"Dean, what's going on?" Pastor Jim asked, ushering the family into his living room.
Sam still had a death grip on Brianna and she was returning the same grip. Her little face was still buried into his shoulder and Sam felt his shirt growing wetter and wetter.
"Come on, Brianna, it's ok, come on, we're safe now. I promise," He whispered to the little girl. Brianna was comforted by the soft rumble coming from her uncle's chest but she gripped him tighter.
"What happened?" Jim asked again, it was unlike either of the boys to be so taken aback by something supernatural.
"Can't talk about it now. Do you have a place for Brianna to sleep?" Dean asked. Brianna hearing the words, began to panic.
"No, no, don't make me go to sleep! I want to stay by you! Please don't leave me! Don't let the bad man get me!" She screamed, nearly chocking Sam as her grip became a vice.
"Hey, Brie, it's ok. We just want you to rest for awhile, ok? We're not leaving you, we promise you! We will not let anything happen to you!" Dean said, rubbing soothing circles on her back.
Brianna continued to cry and whimper and it broke the boys' hearts. Sam went to Jim's couch and went to lay Brianna down on it.
"No! Don't put me down! I want to stay with you!" She screamed again, holding onto Sam for dear life.
"Ok, ok. We'll sit together, ok?" Sam said, kissing her head and sitting with the little girl on the couch. She sat facing her uncle, her little legs wrapped around his sides, as if another attempt to hold on to him. She tucked her arms under her chest and nuzzled into her uncle. Sam wrapped his strong arms around Brianna to protect her and Dean covered them both with a blanket.
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Jim stood there, clearly confused by the situation. He knew it had to be bad, for the little girl to react in such a way. She knew supernatural things existed and always had a good handle on it. Jim praised Madison for raising her daughter so well. Poor Madison…
Missouri walked into the room, after hearing Brianna's screams.
"What in good heaven is going on?"She asked, concerned by the Winchester's appearance.
"It's a long story." Dean sighed, wiping a hand over his face and taking a seat next to his brother. He looked at Brianna; the poor little girl was fighting sleep with everything in she had. Her little lids would close only to have her jump and wake herself up.
"Missouri," Dean said, pulling her to the side. "Do you have a dream catcher or sleep protection charm with you?"
"Boy, who needs it?" She asked quietly.
"I can't explain it while Brianna is awake. Please, do you have anything?" Missouri looked at Dean and never saw him so desperate.
"I'll go check."
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Missouri was back in five minutes, with a beautiful looking necklace. "Here. It's a complete protection charm. You name it, it will protect her from it," Missouri handed it to Dean who made his way to Sam.
"Brianna can you sit up for me, sweetness?" Dean asked quietly. Groggily, Brianna leaned ever so slightly away from her uncle, and allowed Dean to put on the necklace. The effects were instantaneous; she feel asleep immediately. Sam and Dean breathed a sigh of relief, at least she would get a decent night's sleep.
Missouri and Jim stood in front of them, hands on their hips, looking at them with an expected look on their face.
"Well?" Jim asked. Sam turned to face Dean, conveying her should be the one to speak.
"It started when I got Madison's records. I was reading them tonight after we put Brianna to bed and I found that in every blood test they found traces of sulfur. It increased in amount until finally…" Dean couldn't finish.
"I told Sam what happened, and that's…when we heard Brianna scream. She was screaming…like something…was hurting her. We got upstairs to find her caught in this nightmare. Apparently she…she saw Madison…with a demon of some sort, but she said he had yellow eyes. It was…hurting Madison…and it told her…it wanted to kill us and take Brianna and Madison to live with him forever. We told her it would be ok, but things are just starting to add up you know?" Dean said, looking at Jim and Missouri for reassurance. They both nodded for him to continue.
"So, we calmed her down…but the lights began to flicker and this tremendous storm came on the house. When we were driving, it was like it was right on top of us… Sam was smart enough to memorize some protection charms, so luckily that worked. But even when we got here, the storm picked up. That's when you opened the door."
Both Missouri and Jim had worried looks on their faces.
"So, we need your help." Dean said, looking at Sam and a sleeping Brianna.
"Ok, let's get to work," Jim said.
