The Hunting (A House of Anubis Story)

Chapter 13

Eddie POV

I was scrolling through my phone when Jerome walked in.

"Man, I would do my chores but I don't feel like it," he spoke as the whole house looked at him.

"Well you have to," Alfie said with confusion. Jerome stared at Nina, KT and I as Nina got up.

"You know what? No! I'm tired of you blackmailing us! We're not doing your chores anymore!" KT shouted as she walked towards Jerome. Nina and I followed her, standing to the side of Jerome.

"Good because blackmailing you guys was getting boring," Jerome sighed.

"Why would you be blackmailing them?" Willow asked as Jerome smiled.

"Yes, why am I blackmailing them? Why don't you tell us."

"Jerome, don't," Nina begged.

"Why not? Why don't you tell your darling Fabian why you're really here."

"What's he talking about?" Fabian questioned Nina.

"Nothing," Nina answered, still staring at Jerome, tears brimming her eyes.

"Come on, tell Fabian your little secret," Jerome urged.

"Stop," Nina choked out as a few tears rolled down her cheeks.

"And what about you Eddie? Why don't you tell your lovely Patricia why you three are here," Jerome smirked.

"Jerome, you've had your fun, now stop," I spoke through clenched teeth.

"Nah. Come on Junior, tell Patricia your dirty little secret."

"Eddie? What's he talking about?" Patricia interrupted. I looked at her and stayed quiet as I turned back to Jerome, glaring at him.

"And KT has been lying to all of you," Jerome rolled his eyes.

"Jerome, please don't," KT pleaded.

"Tell everyone why you're here, who you really are."

"Please Jerome," Nina cried as she blinked away her tears.

"Jerry, we told you what could happen," I warned him.

"They're hunters and not just normal hunters who hunt deer and rabbits but hunters of the Supernatural. They were sent here because a war is brewing right under our noses," Jerome told them.

"Nina is that true?" Fabian questioned as Nina's tears picked up.

"I'm sorry." Patricia rolled her eyes as she got up angrily and marched out the front door. Amber raced up the stairs as Fabian followed her.

"You happy now Jerome? You ruined everything!" I yelled as I raced out the front door.

"Patricia wait!" I shouted, running across the lawn. She stopped and turned to me quickly.

"Why didn't you tell me?" she screamed at me.

"I wasn't allowed to," I tried desperately to explain.

"But you lied to me," Yacker muttered as she bit back tears. This was a completely different side of Patricia.

"Please. I'm sorry, Yacker," I whispered.

"Don't call me that!" she shrieked as tears began to actually fall. That one sentence hit me like a knife. Don't call her that? How can I not call her Yacker? "I-I just can't," she struggled before running off down a sidewalk. I let out a frustrated scream and kicked a rock as I ran a hand through my hair. I turned, about to head in the direction if the house, until I heard a scream. I took off running. Yacker!

Nina POV

"Fabian, please, I'm sorry I didn't tell you! I just wasn't allowed to!" I shouted as I followed him downstairs.

"You still lie to me," he spoke softly.

"Technically, I didn't lie because you never really asked 'Are you a Hunter?' So I didn't really lie I just never told you," I blabbed. He stared at me as I cursed myself. Stupid nervous habit.

"I thought we were supposed to tell each other everything," he muttered as he began to walk to the front door.

"I didn't tell you so I could keep you safe," I whispered as his hand touched the door knob.

"Why? Why are you so desperate to keep me safe? I can take care of myself!" he yelled.

"Not in this life! You can't protect yourself in a life you don't know! I've been training for this world, for this life, since I could walk and I still almost die every day!" I screamed. He headed out the door as I let out a sob. Amber came down the stairs and glanced at me as she headed out the door to get Fabian.

"We're going after him too," Jerome spoke, gesturing to him, Alfie, Joy and Willow.

"Go," I sobbed loudly. They left too as I let out another cry.

"You ok?" KT questioned as she came down the stairs. I nodded as we heard a scream.

"Patricia," I muttered as we raced out the door.

Eddie POV

I tore through the woods, trying to get to where the scream came from. Once reaching a clearing I stopped in my tracks and sucked in a breath. I glanced over to see Fabian, Joy, Jerome, Amber, Alfie, and Willow in the tree line. Nina and KT came racing through the woods and stopped beside me letting out a gasp.

"Hello there, old friends," Vallen smiled wickedly. We used to know Vallen, before he was a vampire that is. When we were in middle school, kids used to constantly pick on him because he was a nerd and an easy target. He used to constantly try to be friends with Nina, KT and I since we were so nice to everyone. But we were in this weird stage where we'd only hang out with each other so we decided not to be friends with him. He kinda hated us since cause he thought we were ignoring him and hanging out with other people when we were really just sticking together. Then one day, when we got a hunt, it was realized to be Vallen. Some vampire promised him that he could get revenge on everyone who ever ignored him or teased him and he accepted the offer to become one of the demons. Once Vallen turned, all that anger turned to pure evil and now he's the evilest vampire we know. He's pure darkness, wickedness and sin. He lives to torture us. Everything we take an interest in he must destroy. And now, our friends and the ones we love were the perfect torture.

"Long time no see. Wow Eddie, you defiantly have good taste in woman," he teased wickedly as he held Patricia to his chest, one hand around her throat.