Give In To Me (Editing Before Updating Again) (On Hold)

by Luca and Luna J Winchester

Coincidental circumstances; that was all it took to change the lives of five different people. Follow the epic journey of Dean Winchester, Juliet Grant, Riley Piers, Sam Winchester, and Selena Grant as they go through great trials and watch as this group of friends become family...

6. Chapter 5: Wendigo

Warnings: Original/Unoriginal Content/Dialogue, Errors of Any Kind, Long Chapter Ahead, Unoriginal Not-So-Important Character Introductions, Difficulty With Some Descriptions of Character Appearances/Scenery, Possibility of Incorrect Information and Out-of-Character Moments, Medium/High Possibility of Unrealistic/Realistic Actions or Reactions, Some Violence, Some Gore, About Maybe Half The Episode Is Missing But The Best Bits Remain

Firstly, remember that the cast below will always show those who weren't originally in the show and the main original characters will always be mentioned so you'll always know the face to their names. Secondly, I was super excited to make this chapter because I actually really freaking loved the episode, despite how shit it was at some points. Additionally, this would be the second time I wrote something that dealt with a Wendigo, the first being my fanfiction for "Until Dawn", a video game for Playstation 4. Still slowly rewriting that, by the way, 'cause I cringe every single time I look back at what I had originally put. What the hell had I been thinking when I made it the first time? Like damn. I wasn't much of an experienced writer then, though, so it makes sense but it's still pretty bad, even after some chapters getting some much needed editing. Lastly, I stated that this is where all the real fun begins. I'm hoping that you'll enjoy reading it as much as I had enjoyed writing it. I won't say it wasn't difficult to write because it was really, really difficult to write, but I freaking did it! Aren't ya proud of me now, ma?! I added that for slight humor! Did it work? Probably not! Anyways, Enjoy!

Nina Dobrev as Selena Grant
Hayden Panettiere as Riley Piers

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I stuff your flesh down my throat
I pick my teeth with your bones
'Cause when I tear you to bits, sop up the blood with your skin
I'll make a meal outta you

(Wendigo : Sharon Needles)

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~(Approximately) November 10th, 2005; Blackwater Ridge, Colorado~

Shining brightly in the atmosphere, the sun illuminated a variety of paths within the forest below. With the clear blue sky barely visible through the tall trees, Riley Piers and Selena Grant walked through the large woodland together, minding their steps. Cursing up a major storm underneath her breath, Riley was expressing regret towards her decision of wearing an all-white attire as her shoes became permanently stained by the wet moss she was stepping on. She really hated nature, hated it with all of her being. Why on earth did she have to find a case involving hiking through the woods? Already, she was missing that lengthy chat with the living victim of the last 'grizzly' attack. Unknowingly, she was walking further and further ahead of her younger sibling, too deep in her hatred for nature to realize such a fact.

Long ways behind her, Selena was admiring the view as she kept an even pace; she was enjoying her time out in the forest, despite her knowledge of the danger that lurked within them, and she loved how beautiful their surroundings were. Unlike her older sibling, she was dressed in the simplest of clothing with a variety of colors, but the outfit wasn't entirely suitable for hiking. Vastly aware that she was slowly losing sight of Riley, she picked up the pace of her walking. She wasn't worried, though; she knew that Riley was more than capable of protecting herself from the Wendigo, especially since its weakness was heat and fire happened to be something that revolved around her older sister. Even so, Riley additionally was carrying a flare gun and a SIG Pro Semi-Automatic Black Pistol, but the gun wouldn't be of much help, considering it wouldn't cause damage to the creature. Furthermore, Selena wasn't quite concerned about being left behind; she was armed with a flare gun as well and if all else failed, she'd use her abilities to get away safely. However, upon thinking of the situation fully, she realized that allowing herself to be in such a vulnerable position would potentially cause Riley to worry. Her mind no longer on the beauty of the forest, she gained more speed in her steps.

Whilst Selena was attempting to catch up with Riley, the older sister in question paused in her footsteps as she noticed the presence of a group ahead of them. She couldn't make out any of their faces but from what she could tell, most of the people were male. Watching them suddenly disappear through the trees with haste, she quickly began moving again in hopes of catching up to them; as a result, she further forgotten that her younger sibling was behind her. She didn't have a clue as to who those people were, but they were just begging for some trouble by simply being out there in dangerous territory; in fact, it was likely they were heading straight towards the danger zone. Soon, she brought herself to a stop by an extremely large tree, quickly hiding behind it as she watched the group approach what looked like a destroyed campsite. Blood was soaked on the damaged equipment and forest ground, it being proof that someone had originally been there before the Wendigo arrived.

As she slowly stepped around the tree to get a better glimpse of the group, Riley's eyes widened in surprise when she instantly recognized the two men that she had seen a week, or more, beforehand at some diner. She never would've guessed that they were hunters, but then again, if she hadn't been so unnecessarily pissed off at that one chick during her first encounter with them, she probably would've realized it sooner because of the obvious signs. Taking another step forward, a branch snapped underneath her foot and it caused everyone to react in startlement, all eyes turning towards her direction. Immediately, she tensed up as a loud bang sounded, a bullet hitting the tree that she had previously hid behind; some of the bark flew off upon impact and several pieces hit against her face in a not so gentle fashion, but overall, she was left uninjured.

At first, she felt completely shocked; someone had fired off their gun reflexively and they had barely missed her. As her surprise remained for another moment, she locked eyes with the two hunters she recalled meeting. Soon afterwards, her shock turned into a burning rage of fury as she turned her attention towards the man that shot at her, a pissed off expression on her face; the man had pale-blonde, maybe grayish-white, thin hair, what appeared to be a five o'clock shadow, and the most appropriate attire for hiking through the forest. "You are gonna wish you had just killed me, asshole," Riley told him, making an additional expression of annoyance that mixed with her angry face. Lifting up an arm, she pointed a finger at him. "You, sir, are on the top of my list and it's not a list you wanna be on. Nope, no sir, cause it's a list of people I want dead." She placed her hands together before her, mocking the motion of prayer. "I pray to Satan that you become the next unfortunate bastard to meet an untimely demise." Dropping her hands, she smirked at the man and shrugged slightly. "Then again, maybe you should be thankful that you hadn't murdered me or otherwise, I would've come back to haunt and slaughter your pathetic old ass. Considering the ending of that wouldn't have been great for either of us, I thank you for missing that opportunity by being a lousy shot. Also, if you don't stop pointing that motherfucking rifle at me, I swear on Satan's minions that I'm gonna come over there and I'm gonna shove it straight up your ass." Roy, the man she was speaking to, eyed her with suspicion and caution as he lowered his weapon.

"Who the hell are you?" she heard someone ask in a rude tone. Her attention turning away from Roy, she looked towards the direction where the voice had come from; her eyes landed on the two men that she had previously met. Not long after her eyes had settled on them, she realized it was the shorter one (Dean Winchester) that had spoken to her because his eyes were narrowed directly at her. Taking a glimpse at the taller man (Sam Winchester), she found that he was just staring at her with slight curiosity. She inwardly groaned as she looked back at Dean. Of all the rotten luck, it just had to be the hotter one that had spoken up; the one that she had taken an immediate interest in when she last had seen him.

Continuing to smirk, Riley shrugged again. "Gee, I just don't fucking know. Perhaps I'm your worst nightmare or maybe I'm just the woman of your dreams. Take your pick, handsome. Either way, you're stuck with me. For now, at least." She took a few wary steps forward, her eyes on everyone; mostly on Roy, though. Stopping her movement, she placed her hands on her hips as she stared at Dean again. Her smirk remained on her face. "Most just call me Riley, Riley Piers."

Roy eyed her, not even remotely impressed with her long introduction. "Well, Riley, why are you out here by your lonesome and without any protection? You are aware that there's cougars and grizzlies, right?" he questioned her. She looked towards him with a glare and he shifted slightly under her gaze; he had only made her rage towards him resurface.

"Goodie," Riley sarcastically remarked. "The jackass knows how to speak. How goddamn wonderful." She rolled her eyes. "Do you honestly fucking think that I would come all the way out here without something up my damn sleeve? You are sadly mistaken, asshole. All I need out here is a flare gun and pistol. So, you can just go and kindly fuck yourself." After giving him the middle finger, she looked at the other two members of the group; one was a female in shorts with shoulder-length brown hair and the other was a younger male with short dark hair, both of them wearing decent enough clothing for hiking. "Sup," she uncaringly greeted; she was in too much of a bad mood to care about the safety of anyone in the group.

Another snap of a branch caused all of them to turn towards the direction of the sound. Once again, Roy fired off his rifle and out of pure luck, he managed to miss a living person again, the bullet instead hitting the same tree. Slouching beside the wounded tree after releasing a squeal was Selena, her eyes widening in fear as she straightened back up, glancing between the tree and Roy. Almost growling in anger, Riley approached Roy quickly and she temporarily took his weapon, hitting him upside the head with the end of it before she tossed the gun to the ground. Immediately afterwards, she jogged over to her younger sibling and she placed her hands on either of her sister's shoulders, all of that happening before anyone in the group could comprehend what had just occurred. "I am okay," Selena assured Riley, her voice shaky. "It was not necessary for you to do that." She looked back towards the wounded tree. "That greatly explains the gunfire I had heard a moment ago. I suppose that means you had nearly gotten shot, too?" she questioned. Riley smiled sheepishly at her and Selena released a quick breath. "I believe that I may need a minute to relax..."

"Right..." Riley responded softly. Although she herself was used to being shot at (considering that sometimes, they ended up hunting psycho humans), Selena never had such a thing occur to her until that moment. As she leaned against the tree whilst she recovered from what happened, Selena's eyes darted towards the group and when she locked onto Sam's figure, she instantly became confused as to why he was there. In return, the Winchesters were about as confused themselves before they came up with the same silent conclusion; Riley had made it vaguely known to them that she was a hunter and upon seeing the second woman, which they both had seen at the same diner, it had to mean that she was a hunter as well. Selena broke eye contact with Sam and she looked towards her older sister as Riley glared at Roy. A small sigh escaped the younger sister's lips as the older female started scowling at the man whilst he rubbed his head. "So, it just wasn't enough for you to miss shooting me, huh? You had to go shooting at my little sister, too. I'm ten-thousand percent done with your shit, horse face."

