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*boom*
the wooden splintered door shattered as the flung body of Alexis smacked into the wall slumping down in a pitiful slouch but there was no time to rest as the beast or more commonly known demon inhabiting the old decaying sweet old lady whose teeth she had knocked out with the bottom of her demon knife but to be fair the lady tried to chomp those nasty teeth down in her thigh
''a Winchester? haha'' it crackled neck cracking as it tilted to a side with a mocking bloody smile and black soulless eyes which clashed with Alexis coloured words of hate glaring up at the being who fixed its broken wrist with a horrifying wet squelchy crunch
''your poor poor little thing I..i almost feel sorry for you'' it gasped in faux pity showcasing the sweet old lady features that hardened back to demonic as with a rasped scream into Alexis face, it and Alexis looked down at the bade embedded into its stomach blood leaking out from the force behind the thrust ''I wouldn't'' alexis rasped out with a smirk yanking the blade out only to swipe across the neck of the dying woman whose choking body fell to the ground taking the sideboard with her the vase of water and white chrysanthemums falling beside the now dead body
ironic really now that she thinks about it sliding down the wall to blankly look at the woman her once landlord but to be honest she felt sorry for herself too, sorry for the death of her father, her real father bobby and the death of her brothers now she had no one just a dead body of a once nice old lady and a necklace of a once lover turned god
the jolting of people brought her back in the room well more time the train she was on, lifting her head from the window she pretended not to notice the look sent her way by the south locals and younger generation pulling her hood up, she was foreign and if her aura didn't warn them off then the busted lip and scar did or maybe it made her look cooler as she caught the end sentence of a young Korean boy chatting with two of his classmates complimenting her on looking like a heroine but just as the boy gain confidence due to his teasing peers, to go talk to her
she stood up leaving making sure to be aware of every person around her it was times like this she wished she had the sweet naivety of the unknown and she really wished she didn't just see a businessman drag a fashionable strawberry blonde into the bathrooms she really wished she didn't notice the way his eyes melted into a pure inky abyss of black and more then anything she really really really wished she didn't follow
Kim Sun didn't know what happened one minute she was on the phone the next she was chatting with a fairly attractive businessman who started to get worryingly demanding ruining his future chances with the woman who tried to tell him no only to be dragged into the piss smelling bathroom she looked for help yet was ignored she couldn't be blamed for the tears that fell out of fear
''what a waste of time all you do is yap yap yap I really fucking hope your shitty soul is worth it..'' he bared a grin watching with ill held intentions as his prey backed away begging him to let her go trying to bride him with money yet he didn't budge ''i wouldn't worry it will only hurt a lot'' he smirked loosening his tie ''that's what I'm betting on'' the new female voice had the whimpering Kim sun look up hopeful
she had heard about these poor woman being dragged into these situations even feared them yet she never actually faced the danger this close so she hoped and she prayed, that someone would save her and her she stood well swing as her saviour was throwing a swift left hook across the taller and larger demonic man
with no time to waste she kneed him straight in the gut demon or not that shit hurt even more when she used the arm he tried to clothesline her with to swing up and around twisting the arm with her hearing the successful cracks of arm bones being splintered and broken awarding her as she landed on the heels of her feet spinning around to forcefully smashed the heel of her combat boot into his screaming mouth the strength and force throwing him back into the tiled wall that held up strong despite the large body being thrown into them
she always hated civilians getting in the way or even noticing her cause it lead to her not being able to successfully rid the demon of the man he was using as, for lack of a better term, meat suit she always hated what memories came with that word so blinding by her disgust she forcefully held her fist back from swinging at the woman she had saved who thought it would be a good idea to chase after her once she left the bathroom
