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Bonnie is finally getting to shine :).

- The Hunt: Part 2 -

The place was eerily silent. So silent, I could hear my own harsh breathing. Along with the loud noise of my boots against the ground. Followed by Kai's loud crunching, as he ate a bag of pork-rinds. I couldn't believe he had the audacity to stand there eating, when we were on the hunt for vampires.

I know he had done this previously, but he was acting like he wasn't fazed at all. Compared to me, a shivering wreck.

"Want some?" he asked innocently, waving the foul-smelling bag in my face.

"No thanks. How can you eat at a time like this?" I asked, avoiding the snacks he offered.

"If I'm going to die, might as well enjoy my favorite snack," he grinned at me.

I groaned. That was the thing I liked about him, if I was honest. Although it drove me to want to kill him, I liked his laid back attitude. It was so different from my usual responsible- uptight- attitude, I had always had. I guessed it came from the lack of a mother figure, and having a politician as a father. I always worried about the smallest things. I couldn't sleep most of the time, because I tended to let my worries keep me awake. Yet there was Kai, always so confident in his ability to handle anything thrown his way. I was slightly envious.

"Keep that noise up, and they will be having us, as a snack. You're aware that vampires have great hearing, right?" I raised an eyebrow mockingly.

As usual, he laughed at me.

"I'm sure they will want to drink you up, milkshake girl," he winked at me. Continuing to crunch loudly.

I tried to look around for the awaiting vamps, but nothing in sight. The place was now dark, and only the dim lights of the street-lamps, allowed me to see the empty shops around us. It was like a ghost town. It made me curious enough to ask Kai.

"Why is it like a ghost town here? Did they eat everyone?" I would hate to think that was the right answer.

"Mostly, and many of them moved once too many people disappeared. Vampires are known for feeding on whole towns, killing most of the residents. Of course the police don't do anything, since they compel them," he stated.

I was shocked by this. How did I not know these creatures existed? I wonder if my Grams had ever come across them. I hoped not, considering what I heard about the monsters in question.

"Compel?" I was guessing it was a mind trick, like the one Dracula used in the movies.

"Yeah, compulsion. Pretty cool trick, actually. I wish us witches had it without paying a price. It basically allows you to compel anyone to do your bidding," he shrugged it off casually. Like we were discussing the weather, and not creatures out of horror movies.

He saw my shocked face, and decided to further answer my query.

"Don't worry doll-face, they can't compel us witches. You're safe. It's another reason they hate us, that they can't control us. We also over-power them. We have always been the only things standing in their way, when it comes to torturing and using humans as cattle." Even though he smiled cheerfully, I could see the same underlying hostility that Luka had.

That same look of hate and disgust. Like both of them would like nothing more than to wipe the vampires out. I didn't really know if I liked that. Some naive part of me wanted to believe there were some good vampires out there. Obviously the ones in this town, were not innocent. The thought of how many people they must have killed, made me sick.

We reached the near the center of the town square. The grey pavements and buildings made it really appear like a typical ghost town. All empty, all silent, and only the soft wind could be heard. I wrapped my arms around my purple jumper, wishing I had brought a jacket. Kai suddenly stopped in front of me, and I almost bumped into him. He had gotten rid of his disgusting snacks, and now looked around suspiciously.

"Are they, here?" I whispered, looking for the vampires.

"Near here," his tone was cold and devoid of his usual humor.

He gestured for me to shush, and ushered us behind one of the shop buildings.

"Why can't I sense them?" I asked quietly.

Thinking of the tracker spell Luka had cast on me. I should have been able to feel them too.

"They need to be closer for you to probably feel them. I have a great sense when it comes to energy and magic. It's part of my gift. If you would call it a gift, my family calls my power a curse," his voice was steady, but the anger evident.

I wanted to ask him more about his power, but he gently pushed me down so that were were both kneeling. That is when I felt it. It was was like little icicles hitting your skin, making you shiver. I could feel the power within me rise up to the threat. I turned to Kai, not needing to say anything. He nodded in answer to my silent question. The vampires were here.

