Lara could her knocks resonating inside the building which made the wait seem even longer, but finally she heard a key in a lock and a bolt being drawn back. The large door heaved open and an impressively tall man stood before her. He tucked a stray strand of his hair behind his ear whilst staring at her with suspicion.
"Can I help you?" his voice was gentle which was only slightly reassuring for Lara, given the height difference they had.
"I'm uh, looking for the Winchester's? I was told they'd be here"
"Who sent you?" his eyes narrowed in suspicion as he looked her up and down.
"Garth did, the uh hunter turned werewolf?" she'd never really been scared of much, but hostility didn't exactly thrill her.
However it was obvious he recognised Garth's name and his features softened with a mixture of relief and surprise.
"Huh, so you're like Garth then?"
"No I'm human. You can go ahead and check if you want" Lara rolled up her sleeve and offered him her arm.
The giant man eyed her again and reached into his back pocket, pulling out a small silver knife and a small via of water. He doused the knife in what Lara assumed was holy water and held her already outstretched arm to make the cut. After nothing happened he seemed satisfied enough and stowed the knife and vial back in his pocket.
"Well uh, come in then"
He held the door open and motioned inside as she rolled her sleeve back down and stepped through the door.
"Sammy what's taking so long man?" a familiar voice called out from below and Lara sighed with relief.
"Oh I never got your name, I'm-"
"Sam, right? I'm Lara, I know your brother" she smiled up at Sam, who looked at her in surprise in return.
He led the way down the curved staircase as Lara took in the surroundings. It was built like a bunker, but not like one she had ever seen before. This was actually functioning for once, working electricity and everything from what she could see. The entire bunker had been built deep into the earth, so that the walls stretched high above as if they touched the sky above.
"Hey Dean, someone here who knows you" Sam called out to his brother as they reached the bottom of the stairwell.
Lara was still staring at the interior when Dean appeared from a room ahead of them, holding a beer in his hand and tired look on his handsome face.
However the tired look soon disappeared once he recognised who was standing with his young brother and he broke into a large smile.
"Well well well, never thought I'd see little Lara again" he chuckled with delight as he pulled her into a warm embrace. She laughed with him as they hugged each other tightly, breathing in his familiar scent.
"Hey less of the little thanks, I'm taller than most girls" she pouted at him playfully as they pulled back from each other.
"Oh yeah like an inch taller, hey round of applause for that growth spurt" he winked at her and took a long swig of his beer. Lara punched his arm lightly and scowled at him as he laughed again.
There was a small cough behind them as they realised Sam was still stood awkwardly behind them watching the events unfold. Lara turned to face him and smiled sheepishly.
"Guess you're wondering how we know each other huh?"