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Has the Hunted been abandoned? It's ok if it has, just inquiring. :0)

It’s not that I’ve abandoned it but rather put it on a hiatus. Homework and exams have been piling up and I honestly don’t have any time to right though i want to have time to!

I’m sorry to all those who follow my blog and want me to update more. lol I'm sorry for being human.

i do still update sometimes on my wattpad (universesinmyhead)

[thelittleuniverseinmyhead]

Reactions - Ch. 9

You sat in with Dan looking at all your fans' reactions. All the positive feedback was overwhelming. Of course some people were pretty rude about it.

"theyre gonna break up soon. she's so ugly. how could Dan ever date a bum like that?"

"PLEASE dont tell me I'm the only one who thinks she's annoying?! I hate her already"

"shes probably only with him so she can get more followers lol"

"fucking attention whore."

There were also the people who wrote paragraphs and paragraphs of why you wouldn't work out and how Dan could never be in long-term relationship with a "person like you". You were happy with Dan and didn't care what other people thought. There were always gonna be haters and that was fine with you.

Dan's POV

I look at the comments on Y/N's video. Most were kind and supportive, but some of them were just rude. I was thankful that mostly everyone supported us and was totally fine with it but the hurtful comments always stick out the most.

Was I really not good enough for Y/N? She's so amazing and such a wonderful person, and I'm just... a mess. I didn't deserve her. She deserves so much better. Why she picked me, was a mystery. Sudden;y, a warm arm wrapped around me as if to ward off all the bad thoughts.

"Hey you okay, you look distressed", Y/N whispers while snuggling into me.

"Yah I'm fine."

"Dan, I know that look. Tell me what's really going on in that head of yours." I sigh. I didn't want to tell her because I know she doesn't like it when I look down upon myself.

"I just... I don't think I'm good enough for you. I-I mean you beautiful and-" she removes herself from me and I can already imagine the angry look on her face. I didn't want to look but there was no avoiding it.

"Shut up", she's aggressively.

"I-I'm sorry I-"

"No. You can't say that. Don't you dare say those words ever again. You are good enough okay? You are awesome and amazing and nerdy and adorable and I love you. Not a version of you, not youtube you, just you and you don't ever have to earn that love or be someone you're not. Ever."

I smile. I still wondered what I did to deserver such an amazing girlfriend but this time the thoughts aren't as depressing.

"Thank you", I whisper before leaning in for a kiss.

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a/n: sorry this was a short one haha. I’m sorry I’m always busy lol. But thank you for all the reblogs, likes etc. I rely appreciate them :) luv ya guys <3 <3 <3

[thelittleuniverseinmyhead]

I love your writings good job ^_^

thank you :D

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I love the hunted! Can't wait for every time you update!

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I really love the Hunted youre doing a great job !

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The Hunted - Ch. 15

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(Suggestion: Listen to |Mussorgsky - Night On Bald Mountain| while reading this if you want ^_^)

I open the door to our room and we are laughing and giggling as we enter. It was maybe 12:00am and we were wasted. It was a miracle we didn't crash the car on the way here. We walk in to see Andy on the bed with his phone to his ear and Jake pacing around the room with his phone in his hands. They look at us with angry, worried eyes.

"What's wrong? Why are you-"

"Where the fuck have you two been? We've been trying to call you all night!", Andrew says; his voice in a tone he's never used on me before.

"Dude. We just went to have some fun. Calm down. What happened", Ashley trys to explain to Andrew and Jake.

"I texted and called you why didn't you answer?!" Jake is furious too.

"We turned our phones off so we wouldn't be interrupted", says Ashley.

"Interrupted?! So you were off fucking each other while we've been trying to find Jinxx", Andrew yells at us.

"We just went to a club! But that's not important, Jinxx went off again?! Shit", Ashley says mumbling the last word.

"Wh-what's wrong with Jinxx?", I ask them.

I feel like a disappointment, I shouldn't have gone out to have fun while we were on a job. I'm so fucking stupid. Now they are all mad at me again. Why couldn't I just please anybody. i just don't want to feel like a failure. I guess that's what I get for going out and trying to have "fun". How selfish could I be. What's wrong with me.

"Ever since CC... left", Jake says choosing his words carefully, "Jinxx has been... unstable. CC would be the only one Jinxx would allow to be his roommate on these hunts. Jinxx usually kept to himself around most people except CC and us, but mostly CC. Jinxx took his death the hardest out of all of us and he resorted back to his old habits. He's been doing cocaine in secret before we found out and he tried to stop. He had been doing well so far but I guess he was doing worse this night. His first night not hunting with CC."

Why did I have to be such a fuck up. I mess up everyone's lives and hurt everyone. And here I am thinking about how much I'm fucking up and how bad I feel when I should be focused on Jinxx. I'm so fucking selfish. I need to stop worrying about me.

"How long has he been gone", Ashley says starting to get serious.

"4 fucking hours."

"Oh my god", says Ashley grabbing his hair and sitting on the couch.

I look at all their stressed faces. I remember how Andrew yelled at me. How could I do this to them. Guilt and anger towards myself started to take its toll on me. I felt like... killing myself. The thoughts were coming back.

No. I need to find Jinxx. Then I'll feel better.

I rush out of the room and fumble with the door handle on the way out. I hear their voices behind me asking where I was going and what I was doing. They were angry again. Why did I make everyone angry.

I run across the hallway tears streaming down my face. I only have one thought in my mind. I need to find Jinxx.

I hear one of them chasing after me but I speed up and I hear their footsteps stop. I don't want any of them to come. I need to do this on my own.

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After Half an Hour of Searching

I've turned my phone off now since Andrew has been calling and texting me nonstop.

I check everywhere. Street by street making sure to stop at every open store, strip club, pawn shop, everything. I check the alleys and every bathroom at every store. I ask everyone I see asking them if they've seen Jinxx and offering them a description.

Still nothing.

1 Hour

Still nothing

2 Hours

Nothing.

3 Hours

I hear a man yelling. I can't tell who it is but it gets me worried. This would be the perfect place for a monster attack. It's dark and no one is here to hear them.

I move towards the sound. I run faster each time I remember that yell. Someone is in trouble.I see a sillhouette of a man and a werewolf. Shit. I come closer and its Jinxx.

I can't think of anything else but the smell of Jinxx's blood. I was maybe 5 feet away but I could tell it was coming out from his chest and back. They weren't deep but just enough to have blood poor out. I could smell it everywhere. It was so strong. I still need to save Jinxx though, I can't be thinking about myself.

"Jinxx!" I go to him and tackle the monster off of him. It's strong, maybe too strong.

Jinxx stumbles back putting his back against the wall as he collapses.

The monster gets a swipe at me but I swiftly dodge the next one. I pin it to the floor as it keeps trying to bite at me. It gets on top of me but I kick it off.

One bite from this monster and I'd be dead. I've dealt with his kind before but I'd been on fresh human blood before and was much stronger. I had to rely on my speed and what strength I could muster right now.

I pin it to the wall and it snaps at me again but I latch my teeth into his neck and pull his head off. I hear his bones crack and I feel the flesh being torn apart in my lips and my teeth.

The smell of blood is stronger now. Werewolf's are humans after all, so his blood is human. It's everywhere. Two bodies of fresh human blood for my taking. It would be so easy to drain them both right now. Their flesh would taste so nice.

No, I can't.

Hecates voice is screaming in my head. Her voice is horrible. It's like listening to nails on a chalkboard and the most catchiest yet annoying song. You hate it, but wouldn't mind agreeing with it.

Her voice is overpowering any other thoughts I have and I can't hear myself think.

I force myself to release the werewolf head from my mouth and not eat it. The taste of blood in my mouth is driving me insane.

I slowly walk to Jinxx because I'm scared I might go crazy at any moment. I'm scared I might give in to the voices.

I kneel down next to him. He isn't waking up.

"J-Jinxx", I whisper.

"No", I mumble to myself.

I take his arm and wrap around my neck. I wrap my arm around his waist and attempt to carry him back to our hotel room.

His blood is dripping all over me. I'm breathing heavy and sweat is dripping down my forehead. It requires all my focus and concentration not to take a bite out of his body.

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(You can stop the music here)

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I open the door and drop him onto my bed.Everyone comes up to me and helps. They are happy, scared and worried. Their faces explain to me all their emotions.

"He was in a werewolf attack", I say.

"Y-You're covered in blood", Ashley points out.

"Yes I had to bring him here and I didn't have a car so I had to carry him here."

"Let's get you cleaned up", he says taking some clothes from my dresser and taking me by the arm to the restroom.

