Finger itched for the trigger, ready to fire instinctively at the intruder without a second thought. The barrel of Lisa's gun was pointed at a familiar face. Luckily enough she was able to process the situation before she followed through with her initial shot. "Why are you here?" She whispered, eyebrows knitted together in annoyance.

Katie was too busy staring at the back of her angel's head. The second that Kim noticed that her human's life was threatened she jumped in the line of fire without hesitation. Sure, Katie knew that Kim had sworn to protect her, but she never expected that she would be so willing to throw her life on the line. It was somewhat humbling, but also worrisome. Shrugging off the thoughts, Katie looked up at Lisa. "This is my case just as much as it is yours." She stated.

Eyes rolled angrily, and Lisa waved her hand to shoo the two away as if they were children. This quenched any of her suspicions that the other girl was a hunter, but that did not mean she was at all willing to work with her. Without even waiting for them to leave she turned back to the basement door and quietly walked down the creaking steps. Katie quickly follows, Kim just behind her. When Lisa hears the footsteps behind her she lets out an exhausted huff. "I'm not responsible if you get hurt, got it?" She whispered, knowing they would not leave.

The room around them is much larger than expected, however that space is mostly occupied with a maze of boxes that all looked filled with objects. The boxes are labeled with dates and years, some of them as early as the eighteen-hundreds. It is hard to see these dates however, because the room is very scarcely lit. The only light is coming from across the room, behind a wall of boxes from where the girls are standing. Lisa tells Spike to wait at the bottom of the steps, not wanting his thumpy footsteps to alert anything beyond the barricade.

Leading the small group, Lisa maneuvers around the boxes virtually silent. It becomes clear to Katie and Kim that she has a large skillset when it comes to hunting, and that only makes the decision of not asking her to join even more difficult. While the new hunters are impressed with her, Lisa was also impressed with them. She could hear them, but only barely. She had assumed that they would shuffle their feet like most other hunters she has met before.

Around the corner was where the light was coming from, and that meant that if the occupant was anywhere it was there. Lisa readied her gun, and Katie lifted hers as well cautiously. Kim looked at Katie's hands and saw them slightly shaking, proving the nervousness that she had sensed the night before. Quickly, the group comes out of hiding and both Lisa and Katie point their guns towards a hunched over body. The vampire is feeding, blood covering below her mouth and hands.

Lisa takes a shot without hesitation, but also misses in her haste. The vampire looks up from it's dinner and stares at the group with crimson red, fearful eyes. With bloodied hands raised, the creature tries to show that it is going to surrender. Katie keeps her aim on the girl, but then Kim touches her shoulder to stop her from taking a shot. "It's an animal she is feeding on." The angel whispers, and that brings Katie to stare at the dead deer on the ground.

Sam had once told Katie a story about a group of vampires who were not harming humanity and only fed on animal blood to survive. If this was a similar situation, there was no reason to threaten the creature's life. Katie lowered her shotgun, showing the scared girl that she was not going to hurt her. Lisa however, had a different plan. She started to run at the girl with a syringe filled with some kind of dark liquid.

Without time to think it over, Katie chases after Lisa and grabs her arm just before she is about to stab the vampire. Startled, Lisa drops the syringe and it shatters on the ground, the thick liquid oozing onto the ground. Without an effective weapon, the seasoned hunter was forced to back away from the vampire quickly as she glared at Katie. "What the hell, man?"

"She isn't going to hurt us. Right…?" Katie looked to the creature to gesture for her to nod in agreement. The vampire was cautious at the weapon that Katie was holding, so she did not nod immediately. Noting this reaction, Katie set her gun down and held up her hands. The vampire nodded.

While the vampire did look scared and hesitant to move let alone attack them, Kim still kept a close eye on her. If the creature were to even take one step closer to Lisa or Katie she would be ready to defend.

