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Chapter 7

"Your half-calf double vanilla latte is getting cold over here Francis," Dean teased as Sam sat back down at the small table outside of a coffee shop.

"Sammy I don't even drink that crap," I said scrunching my nose up.

"No you just use a pound of sugar in every cup," Dean said while looking at something on Sam's laptop.

"So did you find out anything?" I asked hesitantly.

"I had them check the FBI's missing persons databank there are no John Doe's fitting dad's description, I even had them run his plates for traffic violations," Sam sighed.

I started playing with the charm on my necklace; I couldn't get the feeling in the pit of my stomach to go away. Dad has never been gone for this long before and I just knew something was wrong. I was tempted to leave Sam and Dean to go find him myself but I had no idea where to even look. I hated to admit it but I was terrified I would never see him again.

"Sam I'm telling you dad doesn't want to be found," Dean answered.

"Dean what if…" Sam started but was cut off by a look Dean gave him and then glanced in my direction.

It's not like I couldn't handle whatever they had to say but I was thankful in that moment Dean cut him off, I couldn't bear to think about dad being hurt or worse anymore it was all I could think about lately.

"Check this out," Dean said turning the laptop so Sam and I could see, "It's a news item out of Plains Courier in Iowa, it's only about 100 miles from here."

"The mutilated body was found near the victim's car, parked on nine-mile road. Authorities are unable to provide a realistic description of the killer. The sole eyewitness, whose name has been withheld, is described as distraught by police. She is quoted as saying the attacker was invisible," Sam read off the screen.

"Could be something interesting," Dean stated.

"Or could be nothing at all, one freaked out witness who didn't see anything doesn't mean it's the invisible man," Sam said.

"But what if it is," Dean challenged.

"I think we should go," I said speaking up.

"You do?" Sam asked.

"Dad would check it out," I answered getting up from the table and walking towards the car with both brothers watching me.

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"One more time why are we here?" Sam asked as we got out of the car at the frat house.

"Victim lived here," Dean answered.

"College boys," I smiled and bit my lip.

"We're your new fraternity brothers from Ohio," Dean said to one of the boys working on their car.

"And her?" he asked nodding in my direction and looking me up and down.

"My sister who you won't look at," Dean answered moving in front of me.

"We're new in town…transfers, and looking for a place to stay," Sam said walking towards the front door.

"Her too?" he smiled.

"No I'm going to be at the sorority down the street just wanted to check the place out," I answered as we walked into the house turning to wink at him before closing the door.

We were pointed in the direction of their new room only to see a guy painting himself purple.

"Who are you?" he asked.

"We're your new roommates and before you ask she is my sister and just visiting," Dean replied.

"Do me a favor and get my back there is a big game today," he said to us.

"He is the artist," I said pointing to Sam, "The things he can do with a brush."

Dean stifled a laugh when Sam gave me the death glare before reluctantly taking the brush and painting the guys back.

"So is it true?" Dean asked as he took a seat in the only chair in the room.

"What?" the guy asked.

"We heard one of the guys around here got killed last week," I answered plopping myself down on Dean's lap. He pinched me in my side he hated when I sat on his lap but I didn't get up.

"Yeah, they are saying some psycho with a knife maybe a drifter passing through, Rich was a good guy."

"Rich was with somebody?" Sam asked as he continued to paint the guy's back.

"Not just somebody, Laurie Sorenson," the guy answered.

"Who's Laurie Sorenson?" Dean asked looking around me.

"Hey Sammy you missed a spot," I pointed out earning me another death glare from Sam and a pat on the back from Dean.

"Laurie is a freshman, she's a local, super hot and get this she's a reverend's daughter," the guy said.

"You wouldn't happen to know what church would you?" Dean asked.

"St. Barnabas," he replied.

We thanked him and left to go find the church.

"Dude what's your problem today?" I asked Dean as we walked back to the car.

"What are you talking about?"

"You used to cover for me when I would go out and now a guy looks at me and you're all big brother all of a sudden?" I asked.

"He was looking at you like a piece of meat!" Dean exclaimed.

"It's the same way you look at women!" I retorted.

"Yeah well they aren't my sister," he said as he got into the car.

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"Are you sure we should go in the service already started," I said as we walked up the steps of the church.

"What are you scared the church is going to burn down when you walk in?" Dean teased.

"No but you might want to wait outside," I said as I followed Sam in.

Dean let the door slam behind him causing everyone to turn and look at us. I was sure my face was the color of a tomato as we took our seats in the back.

