Chapter 7

Sam was coming out of the bathroom drying his hair when there was a bang at the door. He quickly looked over at Dean who sat the boy down and stood up in front of the kids protectively. The bang came again and then they heard Oree call through the door.

"Open up guys!"

Sam stepped to the door and unlocked it to let her in. Oree stumbled into the room with her arms full as Sam grabbed some of the bags.

"Gee Oree, you could of made two trips." he grumbled sitting bags on the table for her.

"I had it. Hey guys, you're up." she cooed to the two kids peaking our from behind Dean's body.

"Did you buy the stores out?" Dean asked eyeing all the purchases.

"Hey, we're going to be here a few days, wanted to be prepared." she said as she began to pull things out and put them up. "Here." she said tossing Dean a bag.

He looked inside and saw shirts. "Thanks."

"Sammy, figured you could use a couple too." she continued handing him a bag.

"Ok, thanks." he said unsure what he was getting. He looked in and saw a couple of t-shirts and a Henley shirt.

"And for you little ones, I got you some clean clothes and shoes." she told them sitting bags on the bed.

"I'm Oree and those two are my big brothers, Dean and Sam. First, let's get baths for you two. Oh, there's food you two somewhere in those bags."

"I told them our names." Dean said as he looked for the bag of food.

Oree went into the bathroom and started the water in the tub. She found the shampoo, soap and combs from the bags and sat them in the bathroom.

"Ok, little man, want to take a bath?" she asked him holding out her hand.

He looked at her hand and leaned into Dean holding on to his pants. He stood there clutching Dean for a moment before slowly putting his hand in hers. The little girl stepped toward them watching Oree closely and ready to intervene if Oree made any moves to harm her brother.

"It's ok, I'm going to give him a bath, then you can have one. I'll leave the door partly open, he'll be ok."

"Can you tell us your name?" Sam asked the little girl.

She looked up at him deciding whether to answer. "Bella." she whispered looking down at her feet.

"Bella, pretty name and your brother?"

"Cole." she answered still in a whisper.


"Cole, let's get your bath." Oree told him leading him in the bathroom.

Oree shut off the water and tested it before pulling Cole's clothes off and helping him into the tub. Cole sat down in the tub pulling his knees to his chest and hugging them tightly.

"Peanut, I'm going to take the pads off your back so I can wash it, I'll try to be as gentle as I can." she told him tilting his head to look in his eyes. "Sammy can you bring me one of those big bath towels."

Sam appeared at the door and laid the towel beside her. He gritted his teeth and grimaced when he saw the injuries on the boy's back. How someone could hurt a child like that was beyond him, they were helpless to defend themselves.

"Need anything else?"

"No, we're good." she smiled as she pulled the last pad off Cole's back. "I'll let you know when I'm done."

"Ok." he said backing out of the room.

Oree took a wash cloth and put it in the boy's hands. "Hold this over your eyes so I can wash your hair. Even though it says no tears, don't want to get it in your eyes ok?"

Cole nodded and held the cloth over his face pressing it to his eyes. Oree took a cup and poured water over his head before squirting shampoo on it. She began to gently work it through his dirty hair trying to work the tangles out as she went. Once she rinsed it, she added shampoo and washed it again. The clean water was turning a dirty shade of brown as she continued to clean him. Being careful of his back, she soaped the cloth and rubbed it carefully over his back.

After some gentle scrubbing, the little boy was beginning to look like a little boy. She popped the drain and picked up the large bath towel.

"Come on, let's get you out and dried." she told him wrapping the towel around his small frame. "Sammy, your turn."

"What?" he asked coming to the door.

"Can you finish with him? Doctor his back and help him get dressed?" she asked handing him the clean boy.

"Sure, come on Cole, let's get you taken care of." Sam said softly as he held the boy close to him and walked to the other room. "Dean, want to get the first aid kit for me?"

"Sure." Dean replied looking around until he spotted it on the counter. He picked it up and brought it over to Sam not sure what he would need it.

"I'm going to put some medicine on your back and bandage it." Sam explained to Cole. He pulled the towel off his back and turned him to have access to his injuries.

Dean stiffened as he saw the whip marks marring the boy's back. He looked at Sam and back at the boy. Sam only shrugged sadly as he pulled the ointment from the kit.

"Here, let me do it, you hold him." Dean told his brother taking the tube and opening it. He squeezed the medicine on his finger and touched Cole's back gently. He felt the boy tense under his touch, but Sam rubbed his arm to assure him.


"Bella, your turn, let's get you cleaned up honey." Oree called to her as she ran more water in the tub.

Bella walked to the door and looked in the bathroom. Oree was sitting on the commode waiting for the tub to fill. She took a step into the room and looked around being sure there wasn't any danger inside.

"Come on, you'll feel better once you get cleaned up." Oree coaxed. "I'm going to take off the gauze so I can clean it. It may hurt when you put your foot in the water, but it's ok."

Bella nodded her head as he held her foot up so Oree could take the bandage off. Oree turned off the water and tested it before helping her out of the shirt and into the tub. Bella hissed as her ankle went underwater, but she let it say under. Her long hair was matted and knotted in clumps. It looked like it hadn't been combed in weeks.

"Honey, hold the cloth over your eyes so I can wash your hair. I hope I can get these tangles out of your hair."

