we could be more | dean winchester | 7
Summary: Ivonne Rainer was practically a trained killing machine. Stripped to the bone then built back up by her father in order to become one of the best, like he was. She was forced into hunting when she was nineteen, having developed powers that couldn’t be explained. That is, until she was paid a visit by Azazel’s lackey. Her powers were gone, she needed help, and that’s when she found her father’s journal. Pointing to Sam and Dean Winchester.
SERIES MASTERLIST
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ᴺᴼᵂ ᴾᴸᴬᵞᴵᴺᴳ : LOVE ME LIKE YOU DO - ELLIE GOULDING
“Alright, jellybean, today’s important.” Dad loaded his gun, both of us in the woods. “Cause today, you’re learning one of the most important lessons I’ll ever teach you.”
“Yeah?” I asked, also loading my gun.
“There’ll come a time when you’ll be the target of something.” He continued, looking down at me. “And that time may be the moment where it’s the first time that you can’t defend yourself. You could be bound and gagged in a chair in the middle of nowhere, or being tortured or even possessed by something. It’s how you get out of it that counts.”
“How will I train for that?”
“Easy.” He clapped me on the shoulders. “I’ll be attacking you. If I come into your sight, don’t hesitate. Shoot, because I’ll be wearing a bulletproof vest.”
“A-Are you-“
”What do I always say?”
“Hesitating is for losers.” We said at the same time, and we fist bumped.
“And we’re winners.” I smirked.
“Attagirl.” Dad grinned. He disappeared off, so I cocked my gun, holding it out. I heard a twig snap, so I wheeled around in that direction, but there was nothing. Then I whipped around, shooting and hitting Dad in the chest. He fake died, groaning stupidly. “Oh, it hurts! I think I’m dying! Jellybean, why did you shoot your own father…”
”You asked me to.” I giggled.
”I know. Still hurts like hell, though.” He got up and gave me a tenner. “That’s my daughter. If the guy’s asking for it, strike him.”
”What’s up with you?” I fumed, staring right into Dean’s soul. “After the Weber incident, you haven’t had the respect to look me in the eye.”
“I don’t need to explain myself to you.” Dean retorted, turning around.
“Sorry, honey, but ya do. My house, my rules.”
“My reasons, my rules!”
“I want to know what this is. If you think my ear is your fault-“
”It is my damn fault, Ivonne!” He burst out, facing me again.
I scoffed. “Guilt? That’s what’s keeping you from having some common, human decency?”
“I couldn’t keep myself in check and that’s why you almost died!”
“I almost died cause of frickin’ Weber, alright?!”
“Who was controlling me-“
“I made that choice!”
“I’m meant to protect you-“
“I made that choice, Dean!” I cried out, stepping forward. “I chose to point that gun at myself, not let you aim it at yourself.”
“Why?!”
“Because I CARE!” I yelled. “Pointing your gun at my chest or ramming a car with my own are both funny ways of showing it, but I care. Sammy cares about you. Ellen and Jo care about you. John cared. You’ve done so much for me, Dean. I’m not letting that go to waste.” I sighed, running a hand through my hair. “Damn it, Dean. I know you’re trying to protect me, but I’ve also been trained as hard as you have. A nick on the ear isn’t gonna kill me.”
”What if, one day, the nick moves a few inches, huh?” He ticked his jaw, looking at the graze on my right ear. “If it hits bang in the middle of your forehead next time?”
“It won’t, I promise you.”
“You can’t promise that.” His voice broke, sitting down on the sofa and burying his face in his hand. “You can’t- I’ve already lost Mom. And Dad. I’m not gonna let anybody kill Sammy, but you run into danger so often that if you die I might not be there to save you. Truth be told, my heart dropped out of my chest when you crashed the Corvette into the car Sammy was in. I knew you’d make sure the kid would be ok, but you wouldn’t be once you’d crashed the car. And there I was, tied up, not able to save you. And when Sammy pulled you out and you had cuts on you and you were bleeding, unconscious, I really, for a moment, thought you were dead.” He started crying, and I immediately walked up to him, letting him rest his forehead on my shirt as he sobbed quietly.
