I hoped that Sam would hurry back to the cabin because without him I felt venerable and scared. I remembered what those vampires had done to me before they brought him in too. I tried to find something to busy myself with so I started opening cabinets looking for something to eat. All of the cabinets were dusty and bare though. Soon I heard something from the other room and whirled to listen. I could only hope it was Sam but I didn't dare rush into the other room until I was sure. It was then that I heard a quiet voice, "Nikola?" I knew it was Sam. I ran into the other room but stopped short when I saw that Sam was not alone. Dean was standing slightly behind him with a huge grin on his face, "Damn Sammy it smells like sex in here!" Sam scowled at Dean as he pulled me into his side with a protective arm around me, his hand on my hip.

There was firewood in front of the fire but Sam had not bothered to put it into the fire. "We really need to get out of here Nikola. Those vampires will find us soon if we do not move. They're very good hunters. Now that Dean has found us he'll help me get rid of them." I nodded up at Sam. I understood that what he was telling me was truth. Dean stepped forward, "We should game plan before we head back out there though." There was no furniture in the room so the three of us sat on the floor in front of the dying fire. Sam cleared his throat, "Did you find out anything back at the village Dean?" Dean ran his hand through his short cropped hair and blew out a breath, "I didn't find out much from the king or anyone at the castle but when I went back to Nan's we ummmm….talked. Eventually.", he said the last word very quietly. Sam rolled his eyes, knowing what that meant.

When Dean didn't go on immediately, Sam snapped his fingers, "So did you find out anything from her?" Dean broke off a lewd smile and looked at his brother, "She said that the rumor in the brothel is that the King's great great grandfather was a vampire." My breath caught in my throat. I had heard that years ago as a child but must have forgotten it until now. I suddenly remembered the vampire that had held Sam so easily off of the floor and now I knew why he looked familiar to me. "I remember!", I said breathlessly. Both brothers gaze fell to me, "What do you remember Nikola? What is it baby?", Sam said as he reached for me. I was terrified but his hand covering mine gave me the strength I needed to go on. "When that vampire had you lifted off the floor I had the thought that he seemed familiar. I didn't say anything because he fed from you and then you were so weak after that it slipped my mind." The two men studied me intently.

"Now I know why he looked familiar. As a child I played with one of the royal boys. He and I were best friends from the time we were really little up until he had to leave for school at the age of 14. That was five years ago and somehow I had forgotten all about him. Now I realize that the vampire that fed from you was him Sam.", my eyes swam with unshed tears at the memory of my old friend, Augustus." The tears slipped down my face then as I remembered our times together before he was sent away. Sam reached over and swept the tears from my cheeks. He pulled me against him and I buried my face in his shoulder.

After a few seconds Dean stood, "Ok well at least we know who we're dealing with now. We should get you two somewhere safe since they have fed on both of you." I felt Sam nod in agreement with Dean and then he was standing, pulling me up with him. "Are you going to be ok sweetheart?", his voice rumbled low as he spoke to me. I squared my shoulders and sucked up the tears, "I just want to help fix this.", I said, my green eyes shining. "We'll talk about that when the time comes. Right now you've already helped by remembering." He pulled me into an embrace and then we followed Dean out of the cabin. I was surprised to see that he had brought a couple horses with him. Dean swung easily onto one and Same swung up onto his. He reached a hand down in my direction and I gripped it letting him pull me easily up in front of him.

Sam kicked the horse into a smooth lope following Dean. The movements of the horse caused my hips to rock back against Sam. His strong arms held me in front of him as he guided the horse over the rough terrain. I tried not to think naughty thoughts as we made our way back to the village. Sam must have sensed my mood because he leaned down to speak into my ear, "You are a very bad girl. I may have to punish you later." A thrill shot down into the pit of my stomach. Two could play that game. I scooted my bottom back and rocked hard against his growing bulge. I heard Sam growl into my ear and giggled a little.

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Nikola was proving to be a pretty mischievous little thing. I soon realized that she was having way too much fun teasing me as we rode behind Dean. I knew part of it was because she was young and maybe part of it was because she was trying to take her mind off of the danger that we were now in. Because the vampires knew her I was pretty worried about her. I would have to keep her close to me at all times.

When we came into the village we went straight to the inn. I reined in my horse and swung down. I reached to help Nikola down and then tied the horse in front of the inn, deciding that I'd rather have him close by than in the stable. Dean tied his own horse beside mine, "I'll go get another room so that you and Nikola can have the other one to yourselves. I know you'll want to keep an eye on her and I may need some privacy too." He leered at me and I knew by that that he would be bringing Nan in to keep him company.

I led Nikola into the room I would now share with her. "Do you want me to get you anything? Clothes? Food?" Nikola turned to look at me, "I would like to clean up some if that's ok." I ran a hand through my hair, "Of course. I'll heat some water for you so you can bathe." I grabbed a bucket and placed it over the fire so that it would get warm. When it was ready I poured it into the tub in the corner of the room, handed Nikola a bar of soap and then stepped back, "I'll give you some privacy. I'll just be next door talking to Dean. Just call me if you need me." I went to my satchel and pulled one of my shirts from it. Laying it on the bed I then turned back to her, "I'm leaving this here for you to put on. You can wear it while we wash your clothes." "Thank you Sam.", she said as she stepped over to me and kissed me.

As she began to undress I turned and headed out the door. Stopping outside Dean's door I knocked three times. When I heard Dean call, "Come in." I went inside. Dean looked up from where he was looking into his bag of weapons, "Where's Nikola?" I'm letting her get cleaned up. I heated her some water so she could bathe." Dean smiled a little and I noticed it was soft. "She's pretty amazing Sammy. She's young though right?" I nodded, "Yeah she's pretty young and I know what you're thinking. We'll have to figure it out when the time comes." I knew Dean understood. "Ok well now we need to figure out what we need to do about these vampires.", he said. I stayed in his room for half an hour, us trying to decide what needed to be done. "Ok I'm heading back to my room to check on Nikola. I don't want to leave her alone too long."

When I walked back into the other room I found Nikola asleep on the bed. My shirt was really long on her but the way she was laying had it hiked up on her thigh just barely covering her naked rear. I felt a stirring and tried to control myself. Running my hand through my hair I began to undress. I decided I needed some sleep too and Nikola looked way too inviting laying there. Stripping down to my underwear I climbed onto the bed and grabbed a large blanket to cover up with. Making sure Nikola was covered I pulled her against me. She rolled toward me and snuggled up against me, her leg slipping between my own in her sleep. She made cute little sleepy sounds causing me to smile. I kissed the top of her head and soon drifted off myself.