Wow, ok so I am sick and it has been way to long since I updated this and Hide and Seek. But actually, I had a dream about this story last night. And I finally have something on it and may actually have an idea for the ending. So here it goes, Chapter 18

Chapter 18: Epiphany

The five of us had spent the last week getting me back in shape and trying to find this thing. Their watchful eye over me was slowly waning and I could almost breath again. Well, everyone except for Dean was letting me go. The guy wasn't letting me out of his sight! Not that I minded… well most of the time I didn't. But I hoped, soon, that everything would all be over. That the nightmares would stop and justice would prevail itself.

We had found another way to kill the demon, it wasn't as fast, but it would work. We had to have a knife, pure silver, and cover it with a mix of salt and holy water. It was a little obvious if you thought about it. And it would be messy, but it was the only way.

Little did I know this day was coming faster then I anticipated.

I was asleep. And when I sleep, I like to stay that way, unless it is necessary for me to be woken up. And when I am woken up, I prefer to be shook gently, or hearing Dean say my name softly in my ear.

But apparently John Winchester didn't know how I liked to be awakened.

"Get up, we have to go. The demon is here. It just killed someone else. And Sam had a vision." The eldest Winchester man stated as he turned on the lights in Dean and mines motel room. I opened my eyes and groaned. Dean did the same, but we were both up and out in a flash.

Sam and Sara were in the back of the impala, while Dean and I sat in the front with him following John in his truck.

"So what was this vision Sammy?" Dean asked, his eyes focused hard on the road.

"It's just outside town in this abandoned warehouse. It killed a family, and it is looking for us." He summarized. It was good enough for Dean.

I stared out the window, my eyes content on the darkness covering the trees.

This is it…My mind pondered. And I was ready for the fight.

About an hour later we reached our destination. We parked the cars a mile away and out of site before we quietly crept up to the old building.

We had a plan. John was going in first, he was going to act like he was alone. Then Dean and Sam would join him. Sara and I would be the last to go in, and then we would surround them. They weren't inside yet though, meaning we had time to set up.

We drew the symbols, filled the pipes with holy water, and took every other precaution we needed. Now all there was to do was wait.

The five of us sat behind the shrubs in the woods surrounding the building, completely out of sight. It wasn't until then that Dean grabbed my hand.

"Charly…" He said, his voice soft and almost melodic. None of us had really spoken other then to bark out and accept orders. "Be careful, don't get in over your head. I'm not going to lose you to this thing."

"Same goes for you." I replied. We locked eyes, and then he pulled me into a tight embrace and kissed me briefly.

"They're here." John said, and he started heading for the doors. The rest of us watched in anticipation and waited for our fates to be determined

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(John's POV)

I walked into the building as prepared as I could have been, and waited for them to spot me. That didn't take long.

"John Winchester…." The yellow eyed demon said.

"I have to say, I didn't expect you to come out with out an entourage." I replied. But as I said it, three more demons surrounded him.

"Same for you. Where is your little army of children? Dean and Sammy, oh and the new additions, Sam's new girlfriend and the Bray girl…. You do know about her don't you?" His voice was cold, but what else was to be expected.

"What about her?" I asked, defending Charly. He just laughed.

"She is one of the children, like Sam, as well." He told me. My jaw clenched. And I waited for the rest to join me.

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(Dean's POV)

"Ok, we've got to go. Charly, wait just a few minutes and then come in. Be careful." I reminded her again. Then Sam and I walked into the building to join our dad. And as soon as we entered, I heard something that shocked me.

"…. And the Bray girl, you do know about her don't you?" The demon asked my dad. Sam and I looked at each other.

"What about her?" Dad asked.

"She is one of the children, like Sam, as well." In those few seconds, my heart almost stopped.

"Dean, come on… he could just be bluffing we've got to help dad." Sam said. And he was right. So we went in. Dad had the knife clenched in his hand, and we stood next to him.

"Oh how sweet, the Winchester family together again. Too bad it is the last time." The demon spoke.

"Oh you only wish…" Sam spat out at it. It looked at Sam and then over to me.

"Dean… how is Charly doing out there with the other girl?" I just stared dumbfounded. "Oh please you don't think I am that stupid…"

And then the events that happened in the next few second were almost a blur.

But two other demons walked in the room, with Charly and Sara, both struggling to get away but couldn't under their strength. Then my world went black.

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(Charly's POV)

Two other demons had found me and Sara and dragged us into the warehouse. When the guys heard the doors open, their heads snapped back to look at us. I tried to get away and get over to them, but the demons hold on me was to strong.

Then something I will always be haunted by happen. The yellow eyed demon released the man he was possessing, then a black cloud of smoke hung over the air for a few silent seconds before plunging itself into Dean. I screamed at the top of my lungs, but that didn't do anything. I was eventually able to fight my way out of the demons grasp and ran over to John and Sam. The demon inside Dean was still coming into itself in his body. Sara was released to and ran over to us, Sam embracing her as soon as she reached us. The other demons laughed, and I just stared at Dean. He wasn't moving. The whole place was silent. So hesitantly, I walked over to him.

