Riverview Cottage

Prologue

Sam looked up from his laptop. He had been looking for a case all night, but found nothing. Dean had passed out hours ago, but Sam knew it was not long before he would wake himself up from screaming.

It had been hard for Dean since his return from purgatory; never being able to sleep or do pretty much anything. Sam couldn't bear to see his brother like this, but there was nothing he could do. If he tried talking to him, Dean would only get angry and shout at him for not doing anything at all to bring him back. Sam knew he was right; after all, he did leave his brother in purgatory.

What made it worse for Dean was that Sam had found love. Since Jessica, Sam never thought he'd be able to love again, but he did. Amelia was perfect for Sam; she travelled a lot and had a past she never liked talking about. She was perfect and like every perfect thing given to the Winchesters, it was taken away.

He didn't blame Dean, in fact, he was happy he was back. However, it was the second time Dean had torn him apart from the woman he loved and this time, he chose to go. He was never right for Amelia; he would only hurt her or get her killed.

It was five in the morning and the sun had started to rise. It was then that Sam found a case. He looked over at Dean, contemplating whether to wake him up now or to let him sleep. Luckily for Sam, Dean made that decision for him.

Dean jolted upright, sweat dripping down his forehead and his expression bewildered.

"Dude, you okay?" Sam asked, eyebrow raised.

Dean rubbed his forehead and shook his head. "Fine, just a bad dream"

Sam gave a concerned look before returning to his laptop. "I think I found something"

Dean looked up, yawned and made his way to Sam's side. "What is it?"

"A kid was murdered in a little cottage in Mississippi"

"Any others?" Dean's voice sounded gruff and his hair was a mess.

"Yeah, there were five of them together and it's been recurring every year for the past five"

"Where to?" Dean turned and started packing away all their stuff.

Sam gave a small chuckle, "Riverview, Mississippi"

Dean stopped packing and turned to Sam with a frown. "Where?"

"Some small town in Mississippi" Sam closed his laptop and placed it in a small bag.

"Never heard of it"

"Well, you have now, get packing"

Dean threw down the clothes he was holding and turned to Sam. "Dude, what do you think I'm doing?"