Part 1: Hunters and The Hunted
Arc 5: Monster Hunting.
(A week after the events of The College in Osaka. Able has made plans for a date with Evelyn in a day)
(Sam and Able arrive at Reaper Hunting Co. after a hunt. Sam is tracking mud into the house and his White is shirt covered in black dripping blood)
Able: (Now with a scar on the left side of his jaw, caused by The Trapezoid. He starts taking off his white jacket and hangs it on a Coat Hanger) I'm telling you Sam... that Witch put a blood curse on me, or something. Screaming something so loud; I'm pretty sure people in Hiroshima during 1945 felt-... (He thinks about what he's about to say and just stops to think for a second) Never mind...
Sam: (Places a bag on his desk and he starts kicking off his boots) Yeah... here's hoping that curse doesn't affect you in bed... wouldn't want to disappoint Evelyn now, would you?
Able: (He sits down on a chair and starts taking off his boots) By the way, what's in the bag?
Sam: Ah this. (He sits on his desk and opens the bag and throws down the contents on the desk) Just a few cult-trinkets as a prize for taking down a cult that worships some cannibalistic god.
Able: Hell... the fact we came out of there with our hearts inside our chests and not eaten by some crazy bastards with body paint around a table, is enough of a prize.
Sam: Guess you're right...
Annah: (She comes walking down the stairs) Oh! Hey guys! You're ba-... (She sees all the mud, dirt and blood Sam and Able have tracked into the house and her expression turns shocked and angry) Do you know...
Sam: (Stands up quickly, out of plain fear) Ah shit...
Annah: (She starts slowly walking down the stairs) How much...
Able: (Stands next to Sam, in front of the door) We're dead men Samuel...
Annah: (She starts slowly walking towards them) Damn hours...
Wrath: (Talking inside Sam's mind) You better use that secret technique of yours.
Annah: (She stands in front of Sam and Able, her anger almost conducting heat) I SPENT CLEANING THIS FLOOR!!!?
Able: (In clear fear of Annah, he waves his hands around) I'm sorry! I'm sorry! We're so sorry!
Sam: (With a smirk on his face and his eyes closed. He places his left hand on Able's shoulder) Do not fear! For I Samuel Logan Reyes! Has got a plan!
Able: (He turns to Sam with excitement in his eyes) What is it!
Sam: I shall use! (He opens his eyes) The Van Helsing Blood Heritage, Secret Final Ultimate Technique!!!
(Sam turns around and runs out of the door, at a speed which even Usain Bolt would be jealous of. Leaving Able stunned as he looks out the door)
(Sam runs past Kane walking back to Reaper Hunting Co. with a grocery bag in his hand)
Sam: (As he runs past Kane) RUN FOR IT! KANE!!!
Kane: (Turns his head towards Sam running away) The f*ck?
(Annah bursts out of the door and runs after Sam full speed and determination)
Annah: (As she runs past Kane) Get your brother some painkillers...
Kane: (Looks at Annah chasing after Sam) This day is just getting weirder...
(Kane walks inside Reaper Hunting Co. and finds Able lying over the back of the couch, holding onto his head)
Able: (He turns his head to Kane entering the house) Oh hey Kane... can you fetch me some... painkillers and potentially a beer. She whooped my ass into next month.
(Kane shakes his head and places the grocery on Sam's desk, but he takes out a small colorful bag)
(He walks up the stairs and a few minutes later returns with a Pill Container, throwing it on the couch right next to Able)
Able: (Holding onto the right side of his jaw) Thank you.
