The muscles in my legs scream out in protest as we run through the bare trees. My heavy heart crashes through my rib cage, sporadically pumping my wanted blood through my aching limbs.
A stick snaps behind me in the dark.
My bones shiver from the early January wind.
A branch finds its way in my path, causing me to tumble downhill and into a thorn bush.
A rich metallic taste coats my tongue as I struggle to rise from my thorny bed.
I hear the deep vibrations of my name being belted out into this grey and black forest.
"Dean!"
My head snaps towards the hill that I'd just rolled down. Cas. He's here. He's alive. He's alive!
"Cas!" I push my body as hard as I possibly can, rushing towards the voice that I know better than Benny's, or Bobby's, or even Sam's. "Cas!"
A second pair of frantic footfalls crunch through the light snow towards me. Out of thin air, he tackles me, sending us both to the ground. If I couldn't feel his racing heart and gasping breath, I would have thought that he was still an angel.
"Dean," he rushes out, his breath hot on my face. "We have to get out of here."
"I know," I choke out. My arms find their way around his slim body, holding him closer to me. His heat feels so comforting when compared to the frigid air that we're surrounded by. It's almost like he's warming my soul from the inside out.
I lift my head so that our lips are barely touching, just the whisper of a kiss. Almost like a memory.
He frowns against my mouth and pulls away to glare at me. "Dean, not is not the time for romantic gestures. We are in grave danger."
"I know," I repeat. "Let's go."
I hope that you enjoyed this! It's going to continue on for a few more chapters, and we'll see what happens next!
If you guess who they're up against within the first two chapters, I'll give you a cookie!