The Void
The wind whipped into Dean's face, making his eyes water. Tears of pain slide down his cheeks, but he didn't bother to wipe them away. Sam was gone again. Dean was so close to saving his brother, but once again, he had failed. This last time Dean was so close, he had actually felt the heat from his brother's fingertips, but Sam had been pulled into the void again before they could clench their hands together. Sam's eyes had been wide with fear, his mouth shouting things Dean could not hear.
Dean dropped his head to his chest in exhaustion, seeking the strength to continue. If there is a God out there, somewhere, I sure could use your help.
Two Weeks Prior
"Yeah, I know, pie! I got it, pie!" Sam slammed the Impala's passenger door shut and clenched the hood of his sweatshirt around his face. Wind and snow blew directly horizontally, forcing the cold into Sam's face as he headed into the diner. Irritated did not begin to describe the way he felt.
Why does Dean always get to stay in the damned warm car? Sam wondered as he grabbed the door handle with a shivering hand. He snapped the door shut behind him for spite as he heard strains of "American Woman" drift towards him from the car.
Heads turned toward Sam as he brushed the snow off his shoulders and shuddered in the sudden warmth. He grinned apologetically and headed towards the counter to place an order.
Pie, don't forget the pie…he told himself. He would've rather forgotten it, but listening to Dean bitch about it for the next four hundred miles was just not worth it. He grabbed a menu and slipped onto a bar stool, running his fingers through his long hair.
"Hey, handsome, what'll it be today?"
Sam smiled at the kind words and looked up from the menu…and black demon eyes staring at him from the waitress. Before he could react, she grabbed him by the face from behind the counter and two men from a nearby booth grabbed his arms.
"Mmffhhh!" Sam struggled, praying Dean was not too busy finding a radio station to look into the diner and see his plight.
"Quiet, now, darling," the waitress sneered. "Into the void you go."
TBC
