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Almost Paradise

Chapter eight

Dean pulled his brother even closer as he watched the men approach. Behind them he could see some of the villagers gathering.

"You son of a bitch!" Dean shouted as they got nearer. "You speak of God and say that my brother is evil and then you do this to him! You're the evil one you bastard!"

"You have interrupted his purification process." Evan said calmly trying to hide his anger from the others.

"Purification process! You were killing him!"

"If he died it would have been God's will."

"God's will! It would have been your will not God's." Dean took his jacket off and put it over his now shivering half naked brother. He then looked over at the crowd that had gathered. "Your so called leader is a jerk; he's nothing more then a sadistic bastard! Why the hell do you stay with him?"

Evan glanced back at the crowd then looked at Dean.

"They stay because I am like a father to them. I love them and protect them. They are my children."

"Bullshit! They stay because they're afraid of you." Dean once more looked at the crowd. "There are more of you then them." He pointed to Evan's men who now surrounded him and his brother. "You could have a nice village here if you got rid of them."

Evan once more looked back at the villagers.

"This man is trying to confuse you; he is trying to protect his brother who has evil flowing through his blood. I am trying to rid him of his demons so that he can go on and lead a God fearing life. It is he and his brother who must be stopped."

Evan smiled as he heard the crowd begin to talk amongst themselves and as most of them appeared to agree with him. He looked back at Dean.

"You will be taken to our disciplinary cabin and held there until your brother is tested."

"Like hell I will!" Dean stood up ready to fight anyone who tried to take him away from Sam.

"What are you going to do …fight us? Fight all of us?" Evan asked mockingly.

"If I have to, yeah."

"There is no way you can win."

"Try me." Dean braced himself for whatever was going to happen. There was no way he was going to leave his brother.

"Dean….no…." Sam said as he tried to stand. Dean reached down and helped him up then stepped protectively in front of him. Sam swayed a little obviously still affected by the heat he had been forced to endure.

"Sam…you okay?" Dean asked over his shoulder.

"Yeah." He said softly. The heat had zapped his strength and he felt weak, he knew if they got into a fight with these men he wouldn't be of much help to his brother.

"You heard him, he's fine. Our methods are not meant to kill they're only meant to save his soul."

"My brother doesn't need any soul saving." Dean clenched and unclenched his fist wanting nothing more then to get his hands around Evan's neck.

"We'll be the judge of that."

"You ain't judging anything pal." Dean said taking a step forward.

But just as he did one of Evan's men came from behind the cabin and grabbed Sam. He pulled Sam's head back by his hair then placed a knife at his throat and made a shallow cut. Blood trickled down his throat and ran down his chest

Dean spun around but he was too late. He knew one move on his part could cost his brother his life. He turned back to Evan who gave him a small smile.

"Like I said, you'll be taken to the disciplinary cabin where you will wait till your brother has been judged. If you do not cooperate….we will judge your brother right here and now." He nodded to the man with the knife who pressed it even further into Sam's throat. Dean knew under normal circumstances Sam could have easily slipped from the man's grasp but he was weak and looked about ready to pass out. He knew he didn't have a choice, the man with the knife could easily slit Sam's throat before he could get to him.

"Alright! Alright! Don't hurt him!" Dean stepped back but kept his eyes on Evan. "I swear if my brother is hurt in anyway….you're a dead man."

It tore him apart but he had no choice but to let Evan's men lead him away from his brother. He knew attempting to fight them would only get Sam killed…. Or if he himself was killed he knew there would be no one left to help his brother.

TBC