A/N; Implications of sexual abuse, just to warn you guys, its not a road I'm going to go down but Daniel is one sick puppy and he has lots of twisted friends. From now on Dean wise its going to be about healing, there will be some angst, can't have a Winchester story and not have any angst !!!! Lol just wanted to give you all the heads up. And also apologies for the delays in posting , the last few days have just been mad busy, things should be more or less back to normal now. Thanks for your patience guys I appreciate it. Well on with the show, enjoy all xxx

Daniel turned away from the monitor smirking, Elizabeth had found the Winchesters and was communicating with them, now all he had to do was figure out where they were and then he could dispose of his wife. He'd had his eye on the daughter of one of his clients, but first he had to be sure that Elizabeth couldn't spoil things. He WAS going to have his daughter living with him again, and he was going to get rid of John Winchester, the man was crude and had no manners, in Daniels opinion he was the worst kind of person that his daughter could have married, and to top it all off he wasn't even man enough to give Mary her own children, they had someone else's rejects. With that in mind though Daniel had found himself liking the one of the children. Samuel was just a baby and could be easily moulded into what Daniel thought he should be he'd be a great asset to taking over his company when he was old enough, and Dean, well Dean was protective and would do anything to protect his brother and mother that was obvious from the way he'd acted upon first meeting Daniel. He was also beautiful and Daniel had lots of friends who would appreciate a child as beautiful as Dean. Besides the child was already damaged so anything that happened when they came to live with him wouldn't change anything that hadn't already been broken in him.

Now all he had to do was figure a way to find out just what Elizabeth knew, he reached for his phone and dialled his old friend. Doctor William Graves had ways of extracting information from people, he'd worked for the military and had developed many serums that had been used for interrogations, this was going to be interesting.

The Winchesters had had a relaxing day after the previous nights events, Dean seemed happy and was not at all disturbed by the fact he'd cut of a zombies head. It both worried and amazed John and Mary just how resilient the five year old was. They'd taken the boys to the park and had spent most of the day there playing and eating a picnic. John couldn't shake the feeling they were being watched, it made him uneasy, he kept looking over his shoulder trying to find the source. But try as he might he just couldn't find the culprit,

" John ? Everything okay ? You seem a little………..jumpy " Mary said as she watched the boys rolling in the grass

" Yeah, I'm good " he smiled and pulled her towards him so she was sat between his long legs and pulled against his muscular chest, she sighed happily life was just perfect, even with the threat of Daniel hanging over their heads and not having a home John and Mary couldn't have been happier.

The priestess watched the family from the shadows, the young man was beautiful, tall and dark, he was perfect. She scowled at the blonde woman who was being held tightly against his chest, she was pretty with long golden hair and bright green eyes, she smoothed down her red hair her hazel eyes mere slits as she watched the family interact. Tonight she would make the father hers it was going to be perfect, if he behaved maybe she would allow him to keep one of the children, she'd always wanted a child and now could be her chance, but she would have to get rid of the woman and the other child she wanted a baby, she smirked into the shadows and walked back to her apartment, she had preparations to make.

As dusk was setting the Winchesters made it back to the cabin, Bobby was sat at the table researching he looked up as they came through the door, Deans cheeks where rosy from being out in the fresh air Sammy was already asleep in Mary's arms

" Come on Dean time for a wash then bed "

" But am not tired " he yawned " And I'm a big boy now mommy " he blinked up at her owlishly his eyes already drooping, she smiled down at him and gently patted him on the bum

" Bed. Now "

" Okay " he said dragging his feet, she shook her head at her stubborn son and followed him into the bathroom.

" Any luck ? " John asked as he sat opposite Bobby

" Nothing !!! Not a God damn thing " he said slamming the books in front of him, John pulled one towards him

" Maybe it needs a fresh set of eyes, you been at this all day " he began to read through the books and newspapers that Bobby had laid out in front of him, Bobby patted him on the back and moved to get himself some coffee.

" You know we may never actually find out who the priestess is " John said as Bobby handed him a mug of coffee

" We have to John, this summoner is dangerous and its powerful magic's they're messing with. Plus we aint got no clue as to what the hell they were doing with them damn bodies that went missing "

" But what if we can't find them ? What the hell are we meant to do ? " Bobby sighed and ran a tired hand over his beard,

" I could do a location spell. Its pretty weak but it may help us "

" How does it work exactly ? " Bobby gestured with his hands

" It involves crystals an a map, kinda like dowsing, its not important " Bobby went over to the bedroom where Mary was reading a story to Dean and closed the door gently

" We gotta be careful though John, hoo doo is nothing to mess with. Its messy at its best and if yer piss off a hoo doo practitioner yer messing with fire " John looked to the room where his family were safely tucked away

" Bobby I'm not sure if I want to get into this life, if it means putting my family at risk I just don't think its worth it . I mean I'll help you help you on this hunt an all but…………..the boys have been through enough, I can't put them in that kind of danger. I won't put them in the line of fire " Bobby smiled widely he grasped Johns shoulder giving it a firm squeeze

" I'm glad you see it that way John, I was going to talk to yer about it. I want yer to be safe to be aware of what's out there in the dark. I didn't teach yer so you'd take this up full time but so yer can keep that family of yours in one piece, yer understand ? " John nodded and gave his friend a smile,

" I understand, thanks Bobby "

" I been thinking " Bobby began hesitantly " I could do with help around the salvage yard, been thinking of taking a partner on what yer think ? "

" You mean me ? "

" Course you, you idjit who else would I mean ? "

" That'd be great Bobby, but I mean are you sure ? "

" John, yer family, course I'm sure " John forgot himself for a moment and hugged Bobby tightly, then let go just as quickly and coughed uncomfortably

" Err…………….sorry about that " he said, Bobby smirked as Johns blush deepened

" Don't worry about it kid, when we get back to South Dakota we'll set it up 'kay ? Get you and Mary a nice place, then we can think about getting that damn fool Campbell off yer back. He may have some contacts but he aint the only one, he's messed with the wrong one this time ".

