LJ gasps and jumps back, almost knocking Dean over in the process. Jerry gets up and begins to walk to the door when LJ grabs Dean's hand and begins running.

"What the hell?" Dean exclaims, stopping in his tracks.

"Demon!" Sam saw the fear in her eyes and looked back to see Jerry walking quickly toward them.

"Go, run!" He pushes LJ and runs right behind her as Dean and Garth stay back to fight. LJ takes the lead and jumps into an alley where she crouches and stays to the shadows.

"How do you do that?" Sam asks her. LJ focuses on slowing her breathing and calms down immediately.

"Do what?" She asks him, still crouching low.

"Hide like that. You practically disappear in the shadows." LJ shrugs.

"I guess when you're on the run for 19 years you sort of just adapt." Sam cocks his head to the side when the sound of running feet began to grow closer. He crouched in front of LJ, ready to attack if needed. When two figures rounded the corner, Sam pounced and pushed the closest one against the wall, knife against its throat. LJ tripped the other one and climbed on top, another knife ready for action.

"Garth?" Sam quickly let the Hunter on his feet and pulled his knife away. He looked over at LJ and who he guessed was Dean. He was correct.

"If you wanted to be on top, all you had to do was ask." Dean winked at the Hunter on top of him. She rolled her eyes and got up, holding out a hand to Dean which he took. Sam chuckled making LJ glare at him.

"What?" LJ and Dean asked at the same time. He wiped his face as he got his composure back.

"Nothing... It's just that, you got your ass handed to you by a girl." Dean let pushed his brother's shoulder and stalked away. A glance at Garth told LJ that he was trying hard not to laugh. With a smile, she followed Dean out of the dirty alley. Sam and Garth shared a look and a smile and were right behind the other Hunters. When they got to their cars, Garth looked as though he were about to cry.

"Oh, don't be going all boo hoo on me, Garth." Garth took Dean off guard and gave him a big bear hug. He turned to Sam, who was trying to back away, and did the same thing. Tears began to well in LJ's eyes and a lump grew in her throat. She quickly blinked away the tears and coughed. With arms held out wide, she happily welcomed Garth in what could be the last hug they would ever share.

"Hey, thanks for believing in me when nobody else did." She whispered in his ear. She could feel his smile on her head. They both pulled back and Garth jumped into his Ranchero. With a wink and a wave goodbye, he was on his way. Dean clapped his hands.

"Well, I think we should be heading home, too. Let's go." Sam and Dean both hopped into the Impala at the same time. LJ held back as she watched Garth drive away.

"Hey, Hunter Badass out there! Let's get going." She leaned in Sam's window. Before she could say a word, Dean spoke up.

"Don't you dare think that we are going to leave this place without you. You're part of the family now!" Offering him a sad smile, LJ shook her head.

"I'm too much for you guys. You shouldn't have to worry about me whenever we go out. You guys go do what you do best, saving people and hunting things. I'll do it as well, but not with you two. You guys have enough to worry about with one another. I love you both and you guys will always have a place in my heart, and maybe we will meet up again one day. But today, we both have to go separate ways." A tear had snuck its way out of her eye and she hastily wiped it away. Sam got out of the car and wrapped her a hug. He kissed the top of her head as he fought back tears. Holding her an arm's length away, he looked her directly in the eyes.

"Stay out of trouble, you hear me? We do not need anymore rescue missions." She gave one firm nod and looked toward Dean who was standing next to the driver's side door. LJ slowly walked to his side and he promptly grabbed her and pulled her close to him.

"You have to promise to call us sometime. Don't just disappear off the face of the earth and not let us know you're alright, ok?" With a nod she agreed.

"Okay." Dean bumped her chin with his fist.

"Take care of yourself, kiddo." He commanded as he wiped the tears from his eyes. He then proceeded to hop into the Impala and started the engine. With a wave of farewell, LJ began to walk in the other direction, unaware of what to do next. Meanwhile, Sam and Dean watched her walk away.

"I sure will miss her cooking." Sam exclaimed as Dean finally began to drive.

"You don't like my cooking?" He asked, offended. Sam chuckled slightly to himself.

"Dean, I like your cooking, but you gotta admit she was a pretty good cook." Dean didn't answer. Instead, he turned on the radio. Goodbye Stranger by Supertramp was playing. Sam and Dean remained silent for the rest of the trip. Meanwhile, LJ walked alongside the road, holding her thumb out at any passing car. Clutching her bag that she grabbed from the Impala, she knew that she would be safe on her long journey called life. Let's just hope that she can avoid the stupid mistake of trusting other people who know nothing of the life.

The End...

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