Dean's POV
"Hope you got your things together. Hope you're quite prepared to die. Looks like were in for nasty weather. One eye is taken for an eye."
The ride to Indiana was quiet, too quiet for my tastes. I was used to Sam's brooding but it was more than that. Even Faith was sitting silently in the back seat staring out the passenger window deep in thought. I could feel the tension hanging thick in the car. This wasn't how I wanted to spend my last night on earth. Though, I think Sammy would get all bitch hurt if I ditched him now. Besides, I don't think he'd ever forgive me if I told him I really just wanted to get some pizza, a six pack and put on Zeppelin and bang Faith until the hellhounds dragged me downstairs.
I glanced over at Sam who was sitting there looking like he was about to get all chick flick moment on me. I just shook my head turning my eyes back to the road when Sam broke the silence, "Hey Dean?"
"Yeah?"
"You know if this doesn't um….this doesn't go the way we want. I want you to know…."
"No. No, no, no, no."
"No what?"
I looked over at Sam raising my eyebrows and shaking my head, "No, you're not gonna bust out the misty goodbye speech, okay? And if this is my last day on earth, I do not want it to be socially awkward. You know what I do want?" I smirked reaching over and turning on the radio.
Sam gave me one of his, 'Are you kidding me?' looks when "Wanted Dead or Alive" started playing, "Bon Jovi?"
I turned in his direction to part some cool older brother wisdom, "Bon Jovi rocks…..on occasion."
I began to sing along smiling while nudging Sam to join me. It hit me half way through the song that I might not come out of this fight alive. I could hear Sam laughing beside me screaming, "Dead or alive.", completely off key. I tried to keep the smile on my face but I couldn't. I just stared straight ahead attempting to concentrate on the road but all I could think about were the people I was about to leave behind. I knew Bobby and Faith would be all right but Sammy? He was gonna be the last one left and it was all my fault.
"Okay, enough with the karaoke, boys." Faith laughed leaning forward from the backseat to turn off the radio, "Don't quit your day jobs, you sound like dying cats."
"You think you could do better, Lehane?" I teased her pretending everything was a okay.
She shrugged slightly tilting her head, "Singing is not one of my many talents."
An hour later
I groaned when I heard the police siren behind me. It wasn't like we were in a hurry or anything. Hell, it was just my life hanging in the balance. It was my fault. I should've known with my bad luck that I should've taken the time and fixed that busted taillight.
"We getting pulled over?" Sam asked turning to me his eyebrow raised slightly.
"I've got a busted taillight. It's not like we're in a hurry or nothing."
Faith snorted, "That's just great, not like there's two fugitives in this car either."
"Just be cool." I stated slipping Ruby's knife in my back pocket, "I'll handle it."
I pulled over putting the Impala in park before rolling down my window. I gave the police office my most innocent face, "Problem officer?"
"License and registration please." He stated in a no nonsense matter as I handed him my forged papers, "Do you realize you have a taillight out, Mr. Haggar?"
I glanced up at him not believing what I just saw. I blinked my eyes to clear my head, "Yes…..yes, sir. Um, you know I've been meaning to…..take care of that."
I turned slowly back towards the road in front of me. I had this feeling deep down that what I just saw was not another hallucination. One thing my father taught me was to trust my instincts and my instinct was this guy was one of Lilith's lackeys. I snuck another look at him from the corner of my eye, "As a matter of fact…….." I swung my door hitting the cop with it as hard as I could while I rushed out of the Impala at him.
"DEAN!"
I punched the officer before he had a chance to react to my attack. I quickly reached behind my back for Ruby's knife that was in my belt. I plunged the knife into the cop's jaw thankful that I was right when the demon flashed. I pulled out the knife, standing over the dead possessed cop feeling unnerved.
"What the hell happened?" Bobby asked me staring at me in shock.
"Dean just killed a demon." Sam stated breathing heavily, "How'd you know?"
"I just knew. I could see its face. It's real face under that one."
Faith slapped me on the shoulder, a slight smirk on her face, "No time to worry, we gotta get moving."
My mind was racing a million miles a second. This was going to end bloody. I knew this as a fact now. As I stood there trying to cover the police car with Sam, Faith and Bobby I thought, 'What's the point?'. Reality was the odds were against us. We couldn't break my contract for a whole year and now in the final stretch I was gonna weasel out of it? I don't think so.
"So what, now you're seeing demons?" Sam questioned me with an edge to his voice.
"I've seen all kinds of things lately but, nothing like this."
"Actually," Bobby eyed me carefully, "it's not all that crazy."
"How's it not that crazy?"
"Well, you've got just over five hours to go? You're piercing the veil, Dean. You're glimpsing the b-side."
"A little less new agey please." I snapped.
"You're almost hell's bitch. So, you can see hell's other bitches."
"Thank you."
Faith shook her head hip checking me as she walked past me, "Never knew you bottomed, Hunter."
My eyes widened in surprise at first before I pulled a face, "That's not what he meant! You know I'm not!"
"Uh huh. Sure Dean. I should've known……well with those pouty lips and all."
"FAITH!"
Sam huffed his bitch face intact, "Well, actually it could come in pretty handy."
"Oh, well, I'm glad my doomed soul is good for something."
Bobby nodded in agreement, "Damn right it is. Lilith's probably got demons stashed all over town. We can't let them sound the alarm. She knows we're here, we're dead before we've started."
"Well, this is a terrific plan. I'm excited to be apart of it. Can we go, please?"
New Harmony, Indiana
"You're sure it's gonna work, Will?" Faith asked pacing in front of the Impala, "Yeah the slayerettes are here and itching for some action. Yup, it's all in place. Kennedy's gonna set off the signal if we need you to do your thing. Thanks Willow."
We all turned to Faith when she snapped the cell phone closed expecting a full report. When she didn't say anything I cleared my throat not liking being kept in the dark. "What was that all about?"
"Nothing you need to worry about, Hunter. You leave the scoobies and slayerettes to me. You three worry about how we're getting into that house."
"Faith, I wanna know what you're planning."
"Listen Dean, I got this. You're not gonna go to hell. Will and me got a plan b. Either way that demon bitch isn't getting your soul."
"How can you be so sure?"
"You trust me Winchester?"
"Of course."
She smiled at me coyly, "Then you should know it's all five by five."