A Chance Meeting

Chapter 8

Jamie

Hazel awoke before sunrise the next morning to two giant blue eyes staring at her. She lifted her head and smiled at Annie. The dog licked her face, walked to the door, and sat there. Hazel felt Sam's arms tighten around her and pull her to him, "Morning beautiful," she told him.

Sam nuzzled her neck, "I sure hope you were talking to me and not the dog." He kissed her neck and then turned her face to his. "Cause otherwise I would be very put out."

She smiled up at him, gave a sly grin, then pulled his face to hers and kissed him. "Then it's a good thing I was talking about you." He settled himself beside her letting his fingers run the length of her arm. "So how pissed is Max going to be at me?"

Hazel laughed, "Pretty pissed, but I am older them him so it's really none of his business. Besides he's bedded loads of girls."

There was a knock at the door, "Hazel are you up yet?" It was Max.

"Speak of the devil," Sam whispered to her, his breath tickling the back of her neck.

"If by up you mean awake, then yes I am."

"Good," Max told her through the door, "Tell Sam to put his pants back on and the both of you get out here. We're ready to go."

Hazel blushed and she felt Sam smile into the back of her neck. "So much for being quiet."

Hazel rolled over, "Well do as he says and put your pants on."

Sam gave her a cheeky grin and leaned back into the pillows, "I thought you liked me with my pants off?"

Hazel leaned across his hips smiling up at him, "Oh I do. But I am sure our brothers would consider it a personal favor if you didn't walk out there with no pants on." She kissed his mouth and he held her there for a moment. She sighed when he let her pull back. "You still need your pants." She grabbed her robe from the floor and tossed Sam the towel he had last night. He caught it and wrapped it around him and Hazel tied her robe closed.

Sam wrapped his arms around her and nuzzled her neck, sending off tingles in Hazel's body. "Easy there lover boy. We need to get ready." She turned to him, letting his lips brush softly across her lips. "Sun's coming up and I still need to get dressed and I am sure you don't want to go after that thing in your skimpies." A small smile played on her lips as she thought about those skimpies.

Sam returned to his room to get ready and Hazel pulled on her jogging outfit. She left her room and saw Dean and Max sitting in the living room. They both grinned at her when she entered, "What?" she asked them trying to keep her face all-innocent.

They both exchanged looks. "Oh nothing, Hazel," Max told her. "We're just waiting for you and Sam is all."

She rolled her eyes at them. She felt Sam's hand on her waist. "Alright then. Lets get this over with."

Hazel continued to walk back and forth across the fork in the road. The sun was up now and they had been waiting for at lest two hours, with no sign of the Wampus Cat. She was starting to get board. She couldn't see them but she knew Max, Dean, and Sam were sitting off the path watching her.

"Guys, I don't think it's coming," Hazel called out to them.

"Have a habit of talking to yourself, Hazel?"

Hazel spun around and saw Jamie jogging down the path. "God Jamie! Don't scare me like that." She went to meet her.

"So what are you doing out here," Jamie asked as she glanced around, "talking to yourself?"

Hazel smiled sheepishly, "As long as I don't answer myself, were safe. What about you, since when do you jog?"

Jamie shrugged her shoulders, "I don't. Susan hired me to help her out until her leg heals. I just finished and am heading home. Care to walk me the rest of the way to my car?"

Hazel glanced around then shrugged, "Why not." She fell into step with Jamie.

"So how are your guests doing?" Jamie asked after a little bit.

Hazel could feel her cheeks heat up a little bit, "Oh they're doing good. Max and Dean have the car fix, so they'll be off soon."

"Hazel are you blushing?"

"No."

Jamie stopped her and looked into her face, "Oh my god! You did it didn't you. You and Sam?"

Hazel blushed deeper. "OH my god, Hazel. That's wonderful." They started walking again. "So, how was it?"

"Jamie!"

"What? Hey, I'm your best friend; I want to know what your first time was like. Seeing as mine was so long ago. Well?"

