"So what do we do?" Sam asked.

"We finish our dinners and then will go and talk to Elise. I'm sure she's something to do with this mess." Dean said, taking another bite of his sandwich.

"Um, now? Are you sure that's a good idea? Shouldn't we wait till the morning?"

"We may not have that much time." Dean looked at his brother. "It didn't take that bitch long to kill off those poor guys. We gotta solve this sooner."

Sam nodded firmly. "You're right. Let's go then. We can eat later."

"Ahh, I'm sure she wouldn't do anything the next 15 minutes, let me finish my dinner." Dean whined but left his sandwich on the table, when he saw Sam leaving the room with no other word. "Damn you. I knew I shouldn't have said it before finishing my damn burger."

"Miss Burke, hi." Dean said as Elise opened her door.

"Agent Young. Agent Angus, what are you doing here this late?"

"Ah, it's hardly 9." Dean smirked.

"Whatever. It's night. Don't you guys take breaks? What do you want?" she asked.

"Umm, we've a few more questions about Matt Ford." Sam answered.

"What about him?" Elise's face darkened. "Look, we'd broken up before he died. I don't know anything about him and I don't want to know anything. Why don't you leave me alone? And by the way, I thought he died of a heart attack, why should FBI be interested in that kind of death?"

Sam was thinking hard to come up with some answers when Dean spoke up.

"This is important, Ma'am. We've reasons to believe that it wasn't a natural death."

Elise swallowed. "What do you means? What kind of reasons?"

"That's kinda classified; let's just say that he isn't the first one in our records. Some other town, same sudden deaths."

Elise frowned. "That's not possible. Besides, isn't heart attack the leading cause of death here in US? People die every day of heart attacks all around the world."

"All young? No. Look, we've just a few questions, you might be right, this might be a coincidence; but please, can we come inside and ask a few more questions?"

Elise hesitated first, but then nodded and opened the door so they could walk in.

"How long did you know Matt, before breaking up with him?" Sam asked as they sat on a couch in the living room.

"I don't know; long. Maybe ten years, maybe more. Why?"

"Have you ever noticed anything weird about him? Like when he hides something from you?"

"Umm, no? I don't know, I can't think of anything." Elise shrugged.

"What was the reason of your breakup." Dean asked suddenly.

"What? That's none of your business. How is that related to your case?"

"Believe me, it is. I wouldn't ask if it wasn't."

Elise sat back and closed her eyes. "I don't know. I wish I knew, but I don't. That jerk suddenly decided that we weren't meant for each other. Like those ten years meant nothing to him. He just left."

"What did you do, then?"

Elise was too bothered with painful memories to realize that Dean's question was totally inappropriate. "Nothing to save those years of my life. I was too shocked, I let him walk away." her voice was laced with sadness.

"Did you summon a ghost?" Dean asked without preamble.

Sam's eyes widened as Elise's head snapped up. "What?"

"You heard me. Did you summon a ghost? Beth Sheldon's ghost, to be more specific." Dean asked coldly.

Elise looked a little stunned at Dean's words and took a few moments to reply. "What the hell is this? I thought you were FBI. Get the hell out of my house."

"I take that as a yes." Dean didn't move.

"I said get out." Elise screamed.

"Don't scream, Elise. That wouldn't do you any good and we're not here to hurt you. We're just trying to clean the mess that you've made because you were a little upset with your stupid boyfriend."

"I wasn't just a little upset."

'Man, it's working, even though it was too blunt.' Sam thought with amusement as he watched the scene play out before him.

"O yeah, sorry about that. You were mad enough to want him dead and now because of that, a vengeful ghost is free, killing every guy who breaks up with his girlfriend."

"You're lying."

"I'm not and if you don't help us, more blood will be on your hands."

"What? The thing that's happening to those guys is not my fault. They've got their just desserts."

"It's not true, Elise. Listen to me." Sam spoke up with a soft tone. "I know that you feel betrayed and hurt, but not every breakup is like yours. Sometimes, it's necessary. Sometimes, it's the girl who dumps the guy. There was this guy who had broken up with his girlfriend and it wasn't even serious; but before they could repair their relationship, Beth had killed him with a sudden Kidney failure. And now my brother," Sam swallowed and nodded towards Dean. "He's very sick. It might be a brain tumor and we know that it's Beth who's doing this to him. You gotta help us. We've to stop this."

Dean didn't like the way Sam was trying to approach the girl, but he remained silent.

Elise had tears in her eyes. "Why did you break up with your girl?" she asked Dean.

Dean's eyes filled with sadness, as his eyes darted away. "To keep her safe." he replied quietly.

"Why?"

"You probably have realized that we're not really FBI. We're hunters. This is our life and it's not a safe life for a woman. I couldn't risk her life."

"You still love her." Elise stated and sighed. "I'm sorry."

"You can help us fix this."

"No, I can't. I've been trying, there's no way. When Matt died, I wanted to send that witch back to her hole, but I couldn't and now she's really mad at me. Oh god, what have I done." she said, a sob lodged behind her words.

Sam handed her a tissue. "Tell us everything you know. You might not be able to send her back, but we've been doing this since we were kids, we'll find a way to get rid of her."

Elise remained silent for a few more minutes before getting up and leaving the room. Dean and Sam shared a look, not sure what was happening. Just then Elise returned to the room with a large ancient book in her hands.

"This is all I can give you." she sniffled. "I've read about this kinda stuff before and I knew a little about it. Everybody in this town knows about Beth. Well, not that everybody believes that she was a witch, they just know that she'd killed her boyfriend; nobody knows how, though. There have been stories about her and her witchcraft and when Matt left like that, I couldn't stop crying for a long time. Then suddenly it stopped and all I could see was red. I thought about Beth, her boyfriend and his betrayal and I thought I would've done the same if I could. Then I saw this book in the library and I thought it was worth a shot. One night after I managed to collect everything that was needed for summoning a ghost, I started to read the chants and do the rituals."

"Did you make a deal with her?" Dean asked.

"Not really. She was amazingly nice, well for a ghost, I mean. I told her my story and she said she would help me. The next week Matt was dead."

"Did you see her after that?"

"Yes, she once came here to give me the good news about Matt; and one other time, when I tried to find a way to get rid of her. She showed up and was really angry. She said that I would never find a way, but if I try again she'd send me to Matt."

"So you stopped." Sam concluded.

"Of course, I stopped. I knew she could stand by her words, she was mad, because I was ungrateful. Well, today I even get rid of everything that I'd gathered for the ritual, hoping she would leave me alone."

Sam took the book and looked at Dean. "This is not gonna be much help. It's just one of those stupid books that I don't know why they keep in a local library with everyone able to access it. We must find a way."

"You think?" Dean took a deep breath and rubbed his eyes with his fingers.

"Please, don't let it hurt me." Elise pleaded.

Dean and Sam looked at her incredulously.

"Now, you're worried? You should've thought about the consequences before making a big mess like this." Dean shook his head.

Sam could see the lines of pain on Dean's face. "We'll do our best. We won't let her hurt anyone else. Thank you for your time."

"You better keep your mouth shut and never, and I mean never get near something like that, again." Dean said with disgust, before walking out.

"His headache is getting worse." Sam tried to explain when Dean was out of the door.

Elise nodded her understanding. "He's right, though. I hope you find a way to send her back and save your brother."

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A/N: I really love it when I see that you're enjoying this story so far and putting it in your favorite list and I'm grateful for all the alerts. Really, thanks for all of them. It'd be even better if you share your ideas with me, as well. Just saying! :D

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