A/N: I don't own anyone except for my OC's but I can dream though right? Again thank you everyone for supporting and following these stories!
Brooklyn beckoned vampire number two to challenge her by waving her fingers together in a summoning motion. The tall bleach blonde creature stepped forward flashing a sinister grin at his smaller opponent.
"You truly are either brave or wishing for a quick death, DeTaurius," Brooklyn continued staring hard remaining frozen where she stood.
"Like I haven't heard that a million times," she muttered beneath her breath while rolling her eyes. Brooklyn could pick up traces of hesitation in the larger vampire while facing off. She slowly smiled infuriating the other.
Like a bull on a rampage, he charged at Brooklyn with fangs fully extended and hands reaching out for her throat. Brooklyn slightly crouched and twisted her body, never taking her eyes off him as he rushed her. Dean and Stefan watched as her body contorted and her leg shot up delivering a powerful blow to the behemoth's jaw. Brooklyn dropped to the pavement with fluid catlike reflexes sweeping her leg against the vampire's bringing the blonde immortal down hard against the concrete.
He landed hard as his head snapped back then forward before coming to rest on the ground. Brooklyn whipped out the silver blade hidden in her jeans plunging it deep within the black heart of her would be attacker. The vampire jerked and convulsed for several seconds. His hands and feet smacked against the cold pavement lightly echoing through the parking lot.
Brooklyn twisted and turned the blade ensuring he was dead. She wiped her blade rising to meet Gordon head on. The dark skinned vampire clapped his hand mocking her as she came within inches of his heart.
"You wanna have a go Gordon? You have no problem sending your henchmen after us but you seem to hang back. What's the matter afraid you're gonna get your ass kicked by a girl?"
Gordon's face darkened even more at the mere idea she could kick his ass! Dean rushed in putting himself between his mate and enemy. He faced Gordon with body tense and muscles taut ready to attack.
"I wouldn't even entertain the thought Gordon," he growled. The vampire's pupils dilated as his rage simmered within.
Gordon rolled his eyes. "Brennan you are such the drama queen. Besides I have no intention of challenging her although I would love nothing more than to rip her biting tongue from her little mouth."
He motioned the last standing vampire to stand down and rejoin the group. The silver haired creature growled in disagreement but relented and walked backwards keeping his eyes on Stefan. Stefan returned the look and lifted his upper lips revealing two perfect sharp fangs. The vampire gave Stefan the finger to which he shook his head. A gentleman of proper rearing didn't use such vile or crude gestures.
"Bout time you called off your attack dog seeing you can't do the job yourself," Dean sneered. He was pushing all of the right buttons on Gordon but still the vampire remained unmoved. Brooklyn and Stefan could sense the great restraint he was practicing knowing it was killing the vampire not to react. Something was holding him or rather someone.
The tense standoff continued for several moments more before a soft feminine voice carried over the group.
"Hello Brennan," Dean's head snapped to the right as a slender figure of a woman stepped from the crowd and casually strolled towards the stunned vampire. Brooklyn felt something was wrong, very wrong as Stefan joined his friend.
"Adriana," he whispered staring in disbelief at the woman.
Adriana nodded her head and stepped between Dean and Gordon. She reached out stroking his face feeling him lean into her touch. Brooklyn charged over and ripped Adriana's hand off Dean's cheek.
"Back the Hell away from him," Brooklyn challenged the new arrival. Her grip tightened around Adriana's wrist until her knuckles turned white.
"You may have been his mate but I've got news for you we're the two halves of the same soul. If you think you can just come waltzing back into his life think again chica!"
Dean pried Brooklyn's fingers apart and held her hand within his. Brooklyn smirked at his gesture. Adriana was undaunted by the display.
"I thought you were dead, that Markus DeTaurius killed you," Dean's voice barely above a whisper.
