Derek lived a normal life. He woke up, went tho classes, went to work, then it was back home to sleep and repeat the process. On the weekend's he'd go out and hang out with some of his friends, so when the weekend rolled around he was thrilled. Not just cause it was the first day of summer vacation, or because he was off of work for a week. No. Today was his 24th birthday. And his friends always threw the him the best birthday parties. Right now, he was currently walking down the street, heading to the store to pick up some snacks for the party that was being thrown tonight, hands shoved deep in his pockets as he threw a smile at very passerby. Today just felt like a good day. He didn't know what could go wrong (knock on wood). Derek glanced across the street momentarily and practically stopped dead in his tracks the moment he saw a flick of Brown hair and a flash of blue eyes. But that was practically all he had time to see before he heard a loud honk from a car, his head instantly swiveling to see the (rather large) truck headed the womans way. They honked again. God why wasnt she moving? Then Derek saw it. The white earbuds in her ears. And Derek didnt even think twice about his next actions. He dropped the bags he was holding and booked it to the middle of the road, his hands gripping her shoulders tightly so he could shove her out of the way. And before he could even blink, he felt the trucks front slam into him. There was just a quick blip of pain, and then there was nothing but the sound of the trucks tires peeling out and speeding off down the road, the distant cries of help from the citizens around him and then.... Complete and utter silence. hunter-or-monster
