A/N:

-New Chapter..Yay!
Ha- inspiration's at a slow pace lately, obviously. So please be a bit patient with me? Doing my best over here. AND good news, school's out! I'll be able to update faster!

-NOTE: I hope y'all celebrated Sammy's birthday ;D {Late, TOO late, I know} AND obviously, I'm a Sam-Girl..so excuse me if writing Dean's POV has any flaws. OF COURSE, y'all should celebrate Jared's birthday, coming up soon!

I don't think I'll be needing a disclaimer any more.

Previously…

"Oh..." I nodded quietly as I glanced up at the ceiling, leaning back against the couch's backrest. I sighed tiredly and contemplated the idea of calling Sam now. But I doubted he'd have time to talk, so I decided to delay that until the sun rises.

This was going to be a long night.

Chapter Twelve:

Dean's POV:

I blinked once as I felt the heat of the sun on my face. I squinted into the bright light and glanced around, trying to familiarize with the living room I was in. I pushed myself to sit upward, and groaned silently as my hand reached to rub the back of my neck. I slid it across the side of my neck to my face, rubbing over my lids and pinching the bridge of my nose.

I finally glanced around again as my head felt a bit clear now, quickly remembering events of last night. My eyes searched around as I held my breath for a moment. Nothing, pretty too much for nothing. I didn't hesitate in rising to my feet and heading upstairs immediately.

My heart went pounding hard against my ribs as I searched each and every room in the house, nothing- no one. I stood in the middle of the hall and glanced sideways. My hand reached for the phone in my jeans' pocket and brought ahead of me. My hands quickly worked through the log for Mia's number then I scowled. Mia was an angel, well not completely, and so is Cas. They answer to prayers, not phones.

I blinked and looked up at the ceiling, the corners of my lips pulling up as I mastered a sarcastic smile. Before my lips started to utter my oh-so called prayer, I heard noise downstairs. I was most certain it was them when Mia's voice rose over the noise, "Dean Winchester, come down here right now!"

Silently, I thanked god and made my way towards the stairs, yelling out. "I'm here."

Suddenly, I saw a pair of grey eyes in front of me, eying my face quizzically as they were narrowed. A hand at my shoulder, and I could see a faint glow beneath the obvious tiredness in her eyes. But in all, Mia was glaring at me menacingly. "Prove it."

I frowned, confused. "Prove what?"

She chuckled and stepped back, setting her hand at her side. "Get them Cas, it's Dean."

I blinked as Cas suddenly appeared in the middle of the living room, Lisa and Ben beside him. Lisa was mostly hugging Ben to her side, and kept as much distance as she could've kept from Castiel. Mia glanced at me apologetically, yet not smiling, as she descended the stairs. "Sorry about that."

"Where were you?" I asked immediately, frowning as I diverted my glare from Mia to Castiel. He looked up at me blankly. "Mia Lynne & I were scanning town. You were asleep, so Lisa and Ben Braeden were not safe in this house."

Mia coughed as she glanced around, "Cas, you certainly can stop calling us by our full names."

Cas glanced at her once, and nodded silently. "Mia & I were scanning town. You were asleep, so Lisa & Ben were not safe in this house."

Mia sighed and rolled her eyes, muttering something under her breath as she turned towards Lisa. "Are you hungry?" She asked, softening her tone as she smiled a bit down at Ben. I could see Ben clearly smiling back, he obviously liked Mia. But Lisa…she just dragged Ben out of Mia's sight and behind her back. Slowly she answered, "No thanks, we're good."

"But Mom, I'm starving." Ben scowled up at her. She sighed and nodded towards Mia once. "Yeah thank you, would be great."

Mia turned around and started walking into the hallway, glancing up at me once. That look meant one thing; Lisa still didn't know what was going. And it was my job to explain. I heard her call then, "Castiel! Would you…come please?"

He started quietly, confused. "I can't use kitchen…"

"Now, Castiel!"

And Cas was gone.

I slowly descended what was ahead of me of stairs, gritting my teeth together lightly as I tried to figure out what I should actually. Damn it. Just..

"What's going on Dean? Do you actually care to elaborate?" Lisa glared up at me as her arms seemed to restrain Ben, who looked at me frustrated. Apparently, he was trying to reach out.

