A/N: I am going to be multitasking when writing these new chapters so I apologize if there are errors, I shall go back and edit them when I get the chance.
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The ride to Bobby's was quiet, but Natalie didn't really mind. She wasn't in the mood for making conversation. Every once in a while Dean or Sam would make an attempt to get her to talk but, they only managed to get her to say a few words or sentences. Nothing too major. She resulted to lying her head against the window and watch as everything seemingly flew past her. In a way Natalie felt almost as if a part of her life was easily slipping from her fingers and she was doing nothing to stop it. She didn't want to move on, she didn't want to forget everything that had happened. Yet, in this moment she felt only one thing, she felt tired. She was tired of all of the sadness, pain and anger that was taking over her family. All that they had seen and experienced had left them all damaged. Natalie felt herself to be broken, all of her happiness and joy, were streaming through the cracks that were caused by the death of her father and now her brother. Natalie just wanted all of this to be over, she wanted to be at Bobby's so he could help take some of the pain away.
Natalie had fallen asleep only half way into the drive and she was awoken when she heard the door to the impala open and close. Her eyes opened slightly and when she looked to the side, she saw Dean walking up to a store. Natalie looked out the window and saw that they were at a gas station and Sam was putting gas in the car. Natalie stretched out her arms and legs, but soon decided to get out of the car and stretch her legs a bit more. She opened the door and carefully made her way out of the car. Natalie then made her around to Sam and leaned against the car next to him.
Sam looked at her and was a bit surprised, "Hey, you're awake. We both thought you were going to sleep the entire way through." Natalie ran a hand down her face and tried to stifle a yawn. Sam smiled and faintly laughed, "Still tired I guess?"
Natalie nodded lazily and folded her arms across her chest. She took a quick glance around the lot and finally looked over at Sam. "Hey um, I never asked you this but, did you and Dean ever find out what was up with all of those accidents on Miles Road?"
Sam's eyebrow quirked as he glanced at her, "How did you know there was something happening up there?"
Natalie shuffled her feet, "I don't know, I just thought it was strange how there were four accidents all in one week, it just didn't seem right. Plus before Andrew and I...crashed...there was someone standing in the middle of the road, but, they disappeared before we actually 'hit' them."
Sam was quite surprised at this, since it was the first time he had heard what had happened to her and Andrew that night. Sam pulled himself from his thoughts and saw Natalie was waiting for some explanation. "Well Dean and I had already done some research and found out some guy got killed in a hit and run. They buried his body out in the woods and never got caught for what happened."
"So basically he was just an angry spirit." Natalie chimed in, causing Sam to nod.
"Yeah but Dean and I salted and burned his bones so...there will be no more accidents." Sam hesitated towards the end and looked over at Natalie to make sure she was alright.
"Well at least no one else will get hurt anymore." Natalie said, her eyes became fixed on a sign across the street, her mind was reverting back to the events that had happened in the past week. Natalie was glad that Sam and Dean were able to take care of it. But, it was the thought that her brother died and then it all got taken care of. She couldn't help but feel a little bitter at the thought. Not towards Sam and Dean, just the whole idea of it. She was brought from her senses when Sam pulled the nozzle from the inlet. She turned to get back in the car, spotting Dean walking out of the store with a plastic bag in hand.
The three of them got back into the car. Natalie rested her legs up on the seat and began to pull her sweater closer to her body. Dean turned around to look at Natalie and smiled, "So knowing Bobby, he doesn't always have the best food in the house so I made sure to get you really good food."
Natalie looked up at Dean and slowly, her gaze fell on the bag in his hand and she couldn't help but smile at the kind gesture. He had gone in there and bought her food. "Thanks." She finally replied. "You didn't have to though."
Dean merely shrugged off Natalie's words, it's no problem, was the unspoken words that she read from the little gesture.
Sam took the bag from Dean and went through the contents, only to throw out a scoff, "Seriously Dean, all of this is food that you would eat."
Dean looked at the bag and back at Sam, "Yeah so. My taste in food is better than yours. Besides food like this can always make someone feel better. Plus..." Dean reached into the bag and pulled out an apple pie, "They had pie."
Natalie pursed her lips together as she watched the interactions between the brothers. There was something about the way that the two of them acted around each other. There was something very organic about it. Natalie couldn't really put her finger on it.
Sam continued staring at Dean, slowly shaking his head, "You are unbelievable you know that. You and your pie."
Dean put the pie back into the bag, "Never underestimate the goodness of pie Sammy. You could really use a few slices to relax."
Natalie couldn't help the laugh that has escaped and the smile that brightened her face. She didn't give too much thought about the idea of Dean and Sam hearing her. This was a moment that she intended on savoring. Dean and Sam looked back at her, pleasantly taken aback from hearing her laugh.
Dean smirked, scrunching his eyes slightly, "Did you just laugh?" Natalie gazed up at the brothers and shook her head, though the smile was still evident on her face. "I can see you smiling Natalie." Dean said in an amused tone.
"I'm not smiling..." Natalie said as she began to play with the sleeve of her sweater. Her smile had slightly faded because she got caught but it was still visible and she couldn't stop it.
"Well it's nice to see you lightened up a little." Dean mentioned in an amused tone.
Natalie rolled her eyes, "Can we just get back on the road?"
Dean smiled and shook his head in amusement, "To Bobby's we go." With that, the Impala roared as they made their way back onto the main road.
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The Impala was back on the all too familiar dirt road that led to Bobby's house. Being able to see the junkyard, and the old cars made Natalie feel at ease. I'm finally home. Dean pulled up a few feet away from the house and Bobby was already waiting outside for them. Natalie wasted no time in opening the door and walked over to Bobby. He quickly pulled her into a hug and she didn't hesitate to tighten her hold on him.
"How are you doing Nad?" Bobby asked the worry in his voice was very clear.
"I-I'm okay." The words came out more as a choke and Natalie internally cringed, she didn't want Bobby to worry too much about her, though there was no stopping that. Dean walked up to Bobby and Natalie, Sam following with Natalie's bag in hand. Bobby took the bag from Sam and led the way back into the house. Upon entering, Natalie could feel the warmth begin to wash over her. There was always something about Bobby's home that just felt right to her. People might think that it was a bit rundown, but she felt that it was perfect.
The four of them walked into the kitchen, Sam and Dean sat down at the table, while Bobby leaned up against the counter and Natalie leaned against the frame of the entrance.
"So did you boys take care of what was happening on that highway?" Both Sam and Dean nodded, though Sam quickly glanced over at Natalie.
Bobby looked at her, she could feel the sympathy begin to pour out of his eyes, he opened his mouth to say something but Natalie caught him to the chase. "So uh, you called me that night and told me to come here. What was it you wanted to tell me?"
Bobby shifted slightly and pressed his lips in a thin line, "I think it is best if you get some rest Natalie, we can talk about it later."
Natalie bit her bottom lip and sighed, "I think we can talk about it now Bob-"
"Natalie, no we will talk about it later please, you need to get some rest."
Natalie's mouth stayed opened as if she was about to argue but decided against it. "Fine." She turned around and grabbed her bag before heading upstairs.
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