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Description: The current hunt may take over Sam's plans for his Father's day surprise.
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Chapter 5
Dean was trying to sleep with one eye open but was managing it unsuccessfully. He was so tired from working at the garage all evening; they received a lot of big complicate repairs today. He really like working there, he gets to see all kind of cars pass by, none of them as equally stunning as the Impala but…
Dean wanted to stay awake so he could protect his brother against that stranger outside. He couldn't get rid of that bad feeling that something bad was going to happen tonight.
He doesn't know it yet but it's from tonight that he's gonna learn to trust his instincts! His very much develop hunter's instincts.
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In the meantime, the intruder made his way through the house, unnoticed by anyone. He actually past by the living room and John, fast asleep in the sofa, didn't even heard him.
Neither is Caleb, who decided, against his better judgment, not to go see Dean with his own bad feelings. The intruder even enters his bedroom to discover that it's an adult who's sleeping there not the children he prays. So he discretely close back the door and head for the second one. Success! The two young brothers are fast asleep in that bedroom.
He make silently his way to the youngest bed, he can feel his innocence already. But then, he comes across an invisible shield!
"What is this?" Almost screamed out loud the Shtriga!
His look goes to the floor and now he's really mad! Salt! That stupid stuff is forgiving him access to his perfect little pray! Someone must have known he was coming tonight but whom? No, no one knows! The only other explanation is this family is used to this kind of attack. It explains why the father as been asking strange questions all month long to everyone at the factory. Only someone who knows what they're talking about ask these specific questions.
But maybe everything is not lost, looks like the preventive person who put the salt around the youngest bed as forgot to do the same with the oldest. "Good, maybe I didn't come here for nothing."
Still looking at the youngest, so much innocence lost to him; the creature made his way to the oldest bed. Not so much innocence there. Curious, he should have plenty left at his young age, must have lived through a lot of dramatic experiences. But one emotion stands out of the others: devotion, that he has plenty of, it's almost overwhelming! This young man had so much devotion and will to protect his family, especially his younger brother. The he suddenly came to a realization: he must be the one who put the salt around his baby brother's bed! But why not put some around his bed?
"I must be very careful around this one, he must be expecting me." Thought the creature, preparing himself for some resistance but Dean was deeply asleep by then, being overcome by his worn out body.
The attack came as a complete surprise. Completely lost in sleep, Dean never saw it coming! And now he couldn't reach his gun, hidden in his bedside table. He felt almost completely drained of all his energy in just a few seconds. He was about to welcome the darkness when he heard a chilling scream fill the room. "Sammy! The attack must have waked him up!" Though a stunned Dean; unable to protect his brother from this horrible nightmare he tried so hard to avoid.
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Sam as wake up from a nightmare to discover another one unfolding right in front of him!
Everything was going fine until that moment, he dreamed that his whole family was on a well deserve vacation, on a resort. They were at the beach, throwing some football and becoming some lizards on the sand. Then Dean decided to go swimming, no problem there but he got caught in an immense wave and couldn't swim back to the shore. Their dad as disappeared and Sam couldn't not swim for some reason he ignored. He was watching his big brother drowning!
The weird part was that Sam knew he was dreaming, reassuring in some way, but usually when his dreams got that bad, Dean will come and wake him up, saving him. So when Sam realized that Dean didn't come to his rescue, he woke up more scare then ever!
But that wasn't the scariest part! Another kind of nightmare was taking place right in their bedroom! Now Sam understood why his brother didn't wake him up during his bad dream, someone was attacking him in the real world. The twelve year old first reaction was to scream at the top of his lungs. That would bring their dad or Caleb to the bedroom that's for sure. Hopefully the both of them and they gonna know what to do!
When the rescue didn't come right away, Sam wanted to do something to help his brother. He couldn't just stand there and do nothing! His big brother as saved him so many times before, at the risk of his own life, that's the least he could do for him.
