Chapter: 13
It had been hours since Dean had taken Sam and locked him in the panic room. She had been told not to go near him. She had no problem with that. He had left her, and then he had almost killed her. She didn't care if she never saw either of her brothers again. She walked towards her room and she was surprised when a cry of pain from Sam sent her running towards him. She ran into the panic room and stopped short when she saw Dean, a needle in his hand.
"What are you doing?" Cora asked, horrified.
"I told you not to come in here didn't I?" Dean demanded.
"What are you doing to him?" Cora asked.
"I'm helping him" Dean replied.
"How?" Cora asked.
"You're too young to understand" Dean said as he rolled his eyes.
"No!" Cora yelled, "I wanna know right now!"
"No you don't" Dean answered as he put down the needle that had been filled with his blood just moments before.
"Tell me Dean!" she said angrily.
"Fine, but don't come crying to me when you can't handle it" Dean replied. He was silent for a moment before he explained it all. He told her everything, from he and Sam being hunters, all the way to how all monsters, everything she had ever seen on TV or heard about in stories, were real.
"I…. No, it can't be real" Cora stammered.
"It is, and Sammy here is what looks like in transition to becoming a demon, I was injecting him with human blood to reverse it" Dean stated.
"A….a demon?" Cora questioned, "No they aren't real!"
"They are too" Dean said, "I told you, you wouldn't be able to handle it." Cora swallowed hard and glanced over at Sam.
"W…will Sam be ok?" she asked.
"He'll be fine" Dean answered. "In the mean time how's about we start training you?"
"Training me?" Cora questioned, "For what?"
"You're nine years old already, you've already got a late start, we should start as soon as possible."
"Train for what Dean?" Cora repeated.
"Well if you're a Winchester, you've got to be a hunter" Dean said. "Those demons will be after you too."
"I…. I don't wanna be a hunter" Cora replied fearfully as she backed towards the door.
"There's no question about it, you're gonna be and that's final" Dean said as he looked over at her.
"I'm…. scared" Cora admitted shakily as she soaked in everything she had just been told about monsters. From blood sucking vampires to violent werewolves and Djins that fed off you as they put you in a dream- like state, it was all real.
"Aww you're scared?" Dean mocked, "You gonna cry?" Cora's bottom lip trembled and she bit it to keep from breaking down. "In this family you're not allowed to be scared."
"I don't wanna be in this family" Cora said angrily.
"Then leave, you'll last a whole five minutes out on the streets" Dean responded. Cora swallowed nervously and filled with fear as she imagined life alone, especially knowing now that there were more than just strangers to be scared of.
"I'm gonna go to bed" Cora said as she turned to leave.
"Hey!" Dean shouted, causing her to turn around quickly and look over at him. "Did you not hear a word I said? We're gonna start training."
"I don't wanna be a hunter Dean!" Cora shouted back. Dean's eyes darkened and he strode over to Cora with an expression that would scare a kid to death. He grabbed her shoulders hard and knelt down to eye level.
"You're gonna be a hunter whether you like it or not" Dean stated. "It starts now." Cora felt a sting in the side of her head and then everything went dark.
Cora awoke with a pounding headache and she began to panic as she realized her hands were tied behind her back. She couldn't see either. She was completely terrified. She couldn't help but try to scream out for her brother. But when she tried her voice was muffled, she had something tied to her mouth. Tears rolled down her cheeks and she could hear her heartbeat racing. Finally she gag was loosened and she could see again as the blindfold was removed. When her eyes adjusted she saw Dean smirking in front of her.
"Surprise" Dean said.
"D…Dean what's going on?" she asked shakily.
"This is phase 1 Cora, you have to try to get out of those ropes around your wrists" Dean stated.
"What?" Cora asked, "How?"
"Figure it out" Dean replied.
"Dean p…please lemme out of here" Cora begged.
"I'll be outside, I'll wait all night if I have to" Dean replied as he walked out.
"Dean wait!" Cora yelled. Dean continued walking and terror coursed through her veins. "I can't do it!" she yelled, "Come back! Don't leave me!" But Dean was gone. After about 25 minutes Cora calmed down and tried to focus on undoing the ties, knowing there was no way he was gonna let her out. She worked for hours on the bindings until her fingers were throbbing and sweat had plastered her hair to the sides of her face. She was breathing hard and with every moment she remained tied there the more frustrated and angry she became. It was midnight before Dean came back. Her head hung forward as she slept and Dean rolled his eyes and shook his head disapprovingly.
"Cora wake up!" he shouted. Cora jumped awake with a gasp and narrowed her eyes at Dean.
"What?" she demanded.
"I can't believe you still haven't gotten out of this, you're even more pathetic then I thought" Dean sighed.
"I can't do it" Cora said, "No matter how hard I try." Dean walked over to her and undid the thick rope, silently. He walked out without another word and Cora got in the car and rode back towards home. The minute she got out she saw Sam standing at the doorway. Dean froze and got out, walking up skeptically to his brother, Cora followed wearily behind, massaging her rope burned wrists. Sam pulled Dean into a hug and Dean couldn't believe it. The purifying Sam's blood had worked.
"I'm so sorry Dean" Sam told him. For the first time in forever Cora saw Dean smile, and actually look happy.
"It's ok Sam, everything's ok now" Dean answered. Sam smiled over at Cora and when he took a step towards her she backed away.
"Cora?" Sam asked, "What's wrong?"
"You attacked her Sam" Dean answered for her. "When you weren't you."
"No, tell me you're not serious Dean" Sam said horrified. Dean looked at his brother and sighed, not saying a word.
"Cora, I'm so sorry!" Sam said as he ran a hand through his hair in frustration, "What the hell have I done?"
"Sam it's not your fault, it wasn't you" Dean explained.
"I… would never mean to hurt you Cora" Sam started. "You believe me right?" Cora looked at him in disbelief and shook her head. "Cora I promise you I will never hurt you again."
"I'll be inside" Dean scoffed as he turned and left, completely disinterested in what the two had to talk about.
"Y…you promised you'd come back" Cora said shakily.
"I know" Sam replied, "I'm so sorry Cora."
"I can't trust you Sam" Cora said as she tried to keep her eyes from watering.
"Please, I'm begging you Cora, forgive me" he asked. Cora looked down at the burns littering Sam's arms and she felt pain ripple through her as she imagined what he must have gone through. She ran over to Sam and hugged him at last. He hugged her back and at last, Cora felt safe once again.
Alright guys, sorry but this may be it. I was gonna go into her teen years but I don't think I can continue, I'm not getting enough reviews to keep it going sadly sorry hope you all enjoyed it!
