Disclaimer: Supernatural is not mine If it was Bobby would still be alive and the other characters wouldn't die so much

Chapter One

Woman in White

Sam Winchester left his pre-law lecture rubbing his back. 'Damn those seats are uncomfortable,' he complained inwardly. He carried on down the corridor and headed to the Stanford University coffee shop where he was meeting his girlfriend Jessica. He'd barely set foot through the door when he heard a voice call out; "Sam!" Sam turned in the direction on the voice and saw Jessica making her way towards him. "Hey Jess," he said wrapping his arms around her waist and giving her a soft kiss on the lips. When they pulled back Jess had a happy smile on her face. "Hey," she replied. The two linked fingers and made their way to the counter. Sam placed an order for two take-away coffees.

When the coffee was ready the couple each grabbed a cup, Sam paid and they went to the campus library. Both had assignments that they were keen to finish. They found a quiet table and sat down with their legs pressed together.

...

Dean Winchester parked his 1967 Impala outside the small flat and looked up at the door. "Wait here guys," he said to the two boys sitting in the back. The older of the two was his and Sam's half brother Adam who was fifteen. The younger of the two was Dean's six year old son Ben. The two boys nodded their agreement. Dean got out of the car and walked up to the flat. When he knocked on the door it was answered by Sam. "Dean," he said surprised, "what are you doing here?"

"Nice to see you too Sammy," Dean said.

"Sorry man, I just haven't seen you in a while." At that point Sam glanced to the car and saw the two boys in the back. "You have kids?" he sceptically. Dean looked back to the car.

"Only one of them is mine," Dean said, "the other's our half brother."

"What?!" Sam exclaimed. Dean sighed and asked if they can talk inside. Sam agreed to this and Dean got Adam and Ben from the car. The four of them made their way back inside. Once they were inside Sam turned to his older brother and said; "Now explain to me how we have a half-brother." Dean proceeded to tell him Adam's story. Apparently Sam and Dean's father had slept with another woman. Adam was the result of this. Sam took a moment to take this all in before deciding that he wasn't surprised. It sounded like something their father would do. Dean then told him about his relationship with a woman called Lisa. Ben was their son. Explanations out of the way Sam asked his brother what he was doing here. Before Dean could answer Jessica entered. "Who's this Sam?" she asked. Sam walked towards his girlfriend and wrapped an arm around her waist. "Jessica this is my brother Dean, his son Ben and our brother Adam," Sam began, "guys this is my girlfriend Jessica." Jessica shook Dean and Adam's hands and smiled kindly at Ben who returned her smile shyly. "It's nice to meet you all," Jessica said.

"It's nice to meet you to," Dean replied shooting Sam an approving look. Sam just rolled his eyes and placed a hand on the small of Jessica's back. "Jess could give me a moment with my family?" he asked.

"Of course," she replied kissing him on the cheek and heading up to their bedroom. When she was gone Sam turned back to Dean. "Now I believe you were about to tell me what you're doing here?" he said.

"Dad's gone on a hunting trip," the elder Winchester brother replied, "he hasn't come back yet and he should be back by now." Sam froze, that could only mean that their dad was in trouble. It also meant that Dean would expect Sam to help him look for him. "Where did he go?" he wanted to know.

"Jericho, California," Dean said.

"Fine, I'll help you find him," Sam said, "just let me go and tell Jess." Sam went up to his and Jess' bedroom where he found Jess working on assignment. "Hey Jess," Sam said walking up to her and giving her a kiss, "I'm really sorry but I have to go with Dean. Our dad went out hunting and he hasn't returned. He's in trouble so Dean and I are going to look for him."

"That's fine," Jess said, "if your dad's missing you should go look for him." They quickly packed a bag for Sam and then said their goodbyes.

...

When the four Winchesters reached Jericho they set up in a motel room and Sam and Dean began searching for clues as to where their father could be. However it proved difficult to come up with anything. "I don't know man," Sam said flopping onto the bed, "he could be anywhere." Dean sighed and flopped on the other bed. Adam looked up from he was playing on the floor with Ben. "Maybe finding out what he was hunting will help us to find him," he suggested. 'That's a good idea," Sam said and turned to Dean, "I'll have a look and see if there are any mysterious deaths or disappearances." He pulled out his laptop which he had brought with him and typed unexplained deaths and disappearances in Jericho into the search engine. The most recent article was about a man who had disappeared on the way home. Police had found his car on a bridge. There was no sign of him only two large patches of blood splashed on the windscreen. He alerted Dean who looked at the article. "Yeah that sounds like something dad would hunt," he murmured.

