~Dream~

"Uhh...how long was I out?"

I sat up slowly, my whole body aching. I looked around and saw that I was in a forest and was pretty far in. All around me was nothing but trees. Great. Why couldn't I have thought of someplace better? I was in too much pain to zap out of the forest, so I just decided that I would walk around, to see if I could find a way out. A noise from the left made me turn my attention there. It was just Ash, my faithful wolf. He had a hard time getting up, but managed to get on his feet. I walked over to him, limping and examined his wound. He had been shot in the shoulder, but it was a clean shot. Ash whined and pawed my leg. I smiled and scratched him behind the ear.

"It's alright, Ash. We'll be fine. At least we're safe."

Ash wagged his tail. Looking around, I picked a direction and started walking. Ash walked after me, but not before grabbing my bag. He nudged me and sat down, bag in mouth. I mentally face-palmed.

"Stupid me. Almost forgot my bag in a dark, scary forest. Thanks, bud."

Ash sneezed, which was his way of saying, "You're welcome."

Ash and I walked through the forest for two hours. It seemed like we were going deeper into the forest instead of the opposite way we wanted. Occasionally, we saw an animal or two, but other than that, nothing but trees.

"Grrr. Why the hell are there so many fucking trees!?"

I was seriously getting pissed off and so was Ash. He was groaning and his tail was dragging on the ground. I looked around, hoping that I would see something that would lead me out of the forest. Nothing. Seriously? I sighed and leaned against a tree. My legs hurt a lot, but I could deal. I was trained by two of the best hunters around. The pain was nothing. I looked down at me outfit and felt like I had been lost for longer than I was. My converse were covered in mud along with the bottoms of my pants. My pants were ripped and covered in mud and blood stains. My shirt and over shirt were the same way. My hair was a mess and had leaves in it. Everything of me was a complete mess. Even Ash was a mess. He was covered in mud and looked like he had been in a fight. I sighed. Well, at least this night can't get any worse...right? I got off the tree and started to walk again. This time, I had the feeling that someone was watching me. I was used to the feeling and ignored it.

I walked for a few more miles, the feeling following me. Finally, I stopped because Ash seemed to feel the presence too. He was looking around, whining and his fur was starting to stand on end. That made me nervous. Instinctively, I reached into my bag and pulled out my Winchester hunting knife. I slowly started to walk again, my senses alert. Ash was alert too. He walked behind me a little ways. After a bit, I became a bit aware of a soft sound. It almost sounded like something was running. Maybe some sort of animal. I couldn't quite tell what the sound was, but then, Ash yelped as something barreled into him.

"Ash!?"

I spun around to see what ran into him and was sort of surprised. It was another dog, but this one was different. It had red fur with a long black stripe of fur running from its head to its tail tip. But, what was the most strange about the dog...was its smile. The dog had some sort of strange grin and its teeth weren't even canine. They seemed more like human teeth. The dog had Ash pinned to the ground and growled at him. Ash growled right back. I was about to go over and get the dog off Ash, but something barreled into me, hard.

The breath was knocked out of me, along with my knife. I landed on my bad shoulder and felt a fresh wave of blood flow from the bullet hole. I cried out and felt a tear slip from my eye as I sat up. I looked at the thing that barreled into me and saw that it was a person. A boy about my age, maybe a few years older, stood a ways in front of me. He had black pants, black converse and a white hoodie that was covered in blood. I looked at the boys face and gasped. His eyes had black rings and seemed to be missing the eyelids and his mouth… a smile was carved into his face so it seemed like he was always smiling. The boy also had long black hair that covered his eyes and reached his shoulders. He stared at me, grinning. I glared at him and stood up slowly.

"Who the hell are you?"

He laughed a little. "I think I'm the one who should be asking that question, babe. So, who are you?"

"I'm not gonna tell you who I am. You and your crazy dog attacked us for no reason."

"Well, sorry about that, babe. But we're just doing what we're told. You and your mutt are trespassing and I'm afraid there is no getting out with your lives."

