CHAPTER THREE: Sticks And Stones

When my eyes lazily opened, I couldn't make out any details in my surroundings because my vision was so fucking blurry.

Yanking half-heartedly on the tight restraints around my wrist and ankles, I glared up at Ruby. "What the fuck? Did you ruffie me?"

Ruby was on the opposite side of the room, huddled over a cart. "Something like that." I could hear the smugness in her voice as she turned around holding a wickedly sharp knife, making her way over to me.

My vision was starting to clear up and the jagged edges of the blade now looked even worse. "Woah maybe we can talk about this." I suggested.

"Sure, let's talk." With that, she sliced the knife across my now bare torso leaving a cut that extended from just below my right armpit to my left hip.

It took all I had to keep from screaming. But after being a hunter for so long, I was used to some pain.

"Now," She paused as she shoved the blade through my thigh and left it there. This time I couldn't help it. I let out a small pained scream eliciting a sly grin to cross Ruby's face. "Let's talk about why you're here."

"About fucking time. The suspense has been killing me." I said, my voice laced with pain and sarcasm.

Gripping a hold of the blade jammed in my thigh, she twisted it 180 degrees. I let out a groan while she continued.

Son of a bitch." I spat.

"See, you've really pissed off the King."

"Is that so? Well, I haven't had a visit from him yet." I quipped.

"Don't interrupt me!" She yelled as she twisted again. She took a deep breath to calm herself down. "And you will sweetheart. Just wait for it. Anywhoo, see you killed one of his best and then you thought you could just walk around and kill even more of our kind? Please." She rested her hands on the right side of the table top I was laying on, waiting for my inevitable witty retort.

"Yellow-eyes had it coming." I said, yanking on my right wrist restraint.

"Maybe. But so do you." The last thing I remember is her picking up an ice pick and a hammer and the blinding pain of my arm being shattered.

….

"Man, she sure fucked you up." Benny commented after one of the guards shoved me back in my cell. Ruby was nice enough to heal all the wounds until she then decided she didn't want me to get off so easy.

After re-shattering my arm, she called a guard to escort me back to my cell.

"Thanks. As if I didn't already know that." I cradled my arm as bursts of pain pulsed through it.

I heard a soft chuckle come from Castiel's cell as he made his way over to his bars to get a better look at me. "I guess she wanted your first day to be memorable."

"Why did she heal me anyways? I mean, why go through hours of torture and then just make it all go away?" I questioned.

"They want us alive, Dean. That way the next day they can start fresh and don't have to worry about us keelin' over. Also, the mental torture is a pain in the ass." Benny explained, resting his arms on the horizontal bars.

Cas laughed again. "You sound like such a pansy."

"So what, are we Hell's most wanted? That's how we got down here?" I asked, Ruby hadn't really explained as much as I hoped so maybe these two would.

"Sure, if you want to put it that way. I set up some cruise deal with some demons only to have it all tank and over 3 hundred of their kind was killed. That's how I got here." The vampire said. He paused for a second and then gestured toward the angel. "Cas here he-"

"It's none of his fucking business." Castiel said, cutting him off.

"That bad, huh? The way I see it, if you fucked over some demons, it's definitely worth sharing." I pressed. Something about Cas's tone made it obvious he didn't want to talk about it, but I gotta say I was damn curious.

Before Cas could respond, the door at the end of the hallway opened again, this time a different demon walked in. This one had medium length dark brown hair.

"That's Meg. If she's here, Ruby must be up top, maybe getting some other poor bastard." Benny clarified.

Opening up the cell next to mine, Meg dragged out a girl with long blonde hair similar to Ruby's.

"Come on sweetheart, your turn." Meg sneered as they continued their way down the hallway.

"Who was that?" I couldn't help but feel sorry for the girl. She looked young but young according to me was mid twenty's.

"Jo Harvelle. Her mom Ellen used to be down here but they accidentally had too much fun while she was being tortured and killed her."

