Nikki POV
I'd ditched my bag back at the Impala and used the leather tie to keep the long machete blade from thumping against my thigh. The sun was high in the sky when I got to the barn, and not a noise came from any direction.
I wondered how long it took them to realize I wasn't behind them while they argued with me as I found a pair of doors at the back of the barn, about five feet up. I used a hay bale as a step up, and the ledge to pull myself over. I left the doors open a crack, signaling to the Winchesters where I'd gone in. I slowly turned around and silently hoped down to the floor.
I saw vampires. Lots of vampires. Sleeping in hammocks.
I kept one hand on the handle of the machete on my hip, and used the other to guide myself around the wall as my eyes were glued to the sleeping vampires.
A hand came over my mouth tightly, making me yelp.
It pulled me away from the wall around a corner. I would have screamed, but then I'd wake up the vampires. So, my only option was to struggle silently against the hand over my mouth and the one around my waist quickly pushing me backwards. I felt my back hit the rough wood of the wall.
"Shh," I heard Sam say in my ear. He was so close I could feel his warm breath on my neck. He had sandwiched me between him and the wall so we were hidden in the shadows, his hand still over my mouth. I saw one of the vamps squirm in their sleep before settling down. I stared up at Sam, trying to portray annoyance, but that was hard considering how close he was, I could have just-
"What the hell were you thinking?" He hissed at me. I shrugged, shoving the thoughts back and gently moved his hand away from my mouth.
I shrugged before speaking. "Not the worst thing I've done." Sam glared at me. "Well I'm here now, so suck it up." I said quietly, my lips forming an involuntary smirk. Sam shook his head as he grabbed my wrist, towing me to where Dean was.
"I'm gonna kill you later!" Dean hissed at me. I rolled my eyes, but, I felt an odd feeling of approval, like I was happy he was protective over me. I shook it off.
"Where's John?" I breathed, following the boys. Dean shrugged. I followed Sam ahead, and jumped when a bottle was knocked over. I jumped, grabbing instinctively to Sam's sleeve as I spun around. I saw Dean, frozen, with an overturned bottle by his feet and a swinging hammock in front of him. Thankfully, the vamp stayed asleep.
I forced myself to let go of Sam's sleeve and followed him over to a woman tied up. She was spattered with blood and had several bite marks on her neck and arms.
"Dean," Sam called quietly. "She's still alive." I was a bit shocked, but bent down to untie one of her hands, while Sam did the other. A cry made us all freeze.
"There's more." I breathed, shocked. Dean got up and walked towards the cries. I jumped when the sound of a nail scraping wood echoed through the barn. Nothing happened. The sound came again. Still nothing.
The woman began to stir, her eyes lazily fluttering open. I didn't say anything, letting Sam talk to her. His voice was more comforting than mine.
"Hey, hey, shh," he said quietly. "We're here to help you." He said softly. We both jumped back when she screamed. The vampires woke up, growling. I pulled my machete out of the sheath, scrambling to stand next to Sam who'd done the same.
"Boys! Run!" John yelled. I ignored the fact that I had been neglected in his warning and took off with Sam and Dean, vampires on our tail.
"Dad!" Dean yelled, pushing the doors open, letting sunlight fill the barn. We all stopped for a fraction of a second, just enough time to sheath our machetes, before we took off for the cars, and we didn't stop until we reached them.
"Dad?" Dean yelled, not seeing John behind us. "Dad?" He yelled again.
This time John came jogging out of the woods. "They won't follow, they'll wait till tonight. Once a vampire gets your scent, it's for life."
"What do we do now?" Dean asked.
"You gotta find the nearest funeral home." John said simply. I furrowed my eyebrows in confusion, looking to Sam or Dean for an explanation they obviously didn't have.