Well Aged like Swiss Cheese
Chapter 9: The Stand-off
William spent several weeks getting this barn ready. He'd repaired any of the siding that let light in and repainted the replaced siding. Inside the barn he'd created two rooms in the back where the storage area had been. The hay loft on the top had become his master suite of sorts. He'd become quite fond of it and had been living here for several months. His plan had been to stay here with Clara as his wife. As soon as he turned her, he was going to kill the other women. Clara and William could live together forever.
William pulled off his shirt and dropped it on the loft's floor. His abdomen and chest looked like Swiss cheese. Clara's aim remained good even after being locked up for so many years. Luckily, his heart remained intact. He had Clara tied up and secured in one of the small rooms at the back of the barn. Her and the hunter were knocked out cold. He separated them from Sara since he didn't anticipate they'd be alive as long as Sara has been. There was no need to make them overly comfortable. And, he certainly hadn't wanted them working together to create any sort-of escape plan.
He went to Sara and watched her resting. Sara was in the next room tied to a bed. He fancied her in ways that, if she were is daughter, would be illegal. He'd insisted she wear a white cotton gown with no bra and white cotton underwear. He'd fed off her a couple of times. He was keeping her alive originally to let Clara finish her once he'd turned her. However, he'd since changed his mind. He would feed one last time off Sara to help heal is wounds. This would be the end of her and Clara would have to feed first off this hunter. The hunter was her type, William knew she'd have a physical attraction to the man. There was something arousing about feeding off someone. The first time one feeds, it should be with someone you're attracted to. It's like sex the first time should be with someone you lust for.
So William went into the next room. Sara squirmed as he leaned down to her neck. She was weak from dehydration and low food intake making her no match for William's strength. He leaned in and began to suck the succulent blood. Her legs twitched. Eventually, the entire body convulsed and then became extremely still.
He sat up and licked the blood off his lips. Three drops of blood landed on the dead girl's white cotton gown. His lips turned up in a snarl, blood drops do look like roses.
The first farmhouse was a bust. There was no sign of any living or half-dead person. It had been a creaky, old house filled with dust and spider webs. Susan was pretty sure she still had cobwebs in her hair. The barn had caved in on itself making it very quick to search.
Now the two sat in the Impala on the outskirts of the second farm. Adrenaline kept their heart rate elevated. Both were anxious to get this over with. They knew they were going in under gunned and the chances of walking out were slim. Dean was used to losing odds, but the last thing wanted was to get Susan killed.
The two geared up and loaded themselves down with weapons. Susan was going to go in and distract the vampire. Then Dean would go in, hopefully unnoticed, and release Sam, Sara and Clara. Simple enough plan.
After fighting their way through an uncut field, they found an abandon house. Susan went to the front door of the farmhouse and Dean went around the back. The screen door opened with a creak, a stream of light shone into the dark living. She saw particles of dust floating in the air. Susan pulled out her collapsible bow and put an arrow in place. She slowly stepped onto the wooden floor. The floor boards creaked as she stepped. Occasionally she'd step on a loose, wobbly board. She started a sweep of the first floor meeting Dean half-way down the hallway. The first floor was empty. They then went to the second. The house's dust was perfectly settled on the window sills and remaining furniture. It had been a long time since anyone had been inside.
The only place left to search was the barn. This barn was in surprisingly good condition. In fact, it looked as if it had been repaired recently. The paint remained pealing and cracked in older areas but there were several places were the boards were obviously new and the paint unpeeling.
The two silently approached the barn. Dean quickly made his way to the back and Susan to the front. With a heave, she pushed open the heavy door. Sunlight flooded into the barn as it slid open. William stood barely in shadows in the middle of a row of stalls. He clapped his hands, "Good job finding me! Much faster then I expected." His amusement oozed in the words.
She remained in the sunlight, her bow elevated for firing, "I've come for my mom, sister, and Sam."
"There's a problem to that." William waited for a response, when there was none, he continued. "You see when your mother turned me into Swiss cheese, I had no choice but to feed off one of them. Do you care to guess which one?" His arms were crossed and rocked back and forth.
Susan was clearly shaken by this confession. He was clearly enjoying himself and this angered her. "For your sake I hope you didn't harm any of them." Her eyes narrowed and she tightened the grip on her bow. She released an arrow. William easily dodged it and stuck on the end pole of stall. With her eyes on him, she calmly reloaded the bow.
His laugh filled the barn and sent a chill down her spine. "Girls, please don't linger in the shadows, it's rude."
