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Hey ppl, this is my second fic. It's a crossover of Supernatural, Smallville and Veronica Mars. I got this idea when I thought about how Chloe and Veronica would be good friends if they knew each other. Anyways I don't own anything or anyone from Supernatural, Smallville or Veronica Mars even though owning the Winchester boys would be my dream. Lol. Hope you like it, and plz plz review.
Danger Brings Us Closer
Chapter Six
Dean stopped the car in front of Chloe's house. She smiled, "People we're here." She announced to the tired looking Veronica and Sam who had been discussing Veronica's private investigator status back home. They looked up at the small white house and Sam asked again, "Are you sure your dad's going to be alright with us staying over?" Chloe nodded, "Yeah of course he will. Just don't mention the fact that we'll be researching demons and stuff, he might get suspicious." She said quickly. Everyone nodded in agreement and they stepped out of the car.
They waited nervously as Chloe knocked on the door. A few seconds later it opened and an older man stepped out smiling when he saw Chloe. His face was lined faintly and his hair had grayed but his eyes were alert and happy so far. "Chloe, sweetie where exactly have you been? Lois called and she seemed worried, she said you didn't show up at the Kent's house today for lunch and she couldn't get to you on your mobile." He said giving his daughter a hug. She smiled and rolled her eyes. "Dad, I'm not five. I was just showing my friends around Smallville and we got lost in a cave I was showing them." She said. Her father looked at Dean, Sam and Veronica and smiled at them unsurely. "So you're all from the workshop?" he asked inviting them all in." The three nodded and introduced themselves.
Chloe let everyone sit down before she asked her dad, "How was work?" Gabe grinned, "Miserable but I got through. What have you guys been doing? Chloe did you get hurt?" he asked noticing that his daughter looked more bedraggled than she usually did. He also noticed the bloodstains on her shirt and his eyes glazed with worry. Chloe grinned "What? Oh that. It's nothing, I was just trying to jump onto this rock thing and I scraped myself instead. But Veronica's got a worse one than this. I tried grabbing onto her hand to stop myself from falling and ended up dragging her down with me." She lied swiftly. Veronica, Sam and Dean exchanged amused looks and Veronica realized how good a reporter Chloe probably was.
Gabe looked at his daughter with concern and shook his head. "I don't think there'd be any use for me to tell you to be more careful, you'll never change." A slight grin appeared on his face and Chloe smiled. "That's right." She answered. Gabe looked at the other three suddenly and asked if they wanted something to drink. They were about to shake their heads when Chloe piped up, "Yeah that would be great dad, here I'll help you make some tea." She got up quickly and followed her dad into the kitchen, nodding at the other three as if to say the job was done. Dean smirked, he admired her personality, maybe even………no just admired it. But she was hot. He turned to Sam but he had noticed Dean's face and shook his head, "Don't wanna know Dean." He muttered quietly. Dean rolled his eyes and shrugged.
While Dean, Veronica and Sam took in their surroundings, Chloe was telling her dad about all the interesting speakers who were at the workshop and the stuff they were doing. Her dad nodded and responded with various, "Really?" and "That sounds interesting." She smiled sweetly as her father poured the tea into mugs and said, "Yeah it was really good but Sam, Dean and Veronica are having the worst luck. You know, because they didn't know that the workshop was going to be so full, they didn't apply for dorm rooms. And when they found out about how many people were going to be there, they went to apply and it was full by then." She put on a mask of worry and hoped her dad would think along the lines she wanted him to.
Her father looked mildly surprised, "Well, that workshop must be going well. Where are these guys staying at then?" he asked passing the mugs to Chloe who set them up on a tray. She sighed, "Nowhere for now. Veronica's dad won't let her stay at a motel; he's already antsy about her being all the way here in Kansas, so she hasn't told him that she hasn't got a place to stay yet. And the guys, they're not so thrilled with motels and stuff. They stayed in one for a night or two and a suitcase got stolen. So they're put off by that." She said sighing again deeply like it was all on her head.
Her father nodded understandingly, "They probably stayed at that place run by Mr. Kinley. Really horrible place, that one." He mumbled. Chloe nodded patiently and waited for him to go on. When he didn't she spoke up, "Yeah I don't know what they're going to do. I feel so bad." She started. Her father placed a hand on her arm. "They're really close friends of yours aren't they?" he asked. She smiled and nodded, she wasn't lying about this.