(Kane walks up to the 3rd floor and into his room. It is dark and strangely ominous as the dark red curtains are closed, the floor is made of birch wood, his bed stands in the middle of the room across from his TV and next to his closets. The walls are dark grey in color. Kane closes the door behind him and he turns on the light revealing... several LEGO sets in display cases and generally standing in the room. Several WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) posters on the wall. Action figures aligned neatly on shelves, with mint condition comic books behind them. And lastly a Nintendo 64, next to the TV. He reaches inside a cabinet and takes out a CD container. He places a CD inside a radio and starts playing music. Particularly "Drop The Pilot" by Joan Armatrading. He dances along to the music as he walks to his desk)
(On his desk sits a LEGO Police Station build, neatly in the middle)
Kane: (Throws off his hoodie on the bed, Sits down at his desk and takes out the small blue and yellow bag. It is a LEGO Police and Law Minifigure bag. He looks over to the LEGO set) Here's hoping... (He slowly tears open the bag and finds. A normal LEGO Police Officer. He sets down his head and shakes it in disappointment) I'm never gonna get that Swat Officer.
(Kane leans back in his chair and places the Minifigure next to the set)
Kane: Just relax Kane... it's only a LEGO Minifig... there's always tomorrow when you go back... but what if I go back and... some scrawny rich kid bought them all!? (He quickly stands up) I must stop this dark future!!!
(Kane quickly puts his hoodie back on and walks out his room, turning off the light as he leaves)
Kane: (Walks past Able sitting on the couch) I'll be back in a few minutes!!! (Raising his left fist into the air) I must prevent a dark outcome!!!
Able: (Holding onto his head with a ice pack) Uh-huh... epico. Man I'm hungry all of a sudden...
(Meanwhile)
(Sam is still being chased by Annah, but he can't keep up forever. He looks around to see if Annah has lost him and he catches his breath)
Sam: (Out of breath, he holds onto his knees) Holy Crap... what is she made of? If she can chase me this far... I might as well give up the reigns this early!
Annah: (Comes running around the corner, with fire in her eyes) FOUND YOU!!!
(Sam lets out a scream of terror and tries running away, but Annah tackles him to the ground)
Sam: (Being pinned to the ground by Annah) Listen!!! I'm sorry!!! I didn't know you cleaned the floor!!!
(People in the street look on in Confusing as Sam is being pinned down by Annah, in the middle of a public place)
Sam: Annah! Please get off me! We don't need this Fan-service!!! We already had enough of that in Part 0!!! (He turns to the Reader) I DO NOT want to see any hentai of this online!!! (While he is being choked out) This is suppose to be a serious story... of a guy who [REDACTED]. So please!!
Annah: (She stops choking Sam and her face turns innocent again) Oh... well, I'm sorry Sam. I just got a bit mad...
Wrath: (Talking inside Sam's mind) That was A BIT!!!? Jeez... I'd hate to see her go all out.
Sam: (He looks at the people staring on at them) What are you looking at!!!?
A man: Well sir... we just-...
Sam: Get outta here!!! What do you expect from a guy who apparently "Hunts Monsters"!? With a Purple and Red Neon Sign above his front door!?
The man: Right! Moving on!
(The crowd disperses and continue their separate ways)
Sam: Good Grief... let's just get going Annah.
Annah: (Her face is blushing from either embarrassment or... something else) R- right. (She rushes to Sam's side and almost out of nature, tries to hold onto Sam's left arm, but quickly takes her hand away) Oh... s- sorry.
(Sam just looks at her, not saying a single word. He opens up his arm and moves it in front of Annah, almost prompting her to hold it. And she holds onto it, tightly as they continue walking away)
(Later that day, around 17:30)
(Kane walks through the front door holding a red cardboard box in his hand)
Kane: It took buying a lot of random shit! But the dark future has been prevented!!! I FINALLY have the LEGO Swat Officer!!! Hahaha victory for Kane Pendragon, once again!
Sam: (Sitting at his desk, his legs on the desk. He is reading a Weekly Shōnen Magazine) Well good for you. What's in the box?
Kane: (Places it down on Sam's desk, shaking everything on it) All the random crap I had to buy. (He opens the box and takes out the things he lists) Which may or may not include: A condom, a severely small pair of underwear, a gnome, a few AAA batteries, a random block toilet paper and... a book recording a history of Tornadoes.
