Gordon was holding a knife over Madison's heart. This time when Sam screamed nothing happened. The handcuffs did not drop off his wrists. Sam sat there helpless as Gordon plunged the knife into his wife's chest.
"NOOOOOOOOO!" screamed Sam.
Sam suddenly set up in bed, his heart beating a mile a minute. He looked over at Madison. She was tossing and turning, stuck in the middle of her own nightmare. Concern for his wife took over causing Sam to push his own fear back down.
"Maddy, baby, wake up," said Sam as he gently shook her shoulder.
Madison woke up to see Sam's worried face staring down at her. She slowly sat up in bed.
"Bad dream?" asked Sam.
Madison nodded her head and turned away. She didn't want Sam to see the tears that were starting to form in her eyes. He didn't need to watch her lose it twice in one night.
"Maddy what happened to you? What did he do?" Sam was afraid to hear the answer, but he needed to know what his wife had been through in order to help her heal.
Madison didn't say anything. She just sat there with here with her back to Sam trying to fight the tears that were threatening to spill from her eyes.
"Oh baby, I'm so sorry," Sam reached for his wife and pulled her close.
"It's my fault. I did it. I killed them," cried Madison.
"Who?" asked a perplexed Sam.
"Kurt and Nate. I killed them." Madison started crying again.
Gordon's voice suddenly filled Sam's head. Maddy and I were just discussing how many people she has killed since she became a werewolf. That bastard, I should have killed him when I had the chance.
"Maddy it's not your fault. You couldn't help it," said Sam as he turned his wife to face him.
Madison tried to look away from Sam, but he cupped her chin in his hand and tilted it up so she faced him. He could see so much pain in her beautiful brown eyes.
"Madison you are a good person. You couldn't control what happened to Kurt and Nate. If you could have it wouldn't have happened. You are not a killer" Sam did not take his eyes off Madison's face as he spoke.
"But what if I am an evil creature," said Madison before she dissolved into tears once again.
Madison clung tightly to Sam as she sobbed, Gordon's voice still ringing in her ears.
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It was now eight in the morning and Sam couldn't sleep. Madison had finally fallen back to sleep a couple of hours ago, but every time Sam drifted off the nightmare started again. He decided to give Dean a call. Being as quiet as he could, Sam slipped out from under the comforter and shuffled out into the kitchen. After deciding that his shirt had soaked long enough he turned on the washer. He poured himself a glass of orange juice while he dialed Dean's number.
"Hey Dean." He hoped Dean wouldn't be pissed that he called this early.
"Sammy how are you? How's Madison doing?" asked Dean his voice laced with concern.
"God Dean, everything is a mess now. Maddy's been crying and when she hasn't been crying she's been staring off into space. He really messed with her head," said Sam angrily.
Sam went on to explain the previous day's events. He told Dean that his abilities kicked in at the right moment and that was how he was able to save Madison. Sam usually saw his abilities as a curse, but for once they were a blessing.
"Well I don't want to add to everything you have already been through, but have you turned on the TV this morning?" asked Dean.
"No. Why?" asked Sam.
"Well I had on the local morning show a few minutes ago. Apparently what happened yesterday made the news," said Dean with a sigh.
"What do you mean made the news," said Sam trying to keep his voice low.
"There was story this morning about the cops arresting Gordon and how he kept shouting about werewolves. Don't worry your names weren't mentioned," added Dean quickly.
"Son of a bitch," growled Sam as he slammed his glass down spilling orange juice on the counter. Gordon had made Madison a target.
"Sam they didn't mention Madison's name and no one is going to believe Gordon about werewolves being real," said Dean.
"Other hunters will. The police might think Gordon's crazy, but other hunters won't." Will this nightmare ever end thought Sam.
"Don't worry Sam if anybody tries to come near Madison they have to get through me first," said Dean firmly.
"I appreciate that Dean, but it's my job to protect my wife. A lousy job of that I have been doing so far," said Sam with a snort.
"Sam you have done a great job of keeping Madison safe. You knew that you could save her when I thought that there was no way," spoke Dean.
