They just kind of sat there, watching Moriah sleep until Dean said "So, what's your name?" While turning to the girl in the bright yellow shirt
"I'm Elena" She said offering her hand, Dean shook it
"So, would you mind explaining to us what's going on here" He asked a little angrily. He wanted to know what was going on, and Mo obviously wasn't going to say anything.
"Well…" Elena scratched the back of her head and Dean raised an eyebrow at her "Look, it's not exactly my place to tell you…" She trailed off
"Tell me" Dean said flatly, getting frustrated with nobody telling him what was going on
Elena glanced over at Moriah, still sleeping on the couch, and her expression grew angry "Look, let's just make this simple and say that John is an abusive piece of shit"
"How long has this been going on?" Dean asked, trying to keep his tone calm
"Since he married her mom" Elena said quietly
"What?!" Dean said "This has been going on since she was eight years old?!" Elena only nodded sadly, looking back over at Moriah. Dean turned around and finally noticed scars, covering her body, and he grimaced "How bad does it get?" he asked, trying not to lose it
"Pretty bad, but never this bad when he whips her, she's only bled from that once or twice" Elena responded, her tone getting angrier as she talked "Look, I need to find us a place to stay before John gets his ass back here"
Before Dean even knew what he was doing he said "We're staying in a motel, we could get an extra room for you guys?"
"That would actually be a lot of help, thanks" Elena said. After that they just kinda sat there, Sam walked in (He had gone out for a food run) with hamburgers and gave one to Elena and one to Dean
"How's she doing?" He asked
"Just peachy" Elena said jokingly and Sam chuckled "But in all seriousness, I'm grateful that he only whipped her this time. Could have been a lot worse"
After that they sat there eating in silence, both Sam and Dean wondering what she meant by it being a lot worse
Dean almost choked on his burger when Moriah screamed and he turned around to see her thrashing on the couch
Nightmares, why so many god damn nightmares? Couldn't I just rest in peace for once? (No pun intended) This one was bad too
I don't want to go into too much detail here so let's just keep it short and sweet. I was reliving the entire thing. Again. My sister's screams, my brother's lifeless eyes, my mom's final tears tracing down her cheek. And then the man, the man with the black eyes, the black eyes that were so cold they could swallow you up, but this time he came up the stairs, and he chased me. Everytime I turned around to see how close he was, he was closer and looked a little more like John. Finally, I turned around and he wasn't there. I let out a sigh of relief and began to turn around to keep running and came face to face with John.
I screamed, as loud as I could and then I woke up fully as I fell off the couch and onto my knees on the ground and I arched my back, groaning in agony from the pain. Sam and Dean were by my side in an instant lifting me up but I pulled away
"I'm fine" I snapped and walked out of the living room and through the back door. I needed to clear my head. I was gonna to go insane if I didn't get some time to myself, but I heard someone walk outside, following me.
"Hey!" They called behind me
I turned around to see Dean coming after me "What?" I asked, trying my best to stay calm as I rubbed the sleep out of my eyes
"Come on, you need to rest" Dean told me
"No, I need to get out of that fucking house!" I yelled. Dean look surprised at my sudden outburst "Sorry" I muttered while looking away
"Hey, It's ok, Mo" He said softly continuing to walk forward
"Why do you call me that?" I asked softly, I was about to cry. God, that was the last thing I wanted; to cry in front of Dean. But that nickname triggered a lot of emotions; that's what my family used to call me
"I don't know.. I guess I'm a nickname kind of guy?" He said shrugging "I don't have to keep calling you that"
"No, it's fine" I said shaking my head
"Look, I know that this sucks and John is gonna get what he deserves, but for now, please just come inside. You and Elena are gonna go to the motel we're staying at for tonight" Dean said
I nodded my head, rubbing my eyes to keep the tears from falling down my face. I took a deep breath and walked past Dean towards the house, listening to his footsteps following close behind me
Elena sat in my room while I packed my bag for the night. "Thanks" I said
"No problem" She said shrugging
"No, really, I mean it, thank you" I said giving her an appreciative look
She gave me a small smile and I continued packing
I sat in the back seat of Dean's (awesome) car, leaning forward so that my back didn't press too hard against the seat. Once we got there, Elena and I waited in the car as Sam and Dean got a second room for us
"Wanna watch a movie in the room?" Elena asked me
"Sure" I said reluctantly. Movies with Elena actually meant long, emotional conversations, and I hated those. Once Sam and Dean got back, they handed us the keys
"Let us know if you need anything, we're in the room next to yours" Sam said
I nodded my head and said "Thanks" then began to walk over to my room with Elena
Once we were inside and had set our bags down I asked "So, what movie do you wanna watch?"