"What are you talking about? Trespassing? It's just woods. No one lives here."

The boy chuckled to himself. "That's where you're wrong. Say, you look like you had a hard day. You look like you might be tired. I could help you...GO TO SLEEP!"

The boy suddenly charged, a large knife in his hand and ready to strike. This was something I was used to since I was a hunter with the Winchesters. I got ready and waited for the boy to get closer. If he thought I was just some normal girl, he had another thing coming. When he got closer and swung his knife down, I caught his arm and kneed him in the stomach. After, we wrestled around for a bit as I tried to get the knife out of his hand. That was one thing I remembered: get the weapon from you enemy before the fight gets worse. The boy wasn't letting go, but after a few more kicks to the stomach, the knife was dropped, giving me the chance to kick it away. The boy glared at me. I smirked and that seemed to anger him more. He charged at me and knocked me down. We started wrestling on the ground, but I had my own moves to use against him. Unfortunately, the boy seemed to know some moves in hand to hand combat. I got the boy off me and stood up quickly. I got in a fighting stance. The boy stood up and sort of smirked.

"You're quite a fighter. None of my other victims put up a fight like you. This will be a fight to remember."

We engaged in hand to hand combat. The boy was actually good. He impressed me. We fought a good while. We threw punches and kicks. I blocked most of his blows and he did the same. From the corner of my eye, I could see Ash fighting with the strange dog. He was doing well and was holding his own. That's my boy. A punch to the jaw brought me back to my fight. Both me and the boy were pretty banged up and I was actually feeling tired. The boy hit me in the stomach and I lost my breath for a second.

"Th-this ends n-now!"

I stood up and glared at the boy. He grinned and threw a punch aimed for my face, but I stopped it in one hand. The boy looked surprised. It was my turn to grin. My eyes turned black and the boy must have seen because he looked a little unsure. I kicked him in the gut, making him fall back and gasp for breath. While he was down, I flicked my hand, sending him back into a tree. I raised my hand and the boy slid up the tree. He looked freaked out and his eyes might have gone wider than they already were if he had eyelids. I could feel my demon side crying out for his blood, but before I had time to finish him off , something wrapped around my waist and lifted me off the ground. My concentration broke and the boy fell down.

"What!?"

I looked at what held me and saw that it was some sort of tentacle thing. It was black and felt weird. I saw that a few more tentacle things had Ash too. He didn't like being held off the ground and tried to snap at a tentacle, only to have his muzzle clamped shut by another tentacle. I looked to the source of the tentacles and saw that they came out of the back of some tall guy. He wore a fancy suit and had white skin, but he didn't have a face. I glared at him.

"Put me down!"

"I don't think so, child."

I stopped glaring and was confused. The guy talked, but he didn't have a mouth. How can he talk without a mouth?

"Telepathy, child. I can also read minds. Now, who are you and why are you in my forest?"

I looked away and looked at the ground. I didn't want to answer the guy. He was strange and I didn't even know what he was. In all the years I was a hunter, I had never encountered a creature like him before. Is he some sort of demon or maybe a shifter of some sort or maybe even a cousin to the Wendigo? I had no idea. I was still thinking about creature possibilities when I was shaken a little.

"Child, you haven't answered my questions and what are you going on about? These strange creatures you thought of? What are they?"

I was a bit taken aback by the guy. He reads minds, idiot. I looked back at the guy and looked into, or at, the place where his eyes would be.

"Alright. I'll...talk. My name is Danny. I'm in your forest because this is just where I zapped to or teleported, if that makes more sense. I did something bad and left because...I didn't want to be hurt anymore than I already was. As for the creatures...I used to hunt them. That was my job. I went around with these two guys all over the country and hunted creatures that hurt people. We saved a lot of lives doing so, but that ended...when I almost hurt someone I cared about."