I looked out, still hidden. I saw five men walk into the empty town. They were passing the empty shops surrounding us, and looked like they were patrolling the area. I looked at Kai, and his gaze was fixed on them. I couldn't read his emotions, but he looked slightly angry and on edge. I was checking around to see if there were more. Trying to calm my beating heart. We were partners, and I would not let Kai down. Not when both our lives depended on getting out of here. Plus, I really wanted revenge for those town-people that were murdered. If Kai was right, they liked to torture their victims too. Not just kill them for food, and I was sure they could drink without murdering them. It didn't sit well with me at all. I tried to let my anger at their disgusting deeds, calm my anxious nerves.

It didn't help when I spotted six more out of the corner of my eye. They were coming to join their buddies on patrol. This was not good, not good at all. I thought maybe two of us could handle five, but eleven was another matter. I looked at Kai, and he gave me a reassuring look before whispering a chant. His soothing voice, speaking in Latin; calmed me down. There was something about the beauty of witches chants, like a soothing lullaby. He closed his eyes and whispered a bit more, before opening them and looking at me. Then he spoke.

"Okay, now we can talk," he looked at my confused face. Deciding to explain further.

"I cast a little sound-proof spell, they can't hear us," he grinned proudly.

I had to say, I was impressed. I had not even seen that spell in any of the dusty pages of the grimoires, I had skimmed through.

"You sure?" I asked to be certain.

He nodded in response, and I relaxed a little.

"Okay Bon, we need a little more than fire power for these guys. I will attack those idiots over there." He moved me closer, and pointed to the five discussing something outside the shop.

"Once I do, shit gets real. I need you to be ready Bonnie. You will need to use that awesome power you used to throw me against the wall. That really was awesome, by the way. You were like crazy-pants, back there," he smiled at me, looking very impressed.

I smiled back proudly. It was the first compliment he had given me. More than that, he trusted me to take care of myself. Even though I was scared, I would pretend to be confident. It was a vow I made to myself. Always give off an air of confidence, even if you don't have it. I would have to live up to my Bennett name.

"They will be sensing us soon, so we got to hurry. You ready?" he asked me with an intense look.

If I didn't know any better, I would say he was worried for my safety. How sweet.

"I'm ready," I nodded, trying my best to sound confident.

I knew that whatever he was about to do with the other five, would alert the other six. Which means they would all be after him. I was not going to let them happen. I knew in the short amount of time I would have, I needed to distract them. That would give Kai a chance to fully attack them again. Remembering our talk about fire, I took out the bottle of water I kept in the pocket of my jeans. I handed it to him, and he looked at me in surprise. Then he grinned, looking very happy that I had got the idea.

"You're really picking up fast, milkshake girl," he smiled, before taking the bottle.

I remembered we needed the water to cause fires. This should kill the vampires, if I remembered anything from movies. We didn't really have stakes on us, and I had no idea how to use them. I was a witch, and witches should not need stakes to kill them.

I looked at Kai, he turned his neck to the side and cracked it. I hated the noise it made. He smiled at me with mischief in his eyes, and turned to where the vampires stood. He held out his hand and began chanting in that soothing voice of his. I waited anxiously, watching him and then turning to see the vampires. I could see the big shop-window next to them, vibrating and cracking. They seemed oblivious, but I could feel the magic weaving around me like a cobweb.

It didn't take long before the glass shattered into a thousand little pieces. They stayed floating in the air, and I looked at Kai to see him open his eyes with a dark maniacal look. Then he stood and waved his hand, sending the little shards into the vampires flesh.

He whispered a chant and pointed his fingers to the other windows surrounding us, doing the same trick. Smashing the windows loudly, as the glass made it's way to the vampires. It rained down on them, causing blood to sprinkle all over the grey buildings. I was shocked, but I knew they were not dead yet. As they lay on the floor, shouting in pain.

I looked to see the other six looking around them. They had been smart enough to not go and help their friends, thinking they would no doubt be next. Better to seek the source of the attack. I stayed hidden, while Kai walked slowly towards them. This time he waved his hands and broke the branches of nearby trees. I hated seeing poor nature destroyed like this, but I guess witches used nature's power.