Adriana put on a sweet smile and shook her head. "No, I was badly injured in Budapest and left for dead but I was found by one of our own and slowly and painfully nursed back to health. I searched the four corners of the Earth for you but then a year ago I got word you were alive and here in this country. And now I'm here. I never stopped loving you Brennan."
Brooklyn wasn't buying the sweet innocent charade as she positioned herself between her mate and the newcomer. She pulled the dagger back out from her jeans and tossed it back and forth in her hands.
"What part of Dean and I are soulmates did you not hear? You have five seconds to turn around and walk away before I give you good reason to," Adriana could sense the warrior's soul within Brooklyn knowing she was a descendent of Markus DeTaurius.
Dean could feel the tension between his former and current flames and had to think fast before blood was spilled.
"Adriana, look I will never stop loving you but I'm with Brooklyn now. She's my soulmate and I will not just walk away from her. I am sorry but we cannot be together. You must understand."
"Oh," her voice cracked as she turned her head away not wanting him to see her tears. Dean stepped in front of Brooklyn and placed his hands on Adriana's shaking shoulders. Brooklyn couldn't believe this!
"I'm so sorry it has to end this way Adriana," he wrapped his arms around her comforting the raven haired woman.
"Dean are you actually going to believe her story? I can smell that pile of bullshit clear across the next town!"
"Brooklyn that is enough!" Dean spun around snapping harshly at her. Brooklyn was stunned and in disbelief as she started shaking all over. His words cutting like a knife through her heart. What the Hell was going on?
Stefan placed a hand on her shoulder before walking towards Dean. He too could sense something was very wrong.
"Brennan, what has gotten into you? Brooklyn is your soulmate and yet you stand here comforting her? Look at Brooklyn, she's hurting over there. She wears your pendant, the one you left her that night you learned who she was. Brooklyn's the one you need to be with not Adriana."
Dean backed away from Adriana seeing the tears still falling down her beautiful face. He could feel the emotions racing towards the surface with every passing second. It was wrong, Brooklyn was the one he loved and wanted to be with yet he felt sensations and passions that had long been dormant within his heart and soul. He fought to close those old wounds back up only to find they were staying open and ripping further apart.
Brooklyn sensed the turmoil in her lover's soul and heart. She reached out spinning him around and reached deep within his soul with her endless slate orbs. The tears welled up as she placed a shaky hand upon his heart.
"Dean, please don't do this. Whatever happened between you two is in the past where it should stay. I love you more than my own life. Can't you feel our hearts beating as one even now? Does your heart beat so strongly with her as it does with me?"
Stefan felt his own heart aching as Brooklyn continued pleading through the tears desperate to reach out to Dean. Dean turned his head conflicted when he shouldn't. There was no choice and never should be yet here he was torn when he shouldn't be torn.
Dean stood firm as he spoke with a cracking voice. He gently took Brooklyn's hands kissing them then kissing her sweet full lips. Brooklyn felt his forehead pressed against hers when he spoke gently.
"Brooklyn I love you more than life itself. You are my soulmate and life. But I need to go with Adriana. I have to learn what happened to her."
"No, she can tell you here in the abridged version. Damn it I will not let you go this easily. She waited until now to find you which was rather fucking convenient. No I won't allow it," the bitter tears and voice rattled his ears.
Stefan's perfect ears heard every last syllable.
"Brennan, please don't do this. Don't leave her, she's your soulmate. I too find it very strange she reveals herself now when she said that a year ago she had located you. This is not right by Brooklyn, Brennan."
Dean let go of Brooklyn's hands and stepped away joining Adriana. She kissed him on the forehead as Brooklyn saw red. Enraged she leapt for the home wrecking whore wanting to claw her eyes out. Dean spun around catching her mid jump by the waist. His eyes flashed with anger as she was put on her feet.
"Brooklyn, I have to leave. Do not follow me or contact me. I will come to you when all is settled."
