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Locked Up

Chapter eleven

"I'm okay Sammy…I'm okay." Dean said trying to calm his brother down as he kept pressure on his wound. Sam reached over and carefully unzipped Dean's jumpsuit then gently pushed it aside so he could examine the wound. It appeared to be only a very deep graze but was bleeding badly. Sam got up and spun around angrily facing the warden.

"What the hell do you want from us!"

Dean managed to get to his feet and reached out for Sam.

"Sammy." He called to his brother, trying to stop him from approaching the warden, not knowing what the warden might do.

"Why us? We didn't do anything. We were only passing through this damn town." Sam slowly walked toward the warden ignoring Dean.

Dean reached out and grabbed Sam's arm.

"Sammy no." Dean knew it wouldn't take much for the warden to shoot; he had to stop his brother. But then he heard shouting in the distance and breathed a sigh of relief, the task force had stormed the building and would be there soon. But the warden had heard it too and now glared at Dean.

"You bastard you're going to pay for this!" The warden knew that once the task force got there his life as he knew it was over. He pointed the gun at Sam and glanced at Dean. "Before they get here you're going to watch your brother die knowing it's your fault."

He raised the gun and pointed it at Sam's head. Sam's eyes widened and he swallowed hard as he stood frozen in front of the warden.

"No! Don't do it!" Dean slowly walked forward his heart pounding. He moved next to Sam then slowly began to step protectively in front of him. There was no way he was going to let him kill his baby brother, not if he could help it.

"Get out of the way!" The warden said his hand holding the gun shaking with both rage and fear.

"No." Dean said softly trying to calm the warden down. "You don't want to do this."

"What do you mean I don't want to do this! You ruined everything! If you had just done what I asked I would have left you and your brother live. But you must not have given a damn about your brother since you risked double crossing me. He killed one of my prisoners and now he must die, because of the con, and because of you!"

"He killed Marlin because the son of a bitch was going to rape him! He was only defending himself, you know that!"

"All I know is that your brother tried escaping once before and was put in isolation, then when I sent one of the cons to check on him he killed him in cold blood." The warden looked Dean in the eye. "And I want you to live the rest of your life knowing that your actions killed your brother. Now move!"

Dean now stood directly in front of Sam keeping himself between the warden and his brother.

"Get out of the way or I swear I'll shoot right through you!"

"Dean." Sam put his hand on Dean's shoulder. "Move."

"Sammy…." Dean kept his eyes on the warden.

"Please Dean….he'll kill both of us." Sam tried to move out from behind Dean but Dean put his arm back and grabbed Sam's jumpsuit holding him in place.

"Dean, let go of me." Sam said as he twisted out of Dean's grasp.

"Sammy no!" Dean winced in pain as Sam's action caused his wounded side to twist and pain to shoot through him. He pressed his hand to his side as blood trickled between his fingers.

"Dean I'm sorry." Sam said realizing the pain he had caused his brother but knowing he had no choice. He knew Dean was always protective of him and would die to protect him as he too would die to protect Dean. But maybe if he left the warden take his revenge out on him then maybe he'd let Dean live. At least one of them might stand a chance of getting out of there alive.

"Sammy…." Dean's eyes filled with tears at the thought that his brother was about to be murdered in front of him. "Please Sammy." He tried to step forward to once more put his body between the two men.

"No Dean." Sam shook his head and quickly stepped to the side blocking him. He then looked at the warden. "Just get it over with." He swallowed hard as he watched the warden raise the gun.

"Please don't do this! Please…he's my little brother!" Dean pleaded desperately trying to invoke some kind of compassion in the warden, but he had none.

The warden only looked at him coldly as he once more pointed the gun at Sam's head.

"An eye for an eye, your brother for the con….But to show that I do have a heart, I'll give you a few seconds to say your goodbyes." It was obvious the warden was enjoying prolonging the pain he was causing both of them.

Sam turned around to face Dean and looked down at his wound.

"You okay?"

Dean nodded.

"Sammy…" He choked on the word as tears filled his eyes.

"Hey…" Sam gave Dean a brave smile. "Do me a favor. Don't let what happens here mess up your life. You got to keep looking for Dad. He needs you… Maybe….maybe we'll meet again someday." Sam's eyes filled up as he put out his hand to shake his brother's hand. Tears ran down Dean's face as he reached out and pulled his baby brother into a hug.

"Hey." Sam gave a little nervous laugh. "I thought you weren't into chick flick moments."

"God Sammy I'm sorry….I'm so sorry." Dean's heart broke as he looked into Sam's eyes and could see the fear in them that he was trying so hard to hide. He had failed his brother and now he was going to die because of it. Dean had protected his little brother all his life and now he was going to watch him be murdered in front of him and there was nothing he could do.

"It's okay Dean. It's not your fault. I'll be with Jessica and Mom."

The warden stepped forward.

"Turn around kid; it's time to meet your maker."

Sam gave Dean a small goodbye nod and turned around.

"Don't do it…..Please don't do it.!" Dean kept repeating knowing there was nothing he could do. Even if he rushed the warden he knew he had plenty of time to kill Sam before he could reach him.

"Just get it over with." Sam said as he closed his eyes.

"Gladly." He glanced at Dean. "This is for you."

A shot rang out and both Dean and Sam recoiled as they were sprayed with blood.

TBC