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Chapter Three

Natalie felt so much better after her shower. Her weak muscles began to strengthen and her legs weren't so wobbly She hadn't realized until now how many people were actually there, had to be twenty of them of all different ages, races and backgrounds. She still felt like the odd one out though as she moved slowly around the large room. Everyone was packing now and she was actually a bit worried about what was up north..

She moved over to her bed and saw the knife laying there as she picked it up and looked at it. She looked around for John but couldn't find him.

"you look a hundred times better" Rex grinned as he came over..

"almost as good as new" she said quietly as she tucked the knife into her boot.."do you really think we should go with them" she finally added as Rex looked at her a bit shocked..

"You still don't trust them?" he said with a bewildered look.."they saved your life Nat, you almost died not once but twice" he said honestly as she swallowed hard..

"its just" she began as Rex cut her off..

"its just nothing, I'm staying, were staying" Rex said adamantly. "they could of let you die but they didn't"

Natalie didn't know what to say as she stood there. She wasn't use to anyone doing anything for her unless they expected to gain something from it. She looked back at her bandaged arm..

"I get the whole stubborn thing Nat, I do but they are good guys" Rex added as Gigi came walking over..

"glad to see your up and about Natalie" Gigi smiled wide.."i cant wait to get out of here and go home"

"home?" Natalie said a bit confused..

"well you know, not really home but its become my home, you'll like it there" Gigi smiled.."I'll tell you all about it on the drive there"

Rex looked at Natalie half convinced she was going to say that she wasn't going with them but much to his surprise she forced a small smile.."i would like that very much" she said as Rex relaxed some and smiled at her as Gigi took his hand..

Outside of the large factory awaited two large delivery trucks. She was sure they had been stolen just like the pick up truck but she didn't question it as they all began to pile into the back of the trucks. From what she had overheard it was going to be a few hours drive and she was beyond nervous to see what lay ahead.

Gigi kept her word and as soon as they began to drive off she began her long story of where they were going and who was there. It would seem like the big man in charge was a man by the name of Bo. He had become a father figure to them all and he seemed like a respectable man. Gigi had been with him for nearly ten years and that was saying something especially since she looked to be Rex's age of 21.

"the government funds a lot of it" Gigi continued much to Natalie's surprise. She always wondered if the government had any idea of what went bump in the night especially since when she was younger the cops blew off her story of the blood sucking beast that killed her mother.

"how come they don't warn the public" Natalie asked as she looked at Gigi..

"Could you Imagine the chaos if the public knew what was going on out there, it would be anarchy" Gigi said quickly.."people aren't ready to know what is out there, its safer this way"

"but wouldn't it be safer if people were prepared and armed" Natalie began..

"this is bigger then all of us Natalie, Imagine the paranoia if people knew, hell we'd be killing out neighbors out of suspicion, this is much safer, trust me" Gigi smiled.."think of it this way, were like the cops but instead of going after murderers and rapist we are hunting the real dangers like werewolves, demons and vampires"

"its a lot to ingest Nat, I know I was a bit shocked when I heard" Rex added quickly..

"thats an understatement" Natalie said quietly.. She was already aware of the monsters lurking at night, she just didn't ever think of how many there were out there and she never Imagined that there were people trained to make the streets safe from them.

"there not all bad though, you gotta weed out the bad ones" Gigi continued..

"not all bad?" Natalie said in shock..She couldn't Imagine there being a 'good' monster out there, it was unfathomable..

"you'll see when we get there, the good ones help us even live among us" Gigi added..

"so your telling me that you work with them?" Natalie asked in shock..

"some...yes" Gigi nodded her head..Natalie leaned her head back in the truck as she tried to soak it all in.."trust me it will make sense, just like people there are good ones and bad ones, we just happen to have the good ones on our side" she smiled..

"thats not very comforting" Natalie said honestly..

They stopped twice to stretch out and get drinks. It was a long, tiring trip. Natalie had fallen asleep a few times though the talking kept her up. She thought about the knife tucked away in her boot. Why had he given it back to her?

