Ok so this is the last real chapter of this story. I'll do an epilogue too. It's the end of part one of the Cain saga. Hope you guys like it. It took me a long time to write because I had to rewrite it couple of times… I was never happy with it. But now I am!
So this chapter is very important and I named it after one of my favourite song ever from Death Cab for Cutie.
Ch. 17 I Will Follow You Into the Dark
The four hunters were back in the kitchen downstairs and looked defeated. The house was empty. Dean had been so sure that this place was going to hold the answers to all the questions they had. Cain could see he was disappointed and angry. She could feel her heart break every single time she glanced at him and then the pain was too much. She turned around and looked out the window.
Dean had never been that angry in his entire life. They had come all the way here and nothing. No. He wasn't just going to let this go. There was something here and he could feel it. They could all feel it. He had a couple of months left and he'll be damned if he just stood there waiting for time to go by, scared of what was to come. He was going to face this thing head on.
Beside him, Cain turned around and went to look out the kitchen window. She stood there above the sink and it took Dean all his strength and will power to prevent himself from going over and holding her in his arms. Just the thought of her leaving was making him sick. He would never tell her or Sam but he would rather go to hell now than having to see her leave.
Cain could hear Sam walking around the kitchen, taking in his surrounding. She knew he had only been here once before and she knew how weird it must have been for him. She could also feel Dean's eyes on her. It was like they were burning a hole through her skull and she wanted to turn around tell him to stop but she couldn't do it.
Stupid guilt!
Then they heard something coming from the living room. They all turned around at once and Bobby was the first one to grab his shotgun and point it at the door.
Cain started walking in the direction of the sound but Dean's arm came out of nowhere and he pulled her behind him. She frowned at this but kept her mouth shut. The guys proceeded to the living room and they all stopped at the entrance. There was someone sitting on the couch. The woman got up and faced them. She was absolutely stunning. Her long black hair fell all the way to the middle of her back and she had the most piercing blue eyes Cain had ever seen before. They all pointed their guns at her and she laughed. Her eyes immediately turned white which worried the hunters even more.
''It's about time! Do you know how long I've been waiting here for you.'' The words were directed at Dean.
When she took a step in their direction, they all cocked their guns and Dean stood in front of Cain.
She smiled sweetly. '' Oh. How cute. But you have nothing to worry about Dean.'' She walked up to him and Dean reached behind him and pushed Cain even farther away out of her reach. The woman kept her eyes on Dean. ''I'm not here for her.''
Cain should have been angry at him. She wasn't some random damsel in distress. But again, she kept her mouth shut and let him do what he thought was right.
''Who the hell are you?'' Dean spat at her.
She reached out to him and caressed his cheek. ''Ok. Let's start with introductions. I'm Lilith. The one who holds your contract.''
Dean jumped back at her touch and Bobby and Sam froze not knowing how to react.
Before Cain had realised what she was doing, she pushed Dean to the side and stood in front of the woman. '' He still has 6 months left. What the fuck do you want with him?''
''Awwww. Delightful. The little girl coming to his rescue.'' She clapped her hands in excitement and cocked her head.
Next thing she knew, Sam was holding Cain by the arms preventing her from jumping on the woman. ''Little girl?!?! Let me GO Sam! I'll kick her ass!''
''Tsk tsk tsk. That's no way to save your boyfriend.''
Dean seemed calm. Too calm for this kind of situation and it was making Cain a hundred times more nervous. '' Don't mean to be rude but you should check your agenda cause you're a couple of months early.''
She frowned. ''Early? Nah. I don't think so.''
Cain had stopped struggling against Sam and he and Bobby had their guns pointed at Lilith again.
Dean planted himself right in front of her and crossed his arms over his chest. ''Like she said. I still got 6 months. That was the deal. It's in the contract.''
The smile she gave him was anything but nice. ''The contract? It's not like it's written in stone or anything.'' She made a dismissive move with her hand. ''I consider it more of a guideline anyway.''
Dean's face fell. He opened his mouth but nothing came out and he let his arms fall at his sides. ''So you're here for me.''
She answered as if it was the most normal and obvious thing in the world. ''Yes.''
The only thing Dean saw was a gun being raised quickly next to him and Cain shot Lilith. The bullet was aimed at the middle of her forehead but it stopped in midair halfway there and fell to the floor.
''Well that's not very nice.'' Lilith turned to Cain. ''You have quite a temper there missy. I can see why Dean likes you so much.''
Dean threw himself at her but with a wave of her hand, Lilith sent him flying across the room. It didn't take long for Sam and Bobby to follow Dean when they tried to jump on her and they were all sent on the other side of the room suspended in midair against the wall. Cain was worried for them but she realised they weren't choking or anything. They just couldn't move at all. She heard Dean getting up from the floor.
Lilith took a step in Cain's direction. ''You have to learn to quit while you're ahead girl. You can't save him. It's too late.'' She went behind Cain and whispered in her ear. ''I'm too powerful.''
Her breath on her neck gave her goosebumps all the way to her toes and she turned around so she could keep her eyes on Lilith. ''Get it through your thick skull bitch. I'm not backing down.''
''Cain… stop.'' It was Dean's voice. He was still on the other side of the room and by the looks of it he was hurt because he still had trouble getting up. Cain made a move to go to him but Lilith stopped her with a wave of her hand.
She glared at Lilith. '' Let me go.'' She warned her.
Lilith laughed out loud and positioned herself between Cain and Dean. ''Don't worry about him. This is nothing… compared to what's waiting for him downstairs.''
