In Spirit
A/N: This takes place in May, two months before Aly turns seventeen.
Disclaimer: I don't own Supernatural
Chapter 3: What A Hunter's Life Is
After many blocks and punches, they stopped and sat down in the cold patch of grass. Jake sighed and twinged at a small spasm of pain in his shoulder. He looked around him and started speaking.
"Aly, do you know what a hunter's life really is?" Jake asked.
"I always thought it was killing the creature and getting the hunt done." Aly replied. "But why do you ask?"
"You're only sixteen and you're living this life. You've seen so little." Jake said. "By the time I was your age, I hunted everything. And then I realized I'd be doing this for the rest of my life, hunting things people don't even see."
"You seem like my brother, even when I was being a normal teenager. He was always hunting." Aly said looking up. "He told me about it, saying the life was hard. He said that he wanted to have a better bond with me and see me off to college. But I won't go, not until I'm done."
"Done with what?" Jake asked.
"With the job my dad left me. Save the lives of the innocent and kill the evil of the world." Aly replied. "Besides, for now, hunting's exciting."
"You've only touched the surface of it, kid. Hunting's not all about saving lives but it also saving our's." Jake said looking up. "When I was about seventeen, my brother and dad were killed and that left me alone. I couldn't handle being on my own and to this day, I hate it. You've never known that feeling."
"I have known it and I'm still getting over it." Aly stated bluntly.
"Your brother's death. I wouldn't have guessed." Jake said. "It leaves behind scars that can't be seen but are there."
"It's gone now." Aly said. "It's been gone. He gave up his life for me and that's when it was gone."
Ruby approached the two hunters and saw them look up. Something went wrong.
"Sorry to break-up the heart to heart but there's a job for us." Ruby said.
"What kind of job?" Jake asked.
"I don't know, Sam just told me to hurry to the new housing development." Ruby replied.
"Jeez. Just when I was relaxing." Jake muttered. "Come on, kid."
All three of them left the field and piled into Jake's car, which was cramped. It took two hours to get where the job was and when they went exploring into the neighborhood, something didn't seem right to them. Lights were turned off and the streetlamps flickered, as though it was an omen. Muttering of latin could be heard from house and someone was cursing. It was Dean. The three hunters took precaution as they entered, they saw three women, one of them laying on a symbol dead while the other had her neck snapped.
"So you brought, visitors. But they had bad timing." The woman said, close to snapping Dean's neck.
"We didn't, it just takes awhile to come here where we're from. So, Dean, what did you do this time?" Jake asked.
"I barked up a witch's tree, what do you think?" Dean answered. "Where's Sam?"
"He's here, just outside." Aly piped in. "Now, how do we kill her?"
"Don't try the Cult, what about a knife?" Dean said.
"A stab to the heart?" Jake said. "Not a bad idea."
"Then do it, I won't stab this witch." Aly said glancing around then picking up a knife.
Jake took it and smirked. He went up to the woman casually then stabbed her; the woman didn't know what had hit her but after two swings, she was dead. Jake stopped stabbing then let go of the body and helped Dean down. Sam came in and looked at the body that laid in front of him. They walked out and Jake came to one conclusion.
"Dean, this kid doesn't need any training. Just needs a family." Jake said. "I think I'll give her back to her."
"Thanks, Jake." Dean said putting a hand on Aly's shoulders.
"But before we part, I want to give you this." Jake said going to his car and taking out a box.
A small dog peaked out wide-eyed and afraid. Its big brown eyes looked up at the Winchesters then wagged it's tail.
"A dog?" Dean asked. "What can we do with a dog?"
"It's called company, Winchester." Jake said. "You could use it."
Jake drove off and Dean, Sam, Aly, and their four-legged new teammate got into the Impala and drove off.