Chapter 12

Author's note: Again I got a few reviews. I'm still really busy even if I have my own place now so I'm really sorry if I'm updating slowly ); ...but guess who is still alive in this story? I am not killing the few strong female characters the show has. Jo and Ellen, still alive. Enjoy!

! P.S. I got a review that said my Dean is acting a bit out of character so I'm trying to fix that, but please understand that Dean doesn't know Anna that well. But he knows Sam and up until now he has wanted to make sure the only family he has left isn't gonna leave him because of a girl. I mean... Dean showed up at season 1 and Jess died, Sam went a bit crazy for a while then and Sam obviously had some feeling for Anna too at some point. Both Sam and Dean are a bit afraid and everything else is messed up with the Apocalypse so.. well I think you get the picture. !

We needed to wait for some word from my new friend. A vampire friend. It still sound just so... crazy, even to myself. I always loved vampire books and movies, but this. Like Sam said, I always had a soft spot for anything or anyone different. Maybe that's why I dated Sam, he looked normal but damn after everything I have found out in the past few weeks... well he is as much of a freak as I am.

Right now I was driving. Yeap, I was driving the Impala. Dean's baby. Why? Because he was drunk and Sam was almost as much. I thought I should get to Bobby's. He could help me deal with these two, idijts, like he would say. They thought it'd be a real good idea to finish the partying we never really got done the other night. Even if I wouldn't call beer and whisky partying, yuk. Sam was mumbling something about veggie-shakes in the back seat and I hoped he wasn't gonna throw up. Dean was beside me, singing along to one of his records. The alcohol made his voice deeper. Gosh, my brain had been this weird mush since Cas showed me Eve's memories. Half of the time I felt as if I was feeling for two, having hormones enough for two people and thinking too.

"I don't wanna go see Bobby, he's boring! We wanna go see Jo and Ellen! Right Sam?" No answer, Sam had apparently passed out. Sigh, no good. I didn't need him choking on his own vomit in his sleep. I pulled over, got out of the car and fixed Sam's position in the backseat so that he was on his side. He was freaking heavy, but I managed. At least he wasn't tall AND over-weight. I pulled myself out of the backseat after fixing Sam's position and of course, Dean had decided to get out of the car as well.

"Dean get back in the car. Now" He just gave me this grin and stalked up to me, pressing me in between his body and the side of the car.

"Or what? You gonna punish me if I don't? You gonna put me over your knee and spank me?" What the hell? How drunk was he? The image though... dammit. I had been without sex for too long. That combined with the Eve thing, I had a hard time not pulling him against me tighter, even if he was obviously drunk. I looked into his eyes. He was just staring at my chest with a stupid grin. Right, he was THAT drunk.

"Why don't you get in the car and I'll even give you a present? Now how does that sound?" I smiled sweetly and I did not want to know what he was thinking while he climbed back into the car. I took my phone out and dialed for Bobby.

"Anna? Why the hell are ya calling at this hour? Are you okay?" I obviously woke him up.

"They are both drunk Bobby! Even Dean. I took a shower after a long, long day and they decided to get drunk. I don't know what to do with them..." I trailed off, hoping he'd save me before Dean got more ideas into his little head. Sam was usually the sad-drunk and Dean's womanizing habits apparently got enhanced when he was drunk.

"I can't really help, I'm in a wheelchair remember." Now I felt shitty. Fuck...

"They said something about going to Ellen's. Sound familiar?"

"They're... well I guess you can say family. Their inn should be near your location. They'll let the boys sleep their hangovers off." He told me the address and I got back into the car. Dean looked at me expectantly.

"Where's my present love? I was obedient." Sigh. Why did he have to be difficult? I grabbed the back of his neck and gave him a quick kiss that no girl in their right mind would call an actual kiss, but it seemed to shut him up. Just as I was starting the car again I heard the backseat window being rolled down and Sam throwing up out of it. Yuk, he was gonna have to wash the car tomorrow. Wait, did he see the kiss? He stopped throwing up and settled back down, moaning. I started the car carefully and began driving towards the address Bobby gave me.

When I reached the destination I was somewhat surprised. It was a tiny, shaggy inn and all the light were off. Dean had finally passed out and I wanted him and Sam out of the car before anymore puking accidents. I went to the door and knocked. An older woman holding a shotgun opened it. She took one look at me and lowered it though.

"Sorry about the shotgun, we don't get much visitors this time off the night. What can I do for you? You seem like you're a long way from home." Did I seriously look that young? Then again I was wearing a pair of legging and one of Sam's shirts I had stolen. With my hair on a ponytail I must have looked like a runaway or something.

"Ellen Harvelle? Hi, I'm Anna. Bobby sent me. I have two passed out Winchesters in that car and they, well we, need some place to stay for the night." She looked at me with whole new eyes and then yelled.

"Jo! Get your ass outta bed sweetie. We got visitors." Soon a blond beauty, a little older than me, came to the door. Now I get it why Dean wanted here in his drunken state.

