AN: Hey, guys. I'm glad you like the Gracie/Uncle Sammy chapter. Here's the next chapter. We're getting back to the hunt.
Gracilynn sighs in frustration, slamming the book closed. She tosses it to the side and glares at the other books in the pile she hasn't gone through yet. Her dad had told her to look through them; see if she could find out how to kill an Asura.
"We don't even know if it's a damn Asura yet," Gracilynn grumbles to herself. Her dad and Uncle left to go check out the caves around the hikers trail, hoping to find human remains or something that would indicate the people were there. Gracilynn lets out another annoyed sigh, this time grabbing her mp3 player on the nightstand and sprawling out on her stomach on her dad's bed. She puts the headphones in her ears and grabs another book and begins reading.
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"Dean, I don't know man. This is like the tenth cave we've been in and we still haven't found anything," Sam says, defeated.
"Thank you Captain Obvious," Dean grumbles back.
"Maybe it's not an Asura," Sam announces.
"I don't know Sam. I just…have this feeling," Dean admits, "I think the caves have everything to do with this."
"All right," Sam says, knowing better than to go against Dean's gut feeling, but also not believing they'll find anything in this cave either.
"Sam," Dean calls out. Sam turns and looks where Dean is pointing and seeing a big pile of bones. Human bones. I guess Dean's gut was right Sam thinks. The two brothers walk over to the pile and Dean grabs a stick. He begins sifting through the pile while Sam keeps watch.
"There's gotta be ten bodies here," Dean announces.
"It fits with the missing persons for the past few months," Sam acknowledges.
"So, I can positively say we're probly dealing with an Asura," Dean says, "Now we just have to figure out how to kill the bastards."
"Hopefully Gracilynn found something," Sam says. Dean doesn't say anything as he walks past his brother and out of the cave. Sam follows him, knowing Dean is still bothered by the whole 'dad' thing.
"I talked to her," Sam says.
"Who?" Dean asks, already knowing the answer.
"Gracilynn. It's not because she doesn't love you or thinks you're not a good dad," Sam says, knowing Dean will know exactly what he's talking about.
"You really doing this now Sam?" Dean asks irritated. Sam huffs.
"She does it because she does love you," Sam continues.
"Sam," Dean says annoyed, turning around to face his brother.
"Just…hear me out," Sam says, putting a hand up complacently, "She's scared Dean."
"Scared?" Dean asks, "She has nothing to be scared about."
"Dean. She just lost her mom. You would think you of all people would understand what she's going through," Sam accuses. Dean's look darkens.
"You better be going somewhere with this Sam," he says. Sam sighs.
"She just got you Dean. She just lost her mom. She's scared she's going to lose you," Sam explains, halting Dean's interruption with a hand, "She's not stupid. She knows what is involved with this life. She thinks if she doesn't get too close to you, it'll be easier when the inevitable happens. "
Dean watches Sam, taking in everything he said. Sam bites his lip, but continues on.
"Just, give her a little time. She'll come around," Sam says.
"We should get back. See if she's found anything," Dean says, opening the car door.
"Dean," Sam says.
"Sam, I know," Dean says exasperatedly, "I'll give her time."
With that, Dean slides into the front seat and closes the door, waiting for his brother to follow suit. Sam sighs one last time, but does follow his brother and climbs into the car.
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Dean unlocks the motel door and he and Sam enter the room. The room is quiet, so Dean looks around for Gracilynn. He sees her lying on his bed, on her stomach, headphones in her ears, fast asleep. A smile pulls on his lips.
"I wonder if she was able to find anything before she succumbed to the boredom," Sam thinks out loud. Dean shrugs and makes his way over to the bed, looking at the notebook lying next her. She still has the book underneath her head and the pen in her hand where she left off writing. On the paper there is one word written boldly, circled numerous times. Dean smiles and looks up at his brother.
"She found something," Dean says quietly, pointing to the notebook. Sam walks over and looks at the notebook on the bed.
"Beheading?" Sam asks.
"Looks like," Dean says, carefully taking the pen from her hand and the notebook from the bed. He hands them to Sam and then works on releasing the book from under Gracilynn's head. Successful, he hands the book over to his brother and Sam takes it and sits down at the table. Dean grabs the bag of food they just got and takes out his steak and cheese sub and begins eating as Sam looks over the research, double checking to make sure Gracilynn is right.
"How does it look?" Dean asks through a mouthful of food.
"It looks right," Sam says, putting the research down and grabbing his Ham and cheese sub.
"All right. After we're done eating, we'll head back out and gank this Son of a Bitch," Dean says, taking another bite of his food.
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Gracilynn stirs and her eyes flutter open. She shifts on the bed only to realize there is a blanket on top of her. She sits up, pulling it off and looks around. No one's there, but the room is different. The books and notebook are cleared from the bed and there is food on the table. Gracilynn stands up and makes her way over to the bag of food and sees a piece of paper with her name on it. She picks it up and reads it, "Gracilynn, Found your research and how to kill these asshats. That's my girl! Went back out to take care of them. Text me when you're up. We'll be home soon. Dad." Gracilynn yawns and stretches her muscles. She takes out a Turkey sub and grabs her phone from the nightstand. She sits at the table and texts her father, "Hey, I'm up. Obviously got your message. Be careful." She sets her phone on the table next to her and unwraps her sub, taking a big bite out of it.
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Dean and Sam hike their way up the beaten path, machetes in hand, keeping a look out for the female Asura. Dean's pocket vibrates and he takes out his phone, seeing it's Gracilynn he opens the text and reads it, smiling.
"That Gracilynn?" Sam asks from behind him.
"Yeah, she's good. Says to be careful," Dean says, smirking at Sam.
"You never listen any other time," Sam says, smirking back.
"Very funny Sam," Dean shoots back, putting his phone back in his pocket, but freezing when he hears a noise. Sam steps up next to his brother, instincts kicking in, matching his brothers' stance. Out of the woods comes a woman with long blonde hair, curvy figure, and blue eyes. Dean's eyebrows raise and he turns to look at Sam who shakes his head slightly, knowing exactly what his brother is thinking.
"You boys look hungry," she says in a seductive tone.
"No, not really," Dean says, matching Sam's movements to hide his machete.
"I have some extra food back in the cave I'm camping near. Would you like to come with me?" she says, hinting at the suggestion.
"I don't know. It's getting late," Dean says, trying not to fall under the spell of her voice.
"Dean," Sam whispers.
"What Sam?" Dean mutters under his breath.
"If we go with her, we'll find the other one. She'll lead us right to him," Sam says. Dean looks at his brother and nods slightly.
"Are you sure?" the woman says.
"On second thought, sure. We'll come," Dean says, following after the woman who begins to walk away. Sam follows after him and shortly later they arrive at the cave they found the bones at. Dean looks back at his brother who nods, telling him he's ready. Dean enters the cave, looking back to see if Sam is following just in time to see the female attack him from the side, sending him flying into a rock.
"Sam!" Dean yells. Sam collapses to the ground, not moving, blood forming on his head. Dean turns around and runs right into the male Asura.
"You thought you could surprise us? Kill us?" he says angrily, "The only ones dying here are you two hunters."
Dean's eyes grow big just as the Asura grabs him and throws him into the cave wall. The machete falls out of his hands halfway there and onto the cave floor. The Asura leans over him wrapping his hands around Dean's throat. Dean tries to fight back, but his vision becomes blurry. Distantly he hears his name being yelled, but his name isn't 'dad'.
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