Okay. I have to say I'm really sorry! I feel so bad for making you wait. But I've been so busy lately with all my exams and classes and everything and still am. But I thought I have to finish this.
Jo wasn't quite sure how she felt. Victorious because they were going to do this her way. Nervous and maybe even scared because she wasn't sure if she was going to make it. Weird because it was her first time alone with Dean in his precious car. And the silence made everything worse. She was expecting him to say something. Maybe give her some tips, teach her some tricks but he was in deep thought and Jo wasn't sure if he even remembered that she was in car with him and it was starting to annoy her. She cleared her throat as a reminder of her presence. He didn't even throw her a glance. This was not how it used to be between them. It wasn't that they were always on good terms with each other, no it was exactly the opposite. They were always arguing over something. But this silence wasn't what she used to. It made her anxious. She moved her hand and turned on the music.
" You're as cold as ice…"
With furrowed eyebrows Dean turned if off. But after a second a faint smile formed on their lips. The night they were coming back from their first hunt together with Ellen in the front seat, played in front of their eyes. It was exactly this song by Foreigner.
And that was enough for Dean to break the silence. With a voice empty of any emotion he said: "we're getting near. You know what you need to do right?"
Jo mumbled a little "yes" as she went over their plan one more time in her mind.
The alley was dark and deserted and grounds were still wet from the evening rain. Jo wasn't going to accept the fact that she was frightened. She was angry at herself. She was the one who begged to do this and now she was getting cold feet? She was angry at Dean too. she didn't know where the hell this idea came from and she never thought she would admit this to herself but she wanted Dean to look a bit worried about her. But he wasn't. he just kept silent and was determined not to look at her.
She said she wanted to be the bait at first because she was determined to prove herself to Dean and Sam. Even though her last time as a bait wasn't exactly the most fun time she had, she was willing to do it in order to earn their trust and acceptance. But her motives changed after what happened to Sam. Now she was doing this to help Sam, to wipe that blank expression off Dean's face which popped up whenever he was too worried or sad that he preferred to hide it under a mask. Once she thought about her reasons again she got her courage back.
She shook her head and went into hunter mode, observing her surroundings without attracting any attention to herself. It seemed like no one was there but she knew she being watched. She tried her best to seem like an innocent girl just passing by this alley to get to home. That was the plan. According to the result of their researches people had been gone missing around this area and no dead body was found and as the demon who possessed Sam claimed, they were possessing people. They were up to something important for sure. Demons didn't get together for tea party.
The plan was to lure as many of them as possible to the area that Dean was now marking with the devil trap. Sounded simple but the problem was that the place was too far for her liking. Of course it couldn't have been that near since the demons would have known. So she was up for a long run. She was hoping Dean could finish his devil trap and do it neatly so they won't understand when she heard the sound of footsteps. She knew it was them but didn't start running. It would make them suspicious. She had to wait more. Then she felt a hand on her shoulder. She tried to think of what a normal girl would do and she turned back and shouted: " Who the hell are you? Don't touch me!"
The man raised an eyebrow and exclaimed: "Calm down sweetheart. I'm not a stalker. in fact me and my friends are going to ask you a favor."
Jo looked at the crowd behind him. She didn't want to count them. It might make her more anxious than she already is. But despite her nervousness she had to stop herself from laughing. A stalker? she wished he was. She felt kind of sick, cursing her luck. It seemed that tonight the demons were in a good mood and wanted to play a little before attempting to possess her. She knew demons didn't need permission for possessing a body. But unlike them she wasn't in the mood for playing games.
"Come one step closer and I swear you'll be sorry." She frowned at what she said. Too much for the innocent girl she was planning to be.
Another man with dirty blond hair came close and touched her cheek. He whispered softly to her ear: "Aren't you cute?" He was about to get his face closer to hers when she slapped him hard across the face. She would have preferred a punch in the nose but she had to suffice to that. She couldn't ruin the plan. The satisfying sound echoed in the not so empty alley now and the dirty blond haired guy raised his hand and slapped her back with even more force. Jo felt her left side of face going numb but she didn't do anything and just looked at him angrily as he hissed: " I was gonna be gentle you know. but you ruined it blondie." The other demons took one step closer and the man before her took her arm in a tight grip. She reacted almost instantly, kicked him in the shin, hit the other one who was trying to catch her with her elbow and ran as fast as she could.