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I’m a sucker for characters who see troubled kids in dangerous situations and basically go “they need parents, guess that’s me now”

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𝐃𝐑𝐀𝐁𝐁𝐋𝐄 𝟎𝟎𝟏 : 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐀 .

𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐜𝐫𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭 lived mission of revenge , nothing was easy . she was new to hunting and taking out a seemingly developed nest proved very difficult . nothing , however , was as difficult as seeing the crumpled form of a child in the corner of the room , cowering out of sight . she couldn’t be older than ten . it took a while to earn the girls trust enough to approach , reasonably . a teenager covered in blood after killing those around you wouldn’t be the most comforting figure . but when crystal neared the girl , she lunged out , baring her fangs and latching onto the flesh of crystal’s arm . the hunter let the stake fall from her hand and clatter to the floor . sure , the pain was sudden and jarring , but she wasn’t about to kill a child for following her instincts .

𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐞 , before gently caressing her matted hair and asking ( in a very polite manner ) for her arm to be released . surprisingly , it was . the two sat there in silence for a moment , now both covered in blood . “ i should prob'ly go fix this up , huh ? you wanna come with me ? ” the girl moved back an inch , and so did crystal , knowing that stranger danger is very real and it might’ve seemed too invasive . but she couldn’t just leave her here . she wouldn’t . there were bribes that followed , but ultimately it was honesty that caused the small girl to reach for crystal’s hand . she found out the child’s name was maria , and she was taken – events described were eerily similar to crystal’s experience . upon arrival at the cabin , the two cleaned up , ate , and crystal sat nearby as maria lay fast asleep on the couch .

𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐚 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡 , and it was wonderful . they baked , they fell asleep in front of the television nightly , and crys was happy for the first time since sarah’s death . during this time , the hunter was researching . looking through missing person’s files and trying to find out where maria came from . yes , crystal enjoyed the company , but she knew that somewhere out there , maria was being missed dearly . one fateful day , crystal found a posting about a missing girl and maria’s picture was attached . that night was emotional for both of them , knowing their time together as this sort of makeshift family has come to an end , but maria was ecstatic to go back home . they left the next day at the crack of dawn and made it to the girl’s hometown by nightfall .

𝐥𝐮𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚 , her father was a hunter . one with a good heart and good intentions . crystal stayed in town for a few days to make sure all was well before returning home to a cabin that seemed almost even more lifeless than before . this event is what caused crystal to begin hunting again . it had started out for sarah , but there were many more sarahs out there that she hadn’t thought about .