The trip was about six hours total by the time they pulled into the large compound which she saw was completely surrounded by iron gates. It looked like something out of a movie. She couldn't believe that something like this had stayed hidden for so long. As she looked around she Immediately saw a pudgy gray haired man step out of the building. He seemed to be congratulating them as he made his rounds.

"thats Bo, thats the guy in charge" Gigi said with a smile as Bo came walking over. He looked like an FBI agent the way he was dressed in a dark suit and tie but the worry lines on his face said his job was much harder then just that. Natalie actually felt nervous meeting him."Bo, great to see you" Gigi said as she hugged him and he smiled as he pulled back and looked over at Rex and Natalie..

"I see we have newcomers" Bo smiled softly. He had the kind of smile that instantly made you feel at home.

"this is Rex and Natalie, we met them on the road" Gigi smiled..

"well very nice to meet you both, I hope you find the accommodations nice" he began..

"thank you for letting us join you Sir" Rex said with a handshake as Natalie stood there awkwardly.

"your very welcome son" Bo grinned and then looked at Natalie."now you look like a spit fire"

"thank you sir for having us" Natalie said quickly..

"well we should all get inside, there is a lot to do" Bo said as he walked back inside and Gigi looked at Natalie.

"see I told you, he is great" Gigi grinned as they all headed inside.

The place was massive and truly set up like a government building with metal detectors and guards at all corners. They made their way through, placing weapons on a table but Natalie held onto her knife.

"make sure and keep it concealed if your going to keep it on your person" one of the guards told her as she made it through the metal detector. She was in awe with the huge cathedral ceilings and pricey furniture laid about..

"come on I will show you both to the bedrooms upstairs" Gigi said with excitement..

"this place has bedrooms?" Natalie couldn't help but be in shock.. What the hell was this place..

"Of course silly, where do you think we sleep" Gigi laugh as she walked over to some stairs.. Natalie's eyes couldn't help but dart over to John who seemed to be in deep conversation with a tall slender woman who had her hand on his arm. It seemed intimate and Natalie couldn't help but wonder who that woman was and what she meant to him."Natalie you coming" Gigi called out and just at that second John looked over at her and she felt a flush of embarrassment wash over her for the way she was looking at him Seriously, the guy was a grade A jerk, he may of helped save her life but still a jerk no less. She quickly headed up the large staircase as Gigi began the tour of the compound.

"there are twenty bedrooms in total, 3 bunk beds in each room so they hold six people and there are ten bathrooms. I always try to get in there early before the morning rush" Gigi continued as Natalie walked in awe. The upstairs was laid out almost like a hotel with numerous rooms and doors. Paintings were on the walls and it was really Immaculate."oh and we have a full gym, an Olympic size swimming pool and a sauna" Gigi grinned..

"this place is like a damn mansion" Rex grinned.."the government pays for this?" he said in shock..

"yep, plus we have a large kitchen and cafeteria" Gigi smiled..

"thats insane, Nat are you hearing all of this" Rex said with awe..

"yeah a bit too good to be true" Natalie said cautiously..

"you wont feel that way when your swimming in the pool" Gigi smirked.."we have training right after breakfast" she continued..

"training?" Natalie asked with confusion..

"you don't think we all became the way we are from just street fighting, did you?" Gigi smirked.."you have to learn to use your skills right, it'll be fun plus you get to let out a lot of anger instead of holding it inside" she added..

"well then Nat really needs to go to those classes" Rex smirk as Natalie rolled her eyes at him.

"and this will be your room" Gigi stopped at a door and opened it as Natalie peered inside. It was a nice size room with three bunk beds and a bunch of dressers. It was empty at the moment and she was actually a bit nervous to meet her new roommates. She didn't always get along with people, hell she barely liked people to begin with."why don't you get settled, you will find some comfy clothes in the dresser to the left, we can meet you downstairs for dinner" Gigi said as she walked off with Rex and Natalie stepped into the room more and looked around.

