Hayden & Dean (The Sequel) - A Tethered Love

Chapter 14: The Other Way

"What's taking them so long." Rowena asks herself while looking down at her watch.

I stare at her, my arm basically healed by now "probably trying to get Crowley, he isn't always easy to work with" she glares at me with a look.

"Work with?" She coifs "who would want to work with such an abomination" she waves her wrist "such a disappointment. If you need someone to work with," her eyes glisten with an idea "then you come to me."

It's my turn to snarl at her and the conversation ends there. Hours pass before her phone rings "Great! Bring them up!" She smiles with pure delight. But to me it's pure terror. "Those Winchesters sure can get things done when they have a fire under their arses! Let's go darling." She snaps her fingers, chains wrapped around my wrists. I stand, doing as she says and cursing Dean for giving her what she wants. We wait outside the elevator for it to ping with their arrival. We wait but nothing happens. She taps her foot impatiently and continues to glare at the watch.

The phone rings "what is it now?" She yells into the phone.

I can hear the man on the other end "the elevator has jammed, we are stuck on the 7th floor." He informs her.

She rolls her eyes and hangs up "never trust a man to do a women's job" she trots to the stairwell to make our way to the 7th floor. We move through the staircase, she goes to open the door but can't get to the handle. She glances upwards and on the ceiling is a trap, looking semi familiar to a demons trap "damn" she snarls. She quickly wraps her hands around me, ready to snap my neck "come on out dearests."

"Let her go Rowena." I hear Dean growl before I see him walk up the steps from the 6th floor.

"Dean, it's a pleasure to meet you" she smiles his way.

"Shut-up wench and let her go or I'll put a bullet through your skull." He snarls.

I see Sam come down from the 8th floor, also pointing a gun at her. "I'm not afraid of you Winchesters" she laughs "I told you, I wanted Crowley.."

"We need him first! Then you can go and get him yourself." Dean spits back, his finger steady against the trigger "we don't run errands for skanks." He adds on.

"Dean, Dean, Dean.." She tisks towards him "it wasn't a request, I told you what would happen.." She moves her hand off my neck and tries to grab my chin. I jerk her away, elbowing her in the stomach to release her other hand. She wasn't expecting it and I'm able to get out of the trap they have set "ugh!" She growls.

I run down to Dean, he embraces me tightly "you alright Hayden?" He rubs a hand on my back before pulling away to look at me. I nod to him, assuring him I'm fine. "Finish her Sam" Dean directs his little brother.

Sam begins to recite a spell "wait, the book!" I yelp out stopping him from continuing. "We need the book!" I remind them.

Dean holds onto me "we can get it when she's gone, it's here someplace" he tells me.

"Even if it is dear, you'll need me to translate it.." She smiles wickedly. "Let me go and I'll help you" she says trying to make a deal.

"We'll take our chances!" Dean says back "Sam." He directs again.

"You won't find anyone else to translate that book for you. I'm the only one left" her face serious as she tries to save her own life "I made sure of that! If you need the book, you need me!"

Dean grunts, not liking what she says and I pull him down a few steps to try and talk to him privately "this may be the only chance we have Dean."

He shakes his head "no. I don't like it." He disagrees "we'll find another way." He tries to assure me.

"You want to take that chance? Look at you right now?" I look down to the gun in his hand "everything you've been working towards, your faith, the path we need you to go down." I remind him. Rowena taking me hostage screwed everything up. "That was plan A, now we move to plan B" I tell him.

He still tries to argue "she can be lying. We don't know her.." He trails off.

"It's our best shot at getting this mark off of Paul." I remind him "it needs to happen, and soon."

He hesitates but eventually nods his head. He kisses me on the forehead and walks back up the few steps to face Rowena again "fine" he grunts through closed teeth "but you try one thing. Just one, And I'll hang you out to dry so fast that you'd wish you were dead!" He threatens.

"Of course" she beams with pleasure.

"Sam, get the chains" he directs his little brother who goes off to get what's needed.

"Hayden.." He sighs out "I'm sorry, I couldn't leave you with her. I'm sorry for failing you. For failing.." He tries to go on but interrupt him.

"Stop." I put a finger to his lips, let's not do this with her here." I remind him of the witch in the room.

He nods, agreeing with me and pulls me in for a hug "I love you"

"I love you too, Dean" I return.