Jake and Andrew were attending to Jinxx's needs. This is all my fault. I shouldn't have gone out. I should've checked that place first. If I had gotten to him quicker then maybe he would still be fine. It's all my fault. It's all my fault. I'm a disappointment.

I keep my face neutral all since I don't to reveal any emotion to him. I don't want to show any weaknesses.

"Here", he says tossing me the clothes.

I start to change but remember that humans find that embarrassing so it seems odd that Ashley doesn't care.

"You aren't gonna leave or-"

"Just change I need to get some stuff in here anyways. Do you want me to leave?"

"No it's just unusual for humans to be okay with these things", I say as I change into the fresh clothes. I put my bloody bra and underwear in the tub along with my bloody clothes. I then put on the clean clothes.

"What's wrong?", he asks me digging through the medicine cabinet. I've sat on the toilet with the lid down just thinking about how I could smell him from the other room.

"Nothing. Why do you ask?"

"Your face has almost no expression on it. Like your trying to do that to hide what your feeling."

I am surprised at how much he actually payed attention to me.

"I just... feel guilty about all of this. Making them angry. Going out to have 'fun' when one of our friends was missing. How I killed CC. How I caused all of this. This all my fault. I'm sorry. I-"

"No. None of this was your fault. We couldn't have possible known and like I said, CC had it coming. Don't you dare feel guilty about this", he says furrowing his eye brows and drowning me in a hug.

I smile and start to cry and laugh.

"Thank you for being my friend", I thank him.

I don't have many friends like him, or barely any friends at all.

I wipe the tears off my face and for once I don't feel alone. I have a friend now. Maybe, I don't have to keep everything all to myself.

"I'm gonna go help the guys with Jinxx. Are you sure you're going to be okay?"

"I think so. I'm just going to stay in here for a bit. But thank you for being here for me", I say smiling a genuine smile.

He leaves with the bandages and medicine and after a couple minutes I hear a knock on the door.

"Come in."

Andrew comes in and my heart stops. I'm afraid he might yell at me again or that I've disappointed him once again.

He closes the door behind him and I keep my head down.

"I-I'm sorry. I shouldn't have gone out I-"

"No. Don't apologize. I know how unstable you are and how much pressure this is and I shouldn't have yelled. I want you to know how much I appreciate you and I could never be disappointed in you or angry at you. I-I was just... scared for Jinxx. None of this was your fault and I shouldn't have blamed you and Ashley."

My throat starts to close up and tears stream down my face in happiness. For once I don't feel so alone or like a disappointment. I give Andrew a hug and he does the same. Silence fills the room and I feel like I want to capture this moment forever.

[thelittleuniverseinmyhead]

The Hunted - Ch. 14

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"Henry told us what you did to him and his family. What do you have to say for yourself?", Z asked me.

They had brought me back to the room I was in before with the whole group. Ashley, Jinxx, Jake and Andrew.

"I'm not like that anymore. That was the old me, I don't hunt humans or kill them anymore. I've changed", I explain.

"We did some more research and found out that you were called The Gifted One. Then we did some more digging and found that Henry is not the only one you tortured like this." he looked at me for confirmation. The past was something I didn't like to bring up.

"Yes that's true. That's what they called me. I was the strongest of my kind. Others would bow before me and fear me. I was... Hecate's second in command."

They gasp and look at me like I was some horrible monster. Except for Andy, he still looks at me like any other human who just made mistakes in their past.

"But I ran away. I didn't want others to look at me like I was above them, which I technically was. It was a lonely life. No one talked to me because they were all afraid of me. I only had Leyla, but she soon left me too. So I learned to live with humans but then Hecate found me and forced me to work for her again. She gave me a year to infiltrate the hunter's base and gather information or else she would... well you know, torture me."

"How do we know you're telling the truth?", Z asks.

"You don't. You just have to... trust me", I say.

Z tries to look at me intimidatingly but it doesn't work. Everything I was saying was the truth.

"You left because it was... lonely?", Ashley asks unbelievingly.

"I guess it seems like a dumb reason to leave all that power behind but if you were alone for years and years you would leave it all too. I was so lonely it hurt to see other people and monsters. They all had friends and family while I had nothing. Power meant nothing to me then, so I ran away and for a while and I had a life... then Hecate found me and destroyed everyone I knew and loved. The life I had built for myself was destroyed and she promised she would so it again if I tried to run away."

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"Ok, so I've found some myths on how to kill Greek Gods. You have to dip a blade into the River of Styx. But it says that only a child of Hecate can kill her", Jinxx explains before looking up at me. I was a child of Hecate, she made me so I have to kill her.

"I see. I can do it", I say.

"The River of Styx? Isn't that the river in Greek myths that separated the living world from the Underworld", Jake asks.

"Yes. people used to bury their loved ones with a coin in there mouth because you had to pay a fee to cross it and get to the Underworld. If you couldn't pay the fee then you would wander the banks of the river as a wraith forever."

"Ok, how do we get there?", Andy asks.

"The Acheron, meaning Stream of Woe, is a river located in the Epirus region of northwest Greece. It flows into the Ionian Sea in Ammoudia. It was thought by ancient Greeks to have been a branch to the underworld river Styx", Jinxx answers.

"I know how to get there", I say.

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"You're going to need silver blades because some wraiths are hostile and will attack you. Maybe a flashlight or some fire to make a torch", I say.

"Are you sure you all want to go? It's dangerous down there? I can do it myself", I lie.

I couldn't bare to see anymore humans die or get hurt.

"We are coming. Whether you like it or not", Andy smiles.

"Lastly I'll need the blade that I'm going to dip in the River of Styx", I say looking around.

"Don't worry. We got plenty of blades for your choosing", says Jake.

"Great", I wrap it up seeing as that was everything we needed.

When we finish packing they lead me to a room with thousands of blades and weapons hung on the walls. I look at all of them wondering which one I should choose. They were all in great condition. Looking around I soon chose a steel blade with a wood handle. The blade was maybe 1 foot which was great because that meant that I didn't have to get too closer to her. It came with a sheath that was attached to a belt. The belt and sheath were leather and very high quality.

I try it on and it fits very nicely, but its not the first time I had a blade like this. My last blade was more like a samurai sword and I had a belt just like this. I remember always having to replace the leather belt with new leather when I got blood on me. Usually I was so careful but when I got in the moment and started to have fun I would let them bleed on me and forget all about my clothes. Afterwards, I would just dump there body somewhere and try to get rid of the blood like nothing happened.

I was sick then. I was brain washed by Hecate and made to believe that what I was doing was natural and a part of me. I know now that it wasn't a part of me. It was her voice deceiving me. I am not a killer and I never will be. I tricked myself into thinking I took joy out of killing and I loved blood when really, I didn't. I knew deep inside, that I hated it all. I spent all those years helping her kill and torture so many. I wasted so much time with her, but now its time to take my revenge.

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"Your tickets sir", the flight attendant asks before we board the plane.

We had gotten special tickets that had a special symbol on them to indicate that we were hunters. That way they would let us take our weapons on board.

The hunters had people working with them everywhere. All they needed to do was find a plane service that had a hunters symbol. Usually it would be on their website or in their logo.

5 hours later we reach the place. The hunters weren't rich so we had to share rooms in pairs. I was paired with Ashley, Jake with Andy and Jinxx had his own room. Jinxx was the one who did all the planning and room booking so he decided to give himself the room alone.

I've always noticed that Jinxx was the smartest of the group and he always like to research and keep to himself most of the time.

Ashley was always booking hotel rooms to sleep with the girl he had met that night at a club. He was the one who did the talking for the group and he was also a great hunter.

Jake was the fighter. He relied on Jinxx to help with research and Jinxx relied on him to help him in fights. They were the perfect duo.

Andy seemed to be the one who tried to reason with everyone and keep everything in order. He was like the glue that kept them working as a team.

All of them were great at research and hunting though some were better at it than others. They were the perfect team. I was the little luggage they had to bring around to kill Hecate.

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I set my bags down next to my bed before collapsing on it. I thought about the journey ahead and the obstacles we would have to pass.

I wanted to believe that we would all survive but if I was being honest... I don't think they will all survive. I've seen hunters die trying to reach Hecate. Now that I was with them, they chance of survival was a little higher since I knew the shortcuts and types of monsters that lurk there.

Ashley enters the room and I sit up on the bed.

"Hello", I greet him as he sets his bags at the foot of his bed.

"So are you ready for the big trip", he asks sitting next to me on the bed.

"Yes. I am just worried for all of you."

"Just because we're not monsters doesn't mean that we can't take care of ourselves", he chuckles.