"Dean and Sam are in the car. At least a few moments ago they were still passed out drunk, but I'll see if we can wake them up a little so that we won't have to carry them." I didn't wait for them when I started walking back to the car. I had no idea who these people were, but Bobby called them family. He didn't even call me family... I started shaking Dean awake. He opened his eyes a little and gave me this sleepy smile. I smiled back.

"Dean, we are at Ellen's place. Can you walk straight enough so that we can get you to bed?" He tried getting out of the car, but stumbled onto Jo who just got there. Dean just smiled at her too.

"Heeeyyy. Long time no see." Jo gave him a slap at the back of his head, smiled and started dragging him inside. Well, I guess she has met Dean before. She certainly knew how to handle him. I shook Sam awake too, but his ability to walk on his own was even worse that Dean's at this point. He leaned on me heavily, but somehow I got him inside and to the room Ellen pointed to me. Dean laid face first on the other bed. Jo just took his shoes off and hit his calf when Dean kicked in his sleepy state.

"You okay? I'd like to get back to sleep now." I just nodded and said a silent thanks before going over to Dean bed and turning him so that he could breathe properly. Old nurse habits die hard. I also took Sam shoes off and turned him to his side. He looked so peaceful like that. No anger, no bad words or sadness. I remembered the man I fell for that moment and as he moved a little I saw a tiny scar on his wrist. Sam was a terrible cook, he got that when he tried making me food one time. Scars, I had my heart full of them, but I guess I should be happy they were scars and not still open wounds. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger right? Sam was my first love and I could never hate him, I just... wish I didn't have to be near him every freaking moment I guess. I moved his longish hair away from his face and kissed his cheek. When I got up I sort of felt like a weight had been lifted away from my shoulders. Maybe I just needed a goodbye where he didn't get to say or do anything. He somehow always got me crying. I went back to the car for our bags and despite the look Ellen gave me I still went back to the boys room and shut the door. I brushed my teeth and laid down on the tiny couch in the corner. Sleep claimed me.

I woke up to the sound of someone throwing up. Dead was still dead asleep so I guess it was Sam, again. Sigh I did not want to get up, but I kinda felt guilty. I shouldn't have let them get that wasted. I yawned, stood up and walked to my bag, taking some painkillers and nausea-meadication out. Then I pulled some clean clothes out of Sam's bag and knocked on the bathroom door.

"Sam? You okay?"

"Ugh, no..." I opened the door and saw him on his knees on the floor.

"Sam, I need you to take these pills and hold them in for about 30 minutes and I promise you'll feel a lot better then. And take a shower, I got you some clean clothes." He just looked at me and even if he didn't say anything I think he understood so I turned around.

"You kissed Dean last night. I needed to open my eyes to throw up and I saw you kissing him." Fuck.

"Sam he was drunk and wouldn't stop pestering me so I did it to shut him up. Now take those pills, take a shower and change." I shut the bathroom door behind me and sighed. I hoped he would just let that one go and not make a fuzz. I heard Dean grown in his bed and walked up to his bedside smiling.

"Wakey, wakey mister! It's a beautiful morning!" I said in a sing song voice. He just pressed his pillow on top of his head. I chuckled and gave him a couple a painkillers as well.

"Dean, really, are you okay? Do you need to throw up, 'cause Sam has got the bathroom." He finally rolled over and luckily he looked a little pale, but otherwise fine.

"Not my worst hangover. Sam was always light-weight, oven if he is as big as a freaking grizzly." Dean must be okay if he was already making fun of Sam.

"Where are we by the way? Doesn't look like a freaking hotel room."

"You don't remember? You asked me to take you to Ellen's last night. You both were so drunk I needed to take you somewhere where you could sleep it off." I was glad he didn't remember me kissing him though.

"We are at Ellen's? Wow, it's been a long time. We are probably in for a questioning though." Just then Sam came out of the bathroom, looking a little green, but otherwise better already.

"You could hold the pills in long enough?" He nodded absentmindedly and sat on the bed.

"We are at Jo's and Ellen's right..?" He looked around the room. Dean answered for me sense I was too busy trying to make the knots in my back disappear. I am never sleeping on that couch again. There was a knock on the door.

"There's some coffee ready for you bunch if you wanna come out." Coffee, good. I headed straight for the door and followed the very silent Ellen in to the kitchen of the place. Jo was up too, a mug in hand, waiting for us. The guys followed soon after, Dean still wearing the clothes from last night, but apparently not caring. He headed for the coffee pot and didn't even breathe until he had gotten his first sip. Gosh, it smelled great. I was so freaking tired that I could have drank the whole pot by myself. Ellen coughed a little to get our attention.

"So boys, mind explaining why some unknown girl just comes here with you two passed out in the car in the middle of the night?" So she couldn't just ask me directly? Sam answered though.

"Right. Umm, this is Anna, our friend. We have been hunting together for some time now. We just got through some pretty crazy stuff a while ago and things got out hand last night and apparently we wanted her to drive here."