"Lisa, would you let go of Ben? He's safe here." I said quietly. She looked at me, lifting her brows as her arms stayed around Ben. I nodded once, and she slid her arms away from him. Quickly, I saw him in front of me, hugging my waist. I knelt down and slowly picked him up, squeezing him once as he practically grinned. But then, he frowned slightly. "What happened yesterday, Dean?"

I sighed once as I glanced at him, and then back at Lisa. "That's what I am going to explain now." I slowly walked towards the couch and I set Ben down on it. I gestured for Lisa to take a seat beside him as paced to stand in front of the couch. Lisa kept her gaze fixed on my as she slowly took a seat beside Ben. I sighed once and started,

"Lisa, Ben...You both know the nature of my occupation?" I shifted my glance between either of them as I let my hands move freely, elaborating as I spoke. They both nodded slowly, and I could see Lisa edging closer to Ben. She knew how that situation was going to end. I nodded slowly now and cleared my throat.

"You also know that story about Lucifer..-

"Yeah, the devil's locked away in hell with many seals!" Ben interrupted quickly as he sat up in his seat, seemingly grinning with pride. I lifted a brow, "How'd you know that, Ben?"

"He...kind of became obsessed with your 'occupation' after he knew about it." Lisa muttered quietly under her breath as she held Ben down and into her arms. I nodded slowly to those words now and went on; "So these seals, only sixty-six of them must be broken. And…Those seals can be very different. Apparently there's some historical background in this town, and six women and the youngest child of each woman hold a seal…over generations of course."

Lisa lifted her brow now as she sat up into her seat, pulling Ben closer to her side slowly. "And…Ben & I happen to be one of these six?"

I nodded quietly and braced myself for the next question.

"So; how exactly do we 'hold a seal'?"

I coughed once and cleared the lump from throat, but it just kept forming again. But I couldn't tell her that it's your life. I just stayed silent there for a moment. And just before I could blurt out something, I felt a breeze brush the back of my neck as light steps made their way to my side. I glance sideways, only to see Mia beside me, holding a straight face; almost emotionless.

"You hold a seal by existing. To break it, you simply must cease to exist." She said quietly as she stepped forward, handing Ben a sandwich. He took it from her slowly but then glanced up at me, and I could see his fear clearly. Lisa just stared at me, giving out no reaction of what she just heard. I stepped forward now, slightly bending over to place a hand on Ben's shoulder and the other on Lisa's cheek while eying them closely. "I will –not- let anything harm any of you."

Lisa just nodded slowly now and blinked. She glanced down at Ben and smiled, "Eat, baby boy. Eat."

I turned now and somehow glared at Mia. "You could've said it in a more thoughtful way!" I whisper-shouted.

"Oh well, I'm sorry I hurt their feelings, Dean. But I saw that you needed help, since you couldn't get your whisper past your throat!" She muttered aggressively. I shook my head in disbelief and rushed now towards the front door. Then, slowly noticing Cas' absence. "Where's Cas?"

"He's securing the other part of the seal." She said now, nodding. "He'll bring them here soon."

I nodded quietly as I reached for the door knob, "Keep an eye on them."
And then I twisted the knob, pulling the door open and stepping over the threshold to stand on the porch. I shut the door after me swiftly and closed my eyes, inhaling deeply now and letting that out. And I just stood there, letting the silence, I knew was before the storm, calm me down.

Only a few moments later, my phone started buzzing. I looked down as my hands patted over my pockets; going up till I reached the jacket pockets. I felt the small solid figure there and shoved my hand into the pocket, bringing it out then. I glanced down at the flashing screen to check the caller's ID hopefully. Sam.

I quickly pressed the green button and lifted the phone to press it against my ear, clearing my throat once now before I spoke. "Talk to me, Sam."

Sam's POV:

I heard Dean's voice on the other end and sighed in relief as I leaned back into the desk chair, glancing sideways at Mara who was curled up on the couch and staring out of the window quietly. "Dean, why the hell didn't you answer my calls? I left you a message. I mean, are you okay, man? You got me worried!"

"Yeah, Sam. I was busy taking a walk with Lassie!" He snapped back at me before he sighed aloud. "Sorry…It's been a rough night."

I nodded to myself understandingly. "That's okay. Tell me, what happened?"