I nod.

"How about we get out of here? We need to have some fun before we go out on this hunt. All this seriousness is driving me crazy!" He stands up and extends a hand toward me. I curiously take his hand as he leads me to the car. I take shotgun while he drives. He is smiling the whole time.

"Where are we going Ashley?"

"Jut a club. You've been to a club before right?"

"Yes. Once. It was very loud and crowded."

"Well, this club is going to be way better", He laughs.

We reach the club and he opens the door for me. I get out and go inside the place. I'm greeted by loud music and lights.

I stand at the entrance and loom around.

"C'mon!", Ashley laughs while talking my hand and leading me inside.

He brings me to the middle of the dance floor and he starts dancing. I laugh at his silly moves.

"Dance!", he yells over he loud music.

"I don't know how!"

"Me either!", he laughs.

I start to move hips and wave my hands around, trying to look like the other females here. I start to have a little fun with it when Ashley get us outt 1st round of drinks.

We make our way to the bar and take a seat. Ashley and I both go for a shot of Vodka. We get the shot down and laugh at our embarrassing dance moves. This is probably the most fun I've had in a while.

"Now it's time to find a cute girl and guy."

"A guy? I didn't know you-"

"Not for me! For you", he laughs.

"What?! I don't-"

"C'mon loosen up a little!"

"Ok", I finally agree.

After a few more drinks Ashley is drunk. I didn't get drunk easily but I was still a little drunk. I could probably still drive though.

"How about that guy?", Ashley points.

He is blonde with slender build. He was also extremely hot.

"Oh God yes", I smile.

"Let's go. I'll be your wing man", he takes my hand and runs over to a spot next to him. We start dancing and I think the guy notices me. I laugh and giggle at all the fun I was having.

All the stress was killing me and I don't think the silence and loneliness was helping. This on the other hand, was what I needed.

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Ashley and I are leave the bar with the alcohol and excitement running through our veins. It was nice to have a friend like this.

We get to the end of the sidewalk and I stop him.

"Ashley. Thank you so much. I... really needed this", I say giggling between every sentence.

"Well... you're welcome", he says breathing the alcohol into my face. I laugh and sit down on the sidewalk. He sits next to me and we just sit there and laugh and talk.

"Thank you for being my friend too", I said. He smiles and laughs.

"You know... CC used to be the one who always made us laugh and kept the stress down. That man always knew how to party too", he says with a tone of sadness in his voice. I stop laughing.

"Look I-I'm sorry I-"

"No, it's ok. That son of a bitch had it coming", he laughs though his voice was shaking. I could tell he was about to cry so I wrapped my arms around him in a hug. We sat there and hugged as I felt and heard him cry into my shoulder.

[thelittleuniverseinmyhead]

The Hunted - Ch.13

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We made it back to headquarters and this time everyone looked at me disgusted. Henry probably told them about what I did to him. I told Andrew about I had done to Henry. He takes my hand and gives me a smile as if he were trying to say that he wouldn't leave my side and that he'd be right there for me.

How ironic this was, the hunter protecting and caring for the monster. While the monster seeks guidance and safety from the hunter. I laughed a little at the irony.

Andrew brings me back to my room since we both agreed that he should be the one to talk to Z. He's probably furious at what I did, and even more so after what Henry had probably told them. So much for their trust.

I hear a knock on the door so I open it. An angry Z storms into my room and I run backwards into the wall. Andrew is behind him trying to reason with him but Z seems to have already made up his mind.

"Y/N you broke a big rule and Henry told us what happened. Do you understand how much trouble you are in?", he says in an authoritative voice.

"Yes but I-", I start to explain but he cuts me off. I can tell he's lost patience.

"You understand that you've broke our trust."

Their trust. Dammit. This would be much easier if I didn't care, but I do.

"Look, I'm not the enemy here, Hecate is. The sooner we can kill her the sooner I can leave here and then you don't have to worry about me."

"We know who the enemy is, and while you are helpful to us you'll stay alive. No matter what messed up stuff you're going through in your head, you're still a monster. We're locking you up here until we need your help."

Then Z leaves me here with Andrew who seems to be worried for me. Andrew gives me a hug before leaving me. Now that I am stuck here, Leyla will surely come to haunt and torture me. I'm sure Hecate's voice would get stronger too.

[thelittleuniverseinmyhead]

The Hunted - Ch. 12

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"NO PLEASE", a woman begs before I hear a bloodcurdling scream. The kind of scream that terrifies you and makes you want to run even though you don't know what you're supposed to be running from.

I want to move but I can't. I see myself ripping her to shreds and biting off her flesh. I see the evil me turn around and laugh at someone.

"Please Y/N, don't do this. I-I love you", a familiar voice pleads. It's Andrew. He sounds so scared. Scared of me.

I want to leave but I can't and I watch the whole thing. I watch as I tear him apart as he cries. Then I eat him and laugh even harder.

I look around and see the remains of all the hunters who trust me. They are all bloody and... Dead. I've killed them. I've betrayed them all. I've disappointed them all. They-

"I hate you. Go back to the hell from where you came", Andrew heaves with his last breath.

-hate me.

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I wake up to the sound of birds chirping and the warmth of the sun on my face. I'm sweating and breathing hard. It was only a dream. It's really just a message form Hecate, not a dream. I know I would never do that... but I'm not so sure anymore. I saw how that man triggered my memories and my anger. What if I'm helping the mission and something triggers me again but I can't hold back and someone gets hurt. I don't want to be a disappointment again.

"Hey are you okay?", Andrew says groggily.

"Y-yah I'm fine", I said shakily. I tried to sound calm but the nightmare was too much.

I realize I slept laying on his arm as we were still on the grass. This was so beautiful... us. But I couldn't do it.

I sat up and looked at Andrew. Every time I look at him I see it. I see his bloody lifeless self. I see myself killing him. Fear settles in me and my heart starts beating faster and my eyes widen. I can feel myself starting to sweat.

"Y/N! What's wrong",  Andrew yells. He's worried. He cares.

"I-I just..." How was I going to tell him, "just a nightmare."

He pulls me into a hug. At first I hesiatate, but I soon wrap my arms around him and bury my face into his neck. I've never been close to a human like this, mentally. I've never been this open to anyone. It was all just me all by myself left to do everything on my own.

I stay in his arms for a while until he lets go. Maybe sometimes all I need is a hug.

"C'mon. We should head back."

He leads me back to headquarters. About a couple minutes later, he suddenly stops in his tracks.

"Andrew?", I ask. He spins around to face me.

"You know what. Maybe we should have some fun before we go back", he laughs.

He takes my hand and leads me through the forest running. I can help but laugh a little. The first time I've laughed in a long time.

He runs fast for a human but I can keep up. Trees blur past us and we are both laughing and smiling.

"Here we are", he says slowing down to a stop.

We're on a hill covered in pink, yellow and white; flowers. I can see the tops of the trees from where I stand and most of the forest.

He comes up behind me and takes my hand in his. I look at him and am so happy to be seeing this beautiful place with the most beautiful person I know.

He notices I'm strong so I quickly turn away as my face starts to get red. Shit. He saw me.

"I-I um...", I start trying trying to make this situation less awkward, but brings my fave towards his in a kiss. I let it happen but then the nightmare comes back to me.

I remember every detail of me ripping his limbs off. I aso remember his last words.

I quickly pull away afraid... of myself.

It's odd because I've never had this litte trust in my self control ever. Ever since that night with CC I don't know if I can be around blood and hold myself back anymore. I don't know. I'm scared that if Andrew gets hurt and starts bleeding I might be the one killing him in the end. I'm afraid that if I give in to the voices againIwont be able to stop.

I realize Andrew is looking at me with worried eyes as my breathing has quickened and I'm sweating.

"Y/N? What's wrong", he asks slowly walking towards me; reaching for my hand.

"EAT HIM NOW", the voice yells.

"Please tell me. I'm here for you. You don't have to be alone."

Alone. That's what I'm afraid of. Loneliness. I take a deep breath and calm down. I trust him, I can tell him. I know trust is dangerous but I want to trust Andrew like the rest of his group trusts me.

I had a... Nightmare. Not just any nightmare...", I say as I sit down. He sits down next to me and listens to what I have to say. I tell him everything. The messages, the nightmare I had last night, why I was afraid, why I don't trust myself, everything. I waited for him to say something cruel or to see disappointment from him. He would probably get angry for the lack of trust I have in him and myself.

But none of that happened. I look at him and he brings me into a hug instead.