''wait, wait..you..you..saved me'' her broken English would be considered cute if Alexis wasn't an annoyed hunter ''yes now please leave'' she used the woman shock of learning her saviour could speak Korean to speed up ''please, I owe let me, here'' the woman rushed to get the money she had tried to bride her attacker without taking notice of the larger and larger distance between the two women ''ahh here!'' she tried to force the money to Alexis who admittedly did stop at the large sum even tempted by greed but the sudden flash of the fourth horseman had her recoiling as it the money had grown teeth and was snapping them at her
Kim sun was shocked by the denial of money even considering how much it was and by the ripped plain clothes she wore and lack of personal items it was more obvious that she needed the money yet she didn't take it why? sun questioned even going to ask but the speedy and intimidating foreigner was on her way again and this time she didn't have time to chase her down as the crowded busy people rushed off the train
the next day after a short sleep in a Love Motel the singing neon sign spelling out Daytime rose the light shining through the storm of the rain something Alexis actually liked unlike her brothers she would run out letting the rain paint her skin smothering in the cool clear water dripping away from her anger,
upset and disappointment the reason as to why she denied the nice receptionist who offered her an umbrella the sound of Zeppelin Ramble On drowning out the sounds of the rain that helped disguise the tears that fell with each lyric sung she never understood why it was deans favourite song, now...now she never stopped listening to it
a reason as to why she didn't even notice a ginger cat following her jogging after her ''hey...hey lady'' the cat whispered bizarrely to alexis whose mind was far gone in painful haunted memories ''Alexis..Alex..'' yet nothing the cat sighed seeming to roll its yellow eyes jumping down in front of her to hiss forcing Alexis to a stop jumping back from the feral cat that licked its white-coated paws to wash down any stray hairs he always hated to look feral ''awe kitty'' she crouched down to pet the cat whose paw stopped her hand ''yeah yeah the furs fluffy but it ain't coming like that naturally so I'm gonna need you to not''
silence....more silence then the poor cat was yanked into an alleyway ''what the hell are you'' her huntress coming to the surface ''whoa whoa whoa toots..I'm just an...average cat'' if cats could sweat he was right now looking nervously at the demon knife on show clutched in her left hand ''bullshit'' she spat back glaring at the nervous cat who slumped in her hold giving up
''come one toots go back when did you last see a ginger cat on a hunt huh? ill give you a clue...dumbass'' he helped her out watching the way her eyes drifted up and to the left her glare softened into realisation ''Castiel'' she whispered cursing the clench in her heart the memory still there
''what do you want?'' she switched back loosening her hold but still keeping him up face to face never take a chance while on a hunt her father would drill into their head ''Rowena sent me'' he knew this wouldn't go down to well as the huntress was the closest to the witch who became a mother to the middle Winchester and he was right anger burned in her iris as she tightened her hold hearing the whispered words of orders from her father's ghostly memories '' try again shes dead'' she spat biting the inside of the bottom of her lip to stop tears gathering
''check the collar check the collar oh mama'' he cried desperately trying to wiggle out her hold as the demon blade neared with nothing to lose....such a sad thought but thankfully she did as he begged and there sat just beside the bell charm was a Rowena's totem carved into a tag that she turned around reading the engraved message 'to my darling crow hopefully this fur bag has actually found you if so; he is now yours as he was mine a protector and hand to hold just as I was to you and you to me...live forever my crow and fly on'
if that wasn't enough to convince her the purple mist that shot out only to gently crease her face like a mother to a newborn was definitely the nail in the coffin ''what are you'' she whispered letting him down more gently something he took notice off hiding his sympathy with a pissy scoff sticking his nose up following her ''i am whats called a familiar a supernatural entity that assists witches and cunning folk in their practice of magic ''he proudly proclaimed strutting forward-looking at the feet that stepped to close to him in disgust ''ah-ha I found you'' a woman jumped in front of the two ''good god its a madwoman! '' the cat hissed shuffling back repulsed
''uh..i think you have the wrong person'' she excused herself from the nightgown wearing woman who huffed standing in front of her once again ''noooo..'' she dragged out the o in her no almost like a child standing with an attitude something the cat showed his claws at with a fanged grin ready to shred the woman kneecaps while Alexis was so done with today just wanting to get some ingredients for pie and then leave it out till it grows its own ecosystem and this lady was stopping her from doing so
