A/N Sorry this chapter is so long. I just kept going with the story and didn't want to stop, afraid I would forget something. Thanks so much for reading my story and please leave any comments about the story in general or the chapter.
Chapter 6
"Alex, wake up!! Come on.'
Alex could hear someone yelling her name, but didn't have the strength to open her eyes. She recognized the voice: it was Dean's. Alex could feel her hands tied above her head and she struggled to break free. It felt like she had been drained of all her energy.
Dean cupped Alex's face in his hands trying his best to get her to wake up.
"Dean, is that you?" Alex whispered used all of the energy she had.
Relief filled Dean as he tried his best to hold Alex up as he cut the rope that was holding her up. "Yeah, it's me. Hold on. I'll get you down." At that moment, Sam entered the room and helped Dean get Alex down.
"What happened to her?"
"The djinn must have got to her. She called me and I heard scuffling and then nothing. He must have put her under a spell or something. Damn it. I shouldn't have let her go by herself," Dean began beating himself up for letting Alex go by herself.
"Dean, she's fine. Let's get her out of here before it comes back," Sam tried his best to take Dean's mind off of Alex, knowing he would continue beating himself up about it.
As Dean began to help Alex get up on her feet, the Djinn came into the room unnoticed. He attacked Sam first, knocking him into the nearby wall and knocking him out. Dean picked up Alex and carried her out into the hallway to keep her out of harms way and went back to help Sam. He jumped the Djinn from behind, but it was faster than he expected. The DGjinn had turned around and grabbed Dean by the neck stopping him going after his (lamb's) blood soaked knife. Sam still laid slumped by the wall, being no help for Dean. Feeling the room growing dimmer and dimmer, Dean thought he would be next to be put under the Djinns spell, until he noticed the Djinns grip on him getting looser. Alex was standing behind the djinn. She had used her regaining strength to stab the it with the knife dipped in lamb's blood.
The djinn feel to the floor finally defeated and so did Alex. She had debated on whether to kill the creature or not. Her greatest wish had came true but it had almost cost her, her life. Alex began to cry as she realized that dream life was no longer possible. She would never get to see her mother again and Dean and Sam would never see their parents either. Alex felt defeated and it was going to hurt to move on.
Dean knelt down in front of Alex, wondering why she was crying. He said nothing and embraced her and let her cry into his chest hoping to ease her pain. Sam had finally got up from the floor and headed towards them. Dean helped Alex stand and all three made their way back to the Impala. They had made an anonymous call about someone being in the warehouse. The ride back to the hotel was a silent one. The boys, letting Alex have her spaced, wondered what had happened to her.
When they arrived back to the hotel, Alex had regained some of her energy and was able to get herself out of the car and into the room without any help. She grabbed some clean clothes and headed straight to the bathroom. As she entered the bathroom, she took a look in the mirror; she was awe struck at the person who was looking back at her. This girl looked like a ghost; there were dark circles under her eyes, her complexion was pasty white and there was a bruise on her neck where the tube had been placed to drain her blood. Alex shed her dirty clothes and turned on the shower. She stepped under the hot water and tried her best to wash away all that had happened that night. Nothing was helping Alex to get rid of the thoughts of her dream world. She eventually gave up and got out of the shower, dried off and put her clean clothes on. She took another look at herself in the mirror. She looked a little better than she had before, but there were still dark circles under her eyes. No longer caring about what she looked like, she took a deep breath and emerged from the bathroom.
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Dean was worried about Alex. She had said nothing on the drive back and said nothing when they had returned to the hotel. Each time he looked at her, she looked to be on the verge of crying. He had heard the stories of how, if under the spell of the djinn they granted you any wish that you wanted to come true. Is that what had happened to Alex? Was she under it's spell and her greatest wish had come true? Dean continued to ponder until Alex came out of the bathroom. She looked better, but Dean could tell that something still wasn't right.
Alex found the guys sitting on the beds waiting for her to emerge from the bathroom. They both stood as she walked to sit on the bed.
"How are you feeling?" Sam came up and grabbed Alex by the shoulders forcing her to look at him.
"I feel better now. Thanks for asking." Realizing that her stomach was empty, Alex let it be known that she was hungry.
"I'll go and get you something to eat." Dean volunteered to go to the diner next door to get her something to eat, considering she looked like she was about to fall over.
