"Umm Dean?" Patrick laughs. "What are you doing?"
Dean steps in and closes the door behind him. He takes another step towards the witch.
"Is this a joke? A prank?" Patrick laughs nervously. "Am I suppose to get a broom out or something?"
Another step forward.
"You know I find those witch jokes really lame and so sexist as well it is always about the women there is a lack of male witches in the movie industry."
"SHUT UP! " Dean shouted. "Not another word."
Patrick's eyes go wide with concern.
"Is this the Mark? Is it back already?"
Patrick looks at Dean's arm. There was sign of the infamous Mark.
So what the Hell is going on?
"I can't believe I trusted you." Dean said his voice cracked slightly. "You lied to me. Everything you said was a lie."
"What?"
"What you said earlier was all that just a way for me to feel sorry for you? When I lowered my guard you then suggested about Chuck being a bad guy and that He is playing us all." Dean laughs a little. "That's not true right? You all this time you are the one that's played us...God I am so stupid!"
"Dean." Patrick said his voice slow and cautious. "I have never lied to you I have been honest with you since the day we met."
"That's what they all say."
"I swear Dean I have never lied to you or to anyone! Does it look like I am lying now? Come on you said it yourself you know when I'm lying." Dean shakes his head. Patrick waves his arm with frustration. "What has got into you? Huh? Where has all this come from?"
"I'm perfectly fine." Dean smiled.
"No you're not. What's happened Dean? Who's done this to you?" Patrick suddenly became alarmed. "Did you see Chuck?"
"Yes." Dean replied with a nod. "He showed me the truth He showed me what a sneaky son of a bitch you are. Guess what Patrick, I am done playing your game right now you are gonna put me back to normal and I am gonna get my brother back."
"Is that what Sam wants?" Patrick asks. "Does he want to come back?"
"Yes."
"Who told you that?...God? You are really gonna trust Him? Dean Chuck has done something to you I don't know what but you are not yourself."
"As I just said I'm fine. Yes I said before Chuck can be an ass but at least He hasn't lied to me. I knew you manipulated people Patrick after all you are a gambler but using your dead partner as the sympathy card to get to me? That's low that's really freaking low."
"Screw you Dean!"
Patrick's voice showed heat and his lips and eyebrow twitched. The witch clenched his fists.
"You know I loved Lia with all my heart and soul."
"She obviously didn't feel the same way about you after all she chose to kill herself and leave you all alone. Yeah...Sorry Pat but she did not care about you she wanted to get away from you. Remember she did betray your trust gave me and Sam the spell now if she loved you that much she would have never gone behind your back so that proves my point." Dean smirks. "You know that as well so drop the grieving bullshit and be real with me for once alright?"
Patrick grits his teeth. He knew this wasn't Dean he knew he has has been cursed or brainwashed however the words from the hunter still stung. Now that Lia was brought into this Patrick struggled to contain his anger bringing his partner into this that's personal.
How dare he!
Patrick felt his magic shimmer beneath his fingers. Words of various curses are on the tip of the witch's tongue.
No! A voice screamed in his mind.
Patrick paused. He bites his lip as his parther's voice begs him to stop. Patrick knew the voice is a figment of his imagination his conscience intervening and stopping him from doing something he will regret. It made sense for his conscience to sound like her when it came to situations where has Patrick lost his temper Lia would always stop him.
"You're not a murderer." She would tell him. "We don't use our magic to harm or kill remember! "
"We only do it if it is the last resort. " Patrick muttered to himself.
The witch looks up at Dean's smirking face. The hunter is asking for it he wants a response from the witch that involves violence he wants Patrick to cause harm on him then that will prove Chuck is right and make Patrick the villain of the story.
"Don't give him what he wants. " Lia's voice replied her voice slightly panicked.
Patrick sighs.
Deep breaths deep breaths. He told himself.
The witch takes a deep breath and relaxes his hands.
Turn the tables on him. Take control of the situation.
A toothpick slides out of the witch's mouth. He takes the toothpick out and uses it to point at Dean.
Time to put your bluffing skills to the test.
"Same must go for Sam." Patrick slowly nods. "He never bothered to look for you I know you told him to go away but deep down you wanted Sam to stay with you...you wanted Sam to go against your orders and join us in the business. You were disappointed that Sam went along with the plan and started over you didn't like that his new family replaced you...You are his family you have always been his family now Eileen, the kid and the grandkids come along and you have been kicked out...Ouch that's got to hurt. If Sam never bothered then why would he now? He has lived the years without you why would he suddenly come running back to you hmm? You want real Dean I'll give you real Sam has moved on whether you like it or not. I don't blame him I wouldn't wait around for a brother that's doomed for eternity I had to be stuck in this situation for years thanks to you Sam had a lucky escape and I say good for him." Patrick claps and again nods. "Good for him!"
"I know what you are doing Patrick and I am not falling for it."
Despite Dean's words Patrick can see the flash of anger go across the hunter's eyes. Patrick decided to push a little further.
Shake your opponent up, get them distracted so they will slip up.
"I am being honest with you. Telling you the facts it is not my fault you will not admit you have problems."
"Oh I'm peachy unlike you. You let people die just so you can stay young I mean how sick is that!"
Trying to turn it back on me again.
Patrick smiles.
Now go back to being honest tell him the truth.
"They knew what they signed up for they knew the rules, the risks. Some of them were reckless and bet way too many years and when they lost all those years added on to their current years and...there's only so many years you can live. "
"You nearly killed me."
