one door o p e n s another one shuts[dean/sam/open

[zyoria]

Running, she was running and not stopping. Always on the move, never settling down, the loner female continued her frantic running for the fear of stopping. The moon was half, giving her enough light to see and thats all she needed. Dressed in jeans, shirt, combat boots, Niki refused to slow down until her lungs ached. Pain forced her to stop, her breathing in ragged gasps. Pressing a hand over her chest, feeling her ribs and her heart beating miles per minute, she allowed herself a little breather. Leaning against a tree, Niki slid down before looking up at the sky, a sky she once thought was the greatest. And now? Now she hated it, knowing when the full moon came, she would be the beast inside. "The wolf is inside me all the time, just waiting to get out." Niki muttered, tears stung her eyes, the smell of food was just about a mile away. I need food, and soon. Niki thought to herself, hearing a branch snap.

The werewolf that had bitten her was after her, still. No matter what Niki did, she couldn't escape or hide. A few months ago when she went hiking, she could smell him, and knew instantly who and what he was. The sole reason why she was a werewolf today and how her father was murdered on that cold winters night. " Veni veni venias
Ne me mori facias."
Niki muttered as she stood up and ran again, fear griped at her heart and nerves were packed with adrenaline. Limbs soon ached again, the smell of food was close. A squeak of terror escaped her light pink colored lips, nearly tripping over branches that lay in her way.

Soon she was in sight of the diner, he feet pounding on the ground like mad as she skidded and tripped, falling face first into the ground. Cuts from loose stones drew little blood. Her hands which had shot out to break her fall were skinned and aching with a dull throb of pain. He was close, watching from afar, waiting for the right moment. Unable to help herself, she screamed, curled up into a ball and stayed there, wanting it all to end. Her stalker would always be around, she couldn't escape him as long as she was alive.

[ZZZ - Dean - RETIRED]

Dean was never happier than when he'd eaten well. Apart from the times he spent with beautiful women. And perhaps when he knew Sam was safe. Oh, and knowing a hunt had gone smoothly. But having filled his hungry belly with the best tasting cheeseburger he'd had in a long time, he was feeling pretty pleased with himself.

He headed off in the direction of his car, intending to wait for Sam to catch up there, when he heard the scream. A sound filled with terror that made him freeze mid step and instinctively swivel his head in the direction it had come from. Pushing the car keys back into his pocket he took off running towards the sound, his hand reaching under his shirt for the gun tucked into the back of his jeans. Just in case.

As he rounded the corner, his gaze fell to a woman cowering in fear on the ground and a guy approaching her from the other side of the street.

"Hey!" He shouted in warning, pulling the gun out so the guy could see it, but not aiming it just yet. He didn't know what was going on but his keen hunter senses were telling him the guy was bad news.

[zyoria]

The sound of another voice shattered the stillness in the air, her screams died down in her throat as she realized she wasn't going to be killed tonight. Rising from the dirt, pressing her hands upon the ground to steady herself, Niki looked behind at the guy who was the reason she was wolfy. Hatred surged in her eyes as she stared venomously at him before he seemed to slink back into the shadows. If he was still watching, Niki didn't know for her attention was now upon the man with the gun and a whole new type of fear washed through her body at the sight. Sniffing the air told her nothing and that was a worry.

Swinging her legs underneath her and pushing herself up from the ground, Niki stared at the male. No words came forth, not yet, instead she brushed the dirt from her jeans, making her hands ache. Again. Scared eyes shot around like a frightened animal, before releasing a breathe she didn't realize she had been holding onto. "Ego gratias ago vos" Niki whispered, reverting to her latin speaking whenever she was nervous. Taking deep and calming breathes, she lowered her head in apology. "Sorry, I mean to say I thank you. I would have been killed." Niki looked up towards Dean, gratitude seen in her light eyes.