He thought for a moment. "Well, seeing as how our place is pretty empty and I'm traveling again on Monday, leaving another room empty, they could stay here if there's no objection." He offered quietly. Chloe smiled widely and acted slightly taken aback before asking, "Really? You don't mind?" Her father shook his head. "No, it's fine with me. As long as the house is in one piece when I get back and you're all safe, I'm fine with it. But I'd like you to inform Mr. Mars that his daughter is here and that he doesn't have to worry like I do when my daughter goes missing for hours." He said pointedly. Chloe almost rolled her eyes but stretched up to peck him on the cheek. "Thanks dad." She said smiling. He smiled back and nudged her lightly, "Okay let's get this tea to your friends." He said.
When Chloe reappeared in the lounge room with her father, everyone looked at her inquiringly. She gave a faint nod and they smiled, at ease now. Her father handed them their tea and said kindly, "Look, Chloe's told me about your situation and we'd be more than happy to let you guys stay here at our house while you're here in Smallville. I agree with your father's resistance Veronica because he's right. Some motels aren't trustworthy." He smiled at her and she glanced sharply at Chloe before nodding and sipping her tea. The Winchester boys looked at each other and wondered what Chloe had told her father. Gabe sat took his own mug and asked Dean and Sam, "Did you end up getting your luggage back?" Dean and Sam opened their empty mouths and tried to think of something to say. Did they get they're supposedly missing luggage back?
Chloe cut in for them, "No the motel guys said it's not their responsibility." Gabe frowned, "That's ridiculous. You should have fought back; they probably thought you boys were too polite to say anything." He said shaking his head. The boys grinned nervously and Dean said, "Oh, no that's fine. We can't do much but there wasn't anything really important in there, just clothes and stuff." He said trailing off vaguely. Sam nodded, "Yeah, but um, we don't really feel comfortable staying in motels anymore." He said quickly. Chloe flashed him an approving smile. Her father nodded. "Yes, nobody would after that. Well, you guys can feel free to call this home while you're here attending the workshop. I'll be gone on Monday so it'll be only Chloe and you guys. If you have any trouble than just give me a shout. Right now I think I'm going to have my tea upstairs and take a rest. I'll have to pack again tomorrow." He said standing up and glancing at the clock.
He smiled at everyone and said bye before giving his daughter a kiss and heading upstairs to his bedroom. When they heard the bedroom door shut upstairs, everyone eased up. Veronica turned to Chloe and asked, "What did you tell him exactly?" Dean and Sam nodded, "Yeah, we should know what story you told him just in case we have to follow up on any loose threads." Dean said grinning. Chloe smiled. "Don't worry he thinks that there aren't any more dorm rooms for you to stay in, Veronica I told dad that your dad was a bit annoyed with you coming all the way here as it was and he didn't want you staying at a motel. And I told him that you guys had a suitcase stolen when you were at a motel." She replied plunking herself down next to Veronica.
Veronica smiled, "Well, that wasn't a complete lie then." She said. The boys nodded, "Yeah didn't want to stay in a motel anyway." Sam said shrugging his shoulders slightly. Veronica looked up at the stairs, "Your dad's really nice letting us all stay here." Chloe smiled, "Yeah dad's great at understanding other people's troubles. Even if they aren't real all the time." She added. They laughed quietly and Chloe offered to give them a quick tour of the house. She showed the boys the guest room which had an extra mattress and told Veronica she'd be sharing her room since her father was actually here to use his room until Monday.
Veronica grinned, "That's fine with me." Dean however shook his head. "I thought we had a deal that I was sleeping in your room." He said when Chloe asked him what he was so unhappy about. She gave a snort of laughter, "Dean you knew that wasn't going to happen." She said. He looked at Sam and Veronica who were talking about something, "Actually I thought it might, you know since those two look like they're getting really cozy." This snapped Sam and Veronica's attention to Dean and they both glared at Dean before Veronica quickly stepped beside Chloe. Sam was slightly red just like Veronica and they purposely looked away from each other.
Just then the phone started ringing and Chloe quickly answered the cordless in the lounge room. The others could hear her laugh and say, "I know I know……...my phone went dead……..yeah, well now I guess if they're not too tired." She glanced at Sam, Dean and Veronica, who looked back with faint curiosity. She turned back to the phone, "What about Clark and Lana? Aren't they there?" there was a pause and Chloe raised her eyebrows, "Really? Well, okay you can come over today if you want. Or I'll come tomorrow…….yes, with my friends. Okay? Alright then, bye Lois." She hung up and rolled her eyes, "It was my cousin Lois, she was freaking out over my disappearance." She said grinning when she realized she'd probably made Lois freak out. Sam nodded and Dean asked with a mischievous smile, "Is she as hot as you?" Chloe ignored his question but pinched her mouth shut so she wouldn't smile.