“I really appreciate what you’re doing, Dean.” I whispered. “I probably wouldn’t be alive without you.”
“Where?” I asked as we pulled up at the roadhouse.
“Los Angeles, California.” Dean replied as we got out of the car.
“What’s in L.A?” Sam mused, all of us striding towards the roadhouse.
“Girl’s been kidnapped by an evil cult.”
”Has the girl got a name, Dean?” I smirked.
“Katie Holmes.”
Sam laughed. “That’s funny.” We stopped, hearing breaking glass and shouts.
“On the other hand…“ Dean chuckled, “catfight.” We entered, seeing Jo and Ellen duking it out.
“I am your mother, I don't have to be reasonable!” Ellen yelled.
“You can’t keep me here!” Jo shouted back.
”Oh, don’t count on that, sweetie.”
”What are you going to do, are you going to chain me up in the basement?”
“You know what, you've had worse ideas than that recently. Hey, you don't wanna stay, don't stay. Go back to school.”
“I don’t belong there! I was a freak with a knife collection.”
”Yeah, and getting yourself killed on some dusty back road, that's where you belong?!” Ellen saw us, and she looked mad. “Boys, Ivvy, bad time.”
”Yes, ma’am.” Sam nodded.
Dean chuckled awkwardly. “We don’t usually drink before ten anyway-“
”No.” Jo refused. “I want to see what they think.”
“Ivy, what do you say?” Ellen barked, making me look up.
“Why me?” I squeaked.
“Cause you know us best.”
“Fine. Uh, my honest opinion? I think that Jo coming is a good idea.”
“You don’t know us best.”
“Look.” I took Ellen to the side. “I understand your point. But Jo is 25, you can’t keep her here forever. Besides, Anthony trained her for field work, why not let her do it? Just to be clear, I’m not to be blamed for any injuries.”
“She’s my daughter, Ivonne.”
“So the decision is ultimately yours. I’m giving you my opinion.”
“Good.”
“I gotta admit. We hit the road for a lot less.” We heard Sam say.
“Good. You like the case so much, you take it.”
”Mom!” Jo protested.
“Joanna Beth, this family has lost enough. And I won't lose you too. I just won't.”
“I kind of feel bad, snaking Jo’s case.” Sam grimaced as we scanned the apartment for EMF.
“Yeah, maybe she put together a good case.” Dean scoffed. “But do you see her working one of these? I didn’t think so.”
“Let’s focus on the job.” I sighed, rolling my eyes. “I’m working with idiots.”
”Have you got anything?”
Sam shook his head. “No. Not yet.” I found the light switch, which had a gooey black substance oozing from it.
“Boys.” I touched it, rubbing it. “That’s ectoplasm.”
They came to see it, and Sam was instantly confused. Dean, however, “Well, Sam, Beanie, I think I know what we're dealing with here. It's the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man.”
“What I don’t get is that you’d need to be an extremely angry ghost to produce this stuff.” I clicked my tongue. “I’ve seen it five times before, the first 8 years ago.”
”All right, let's find this badass before he snags any more girls.” We left, but heard voices and hid around a corner, but I smirked once I realised who it was.
“It's so convenient.” Jo, you brilliant little-
“Yeah, it's a great building, fixed it up real nice. All the apartments come furnished, too.” The landlord replied, sounding quite pleased.
“It is so spacious. You know, my friend told me I absolutely have to come check it out, and I have to admit, she was right. You did a really good job with this place.”
“What the hell are you doing here?” Dean hissed, emerging from our hiding spot. Sam and I came out in turn.
“There you are, honey.” Jo put her arm around Dean’s waist, looking up at him with puppy eyes. “This is my boyfriend Dean, his buddy Sam and my best friend and Sam’s girlfriend Ivonne.” I am? Sam and I shared a look, then Sam put his arm around my waist, kissing my temple to sell it.
“Good to meetcha. Quite a gal you've got here.” The landlord smiled.