"What's your name?" Katie asked the girl. Lisa reached behind herself, pulling a long machete from its sheath and quickly running at the vampire while both she and Katie were distracted by idle conversation. Staring in horror, Katie watched while the vampire's head thumped against the ground and rolled to a stop. Lisa wiped the weapon off with the vampire's clothes, slipping it back into it's sleeve. "You'll thank me later." Lisa rolled her shoulder as she spoke, not making eye contact with Kim or Katie.

Hands balled into fists, and Katie let whatever anger she was feeling get released without any hesitation, not bothering to try and calm herself down. Kim was surprised at this, watching quietly as the argument unfolded.

"Why would I thank you? She wasn't going to hurt us. You're just as much of a monster as she was!" Katie shouted.

"You must new to this. These things aren't friendly, no matter how much they make you think so. All they want is to escape and continue killing innocents." Lisa explained, searching one of the many boxes to see if there was anything of value.

Katie paused for a moment, gritting her teeth as she tried to see Lisa's side of the argument. She could not. "My job here was to kill hostiles. That girl was not hostile."

"She could have been."

"But she wasn't. You had no right to kill her."

"I had every right!" Lisa raised her voice, turning away from the box to look straight at Katie. The rage in her eyes was building the longer Katie stared at them, and that frightened her a bit. If she had the impulses to just kill a girl because she's a vampire, who knew what else she would do.

Thinking about this brought Katie ot the conclusion that Lisa was her superior. She obviously had much more experience in this situation and could have some dark past that has lead her to feel that great negativity towards monsters. Katie only knew this because she was comparing Lisa's tone to the way Dean talks to her when he is aggravated. Kim suddenly touched Katie's shoulder, and without warning all of the negative emotions she was feelings left.

Kim had not done this before, had never felt it necessary. But at the time it felt like the most logical thing. The angel wanted her companion to recruit the expereicned hunter, not push her away because of one situation. Katie did not notice that all of her anger had gone away because she thought it was just being replaced with sympathy for Lisa. Kim would never tell Katie what she did.

The quiet in the room began to choke Lisa, so instead of staying to bicker further she decided to take her findings and walk back up the stairs. Spike followed her up, happy to find that nothing happened to her in all of the commotion. Katie swiftly followed after her, "Hey, where are you going?"

"Why does it matter to you?" Lisa words stung quite a bit, but Katie would persist.

"If you have nowhere else to go, then…" She hesitated, waiting until they were completely up the stairs to finish her statement, "Join us."

Kim was hopeful, the excitement shining in her eyes. If that was all it took to change Katie's mind on something then she would have to go it more often. She shook her head at the thought. No, that's wrong. The angel's hopes were squandered before they could get out of hand.

Lisa stopped in her tracks when the offer was given to her, and for a small moment it felt like she would have accepted right then and there, however she simply turned to look at the two girls. "I'd rather eat a cactus then work with you." This attitude was beginning to get on Katie's nerves. It reminded her too much of Dean, and she only needed one of those in her life. Lisa turned away to continue walking away but before she could get any farther Katie had grabbed her shoulder and turned her back to face her.

A barrage of images zipped through both of their minds. None of it made any sense, it moved all too quickly. A lot of it was gory, dark, and frightening. Screams coming from familiar voices rang in their ears. Then a bright light blinded them, and Katie was forced to release Lisa. The noises and images came to an abrupt halt upon removing contact. Lisa's head began to pound with an unbearable pain, a familiar sensation that she had been trying to push aside. Katie simply stared into space with an astonished look on her face.

There was a long moment of quiet before Katie finally rubbed her eyes and spoke, "What was that?"

"Does it look like I know?" Lisa snapped, an intense glare shooting in Katie's direction. Her voice just made the headache worse.

Katie frowned, "You're so mean."

Lisa's glare got more brutal before she attempted to leave once more, telling herself that she would start throwing punches if Katie touched her again. Katie did not move forward this time in fear that she would trigger the visions again, but she did continue talking.

"I think we'd make a good team." That did not work. "Why would it be so bad to join us?" Neither did that. Katie bit the inside of her cheek as Lisa reached forward to open the door, her hand nearly touching the knob. "You saw what I saw." She burst out, desperate to get Lisa's attention. This was successful. Lisa put her hand to her side and turned her head to look at Katie. "The jumble of pictures and noise. Is that supposed to mean something to me?"