"What are the odds of that? The more, the merrier," Dean sarcastically responded, making both half-sisters glance in his general direction. Siblings, they were siblings; freaking sister hunters, the opposite of him and Sam. Seriously, what were the odds of him and his brother meeting up with female versions of themselves? He was greatly displeased about having more people around, especially additional hunters because in their line of work, no hunter could really be trusted upon first greeting.

Unlike Dean, Sam seemed to be a bit intrigued by the occurrence, despite his own annoyance towards additional people showing up during the case. However, he would've been far more irritated if the females hadn't been hunters like him and Dean. Perhaps the four of them working together would be very beneficial, considering that things could go faster and that was something he really wanted.

Before anyone could do or say anything, a loud cry for assistance came from a short distance away. "Help!" Reacting with very slight hesitation, the original group started to run in the direction of the mysterious voice. Although the half-sisters made an attempt to prevent anyone from running off, their voices were left unheard and they simply ran after them, Riley feeling reluctant about it whilst Selena felt concerned about the group. "Please! Somebody, help me!" the mystery voice cried out. However, as the group moved further away from the destroyed campsite, the calls for help died down until nothing could be heard. Everyone, apart from Riley and Selena, looked around for signs of someone in need; the half-sisters instead looked for signs of the Wendigo.

Haley Collins, the only female in the original group, placed her hand against a nearby tree as she glanced around more. "It seemed like it was coming from around here, didn't it?" She sounded as confused as she felt; she wasn't certain about the situation. They all had heard a man crying out for help and they went to assist him, but he wasn't anywhere in sight; how odd.

"We tried to tell you," Riley remarked, grabbing the immediate attention of everyone. She made a face at them as she placed her hands on her hips, eyeing all of them. "Oh, so now you wanna hear what we've gotta say?" She scoffed at them. "Yeah, it's a little too late for that shit."

"Riley, that is enough," Selena stated sternly. She looked away from her sister and towards the others, who were eyeing her. "All that matters right this moment is for all of us to return to the campsite. I believe that we will be much safer there, due to the large open area it has." Hesitating for a moment, she continued but more urgently. "Additionally, we should start moving right now. We are endangering ourselves by remaining here." Shortly afterward, Sam jogged past her and the rest of them immediately followed behind him. In the back of her head, Selena could only assume that he had realized what happened, just as she did.

Upon their return to the campsite, everyone became aware that the packs and supplies left behind were nowhere to be seen. Haley cried out in disbelief as Roy strode over to where he had left his pack, crouching down as he stared towards the ground. "So much for my GPS and satellite phone," he muttered. At different sections of the campsite, everyone stood around with their eyes shifting around the area.

"What the hell is going on?" Haley questioned as she looked towards the half-sisters and the Winchester brothers. She wasn't entirely clueless; she felt that the four of them knew something. Packs don't usually just sprout legs and walk away.

"It's smart," Sam commented as he looked towards the ground, his hands above his hips. "It wants to cut us off so we can't call for help." He shook his head slightly as he looked up, Dean walking past him.

"You mean someone," Roy remarked as he stood up straight. He looked onward, towards the trees that surrounded them. "Some nut-job out there just stole all our gear." He glanced towards Riley and Selena, spotting them standing a little ways behind Sam. He walked forward and Sam looked towards him, but seeing that Roy was looking past him, he turned around and looked towards the half-sisters himself. "I bet that it was one of you two. You just came waltzing in out of nowhere. You've got buddies out there, don't you? Did you let them know we were leaving so that they could make off with everything we had?" he questioned them in anger.

Riley glared at him while Selena shifted uncomfortably underneath the man's gaze. "Right," the older sister sarcastically answered. "We gave them the bat signal as we followed behind all of you." Her glare intensified as she got in his face. "No, there isn't anyone else out there. No one human, anyways." Roy scoffed and moved away from her, putting distance between them. "Asswipe," she continued, never lowering her tone. Selena looked towards her disapprovingly, but she didn't say a word, her eyes darting around the campsite. She caught sight of Sam staring at her and she smiled kindly before looking away, missing the smile he returned.

Her eyes continued glancing through the surroundings, her sight shifting between the others of the group. Slowly, she realized that she hadn't exactly introduced herself to anyone and before she could make her way towards Ben Collins (the youngest in the group), Haley, and Roy, she noticed Dean and Sam stepping away from the campsite. Instead of approaching the other three group members, she gently tapped the shoulder of her older sister; Riley had been staring at the barely visible sky, unaware of the Winchesters movements. The older sibling in question looked towards her younger sister and Selena nodded towards the direction where the brothers had gone. Slowly, they followed after them and they managed to catch a small bit of the conversation between the males. A journal was open in Sam's hands. "...Wendigos are in the Minnesota woods or Northern Michigan. I've never even heard of one this far west," Dean told Sam, sharing disbelief about the creature being there in the forest with them.

Too engaged in their conversation as they continued glimpsing at the journal, the brothers remained unaware of the half-sisters approaching them. "That so isn't how you pronounce it," Riley spoke up as she and Selena paused their walking. Both males jumped in startlement before they gave the sisters irritated looks; Dean seemed the most annoyed, though. "You pronounce it as Win-Duh-Go, not Win-Dee-Go." She couldn't help herself because she just didn't like hearing incorrect things; at least, she believed her own statement to be the correct choice of pronunciation.

Dean opened his mouth to speak up, most likely planning to respond smartly, but Selena spoke first, preventing him from doing so. Her eyes were on Riley. "It can be pronounced either way, Riley," she remarked gently. "You must learn to refrain from speaking ill terms towards others when they say something that you do not deem correct." Riley scoffed and crossed her arms, glancing elsewhere as she mumbled words to herself. Selena sighed slightly and she shook her head gently before looking towards the brothers. She bowed her head ever-so-slightly. "I apologize greatly for her mannerisms."

"It's fine," Sam answered, half-smiling for a split second. He stared at the two siblings with curiosity. "How did you figure out that it was a Wendigo?" he asked, eyeing Riley when she released a groan at his pronunciation of the word. "Sorry," he muttered in apology before he looked towards Selena, waiting for her response. Considering that the younger sister was more civilized, he preferred her answer over Riley's.

"It is simple. Wendigo fits the description, more so than any of the other creatures that exist," Selena told him. "Claws, the way it mimics the voice of others," she pulled her flare gun out from the holster at her backside, "And its weakness of heat." She tilted her head as she noticed that Dean had reached for what she assumed was his weapon. Additionally, she noted that Sam hadn't done the same. "I am not carrying any other form of a weapon, apart from this flare gun. I do not use guns in general; I dislike them largely because of the harm that they can cause." She smiled kindly, pleased when Dean moved his hand away from his weapon. "You must know that your weapon will be useless against the Wendigo."

Dean let out a sigh and he nodded shortly. "Yeah, I realized that. Just now." Riley released a loud laugh and he looked towards her, glaring. "Can it, short stuff." He made an error; he shouldn't have admitted that he acknowledged the information slowly. At first glance, he had found the annoying woman to be quite attractive but that meant nothing to him in that moment since he certainly wasn't liking her attitude; she was anything but nice. He just couldn't wait until they were their separate ways. Hopefully, that would happen sooner than later.

Riley glared at Dean. Unknowingly, she found him attractive just as he found her to be such, but she wasn't very fond of the way he had spoken to her. "How about you, your..." She gestured towards Sam. "...Giant, and those other...people get the hell outta these woods? Selena and I can handle this by our lonesome since we actually have the correct equipment, unlike some people. You'll only get yourselves killed." Additionally, she didn't want the extra help; she believed that she and her sister were capable enough to settle the matter alone.

"Or we could work together," Sam spoke up before Dean could even think about responding nastily. Both his brother and the older half-sister looked at him with disinterest, neither of them liking the suggestion. "I meant temporarily," he informed them. Continuously, the two older siblings shared a look of disbelief with him. He sighed lowly. "Look, we're hunting the same creature. It only makes sense that we join forces; we'd get this done quicker than we would separately." He wasn't wrong; it was far more likely that things would get finished faster with additional help. However, there was also the possibility of things happening slower because of added distractions and further danger potentials.

"I agree with you," Selena commented. Riley immediately turned towards her, gawking. The younger half-sibling glanced towards her older sister as both Winchester brothers looked in Selena's direction. "Riley, this will go much faster if we all just work together." She looked between Dean and Riley, her eyes eventually ending back on her sister. "Both of you must know this, correct? I can understand the hesitation because of us not knowing one another well enough, but can we just ignore that fact for the sake of finishing this case before someone else unfortunately passes away brutally?" She gazed over at Dean and noted his reluctant nod of agreement. Glancing back at her sibling, she smiled faintly when Riley finally nodded as well. She looked at Sam. "What do you propose we accomplish first?"

Sam appeared slightly taken aback by her asking him for directions. He wasn't certain if she believed him to be the leader, between himself and his brother, or if she simply asked him that because he was more civilized about the situation; either way, he had everyone's attention. He glanced at Dean and immediately looked away because he was glaring at him; it was clear that his older sibling wasn't delighted with what was occurring. Sam had a feeling that he'd be getting an earful about the matter later on. "We need to get these people to safety," he instructed everyone as he handed his father's journal back to Dean. He walked past the three of them and began heading back towards the group.

Dean slowly placed his attention towards the sisters, namely Riley. "Just for the record," she started as soon as he laid eyes on her. He groaned; would she ever shut the hell up? "I really don't fucking like you and I really hope you die." Selena looked towards Riley in shock, surprised she had said something like that. She should've heard what Riley had stated to Roy before she showed up; she would've been even more disappointed with Riley's behavior.

