Chapter Five
Veils Of Trust
By April3604 & Addicted to Ackles
We felt like being nice and putting up the new chapter early before we hit 30!
Dean and Sam were driving down the highway and Sam could tell something was bothering Dean but of course Dean wouldn't talk about it.
"Is anything bothering you Dean?" asked Sam turning to look at his brother. Dean glanced at his brother and slowly raised an eyebrow. "I mean you're really quiet and you've been chewing on your left hands index finger nail for a half an hour now and your about to start chewing on the skin."
Dean looked at his finger and put it down on his lap. "Nope, I'm fine Sammy."
"Are you sure?
"Damn it, Sammy! I said I'm fine."
Sam put his hands up and looked out the window and silence filled the car again. Sam just sighed heavily and started humming and drummed his fingers on the car to some catchy tune that was in his head, 'Bad Day' by Daniel Powter. It was a song that Lys was humming to herself in the cemetery with the rabbit's foot. Thinking of Lys brought a smile to his face and then he thought about pumpkins too.
"Ok, fine I'll tell you what's the matter if you stop humming that damn song and get that look off your face!" yelled Dean looking at Sam.
Sam being off in his own little world didn't notice he was bothering Dean. Usually it took a lot for Sam to bother Dean about things now all he had to do was go off in his own world to get to him.
"She's driving me crazy, man," said Dean shaking his head.
Sam furred his eyebrows confused and looked at Dean. "Who?"
"Candace, man!"
"Candy? Really…what did she do? I mean we just left them about a day or so ago and she's still under your skin."
Dean had wide eyes and nodded looking at Sam. "She has that ability to just get under my skin and all she has to do is look my way and I want to kill her."
"Did something happen that I should know about?"
"What? What do you mean? Did she tell you anything?" Dean glanced at Sam and the road a few times.
"No…I barely talked to her. Remember the family feud we had with them up until the girls felt like turning into fairy tales?"
Dean was quiet. "Man…I tell you something you better keep your mouth shut."
"Yeah, yeah no problem. Who am I going to tell anyway?"
Dean let out a deep breath and couldn't believe he was about to tell Sam this. Sam could tell this was big, at least big in Dean's eyes.
"You know how I pretended to be Indiana Jones to wake Candy up?" Dean glanced at Sam who nodded. "It didn't wake her up."
"What do you mean? Then how did you get her up…" Sam then went wide eyed. "Dean you didn't have sex with her did you?"
"What? No! Damn it, Sam. I do have other things on my mind other than sex!"
"Oh yeah…name one thing." Dean opened his mouth. "Not hunting either." Dean closed his mouth.
"Can I go on with my story now?" Sam nodded. "Ok, well so I took off the damn hat and whip and I was myself when I kissed her and she woke up."
Sam smiled. "You were her Prince Charming."
"Shut up."
"That's what's bothering you? You think that you're Candace Thompson's Prince Charming."
"No, I know I'm no one's Prince Charming. I mean look at me. I'm more of a knight with his noble steed," he patted the dashboard and looked at Sam, "and his sidekick geek boy." Sam laughed shaking his head. "Plus, I am not Candace Thompson's Prince Charming. Never, she just drives me crazy and…" he went off and stared at the road thinking of Candy. He shook his head. "It was just weird, ok? That's all I'm saying."
He sighed heavily looking at the time and it reminded him of the time he had remaining in this world with Sam.
"I think we need to take a break, what do you say?" He looked over at Sam. "How about we go to Bobby's?"
Sam gave his brother a small smile and nodded as Dean took the first exit to turn back around and head to South Dakota.
Candy and Lys pulled into the salvage yard and parked the car. Lys looked up at the old house and was surprised that she still found it a little creepy, "Do you think we should have called?"
"No it should be fine. Come on," Candy said and they got out of the car. They walked up the stairs and knocked on the door.
After a few knocks, Bobby opened the door and was surprised, "Well I be damned. Candace and Alyssa Thompson. How the hell have you girls been?"
"How you doing Bobby? We were just passing by and thought we would stop in and say thank you for helping us out last week," Candy said.