“Yeah, she’s a pistol.” Dean gave a forced smile. Did he just smack her-
“So, did you already check out that apartment? The one for rent.” Jo asked.
“Oh, yeah. Great flow.”
“How’d you get in?” The landlord frowned.
“It was open.” I replied smoothly. “Now, Ed, um, when did the last tenant move out?”
“Oh, about a month ago. Cut and run, too. Stick me for the rent.”
“Well. Her loss, our gain!” Jo grinned cheerfully. “'Cause if Dean-o loves it, it's good enough for me.”
“Oh, sweetie.” Dean grinned. Did he just smack her again on the-
“We’ll take it.” Jo pulled out a wad of money, handing it to the landlord.
“I'll flip you for the sofa.” Jo challenged Dean as we walked into the apartment.
“Does your mother even know you're here?” Dean scoffed.
“I told her I’m going to Vegas.”
“You think she’s gonna buy that?”
”I’m not an idiot. I made Ash lay a credit card trail all the way to the casinos.”
”You know, you shouldn't lie to your mom. Shouldn't be here either.”
“Well, I am. So untwist your boxers and deal with it.” I smirked at Sam; Dean’s rarely talked to that way.
”Where'd you get all that money from, anyways?” Sam asked.
“From working. At the roadhouse.”
“Hunters don’t tip that well.” Dean scoffed.
“But she does.” Jo nodded to me.
“Hey, so that was all of the money from the times I tipped you?” I raised an eyebrow.
“Every penny.”
Dean got a call from Ellen, which he picked up. “Yeah. Oh, hi, Ellen.” He put his hand over the mic. “I’m telling her.” The two had a muttered argument, until Dean put the phone back on his ear. “I haven’t seen her. Yeah, I’m sure. Absolutely.” Dean hung up the phone, and Jo smiled sweetly at him. Then I got the phone call.
I put my phone to my ear. ‘Do you know where she is?’
”I’m doing fine, Ellen, thanks for asking.”
‘Alright, I get it. Have you seen Jo?’
“I just saw you have this conversation with Dean. No, I haven’t.”
‘She says she’s gone to Vegas. I call shenanigans.’
“And you have every right to. But if I do happen to run into Jo, then I’m gonna bring her back as fast as I can, yeah?”
‘You better.’
“Alright, bye.” I cut the call. “Crisis averted. For now.”
“Thanks, Ivvy.” Jo smiled.
“It’s ok. Sam, honey?” I turned to Sam, who looked up.
“Yes, love?” He replied with a grin.
“Why don’t we leave these two alone to their own devices. Maybe go on a date.”
“Sounds like a plan.” We linked arms and left the other two alone.
We were walking through town, sightseeing while Jo and Dean sorted through their problems.
“Ivy, I want to ask you something. It’s been on my mind for a while.” Sam started as we both ambled down the street.
“Yeah?” I replied.
“Do you ever miss your family?” I bit my lip in thought. “You’ve only talked about them once or twice.”
“More than anything, Sam.” I smiled. “It doesn’t seem like it a lot of the time, but I’d give anything to bring them back. I was considering performing necromancy to bring them back before I lost my abilities. Or maybe making a deal with a demon and giving myself up to let them live. But no, all I can do is run.”
“You’re doing the best you can.” He assured. “And I think the best option is running until we figure out what a ‘drop of love’ is.”
“Yeah, I even melted some candy and put it on the rune to see if that would work.”
“You did what?”
“Everybody loves candy.”
“I’ll help you find what it means.”
“Thanks, Sam.”
I was with Jo, looking through the case files.
“So, no other possibilities?” I asked, looking up.
“None. Worst death was a janitor slipping on a wet floor.”
“Yeesh, sounds enough to cause a haunting.” I joked. “May I also add, ‘there you are, honey’?”
“Can we change the subject?” Jo deflected, blushing.
“Oh, no, we’re not. The way you look at him, geez, you might as well be dragging him to a secluded corner-“
“I did what I had to!”
