Summary: AU. Pre-series Sam still left for Stanford, but falls in love with a blonde hunter, Jess. When he disappears Jess tracks down his family. Limp/hurt!Sam protective Dean and Jess.

Disclaimer: I do not own Supernatural.

Chapter 1

Dean heard a light knocking at the door, he opened his eyes and rolled over to look at the clock, 6:23, he groaned and flung his legs over the side off his bed and stumbled towards the door.

"Why can't people get up at descent times of the day?" He grumbled to himself as he gripped the door handle and tugged the door open.

There stood a small pretty, blonde woman, "wow! might be my lucky day." Dean thought, "may I help you?" Dean asked.

"Hi I'm Jess, are you Dean Winchester?" The girl, Jess, asked whilst yawning.

"Depends who's asking." Dean snarked, and smiled but the smile immediately dropped when the girl scowled.

"Look, I've just drove for days to get here to try to find at least one member my missing boyfriend's family, so I'm not in the mood, so are you Dean or not?" despite her sharp tone tears still shone bright in her tired eyes.

"Alright, calm down, yeah I'm Dean. Who's your boyfriend?" Dean asked sympathetically.

"S-Sam, Sam Winchester." Jess stuttered.

Dean's stomach suddenly dropped, Sam, he hadn't seen Sam in years, he was supposed to be safe at Stanford.

"W-when did he... he..." Dean suddenly also found it hard to get his words out.

"It's been two weeks now, we were working a case.. Uh.. shifter-" she explained but was cut off by Dean.

"Wait, a case? You mean you're a..?" Dean asked surprised that 1. Sam and this girl were going out, 2. That this girl was a hunter, and 3. Sam was still hunting.

"Hunter, yeah, like I said a shifter, I think it's taken him but I couldn't track it down, I found it's lair and everything but they're just gone..." Jess started to sway unsteadily on her feet, Dean jumped to catch her arm gently.

"You okay? Maybe you should come in and sit down."

"Yeah good idea thanks, I'm just tired you know? I'm just.. worried." She gave him a small smile as he pulled out the chair at the table for her.

"Yeah you and me both." Dean mumbled as he walked over to close the door. "Maybe you should get some sleep, we'll start fresh in the morning." Dean suggested.

"I can't sleep, I need to find him." She suddenly cried.

"And we will, trust me I want him back just as much as you do okay? And we'll find him, but you need sleep. I'll call some people I know see if they can dig anything up."

"Okay, I'll go get a room."

"No, I'll go, you stay." Dean said walking over to grab his jacket and phone.

"But what if your dad comes back and finds me here?"

"Don't worry he won't I haven't seen him in ages either." Dean sighed.

"Oh... I'm sorry, am I intruding? I can go if you want?"

"No, no! It's okay, Sam's more important to me at the moment."

"Really?" She seemed surprised which made Dean frown.

"Why so surprised?" He asked.

"Well, whenever I ask Sam about his family, he just says that his father doesn't care about him anymore."

"Well he's wrong, dad's never stopped caring about him."

"Well maybe when we find him you should let him know that." Silence "He talks very highly of you though."

Dean perked up at that sentence "really? What does he stay?" He asked grinning.

"That you practically raised him because of the hunt, that you're an awesome brother." Dean's grin grew even wider "Damn I miss the kid." he thought.

"Don't tell him though, he'll kill me." Jess smiled thinking about Sam.

-Flashback-

"Hey Sam, can I ask you a question?" Jess asked.

"Yeah shoot." Sam replied, smiling lovingly at her.

"What's your family like?" She asked but regretted it as soon as she saw Sam's smile drop, "you know what, it doesn't matter, just forget I asked."

"No, no, it's alright! You have a right to know." Sam replied giving her a weak smile.

"Okay, so it's just, or was just me, my dad and my brother Dean. My mom died when I was a baby, that's what drove my dad into hunting. We didn't see much off our dad really, apart from when he'd take us on a hunt. Dean.. Dean's awesome, a bit like you, you'd like him... Anyway, he practically raised me. We spent all the time together apart from school." Sam grinned.

"Do you miss them?" Jess asked.

"Yeah.." Sam's eyes started tearing up.

"So, just ring them Sam, just talk to them."

"I can't." Sam shifted nervously on his feet and lowered his gaze to his feet.

"Why not?" Jess pushed.

"W-when I left for Stanford.. my dad, told me if I left to not go back." Sam blinked trying to keep his tears at bay.

"What 'bout Dean?" Jess moved closer to Sam ready to offer comfort if needed.

"I... I dunno." Sam shrugged, "I guess he felt the same.. They don't care anymore, especially dad." Sam looked up at her with wet, puppy dog eyes.

"You don't know that Sam." Jess reassured him, "Why don't you just give Dean a call."

"Nah.. I don't even know what to say, they think I'm at Stanford, not hunting. I don't want them to think I left just to hunt on my own, it'll only make him hate me more."

Jess guess "him" meant his father "why do you think that'll make them hate you?"

"Just think about it. I left, to get away from hunting, from this life, now I'm still doing it. I don't want them to think I left because of them instead of hunting." Sam sighed not really wanting to talk about it anymore.

"So why are you?"

"Why am I what?"

"Still hunting."

"I met you." Sam answered and smiled at her. Jess smiled aswell seeing the love in his eyes.

"Don't you regret coming with me? You could be happy at Stanford."

"I'm happy with you Jess. I love you!" Sam grinned.

"I love you too, Sam!" Jess stepped up to him and wrapped her arms around his neck, she pulled him down and kissed him. She could feel Sam smile as he returned the kiss.

-End of flashback-

Jess yawned, finally noticing how exhausted she really was.

"Alright, I do need sleep." She smiled up at Dean.

"Yeah okay, I'll see you in the morning." Dean returned the smile and moved to put his jacket on and grab his wallet. He walked over to the door and started to open it, he looked back at Jess, who was staring out the window, worry etched across her face.

"And Jess." Dean's voice seemed to startle the young girl, she gazed back up at him "we'll find him okay? I won't stop until we do!" Dean gave her a cocky grin and left the room.

Jess was left alone with her thoughts "yeah I hope you're right." She mumbled absently rubbing her belly, fearing not only for Sam, but for hers and Sam's unborn baby.

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Dean stepped outside and dug his phone out of his pocket, he scrolled down to his father's number and hit the call button, he wasn't surprised when it went straight to voicemail "Hey.. Dad.. Sam's girlfriend has just turned up on my doorstep... Sam's missing dad... he's been missing for two weeks now. Sam's girlfriend, she's a hunter, they've been hunting together... Anyway, she says she thinks it's a shifter. So, if you could just call me dad, I know there's been a lot of crap between you two, but let's just bring him home okay, not just for us but for his girl aswell." Dean slid the phone from his ear and snapped it shut.

Tears brimmed in his eyes, his whole family was missing.

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