Written By: xxPyRaxx

Chapter Twelve

One Final Decision

Ivy made her way down the mansion's stairs and into the room where she heard the battle being held.
The room was an absolute mess.
"Miss Ivy" Alfred greeted when he saw her, with relief in his tone.
"What is it?" she wondered.
"This war must end. And now is the time to end it. Kill John!"
I looked at where John and my father were.
John looked pretty bad. Bleeding in numerous places on his body and my dad having blood on his mouth and teeth. I could tell who was winning. But than something surprising happened. It's hard to explain.

I didn't see John as a liar or a betrayer. Sure he killed my mom but he was protecting the humans, he was protecting his own children just like my Daddy was protecting me. Daddy and I may be werewolves but we could be like them- John and his sons. They were just human. Humans who were- are doing the right thing.
"Miss Ivy, finish it" Alfred repeated.
He was right, I had to finish it. I watched for a few seconds as Daddy was advancing on John for the final fatal attack but before he could get any close, I grabbed the discarded gun and shot.

I caught Daddy in his right shoulder. He turned human once again, he howled in pain and he clenched the wound with one hand as he turned to look at me.
Without hesitation, I pulled the trigger and a silver bullet plunged into his heart. He looked at me with such sadness in his eyes before he fell onto his side on the hardwood floor.
I dropped the gun like it was red hot and ran over to Daddy's body.
Tears streamed down my cheeks as I knelt down beside him "I'm sorry Daddy, I'm so sorry." I bent down and kissed him on the cheek.
"You look so much like your mother" he breathed "She was so beautiful. You have her eyes" a small painful smile came on his lips "You have her personality too."
"Albert" I called over to the butler, I dug into my pocket and pulled out a key "Give this to John and show him to my room" I handed over my bedroom key.
"Of course Miss Ivy" Albert replied and did what he was told, leaving me alone in the room with my dying father.
"Why?" Daddy breathed out painfully "Why did you shoot me?"
"I'm sorry Daddy. I'm really very sorry" I cried "But I had to Daddy, I had to. You see if I let you kill him or me, than-than we're no better than they are. I'm sorry that I ruined the legend. I'm sorry that I ruined the chance for us to reproduce but I-I could let you kill him. I know that I'm you're daughter Daddy, but. But you didn't raise me, John did. And Dean and Sam did too. Even though Mom gave birth to me, the Winchester, they-they raised me. Please Daddy, please understand-"
"Shhh" Daddy interrupted my apologizing "Shhh, its okay. I-I forgive you, I really do. I'm couldn't be anymore prouder than I am of you than right now. You may have been raised by the enemy but, they indeed raised you well. And for that I am grateful" He reached up with a hand and cupped my cheek and caressed it "I am very proud of you. And I love you, very, very very much."
He gave me one last small smile before his head rolled to the side, his eyes became unfocused before they closed and he gave one last shattered breath before he died.
I cried harder than I ever did before. I hugged my Daddy close to me, not caring if I got blood on my clothes. I just killed the one thing that made me feel like that I was special.
And it hurt so damn much.

I heard four different sets of feet come down the stairs but I didn't care. I shot my own father.
"Ivy" Dean called as he came into the room.
I didn't answer. I just hugged my dad closer to me as more tears rolled down my cheeks.
"Ivy" John tried.
The three of them kneeled down beside me.
"Ivy, c'mon let him go" Sam said gently.
"No. No no no" I hugged him closer.
Both Sam and Dean started tearing my grip loose. When my arms were tore apart, Dean dragged my dad's body away from me.
"No! Give him back. Give him back" I screamed at the top of my lungs and lunged for the bloody body but Sam caught me around my waist, keeping me away from him.
"Ivy" John sat in front of me, blocking the way to my dad "You know what we have to do. We have to get rid of his body. Yes, we do" he added when he saw me shake my head "We have to finish him."
"No. Please don't. I-I already killed him, you don't need to finish him off too. Please?"
"C'mon Dad, don't do it" Sam put in "She's already in enough pain as it is, don't put her through anymore."
I stopped struggling and just fell back against Sam.
"I'll do it alright? I'll finish it off if you can't" John held me by my upper arms.
That's it. I've had enough of this.
"NO! Get out! Get out, Now!" I pushed him and he fell onto his butt in surprise.
"Ivy" Dean came over.
"Just get the hell out of here, just GO!" I tore Sam's grip apart.
"Ivy!"
"Alfred, show them out. Don't let any of them back in" I ordered the butler "They better be gone by the time I'm changed and back down here" and I headed upstairs without another word.

I made my way up the main staircase, leaving some blood stains on the banister along the way.
I opened the door to my room and closed it. I made sure that my blind was shut before I got another set of clean close before going into my bathroom and undressing to have a shower.

