You Ruined Us (Dean Winchester Love Story Book 5)

Chapter 50

"Be careful and hurry."

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DEAN'S POV

~ST. JAMES MEDICAL CENTER~

"You said you wanted to hear about any other weird ones." Dr. Corman says to me. "Okay." I say as I follow him to a gurney with the latest victim. "Lester Finch. Pulled his records. Looks like this gentleman used to weigh 400 pounds or so, till he got gastric bypass, which brought down his weight considerably. But then for some reason, last night, he decided to go on a twinkie binge." He says.

"So, he died from a twinkie binge?" I ask. "Well, after he blew out the band around his stomach, he filled it up till it burst. When he could no longer swallow, he started jamming the cakes down his gullet with a...with a toilet brush, like he was ramrodding a cannon." He says.

"So, what do you make of it?" I ask him. "I'd say that it was a very peculiar thing to do." He drinks from his flask.

~IMPALA~

"Hey. So, uh, this guy was not marked by Cupid, but his death is definitely suspicious." I say to Skye over the phone. "Yeah, well, I just went through the police blotter, and counting him, that's eight suicides since Wednesday and 19 ODs...That's way out of the seasonal batting average." She says.

"Yeah, if there's a pattern here, it ain't just love. It's a hell of a lot bigger than we thought." I say as I grip the steering wheel. "Yeah." She sighs. "I'll see you in 10." I say. "Yeah, okay." She hangs up.

~HOTEL ROOM~

"What the hell does a demon got to do with this, anyway?" I hear Skye ask as I enter the motel room. "Believe me, I got no idea." Sam says as I close the door behind me. "What's going on?" I ask them. "Sam encountered a demon on his way here." Skye says. "What the hell did the demon want and got to do with any of this, anyway?" I ask.

"Believe me, I got no idea." Sam says. "Well are you okay?" Skye asks. "Yeah, I'll be alright." He says. I nod and notice a brief case on the table. "What's with the brief case?" I ask. "The demon had it." Sam says. "Well, let's crack her open. What's the worse that could happen, right?" I chuckle as I walk over and open it.

A bright light shines and escapes. "What the hell was that?" Skye asks. "It's a human sou. It's starting to make sense." I hear Castiel from behind us and I turn around to see him standing their with a restaurant bag in one hand and a burger in the other as he chews.

"Now, what about the makes sense?" Skye asks. "Exactly. My hunger...it's a clue actually." He says. "For what?" I ask. "This town is not suffering from some love gone wrong effect. It's suffering from hunger. Starvation, to be exact. Specifically famine." He says.

"Famine? As in the horseman?" Sam asks. Cas nods and takes another bite out of his burger. I let out a groan. "Great. That's fucking great."

"I thought famine meant starvation, like as in, you know, food." Skye says. "Yes. Absolutely. But not just food. I mean, everyone seems to be starving for something, like sex, attention, drugs, love, etc, etc." Cas mumbles through a mouth full of food. "Well, that explains the puppy-lovers that Cupid shot up." I say.

"Right. The cherub made them crave them, and then Famine came, and made them rabid for it." Cas says. "Okay, what about you? I mean, since when do angels secretly hunger for white castle?" I ask him. "It's my vessel. Jimmy's appetite for red meat has been touched by Famine's effect." He says as he shoves the rest of the burger in his mouth.

"So, Famine just rolls into town, and everybody goes crazy?" I ask, trying to make sense of this all. "And then will come Famine riding on a black steed. He will ride into the land of plenty and great will be the Horseman's hunger, for he is hunger. His hunger will seep out and poison the air. Famine is hungry. He must devour the souls of his victims." Cas says.

"So, that's what was in the briefcase...the twinkie dude's soul." Skye says. "Lucifer has sent his demons to care for Famine, to feed him, make certain he'll be ready." Cas says. "Ready for what?" I ask him. "To march across the land." He says.

"Famine?" I ask. "Yes." Cas says with a mouth full of another cheeseburger. "So, what, this whole town is just going to eat, drink, and fuck itself to death?" Skye asks. "We should stop it." Cas suggests. "Yeah, that's a great idea. How?" I ask with sarcasm.

"How did you stop the last horseman you met?" He asks. "War got his mojo from this ring. And after we cut it off, he just tucked tail and ran and everybody that was affected, it was like they woke up out of a dream. You think Famine's got a class ring, too?" I ask him.

"I know he does." He says. "Well, okay. Let's track him down and get to chopping." Skye says. "Yeah." Cas says sadly as he throws out his empty fast food bag. "What are you the hamburglar?" Skye asks with a laugh. "I've developed a taste for ground beef." He says. "Have you even tried to stop it?" I ask. "I'm an angel. I can stop anytime I want." He says.

"Whatever. Let's roll." I say. "I can't. I can't go." Sam says from the bathroom. "What do you mean?" I ask him. "I think it got to me...I think I'm hungry for it..." Sam says as I open the bathroom door to find him sitting by the sink, drenched in sweat. "Hungry for demon blood?" I ask him and he nods, gulping.

"You got to be kidding me. Cas get him out of here to Montana or something. Anywhere but here." I say. "It won't work Dean. He's already infected. The hunger is just gonna travel with him." Skye says to me. "Well, then, what do we do?" I ask. "You got to cut that bastard's finger off." Cas says.

"You guys better lock me down, before you go." Sam says and I go to my bag and grab a pair of handcuffs. I toss them to Skye, who catches them and she starts to cuff Sam to the sink pipe. "All right, well, just hang in there. We'll be back as soon as we can." She says to him. "Be careful and hurry." He says as we move the dresser to block the now closed bathroom door.