CHAPTER NINE:SAVE MY SOUL

"Try to." – he said and took a knife out of his pocket – "But i am afraid this will be the last thing you do then."

Brooke looked around the room mechanically, as if there was someone to tell her what to do. 'Don't panic Brooke' she thought. She has to stay calm whatever happens and to find a logic solution. Her cell was in her hand. She wondered if she can dial a number without Derek noticing it. But who to call?! The only one who might help her... well she was a total bitch with him just ten minutes ago.

Derek who was looking at his knife get closer and put it to her neck. Brooke felt the sharp knife scratching a wound on her cheek while he was moving it on her face.

"See Brooke" – Derek said and brushed the blood from her face – "You must not move or you get hurt."

Dean's phone rang. He saw it was Brooke's cell and looked around. He thought she was somewhere near but when he couldn't see her he walked in the corridor and picked up.

"You must not move or you get hurt."

Dean realized Brooke wasn't alone and was in danger. He ran over her room and walked in, but there was noone there. He noticed something on the floor. He squated to the spot. Blood.

"BROOKE!" Dean yelled as loud as he could. 'Brooke is in danger' his mind was busily assimilating that. He didn't know what he was about to do, but he had to help her. He ran through the corridor checking out every single room.

"What are we doing here?"

Brooke asked scared when they entered the basement.

Derek didn't answer to her question but walked over her and placed the knife on her face again.

"You are pretty girl Brooke" Derek moved his tongue on her cheek, trying to kiss her.

"Get off me freak!" – she screamed and pushed him away.

In his fury, Derek slapped her. His hand was heavy, and with that slapping she fell on the floor. Derek fell over her and tried to take away her dress.

"No.. no .. NO!" – Brooke screamed out of pain after the psycho scratched her with the knife again – "HELP"

Derek put off his T-shirt, and spoke : "Don't move or you get hurt."

Brooke didn't listen to him which caused Derek to slap her again. Brooke kicked him in his 'pants zone' and he fell on his back groaning from pain. She ran out from the basement. Where was she going? Away. The corridor from the basement was leading to the second floor, but not connecting the hall with it. Better. The only thing she wanted was to meet her mother and the other guests. Then she saw him. He was running towards her.

Dean was running in the corridor. He already checked the rooms and they weren't there. Sense of relief. He saw her. She was running. Her dress was torn, he saw her face was bleeding.

They two ran to each other. Dean embraced her and wrapped his hands strongly around her. Brooke finally felt safe. He was there for her.

"I am sorry i called but i have noone else..." – she said very quickly, Dean noticed her voice was trembling.

"What happened Brooke?" – he asked and looked around – "Who was that man with you?"

"His name is Derek or Ian..." – Brooke couldn't remember his real name, everything was like a nightmare. – "He is a total freak and he tried to rape me and..."

"WHAT??!"

Dean yelled. If just a minute ago he was scared for her life, now he was mad. "Where is that son of a bitch.. I swear i will turn him apart..."

"Dean don't! Please just calm down, he didn't do anything ... he didn't do anything... DEAN!"

But Dean seemed not to listen to her. He was walking to the basement, Brooke was holding his hand trying to stop him.

"Please Dean do nothing!" She was crying but still pulling him to her.

Dean forced the door of the basement opened. He looked around, Brooke was still holding his hand.

Dean dropped her hand and ran around the room. There wasn't anyone there.

"Dean..."

"Where is he?" Dean was still looking around.

"I don't know" – Brooke said quietly. – "Please let's get out of here..."

Dean now focused on Brooke. He noticed she was very pale, and was still bleeding.

"Come on" – he said and cuddled her. She was thankfull for that because she found it difficult to walk. She laid her head on his shoulder, and when did that Dean closed his eyes just for a second. He used his elbows to open the door of her room, and carefully placed her on her bed. Brooke touched her cheek.

"I will bring hot water and some towels for that here" – Dean said and looked at her wound.

"No please don't leave me alone!" Brooke paranoically said.

"I will not leave you" – Dean calmed her. – "I will just go to your bathroom."

Brooke watched him going in there, and leaving after about a minute, carrying a towel and a bowl of water.

"Okay Brooke, it might bite" – he warned her as he placed the wet hot towel on her wound.

"Auch" – Brooke murmured. Dean was moving the towel slowly and gently over her wound. – "Thank you" – Brooke said quietly. – "You came for me. After i was so mean with you.."

Dean smiled at her. "It's okay Brooke"

Brooke laughed. "I think this is our phrase" – she said – "You always say 'it's okay Brooke' when something isn't okay but i don't know why, when you say it i believe that it is okay."

Dean laughed at the complicated sentence she just said. "It's nice."

"What?" – Brooke asked him as she first thought he didn't get what she said.

"That we have something which is ours."

Brooke looked him and smiled. Dean moved closer to her on the bed, their lips were a milimetres from one another. Then Dean suddenly distanced.

"I have to find the freak that attacked you. He might hurt someone else."

"You mean someone else like Blair...or...?" Brooke looked around the empty room, which was now looking too scaring.

Dean focused on her. He didn't mean Blair. And Brooke knew it. The door opened and Chuck went in. His smile sharply changed when he saw Brooke bleeding with torned dress.

"What happened here?!" – he said loudly. His eyes moved over Dean .

"Chuck. There is someone in the house." – Dean started – "He attacked Brooke and tried to rape her..."

"WHAT?"

"We need to find him." – Dean said seriously.

"We? Dude, call the police." – Chuck said seriously just like Dean did.

"I doubt that guy is still in the house, if we wait for the police he will escape. Call the police, but meanwhile i will search in every little hole for him. I will call Blair and Nate, they will stay with you Brooke."

"I will come with you." – Chuck said after a stong internal fight. – "Just to watch your back."

In two minutes Blair and Nate ran into the room. After they were explained everything about what happened, Chuck and Dean left the room leaving the others there.

When they were alone Blair took the towel and cleaned Brooke's wound. Nate was walking around nervously.

"I will prepare your bath" – Blair said. – "It will make you relax."

Blair warmly smiled.

"Thank you" – Brooke smiled back to her. She's never seen Blair nicer.

Brooke walked in the bathroom and locked its door. When she was sure the window and everything was safe, she get rid of her torn dress and went in the bath full of bubbles. Blair was right. It was relaxing. She thought she has been there for hours but when she saw the watch she saw she's been there for just twenty minutes. She put on a dressing–gown and walked out just to see Dean and Chuck were there.

"We didn't find him" – Dean explained.

"But we looked everywhere... And he is not in the house anymore." – Chuck said. – "Brooke i think it's time you told the truth. Who are you, and who is he?"

Brooke looked around the fourth standing in front of her.

"You're right." – she whispered. – "You deserve to know that."