He turned on the TV flicking through to the news. "Looks like there's another one." Sam looked up. "Think we should take a look?" Dean nodded. "Adam you stay here and look after Ben," he instructed. Adam nodded but Ben ran towards to his dad and hugged him around his legs. "Be careful daddy," he said. Dean knelt down to his six year old son's level and took him into his arms. "Don't worry buddy, I will be," he assured him. Adam came forward and gently pried Ben off of Dean his light blue eyes showing concern. The fifteen year old picked up his nephew and Ben wrapped his arms around Adam's neck. "Be careful both of you," he said. Dean and Sam smiled at their younger brother and repeated their assurance.

...

When they arrived at the tape off crime scene Dean brought out a box and rifled through it. Eventually he produced two official looking FBI badges. "Do I even wanna know how you got those?" Sam asked cautiously. Dean shot a grin at his brother.

"Probably not," he said. Sam sighed but took the badge that was handed to him. They got out of the car and headed towards the crime scene. "Can I help you gentleman?" the officer in charge asked. Sam and Dean flashed their badges, Sam trying to hide his nerves. The officer nodded to the two of them and they followed him over to the car. "Just like the last victim," the officer observed, "no sign of the victim and blood all over the windscreen." The Winchester brothers moved forward to get a better look at the car. When there was enough space between them and the officers Dean asked Sam his opinion. "Well the victims are all male," he started, "I think we could be dealing with a vengeful spirit."

...

Sam and Dean headed back to the motel after they were done at the crime scene. As soon as they walked through the door to their room Ben leaped into Dean's arms. "Daddy!" he cried. Dean smiled affectionately at his son while Sam looked on with a small smile of his own. "Glad to see you made it back," Adam said not even attempting to hide his relief, "did you find out what's going on?"

"We think it might be a vengeful spirit, most likely a woman given the victims are all male," Sam said walking over to his laptop and booting it up. He began looking into past deaths in Jericho. One article stuck out to him. "This could be her," he said. Dean came over and the two of them had a look at the article. It was about a woman who had killed her own children before committing suicide by jumping off the same bridge that the victims had disappeared from. It seemed as though her husband was unfaithful to her and that drove her mad. "That definitely sounds like a motive for revenge for me. I reckon it is her," Dean agreed. "So how do we stop her?" Sam wanted to know, "her body is lost in the lake. We can't look for it." Dean frowned. "We'll start by going back to the place she committed suicide," he decided.

...

That night they once more left Adam and Ben at the motel and headed off to try and stop the spirit. When they arrived at the bridge they stopped and got out of the Impala. They looked around cautiously until they spotted a woman standing on the railings. They instantly recognised her as the woman from the article. She looked at them and said in a mournful voice; "I can never go home." With that she jumped off the bridge. Sam and Dean hurried forward when suddenly they heard the sound of an engine. They turned around and stared in horror as the Impala began to move towards them on its own. They quickly jumped out of the way and the car came to a stop. Suddenly the woman appeared. "I can never go home," she said again. Sam and Dean looked at each other. 'That's it!' They had to get the woman back to her house. But how? The woman started to walk towards them but Sam and Dean were quicker. They darted forward and seized the woman by her arms and dragged towards a dilapidated house. Quickly they pushed her through door. Once inside the woman found herself face with spirits of her children. They were dripping wet and stared at with dead eyes that were still somehow accusing. Suddenly the floor began to ripple, like water. The woman let out a shriek as she disappeared, this time for good.

Sam and Dean heard the shriek from outside. They waited until it was quite and made their way towards the house. They opened the door cautiously and looked inside. All was quiet, the spirit was gone.

...

When they arrived back at Stanford University Dean checked himself, Adam and Ben into a motel while Sam returned to his and Jessica's flat. He went up to their room and flicked on the lights. He paused when he noticed that Jessica wasn't in her bed. He felt something drip onto his head and looked up. What he saw would haunt him for a long time to come. Jessica was pinned to the ceiling her eyes wide and horrified. As Sam watched unable to do anything a gash appeared on Jessica's stomach and blood flowed from wound. "NO!" Sam screamed.

...

Dean stood by Sam's side as the paramedics removed Jessica's body. Sam remained unmoving staring straight ahead. Dean placed a hand on Sam's shoulder. He knew one thing for sure. Sammy was not going to face this on his own.