Chapter 4
There was a knock on the door a few minutes later and Cora got up from the bed and walked over to open it. Sam stood there looking apologetically down at her and she averted her eyes from his.
"Can I come in?" Sam asked.
"Yeah" Cora answered as she walked over to her bed and sat back on it. Sam took a seat on the edge of her bed and sighed.
"Listen Cora, I'm sorry" Sam said as he pushed some of his shaggy dark hair away from his eyes.
"I didn't mean to make you mad" Cora said as she rubbed her eyes.
"It's ok Cora, I wasn't mad at you, I was mad at Dean for even offering that to you" Sam explained.
"Why is he always yelling at me?" Cora asked, "Did I do something wrong?"
"No, don't even think that way" Sam said as he tried to comfort her, "You didn't do anything ok?"
"Ok" Cora answered unconvinced.
"So, you ready for bed?" Sam asked.
"Do you think you could read me a story?" Cora asked.
"Uh… well I mean I could, but we don't really have any books" Sam answered.
"I got one!" Cora interjected as she ran over to her suitcase and pulled a green colored book out of her bag. She ran back over to Sam and he put the covers over her as she handed it to him. He read the title in his head and couldn't help but smile and chuckle at her choice it read, The Dragon and the Unicorn.
"Wow that's a pretty cool looking dragon" Sam commented.
"That's Valerio" Cora explained. "He's so nice to Allegra, and he helps her save the forest!"
"Allegra?" Sam questioned.
"She's the unicorn" Cora stated.
"Hmm a dragon and a unicorn friends?" Sam questioned, "I don't believe it" he laughed.
"Yeah best friends!" Cora answered, "Dragon's and unicorns actually get along quite good."
"How do you know?" Sam questioned as he lifted an eyebrow.
"Just read the story and you'll find out" she replied. Sam began to read and by the end Cora was fast asleep, not able to make it through the whole book. Sam actually enjoyed reading the book to her and he set it down on the nightstand. He smiled down at her and stood to leave, turning the light off as he went.
"Sam?" Cora asked.
"Yeah" Sam said as he turned back into the doorway and looked in at her.
"Can you turn on a nightlight?" she asked.
"Well, we don't really have any, but I can bring a little lamp in here" Sam suggested.
"Thanks" she replied. Sam smiled and nodded and then walked back in with a lamp a moment later. He turned it on and left the room, glancing back over his shoulder as he saw her doze off instantly.
The next morning Sam was up early and he began to look for cases as he flipped up his laptop screen. Dean was about a half hour later, showered and ready for the day.
"Cora's still asleep?" Dean questioned as he walked out.
"Yeah, looks like she inherited your tendency to sleep in all the time" Sam teased.
"Yeah I did when I was a kid, dad kicked that habit pretty quick" Dean answered, "And it's a good thing he did, there's no reason to sleep in, it just wastes time." Sam rolled his eyes and the two continued their research. There was a case nearby, and from the reports the boy's guessed it was a vampire nest. "Looks like we'll have to pull out the big guns on this one Sammy" Dean stated.
"Wait you're saying both of us should go?" Sam asked.
"Yeah, why not?" Dean inquired.
"What about Cora?" Sam asked.
"She's fine Sam, lock the front door when we leave, no worries" Dean answered.
"No worries?" Sam said in disbelief, "She's eight Dean."
"And?" he replied.
"Oh no you don't Dean, we aren't gonna start this" Sam said.
"Start what?" Dean replied.
"We aren't about to bring her into the life dad forced us to have" Sam answered.
"Sam, it's inevitable and you know it" Dean remarked. "A Winchester is cursed to this life."
"Whoa whoa whoa Dean, we aren't teaching her to hunt if that's what you're getting at" Sam said.
"We can't keep it a secret from her forever, soon enough she's gonna find out, just like you did" Dean answered, "I'm not saying we have to train her already, but she can't go with us, and you can't stay here."
"But Dean…" Sam began.
"No but's Sam, you go tell her we're leaving, we gotta go" Dean stated as he stood and walked out the door. Right as Dean walked out, Cora came walking down the hall.
"Good morning" Sam said as he spotted her.
"Morning Sam" she answered.
"Hey I gotta talk to you about something" Sam began.
"Ok" she replied as he led her to the living room.
"I gotta go for a little bit" Sam said.
"You're leaving?" Cora asked, her eyes filling with tears as soon as he spoke.
"It's ok, me and Dean will be back before you know it" Sam answered, "You'll be safe here I promise."
"Can't I go with you?" Cora asked.
"I'm sorry, but you have to stay" Sam answered. Cora burst into tears at the words and hugged Sam around the neck.
"Please don't leave me here" she begged. It broke Sam's heart to hear her say that, and he hated that he had to go.
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