"Actually, I think that I'm just gonna go to bed" She said
"Ok, let me know if you can't sleep" I told her, knowing that I wasn't going to tonight
She nodded her head and said "Please, at least try to get some sleep tonight, Moriah"
"I will" I said, lying
I sat on my bed, reading, until I heard Elena's breaths even out and I knew that she was asleep. I closed my book and started to think, thinking was always a bad idea for me. I knew that this would probably end in a panic attack or something so I headed outside and sat on the steps leading up to our door. Leaning against the railing, I felt the stinging sensation of tears that were about to fall and I looked around. There was no one else outside, so I let them fall. At first they were slow, just tracing down my cheek and then I thought of my mom's tears and i gripped the railing tighter as they fell faster and my whole body shook with the gut wrenching cries that escaped from my mouth. I stood up and ran my hand through my hair, still sobbing. A door behind me opened and I knew that I was being too loud, but all I did was sit back down on the steps. It was all that I could do. My back hurt and I just hurt, everything fucking hurt! It all hurt so, so, so badly. I wanted it to stop. It needed it to stop.
I felt a pair of arms wrap around me and at first I flinched at the sudden embrace but then I leaned into them, my sobs racking my body. A hand went through my hair as they pulled me closer
"Shhh, it's ok, it's ok, Mo" Dean "Everything's gonna be ok" he soothed
I just sat there for a while, crying as I leaned against him, and finally, I fell asleep, still in his arms
After Moriah had fallen asleep in Dean's arms he had picked her up, careful not to hurt her back, and carried her into her room. Dean sat in her room for a few minutes, making sure that she didn't wake up again. After a while he left and went into his and Sam's room.
"Hey" Sam said
"Hey, did I wake you up?" Dean asked, remembering that he had been asleep when he left
"No, I never fell asleep" Sam responded
"What do you mean?" Dean asked, confused. He was sure that he had heard him fall asleep
"I was gonna go check on Moriah later tonight, see how she's doing" Sam said casually. Dean raised an eyebrow at him "I tried to fall asleep but I couldn't" Dean nodded. A few minutes later Sam asked "Where were you?"
"I heard someone crying outside and I just wanted to make sure it wasn't Moriah and not just some sad hooker" Dean said. After he didn't say anything else, Sam raised an eyebrow at him "What?" Dean asked
"Well" Sam said, raising his eyebrows "Was it Moriah?"
"Uh- Yeah, it was" Dean said "She's asleep now"
"She probably doesn't want you to tell anyone that she was crying" Sam responded
"You just made me tell you!" Dean exclaimed
Sam shrugged "So, I was thinking…" Sam trailed off
"Thinking what?" Dean asked, growing tired and a little impatient
"Well… You, know… with the whole-" Sam was cut off
"Spit it out Sammy" Dean was getting tired and he wanted to go to bed
"Could Moriah come stay with us?" Sam blurted
Now Dean was awake "Are you crazy?!"
"No! Where else is she gonna go, Dean?! Huh?! It's not like she's gonna go live with her 19 year old brother! And she sure as hell isn't gonna go back to John!" Sam said, growing angry
"Well that last parts for sure, but why couldn't she go live with Noah?!" Dean shot back
"Because he's 19, Dean! He still has his whole life ahead of him!" Sam said angrily
"Sam-"
"Dean! She's our sister! Would it kill you to actually except that?!" Sam yelled
"We barely even fucking know her, Sam! She seems like an awesome girl but I don't even know her middle name!" He shouted back
"Well I do! Maybe if you had taken the time to get to know her you would too!" Sam screamed. Dean wasn't sure why he was getting angry so suddenly, it wasn't like Sam to do that
"How well DO you know her anyways, Sam?!" Dean yelled
"Well enough to call her family!" Sam retorted
This surprised dean because being family to them was the biggest compliment that they could give "So, what?! You've just been sneaking behind my back, talking to her all the time?!" Dean yelled
"I wasn't sneaking behind your back, Dean!" I chose to connect with her, to talk with her! It was your choice not to!" Sam said
Dean knew that Sam was right, but he didn't want to admit it, not yet. He ran a frustrated hand through his hair and said "Whatever, I'm going for a drive"
"Dean-" Sam's yelling was cut off by him slamming the door. Once he was outside, he took a deep breath
"Can't sleep?" A voice said, he immediately had the gun pointed at the voice
"Damn! It's just me!" Moriah said, laughing a little
Why was she laughing? He had just pointed a fucking gun at her "I thought that you were asleep!" He said, joining her on the steps
"Woke up" She said shrugging "Managed to wake Elena up in the process as well, but she fell back asleep quickly"
"Nightmares?" Dean asked, already knowing the answer. Moriah only nodded her head "Feel like taking a drive with me?" He asked
"Why not" She stead standing up
Dean led the way over to his car, Moriah climbed in the front seat and Dean said "Are you old enough to sit in the front seat?"