If she did not keep Lisa interested, she would probably lose her for good. She looked to Kim for support, but Kim was playing with Spike. Katie sighed, turning back to the angry hunter. She put on her best persuasive smile. "Of course it is. Aren't you curious as to what all of it is?" She spoke convincingly, a tone that tried to get on Lisa's level. Lisa did not respond.

Without any reaction, Katie was left to continue speaking. She looked down and bit her bottom lip carefully. "Look, I think we got off on the wrong foot. But that is mostly your fault for trying to break into my car." As she spoke, she blocked the path between Lisa and the door with her body. Katie crossed her arms, really struggling with dropping that incident. Lisa rolled her eyes, "That's not convincing me to join, if that's what you're trying to do."

"But you want to be convinced." Katie immediately retorted, raising an eyebrow curiously. Lisa paused once more, looking to Spike who was happily rolling around on the ground near the short asian. She thought about how her lifestyle would affect him down the road. He was already beginning to struggle, and it would only get worse from here. If she were to go along with them, they would be able to feed him and keep him happy when she would not be able to.

Then there is the downsides. Even though Lisa does not particularly like Katie, she does not want her life to be in danger. People who spent long amounts of time with her tended to die off like flies within a few weeks. She attracted danger, for whatever reason she still did not know. Sighing, Lisa came to a conclusion.

"We'll see how this goes." She said. Her reasoning was that even if the girl were to die sometime soon, which she would try her hardest to prevent, she could at least give Spike a proper life for a while. Katie could not help but smile. Lisa's eyes peered behind the beaming brunette. Katie felt a draft coming from behind her, as if the door was open. It was, and two large, angry men were standing in the doorway.

Kim quickly stands up to pretend that she was not just gushing over a dog, and Lisa was staring at the taller man. Her first thought was, 'Wow, he's hot.' She looked away before she was caught staring. Katie raised an eyebrow at the two, and just before she was going to turn around to see what was behind her a rough hand grabbed her shoulder and spun her around.

Katie flinched, preparing to be scolded into the next century. She caught a glimpse of the brothers expression and saw that Sam looked absolutely exhausted while Dean was simply boiling with rage. "You sent us in the opposite direction on purpose!" Dean shouted, refraining from grabbing Katie's collar.

"I needed to prove that I was ready somehow." Katie retorted, attempting to stand her ground and stop cowering. If she was going to be a hunter, she was not going to allow to big bullies scare her.

"You weren't ready though, you still aren't. We haven't taught you anything about vampires other than their teeth can be retracted. If you had run into one without knowing…" Dean stopped mid-sentence, pushing Katie aside to scan the room and getting a good look at Lisa. He narrowed his eyes at the stranger, letting Katie stand in front of him again before he continued speaking, "Did you find any?"

Being reminded of the vampire that was so abruptly killed, Katie bowed her head and nodded. "Yeah, but she killed it." Lisa looked up and instantly locked eyes with Sam, then the two both looked away at the exact same time. Dean noticed this, but was too busy trying to figure out what happened to point it out. "Who are you?" He spoke to Lisa, his tone angry.

Lisa lifted her head to look at Dean, a glare almost instantly sparking in her eyes. She did not deserve his attitude because if anything she had saved Katie. "What's it to you?" She hissed back, hip cocked and arms crossed. Dean rolled his eyes, "Just answer the question."

"Maybe you should ask nicely, Winchester." Everyone in the room looked to Lisa in surprise, all trying to figure out how she knew their names. Dean's teeth were grinding against each other, already disliking the new girl. Sam chuckles and reveals a small smile, glad to see there was someone else who was willing to battle Dean verbally. The topic of her knowing who Sam and Dean were was dropped almost as immediately as it was brought up.

