Chapter Three

John stopped at the sight of the large two story cabin that was seemingly In the middle of nowhere, surrounded by woods. What the fuck? People stood outside, some over by a large barbeque grill, other admiring a car as music played but they all stopped and looked at him and at Mikey as they neared the large house..

"You still thinking this is a good idea" John nudged his brother as Mikey looked at him nervously..

Brody neared a very tall man with long black hair, his back was turned but John wouldnt miss that large frame anywhere as he began walking over much to his brothers shock.."John wait, dont" Mikey said nervously..

"well if I aint died and gone to fucking hell" John said loud as the guy turned and then smirked big..

"Holy shit now your definitely a sight I didnt think I would see again" the guy said with a laugh..

"You know him" Brody said in shock but he was ignored..

"How the fuck have you been bro" John said as the guys stood face to face..

"apparently a bit better then you" the guy laughed..

"John?" Mikey said as he quickly came over and the large man looked at him..

"You remember I told you about my baby bro, this is him, Mikey" John said quickly..

"No shit, nice to meet you man" the large guy said as Mikey continued to stare in shock..

"get us some beers Brody" the large guy said quickly..

"this is steele, me and him go way back" John said with a grin..

"More like you saved my ass like three times" Steele said with a shake of his head..

"I told you that your too tall for your own good" John laughed..

"hey we all got a flaws, huh...so are you still with that hottie" Steele smirked..

"hottie, what hottie" Mikey said quickly but he was ignored..

"ah you know me, I never stay around too long for that" John said quickly..

"ah yes boredom doesnt suit you well" Steele grinned.."man its great to see you and well your alive" he patted John on the back as Mikey watched in shock..

"it takes a lot to keep me down" John smirked.."well except for" John said as his eyes trailed to the hot red head.. Steele laughed..

"ah you must be the mother fucker she was yelling about, I should of known" Steele laughed..

"she's got one hell of a round kick" John rubbed his head as he remembered.."and a thick head"

"she is one of the best" Steele laughed as he waved for her to come over and she stopped as she saw John, she visibly huffed.."I see you made an impression"

"apparently so" John smirked..

"Please dont tell me that you know this dip shit" Natalie snapped as she sipped her beer..

"im starting to think you dont like me" John said sarcastically..

Natalie narrowed her eyes.."and he catches on so quick" she rolled her eyes...

"well let me tell you that back in the day he single handedly took on a reaper" Steele said as Natalie rolled her eyes..

"yeah still not impressed" she said as she spun from them and Steele laughed..

"You did quite the number on her, I dont think I have ever seen her so pissed" Steele laughed..

"what can I say, im nothing if not predictable" John smirked.."so whats her deal" John watched her walk away and his eyes stayed on her ass, and what an ass it was..

"her deal is none of your business, Steele what the fuck is he doing here" Cris snapped as he came over and John rolled his eyes..

"woo settle down Cris no one is stepping on your toes here" Steele said quickly as Brody came over with beers in his hand..

"this jack ass" Cris began..

"Hey, you better watch out who you are calling jackass, fucker" John snapped at the guy, he really didnt like this kid..

"alright alright, lets stop the pissing contest ok" Steele said quickly.."John is a guest of mine, so lets remember that" Steele said quickly as Cris shook his head and then promply spun around mumbling under his breath..

"who the fuck is he" John snapped..

"oh and as for you John, take it down a notch ok, the guys been through a lot, we all have" Steele said quickly as John took a huge swig of his beer and Mikey just looked at his then sipped it..

"he just needs to stay out of my way" John said seriously..

"I'll talk to him" Steele nodded his head.."hey if your hungry Mike you can grab a burger, I need to catch up with your brother" Steele said quickly as Mikey sighed and then walked away.."Im surprised to see him with you, I thought you were on this alone"

"yeah well" John took a huge swig..."its been pretty fucked up these last couple months" John shook his head..

"I hear ya, we lost a few men about three weeks ago" Steele said as the guys began to walk.."things have finally began to go back to normal, well considering"

"what is normal again exactly?" John raised an eyebrow..

"touche" Steele grinned as they clinked their beers together and then drank them back.."I got room if you wanna stay" he said as he looked at John..

"Oh I dont know" John began quickly..

"atleast for a few days, it feels like forever since I have seen you plus you look like shit man" Steele laughed..

"thanks" John ran a hand through his hair..He eyeballed the red head again as she leaned on the car, Cris was standing close to her as he spoke to her.."they an item?" John said quickly..

Steele nearly spit out his beer.."in his dreams"

John continued to watch her as they walked, her eyes locked with his for a split second and she almost looked embarassed but then she quickly narrowed her eyes at him as he shook his head.."she is something else"

"yeah aint that the truth" Steele laughed.."but she is one hell of a slayer, she has saved my ass almost as much as you have"

"cause your too damn big for your good" John laughed..