(Kane nearly throws the Tornado book in the trash, but Sam stops him using his legs)
Sam: Ah-ta-ta! On my desk...
(Kane places the book on Sam's desk and walks up the stairs)
Able: (Holding onto his stomach as it growls) Ah... when's the food ready?
Sam: Relax would you!? This is the 5th time this hour! Elizabeth's cooking takes a while! Be glad I'm not the one cooking, you would've eaten it an hour ago and have thrown it up fifty-eight minutes ago!!!
Able: I know!!! It's just-...!
Sam: (Reaches into the box Kane brought in) If you're that desperate... (He pulls out a sandwich, protected by plastic) Then eat a super-mart sandwich!
Able: (Sam throws the sandwich at him and he catches it) Thanks...
Sam: (Looking inside the box) Wow... there really is a bunch of random shit in here... is that a plastic bag of human organ... candy? A CD copy of "Its Raining Men"? And... a black t-shirt of The CW's Supernatural? Well... damn, I know what I'm wearing tomorrow.
Able: (Takes a bite from the sandwich, but quickly spits it out) AAAH!!! This sandwich is terrible!!!
Sam: Well its what you expect from something that only costs 35¥.
Elizabeth: (Shouting from the door that leads to the kitchen and dining room) Food's ready you all!!!
Able: (Rushes to the door) Great finally!!!
(Able bursts through the door leading to the kitchen, it looks like a small hallway with several kitchen goods and white tiles. It is connected to the dining room with a table and wooden chairs)
(Able quickly sits down on a chair, eagerly awaiting the food)
Elizabeth: (Bringing the plates of food over) Well... someone's hungry tonight.
Able: (As Elizabeth places the food in front of him) Trust me... I've been hungry ALL day!!!
Elizabeth: Well then... eat all you want...
(Me, The Author: (Walking past the window) Do not take that out of context!!!
Elizabeth: (Looking at Me walking past the window) Umm... who's that?
Sam: (Sitting down at the table) Oh, he's just our neighbor, don't worry he's a calm guy.
Wrath: (Talking inside Sam's mind) Oh I wouldn't worry Elizabeth... he's got BIG PLANS.
(Wrath's sinister laugh echoes through Sam's mind as he takes a bite from his stake, cutting it using a knife before eating)
(Sam, Able, Kane, Annah and Elizabeth sit around the table bonding as a little family. While Ren and Sara sit outside the dining room, eating on their own)
Sara: (Looking through the door) Don't you think we should sit with them?
Ren: I know, you've known Sam, Kane and Able for years now... but they are a true family. Take a page outta my book and learn that the bond of a family is one to never be broken. They should endure with each other through thick and thin. Through Fire and Ice. Through... Life and Death. But what do I know? I'm just a guy who saw his little sister be killed by his older brother, all to help absolve some never ending debt... and now I am trying to make all this up, by hitting some books for 2 people who initially treated me like the trash bag of society... but now decide to treat me like a clean river. A sudden change of heart... like a vulture, changing it decision. No longer shall it eat the unborn egg, but instead shall raise it as its own... yet the vulture never makes up its mind entirely. It shall back stab at the last second!!! All for what!? A few scraps of food as a road-snack!!!? People don't change, they only hide their true selves!
Sara: Oh come on! Quit the knee-deep-crap!!! I just asked if we should go in there, because there are some free seats!!!
Ren: If you want to, then go right ahead. Be with them, but I'll just let you know. Even if you stay out here; for all your doubts, there is always a shoreline nearby.
Sara: (Standing up from her seat, holding her plate) R- right... I'll just go eat in my room.
Ren: Then go right ahead... no one drags you back down...
Sara: (Thinking to herself) Creepy, weird, bastard...