William's two companions came out of the back of the barn, pushing Dean ahead of them. Dean looked at Susan and shrugged. The girls hissed and grinned a fang-filled smile at Susan. At some point, William had given in to his groupies' request and turned them. She did noticed the Dean hadn't gone down without a fight, the taller of the two had a nasty gash out of her right forearm.
The pack had arrived at the farm. Grey was leading the pack and signaling the attack. The orders were simple, enter the barn and kill the vampire. Grey was a powerful husky in his dog form. He was the undisputed leader; the alpha male. He sent his second and third in command to their posts. On his signal, the group would attack as one unit attack.
Once everyone was in place the signal was sounded and twenty shapeshifters attacked the barn. Inside they found a stand-off.
Susan was scrambling for time and a new plan. Dean was being held by the whores and she stood holding the bow aimed at William's heart. If she shot, the girls would kill Dean. Not a risk she was worth taking. Right now, she was safe since she was standing in the sunlight.
Her negotiations were going poorly when a howl echoed in the background. This panicked William, "We're done here". He turned to leave the stables when ten dogs entered the front of the bar. They lined up in front of the vampires in perfect formation. There was commotion from the back of the barn and then an addition seven dogs appeared; all baring their teeth and growling menacingly.
William quickly became uncomfortable and obviously searching for an exit. "Well, hello. I'd say I was happy to see ya'll. But…." He couldn't find a way out, William was trapped for the first time.
Grey transformed into a human. He was an attractive, younger man with surprising grey hair. He was muscular and naked. He remained in the sunlight and walked toward William.
"For God's sake can't you at least cover it up?" Dean was averting his eyes.
"Naked is natural," He narrowed his eyes at Dean. Grey turned toward William, "Now, William, it's good to see you again."
Two dogs and another naked man entered from the back. "One was dead, a vampire killed, and the other untied."
"Seriously, can no one wear clothes?" Dean asked as once again averted his eyes from this man's groin. He'd gotten a full frontal view of Michael.
"Grow-up," Michael said as he transformed into a muscular brown lab.
"It would appear we have the upper hand," Grey was quite satisfied with his positioning. "So, the last thing I will say is, I'm quite sorry it had to end like this." Grey then quickly transformed. The remaining dogs growled low and menacing. Then all at once they attacked as if in unison.
Grey's team attacked William. Two grabbed his legs, the rest grabbed him roughly. The dogs took bites and nips at him. They roughly and without mercy pulled him toward the sunlight. William fought as hard as he could. He screamed and begged for mercy. One of the dogs, barred his teeth, and ripped the jugular. Vampire blood sprayed everywhere. If the dogs noticed they were covered in thick, sticky blood, they didn't let up on the tugging and pulling. William wallowed in pain from the neck wound. He desperately fought to get his hands to his neck to cover the gaping wound.
The second and third teams grabbed the female counterparts and easily pulled them into the sunlight. The girls were much weaker then William. They screamed in pain as the sun melted their skin. Skin and bloody tissue fell off in chunks until nothing remained but bone. The bone then dissolved to ashes.
The dogs toyed with William, pulled him slowly into the sunlight. They bit him and tore off flesh. Susan couldn't move, she kept her bow aimed at William's heart. Unfortunately, she couldn't get a clear aim due to the dogs.
Dean had been thrown when the dogs grabbed the girls. He landed roughly on his bottom. Dean jumped up and ran toward the back. "Sammy! Sammy!" He urgently called out. He'd better not be one of the dead ones. Dean had spent most of his life protecting Sam, it couldn't end now at the hands of some vampire.
Dean mad his way to the back of the barn. He entered the room were Sam was tied up and found him untied on the floor. He rushed to him. He was alive just passed out. "Wake-up Sammy!" Dean shook him. Groggy Sam slowly came to. Dean grabbed him, pulled him to his feet. "Let's go!"
Sam's world continued to spin and he leaned on Dean for support. Dean and Sam got back to the front of the barn just in time to see the dog's leaving and Susan hugging the naked Grey. She was crying.
"What's up with the naked guy?" Sam asked Dean.
"It's weird right?" Dean let go of Sam, who steadied himself.
The world was still spinning for Sam but he somehow managed to stay upright. Dean rushed to Susan who wrapped her arms around him. Grey nodded to Dean, transformed and disappeared into the fading sunlight.
AN: Any thoughts? Feel free to leave concrit/feedback. I would like to know what you think. There will be one final chapter to official end the story.