"Don't forget the pie," Alex tried her best to try and hide the way she was truly feeling by joking with the guys
"I never forget the pie." With his cheeky smile, Dean was off to the diner. This left Alex and Sam alone in the hotel room.
Sam had been wondering what had happened to Alex but didn't know how to come about asking her. He came and sat beside her on the bed. He knew she was hiding something and wanted to show her that he was willing to be a shoulder to cry on if she needed it. Alex looked up to find Sam staring at her. She knew he was trying his best to be there for her, so Alex gave up hiding what had happened.
Alex told Sam about all that she had saw. From meeting her mother, to be married to Dean and having a son. He was happy to hear that he and Jessica were together and expecting a baby in Alex's dream world. Alex spared no details and told him that his mother was there as well. His parents were still happily married and had their dreams of a normal life.
"Sam, it was the greatest thing I have ever experienced. There was so much love and happiness; it was very hard for me to leave." Thinking back to her mother and little Sammy, Alex realized they were the main reasons she wanted to stay.
"It must have been wonderful, but I am glad that you had the strength to realize it was killing you and got out of there." Sam wondered if he would have had the strength to pull himself out of a world where he still had Jessica.
Once Alex had finished telling Sam all that happened and how she got out, she felt the weight of the world being lifted off her shoulders. She wanted to tell the boys what had happened, but didn't know how Dean would take it. Alex knew that Sam wouldn't judge her and knew it would be ok for her to tell him. Alex still didn't know how Dean would react when she told him that they were married and had a son, which was why she tried her best to stay away from him. Alex leaned in to give Sam a hug; he told her everything was going to be ok and that he hoped in some way her dream world was still possible.
As Sam and Alex were embraced in the hug, Dean returned from the diner. Seeing them two in a hug sent a hint of jealousy through his body. He tried to push it aside, but failed miserably. He gave Alex her food and went to the bathroom to take a shower.
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Alex had seen the hurt in Dean's eyes as he came into the room, noticing that her and Sam had shared a moment together. After he had went into the bathroom, Alex decided to remove herself from the situation. Forgetting all about her food, she headed outside to get some fresh air. Seeing no benches or seating around, Alex decided to sit on the hood of the Impala and to sit and gaze up at the stars. Alex was so lost in her thoughts that she didn't even notice that Dean had emerged from the room and was now standing beside her watching her.
"Do you mind if I join you?" Dean voice had brought Alex back to reality and she moved over so Dean could sit beside her on the hood of the Impala. Sitting beside Dean brought the memory of waking up in his arms when she was under the Djinns spell. She had to remind herself that things were different in this world.
Dean found out that Alex had told Sam what she had experienced under the Djinn's spell. Sam had suggested that he talk to Alex and maybe should would tell him as well. "So Sam told me that you told him about what you saw. I don't want you to feel like you have to tell me, but if you do I will listen," Dean told Alex trying to be as subtle as possible.
Alex considered Deans words very carefully. She knew he was taking a big step in telling her that we was there to listen to her and to help her out in anyway possible. Alex sat up and turned to face Dean. She looked deep into his green eyes and began to tell her story.
She spared no details. She told him about their marriage, Sammy and his parents being alive. The hardest part was telling him about her mother. She began to cry a little when she told Dean about how hard it was for her to leave. Once she was finished, she looked down not wanting to see the look on his face. After a moment, Alex felt his hand touch her chin and he tilted her head up to face him. Very gently with his fingertips he wiped away the remaining tears.
Going against what Bobby had warned him if he was to ever touch Alex, Dean leaned in a kissed Alex with the passion that had been building over the last couple of days. As Alex was telling her story, he began to imagine that life as well. The look that was in her eyes when she talked about their son, made him realize that he had feelings for her. Dean began to understand that all they both wanted was to have a normal life. Why should they have to give up their happiness?
Dean backed away from the kiss and continued to look into Alex's eyes. "So, I was a baseball coach? Wow." Alex couldn't help by laugh at his comment. Dean laid back down with his back to the windshield and looked up into the stars. Alex laid down beside him and he put his arm around her pulling her closely to his chest. Alex looked out onto the stars and told herself that this right here would have to be her dream reality for now. After a few minutes, both Alex and Dean fell asleep on the hood of the Impala in each others embrace.
Home (Daughtry), I Want To Know What Love Is (Foreigner)