"I trust you, and I could never hate you. None of this your fault. Once we kill Hecate you'll be free of her. None of this is your fault anyways. You're trying your best and that's what makes you different from any other monster", he says before letting go.

His words were so believable. I felt like I was starting to believe his words.

Then, he kissed me again. This time there was no reappearing nightmare that scared me because I knew Andrew had my back.

[thelittleuniverseinmyhead]

The Hunted - Ch. 11

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"So do you have any abilities?", Z asked. I thought for a second.

"I'm extremely strong, fast and an amazing liar. But that's only when I feed on fresh human blood. I am still all of those off human blood but it's not impressive." I realize how useless and extremely vulnerable I am while deprived of blood

"So when you fed off CC you could've just broken out of here?"

"Yes."

"So how strong are you exactly while you aren't feeding?" This whole learning process was weird but it was what I agreed too. They had little to no information on my species as we aren't very common so I was their only source of information. It was weird being the center of attention and having everyone wanting to knowing more about me.

"Well I guess I could easily beat any of you in an arm wrestle or be quick enough to dodge any and everything you try to throw at me."

"What about the acting part? What was that about?"

"That's a skill all Empusae's have but I haven't really used it in a long time. I don't need blood for that I guess", I say remembering all my skills I had. I usually tried to forget everything about myself because I didn't want to remember who I was.

Every time Z brings me into the "question room" he always has a stern serious look on his face. It doesn't faze me at all. I've seen much more threatening faces. All the other faces in the room always tried to seem serious as well but their curiosity and interest was obvious to me.

"I'm also pretty good at reading facial expressions, body language and I can tell when someone is lying", I add. There are so many things I can do that I can't really remember them all.

"One more thing for today. There is someone in our building that says he remembers you." I don't think much of it and I actually get a bit interested in this someone. I look to Andrew searching for any clues to who this person might be. He's just as clueless.

The door opens and I hear a voice, "It's okay. She won't hurt you. We just need to make sure that it's the same girl you are thinking of."

"Please NO!" His voice is the sound of real fear. I get nervous and wonder if he possibly knew me when I was the Gifted One. That wasn't possible. That was almost 60 years ago.

I here some more mumbling and then a sigh before he comes in. They close the door and he jumps wanting to go back outside. I stare at him not knowing his face. He is old though, maybe in his late 70s or early 80s.

"NO! SHE'S LOOKING AT ME! SHE'LL KILL US ALL! WE HAVE TO GO! LET ME OUT LET ME OUT LET ME OUT", He screams like an insane man.

"Please sit, she won't hurt you Henry." The guards force him to sit and I can see the sweat drip from his forehead and the fear in his eyes. I keep staring at him. I feel like I remember him. I try to remember.

He looks so familiar. Like a distant memory.

"Do you remember him Y/N?"

I then notice that his hand is artificial and there is a bit of a scar near his color bone that probably lead down across his whole chest. I start to remember.

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It's 1am and I spot the cabin out in the middle of nowhere. Perfect. I can hear them scream before I scare them since no one can hear them from here. I giggle a little bit before me and Leyla go in.

"You always laugh before your every kill. You're so weird", she laughs.

We break through the window and hide behind a piece of furniture and watch our human food run around worried. It was so amusing how the male one always seemed to have a bat or something to try and defend himself when we use this tactic. They were so easy and stupid it was almost ridiculous.

"The window is broken!" The female says to the other one.

"Oops did we do that?", Leyla says while emerging from her hiding spot and standing behind the female. I take my place behind the male and we push them together. He swings the bat at me and I catch it laughing.

"That was the worst swing I've ever seen. Here take another shot", I say letting go of the bat. He swings again just a bit faster and harder than the last time. I catch it and snap it in two throwing it behind me. I laugh at his stupidity.

"Y/N! You always ruin the mood! We are supposed to be menacing! We shouldn't be laughing", She scolds.

"Aw come one this is the only excitement I get out of my week", I laugh.

"Please, what do you want? I-Is it money? P-Please don't hurt us", the female pleads.

They are back to back now and holding hands.

"How cute, you guys are holding hands. Maybe I should rip off those hands", I smile.

I blink and I'm holding both their hands. They scream and fall to the ground in pain and fear. Their arms are bleeding and I laugh even harder. I snack on their hands before moving on to the main course.

Oh how much pleasure this gave me. Watching them run away or attempt to call the police was the funniest part. Having this much power was boring at times since it sometimes was too easy for me but I found ways to spice things up a bit.

"Please", the male says lifelessly as if there were any hope left for him. I smile and press the heel of my foot to his skull feeling it crush under my boot. The familiar, sweet cracking sound echoes through the house as I slowly crush his skull and watch the blood seep out.

"Good thing I didn't wear my expensive boots for this one", I laugh.

"Y/N, on the stairs...", she says looking at something on my right. I turn to see a little boy about 11 or 12 years old. Shit. Children don't taste good.

"What are we going to do about you?" I walk over to him slowly and I see tears starting to build up as he stumbles backward. I grab him by his hair and sit him down.

"You should've stayed in your room tonight little boy", I laugh.

"Can we just get this over with?", Leyla scolds me. She never liked it when I played with my food.

"Fine", I scan him looking for any good parts.

"I'll just do your hand first", I say. He starts screaming and yelling but Leyla helped out by pinning him to the chair; not letting him move.

I rip it off and hand it to Leyla. Tears stream down his face and he looks like he's about to pass out but I quickly grab a shard of glass and run it across his chest before he does. Maybe we could have some food to-go. The aroma of his young blood filled the air. Child flesh was the worst but their blood was amazing. He soon fainted after a couple screams and then I heard someone knocking on the door.

"Hello? I heard somone screaming while I was out here and got worried. Are you okay? could you please open up I'm a ranger" He yells while banging furiously on the door.

I look at Leyla, we didn't want to cause to much of a scene as we knew it would only call more attention to us and attract hunters. We decide to leave the boy for the hunter to find and quickly run out.

I hate letting my food survive. What a shame. The amount of blood he lost would probably kill him anyways... right?

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I realize that I'm sweating and my breathing has quickened as if I just ran a marathon. I ran into memories I didn't want to remember at all.

These flashbacks weren't fun for me. It brought pain and sadness along with it. Also anger... So much anger. I wanted the guy to leave. I couldn't handle it.

"Please. I'm sorry. Please leave", I say barely audible but I know they heard it.

I see the fear disappear from his face and instead anger replaces it.

"I'm sorry?! Is that all you have to say!? You killed my parents and you say I'm sorry after 60 years", he yells.

"Please can I go?", I beg Z. I didn't want to stay. My moods were unstable and I feel like I could burst out at any moment. I needed time to relax and calm down.

"Why what happened?", Z keeps trying to ask him and I. The man keeps trying to fight me and he keeps yelling and cursing at me. Everyone is talking.

I can't control myself.

I need to think somewhere.

I need to leave.

"Please stop. I want to go", I try to say loudly but I feel that if I yell it out I won't be able to stop the anger.

No one listens.

"STOP!", I yell before screaming out. I push people out of my way to get to the door. I was still stronger and faster than everyone there so it was easy to get out.

I run out of the building. After that I just keep running. Anger fuels my every step and I just keep going. I realize the building is in the middle of a forest so I'm now deep in the forest.

I run faster and faster dodging trees and branches while jumping over bushes. I needed to calm down and this was how I could calm down. I needed quiet.

I knew that once I went back, I would be in so much trouble. Part of the agreement was that I wouldn't just run off because they don't want me trying to escape.

Tears roll down my cheeks and I find a place where I can sit in silence. I sit there until the sun goes away and the moon and stars come out. I lay down and just stare at the twinkling lights that fill the big black void.

This moment seemed so carefree and beautiful. Why couldn't everyday be like this moment. I don't want to care about anything. I jut want to be happy.

I close my eyes and let the cool breeze blow over me. I want to stay here in this bed of grass forever. I never want to leave.

Would anyone actually care if I didn't come back? Or would they just a be worried about their whole mission? I'm sure they could just replace me and they would all move on with their lives. I'm not important or special. No one cares.

"Y/N?", I familiar voice says. I turn to the voice and see Andrew running to me tired but happy. Then I remember why I was there at the building and why I didn't just give up. Why I didn't just leave them all. Because of Andrew. He cares.

"Thank god I found you! I've been looking all night-"

"You have?"

"Yes but I've found you now so it's ok", he says before taking a seat next to me. I look away ashamed of myself for making him worry.

"I'm sorry", I whisper with my head down.

"It's ok. This isn't your fault. I'm just glad your safe", he reassures me.

"Thank you", I say to him in my head.

