Chapter 4

Dean told Sam what Bobby said. Sam agreed with him. They should at least meet Kurt. While Dean got everything ready for them to leave, Sam looked up everything he could about Kurt.

Once they got into the car, and headed out, Sam turned to Dean. "Bobby's right. He really does seem like a regular kid. He sings."

Dean looked over at Sam. "He sings."

Sam nodded. "Like really good. And he did cheerleading for a while, and football."

"Huh." Dean replied. Busy kid. He wondered why Kurt needed to make a deal with a demon. Based on his own experience, Dean wondered if he could help him at all.

Kurt waited nervously at a booth at Breadstix. He had a brief conversation with Dean over the phone, telling him where to meet. Other than that, he knew nothing about him. Finn had insisted on coming with him, but Kurt told him to stay with his father.

However, when the name Winchester was mentioned, there was no convincing Sue to stay behind.

"Kurt?" Someone asked. Kurt looked up and saw two men, one about his father's height, and the other, taller than Finn. "Sam and Dean Winchester?" They nodded and sat down. Sue narrowed her eyes at them.

Dean looked at the menu. Sue spoke up. "Your father was an ass." Dean raised an eyebrow.

"I'm sorry?"

"Coach…" Kurt whispered.

"You knew our dad?" Sam asked.

"I was almost your mommy at one point."

"Well dad died. So you can back off lady." Dean said.

"So…cousins, huh?" Dean said, trying to ignore Sue's glares. Kurt nodded. "Yeah. I didn't know I had any other relatives besides John. He never said anything about you two. But I was eight, and barely spoke for five minutes."

Sue muttered something under her breath.

"Okay, what the hell is your problem?" Dean exclaimed at Sue. "If dad fucked you and left, I sorry. But we're here for Kurt."

Sam cleared his throat, tried to change the subject back to Kurt. "Can you tell us about your problem, Kurt?"

Kurt launched into the story about the deal he made years ago. "The problem now is my dad had a heart attack. He's in the hospital now. I always thought that these deals were a sure thing. I just…don't understand."

Dean stared at him. "You…you made a deal when you were eight?" Kurt nodded.

"You know what's going to happen once your time is up?" Kurt nodded again.

"And you're just fine with that."

Kurt shrugged. "He's my dad. A really good one. And I'll see my mother again, at least. People keep saying I'm going to Hell anyway, with me being gay and all. I'd just rather go there with a purpose."

Dean snorted. "Self-sacrificing must run in the family." He muttered.

"Among other things." Sue muttered. Dean sighed. Kurt was regretted bringing Sue now.

Sam spoke to Kurt. "I'll try and find something out about this demon. Bobby might be able to help us. We'll figure something out, Kurt."

Then someone walked over to them. "Well. Haven't you grown up nicely, Kurt? Last time we met, you were a tiny little thing."

Kurt went pale. He remembered that voice, and that feeling that came with being around him. He looked up and saw that predatory smile. His eyes flickered red.

"And the Winchesters… I've heard all about you boys. I hope you boys don't get too offended. My only interests lie in Kurt." He sat down next to Kurt and ran a finger down his arm. "And Sue. How are you, dear? So nice to see you again." Kurt had never seen Sue look so frazzled before.

Dean growled. "You get the hell away from the kid. I don't care if we're in a busy restaurant, I will kill you."

"Relax." The demon said. Kurt did anything but. "I'm only here to talk to Kurt." He turned to Kurt. "You might have noticed some a few things you didn't expect with our deal."

"Yeah, what the hell? Kurt made a deal so his dad stays alive, why the hell is he the hospital because of a heart attack?!" Dean hissed.

"But I did make sure his dad stayed alive. He will continue to be alive. Kurt just never mentioned in what condition." Tears sprang to Kurt's eyes. He was only eight when he made that deal! He didn't think through all the details.

Dean narrowed his eyes. "How about you make Kurt's dad better, and I won't kill you." He threatened.

"And what will that do? I don't hold Kurt's contract. And if you kill me, you won't ever find out."

"Then who? Who holds his contract?"

The demon seemed to ignore Dean. "I can make your father better, how would you like that?" Kurt wanted to throw up, hearing the way the demon spoke to him.

"Just another deal." The demon purred.

"What?" Kurt asked. "Yes," the demon continued. "It'll only be another anther year." Kurt's eyes widened. That only gave him a few months to live.

"No way." Dean said. "You can't do that." His fist tightened on his knife.

"The rules don't apply to Kurt." His lips twisted into a smile. "Think about it Kurt. You'll do it for your father, right?" Then the demon was gone. Dean cursed. "I should have killed that son of a bitch." He muttered.

Kurt let out a sob. Years of planning his death, taking care of his father, only to have his life shortened some more? He thought he was helping. Now his father was in the hospital on a demon-induced heart attack. He was going to lose whether he makes another deal or not.

"I'm pretty sure that demons aren't allowed to do things like that." Dean whispered to Sam. "There's like some kind of demonic order or something."

Sam agreed. "Then you know who we have to contact right?"

