One Year Later:

Still living with Bobby the Winchester kids had started to adjust to their father not being around, The Boys anyway...Katy had started to pull away started seeing things talking to someone that wasn't there, or someone they couldn't see anyway, Katy never told Sam,Dean or Bobby who the someone was she couldn't tell her big brothers that for the past year she'd been talking to their dead father, they'd dig him up, salt and burn his bones, she didn't want that for her daddy.

She'd just turned 10 and seemed still as innocent to Dean as she was at 3 years old, his baby sister was Special, sure Dean thought she had an overactive imagination but what kid doesn't?, her teacher had called Bobby and told him that she'd been worried about the girl, the old hunter promised he'd get to the bottom of it, when in reality he'd have Dean do it, the boys were the only people that child would really speak to, other than that damned imaginary friend of hers.

Dean sighed as he once again watched his baby sister talking to whoever her friend was and pushed the door open walking into the room.

"Kitten I need to talk to you"

The child stopped whispering to her 'friend' and looked at Dean frowning slightly

"You're sad...Why're you Sad Deanie?"

He looked down, despite everything that's happened in their lives that girl always knew how to read him. He walked over to the bed and sat down beside her pulling the girl into his lap.

"I'm not Sad Kitten. I'm worried. I'm scared"

Katy gently Patted his cheek and smiled at him, the smile seemed to break his heart even more, was his baby sister losing her mind? Or was she really seeing things that weren't there, he just hugged her tightly wishing he could protect her from whatever was going on in her head.

"Your teacher says you've been acting strange Kitten. Wanna tell me what's going on? Is this to do with your imaginary friend?"

Katy frowned

"His Name's John."

Dean shuddered why would she name this imaginary person after their dead father, what the hell was going on?, he nodded

"Sorry. Does John go to school with you?"

She nodded and smiled

"He's real smart. Helps me with my homework"

Dean just perked a brow how the hell could an imaginary friend do that? He sighed again

"Kitten...John isn't Real. You made him up."

Katy stared at him with tears in her eyes and shook her head

"No. I. Didn't. You're just jealous cos you and Sammy can't see him like me!"

Dean frowned perking a brow

"please Kitten don't do this"

Katy went to open her mouth to yell at Dean again but stopped abruptly and looked towards the corner of the room nodding slightly.

"yes...I understand"

looking back to Dean she frowned

"John IS real. But that's all I can tell you. If you want him to stop coming to school with me you'll have to tell him yourself!"

Dean groaned and ran a hand through his now shaggy hair then looked towards where she had been looking not realising that John had moved and was standing next to the two kids seated on the bed.

"John...you have to stop going to school with Katy. She needs to concentrate and not be distracted by you"

Katy giggled as Dean talked to the wall

"He's beside you Deanie. Not over there!"

Dean shook his head then took a breath

"yeah well then he heard me fine"

He looked to her and ran a hand through her hair

"Kitten this has to stop. John has to go. You're a big girl now"

The Girl climbed out of his lap and pointed at the door

"Get out! You Won't Take him away from me! JUST GO AWAY!"

Dean frowned feeling tears burning in the back of his eyes for the first time since their father died, how was he going to fix this, his baby sister was slowly losing her mind and he couldn't do anything to stop it, he needed his dad, sighing softly he turned and walked out of the room careful not to let Katy see the tears that had started to fall down his cheeks.