Chapter 25
Knowing the truth hurts
Dean's POV
Layla had just kicked me out of the fight. I knew this was her fight but I wanted to help her, but she didn't want me to. I could understand why she did it but I didn't want to.
I left the house and made my way into town. It shocked me when I found out where I was. I was home. Lawrence, Kansas. I couldn't believe it. Layla was from my hometown. Thoughts raced through my head of what would have happened if our mother hadn't been killed and our dad hadn't made Sam and I become hunters and Layla's mom hadn't been bitten.
Would we have gone to the same school? Would we have met at all? More than likely we would have since Lawrence wasn't all that big, but would we we have even gotten along?
Too many questions are rushing through my head. I find a pay phone next to a gas station, since Marla had taken my cell phone, and called Sam. He was surprised when I told him where I was and said he and Bobby would be there as soon as they could.
I had just hung up the phone when I heard sirens filling the air. I walked back over to the road to see two fire trucks racing past and going down the road I had just come down from. My first thought was the Demon that had killed mom was back but that wasn't right. He was dead so what-?
My train of thought was lost as I thought of Blade. I took off running back down the street back towards her house, but by the time I got there, there was nothing left. The house had burned to the ground.
I stood there staring at the rubble in disbelief. Had she made it out? Did both of them perish in the fire? I hope Marla did, the bitch deserved what Blade must have done. Yet what if Blade didn't make it out either?
I felt a pain in my chest at the thought of Blade dying. Yet there was a a voice in my mind telling my I was being stupid. She was a vampire, a monster I've hunted down and would always hunt. She wasn't the same person anymore. No she was the monster she was, she wasn't the women I loved. She died.
I lowered my head to the ground knowing the voice was right. Layla was gone, only a monster named Blade remained. The pain in my chest increase as that thought cross my mind, but I wouldn't let it cripple me. I gave one last look at the remains and walked away. There was nothing left for me here.
I walked back to the gas station and waited for Sam and Bobby. They showed up a couple hours later.
Sam was the first out and looked around as he made his way over to me. "Dean what happened? Where's Blade?"
I just sat on the bench next to the gas station staring at the ground for a few moments before I finally answered.
"She, um...she's gone Sam." I said.
"What do you mean gone? Where is she?" Sam questioned.
"Dean, where is she?" Bobby asked gruffly.
"I'm sorry Bobby. She didn't make it." I told him giving him a grim look.
"No..." He whispered. I saw tears in Bobby's eyes as he walked a few feet away.
"Dean, what happened?" Sam asked quietly.
"Her bitch mother kidnap me and tied me up. I woke up in an old house. She told me everything Sam." I said as I looked at my brother. "Did you know?"
Sam kept silent for a few minutes before answering. "Yeah, she told my a while ago."
"And you thought it was okay to keep that secret from me?" I growled out.
"Dean she made me promise not to tell you! Plus it was her secret to tell not mine." Sam defended.
"Yeah, whatever. Anyway after she told me about Blade, some demon girl showed up.
They talked for a few minutes then the girl left. Blade showed up a few hours later and Marla let me go. I was going to stay and help but Blade kicked me out. I walked into town and called you. It was when I got off the phone with you fire trucks went past and I figured out where they were going. By the time I got there the house was gone. Burned down. There was nothing left." I said as I looked away.
"And Blade?" Sam asked.
"Like I said she's gone Sammy. There was nothing I could do." I said giving him a quick glance. I looked down at the ground before I stood up. "Come on lets get Bobby and head back to his house."
Sam said nothing as he watched me walk to the car. I had no desire to drive and I sat in the passengers side seat. Sam got Bobby and he got in the back as Sam got into the drivers seat. He turned on the car and drove away. I sat there watching the scenery go by.
None of us said a word. What could we say? Her death was still to fresh and my chest hurt as we drove out of Kansas. I couldn't let this get to me. The woman I loved died tonight and I would die in a few weeks. Sadly my death couldn't come sooner.