"I honestly don't care what you think, sweetheart. Suck it up. The faster we get this done, the sooner we can move on with our lives and never see each other again." With that said, he walked past the sisters and mumbled words underneath his breath. "I hope." He hadn't expected to see either of them again, but seeing them together and learning that they were hunters, he just had the feeling that he'd be seeing them again and his emotions were mixed towards that; he didn't trust the sisters at all and he really didn't want to work with them, but he kinda wanted to see the eldest sister again because of his slight attraction towards her, though that feeling was barely there and could easily be dismissed. Slowly trailing behind him were both half-sisters, the three of them heading back into the campsite after Sam.

"Alright, listen up," Sam stated loudly as he reentered the damaged camping ground. Ben and Haley focused their attention towards him, but Roy seemed occupied with something else. Entering the camp further, Sam dialed his tone down as he walked forward. "It's time to go. Things have gotten..." He paused for a moment as he stopped moving. "...More complicated." He didn't look towards anyone for a moment, his eyes glancing towards the trees ahead of him. Behind him, Dean and the sisters reentered the campsite themselves, moving to stand near the Collins siblings.

"What?" Haley questioned him after a second had passed by. Why were things more complicated all of a sudden? Why did they have to turn back when they only just had gotten there? Why wouldn't Dean and Sam tell them everything? Why wouldn't the newcomers tell them anything about what was happening? She just wanted to know something, anything. She needed to know what the hell was going on and she sure as hell wasn't about to leave those woods when her brother was still out there, somewhere. She needed to know if he was alive and safe.

"Kid, don't worry," Roy stated as he looked at Sam. The Winchester in question stared back. "Whatever's out there, I think I can handle it." He gently pat his rifle for emphasis and doing such made Riley scoff. He looked towards her. "Something else bothering you, Princess?" He kept his cool, but he surely didn't like her attitude no more than Dean did.

Riley smirked at him. "Actually, yeah. Your ugly ass face is bothering me." Roy glared at her. "Calm yourself, asshat. I'm just fucking with you. In all seriousness, I'm actually kinda worried you'll end up shooting one of us instead of the creature that you think you can handle." He eyed her questionably as she dropped her bitchy attitude, mostly. "Trust me, Rambo. What we're dealing with is something that you've never seen. You'd have better luck shooting Bambi than this thing."

"She's right," Sam remarked. "And it's not me I'm worried about," he continued, responding to something that Roy had previously said. The man in question looked in his direction, studying him. "If you shoot this thing, you're just gonna make it mad. We have to leave. Now." Roy didn't seem to care all that much about the seriousness of the situation, completely ignoring the warnings that Sam and Riley were trying to give him.

"One, you're talking nonsense," Roy began as he started to show more of his aggressive side. Everybody was eyeing him, except for Selena since her attention was drawn towards the darkening sky. "Two, you're in no position to give anyone orders. Neither of you are."

"Relax," Dean reasoned without effort. Roy glanced over to where Dean stood before he looked back towards Sam as the younger brother started speaking again.

"We never should've let you come out in the first place," Sam stated, becoming more irritated as time continued forward. However, his emotions quickly backtracked and he was suddenly collected. "I'm trying to protect you." He was trying to save all of them. Plus, he didn't want to baby-sit those people anymore. Their case needed to be finished and then, he could go search for the bastard that killed the woman he loved. Although, he needed to help Dean find their father first since he'd likely know where to find the shithead.

Roy stepped forward and placed himself right in Sam's face, invading his personal space bubble as he attempted to intimidate him. "You protect me?" he asked arrogantly. "I was hunting these woods when your mommy was still kissing you goodnight." His tone seemed to rise higher and higher as he slowly became more pissed.

"Yeah?" Sam questioned. He was unfazed by Roy's attempts of intimidating him. He wasn't about to back off, not when lives were at stake. He stared down at Roy, since he was absolutely the tallest of the group, and he kept his eyes locked on him. "It's a damn near perfect hunter. It's smarter than you and it's gonna hunt you down, and eat you alive unless we get your stupid sorry ass out of here." His lips twitched from amusement of Roy's ignorance as he watched the man look away from him several times.

Roy released a laugh as he punched Sam in the chest, a snobby smile on his face. "You know you're crazy, right?" he questioned. He didn't believe any of that shit. He wasn't about to be driven outta there by some punk in his twenties; he was gonna hunt down whatever the thing was, kill it, and go back home a hero for saving the fucking day.

"Oh, yeah?" Sam continued staring down at Roy. "You ever hunt a Wen-" He was unable to finish his sentence when Dean strode over and gave him a hard shove away from the man, stepping into the argument at the best of times.

"Chill out," Dean instructed, pushing his finger against Sam's chest as he made his younger brother continue to back away. He stared at him intensely as Haley yelled somewhere in the background, hollering that they all needed to stop fighting amongst themselves. Her voice went unheard as Riley released a chuckle at what she was silently witnessing. Selena shifted uncomfortably beside her, a frown as her expression.

"Aw," Riley remarked, speaking up once again. "I was really hoping to see them throw down. Why'd you have to go and stop them?" she questioned Dean. The Winchester brother in question removed his finger from Sam and he looked at her, unamused. She just smirked at him. "Rude. I thought I was being rather funny. I guess not." She was quite amused that she was getting under Dean's skin; she could only imagine what else she could do or say to really piss him off.

Selena spoke up seconds later and her protests were heard far better than Haley's. "We mustn't fight amongst ourselves. It makes us more vulnerable to an attack." She looked around at everyone and she half-smiled when she noticed that everyone was staring at her. Placing her attention firmly on Ben and Haley, she spoke further. "You two are Ben and Haley, correct?" she asked, recalling a conversation she had with a ranger the previous day. Haley nodded. "Firstly, my name is Selena Grant and I am almost utterly certain that my half-sibling had introduced herself to you all before I made my appearance. What that outta the way, I would like to say that your missing brother... Tommy, correct?" Another nod from Haley was given. "I believe he is still alive. For now. I apologize if this news is both displeasing and satisfactory for you both, but with this creature we're dealing with, it is only a matter of time before he likely ends up deceased." She looked towards Roy. "You should have a far more open mindset, Sir. There are many things in this world that exist and they can cause harm to any one of us. Please, do attempt to try and believe a little bit of what we tell you so that we all remain on the same page." Lastly, she glanced towards the Winchester brothers. "About getting them to safety, we have no more time for that. It is becoming dark and we'd only be risking our lives further by trying to head back now."

Dean eyed her for another moment before he nodded in agreement. She was right and she also was very different than any woman he had ever encountered in his life. She was a bit intriguing, in a non-romantically related way; if anything, he could only see her as a little sister he never thought he'd want. He was curious about her, just a tad bit, despite not wanting to be. He gazed towards Ben, Haley, and Roy, his eyes shifting between the three of them. He figured that Riley and Selena knew everything about the Wendigo, considering that they both seemed to be prepared to potentially fight it; well, Selena seemed to definitely have knowledge about it cause she had let out information with no hesitation but Riley just seemed more on the need-to-know basis or some shit. "This thing is a good hunter in the day, but an unbelievable hunter at night," he told the three. "We'll never beat it, not in the dark. We need to settle in and protect ourselves."

"How?" Haley questioned, her attention on Dean. As an explanation was given, the eldest Winchester pulled out his father's journal and opened it, quickly locating the page that was needed. As he and Sam began to place symbols of protection around the entire campsite, Riley and Selena started collecting firewood with the assistance of Haley, the creation of a fire being necessary because of both the daylight vanishing and the air getting cooler. As nightfall completely arrived, the campfire was successfully made and Ben, Haley, and a very reluctant Riley were sitting near it. Haley poked the fire with a stick as she looked towards Dean, unsure of the actions that had been made as she eyed him walking across the campsite. "One more time, that's...?" She looked at the symbols, which were drawn on the ground. Riley rolled her eyes and she held in a groan, mentally cursing at the female for not having her ears open.

"Anasazi symbols," Dean answered as he crouched down to create another symbol. "It's for protection. The Wendigo can't cross over them." Behind him, Roy was walking by and he laughed at the information, his rifle slung over his right shoulder. "Nobody likes a skeptic, Roy." He straightened up and walked over to where Sam was sitting, towards the edge of the campsite; away from everyone else. Dean glanced towards his right as he approached Sam, locating Selena; she stood behind one of the symbols, her eyes gazing towards the darkness of the forest and her arms were crossed over her chest. Dean took a seat beside Sam and started speaking to him. "You wanna tell me what's going on in that freaky head of yours?"

Nearby, Selena continued to stare into the darkness before she eventually released a low sigh as she turned her attention elsewhere. Looking towards her left, she spotted the brothers speaking to one another, having their own little moment. She tilted her head slightly as she watched them, unable to hear anything. She turned further towards the left and she saw that Riley was still uncomfortably sitting with Ben and Haley whilst Roy stood in front of her; additionally, it appeared he was attempting conversation with the uncomfortable woman. Looking back towards the Winchester brothers, she stepped closer and looked back towards the darkness, listening in on the conversation. "...The way I see it, Dad's given us a job to do and I intend to do it," she overheard Dean telling Sam. She glanced towards them and she noticed that Dean was crouching in front of Sam, paying no attention towards her whatsoever.

"Dean..." Sam shook his head as he stared at his older brother with tears in his eyes. He was speaking no higher than a whisper, but Selena was managing to listen in. He sounded like he was in some sorta pain. "No. I gotta find Dad. I gotta find Jessica's killer." He shook his head once more as he looked towards the ground temporarily. "It's the only thing I can think about."

"Okay, alright," Dean responded in a quiet, soft tone. Selena could tell that he was concerned for Sam, just by the sound of his voice. She quickly came to the conclusion that the two were related to one another; they were most likely siblings. Staying silent, she listened in more. "Sam, we'll find them. I promise. Listen to me. You've got to prepare yourself. I mean, this search could take a while and all that anger," Dean slightly pushed Sam, "You can't keep it burning over the long haul. It's gonna kill you. You gotta have patience, man."

"How do you do it?" Sam chuckled weakly, his voice breaking further. "How does Dad do it?"