(The Next Day, 7:00)
(Sam comes out of his room, the hallway seems eerily off and welcoming at the same time)
(He makes his way down the stairs and what he sees, he almost can't comprehend. The room is different... much more welcoming. The floor is a much lighter wood, flowers are standing at the door and the skull from the Demon known as "The Hell Breaker" is gone. Replaced by 4 photos)
(Sam looks around the room in astonishment, being confused on how it became like this)
(While he looks at the photos he hears a voice behind him, a kind and warming voice "There you are")
(Sam turns around and sees... Isabel dressed in a white and purple Japanese kimono, she has a smile on her face and she lightly turns her head)
Isabel: There's my Award Winning Meteorologist. How'd you sleep last night? I hope you slept well...
Sam: (With a tear in his eye) Isabel... (He rushes over to her and hugs her tightly) Don't...
Isabel: (Looking at Sam) Don't what?
Sam: (He is intensely crying, squeezing Isabel tighter) Don't leave me again!!! So long as your by my side... I won't give up.
Isabel: (She holds onto Sam's face and looks at him crying) Oh Samuel... I'm never leaving your side.
(Isabel kisses Sam, holding onto him not wanting to let go. But... the scene changes to that fateful night. As Sam opens his eyes, he sees Isabel lying lifeless in his arms, still with a smile on her face. Sam screams into the night, as the night sky turns currant red, black crows fly overhead. With Wrath standing behind Sam, a smirk on his face. Shattered glass lies around them)
(Sam suddenly wakes up in his room, screaming and sweating. He takes a look around the room and everything appears normal)
(He walks out of his indeed wearing the t-shirt of The CW's Supernatural, however it is a bit big for him and is loose sitting)
(He bumps into Able coming out of his room. Able is looking pale and slightly underweight)
Sam: Whoa! Able you look like... a ghost... and you don't even believe in them!!!
Able: (Holding onto his stomach and head. His back is slightly laid back) It's just the common cold... it'll blow off by tonight.
Sam: (Looking at Able walking down the stairs) A cold doesn't turn you into a damn Zombie!!!
Able: This one does...
Sam: (Reaper Gates in front of Able and stops him from walking down the stairs. Pointing at him) Oh no! No! No! You are NOT going on that date with Evelyn... while you look like this!!! Look at you!!! If you walk past Bill Murray in the street, he might pull out a Proton Pack and Ghost Trap your ass!
Able: (He just continues walking down the stairs) C'mon Sam... you're really starting to sound like mom.
Sam: (Looking at Able walking past him) You bet, I'm starting to sound like Mrs. Pendragon. Have you even looked in a mirror this morning!?
Able: I always look in a mirror when I wake up... besides when we found you at 10 years old. You were in a far worse state...
Sam: I know, but-...
Able: Listen Sam; if something goes wrong. I'll make sure Evelyn brings me here, the minute something happens!
Sam: The second, you hear me?
Able: Yeah, yeah sure... (Under his breath) Jeez... Mom 2.0.
Sam: I heard that!!!
Able: I know you did Samuel... I know you did.
(Able walks outside to catch a bit of fresh air and encounters Kane smoking next to the door)
Kane: (Surprised by Able's sudden appearance, how spits out the cigarette quickly and starts coughing, covering his mouth) HOLY SHIT STICKS!!! You nearly gave me a damn heart attack!!! What the hell's wrong with you!?
Able: A flu... that's all.
Kane: A flu or Tuberculosis?
Able: Influenza that's all.
Kane: Yeah right... the second you start spitting up blood; I'm taking you straight to the hospital!
Able: First Sam... now you!? I'll be fine alright!!! I just need a breath of fresh air, flu pills and a blanket to sit under and I'll be fine for tonight...
Kane: Of course it's because of the date tonight. *Tch* Well fine... go then, if you really want to! I won't try and stop you forever, so go then.
Able: Thanks... can I maybe borrow your car for the nigh-...
Kane: On that! Is a solid NO! Remember last time you "borrowed" it?
Able: Oh yeah...
Kane: I found Stella crashed into a Cheese Factory of all things...
Able: To be fair to me and Sam; that was one erratic Wyvern, be glad it didn't fly into the hospital...
Kane: Yeah I guess, I can be glad.
(End of Chapter 35)