Chapter 24

The sun is just up when they arrive on the police call reported place. The Sheriff's department has already surrounded the road portion. John goes alone to talk to them.

When he returns, Sam asks what he got.

"It was them, all right! Looks like they're heading west. Too bad we have to circle this detour." He explains.

"How can you be so sure?"

"Because, I found this on the road." He shows him a little white object.

"Is that a vampire fang?" Dean looks at it, fascinating.

"No fangs… Teeth… A second set descends when they attack… Let's go. We better find them before dark."

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John's pickup and Dean's Impala, driven by Sam, are rushing on the road.

"Vampires nest in groups of 8 to 10… Victims are taken to the nest as food… Bleeding them for days or weeks before finishing them… Wonder if that's what happened to that couple…" Dean reads from their dad's journal.

"I really start to have enough of all this…" Sam explodes.

"Enough of what?" His brother raises his head from the book.

"Enough of Dad barking orders at us constantly… Enough of not getting any information out of him… Enough of following him around with no other discussions…"

"Waouw… Waouw… Easy tiger!... You know how this goes… It's not him, but our job that requests that type of behaviour… You know, sharp, fast and accurate…" Dean's trying to calm him down.

"Isn't this absolutely extraordinary that he's just showing up like that and directly taking the reins?... We're not kids anymore, Dean!..."

"True… But, please don't start to fight with him again… Let us finish this job and then, I'm sure he will answer all your questions."

"And what's wrong with Eli, huh?"

"Yeah, I noticed… But, you know her, right?... She will tell us when she feels it."

"Oh, perfect… Why so protective over her suddenly?"

"You stop right there, man… Don't turn your anger on me, okay?"

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In an abandoned barn, vampires are having a party, drinking beer, women dancing in a sexy way on a soft rock tune.

The missing couple is tied up on a pillar. One of the vampires holds his bottle out to the young man. "It'll calm your nerves, buddy."

"No, thanks…" He answers, not daring looking up.

The villain turns to the young woman, presenting her the bottle. She accepts the drink, but spits it in his face. The vampire wants to slap her. "Bo… Wait for Luther!" The woman in leather's voice comes from behind him. He lowers his arm and returns with some others of his kind.

The entrance door suddenly flies open to let a tall blue eyed all dressed in black man coming in. The vampire woman goes for him. "Luther… We've got presents for you." She softly says. He approaches the two new victims the others kidnapped.

"She looks interesting…" He gently brushes a hand on her cheek, smiling. "You well know my taste for red-haired, Kate!" He looks at the young guy. "He doesn't… Go ahead and treat yourself." He says around. Immediately, four vampires jump on the already screaming lad and start to feed on him.

"There is something else…" Kate says lovingly. She takes him by the hand and leads him toward a wooden table. There is some money and jewellery scattered on it.

"It's all theirs?" He asks.

"No… It's from an old friend of yours… Daniel Elkins!" She proudly explains.

"Kate, what did you do?"

"I made him suffer!"

"You shouldn't have done that!... There are others like him… I don't give them 24 hours before getting around here to hunt us!..." He angrily explains.

"But, I did it for you… After all you told me…" She pleads.

"Revenge isn't much worth if we end up dead!"

"I'm sorry… I thought…"

"Was this also at Elkins's house?" He asks, grabbing the Colt.

"Yes… Looks like it was made around the time you were born, so I thought you'd like it…"

"I've seen this before… This is no ordinary gun…" Luther's trying to remember.

"Elkins died, holding it…"

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"OK… Will do…" Dean closes his phone. "Pull of the next exit…" He says to Sam.

"Why?"

"Dad thinks we've got the vampire's trail."

"How?"

"He didn't say…" Sam brutally accelerates, overtakes their Dad's truck and brakes across the road to make him stop. He rushes out of the car, so does John.

"What the hell was that for?" His father's losing his temper.

"We need to talk!" Sam briskly answers. Dean and Eli, also outside, are watching at fair distance.

"About what?"

"About everything!... Where are we going? What's the big deal about this gun?..."

"We don't have time for this right now!"

"Something's big is going on and I wanna know what!"

"Get back in the car, Sam!" John orders.

"No…" Sam's challenging him.

"Sam…" Eli comes close to him, putting a peaceful hand on his arm. "It's me leading John to the nest… And I know because… I already met their leader… It's a long story and I promise I will give you all the details later… But, please let us find it first, okay… Time is running out… They probably already know we're close… Please, Sam, trust me on this…" He finally looks at her and discovers the slight terror she has in her eyes.

"OK…" He whispers, finally giving in.

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All is now quiet in the nest; most of the vampires are asleep. Luther approaches the young woman. He winds one of her red lock around his finger, playing with it.

"Are you gonna kill me?" She softly sobs, trembling.

"I'm gonna take you so high, you're never gonna come down…" He says in a husky voice. He takes a knife out of his pocket, cuts himself in the arm, drinks from it and kisses her to pour the blood in her mouth. She instantly calms down. "Welcome home, Elisabeth…" He whispers in her ear.