The vampires had tried to get up and run towards him, but they didn't get chance when he sent the branches into them. Bits of sharp wood and glass now stuck out of their flesh like a bad sore, oozing more blood all over the place.

Even though my eyes were glued to the sight, I remembered the other six. I turned to see them focus on Kai. They were going to go in for the kill, and I knew I only had seconds to react. I tried to think what Luka had called my attack, Mote-something? motus, that was it. I thought back to Kai's insults and my Grams death, my Dad never paying attention to me. All things that made burn with fury. Then I sent that anger towards them, while yelling out the spell.

"Motus!" I yelled at them.

They fell back before they had a chance to get closer to Kai. They had been distracted before, which was the only thing that stopped them. I know from what I heard, they were too fast for the human eye. I could feel myself feeling slightly weak from the spell, but I recovered quickly. I was certainly getting better.

Kai had made good use of the bottle I gave him, as the vampires were now on fire. The smell of their burning corpses made me light-headed and sick.

Still, I had to focus. The other six were now coming for me, and I felt frozen in place.

I heard Kai shout something, but the crackling sound of the fire and screaming; prevented me from hearing him.

I saw them get knocked over, and then two of them were being dragged by an invisible force. Kai had his hand out, and dragged them to where he stood. Then he waved a hand and had some of the fire of the other bodies, sent their way.

"Bonnie, run!" he shouted at me, before turning to concentrate on the vampires.

The two on fire were running towards him, and he was already in a battle stance to take them on. The fire had luckily slowed them down. The other vampires had got up, and were now running towards me. I quickly turned and ran as fast as I could. I knew they could speed-run, and they had good senses. I hid myself between a gathering of trees outside of the town square. Rubbing myself against them, so their scent enveloped me. This must be what the witches did when they first created his hunt. Think of survival tactics like this. I had a love of action movies, and picked up some interesting skills like this. Although, I was not a buff action hero. I was a witch that had only just started to learn magic. I hoped it was enough.

I could see them searching for me, sniffing the air and searching with their cold dark eyes. They now looked more monster than man. Their fangs were out, and the dark throbbing veins under their eyes made them look more sinister. I tried to calm my erratic heartbeat and breathing, knowing they could hear. I knew I had to get out of here soon. They knew I was still around here, and were not completely fooled by my hiding. I would have to cast motus again, and make a run for it. I remembered the creek was just down the road. I needed to get there.

I built up those emotions again, and said the spell aloud. They were knocked into the wall. I took my chance to run. I ran faster than I ever had when we did mini marathons at school. Cheerleader practice had given me some stamina, but soon enough my lungs were burning. My legs ached, but I continued to run as fast as I could. I could feel them not far behind, wondering what direction I had gone in. The pain continued to make my bones feel weak and my lungs were now on fire, but I kept running. It was further away than I had thought.

I finally reached the creek. I waded through the water, not knowing what I was doing. I could swim further out, but vampires had the advantage of not needing to breath. They could get me easily.

I was scared, and worried about Kai. On instinct, I felt myself connecting to the essence of the water around me. I let my hands hover over the surface of it. I felt that inner energy connect with it, and I tried pushing at it like I did with motus. I saw it ripple and begin to move, as the wind picked up around me. Like nature was answering my call.

The vampires had turned up now, and were staring at me with evil smiles. They knew they had me backed into a corner. I let that fear drive the force of my power, as I continued to let my energy form ripples and waves through the water. I felt my head drop back, letting the wind caress my skin and blow through my hair. It made me feel wild and untamed.

Then I leaned forward and opened my eyes, I felt myself glare at them. I waved my hands in their direction, and the water was sent in two massive waves hurling towards them. The waves crashed into them with a heavy force, and they were sent backwards. They got up, looking angry and soaked.

I used the last bit of my power to do the fire trick I had learnt. The water droplets dripping off them, turned into blazing flames. I could feel the heat from my place in the cool water. I felt the sweat covering my body, from the burning heat of the power within me. I watched them burn. I don't know if they died or not. My vision became blurry.

I felt myself walk up to one of the boats, and faint.