"Well I can see everything worked out."
"Yeah."
"Well don't just stand there, come on in," Bobby said and moved aside to let the girls in. "So how long you girls plan on staying?"
"Well just the weekend if you don't mind."
"Of course not. I would be happy to have you here."
"Thanks Bobby," Candy said and looked around. The place still looked the exact same.
"So Bobby what...." Candy was interrupted when she heard the slam of a car door and walked to the window. "No fucking way."
"What is it?" Lys asked just as the front opened and in walked Sam and Dean. "Well well....you just can't stay away from me can you Sam?" Lys said and the boys looked over and saw the Thompson sisters standing with Bobby.
"What are you two doing here?" Sam asked and walked over to them. Candy didn't really feel like fighting with Dean so she just rolled her eyes and stomped up stairs and Dean went out the front door.
"What's wrong with those two?" asked Bobby.
"Well they can't be in the same room more that 5 seconds before tearing into each other" Lys said and put her arm around Sam. "Unlike me and Sammy here. Ain't that right?"
"That's right pumpkin," he said and they smiled at Bobby who sighed, "This is going to be a long weekend."
Lys was sitting on the couch watching a movie when Sam came down the stairs and smiled at her. She didn't notice him she was too caught up in the movie and her popcorn. He noticed she was watching A Nightmare on Elm Street and an evil smile spread across his face that Dean would be proud of. He waited for the part where Freddy's nails screech and scarde the girl and he jumped onto the couch screaming, "Pumpkin!"
She screamed throwing the popcorn bowl in the air and popcorn got everywhere. She was breathing heavy as Sam sat there laughing. She turned to him and gave him the most deadly look.
"What in God's name is going on?" yelled Bobby as he and Dean walked into the living room and saw the two on the couch.
"Sam…scared the living day lights out of me! Bobby shoot him!" yelled Lys slapping Sam on the arm.
Dean rolled his eyes and walked back outside.
"You two better clean that mess up," said Bobby following Dean.
"You are cleaning that mess up, jack ass," she said hitting him in the arm again.
"Awe, I'm sorry Pumpkin I just couldn't help it. You looked so cute and innocent all curled up eating the popcorn and watching a horror movie."
"Innocent? I'm not innocent at all Sammy."
Sam grinned. "No?"
She shook her head. "Oh no." She grinned as she ran her hand to the back of his neck and moved herself over onto his lap. "I don't have a pinch of innocence in my body." She licked her lips right before she bent down and kissed him. He kissed her back his hands rested on her back pulling her closer to him.
Candy walked in holding a beer in her hand and looked over and almost choked on the beer in her mouth. She swallowed it and said, "Ewe!"
Sam and Lys broke apart and looked over the couch at her.
"Did I just walk in on the first kiss?" She glanced at the two red faced couple on the couch. "Lys, please tell me you didn't enjoy that. He's a Winchester!" She took another swig of her beer and headed up the stairs. "I'm just going to drink that image away."
Sam and Lys laughed at her and Sam ask," Is she going to be ok?"
"Uh, it's just because Dean's around. That's why she's getting drunk."
Sam made a face and knew he had to tell her. "Listen, Lys, Dean told me something on the way here."
"What is it?" She continued sitting on his lap her hands resting on the back of his neck as he told her what Dean had said about him actually kissing Candy and not Indiana Jones double.
"Are you serious?"
"Yeah, have you noticed that they really hate each other and it's like more than a feud?"
She rolled her eyes. "Oh yeah. I mean sure I was told to hate you guys and because of my sister and her attitude rubbing off on me it was easy." Sam smiled and his thumbs rubbed circled on her hipbones underneath her shirt.
"Well, to be honest it's kind of hot." She smiled as she tilted her head.
"Really?"
"Mmhmm." He leaned up and kissed her tenderly and he teased her letting his tongue lick her lips for a second before leaning back on the couch. "You can't tell Candy I told you that ok?"
"That I'm hot when I'm bitchy?"
He laughed. "No what Dean had told me. He told me not to tell anyone and here I go telling the girls baby sister."