''goodness its all true'' the woman gasped almost giddy leaning way too close into alexis the cat hissing even more showing its hackles to the woman whose face fell yet Alexis was confused while the cat was proud with how scared the lady was ''what? what is it?!'' her huntress in her rose looking around ''sorry, I'm really sorry. i really am'' the woman was in disarray hurried in her frightened apologies disappearing into the sidewall of the path Alexis was walking down
''she was a spirit'' Alexis cursed out how could she not notice all the signs were theirshes really losing her touch she shuddered to find out what her father would have done if he was here now ''how did you not notice either'' she looked down at her new familiar who scoffed '' toots I'm a cat, not an EMF reader'' he snapped back
her wary eyes accidentally locked onto the wandering goblin who froze the breath in his throat stopped choking him for 900 hundred years he had never faltered yet as his eyes met the broken colours of green and blue that shone with a need familiar of a war veteran deprent for peace yet unsure what they would do with it
his knees buckled yet the embarrassment of falling saved him flashing fuzzed and too fast for him to clearly see blinding him yet the attention was all on her the foreigner whose eyes fiercely pierced through him her short able legs positioned into an all too familiar stance she was ready for a fight he seriously hoped not with him ''hey hey toots look'' the cat purred spotting a tuna and cheese melt a schoolgirl walked past eating ''hey'' the girl squealed recoiling in shock as a fluffy ginger cat grabbed the sandwich right out of her hand running off what the girl couldn't hear was the muffled laughter of the fat ginger cat ''shit'' Alexis cursed running right past the one who would be her safe place, her home
*a week later*
her birthday....usually normal people celebrate such a date in their life yet here she sat watching the waves crash against the rocks her cold tattooed fingers wrapped around a small sad lonely cupcake the only special thing was a colourful candle sat in the middle leaning to one side into the minimum of frosting hazardly spread across the sponge making her sniffle a laugh through her nose
it's surprising what a cat can do with a human mind but her smile faded as she lit the candle remembering her first time having a birthday cake all thanks to dean their father acted like there birthday was just a day but between the siblings, they would wait until he was out or sleeping to change gifts as they didn't know when their birthday was. it was only when they were 15,16 and 17 did they work out the dates of their birth when she was younger she was so jealous of the other girls being able to plan and get excited about their birthday even the sights of three tier birthday cakes had her balling her eyes out wondering why her father never love her enough to show some love even if it was for a day
but dean, dean took it upon himself to learn how to bake a cake it ended how you would expect but she was so honoured she wept eating the half uncooked and half-burnt cake not even caring if she got sick the next day the last time she celebrated her birthday she was dragged to hell only spending a hundred and forty years its fair to say she never celebrated her birthday ever again but as the fat ginger cat now named bobby went to so much effort even if the sourpuss pretended he didn't she couldn't hurt him so she promised to make a wish
'i wish.....i wish for the pain to stop' with eyes closed a tear ran down her cheek gliding right over the small tattoo of an amulet dean wore around his neck just below her eye on her cheek a permanent memory of her brothers love unbeknownst to her a lonely and great god heard her wish a sudden tight pain wrapping around his stabbed heart and for a moment he wondered if it was possible for the sword to be moving on its own
and with a less heartened blow of air the candle went out as the sky cracked with warning of downpour....finally something she could enjoy '' was it you?'' a new male voice accused quickly she uncrossed her legs to get up her hand landing a puddle yet she cared very little turning to the new man who appeared definitely not dressed for the weather but she couldn't talk either
''what?'' she informally asked with narrowed eyes searching for a sure sight tell he was a demon or angel ''did you call me here?'' he asked again confusing the woman ''i don't even have a ph...no..i didn't call you '' she gave up defeated sending him a sigh if he was a demon so what she would depose of him if he was angel well...she would stick the angle blade so far up his..