"Did I save her from being shot by Chamberlain or kidnapped by Gordon? Dean, my wife is marked now," growled Sam.
"Sam if you want to look at it that way then Madison became marked the day you married her. What happened to her sucks, but it is not your fault," stated Dean firmly.
"How can you say it's not my fault. Gordon targeted her because she's my wife. He held a knife to her heart and was about to plunge it in. If my telekinesis hadn't kicked in she'd be dead," countered Sam.
"But it did Sammy. You saved her. Sam you have saved Madison from that first weekend that you met her. You know when you got together with Madison, I wasn't so sure it was a good idea. Now I can see that she is one of the best things that has ever happened to you. Do you remember what happened the first time that we went up against the demon? You were ready to sacrifice yourself to take down the demon. The second time around you weren't so willing to sacrifice yourself because you didn't want to leave Madison. For that I will always be grateful to her." Dean could only hope that his words were getting through his brother.
Sam not used to Dean being in a sharing and caring mode changed the subject and asked how Sid and Lindsay were doing. Dean told him all about Lindsay's previous head injury and how she had to go to the hospital to be checked out. This gave Sam yet another reason to hate Gordon. Before hanging up Dean made Sam promise to call him if he needed anything.
Sam thought about everything Dean said as he pulled his shirt from the wash. He's right, Madison is the best thing that has happened to me, but how could I live with myself if something happened to her. Sam was surprised to see that the bloodstain came out of his shirt. He had thought for sure that the white cotton shirt was ruined and only washed it because Madison asked him to. Maybe this was a sign that not everything was ruined.
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Madison woke up from another nightmare and reached out for Sam only to find him gone. She had this momentary spell of irrational fear that he left. It went way when he walked into the room.
"Sam don't leave me." Madison looked so sad and scared as she reached out for her husband.
"I'm not going anywhere Maddy." Sam meant every word he said, knowing deep down that he could never leave her.
Slipping into bed and wrapping his arms around her, Sam held Madison tight. Feeling her body shake Sam resolved to do whatever it took to help Madison heal.
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Dean walked into Martin Books to find Lindsay sitting behind the counter with a huge leather bound book in front of her. He was worried about her because of her previous head injury and wanted to make sure that she was okay.
"Hey Lindsay." Every time I'm in here she has her nose in that same book Dean noticed.
"Hey Dean." said Lindsay looking up from her book.
"How are you feeling. How's your head?" Concern was etched across his face.
"I feel fine, but I won't get the results of my MRI for a couple of days. How are Sam and Madison?" asked Lindsay.
"Well they could be better," Dean answered truthfully.
"Dean I saw on the news this morning. I mean there was this story," said Lindsay trying to find the words. "I tried asking my dad, but he was extremely evasive about it. Is Madison a werewolf?"
"Damn it! You figured that out from the news" God I hope Sam's not right about hunters coming for Madison.
Dean explained the whole werewolf story to Lindsay. He expected that she would be freaked out about it, but she seemed cool with it.
"I've heard stranger things," she replied.
"You're not bothered by it?" asked Dean.
"Dean I have seen the way Sam looks at Madison. I can tell how much he loves her. I may not have known Sam and Madison that well, but my dad does and he is an excellent judge of character. If he's okay with Madison being a werewolf then so am I," replied Lindsay.
Dean's respect for Lindsay grew hearing this. He expected her to be disgusted by the fact that his brother was married to a werewolf, but she was actually okay with it. Dean couldn't figure out why, but he felt relieved that Lindsay knew the truth about Madison and was okay with it.
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Madison took a leave of absence from work. She knew she was not ready to face anyone yet. Sid told Sam not to come to work. Take all the time you need. Don't worry I'll still pay you he told Sam.
Sam was at a loss as to how to help his wife. She spent most of her time lying in bed either sleeping or just staring out into space. Sam tried to get her to talk about what happened, but she refused. The full moon was coming up. Sam was dreading having to lock her up. With everything that she had been through lately he knew it would be tough on her.
"Hey Maddy, how about we take a walk? You haven't been outside of the apartment in days," suggested Sam.
