Thanks again for the nice reviews. One more chapter after this which I'll hopefully be able to put on tomorrow.

The Blue Lady of Marywood

Chapter ten

They pulled the door shut and quickly headed for the library. There was nothing they could do for them; it was obvious that they were all dead.

The Library

"My God it's going to kill all of us." Carol wrapped a blanket around herself and sat trembling on one of the chairs.

No one answered her; they knew she could be right.

Dean and Sampson lowered Sam onto one of the blankets on the floor. He was grateful to be able to lay flat again. Dean knelt down on one knee next to him.

"Sammy I don't know what's going on. Wilcox had the necklace but it didn't help him. And now this…"

"But I had the necklace …and I looked into her eyes….She didn't hurt me."

Dean shook his head.

"I just don't know. We know the Blue Lady is here, we've seen her. And we know she killed Nate. But the thing is we don't know whether she killed Wilcox or the others. It could be Carol's cousin trying to keep this damn legend alive."

"But the legend is alive…he doesn't have to fake it."

"Yeah, the Blue Lady is real but maybe he doesn't know that. Maybe he wants to commit these murders for publicity for his house. Just think of all the money he could make renting it out for investigations into the paranormal."

"But why didn't he kill me?"

"Maybe he thought you were dead or would be before we found you. Or maybe after he hurt you he just panicked and decided to get rid of all of us. I really don't know"

"Dean…you got to get these people out of here."

"I'll try." He looked around at the group which was now down to seven including his brother and him. How many had been killed by the Blue Lady and how many had Hamond killed he wondered? Or had the Blue Lady killed all of them? And why hadn't she killed Sam when he looked at her? Was the dirt from the grave a part of the legend which wasn't true? It didn't seem to have helped Wilcox any. And the picture Janet had showed him of the owner's uncanny resemblance of his brother. Did that have anything to do with anything? A million questions went through his head.

Just then Kirk came storming over to them.

"You know I've been thinking. How do we know you didn't kill Wilcox and the others? When we got back to the second floor you weren't there and Carol told us you went after Wilcox after he hurt your brother. Maybe you killed him, then the others."

Dean stood up glaring at Kirk.

"I didn't kill anyone. We're all in this together. I want out of here as much as you do."

"Well why didn't she hurt your brother? If she killed the others, then why didn't she hurt him?"

"That I don't know. I thought she would…."

"But she didn't. And why does your brother look just like the guy on the picture? What kind of game are you two playing?"

"We're not playing a game. We're all in the same boat buddy. We don't have any idea what's going on either."

"I bet your brother isn't even hurt…" Kirk reached down, grabbed Sam and started pulling him up.

"Leave him alone!" Dean grabbed Kirk by the shirt.

Kirk swung his fist at Dean who ducked it then punched his fist into Kirk's stomach doubling him over.

"Stop it!" Stedson shouted as he stepped between the two. "We're not going to start fighting among ourselves. We got to stick together and find some way out of here."

Dean went back to Sam then turned and looked back at Kirk.

"You touch my brother again, I'll kill you."

Kirk looked at the others.

"You heard him, he said he'd kill me!...I still say he and his brother are somehow involved in this. I say we tie them both up just to be sure."

Carol stood up. She couldn't let Dean take the blame for all that had happened. She had to tell them about her cousin. She started to step forward but Dean looked at her and gave his head a little shake. He knew if she said anything they would turn on her.

"My brother and I aren't involved in this. We're only here to help. We know as much as you do, that the Blue Lady does exist and will kill, and also that someone else is in the house and that person is the one that hurt my brother. So if you still want to tie me up fine…but if anyone touches my brother, when this is over, they'll answer to me." He knew that Sam was still too weak to cause anyone any concern, and he wasn't about to let them tie him up in his weaken condition.

"No one is tying anyone up." Sampson stepped forward. "We need to all work together to find a way out of here."

"Well I think two people should stay here with Sam while the other four stick together and continue to search the house." Dean suggested. "And I don't want him staying with my brother." He nodded toward Kirk.

"So now you're giving orders again!" Kirk glared at Dean.

"Well do you have any other suggestions?"

"Okay you two knock it off. I say we do what Dean suggested. How about Janet and Stedson stay with Sam while the rest of us look for away out of here? Agreed?" Sampson spoke up.

The rest of the group nodded in agreement.

"Okay, let's go."

Before they left Dean put the necklace in Sam's hand and patted him reassuringly on the shoulder.

The Basement

Hamond set the bloody ax against the wall. When they found the bodies they would assume the Blue Lady had done it. But now he had to get rid of the rest of them. He began pouring gasoline on anything that would burn. He hated to burn the house down but if these people got out of here and talked he'd be in big trouble for hurting the kid, plus now he had just murdered three other people. He lit a match and tossed it on to a large pile of gasoline soaked lumber. Once the house was gone he could still make some money selling the land. Plus maybe he could get a movie deal going. 'Twelve people die in reputed haunted house'…Yeah, this might just work for his benefit after all.

TBC