"Sam I called Bobby first. I wasn't gonna take you to some strange place because you were drunk and asked me to." Ellen looked at all of us.

"I called Bobby this morning. He confirmed her story, now I just want the whole version. She can't be hunting with ya, she younger than Jo."

"Mom!" "Hey!" Me and Jo yelled at the same time. Oh, apparently she doesn't like to be underestimated either.

"I am a nurse. When they break themselves I fix them, okay? Oh, right and I'm the one who is supposed to stop the Apocalypse." Sam and Dean looked at me horrified.

"Anna!"

"What?! Bobby said they were family and even if I don't know them I know Bobby." Jo and Ellen were quiet and looked at us.

"Sam, Dean. The full story. Now." And we gave her the story, well most parts. They didn't say much, just an occasional question here and there. When we got to last night, Jo stopped us.

"I wanna help. Mom, we need to help." Dean looked grim.

"Too freaking dangerous. We are so freaking deep in this shit we should even be near anyone who is close to us. I mean, Bobby's in a wheelchair and Anna is making friends with vampires to keep us from becoming angel-meatsuits." I just put my hand on Dean's arm and gave him a tiny smile.

"Common, you know I like making friends. And once we get Cas some of his powers back somehow I'm sure he'll give Bobby his legs back to action." Dean seemed to calm down a little then, but he was still tense. Ellen looked just baffled.

"I have no idea boys how you always find yourself in these situations, but fine.. we're in. So what comes next?" The boys almost opened their mouths, but I got first.

"First Sam here is gonna go wash the car since he puked on it last night." I looked at Sam pointedly and Dean looked horrified.

"You threw up on my baby? Oh, tell me it wasn't inside." When Dean finished that sentence he was already half way out the door and Sam on his heels. Men and cars, right. Ellen shook her head and went to take care of the dishes. Jo leaned closer to me.

"So, you're gonna save the world huh?"

"I guess so. I don't know how yet. But Cas says we'll figure it out."

"Right, the angel. You have got a whole lot of men that don't trust easily wrapped around your little finger. We haven't even met that angel yet and we've know them a lot longer than you have." I blushed.

"Well I wouldn't say that. We didn't tell you that I used to date Sam. We had a falling out and we only met again a couple of months ago at the hospital, like I told you."

"You and Sam? Weird, to me it looked more like you and Dean, but I guess I was wrong then." Really? She thought that Dean and I were... I don't know, dating?

"Me and Dean? No. Just saving the world together." She smiled.

"You know how many times he tried that: We might die today so don't you wanna spend one amazing night before death?" -thing on me? But then again he always thought that my mom would kill him if he actually did anything more than joke around." So he had wanted Jo... not that I blame him though. Jo was like a model, model with a girl next door twist. I was an average brunette, with not-so-special everything.

"I better go check in on the guys. See that Dean hasn't murdered Sam yet for the mess." Jo laughed a little and headed off somewhere when I went looking for the guys. They were next to car and didn't seem to notice me at first.

"Dean. You asked her to kiss you! My ex! Anna for God's sake!" Oh shit... Sam just had to tell Dean, didn't he. Dean looked baffled and angry at the same time.

"I don't remember half of what happened last night Sam, but even if I did, it's none of your concern. The first few weeks she was with us I felt like I was on eggshells around you two 'cause you were annoyed all the time. You dated her, you broke up with her and now you treat her like shit most of the time. Sure, it's not ideal working with you ex, but who gives a fuck. She sacrificed so much to come with us and you treat her like she is just your leftovers. She deserves better than that dude. Oh and guess what, last night, not the only time I have kissed her either!" Umm, wow. Did Dean just give that speech? For real? Right then my phone started ringing and both of the guys turned to look at me at the same time. Dean maybe a little bit embarrassed and Sam... I don't know, angry? Confused? The phone just kept ringing so I took it out of my pocket and checked who it was. Cerafina.

"Cerafina?"

"Hi darling. How are you this fine day? Not that it really matters, 'cause I have some info for you. I found an old text saying that fallen angel could only be captured back into the darkness in two ways. You have gotta make him sacrifice someone who has never sinned in a ritual, the blood will open the way or open the pit with a ritual." I was not gonna let him sacrifice a child or an angel so we probably should go with the ritual.

"What do we need for it?" Sam and Dean were now listening very closely. I guess the fate of the world weights more than my kiss with Dean after all.

"Blade with blood of an alpha, feather of an angel dipped in blood of a fallen one and mother's love."

"Mother's love? What does that mean?"

"Who knows. Maybe you need blood of a mother or an only child or something. The text is in a locker 353 in the next town from where we met and you'll get it with name Anna Winchester from the man running the storage. Didn't know your last name so I improvised. Good luck, hope you'll figure it out. Still hunting his location, I'll keep you posted." She just ended the call then. I raised to
eyes to meet the guys'.

"We need to get on the road. Cerafina may have found a way to chain Lucifer back into the pit."