Daughter of the Moose (sequel to 'Married to a Moose')

Chapter 38

We had no idea what we were going to do. We were standing there, thinking for a second, when Dean runs in and starts cutting all their heads off. None of them slow him down. He was unstoppable. My dad and I run in to help. We hacked them down one by one. It took a good hour before we were no longer outnumbered.

We killed the last 4, and we were done. My dad and I were about to leave and Dean was following, when my dad falls to the ground, Dean on top of him. Dean's arm was shaking, and a spot with a weird shape was glowing red like fire. I had a feeling it was the mark of Cain.

"Dean, what are you doing?" He didn't answer. He made his hand into a fist and just went to town on my dad's face. There was so much blood. I could hear bones crunching with every punch. My dad's head went in swift motions back and forth, hitting the ground every time. He was very close to going unconscious.

"Stop it Dean!" I shouted at him. He didn't do anything. Suddenly, he reached into his pocket, and pulled out his blade. He slowly pushed it up against my dad's neck.

"Dean. Please. I'm right here. I know you're in there. Please. Drop the knife." He choked out, a few tears falling from his eyes. This did nothing to slow him down. Then, I did something very risky. I went up to Dean and placed a hand on his shoulder.

"Dean! Please! Stop! I need you to stop it now. Don't hurt your own brother! Please!" Something I said must have gotten through to him. He quickly dropped the knife, and stumbled backwards. My dad was unconscious at this point.

"Dad! Dad!" I shouted at him.

"Alex." He mumbled as he woke up a little. Dean helped me carry him to the car. I sat with my dad in the backseat. I tried to keep him conscious, but he kept slipping. We drove him to a hospital. I was so scared that he was going to die.

~Dean's POV~

I was driving to the hospital, and I couldn't help but look back in the rear view mirror at Alex. She was looking at Sammy with tears flowing from her eyes. It was all my fault. The dang mark was taking over again, and I nearly killed my own brother. I hated seeing him so hurt and seeing her so upset. I felt so bad. Alex would never forgive me and neither would Sam. Alex didn't notice, but I had begun to cry myself. I nearly took another parent away from her.

~Alex's POV~

We got to the hospital, and Dean helped me carry him inside. They took him off to a room, and I sat in a chair in the waiting room with my head in my hands.

"Alex, can you and I talk outside for a sec?" Dean asked gently, I just nodded.

"Alex, I'm sorry." He said with sincerity. "You know I'd never intentionally hurt you or Sam."

"I know Dean, but..." I started

"You're pissed. I know. I would be too. But trust me, you can't be any more mad than I am at myself right now. All I can say is I'm sorry. That mark takes over and there's nothing I can do about it." He said, beginning to cry.

"Hey, It's ok." I said, trying to be compassionate towards him even though I was still totally pissed at him.

"Does this mean you forgive me?"

"I don't know Dean. I don't know if I can forgive you yet for what you've done. I need some time to figure it out." He nodded sadly.

"I do have a question.... Why did what I said snap you out of it?"

"When you said that to me, I heard it as if it was coming from your mom, not you. Your mom meant a lot to me, not that you don't, but I think you get my point, and she always broke through when I got out of control."

"Well, I'm glad I did. Lets go back inside and see if my dad is awake yet." We walked over to the counter.

"Is Sam Johnson awake yet?" We asked. We always used different last names at hospitals since we made most money off of credit card scams.

"Um, yes. Only one of you can go in at a time though." The nurse said. We nodded in understanding. Dean had me go in first.

"Alex!" He said, clearly overjoyed to see me.

"Are you ok?"

"Yeah. They said I can go home tonight. I was ok. I'm bruised up, broke a couple bones in my nose, and needed a couple stitches, but I'm fine."

"Umm, can I ask a question?"

"Yeah, shoot."

"Should I forgive Dean? I know he said it was the mark controlling him, but at the same time, he almost killed you."

"That's your choice Alex. I would understand you forgiving him and would be ok with that, and I will also understand if you aren't in a place where you can forgive him yet."

"Thanks Dad. One more thing..... What do we do about him and the mark? I know that was part of why he lashed out." I asked as I sat down in a chair by his bed.

"I don't know sweetie. We can't really do anything. A cure doesn't exist. We just have to help him fight it." I nodded, gave him a hug and left. Dean hung back in the hallway before going into the room to see my dad.

~Sam's POV~

Dean was standing at the door to my hospital room. He looked at me with a scared look on his face. I motioned him in.

"Dean, why aren't you coming in?"

"I don't want a yelling match. I know you're pissed and I don't know if I want to deal with it." He told me, a tear slipping from his eye.

"I am pissed Dean, but I'm not gonna yell at you. I'm not happy that my face hurts, but I know it wasn't your fault."

"What are you talking about? It was my fault. I nearly killed you."

"No Dean. The mark nearly made you kill me. I forgive you because this wasn't your fault." I had grown to realize that Dean and I both did things we weren't proud of, but every time, we forgave each other.

"How can you forgive me after what I did to you. Alex doesn't even forgive me. Even if it was the mark, I don't deserve forgiveness."

"Dean, it doesn't matter if it was the mark or it wasn't. You are my brother and I love you Dean. I don't care if its awkward to say or if you don't want to admit it out loud. We are family Dean. You may screw up. I may screw up. We both know we have, far more than we want to, but first and always, we are family." Then, Dean did the unexpected. He hugged me. We almost never hugged, but I think he needed it.

"One more thing Dean.... Alex is gonna struggle with this. No matter what she says to you, this is gonna be tough on her. You almost killed her father. So just don't be too hard on her if she starts acting pissy with you."

"I know. I hurt her really bad. And just so you know, I'm really really sorry Sammy."

"I know you are Dean. Now go be with Alex. I'm gonna sleep a little more until they let me leave. I'm really exhausted." He nodded and left.