"Ok, I won't tell her."
"Better not, or I'll get that whip out of the car and punish you."
She smiled. "I may then tell Candy."
"You're kinky aren't you? First I hear about chains now you want whips."
"So you were listening to us the other night?"
He nodded. "You wanna chain me up?"
"Only if you get the whip." They smiled at each other and she got off his lap and they continued to watch the movie until they fell asleep together.
After everyone had gone to bed and she finally got the image of Sam and Lys out of her head, Candy went down stair to get another drink when she noticed Bobby was still awake doing so kind of research. She figured this would be the best time to talk to him about the real reason for their visit. She walked into the study, "Hey bobby can I talk to you?"
"Sure...I thought you went to bed hours ago."
"I did but I couldn't sleep. I was wondering if I could talk to you about something."
"Yeah come on in girl," he said and she walked in and took the seat next to him, "What's on your mind?" He said and Candy was trying her best not to cry.
"I think I have done something really stupid and I don't think I can get out of it."
"We all do stupid things but why don't you tell me what's going on."
"Ok well a little over four years ago, my dad and Lys were working a demon case and this demon was bigger than we thought. I wasn't..." she trailed off as she began to cry, "I wasn't fast enough Bobby. I flinched and dad and Lys were...they were killed," she said and buried her face in her hand as she began to sob. Bobby knew exactly what had happened considering Lys was alive and well.
"Damn it Candy. Please tell me you didn't make a deal."
"I had to look after her Bobby. It's my fault this happened. I went to the crossroad and they said they could bring one back and give me five year and I.....I took the deal."
"Son of a bitch! How could you be so selfish? Does Lys know about this?"
"No and you can't tell her...please. I am begging you I just....I need help. I have seven months left and I just don't know what to do anymore." She said as she cried harder. Bobby wrapped his arm around her and pulled her close.
"Don't worry. We will figure something out," he said and just tried to comfort her.
As Candy cried onto Bobby's shoulder, they were both unaware they weren't alone. Dean leaned against the wall as he had heard every word. His heart broke for her. He knew exactly what she was going through. Sure he hated her but he never wished this or anything bad on her. The more he thought about it, the more he came to realize he may not hate her as much as he thought. He had to help her somehow.
Candy sobbed and wiped the tears away. "I'm sorry Bobby…I just thought you could help me. You know so much…but please don't tell anyone."
"Don't tell anyone what's going to happen when one day they find you ripped to pieces then they are going to know?"
She winched at the thought of being ripped to pieces and her sister finding her. "I was just supposed to look after her and…" She shook her head. "Please just don't tell anyone…I'll tell Lys when the time is right." Bobby nodded rubbing her shoulders and she sniffed wiping the tears from her face again.
"I'm going to get some air."
"Don't worry, Candace, we'll find a way out of this." She smiled weakly at him and got up and headed out the door.
She stood in the middle of the salvage yard and took a deep breath of the South Dakota cool air. She closed her eyes and started walking again and then felt herself being pushed into the garage wall.
"Are you fucking stupid?" It was Dean.
She tried to push him off but he pushed her with more force and she actually looked into his eyes. There was rage, anger and sympathy in them.
"Get your God damn hands off me!"
He pushed her one more time into the garage wall and let go but stayed close to her. "How could you do that? How could you make a deal?"
She looked at him wide eyed. "That was a private conversation between me and Bobby! How could you?"
"How could I? How could you not tell your sister? You are the only family she has right now!"
"Why do you fucking care? You never cared about us before why do you care now?"
Dean didn't say anything and she just shook her head wiping the tears. "I promised to take care of her. I promised to watch her and one false move and," she shook her head words not coming out of her mind remembering Lys and her father dead on the floor. Dean watched her face knowing it all too well. "And she was gone. Both her and my father. The Crossroads demon said I was only allowed to have one life. A soul for a soul, you know?" She shook her head the tears now falling freely in front of Dean and she didn't care. "I couldn't let her die, not Lys, not my baby sister."
"How long ago was this?"
