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Adiana stretched and yawed rolling over in bed. She felt someone gently shaking her. She didn't move. The shaking became more insistent. Resignedly, Adiana opened her eyes and met Sam's gaze. Well, she hadn't woken up on her couch. This was looking more and more like it wasn't a dream.

"Yeah?"

"We're leaving." Adiana tilted her head to look at the clock on the nightstand. It was four thirty am. She groaned and pulled the covers over her head.

"It's too early," she complained, her voice muffled by the blankets. "Can't we leave in a few hours? I need to sleep."

"You can sleep in the car." Adiana lay still trying to think her way out of this situation. She came up blank.

"Alright, I'll get up. Just give me five minutes."

"Two." Dean's voice came from somewhere across the room. There was the sound of him zipping up his duffel bag.

"Four."

"Two."

"Three and a half."

"Two."

"Three."

"Two."

"One. Houston we are cleared for takeoff."

"It's been two minutes." Adiana pulled the blanket off her head and looked at the clock. It was four thirty-two.

"Fine, I'm up." Adiana sat up rubbing the sleep from her eyes. She picked her sweatshirt off the floor and pulled it on. She dragged her fingers quickly through her hair while shoving her feet into her sneakers. "I'm ready."

The trio tramped outside. Dean shoved the duffle bags into the trunk of the Impala and closed it. Adiana slid into the back seat still half-asleep. She put on her seat belt and shifted around a bit, getting comfortable.

"So," said Adiana as Dean turned the keys and the engine started, "Where are we headed?"

"West," stated Sam. Adiana turned to him.

"Got any particular place in mind?"

"Not really."

"So why west?"

"You ask a lot of questions," said Dean, eyeing Adiana distrustfully in the mirror. Adiana leaned against the window, her cheek pressed against the cool glass as she looked back at him.

"My Ethics of Law professor always said that was a good thing." Sam turned around surprised.

"You go to law school?"

"Yes. You seem surprised. Why?"

"You just don't strike me as the type." Adiana laughed.

"Well neither do you, but you went. No but… that's what everyone said. My parents thought I was joking when I said I was going to become a lawyer."

Trees past by, blending together until they became a single blur. Adiana could feel her eyelids drooping. Her breathing became shallow, and eventually she drifted into an uneasy sleep.


She was running down a hallway. It was dark and damp, the walls a slick black stone. She passed through pools of light into patches of shadow. Blood was pounding in her ears. It was cold, freezing nearly, and yet the water had not frozen. A steady dripping sound beat with the blood, drumming in her head. What was she running from? She didn't know, but dread was filling her body. There was no doubt in her mind that if she stopped running, something was going to get her.

"Sam! Dean!" There was no answer. The hallway forked, and Adiana unable to stop and think chose the left fork. She ran and ran until her muscles were screaming. Her legs burned and her breath became ragged, but still she pressed onward. "Sam! Dean!" Again, no answer. She stopped, pitching to the ground, unable to run any further. Helplessly, she began to pound on the walls. The loud bangs echoed down the hall. She beat at the walls until her skin had torn open, rivulets of blood dripping down her clenched fists. An angry sob tore from her throat. It was coming. It was close now.

Suddenly, a door appeared in front of her. Adiana turned the knob and flung herself into the room, the door slamming shut behind her. The room was small with grey cement walls. The water was no longer dripping, leaving her in eerie silence. In the middle of the room a man stood, his back to her.

"Excuse me." The man didn't move. "Sir?" Adiana gingerly got to her feet, her legs protesting as she walked towards the man. "Hello?" She reached out and put a hand on his shoulder. The man jerked around grabbing her wrist. She met his eyes; bright yellow eyes. Startled, Adiana tried to wrench her hand from the man's grip, but it was too strong. The man, the Demon grinned cruelly at her.

"Hello Adiana." Adiana shivered as if ice had been rubbed down her spine. This was what she had been running from; she knew it the moment he spoke. "I've wanted to speak with you."

