A/N: I'm so sorry! My Gran was in hospital, (She's ok now though, thankfully!) and I literally got snowed under with Uni work! . Stupid! Finally finished my history essay, but I've still got to finish my Criminology essay and my Deviance portfolio…and then I've got exams in 2 weeks! Weirdly enough though, that's when my brain decides to work and I get loads of ideas for my fics!

Oh, and I've got into so many extra things this year! I got introduced to Glee (Love Sam and Kurt!) and Fullmetal Alchemist (Love Ed!). And the new MCR album is AWESOME! =D

Uh….all I'm gonna say about this chapter, is that Adam finds out the biiiig family secret…you know the one I mean!

Enjoy! =)

P.S. Gonna see the new Harry Potter movie this week! So excited! Can't wait to see Draco and Ron on the screen! =P

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Chapter 3 –Weight of the World.

Dean threw open the door to the bedroom that the youngest Winchester was currently using and was about to yell, "Up at at 'em, kiddo!", or "Wakey, wakey, eggs and bakey!", when he realised said kid was still sleeping; curled up in a ball, his fringe obscuring his eyes as he breathed deeply. Dean grinned, it was sure nice to see Adam at peace, and not glaring at them, or looking extremely awkward and out of place in Bobby's home. He couldn't really blame the kid. The brotherly bonding hadn't really been going too well. Anytime Dean tried to have a conversation with Adam, he just nodded or shook his head, often shrugging his shoulders. He was the same with Sam. And he looked…terrified of Bobby.

He sighed deeply then proceeded to wake up Adam when the boy screwed up his face and started muttering. Not really hearing what was said, but having had enough experience with Sam to know a nightmare when faced with one, he stepped up to Adam and shook him lightly by the shoulder. "Hey, kid?"

Adam started moving his head slightly, and his eyes rapidly darted from side to side under his eyelids as he mumbled, "No…leave her…mom!" He sprung up from his bed, panting heavily, sweat pouring down his face like a river.

"Adam?"

Adam jumped and turned to face Dean as he tried to catch his breath. "What-" He cleared his throat. "What's wrong, Dean?"

"You tell me, kiddo. That was some nightmare you were having."

"N-nightmare?" Adam stuttered, looking utterly bewildered.

"Yeah. You were calling out for your mom…" Dean broke off as the colour faded from his youngest brother's face and he gulped. "Adam?"

"Yeah…uh…bad dream." Adam averted his eyes from Dean's, and stared at his own hands.

"Do you want to talk about it?" The older man asked gently.

"N-no…thanks…"

"Uh…Adam?" Dean began after a long awkward silence. "Me and Sam have gotta go some place today…do you wanna stay with Bobby or-"

"Can…can I come with you?" Adam asked warily. "Only…only if you don't mind."

"No! Of course we don't mind…it's just…there's gonna be a few rules…you have to do exactly what we say, even if there's something you don't understand. Ok, Adam?" Dean ordered, glaring at his younger brother, wishing that he hadn't agreed to this.

Adam looked baffled, but nevertheless, he slowly nodded.

…

"Right, Adam." Dean commanded, turning round to face Adam in the back seat of the Impala. Adam who had been staring intently into space, jumped, and focused on Dean instead. "Ground rules: if we tell you to run, you run. If we tell you to hide, you hide. If we tell you to-"

"Dean! Stop, you're scaring him!" Sam shrieked, and Adam did indeed look absolutely terrified.

"I'm guessing this isn't what I'd call a 'normal' family day out?"

"Nope." Dean smirked humourlessly. "Right, college-boy, what do we know?"

Sam glared menacingly at Dean, but opened up his laptop anyway. "Over the past couple of weeks, groups of campers have been going missing-"

"Campers?" Adam interrupted. "Are we going camping?" Huh. Doesn't sound too bad. Nothing dangerous about camping…unless you get bitten by a bear or something, I suppose…

"Uh…well, Adam…you see, we're going to find them. It's our jobs." Dean explained slowly, trying not to reveal too much.

"I thought you guys were mechanics? Are you like the FBI or something in disguise? That's so cool! How much do you get paid?" Adam looked and sounded like a little kid high on sugar.

"We don't get paid. It's more of a…hobby, I guess."

"You don't get paid?" Adam's voice rose. "But how do you afford stuff?"

"Pool and credit card scams." Dean grinned as Adam's jaw dropped comically and he demanded incredulously, "You're not serious?" Looks like Adam's always going to be a laugh in a bad situation…thank god.

"Oh, I am."

"So…why are we going to find these campers?"

"Because they're missing, Adam."

"But why…"

"We'll talk later, ok? Are you absolutely sure you wanna do this. Adam? You can back out at any time."

"No. I wanna help! But-"

"If you've got more questions, can they wait until after we've…found the campers?"

Adam frowned, "I guess so."

…..

An hour later, and all three men were trudging through the woods, the youngest complaining loudly.

"I don't get this! This is a job for the cops! Why do we need to walk-" he broke off as Dean put up a hand and whispered, "Ssh."

"No! Don't tell me to-"

"Adam!" Dean hissed fiercely, "Seriously, please, be quiet!"

Adam's eyes widened and he froze on the spot in fear as a distant howl echoed through the forest. It didn't seem to far from where they were standing.