"I'm surprised she hasn't said anything since you arrived. Normally she jumps on any chance to put in her two cents." Castiel chimed in.

I took one last glance down the hallway as the door slammed shut. "How many more people are here?"

"Let's see, Gordon Walker is in the very first cell, Charlie Bradbury is in the one next to Cas." Benny paused, trying to think.

"Don't forget about the cranky guy at the end of Dean's row." Cas added with a chuckle.

"He never talks, we don't even know his name." Benny stated. "I think that might be it. You'll be able to meet all of em later."

"What's later?"

….

"You gotta be fucking kidding me." I said in disbelief. We were all escorted to this big open room, a few tables scattered around.

"Welcome to the compound non-yard." Castiel said with fake excitement. "This is where they send us in hopes we will fight each other so they can watch for their own enjoyment." With a sour smile, Cas made his way over to a bench and pulled out a cigarette, lighting it.

I rolled my eyes as I took in my fellow inmates.

There was a red head talking to Jo at one of the tables. A tall black man, Gordon I think was his name, was leaning against the wall, one foot resting on the wall.

"Where's the cranky guy?" I whispered to Benny who hadn't left my side.

"He doesn't come out here. Lost his privilege." The vamp stated flatly. "Now, watch your back around Gordon. He can be pretty, on edge most of the time."

My eye caught a hand that belonged to the red head waving me over. Benny shot me a sideways glance as I shrugged casually and made my way over to them.

Sitting down next to Jo at the table, I kept my one arm pressed against my body while the other rested on the table. "Welcome to Hell. I'm Charlie." The red head smiled, sticking out her hand for me to shake.

I nodded and shook her hand. "Dean." I answered plainly.

"Jo." The blonde said, sending me a small nod.

"So, any plans on getting out of here?" I asked. I didn't plan on spending a lot of time down here and seeming as though these two were among the only humans here, I figured I should start with them.

Jo let out a small laugh as she looked at me with amusement. "You just get right to business don't cha? Sorry, don't think there's any way out."

"You haven't had my expertise though." I sent Jo a quick wink before I looked at Charlie. Something about her just told me she was the smart one. "What about Cas? I mean, he's an angel right? Can't he like, raise us from perdition?"

"Oh, Cas is kinda off limits with stuff like that. It's a touchy subject. See, he killed a bunch of his own kind and was doing the demons dirty work and then he double-crossed the demons. It's a big confusing mess, really. Not even Hermione could explain it."

"I'm sorry, who?" I asked, my eyebrows furrowed in confusion.

"It's not important. Anyways, if we were to get out, Cas wouldn't be much help." Jo cut in.

Just as I was about to respond, Gordon Walker joined us, sitting across from me.

"Dean Winchester. I'm Gordon." He said, a cruel smiling creeping across his face.

I nodded, giving the strange man a weary look. "I've heard. Can you give us a minute?" I asked. I saw Charlie's eyes widen right before Gordon tackled me to the ground

"What the fuck is the matter with you?" I said exasperated.

"I don't take orders for grunts like you." The maniac said, punching me across the jaw.

Somehow I got my feet up on his chest, kicking him off of me. Benny rushed over, helping me up while Cas shoved Gordon away from me.

The vampire put a harsh hand on my chest when I tried moving towards my attacker.

"If you know what's good for you, you'd walk away." Benny threatened, showing his teeth.

"I'll see you later, Dean. Maybe when your two boyfriends aren't there to protect you." With that, Gordon walked over to one of the guards who had just stood idly by.

I watched as he made his way back to his cell, brushing off my shirt with my good hand. "What a dick." I said as Cas strolled over to Benny and I.

"I guess Benny didn't warn ya. Don't irritate Gordon." Cas said, patting me on the shoulder.

"So does this make you two my bitches?"

….

TBC

Please continue to read and review. Sorry this chapter wasn't very actiony. But next chapter we will meet the cranky guy. Any guesses who it is?