The man stared at me, at least, he would have been if he had eyes to stare at me with. It kind of made me nervous, so I looked away. After a bit, the man slowly brought me closer to him. His non-existent eyes bore into me, like he was studying my face. I looked down a little, my bangs covering my eyes. Two tentacles came up to my face, one brushing my bangs away from my eyes and the other lifting my face up. The moon was bright above the forest, so the man was able to see my eyes clearly. My eyes were unusual, at least, they would be to normal people. They were purple, an unnatural color. The man tilted his head to the side, kind of like he was curious.

"You have quite the pair of eyes, my dear. No ordinary human would have eyes like yours. What are you?"

"I'm, uh, p-part angel, p-part demon."

The man nodded. "Well, that certainly explains how you were able to lift Jeff off the ground without touching him. It's actually quite remarkable. You are remarkable."

Hearing that made me smile. It was nice to hear someone say I was remarkable. I spent most of my time thinking that I was some sort of monster, like Dean said I was. I felt a tear run down my face.

"Y-you think I'm remarkable? Really?"

The man chuckled. "Yes! I do and someone as remarkable as you deserves a comfortable place to live. How would like to come live in my mansion? You'll have food, shelter and a family that will accept you for what you are."

That actually sounded awesome. After what I had been through, it seemed like it would be nice to have a family that accepted me. A few more tears fell. I was gently put down and felt a tentacle wipe away my tears. The man put Ash down as well, but Ash was still unsure of the guy. He huffed and walked to my side. The man chuckled. I laughed too, but then a growl erupted the slight silence.

"Wait one goddamn second. You're just gonna let her live. Why? She trespassed in the woods and then she just tried to kill me. She deserves to die and I'll be happy to make her go to sleep."

The boy, who was called Jeff, angered me and my eyes went black. I turned to him, glaring. "Go ahead and try, Jeffery. I won't hesitate to haul your ass up a tree and impale you on a branch."

Jeff growled and tried to lunge at me, but he was held back by a tentacle. The man had a sort of angered look on his "face".

"This is not the time to start another fight, Jeff. It's time to go home so we can introduce Danny to the rest of the family and so you both can get patched up. You look horrible."

I looked down and frowned. I do look horrible. I never had this many holes in my clothes before. Geez.

"I do look horrible and I could used some patching up. I would be glad to come stay at your mansion."

The man nodded and seemed pleased. "Wonderful. By the way, I'm Slenderman and the ones who attacked you are Jeff and Smile Dog."

"Nice to meet ya."

Jeff just nodded, making me laugh. Slenderman chuckled too. "Well, now that everything is settled, let's get you two to your new home."

Ash wagged his tail, eager to get inside a house again. I was too. I was tired from the fight and my wounds were becoming painful again. I grabbed my bag from the ground and took a step, but fell to the ground.

"Are you alright, Danny?"

I shook my head and looked up at Slenderman. "No, I'm not alright. My legs hurt a lot. I don't think I can walk."

Slenderman knelt down and pushed back one of my pant legs, making me wince. He looked at me apologetically, at least, he would have if he had a face. He pushed the pant leg up enough so he could see the skin underneath. A few bruises covered the surface, along with some cuts and scrapes. There were also bits of glass in my leg, but they weren't that deep. Slenderman examined my injuries.

"You, my dear, have quite the number of injuries. We definitely need to get you to the mansion. EJ will fix up your wounds, especially the one on your shoulder. That bullet needs to be removed."

I suddenly became aware of the pain in my shoulder. It wasn't that much, but it was annoying because of the throbbing. I looked at my shoulder and saw that it was bleeding again. I know it stopped when I was walking, but the fight with Jeff must have made it bleed more. My plaid over-shirt had a large red splotch, some parts already dried. Long arms carefully picked me up, carrying me bridal-style. A tentacle placed my bag in my arms. I looked to the ground and saw Ash limping after us, my knife in his mouth. I was afraid he would be left behind, but he was picked up by Jeff. Ash yipped in surprise, the knife falling from his mouth. Luckily, Smile Dog picked it up in his mouth and trotted after us.