Veronica looked around before asking what they were going to do now. Chloe looked down at her clothes, "Well, I'd say we should change our clothes seeing as how you and I would make people suspicious. And then we can have lunch and do some research and I don't know, unwind I guess, if that's possible." She added, wondering if they'd be able to think of anything else apart from the Yellow Eyed Demon. The guys nodded and Sam said he'd love to get some sleep seeing as how he'd been pretty restless the night before. Veronica looked at him with understanding and Dean looked on with a smirk. Dean himself was feeling a bit tired but blew Chloe a kiss (which she replied to with her middle finger) before trudging upstairs with his brother.
Chloe looked at Veronica, "Getting tired?" she asked. Veronica was surprised herself when she shook her head. "I slept for so long that I feel like I can stay awake for the whole night after this." She replied. Chloe laughed, "The complete opposite to what you were feeling two nights before." She reminded her. Veronica grinned and nodded. Chloe took her hand and smiled, "We can go meet Lois my cousin tomorrow, if she can't make it today. She was really interested in meeting you, ever since she met Clark she's always wanted to meet a private investigator." Veronica laughed but asked, "Why does she want an investigator for him?" Chloe almost winced; her stupid mouth. "Oh, you know because he's a secretive guy and stuff and she used to have a crush on him. You know, wanted to find out more about him. But he's a keep to himself sort of guy so……..yeah." Chloe trailed off smiling like an idiot.
Veronica grinned and looked upstairs, "Okay can we change now; I feel really dirty and stuff." She said. Even though she'd showered at the motel, she still felt like she'd been contaminated where the demon had touched her. Chloe smiled back, "I know what you mean, you can wear my clothes while you're here, they'll probably fit you." She led Veronica upstairs past the quiet guest room where the boys were and into her room. Veronica looked around the room and the adjoining bathroom. "Nice room." She commented as Chloe dug into her closet. "Thanks." Chloe answered as she flung out clothes for Veronica. When she pulled a top and a pair of jeans for herself she grinned widely and said, "Okay I'll go take a shower and you can change here, or you can take a shower first, whatever you want." She said remembering that even in this weird situation Veronica was her guest.
Veronica laughed, "You can shower first. I took a shower this morning and if I take another one right now, my wound's going to get filled with pus. It doesn't look so good right now." She said mildly pulling up her top to reveal the inflamed and worse looking gash on her waist. Chloe looked back and cringed, it wasn't getting better that was for sure. "That's getting really bad, Veronica, I really think you should get that checked out by a doctor. In fact, I'll take you now because it might get worse if we wait." She said seriously.
Veronica shook her head, "Its fine. I don't want to drag you to the hospital when you're so tired. And anyway, maybe it takes a couple of days for it to go down and-" she started but Chloe said loudly, "Veronica, if I let you have your say on this, you'll never get it checked out and it'll start rotting in a few days. Now no arguing let's go." She ended firmly getting ready to walk out. Her friend smiled fondly at her stubbornness which wasn't always a bad thing and placed a hand on her shoulder quickly.
"Look how are we going to get there anyway? You're car is still parked by the hill in front of that house." She tried reasoning. Chloe shrugged her shoulders like it was a trivial question. "We'll take the Impala." Veronica looked at her for a second, quiet and still. Then she let her head tilt back and she laughed, not stopping even when Chloe looked at her affronted. She brought her laughter down to a giggle and said still smiling, "Sorry Chloe but, Dean's beloved Impala? The one he made us pledge for? Chloe, there's no way he'd let you or me drive his car……he doesn't even like it when Sam offers to drive." She said laughing again.
Chloe grinned as well but scoffed, "Well, it's not like we're going to hand it over to a demon or whatever. There aren't any other cars we can take so he'll just have to live with it." She smiled sweetly and Veronica grinned again. She had a feeling being friends with Chloe would make her more roguish as well. She shrugged her shoulders in a 'what-can-i-do' way and said, "If you can tackle the keys out of his hand then fine, let's go. But first let's get changed at least. We'll raise more questions if we go in there looking like we do now." She pointed. Chloe nodded. The girls quickly changed and then Chloe led an amused Veronica out to the guestroom.
Veronica smiled at Chloe who looked like she was trying to x-ray the door. The room was quiet from what they could hear and Chloe rapped on it loudly. A few moments later no one was answering so Chloe turned around to Veronica and said quietly, "They probably don't mind if we go in right?" Veronica's eyes went wide. "No, what if they're changing?" she asked. Chloe rolled her eyes, "I've spent ages thinking the same thing when put in this same situation before and you know the chances that they're changing are like one in a million." She said knowingly. Veronica bit her lip in doubt and Chloe turned the doorknob. They entered the room and found it empty apart from a sleeping Sam on the bed. Veronica blushed lightly when she saw his strong arms in the singlet he had stripped down to. Chloe suppressed a laugh but nudged Veronica who shook her head and glared back at her. "Well, what about if we just take the keys and return it later." Chloe said eyeing the Impala's keys on the dressing table.