“You did what you wanted to.” I smirked. “I know the difference. And, to mask it, say that Sam and I are dating. He’s way taller than me and therefore looks older, but really? I’m a set four years older.”
“You have to appreciate my quick thinking skills.”
���Do I?” I raised an eyebrow. “You used the money which I gave you to buy an apartment. Which, may I add, is in a haunted building.”
“I’ll pay you back!”
“We’ll be 40 by then.” I scoffed. “Could’ve bought another safe house with that money.”
“How many safe houses will you have?”
“You can never be too sure.” I shrugged. “Plus, I own them, so I don’t have to worry about rent.”
“Bills?”
“I pay them the day before I get there.” I pulled out my computer, logging in. I clicked on one of Dad’s logs, tapping the table.
“What’s that?”
“I had some suspicions about if the key to getting rid of my seal was in one of Dad’s video logs. He could know something.”
“Your dad?”
“He’s always had an answer to almost every problem, a solution to every issue. If anyone will know what breaks the curse, it’s him.”
“And if he doesn’t have the answer?”
“I’ll live.” I shrugged. “Until the dreamwalker comes back. By then, if I don’t have my powers, I’m done for.”
“You’ve fought it three times.”
“But it gets stronger.” I retorted. “It possessed Dean when he was half-asleep, so it’s not long before it turns into full on demonic possession.”
”So then what?”
“Kill it or be killed.”
“Dean doesn’t think I can do this.” She sighed. “I’ve been trained and everything, but I think he’s being a chauvinist.”
“What makes you think that?”
“Well, the whole ‘sweetheart’, ‘you can’t do this’ jazz.”
“Why d’you think I’m here, then?” I shrugged.
“Because you’ve proven that you’re capable of doing the job. You’ve been hunting for 8 years, been trained for more and you’ve saved his butt many times.”
“Exactly. Prove to him that you can do the job, then he’ll shut up. Or take you out to dinner.”
Dean woke up, groaning. Jo and I shared a look.
“Morning, princess.” Jo smirked. Dean sat up, looking around with bleary eyes.
“Where’s Sam?” He wheezed, running a hand through his hair.
“Getting coffee.” I got up, holding a hand out. “C’mon, Sleeping Beauty. It looks like you need one.” He took it, letting me haul him up.
“Ugh. My back. How'd you two sleep on that big, soft bed?”
“We didn’t, Grandma, so you can ask Sam that.” I chuckled. “We’ve been going over everything.” I took out Carl, asking him to draw pictures of the building and areas around it from the past. Dean took out a Bowie knife, holding it out to Jo.
“Here.”
“What’s this for?” Jo asked.
“Work a hell of a lot better than that little pig-sticker you're twirling around.” She handed him his knife, and I exhaled, waiting.
“William Anthony Harvelle.”
“Sorry. My mistake.” He handed her knife back, sheathing the Bowie.
“What do you.. what do you remember about your dad? I mean, what's the first thing that pops into your head?”
“I was six or seven, and uh, he took me shooting for the first time. You know, bottles on a fence, that kind of thing. I bulls-eyed every one of 'em. He gave me this smile, like... I don't know.”
“He must have been proud.”
“What about your dad?”
“I was still in pigtails when my dad died, but I remember him coming home from a hunt. He'd burst through that door like, like Steve McQueen or something. And he'd sweep me up in his arms, and I'd breathe in that old leather jacket of his. And my mom, who was sour and pissed from the minute he left, she started smiling again. And we were... we were a family. You wanna know why I want to do the job? For him. It's my way of being close to him. Now tell me what's wrong with that.”
“Nothing.”
“Ivvy?” I looked up from the laptop, glancing between the two of them. “What d’you remember of your dad?”
“He was barely there when I turned 18, but yeah, a lot. There was a cabin in the woods that we’d visit every weekend. Here, I have a video that’ll probably give you an idea of him better than I can.” I opened up a video, turning the laptop around. “I’m not great at talking about Dad.”
My dad was sitting with me on the sofa. I was 14 at the time, and my mum walked in, recording everything with a giggle.
“Shh, Audrey, don’t come closer.” Dad put his finger to his lips.
