Challenge Word: Crow
Warnings/Spoilers: None, pre-series.
100 words per MS Word Count
As the Crow Flies
By Swellison
Dean reconnoitered the surrounding woods silently. Hunting the Birdman of Oriole Hill sounded like a prank he might've played on Sammy a few years back, but Dad never joked about hunts, ever.
A twig snapped unexpectedly behind him.
Dean whirled, shotgun and hackles raised. He confronted a tall man immersed in shadows, almost formless except for his eerie silver eyes. Dean fired point-blank.
The figure gave way to dozens of black crows flying upwards. Swallowing his surprise, Dean sited one silvered bird among the dispersing flock and fired.
The crows fell, disappearing in a wave of black smoke. Hunt over.
A/N Hope you liked this spur-of-the moment drabble. I initially read the challenge word as crowd, so I had to switch gears quick;-)