She moved to the window and looked out. A huge pasture at least a football field length was all green cut grass, a view to die for really. The sound of voices made her turn as she walked by the door and then stopped when she noticed whose voice it was, it was Johns.

"I'm just saying this place is packed enough as it is and to bring newbies" a womans voice was heard as well..

"you know Bo is always saying that we could use all the men we can get our hands on" John said dryly as Natalie kept leaning against the wall listening..

"apparently that goes for women too" the woman said sarcastically..

"don't start Vange, its been a long couple days" John said with annoyance..

"well then your lucky that I have just the thing to help you wind down" Vange said with a smile and then it got quiet, real quiet and Natalie couldn't help herself as she peered through the doorway only to see their lips locked in a heated kiss. Just as she was about to back up from the scene before her John opened his eyes and looked right at her and now she quickly jumped out of sight as her heart raced.."Mmmm now that is more like it, come on let me help you get settled" Vange said as they walked down the hallway and Natalie stayed pressed against the wall. Apparently they were an item, for some reason that thought made her feel sick to her stomach. She quickly shook her head and took a deep breath. She wasn't here for that anyway plus he was a jerk, albeit hot but a jerk no less..

The sound of female voices coming down the hall and laughing made her suddenly feel nervous as she moved into the middle of the room not knowing what to do or where to go but then three girls walked into the room laughing and carrying on a conversation. They Immediately stopped when they saw her standing there..

"I um, I was told this was my room" Natalie said quickly as they looked at her. A short overly cheerful brown haired girl spoke first..

"Oh your the new girl, Natalie right?" the girl approached her.."I'm Marcy and this is Ariana and Kelly" the girl said with a wide smile, she seemed overly bubbly. Just the kind of girl that Natalie couldn't stand..

"Hi" Natalie said with a quick wave to them..

"this is going to be great, its like one big sleepover every night" Marcy said with a huge grin and before Natalie knew it the girl was hugging her, like really hugging her as the other two giggled a little...

"geez Marce lets not scare her off yet" Ariana the short brunette said with a laugh..

"Yeah Marce she'll think this is some sort of cult or something" Kelly the tall blond said with a grin as Marcy pulled back and Natalie looked at them with wide eyes.."I'm kidding its not a cult" Kelly added with a smirk..

"now that is exactly what a cult person would say and you say that I will scare her" Marcy shook her head some.."seriously this isn't a cult, I swear" she smiled at Natalie who smiled back nervously. This was getting weirder and weirder by the second..

"so is that cute boy that came with you your brother?" Ariana said with a smile..

"Oh stop it Ariana, your such a skank" Kelly laughed and then both girls laughed..

"don't mind them Natalie they never know how to act around newbies" Marcy said seriously..

"speak for yourself I was super nice to Brody when he got here" Ariana said as she played with her hair..

"Um you slept with him" Kelly rolled her eyes..

"and I was very nice" Ariana grinned.."so tell me, is he single" she smiled big at Natalie..

"Like that ever stopped you before" Marcy said under her breath..

"you know what why don't we start over" Kelly said with a smile.."so Natalie what brings you here" she said as the girls got quiet and they all looked at her as if they were waiting for some big explanation..

"wolves and night walkers" Natalie said nervously as she shook her head..

"God I hate those things" Ariana walked across the room.."but the wolves can be damn sexy if you know what I mean"

"eww tmi" Marcy said sarcastically..

"sorry miss Marcy here is saving herself for the right guy" Ariana rolled her eyes..

"You know its not a bad thing, I have morals" Marcy defended herself..

"yeah well the world is going to shit so better get your groove on soon girl, plus the longer you wait, well you know what they say and Michael wont be single forever" Ariana smirked..

"what? I don't have the hots for him, I told you we are just friends" Marcy said quickly as her face flushed..

"she is secretly in love with him" Kelly said to Natalie..