Dean glanced away from Sam, looking towards everyone that was near the campfire. "Well, for one, them." Sam glanced towards the others as well, completely overlooking the fact that Selena was near them. "I mean, I figure our family's so screwed to hell, maybe we can help some others. It makes things a little bit more bearable." Dean looked back towards Sam and his younger brother continued looking towards the others. "And I'll tell you what else helps." Sam looked back towards him. "Killing as many evil sons of bitches as I possibly can," he finished as he smiled a bit at his sibling. Sam cracked a smile and he looked down towards the ground again.

Selena decided that it was a good time for her to join the conversation, after rudely eavesdropping on it. She took a few steps forward until she was standing behind Sam. "Excuse me," she gently said, causing Dean to look up at her and Sam to slightly turn his head towards her. "Pardon my intrusion," she continued as she side-stepped to be towards Sam's right before she sat comfortably down on her knees, not bothered by her jeans getting messy from the moss. She turned her attention towards Sam fully. "I could not help but overhear the ending of your conversation. To sum up what I had heard, I learnt that you both are related, that your names are Sam," she nodded towards Sam and then looked towards Dean, "And Dean, that you both are searching for your father, and that," she looked back towards Sam, "You lost someone you loved to some sort of creature and you wish to kill it. Am I correct?" Sam looked away from her, not answering, and she smiled sadly. "Your silence means that I am. I wish to tell you that Dean is right." Sam looked back towards her, curious as to what she was gonna say while he was slowly getting over his little mental breakdown. "You need patience, Sam. You cannot go running off recklessly because you will either get yourself killed before you can succeed or you'll cause harm to the ones you love. I speak from personal experience."

Sam stared at her, surprised by the information. "You've dealt with this sorta thing before?" he questioned. "You've wanted revenge? You?" This was really hard for him to believe, based on the mannerisms she had shown; she just didn't look the type to want revenge against anyone or anything. "I'm sorry, but you just... You don't look the type," he apologized kindly, not wanting to upset her in any way.

Selena continued to smile sadly and shook her head slightly. "I was not speaking of myself. I spoke of Riley. She didn't necessarily get the ending that she had wished for, but she had gotten the next best thing. We were able to send the demoness back to Hell a second time, but not without the cost of..." She released a long sigh and she looked away from Sam, looking down at her hands, which were lying on her knees. "We had dealt with the demoness beforehand but when she had returned unexpectedly, she..." Suddenly, tears began to form in her eyes as she recalled the past. "She, uh, killed our father, Riley's mother, and Riley's boyfriend." She looked up, glancing towards each brother to see that both had an unknown expression on their faces. "I'm sure you are surprised that I am telling you this when we've only just met, but it's only fair since I had eavesdropped rudely on your conversation with one another. Another reason for why I am telling you this is because Riley had acted recklessly while I had wished to be patient with matters. However, we ended up doing things the way she wanted and I ended up becoming harmed whilst the woman the demoness was possessing was murdered because the demoness retaliated against us. Because of these events, Riley and I officially became hunters." She half-smiled. "I suppose I should had mentioned that the two of us had long knew of the real dangers within the world first, hmm?"

"...I'm really sorry for your loss," Sam told her slowly. He didn't know what else to say after hearing all of that information. Additionally, he appreciated her concern towards him. Selena looked towards him and she nodded.

Dean stared at her for a moment before speaking. "No offense but, uh, you don't look like someone who'd become a hunter. Your rude half-sister, yes, because she seems much more the type, but you? Not to be rude but other than your intelligence, I don't see why you're involved with this kinda life when you could've had something better." He was feeling disbelief towards why Selena would choose to deal with all of that bullshit when she could've had a far better life, one without such danger in it. He could agree with her becoming a hunter because of the events that had occurred to her and her half-sister but even then, he would've thought that she'd choose the better life because of her mannerisms.

Selena turned her attention towards Dean and she smiled. "I don't find that offensive at all, Dean. Riley has told me of this before in the past and I quite agree. Normally, I presume, that hunters are very level-headed but additionally show great aggression and lack of innocence, much like the average human being. However, I lack the aggression and my innocence remains intact. While I do not lack hatred, I do not show it when facing any sort of creature that I find myself coming up against. I like to believe that most of these creatures have some kind of goodness within them. The ones that can communicate correctly. I am aware that I am far too kindhearted for this kind of life, but it has yet caused my death and I don't intend to change my personality in order to further strengthen my survival. I am still breathing thus far and it has been only a little over two years since I've began this life with Riley, and I don't intend on dying any moment soon. As for why I chose this life above a normal one, that's simple to explain. I chose this life because I want to help others. I want to save them and prevent as many deaths as I can. Additionally, I wasn't gonna allow Riley to hunt on her own. I didn't want to risk losing her as well."

Dean glanced towards the campfire and his eyes locked with Riley's. Just as the last time, Riley was the first to break the eye contact. Dean looked back towards Selena. "Is she always this rude?" he asked curiously. Sam looked at him and smirked, giving him a certain look. Dean quickly caught it and rolled his eyes, speaking in a tone that made him appear annoyed. "What? I'm just asking. It doesn't hurt to ask. The woman has been a pain in the ass since she got here and I'd like to know why. That's all." Deep down, his real reasoning for asking was that he wanted to know if Riley was naturally rude or if she was just being rude for the sake of the case.

Selena released a quiet giggle and she shook her head. She could tell that Dean was attracted to Riley, to some extent. "No, she is not. She's only this way for a multitude of reasons, the first being that she wishes to remain distant from those she believes she'll see often because there will come a time where one or both of you will no longer exist, just as there will come a day where neither myself or Riley will exist. Secondly, she tends to be rude just to get under someone's skin and she mainly does this towards those she automatically hates like, uh..." She took a moment to recall the man's name. "...Roy. I believe that's his name."

Upon hearing that, Dean assumed that Riley hated him and he wanted to know why, completely disregarding the information about how Riley was rude when she wanted to keep her distance from people. "I get why she dislikes him so much, but what the hell did I ever do to her?" Selena shrugged her shoulders and looked down at her hands again, not revealing anything further; she knew that Riley didn't dislike Dean but she didn't believe it was her right to reveal that to him.

The sound of a twig snapping caught the attention of Dean, Sam, and Selena but the sudden cries for help from a male caught the attention of the others. Altogether, everyone stood up from where they had been sitting, if they had been sitting at all (Roy had been standing still). "Help me!" the male called from within the darkness that surrounded the campsite. "Please!" Instinctively, Dean pulled out his gun and cocked it, staring towards the darkness as Riley and Selena reflexively placed their hands over where their individual flare guns were while they all moved to be close to the campfire, some not moving at all because of them already being there. "Help!" the voice continued crying out. Sam pulled out a flashlight, shining it into the trees but it didn't help him spot the Wendigo.

"It's trying to draw us out. Just stay cool, stay put," Dean spoke calmly, his eyes shifting back and forth as he stared at the darkness in front of them.

"I realize this but my feelings are going against my better judgement," Selena remarked softly but audibly, standing near Sam as she, and everyone else, looked towards the surrounding darkness. What she meant was that while she knew that she shouldn't go out there like a moron, her feelings towards wanting to help everyone was trying to convince her to go out there anyways; thankfully, she knew better that time around.

Roy smirked to himself as he kept his rifle raised in front of him. He responded to what Dean had said a moment beforehand. "Stay put? Instead the magic circle?" His smirk soon vanished when the yells for help became more agitated before a growl was released instead, such sound being much louder than all of the yelling. Roy pointed his gun towards where the sound was coming from. "Okay, that's no grizzly," he realized, appearing to finally be cautious.

Haley reached over to her younger brother, grabbing onto his left hand as she attempted to comfort him. "It's okay. You'll be alright, I promise," she told him as she moved closer. She placed herself back on the log she had previously been sitting on and Ben silently sat down beside her. Another loud growl, and the sudden gust of quick movement, caused Haley to release a shriek but she remained where she was, Ben and herself clenching onto one another's hand tightly.

As the growling intensified and the bushes rustled while the Wendigo rushed around the campsite, Roy spun around in a circle and he fired three shots in total as he attempted to shoot the creature whilst avoiding causing harm to the people around him. His last shot hit its mark and the Wendigo yowled. "I hit it!" Roy cried out victoriously as he immediately sprinted forward and into the darkness, leaving the protection circle because he wished to see what he had shot.

"Roy, no!" Dean yelled as he moved forward, towards where Roy had run off to. "No!" He hesitated at the edge of the protection circle, but not for long. He looked back towards everyone that remained and he pointed towards all of them, apart from Sam. "Don't move," he instructed before he took off running after Roy, Sam hot on his heels. Ignoring his instructions, Riley followed after them despite the many protests from Selena, pulling out her flare gun as she ran. She followed hurriedly behind the brothers, who may or may not had realized she was following, and she listened as Roy's loud speaking suddenly silenced. The brothers came to a stop after a moment as they realized the same thing, looking around for any sign of Roy or the Wendigo. "Roy!" Dean called out as he and Sam glanced around where they stood. Upon hearing Riley jog up behind them, they both quickly turned towards her as she came to a stop, her flare gun raised. Dean lowered his weapon as he stared at her intensely. "I told you to stay put!"

Riley scoffed as she gave him a hard look, raising her flare gun further but keeping it pointed away from Dean and Sam. Better safe than sorry. "Well, gee. I'm real sorry for being the only person who was thinking clearly," she sarcastically remarked, nodding towards her flare gun. "I followed you dumbasses to make sure you didn't get yourselves killed, kinda like dumb o' Roy did. So, I believe that you should quit it with the bitch fits. Also, a thank you, Riley, for being so thoughtful is deemed necessary." She hadn't risked her own safety because she didn't want to listen; she had risked her survival to make sure the two brothers were safe from harm.