"Yeah. And it's going to be a real bitch trying to find out how to get him. He doesn't just make himself so conveniently available." They looked back over to Kurt where Sue was trying to awkwardly comfort him.

"Hey, calm down." Sam told Kurt, seeing the distress on his face. "We know at least one person who can help now. Just…don't make any deals, okay?"

Kurt nodded. "We're going to find a motel. We'll call you if we find out something." Sam said. He paid the bill and got up to leave. Dean hesitantly got up to follow.

Kurt wiped his eyes. "Wait. You guys are family. You can stay with me." Kurt said.

Dean looked at him strangely. "You're trusting us a little bit too quick, aren't you kid?"

Kurt snorted. "Please. I would love for someone to attack me in my own home. I need something to kill right now."

Dean laughed. "I know how you feel."

"No." Sue said.

"No?" Kurt was confused.

"These boys go home with me. I don't trust Winchesters. I'm not leaving you alone with Kurt."

Dean shrugged. "Free boarding. Fine by me. But I want to speak to Kurt alone." Sue was about to protest.

"It's fine Coach, really. I trust him."

"I'm keeping an eye on you." Sue warned Dean. He scoffed.

"Crazy lady." Dean muttered after they left.

"Kurt…" Dean began.

"We can take care of this. Right now Sam in looking for someone that we know that can help you." Dean said. Kurt didn't say anything.

"We've both been in the pit." Dean told him. Kurt looked up in surprise. "But you're both here…alive."

Dean laughed bitterly. "Yeah… that hasn't always been a good thing." Kurt looked at him in confusion. "I'll explain later." Dean said.

"Kurt, if we find the right demon that holds your contract, we might be able to get you out of the deal."

Kurt shook his head. "You don't understand, Dean. If I break the deal, my dad could drop dead any moment. My dad was that sick. That's why I was so desperate."

Dean sighed. "You do know what's going to happen to you, right? I've made that trip to hell, Kurt. Believe me. It's not a nice place."

"I don't care. I'd do anything for my dad. And besides, I was headed there anyway."

Dean frowned. There was no convincing Kurt. "Your dad had better be treating you right. If I was even half as devoted to my dad as you are to yours, well he'd probably be here right now."

"And you wouldn't be. I know what I'm doing sounds crazy. My dad says I'm just like my mom. That's pretty much true."

"What do you mean?"

"She made a deal too. That's how she died. Her time was up when I was eight. That's why your dad came here. He was looking into the crossroad demon."

"Seriously? I was just joking about self-sacrifice running in the family." Dean sighed as he ran his hand across his face. It would be the day when someone from his family died of natural causes. "Do you know…?"

Kurt shook his head. "I guessed it had to do something with my dad. She didn't just love him. She was absolutely devoted to him. But… I'd rather not find out." Kurt said.

Dean looked puzzled. "Why not?"

Kurt shrugged. "I always had pretty good memories of my mother. What if the deal was something bad? What if my dad really didn't love my mother,or… I'd rather just die with the perception that my parents loved each other, and were good people."

"They were. I'm sure they were, Kurt."

"Then why do I feel in my heart, that the truth is so much worse?"

After Sue took Kurt to the hospital, Sam and Dean followed her back to her house. As soon as they were through the door, Dean rounded on Sue.

"How long do you have left?"

"How did you find out?"

"It's kind of obvious." Dean waved a hand at all the trophies. "You looked terrible when that demon showed up. Like you wanted to kill him, and bolt at the same time. You made a deal with him, didn't you?"

"I've got five years left." Sue replied. "Don't judge me. I know all about your little trip to hell."

"I'm not judging you…but of all the things in the world…cheerleading?"

"My parents dragged me and my sister all across the country since I was five. I never went to school, not a real one anyway."

Dean nodded. "Yeah, I know what you mean."

"And one day a got a chance to do something for myself, something that was my own. Cheerleading was something I never got to do. So when I got that chance, I made that deal. Of course, regretted it right after. I wasn't thinking of my sister at all, and I could have helped her."

She got up and poured herself and the men a drink.

"I was headed down there anyway… I've done some shit things the past. But Porcelain? No. He doesn't belong there."

"Tell me about it." He downed his drink. "When he was eight. He signed away his life even before he had a chance to live it. I'm going to find a way. I'm getting him out of the deal." He decided.

"Come on! You've been there. You tried everything, haven't you? There's nothing you can do. Don't give the kid false hope."

"He's sixteen! A he's barely lived, and he's my family. I have to find a way. I don't buy into his 'I've accepted it' act. He doesn't want to die. Who the fuck does?" Dean sighed and turned to Sam, who was frowning and staring at his computer screen.

"What are you thinking? You've been pretty quiet back there."

"It's just…everything about that demon…that deal. It bothers me. Something's not right." Sam said.

"Of course it not right."

"Not about that…It's the way that demon looked at Kurt. It's obsessed with him. That's never a good thing. And what the demon said, the rules don't apply to Kurt? What did that mean? Kurt's in danger until we can figure this out."

Dean frowned. He wasn't sure what they were dealing with. They had to do something about this quick.