"The loss of a young person is particularly tragic; a life unlived is the saddest of passing. So please let us pray for peace, for guidance, and the power to protect our children," the reverend said bowing his head.

Sam and I both bowed our heads and I had to elbow Dean to do the same. After the service was over we looked for Laurie through the crowd of people chatting outside of the church.

"Are you Laurie?" Sam asked.

"Yeah," a girl about my age answered.

"My name is Sam; this is my brother Dean and my sister Leah. We just transferred here to the university."

"I saw you inside," Laurie commented.

"We don't want to bother you we just heard about what happened…" Sam started.

"We just wanted to say how sorry we were," Dean finished.

"I kind of know what you are going through, I saw someone get hurt once, it's something you don't forget," Sam admitted and I looked at him sadly as the reverend came over to where we were standing.

"Dad, this is Sam, Dean and Leah they are new students," Laurie introduced us.

"It's a pleasure to meet you sir and I must say that was an inspiring sermon," Dean said shaking his hand.

I couldn't help but look at him like he was insane.

"Thank you very much it's so nice to find young people who are open to the Lord's message," the reverend said.

"Listen we are new and town and we are looking for a church group," Dean said leading the reverend away.

"So I hear you are a freshman, I'm looking for a sorority to transfer to do you have any suggestions?" I asked.

"I'm staying at the Theta Sorority you should come by and check it out," Laurie answered.

"I would love too," I answered smiling.

"I'm heading there now if you want I could give you a ride," she offered.

"Great."

"Wait," Sam said grabbing my arm.

"Laurie, give me one second please," I excused myself and stepped to the side.

"You're not going off by yourself we don't know what we are dealing with," Sam whispered.

"Sammy I'm going to a sorority house not jail I think I can handle it, I have my cell I'll call if I find anything and you do the same," I whispered back.

"Be careful," Sam warned.

"Always am," I smiled and waved goodbye.

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We were back at the sorority house and even in the middle of the day it was like one big slumber party. We made it to Laurie's room and I couldn't wait any longer I had to start asking questions.

"So what are the police saying happened?"

"Well they don't have a lot to go on, I think they blame me for that," she answered as she sat down on her bed.

"What do you mean?" I asked sitting next to her.

"My story, I was so scared…I guess I was seeing things," She said shaking her head.

"That doesn't mean it wasn't real," I reassured her.

"There was just this awful scratching noise on the roof of the car and when I got out…Rich was suspend upside down over the car," Laurie said blinking back some tears.

"That's horrible," I breathed.

Pain, without love. Pain, I can't get enough. Pain, I like it rough 'cause I'd rather feel pain than nothing at all.

"Excuse me a second I have to take this," I said as I stepped out into the hallway.

"Hello?"

"Leah what were you thinking?" Dean hollered on the other end.

"What are you talking about?"

"Going off by yourself when we don't know what we are dealing with you know better than that!"

"I'm fine De. If that's all you called for then I'm going to go."

"Did you find out anything?"

"You ready for this…I think we are dealing with the hook man."

"How do you know?"

"She was just telling me how he was suspended over the car."

"But you don't really think we are dealing with the hook man, do you?"

"I don't know, you guys do some research I'll see what else I can find out here."

"I don't like this you should be here with us…oh put in a good word for Sam he thinks she's hot."

"Dean I'm 21 years old I think I'm old enough to spend a few nights away from you guys, I'll be fine I'm in a house full of sorority girls," I answered ignoring the comment about Sam.

"Lucky bitch."

"I'll call you later," I said hanging the phone up and walking back into Laurie's room.

"Sorry about that, brothers," I remarked rolling my eyes.

"It's sweet they care so much," she said.

"I would definitely be lost without them but don't tell them that or they would never let me leave their side," I laughed as her roommate walked in the room.

"Leah, this is Taylor," Laurie said introducing us, "Taylor, Leah is going to be staying with us a few days to get a feel for the house."

"Awesome nice to meet you girl, we are doing Tequila shots in a few minutes in the main room if you're up for it," Taylor offered.

"Sounds like fun," I smiled.

"I don't know I'm supposed to go to dinner with my dad," Laurie said.

"Come on it will be fun and you never have ay fun you need to loosen up a bit," Taylor nagged.

"I'm in," I said.

"Leah why don't you stay and have fun get to know the girls and I will meet up with you guys after dinner," Laurie suggested.

"Fine but next time you are drinking with us, this goody two shoes thing is getting old," Taylor commented before we walked out of the room.

I followed Taylor into the main room and was quickly greeted with a shot. After all the Tequila was gone I waited downstairs for Laurie to come back. It wasn't long until she came through the front door.

