Chapter 8: A Meeting Time
Dean and Sam climbed back into the Impala and drove onto the main road. They were both thinking about the strange things the men had said. Neither of them had any idea what it meant.
They continued to drive down the main road until they reached a church. Dean decided to try talking the pastor and pulled into an empty space. The brothers got out of the car and walked towards the church.
"Do you really think the pastor will tell us anything?" Sam asked Dean as they walked up the steps of the church. Dean paused at the top of the steps and looked at Sam.
"I don't know Sammy. None of this is making any sense." Dean turned around and walked into the church with Sam right behind them. They sat in an empty pew in the back of the church and waited for the minister. It was Sunday church services and no one was there.
Sam leaned over to Dean, "This doesn't make any sense, the sign out front said that there were Sunday church services but there's no one here!" Dean looked around and realized that Sam was right. It was almost like the church was abandoned.
"This doesn't make any sense Sam. Let's see if we can find the pastor." Dean got up off the pew and started walking to the front of the church. Sam followed him and looked around at the church's simplicity.
Before they reached the front of the church they hear a voice behind them, "Can I help you fellas?" The brother's turned around to see an elderly man wearing a vestigal collar. The man started walking towards them.
"You must be the minister." Dean said as the man reached them. He held out his hand for the man to shake.
"I'm Father Bennit." the man said as he shook Dean's hand then Sam's.
"I'm Dean and this is my brother Sam." Dean said to Bennit. "We have some questions for you about the banshees." Father Bennit sucked in his breath and looked around as if he was being watched. He leaned in closer to Dean and whispered, "Meet me at the old cemetery in one hour." He stood up straight again. "I'm sorry gentlemen, but I don't know what you're talking about. Please leave." And with that he walked away from them.
Dean looked at Sam, his puzzled expression identical to Sam's. They let the church as Father Bennit had asked them to and walked back to the car.
"We still have an hour to go Dean." Sam said when they reached the car. "Why don't we go see if any one else will talk?" Dean looked at his brother.
"These people are scared out of their minds Sam!" Dean said as Sam finished talking. "They're too afraid of becoming 'one of them' who ever 'they' are. They're not going to tell us anything and we still need to figure out what object is cursed." Dean hopped into the car and Sam followed his lead.
They drove down the main road and pulled into what looked like a library. Sam got out of the car and confirmed that that was what it was and Dean followed him inside.
"You can do the nerdy research thing, I'm going to check out some books." and with that Dean headed off in the direction of a blonde who was sitting behind the circulation desk. Sam smiled and go to work.