"maybe so" Steele laughed as the men continued to walk..

"Im just saying that I think we should all have a talk if Steele is planning on letting him stay" Cris said to natalie as she looked at him and rolled her eyes..

"what are we like two Cris" she said sarcastically.."steele can do whatever he pleases, he did find this place for us" she said honestly, even if she didnt trust that guy as far as she could throw him, well she owed her life to steele, he had literally saved her life two years ago..it was a dark time for her and just when she felt like all was lost and she wanted to end it all, well he showed up and it was a complete fluke how it happened but he had saved her..She eye balled John as him and steele walked..

"I dont trust him" Cris snapped..

Natalie looked at him now.." what do you want me to do about it, it is what it is" she moved away from the car and drank back her beer..

"You like him?" Cris said with an huge amount of jealousy in his voice..

She looked at Cris and rolled her eyes.."yeah ok, seriously maybe you have had way too much to drink" she walked away from him and watched as Steele and John stood by a car and continued to talk.. That guy was nothing but an egotistical asshole, of course she didnt like him, nor did she trust him but damn it all if he wasnt smoking hot, he glanced at her as she quickly looked away, now was not the time, definitely not the time..

"so what is her deal" John said again as he looked at Steele..

Steele sighed heavily.." let me give you a word of advice John, do you remember when we hunted down that medusa chick in New York City" Steele said with a raised eyebrow..

"she was one wicked bitch" John grinned as she remembered the crazy yet smoking hot girl that nearly killed them both..

"yeah well she makes Medusa look like childs play" Steele smirked.."But dont get me wrong, she can fight with the best of us and once she has your back then she always has it"

"so your telling me you havent even once tried to hook up with her" John raised an eyebrow at his friend..

"Natalie doesnt do the dating scene, hell to be honest with you im not even sure she is into guys" Steele shrugged his shoulders...

"No way, someone that hot" John began as he shook his head..

"I know but its true, trust me I think just about every guy here at one time or another has tried" Steele shook his head.."Plus now she is like family, the thought is just well, pretty gross"

"Oh I dont see how anything about her could be gross" John smirked...

"trust me John, she has seen some pretty dark shit and I wouldnt be able to stand by and watch you play her" Steele said seriously.

"Play her? Should I be insulted" John said with shock.

"John I know you, trust me ok" Steele said honestly as John looked back at her again and then ran a hand through his hair."come on you look starved, lets eat" Steele said with a pat to Johns back and then they were walking off..

Mikey stood off to the side eating a burger, he couldnt remember the last time he had tasted something so good. Lately all they have been eating were gas station food but this, well this was definitely much needed.. He watched as his brother walked and talked with Steele. He couldnt remember the last time he had ever seen John with a friend, apparently there was more to John then he even knew..

"hey" the sound of a girls voice caught his attention as he turned to see a sweet brown haired girl standing there, she smiled at him.."Im Marcie"

"Michael" he said as he put his hand out to her..She smiled more..

"nice to see a new face around here" she smiled still and it was infectious as he grinned some too. She was a really cute girl, her hair cut right at her chin and the most innocent eyes he had ever seen.."Johns your brother?" she asked..

"You know him?" Mikey said in shock..

"Of him, Steele had like a million stories about him" she said with a shrug of her shoulders..

"well just to set the record straight I am nothing like him" Mikey grinned..

"a sense of humor too" she smiled.."You have two great things going for you"

"Oh yeah" Mikey grinned nervously.."whats the second?"

"Your ridiculously cute" she grinned and then walked past him as he stood there, he was half aware that his mouth was open in shock, had she just called him cute? He stood there and grinned like a fool now, maybe this place wouldnt be so bad after all..

John ate his burger as he walked back over to his brother who was smiling like an idiot..John rolled his eyes.."and what exactlly has you looking like the kool aid man" he laughed as Mikey looked at him..

"Nothing" he smirked.."so does this mean we are staying"

"for a few days" John took a seat next to his brother as he continued to eat..

"this place is pretty sweet John, your buddy really seems to have it all planned out down to the security" Mikey said as he sipped his beer..

"steele was always great with details" John agreed as his eyes wandered back to natalie as she stood and spoke with one of the other girls, there wasnt many girls there. The place was over run with guys, John felt the cold stare on his back as he turned to see Cris standing there, glaring at him.."that guy really needs to get a life" john said nonchalantly..

"Just keep your cool John, he isnt worth it" Mikey said seriously..

"Oh I aint gonna let that little prick get to me, trust me" John smiled tightly and then he flipped Cris the middle finger with a smile.."but anyways" he looked back at his brother.."we could definitely chill for a few days" John finished as he watched a short brown haired girl smile at Mikey and he looked back at his brother who was grinning like a fool again.."ah I see" he smirked..

"what?" Mikey said nervously as he quickly looked at his brother..