"Here, you look cold", he says handing me his big leather jacket. He puts it over my shoulders and puts an arm around me. I lean into him and realize how cold I was before.

Maybe that's how I was. I'm cold but I don't realize it until someone shows me how warm I can actually be.

Sometimes I think I'm ok when really I'm not and deep down inside I know I'm not.

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The Hunted - Ch. 10

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"I understand this is all new to you and all but I'm happy you decided to help us."

"Join Me", her words rang in my ears.

His hand holds mine and my heart skips a beat. I feel my face get hot and I stared at him; curious. Why me? Out of everyone in the world he had to pick me? A monster. Yes I cared for him, but I was dangerous.

"Why me", I ask him.

"That's a dumb question", he laughs.

"Because I like you. I know you're a good person inside and I trust you. You're different somehow", he smiles. How would he know I was different. For all he knows, I could be an infiltrator, a spy.

He would be the death of me. His smile was so beautiful and the way his mouth curled up at the ends was so incredibly cute. The way he trusted his guts so much scared me because I didn't want to fail him. I didn't want to be the disappointment or the failure, I want to make people happy. The way he put so much trust in me also intrigued me. I've never seen a human put so much trust in another human before. I've only seen betrayal and hatred for their own greedy, selfish reasons. These group of humans were different, they put their selves in danger for the sake of humanity and the well-being of others though no one would even know a thing.

"How do you have so much trust in me?" He only smiles and holds my hand tighter as if he were giving me reassurance and support in whatever I was goingn through even though I've barely told him anything.

"You always think that you're not good who ugh or less than other people, but your not. You're just as good as anyone of us in here and maybe better", he says before pulling me into a hug.

His words were so beautiful and the way he said it made so much sense. I wanted to believe what he said but a part of screamed that maybe he was lying to get me to join there team. I knew he wasn't and I wanted to believe what he said but I can't.

"Thank You... for saying that", I whisper.

I stay in his arms for a bit more before he lets go.

"I gotta go but really, I meant it. Don't beat yourself up, you are amazing", he says before walking out the door.

I forget almost everything Leyla said as new words ring in my ears.

"You are amazing."

I hold onto those words hoping that maybe one day, I can believe them.

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The Hunted - Ch. 9

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"Okay ladies! Let's get down to business", he says standing at the end of the table. Everyone quiets down and I can see the respect they have for Z. I take a seat and Z begins to describe the plan.

"Our first objective was to kill the Empusae but Andrew here has told us that there is more to this than we thought. This is no longer a normal monster case. We're going after the boss. The master. And it's not going to be easy. We were going to kill Y/N here but Andrew convinced me to keep her alive. I'm not going to explain why as I want to get started on the actual mission but I know we can trust her..."

There was that word again. Trust. I didn't feel trustworthy so I couldn't see why they would think that.

"We just need to know who your master is Y/N."

"Hecate."

"And that woman who attacked Andy and CC was...", Z says trailing off at the end.

"My sister, Leyla. She is an Empusae and a Siren."

An Empusae was what I was, a creature that seduces men and/or women with their bodies and charm in order to get them alone before eating there flesh off and drinking their blood. A Siren was a mermaid creature that sang in order to bring men to her, she could then make them do her bidding by supernaturally seducing them or she could eat them.

"Did you have parents or something?", Jake asks confused as he was probably taught that monsters like me don't have parents.

"Um no. Empusaes who are born in the same area usually live together until they are old enough to leave or sometimes they stay with each other their whole lives. These are like our families and Leyla was my sister."

"Have any clues as to why she came here?", Z says getting back on topic

"Um because... I didn't finish my objective. To infiltrate the hunters base and gather information. It should have been done by the end of this year b-but I... I was busy learning to tame my hunger", I say a bit more hushed at the end as I didn't want them to think I was just saying this to get on their good side or anything.

"You can tame it? I thought it was essential to surviving", Ashley asks stunned.

"I just have to separate Hecate's commands from my thoughts. Hecate gives commands to every monster she is the master or creator of. Many of these monsters have heard her voice for so long that they begin to think that these are their own thoughts and that what Hecate is saying to them is what they want to do. Soon enough they become her little drones since they can't form their own ideas anymore. I worked on separating her commands from my thoughts to keep myself from turning... into a monster, but that didn't seem to work as I failed in the end anyways", I say remembering CC's blood in my hands.

I look up to see Andy staring at me in astonishment. But he didn't look like he felt sorry for me, just mad at himself for not understanding my situation. I wouldn't blame him though, this is all my fault. All my fault.

"How have you not turned into her little drone? That seems pretty hard always trying to ignore the voice in you head", Ashley says to me.

I don't say anything as it's not a subject I'm interested in. The struggles I went through to stop myself from harming others were very great but completely useless when I needed to stop myself the most.

"Is she talking to you right now?" I want to say no, but she is. All the time. I can't escape her. She's in my dreams and in my head. She's everywhere.

"Yes. She's there all the time. As you speak she is telling me to lie and gather info. Then to eat you all and leave", I reply a bit more coldly this time. Z decides to start talking about the plan so I shut up and listen. He really is a good leader, maybe in another life he could've became a general.

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The meeting thing was over soon and the plan was clear to me. I would stay here and offer them information until Hecate was found. Once she was found we would go to her and trap her. There was really no easy way to do it and we needed more information for a more detailed plan.

I didn't know where she hid but I told them of the few who did. My sister was one of them. These few are Specials. They are hand picked by Hecate and it's very hard to get in as she wouldn't just give her location to anyone. There isn't one specific way to get in either, there are many way. You just have to impress her while showing her your loyalty. My sister got in... because of me. I told her about how to seperate Hecate's voice and ours. I helped her seperate them and she soon got the hang of it. We left the rest of the family and became "vegan" monsters. She was strong enough to hold back but she didn't want to. She said that Hecate's plan was the best and that she wanted to follow it. She wanted to be a follower of Hecate by will even after I showed her how to seperate the thoughts. She wanted to. After about a year or so she became a Special. Word in the monster community runs fast and when I heard the name Leyla I knew it was her. Hecate picked her because she wanted to be a loyal little drone even when she knew she wasn't the one doing the thinking.

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I sat in the room they gave me and thought about the plan and Hecate's voice. It screamed "Traitor" and "Betray Them", over and over again. If only they knew the battles I faced everyday in my head. I have to keep remembering why I haven't betrayed them yet or else I would give in. I have to remember the sense of trust they instilled in me and... Andrew. He keeps me going as I wouldn't want to disappoint him.

"Hey sis", Leyla said. I knew her voice. I turned around to see her standing there smiling. I ignored her.

"What not gonna fight me or something?", she teased.

"Your only a projection of your thoughts. A hologram", a say plainly and uninterested in her games.

"What? How did you figure that out already", she laughed. As children we used to test each other to see if the other one was a hologram or fake without touching each other. That's how we built on our skills back then.

"Your necklace is gone. Silver can be hard to project sometimes", I said not even looking back to her. I wasn't interested in talking to her.

"How do you know I didn't just take it off?"

"When you were at Andrew's house it was still on so I knew that you still wear it and it's very unlikely you would take it off", I say still not giving her any eye contact.

"Hm... you got better. Why are you here? You can kill them right now. I know how strong you are. You're even stronger and faster than me but at the house it seems that maybe you're a bit rusty? What happened to 'The Gifted One'?" That was what all the monsters called me before I went "vegan". It's true I was very powerful but I don't like to linger on those memories.

"You were the best. I looked up to you. The way you could kill millions without even blinking was amazing. Why you let them live is a mystery to me. You could eat all of these dumb humans in less than a second but you let them live?"

"Being 'The Gifted One' was lonely. I don't want to be lonely again. These humans are my friends. They trust me", I reply still not looking.

"Lonely?! You had so many people around you, worshipping you!" Leyla never knew how alone I was.

"No. They were afraid of me and pretended to like me. None of them wanted to be my friend. I was all alone and I hated it."

"I want you to join me Y/N. I don't want to be alone as well. Being a Special is lonely since no one thinks of you as an equal. I want you to come with me and rule with Hecate together", she says hopefully.

"Have you forgotten how to seperate the thoughts?"

"Actually I mastered it then Hecate took it away. This is all on my own will now. Feeding, helping her is what I want. She took the voice away and it's so amazing not having to have a second person in there. So help me", she said probably extending her hand to me.

"Never."

Right after Andrew knocks on the door to my room before coming in. I turn around and as I expected, the hologram is gone.

"Hey um... How are you?"

"I'm fine." I wasn't. The voice was stronger now. And eating CC increased my bloodlust but I ignored it the best I could and put on a smile. He came in and sat down on the bed next to me. My bloodlust grew stronger but I kept ignoring it.