"It's huge! This is where you live?"

I stared at the huge mansion in front of me. I couldn't believe that something like it was in the middle of the woods. Slenderman must have thought that my reaction was priceless because I felt his chest rumble with laughter.

"It is impressive, isn't it? And it will be your new home. You'll fit right in with everyone else. I think Sally will love having you around. She's been wanting someone to play with for awhile. The boys do play with her, but they can only take so much."

Sally seemed like an interesting girl and the others sounded interesting too. Slenderman approached the doors and used his tentacles to open them. The inside was just as impressive as the outside. Everything was some sort of shade of white. Slenderman carried me to what I guessed was the living room. I could hear voices and they all sounded male. Slenderman walked in and everyone in the living room immediately turned their attention to him, or rather, me. Slenderman wasted no time in introducing me to the boys.

"Everyone. This is Danny. She and her dog will be living with us from now. I trust you to treat her with respect and show her around if necessary. EJ. Danny has many wounds that need to be attended to. Will you please fix her up and then after, show her to her room. I believe the one across from Jeff will suit her."

I looked to see who EJ was and saw a boy with a blue mask get up from the couch. There was black stuff around the eyes of the mask. He also wore a black hoodie and black pants. I think I even saw some blood stains. EJ walked over and took me from Slenderman. It felt weird, being passed from one person to another. EJ carried me out of the living room with Jeff behind him with Ash. I felt awkward being carried and just looked everywhere but EJ's face.

"Here."

EJ showed me to a room after he took care of my wounds and then left, leaving me alone in the hall. It was weird, but I was tired and wanted to sleep. I opened the door and was impressed by the room. It was bigger than my old one and looked a lot nicer. Like the rest of the house, the room was white. I walked over to the bed and laid down. The bed was comfortable and the comforter was soft. Ash hobbled over and pulled himself onto the bed. He plopped down and quickly fell asleep. I laughed. Ash was such a goofball. As I laid there, my eyes started to close and let myself fall asleep.

Later, a few hours later, I woke up because I thought I heard a knock on my door. I felt stiff and that made it hard to get up. My shoulder was sore and so were my legs. A knock came and out of instinct, I grabbed my knife. I cautiously approached the door and opened it slowly. Peering out, I saw a little girl in a pink nightdress. She had brown hair, green eyes. She was adorable. I wonder if this is Sally. She looks like she enjoys playing. I smile at the girl and she smiles back.

"Hi! My name's Sally. What's yours?"

"My name's Danny. It's nice to meet you, Sally."

She smiled more. "It's nice to meet you too! I was super happy when Slendy brought you home. I've been looking for someone to have tea parties with. Speaking of tea parties, I'm having one now! Would you like to join? You'll get to meet LJ, Hoodie and Masky."

I thought about it. It would be nice to meet some of the family, after all, that's what Slenderman said. I looked back at Sally and nodded.

"I would love to attend your tea party."

Sally jumped in place, clapping her little hand together. I had never seen a little girl get so excited. It was the cutest thing ever. I laughed and then nearly fell on my face as Sally grabbed my hand and pulled me behind her. She was strong for someone so little, but that made her even more adorable. As Sally pulled me along, we almost ran into Slenderman. Sally giggled as Slender jumped to the side. I heard him chuckle before I was pulled into a room. I nearly dropped dead with laughter when saw who one of the boys was. Jeff was wearing a bright pink boa and a matching tiara. I ended up laughing anyways which made Jeff mad and growl. I laughed again and sat in an empty seat. Sally gave me a blue tiara and matching boa.

The tea party was actually fun. It was funny to the boys act all polite, but it was nice to see how far they went to make Sally happy. Jeff had his head lowered most of the time, but he did alright. He only lost it when a boy dressed in a green tunic with a matching hat entered the room and said something. Jeff got mad and ran after the boy. I laughed hard and the was probably the most fun I ever had. Eventually, I laughed so hard that I fell backwards. I think I'm gonna like it here.