"How was your night?" she asked as I wobbled a bit from the amount of alcohol I had consumed.

"I could definitely get used to this," I admitted and followed her up the stairs into her room, what I didn't notice was the scratch marks on the wall.

Taylor was already passed out on her bed, Laurie went to reach for the light switch but I swatted her hand away.

"You might wake her up," I said trying to whisper but it came out louder then I expected it to.

"I'm just going to go get changed, take an extra pillow off my bed if you need it," Laurie smiled.

I grabbed a pillow from her bed and made myself comfortable on the floor. I was supposed to have called Dean before going to bed but I was too drunk to care and was asleep within minutes.

I woke up to Laurie screaming, I instantly shot up and gasped when I saw that Taylor's throat and stomach was slit and there was a puddle of blood next to her bed. I jumped onto the bed with Laurie and then I saw the wall.

Aren't you glad you didn't turn on the light, was written in blood with a weird looking cross underneath it.

Laurie went to call the cops and I couldn't move off the bed, I just sat there and stared at the wall and Taylor's body. My worst fear was to die the same way my mother did and to see Taylor's stomach sliced open and to think it could have been me made me scared shitless.

The cops came and took our statements while the coroner took Taylor. After that was all done Laurie went home with her father and I went and sat back on Laurie's bed and stared at the wall again. My phone was ringing but I didn't think to even answer it, it was like I was frozen in time. Sam and Dean crawled through the window of the linen closet.

"Be quiet," Sam hushed him.

"You be quiet," Dean hushed him back as they made there way into Laurie's room.

"Oh God," Sam breathed as he saw all the blood.

"Leah, are you alright?" Dean asked coming over to me and grabbing my shoulders.

I opened my mouth to answer but nothing came out I just kept staring at the wall.

"Aren't you glad you didn't turn on the light, that's right out of the legend," Sam read.

"What the hell happened? Are you alright?" Dean asked me.

Again I couldn't answer. I had never been so scared in all my life, I was literally shaking.

"Come on angel talk to me," he begged.

All I could do was shake my head no; they didn't know my greatest fear and now was not the time to fill them in.

"Sam we need to get her out of here," Dean instructed and picked me up in his arms.

SUPERNATURAL

I was curled up in a ball on one of the beds in our motel room with Dean sitting on one side of me flipping through some old papers and Sam on the other side researching on his laptop.

"Wait go back," I said as Dean turned another page speaking for the first time since it happened.

"What is it?" Dean asked.

"That symbol there," I pointed, "That's the same one that was on the wall."

"It says in 1862 a preacher named Jacob Karnes was arrested for murder. It looks like he was so angry over the red light district in town that one night he killed thirteen prostitutes," Dean read and handed the paper over to Sam.

"Some of the deceased were found in their beds sheets soaked with blood, others suspended upside down from the limbs of trees as a warning against sins of the flesh," Sam read pausing for a minute and then started again, "Get this the preacher lost his hand in an accident and had it replaced with a silver hook that was used as the murder weapon."

"Alright so let's find the guys grave, salt and burn the bones and put him down," Dean stated.

"After execution Jacob Karnes was laid to rest in an old north cemetery in an unmarked grave," Sam read.

"Super," Dean scoffed.

"Ok so we know who is doing it but we don't know when he is going to strike again or why," Sam sighed.

"You ready to tell us what happened?" Dean asked looking over to me.

"I don't know what happened," I said softly.

"Well what did you see?" Sam asked gently.

"Nothing, we went to sleep and everything was fine, I woke up to Laurie screaming and Taylor…" I trailed off with my voice cracking.

"I think maybe your little friend Laurie has something to do with this," Dean stated.

"Let's go check it out," Sam said getting off the bed, "Le stay here, get some rest and we will be back soon."

"No," I almost shouted slightly panicking, "I'm going with you."

"I don't think that's the best idea," Sam said looking at me with worry lines across his forehead.

I turned to Dean and begged, "Please don't leave me here alone."

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We pulled up to the sorority house where a party was going on and walked in.

"Dude you've been holding out on me this college thing is awesome," Dean commented checking out some of the girls dancing.

"This wasn't really my experience," Sam stated.

"Let me guess libraries, studying, straight A's…" Dean said.

"Yeah pretty much," Sam answered.

"What a geek…alright did you do your homework?" Dean asked.

