Summary: After a long hunt, Rachel and Kate arrive at the Roadhouse only to find themselves dragged into the fight against the Apocalypse. Scars from their pasts, however, prove to be a weakness, in particular, one involving a certain Winchester. Please R&R!

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Thorns in Our Eyes

Chapter Two: A Familiar Face

Rachel entered the Roadhouse first, her eyes scanning the bar of any sign of...ah...there he was. Kate followed behind and grinned at that familiar guy with the mullet who held up two beers in his hands, smiling brightly at them both.

"Welcome home, ladies!" He called, "First one's on the house!"

"Ash!" Rachel cried, rushing over and hugging Ash tightly who proceeded to pull her into a deep kiss.

Kate laughed as the two shared flirtatious banter, taking a good swig of her beer before gasping as she was met with Ellen who couldn't wait to draw her into a hug.

"Hey, Ellen." She said softly, Ellen holding onto her tightly and rubbing her back.

"It's good to see you, sweetie." Ellen replied, Kate nodding and breaking the hug.

"It's good to see you too." She replied, Ellen and Rachel hugging while Kate hugged Ash, "Hey, Dr. Badass."

"Hey, Kate." Ash said softly, "How are you?"

"Good thanks." Kate replied, "You okay?"

"Better now you guys are back." Ash said, winking at Rachel before taking her hand, "C'mon, baby."

The two headed into the back, Kate chuckling as she sat at the bar and took another long drink of beer. She looked around, seeing faces of strangers and some of acquaintances, even her favourite customer of the bar, Ray Bead. Ray had this weird fetish for Mexico. He often drank tequila and always sat in the same sombrero and poncho, even to accompany that he wore a fake moustache. He spoke with a Mexican accent and he even made people call him Ray Beado. That always made Kate laugh. Rachel often felt sorry for the guy since he seemed pretty lonely, but she loved to see him, and he always spoke to both girls, telling them to be safe when they were out hunting.

Kate looked up, however, as the door opened and a face she never believed she'd see again came into view. No way...No! No, it couldn't be! Dean Winchester. The giant behind him just had to be little Sammy...even though it seemed he wasn't so little anymore. God, she remembered that picture Dean had shown her of Sam and how cute the boy had but now he was pretty damn handsome. Dean was just like his dad in the way he walked and the way he smiled. Good God, he was so like John. She wondered if after all that time he'd still remember her. She was Bobby Singer's niece, and Dean saw Bobby all the time, perhaps her uncle had mentioned her.

She decided to play it cool as he came towards the bar, he and Sam being embraced by Ellen who put a hand on her back gently, Kate turning to look at the boys with a soft smile on her face.

"This is Kate Daniels," Ellen said softly, "Kate, these are the Winchester boys, Sam and Dean."

"Funny to see you again, Dean." Kate said sweetly, Dean looking confused.

"Huh? We've met?" He asked, Kate nodding in response, "Oh, uh...I don't remember..."

"It doesn't matter, it wasn't anywhere particularly important." She lied.

No, it wasn't anywhere important. You only saved my life and gave me my first kiss, you ignorant bastard.

"Wait...Kate Daniels?" Sam asked, "Bobby's niece, Kate?"

"Yeah." Kate replied with a bright smile.

She'd never met Sam in her life and he knew who she was, whereas Dean seemed totally oblivious.

"Wait, what? Bobby has a niece?" Dean asked, Sam rolling his eyes.

"He has two, you jerk." He snapped, delivering bitch-face#4 and looking to Kate apologetically, "Where's Rachel?"

"Uh...let's just say she's preoccupied with Ash." Ellen replied, "Can I get you boys a beer?"

The Winchesters nodded Kate heading off to the bathroom which gave Sam a good chance to have his bitch at Dean.

"Dean, you and Dad saved her life. She was fifteen and she'd been out on a hunt on her own. She'd gotten herself hurt by a simple spirit and you stayed with her while Dad went and got rid of it." Sam explained, "Bobby told me everything...You were her first kiss."

"Huh." Dean huffed, "Don't remember her."

