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Note: Wow I'm so sorry it took me so long to update. I've had a busy past few weeks. Hopefully the next chapter will be up soon. :)
Part 1:
When Kae woke up later, she found herself laying on her and Dean's bed. Skylar was nowhere to be seen, but when she sat up, she saw Dean standing in the doorway, watching her.
"Don't do that - it's creepy." she muttered as she sat up and put a hand to her aching head. "Where's...?"
"Sky? He's fine," Dean replied, making his way over to the bed. He sat down on the other side of the mattress but maneuvered himself so that they were sitting next to each other. She winced a little as he checked her face for injury. "You, on the other hand -,"
"We've been through this before," she replied, irritated. "I can handle myself."
"Kae -,"
"Look, just...tell me where our son is, alright?" she said pleadingly.
Dean rolled his eyes.
"Don't you trust me?" he asked.
"You? Yes. Monsters and strange hunters? Nope." she sighed exasperatedly.
"He's fine." Dean repeated. "He's with the strange hunters who helped save both of you. Don't worry, I met them earlier." he added hastily. "They...well they're family." he paused. "Got ambushed on my way back home."
"By what?"
"A djinn," Dean shuddered and leaned forward, gently pressing his forehead against hers. "The things I saw, Kae..." he trailed off, his expression haunted. "...anyway, that's what attacked you and Sky." he watched as she scooted to the edge of her side of the mattress and pushed off, her legs trembling as she tried standing. "Hey. Take it slow, alright?" he scrambled over the bed and got up to help her.
"I wanna see Skylar, Dean," she said through gritted teeth. "and I wanna see him now."
Dean sighed. "Alright fine. Let's go."
When they came into the living room, Kae saw around four men and one woman watching them from the couch. Another man stood near the kitchen area, keeping his distance. He was holding Sky.
Kae nearly had a heart attack when she realized who it was.
Her head felt like it was about to explode and she began to scream. She saw Sam lean over her, and could only struggle against him as he picked her up. It was another illusion. It had to be. Sam was dead.
"It's him," she heard Dean tell her quietly. "I went through the entire thing - holy water, salt, silver. It's Sam, Kae."
"Oh my God." she breathed, staggering toward him. "Sam...I...how'd you...?"
"No idea." he replied. "One minute I was dead, then the next, I was back at Stull."
Dean's eyes narrowed at that.
"Wait...say that again?"
Sam's eyes shifted from Kae to his brother.
"Don't."
"No." Dean's tone became flat. "You left that out when we talked earlier. Why?"
Sam sighed heavily and passed Sky back to Kae. Sky proceeded to bury his face in Kae's neck after letting out a big yawn.
"Somebody's sleepy." she murmured as she rubbed his back gently.. "I gotta put him down. We're not done talking about this." she added, glaring briefly at Sam. "but...I am glad you're back, Sam."
He nodded.
"Me too."
It didn't take Kae long to put Skylar to bed, and thankfully he went to sleep without a fuss. She went back to the kitchen and grabbed a bottle of water out of the fridge.
"Any one else want anything?" she called over her shoulder, only to be met with a general mumble of dissent.
"I need a beer," she heard Dean say, and she could tell from his tone that he was upset. She was about to grab one for him, but by the time she turned around, she found him standing behind her. "I can get it myself."
"Touchy." she muttered, placing the bottle on the counter. "Sam say anything else?"
"He wanted to wait for you." Dean said as he grabbed the bottle.
"Fantastic." Kae sighed before going to returning to the living room. "Okay, so...Sam. Exactly how long have you been back?" Sam didn't respond. "Sam. How - long - have - you - been - back?" she repeated.
Sam shifted his weight, clearly uncomfortable. "A year."
"Excuse me?" she cocked her head to the side, deciding to give him a chance to explain.
"I've been back a year." he replied.
"A year." Kae scoffed. She shoved him hard. "You've been back a fucking year?!" she punched him in the face. "And you've been where? With these people?" Sam stared at her pleadingly as he clutched at his nose, which along with his lower lip, were bleeding. "And you couldn't pick up a fucking phone?!"