"So I was thinking how the hook man could be tied up with Laurie and I came up with something," Sam said unrolling a piece of paper showing us other crimes that had been committed over the years, "There's a pattern, it's always a man of religion who openly preached against immorality and then found himself wanted for killings he claimed was the work of an invisible force. Killings get this, with a sharp instrument."

"What's the connection to Laurie?" Dean asked.

"A man of religion who openly preaches against immortality, except maybe this time instead of saving the whole town he's just trying to save his only daughter," Sam answered.

"You think Reverend Sorenson is summoning the spirit?" Dean asked.

"Maybe or you know how a poltergeist can haunt a person instead of a place," Sam stared.

"Yeah the spirit latches on to the reverends suppressed emotions, feeds off them," Dean finished.

"Without the reverend even knowing about it," Sam said.

"Either way we should keep an eye on Laurie tonight," Dean said.

"Le you want to stay with Laurie again?" Sam asked.

I shook my head no.

"Ok I'll go…what about you?" Sam asked Dean.

"We will go see if we can find that unmarked grave," Dean answered and started to walk away, I quickly followed him.

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Dean and I were walking through our second cemetery of the night and I made sure I wasn't more than I foot away from him at all times. A bat flew out of a tree and I nearly jumped into Dean's arms.

"You ready to tell me what's going on with you?" Dean asked as he scanned the headstones with the flashlights.

"I'm fine," I replied and tried my best to smile.

"Yeah and I'm the pope," he rolled his eyes, "Seriously, what's going on with you I've never seen you so freaked on a hunt before."

I shrugged and pointed to a headstone that had the same symbol on it from the wall, "There it is."

Dean started digging and I kept an eye out to make sure the spirit wouldn't make any surprise visits. Dean finally broke through the top of the coffin and hopped out of the grave, he covered the bones in salt while I doused them with lighter fluid.

"Do you want the honors?" Dean asked holding up a book of matches.

"No go ahead," I answered and he threw the lit matches into the grave burning the bones.

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Dean and I raced into the hospital looking around for Sam, when we finally saw him we were stopped by a couple of police officers.

"You don't understand that's my brother," I said trying to push past the cop.

"Hey brother," Dean yelled to Sam.

"Let them through," the cop that was talking to Sam instructed.

I immediately ran and jumped into Sam's arm hugging him tightly and the cop excused himself.

"Hey it's alright…I'm ok," he comforted me as he hugged me back and put me down.

"What the hell happened?" Dean asked as I clung to Sam's arm like a security blanket.

"Hook man," Sam answered.

"You saw him?" I asked warily.

"Damn right, why didn't you torch the bones?" Sam asked angrily.

"What are you talking about we did," Dean answered and I nodded in agreement.

"You sure it was the spirit of Jacob Karnes?" I asked.

"Sure as hell looked like him," Sam answered, "and that's not all I don't think the spirit is latching on to the reverend."

"Well yeah the guy wouldn't send the hook man after himself," Dean stated.

"I think it's latching onto Laurie. Last night she found out that her father is having an affair with a married woman," Sam explained.

"So what?" Dean asked.

"So she's upset about it, she is upset about the immorality about it. She told me she was raised to believe if you do something wrong you get punished," Sam answered.

"So she is conflicted and the spirit of Jacob Karnes is latched on to her emotions and maybe he is doing the punishing for her," Dean concluded.

"Rich comes on to strong…Taylor tried to make her into a party girl," I said.

"Remind me not to piss this girl off," Dean mumbled.

"But we burned the bones why isn't this just over already?' I asked frustrated.

"You must have missed something," Sam said.

"No we burned everything in that coffin it should be over with," I said angrily.

"What's wrong with you?" Sam asked looking at me still holding onto his arm.

"Nothing I'm fine," I answered and let go of his arm.

Sam exchanged a look of concern with Dean and asked, "Did you get the hook?"

"The hook?" I asked.

"It was the murder weapon and in a way it was part of him," Sam replied.

"So like the bones the hook is the source of his power, so if we find the hook…" I started.

"We stop the hook man," Dean and Sam finished simultaneously.

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"Here's something I think," Dean said as we sat at a table in the library, "Log book for Iowa State Penitentiary; Karnes, Jacob personal affects…"

"Does it mention the hook?" Sam asked.

"Maybe…upon execution all earthy items shall be remanded to the prisoner's house of worship, St. Barnabus church," Dean read.

"Isn't that where Laurie's father preaches? Where her father lives?" I asked.

"Maybe that's why he has been haunting reverends and reverend's daughters for the past two hundred years," Dean answered.

"Yeah but if the hook was at the church or Laurie's house don't you think someone might have seen it?" Sam asked.

