Sam pulled up into the parking space and turned the ignition off. It was a perfect Spring day. The sun was bright and warm and town's people on the street were enjoying the break in the weather, cheerfully window shopping and excitedly discussing plans for the weekend, that promised more of the same beautiful weather. But Sam didn't care about any of that, he barely even saw the people walking past him. After the hunt last night, he was tired and sore and sleep deprived. But he was close by and couldn't miss the opportunity to make this stop.

He sat in quiet by himself, listening to the chatter of the passersby and the loud whizzing in the auto shop across the street.

"What are you doing here, Sam?"

Despite himself, Sam jumped, startled by the sudden appearance of another being in the car.

"You know, you should really stop appearing out of thin air like that," Sam said after his heartbeat returned to normal.

Anna ignored his comment. "You shouldn't be here, you know that."

Sighing, Sam turned away from the angel and once again fixed his gaze back on the shop. "He won't see me."

"I told you when this was arranged. You cannot be around him."

Sam rolled his eyes. He's heard this lecture many times before. It was drilled into his head over and over again five months ago. He understood perfectly. And he was being careful. "He won't see me," he repeated again, more forcefully this time.

"Sam."

But Sam didn't hear her. He sat up a little straighter as he noticed a figure coming out of the shop, his eyes narrowing, his full attention on the figure of a man. He watched as the man waved at somebody inside the shop, smiling the entire time, then began walking in the opposite direction from where the Impala stood. Despite his eyes stinging with unshed tears, and the lump in his throat threatening to suffocate him, Sam watched as the distance between him and the man grew more and more until the man was nothing but a tiny dot on the horizon.

Exhaling a long and loud sigh, Sam finally turned to look at Anna. "Look, I know, ok? I just wanted to make sure he was ok."

"I'm watching out for him," Anna replied. "So are the others."

Sam's body stiffened. "Castiel is here?" Sam asked, studying her expression.

She nodded in response. "I can feel him. Uriel too."

Sam instinctively looked around, searching for the raincoat-clad angel. "It's too dangerous for you. You should go," he said quietly, turning his attention back to her.

Anna's expression however remained unchanged. "Sam, he can't see you. Your brother can never see you again."