''yes you did how did you do it ?'' the man demanded to know yet she had no answer turning her back to him bending to grab the cupcake pretending not to hear the sharp inhale and shuffle of feet turning ''look I've had a long week and I really really don't need...'' she waved her hand over his figure trying to figure a suitable word ''this'' she finalised heading to walk away ''what are you?'' he questioned pointing to her
''why can't i see the things i normally see?'' he questioned lost as well as the info that didn't appear before him ''what do you normally see?'' her fingers crept to the demon blade strapped to the inner thigh of her right leg ''your future at age 20, 30 and so on'' he admitted missing the how her body shifted her legs positioned in a way for her to get the advantage
''well I am 37 and..'' she swiped the air turning dense with the sudden attack being shocked at his sudden speed to dodge ''wha..'' he had no time to question the sudden angry lady with a knife as she tried to elbow his nose into his face yet proved unsuccessful as the talented 'demon' was prepared for such attack every punch and kick he seemed to know she was going to throw before she even did, it was beyond frustrating, ''you are trained well'' he complimented her earning an annoyed growl through gritted teeth as a sudden tackle the two unprepared as they both went down
the sudden position gave her an advantage one she took placing the demon blade against his throat ''you're a hunter'' he gasped as her dangling necklace swung in front of his face ''and your a demon'' she yelled stabing the knife down but was stoped by his hand grabbing her wrist watching wide-eyed as she screamed through gritted teeth adamant to rid the demon but even then she was more beautiful to him than any woman he met the way her eyes gleamed narrowed into a glare like a panther her teeth bared in threat
her short stature would be seen as cute yet to him a reminder not to underestimate her as he had her hair pulled back in a rushed poney tail started to loosen becoming undone in its binds a piece falling into her vision ghosting a touch over his cheek while most of her hair was a charcoal black just one strip was white she was as beautiful as she was dangerous
the scar above her eyebrow and in just the corner of her lip being a reminder to stay away yet he wanted to move closer ''if the devil was to ever see you he would kiss your eyes and repent'' he whispered in awe of the woman who faltered,was he medically unwell?, was this a new tactic? she was more than confused a little disgusted at the name of the man who tormented her brother used in a way to compliment her
''I'm trying to kill you and you are calling me pretty'' she questioned unsure as to what to do and it seems its only just clicked as to what the goblin had said with wide eyes and a faint redness of the cheeks his supernatural strength pushed her off her back landing in a small but deep puble wincing at the sudden wet cold feeling ''dick'' she cursed before spitting out in disgust another name she hated yet as she looked up leaning on her arms he was gone all the was left was a small buckwheat flower bouquet with one single purple lilac flower
piled beside her as the only light was from a laptop the busy ex huntress nearly jumped at the new sight of bobby who leapt skidding on the lamented book cover ''its insane the amount of times I've almost sabbed you'' she warned the fat cat who scoffed laying on his back ''toots give me a break...talking about breaks you look like you could do with one '' bobby's a nicer way of telling her she looked like shit not that she could blame him she'd hobbled in the room searching away
only this time, not for monsters but for law ever since Sammy and dean were gone she realised she had nothing the number of monsters, ghosts and demons had levelled out thanks to the Winchester siblings so there were enough hunters for each monster she opt to find the real monsters the ones that hid behind facades of humanity
only this way was more legal she wanted to follow and carry on for Sammy who never got to be able to be a lawyer she wanted for dean to be able to smile down at her happy she found something other than her reflection at the bottom of a beer bottle ''ohhh so whose the lover?'' bobby purred giving a mocking grin as much as cats could give a grin
''what?'' she questioned tearing her eyes off the screen filled with words highlighted so she could read better her bent leg straightening out under the table she was using as a desk really hoping the poorly made wooden stand wouldn't break ''flowers the art of saying everything with saying nothing at all'' he poetically claimed stood on his back legs to pose like he was in a Shakespeare play slouching down with a face full of impatient disappointment at her unamused raised eyebrow