Dean walked past her, not saying a single word of thanks. "We need to get back to camp." As he walked away, Riley made an exasperated expression before she turned on her heels and followed behind him, her flare gun still raised just in case. Sam sighed as he followed behind them, the three soon breaking into a sprint to get back to camp faster. Upon returning, the younger Winchester gave the awful news to everyone who remained that Roy had been taken by the Wendigo. The information greatly terrified the Collins siblings, the two holding onto one another in a hug, both searching for some sort of comfort with each other. Selena's reaction, however, was a simple sad frown and a single tear.

~(Approximately) November 11th, 2005; Blackwater Ridge, Colorado~

Nighttime passed by slowly and no one was able to get much sleep, if any sleep at all occurred. Daylight broke as time passed on further, a somber vibe in the atmosphere as a grim reminder that the group had lost someone. Sam was sitting up against a hollow tree stump, his father's journal in hand, and he appeared to be staring at nothing in particular, looking defeated as he turned his gaze down towards the logbook. Kneeling on the ground, in front of a torn tent, was Haley and across from her was Ben, sitting crisscross (or Indian Style) whilst he silently messed with damaged goods. Dean stood towards Haley's left, gazing towards the trees. Riley and Selena sat towards Haley's right, both remaining close together; Riley was uncaring about the dirt and moss that was staining her white clothing more, caring far more about the safety of her little sister that she wished to remain nearby. "I don't..." Haley began, trying to process the events of the previous night. "I mean, these types of things, they aren't supposed to be real."

Dean lightly touched one of the trees that bared claw marks from the Wendigo. "I wish I could tell you different." He removed his hand from the wounded trunk and he moved to be before Haley, crouching down in front of her. Picking up a stick that laid nearby, he fiddled with it. His back was towards the Grant-Piers siblings, so he missed the envious expression that crossed Riley's face for a split second; he was unaware that the aggressive woman wanted more of his attention.

"How do we know it's not out there, watching us?" Haley asked him, her attention fully on his figure and no one else.

"We don't," Dean admitted as he looked away from the stick he was holding. "But we're safe for now," he added on as he noted the frightened look that had quickly appeared on the female's face. It was best for all of them to remain calm, that way no one else would do something extremely stupid, just like Roy had.

Haley opened her mouth to speak once more but upon looking past Dean, she noticed the glare that Riley was sending specifically her way and she closed her mouth, half-smiling at Dean before she glanced away from him, deciding against asking him a question. Dean stood up from his crouching position and he took several steps away from her before he stopped, staring at Sam as his younger brother walked towards him. "Hey," Sam kinda greeted as he came to a stop before Dean whilst everyone else stood up on their feet. "So, we've got half a chance in the daylight and I, for one, want to kill this evil son of a bitch."

"Well, hell, you know I'm in," Dean stated as he nodded approvingly. He glanced around, looking towards the others. When his eyes landed on Ben and Haley, they both looked at one another before they looked back at Dean, nodding their heads in agreement. Lastly, he placed his attention on Riley and Selena. He didn't actually need an answer from either of them, considering that he knew what they'd say, but he got a reply anyway.

Riley smirked at him. "Don't even have to ask me twice. I'm game. Let's take this bastard out." Dean was admittedly tempted to crack a smile, but he didn't. Selena nodded in agreement with her half-sister, smiling kindly at the eldest Winchester brother. He looked away from them both after that.

After everyone had formed an almost closed circle, Sam flipped open the journal that he held in his grasp and he quickly turned to the correct page. He showed the entry to Ben and Haley, beginning to explain everything as Riley and Selena curiously glanced at the logbook. Dean stood quietly behind Sam, eyeing everyone. "Wendigo-" he began, but immediately was cut off by the sound of Riley groaning and smacking her hand against her face; he had pronounced it incorrectly again, according to her pronunciation of the word (a few of the previous times the word had been said by either brother, Riley had just grimaced). Sam looked up as Selena placed her hand on Riley's shoulder and the younger half-sibling gestured for him to continue. "-Is a Cree Indian word. It means evil that devours."

"They're hundreds of years old," Dean pitched in as he moved slightly closer to the group. Everyone gazed at him, even Sam. "Each one was once a man, sometimes an Indian." He strode through the middle of the circle, breaking it as Sam stepped aside, the younger Winchester looking down at the journal again. Ben and Haley kept their eyes on Dean, waiting to hear more. Riley and Selena unnecessarily did the same as the four of them watched Dean gesture as he continued. "Or other times a frontiersman or a miner or a hunter."

"You know, I liked it a lot better when Sam was telling the story," Riley commented, smirking at Dean when he turned to face her. She nearly snickered upon catching the look on his face. Easily known to anyone, the reason behind how she knew their names at that point was because Selena had told her, after Roy had gone bye-bye forever. "He does it better, honestly. He just has that perfect tone for explaining bad news while you just..." She shrugged, continuing to smirk. "Well, you just seem to not give a damn and you say it like it is. Kinda like someone I know, personally." She certainly hadn't lightened the blow to that girl the previous week about her missing boyfriend being dead, being blunt about it rather than gentle. Dean didn't say anything in response to that, but his eyes did narrow at her again.

"How's a man turn into one of these things?" Haley questioned. She watched Dean as he began picking up random items from the ground nearby.

"Well, it's always the same," Dean began explaining as he leaned back up from bending over to pick up something else. He turned towards Ben, Haley, Riley, and Selena, his attention mainly on Ben and Haley because they didn't know any of the information already. "During some harsh winter, a guy finds himself starving, cut off from supplies or help. Becomes a cannibal to survive, eating other members of his tribe or camp."

"Like the Donner Party," Ben replied, speaking for the first time since they had been out there. His tone was flat, making it sound like he was incredibly bored with the situation. His sudden spoken words shocked the hell outta Riley; she hadn't expected him to speak at all.

"Dude, you can fucking speak?" Riley questioned, her eyes wide. That brought everyone's attention towards her. "I honestly thought you were mute or something because of your lack of talking aloud. Holy shit. My bad, little man." She kinda felt bad for assuming he couldn't speak and additionally felt a little bit embarrassed for making that known to everyone. She gazed elsewhere as everyone continued staring at her and she managed to gesture towards Sam. "Please proceed with the rest of the explanation, Sam." Quite a bit of the group was taken aback by her speaking politely towards the end of her statement, but Sam began speaking like she had instructed.

"Cultures all over the world believe that eating human flesh gives a person certain abilities. Speed, strength, immortality," Sam explained. He, and everyone else, missed the look that Riley shared with Selena, the younger half-sister having some sorta immortality (being unable to grow older) herself.

"If you eat enough of it, over years, you become this less-than-human thing," Dean continued for Sam as he walked around the campsite. He moved to stand in front of Ben and Haley as Riley and Selena slightly shifted to stand a little ways away from the three. "You're always hungry," he finished.

Tears brimmed in Haley's eyes as she stared at Dean. "So, if that's true, how can Tommy still be alive?" If those monsters were always hungry, why would the creature not have eaten Tommy by then? Why would it be searching for more food when it already had food?

Selena broke her silence as she spoke gently to Haley, staring at her as the woman turned to look back at her. "More than anything, a Wendigo knows how to last long winters without food. It hibernates for years at a time, but when it's awake, it keeps its victims alive. It, uh... It stores them so it can feed whenever it pleases." She frowned when she noticed Ben cringing at the thought as he turned to face Selena as well. Haley, in response, had her eyes widen in horror. Selena hesitated to continue, opening her mouth slightly. "...I apologize for this but, um, if your brother's still alive, it's keeping him somewhere dark, hidden, and safe. The only way to find his...whereabouts is to track the Wendigo back to its hideout." She half-smiled when a slightly thankful expression quickly crossed Haley's horrorstrucken face; Haley appreciated that Selena didn't refer to Tommy as possibly dead for a second time.

"The only way for us to kill it is to basically light it on fire," Riley explained quickly, adding in the final piece of information that Ben and Haley needed to know. "Which is why Selena and I have a flare gun each. Although, it might be necessary to create a Molotov or two, in case Selena or myself fails to hit it." Dean cleared his throat and she looked towards him. He held up the items that he had gathered (a can of lighter fluid, an empty beer bottle, and a white cloth) and he smirked at Riley. "Huh. Imagine that," Riley responded, still eyeing Dean. She smirked back at him. "You do have a brain after all." Dean's smirk faded and he glared at her.

Before long, they were heading through the woods again. Leading the way was Dean, a molotov cocktail in hand. Haley was following behind him, Ben behind her, Selena behind him, Sam behind her, and Riley behind him. As they walked in silence behind one another, Selena took notice of the claw marks and blood amongst the trees that they were passing by. She hadn't been the only one to notice such, her half-sister and temporary partners silently noticing it as well. At one point, Sam somehow managed to get ahead of the group as they came across a clearing and he had come to a pause by a tree, staring up at it. Dean noticed such and he approached his younger brother, Selena and Riley staying by the Collins siblings. "What is it?" Dean asked him as he walked up behind him.

As the older Winchester looked up, he began to notice that the claw marks and blood were marking every single tree that surrounded them. He was coming to the same conclusion as Sam, but at a slower pace. As he and his little brother walked around with their eyes towards where the marks laid high on the trees, Sam began speaking to Dean. "You know, I was thinking those claw prints, so clear and distinct..." He let out a humorless chuckle. "...They were almost too easy to follow," he finished. The Wendigo had wanted them to follow it, wanted them further into its territory. At that moment, the growl of the Wendigo picked up and the brothers whipped around, staring out towards the woods that surrounded them. Ben, Haley, Riley, and Selena eyed the woods as well, the Collins siblings watching in fear while the Grant-Piers siblings stared with caution. Backing up towards one another, the group was huddled together as the Wendigo zoomed around them, causing the mini trees and bushes to rustle from the quick movement. Haley backed towards a tree and she heard the sound of dripping, along with feeling something landing onto her right shoulder, and she slowly looked to see what it was. She stared up towards where the blood was dripping and her face twisted into one of grand horror as she released a scream whilst leaping away from the tree in a hurry. Immediately, dropping from the tree was Roy's body and it hit the ground with a loud thud, bloodied and broken, and the impact it made when it fell caused Haley to fall backwards onto the forest floor. Sam quickly moved to help Haley up. "You okay?" he asked her and she nodded frantically as she was helped to her feet.