I could hear him clearing his throat once. "I went to Lisa's house last night to fetch them and leave to Mia's house there, but the hellhounds attacked the place. Castiel showed up eventually and zapped us to Mia's house. And I've just told Lisa what was happening, and I think she's in an emotional shock. Yeah, that's all."

I blinked once and frowned, leaning forward in my seat to rest my free arm on the desk. "Tough. You okay now? Nothing…happened to any of you? Lisa and Ben are okay?" I asked now as my voice rose with concern.

"Yeah, yeah. We're fine. Wait- you know about the seal? I mean the seal I'm dealing with?" I could hear him pacing around.

I nodded quietly, as I recalled that quiet moment yesterday.

I stood at the motel's main door, my hands in my pockets as I waited for Mara to show up. I just kept checking the phone to see how much time has passed since I've sent her the message. I sighed out loud into the chilly weather and just focused my gaze ahead, waiting.

And I saw her, at the far end of the parking lot, walking slowly. Arms at her sides, face to the ground and slow steps, she seemed to be deep in thought – or upset. I edged to leave my place, but I just waited for her till she reached the door. She smiled a bit up at me and nodded towards the door and she just completed her march, never stopping. I quietly followed her down the hallway.

I cleared my throat once as I stopped, glancing down at her once. "Uh, Mara?"
She stopped and glanced up at me as well, lifting a curious brow now at my sudden pause. "Yeah, Sam, what is it?"

"I..uh..kind of found only one vacant room. And this is the only motel in Mystic Falls." I said quietly as I gestured to the room beside her. "So, apparently I'll sleep on the couch and you can take the bed?"

She chuckled softly and rolled her eyes, reaching for the knob now as she twisted it, listening to the door's click as it swung open. She glanced into the room before she stepped in, turning back to face me once with a playful smile. "You wouldn't fit into that couch, Sam! And I don't need comfortable sleep as much as you do so no deal here."

She turned away before I could protest and pranced towards the couch, taking a seat at it as she pulled her legs up and hugged her knees to her chest. She sighed lightly. I frowned as I slowly stepped into the room myself and swung the door shut, turning to it now as I pried the key from my pocket. I locked the door and turned towards the room again, towards Mara, as I placed the key in my pocket. "Are you okay?"

"Yeah, Sam. I'm just peachy." She smiled a bit as she half-nodded towards me. I lifted my brows as I made my way to the bed uneasily, sitting at its edge and resting my elbows on my knees. "Do you want to talk about it?" I asked.

"No. Who's Lisa, Sam?" She asked quickly, glancing at me with curious eyes. She was clearly trying to distract herself, and me. And she'd succeeded. I lifted my brows curiously and eyed her. "How come you're asking about her now?"

"Just…Tell me?" She said now as her eyes widened with her curiosity.
I shook my head my head and chuckled. "She's Dean's…you know, one of Dean's girls. But she's special, because she has this kid, Ben."

"Ben, yeah. I heard about him too. He's not Dean's kid, is he?"

"Lisa said he wasn't, but personally, I doubt that. The kid is like a …mini Dean!" I chuckled a bit as I recalled Ben's attitude. "And Dean considers him a son, saved his life once. Why ask all these questions, Mara?" I leaned forward now as I eyed her face.

"Well, I've been going through Mia's mind on my way here and she was talking to Dean about the seal they were heading for, in Cicero. That's where Lisa & Ben are?" She shifted uneasily in her seat as she rested her chin on her knees.

I nodded slowly and tilted my head, confused.
"The seal that Dean and Mia should keep from breaking involves Lisa and Ben. They must…die, for it to be broken, you see? That's why I asked, because Dean seemed pissed off. Actually, six mothers and their youngest child must die for the seal to be broken." She blinked slowly now.

I frowned as my hand immediately reached for my pockets, searching for my phone. I pulled it out of my jacket's pocket and glanced down at the notification: One voice message. I lifted my brows and opened it, placing the phone against my ear as I heard Dean's voice now, almost a quiet whisper.

"Sammy, tell me you're okay. And you better call me when you listen to this."

"Didn't you call him, Sam, in the airport?" Mara asked now. I pried my gaze from the wooden floorboards to her, eying her confused face. I lowered the phone and rested my hand against my knee as I nodded. "I did call him, he didn't answer."