''the flowers toots the flowers mean new lover'' he gave up the dramatics to sigh out the missing answer tilting his head at the based flowers the vase really just being an empty milk jug bobby loved his milk as much as trauma loved the Winchesters yet as he trotted off muttering about no one apprenticing him Alexis gently stroked the petals of the lilacs scoffing at the idea of a demon confessing to a huntress who was trying to kill him maybe all that milk has finally gotten to the familiar
The next day decked out in a suit Alexis gave herself a second look in the mirror freezing as a familiar id fell out the pocket the memory of her and Sammy pranking dean with new names on his FBI badge the older brother not even noticing until he had to flash the ID to police then he would turn to send them his famous look or wait till I get you back
leaving the id in what she hoped was the capable hands or more like paws of bobby Alexis left a woman on a mission only that mission started to deteriorate as more and more law academies would promise to call back or even straight-up deny her one even scoffed in her face after looking at her tattoos and scars tired let down and just pissed she slumped down on a park bench throwing the files that she tried to show smashing down beside her a packet of match sticks falling out her pocket as well and it was if fate had rearrived cause for some odd reason a match stick fell out lighting itself against the rough side devouring the files she worked so hard on something she was quick to notice ''no..no.no please no'' she threw her suit jacket off paying down the flames panicky blowing on them to put them out
''i knew it would be you'' she really really didn't need this now ''no'' she asserted turning to him like he was a misbehaving dog '', not today'' she warned him not caring about his demonic natural just pissed and tired so right now a random guy turning up was not helping her ''you summoned me how?'' he was unwise and questioned her ''look I don't know okay I don't know and I just...'' she angered rushed words trailed off her emotions getting the best of her covering her face she sat down wanting to cry tears of frustration ''everything is ruined'' she dry sobbed making it with a cynical smile looking down at the partly burned files and suit jacket ''were...was they important'' it was obvious the man wasn't good with consoling mentally breaking down woman but he was trying something Alexis almost laughed at
''if you're here to kill me just...just do it okay cause I'm done, so do it demon take the last one out hit bingo in the devil's lottery'' she spat throwing her arms out glaring up at him with unshed tears ''why are you trying to get into law if you're a huntress?'' he questioned after a moment of silnce letting the woman slump down on the bench as he crouched down to pick up the burnt files ''I just...''' she took a deep breath not quite beliving she was going to unload ( ;) )onto a demon who took a hesitant seat next to her
' the huntress in me will never go away but shes not needed in the supernatural, the world doesn't need any more hunters I've done my job but the world still has monsters ones who hide behind documents and the law if i can't hunt the supernatural at least I can do some good using the law or some...moral stuff'' she left out Sammy's influence to her decision
as he looked to the beaten-down huntress he smiled just a little but it was still there what she wanted to do was admirable even though she knew it would be hard she didn't give up she didn't change ''and now I'm ranting to a demon'' she scoffed tugging at her hair yanking the tightened hair bobble out wincing as a clump of har was nearly ripped out by her force ''I'm not a demon'' he told her wide-eyed as he forgot to tell her when she was on top of him accusing him of being on well she wasn't that far from the truth but not that close to the truth ''yeah okay'' she scoffed throwing back the bottle of water she brought with money she stole from a loud pervy man on the busway
shaking her head she stood up collecting her stuff growing frustrated as the files kept slipping out her hands and the burnt edges brushing against her top leaving dark marks it all just piled up until all she could do is scream throwing the stuff away leaving them the goblin looking to where they landed being met with the sight of an angry man and his girlfriend being hit by the files and cost, unfortunately, he was the angry man's target quickly with wide eyes he transported back home
it seemed she was right about fate hating her as her ass was being handed to her by a possessed priest something she sneered at laid upon the broken confession box sometimes she wondered what her ex-love was doing up there watching this happen but the thought of him hurt more then the hand wrapped around her throat...okay that was a lie the lack of air was really painful and being thrown to the statue of Jesus she would scoff if she could at the irony