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“Y/N?”, Andrew said in a raspy voice starting wake up.

I was still in the corner with my knees on my chest and tears in my eyes.

“I’m sorry”, I half-whispered lifelessly.

It was hopeless. Andrew would hate me and probably kill me. That’s okay, I welcomed death. I had nothing more to my life and… I just wanted to die. I could kill Andrew at any time but I would never do that. He’ll just have to kill me. I just wanted to die.

Andrew sat up and saw CC everywhere. I looked at him crying, he was shocked as any person would be.

“Did you… kill CC”, he asked though he sounded as if he wasn’t really there.

“Yes. I murdered him. Just kill me now too”, I begged him. My life was so pointless and I would only make things worse. Nothing could ever get better for me so why keep living?

“What are you”, he asked a little madder this time.

I thought if he was mad at me it would make me feel better about dying as I wouldn’t be leaving anything I cared about behind but… it made me feel worse.

“I’m an Empusae.”

“You were the one that was running around that week that that hunter was trying to catch. I should’ve let him kill you”, he said as if I was another monster.

I didn’t want to bother him with my whole story. Of my efforts for the humans because I had failed anyways.

“Yes I was”, I say staring off into the distance.

“YOU BITCH!”, he yelled grabbing a silver knife off the kitchen counter and running towards me.

I don’t move because I don’t care everything was over. Maybe I am better off dead.

He puts it up to my neck and I almost laugh. Silver won’t work.

“I think you might need some help. Silver doesn’t work”, I say grabbing his hand and trying to push it away from me but he is to strong and doesn’t seem to be listening to me.

He keeps the knife to my neck and grabs my hands putting them in silver handcuffs. How many times would I have to tell this man silver doesn’t work. He forces me into the car and I keep the blank expression on my face. He shoves me into the back seat of his car and he speeds towards his headquarters. At least that’s what I’m assuming.

We finally get there and he takes me inside speed walking to somewhere while the other hunters look at me like I’m a rare object to be taken and Andrew got me first.

People pat Andrews back and cheer as we walk past but he only ignores them. I know I’m a monster but here, I feel worse about it. I’ve had human feelings and I’ve wanted to be human and usually I feel like I don’t fit in but here, it almost hurts me to not fit in. Why can’t I just be a normal human.

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Soon enough I have long chains attached to my arms and legs which are connected to the wall. The chains are silver and I know I could break them at any moment but I don’t. What was the point anyways?

A couple hours pass and I am suddenly I’m blinded by a bright light. My eyes adjust to the light and I can see the shape of a man. I then realize that it was probably a door that had opened. Andrew opened the door for a man. He doesn’t make eye contact with me. He only looks away as if it hurt him to see me like this.

The door closes and one dim light turns on and I see the man’s face. He looked… normal. He had a white button up long sleeve shirt and some nice shoes. He dressed nicely for a man who kills monsters his whole life.

He walks towards me as I sit there. I’m numb and empty.

“So you’re the little monster that’s been running’ around town huh?”

I don’t answer.

“Tell us what you know”, he says removing my chains.

I’m surprised and shocked. Why was he removing the chains?!

“Why are you removing the chains?!”

“Oh you’re not going to hurt anyone darling”, he says smiling as if he would bet his life on that statement.

“Oh yah? I could kill you right now”, I challenge him.

“Then. Do. It”, he says with his hands in the air and a smile on his face.

I walk towards him trying to get the courage to do it. He remains in the same position not moving or showing any signs of fear. I keep walking until I am face to face with him with my face about half a foot from his before I stop. I can’t do this.

Damnit why do I have to care so much.

I look away from him as he laughs.

“Now c'mon-”

I follow him more confused than ever. I thought I was a monster. I thought they were against me.

I am brought into a room with no chains and no one guarding me…like they trusted me. I-It felt kinda good, to be trusted and accepted. But I couldn’t fall in love with the idea of trust now.

The room is dimly lit and there is a long table in the middle with chairs around it. The room isn’t that big though as there were only 3 chairs on each side and some space to walk around. Andrew was there as well as some other hunters. At least, I’m assuming they are hunters.

“What is-”

“This is Andrew, I’m sure you already know that, and the other three are Jake, Ashley and Jeremy but he likes to be called Jinxx and I’m Zachary but you can call me Z”, the man who claimed to be Z introduces me.

“We were going to kill you but Andy here convinced us to keep you alive”, he smiles.

I stand there in shock and disbelief. Was this some cruel joke they were playing on me? Making me feel accepted and loved then killing me? But if it was true… why?

I’m speechless. Andrew doesn’t make eye contact. Jake, Ashley and Jinxx don’t look at me like I’m a monster but instead like a member of their group. Why must they torture me like this?

“He said that you weren’t like other monsters and that you were human… sort of. So I went over there to see and you didn’t attack me so we will proceed to Plan B”, Z explains.

Why would Andrew do this? What was Plan B? So many questions are being left unanswered.

“Plan A was to kill the Empusae. Plan B is to have her help us. Plan A was a fail, as we can see now that we will be needing your help in defeating the other monsters, so will you help us?”

“U-um I…”

“If you don’t, we’ll have to kill you”, he smiles.

I knew he couldn’t be nice for too long.

“Won’t you just kill me afterwards anyways?”, I say defiantly.

“No. I promise you we won’t”

“I don’t know.”

“Ok. Well, I’ll send you back to your room to let you think about it.”, he says letting his kind side show again.

I am shown to a room that was not my previous dark cold room. It had a nice bed and some good lighting. No windows, of course.

I take a seat on the bed and think. I just wanted this to be all over. If I deny it they have to kill me. Good. I want to die.

I hear a knock on the door and Andrew comes in. What now? He looked so sad and troubled. I wanted to go to him and comfort him and tell him I was okay and that I was sorry. But I didn’t.

“Are you accepting?”, he asks, clearly wanting to get to the point.

“Why did you tell them to keep me alive?”, I ask trying not to answer his first question. I know he’ll be mad at my answer.

“I asked first”, he argues still serious and not making eye contact.

“No. You should’ve killed me when you had the chance. I don’t want to keep living like this, a monster”, I answer trying not to cry.

I wanted to die. There was too much heartache here and I was to dangerous. I only cause people trouble and sadness.

“Damnit Y/N! Why do you always want to die?!”, he yells.

“Why do you want to torture me?! You should’ve killed me when you had the chance! I don’t want to suffer anymore Andrew. I want this all to be over”, I cry.

I didn’t want to cry but the way he spoke made me angry and regretted wanting to leave him.

“I care about you and I want to save you from Hecate”, he pleads.

Damnit. Why did he have to make me feel regretful now?

“You won’t win”, I say bleakly.

“Yes I will or I’ll die trying.”

I know Andrew will never understand so I stop. I sit and stare at the wall knowing that I won’t be getting anywhere with him.

“Please say yes”, he says before leaving.

He closes the door and I am left in my room alone. This is the way it had always been until Andrew came along. Maybe this is how it will and should always be. I am a monster and I should be alone and not friends with humans… right?

Why was I able to think these things but not believe them. This was only going to end with death and destruction if I follow along with their plan. It would probably end the same way anyways if I didn’t go through with their plan.

Then I thought about Andrew. He said he cared. He wants me to live. Why did he have to care about me? All these feelings made the choice harder. I wanted to be able to shut off the feelings so I wouldn’t have to care. But I do care. I care about Andrew and without me he’ll die before he can even get within a mile of Hecate. At least with me he can maybe get face to face with her. I care about Andrew and I want to help him.

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Two men come for me asking me to come with them so I follow. I am taken to the same room and I already know my answer.

I look around the room and everyone is there. I look to Andrew who is looking back at me with worried eyes. I express nothing to him and my face stays neutral.

“So Ms. Y/L/N, have you made a choice yet?”, Z says with the same calm smile he had when he was introducing me.

I look at him having second thoughts but I ignore them.

“I accept”, I say my face still calm.

A look of relief washes over Andrew’s face and it made me happy to know he was worried about me. It also made me hate myself for having to worry him. Why do I always say the wrong things?

“I’m glad you chose the right answer”, he says.

Z then tells the two men who escorted me here to leave. I am suddenly met with a pair of arms wrapped around me. I look to see it was Andrew.

“I’m so glad you accepted”, he whispered with a smile in his voice.

I stand there for a few seconds admiring how he said I made him glad. I made someone happy. He didn’t know how much that meant to me. I am always causing grief and sadness but to think that I made someone happy for the first time was amazing.