That or be mated with and I don't really which to be raped by the guy that bit me and killed my father. Niki thought to herself, hating the guy with ever fibre of her body. Thanks to that werewolf, she lost her father and was a monster. Not many people believed in werewolves, and some that did hated them with a passion. Not knowing how Dean would react to that piece of news forced Niki to be silent, only saying a few things, like her name for example. "My name is Niki." She fell back into silence, a normal occurrence for the young adult.

[ZZZ - Dean - RETIRED]

"Yeah, you better run buddy!" Dean hollered after the guy who was now making a hasty retreat. He'd probably taken one look at Dean's gun and decided that jumping an innocent woman in the middle of the night wasn't such a gangbuster idea after all. Dean took a few steps as though he was going to go after him but stopped when he realised that the young woman who had now picked herself up off the ground was a little hurt. His knight in shining armour complex kicked right in.

"Hey, you okay?" He asked as he tucked the gun back into his jeans again. She seemed to be a little freaked, uncertain whether or not to trust him so he came up with a plausible explanation as to why he'd be carrying a gun around to try and help her calm down.

"S'ok...uh, I'm a cop." Well I do have a fake badge, so it's almost not a lie....

"Ego gratias ago vos"

Dean scrunched his face up a little, not sure he'd heard her right. He could have sworn that she'd whispered in latin, but his portable translator was still back at the resteraunt, in the men's room, so he couldn't be sure.

"Come again?"

"Sorry, I mean to say I thank you. I would have been killed."

"D'you know that guy?" He asked, pointing vaguely in the direction the creep had fled in.

[zyoria]

"I'm okay. I'm okay." Niki repeated, keeping her heart rate under control and her breathing regular. Arching her eyes when he spoke, she was really tempted to ask to see his badge, a paranoia thing, but decided against it. "A cop? Good thing, he will be more scared now." She glanced back to where the guy had slinked off too, not worrying much about him now that she was with a 'police officer.' Of course she believed him, she had no reason not too. Being new around here didn't give her much to doubt people and what they said. Good thing too or she would be asking many questions and would probably annoy Dean more with that.

Staying silent to figure out what she should and could tell him, she decided on part of the truth. "Not really. Hes been stalking me ever since L.A." Fearing she had said way too much, she withdrew into silence and not speaking. Her arms folded in front of her body, to stop the chill from biting at her sore hands, and as a protective gesture, Niki once again looked in the direction. Hopefully he would stay away at least for a few days. Then she could grab a few things from her temp hideout and be on the move again, for the young female never stayed in one place.

Wanting to skip out now, Niki was about to run once again when her stomach rumbled. She was hungry, after all, running all that time would make anyone starving. Rubbing her stomach and looking back at Dean, she blushed furiously. "Running makes me hungry." Niki commented simply as if that meant everything in the world. Feeling pretty safe, Niki looked back at the diner, smelling the food from here and her mouth began to water.

"Getting food. You coming?" Niki asked, tilting her head. Flashes of the wolf in her mind raged, and it was lucky she was human or she would have bitten Dean. Head hurting from the flash of memory, Niki began walking to the diner for food, but walking slow to Dean could catch up if he wished and she wouldn't stray. There was no way she wanted to end up a target of that werewolf again. No way.

[ZZZ - Dean - RETIRED]

"You've got a stalker? Uh, that's nice and...creepy. I hope you reported him to the cops."

Demons I get, people are crazy...

When she suggested he go with her to get food, Dean smiled politely, glancing back in the direction her stalker had gone before jogging a little to catch up with her.

"Actually I just came from there, but if you want me to stick around and make sure he doesn't come back again, I wouldn't say no to another drink."

Like Dean Winchester could ever refuse the company of a pretty woman....

Escorting her back to the resteraunt he'd just come from, he held the door open for her, following her inside keeping his eyes open for Sam. Assuming he hadn't already gone back to the car. No doubt if he found it still locked and no Dean in sight, there'd be a phone call within minutes to ask where he was and what trouble he'd likely got himself into.