Dean moved in a hurry to examine Roy, crouching down beside him. Riley shifted with him, standing behind him and looking over his shoulder with a slight look of dismay on her face. Behind her, Selena was silently asking for Ben to grab ahold of her hand (she was gesturing her open palm towards him) and he did so without any hesitation, much fear within him. "His neck's broken," Dean declared as he quickly stood up, brushing his hands off on his jeans. Gathering everyone around quickly, he began urging them to run. "Go, go, go, go, go!"

Everyone started running in the direction they had come from, making a mad dash to get away from the area. Dean, Haley, and Riley managed to take the lead with their running, sprinting through the trees without direction. Still tightly grasped in Dean's hand was the Molotov he created. As the three ran ahead, Ben, Sam, and Selena ran at a slightly slower pace but for good reason; Ben and Selena were holding hands so their running was a bit compromised and with the young boy tripping over a tree root, falling over and nearly bringing the female down with him, their running became even more compromised. Behind them, Sam caught up and he quickly helped Selena with getting Ben back on his feet, remaining behind them as he urged both to keep on running. However, the sound of Haley's distant scream caused Ben and Selena to release hands, the two of them and Sam breaking into a faster sprint in the direction Dean, Haley, and Riley had gone. Reaching a ridge, the three slowed as they looked around, not finding the others in sight. Sam took several steps forward and he bent down, leaning back up with a sigh as he held a broken beer bottle and torn white cloth in his hand. Selena released a whimper upon spotting the damaged object in Sam's hand and she looked around the woods, standing close to Ben.

Although it was futile, the three of them called out to their missing loved ones as they remained in that area for a short time. It was clear that the Wendigo had taken Dean, Haley, and Riley in a matter of seconds. Why it had chosen to take them instead of Ben, Sam, and Selena was an easy answer to come up with; the Wendigo considered them to be the weaker ones of the bunch and likely would go for them at a later time. As the day slowly passed on, the three that remained began to follow along the nearest path despite not knowing where to go. "If it keeps its victims alive, why would it kill Roy?" Ben suddenly asked Sam and Selena, breaking the silence that had been created after the futile yelling.

"Honestly, I think because Roy shot at it, he pissed it off," Sam answered as he looked around. He felt a hand come down on his left shoulder gently and he turned to see Selena giving him a worried half-smile. He managed to half-smile back at her and he nodded shortly, silently thanking her for the silent attempt of comfort. Not that he didn't like her company beforehand, he was beginning to like such a lot more than he had; he liked her personality, liked how she could remain herself and not get corrupted by the life of being a hunter, and he was actually hoping that he'd see her again in the future. What he was feeling was of the friendly and more brotherly-sisterly nature than it was towards the romantically attracted version; he was beginning to feel a slight urge to protect Selena.

Selena spoke next, turning her attention towards Ben. "I agree with Sam. You all had witnessed how Riley reacted when Roy nearly caused harm to me accidentally. She was provoked. She had retaliated. That is exactly what happened with the Wendigo when Roy managed to shoot it; it had been provoked and it retaliated against him." She tilted her head slightly as Ben looked towards her sadly. "We'll find your siblings." She looked towards Sam again. "We'll find all of them and they will be just fine." She looked back towards Ben and frowned when she saw that he was walking a little ahead of them suddenly. "Ben," she walked after him, "You mustn't wander onward unless Sam and myself are very close behind you. We don't need another one of us being taken." She hummed as she watched Ben crouch down and she attempted to look over his shoulder. Sam walked up behind her, staring around her curiously. "What is it, Ben?" Selena asked.

He turned towards them with a smile on his face. He held up his hand, showing them both a blue peanut M&M. "They went this way," he stated with confidence. Dean had been carrying a large bag of peanut M&Ms and because of that, a trail was made; it most likely would lead them straight to where the Wendigo was located. Selena stared at the candy, momentarily confused before she cracked a smile, realizing exactly what was happening.

Sam took the M&M from Ben's hand and released a chuckle, smiling a bit himself. "It's better than bread crumbs." He tossed the round snack aside and began to lead the way, following the trail of M&Ms at a fast pace. Behind him, Ben and Selena followed, the female remaining at the back of the line. The trail lead them deeper and deeper into the woods, eventually bringing them to a steep ridge littered with barrels and old metal material. Sam scooted down the ridge, almost completely on his hands and knees. Ben followed in the same manner but once both were at the bottom, Selena came sliding down, first on her feet and then on her ass as she lost her balance. Ben and Sam both turned towards her, helping her up to her feet. "You okay?" Sam asked quietly. Selena nodded with a smile, a very amused expression on her face because she had enjoyed doing that accidentally.

Taking several steps forward, the three of them found themselves standing in front of an abandoned mineshaft, the entrance mostly blocked off by old wooden boards and an old sign was hanging against what remained of the wood, the sign reading; WARNING! DANGER! DO NOT ENTER! EXTREMELY TOXIC MATERIAL!. Sam approached the opening that had been created and he looked back towards the other two, shrugging slightly before turning back towards the entrance. He was about to maneuver himself into the mine when Selena grabbed onto his jacket. He looked back at her and opened his mouth to speak but stopped when he noticed that she was holding out her flare gun (with her opposite hand). He stared at her questionably. "Remember how I said that I don't use weapons, such as guns?" she asked gently. She half-smiled again. "That would additionally mean that I have never fired a weapon in my life and that would mean that I would not be a very grand shot with this. If anyone is to fire it off, it should be you and not myself." Sam, completely understanding what she was saying, nodded and gently took the flare gun from her hand. Upon her releasing her hold on his jacket, Sam finally entered the mines with Selena, and then Ben, following after him.

Leading the way, he brought out his flashlight and lit up the path as the three of them began to walk down the very dark mineshaft. As they walked forward several more steps, they heard the sound of the Wendigo growling and in an instant, Sam had turned off his flashlight and pulled Ben, and Selena, against a wall of a tunnel. Selena gave Ben a hug as the young boy released a whimper, pulling his face into her clothing to keep him from making a louder noise as the form of the Wendigo was silhouetted from the little light that shined into the mine. The Wendigo continued down into another tunnel and Selena released her hold on Ben, nearly letting out a loud sigh of relief. Placing themselves back on the track that they previously had been following, they once again began walking further along the mineshaft. As they continued onward, the wood beneath them started to crack and they immediately froze where they stood. Before they could even attempt to removed themselves from the creaking wood, it gave way beneath them and the three fell through the floor with a rather loud thump.

Sam landed on his back roughly, Ben landed face-first into a pile of skulls, and Selena landed on her side, atop a pile of bones that cracked beneath her weight. Groaning, Selena sat up slowly and let out a low hiss from the pain that shot through her side. As Sam pulled himself to his feet, Ben lifted himself up and he released a loud cry, jumping backwards into Sam as he moved away from the skulls. Selena pulled herself to her feet and she rubbed her tender side as she watched Sam comfort Ben quietly. "It's okay, it's okay, it's okay," Sam whispered. Selena glanced around as her eyes, along with Ben's and Sam's, adjusted to the darkness that surrounded them. As the three glanced around, they spotted four figures hanging from the beams that held up the mines; Dean, Haley, and Riley were there, along with Tommy. "Dean," Sam said as he approached where his brother hanged. Ben and Selena followed after them, the former moving to stand in front of Haley while the latter moved to stand before Riley. "Dean," Sam repeated. Dean groaned and winced as he opened his eyes. "Hey, you okay?" Sam asked him.

Blood was smeared across Dean's face. He let out another groan. "Yeah," he answered. Sweat appeared to be dripping down his bloodied head. As Sam helped him get down, he released more groans and whimpers. Additionally, as Sam supported Dean's weight and helped him to another section of the tunnel, Ben was helping Haley (who was conscious, too) down from where she was hanging. Lastly, Selena was helping Riley down and her older sibling hadn't exactly woken up entirely, though she did wince in pain every few seconds as Selena moved her.

"...You certainly don't have bedside manners, do ya?" Riley questioned Selena, letting out a huff of breath as she laid her head against Selena's shoulder, beginning to wake up further. She crackled a smile as her younger sibling moved her to be near Dean and Sam, Ben and Haley towards their right. "Bout time, huh, Selena?" Riley continued her questioning. Selena looked at her questionably as she, with the help of Sam, helped Riley sit to rest momentarily, placing her rather close to Dean. Riley stared up at Selena, continuing her speaking as the Winchesters listened in to what she had to say. "You're usually the one getting hurt this badly and here I am, finally understanding the pain you go through when I'm unable to keep you safe. I have no idea how you do it, but kudos to you for being able to handle this shit better than I am right now." She let out another wince as she shifted slightly. "So," her eyes looked around, "Where is that bastard?"

"It's gone for now," Sam answered her as he crouched in front of his injured brother. He looked away from Riley, looking towards Dean who was staring at Riley. Sam shook his head slightly and gently pat him on the shoulder. Dean looked towards him, releasing another groan as he did because he moved too quickly. "Are you sure you're alright?" Sam asked him, great concern in his tone.

"I'll live," Dean responded. He glanced back towards Riley and felt tempted to ask if she was alright, but he didn't say a single word. Why would it matter? She, seemingly, hated him. He looked towards Ben and Haley slowly, fighting back the rest of his groans and winces as he watched Haley throw down the rope that had been tied around her wrists. He continued to watch as both siblings moved to stand before a hanging figure, the person being Tommy. As Dean watched silently, Sam noticed that he was looking behind him and he turned, soon moving to be standing behind Ben and Haley. As Haley sobbed because she believed her brother to be dead, Tommy's head suddenly jerked up and he let out a loud gasp for air, causing Haley to let out a frightened shriek and she jumped back into Sam, gripping his arm for a moment before she placed her hands on Tommy's waist and Sam cut him down.