"That wasn't my fault you just needed to cut down on the cheeseburgers bad food diet was always going to come back and bite you in the ass."
"Wow." Dean scoffs. "You really show no remorse for your actions."
Again be honest.
"I have nothing to regret like I said my clients knew what they signed up for it is like having a surgery doctor tells you the benefits and the risks there's a chance the patient could die but they agree to it anyway my game is exactly the same. Everything has a risk Dean our life is one big gamble. You however well you certainly made a choice that came with a hefty price. Right now you have another big decision to make you give Chuck what He wants benefits the Darkness is gone, the world is safe, you will lose your immortality and be a free man but the risks you and everyone who is part of this story will lose their freewill you will go back to being Chuck's bitch, there will be endless suffering, there will be no more gambling no more Russian roulettes because your life will be planned every decision will be orchestrated by Him the excitement of life will be gone and you will not even realize as you will be trapped in a lie a hamster on a wheel going round and round but not moving forward just repeating yourself over and over again if I was in your position I would prefer to be dead that's not living you will only be living for Him not for you. I know you want the Mark gone Dean but this isn't the way you must think this is too easy you might be stupid Dean but you are not that stupid. "
"We should respect his wishes Dean."
Dean grits his teeth as Castiel's words echo in his head.
"I know that Sam misses his brother terribly he is not happy Dean he feels alone. He just wants to go back to the old days when it was him and you on the road in Baby much simpler times. Right now Dean you are disrespecting his wishes." Chuck's voice argued.
"Liar." Dean spat out. "You are all liars you, Cas..."
"The angel? What did he say?"
"Sammy needs to me." Dean through gritted teeth. "He needs his brother." Dean increases his grip on the gun. "You, Cas all of you are trying to stop me! I can't let you get away with this."
"You won't shoot me you need me for the spell so all this..." Patrick gestures to the gun. "Is all talk no action just a threat to get me to what do what you want.
"Sure about that?"
"Bluffing Dean bluffing." Patrick smirks. "I'm too valuable. You won't sho... AHHH!"
Patrick collapses on the ground. His eyes widen with horror when he sees blood pouring out from his leg. The witch's head snaps up as the older Winchester walks towards him. He stops and looks down at the injured witch.
"You were saying?"
Suddenly Dean flies across the room and crashes into the wall. He hits the wall and tumbles down on the ground. Laughter escapes the hunter as he rolls over and sits up.
"We only do it if it is the last resort." Patrick said through gritted teeth as he limps towards the hunter.
Dean goes to grab his gun but the witch sends the gun sliding across the room. Patrick's body trembled, his face is a mixture of pain and shock. Another round of laughter comes from the hunter.
"There he is!"
Patrick slowly shakes his head. He winced as pain shoots up his leg.
Witch killing bullets are a bitch.
"I don't...I don't want hurt you Dean but I will do what is necessary to ensure this situation doesn't escalate." As Patrick raises his hand a shaky smile forms on his lips. "And hey...I was right I am valuable yes you shot me but you didn't kill me..." He nods. " Yes you need me for the spell but also you wouldn't kill me because..."
"Because what? I'm your friend?" The humor was gone from Dean's face. Anger rose in him as he looked at the witch's smug expression. "Oh Patrick." Dean gets to his feet. He raises his hands. "I'm not your friend not anymore you are dead to me!"
"You don't mean that. "
"Chuck didn't do anything." Dean said reading the witch's mind. "Instead He put me back on the right path reminded me of who I am. You read the books you should know I would do anything for my brother I would even kill those who get in my way." Dean smiles. "Once I get what I want I will kill you and I will get what I want I can be quite...persuasive. One of the things to be a good hunter is...always make sure you have a spare gun." Dean gets out the gun. He grins. "I kept this one hidden in my boot."
"Dean." Patrick said his voice stern. "You can fight this, you fought the Mark you can fight God come on Dean...COME ON! COME BACK TO US!"
"I don't want to fight it like I said this is who I am." Dean raises his eyebrow. "Good job Lia is not here to see this she would be so disappointed in knowing how pathetic her boyfriend truly is also...Good job Lia ended up her own life I would have been happy to kill the bitch myself. Oh well now I can happily send your ass to Hell! "
That's when Patrick finally snapped.
The witch let out a cry and charges at the hunter. Patrick grabs on to the gun. The two men go round the room knocking over lamps and tables. Patrick lifts the gun high into the air. Dean snarls and tries to push the gun towards the witch. Patrick fought back he wasn't backing down he wasn't going to let Dean win.
Patrick pushes Dean up against the wall both sets of hands remained on the gun.
"DROP IT DEAN!" Patrick ordered.
"SCREW YOU!"
Both of them continue to struggle with the gun.
Then suddenly there is a crash followed by the sound of a gunshot.
Okay this chapter was frustrating I was constantly going back and deleting things and rewriting sections lol. Dean might be seen as OOC here that's because Chuck has influenced him in the show there was times when Dean was OOC especially in the later seasons that was usually moments when Chuck intervened tried to steer the story into the direction He wanted. Chuck has brought up Dean's selfish need for his brother also He made Dean darker in this chapter Dean going as far as using Lia to get to Patrick Dean knows that will eventually make Patrick snap as you saw in the end Patrick completely forgot the simple logic of using his powers to knock Dean out and just went and attacked Dean instead this is a rare time where Patrick has truly lost control in a situation.