Chapter 2:
One week had pasted by since Dean went and got Kris. They had gotten to know each other very well. Dean had also found out that Kris was indeed a great Hunter. Her tracking and killing techniques were very different from what he was used to. She didn't need to have the fake i.d. Cards she simply walked up to the officer and asked them what had happened. He figured that since she looked so innocent, that they tell her. She wasn't rich either, but she never used credit card for anything. She always used cash.
"Hey Dean, where are we headed now?", Kris asked him. He looked over at her and then reached for the glove compartment of the car. He took out a pamphlet and put it on her lap. She took it and flipped it over. "Stanford?"
"Yup"
"We're going to go and see Sam?"
"Yup"
"It's about your dad, isn't it?"
Dean looked at her. He then put his eyes on the road again . His silence said it all. She turned her attention back to the pamphlet and started reading through it. Sam was definitely different from Dean. When she met him at that function that was held at UCLA, she realized he was pretty stable. He thought out everything before he did something. He said he wanted to be a lawyer, which she thought would be lame, especially with his background.
"How far are we?"
"About 2 hours from the campus"
"You want me to drive? That way you could rest a little."
"I barely know you, and you want me to hand over my car. I don't think so"
"Hey I was just trying to help. You look tired so I asked."
"I'm fine"
"Okay. Jeez. That's the last time I try to help you.", she said. She turned her body, so her back was facing him and watched the scenes going by. She soon fell asleep but woke up what felt like only 2 minutes ago. She looked over to the driver side of the car, to see Dean wasn't there. She stretched and looked over to the building in front of her. Dean was inside ordering so food, while flirting with the waitress that was suppose to be helping some other customer. Kris smiled at Dean as he got what he wanted from her: her phone number. He flirted with the girl for a little bit longer before coming back to the car. He gave Kris her bag of food and then climbed in himself. She opened the bag, looked in and grabbed her sandwich. She hadn't eaten since before Dean showed up, so she was hungry. She ate her sandwich with big bites, surprising Dean.
"I have never seen a girl eat so much in my life"
"Hey I like to eat, and I haven't eaten since before you showed up"
"Well then by all means, eat", he said as he took his own big bite. All noises made in the car were them eating and drinking. Kris had finished her sandwich and began at her fries, she noticed that it was half empty.
"Hey Dean?"
"Yeah…"
"Where'd all my fries go?"
"Oh I got hungry, while they were making out sandwiches"
"Why didn't you eat your own?"
"Because I paid, so it is my own", he said simply. He started eating his own fries, until he was hit with a couple of fries in the head. He stopped eating and turned to Kris, who was smiling as she ate her fry. It was his turn to hit her with a fry. She just ended up catching it and then eating it. She looked over at Dean and smiled.
Once they finished their meals, they cleaned up. Dean emphasized about not leaving a fry in his precious car. Once they were done, they started on the road again. The morning sun was coming up about 2 hours later, making the outside air a little warmer. Knowing California weather, Kris opened the window to let in the warm air. Dean then followed and opened his own window.
It was 8:30 in the morning and Kris began to get restless. She couldn't sit still. Dean pulled over to the side of the road. Once the car stopped, Kris walked out and sat on the hood. Dean turned the car off and walked to the hood to sit with her.
"What's up?"
"I'm sorry. It's just that I can't sit still for too long."
"I used to be like that. Just walk around for a bit, then we'll head off again"
"Thanks Dean. You know, Sam never said he had a brother. Now that I think about it, he never mentions the whole Winchester family. Is he that estranged?"
"Yeah that's Sammy. He never really fit in with dad's who hunting idea."
"Why not? Hunting is great. I couldn't live without it"
"Yeah, but Sammy's more laid back. Well if you're feeling better, let's hit the road, huh?"
"Yeah let's go."
2 hours later...
The black impala pulled up to an apartment complex in Palo Alto, California. Dean and Kris walked out and climbed up the stairs till the reached the room number 229. Dean searched his pocket for his lock pick and found it in is back pocket. Once he picked it, the two of them walked in to the dark room. Kris could hear footsteps coming down the stairs so she tapped Dean on the shoulder. He looked at her and she signaled him to the stairs. They turned to the open archway and each of them stood on the other side of it.
Once the dark figure passed through it, Dean ambushed him from the back. The two scuffled for a while till Dean pinned the figure to the floor, holding it by the throat.
"Your getting rusty Sammy"
"Dean? What the hell are you doing here?"
"Can't I come and see my little brother?", Dean asked simply. Sam then turned Dean over, so he was the one that was getting his throat pinned.
"I guess you have been working out". Dean smiled. The lights turned on and Kitten was standing next to a girl with blond hair and hazel eyes, wearing a smurfs t-shirt.
"Sam what's going on?"
"Oh Jess, this is Dean."
"Dean as in your brother Dean. It's nice to finally meet you", she said holding her hand out.
"You too but tell me something how in the world did my lame brother get such a beautiful girl. You're way out of his league.", Dean said with a crazy smile. He looked down at her shirt. "I love the smurfs". Jess grinned at him and then turned her attention to Sam.
"Jess I'm going to have to borrow your boyfriend for a while, do you mind?"
"No no, anything you need to say to me, you can say it in front of her."
"Okay, here it goes. Dad hasn't come yet. He's been gone for over three weeks now"
"So, he's been out a lot longer than that."
"Dad's on a hunting trip and he hasn't called yet."