I let the water run awfully hot before I climbed in.
The water hit my body as I washed my body. I grabbed a new bar of soup and began scrubbing the blood off of me. My Daddy's blood. Once the blood was off of me I poured some shampoo into my palm and watched my hair than added conditioner when the shampoo was washed out. I washed the conditioner out of my hair and then washed my face before stopping the water and climbing out.

I wrapped a dry towel around me and than around my hair. I went back into my room and dried myself off before putting some close on. I now wore black leggings, a short jean skirt that didn't reach my knees, ballet flats and a long sleeved v-neck brown and pink striped sweater with a brown tang top underneath.
I brushed my hair and tied it in two even braids just below my ears leaving my bangs out before I made my way back down stairs.

I found the butler and the maid in the kitchen.
"Are they gone?" I asked when I came in.
"Yes, Miss Ivy" Alfred answered "I made sure that they were out of the house and off the property."
"Did they take Daddy's body with them?" I wondered.
"No, Miss Ivy" Alfred answered "I also made sure that they left him here. Was that okay, Miss Ivy?"
"Good, I want him to have a proper funeral" I told him "Samantha, plan the funeral as close as possible."
"Right away Miss Ivy" the maid nodded to me.
"Oh and Samantha throw out the close that have blood on it for me" I added before she left.
"Yes, Miss Ivy."
"Shall I make you some tea, Miss?" Alfred asked.
"Yes Alfred that would be great" I agreed.
He put on the kettle.
"I have a feeling that something is troubling you, Miss Ivy?" Alfred spoke up, breaking the silence that filled the kitchen moments before.
I looked up at him as he set the mug of hot tea in front of me.
I gripped the mug's handle for a few seconds before I spoke "Alfred, both of my parents died. I'm an orphan. where am I supposed to go now?"
"You may stay here if you like Miss Ivy. The mansion is yours now, so is everything else in this house."
"How does everything belong to me? Daddy just died a few hours ago?"
"Master Montgomery wrote his will out a little after your mother died. He left everything to you. The house, his money, his business. He somehow knew that he would find you, so he left everything he has to you" Alfred explained.
I took a few sips off me tea. How did Daddy know that he was going to find me? Why did he leave everything to me in his will?
"Would you like to stay here Miss Ivy?" Alfred's soft voice broke through my thoughts.
"Yes. I would love to stay here" I answered and I finished my tea.

As Albert made dinner, I stayed in the kitchen.
"Daddy never told me what his job was" I spoke the silence that filled the room.
"Master Montgomery was a businessman and an important one at that. He was a general office clerk. He did very important things, Master Montgomery."
"He was an office clerk?" I asked "What a boring job to have."
"Well Master Montgomery found it very interesting, Miss Ivy" Alfred replied "He made his own company very successive. He has company buildings all over the world. He's very well known and the best at it. His office is located in this mansion."
"After dinner and after the dishes are done, show me to his office" I told him.
"Very well Miss Ivy."

Dinner was very quiet without Daddy there and very lonely. I didn't eat much before I brought it back into the kitchen where Alfred still was.
"Finish already, Miss Ivy?" Alfred asked when he saw me come in.
"Yes. I wasn't that hungry" I replied and I helped him with the dishes before he showed me to my Daddy's office.

The walk wasn't as long as I thought. The hallways were still quiet, but a little too quiet for my liking.
"Here we are Miss Ivy" Alfred announced as he stopped beside the door "Browse where every ever you like."
"Thank you Alfred."
He nodded.
"Oh, if you see Samantha. Tell her not to touch Daddy's room or study" I ordered the butler.
"As you with, Miss Ivy" he nodded again before leaving me alone in front of the door.
When I heard his footsteps vanish, I opened the door and stepped in.

The office looked like his study except there were some pictures on the walls and their were a few filing cabinets.
After I came in a few steps, I closed the door behind me.
The office smelt like leather, but I didn't mind it. It was kind of comforting. It still felt like he was in the mansion but yet he wasn't. I made my way over to the desk and sat down in the large leather chair.
The desk was cluttered with paperwork and envelopes.
I looked into the drawers and found more files.
I pulled them out and laid them on the desk. I opened the top one up. What I saw, I didn't think I liked.
There starring at me was a small picture of John Winchester with information on him. Personal information.

Why would Daddy have a folder on John Winchester? I flipped through the folder and read some very interesting information. Like the charges he faces with the law, before closing it and moving onto the next one.
Dean Winchester? What does he have against him?
I moved that folder over and found Sammy on the other.
What was going on?
Why would he have files on them? It this how he found me?
My heart started beating faster and faster in my throat.
If he had folders on the Winchesters, maybe he had one on me!

Before I could see if Daddy had a folder on me, Alfred came back in.
I jumped like I just got caught doing a crime when the door opened.
"Miss Ivy" he addressed "There are three men downstairs waiting for you."
"Three men? Do they work for Daddy?"
"No Miss Ivy. They do not work for Master Montgomery. But they are waiting for you down in the lobby."
I heaved a sigh as I got out of the chair "Alright, tell them that I'll be right down."
"Right away Miss Ivy."

