The characters of Dean, Sam, and John Winchester were created by and are owned by Kripke, CW, and whoever else. I do not own them. Other characters in the following story are of my own creation. This is totally fiction, so any similarity to events, persons, etc is totally coincidental and scary!

This is a story that has been floating in my head for a long time. Dean and Sam are trying to save Dean from his RED deal. Someone else has been watching out for them, too. A friend from the past, who ended up causing serious emotional pain, comes back to help and brings even more surprises, along with some insight into why Dean acts the way he does in some situations.

There is nothing to warn about. Unless Dean's favorite phrase is offensive. Son of a...

Without giving too much away, some familiar characters will show up later on. ENJOY!

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1.Voice from the Past

"Hello? Uh-huh…..Yea….ok."

Sam looks up from his computer and sees Dean's face drain of color.

Dean slowly closes the phone and places it in his jacket pocket.

"Sammy, change of plans, my man. We have to take a detour."

"Dean! No more of your detours. We agreed we would go check these out and that is the plan. Whatever it is can wait, dude. We have to work on finding a solution. You have a year Dean! One year! That's it. I hate to sound like a nag, but"

"Then shut up," Dean says . His tone makes it clear he is in no mood to be annoyed. He looks over at his little brother and rolls his eyes. " You complain more than a chick. You sure you're a guy?"

"Jerk!"

"Bitch."

"Who was that on the phone? Dean, if this is some pit stop for you to get laid, I swear man…."

Dean cleared his throat and whispered something that could not be heard over the purr of the impala's engine.

"Who??

"Danielle, Sam. It was Danielle. She said her dad told her to call me and she wants to help."

Sam fell back against the seat. He stared straight ahead, shaking his head slowly. He was stunned into silence.

"Danielle? Are you serious? I haven't heard her name in.."

"Eleven years," Dean finished for Sam. "It's been eleven years, Sammy."

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Sammy sat quietly. Danielle was the daughter of their dad's marine buddy, Delvin Ri'chard. The two had been very close and were like brothers. After the fire, their dad, John, had spent time on Delvin's spread down in Delisle, Mississippi.

Delvin was originally from New Orleans. After leaving the military, he had met the woman who would become his wife. Georgette was originally from Gulfport, Mississippi, but had attended the University of New Orleans, also known as UNO. She had been shopping on Canal Street when Delvin saw her. He mustered the nerve to introduce himself. Seventeen months later, they were married. Fourteen months following their nuptials, Danielle was born. Delvin finished his degree at UNO and the family then moved to Mississippi.

John and Delvin shared more than military experience. Both had suffered loss. John had lost his wife in the fire. A year earlier, Delvin had lost Georgette to a driver who had fallen asleep at the wheel. Danielle had been in the car. She had sustained a broken ankle, but survived. He was the single father of a now two year old girl.

The first summer John had spent time at is old friend's place was odd to say the least. Two single father's, still in mourning, trying to help each other understand what had happened. They watched their children playing happily, oblivious to the loss they had all suffered.

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"What happened? We spent time together like every summer. Then, she just disappeared. I don't understand. I tried to ask Dad what happened, but he told me to not think about it.'

"Sam, I don't know. We just all grew up and grew apart I guess.' The hint of sadness inn Dean's voice was not lost on Sam.

"Why is she calling now, after all this time?"

"She said we need to talk and she knows I am on borrowed time."

"Dean, how did she know that? Did you tell someone? Did Ellen or Bobby say something?'

"No. She knows though. I am not surprised at all.." Dean slammed in a tape and Twilight Zone by Golden Earring flooded the car.

Sam knew when to shut up and this was one of those times.

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