Chapter 16 - Freezing

'Back to the house?' said Dean, finally feeling better. 'As much as I hate this place, can't we just do it here? A little bit of salt…no one will bother us. Plus she would've regained consciousness by the time we got to your house.'

'Um…ok then,' said Joe with a shrug. 'Help me get her in the living room.'

Sam was still clutching at his ribs, so Dean grabbed a leg and helped drag Katie into the living room. They heaved her into a chair and bound her wrists and ankles down to it.

'Joe…I have a question. Katie's been stabbed in the stomach twice. I rammed a poker through her; it came out the other side. But the wound healed almost immediately. Will…will Katie be ok?' Sam looked up at his uncle hopefully.

'You know Sam,' began Joe. 'Normally, no. She'd probably die. But this isn't any ordinary demon. She should be fine; maybe just a little weak from being controlled.'

Sam and Dean both heaved a sigh of relief.

'Now…let's get this started.'

He flicked through a book as Dean poured a large circle of salt around the chair. He began reading out the words, pronouncing each one carefully, one eye always on Katie. As he reached the more complex part of the exorcism, Katie's eyes flew open, all consciousness regained, and she glared solidly at Dean and Sam. Suddenly she threw her head back, and a black mist shot itself hard out of her mouth, followed by a bunch of purple mists. Dean looked at his uncle, confused.

'You didn't finish it, did you?' said Dean. 'Why did it leave her?'

'It must've known what we were doing; it'll most likely go find another body,' said Joe, worried. 'This is bad. It'll most likely come back to get you two boys.'

'De…Dean?' stammered Katie from the chair.

Dean was at her side immediately, wrenching away the ropes that bound her. Once free, he swept her into his arms and hugged her tightly.

'Are you ok?' he whispered in her ear.

'Yeah…just a little tired. I'm sorry for what I did.'

'It's ok,' he murmured in reply.

He gently placed her on shaky legs and looking her in the eyes, gave her a light kiss. Sam and Joe stood nearby, almost uncomfortable, when an uneasy prescence hit them. They all glanced at the door, wondering why they felt so cold inside, so empty. Aaron stood in the doorway, eyes black and flashing angrily.

'An exorcism? How cute. You should know that I'm to smart to fall for that,' snarled Aaron. 'Not like I care…gave me an excuse to change bodies. I'm so much stronger in this one.'

'You know,' began Dean. 'We'd really like to volunteer to be your evil experiments, but we're all booked out.'

'Always the smart ass Dean,' said Aaron. 'I won't tolerate it. You mess with me, I mess with you or your family.'

They eyed each other off for a moment, Dean trying to figure out if this demon was for real. A gunshot blew though the room, as Aaron's body jerked suddenly. He sighed.

'Nice one Joe,' he said. 'Rock salt. You really think that could work on something like me? Holy water doesn't. Congratulations. You've just sealed the fate of your nephews and their friend.'

He clicked his fingers, and Dean, Sam and Katie all disappeared from the room.

'It's just you and me Joe.'

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They weren't in the house anymore. That was obvious. The outside winter chill hit them suddenly, snow falling lightly on their freezing bodies. Dean was worst; he still had no shirt on. Sam immediately removed his jacket and gave it to his brother, and without complaining for once, Dean took it. Why would be send them outside? The house wasn't even in sight. Nothing was. Sam looked around, letting the scene set in.

So yeah, they were outside, but they weren't exactly free. Wire fencing surrounded them, which usually wouldn't be a problem, seeing as they could climb extremely well, but every inch of the fence was electrified. You could see small sparks running through it. There was no room to duck underneath, and it was too high to leap over. They were well and truly caught.

'Isn't this fantastic,' Dean managed through chattering teeth. 'What…what are we…supposed to d-do?'

'I-I dunno,' said Sam, equally cold. 'I think we should all huddle together…k-keep warmer.'

Knowing escape was all but possible; they sat down in the middle of the enclosure, pressing close to stay warm.

'W-What's the point in this?' chattered Dean. 'Is he t-trying to f-f-freeze us to death?'

The sun began to go down, and was soon a mere dim light, casting a light shadow over the landscape. The temperature dropped more and more, and the slight body warmth was no match for it. They huddled closer, shivering.

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'Where did you take them? Where are they?' fumed Joe.

'To a place you don't wanna know about,' sneered Aaron. He lifted his hand, and Joe flew through the air, crashing hard into a wall, and then pinned there.

'You can do whatever you want with me, just let them go!'

'I'm going to do what I like with you anyway,' grinned Aaron. He lifted his gun, and fired.