“Why?” My mom chuckled, stepping closer.
“She’s asleep.” The camera panned to me, a freckled young girl who was asleep with a book on supernatural creatures on my lap, open to the page of sirens. “She fell asleep when I was explaining siren lore.”
“Who wouldn’t?” She laughed, “Should we get her to bed?”
“No, that’s gonna wake her up, being the light sleeper she is.” Dad smiled down at me. “I think- I think I’m gonna stay with her. I’ve been workin’ her too hard, I think. Plus, I want to stay with my daughter. Are Carter, Quinn and Lily asleep?”
“Like a rock.”
“A’ight, then, you can nod off in peace.” A tear dropped down his face, and Mom sighed.
“Mike, honey, what’s wrong?”
“My jellybean’s growin’ up too fast.” He chuckled, smoothing down my hair. “I remember her first day at kindergarten, huggin’ my leg and tellin’ me that she wanted to stay home. Now she’s fourteen, and she can empty and load a gun faster than I could at her age.” Dad kissed my hair, tucking my blanket further over me. “She’s gonna be such a great woman when she grows up. God knows I’m gonna have to defend ‘er from the boys askin’ for her hand in marriage. I’ve even got my gun ready for her. Cause I know she’ll be ready way before she’s eighteen.”
“Let’s start with the boy defending, shall we, honey?”
“Sure, sweetheart.” Dad grinned, then kissed my hair again. “I’ll always be here by your side, jellybean. I promise.”
“That’s my dad in a nutshell.” I sighed, closing the video.
“He seems like a great man.” Dean nodded. “You got raised right.”
“Then again, I wish I knew him better. I knew him well enough, but not enough.”
Sam burst through the door, carrying four coffees. “There are cops outside. Another girl disappeared.”
“I’ll check it out.” Dean got up, thanking Sam and taking the coffee before walking out the door.
We were studying the notes, while Carl was still drawing the landscape.
“Teresa Ellis, Apartment 2F. Boyfriend reported her missing around dawn.” Dean announced, walking in.
“And her apartment?” Jo asked.
“Cracks all over the plaster, walls, ceiling. There was ectoplasm, too.”
“Well, between that and that tuft of hair I'd say this sucker's coming from the walls.” Sam deduced, tapping his pen on the table. Carl slid the paper to me, tapping on it. I picked it up, frowning.
“Yeah, but where is it coming from? The building’s history is clean.”
“It is, I’ll give it that.” I clicked my tongue. “But we’re lookin’ in the wrong place.” I showed them the paper. “Got Carl to draw this up for me.”
“What do you mean?”
“Look at this.” I tapped it.
“An empty field?” Sam frowned.
“No, look at the building next to it. Windows… aren’t really windows.”
”They’re bars.”
“This used to be next to a prison?” Dean realised.
“Ivy, you genius.” Jo laughed.
“Yep. And, doing a quick bit of research…” I sat down, typing. “Okay. Moyamensing prison. Built in 1835, torn down in 1963. And get this. They used to execute people by hanging them in the empty field next door.”
“Now we need a list of those executed.” Sam breathed in relief.
“Already on it.” I entered, then clicked my tongue. “157 people. We’re gonna have to narrow that list down. Hey, Carl?” Carl sprang up, flying over. “Narrow this list down, please and thank you.” Carl tapped the down arrow a few times, then wrote down a name on my hand, which I had offered to him. “Herman Webster Mudgett. Wasn’t that H. H. Holmes’s real name?”
“You've gotta be kiddin' me.” Dean breathed.
“I wish I was.” I chuckled cynically. “It’s true. Homes was executed at Moyamensing on May 7th, 1896.”
“H. H. Holmes himself. Come on, I mean, what are the odds?” Sam scoffed.
“Who is this guy?” Jo asked.
“The term ‘mass murderer’.” I explained. “Holmes was convicted in the 1800s, widely considered to be the origin of the term ‘serial killer’. Before America even knew what a serial killer was.”
“Yeah, he confessed to twenty seven murders, but some put the death toll at over a hundred.” Sam added.