Oree poured water over her head and applied the shampoo. She began to work it into her hair, massaging gently as she worked on the tangles and matting pulling them loose. Rinsing her hair, she shampooed it again, rinsed and added conditioner working it from the scalp to the ends of her hair.

She let the conditioner stay in her hair as she began to wash her body. Layers of dirt and grim washed off staining the water a muddy brown. After getting her body clean, Oree let the water out and ran clean to rinse her hair. With the bath complete, Oree took the towel and wrapped it around Bella's body letting her step out of the tub. She took a small towel and wrapped her head tucking it in so keep it in place.

"Here's some clean clothes, but let me do your ankle first so sit down and I'll wrap it again."

Bella did as she was told and watched Oree apply medicine and cover her ankle again. She dried off and put on the shirt, jeans, underwear and socks. Oree took a wide tooth comb and carefully combed out her hair. Bella came out of the bathroom looking for her brother. He was still sitting in Sam's lap drinking some juice.

"Bella, will you answer some questions for us?" Dean asked her setting a juice box in front of her.

She nodded yes and sipped the juice.

"Do you know when you were kidnapped?"

"No." she whispered.

"Bella, how many times have you turned?" Oree asked.

Bella looked as her with a puzzled look on her face.

"Changed like last night."

"One."

"Did the man bite you when he took you?"

"Yes."

"So that means they were taken in the past three weeks." Dean commented. "Do you know if you have any family, an aunt or uncle?"

"Don't know."

"Were you chained?"

"Yes."

"Why was Cole whipped?"

"We tried to get away, Cole couldn't keep up, I couldn't leave him." she sniffed softly.

"Where there any others with you?"

"No."

"Did he tell you why he took you?"

"Wanted family." she said as her lower lip trembled. "He killed Daddy."

"I know honey." Oree told her pulling her into her embrace.

She looked over the girl's head toward Dean and saw the pained expression on his face before he pushed it down. She glanced at Sam and saw him tighten his grip on the boy kissing the top of his head.


"I got you guys some coloring books and crayons, why don't you go lay on the bed and color?" Oree suggested picking a bag off the floor and leading Bella to Dean's bed.

She pulled the books and crayons out and put them on the bed as Bella crawled up on it. Sam

sat Cole beside her and when to stand by Dean. They stood together in the kitchenette looking at the kids as they began to color.

"Sis, what are we going to do with them?" Dean asked quietly watching the two kids on the bed. "You know we can't keep them."

"I called Auntie while I was out, she's going to find a place for them."

"How?"

"Auntie has connections and knows people who know people, she'll call me later when things are in place."

"That's good to know. So we stay here until she calls?"

"Yes, there's two more days they'll turn and then the cycle will be over this month."

"O-K, we baby sit two little werewolves for the next few days, nothing to it." Dean said rolling his eyes.

"Yep, that sums it up. I'm going to throw some lunch together, why don't you two relax." she told her brothers pushing them out of the little kitchenette. Dean gave her the look, but snagged the remote and made himself comfortable on Sam's bed.

"Hey that's my bed."

"So, get over it, b*tch."

"Jerk." Sam shot back at him.

"Boys, language." Oree fussed.


Bella looked over to what Dean was watching and slid off the bed to stand by the other bed. Dean looked over at her and patted the bed beside him. She climbed up on the bed and sat down beside him leaning back against the headboard.

Sam sat on the bed with Cole watching him randomly color a picture. He picked up Bella's book and flipped to a page to color. He picked up a blue and began to color the page. Cole paused and watched him closely as he filled in a balloon.

"What color do you want this one to be?" he asked Cole.

Cole handed him a green crayon and watched Sam color. He handed him a purple for the other balloon. Sam smiled at him and accepted the crayon. Cole gave him a slight smile as he held another crayon ready.

Dean glanced over at Bella and saw her watching the television intently. He had stopped it on an animal program about tigers. She watched the female tiger caring for three babies. She inched closer to Dean until she was barely touching him. Dean stayed still letting her take the first step to any contact.

"Lunch is ready." Oree called to the others.

She sat a plate of sandwiches on the table and bowls of mac and cheese. There were chips and fruit also, milk for the kids and tea for the adults.

Sam picked Cole up and settled him in his lap at the table. Bella let Dean lead her to the table and help her into the chair. He took the one beside her and help her put food on her plate. Sam helped Cole with his mac and cheese as he talked softly to him, assuring him he was going to be ok. He was happy that he seemed to be eating. Poor kids looked like they had been starved as well as beaten and chained.

"So what are your plans for tonight for when...you know...it happens." Dean asked Oree as he munched on a sandwich.

"Auntie told me what to do. I've got a sedative to give them, it'll keep them pretty much out of it when it happens. That way we'll be safe and the little ones will be safe too."

"And you're sure it'll work?"

"Auntie gave me the dosage for them, said I shouldn't have any problems."

"I hope so. The last thing we need is for one of us to get bit."

"I know, I'll explain it later to Bella and try to get Cole to understand too. If we're lucky, they're sleep through it. They've been through so much already, I hope I can make it easier for them." she told him watching the kids eat.

"Do we have any pie?" Dean asked looking on the counter.

"It's it the fridge." Oree giggled seeing that look of anticipation on his face. "You I wouldn't forget 'bout dessert."


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