Sam pushes past both Dean and Katie before he held out his hand for a handshake, taking Lisa's hand carefully in his and holding it delicately. "My name is Sam. What's your name?" He asked politely, aware of a thing called manners. Lisa had to stiffen her knees to keep them from buckling underneath her. She cleared her throat, smiling at the charm. "Lisa." She introduced. Dean rolled his eyes, annoyed that his younger brother was able to get her to comply to quickly.

Dean's annoyed expression caused Katie to chuckle under her breath, and Dean looked over to see what she was laughing at. His eyebrows scrunched downward, pinching Katie's earlobe. "You're still in trouble." He lowered his voice so only she would hear. She whimpered, pushing Dean's hand away from her ear and rubbing it gently.

While Dean and Katie were speaking, Sam and Lisa were having their own conversation. They were already very comfortable around each other, their body language noting a very relaxed atmosphere.

"So, what are you doing here?" Sam asked.

"I'm a hunter. I heard about this case and I was already in the neighborhood so…"

"Convenient."

Spike approached the two, sniffing Sam cautiously. A wide grin spread across Sam's face, ecstatic to see a dog. He had always wanted a pet, but with all of the moving throughout his life he was never in a stable enough situation where a pet could even be considered. He knelt down beside Spike, holding out his hand to let the Rottweiler accept his scent. Spike rolls over beside Sam, his paws dangling in the air. Sam chuckled, scratching Spike's stomach playfully.

Rapidly and happily, Spike's back leg began to kick. Lisa laughed, placing her hands on her hips in disbelief. "Looks like you found the spot." Sam's smile revealed his prominent dimples and Lisa nearly cursed out loud. He was just too perfect. They continued speaking for a moment longer, making quick banter. Dean was still scolding Katie, going on and on about how irresponsible she was and that this was serious business. Katie had stopped listening a long time ago.

Kim came back up the stairs, having gone down to the basement when Sam and Dean had arrived to go and clean up the mess. She watched the group and felt a sense of correctness, like these people were meant to be all together as a group. She approaches Katie and notices the red, irritated skin on her ear. A frown pulled at her lips and she glared at Dean, immediately assuming it was him. Dean scoffed at her.

Katie checked the time on her watch and saw how late it was. A yawn crept up and then escaped her mouth before she threw her arms up to stretch. "We should go to the motel." Katie pointed out, ducking under Dean's arm to leave the building. Before she stepped down the steps she turned her head to look back at Dean. "The dog is riding with you." She quickly said, hopping down the porch steps.

Dean, completely not agreeing to that demand, quickly followed after Katie and grabbed her arm before she could get in her car. "I don't think so. They're your partners so they ride with you." He stated, getting extremely close to her without thinking about personal space. When Dean noticed how close he was he immediately shoved himself back. Katie used this opportunity to get into her car and close the door.

"Son of a-." Dean slammed his hands against the hood of Katie's car. Katie rolled down her window, "Hey, watch how you treat her." She said angrily, stalling until Kim got into the passengers seat so that she could hit the gas pedal and drive away. With little time to move his foot, Dean was lucky that he did not get driven over. He turned to Sam in hopes that he would understand how unfair this was, but Sam was simply smiling while he continued to speak with Lisa. Sam held the back door of Dean's impala open for Lisa, but Spike immediately jumped in instead. "Hey! Make sure he doesn't ruin anything!" Dean shouted, jogging to the car.

Kim buckled her seat belt and turned to look out of the back window at the small group. "You know, Dean and Sam aren't going to be with us every day. Spike will have to be in this car eventually." Kim explained while she leaned back in her chair. Katie grinned, "Yeah, but that doesn't mean I can't exploit this opportunity." The drive to the motel was short, and when they arrived they immediately headed inside. Katie rented out two rooms and waited outside for the rest of the group to arrive.

When Dean's impala parked beside hers she patiently waited for Lisa to approach her. Dean and Sam went to the lobby to rent a room for themselves, Dean sending her one of the dirtiest looks she had ever seen. She shrugged it off. Lisa was wiping off Spike's drool from the backseat, reluctantly complying with Dean's wishes. Once she finished she exited the vehicle and approached Katie, who without warning threw a key at her face. Luckily she was able to catch it.

