"Well this was a rather nice way to wake up…but please Miss Mercer control yourself, there are children in attendance. I know it's hard…with me being so irresistible and handsome." The indignant noise Cassy Mercer makes and the outright laughter of the kids brings a very soft smile to my face and a warmth to my chest.
Tears start running down Cassy's face as she gets off of me and sits back on her knees, her head turns as she takes in the kids.
She lifts her arms up to her face, a choking sound comes from behind her hands, the kids all rush and envelop her in hugs.
"MISS MERCER!!!" The kids cry out and a loud sob leaves the woman as she gives her best attempt at hugging all the kids at once.
As I stand up the boy who wants to be a hunter breaks away from the group to look up at me, "Can you start training me now?"
"Sure buddy…let's give them some time. Oh umm…what's your name kid?"
"Danny…and thanks, Uncle Matt."
'Uncle Matt? Ehh whatever floats the kid's boat I guess.' I think while resting my right hand on the kid's shoulder and leading him away from the group creating a gym/obstacle course/school in front of us.
"Now a Hunter has to not only be physically fit, but they need to possess an ability to conduct research and explore the depths of lore to figure out the why, how and what when it comes to what you're hunting." As I turn to look at Danny he turns to look back at me with a reverent and devoted look in his eyes.
I make a Hunter's Handbook appear in the air between us at Danny's chest height, "This is your holy book…learn it, live it, breath it…the information in this book will keep you alive, it will give you the knowledge to combat the things that prey on us out there in the real world." Danny holds the Handbook to his chest with tears of determination glistening in his eyes.
"This course has been designed to push you to your absolute limits both mentally and physically, if your bones get broken…stand up and push through the pain, if you die get back up and keep going. Doing this will prove that you have the sheer determination to be a hunter, follow the large banners on the walls for weapon safeties and basic stance forms and exercises. If I come back and find that you aren't here I'll know you don't have what it takes to be like me."
'God, I sound like a pretentious asshole…but this kid is eating it up!'
"I'll make you, my mom and dad proud, I promise Uncle Matt!" Danny practically shouts as he goes over to a four person table, pulls out a chair, sits down and begins to read my handbook like it's holy gospel.
'Now I just need to hit up the School of the Wolf and learn how to turn Danny and maybe the other kids into Witchers, then try and bag a crossroads demon to bring Zoey back to life…go see Bobby. Call and check in with Dean.' a sigh leaves me as I think through all that I have to do.
"So much to do and so little time to do it in." I hum with a smile almost forming on my lips as I leave the Hunter training school.
"You're a self righteous asshole!" Snarls the Kitsune woman who looks like Maggie Q did in her early 20's.
"Oh…it's you…" I offer uncaringly in her direction.
"You hunted me and my children down and executed them without a second thought, yet you saved those kids and that woman on a whim! Why?!"
"My family has a code, we hunt those who hunt us…my cousins operate on the code of saving people, hunting things…you and your children were and are a thing that hunt and kill normal people like myself. There were ways you could have kept them fed and healthy without killing anyone yet you made the decision to murder innocent people therefore instead of us letting you exist on the fringe surviving and living with your children…you became a target." My answer makes her eyes glow and face do a partial morph revealing her beastial nature.
"Why did you keep me alive instead of killing me like my children?!" She growls at me questioningly, with a mental command I say "Sit Girl" and enjoy the Inuyasha like sight of this Kitsune woman cratering the ground beneath her walking the few steps over to her I take a fistful of her silky black hair while crouching down to look her in her eyes.
'I wonder whether or not she'd believe me if I told her that she's here by complete and utter chance? Probably not best to play the evil villain image she has of me in her mind already.'
"I kept you, because you're a beautiful and fuckable pet to toy with here in my world." At my words the light in her eyes dims and I release her head feeling satisfied with her temporary defeat of her righteous fighting spirit.
'Oh yeah, I make a damned good villain!' Feeling like I just played the role of a villain I mentally pat myself on the back feeling as though I accomplished something.
Summoning Bobby's Chevelle to me I lay my right hand against the hood and begin restoring it/shaping it turning it into a badass looking and sounding black beauty or a beast machine with blood red racing stripes from the hood to the trunk.
Getting into the Chevelle I move us from the pocket dimension to the real world and find myself at a closed and taped off gas station with yellow police tape, driving out of the parking lot I go on a shopping spree for the ingredient I need for a crossroads demon summoning.
It takes me maybe half an hour to get what I need for the summoning, before I head to the hospital to check in on Bobby.
Bobby is laying in the bed looking annoyed as hell at a rather cute nurse fussing over him.
"Hey gramps, how are you feeling?" My playful question draws a gruff huff from Bobby and a soft chuckle from the nurse.
"What are you just here to be a pain in my ass, ya idjit kid?" Bobby gruffly reciprocates my playfulness.
"Maybe… but I mostly just wanted to see how you were doing."
"I'm fine." Bobby mutters gruffly while looking away from me.
"He's not fine in fact, he had to go back under the knife after an altercation with an acquaintance of his, caused him to experience another but minor heart attack." the nurse explains and I feel my eyebrows furrow in concern for the seasoned Hunter.
"Balls, why'd you have to go and tell the kid that ya nosy busy body?!" Bobby angrily grumbles and the nurse just rolls her eyes at him.
"Because someone has to take care of you Mr.Singer, since you won't take care of yourself!"
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