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SPOV
"She dated a vampire?" Ash asked for the hundredth time.
"Yes" Dean and I said again.
"Ewww" He shivered as he handed us more police reports.
I scanned over the faces of each teenager as Dean spread them out over the table. They were all White or Latino with no physical pattern to link them. The ages ranged between 15-20 years old and came from middle to upper-class families. Every three years one would go missing and the cops wrote it off as another runaway.
"So are you sure there's a case here? They really could be runaways," I asked as Ash sat back and took a swig of his beer. "I wouldn't normally but something just doesn't feel right here," he said as we stood up to leave. We had gone on hunts for a lot less and since we didn't have any leads on the demon this was a good way to kill time.
We waited in the impala for Bella and Edward. When they came out of the field, she looked slightly disgruntled and he looked disappointed. "Oh man, I think we just missed another round," Dean groaned. He had been hoping to see Bella yell at Edward some more and so had I.
"Alright so what are we dealing with?" She asked when she got into the car. I heard Edward's Volvo purr to life beside us. "Don't know yet but we're heading to Michigan," Dean said as he threw the car in reverse.
Bella was quiet the entire trip. She stared into space, lost in her memories. Dean and I took turns driving stopping to get gas and food. Dean kept the music to a hum so he wouldn't disturb her thoughts. Bella seemed to be better by the time we hit the Michigan border. Within ten minutes, we were in Tecumseh.
It was just like every small town we had been in. It took two minutes to drive from one side of town to the other and it looked like it belonged on a postcard. I found the local motel and checked us in. Once we were settled, we got down to business.
EPOV
I checked into the room next to the Winchesters. I threw my bag on the useless bed and headed to the shower. The heat of the water barely warmed my skin but would have burned any human who would have stood under it. It didn't take me long to get cleaned up. I wiped the steam from the mirror and looked at my face. My eyes were already dark even though I had hunted a few days ago. I inhaled, filling my nose with Bella's sweet scent. My eyes turned completely black as my throat burned from the excess of venom. I shook my head trying to rid myself of the treacherous thoughts that were forming.
I opened the bathroom door and stepped out. Bella was standing by the door, frozen as she stared at me. Her heart was beating wildly and I realized that I was only wearing a towel. I couldn't help but smile as her cheeks turned scarlet.
"I'm…um…We're going to…uh" She stuttered as she spun back towards the door. I made no attempt to move as I watched her fumbling for words. It reminded me of when we first met; she was so shy and timid.
"We're going to go talk to the families, we'll leave as soon as you're ready" She spoke quickly and practically ran through the motel room door. I chuckled as I watched her go.
BPOV
"Hey Bells, are you alright?" Sam asked as I walked back into our motel room. "Yup" I answered as I sat down on the squeaky mattress. I closed my eyes and saw Edward's body again. The way the water dripped down the muscles of his chest made his pale skin shimmer. "Earth to Bella" I opened my eyes to see Dean's face a few inches from mine. I jumped which made Dean laugh as hopped onto the bed next to me. There was a soft knock on our door before Edward walked in.
"Okay, so here is the plan" Sam started laying out the details. "There are four families in still in this area, the last one to disappear was Shelby Dunn, age 18 went missing last month. Edward and Bella will go in pretending to be her classmates." I snorted and rolled my eyes. "Don't even start with me Bells; you look like you're sixteen" he was right but it doesn't mean I had to like it.
"Todd Baker was 15 when he disappeared from the local high school twelve years ago, which would make him the same age as you" Sam said looking up at Dean.
Dean rifled through the reports until he found Baker's file. "I'll take Taylor Nevaro, age 18, disappeared after football practice six years ago. We'll meet up at the last house, Pearl St, to talk to family of 17 year Kelsey Meyers, who disappeared three years ago" Sam stood up and put his laptop in his bag.
"If we're splitting up, then how are you going to get to the Nevaro's?" Edward asked Sam as moved toward the door. Dean and Sam shared a familiar look before Sam turned back to answer. "How opposed are you to grand theft auto?" I smirked at Edward's surprised expression as he turned toward me. "How many cars have you stolen?" he must of read Dean's mind. "A few or… seven, but I always leave them like I found them" His disapproving look made Dean laugh as he pushed past him down the hallway.
I followed Edward down the creaky metal stairway to the parking lot. I kept watch for cops as Sam started to jimmy the lock on a station wagon while Dean took off the license plate and replaced it with one of the fake ones they kept for times just like this. It took them less then a minute and we were on the road. "Dean and Sam have been doing this kind of thing since they were toddlers," I explained as we moved from the city to a more rural area. "John taught them to steal cars, pick locks, and break and enter before they were in school" Edward listened carefully like he did when we first getting to know each other. It wasn't long before cows and horses dotted the yards along the road.
"He wanted his sons to be criminals?" Edward asked taking his eyes off the road look at me. "No, he wanted them to have the skill set necessary to survive as hunters" I said as we pulled onto a long driveway leading to a huge house.
Edward whistled at the cars in the driveway "They have money" he said answering my confused look. We walked up to the door and knocked twice before a middle-aged women answered. Her eyes looked tired and her blonde hair had wisps of grey.
I told her we were friends of Shelby's from school and we just wanted to stop by and see how her family was doing. We asked simple questions and at one point, I excused myself to go to the "bathroom" giving me time to look around Shelby's bedroom. It was painted pink and pictures of her and friends were everywhere. She looked happy and innocent; she didn't look like she would run away from her super swanky house.
When I came back, Edward and I said our goodbyes and I left a message for Dean as we got into the Volvo.
SPOV
I couldn't believe what I was reading. I double-checked Dad's journal again as I sat in the public library waiting for Dean to call to meet up with him and Bella. The Nevaro's were less willing to talk to another "police officer". I decided to do a little research while I waited for everyone else. The town library was small but it had internet access. I googled the name of the missing teens but didn't come up with much. It was when I typed in Tecumseh did anything interesting came up.
The name of the town itself didn't set off any warning bells. The more research I did on it the more things made me nervous. Tecumseh, Michigan was one of the most haunted cities in the country. If the rumors were, true it was the home of witches, ghosts, and according to Dad's journal, it was the home to pagan gods. I felt my phone vibrate as I hurried to throw everything in my bag.
"Hey man, did you find anything?" my brother asked when I finally answered my phone.
"Dude, I hit the mother load," I said as I walked back toward the stolen car. "Good, you can explain when we meet up with Bella" The sudden dial tone threw me off. Dean sounded pissed, I sighed as I headed toward the final house.
I was the last to pull up, just in time to see Bella walking up porch steps. I pulled in behind Dean and got into the passenger seat. Edward glanced over at us and nodded toward Dean. I looked back at my older brother as he sighed. "He can hear my thoughts from over there so go ahead and talk while Bella's inside. We can fill her in later."
EPOV
I might be a vampire but it was still hard to believe that the stuff of nightmares could actually be real. It surprising to hear Dean's thoughts focus so intensely on each supernatural being Sam brought up. Everything is father had taught him and every experience he'd had flashed through his thoughts. He was especially worried when Sam brought up the subject of Pagan Gods.
I caught Bella's scent on the wind as she carefully walked back toward us. She hesitated for a moment before getting into the backseat of the Impala. Dean's mind turned toward food again as he drove toward the nearest taco bell.
I called Bella and told her I would meet her back at the motel room. The area was surrounded my woods and I pulled off on a secluded road. I got out and let everything else slip away. I ran through the trees stalking my prey.
Okay, so it was a little low on action but it set up some info for the next chapter, which I promise won't take as long next time! So go ahead and review (Yell at me if you must or tell me how fabulous I am for finally updating)