Veronica looked at Chloe sternly, "We can't steal his keys, and he'll drop dead when he finds out. Look maybe we should just leave a message or even better not go. My wound's not exactly life threaten-' Veronica's mouth dropped open as the door to the in built bathroom opened and Dean came out dressed in a towel from the waist down. Chloe frowned when her friend stopped talking but when she turned around she did the exact same thing. Dean hadn't noticed them at first when he walked out but when he looked up and saw the two girls gawking at him, he leapt back. "Whoa, okay, what are you guys doing in here? I mean this clearly is a breach of privacy." He said grinning after getting over the surprise. Veronica looked at the carpet quickly and said embarrassed, "Tell me when it's safe to look." Dean grinned and said, "Okay now." And when she started to lift her head, "hey, my towel's slipping." Her head snapped back down. He laughed and turned to Chloe who had still been taking in the 'not-so-bad' view.
He smiled cockily and asked, "Like what you see?" Chloe turned scarlet and stared him in the eyes, clearing her throat indifferently, "Could you please put on some clothes Dean?" Dean smiled at the way her face flushed and asked, "Why? I don't think you really want me to." She glared back at him and said, "Well, if you want to walk around half naked then fine, we just came to tell you that I'm borrowing your car to take Veronica to get her wound checked out, so I'll be taking the keys."
Dean, who had been silently laughing at Veronica's insistence to keep her eyes on the ground, jerked his attention back to Chloe. "What? My baby? No, I mean if you guys need to go, I'll take you. Just let me get dressed and then we'll go." He said quickly. Chloe shook her head. "Dean come on, we don't have time. Just give me the keys and we'll be back before you know it. And I promise to not harm the Impala in any way." Chloe said actually smiling at Dean.
He noticed her green eyes seemed to plead with his and he sighed frustratingly. "Fine. But if there's even a scratch on her body, you guys aren't sitting in her again, clear?" he said seriously pointing at them both. They smiled angelically and Chloe nodded quickly before taking the keys out of his reluctant hands. "You got your phone with you?" he asked, Chloe wondering if it was worry filled in his eyes.
She still hadn't charged her phone, "No, it's dead." She replied, turning to go. Dean frowned, "Then what if I need to call you…..guys." he added quickly. Chloe rolled her eyes and Veronica grinned, "Dean we're only going for half an hour." He grumbled a "Yeah, yeah but still, be careful," and returned to the bathroom. Veronica waggled her eyebrows at Chloe as they shut the door behind them and Chloe bumped her. Chloe smiled to herself once they were in Dean's car, wondering if he usually gave in that easily. Veronica looked at her, "What are you smiling so much about?" she asked, knowing very well what she was smiling about. Chloe toned her smile down and said, "Nothing." She glanced at Veronica who looked at her not fooled and they both laughed.
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"Sam, why did you let me die?" Jessica whispered as she brought back her outstretched hand. Sam shook his head, "I-I couldn't do anything…….I was too shocked, I'm sorry Jessica." His voice was thick and his eyes had filled up. Just then Jessica whisked away into the darkness and the light that had been surrounding her disappeared as well, leaving Sam in complete darkness. A soft hissing noise whispered all around him and Sam turned around wildly, what was going on? He shielded his eyes as everything went bright white. And then when he opened them he was surprised to find himself in a busy hospital foyer.
Dean was sitting on the hospital chairs and he looked up at Sam, "What do you thinks taking the girls so long?" he asked scratching his head. Sam frowned, what was he doing here? And what was Dean doing here? He heard his voice reply, "Don't know. Maybe the wound's getting worse or something. Do you think we should check it out?" Dean gave a sarcastic smile and said, "Yeah we should totally bust into the doctor's office and demand to know why he's taking so long, right?" Sam heard his voice recommend a coffee round and the brothers walked up a corridor where a coffee machine was situated.
Sam didn't understand, what was this? A dream? Or a premonition? If it was a premonition he didn't know what good it was going to do, foretelling a coffee round. But as he and Dean neared the corner a sharp scream echoed down the only empty hall in the hospital. Sam turned to Dean and his brother tensed, "Let's go." Dean muttered quickly running down the hall, where they had heard the scream issue from. Sam, his throat dry followed his brother down a series of rooms until they reached a door slightly ajar. The scream had ended but there were clear struggling noises coming from the room. Dean looked at Sam and indicated he was going to kick the door open. Sam nodded, and Dean within three seconds kicked the door with a loud bang.