Sam was about to get down from his bed when he saw the deadly look Dean was sending him. It was clearly saying to stay where he was, safe. That's when Sam notice the salt laid around his bed. And most of all, the obvious absence of salt around Dean's bed! "How could've he done that? He surely didn't forget to put some. This must be another one of Dean's stupid idea to protect his baby brother at the cost of his own safety!"
Sam decides, at his own risk of reprimand later, to ignore Dean's deadly look and jump to his brother's rescue!
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The Shtriga clearly heard the scream that resonate through the bedroom! How could he not to. But he decided against letting go of his present pray. He was almost finished anyway. He got a lot of resistance in the beginning but he finally got the better part of this stubborn young man. "What pure energy he has in him, it's amazing! And this will to survive at all cost! No I'm not letting go. Maybe I'm gonna have my two prays tonight, the youngest seems on his way here right now. Perfect." Thought the creature; now returning his full concentration on the sixteen years old that was stopping his struggling.
Dean's will to fight off the creature attacking him quadruple at the sound of his brother's screaming! "When he's finish with me, he will go after Sammy. No way Sam will listen to me and stay in his protective circle. Where dad? Or Caleb for that matter? What that thing is doing to me? I feel so drained out all of the sudden…" That was the last conscious thoughts of Dean before he finally succumbed to the blissful darkness.
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At first, John was sure Sam had another of his horrific nightmare. But then again, he never got to that screaming part. Dean will have waked him up before it got to that point. Something is definitively not right.
"I'll better go see if everything is alright. Just to be sure. We can never be too safe." Decided John, making his way toward the bedroom his two sons shared.
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Caleb was trapped in a nightmare of his own. John had been right; it was that particular manager who became that awful creature at night! How come he didn't sense it when he was interviewing him was out of his knowledge.
The twenty six years old hunter knew something for certain, the creature was attacking a family right now and he wasn't very far.
"Oh my god! It's here!"
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Sam didn't hesitate one more second and launch at the creature. He jumps on its back and starts to pull at its robe that was covering it in hope to free Dean from its hold.
"Let go of my big brother you freak!" Screamed Sam not wanted to let go of his target.
The creature was caught by surprise by the sudden attack and let go of Dean, who fall limply on his bed, unconscious. The Shtriga then turned his attention to Sam and start trying to pry the young boy away from him.
"You will pay for attacking my brother!" Accused Sam; just before being through across the bedroom by a full blast. The wind knock out of him, Sam was too weak to fight off the attack of the creature, which saw in him the opportunity at some pure innocence on a silver platter.
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John chooses that particular moment to make his entrance and stay stunned for a moment at the scene unfolding before him. The Shtriga, the creature he's been hunting for a month, was in his sons' bedroom, trying to feed on Sam against the far side wall, his oldest obviously unconscious on his bed.
He launch at the creature, tearing him away from his youngest and throwing it against the massive bookcase on the opposite wall. The creature seemingly out for the count at the moment, John turned his attention to Sam.
"Sammy, are you alright?" Ask a worried John.
"Yeah, I think so. It didn't have time to do nothing." Responded Sam, still a little stunt but recovering quickly now glad his dad was there.
A low groan coming from the proximity of the creature made both of them suddenly turn toward it, preparing for the worst. The very resilient Shtriga was reading itself for another attack when Caleb burst inside the room, shooting it with silver rounds! Having been feeding not a long time ago, the effect was immediate on it; it melted to nothing in seconds.
John thanked his friend with an approving glance and turned back toward Sam, only to discover his youngest as made his way by his brother's bedside.
"Dean? Dean, wake up! Come on Dean!" Sam pleaded, all the while shaking his brother's unresponsive body.
John and Caleb have joined Sam in seconds, anxiously waiting for Dean to respond to his brother. The sixteen years old was never able to deny anything for his younger brother. But, even after a lot of shaking and begging, Dean wasn't responding at all.
"Dad, what wrong with Dean? Why doesn't he wake up?"
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To be continued
Sorry for the cliffhanger, rare that I do those honestly. I reassure you, faithful readers that you won't be waiting long for the answer. Maximum two days.