. It looked like it was invisible, but I could see the outline of its large figure. Then, the invisible shield went down and I saw the creature in front of me.

Needless to say...my day just got worse.