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Chapter 8: The Hunt
The decision was to lay low around Sam. We didn't really know what we were doing, and until we did we didn't want to make a thing out of this.
So like Dean said, we were friends, with some definite benefits.
But now the three of us were together, in the woods, at midnight. It was so hot outside and we of course had to wear black. I should be used to this, but this was the reason that I liked to do my job in mild climates. But I wasn't in the mood to complain.
"So what do we think this is again?" Sam asked.
"I'm almost positive it is a shapeshifter. I did the research; even though all the things happened in the woods, sometimes the injuries and marks didn't necessarily look like that had been cause by animals." I told them.
"So how are we going to find this thing? And after that, how do we destroy it?" Dean asked.
"Well, hopefully you know how to get rid of a shapeshifter, you burn it. That will be your guy's job. My job will be getting it out of what it has inhabited." I said.
We had told Sam about my gift. He agreed that it might be a plus to have me along. Then we heard some rustling in the bushes. We all turned out heads to look, and I felt Dean grip my arm and push me back a little. He walked in front of me and looked in the bush.
"Come out and get me." He said into it, just then an animal stepped out. It was the shifter, we could tell by its eyes. It started charging for Dean.
"Hold your ears." I told Sam.
"What?" He asked.
"Just do it. We can't afford any distractions." Sam agreed and put his hands to his ears.
I ran after the creature as it ran after Dean. I picked up a rock and threw it at it.
"Hey, you." I said as the rock hit it on the side. It turned around and angrily glared at me. I opened my mouth to sing. Once I did, the animal started to cower. I got higher and higher until a black cloud moved out of the animals body. I kept singing, louder and higher and faster until it headed for Sam. Once it got close enough, he grabbed the gas can, poured it on the cloud, lit the match and threw it at it.
Our job here was done.
One thing wasn't though. I had forgotten to tell Dean to cover his ears.
"Oh no…" I said as I looked down at him. Apparently the kind of help he needed was to relax, well he was relaxed so much that he actually fell asleep.
"Good job Sam, but now we have another problem." I told him as he walked over to me. He looked down at Dean.
"Ok how did you do that?" He asked.
"My gift is used to get rid of evil and help the good with whatever they need help with. Dean must have needed to relax." I said. Then I heard a wolf howl and jumped. Sam heard it to.
"Well we still need to get him out of here, and fast." Sam said.
Then it came to me.
"Umm Sam, I think I have an idea, can you go get the water bottle from the car? We both know we can't carry him out of here." I said. Even though he was skeptical he agreed.
As soon as he was out of site, I got down on my knees and brought my face to his. Then the wolf howled again.
'Ok this better work.' I thought.
I leaned down and brought my lips to his, for a second there was nothing, then, I felt as if I was getting kissed back. Once I felt his hand move to my back, I knew he was awake. So I quickly pulled myself off of him and pulled him up.
"Come one, we have to get out of here before we are something's dinner." I said as I began to run back to the car.
"What? That's all I get." He asked as we were running.
"If you want to live to see tomorrow then yes." I told him as we reached the car.
"Hey, I couldn't find the water, but I guess we don't need it anymore." Sam said as we approached him. Then we heard the wolves howl.
"No, lets just get out of here." I said. We quickly climbed in the car and sped off.
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Once we got back to the Inn, I went into the room and noticed how much I had been sweating.
"Ok I totally call first shower." I said as I practically ran into the bathroom. Forgetting my bag on the way.
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(Dean's POV)
"Ok she seriously needs to get out now; she has been in there for almost forty-five minutes." Sam said. Just like magic, the water turned off. "I'm going to the vending machines, be right back." He told me before walking out. I nodded and went back to watching TV. As soon as he left I heard the bathroom door open. Annie poked her head out.
"Crap. Dean…" She said, totally putting on a sweet act.
"Yes?" I asked.
"Umm, can you bring me my bag?" She asked biting her bottom lip.
"Oh do you not have any clothes?" I asked, knowing this would be fun.
"No…." She said quietly. I looked around.
"I don't know babe, I'm pretty comfortable where I am. I really don't feel like moving." I said to her, smirking some. She rolled her eyes and opened the door wider.
"Jackass." She muttered before walking out. I laughed at her, then I saw her.
All she had was a towel wrapped around her, a short one at that. And her long blonde hair clung to her back and the water dripped off of it. Her face was a little flushed from the heat in the bathroom.
She was just beautiful.
"What?" She asked. "Quit gawking Dean, or you will never get to see what is under this towel." She said as she grabbed her bag.
"Note to self, stop gawking." I said out loud as I turned my gaze back to the TV. I heard her laugh and say something about men before returning to the bathroom. A few minutes later she came back out. I think the towel covered more then what she was wearing now.
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(Annie's POV)
Ok, so coming out in the towel was probably the best possible thing. I acted like I didn't like that he was looking at me… but I loved it. So, since I loved it so much, and since I felt like playing hard to get tonight. I dug through my bag to try and find something to wear that wasn't too obvious.
Finally I found a black sports bra and a pair of grey shorts. I towel dried my hair some and walked out.
"Ok, Florida, fun. Heat... not so much." I said as I walked out.
By this time Sam was back.
'Oh even more fun.' I thought as I went over to set my stuff back by my bed. Their eyes followed me across the room.
"Umm, I am going to go get in the shower now." Sam said as he grabbed his bag and walked in the bathroom. I put my stuff down and looked at Dean, who immediately reverted his gaze to the TV. I smiled and went over to the bed he was on and laid on my stomach right next to where he was sitting.
"So what's on?" I asked. He looked down at me, and then changed his position to match mine.
"Nothing." He said before turning the TV off and staring at me.
"Nothing? Well that stinks." I said as I rolled over on my side.
"Not really, I mean Sam takes showers like a girl so we probably have a good twenty minutes to kill, and I can think of plenty of things to occupy that time." He said as he traced his hand up my arm.
"Hmm, I'm not really in the mood." I said as I sat up and walked to my purse and got a few dollars out.
"I'm going to the vending machines, want anything?" I asked.
"Like that!" He said, quickly walking over to me.
Inside I was laughing but on the outside, I remained clueless and looked down at myself.
"Yea, so what?" I asked.
"Well, it's just that, well I mean… what if guys look at you." He said. This time I laughed out loud.
"So what? It's not like I am committed to anything here, plus who knows, maybe I will meet some hot college football player who is on a last vacation before school starts and he will totally entice me and I won't be able to say no and I will end up having the most exhilarating night of my life." I said with some sarcasm. It was driving him insane.
"But, you can't do that." He said, blocking the door.
"Oh, and why not." I said giggling some.
"Because, if you leave and meet some other guy, then I can't do this." He said, before I could say or do anything he pulled me to him and kissed me, hard. I quickly relaxed into his arms and lips.
"Oh god." I whispered as his lips moved to my neck. My arms fell to my side.
Suddenly, for the first time in my entire life, I felt powerless.
"Ok, I'll stay." I said quietly. He heard and pulled back, his breathing heavy, as well as mine. I laid my head on his chest and listened to his heart beat. He brought his hand to the back of my head and ran his hands through my hair
"Want to see where else this can go?" He asked. Part of me wanted to say yes… the answer that was given we Sam walking out of the bathroom.