"Let me go."

"Let you go? I don't think so." The Demon pulled her closer. "No, I want to know what you're doing here Adiana." Instead of answering, Adiana tried to knee him, but the Demon smashed his foot down on hers. She sank to the floor, biting back a groan of pain. It felt like he had shattered the bones in her foot. "Tsk, tsk Adiana. Manners. Now," the Demon yanked her up, despite the quivering in her legs, "Answer the question."

"No." The Demon's face turned livid, but it calmed instantly. It put a hand to her face.

"Such a pretty girl. It would be a shame to kill you." Adiana said nothing. The pain from her foot was making her lightheaded, and she was fighting very hard to keep from passing out. "I'm not very patient Adiana, but I'll ask you one more time. How did you get here?" Adiana stared at him for a moment then hurled herself backwards. She just managed to pull out of the Demon's grip, arms flailing as she fought to keep her balance. She turned to sprint for the door only to realize that it was no longer there.

"No." Her voice was laced with fear. She felt a hand on her shoulder. "No!" She turned to face his burning yellow eyes.


"Adiana." Adiana's eyes flashed open. She sat up breathing heavily. It was only a dream. Thank God, it just a dream. Both Winchester brothers were watching her with concern. Dean had pulled the Impala to the side of the road. "Are you okay?" asked Sam.

"Yeah, just a bad dream. I'm fine."

"You're sure?"

"Positive." The brothers traded glances, but they both turned back around in their seats. Dean started the Impala. Adiana looked out of the window. It had seemed so real, the pain in her legs and those eyes. She took a deep breath, inhaling the scent of the leather seats and calming her nerves. A dream within a dream, that never happened right?

"Your dream." Adiana looked up at Sam who glanced at her in the mirror. "What was it about?"

"It was about…" The truth or not? Adiana really didn't want to tell them, but she knew she probably should. Somehow she thought they'd know if she was lying, and she was trying to earn their trust. "It was about the Demon."

"The demon? As in a demon or-"

"The Demon. The one that killed your parents. The one that killed Jessica." Sam jerked around, and the Impala swerved in the road as Dean almost did the same. Sam's eyes were wide, his lips parted in shock for a moment.

"What did it say?"

"I don't think that it's-"

"What did it say?" Dean's tone was cold. Adiana immediately wished she hadn't told them. It only made them upset, and she should have known that would be the general reaction.

"It wanted to know how I had gotten here. That's all. It was just a stupid dream." The brothers said nothing. Adiana bit her lip and tried to make herself as small as possible in the back seat, wishing she could just sink straight through the floor instead.

Next rest stop, Dean pulled in. The Impala came to a halt.

"I need to eat. You guys want something?" Adiana hadn't eaten yet today and it was already growing dark.

"Sure." Adiana unbuckled and opened the door. She followed Dean into the mini-mart while Sam went around the side, presumably to the rest room. Once inside, Adiana wandered up and down the aisles. She finally decided on a blueberry muffin and a bottle of iced tea. She walked up to the counter with Dean who had two bags of chips, a slice of apple pie, a bottle of Coke and a six pack of beer. Dean paid, and they left the mini-mart. Sam still hadn't come back from the rest room. Dean shoved the food in the front seat.

"I'm gonna find Sam."

"I'll wait here." Adiana sat in back in the backseat, contentedly chewing on her muffin. A few minutes later, the brothers come back. They sat in their seats, and Dean moved the food between them. Sam's face was wet and he looked shaken. Adiana watched him carefully.

"What's up?"

"I just… I just had a vision." Adiana had been about to take another bite of her muffin but she lowered it into her lap in surprise.

"What about?"

"There was this black man. He was on his cell phone and then he went into a gun shop. He asked to buy a gun and once he had it, he loaded it and shot the owner."

"Damn. Do you know where this guy is?"

"No."

"So where are we going?"

"The Roadhouse."