"Five years in May…that's when my contract is up and the Hell Hounds come looking for me."
Dean closed his eyes knowing that was the same time he'd be going himself. He turned to walk away when what she said stopped him.
"That's why we stole from your father." Dean just stood there his back to her. "Bela had information on this gun, it can kill anything…it's called…"
"The Colt," he said turning around. She nodded.
"It's the only thing I need to kill that son of a bitch demon that holds my contract and because Lys and I fucked up there's no way of knowing where that damn gun is now."
"But you need to know what demon holds it. There are a million…"
"No, I tracked her down with a little help from other hunters and psychics. There's only one demon that holds all contracts. Her name's Lilith. All I need is that damn gun and then find her then shoot a God damn bullet in her fucking skull and I'm free and my sister will still be alive."
Dean took in all the information. He didn't know about the demon Lilith but he did have something that may help the both of them if they go after her together.
"Come with me," said Dean and he started to walk away.
Candy hesitated and followed him to his car. He opened the trunk and held it up. She watched as he dug through every weaponry and shroud of parts and bottles he had in there till he stopped at a box. He looked at her and asked, "Are you sure the demons name is Lilith?"
She nodded. "I'll bet my life on it."
He smirked. "You did that once and I'm not going to let you do it again." He looked back at the box and opened it up. He dropped the box and held the Colt in his hands. "Here it is…the Colt."
Candy stared at it. "How did you…"
"Long story…so that's what Bela meant by under your noses the whole time."
She swallowed the tears back tired of crying and looked at Dean and though her vision went blurry from the tears she didn't let them fall. All she did was wrap her arms around his neck and kissed his cheek holding him tightly.
"Thank you…Oh God, thank you, Dean." He set the gun back in the box and held her tight in his arms as he stared at the Colt. He knew he didn't only have to save his own life now but he had to save Candy's.
Dean and Candy walked back into the house to see Bobby getting ready to head out the door, "Where are you going?" Dean asked him.
"I got a call about a job in Pittsburgh so I am going to check it out. You all are welcome to stay as long as you like."
Candy walked over and hugged Bobby, "Thank you...for everything Bobby."
"Don't worry about it kid. We may have had our differences over the years but you girls are still family to me." Candy pulled back and looked at him.
"Be careful and call if you need anything."
"I will. Try not to get into any more trouble."
"I'll try but I am not making any promises," Candy said and Bobby picked up his bags and walked out the door. Candy and Dean watched him walk out before looking at each other and the both were feeling a little awkward. "I'm just going to...um…go up to bed."
"Yeah me too. So I guess we are heading out in the morning so you girls better be ready."
"We will Dean," Candy said and walked up the old stair case. Dean waited until he heard the door shut until he sat at the bottom of the stairs. He couldn't believe after all this time he finally knew who held his contract. He finally had a little hope.
It had been almost 48 hours since they left Bobby's and still they had no way to track down Lilith. Dean and Candy tried to keep their distance from each other to avoid ripping each other heads off but most of time it didn't work. Especially now that Sam and Lys did nothing but flirt and rub on each other. Dean and Candy couldn't believe that their siblings were acting like a couple of horny teenagers.
Lys was sitting next to Sam in the booth at the diner and running her hand up his leg. Candy and Dean both looked at each other feeling a little sick at the sight, "Guys can you stop for like 2 fucking minutes so we can eat and get the hell out of here?"
"Geez Candy who pissed in your cheerios this morning?" Lys asked.
"Sorry I didn't mean to snap I am just ready to get out of here."
"You and me both sweetheart," Dean said and got up to pay. Sam and Lys were still making Candy uncomfortable so she got up and walked outside for some air.
After Dean was done paying, his phone started to ring:
"Hello?...Yes, this is Mr. Sniderson...." He made a surprised look before grabbing his change. "What?" He looked over at Sam and Lys. "Where?"
Dean hung up his phone and walked over to the table, "We have to go."
"Why? What's wrong?" Lys asked
"Bobby is in the Hospital," he said and they all ran out and headed to Pittsburgh