"God, you're an ignorant son of a bitch, y'know that?" Sam snapped, "God, I bet she's hurt that you don't remember her. Especially after being her first kiss."

Dean just rolled his eyes and finished his beer, Kate returning and drinking her beer down before taking two whiskeys in addition.

"We'll just stay tonight, Ellen." She said quietly, "I wanna run down and call on Giovanni and Uncle Bobby."

"Who the hell's Giovanni?" Dean asked, Ellen and Kate glaring at him.

"ID guy." Kate replied, Dean looking confused.

"Doesn't your uncle do your IDs?" He asked, Kate shaking her head.

"No, he just helps out with the truck and info on hunts. We go to Giovanni for ID, Sandy for weapons and Little Nicky for uniforms."

"Who the hell's Sandy?" Dean asked, "Who's Little Nicky?"

"They're contacts." Kate replied, taking yet another whiskey down, "I'll get our stuff."

"God, that ignorant fucker!" Kate snarled, Rachel gazing up at her sister with sympathetic eyes.

"Ignore him, Kate." She said, "If he can't remember that then he's not worth it."

"Not worth what?" Kate asked.

"Come on, Kate, you're attracted to him, I understand." Rachel said, Kate not liking her tone.

"He has a pretty face and a nice ass, but he's not got the best brains in the world and certainly has no manners." Kate replied, "I am not attracted to him, okay?"

"Okay, whatever you say." Rachel said, Kate glaring in response.

"Get some sleep." She said, "We leave at seven-thirty sharp. I wanna stop to see Giovanni and I wanna go to see Uncle Bobby. I miss him."

"Okay. I'll be up." Rachel said, Kate pointing a warning finger at her.

"You'd better." She said with a grin, Rachel smiling back and curling up on the blow-up mattress, Kate settling on hers and curling up to go to sleep, thinking of Dean fucking Winchester the entire time.

Crazy Train by Ozzy Osborne played loudly in the girls' truck as they drove towards Giovanni's since they'd promised him that they'd stop by and visit him on their way to Bobby's. They pulled up outside his store in South Dakota. It sold cartridges for printers and photocopiers, and they knew they couldn't go through the shop door. So instead they took the back door and knocked three times.

"Password." Came a voice.

"Dirty Harriet." Kate replied, the girls getting in straight away to be met with the very suave, handsome Giovanni.

Giovanni wore brightly coloured suits and had slicked back hair and a moustache. The man liked to pretend he was a gangster which always made the girls laugh, but he had a heart of gold. That day, he was wearing green with a black shirt underneath, a Cuban cigar there in his mouth as always and a bottle of whiskey on his desk.

"It's good to see you, doll face." He said to Kate, smiling at her and then her sister, "And you, baby cakes."

The New York accent made the girls smile and they leaned in the doorway to his office, Kate looking him up and down and chuckling.

"Nice suit." She said, "Green brings out your eyes."

"What can I do for you both?" He asked, the girls shrugging.

"Nothin' really." Rachel said softly, "We just stopped by to say hi."

"Oh." Giovanni replied, "You need any Ids or anything?"

"Hmm..." Kate thought, smiling brightly, "No thanks."

"Well. It was nice to see you for all of two minutes." Giovanni chuckled, "See you later, girls. You need anything, you call me."

"Thanks, honey." Rachel said with a smile, she and Kate leaving to get into their truck.

After another four hours in the truck, the girls had arrived at Bobby Singer's home, the two being welcomed rather emotionally by their uncle who had let them shower and get themselves settled before preparing them the most gorgeous dinner they'd had in a long time.

They were looking for anything that could lead them to a new case when someone knocked at the door, Bobby going to answer it only for a familiar voice to drift into the room.

"Damnit." Kate spat, "It's the Winchesters."

She got up to head out of the back door, anything to avoid them until she heard that horribly familiar voice

"Hey, Kate."

She stopped, mentally cursed her uncle for being friends with Dean Winchester before turning and smiling the best she could, nodding at him.

"Hey, Dean."

Rachel watched the interaction between her sister and Dean, chuckling and shaking her head. Yeah, her suspicions had been confirmed. Kate was attracted. Great.

-TBC-

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