Notes- Slight spoilers for hunted.

I will post a warning near the spoiler so those who haven't watched hunted and do not know the secret do not read past the warning.

Beneath my Skin

The demons grip tightened around Max's neck she her hands clawed at the demons arms in some vain attempt to get some oxygen into her lungs, but by the looks of desperation on the faces of the Winchesters she knew it was a lost cause, the only way she was getting air was if the demon wanted her to breath, but that sure as hell wasn't going to stop her trying, if she was going to die then she was going to go down fighting.

Sam turned to his father hopeing that he had some vague idea of a way to get her out, but by the look of anger on his face, Sam figured that he didn't, not that he could blame him, the demon was in a devils trap even if they went into it, it meant likely getting themselves killed, the ball game was definitely in the demons hands, and it didn't look as if he was letting the ball game go anytime soon.

Deans hand on the gun tightened, it was slick with sweat and his hand kept slipping, he had to admit the girl had guts, she wasn't going down without a fight, which was a good thing cause neither of them had a way to get to her with out her being dead first. Dean was almost going to smile when he saw the demon lick from her chin to her ear, but still she was clawing at his arm, and it looked like she was getting at least a little leeway, he smiled, he was going to have to talk to her about that later, but when the demon uttered the next words, he could see al the fight drain from her face, and he could feel the shock ripple through the room.

Max could feel the demons tongue on her check, or more precisely her brother, who the demon had made the shape shifter look like, she dug her nails into his skin even though she knew it was useless, if he was feeling the pain he didn't care, hell it looked like he was enjoying it. The demons tongue reached her ear and she could feel his breath tickling the skin there.

"How does it feel to know that your brother is going to kill you……………just like you killed him"

Max's body stiffened at the words, the demon said them so matter of fact, there wasn't a trace of coldness, but there was a trace of a laugh and Max could feel her blood boil. Yea she killed her brother but there had been no choice, be dammed if this demon was going to use it against her now.

Dean inched his way closer to his dad all to aware that the demon was studying his every move, all to aware that any wrong move was going to result in Max's death.

"Dad we got to do something, cause she's lost any fight in her…..what ever happened between her and her brother was bad" John nodded his head, but unlike Sam and Dean he could see something else in her eyes something that they couldn't, and it told him that she still had some fight left, she had the same look in her eyes that he had when Mary died, and that was a bad thing for the demon.

"Ya know the one mistake you made" The demon tightened his grip on her throat causing her to gasp in pain.

"What would that be my dear sister?" Max winced at what the demon said, everything just screamed her brother, she closed her eyes telling her self over and over again that he wasn't her brother.

"Dad we got to do something" Deans voice was panic stricken

"What the hell is she doing" John lowered his head to face his youngest son and smiled and in the calmest voice possible he stated what his two sons had failed to see.

"She hasn't lost all her fight just yet" Dean and Sam turned confused to their dad before they turned their attention back to Max.

"You're in the form of a man, there for you have his weakness"

Before the demon could even register what was happening, Max had raised her foot hitting him squarely in the crotch, his hands loosened, whether that was out of fear of pain she didn't know and she definitely didn't care. She rolled forward her body leaving the devils trap, she pulled the gun out of Deans hand and turned to face the demon who was standing up, and while it still wore her brothers body she fired hitting the shape shifter directly between the eyes, for the second time killing her brother.

Dean barley registered the fact that his gun had been ripped from his hands, it wasn't until he heard the gun did he realize he had lost his, looking down at his hands were his gun was moments ago, he looked over to Max, who was just lowering the gun, she watched as the shifted fell to the floor, before walking over to him and shooting him through the heart, she walked back over to them and Dean watched as she handed the gun back to him.

Sam stood with a small smile on his face, he couldn't believe that she had out witted them all, well apart from his dad, but that didn't count cause no one out witted John Winchester, he watched as she walked over to his brother and place his gun back into his hands, before he actually realized what had happened, he turned to his father and sure enough he was pissed.