"D-Dean?" he stuttered. "W-what w-was that?"

"Ssh, kiddo." He warned, his eyes darting around as he attempted to locate the direction of the sound. He turned to Adam after a moment when he heard him audibly gulp.

"Adam?" he whispered.

"D-D-D," Dean and Sam followed to where Adam was pointing.

"Wh- I don't see…" he was cut off as… something… stumbled through the undergrowth and suddenly it was towering over his youngest brother, breathing it's putrid breath onto the face of the youth. Without even a moment of hesitation, he yanked Adam out of harm's way, out of the direct eyeline of the-

"Wendigo." Sam breathed.

"Aw crap." Dean swore.

Adam simply gawped.

…...

Adam was about to take a step back when Dean clutched his shoulders and muttered, "Don'."

"What is that thing?" he hissed.

"A Wendigo."

"A what?" Adam shrieked, then yelled as Dean smacked him round the head. "What was that for?"

"You've attracted its attention! Just…stay quiet, ok? It likes to keep its victims alive to feed off, so it won't kill you. It could kidnap you though, so just-"

"Kidnap me? That…thing…" Adam gulped.

"We'll talk later, ok? Just slowly step back." Dean whispered, "Don't yell and don't make any sudden movements…Sammy?"

"I'm on it!" Sam quickly, but quietly rummaged through the backpack and pulled out what looked like a deformed fire extinguisher, and suddenly the thing erupted up in flames.

Dean sighed in relief, and as the thing screamed in pure agony, both brothers turned to Adam who was staring at them in pure horror.

"Hey…" Dean attempted to break the kid out of his trance by waving in front of his face. "…Kid?"

"What the freakin' hell?" Adam suddenly exploded, as his fists unconsciously clenched.

"Uh…well, that was a Wendigo, Adam." Sam explained.

"A Wen… a what?"

"Wendigo. It once human and it keeps its prey alive, feeding off it slowly until it dies. You should be glad it didn't kidnap you." Sam sighed in relief.

The two brothers stared at Adam as he seemed to be fighting an internal battle with himself, trying to conjure the right words, and then: "It was a person."

"Sorry…what?" Dean and Sam jumped. The words Adam spoke were chillingly quiet and soft, they almost hadn't heard him.

"It had arms, and legs…a….a face!" The youth stuttered, his voice sounded similar to a panicked growl, "It was human! And you- you killed it!"

Dean's jaw dropped as he blinked at his youngest brother. He turned to Sam and shrugged. You deal with him, he glared.

"It was human once, Adam. Years and years ago." Sam frowned as he tried to word it as delicately as possible. "But it resorted to eating human flesh…so it's a monster, burning it is the only way to kill-"

"But it was still a human! It doesn't matter how long ago! You killed it! Why?" Adam howled, his voice echoing through the forest.

"If we hadn't, it would have killed you!" Dean finally roared, causing Adam to stare incredulously at him.

"But…I…why?" He stuttered out eventually.

"What part of 'eating human flesh' don't you understand?" Dean growled impatiently.

"Dean!"

"Sorry, Sammy."

"Good! Well, Adam…me and Dean, we can protect ourselves-"

"So can I!" Adam looked offended, as if daring his brothers to mock his outburst.

"Not against monsters, you can't."

Adam simply stared. If it had been Dean that had replied, he would have simply ignored him, Dean was always teasing him…But Sam…Sam had never lied to him, not yet anyway. Could he be telling the truth? Adam frowned, then shook his head in exasperation. Monsters? Pah! I'm not a kid! I don't believe in stuff like that! "You're lying."

"Wh-what?"

"There's no such thing as monsters, Sam." Adam stated.

"Sammy…get dad's journal. I think it's about time Adam learned the truth…"

…..

Adam closed the journal and stared down at the ground in shock, closely watched by his two brothers.

He suddenly spoke after a moment. "I…I didn't read all of it…but…did that really happen to your mom?"

They both nodded.

"Did you catch it?" Adam lifted his head, and they both were momentarily overwhelmed at the emotions clearly showing on his face.

"No, not yet, buddy. That's why we hunt these monsters, hoping that one of them is the thing that killed her, or we can find more clues to lead us to it."

"I hope you do catch it." He muttered softly. "The thing that did it…it should suffer. It shouldn't make parents leave their kids like that…give them no choice. All those kids that don't have moms…" he trailed off and shrugged his shoulders lightly.

"Adam?" Sam asked quietly. "Are you ok? I know it's a hell of a thing to deal with…"

Adam shrugged again. "Dunno…I just thought…there's too much evil in the world already…and now you guys tell me that monsters exist…it's just…" he waved his hands as he tried to explain exactly how he felt.

"We know how you feel. " Dean sympathised. "We're gonna kill this thing that got our mom, and we're gonna find out who…or what, killed your mom, ok?"

Adam stood up quickly, an odd look on his face. "I-I can't do…d-do that…" And he ran back in the direction they had come in earlier.

Sam and Dean looked at each other, and Sam sighed. "You go after him, I'll tidy up here and see you at the car, ok?"

Dean nodded and ran off after Adam as Sam sighed again, and bent down to pick up their bags.

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A/N: So what did you think? Please review! Even if it's just a little comment, it'd mean a lot!

P.S. The song is 'Weight Of The World' by Young Guns.

=) Xxx.