Ali Winchester woke up on the morning of October 16 and smiled.
"It's my birthday!" she whispered as she got out of bed.
She started to walk over to the bathroom when she got an idea. She walked over to the table and picked up the echo microphone she had bought at the gas station the day before.
"WAKE UP BIG BROTHERS!" she shouted
Dean and Sam immediately jumped out of their beds, each holding the weapons they keep under their pillows.
"Ali, you want to explain why you were screaming?" Dean asked calming down
"It's October 16." she said shrugging
"What does that have to do with anything?" Sam asked
"Are you serious?" Ali asked shocked. She looked at both her brothers "You really don't know what today is?" she asked again
"No. Are we supposed to?" Dean asked
"You know what? I'm going to go for a walk. Why don't you 2 see what's on the calendar for today and call me when you get something." Ali said as she walked out.
Sam walked over to the calendar and began to look as Dean sat back down on his bed.
"What was that all about?" Dean asked Sam
Sam looked up from the calendar with a very guilty expression worn on his face.
"Sam what is it?" Dean asked
"Dean, we forgot her birthday. She turned 16 today." Sam said as he sat down next to Dean.
"So that's what she was trying to tell us." Dean whispered "Sam call her cell phone and get her back here." he said.
Sam pulled out his cell phone and quickly dialed. After a few rings she answered.
"That didn't take nearly as long as I thought it would." Ali said sarcastically
"Ali, we are so sorry. Just please come back to the room so we can sort this all out." Sam said quickly.
"Sam, it's a little too late for that. I can't do this anymore. I don't want this life and I need to be on my own. I'm sorry Sam, but I'm leaving." Ali said as she started to cry.
"Ali, you can't. please, don't leave? We can take a break from all this! We can find a place to stay and maybe even get a pet! Please, just give us a chance? Don' go." Sam begged.
Ali sighed as she listened to Sam's desperate pleadings. She could hear Dean in the background. He sounded genuinely concerned, but that didn't matter. She couldn't take her life anymore and she had to get away.
"I'm sorry Sam. I've got to go. I love you guys. Goodbye." she said as she hung up
IN THE HOTEL ROOM
"Sam? Sam, what did she say? Is she ok? Is she coming back?" Dean asked in one breath
"No. She's leaving us. Ali's gone." Sam said as a single tear fell down his cheek.
Dean sat there in silence as he watched his younger brothers tear fall. He realizes that it is now only him and Sam, but he would do his best to find Ali. He would find her before someone or something else did, and this time, he would keep her.