Not before grabbing the knife from John of course.

"Dean…" I whispered, placing a tentative hand on his shoulder. Bad idea. In one second I was pinned up against a wall by my now demon possessed boyfriend.

"Charly Bray… one of my favorite creations…" He said. It scared me out of my mind. "I bet you are all wondering what her secret has been these past couple months…" He stated to the others. "Because Dean has…" He directed more at me.

"Leave him alone…" I muttered. He just laughed.

"See Charly here has a more unique gift then any of the others. She can't see the future, but what she can do to people… it is just amazing. To bad she never uses her gift. Because she's scared of it. Now, Charly, why don't you tell your friends what you can do." He ordered, pushing me harder against the wall.

"I don't use it, it doesn't matter." I spat out.

"Now of course it does… so why don't you spill your secret before I decide who I want to kill first." He replied, his face getting closer to mine.

I felt the tears burning in my eyes. I knew this wasn't Dean. I knew Dean wasn't the one hurting me. But seeing his face, with those eyes, and his hands holding me up so violently against this wall, was enough to make me want to die.

"I can alter people's feelings. I can make then feel what I want them to. Or what they need to." I said, the tears now falling freely down my face.

"Good girl." The demon whispered before turning to the others, who all stood shocked. "See what I mean when I said incredible?"

I was crying, begging and pleading in my mind for something to happen. Something to stop this.

"Now, Charly, why don't you be a good girl and use your powers on your friends. Make them relax, make them trust me. It is for your own good." He demanded.

"No! No I won't do it." I cried.

"It won't be Sam or you of course. Just daddy Winchester and the other girl. And Dean. Once I am done with him. But I need you two." He told me.

"You evil son of a bitch!" I yelled. That was when John couldn't take it anymore and started to run over to us. But the demon used his strength to throw him into a pile of old supplies, which knocked him out and was going to cause some major injuries.

"Charly!" Sara yelled. Sam was holding her back from running over to me. I looked over at Sam. His pleading eyes meeting my own. We were both lost.

The demon started to roam his hands up and down my sides and even though I wasn't in a grasp anymore, I was too terrified to move.

"You are beautiful you know… and Dean does to. In fact you are so beautiful that is scares him. The way he feels about you scares him. He is fighting so hard right now…" The demon said, almost In amusement.

"Leave him alone… please…" I begged. But he just laughed.

"You are all that is ever on his mind…" His face got closer to mine before his lips lowered and started to kiss my collarbone.

Once again I was too scared to move.

"He wants so much to make you happy. And he hasn't ever felt this way about any one before. It terrifies him more then death…. Oh now what is this…" He had found the knife.

He pulled it out of my belt loop and up to my neck.

"You weren't going to try and kill me were you Charly?" Then I just stared him dead in the eyes.

The blade was pressing against my skin but I wasn't afraid. Tears still ran down my face, but I had to stand my ground.

"Dean…" I whispered. "Dean, I know you are in there… please… please don't do this. You can fight it. I know you can… Dean I love you."

At first the demon was amused, but as I went on, it started getting scared. And after I said I love you… I heard Dean scream. He dropped the knife and fell to his knees.

"Dean!" I exclaimed and went down to him. He grabbed me firmly by the shoulders.

"Charly it's still in me… you've go to do it." He begged, his eyes sad with fear.

"No! No I won't do it. I told you I wouldn't lose you to this thing! I promised!" I cried.

"You have to…" He was getting weaker. I shook my head and began to cry harder.

"No… no God no…" I was hysterical by now, and all I wanted was for him to wrap me in his arms and take all this pain away.

"Charly, I love you." He whispered, his voice was almost not there. And I was almost positive that the demon was coming back.

But it didn't. Instead, Dean screamed again, and the black cloud was emitted into the air again. I just looked up at the sky in complete shock and then back down at Dean, who was almost completely motionless. But then the cloud started to aim for me. I ran over to the body of the man it was possessing before, who was still alive but unconscious. I held up his body with all the strength I had.

The demon missed me and possessed the other man. His body quickly went from being limp to swift and he turned to grab me by the shoulders. But I knew his reflexes. And I knew I had to be faster.

The second he turned to grab me, I crouched down and knocked him to the ground. Then I sat on top of him, and then, as if fate was intervening divinely, I plunged the knife into his heart.

The demon screamed, and then in just a matter of seconds, the mans body was just a pile of ash, then the other demons all seemed to naturally exorcize themselves, leaving their previously possessed unconscious but alive.

My body was shaking violently, the knife was covered in blood and Sam and Sara were staring at me wide eyed. I looked back up at them, then over to John, and then to the unconscious Dean… before passing out myself.