"He must've been rushing his way to Cicero…" She said quietly as she sank into her seat.
I nodded, agreeing to her words silently as I dialed Dean's number now, replacing the phone against my ear as I listened to the dial tone, hoping he would pick up.

"This is Dean Winchester. I am obviously busy, so leave a message and I'll call ya' when I'm no longer busy!" I listened quietly as I started to speak.
"I called you once, Dean. Yeah, we're fine, in a motel now. Are you okay? Call as soon as you can."

I lowered the phone again and glanced down as I ended the message, sighing aloud once and running my hand through my hair, slightly pushing it back and disarraying it. I glanced up at Mara who had her forehead rested against her knee, and her back rose and fell slowly with her even breathing. I smiled a bit as I placed the phone on the bed, rising to my feet now.

I paced towards the couch and brought an arm around her to unlock her from her uncomfortable position, and easily lifting her into my arms. I turned towards the bed and laid her down slowly, resting her head onto the pillow. I sighed as I eyed her face now and rose to my feet again. I removed the cover and spread it over her body. She shifted slowly and sank into the bed. I half-smiled and picked up my phone from the bed to place it onto the nightstand.

I turned back towards the couch and shrugged off my jacket, folding it neatly and laying it on the armrest. I sat at the edge of the couch and leaned back, resting my head against the backrest. I felt my lids falling slowly now before I just stretched myself onto the couch, placing an arm over my eyes as I drifted to sleep.

"Sammy?" I heard Dean's voice aloud on the other end. I quickly sat up into my seat now as my eyes roamed the room once, catching Mara's curious gaze. She shook her head and chuckled as she turned her stare back towards the window. I huffed.

"Yeah, Dean – you were saying?" I asked now as I stood up slowly, running my flat palm across my shirt to straighten it as I do.

"Sam, stop your daydreams. I was asking, how you knew about the damn seal I am dealing with?" He muttered now in a frustrated tone. I couldn't blame him; I just shook my head once. "Mara told me, she said she saw it trough Mia's mind."

There was some silence now as I heard Dean hum in approval. "Yeah, sure. How's your deal going over there?"

I suppressed a sigh and glanced back at Mara quietly, then ahead of me again. "It's really complicated. Can't chat now or explain."

"Okay, Sam. Just be careful out there. That town's full of vampires and I don't want you getting hurt, you got it?" I sensed the worry in his voice and smiled softly, nodding quietly to myself. "I will take care, Dean. And you please…stay away from the hellhounds, please?" I gulped once at the mention and frowned.

"Don't worry, Sam. I've got the flee spray, nothing would harm me. Or anyone." He chuckled into the phone. "I'll talk to you again as soon as possible, watch out Sammy." And then the other end went dead. I chuckled and shook my head, shutting my phone and shoving it into my pocket now.

I made my way towards the couch. "When did you say 'Stefan' was going to be here?" I asked Mara as my hand reached for the jacket. I shoved my arm into the sleeve and then the other, adjusting it onto me. When I returned my gaze to where she was seated, she wasn't there anymore.

But instead I heard the room's door swing open, "Hello." I heard Mara's quiet voice greet as I turned around now, fixing my gaze upon our visitor. He nodded once politely towards me then towards Mara. I grabbed Mara's jacket from the couch and handed it over to her as Stefan stepped aside, allowing us to leave the room. I shut the door and locked it as Mara led the way along with Stefan. I quietly followed them.

"So you say someone is after Elena, trying to kill her for that seal to be broken?" He spoke quietly as we marched through the parking lot. Mara and I nodded slowly, in sync. He seemed to be in thought as he spoke again. "You should know- someone is already after her."

Mara and I stopped now and eyed him. "Someone is already after her?" Mara asked.

"But the reasons are barely related." Stefan nodded quickly as he pulled his brows together. "I will tell you everything, on our way to the boarding house." He gestured with his free hand towards my car- the rented car in other words. Mara nodded and started walking again towards the car as I let out a long breath, nodding then as I followed them both.

Dean's POV:

I shut the phone now and glanced around into the empty lane, my hand snaking its way into the pocket and dropping the phone into it. I just stood there, calming my nerves and trying to distract myself and stay focused at the same time. I stepped back and half-turned towards the door, opening it slowly to peek through it at Ben and Lisa.

