The Vampire in Hawkins (Eddie Munson x Reader)

Chapter Nine

TW: Brief thoughts of suicide

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If you think hunting slowed down for New Year's and Christmas, you're absolutely right, and that's the problem. It was suspicious since every year since I started, hunting was busier around the holidays.

If I wasn't hunting, I was with the Winchesters. Entertaining little Sam and Dean while John went out. Taking the boys to and from school, letting Dean 'help' build the movie room he requested.

It was pretty domestic, which was a surprising change of pace.

If I wasn't with the Winchesters, I was in Hawkins trying to avoid running into Eddie no matter how much the party encourages me to. Robin became a favorite of mine when I finally got to know her once she stopped her nervous babble when we were finally able to talk, and we made fun of Steve every chance we could, much to his dismay.

I made sure to visit the party and the Byers for Christmas making sure to deliver presents wherever they needed to go. But I had Dustin deliver the present I got for Eddie now that I'm starting to come around to seeing him again and accepting whatever reaction he gives me. While I was in California with the Byers, I finally taught Will and El how to defend themselves properly. Especially since El still couldn't use her powers. New years were spent with the Winchesters. Bobby joined us, but my friends made sure to give me a call.

In mid-January, Bobby helped me find a lead on the last leader and Alpha vampire, and I was on the road nonstop since. Chasing lead after lead. Dead end after dead end until suddenly it was March, and I finally caught a whiff of the alpha and leader's scent.

Everyone was worried for me, of course. Anything to do with vampires and I became laser-focused and almost completely obsessed. It was why I was so good at vampire hunts. Why I preferred to go at it alone; It was like I became a monster when it came to vampire hunts, and now that I'd finally caught the scent of the last two, the monster inside was ready to play.

I scared myself with how obsessed I became with killing these things. Things like me.

A monster.

It makes me think if I should just end it all once the vampires are gone.

My new friends and family come to mind, and I shake those thoughts away. I'm not a monster, I'm not alone, and I won't lose control of myself when I finally kill these last two vampires. First, however, I have to follow the scent.

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Since my previous lead had been successful in Wyoming, I continued to follow the scent for several days until I realized I was in Indiana. "Okay, concerning, but I'm not worried just yet." I follow the scent to the highway that will take me to Hawkins. "Okay, I'm beginning to worry." I take a deep breath and concentrate on the scent of the vampires, hoping I'll just pass the town. As I approach the town, however, and pass the "Welcome to Hawkins" sign, the smell becomes more overpowering. "Very, very worried."

It took me to a bar called "The Hideout," but it was currently filled with humans.

Drunk humans.

They were not going to leave the bar peacefully or without causing me trouble, and I didn't want to use my powers to force them. Another issue was that I had a gut feeling the lord and Alpha wouldn't leave even if I requested them to. They didn't give a damn about people, let alone a mutant like me. I sighed as I opened my trunk, took my machete, grabbed a syringe, and tucked them both inside the inside pocket of my heavy jacket before locking my car and entering the bar. I think about my friends and know they would be upset if I didn't tell them I was in town, but I knew they would beg to help, and no matter how much I refused, I knew that they would sneak off and help anyways.