Inside an unconscious Chloe lay on the floor with a bleeding gash on her forehead. Dean rushed to her and Sam looked up to find the yellow eyed demon holding an unconscious Veronica. He was inhabited in a doctor, his eyes gleaming yellow and his mouth formed in a sneer. Sam's eyes went wide as he realized Veronica wasn't breathing. "Veronica! What did you do to her?!" he screamed charging at him. Suddenly everything went dark again and he gasped as he woke up. Dean was hovering over him with his mouth slightly open. "Sam!" he exclaimed shaking him to bring him into focus. Sam stared around the room wildly, "Where's Veronica?" he asked breathing quickly. Dean looked at him worriedly. "What was it Sam? Was it a premonition?" he asked stepping back to let Sam off the bed. Sam nodded. "Where is she?" he asked again. Dean looked at him carefully, "She went to the doctor's to get that wound checked out. She's with Chloe." He said pulling on his shoes. He knew where this was going. Sam almost ripped his shirt sleeve trying to pull it on while running to the door. "We've got to go now. She's in danger. They both are." He hurried. Dean's lips thinned.
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Chloe sighed frustratingly, how long was that stupid doctor taking? She glanced at Veronica who was looking around the hospital foyer nervously. "What's wrong?" she asked. Veronica grinned back at Chloe, "I don't know. It feels like something bad is going to happen. I just get this………maybe it's just my dislike of hospitals. I used to hate hospitals when I was a kid." She answered glancing at the rooms and nurses. Chloe smiled, "I know what you mean I hate hospitals too. They bring back a lot of memories and usually they're not nice ones." She murmured. Veronica looked at the many people there, well it wasn't that many. In fact she seemed to be the only one who wasn't getting called in. She mentioned this to Chloe who nodded, "I know, that chick came in five minutes after we did and she's already out." She responded indicating the girl who'd came in with a broken nose.
Veronica was about to suggest going back home when a doctor appeared out of a hallway and asked if she was Veronica Mars. Veronica nodded, "Yeah that's me." The man smiled, "I'm Doctor Brennan. Would you like to come inside my office." She nodded, and smiled at Chloe who mouthed 'finally' at her. As she got up she glanced out the window and thought she saw Dean and Sam run across the car park. Chloe asked what happened and she said, "It's just…..I thought I saw the boys, never mind." Chloe grinned at her but followed Veronica as she walked through the hallway until they reached an office and Doctor Brennan turned to them. Veronica shivered involuntarily. There was something not right about this guy - in fact this visit to the hospital was getting more uncomfortable as the moments went by.
"You are?" Doctor Brennan asked Chloe as she made to walk inside. Veronica looked back, "She's my sister. I want her to be here with me." She lied quickly. The doctor stared at Veronica as if staring her down for the truth. She glanced at Chloe who had her eyes narrowed at the doctor. Chloe didn't like what was happening right now. This doctor was acting really weird. Dr. Brennan turned to Chloe with a sugared smile. "Then come in." he closed the door behind her and as the girls sat down on the hard chairs, they heard the door lock click. Veronica froze and turned her face to Chloe who was in a similar position. Chloe turned around and stared at the doctor. "Why did you lock the door?" she asked edging on her seat.
Dr. Brennan let out a barking laugh. "I don't want any unwanted guests to run in." he said in a deadly whisper. Chloe stood up quickly and asked, "Who are you? What do you want?" Her eyes held fear and she was aware of the yellow eyes staring back into hers. "Why ask questions you already know the answers to?" he asked stepping forward. She stepped back and felt Veronica's arm on hers, "What the fuck do you want? Stay away from us, you think that we're scared of you but we know it's the other way around." Veronica hissed angrily. The Yellow Eyed Demon smiled and said, "It is not you I fear. Such weak creatures are nothing against me. The only thing I despise is the power in your mortal body and the century clad supremacy on your neck!" he spat. Chloe laughed bitterly, "So you came here to tell us off for being weaklings but you can't touch us?" she asked remembering their last meeting.
The yellow Eyed Demon hissed and whispered fiercely, "While your touch is poison for me it shall not harm others. My companion is quiet fierce and ruthless and unaffected by your amulet, as you will see." Suddenly, the floors creaked and a black smoke formed into a pale and beautiful girl demon. Her hair billowed as she let out an angry shriek and her fingers reached around Chloe's neck. Chloe gasped and kicked the demon away but the demon pulled her by the hair and brought her head down on her knee. Chloe's eyes watered as she staggered away and the demon charged at her again.