"I blood stained silver handled hook would stand out," I commented.

"We'll check the church records," Dean said getting up to get them.

"Talk to me, what's going on? The last time you clung to my arm like that was when you were seven and Dean teased you about Freddy Kruger," Sam said turning to me.

"I'm fine Sam I just want this to be over with," I answered lying through my teeth.

The look he gave me told me he didn't believe me but he didn't push the subject. A few minutes later Dean came back with another log book.

"St. Barnabas donations 1862; received silver handled hook from state penitentiary…re-forged," Sam read.

"They melted it down and made it something else?" I asked.

"Seems that way," Sam answered.

"But it could be anything by now!" I exclaimed.

"We'll find it," Dean reassured me.

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"Alright we can't take any chances anything silver goes in the fire," Dean instructed as we got out of the car in front of the church and Laurie's house.

"Laurie is still at the hospital so we will have to break in," Sam said.

"Alright take your pick," Dean said to us.

"I'll take the house," Sam answered.

"I'm going with you," I said standing next to Dean. Without my dad around he was the next best thing, not that I wouldn't trust Sammy to keep me safe but my nerves were already shot.

"Hey stay out of her underwear drawer," Dean joked as we headed for the front steps of the church.

We went down to the boiler room first and started a fire grabbing whatever looked silver along the way. We made our way back upstairs and I saw Laurie sitting in one of the pews crying.

"Finish up I'll just be a minute," I said to Dean before walking over to where she was sitting.

He watched me for a minute before leaving the sanctuary and looking for anything else that was silver.

"Laurie?" I asked as I got closer and sat next to her on the pew.

"What are you doing here?" she asked through her tears.

"What is it?" I asked trying to figure out why she was here praying in the middle of the night.

"I've been trying to understand what's been happening, why? Now I know so I am praying for forgiveness," she answered.

"Forgiveness for what?"

"Don't you see? I'm to blame for all of this, I read in the bible about avenging angels," she cried.

"Trust me this guy is no angel."

"I was so angry at my father, part of me wanted him punished and then he came and he punished him."

"It's not your fault."

"Yes it is, I don't know how but it is. I killed Rich and Taylor too, I nearly killed my father. I can see it now, they didn't deserved to be punished I do," she said and all the candles went out in the sanctuary.

"Fuck, come on we've got to go," I said grabbing her hand and walking towards the exit.

When I opened the door to leave the hook man was standing on the other side, I screamed and slammed the door in his face. Not that it did much good his hook went right through the door.

"Go, go, go," I yelled as we ran in the opposite direction with the hook man hot on our heels.

Once we were in the hallway he appeared behind Laurie, I pushed her out of the way only to have my arm cut by the hook. We ran into the church office and as I went for my gun he flung it out of my hands. Laurie and I backed into the corner as far as we could go and just as he raised his hook I heard Dean yell.

"Leah drop!"

I pulled Laurie to the ground and Dean shot him making him disappear.

"I thought we got all the silver!" Sam exclaimed coming up behind him.

"So did I!" Dean yelled back.

"So why is he still here?" I asked holding my arm.

"Maybe we missed something," Dean hollered.

"Laurie where did you get that chain?" Sam asked.

"My father gave it to me," she answered.

"Where did your dad get it?" I asked.

"He said it was a church air loom he gave it to me when I started school," she answered crying again.

"Is it silver?" Dean yelled.

"Yes," she replied and Sam ripped it off her neck.

As soon as he did that scratch marks began to form on the wall in the hallway making its way closer to us. Sam tossed the necklace to Dean who took off running to the boiler room. Sam came and stood protectively in front of Laurie and me. The hook man reappeared right in front of Sam but before he had a chance to shoot him he went up in flames.

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"And you saw him too, a man with a hook," the cop questioned me while the paramedic was bandaging my arm.

"Yes I told you we all saw him, we fought him off and then he ran," I answered.

"Listen lady you were at the scene of two crimes…" he started.

"Don't worry I'm leaving town," I stated and hopped off the back of the ambulance.

I was walking over to the car when I saw Sam kiss Laurie; I smiled and slid into the backseat.

"How's the arm?" Dean asked turning to look at me.

"I've had worse," I shrugged as Sam got back into the car.

"We can stay," Dean offered.

Sam just shook his head no and Dean drove away.

"Are we ever going to talk about what happened with you on this hunt?" Dean asked glancing at me in the rear view mirror.

"I think I'm going to take a nap," I replied and curled up in the backseat with a tight hold on the charm of my necklace.