if her sleeve hadn't caught fire ''fuck fuck fuck'' she really hated her life where were the hunters in Korea cause there were severely lacking considering how many supernatural she already been attacked by thinking fast her fingers latched on a brass cross stabbing it right into the demons gut the flesh sizzling, both looked down at the wound then back to each other the demon tilting his head in a mocking manner if to ask if that was all she had and it, of course it wasn't only he didn't really get a chance to notice as he was sent to the big empty by demon knife to the neck ''i thought you weren't needed'' the man appeared from behind a pillar grimacing slightly at the interior of the church
''yeah well...'' she grimaced helping her self up ''if you're here for revenge for your little..friend'' she panted looking to the new cut that graced her side a shard of wood from a pew she was thrown into ''im, not a demon'' he almost pouted and she almost believed him ''yet you're summoned by flames'' she raised an eyebrow at him throwing the jacket being the cause of his sudden appearance ''that's how you summoned me?'' he questioned looking at the burnt sleeve then back to the owner curious as to what made the hunter so special she could easily summon him
''seems so..demon'' she shrugged sending him a mocking smirk at the end of her sentence finding his resting bitch face almost on par to Sammy's just before the sudden memory could attack her recovering heart she jumped up well more like hobbled pushing him away with her shoulder as he tried to help ''I'm fine'' and once more she left him there watching wondering how many times she said she was fine when hurt
after the rather successful hunt, she shuffle her hurt and bruising body inside a convenience store buying 4 tins of tuna and some ramen and headed her way back ''here bobby'' Alexis called out throwing her bag into the rickety bed the springs groaning at the added weight ''dinner,dinner,dinner,dinner'' the fat ginger cat sung running into the room through the window knocking into everything she had set on a desk including a lit candle
''bobby!,,you fucking idiot'' she swore rushing ti the lit papers ''hmm?'' the fat cat merely turned lipsand nose coated in tuna and brine ''this is where you live?'' kim shin appeared looking around the horrided room that she had tried to make more homely but there was a limit to what she could do with no money
''ah'' the cat and human jumped turning to the suited kim shin '''ohhhh toots you didn't tell me you found a suga daddy hello sir I require exactly one ton of tuna as award'' the cat purred to kim shin who looked down at the feline with raised eyebrow seeming not to be surprised ''the cat talked'' he stated rather plainly ''no'' she denied strongly both cat and goblin turning to look at her ''a familiar with a hunter?'' he mused at the oddity then again when it came to her nothing made sense
''why are...what are you even doing here?''' she asked unknowingly trying to make the room more.....presentable before realising what she was doing dropping the pile of second hand books back on the small desk ''you summoned me'' he stated not taking the blame for him just appearing it took her a second to realise that the spilt candle was the culprit ''look suits,this here is my mistress and I don't know you so you need to....'' the cat got protected of its mistress till kim shin summonsed an opened tin of premium tuna ''ohh come to mama'' the cat yanked it out of his and devouring it with little growing noises
''what are you?'' she questioned taking a step back not even Rowena could summon stuff that quickly and without saying a spell and those powers are just not in a demons playbook ''and why are you dressed like that'' she sneered the suit reminding her of the men of letters ''tomorrow is the death anniversary of someone i know ''he told her fixing a cuff on his wrist of his shirt she wasn't really good with words of comfort and he didn't really need them or so it looks so she chooses to stay silent taking a seat at the window
''i would say I'm sorry but we both know it would be meaningless...so moving on to my other question the one you skipped over '' she started to interrogate him leaving forward ''you're not a grim reaper...you're not a ghost i can touch you and you have a shadow you're not....you're not a witch or a wizard...you're not a prince of hell...right?'' she asked to be sure but maybe she hadn't noticed but the grinning ginger cat and almost smiling goblin did, she asked him more teasingly ''what are you?'' she questioned hesitantly to know the answer ''a goblin'' he answered waiting for her reaction which was staring silence
''what'' she questioned blanked looking to the ginger cat whose face slumped in to bitch really ''A.shes never came across a goblin and 2) shes not from Korea she anit got a clue what goblin is'' the cat explained belching in satisfaction rubbing his bloted stomach