Chapter Seven

Dean turned his face from Sam and wiped away the tears that fell from his eyes. He knew they had no chance of success or survival and that he just said good bye to his wife for good. Once he composed himself, he turned back to face Sam who looked as torn apart as Amanda had when she was conscious.

"Are you okay?" Dean asked softly.

Sam nodded, "You?"

"Could be better." Dean said walking away from the motel room. "We don't even know where to go."

"She was running from that direction when I found her." Sam said, so they walked in that direction to start. "I'll try to wake her."

Sam repositioned Amanda in his arms so that he only needed one arm to hold her. With the other, he stroked her face and called her name. She was still and her breathing labored. Sam was worried that she was dying.

"Dean, I think we should get Amanda to the hospital first." Sam said stopping and lying Amanda on the ground.

"What's the matter?" Dean asked crouching down next to Sam.

"She's not breathing right." Sam said, "Whatever that demon was doing to her, it's killing her now."

"Oh, she's not dying." Vasilii sneered behind them.

Dean jumped to his feet with the intention of defending Sam and Amanda, but he had no weapon.

"What's the matter with her then?" Dean asked angrily.

"I just needed her to shut her damn mouth." Vasilii smiled, "She talked way to much."

Sam got to his feet holding Amanda again. "We're here for you to lead us to Maggie."

"I know." Vasilii snapped, "You're not armed are you?"

"Trust me demon, if we were armed, you would know it." Dean said even more angrily.

Vasilii smiled wider and Dean thought he recognized him. Then, he remembered back to the gas station. This was the man who tried to pay for the food Dean was buying.

"So, I guess we have a problem now." Dean said still remembering the encounter.

Vasilii laughed, "I told you."

Sam was confused, "Dean?"

"When I went to get food this morning, this demon was at the gas station." Dean explained.

"Please, my name is Vasilii. So stop calling me demon." Vasilii said with one hand raised.

Dean rolled his eyes, "Fine then Vasilii, will you take us to Maggie?"

"Are you truly ready?" Vasilii asked. His eyes turned yellow and Dean took a step back.

"Yeah, that's why he wants to kill us." Sam whispered to his brother. "He's the yellow-eyed demon's son."

"I thought I wasted all of his kids." Dean whispered back.

"Apparently not all." Sam said, "We're ready Vasilii."

Vasilii waved his arm and Amanda gasped in Sam's arms. She opened her eyes slowly and looked at where she was.

"Welcome back." Vasilii snickered, "Say one word about anything at all and it'll be Maggie's life."

Amanda closed her mouth and bit the inside of her lip. Sam let her down, but still clutched her hand tightly.

"Follow me." Vasilii ordered walking down the road which led to Maggie's house.

Dean hesitated, "If we do, will Hannah live?"

Vasilii turned back to face him, "She'll live."

"In that case, can I make a phone call?" Dean asked and Vasilii tensed up. "I just want someone to come and get her since I won't be coming back."

Vasilii nodded warily.

Dean took out his cell phone and dialed Bobby's number.

"Hey Dean." Bobby said, "I thought you might be calling."

"Why'd you think that?" Dean asked calmly.

"Amanda called me about an hour ago. She needed information about a demon." Bobby said, "She's alright isn't she? She sounded hurt?"

"Yeah Bobby, she's fine." Dean said, "Listen, I need you to do me a favor."

"Sure." Bobby said, "Anything."

"I left Hannah back at the motel were staying at. I don't think this is such a safe place for her right now." Dean said holding back tears again, "Could you come a pick her up? Just take her back to your place till I come and get her."

"Sure Dean." Bobby said, "Are you guys going after the demon?"

Dean sighed, "Yeah, we are."

"Be careful. I don't know if she told you, but I told Amanda that this demon is very dangerous." Bobby said, "Take as many weapons as possible."

Dean laughed, "come on Bobby you know me better than that."

Dean gave Bobby the address of the motel where Hannah was and hung up the phone.

"Done?" Vasilii asked impatiently.

Dean nodded and a tear fell onto his cheek. He wiped it away quickly before anyone saw.

"Then let's get moving before the sun sets." Vasilii said, "It'll be a pain in the ass for you guys to get through that forest in the dark."

Vasilii started walking again and this time all three hunters followed a safe distance behind. They walked all the way back to where Maggie's house used to be. Vasilii led them to the forest that Sam and Dean found Amanda in when she went missing. It was already starting to get dark, but they went into the thick trees anyway. It was even darker inside the forest.

It seemed like they were walking for hours when they finally came to a small cottage all alone in the dense forest. Vasilii didn't stop; he went straight in the cottage. Dean was the first to move forward after him. Amanda held Sam back.

