Title: Death Is Not Forever

Synopsis: Dean Winchester is the life-mate of an elf named Nessie. She travels with Sam and her daughter, Alex. Gunner was added to their clan. John Winchester does approve of the elves, which causes tragic consequences.

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Chapter 10

Dean nodded and then turned to his clan. "Let's go home." Nessie ran over to him. Dean hugged her. He had his Nessie back. Nessie had been right when she told Dean that Death had not meant forever.

Dean's clan left the fae village. They walked back down the path to the fairy ring. Nessie grabbed Dean's hand in hers and held on as tight as she could, which hurt Dean's hand. "Hey Nessie don't hold so tight. Relax just a little. I'm here." Nessie looked up at him. He cupped her cheek and kissed her. Nessie pulled Dean to her to deepen the kiss. She opened her mouth for him. He wasn't sure if he should kiss her like this, especially in front of everyone, but the queen had said to do as Nessie asked. The rest of the group turned their backs to Dean and Nessie. They hoped all Dean and Nessie were going to was kissing. Dean plundered her mouth with his tongue. Nessie moaned and tilted her head back to give him a better angle. Their tongues fought for dominance. When they could no longer breathe, Dean pulled back and looked at Nessie. She was smiling radiantly at him. "Dean, life-mate."

"Yeah, baby, I'm your life-mate." He smiled back at her.

Sam did not want to break the moment, but they needed to move. "Dean, don't you think we need to get moving. We don't know how much time has passed in our world."

"You're right. We need to go. Come on Nessie. We'll continue this later." He took her hand and led her down the path toward the fairy ring. Nessie skipped along beside Dean. The queen had been right on the one hand she appeared to be so young skipping along beside him and on the other hand she could still kiss him so passionately that it left him breathless.

They arrived at the fairy ring. It felt like ages since they had first entered the fae realm. Beth got her dirt and herbs ready. "Dean, do you want me to start?"

"Yeah, go ahead, Beth. We need to get back to where we belong."

Beth put the herbs and dirt around them in a circle again. She lit the mixture and the green shimmering light appeared. Nessie grabbed on to Dean. She was terrified. Dean held her close. His stomach did the flip flop like before. When the light disappeared, they were in the original meadow. Trees were the normal size and they appeared to be normal size. Dean was glad to be back in their world.

Bobby had been uncharacteristically quiet, so he clapped Dean on the back. "You did it, boy. We have our little elf back." Nessie hugged Bobby and looked up at him. "B B Bobby."

Bobby was pleased. "Yeah darling, I'm Bobby." Nessie grinned and clapped her hands.

Nessie knew these people and they all seemed to love her, but she couldn't remember much of her life. She did not know how she ended up in the lake with her De. No, his name was not De because his name was Dean. Dean was her life-mate. They called her an elf. Apparently, she was different from the others, but she did not know how. She knew something bad had happened to her that took her away from her family. They seemed so happy to have her back. Back from where, she did not know. She was so confused. She seemed to have a mind of Swiss cheese. The person named Beth told her not to worry that she would slowly get her memory back and she must be patient.

Dean led them down the mountain toward Gunner's truck. When they had about an hour left to get to the truck. Nessie just sat down. Dean turned to her. "Nessie, sweetie, we need to keep moving before it gets dark. This place isn't safe after dark."

"Tired."

Aunt Beth walked over. "Dean, she's probably exhausted. Being reborn can take much out of someone. We're lucky she made it this far."

Sam walked over. "Dean, we can take turns carrying her. Give me your duffle."

"Okay, I can probably carry her to the truck." Dean picked up Nessie. She put her head on Dean's shoulder. Sam took point. Dean followed Sam. Nessie was asleep almost immediately. Dean looked down into her face. She looked so peaceful as she slept. He missed all the hair, but she seemed so sweet and so innocent like this. She was so light he was certain he could carry her forever if he had to. A tear slipped down his cheek. What if it had not worked? What if she had never come back? He pulled her closer to her. He kissed the top of her head. He felt her push back.

She looked at him. She used her finger to wipe the tear running down his face. She tasted the tear. "Dean, I'm here. I'm here. I don't remember things, but I AM HERE." Dean looked in her face. She smiled at him. Everything hit Dean all at once. All that had happened since her death, losing his dad, and almost losing her forever. Dean fell to his knees and rocked Nessie back and forth. He was crushing Nessie to his chest. Tears were coursing Dean's face. He was kissing her head over and over. Dean's clan stopped walking and knelt down around them. Sam had never seen Dean's emotions so raw. Sam had known Dean had buried everything until they got her back. He could only think the events of the last few weeks had hit Dean hard.

Everyone in the clan was crying including Bobby and Gunner. Sam rubbed circles in Dean's back. "Dean, Dean, it's okay now. She's here and she's okay. It's okay, Dean." Sam wrapped his long arms around Dean and Nessie and rocked them back and forth. He kept repeating that it was okay. Alex put her arms around them. She could not get all the way around, but she wanted her parents to know she was there, too. Bobby, Beth, and Gunner followed Alex's lead. They held tight.