"… Um Jess, could you excuse us, my brother and I need to have a word together", Sam said quietly. She smiled and gave him a kiss before she headed into their kitchen. She returned 10 seconds later.
"Um Sam, there's a girl in there eating my cookies. Is she with you Dean?"
"Oh yeah, that's Kris. Hey Kris, come in here for a sec!", Dean yelled.
"Coming!", she yelled. She grabbed a couple of more cookies and headed to the living room where the brothers were standing.
"Kris?"
"Yeah, she said she met you at a thing at UCLA"
"What Sam, you can't even remember my name now? I thought you said that you wanted to be a lawyer?"
"Oh Kris. Sorry, it's really late and the fact that Dean had showed up with out any warning… wait a second. How do you know Dean?"
"Well came to get me at USC. He said… ", she stopped in mid sentence and pointed her eyes at Jess. Sam and Dean got the hint.
"Umm, Jess?"
"Oh yeah sorry. I'm leaving"
"Thanks hon.", Sam shouted after her. He looked down at Kris, "You were saying"
"Oh yeah, Dean said that John told him to come and get me. He said I wasn't safe, whatever that means."
"Speaking of dad, Sam dad hasn't checked in for three weeks. Last I heard of him was when he called me about Kris."
"How does dad know about Kris. I just met her like a year ago."
"She's a Hunter too. I guess they met somewhere", Dean said looking over to Kris, who was looking at photos of Sam and Jess. She looked up at the brothers, who were staring back at her"
"So Sam are you coming?"
"I can't, Dean. I have a meeting with a law office."
"A Law office? You really think that you can become one of them. These common folks?"
"Yeah, Dean I do think I can become one of the common folk."
"Dean let's go, I don't think he cares about John. I'll help you find your dad, so don't worry. I'm a good Hunter we can find him together. I'll be waiting for you by the car", Kris said as she looked over at Sam. She walked past him, and closed the door.
"You know she's right. If you don't want to come that's fine. I have her to help me find dad. I thought since you were my brother, you would help."
"He told me that once I set foot outside that door, that I shouldn't expect to be welcome back, Dean."
"Hey he didn't think you would do it."
"Why not, because I'm not his perfect little soldier. I'm not you Dean."
"Yeah I noticed", Dean said angrily. He fixed his jacket and headed to the door, stopping when he grabbed the door knob. "The offer still stands, Sammy. Do you want to help me look for dad or not"
"…". Sam was silent in his thoughts. He looked up at Dean and said, "As long as I'm back by Monday morning. Just give me 10 minutes". Dean looked at his brother and gave a weak smile. "I'll be in the car waiting". He left Sam and headed to the car. It was raining when he got outside. He noticed Kris was sitting out on the hood of the car, looking up at the sky.
"Hey kid, what you doing?"
"Are you ready to go, I've been sitting here for a while now."
"Why didn't you come back inside then?"
"I didn't want to see Sam. So are we going now or what?"
"We're waiting for Sam to get his things. He's coming with us, and what did you mean you didn't want to see Sam?"
"It's nothing really. How did you change his mind?", Kris said, changing the subject. Dean looked over at her, and then opened the doors to the impala. He climbed in, not answering her. Kris sighed and went in after him, taking the back seat. She put one of her jackets that she had in the car, on the leather seats so that she didn't ruin the leather interior. She then reached over to Dean's shoulder and but her hand on it. She squeezed it a little.
There was a knock on the window. Sam was standing outside with his duffle bag in hand. Dean unlocked the door and same put his stuff in the truck of the car. He then climbed in and sat in the passenger seat. He looked back at Kris who had taken her hand off of Dean's shoulder and put it into her lap. She looked back at him and then broke her gaze over to her own bag. She got her laptop, opened it, and began typing furiously fast.
"Hey chill out back there. You might cause it to explode or something"
"Dean, I'll just by another one, so you need to chill out up there", Kris said quietly. Dean had heard it though and looked at her through the mirror, but only to see Kris grinning at him. He smiled and started the car.
"We have to get to Jericho, that's where John was last"
"And how would you know where our dad was last?", Sam asked impatiently. Kris raised her head in Sam's direction and smiled.
"Because that's where Dean said he was. We had some time on our hands since Southern California."
"Oh I see. So you just decided to come with Dean?"
"No silly. He asked me to come because that was the reason why he came to USC. He and I never met before that, but I knew of you guys way before than. Your dad and I have met before. We actually did a a hunting assignment together and let me tell you, your dad is one of the best hunters I have seen… ever", Kris finished. She went back to her laptop and continued typing wildly.
Jericho was a couple hours away from palo alto, Sam and Kris had some catching up to do. They talked about what they were majoring in, what they had been doing since the function. Sam asked about her hunting knowledge and was surprised to know that she knew much about the supernatural.
Dean listened to his little brother and Kris. They were finally getting along and enjoying each others company. It was nice for Dean to see Sam talking to someone like him. Kris was different though. She had said that she didn't want him along for the ride, if he wasn't coming to look for his father with Dean. It still confused him why she would say such a thing.
About and hour later, Dean had pulled off the highway and headed towards the nearest gas station for a pit stop. The three of them got out of the car to stretch their legs and such. Sam went over to the restroom while Dean and Kris went over to the gas station's mini-mart.
A/N: I know weird place to stop but I can't think of anything to add right now… midterms are coming up and so if I don't update fast enough, I just want you guys to hang in there with me okay. I promise that I'll make it up to you guys some how lol. Well thanks for reading and please review! ;D