"Huh," Riley grunted, catching the attention of Dean and Selena. She was watching the Collins siblings reunite and it brought a smile to her face. "If this reunion gets any sweeter, I'm gonna start crying." Selena smiled at her and gently wrapped her arms around her older sister, giving her a hug. Immediately, Riley's eyes started watering as she thought about how much she must've worried Selena. "You bitch," she joked, her voice visibly cracking. Selena pulled away and playfully glared at her. Riley wiped her eyes before the tears could start flowing. "Still have that flare gun? We're definitely gonna be needing it now." Selena shook her head and gestured towards Sam. "Should I be asking why you gave it to him?" Selena gave her a look and Riley raised her hands up in defense, hissing as she did because of the pain. "Sorry." She lowered her hands and felt for her holster. She let out an annoyed groan when she didn't feel it on her person but immediately sighed in relief when she spotted it laying beside her with the flare gun still within it. "Hope it's still functional," she commented as she removed the flare gun from the holster before she, with difficulty despite her sister's help, stood up. She looked towards Dean and noticed him staring at her but he quickly looked away after a second and began getting up himself. "Hey," Riley began and Dean looked back towards her as he stood fully. She held out the flare gun and half-smiled. "Pray it still works and, uh, don't fucking miss," she told him.

Dean was astonished; he never thought she'd be nice towards him. He wasn't exactly sure why she was giving the flare gun to him when she could use it herself but he took it from her anyways. "I never miss," he told her with a smirk. Riley rolled her eyes at his reply but continued half-smiling at him before she looked back towards Sam and the Collins siblings, Selena standing close to her right.

With no time to spare, the seven of them started heading down the tunnel, trying to get to the exit while additionally trying to find and end the Wendigo. Dean was moving with little difficulty, flare gun in hand, as he took the lead of everyone and his left arm was hugging his torso as he moved. Behind him, Sam walked in front of the Collins siblings with a flare gun raised. Riley and Selena trailed behind the Collins siblings, the eldest sister wincing with every movement she made. Ben and Haley were supporting Tommy's weight as he limped along with them. Growls echoed throughout the tunnel and everyone came to a complete stop. "Looks like someone's home for supper," Dean commented.

"We'll never outrun it," Haley stated as she shifted her hold on Tommy's arm. She was growing worried and fearful again. The Wendigo was fast and it would catch up to them. It would kill them all. She just couldn't keep positivity in her head anymore.

"You aren't very optimistic, but you're not wrong," Riley commented. She rubbed her arm as she stood behind everyone. "So, if anyone has a plan that involves little-to-no-casualties, feel free to speak up at any moment. Any moment that's soon." She had a plan of her own in mind but she really didn't want to use it; she didn't want to frighten anyone by using her power over fire. What would they think of her, then? Because of how she acted, she probably wasn't on the best of terms with any of them but it'd likely be made worse if they found out her secret. Hell, Dean would probably shoot her; he'd probably consider her a monster like the Wendigo. She didn't want to be feared by anyone. However, if she really had to, she'd put her life and sanity on the line to keep the group, and her sister, safe.

Dean looked towards everyone and he exchanged looks with Sam. "You thinking what I'm thinking?" he asked his younger brother.

Sam nodded. "Yeah, I think so." Whatever they had in mind, it was unknown to everyone around them. The growling of the Wendigo continued to echo throughout the tunnel and the Collins became more frightened than ever before. The Grant-Piers siblings shared a look with one another, Selena causing Riley to be displeased as she shook her head; the oldest sister knew that Selena wanted her to use her power, but Riley was entirely against that happening unless it was the last resort. Selena's expression turned into one of disappointment and she looked away from Riley. Any other time, the older sibling wouldn't hesitate to flame-on, but she sure as hell was hesitating that time, like it mattered if these people feared her or not.

"Alright, listen to me." Dean took a few steps away from the group before turning towards them again. His eyes were focused on Ben, Haley, and Tommy. "Stay with Riley, Sam, and Selena. They're gonna get you outta here." When questioned by Haley on what he was planning to do, he just winked at her and began heading down the tunnel quickly as he turned away from them, yelling as he went. "It's chow time, you freaky bastard! Yeah, that's right! Bring it on, baby! I taste good!" As he vanished from everyone's sight, he gestured for them to go. All of them could hear him yelling more in the distance as he grew further away.

"That man right there is either dumb as shit or tough as nails," Riley muttered under her breath. She looked away from where Dean had vanished and she eyed the back of Haley's head. "Lucky bitch," she mouthed to herself, biting her tongue lightly. She was a bit jealous that Dean had winked at Haley. She mentally scoffed at herself as she remembered that hunters didn't stay in one place for long, so whatever he wanted with Haley, whether it were a kiss or an one night stand, it wasn't gonna last very long. Additionally, it was more likely that he'd never see the female again whilst he'd likely see Riley again one day because of their similar job. She was still jealous about the wink, though.

"Alright, come on!" Sam called to them. He moved down a different tunnel, scouting ahead. "Hurry!" He gestured for them to follow him. Everyone moved quickly after Sam as he lead them through the tunnel, Riley and Selena bringing up the rear. They moved as quickly as they could but with Tommy's injuries being worse than those who had also been harmed, they weren't able to move as quickly as they would had liked. As they went further and further down the tunnel, another growl ensued but that time, it was very close by. Sam raised his flare gun, pointing it towards the tunnel towards their left before pointing it towards the tunnel on their right. Approaching the tunnel on the right, he turned to the others and gestured with his head towards the tunnel on everyone else's left. He stared at Selena, trusting her the most. "Get them out of here." Selena opened her mouth to protest but he interrupted her. "Go! Go, go!"

Despite not wanting to, Selena pushed the Collins siblings forward towards the left tunnel, with Riley trailing behind her. However, she looked back as they got further down the tunnel and, without thinking, she stopped and ran back, heading to where Sam had gone. She could hear Riley yell her name, but she ignored her, hoping that Riley would continue leading everyone out to safety. As she grew closer to where Sam was, she heard the hiss of the Wendigo before the sound of the flare gun going off filled the air, the light brightening the darkness as it missed its target. Seeing the Wendigo and its ugly form as it moved away from the heated flare but towards Sam, Selena quickly raised her hand and she sent it flying back into the wall of the mines after she made sure that Sam wasn't looking towards her. Sam, however, did fall backwards in startlement at what occurred, his eyes having been on the Wendigo the entire time. Running up to Sam, Selena quickly helped him up. "We must attempt to escape while we can!"

Entirely uncertain as to what had occurred before his eyes, Sam got up with no questions asked and he ran alongside Selena as they tried to catch up with the others. When they did catch up, both began pressing Ben, Haley, and Tommy forward hurriedly, Riley a little ahead of everyone because she was leading. "Hurry!" Sam yelled. "Hurry!" As they hurried down the tunnel, they could hear the sounds of movement behind them as the Wendigo gave chase, it having quickly recovered from the telepathic assault. The group reached the end of the tunnel but there was a dead end and Sam immediately took a protective stance in front of everyone, holding his arms out. If he was going to die, he might as well go out protecting them like any decent hunter would.

The Wendigo approached them, moving slowly as if it wanted to take its time in killing all of them. It was hunched over as it grew closer before it lifted itself upward, roaring at the ceiling as it extended its arms. The little light that shined through the boards above it revealed further that the creature was large, entirely skin and bone. Its limbs were unnaturally long and its nails were sharp, looking like claws. Overall, the Wendigo was hideous and it was preparing to dine on each of them, one by one. While Ben, Haley, and Tommy cowered, Selena moved to take a stance beside Sam as she chose to sacrifice herself for the innocent since Riley was too scared to save them all with her power. As the Wendigo took another step closer, Riley clenched her fist and hoped that Dean would reveal himself so that she wouldn't have to use her pyrokinesis. When it took another step forward, Riley just about shoved herself past Sam and Selena but she stopped herself when she heard a very familiar voice. "Hey!" The Wendigo spun around and as soon as it did, it released a shriek as it was shot in the abdomen by Dean, who had the remaining flare gun. Flames covering its entire body, the Wendigo roared in pain as it died, its burning corpse crumbling onto the ground upon its vanquish. "Not bad, huh?" Dean asked as he stared at the group.

Riley sighed in relief. "It took you long enough, you goddamn son of a bitch!" She wrapped one of her arms around her younger sister from behind, fist pumping the air with her free hand as she laid her head on Selena's shoulder. "Oh, sweet baby Jesus, you did it! Victory! Oh, sweet victory!" Selena laughed as a smile broke out on her face, more laughter following suit that unexpectedly came from both brothers and the Collins siblings...

~(Approximately) November 11th, 2005; Lost Creek Trail, Colorado~

The Winchesters, the Collins, and the Grant-Piers siblings managed to return to civilization after dealing with the Wendigo. Nightfall had come once again as an officer interviewed Ben, asking him of what had occurred while he and the others were out in the woods. Behind him, Sam nodded in agreement with absolutely everything that Ben was lying about. Nearby, Dean and Haley spoke by an ambulance that held Tommy. Leaning against their vehicle was Riley and Selena, the two of them watching as the professionals did their duties. Neither spoke a word to one another as they watched Ben and Sam approach Dean and Haley. Selena, when glancing towards Riley, was unable to ignore the envy that crossed her sister's face for several seconds when Haley kissed Dean on the cheek.

Riley turned her attention towards Selena as Ben and Haley entered the ambulance to be with Tommy. She studied her expression and when she saw that mostly happiness was there, she looked to see what Selena was staring at and spotted the Winchesters leaning against the back of an Impala. "Nice car," Riley mumbled. She looked back towards Selena. "Why are you happy?" she asked.

"Hmm." Selena looked at her and tilted her head slightly. Riley raised her eyebrow, waiting for her to say something and Selena smiled at her. "I am happy because I believe we have met some new friends. Additionally, we saved lives today. I don't know how else to explain my happiness." She looked back towards Dean and Sam, watching them speak to each other. "I suppose I am glad that we didn't have to work this case alone. This was something new to us both, working with other hunters, and I would honestly love to do this again, if possible. I enjoyed it, despite the circumstances." She looked back towards Riley again. "Did you?"