Max walked over to Sam and smiled, Sam felt his face heat up, and hoped no one had seen the red creep over his cheeks, but one look from Dean told him that they had, great he though, he was going to live this one down.

Max brushed past Sam's shoulders, and felt something that she hadn't felt for a long time stir in the pit of her stomach, she shook her head, she wasn't going to go there, and they would only get hurt, she wasn't going to do it. So when she felt a hand grab her wrist she was going to turn around smile kindly then walk out of the door with out a back wards glance, but when she did turn around she didn't come face to face with the kind eyes of Sam but instead she was meant with rage filled eyes of John Winchester.

"What the hell were you thinking" Max forced her hand free and shook her head

"Staying alive"

"Have you any idea how long ive been hunting that thing" Max's face for the first time since the demon had spoke about her brother showed anger, she took a step forward, not backing down when John steeped forward matching her stance.

"Bout as long as I have, and believe me there will be some other time" Sam felt the anger building in the pit of his stomach, Dean could see it on his face and attempted to pull him from the situation but Sam just ripped his hand free shaking his head. Dean sighed but nodded his head; he knew Sam was going to have to get this out sooner or later, my's well be when his dads already angry.

"What the hells that got to do with anything" John didn't even turn to face him

"Sam not now" Sam shook his head baling his hands up at his side.

"No dad, you left, you made a deal with the devil and now your back you think were just gonna fall back in line, well im sorry dad it aint gonna happen, you left and you have no idea what me and Dean went through, hell you probably don't even care, cause the demons more god damn important then someone else's life"

Both Dean and John looked at him shocked, Dean because Sam had just voiced everything he had wanted to say, but knew he would never be able to, and John because Sam had a point, when he had struck the deal in the hospital that day he hadn't even thought what his sons would go through when he died, and he had expected them to fall in line, he lowered his gaze, and didn't even lift it as he felt Sam barge past him.

Sam looked over at his brother as he entered the room Ellen had allowed them to stay in; he wiped away some stray tears, and placed his head into his hands.

Dean walked over to him and sat on the bed at the side of him, he placed his hand on his shoulder and that was how their dad found them ten minuets later.

Nothing was said nothing had to be, they just looked at each other, Sam and Dean stood from their positions on the bed, and John walked over to them pulling them into a hug.

"My boys I am so sorry….your right about everything I always put that demon first" The three pulled away

"You cant just walk out the door not now" The three of them looked to the door, and then Dean turned to make sure that his dad and brother were present in the room, resulting in a slap fro both John and Sam, Dean cursed causing them all to laugh.

"Maybe we should" John nodded.

"Before someone gets killed"

The three Winchesters walked down the stairs, the shouting growingly louder, and when the reached the bar, it was clear why, Max was standing in front of Ellen a bag swung over her shoulder.

"I thought we understood Ellen when I walked out three years ago, I stayed gone and everyone would think I was dead, and that was the way it had to stay"

"So your saying that if the demon hadn't shown up then you wouldn't have come back, you're a selfish bitch you know that"

"You think I like this, the hiding the running the constantly looking over my shoulder wondering when the demons gonna pop up, I aint doing this for me, im doing this for your daughter, for Ash"

The Winchesters stepped further into the room, causing Max to look over at them she was clearly begging them to help her out, John stepped over to Ellen.

"Ellen" Ellen spun on him

"Stay out of this John" Max shook her head and her eyes landed onto both Dean and Sam who was looking at her with pity

"Let me go Ellen just let me go" Max went to walk forward when Ellen spoke up again

WARNING SPOLIER FOR HUNTED DO NOT READ PAST HERE IF YOU DO NOT KNOW THE SECRET

"What the demon said up their about you killing your brother, was it……….was it true" Max stopped and Sam could see her eyes well with tears and guilt he knew right then that she had. Dean tensed at his side, remembering what his father had spoken to him and how he had yet to tell Sam, he just hoped that John was going to tell him so he didn't have to carry this burden any more.

"I didn't have a choice…I put I bullet right between his eyes…..please don't make me do it again……let me go please"

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