"No." Madison shook her head.
"Sweetie, you've been cooped up here for days. I think it would do you good to get some fresh air before you know, tonight," said Sam.
"I know what tonight is Sam and I don't want to go outside okay," snapped Madison.
Madison immediately felt guilty. She knew Sam was just trying to help.
"Sam I'm sorry," said Madison.
"It's okay," said Sam gently.
"No it's not. It's not okay. I just want him to shut up," cried Madison.
"Who?" asked Sam.
"Gordon. I just want him out of my head. He won't shut up. He knows I killed them." Once again tears formed in Madison's eyes.
"Oh baby," said Sam as he put his arms around Madison.
Madison pulled away from Sam. As safe as she felt in Sam's arms she knew that was not going to fix everything. She was beginning to wonder if she would ever feel the way that she used to.
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"Lindsay what is with you and that book?" asked a curious Sid as he set a stack of travel books on the counter.
"It's a journal that I bought at an estate auction outside Paris. It belonged to a hunter would lived in the 19th century," said Lindsay.
"A hunter like a deer hunter or our kind of hunter?" asked Sid.
"Our kind. It's a pretty interesting read, but it's all out of order. I think it must have fallen apart and someone put it back together wrong." Not every entry was dated making it a hard to put in order, but Lindsay liked a good challenge.
"Let me guess you're translating it just for fun," said Sid with a chuckle.
"Something like that," replied Lindsay.
Lindsay turned her attention back to the journal as Sid began putting half off stickers on the travel books. Something caught her attention. Loup-garou, the French word for werewolf.
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Sam and Madison were in the closet getting ready for her change. After putting the shackles around Madison's wrists Sam stood in front of her not moving. He searched her face for any indication of what she was feeling at that moment.
"Sam please go now before I change," begged Madison.
"No, I'm not leaving you alone in here." After what Gordon did, Sam knew he couldn't leave Madison chained up all by herself. After what she told him that afternoon, he wasn't about to leave her alone waiting to turn with nothing but Gordon's voice in her head taunting her.
"I don't want you to see me like this. I don't want to hurt you." That was her worst fear that she would hurt Sam.
"Maddy, you won't hurt me." Sam gave Madison a hug before he settled down on the floor across from her.
Madison felt like she was going to lose it. Gordon's voice was getting louder in her head reminding her of what an evil creature she was. Sam decided to try and distract her.
"Hey Maddy did I ever tell that when I was little loved the Thundercats. It was my favorite show. I never missed an episode if I could help it. You know what Dean's favorite show was? It was the Smurfs. My tough as nails brother loved the Smurfs. Whenever we stayed in a motel Dean would check the TV guide to find out when they were on next. One time we were in this small town that had very crappy TV reception and Dean couldn't watch the Smurfs. He spent the whole week bugging our dad to leave and go to another town with better reception. It was like he was going through withdrawal." Sam rambled on about cartoons until Madison changed.
Madison knew exactly what Sam was doing and she loved him for it. Listening to his voice was helping. Somewhere inside she knew that if she was alone she would probably be going out of her mind, but here with Sam's soothing voice she felt better.
oooooOOOOooooo
Sam spent the whole night in the closet with Madison. It was hard on him watching her turn and seeing her struggle against the shackles all night long, but he would not leave her alone. When morning came and Madison changed back, Sam was quick to unchain her.
"Maddy I know you're hurting inside, but you will get through this. You are one of the strongest people I have ever met. We will get through this together." Sam knew he would do whatever it took to help his wife.
"Sam, I am sick and tired of being the victim. I want to take back my life," stated Madison.
"I'll be with you every step of the way," replied Sam.
Sam pulled Madison close and this time she didn't try to pull away. Sam rubbed soothing circles on her back as he held her tight. We'll get through this together baby he thought.
The End
A/N: This is not the end for Sam and Madison. Part 3 will be starting soon. I promise that there will finally be some good times ahead for them. I hope you will all come back to read it.
I must send out a big thanks to everyone who took the time to read my story! An even bigger thanks goes out to everyone who took the time to write a review! You guys are awesome!!
