Dean stood in the middle of the woods; night had not long set in. He opened the hood of his car and began to look inside.
"Car trouble? Let me give you a lift. I'll take you back to my place" Dean turned, it was the woman that had been in bed with the handsome vampire the previous day in the nest.
"Nah, I'll pass. I usually draw the line at necrophilia" He smirked.
"Ooh" She punched him, causing him to fall to the ground. A male vampire behind her smiled. She grabbed Dean by the cheeks and lifted him up.
"Well, I don't normally get this friendly 'til the second date, but…"
"You know, we could have some fun. I always like to make new friends" She lowered him down.
"Sorry. There's only one chick for me" Suddenly both vampires were shot through the chest with arrows. She let go of Dean.
"Damn it" The female shouted. John and Sam came out from behind the trees, holding their weapons. "Barely even stings" She smirked.
"Give it time, sweetheart. That arrow's soaked in dead man's blood. It's like poison to you, isn't it?" Her smile faded as her eyes glaze over, she fell backwards into Dean's arms. "Load her up. I'll take care of this one" Dean carried the woman to John's truck, followed by Sam. John walked over to the male who had sunk to his knees. John raised his knife and beheaded him, blood splattering everywhere.
The three Winchesters stood in the woods near John's truck. John handed Dean something.
"Toss this on the fire" They walked into a clearing, where the fire was burning. The woman vampire was tied to a nearby tree. "Saffron, skunks, cabbage, and trillium—it'll block our scent and hers until we're ready"
"Stuff stinks" Dean threw it on the fire.
"Well, that's the idea. Dust your clothes with the ashes, and you'll stand a chance of not being detected"
"You sure they'll come after her?" Sam questioned from the other side of the fire.
"Yeah. Vampires mate for life. She means more to the leader than the gun. But the blood sickness is gonna wear off soon. So you don't have a lot of time"
"Half-hour ought to do it" Sam concluded.
"And then I want you out of the area as fast as you can" John told them both.
"But -" Sam started.
"Dad, you can't take care of them all yourself" Dean began to protest.
"I'll have her and the Colt"
"But after—we're gonna meet up, right? Use the gun together, right?" John remained silent. "You're leaving again, aren't you? You still want to go after the demon alone? You know, I don't get you. You can't treat us like this" Sam knew the touching moment they had shared earlier was too good to be true.
"Like what?" John raided his eyebrow.
"Like children" Sam shouted.
"You are my children. I'm trying to keep you safe"
"Dad, all due respect, but that's a bunch of crap" Sam and John's faces expressed their shock.
"Excuse me?" John was clearly not impressed by his son's tone.
"You know what Sammy and I have been huntin'. Hell, you sent us on a few huntin' trips yourself. You can't be that worried about keeping us safe"
"It's not the same thing, Dean"
"Then what is it? Why do you want us out of the big fight?"
"This demon? It's a bad son of a bitch. I can't make the same moves if I'm worried about keeping you alive"
"You mean you can't be as reckless"
"Look….I don't expect to make it out of this fight in one piece. Your mother's death—it almost killed me. I can't watch my children die, too. I won't"
"What happens if you die? Dad, what happens if you die and we could have done somethin' about it? You know, I've been thinkin'—I think maybe Sammy's right about this one. I think we should do this together" Sam nodded."We're stronger as a family, Dad. We just are. You know it"
"We're running out of time. You do your job, and you get out of the area. That's an order" He walked away. Sam turned to Dean.
"We'd be even stronger if Kat was around" His tone still held a hint of anger.
"Save it Sam!"
The female vampire sat in the passenger seat of John's truck, she began to wake up, John looked in his rear view mirror and saw that two cars were following him.
Dean returned to the vampire nest; he aimed to free the other men and women whilst his father distracted most of the pack. When he ventured further in he found the remaining vampires lying on the ground surrounded by pools of blood. The cage like door had been opened and the room was empty.
John continued down the highway. He glanced in his rear view mirror; the cars were gone. He continued to drive; he turned a bend to be greeted by the handsome vampire and three of his pack. John stopped his truck.
"Get out!" The handsome vampire requested. John complied. "Who are you?"
"The name's Winchester"
"Where are your friends?" He glanced around.
"Cleanin' out your nest" John smirked. Sam and Dean appeared from the woods.
"Actually the job was already done when we got there, someone redecorated your walls with brains" Dean announced.
"What can I say maybe your friends should have quit while they were ahead ... ha ahead" Kat stood behind the Winchesters, her clothes covered in blood. The Cult in her hand.