Part X

After a quick stop to a desolate pharmacy where Kurt would be embarrassed to say that he took more than they needed right then (you never know, maybe it would be useful in the future). They drove to Puck's house and left the girl in Leroy's charge, who said he'd fix that ankle in no time while Hiram's fixed her something to eat.

With a serious look at the older couple Puck said there was something they had to talk with Finn and Rachel and went to the place where the girl had left all the guns saying it was too dangerous to leave them around.

Their friends were in the backyard, Rachel singing something while Finn tried to drum a base on different surfaces. They were having a good time, but they didn't shine with joy as they always did and that was obvious to Kurt. This situation was taking a toll on everyone one, not just himself.

"Guys, look, we want to talk with you about something important" Puck said, sitting in the grass and motioning to them to get closer.

Finn and Rachel left immediately what they were doing before and went to sit next to him. Kurt just didn't want to deal with all the havoc his words were going to bring, so he stayed by the door and looked out to the sky. The clouds were getting darker and the air was less chilled than before. Maybe, if they were lucky, it would rain and wash away the snow and blood from the streets.

"Last night, when we found Mr. Jones body, there was something we didn't tell you…" Puck started, looking really uncomfortable. "There was something there that dragged him. It had weird eyes, like a cat, and it was way bigger than a dog. We really don't know what it was but it dragged the body way too easily"

Finn looked green and Rachel looked like she wanted to ask something, but Puck just held his hand in front of him to stop her.

"I don't really think you've gone into other people's houses but I can tell you, they are wreck. Blood everywhere and, at least at Lauren's it seemed like something was dragged away" Puck continued, looking at Kurt for confirmation. He nodded, but didn't really want to talk about it, so he stayed silent. "We really don't want to scare you more than you should be, but it would be best that you went everywhere together and each of you carried a gun. Just in case"

"Carry a gun? But I don't even know how to use one, not to mention how dangerous they are!" Rachel complained.

"Well, you learn then. But, believe me, if whatever it is out there is as out for blood as we think it is, you'll want to be able to defend yourself" Kurt said, completely serious. "Most probable thing is that it's stronger than ordinary men and apparently likes to eat meat, be it human or not"

"They eat human meat?" Rachel said, going completely green. No surprise there, she barely tolerated the idea of eating meat altogether, eating humans would be the double the gross for her than it was for them.

"Lauren's mom ate her father and tried to eat her, so I think that whatever this craziness is it's too dangerous to be worrying about morals" Puck said, shrugging and handing them the gun and shotgun they had took from the storeroom. "Pick one, the gun is faster to recharge but weaker, and the shotgun makes more damage but the kickback is stronger"

"Is this really necessary?" Finn said, picking the shotgun again, just like the night before "I mean, yeah, I thought it might be a scary to go outside when there's no one around and maybe wild animals could come to stay at the city or something, but… guns, really?"

"We don't know, but whatever happened to Lauren's mom might have happened to someone else, and if that's the case… I don't think they'll stop until they are dead" Puck said, standing up. "If you see someone acting weird you shoot to the heart or the head, but you don't stay still waiting for something to happen. You shoot to kill"

"What if it's a friend?" Rachel asked, voicing the question that they all feared.

"I don't know"