"What did you do?" Amanda asked as quiet as possible.

"I saw into your mind for the first time in years." Sam said, "I know this is the only way for you and Hannah and her baby to live."

"I think Vasilii is lying." Amanda said, "I think he'll still go after Hannah once you and Dean are dead."

Sam shook his head, "We have to take the chance."

"Demon's lie all the time Sam." Amanda said, "I don't want to lose all of you."

"Everything will be fine Amanda." Sam said taking her face in his hands. "Just get Maggie and get out of here. Don't stay."

Amanda felt like she should be crying, but for some reason, not a single tear escaped her hazel eyes. "Sam, I'd rather lose Maggie than you."

"If we leave now, Hannah will die too." Sam reminded her. "I know you don't want to lose your sister."

Amanda lowered her head into Sam's chest, but still, no tears came. She wrapped her arms tightly around his waist and had no intention of letting him go. Sam kissed the top of her head and put his arms around her back.

"Let's go get our daughter." Sam said soothingly.

Amanda shook her head. She didn't want to go inside the cottage. She wanted to run as far away as possible with Sam and forget about a life with demons. She wanted to forget everything, but that was easier said than done. If they left, she would think everyday of how she let Hannah down.

"Amanda," Sam started trying to loosen her grip on him, but she wasn't letting go. "Please, let's go get Maggie."

Amanda shook her head again and tried to cry. Am I not even gonna shed a tear? My husband's about to die and I can't even cry about it?

"I don't want you to cry for me Amanda." Sam said reading her thoughts.

"You deserve at least one from me." Amanda said, "I will cry."

Sam tried again to loosen her grip; she was being persistent, but he this time he used more of his strength and she released him. "No, you won't."

Amanda looked into his eyes and finally started to feel the tears well up.

"Let's go." Sam said leading her to the cottage.

Amanda stepped in front of him and pulled his face to hers. She ran her fingers through his hair so he couldn't escape. He didn't even try; he wrapped his arms around her again and held her as tightly as possible. His grip made it harder for her to breathe, but she didn't dare object. They tried to make their final kiss as long as possible. They only released each other when they heard Vasilii behind them.

"Do you want Maggie or not?" Vasilii asked harshly.

Amanda gave him a dark look, but said nothing.

"Let us as least say good bye." Sam said and Amanda realized he was saying her thoughts for her.

"Well, enough of that." Vasilii said, "Come in."

Amanda turned back to Sam. He sighed and led her into the cottage with no hope of leaving with her.

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Hannah hadn't moved from the spot where she said goodbye to Dean. She starred at the closed door which he left through. When she convinced herself that she really would never see his again, the tears came full force. She fell to her knees and sobbed into the floor. She cried so hard that her whole body shook from head to toe. She clenched her hands into tight fists intertwined into her hair. Her mind was out of control; she didn't want to think about Dean dying, but everything she tried to think about always led her back to Dean.

And Amanda, she would be feeling the same way when she would come back into consciousness and saw Sam dead. How could either of them live without their significant Winchester? Sure, Hannah would have her baby and Amanda would have Maggie, but was that really enough?

She didn't know how long she was crying for or when she fell asleep. Hannah woke to the sound of banging on the door. She made no move to go and answer it. Whoever it was probably just wanted her to keep it down because she was crying loudly. Then, she heard Bobby's voice from the other side.

"Hannah, it's Bobby." He said, "Open up."

Hannah struggled to her feet and peeked through the hole in the door to make sure it was Bobby. She saw him standing there, but knew they were dealing with a demon and wanted to make sure he wasn't being possessed.

"Cristo." Hannah said loudly.

"Hannah, I'm not possessed." Bobby said, "Dean called me and told me to pick you up. He wants me to take you to my house until he comes to get you."

Hannah opened the door, "He won't be coming to get me."

"What?" Bobby asked with a look of shock on his face.

Hannah sniffed, "They went to go get Maggie, but in exchange, the demon wants to kill them. It's letting Amanda leave with Maggie."

"Did they take any weapons?" Bobby asked worried.

"No, the demon doesn't want them armed." Hannah explained letting Bobby into the motel room. "All of my stuff is packed, I want to leave."

Hannah pulled her bag onto the bed and made sure everything was in it. Then, she took Dean's and found the colt sitting on top of his clothes. She dug a little deeper into his bag in search of Ruby's knife, but found nothing. She remembered Amanda taking it from her bag and went to check if it was still in there.

"Huh." Hannah said dropping Amanda's bag.

"What is it?" Bobby asked with sadness in his voice.

Hannah looked at him, "Ruby's knife… it's gone."