Dark Yearnings

Truly Free

    You could cut the tension with a knife. Everyone stood silent for a moment waiting for Deans reaction after Stefan dropped the bombshell about him and Damon being vamps. No one seemed to notice the knocking on the front door. Finally the sheriff gave up and burst through the unlocked door. She was breathing heavily and had a look of fear on her face. She wasn't sure what had happened yet but she saw Caroline and had an instant sense of relief that she was okay.

    "Liz welcome to the party." Damon smirked and looked back at Dean who was still processing what he had been told.

    "How are you in the sun light?" Sam asked.

    "Magic rings." Damon raised his eye brows and wiggled his ring finger in the air. Sam narrowed his brow in confusion.

    "So anyone could be a vamp then, we lose the advantage of day light as a tell." Dean replied frustrated. "Okay so do you know who the vamps are, that are responsible for last night?"

    Everyone tensed up except Damon. Elena knew the moment Dean knew the truth of last night it was going to get ugly. Katherine kept her eyes on Damon as she moved along the wall pulling Caroline by the arm. She had regained her memories of purgatory when she transitioned and Dean was more dangerous than she thought. This was not going to go well for either side. Damon took a swig from his drink and locked eyes with Dean. He placed his glass on the desk not breaking eye contact. He cracked his neck and narrowed his brow with a sinister grin.

    "That'd be me." There were several shocked breathes around the room. Sam and Dean simultaneously pulled stakes from their jackets. Elena ran toward them yelling but was too late. Sam threw the first stake, Damon caught it and snapped it with one hand and laughed. He headed toward Sam and swatted away the next incoming stake thrown by Dean. Katherine pulled Caroline into the kitchen.

    "What are you doing?" Caroline yelled trying to pull away.

    "Saving your ass. They're hunters and damn good ones trust me." Caroline wasn't sure what to do, she wasn't sure why but she decided to trust Katherine and followed her through the back door to the house. They were suddenly stopped by a stocky Scottish man.

    "Hello Katerina, fancy meeting you here, with the hardy boys no less." Crowley smiled. Katherine stood wide eyed, it wasn't possible.

    "Fergus?" She was caught by complete surprise. Caroline stared at them confused and annoyed.

    "Hello, are we running or socializing?"

    "Charming little friend you have there love."

    "We're not friends!" Caroline snapped. "Well I don't think we are." She added confused by the current situation.

    "Ah well neither are we, anymore. Are we Katerina?" Crowley nodded swaying on his feet.

    "How are you?"

    "Alive?" He quickly interrupted. "It's a long story, I'll tell you both all about, it in hell." He raised his eye brows smiling and snapped his fingers. The three vanished from the Salvatore home.

    Dean approached Damon as he had Sam by the throat. Stefan grabbed Dean and shoved him to the wall protecting Damon. He then grabbed Damons arm.

    "Please Damon stop this, we don't want any blood shed."

    "Please Stefan like we have a choice at this point." Suddenly Stefans eyes widened and he fell to the floor. Dean was standing behind his body with a syringe in his hand.  Damon looked confused and angry dropping Sam to the floor. Sam grabbed at his throat gasping for air. Elena ran to his side to see if she could help. Tears ran down her face as she glanced over at Stefan.

    "What did you do to him?" She cried. Dean looked down at her he was partially hurt by the sorrow in her eyes. He didn't want to bring her pain, but these monsters had to go and it was them or him and Sam.

    "Dead mans blood. He's still alive Elena." Dean assured her as Damon came at him. Dean managed to avoid Damons attack. Elena felt a sense of relief and ran to Stefan who was actually slightly conscious. Liz noticed Caroline was gone and ran out front to look for her. She ran around the side of the house in time to see a man in a long black dress jacket and suit snap his fingers and disappear along with Katherine and Caroline. She stared in shock for a moment and fell to her knees sulking. She was startled by Elenas screams and grabbed her gun from the holster and ran back inside.

    "No oh my god no! I'm so sorry, this is all my fault." Elena cried over the headless body of Damon Salvatore. Dean helped Sam off the floor and approached Stefan who was barely conscious. Tears ran from his eyes as Stefan stared at his brothers body, helpless to do anything. He watched Elena crying rocking back and forth on the floor beside Damon. Stefan tore his gaze from
Elena and knew this was the only way to truly set her free. He looked up at Dean and met his angry green eyes. Sam grabbed Deans arm.

    "Dean wait." He pleaded making a notion toward Elena who was sulking holding Damons hand to her face. Dean hesitated and then he felt Stefan grip his ankle.

    "Do it." He pleaded "Do it!" He insisted with tear filled eyes. Elena looked up at the sound of Stefans yelling. Her heart sank at his request for death. She couldn't lose him too, not like this, not tonight. She got to her feet and ran across the room toward Stefan as Dean lifted his machete over his head and swung. "Thank you." He sighed looking into Deans eyes. The hunter hesitated for a moment and then swung. "I love you Elena." Stefan whispered just before the blade glided through his neck. His head rolled into Elenas feet and she collapsed to the floor unconscious. Dean looked at Sam and then to the sheriff. They all stood silent for a moment.

    "Well that's done. Lets grab Kat and get out of this Frankenstein town." Dean wiped the blade off on the Salvatores leather sofa. Sam stood for a moment considering the morality of the situation.

    "We can't just leave her like this Dean." Sam pointed at Elena on the floor.

    "Okay pick her up we'll take her with us, she may know something we need anyway, like where there is more vamps." The sheriff was silent and stood shaking in shock.

    "Sheriff are you okay?" Sam asked concerned as he lifted Elenas body.

    "My baby, he took my baby." She fell to her knees crying.

    "Woah, who took who?" Dean asked running over to help her off the floor.

    "I don't know they were there out back, then he snapped his fingers, and they all disappeared." She tried regaining her composure. Dean looked up at Sam suspiciously.

    "Sheriff did this man have an accent?" Sam asked.

    "I don't know I didn't hear him speak I just saw them, and then they were gone. He took Caroline and Katherine. He was wearing a black suit. He had dark hair, I didn't get a good look."

    "Sounds like Crowley Dean. Why would he want Caroline and Katherine?" Sam was worried for the girls, but mostly for Caroline.

    "I don't know Sam, but what ever it is we know it can't be good. Lets meet up with Cas and see if we can get some ingredients to summon that son of a bitch." Dean stood up helping the sheriff.

    "We'll get your daughter back sheriff don't you worry." Sam put his hand on her shoulder. She smiled up at him and then looked wearily at the bodies on the floor.

    "They were my friends you know, kind of." She sighed. "I'll clean this up you guys get going, find my daughter." She walked over to Damons body.  "Just for the record I didn't know the attacks last night were the Salvatores, they were usually on the up and up. I don't protect monsters." She picked up her radio and called for her deputy. Dean and Sam took one last look at the mess and the sheriff and headed for the Impala. Sam placed Elena in the back seat gently, and then got into the car. Dean adjusted his mirror and started the engine.

    "What are we going to do Dean?"

    "I don't know Sammy, we'll figure it out." He glanced in the rear view at sleeping Elena. "We always do." He smiled and slapped Sam on the knee. He shifted the car in gear and headed back to the motel where Cas was waiting.