I wrap my arms around him saying no words as no words would be able to describe how I felt.

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a/n: here you go ^_^ thoughts? love it? hate it? Idk :) Feedback is ALWAYS appreciated (not hate lol) luv ya guys :) <3 <3 <3

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|About| An Empusae, a monster of greek myth, starts to fall for Andy, a hunter who kills monsters. She doesn't want to eat humans so she has found substitutes to fulfill her hunger. The only way to free all the monsters of Hecate, their master, is to kill her and that... isn't going to be simple, but with Andy by her side, it might be possible.

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Chapter 14

Chapter 15

More coming soon...

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The Hunted - Ch. 7

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You sat in the darkness, thinking. What were you going to do now? Hecate was going to kill you. Torture you. You then thought about Andrew. How much safer he would be now that you weren’t there and for just a second you felt happy. Happy to know he was safe and that he was going to move on and forget about this whole thing, about you.

You suddenly hear footsteps scurrying in the darkness. You spin around, frightened for what you might see. Slowly, a rat emerges from the darkness. You only see it for a split second but you knew what it meant.

Suddenly you wake up palms sweating and you’re heart beating fast. The rat. There was a rat in my dream.

A creature like me is not supposed to have animals in their dreams… or anything for that matter.

You get up and feel dizzy for a second for getting up too quickly. You find your phone and take it into you’re shaking hands. All you could think about was the rat and Andrew. He wasn’t so safe anymore.

You go to the speed dial. But remember you had deleted Andrew’s number. Shit.

If you couldn’t get to Andrew in time he was going to die. You had no car and you had moved apartments since that night at Andrew’s. I was 3 miles away, it was the middle of the night and it was raining. I still had to go. I grabbed my coat and some comfortable shoes and hurried out the door. I needed to get there in time.

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I was only a mile away from his house so I started running a bit faster.

“Hey!” I stop running and jog to see who was calling me. I look behind me and see CC driving in his car. He pulls up next to me and I stop.

“CC. Hi I-”

“Do you have any idea what you did to Andrew?!”

“No. Look I-I need to go”, I say before I start running again.

“Wait!” I turn around to see what he wants.

“Atleast get in the car. It pouring outside”, he pleads.

“Ok”, I say giving in.

I get into the car and tell him to drive me to Andrew’s house as it was a matter of great importance.

“Why? So you can go and hurt him again?”

“CC please…”

I looked at him pleadingly almost as if I was begging him, which I was.

“Fine. We’ll go”, he says staring the engine and passing the speed limit.

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A couple minutes later and we reach Andrew’s house. I jump out of the car and bang on his door. All I could think about was that rat. CC comes out of his car and trys to get me to calm down. I push him off and keep banging on the door.

“ANDREW! OPEN THIS DOOR!”

“Y/N! THIS IS CRAZY! STOP”, he yells at me grabbing me and pulling me off of the door.

“No! You don’t understand”, I scream as tears furiously fall down my cheeks.

“You’re CRAZY!”

“get… OFF!” I finally get him off and continue banging on the door while screaming for him. I kick the door down with a sudden burst of adrenaline when the thought of a dead Andrew on the floor worried me.

She had already gotten to him. My sister took her hand off of him and smiled at me. She smiled at me with genuine happiness… a sick kind of happiness. She took part in this joy that killed me inside.

I run to Andrew who is on the floor not caring if she killed me or not. He was only knocked out.

“YOU BITCH!”, I try to scream through my tears but it only comes out as a weak cry but I don’t care.

“I think that’s the nicest thing I’ve ever heard come out of your stupid little mouth sis”, she laughs.

She walks over to CC who is getting ready to fight with his gun.

“Leyla! No!”

I run to CC but she is faster and gets to his lips before I can stop her. He struggles but soon falls under her spell. He calms down and she lets go of him and watches him go after me.

“CC! Snap out of it”, I cry.

“You know what, I don’t like you.”

“Why do you have to take everything from me?!”, I scream to Leyla.

CC charges towards me and my instincts want to kick in and kill him but I stop myself and move out of the way. He hits the wall and turns around only to keep charging. I know with one hit I could accidentally break him so I try to just dodge him.

"C’mon sis! Don’t tell me you’ve gone soft! KILL HIM”, she laughs.

This is what she wants. This is why Hecate sent her here. To turn me back into the monster I once was.

"Andy will never love you”, CC laughs.

I let my guard down for a second and he gets a hit at me and my instincts go crazy. I want to rip off his head and drink his fresh, sweet blood.

“What? Don’t tell me you’re being a coward! You were brave enough to play with Andy!”

“Shut up CC”, I say through gritted teeth and clenched fists.

I couldn’t take it any longer. Every cell in my body wanted to eat him.

“Why? You are just going to lie to me like you lied to Andy!”

He grabs a knife from the kitchen and cuts his arm and I watch as the blood trickles down and drips to the ground. The aroma fills the air and soon enough, the whole house smells of his blood.

I feel myself lose my mind to the hunger and there is no bit of regret in what I’m about to do. I walk over to him smiling like a crazy person. I know my eyes have turned bloodshot red as that’s what happens when the hunger takes over. I feel the sudden surge of strength pounding through my body waiting to be used.

I grab his head in one hand and his shoulder in the other, pulling them apart. Humans were so fragile and easy that is was almost no fun anymore. I see the thick, dark red Iiguid ooze out and I let myself have a taste but this taste soon turns into a bit more. Then a bit more. Until I’ve finished all of him.

“Good job! Oh… look at the time! Gotta go”, Leyla laughs.

I have no more energy to go after her and I know I wouldn’t be able to kill her in this condition. The hunger soon passes and I realize what I’ve done. My eyes turn to their normal color and my knees go weak. Everything in my body is trembling at the thought of what I’ve just done.

I’ve failed. I’ve failed myself. I’ve failed Andrew… and CC. I gave in to the trap they had set for me.

The hunger was filled. The void that only human blood could fill had been filled, but now what?! Andrew will never trust me. He’ll see me for the monster that I am.

Maybe I am a monster.

I end up in the corner crying in a pool of blood. My hands that are covered in CC’s blood, grab my hair and I sit there in regret of everything.

I should have never met them. Then maybe I wouldn’t have brought all this disaster and grief upon them. I am a curse. I am disaster. I am a monster.

I hate myself for it.

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The Hunted - Ch. 6

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“KILL HIM. HES ONLY A DISTRACTION. KILL HIM”, Hecate said.

Usually creatures of the night don’t have dreams they only have messages from their masters or nothingness. I hated sleeping. It wasn’t peaceful at all. It was quite the opposite. Maybe you’ve had a horrible nightmare but the things I hear are worse than a thousand nightmares. I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy.

I wake up with my heart pacing and my palms sweating. I look around frantically and remember last night. Shit. Why was I such a dumbass?! Shitshitshitshitshitshit. I get up and my first instinct is to leave. I wasn’t suppose to get close to him. I grab my clothes that I had thrown on the floor and quickly put them on.

I look back at Andrew. This was for the best. He wouldn’t like me anyways. We could never be together. Knowing his past… I just, I can’t let him go through all of that again. Plus I know CC now so he could get me in… I think. No. That would take too long, I don’t have that much time left.

That’s ok I can find another way. I have too. I don’t want Andrew getting hurt. I’m sad to admit it but… I care about him. And if I stay I think I might… fall for him.

I go to the living room and grab my purse. I rush out the door before a deep, sleepy voice stops me once I get to the door.

“Leaving already?” Shit.

“I have um, work”, I lie.

“Bullshit.”

“Wh-What I-”

“You forget that I’m a hunter Y/N. I can tell when your lying”, he laughs.

“C'mon at least stay for breakfast”, he asked.

“Fine.”

After we had eaten breakfast I was getting ready to go before Andrew stopped me again.

“Okay bye-” I said while heading out the door before he grabbed my arm.

“Wait um…” He let go and I turned around scared for what he would say next.

“What are we now? A-are we a thing or was that just…”

“I don’t know”, I said before he had gotten a chance to finish. My heart was racing with fear and excitement. My face was turning red and I really wanted to leave. I also wanted to be with him but I wouldn’t want to break his heart.

“But, how do you not know? I’m not asking to get married I just want to know if you have feelings for me or-”

“Look, Andrew, you won’t like me. You’ll only get your heart broken and I’m not the kind of girl you’d like to date”, I said avoiding the word Empusae. He’d never like my kind and it would never work out.

“What do you mean? Of course I like you! And don’t worry about me I’m a big boy, I think I can decide whether or not someone is going to break my heart”, he laughed.