That was it. Cain knew she was being careless, that she shouldn't be doing what she was about to do but she couldn't stop. It wasn't fair for Dean. Lilith shouldn't be here for him yet. She dropped her gun on the floor and it distracted Lilith just long enough for Cain to jump on her. She had grabbed her bottle of holy water from her coat pocket and poured it all over her face.
Lilith screamed in agony and Cain punched her has hard as she could. Bobby and Sam dropped to the floor but before they had time to reach Cain she flew up and crashed against the ceiling before falling on the floor. Lilith stopped the two hunters again and got up to compose herself. They could feel the anger radiating from her and Cain slowly looked up to see her walking towards Dean.
''NOOO! YOU CAN'T DO THIS! YOU MADE A DEAL!''
She turned to Cain again. '' That's right. I'm holding the deal. I can change it.''
When Cain finally got up, she tried to walk but her feet were stuck to the ground so she couldn't move. ''LET ME GO! YOU CAN'T DO THIS!''
Lilith giggled, apparently loving this whole situation. ''I can… and I will''
Apparently Sam and Bobby couldn't say a thing because she could see their lips moving in an attempt to scream but nothing was coming out. Lilith was preventing them from saying anything.
''Cain. Please.'' Cain stopped screaming and looked at Dean. She could see the tears in his eyes and he was pleading her to stop.
She locked eyes with him and almost started screaming again. This wasn't fair. Her entire body was in pain not from being thrown around but from the fear of losing him. She couldn't hold it in any longer and her tears started pouring out. She sobbed and choked on her words. ''Dean.''
''Seriously. You two are killing me. This is too good.'' Lilith who was positioned between the two of them got out of the way. ''And because I'm feeling so generous today… I'm going to give you one last chance of saying goodbye.''
Dean was still on the floor unable to move because of his injuries but Cain felt something in her feet and realised she could move again. She could have tried to grab her gun but she knew it was useless so she walked to Dean and kneeled beside him. Even with his injuries, he sat up and reached out to her. By now Cain's entire body was shaking and she threw herself at him burying her head in the crook of his neck her tears falling freely on his green t-shirt.
One of his hands was in her hair and the other around her waist pulling her against his body. His mouth was next to her ear and he whispered. ''It's ok Cain. Look at me.''
She tore herself away from him and put her forehead against his. ''Don't go.''
He was crying too by now and Cain felt like someone had just stabbed her in the heart. There was so much going on in his eyes. Pain, sadness, fear, guilt, anger and it was overwhelming. He was holding their heads together and she reached to wipe a tear from his face. Dean closed the distance between them and kissed her gently on the lips. '' I love you.''
''Dean, I…'' but before she had time to finish, they heard thunderous growling from the other side of the room. Cain spun around but couldn't see anything. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Lilith move around impatiently and she turned back to Dean to see him stare wide eyed at the empty space in front of him. He turned to Sam and Bobby and shot them a pleading look.
''Come in boys. Dinner's almost ready!'' Lilith was openly smiling.
She felt Dean back away from her and she knew he could see them. The hellhounds. She knew it was probably useless but she positioned herself in front of him. ''Lilith! Call'em off.''
She burst out laughing and Cain could see Bobby and Sam struggle harder against the walls. She braced herself for the fight.
''Well. I think you two had enough time.'' She turned to the hounds. ''Sic him boys.''
Cain and Dean screamed at the same time. ''NOOOOO!''
Cain felt something ram into her and she was thrown to the side. The hellhounds didn't even go after her and went straight for Dean. When she tried to go help Dean, Lilith waved her hand and she was suspended in midair against the wall just like Sam and Bobby. Apparently Lilith had had enough of her little heroic gestures. She tried to scream but just like Bobby and Sam nothing came out. The only thing they could hear were Dean's ear-splitting screams of pain and the hellhounds growling.
His clothes were ripped open and then blood was pouring out of the deep gashes on his chest. The hellhounds were relentless and all Cain could do was watch. Lilith stood above Dean with a big smile on her face and watched has he was torn apart. There was so much blood that Cain couldn't see Dean's skin anymore. She felt sick and tried to scream again. Then she heard a loud crack and realised it must have been Dean's bones. She felt very hot all of a sudden, her head started spinning and the last thing she saw was Dean's mouth opening to scream but no sound came out.
Then everything was dark.
Love of mine some day you will die
But I'll be close behind
I'll follow you into the dark
No blinding light or tunnels to gates of white
Just our hands clasped so tight
Waiting for the hint of a spark
If heaven and hell decide
That they both are satisfied
Illuminate the no's on their vacancy signs
If there's no one beside you
When your soul embarks
Then I'll follow you into the dark
In Catholic school as vicious as Roman rule
I got my knuckles brusied by a lady in black
And I held my toungue as she told me
"Son fear is the heart of love"
So I never went back
If heaven and hell decide
That they both are satisfied
Illuminate the no's on their vacancy signs
If there's no one beside you
When your soul embarks
Then I'll follow you into the dark
You and me have seen everything to see
From Bangcock to Calgary
And the soles of your shoes are all worn down
The time for sleep is now
It's nothing to cry about
Cause we'll hold each other soon
The blackest of rooms
If heaven and hell decide
That they both are satisfied
Illuminate the no's on their vacancy signs
If there's no one beside you
When your soul embarks
Then I'll follow you into the dark
Then I'll follow you into the dark
Hope you guys liked it. There is an epilogue coming up shortly so stay tuned!!!!!
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