"am not..god Natalie don't listen to these two" Marcy said with a red face.."were just friends, thats all"

"Yeah only because you haven't made a move yet, how many years has it been?" Ariana walked over to the window and looked outside.."Oh check it out, speaking of sexy wolves" she said as the girls ran to the window and Natalie slowly walked over as they stared at the same tall long haired man she had seen at the campground and then again at the warehouse.."god what I wouldn't do for a piece of that"

"you know they don't just go around and mate anyone Ariana" Kelly said quickly..

"he's a wolf?" Natalie said in shock..

"yep 100% pure grade A American werewolf" Ariana grinned..

"and so out of your league" Kelly laughed towards Ariana.

"hey I'm still working out the kinks ok" Ariana rolled her eyes and Natalie just stared in shock at the guy, she would of never in a million years thought he was a werewolf.."so have you seen anyone that tickles your fancy yet" she asked as she looked at Natalie.

"Oh I'm not um" Natalie began quickly as she walked away from the window..

"don't freak her out you guys, she just got here" Marcy said as she walked over to Natalie.."and I mean your sexual orientation is your own business, we don't judge here"

Natalie was a bit shocked by Marcy's words.."I'm not... gay" she said quickly..

The girls got quiet as they looked at her.."well its totally cool if you are, at least then I know I don't have competition" Ariana grinned..

Before Natalie could answer a voice was heard on the loud speaker. It was calling everyone down to the dining hall. The girls began to go out the door as Natalie stood there..

"come on Natalie its dinner time, plus this is when we all get our duties for the week" Marcy grinned..

"duties, what duties?" Natalie said quickly..

"You know like orders, going out on hunts and what not" Marcy began..."its just something Bo does, it keeps us all in line"

"Oh" Natalie said quickly..

"come on it'll be fun" Marcy said as she waved for Natalie to go and she did just that even though she was nervous as hell and wondering if they had made the right decision to stay there.

The dining hall was enormous as they entered it. There were at least ten long tables and about fifty people in there. She hadn't expected it to be so crowded. Finally her nerves began to get the best of her as she looked around the place. Some people looking at her and whispering while other just sat and ate..

"oh there's the hottie" Ariana said with a smile as she flipped her long hair back and forth as she looked at Rex who was eating with Gigi at his side..

"Yeah well it looks like Gigi got to him first" Kelly smirked..

"Oh please" Ariana rolled her eyes..

"seriously ladies thats Natalie's brother and by the looks of it he is happy" Marcy added just as Rex looked up and waved at Natalie to come over..

"I'm gonna just umm" Natalie began quickly and then she stopped as she began walking over to Rex.

Natalie tried not to make eye contact with anyone as she walked over to her brother but one person did catch her eye, it was John. He sat at the far end of the table, he looked in deep conversation with the tall long haired man, the one the girls said was a wolf but he looked up at her as she walked and she quickly looked away..

"she looks thrilled to be here" Steele said to John who looked at his friend now..

"she wont make it a night, she'll take off" John said as he looked down at his plate of food and then took a bit of chicken..

"you seem pretty confident about that but I saw the way she looked at you" Steele smirked as he sipped his beer..

"trust me she cant stand me and the feeling is mutual" John said dryly but not before he looked at her one more time.

"Uh huh.. sure John... I totally see the hate" Steele said sarcastically..

"Nat you gotta try this food, I mean what have we been missing, this is amazing" Rex said with a mouthful of food..

Natalie looked down at her own plateful of food that had been placed there just seconds ago. She had to admit, it looked wonderful and she was absolutely starving. She slowly took a bite of food..

"Charles is the chef and he does a great job" Gigi smiled as she ate too..

Gigi wasn't kidding either, the food was top notch. Like something you would find in a five star restaurant. It was hard to believe that the government paid for this. Before Natalie could say anything a loud clinking of a glass was heard as Bo, the older man who ran the place stood over by John with a glass in his hand and everyone got quiet as Natalie looked up..