Dean suddenly realized what he had been doing. He was embarrassed. The rocking stopped and everyone moved back to give Dean and Nessie room. Aunt Beth put her hand under Dean's chin. He did not want to look at her, he felt humiliated for being so emotional. She forced his face to look at her. "Clan Leader never feel embarrassed for letting the clan know you love one of us. You have no reason to be humiliated. We all feel the same about the last few weeks. It has been hard, but it has been the hardest for you. We all know your dad made a deal for you. We all love you, Dean and Nessie. It's okay to be vulnerable with us. None of us will ever judge you. You are the best of all of us that is why you are clan leader. It's not just Nessie's blood that made you clan leader. You would have been clan leader no matter what."

Dean looked at Beth and then down at Nessie. Nessie was looking at him like he was a super hero. He looked around the group and felt nothing but love and acceptance. He smiled. "Well, now that we've had the chick-flick moment of all chick-flick moments, I think we should get moving. It's getting dark. Thanks everyone." Dean stood up with Nessie in his arms and started down the path. His heart felt so light. His clan accepted him and loved him. He had Nessie back. Life could not be better.

At dusk, they made it to Gunner's truck. Dean thought Nessie should ride up front. He thought since Nessie was so tiny she could fit between Alex and Beth. Dean wasn't looking forward to the ride down the mountain, but he, Bobby, and Sam would ride in the back. Dean put Nessie in the truck cab. He kissed her and turned to get in the truck bed. Bobby and Sam were already in the bed waiting for Dean. He jumped up onto the bed. Nessie turned and saw him back there. Before Alex could get in the cab, Nessie let out a yelp. She pushed past Alex and Gunner. She came around to Dean.

Dean looked at her. "Nessie, get back in the cab. It's safer for you. Gunner come get her."

"NNNOOO!" Tiny little Nessie jumped over the side of the truck bed and landed on Dean's lap. She put her arms tightly around him. "Hey girl. Okay, you can ride with me. Let's get going Gunner."

Nessie was thrilled to get to ride with Dean. The ride was rough. The people in the back of the truck were thrown around worse than the ride up. Nessie stood up and held onto the roof of the cab to keep her balance. Dean tried to get her to sit down. Nessie pushed with her mind. The road became completely smooth. There were no more ruts. The ride was smooth as glass. Nessie sat back on Dean's lap and put her head on his chest and went to sleep. Dean looked as shocked as everyone else.

"Dean, that was unreal. How did she do that?"

"Who knows, Sam? I don't think she even knows what she did."

Gunner slammed on the breaks. He did not know what happened to the road. He rolled down his window. "Dean, what happened?"

"It's okay, Gunner. Just keep going. It was a gift from Nessie."

Gunner shook his head. Just when he thought things couldn't get any weirder, it always did. The road was smooth and he made it down the mountain in no time. He stopped next to where they had left the impala. He could not see it, but he knew it had to be here.

Beth got out of the truck and said a few words. The impala came into view. Dean woke Nessie. She looked around confused. She looked at Dean. He smiled at her. "We're going for a ride in the impala."

Nessie looked around and saw the big black car. She actually squealed and jumped down from the truck. She ran to the car and started petting the hood. Dean jumped down with an amused smirk on his face. Sam stood beside him. "I guess she missed your car."

Nessie was looking in the back seat. Dean chuckled. "Yeah, I think she's having some memories of my baby."

Nessie ran back to Dean and grabbed his hand. She pulled him to the car. Dean unlocked the car and Nessie jumped into the back seat. She grabbed Dean and tried to pull him in with her. "Oh Nessie, I want nothing more than to jump into the back seat with you, but we got to get home."

Nessie crossed her arms and pouted.

Sam and Bobby got the bags from the truck. Dean opened the trunk. "Gunner, you okay to follow us to Bobby's?"

"Yeah, I'm good."

Beth and Bobby got in back seat on either side of Nessie. She was still pouting and eyeing Dean. She never let him out of her sight. Sam got in the passenger seat. Dean got behind the wheel. He turned toward the back seat. "Well, let's head home." He had a huge grin on his face. He backed out onto the road.

Nessie was upset. Her Dean was supposed to ride with her. She launched herself over the back of the front seat before Bobby or Beth could grab her. Dean slammed on the breaks. "What the hell, Nessie?"

She grabbed Dean's right hand and put it on her heart. "Mine. I need. I need." She seemed frustrated and could not find the words.

Dean was now concerned. "What do you need, Nessie?'

She looked up at him with child-like eyes. "I need be with you."

"Okay, baby, you can ride up front. Hope that's okay with you, Sam?"

"Dean, it's fine. I like Nessie close." Sam smiled down at Nessie. She looked up at him and took his hand. She leaned up against Dean's arm and wrapped her left arm around Dean's right arm. She curled up and went to sleep.

Dean headed to Bobby's Salvage Yard. It was their home now. Dean could not see, but he knew Bobby and Beth were holding hands in the back seat. He was happy for them, but he needed to find someone for Sam. Sam had been alone long enough. Sam had told him he was not lonely, but Dean could feel Sam's feelings and knew Sam needed someone.

Dean smiled down at his Nessie. He had not mentioned it, but Nessie seemed smaller to him. He would confirm it when they got to Bobby's house and he give her clothes to her. She seemed so tiny and childlike, but it was okay because she was back. She had told him Death was not forever and she had been correct. He had his hand on her thigh and he gave it a gentle squeeze as they pulled into Bobby's Salvage Yard. Home Sweet Home.

The end for now.