Wolfie not so wolfy; the hunter who is hunted(6) Written by Winnie Su

Supernatural: Wolfie not so wolfy; the hunter who is hunted(6)

Written by Winnie Su

"We found sulphur at all the victim's houses, too." Sam says and copies Luna's movements, sniffing at the substance on his fingers.

   

"I hate demons." Luna says with a tired sigh.

"For the first time, I agree with you." Dean says, which Luna only answers with a snort.

   

Kelsey comes back with the three hunters' food and accidentally drops the plastic bottle of iced tea that Luna ordered.

  

"Oh, my gosh. I am so..." The waitress starts to apologize as the drink leaves her tray, but she is caught off in surprise when Luna's hand reaches out just as it drops by her shoulder, catching the bottle like a cheesy scene from an action movie.

   

"…Sorry." Kelsey lets out with a light gasp and looks shocked at the young girl, which the brothers have the same expression on their faces.

   

"No biggie." Luna unscrews her drink's cap and gives Kelsey a reassuring smile.

   

"Nice reflexes." Sam compliments as the waitress walks away, but Luna can tell the two hunters want explanations.

   

"I worked at a fast food restaurant for a while. They have the most slippery floor ever on Earth. Something like that is a skill you have to learn." Luna says and takes a sip from her tea. The brothers nod and dive into their supper. Luna lets out a relived sigh that she's been holding back as she sees they believe what she said.

   

"So, you are a hunter." Dean states between bites.

"So, you are the ones who have been to hell and back." Luna also states with a smirk. "Oh, and plus purgatory for this one." She adds as she motions toward Dean's direction. Under the two hunters' questioning glare, she explains, "Words travel farther and faster than you think. Besides, like I said, I read books." Soon, their questioning looks turn into confusion, so Luna drops down some hints. "The Supernatural series, and Chuck, the prophet?"

   

"I hate him, although he's dead." Sam grumbles and takes a bite from his burger.

"Chuck is dead?" Luna's head shots up, not believe what she heard.

"Yep, for a while now." Dean confirms as he turns his burger to a better side to attack on.

   

"Maybe words don't travel that fast." Luna muses. Sam chuckles lightly at her reaction.

"What leads you to this kind of job?" Dean asks out of nowhere. Luna looks up to him with a start and then looks down, not knowing how to answer the question.

   

Sam gives his brother a hard look and says to the girl. "You don't need to tell us, you know."

"It's okay." Luna assures him. "Who doesn't have a nasty past that leads them this suicidal job, anyway?" She chuckles dryly and takes a nervous sip from her bottle before starting her story.

   

“When I was a kid, werewolves got in town. They killed my family while my brother, Jason and I, were over at our friend's house. When we came back the next morning, we found them dead." Luna inhales deeply and continues, "We bounced around foster homes, never stayed at a house for more than five months, but we got to at least be together. Except Jase was four years older than me, he got kicked out of foster care after he turned eighteen. We called each other every week and kept in touch. He always told me that he is fine and he has a good job, but I can tell he was lying. I was smart enough to pull up my grades and find ways to graduate early from high school after he stopped calling. I snuck out two days after the graduation ceremony."

    

Luna stares at the amber liquid as she sloshes it in the plastic bottle, her eyes flood with haunting memories. "I spent months trying to find him. When I finally tracked him down, he already started hunting. Jase was obsessed in finding the werewolf pack that slaughtered our family. I tried to hold him back, knowing the obsession will get him killed someday, and it did." She looks down and plays with the helm of her shirt like a lost child. "We found the pack two years after I joined to hunt with Jase. They were going to kill a family just the way they did mine. We were outnumbered by so much. We barely saved the family, but we did – with my brother's life as the price.” She sits straighter with sadness still in her eyes. "I couldn't save him. I couldn't bring him back. I couldn't even find his body for a proper burial. There was just a big splatter of blood."

  

Dean feels guilty at being so cruel at the girl, as he understands what she went through.

"Now it's my job to find them, and I think they are responsible for all the deaths in town. The victim killed last night was a retired hunter. Calvin took me in when I was injured in a hunt near by a few years ago, so I owe him a favor. He called me after the first killing. One of the people missing in the first case was his poker buddy's granddaughter, Lea, who is also my friend. Calvin thought it must be werewolves, and he wasn't wrong. That is why my book was left at his place. I forgot it when I was there." She explains.

  

"He must have died because he was getting too close to find the werewolves, so they killed him first before he could get to them." Sam concludes after he finished his dinner.

Dean snorts lightly and says, "I think I need another burger."

   

Luna frowns at him, "That is the third burger that you are eating, you know?" She eyes him up and down, as if she's worried about Dean gaining weight.

"Bite me." Dean retorts and waves for the blonde waitress while Luna stares at him with wide eyes, her heart riots at what the older hunter said.

   

Sam notices the sudden change and asks the young hunter, "What's wrong?"

Luna flickers her eyes to him agitatedly, "What?"

   

"You look like he just killed your favorite puppy." Sam states worriedly, he doesn't want another fight to erupt, at least not in the diner.

   

Luna still has the same mild crazed expression on her face when she says, "I am going to take a walk. I will meet you guys later at the motel." She stands up a bit too quickly and brushes past Kelsey as she strides for the exit.

   

The brothers watch her walk away hastily with identical confusion on their faces. "Was it something I said?" Dean asks, still munching on his second greasy burger. Sam just shrugs in response, doesn't know what the girl's problem is, either.

   

Kelsey watches the young girl walks out of the diner into the dark night. Kelsey knows there is something about her that is familiar. She can't exactly place where, but she can smell it.

   

Kelsey walks toward the two guys that waved at her.

"Hey, what can I get for you?" She asks sweetly.

"Another burger, please." The hot one answers.

"Not a problem." Kelsey smiles and returns to the back of the bar.

"Vicky," Kelsey calls out to her fellow waitress. She waits for the dark shorthaired girl to turn around to her.

   

"Yeah?" Vicky asks after she hands a cup of coffee to an old man.

   

"Can you cover for me for a few minutes? I need to make a call outside." Vicky nods and smiles friendly at her. "By the way, the table over there wants another burger." The other girl nods again and goes to the kitchen to fetch the hunter's order.

   

Kelsey slips out of the diner from the side door into the parking lot, looking for the Asian girl who just came out a minute ago. Kelsey follows quietly behind the young hunter once she sees her walking to the back of the small restaurant, where the dark alley is.

   

There is no one at the spot that Kelsey thought the girl would be. She turns in circles, making sure there is nobody around.

   

"Looking for me?" A voice asks from behind. Kelsey spins around to face her. It's the girl.

"You are one of us." Kelsey realizes after a slight sniff.

   

Luna raises her eyebrows with her arms crossed. "You must be new to the club, or you've got some serious death wish. Otherwise you wouldn't dare to come after me." The accusing expression on the blonde turns into confusion. "I am Wolfie." The young hunter says.

    

Kelsey's eyes widen in horror and quickly look around her again, but this time she is looking for an escape route. The girl has blocked the only way out. She is trapped.

   

Kelsey knows the name too well. The ones around her had warned, "If you ever hear the name, get out of town and run like hell." They warned her again and again, "Run like hell."

   

Luna takes a threatening step toward the werewolf. "I am not sure if you know this, but you won't be getting out of here alive." She says and pulls out a pure silver blade from her pocket.

(to be continued…)