“And his victim flavour of choice? Pretty petite blondes.” Dean grimaced. “He, uh, he used chloroform to kill 'em. Which is what I smelled in the hallway last night. At his place, cops found human remains, bone fragments, and long locks of bloody blonde hair.” He turned to Jo. “Boy, you sure know how to pick 'em.”
“Well, we just find the bones, salt 'em and burn 'em, right?” Jo gulped.
“Well, it's not that easy. His body is buried in town, but it's encased in a couple tons of concrete.” Sam sighed.
“What? Why?”
“The story goes that he didn't want anybody mutilating his corpse. 'Cause, you know, that's what he used to do.” Dean explained.
“You know somethin'?” I frowned, tapping the table. “We might have an even bigger problem than that.”
“How does this get bigger?” Jo groaned.
“Holmes built an apartment building in Chicago. He called it the Murder Castle. The whole place was a death factory, they had, uh, trap doors, acid vats, quick line pits... he built these secret chambers inside the walls. He'd lock his victims in, keep them alive for days. Some he'd suffocate, others he'd let starve to death.”
“So Teresa could still be alive. She could be inside these walls.”
“We need sledgehammers, crowbars. We've got to smash these walls, anywhere thick enough to hide a girl.” Dean frowned.
“And we need bait.” I bit my lip. “The obvious choice would be Jo-“
“No, we’re not doing that.”
“Let me finish.” I raised an eyebrow. “But… I think I should, uh, bust out Miss Boston again. Sans the accent.”
“No.” Dean refused. “No, I’m not putting you in danger either, Beanie.”
“If something happens, what are you gonna do, huh?” I retorted. “If I can find a way in there or protect Jo if something happens just to keep Ellen from skinning you alive, isn’t that worth it? And, if you haven’t noticed, neither of you will pass for a pretty blonde woman. You have no other choice, cause there’s no way in hell you two are gonna send Jo alone.”
“Ivonne, please-“
“I’m doing this… Dean.” I gave him a look, and he gave me one back.
“Dean, I think she should do it.” Sam vouched.
“Plus, I’m gonna feel a lot safer if I’m captured and she’s there with me.” Jo nodded to me.
“F-Fine.” Dean agreed reluctantly.
That’s how I ended up inside the walls of a hotel, wearing a blonde wig, with these two dorks.
“Alright, Sam, call me when you’re done with the southeast wall.” I sighed, then cut the call. “Sam's almost done with the first floor. Hasn't found jack squat either.” We stopped. “What is it?”
“It’s too narrow. We can’t go any further.” Dean replied.
“Ya sure?” I scoffed, slipping past him. Jo started shimmying past him, a lot slower.
“Ugh. Shoulda cleaned the pipes.”
”What?” Jo blinked.
“I wish the pipes were cleaner.”
“Shut up.”
I peered in the gap, casting a smug look to them. “We can fit in there.”
“No. You’re not going in alone.” Dean refused.
“She’s not alone.” I assured. “If anything happens, give me the heat, not Jo. Call me when you’ve lost sight of us.” We went through the gap, and soon after I got a call from Dean.
‘Where are you?’
“Northside wall.” I found an air duct, so Jo and I climbed down. “We’re climbing down an air duct.”
‘No, no, no, no, stay up here.’
“We have to find Teresa, don’t we? We’re fine, Dean.”
‘Alright, I’m heading to you.’ We emerged in a similar space to before, and I looked around for a moment. Ectoplasm started oozing out through cracks in the walls, and my heart went cold.
”Oh, God.” Jo whispered.
“Dean, you listen to me.” I urged. “There’s ectoplasm, he’s-“ A hand grabbed Jo, making her scream out as she was almost dragged away by a rotten hand.
‘Beanie?! IVONNE?!’
“GET AWAY FROM HER!” I yelled, firing a shot, but it missed and Jo was subsequently knocked out and dragged away. I looked around, ready to fire another shot as I breathed heavily.
‘IVONNE, TALK TO ME!’