Confused, Lisa eyed her key and then the other key in Katie's hand. It had been a long time since Lisa has been able to afford a motel room, but not long enough for her to forget that a cheap motel like the one they were at was not luxurious enough to give out two keys per room. "Why would you waste money on two rooms when we can all fit in one?" Lisa's view on the importance of saving money had heightened through her years of struggle in finance. Katie looked at Lisa curiously, "Do you want to share a bed with either of us?"

Katie wanted to hide the fact that Kim was an angel from Lisa at the point. She did not want to pressure her with being forced to work with both a human and an angel from the very beginning. Angels did not have a good reputation amongst hunters, as far as Katie knew. If she waited a little bit to tell her, then at least Lisa would be given the chance to calm down and adjust to them.

"There are couches in these rooms normally, I can sleep on that." Lisa responded, and Katie simply sighed. "Alright, I'll only get one room tomorrow." With nothing else left to say, Lisa nodded and lead Spike to their room for the night. This would be the first night in a long time that she was going to be sleeping in a bed, and that was exciting. Just as Lisa was about to unlock her door and enter her room, Katie spoke. "Hey," She waited for Lisa to look at her, "Goodnight."

The sentiment behind her words was obvious, and it was something Lisa was not accustomed to from people she had met just that day. She raised an eyebrow suspiciously, then nodded and returned the statement. Then she finally entered her room and closed the door behind her.

Soon enough Katie was headed to her room, inserting the key into the slot. She turned to her car to see that Kim was not in the back seat, so she expected to find her inside of the room already. Before she could turn the key and find out, however, she overhead Sam and Dean bickering just a few feet away. Katie lifted her head to look at the brothers just as Dean was saying something about how he could not believe he actually let that happen. Sam was nodding slightly, just wanting to get in the room so that he could sleep. Dean looked up towards Katie and shot her another nasty look before he entered his room, Sam right behind him. Katie sighed, hopefully Dean would get over it quickly.

Finally, Katie brought herself to unlock her door and enter the room. Exhausted from the events of the day, she plopped down on the bed closest to the door and rested her head against the pillow. Kim was sat on the opposite bed, obviously itching to ask questions. "What made you change your mind about Lisa and Spike joining us?" She asked without even the slightest bit of hesitation. Katie smiled slightly, "Other than the fact that she's in love with Sam and I could not bear to see that fall apart?" Her tone was mildly sarcastic, a hint of truth behind her words.

Kim, who still did not quite understand how love worked down on earth, did not know where Katie's theory was coming from. Katie dismissed her confusion by answering the question properly, "I'm still not too ecstatic about having a dog around, but I just think it will be overall better for everyone if she and Spike are around. Especially for us, too baby hunters who barely know what they're doing. Plus, Dean and Sam are getting pretty sick of teaching me." A quiet chuckle muffled against closed lips, and Katie closed her eyes. The exhaustion began to truly settle then.

"Are you afraid to work without them?" Kim asked Katie, sensing some anxiety being buried deep down. Katie shook her head slowly, "No, I don't want to depend on them." There was a pause, and Kim thought that she was done speaking and also felt like that was not a good enough reason, but then Katie continued. "They've already done- so much." Katie dozed off, and that answer satisfied Kim enough to make her hold off anymore questions for later, The angel teleported back to the impala outside, sitting in the back seat.

Being left alone in the impala gave Kim a lot of time to think over the events of that day. Throughout the night she compared personality traits of all of the members of the group and came to the conclusion that things would work out very well for this unlikely team. She also contemplated Katie's theory on Sam and Lisa getting together, and she tried to imagine what romance was like for humans. It was surprising how an angel who wished to support humans knew so little about human behaviour. Kim decided to just agree with Katie and believe that Lisa and Sam would get together soon.

As her thoughts occupied her through most of the night, Kim stared up at the stars occasionally to guess on how much time had past. She patiently awaited for morning to arrive and for the first day with the new teammates to begin.