Veronica ran to help Chloe but the Yellow Eyed Demon loomed in front of her and grabbed her around the waist. She kicked and pushed but he was stronger than her and her attempts didn't even make him flinch. "Let go of me you fucken asshole!! Don't you dare touch me." She screamed. The Yellow Eyed Demon pulled her hair as he twisted her to face him. She winced in pain as he kept one knee pushed against her old wound and he smiled down at her evilly. "Look into my eyes Veronica, let your control go, forget." He whispered pulling her face closer to hers. She tried moving her legs but found that they wouldn't work.
Chloe, who had momentarily crashed the demon into a wall, picked up a heavy lamp to hit the YED with. She knew it was a thin chance he'd be hit by it; she just wanted him to look away from Veronica so she flung it at the YED but he turned his head for a few seconds and glared at her, his eyes blazing with fury. "Let her go now!!" she screamed. With a flick of his finger he flung Chloe at the opposite wall and her eyes rolled back into her head and she slid down unconscious. The demon who had been fighting her hovered over her in anticipation.
Veronica who had regained the feeling in her legs, tried to kick the YED but he stared into her eyes again and she felt the paralysis come back again. "Show me the power, Veronica, let your mind loose." He whispered again. Veronica felt her chest contract in pain and she gasped. Her mind was going blank and an unfamiliar power seeped over it. A controlling voice called in, "Now take this knife, Veronica, hold it's blade to your stomach." Her hands grasped the cold knife he held out to her and she unwillingly held it to her stomach. She closed her eyes trying to free her mind but she could feel her hands tightly holding the knife, contradicting her thoughts. The YED's face came close to hers and it buried his face in her hair. "Now, ram this knife into-" As the angry tears trickled down Veronica's face, the door slammed open and a livid Dean and Sam ran in.
Sam looked at the YED and Veronica for a second before screaming and running at him. Dean meanwhile rushed to Chloe, fighting off the screaming demon that had been closing in for her kill. He opened a flask of the holy water he kept and sprayed it over the demon. She shrieked and banged into the wall behind her and before Dean could shoot at her, she disappeared in a cloud of black smoke. He looked back at Sam and saw him ram into the YED. The YED's eyes gleamed as he hissed, "Soon, it will happen." Then his eyes closed and black smoke issued from the doctor's mouth. It floated into the ceiling and then the doctor slumped to the ground.
Dean picked up the unconscious Chloe in his arms and hurried over to Sam, "Are you alright?" he asked. Sam nodded, his jaw twitching but Dean noticed a cut above his eyebrow. He turned to Veronica whose eyes were red and her face was as white as the walls in the doctor's office. He didn't need to ask her if she was alright because it was clear she wasn't. "Veronica." He started but she shook her head, "I'm fine. Is Chloe alright? Is she breathing?" she asked. Dean nodded, she'd been knocked out but she'd be fine. The doctor was still lying beside the desk and Dean jerked his head towards him. "What do we do with him?" he asked Sam who still looked fuming. Sam glanced at the guy and said shortly, "We'll leave him here and get out of here fast. Things will just get worse if we have to answer questions when he'll wake up again." Dean nodded and placed a hand on Veronica's shoulder, "We have to go now but leave just as normally as you came in. We'll meet you guys in the car. Sam, put him up on his chair." Dean said turning to his brother. Sam nodded and Dean left with Chloe, leaning against his shoulder.
Sam looked at Veronica, "Veronica what did he do?" he asked quietly. Veronica shook her head, "Nothing, he just tried to control my head." She said turning away from him and knelt next to the doctor to pull him up. She checked his pulse after Sam grabbed him and settled the doctor onto his chair. He looked at Veronica sharply, "Controlling your head isn't nothing." He replied making the doctor drop his head onto his arms, giving the impression that he was asleep. Veronica gulped. She didn't want to show how scared she was. She didn't want to tell Sam how close she'd been to death. How if they'd been a second away, she would've already been dead. Veronica was with some tough people who she figured met death face to face every day. She didn't want to slow them down by freaking out.
She moved towards the door but Sam grabbed her shoulder lightly. Veronica frowned and shrugged it away, "Sam we have to get to the car." She reminded him. Sam let his hand drop down to hers. "I know but what just happened is more important. Tell me what he said and did." He said more softly this time. The caring tone in his voice made the tears come back again and she tried wiping them away. Sam opened the room door and they walked out, Veronica walking quietly and Sam staring at her scared face. As they walked through the busy back entrance, Veronica turned to him. "He tried to make me stab myself. I was trying to run after Chloe and he grabbed me. When I looked in his eyes I felt my head become empty and then this weird power, like, like." She looked around helplessly. Sam squeezed her hand and asked, "Like it was his mind warping with yours?" Veronica looked up at him sharply and nodded.