If only he knew the real me. I’d be dead in seconds.

“I really like you… and I feel like I can trust you with anything”, he said as I felt my heart shatter into a million pieces. The words, “I can trust you” rang in my head. Trust. I was the least trustworthy person out there. I lie. I cheat. I-I care about him. How was I going to get out of this now? He just confessed his feelings towards me.

“I-I Andrew I… I just… I hate you.” I said it. I couldn’t take it back. Shit. I panicked and couldn’t think of a way to get out of it. I couldn’t turn back now. I saw the light and beauty in his face suddenly drop. His eyes were confused and sad.

Maybe, this was good. It’s better to never start any relations with him, than one that’ll only end in tears.

Andy’s POV

My heart dropped and I felt my knees get weak. I didn’t know what to say. I couldn’t say anything. I finally let myself fall for a girl and then she didn’t like me back. Tears started to fill my eyes but I fought them back. Stay strong Andy. Stay strong.

“But-”

“No. I hate you. You are so stupid with your little hunting thing. I hate you. I bet you get a lot of girls don’t you and I’m just another on of your toys. I wouldn’t care if you died fighting a monster or something. I don’t care. I don’t care about you or what you do. Just leave me alone. I never want to see you again. You can go fuck yourself.”

Did she really mean that? I looked at her hoping she was kidding or lying or something. Nothing. It was the truth. The tears rolled down my cheeks and I held her hand in mine hoping something would change. Nothing. I prayed to God that this was just a nightmare. I wanted to wake up any minute and laugh about this.

“Y/N you don’t-”

“Yes I do mean it.” Then she left. She walked away leaving me in the doorway crying. She shuts the door when she leaves, leaving me in a lonely, sad house. I turn around and my back rests against the door. I let myself fall to the ground and stare off into the distance. The world felt emptier and sadder knowing she didn’t feel the same. Knowing that she… hated me. Could I live with myself knowing that I made the girl I fell for hate me? How did this happen? I thought things were going well. I- I want to forget. Everything.

Y/N’s POV

I walked away from his house with the worst feeling. I’m not suppose to have feelings, but I felt. I was suppose to use him but I didn’t. I ruined our friendship. I ruined… everything. Now I’m going to have to face Hecate. There was no way I would be able to get into the hunter thing now. It was hopeless. Might as well die fighting. I have nothing here on earth I care for anymore. Andrew probably hates me and I won’t be able to change that. I walked to my apartment and planned my suicide mission.

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The Hunted - Ch. 5

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“So how long have you known her?”

“About a month now I guess”, Andrew replied.

This CC character was funny and unusual. He wasn’t as predictable as Andrew was and that was dangerous.

“So you haven’t tried to make a move on her yet”, CC asked him laughing.

“Dude! I said we are just friends.”

“Ok… Ok fine. I’ll quit”, he laughed.

I sat there with my hot cocoa, that Andrew had made for CC and I, and stared at them in wonder. It was clear these two had a very close relationship… together? No, they were friends. They weren’t “touchy” or nice enough to each other to be in a relationship. I giggle at the idea and Andrew stops bickering to look at me.

“Y/N why are you-”, he starts to ask before I decide to cut him off.

“So CC, what brings you here”, I ask. He had to have come here for a reason.

“Well um… I actually needed to talk to Andy about something… private”, he said partly mumbling while looking at Andrew.

I wondered what secret they must be hiding from me. My only guess was that maybe CC was a hunter as well. This was all speculation of course… but it would explain why he came here this late.

“Oh, of course”, Andrew replied suddenly getting serious.

“Just a minute”, Andrew reassured me.

He left with CC into his bedroom and I sat there waiting for them to go in. Once they went in I got up and investigated his house a bit. Maybe I could find some evidence or something to give to Hecate.

Hecate wasn’t my favorite creature. She was the most vile hated creature around… but I still had to follow her. It’s like obeying the most hated popular kid at school. No one likes them but is scared around them and they get pushed around. Hecate was like the bully of almost all creatures. I wondered if Andrew could’ve stopped her but that was a silly idea. Hecate was the mother of almost all mythical creatures and was a very powerful creature herself. She has survived thousands of years and destroyed any and all humans in her path. I would never let myself let Andrew have to face her. I’d also never tell him what I was. He’d only try to kill me.

As I looked through the drawers I found a scrapbook of pictures. On the cover it said, “Andy as a Baby”. I opened it found pictures and captions of little Andrew. He was adorable. I wish I had a childhood, I was a creature that was born as an adult so I didnt know what it was like to be a child. I giggled as I saw a picture of Andrew crying. The caption read, “Andy’s first play date.”

“Y/N?” I turn to see Andy staring at me and CC laughing.

“Hello Andrew. It seems I’ve found a scrapbook of you as a baby”, I say giggling and showing him the scrapbook.

“Um… Let’s not look at those haha”, he says as his face turns red. I guess looking at another persons baby pictures were embarrassing.

“Haha ok”, I say putting it back.

I go to sit back on the couch and we hang out and get to know each other. CC was a very funny guy so I could see why Andrew had befriended him. Andrew left to go to the restroom so it was just CC and I there.

“Y/N”, CC said in a serious tone.

“Yes?”

“Andy over there really likes you and… Let’s just say his last girlfriend um… Didn’t work out. I’m not gonna tell you anymore about that because I think that that’s something he should tell you about. Anyways, please be careful with his heart because it’s already shattered.”

“O-of course”, I reassured him.

Maybe Andrew had more depth to him than I thought. I never planned on having Andrew like me. Now I have to deal with his broken heart. I don’t even care about him I’m just using him. But if I didn’t care why do I want to be careful around him. Why do I feel like I don’t want him to get hurt. I am just using him right? He means nothing to me… Right?

Andrew came back and the mood went from serious to light-hearted again. CC talked and laughed as if he never said anything to me. About an hour later CC left and I was already a bit tired. I still wanted to ask him about his ex-girlfriend though.

Andrew took my empty cup and put it in the sink as I sat on the couch flipping through the channels. He took a seat next to me when he finished and I figured that maybe now was a good time to ask him.

“Andrew?”

“Yah?”

“Um… CC said something about a past girlfriend when you were in the bathroom”, I said carefully. Wait, why did I care?

“Oh um-” he said looking down as if he were thinking back to harsh memories.

“Sorry I didn’t mean to-”

“No… It’s ok. I’ll tell you”, he said quietly.

“About a little more than a year ago… there was a girl that I fell really hard for. Her name was Anne. We dated for, well a year and she was great. I-I loved her. We were engaged actually. I still remember how she would laugh at the weirdest things and fall in love with paintings and music. How her eyes lit up when you started talking about her favorite band and the way she talked with passion about the things she loved. She was perfect and she was a… a-a vampire.”

Shit. This is bad. Maybe this story will have a happy ending somehow?

“That’s when I realized how evil she was. My love for her soon turned to hatred. She was only here to play me. She wanted to see how far a vampire could go unnoticed by a hunter. I let her go when she told me and I regret that now. I found her though and I had to kill her. Before she died she told me how I was just a game to her and how fun I was to play with. How easy my emotions were to toy with. She said she never loved me and I was soon gonna be her meal anyways. She died laughing”, he said through tears. That was the worst ending ever.

I suddenly regret meeting this man and coming into his life but for some reason I felt he needed me. I wrap my arms around him comfortingly as humans usually do.

“The worst part is, I still loved her even after she told me that it was just a joke. I still loved her even after she made me give her everything. Even now, I don’t think I could hate her.”

I sat there with him for about half an hour in silence with my arms around him as he hugged me back. I hate to say, my heart broke for him.

Andy’s POV

I’m glad I met this girl. The more time I spend with her, the more I fall for her. I don’t know her very well but she’d never break my heart. I had a feeling that I could trust her. I didn’t know what it was but she was different. I was glad she was sitting here with me putting up with all my bullshit. I let go of the hug and wiped away tears that had escaped from my eye.

Y/N’s POV

“Thank you. You really didn’t have to-”

“No, I wanted to”, I reply.

What was I saying?! I was telling the truth though. But that would mean I care about him. Do I care about him?

I realize how close our faces are to each other and my heart skips a beat. My stomach starts to feel all weird and I feel my face turn red. My heart beats so loudly that I’m afraid he might hear it.

“Um-” I start before our lips crash.

I don’t pull away and his hand cups my face. I pull his face closer to mine and grab his hair. His free hand pulls my waist closer to his while his other hand strokes my hair. I end up laying down on the couch. I break away from the kiss to catch my breath. I look at his lustfully beautiful eyes and smile as I place my lips back onto his.