"First off I want to say that everyone did a fantastic job these last few weeks" Bo began.."its never easy to do what we do but you all make me proud every day" he smiled softly.."I see a few missing seats tonight and it saddens my heart to know we lost some great people. People we consider sisters and brothers but remember they did not die in vain, none of us ever do" Bo said as he held his glass high.."this is for Paul and Marlena may they continue fighting the great fight even if it is up above" he finished as everyone let out a collective "hear hear" and drank a glass of wine. Natalie watched everyone including her brother and then she too drank some of her wine..."But before we get into anything further I want us all to give our newcomers a warm welcome" he said as he looked at Natalie and Rex.."Natalie, Rex..your one of the family now" he said as everyone quickly drank once more.."now onto business, we got a lot of things to discuss and not much time to do it" Bo said as the room got quiet and Natalie swallowed hard. She couldn't remember the last time she felt this nervous and she really didn't know why.

Bo began his speech by talking about different entail he had received from various parts of the world. Natalie was absolutely amazed that there were so many people out there battling this evil in the world. She would of never guessed in a million years that there were so many people out there. As much as it was exciting to hear it was also concerning as well. The fact that this many people put their lives in danger daily was a crazy thought not to mention they worked with some of the monsters albeit the good ones but still.

Natalie had spent the majority of her young life killing those monsters and she never once wondered if they were good or not. To her they were all bad and she knew she would have an issue dealing with this new situation. She looked at the large wolf man and just the size of him was alarming, she thought back to just a few days earlier when they were attacked by wolves, had he known them? Were they somehow related. She got caught off guard by seeing John look at her and she Immediately looked down. Why was she so affected by him? She hadn't let anyone affect her in so many years. There was a guy, many many years ago. It was right after her and Rex had gotten on the road but he turned out to be a user and nearly had Rex killed. Natalie had nearly killed him if he hadn't taken off in the middle of the night with all the money they had saved up. His name was Bryan and she always told herself that if she ran into him down the road that she would put a knife right in his heart.

"and so tomorrow we're back to training" Bo began as he snapped her from her thoughts as she looked up. She had missed just about everything he had said..."but for tonight everyone relax and enjoy you all deserve it" he said with a smile and then he quickly walked around the table as people came up to him.

"he is awesome" Rex said with a grin.."i cant wait for tomorrow"

"tomorrow?" Natalie asked quickly as he shook his head..

"the real training begins, weren't you listening" he said as he continued to eat..

"You will really like it Natalie, its fun" Gigi said with a soft smile..

"How do I get on one of those hunts" Natalie asked, she couldn't see herself just sitting there every day..

"well first you need to let your injuries heal and then in time" Gigi smiled..

"i feel fine, I'm ready now" Natalie said seriously..

"slow down robo cop, we gotta train first" Rex said sarcastically..

"Rex we lived on the streets for ten years I'm sure I can handle myself" Natalie said as she stood up now but when she turned Bo was standing there..

"Just the woman I wanted to see" Bo smiled at her.."could you meet me in my office, I'm interested in hearing about your journey thus far, how about in one hour" he finished and then looked at her barely touched plate.."you know you should really eat, it helps to get your strength up" he smiled as he walked away and Natalie stood there, suddenly feeling scorned like a child..

"ohhhh you got busted" Rex laughed a little as she narrowed her eyes at him and then quickly pushed her chair in.."You heard Bo you gotta eat" Rex continued as Natalie turned from him.

"I'm fine Rex" she said a bit angrily as she walked past the large tables. She couldn't wait to have this talk with Bo because she was ready to go out there and she wasn't use to someone telling her what to do. Her mind got lost in thought as she walked and just like that she bumped into someone..

"sorry" she heard a very familiar voice say as she spun around and her eyes got wide and so did the blue pair looking back at her.."Natalie?" Bryan said with shock in his voice and she didn't wait for him to say anything else as her fist landed sharply on his chin and he fell backwards.