"Dude, I'm 13" She responded while laughing
"Well I'm just making sure that you won't get hurt" He said defensively. Dean wasn't sure why he was being so protective over her "You like music?" Dean asked
"Nooo, I can't stand it" Moriah said sarcastically
Dean shrugged "Hey, you never know, some people are just weird" He said while starting the car
"And some people hunt monsters for a living, but hey, at least they listen to music" Moriah said, at first Dean was a little surprised at the joke but then they both laughed "Just put something on" She said while waving her hand
Dean turned on the radio just as 'She's My Cherry Pie' started to play and he pulled out of the parking lot. He looked over at Moriah and saw her looking out the window at the passing landscape and mouthing the lyrics. Dean turned it up a bit louder and began to say the lyrics at a neutral volume then Moriah joined him, they kept getting louder and soon they were half yelling out the lyrics. Dean was taken back by the fact that Moriah was such a good singer. He sang along with her melodic voice like that for the next few songs, then commercials started and he turned down the volume
He glanced over at Moriah and saw her smiling as she looked forward, they passed under a street lamp and Dean saw the dark circles that had formed under her eyes "How much sleep have you been getting?" He asked her
"2, 3 hours a day" Moriah said shrugging
"I don't know how I didn't notice those dark circles under your eyes before" He said feeling a little guilty
"I covered it with makeup" She said easily
"You wear makeup?!" Dean asked, astonished
Moriah laughed at his reaction "Yeah, why are you so surprised?"
"I don't know, you just don't really seem like a makeup kinda girl"
"Well, I only wear mascara and concealer"
"I have no idea what those things are" He said, causing Moriah to laugh again
"Mascara makes your eyelashes longer and black and concealer covers things up, like pimples and dark circles under your eyes" She responded with ease
"Ok, stop, you're turning me into a girl" Dean said, smiling
"What? I thought that you already were one!" Moriah teased
Dean laughed and they sat in silence for awhile until the music started again and he turned the volume up as they both sang along. Commercials came back on and he sighed, there were too many damn commercials. He turned the volume down and asked "So, how do you know all those songs? I thought they weren't considered 'popular' any more?"
"Oh, they aren't. But my dad always played those songs for me when I was little and I kept listening to them after he passed away" Moriah said
"So," Dean ventured "what was your dad like?"
Moriah was silent for a while, then she started off with "Well-"
She was cut off by Dean's cell phone ringing. "Just a sec" He said, and pulled his phone out of his pocket, one hand on the wheel. Sam's name popped up on the phone and he answered "Hello?"
"Dean!" Sam's voice on the other line sounded frantic "Moriah's not in her room!'
"Relax, Sam, she's with me" Dean said
He heard a sigh of relief and heard Sam say "It's ok Elena, she's with Dean"
The line was silent for awhile "Hello?" Dean said into the phone
"Why didn't you tell me she went with you? Elena and I were freaking out!"
Jesus, Sam sounded like an accusatory parent "Sorry, we didn't really think about it. We thought that you too would be asleep!" Dean responded, trying to calm Sam down
"Look, just get you asses back here" Sam said
"Fine" Dean said and hung up. He looked at Moriah and she raised an eyebrow "Sam says we need to go back, I guess it's past our curfew"
Moriah shrugged "Ok"
Dean made a quick U turn and asked "So, you play any sports?" and they drove back to the motel as they talked and got to know each other.
Notes -
Once again, another longer chapter written on my phone! I apologize for any typos I may have missed. I'm still on vacation and I'm not quite sure where I found the time to write this, but I did! Thank you so so so so much to the people who reviewed! I really appreciate it and it helps with the story! Before anyone asks, yes, John will get what he deserves! Maybe review to pass the time?;) (No? Ok…) Adios!