Lisa was holding Ben cradled in her arms, as he rested his head on her shoulder. Scanning through my little vision space, I could spy Mia prancing around the room nervously. I pulled my brows together before I shut the door again, turning to face the road again.

I wondered why anyone wasn't living in this area. And I figured that the neighborhood must've been old, abandoned. From what it looked like, only old people could live here. Or somehow it was avoided. I frowned once.

After a moment of silence, I felt the ground shaking for a moment. Then I saw Cas kneeling down at the end of the porch stairs, holding his hand over his side. My eyes widened as I quickly made my way towards him. I knelt down, trying to spy a glance at his face. "Cas? Cas..what happened?"

"They're here. They killed them; they're after Ben and Lisa." He croaked weakly as he lifted his expressionless face to look at me, then at the house. "We have to get them out of here!"

I eyed him in disbelieve before I stood up, making a move to help him up. But his refusal shocked me into my place for a moment. "No, Dean! Go…Lisa and Ben are in danger, leave this place. Hide." I blinked once and nodded slowly, making my way now up the porch stairs but glancing back at Castiel every moment.

As soon as I reached the door, it swung open. Mia was rushing Lisa and Ben out. She placed her hand on Lisa's shoulder as she held Ben while placing the other onto mine, and she shut her eyes. Her eyes opened wide with disbelief now as she glanced around. "I can't go to the church; they've secured the grounds with a spell."

My head immediately went about for the Impala, but then I glanced around and didn't find her. My heart sank deeper into my chest. This was getting bad, very bad. I glanced back at Mia. "Why the church?"

"Holy grounds! It'll protect you. We have to run!" Mia said as she started rushing the three of us down the stairs. We passed Castiel now and I glanced at him. Mia shoved my shoulder. "He'll be fine, just go already!" And the three of us took off running into the broad street. I kept Lisa and Ben ahead of me and Mia was running behind us.

Soon enough, we heard the familiar loud barks and the ground started shaking beneath us. I could see Lisa glance over her shoulder as she ran with teary eyes, and slowly those eyes widened with fear as she saw the hideous creature. I just heard her sobbing now as she tugged at Ben's hand, running faster ahead of me. I glanced back now and I could see Mia just standing there, holding a blade in her hand.

"Mia! What the heck are you doing?" I yelled now as I let Lisa and Ben run ahead of me.

"Just go! I'll handle them, go!" Mia called back as her grip tightened around the blade. I shook my head but then I took off running after Lisa and Ben again. I could hear the rips and growls of the monsters as Mia 'handled' them alone over a distance, and I just braced myself and kept running.

Then a scream came, so loud it pierced my ears and forced my blood to freeze in my veins; Mia's scream. I stopped and looked back as Lisa and Ben ran, almost reaching the church now. And then I could hear the growls again, louder – more viscous. I just couldn't move at all. I glanced back as Lisa helped Ben up the stairs and into the church, but then she stopped and glanced back at me through eyes widened with fear.

Everything went on slow from there. I felt the familiar pressure throw me hard onto the ground as I heard the loud snapping by my face. My shirt shredded beneath its claws as the hound dug them into my skin. I yelled out in pain, my eyes stinging with tears again now; tears of pain and tears of the horrible memory. The pain increased as the wounds increased, and my warm blood soaked into what was left of my shirt and also pooling around me onto the concrete as I began to feel numb. The numbness scared me, as it did before. I never wanted to feel like this again.

I glanced back now through my blurred vision & painful numbness and saw Lisa running towards me; immediately thrown onto the ground herself. Last thing I heard was Lisa's pained scream, and Ben's cries of terror. But that wasn't the last thing I heard…I know I clearly heard Mia's voice, viscous, angered, and agonized.

That's what I've last heard before I've completely blacked out.

A/N:

-[cue evil laugh] Mwuahahaha!
My evil comeback – I've been gone for so long because of school and I wanted my comeback to be a killer. So there it is; thoughts! Thoughts! I'll be updating more, I promised already. School's over!

-As for the TVD part of the story, no worries! It will be more present! I assure you! Just wait..because I might be clipping out some events – or having them past already so I need to decided which am I gonna clip out.

-I'm really disappointed! After all that time, and I have the same number of reviews. They better increase, and increase real good. Cause I suffered to finish this chapter, and all in sake of my friend 'Mia'. So I want real good reviews! REVIEW!