Hazel put a hand to her eyes. She couldn't believe Jamie was asking her but that was Jamie's style. Until Sam, Jamie was the only who could make her blush this badly. "I'm not telling. A lady never kisses and tells." She gave Jamie a side-glance and saw that she would not let this go. "Oh fine. It was everything I hoped for. Is that what you wanted to hear."

Jamie laughed, "The last virgin in the group no more. You realize that I no longer have power over you right. I mean who am I going to make blush with my wild stories." She draped an arm over Hazel's shoulders, "My little baby is all growed up."

"Knock it off Jamie," Hazel told her looking around. "Where the heck did you park anyway?"

"Oh it's just around the bend."

"Why did you park so far out? I mean you could have just driven right up to the house."

They rounded the bend, "Oh I didn't want anyone to see my car there."

Hazel stopped to look at her friend, "Why not?"

Jamie had gotten to her car and was opening the door, "Witnesses of course."

Hazel didn't like the sound of that. "Jamie what are you talking about?"

Jamie turned around with a gun in her hand and Hazel took a few steps back, "How is Annie?"

It finally clicked. "You're the one controlling the Wampus Cat. You sent it to kill those people and it nearly killed me."

Jamie clicked the hammer back, "Nothing personal. If Susan hadn't broken her leg you and Annie would have been fine."

"You saw it? You saw it attack us and you did nothing about it? Damn it Jamie! It nearly killed me and it's killed four other people."

Jamie shook her head, "Five. It's killed five other people." She looked pointedly back up the trail. "After it went after you I had to make sure it would get Susan this time."

Hazel couldn't believe it. Jamie would feel bad if she ever hit an animal with her car. So it wasn't making sense to her how she could just start killing people. "So, now what Jamie, you planning on killing me? We've been best friends since pre-K. I was there when your parents split and your dad remarried." There was nothing but disbelief in Hazel's voice.

Jamie lowered the gun and Hazel breathed a sigh of relief. "We'll figure this out Jamie."

Jamie smiled at her, "You don't get it. I'm just going to let her kill you." She nodded behind Hazel and she turned. The Wampus Cat was standing there on all fours.

"Jamie! Don't!"

Jamie pulled out a medal pendent shaped like a mountain lion. "I'm sorry Hazel," and it sounded like she meant it. "But Daddy's company needs the land and I can't leave a witness."

Hazel thought fast, if Jamie was using the pendent to control the Wampus Cat then she had to get it. She charged her best friend. Jamie wasn't expecting the attack and dropped the pendent. Unfortunately Jamie was bigger and easily sidestepped the attack, grabbed Hazel's left wrist and swung her into the passenger side door. Hazel twisted at the last moment, avoiding a head on collision, but still slammed the back of her head against to door.

Lights exploded in front of Hazel's eyes and she lost Jamie for a moment. Once her eyes could focus she saw Jamie standing beside the Wampus Cat. "Kill her."

Hazel saw the Wampus Cat start towards her. She slide herself towards the trunk of the car and saw the Cat adjust its walk towards her. She had made it to the rear tire when the Cat launched itself at her. She quickly grabbed the handle of the door and swung it open.

The Wampus Cat struck the window and got stuck halfway through it. Hazel rolled out of reach and was able to get her feet. Jamie was just standing there. For a moment Hazel thought about charging her again but knew if she missed this time the Cat would be able to get her.

She turned and bolted down the path towards the Lake, "Max! A little help!" she hollered over she shoulder, not really thinking he would hear her.

She darted off the path and through the trees. She took a sharp left and headed towards the river. She was hoping that if the Wampus Cat was like other cats she could get to the river and be all right. That is a pretty big if, she thought to herself but seeing as she had no gun and no idea where Max, Sam and Dean were right now, this seemed to best bet. She could hear it behind her and was glad she was smaller then it. The thick trees were making it harder for it to follow her, but it was finding other ways as well.

She jumped over a fallen tree and felt something sting her left side. Then she heard the echoes of a gunshot. She's shooting at me! My best friend just shot at me! She didn't stop but hit the ground running.

She reached the river and was about to wade in when she heard her name, "HAZEL!" She stopped at Max's voice, looked around and saw him further upstream.

"MAX!" Something big and hairy smashed into her and both she and the Wampus Cat fell in the river.