"Nothing, nothing at all" John smirked as they continued to sit there..

As midnight approached Steele began to show the guys around the large cabin, it was even bigger inside then it looked from the outside. John could see how fifteen people could fit in here comfortably, it was a sweet deal..

"and so all the rooms have been fitted with bunk beds, it cleans up the space plus we needed the beds" Steele continued as he walked them from room to room, a lot of people had already headed off to bed as it neared 2 am.."i'll have you guys in here with brody and Paul" Steele began as they entered a large bedroom, Brody was sleeping and the tall guy in the room with dirty blonde hair was Paul, he glanced up from his computer as he looked at them.."Paul here is the computer genius of our group"

"Is that the new windows" Mikey said with wide eyes as he walked over and the two guys began to talk computer jargon as John shook his head..

"i think it will be just fine" John said honestly, he could see already that Mikey was gonna have a new BFF..

"well listen I dont know about you but im beat" Steele said as he yawned.."if you need anything"

"thanks I think we'll be good" John said quickly as Steele nodded his head and then off he went as john walked over to the bottom bunk and sat on it..

"John do you see this shit, its freaking amazing" Mikey said in awe as he looked back at the computer as Paul told him the upgrades he had made, the computer would surpass any military computer at best, he was sure of it..

"im gonna catch some Zzz's" John said as he laid back and crossed his ankles as he stared up at the top bunk, the wood there had all sorts of words etched on it, he looked at them all..Alot of them were memorials for those that had been lost in battle, John sighed as he put his hands behind his head.. They would stay a few days but that was all, he liked to work alone, he did better alone, he always had..

Sleep came to him fast as he laid there and so did the nightmares.. He was in a dark room, only the light from a candle lit his way as he walked down the darkened hallway and then he heard it, a scream and he ran towards it. He knew immediately who it was and when he got to the door, he saw her.. His mother, her blood was splattered on the walls as she stayed pinned against the wall..

"Johnny, no" she cried out as he ran toward her but he was immediately stopped by a large hand and he looked up at the seven foot creature with those red eyes..It was smiling menacingly at him and then it opened its large mouth revealing dagger like teeth as he yelled out..

He awoke in a cold sweat as he sat up, for a second he was disoriented as he looked around the dark room but then he saw Brody and then Paul, they both were sleeping as he ran a hand through his sweat soaked hair.."shit" he said under his breath as he got out of the bed, this was exactlly why he didnt like to sleep cause sleep meant nightmares..He walked out of the room in search of something cold to drink.. He was really amazed at how large this place was, there was six bedroom in total and three bathrooms..He was pretty sure everything had been hand crafted too, the wood work was amazing as he made his way down the large stairs and to the kitchen..

He peered into the fridge as he looked for something to drink, he quickly pulled out the orange juice and looked at it..He opened it as a throat could be heard clearing behind him as he spun around and came face to face with those blue eyes..

"i know your not about to drink right out of that" natalie said quickly as he smiled some..

"wouldnt think of it" he grinned as he looked her up and down, she looked absolutely enticing in a pair of hello kitty pj bottoms and a tank top, apparently she had forgone the bra and for that he was grateful as he stared at her body and what a body it was..

"not a chance in hell buddy" she said with a smirk as she stood there..

"thats a bit pretentious of you" he grinned.."Natalie, right"

"actually id prefer you call me nothing at all" she said sarcastically..

"Oh I wouldnt dream of it" he smiled as he looked at her..

Natalie rolled her eyes even though her body was saying something completely different as her nipples tightened and she quickly crossed her arms over her chest.."the cups are over there" she nodded to the cabinet behind him..

"You know it was quite impressive what you did back there today, taking that thing out by yourself" he leaned against the counter..

"actually it was quite easy but then again I know what im doing" she said sarcastically..

"trust me natalie" he grinned.."there are plenty of things im really good at"

"wow do those pick up lines usually work for you" she said with a laugh as he forced a tight smile..

"probably about as good as your whole im woman hear me roar attitude works for you" he smiled at her now as she narrowed her eyes..

"you think your cute huh" she said as she walked closer to him and he grinned..

"i'll be whatever you want me to be" he smirked as she got right in front of him..

"how about dead" she smiled sweetly.."cause if you ever try and come onto me again thats exactly what you'll be" she said as she snatched the orange juice from him and promply put it back in the fridge and then walked out as he stood there, he was grinning from ear to ear not to mention his erection was straining against his jeans..He liked her , he liked her a lot!

Natalie stormed down the hall as she tried to mentally wipe the image of him out of her head.. Why did he have to be so damn hot, it was hard for her to think much less do anything else but she knew his kind all too well. He had womanizer written all over him not to mention he was way too cocky for his own good and boy was he confident, she had to shake her head to get the images out of it.. What she did know is that he was bad news and she would have to stay very far away from him even if her body was screaming otherwise..