Riley wasn't sure how to answer that question. She was a bitch almost the entire time, both enjoying and regretting that decision; she enjoyed the ending of the case when she made everyone laugh somehow after the Wendigo was killed and she didn't enjoy that she had gotten hurt. She rubbed her bandaged arm as she thought about it. "...I guess so. It was... Tolerable." She groaned inwardly as she realized that she sounded like Selena for a second there. "Whatever. Who cares if I enjoyed it or not. The truth remains the same. We're never seeing them again." She looked away from Selena, just as the Winchesters looked in the direction of the two of them. She immediately averted her gaze to somewhere else. "I'll give you five minutes to talk to Sam but that's all. Anyone with eyes could tell that you two have taken some sort of liking to each other." She removed herself from the car and she began to walk around to the driver's seat, pulling her keys from her pocket. As she fumbled with them, she heard Selena walk away from the vehicle. Releasing a huff, she began singing softly to herself. "Carry on, my wayward son. For there'll be peace when you are done." She heard someone approaching her as she opened the door but she ignored them, assuming that it was an officer heading back to their car. "Lay your weary head to rest. Don't you cry no more," she sung. She was about to began singing more of the song, almost about to sit down in the driver's seat, when she was interrupted.

"No," Dean remarked. Riley spun around to face him, staring at him questionably. His eyes were wide with surprise and he was shaking his head, making faces as he spoke. "No way. You know that song? That's impossible. How could you know that song?" He continued shaking his head. "You can't know that song." He stopped his head shaking, staring at her as he remained in denial.

Riley stared at him, a little amused by his behavior. "Are you done with your random piss-fit, Princess? Yes, I know the song. It's a classic. I wouldn't have been singing it if I hadn't known what it was. If you're still in denial, I listen to AC/DC, Metallica, Def Leppard, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Bon Jovi, KISS, and many, many others." She crossed her arms as she continued staring at him. "Do you always miss the complete obvious or are you just having a bad couple of days?"

Dean studied her for a moment. "Name eight AC/DC songs and I just might call a truce between us." The two of them certainly hadn't been getting along since the moment they officially met, but he was willing to look past that nonsense if she could prove that she knew more than just three songs from one of the groups she listed. It was the ultimate test, except not really.

Riley rolled her eyes at him, but decided to do as he wished. "Fire Your Guns, Girl's Got Rhythm, You Shook Me All Night Long, Highway To Hell, Back In Black, T.N.T., Hells Bells, and She's Got Balls." She made an arm gesture. "Boom. Done. Is that all or are you gonna ask me to name eight songs from each of 'em?" she asked, crossing her arms again.

Dean blinked and stared at her with wide eyes for a single moment before he nodded, making a face. "That was impressive, I guess." He held his hand out to her. "Truce?" Riley pretended to think about it before she genuinely smiled and she shook his hand, nodding shortly. Releasing her hand, he gazed away from her for a few seconds before looking back at her. "Honestly, I thought you'd be into Spice Girls or The Pussycat Dolls."

"Firstly, I'm very surprised that you even know of those groups and that makes me a little suspicious," Riley told him, speaking teasingly. "Secondly, I actually do like those groups. They have some really nice songs." Honestly, she loved almost any type of music, as long as the beat and lyrics were fantastic to her. It was an added bonus if the members of a group or the solo artist was very attractive.

Dean glared at her, half-playfully. "Don't make me take back the truce." Riley smiled and laughed a little, uncrossing her arms as she looked down at her feet. Dean smiled a little, kinda enjoying the second decent conversation the two of them had shared. His smile faded, however, as he thought about when he'd see the confusing woman again; naturally, he found her attractive so why wouldn't he want to see her again. Then, he began thinking about how he was gonna say goodbye to her; it was probably gonna be all awkward and shit. While he was kinda dreading that he'd probably never see her again, he was happy about it, too; while he sorta liked that he and Sam had worked together with the half-sisters, he had kinda hated it and he wanted things to go back to normal. Furthermore, he knew that he needed to forget about the woman and go back to focusing on finding his father with Sam. "Listen, uh, you take care of your sister," he began, saying his goodbye. "I don't know how the hell she manages to remain like she is but make sure she stays that way."

Riley placed her hand on her chest. "Awwww," she falsely cooed. She removed her hand from her upper region and placed it on Dean's left shoulder. "She got to you, too, huh?" Dean, suddenly confused, stared at her as she removed her hand from him. "Lots of people have told me exactly what you just said, Dean, and they weren't even hunters. Selena just has this thing about her that makes you hope for the best. Sometimes, it makes you wanna protect her until the day you die." She swung her arm out a bit as she gestured. "Basically, she's an innocent child that a parent would protect from any sort of danger. Except with Selena, she's a slightly naive adult." Sighing, she placed her hand on the driver's door (that was still open). "But yeah, of course I'll take care of her. As you know, she's all I have left." She was aware that Selena told Dean and Sam about their reason for becoming hunters. She half-smiled at him. "Take care of yourself, Dean. Sam, too." She turned away from him and got into her car at last, closing the door behind her. Dean kept his gaze on her for a moment before he turned and walked away, heading over to the Impala as Selena walked away from Sam.

During the time that Dean had been speaking with Riley, Selena had been speaking with Sam at the Impala. She had smiled kindly at him when she approached him and she had came to a complete stop in front of him, staring up at him not long after that. "How do you do it?" Sam had quickly asked her. She had tilted her head in response, not sure of what he meant. "How can you remain so...you despite everything you go through?" he had asked, being more specific. He hadn't bothered asking her if she had seen what happened in the mines when the Wendigo was suddenly thrown into the wall; he had decided that he must've just been seeing things. At the time, he just wanted to know how Selena was managing to remain, well, intact.

Selena had smiled. "I'm not so sure of that myself. I suppose it is just part of my nature. Being kind, being cool and collected, it is what comes naturally to me. Always has been like that, from what I can remember." Her gaze had moved away from Sam as she continued her words. "I surely hope that I remain this way, but even those like me eventually become corrupted in some way. Unfortunately, it's only just a matter of time." She wasn't oblivious to the fact that she was vulnerable to corruption; anyone with any sort of innocence would always be vulnerable to such a thing and no one could avoid corruption forever.

Sam had nodded but his expression had revealed that he didn't like hearing that information very much. "Well, I hope that's in the very distant future." He didn't like the thought of her being corrupted; he liked her the way she was. Very quickly, Selena had eased her way into his heart somehow and he didn't want anything bad to happen to her. It was strange how quickly that had happened, but he didn't really mind that, not entirely. "Do you have a phone?" he had asked her. She had nodded. "Can I see it?" Although she had been confused, she pulled her phone from the pocket of her denim vest and she had handed it over to him. After messing with it, he had handed it back and she looked at it. She quickly realized that he had given her his contact information. "If you and your sister ever need help with anything, just give me a call and we'll come as quickly as we can," Sam had told her.

Selena had looked up from the phone and had smiled at him. "Same goes for you and your brother. If you need either of us, call. We'll be happy to help." She had shrugged slightly afterwards. "Well, I'll be happy to help. Riley's... Well, she's Riley." Sam had chuckled and nodded in understanding. "Take care, Sam. I hope we meet again real soon." After that, she had turned away from him and headed back over to her sister's vehicle, walking past Dean as she went. Phone still in hand, she quickly sent a text to Sam, one that said thanks, so that he had her number. She quickly got into the passenger's seat of Riley's car and as her older sister drove the vehicle away from the ranger's station, Selena watched the Winchester brothers fade into the distance as she stared at the rearview mirror...

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"Trivia":

1) The real fun has finally begun, my lovely readers. Dean and Sam Winchester have officially entered the building and rarely will be leaving it. Our true storyline has begun but the secondhand storyline will continue onward in the future to come (more fancy way of saying the original chapters will come along slowly from now on instead of constantly). I can honestly say that this fanfiction will be the most fun to make and the longest I'll ever make in my lifetime. Fingers crossed that this will make it to over one-to-three million words.

2) I believe I kept the brothers in line, character personality and dialogue wise. I figured that Dean would be more reluctant than Sam to work with others while Sam would be happy to work with others, especially since I believe that around this time, Sam was obsessed with finding Azazel (who killed their mother and technically his lover) and their father, John Winchester, so I figured he would be happy to have things go a bit faster with new helping Hunter hands. (What you read next was just added) And then I had ended up making it where Selena had already entered the heart of Sam because of her unique mannerism and I suppose I could say the same for Dean (don't give me that look that says this isn't realistic; we all have someone in our life that we immediately allowed into our hearts).

3) With Riley's behavior towards the brothers, I made her very reluctant and mostly unkind because she just doesn't want to grow close to anyone at all out of fear of losing them eventually. And I decided to bring out the goodness that is really her towards the end because, hey, they just finished a case together and survived so some kindness needed to be shown. 'Least now you know that you'll likely be seeing Riley like how most people are (having a good side and bad side). With Selena's behavior, she will always be kind towards anyone no matter what their personality is, as long as the person can speak (meaning they aren't a mindless monster) and they aren't an adult ghost ('cause she currently fears ghosts).

4) Not very often will I mention the attire of the brothers. Probably. Actually, it's more like I won't mention the full on attire of the not so main characters. So, yeah, I will be putting out the attires of both the half-sisters and the brothers as often as I can but sometimes, those descriptions will be shortened somehow (examples of what I might put: all plaid, all black, casual wear, formal wear, etc) or might not even be mentioned by accident.

5) Feedback is appreciated and preferably within the discussion/review/comment section of each chapter (nobody is doing that so why do I fucking bother?). I'll accept any suggestions for original chapters happily and will make very minor changes to them. I'll accept suggestions for references, depending on what they are and if I can manage to make the reference occur. If you ask and depending on what it is, I may allow you to follow the plot of an original chapter for your own story as long as credit is given and the same goes for the species of Immortal Beings if you were to want them to make a guest appearance within your story. Lastly, depending on if I am busy or not, I may help out with anything you wish to have help with.

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