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Chapter Seven
The hour passed quickly and Lark left the Internet cafe, feeling slightly uncomfortable with seeing the young girl and an unknown woman. But she walked down the street to the small diner where Christina had pointed out. The weather had turned dark with an upcoming storm and it made Lark feel a little uneasy; since Castiel had taken her from another big storm just in Nebraska. Lark hadn't noticed Christina had moved her truck closer to the diner until she wasn't able to see it parked where it was left. Lark closed the borrowed jacket of Dean's closer around her neck and lowered her head to block out as much of the wind as possible. Dean's smell enveloped her making her think Christina offered it for a reason. Lark found Christina sitting in a corner booth with a newspaper in front of her. She looked up and waved at Lark when she entered but went back to the paper. Lark made her way to her friend and sat across from her seeing Christina was actually doing the crossword puzzle while she waited for her to arrive.
"Nasty storm, am I right?" Christina said looking out the window.
Lark nodded in agreement. "I hope Sam and Dean aren't in this mess."
"Chances are they're not yet, but they'll get hit maybe in an hour or two. Looks to be heading that way."
Christina nodded and slid over the paper she had only solved a few answers of the crossword; but it was the article that was circled that caught her attention, Local Judge Found with Heart Missing; Police Are Baffled.
"Holy crap." Lark whispered after the waitress left after filling up their coffee cups, which they weren't turning down because of the weather. "How could one be so close?"
Christina shrugged her shoulder as she leaned in closer. "Lark I want to do this hunt with you. It's simple, it's easy, it's even local and this way when Bobby gets back he doesn't have to worry about dishing it out."
Lark looked up at Christina's eager eyes and back down to the unfinished crossword and news headline. "Are you sure you're ready to take on something like this?" Lark asked carefully trying not to sound like she was putting her friend down. "I mean you just started taking those pills...what if they affect you to the point you're vulnerable?"
"I'll only be vulnerable if you leave me." Christina said her eyes even with Lark's. "You're not planning on leaving are you?"
Lark opened her mouth to speak when a large bolt of lightning struck a transformer sending sparks to rain to the ground. The entire town went dark, even though it was still in the middle of the day it gave the impression of doomsday as young kids started to cry by the sudden darkness.
"Guess no movie." Christina joked as she set a few crumpled bills on the table. "We can see if we can still buy you some clothes." she said not seeming disturbed by the storm that was starting to form.
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The girls arrived back at Bobby's house just as the storm was in full swing and it showed no signs of letting up. They rushed to the covered porch squealing like kids as they ran with bags of clothes they managed to purchase for Lark. Castiel wasn't in the house when they walked in stripping off their soaked jackets and muddy shoes in the entry way. Christina flipped the switch and saw that the power was still out.
"Cas, you here?" Lark called out as she set her bags on the table while Christina walked out the back to start the generator. Lark quickly looked around seeing that all the rooms were empty except for a piece of paper on the table underneath some glasses. It was a note from Castiel stating he had been called to help Bobby with something and he would be back soon. Lark looked up when the lights started to flicker and Christina came back in soaked to the bone.
"God damn I hate weather like this!" she hissed, wringing out her hair as much as possible but clearly shaking underneath her soaked clothes. "Looks like we're not gonna take that case. I may be stubborn but damned if I'm gonna make myself sick while taking down a werewolf."
"Yeah I think it would be smart to wait for either Bobby to get here or your brothers come back." Lark agreed. She felt her body trembling and wanted to change into her new warm pajamas and just relax with a good book or even call it an early night.
"Yeah I think that...achoo...would be good..." Christina said letting out another loud sneeze and let out a long grumble. "I think I'm gonna take a hot shower get dried off and get into some warm pajamas. Want to play a couple hands of poker? No money but I'm sure we can bet chores or something."
Lark nodded and smiled hearing her old friend again. "I think that's an excellent idea."
"Alright I'll see you back down here in a bit." Christina said letting out another sneeze making Lark chuckle. She wanted a shower too to warm her cold body, but she let Christina go first. She watched her friend head up the stairs and mulled over how Christina's personality seemed to flip back and forth and she wasn't sure what to make of it.
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The rain had let up some when both Lark and Christina had changed into their pajamas and now sat around the table with some cards. The howl of the wind seem to make both hunters on edge afraid that it wasn't just the wind but something more sinister. It was hard for both girls to relax even after their dinner of chili and homemade rolls. Lark was happy her friend wasn't drinking since she had placed a pill bottle beside her on the table.
"May I see those?" Lark asked and Christina nodded setting a few cards on the table and sipping the hot tea they had made.
Lark looked over the name of the pills that were inside and her eyes went wide. She knew those pills were a very powerful experimental sleeping pills. She looked at her friend who was now looking in the empty living room making the hairs on the back of Lark's neck stand up.
A small smile was spreading across Christina's face as she stood up grabbing her pistol and some silver bullets from a box sitting on the side take Lark didn't notice. There was excitement and eagerness shining in her eyes as she looked to Lark.
"Guess we're going to be doing that hunt after all." Christina said her voice eerily to excited about a hunt at Bobby's house. Lark quickly gathered a spare weapon that was sitting on the desk inside the living room. She quickly followed Christina out the back door and stumbled backwards at the force of the wind and rain smacking into her face.
"Christy!" Lark screamed directly into the wind. Through her squinted eyes, she saw her friend stumbling outside and then was momentarily illuminated by the flash of lightning that streaked across the night sky. Another form froze with the bright light not far from her.
Lark could tell if was a werewolf by the way the body was twisted as it lunged forward to attack once the lightning flash cleared the sky. Lark moved towards Christina's last position with her gun ready trying to see where she had gone. She listened for her friend and werewolf not wanting to shoot Christina by mistake. Three round pierced the night air making Lark freeze. She couldn't hear anything except for the cry of anger coming from the creature. Lighting once again stretched across the sky and Lark saw two bodies struggling to stand up. She raised her own weapon and held it up ready to fire as the creature stumbled on the muddy ground.
When it once again became dark, and the only sound was the wind howling around her, Lark let her eyes adjust to the darkness trying to see again. There wasn't a sound between Christina and the werewolf she faced by herself. She dropped to the ground trying to blindly find her friend. The rain slowed down and lightning flashed and Lark fell on her backside as she saw Christina standing over the downed from of the creature still growling. Her back was stiff and straight; her weapon hanging to her side.
"Christy?" Lark called reaching for her friend before jumping when Christina's arm lifted up and fired three more bullets into the creature's skull. Without turning to look at Lark, Christina walked over towards the scrap yard and came back a few minutes later with a large metal pole, and some gasoline. She did't say a word as she plunged the pole into the body before pouring the gasoline over it. Lark felt her arm being pulled, helping her to her feet and automatically walked with Christina towards the house. A lightning strike split the sky hitting the pole and lit the body on fire in a spectacular array. Lark jumped as she looked around and then looked at Christina who stood there cold and collected not saying a word.
"I have to go take my pill now and change these wet clothes again. I'm going on to bed, goodnight Lark." Christina said with no emotion in her voice before turning and leaving.
"Night..." Lark stammered watching as the body of the werewolf continued to burn even in the rain. This action was not something the Christina she knew would have done and was sure now something was definitely not right with her friend. She returned the gun to where she got it and grabbed a towel from the laundry room to dry with as she tried to figure out what to do. Lark wanted to call Bobby, Dean or Sam but what would she say to them? How could she explain what just happened so they would understand? Lark closed her eyes and said a short prayer. "Cas when you're done helping Bobby, I need you here. It's Christina..."