I looked around the office, just taking it in. I closed the file on Dean before I put it back in the drawer I found it in and left the smell of leather behind.
I didn't hurry down to the lobby, I just took my time. They were in my house so I could take as long as I want.
I met up with Alfred in the kitchen to request myself a drink.
"Yes Miss Ivy?" he addressed.
"Can you bring in an ice tea for me with-"
"Lemon and ice" Albert finished "Right away Miss."
"Thank you" and I went into the lobby.

The three men I found there where not who I expected to see.
"Ivy" John greeted me a tiny smile.
"What are you three doing here? I told you to get out."
"We're not here to take your Dad" Sam defended.
"Why are you three here?" I demanded again.
"We just want to talk to you" Dean replied.
"About what?"
Alfred came back and handed my ice tea. I thanked him and he left alone with the Winchesters once again.
"Tell me why" John advanced towards me slowly "Tell me why you saved me."

I led the Winchesters into the empty sitting room. The three of them sat on the couch and I sat in my own chair.
"After all you said to us up in your room, why would you save our dad?" Dean blurted out.
I took a sip of my ice tea "I never wanted to kill you guys nor hurt you guys. That was never my intention. I was angry that you kept my past from me."
"We didn't do it to hurt you either" John told me "We wanted to protect you."
"I'm sorry I ran off but I just wanted to know who and what my dad was like."
"Yeah, and what was he like?" Sam wondered.
"Oh he was great" I put my drink down on the wooden coffee table "He was so sweet. Is this all you came over for?"
"Um...no. Not quite" John put in "We want you to stay with us."
I looked at him shocked "You want me to stay with you? After all I did, you still what me to stay with you?"
"Yes. You may not be our biological sister but we still think that you are" Sam explained.
"I can't. Daddy gave this house in his will. The mansion belongs to me now, it's my home now."
"But you just lived her for a few months, you lived with his since you were four" Dean argued.
I thought it over "Alright, give me an hour to pack."
"You have an hour" John agreed.
"I'll meet you guys in the main lobby" I told them after I finished off my drink and hurried upstairs.

Before I went to my own room, I went into Daddy's office and pulled out the files that I found in his desk drawer and I quickly looked for one on me. I looked for about 15 minutes before I concluded that he didn't have a file on me, which was great. I grabbed the three files before closing the door behind me.

I quickly went to my room and packed what I could fit in my bag before I took one last look around my room before closing the door behind me and my way to Daddy's room.

I don't know why I went to his room. It just felt like I had too for some reason. I opened the door and peaked inside. His room was neat and tidy, like he never touched it. Perhaps he didn't before he died, I didn't know. I snuck in and closed the door behind me gently. Like I was afraid to get caught or something.
His room was like mine but he had paintings of wolves on his walls and his room was slightly smaller than mine.
Suddenly, my eyes caught something on his neatly made bed. I put my bags down and went to go pick it up.
It was a letter and it was addressed to me and it was in his neat cursive
handwriting.
I didn't get time to read it since Alfred found me.
"Miss Ivy, the Winchesters are waiting for you in the main lobby."
"Thanks" I stuck the letter in my bag.
"Are you really leaving Miss?" he asked.
"Yes Alfred. I am."
"But what about the house?"
"I know you'll look after it well."
"But it does not belong to me Miss Ivy."
"I'm not old enough to own a house Alfred. But you are, so that is why I am leaving the house with you."
"And what about Master Montgomery's business? Who is going to look after that, Miss Ivy?"
"You are. You seem to know what Daddy used to do and what the business was about. Besides it'll give you something to do for the day."
Alfred led me to the main lobby once again.
There I met up with Samantha who was sobbing.
"I can't believe you're leaving Miss Ivy" she hugged me close to her and I hugged her back.
"It's alright. At least now you won't have to clean after my mess" I joked when we broke apart.
"But now who's going to help me bake or clean?" she sobbed.
"Maybe you can talk Alfred into helping" I suggested.
Samantha sniffed back tears "I'm going to miss you Miss Ivy."
"I am too. Both you and Alfred, but I have to go."
"Call if you need anything, won't you Miss Ivy?" Alfred spoke up.
"Of course. Are you allowed to give me a hug?" I asked.
He held his arms open for me and we hugged.
"I'm always going to allowed to hug you Ivy. I've been doing it since you were younger."
I looked up at him shocked "Y-you just said my name. You said Ivy not Miss Ivy."
Alfred didn't say anything like he noticed "This door will always be opened for you and the Winchester family."
"Thanks Alfred."
"C'mon Ivy" John said "We're burnin' daylight."
I bed Samantha and Alfred goodbye and hugged them once more before leaving that normal life behind.

THE END.

Sequel?