She continued when she saw an understanding look cross his face. "And, and then he told me to take the knife. I tried stopping my hands from moving but they wouldn't, it hurt every time I tried taking them off the knife. When he was about to tell me to push the blade in, you guys came and broke whatever control he had over me. If you guys hadn't shown up, I would've been dead on the floor." Veronica whispered wrapping her arms around herself. The cold chill she felt wasn't because of the weather. Sam saw the silent tears run down her face and couldn't help himself when he pulled her into his arms. She was scared and shaken up and this wasn't a time to let his feelings get in the way. She let her sobs escape as he held her, her muffled noises accompanied with the shaking of her shoulders. Sam rubbed her back and breathed slowly. What was going on? Why was the YED after Veronica?
After a few minutes Sam felt Veronica stop shaking and heard her clear her throat. He stopped holding her and moved back slightly. Her eyes were swollen and her cheeks were red but she was shaking her head as she stepped back. He smiled at her, "You feeling alright now?" he asked. Veronica nodded slowly and smiled back uneasily. "Thanks Sam." She said in a low voice. The crying and sobbing had left her throat hurting and she sounded like she had a cold. Sam asked, "For what" Veronica sighed and looked at the sky. It was well into the late afternoon already and the sky was a beautiful blue pink colour. "For letting me get it all out. You and Dean don't usually spend your time on hunts crying because the demons attacked you" She said smiling slightly.
Sam took her hand and walked towards the car park. "That's because Dean and I have grown up knowing all about these things. They don't scare us anymore, only anger us. I know this is new to you. You've spent your life doing different things, meeting different people. Being attacked by a demon so suddenly would freak anyone out." He said as they scouted the parking spaces for the Impala. Veronica nodded but still looked unhappy. Sam stopped and looked at her eyes directly, "Look, Veronica, we're your friends, and I never let anything happen to my friends especially a close friend like you. If that demon wants to kill you it'll have to get through me and Dean first." he said firmly. Veronica smiled sadly, "I don't want anyone to get hurt." She replied. He smiled back at her but his eyes were serious, "No one will except for that son of a bitch"
Sam spotted Dean and the Impala and pointed it out to Veronica. As they clambered into the backseat, Dean stared back at them through the rearview mirror. He met Sam's eyes but Sam shook his head as Veronica rested hers against the seat and closed her eyes. Dean nodded and asked Sam if he was alright. His brother nodded and asked about Chloe. "She's alright. She woke up while we were waiting but her head kills so she's resting now. You better clean that cut up Sam." Dean said looking at the cut above his eyebrow. Sam nodded, "Yeah," and turned his attention to the scenery passing outside. Dean sighed and glanced at Chloe before merging into a busy road. A while later they reached Chloe's house and Dean reached over to wake Chloe up. She mumbled something and Dean leaned over. "What was that?" he asked. Chloe widened her eyes and rubbed her head. "God, do I need an aspirin or what? Where's Veronica? Is she alright?" she asked. Dean smiled to himself, she was awake and her normal self. "Veronica's alright, she's in the back." He replied looking over at Veronica who was peering at Chloe's face. "Sam?" Chloe asked, Sam smiled and said, "I'm fine Chloe." They got out of the car and wordlessly walked into the empty house.
Chloe squinted and looked around the dark house. Where was her dad? Dean found a note on the coffee table and showed it to her, she read it out loud. "Chloe I didn't know when you'd be back and your phone is at home so I'm leaving you a note instead- just met an old friend, Robbie, he's taken me to the pub for a drink. I'll be back before dinner, don't worry about cooking it. Love dad." She let out a relieved sigh. After being attacked, she was worried when she stepped into an empty, dark house. It reminded her of the time Veronica and she had explored the dilapidated house.
The boys looked at each other and Dean sat down on the sofa. "Okay, tell us what happened." He said. Chloe looked at Veronica who started, "Well, we went to get my wound checked out because it was getting filled with pus. We were there for a long time, in fact we were about to come home and then that doctor came and called us in." she paused and realized that the YED had been careful in staying as far as he could from Chloe while they'd been there. She mentioned this to everyone and they nodded. Chloe frowned, "I think he wanted to get Veronica alone because he was acting like he wanted me to stay outside, but I wouldn't go and Veronica said she wanted me there so he had to let me in too."