"Kae chill," Dean started, grabbing her arm as she went in to punch Sam again, but she shook him off before refocusing on Sam.
"Get your pals out of here," she snarled.
Sam hesitated, but glanced over her shoulder at his companions.
"You heard her."
"Sam -" one of the men, a bald, middle aged man spoke, his gaze fixed on the other man.
"Samuel, it's fine," Sam said thickly before spitting a mess of blood out onto the floor. "Just go."
Samuel studied him for a moment, then nodded and gestured for the others to follow suit, which they did, but Kae didn't like the looks they gave her: looks that clearly meant they wanted her dead.
"You know the only reason I'm not stopping her is because I wanted you back from the start," Dean said abruptly when the door had shut behind them. "So do me a solid and tell us how you got out."
"I don't know," Sam repeated adamantly as he checked his nose and jaw to make sure it wasn't broken. Kae being half demon, she could have easily crushed his skull if she wanted to. "I swear."
"Okay, so why the hell didn't you call us?" Kae demanded as Dean handed Sam a towel to wipe his face, which he took gratefully.
"Are you kidding me?" Sam asked, once his mouth was blood free and he'd tossed the towel aside. Kae resisted the urge to throttle him; who the hell did he think he was, just throwing around things that weren't his? "You two - You got out...and you have Sky now."
"And?"
Sam rolled his eyes. "Seriously? I wasn't gonna let my brother and his pregnant girlfriend jump right back into a life I asked them to leave."
"It was a last request," Kae snapped. "and you're apparently still breathing."
"Don't give me that, Kae. Would you go back now? With Sky?" he asked. Kae opened her mouth to retort, but then shut it, refusing to answer. "Exactly my point."
"Get out."
Sam arched an eyebrow, and Dean rounded on Kae.
"Kae -"
She ignored him.
"Don't make me throw you," she said angrily. "Get the fuck out. Now."
Sam rolled his eyes.
"Lose the dramatics, okay?"
"Fuck you," she snapped. "I'm...going to lie down." and with that, she headed back to her and Dean's room. "Let me know when he's gone."
"Well that was an overreaction." Sam mused as he heard the bedroom door shut.
"An overreaction?" Dean said incredulously. Was this really Sam that had come back? "You tell us you've been back for a year, after making no contact, running around with a bunch of previously-known-to-be-dead family members, and then just show up to save the day? Man, you're lucky she didn't kill you. Hell, you're lucky I don't beat your face in right now."
"What else could I do, Dean?" Sam said exasperatedly. "The Campbells tracked the djinn here. It's not like I wanted to come here. But it happened, okay?"
Dean scoffed. "Okay, so what now?"
"What do you mean?"
"I mean, what were you expecting? To save us and then just be on your merry way?" Dean crossed his arms over his chest. "'Cause that ain't happening, Sammy. Not now."
"What, were you just gonna leave Kae and Skylar and come with us?"
"I - no..."
Sam nodded.
"Okay." he sighed and headed for the door, pausing once he'd opened it. "I'd better go. I'm - I'll see you around, D."
Dean nodded and cleared his throat.
"Yeah, uh...see you around."
Once Sam had gone, Dean went to find Kae again, and saw that she was curled in bed on her side, not facing him.
"He's gone." Dean told her, knowing full well she was still awake. "We need to talk, Kae."
It took a moment, but then Kae rolled onto her back and sat up. She looked like she'd been crying.
"I don't want to talk, Dean. I don't want to do anything, alright? I just want...I want today to have been some horrible nightmare. I don't - I can't -" she began crying. "God, this is just fucked up."
"I know, baby," he replied, climbing onto the bed and opening his arms to her. Kae responded by moving until she was sitting in his lap, his arms curled around her as she hid her face in his chest. "Believe me...I know." he paused and kissed her forehead.. "but we'll figure this out, okay?"
Kae took a shaky breath and nodded.
"Okay."
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