“It’s got Jo, and it’s coming for me-“ I was grabbed and dragged through the vent, dropping my phone as I slid through, ending up on the other side. Jo was already unconscious and in a small box for a cell.
“So pretty.” Holmes chuckled, staring at me creepily. “So beautiful.”
”Suck it.” I spat back, kicking him.
“You’re a fighter.” He smirked. “You’ll be fun to play with.” He rebounded off the wall, coming towards me and grabbing my arms, forcing me into a chair and clamping me down, grabbing me by the neck. “But you’ve got to be punished first.” He took a knife, making a cut almost surgically on my cheek, so slow it was almost torture. He then slashed it straight through my shirt and catching my stomach, making a not-so-deep cut, but still enough to hurt.
“You sick monster.” I growled. “When I get out of these cuffs, I will-“
”Do what?” He scoffed, setting up a drip machine. “Don’t worry, darling, this won’t hurt. It’s just going to… numb… the pain.”
“What the hell are you doing to-“ I cried out when he stuck the drip needle into my arm, twisting the valve and making the clear liquid drip down and into my arm. “I will shoot your sorry little butt, you hear me?!”
“I don’t think you will be in much state to do that after this, sweetheart.” He whispered, caressing my cheek and spreading the blood. He grabbed a whip and hit me hard on the back, but I only felt the impact and not the pain. My head snapped sideways, feeling another impact there, and then I felt this pressure trail down both of my arms. “I think I’ll take a lock of your hair.” He tugged on my hair, but looked horrified when the wig came off.
“I forgot to mention.” I smirked weakly, “I’m not blonde.”
“How DARE you!” I felt a harsh slap on my cheek again, but the only reaction I had was a small exhale as I tasted blood, seeing some drop down on my jeans. “You’re going to sleep now, little bird.” I saw him leave, and the scene around me started spinning and becoming more blurry than the last time it spun, my head hanging forward as I felt weighted down towards the ground. My limbs went limp, a weak sigh leaving my mouth as I tried to keep my eyes open.
“Jo?” I said the best I could, but it came out as a whisper before I blacked out.
I opened my eyes, coughing out some blood and finding more bruises on me than when I was last awake.
“Is your name Teresa?” I heard Jo ask.
”Yes.” A person replied meekly.
”This won't make you feel better, but I'm here to rescue you. So is my friend, Ivy, she’s here somewhere.”
”I ain’t gonna do jack squat, Jo.” I replied hoarsely, almost like I was talking with a voice that wasn’t mine. “He’s sedated me pretty good. I can’t move or feel any pain.”
”Oh god. He's out there, he's gonna kill us!” Teresa cried.
“No, he won't. We're getting out. My friends are looking for us, they'll find us.” Jo assured.
”HE’S COMING!”
”Shh, just be quiet!” I heard everything go silent, then I heard Jo scream just before Holmes returned with a chunk of blonde hair.
“You may not be blonde,” He smirked, pulling my head back. “but you are pretty.”
”I’m flattered.” I spat, gritting my teeth. He sharply tugged, taking out a small bit of black hair. “I’ll be back.” He released the valve some more, making me lean my head back as I felt half-asleep, Jo’s next screams falling almost deaf on my ears, including a soft explosion noise.
“You alright?” I heard Dean say, and I smiled extremely faintly, not feeling in control of any of my muscles. I couldn’t even feel them, if I was being honest.
“Been better. Let's get the hell out of here before he comes back.” Jo replied. Thank god, she was safe.
“Dean!” I heard Sam yell. “I found Ivy! Dear God.” I heard running, and saw four figures carved out in my blurry vision.
“Beanie.” I heard Dean gasp. “BEANIE!” The drip in my arm was carefully pulled out, and my head was gently turned to face who I could make out to be Dean. He leaned his forehead on mine briefly, taking a look at me. “What’s that jackass done? Look at you- Sam, find a way to get these cuffs open.”
“I fought him.” I whispered, coughing slightly. “I tried to fend him off, but-“
”Don’t you worry about that, we’re gonna get you to an ambulance.” Sam cracked the cuffs open, and Dean caught me as I fell forward, picking me up with one hand hooked under my knees and the other under my waist.