Veronica smiled at Chloe, "Thank god you were there, or no one would've found my body till later." She said quietly. Dean and Sam looked up at her sharply, "Hey no one's dying so don't say stupid stuff like that alright?" Dean commanded. Chloe put an arm on Veronica's shoulder and told Sam and Dean about the other demon and Veronica's mind being controlled. Dean listened on carefully and Sam nodded grimly. When they were done Dean asked, "You sure you're not a psychic? Because sometimes the YED can influence psychics who are new to this." He glanced at Sam and he nodded. Veronica shook her head. "No, I'm not psychic, if I was I would've known, something would've changed. I don't know why he was able to do that." She looked at her hands miserably and Sam patted her gently. "Hey look it's alright. Tomorrow we're going to research this and find out how this is happening. We'll get some answers." He wore a determined look on his face and she smiled at that.
Chloe looked at the clock on the wall and gave a low whistle. "It's almost seven. Okay, I think we should get refreshed and have dinner already. I'll call my dad as well; I mean it's nice that he's met his old and that he's socializing but he's got an early flight tomorrow and he needs his sleep. You guys want to get cleaned up or something?" she asked looking at Sam's cut and Dean's scratched neck. The brothers looked at each other and nodded. Veronica shook her head and wandered over to the lounge room window. After the boys had gone upstairs, Chloe wondered of she should talk to Veronica but the way that she was sitting and the expression on her face made it clear that right now she wanted sometime to herself. Chloe turned and walked back into the kitchen where she decided to make some lasagna. After a while she heard Veronica's steps in the kitchen and she smiled at her friend as she stood next to her.
"What are you making?" Veronica asked. Chloe grinned, "I'm making lasagna, see everything's going fine so far. Just wait until it's in the oven then its going to be a disaster." Veronica laughed and shook her head. A few seconds later she asked in a small voice, "What do you thinks wrong with me Chloe? Do you think that maybe I share a special mind bond with the demon?" Chloe looked at her surprised. "No, why would you say that?" Veronica bit her lip and said, "He could control my mind and it was so easy, like he didn't even have to try too hard." Chloe thought for a minute. "But that could just mean he knows how to control people's minds." She pointed out. Veronica thought about this as well but shook her head, "If that was something he could do to anyone then he would've used it on you at the cave but he didn't or couldn't." she corrected herself.
Chloe realized that this was a good point but she didn't want Veronica freaking out over this new problem. "Look, there's a reason why he could control your mind but this isn't it. Just wait until we have the whole story, until tomorrow. Maybe we'll find something out while researching okay?" she asked putting an arm on hers. Veronica nodded uneasily. Then Dean and Sam walked downstairs looking considerably better seeing as they were all patched up. Chloe smiled at them and looked at Veronica again. "Look don't worry. Don't think about this too much, we'll find out tomorrow what it is and how to stop it." Veronica's smile faltered and she asked, "What if we can't?" Chloe shook her head and said strongly, "We will."
The boys appeared in the kitchen doorway and Dean asked, "Hey what's cooking?" Chloe rolled her eyes, "That was a lame joke." She answered. He grinned and it grew into a smile when he saw Veronica laugh as well. "Well, it cheered her up." He pointed. Chloe met his eyes with hers and thanked him silently. He nodded and Sam asked Veronica if she was feeling better. She nodded but Sam knew that she was still pondering over this mind control thing. But he also knew from experience that it was hard to talk about things like this so he just smiled back at her and asked Chloe where they could go for research tomorrow. "Well, we could go to the local library, I mean it's a library but it's pretty old and it might have some information on what's going on. There was something I wanted to do tomorrow if it's alright with you guys." Chloe asked suddenly. The other three nodded, "Well, I need to see my cousin and the Kent's, that's where she lives, and I was hoping we could get that done before we go to the library seeing as how Lois will bug me until I don't visit her. And I can't research anything when there are people calling me." She explained. The boys and Veronica nodded. Sam said he and Veronica could meet up with them at the library after she'd visit.
"Yeah that's a good idea. But that means you're coming with me." She said turning to Dean. Dean smiled. "To help protect a young damsel in distress." He offered. Chloe rolled her eyes again and went back to the lasagna. That night as Veronica lay in bed, she thought about what could happen if the YED really was able to control her mind. The people he'd have access to, Sam, Dean and Chloe. He'd kill them all and it would all be because of her. The blood would be on her hands. She shivered as she thought about all this and closed her eyes to sleep. But even sleep wouldn't come to her and she was awake hours after Chloe had fallen asleep. Finally when her eyelids dropped shut, her mind stopped thinking and she slept the rest of the night fitfully.
Hey people. Holidays are over, Noooo! But I'll try updating more often now because soon we're gonna be swamped with heaps of assignments and stuff soon. Lol I know, they were supposed to meet the Kents and Lana and Lois but I thought I'd add a more dramatic part to this chapter and it grew. But in the next chapter for sure, they'll be introduced and Dean's not going to be happy. Thanxs for all the reviews, keep them coming.
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