The priestess moved through the darkness towards the cabin, she had it in her sites. She'd already made the preparations and had everything ready all it would take now were the right incantations and the others would be dead and John would be hers. She smiled at the thought the hunters were so stupid, she'd hidden well, concealed herself. She'd heard every word that the older hunter had said, he was such a fool if he thought he could find her, she moved closer to the cabin, as she neared a gun cocked behind her she whipped round.

" Did yer honestly think I was that dumb ? " Bobby smirked into the face of the red headed waitress who had flirted shamelessly with John, she narrowed her hazel eyes on him

" How did you know ? " he nodded towards her neck

" Yer should keep yer talismans under wraps. Yer aint getting to um not if I got anything to do with it. Now we can do this real simple like, you walk away and stop with all yer meddlin' or I can put a bullet in yer. Choice is yours "

" You won't shoot me, I'm human " she replied cockily, her stance relaxed as she eyed Bobby he glared at her

" True, but it aint me you got to worry about "

" What's that supposed to mean ? " she asked, Bobby smirked and nodded his head behind her, John levelled his own gun at her head,

" You fucked with the wrong family lady. No one threatens my family and gets away with it " John growled, he took the safety of his gun

" Now you could help us or I could ventilate your head with my little friend here " she took a step back at the ferocious look in Johns eyes.

" What do you want ? " she asked as she tried to sound calm and aloof, but the slight tremor in her voice betrayed her, John smirked but it held no warmth or sex appeal, it was cold, his eyes glowing with venom,

" I want you to do a little concealment spell, Bobby here says you hoodoo idiots are expert at them ", she quirked a brow

" And what do I get out of this little agreement? I don't do something for nothing, so what do I get ? " John took a step closer so he was pressed flush against her

" You get to live bitch, how's about that ? " she narrowed her eyes at him

" You can't threaten me, and I know you won't kill me, you hunters have a code you live by. So sad really. But if you want that little blonde darling of yours to remain intact then I'd stop with the idol threats. He's so sweet, he'd bring a pretty price, especially the eyes " she grinned wickedly at the anger that flashed through Johns dark eyes, he brought the gun up and held it at her fore head taking a few steps back from her,

" There's one thing you should know about me lady ? "

" Oh ? What's that ? " she asked as she placed her hands on her hips

" I'm not a hunter " he pulled the trigger before Bobby could react, John watched as the priestess's body slumped to the floor, he toed it with disgust written over his features

" Bitch "

" God damn it John !!!! She could have helped us " Bobby yelled raking his hands through his hair, John lifted his eyes to the older hunter

" I won't make deals with the devil Bobby, and that's what this felt like. Besides she threatened my family, you told me they were in danger I am not going to let that go "

" She was human John !! Do you not get that ? You've killed three people now "

" I'd kill a whole fucking town if it kept them safe. " he yelled coming face to face with Bobby " You don't know what Dean and Sammy have been through. You don't know how fucking damaged Dean was, you really think I'd let her get her fucking hands on him ? He's just starting to open up, he's not wetting the bed anymore, hell he's not scared of his own fucking shadow anymore and if that means killing anymore fuckers who threaten that then I'll do it and serve my term in hell with a God damn smile on my face " Bobby looked shocked at Johns revelation, but if he was honest with himself that's exactly how he had felt about Elizabeth. Letting her go had been the hardest thing he'd ever done and if he could go back in time he'd have taken his Lizzie with him back home, they'd have been married and Mary would have had a totally different upbringing. He nodded when he realised he hadn't said anything and gripped Johns shoulder tight

" I know Johnny, I know. Come on we got to salt and burn this before she starts stinking up the place " John nodded and went to get a shovel, Mary was stood in the doorway

" You heard that huh ? " he asked not quite meeting her eye, she studied him, he'd changed so much from the man she had known only a few months ago. John was getting a harder edge to him and she wasn't sure she liked it

" Kinda hard not to John. Did you mean everything you said ? To Bobby I mean ? " she finished as John looked at her puzzled, his face cleared and his eyes became focused

" Every damn word Mare. I'd walk into hell itself to keep you and the boys safe " he turned and walked away leaving Mary watching his and Bobby's retreating backs

" I know you would John " she whispered " That's what scares me ".

A/N; Okay so not that long a chapter, am sorry about that but I don't want to ramble on with the chapters and bore you all hence them not being very long. I'll get to work on the next chapter later and hopefully have it up for you soon. As always please review and let me know if this is heading in the direction you like or if its losing something. I had difficulty with this to be honest and am not too happy with it but que sera sera. I want to thank you all again for your patience hope it was worth the wait. xxxx