I could not breath I was so embarrassed, I just stared at the floor instead. Sam looked behind him at me, "you look like you are going to vomit are you sure you are all right?"
Before I could respond Dean interjected, "Wow no puking in the car!" he exclaimed I tried to smile to let them know I was okay.
"I am fine" I whispered, for my voice decided to fail me, I couldn't really tell them exactly what happened but luckily I was saved as we arrived in Greenwood Mississippi.
We found a hotel to check into, dropping all our stuff inside, I set up shop, my skin began to crawl something was not in this hotel but a familiar evil was in this town.
"Sam and I are going to check out the two deaths and see if it's our kind of thing, do some research and see where you get, call us if you get anything" Dean smiled at me, I returned the smile trying to be as confident as he was. I watched as he walked out of the door, I sat at the table and pulled Sam's laptop closer to me and turned it on.
The door flung open and I jumped to see Dean rushing to my side and kissing me, "I didn't want to leave without that" he whispered. I became weak at the knees, thank god I was sitting for his kiss instantly reminded me of the dream I had of us.
Dean left again and this time I waited till I heard the Impala drive off and I than started searching for anything that could give us an idea of what we are about to be facing.
They were gone for a while and I finally figured out what we were up against, I grabbed my phone and dialed Sam's number frantically.
"Annabelle what do you have for us?" Sam's voice rang through my ear.
"We have to leave" I told him, "I realized what it is, the people keep saying they saw large black dogs before they died. So we of course thought it could have been an actual black dog, it's not all these people became famous or rich at a young age." I took a deep breath, "these people have been making deals with a crossroads demon"
"Are you sure?" Sam asked.
"Yes, there is even a bar around here called Lloyd's bar, it's on a cross road, Sam if these people made a deal for their soul, what they are seeing are hellhounds" I looked over at Fido who was sleeping on the bed. "There is no way to go back on a deal; those hounds will hunt till they get you"
"How do you know?" Sam questioned me.
"Because I just do, Sam please we just have to leave and you have to trust me on this" I begged of him.
"So they are not seeing black dogs but actually demonic pit bulls coming to collect their master's payment" Sam said.
I winced ever so lightly, "well it is not the dogs fault, and the people were the ones who made the deal"
"What?" Sam was distracted.
I could hear Dean in the background but it was muffled, "Let's check out the bar before we jump to any conclusions" Sam told me, I sighed this was going nowhere fast. "Then we can make a decision on what to do from here."
Within a half an hour they came and picked me up and we were at the bar, I got out of the car and didn't even bother going near the bar. I had already seen the Yarrow plants growing all over the intersections edges. I walked to the dead center of the cross road and started kicking the dirt around till I found what I was looking for. I pulled a metal box out of the ground; "Dean, Sam, come here" I told them.
They both walked over to me, Sam spoke up first, and stated "Did you see all the Yarrow growing, it is used for summoning" I looked at Sam annoyed.
"I told you" I popped open the box, I looked through the pictures, "the man and woman who died another couple of pictures and of course the usual to summon a cross road demon." I moved the Yarrow and cat bones around so I could pull the pictures out. "We could check out the other ones and see if they are dead or not" I took a deep sigh, "but I don't know what you expect us to do to save this people. Hell hounds will come every night till they get what they were sent for" I told them.
They both looked at me with discourage and many questions, "I will answer any questions when we are done," I handed them a picture of a gentleman, "you guys see if he is still alive and I will check out this guy" I shoved the picture in my pocket and placed the box back in the ground.
"What are you doing, this way people can make a deal again?" Dean spoke up, grabbing the box and taking it with him.
I looked at him with the coldest look, "People are greedy they will always find a way to make a deal, why not make it easy for them. They know what they are getting into" I hissed hurt in my eyes.
We separated as they went to go see a man named Evan and I went to go see a man named George, when I approached the apartment I saw the black powder on the ground and slightly smirked to myself. I knocked on the door, there was some movement inside and a man opened the door, I looked him up and down, "I would say you got the short end of the stick buddy."
His face completely froze, "no worries I am not here to collect, not a demon just let me in I need to know about the demon you made a deal with" I snarled.
"I don't know what you are talking about," he tried to avoid my demands; I pushed the door open and let myself in.
"I don't have time for this, you want to die, that's fine you made your bed now lay in it. I need to know, what did the demon look like that you made a deal with!" I growled at him.
He shook a little, "it was a woman, and she was a brunette with red eyes"
I grumbled at him, "that does not help they all have red eyes" I looked throughout the apartment, "what is it that you sold your soul for you anyway because I think you should get a refund"
George looked around, "I asked for talent, I should have asked for fame, now I am still broke and lonely with all these paintings lying around"
I could not help him or myself, "how long do you have?"
"A few months I suppose" he shrugged his shoulders I could tell he had already given up on life, dug out my wallet and handed him a credit card.
"Go to the next atm and withdraw five thousand, then spend the last of your months rich, the reason why it didn't work out for you is because anyone knows a painter never becomes famous till after they die" I told him, "I get your paintings, deliver them to this address" I scribbled on a piece of paper the address, "and just like you know you can't outrun the hellhounds I will make your life miserable, the last of it you have" I told him.
I looked into his eyes there was hope, "something bad happened to you child, you need to let go" but he nodded and agreed with me.
I walked out of the apartment and as I did, my phone was ringing I looked at it, it was Sam, "Talk to me Sam"
"So we found out Evan's time runs out tonight, what are we going to do?" he asked me.
I knew it was not my father for he never went disguised as a woman for a deal, he rather makes a man uncomfortable then change his meat suit. "We are going to have to exorcise the bitch"
"Okay we can do that," Sam seemed startled by my new change of pace.
"What is the address I will meet you there" Sam told me the address and I hung up the phone.
"Well Fido, we are going to go play," I patted his side lightly, "gets you some exercise, you are starting to look a little chubby" he grumbled and I just chuckled as we headed for Evan's house.