“What did he do to her?” Teresa whispered.
“She was trying to protect me.” Jo sobbed, covering her mouth with her hand.
”I’m sorry to do this right now, Jo, but…” Dean grimaced. “Remember when I said you being bait was a bad plan? Now it's kind of the only one we got.”
”I’m working a gun.” I groaned.
“No, you’re not.”
”I am. I would tear him a new one, if I could.”
I was propped up by Sam, waiting with my gun ready. Jo was in the centre of the room, waiting.
“Are you feeling better?” Sam whispered.
“I wouldn’t be doing this if I wasn’t.” I replied quietly.
“I’m asking cause you’re a stubborn son of a gun.”
”True.”
“Now!” Dean yelled, and we emerged from hiding as Jo dived out of the way, all of us shooting at bags of salt around the room, which spilled to form a perfect circle. Holmes started screaming gibberish, storming around the circle.
“Scream all you want, but there's no way you're stepping over that salt!” Jo shouted, and Dean picked me up again so we could leave and seal that cell.
”Take that, Holmes.” I spat.
The last I heard of Holmes was that he was trapped by cement. Poetic.
However, Ellen had flown in and now we were all experiencing an uncomfortable ride home. My head was resting on Sam’s shoulder, and he stroked my side to stop my trembling.
“Well, you really weren’t kidding about flying out, huh?” Dean joked, but Ellen was stone cold. “How about we listen to some music?” He flicked the radio on, but then Ellen reached in and flicked it off. “This is gonna be a long ride.”
When we got back to the roadhouse, I was able to walk with barely any assistance (that being a walking stick), but still needed a watchful eye. Dean tried to vouch with Ellen. “Ellen? This is my fault. Okay? I lied to you and I'm sorry. But Jo did good out there, I think her dad would be proud.”
“Don’t you dare say that. Not you. Now, I need a word with my daughter. Alone.” Ellen dragged Jo inside, slamming the door behind her. A bit later, Jo emerged, looking mad. Dean followed after her, but she seemed to brush him off until she turned around and told him something that took him aback. I ambled towards her, frowning as Dean left.
“What’s going on, Jo?” I asked. “Joanne Beth Harvelle, I know you better than you probably know yourself. What happened?”
“The hunt that my dad got killed on? He had a partner that screwed up. That was John Winchester.”
I sighed. “I’m so sorry, Jo.”
”Can I blame them? Tell me I can.”
”You can’t.” I clicked my tongue. “But you feel like you have to, but you can only do that for so long. Just keep in touch, yeah?”
”Of course. I can’t stay away from you for long.” She smiled, hugging me. “Stay safe. Recover.”
”You know I will.”
“I know you’ll get up on another hunt quickly.”
Dean brought me water, sitting down at my feet of my bed. “Are you feeling better?”
”Much better.” I smiled.
“Listen, Beanie-“
”Don’t do the thing where you blame yourself.” I held up a hand, sighing. “I made the choice to put myself down there, whether I was useless against Holmes or not. I may have saved Jo from getting hurt more than a few locks of hair pulled from her head.”
“It doesn’t make up for Sam finding you looking like you’ve been to hell and back.”
I took his hand. “My dad told me that there’ll come a time when you’ll be the target of somethin’. It could also be the time where I can’t defend myself. I could be bound and gagged to a chair in the middle of nowhere, tortured or even possessed, it’s just how I get out of it that counts. I wasn’t scared in that chair. For Jo and Teresa, yes, but you and Sam were lookin’ for us. I didn’t feel the need to worry.”
“Even when he was hurting you?”
“No. Cause that drug made me numb to it. Trust me, it hurts like hell right now, but it was worth it. Hell of a story.” I joked. “Tortured by H. H. Holmes himself.”
“It is a hell of a story.” Dean grinned, hugging me.
“Hey - ouch - watch out on the lacerations.”
“But they’re everywhere.”
“Touché.”
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