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Blood Moon

Chapter sixteen

As soon as he fired the shot Bobby came out of the woods and walked over to Dean who was kneeling next to Sam's body, his hand on his brother's shoulder.

"He okay?" Bobby asked as he slung his rifle over his shoulder.

"Sleeping like a baby." Dean smiled up at him.

"Well we better get him back to the house before someone spots us."

Dean picked Sam up under his shoulders and Bobby grabbed his legs. They carried him back to the car and gently put him in the back seat, they then sped back to Bobby's

Bobby's

Once they got back to Bobby's they took Sam out of the car and put him into a back bedroom. They then took a long chain and chained Sam's ankle to the heavy wooden bed, they left enough chain so that he could walk around the room but he wouldn't be able to leave it.

"He's really going to be pissed off when he wakes up." Dean said standing back and looking at his shackled brother who lay unconscious on the bed.

"Are you sure you want to go through with this." Bobby asked. "We're not even sure if it's going to work. Sam could be right; we might just end up infecting you."

"It's the only thing we have Bobby."

"But you know the risk Dean….If this doesn't work you could end up like Sam."

"I'll take the chance Bobby… My brother's all I have left. If this doesn't work…."

"If it doesn't work what are you going to do?"

"Well we can't keep ourselves chained up every full moon, not both of us. I guess if it doesn't work we'll have to take Sam's way out."

"Kill yourselves?"

"What else can we do Bobby? If I'm infected I won't be able to take care of Sam and I don't want either of us hunted down like mad dogs. I'll take Sammy off somewhere and…"

"And what? Kill him, then yourself?"

Dean winced at Bobby's words. Could he actually kill his brother?

"If I have to ….yeah."

"You think you'd actually be able to kill your brother?"

"Bobby….I'd do anything not to but … but I can't let him go through that hell every month. If I get infected … then yes, I'll take care of both of us."

The next day

Dean, who slept on a sleeping bag next to Sam's bed, woke up to the sound of his brother softly moaning. He got up and stood next to the bed.

"Sam…"

"Oh man….what happened?" Sam said as he opened his eyes. "I feel like I ran a marathon….and then started running another…." Sam sat up and swung his legs over the side of the bed; he then noticed the chain around his ankle and looked at Dean. "What the hell's going on Dean?"

"Sorry Sam I didn't have a choice."

Sam pinched the bridge of his nose as he tried to remember what had happened. Then it suddenly came to him. He had left Dean in order to stop him from infecting himself.

"Damn it Dean you promised me ...You promised me you'd let me end this my way!"

"Well I lied." Dean gave a small smile.

"Dean I'm not letting you infect yourself, it's too dangerous. It ain't going to happen." Sam grabbed the chain and began pulling on it trying to break it loose from the heavy wooden leg of the bed but it wouldn't budge. "Damn it Dean!" He shouted looking over at his brother.

"Sam, I read Dad's journal about the virus…..he's pretty certain that it'll work. And I've talked to Bobby…."

"What if it doesn't Dean? What if you just end up infecting yourself? What good is that going to do us? Please Dean….don't do it." Sam pleaded with him. He knew there would be a full moon the day after tomorrow and he was scared, scared of what he would become, and scared that his brother would go through with his plan.

"Sam it's the only way."

"Bullshit! There is only one way and you know it!" Sam looked down. "I should have blew myself away as soon as I got to the pond….I shouldn't have sat there thinking about it….I should have just done it."

"And did you ever think about me? What the hell am I suppose to do if you're gone? Sam… you're all I have left." Dean choked on the words and turned away not wanting Sam to see the tears that filled his eyes; he always tried to hide his emotions, especially from his baby brother.

"I'm sorry Dean…I really am, but…" Tears filled Sam's own eyes. "I'm scared….I'd rather it be over with then to feel that hate in me again. Last time it took every ounce of strength I had not to attack you….Dean,.I don't want to hurt anyone….especially you…Please…please turn me loose and let me leave."

"Sam this is our only shot, and we're going for it."

"At what price Dean….your life?

TBC