Witch Finder Chapter 6

The Winchesters had been searching for Colchester Castle for quite some time and now it was getting dark. Every attempt Sam made at suggesting they ask someone in the street for directions was met with a sarcastic remark or, worse, a stubborn silence. Eventually they just made their way to the car.

Sam scrabbled around in the glove compartment looking for a map of the area. He looked at Dean. He'd been rather silent since meeting Marilyn.

"Don't you think we should speak to the relatives of the other midwife first?" Sam suggested. "We can meet Jay later."

Dean was sitting in the driver's seat once again. As much as he hated driving on these damn roads, he had to admit that he loved the Stag. It was almost as sexy as the Impala, which he sorely missed. So he'd insisted on driving in the only way he knew how.

The older-brother card.

He was thinking.

Sam glanced at his brother, knowing that look.

Dean wasn't the academic type but Sam also knew that didn't mean his older brother was stupid. "Dean?"

Dean stared unseeingly through the windshield. "Not sure it's worth it. Gut feeling tells me that outside hobbies aren't the key here." Dean was also trying to avoid another emotional scene like the one he'd experienced with Marilyn Davidson, though he would if it became necessary. He really didn't want to go down that road again, and putting someone else through it….

"Ok. So where is Colchester Castle exactly?" Dean interrupted that particular thought.

Finally finding the map Sam sat back up in his seat. After staring at the map for a few seconds he grimaced.

"Uh…"

Sam swiveled round in his seat to look through the rear window of the Stag's canvas (once they'd figured out how to raised the soft-top that is – what was it with that woman? Did she not feel the cold, at all?) and noticed the footpath stretching away from them, out the back of the car park.

"Right behind us…"

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Jay waited at the entrance to the Castle. It had been years since she was last here.

Looking out across the bridge she saw parents shuffling their children along, promising them a Macdonald's Happy Meal if they please just behaved for a while.

A Macdonald's happy meal?

Shit. That was an ASBO just waiting to happen.

The crap that stuff would put in their kids bloodstreams meant that some teacher, somewhere, was in for a very unhappy time of it when the little darlings once again wandered into their classrooms.

Or, as is the case these days, grunt and belch their way into the classrooms.

It may be only Saturday, she thought darkly, but they'll regret it come Monday.

And these kids would relish the idea of an Anti-Social Behaviour Order slapped on them. And now the kids thought it a Badge of honour? Yeah right.

Like no one saw that one fucking coming!

To add insult to injury, the little bast…sweethearts will one day, and not too long in the distant future, be allowed to vote.

She shook her head. No fucking justice in this world!

Deliberately forgetting what she'd been like at that age, Jay glanced at her watch.

Where the hell are those two? I'm getting bored!

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The bickering started the moment they got out the car.

"So we were in front of the thing the whole damn time?"

"How the fuck was I supposed to know!"

"You had the map!"

Sam spoke through gritted teeth "Not 'til we got back to the car Dean!"

Dean's eyes narrowed. "When you do the research, that means youresearchthefuckingarea! I mean the Castle where some of the victims were fried extra crispy? The oldest one in the country? Didn't you think for a moment that might be relevant?"

Sam's face was slowly turning red. "I did research it, but I didn't realise where…"

Then he stopped and tried to calm his temper.

"This is getting us nowhere dude. Let's just get into the park and up to the castle." That last sentence was delivered slowly and, Dean thought, with a rather patronizing edge to it.

Dean had a small twitch in his face. "Fine." he ground out.

They made their way along the path in silence.

It was quite peaceful considering how close they were to the town, and as they walked through the park, Dean started to calm down a little.

Dean wasn't really fuming the way Sam thought he was. He just had a bad feeling inside him, one he felt pretty sure Sam was feeling too. But old resentments between siblings always came to the surface. And that…kinda wasn't the problem

But today, seeing Marilyn Davidson, had brought back the memories of his father's death. And as much as he tried to deny it, he was scared.

Scared for Sam.

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Sam's thoughts ran along this particular railway track…

He's had enough of this. Watching out for me. I keep fucking up and I've got to stop that. He glanced wearily at his brother. He's right. I didn't do enough research for this and someone could die because of me…

Then the brothers made their way through the park gates and stared up at the castle. It was a formidable sight.

Wow. Sam was temporarily distracted from his thoughts.

The night had fallen quickly and with the way the glare from the town center streetlights caught the whole structure at a certain angle….it almost seemed alive.

It was awesome to be standing here, right where Boudica (or Boadicea as she was also referred to), Warrior Queen of the Icenis, had once fought the Romans in a bloody battle, back when this town was called Camulodunum.

Where'd they get those weird names from?

The hill ran through the Castle Park, and wound slowly up to the Castle itself.

It was huge.

And he'd thought his own home town could tell so many secrets.

Dean just thought of it as some damn great fucking piece of rock. Or pieces of rock, he was graceful enough to consider.

Eventually they were trying to find the entrance and soon realized that they had to cross a bridge.

Jay was waiting for them at the other end.

And Sam felt that...feeling again.

Almost like he was coming home.

It was starting to freak him out. He hadn't felt this way since...he thought with a sudden sadness...since Jess.

As they approached, Dean belched.

Loudly.

Jay raised an amused eyebrow at Sam.

"So I keep peacocks and you keep pigs." She didn't know what else to say other than "'ad 'im long 'ave ya? As a pet I mean?"

Sam looked a little embarrassed. "I try to leave him with friends when I go on vacation."

"But no one would take me this time…" Dean helplessly belched again.

Jay glanced at him then back at Sam, looking a bit worried. She gave a little jerk towards Dean with her chin "What the bloody hell are you feedin' him?"

Sam looked even more embarrassed. "Big Mac, fries and a coke."

Jay stared hard at Dean, her eyes narrowed.

"I should've fuckin' guessed."

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Again a short one. Please review.

And also, I'm begging for some reviews for The Supernatural Song; I need to know who hates it and why, although I can probably come to my own conclusions on that one.

I've never been talented in the song writing department. But please tell me…I'm starting to feel a bit lonely on this one.

Regards,

ST.xxx.