"No!" She hollered grabbing Dean by the arm holding him back. The vampire knew something was off that this wasn't like Dean. Adriana intervened by slamming Brooklyn against the car. Brooklyn fought back slamming her fist in the woman's face.
"You are not taking him with you, bitch," Brooklyn growled. Adriana wiped her mouth feeling Dean's strong hands pulling her up. His icy cold stare fixed on Brooklyn before turning to leave with Adriana on his arm.
Stefan caught Brooklyn as she collapsed to the ground. He wrapped his arms around her as she sobbed into his shirt. Gordon and the vampires dispersed as Stefan continued comforting his friend.
"He left me, Stefan. He went to be with her," she gasped between hard sobs.
"Something is wrong, Brooklyn. Brennan would never do that to you, he loves you more than his own existence."
Damon watched from the trees as his brother comforted the brokenhearted vampire.
"It seems fate has played in our favor this evening," Quinn observed.
"Yes it has indeed, Quinn. Now only one barrier is in our way," Damon referred to his little brother.
"Perhaps I can be of assistance," Quinn slid the phone from his pocket dialing in smooth rapid manner.
Stefan's phone went off. He reached down pulling the vibrating device puzzled by the number that showed up. Still he answered it.
"Hello?" His voice deep cautious and drawled.
"Stefan Salvatore, I have some information regarding your brother's whereabouts."
"Who is this?"
"A friend."
"I do not believe you" the vampire's voice cold and deadly.
"Perhaps this will convince you otherwise. Your brother is in possession of a certain ring. A blue Lapis Lazuli with a crest sitting on top."
"How do you know this?" He demanded.
"Because he is in New Orleans where I was but a day ago. He said he wished to stay there as the feeding was quite exquisite and flavorful."
The phone went dead in his ear. Stefan slowly shut the phone as very few knew of the ring this caller spoke of. He had to go down there and confront his brother but couldn't leave Brooklyn here alone.
"Stefan, go find your brother," she pulled away wiping away her tears. "I can call Sam or Bobby. Just go you need to find him as the call sounded urgent."
He hesitated then slowly released her and turned to leave. But before he left, the vampire leaned over kissing Brooklyn's forehead and touched her face.
"Be careful," she said. He smiled before vanishing in the shadows.
Brooklyn was alone once again. She looked at the flattened tires and popped the trunk of the car seeing but one spare. Brooklyn dropped to the ground hugging her knees to her chest. The numbness had taken over her body prohibiting her from feeling the slightest emotion. Perhaps it was the shock of seeing Dean leaving in the arms of Adriana that did killed anything she had left to feel. She wanted to get up and run after them but they had since long gone. Why didn't she fight harder for him? Why did she let him walk away like that?
She felt cold all over sitting there on the ground lost in her thoughts.
"Do you need some help?" A smooth dark voice gently asked.
Brooklyn slowly looked up to see the raven haired man standing there before her. He was drop dead gorgeous with a firm chiseled chin and body hidden beneath the black jeans, white button up shirt and jacket. The stranger offered a hand to which Brooklyn took it and rose to her feet. She could determine he was a vampire as his scent wafted across her nose.
"That depends on what kind of help you're inquiring about," she said flatly. The man looked over with a sympathetic look.
"I apologize I seem to have upset you," Brooklyn waved her hands and pinched her fingers across the bridge of her nose.
"No you're fine I just had a rough night," she said. He heard the deep sorrow in her voice.
"I am sorry to hear. Why would such a beautiful woman like you be here all alone with a vehicle that has two flat tires?" He gestured to the Impala.
"Had an accident, ran over some nails on the highway," she lied.
"Perhaps I can offer you a ride to town?"
Brooklyn sighed knowing she didn't have much of a choice. Sam and Bobby were two days out and she was desperate to find Dean.
"Yeah that would be great, I know of a 24 hour shop that can get my car fixed," the man smiled and offered his hand.
"By the way my name is Michael," he said softly.
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