Who's Back?

Alright, let's try and get a long chapter in this one.

The starter song is Come Away with Me by Norah Jones.

"Come away with me, in the night. Come away with me and I will write you a song." Castiel, Sam, Gabriel, Grace and Max all watched the blonde girl singing on the stage. It had been several weeks since the rescue of Grace. Several weeks of wondering and worrying and moving. Several weeks of recuperating and dealing with everything.

Several weeks without Dean.

"Come away with me, on a bus. Come away where they can't tempt us with their lies." This was the first time since the oh so eventful night that Sadie had gone up to sing. Even sitting at the bar, watching her, the group could tell that she looked tired. "I want to walk with you, on a cloudy day. In fields where the yellow grass grows knee-high."

"Anyone else think this song is about Dean?" Sam asked. The others just nodded.

"So won't you try to come." Sadie continued singing as her head tilted slightly, a far off expression coming over her face. "Come away with me and we'll kiss, on a mountaintop. Come away with me and I'll never stop loving you."

"Definitely about Dean." Gabriel confirmed, watching Sadie play with the cord attached to the microphone as the band played an instrumental section.

They had waited a week and a half after the night in the hospital and when none of them received any word from Dean, Castiel had come to the conclusion that something really bad must have happened. Several hours of discussion had occurred before they decided they had to move. If Alistair was alive and knew where they lived, it was only a matter of time before he came knocking for the girls. When Grace had been released from the hospital, she had moved in with them, sharing a room with Sadie. The red haired girl had begun going on date nights with Castiel but that relationship was moving slowly. The new house had four rooms again but unlike the last one, there were stairs and different levels.

Max was over a lot but she remained living in her own apartment for the time being. Sam had been under investigation due to Ruby's murder for only a few days since there was no proof that he had been with Ruby at the time of her death. The workers at the diner had confirmed the two leaving separately and the group had given the story of being with Sam. In the end, Zachariah had been more furious than ever before, always missing the chance to actually put away one of the Winchester brothers. Max had made a joke about Sam and Dean being like Bo and Luke Duke and Zachariah was Roscoe.

"And I want to wake up, with the rain falling on a tin roof." Sadie sang once more. "While I'm safe there in your arms, so all I ask is for you...to come away with me in the night." Gabriel sighed, watching as the blonde girl was slowly reaching that inevitable breaking point. "Come away with me."

As the gathered mass clapped and cheered, Sadie gave a small smile and bow before getting off the stage and retreating to the office.

"Think someone should talk to her?" Max asked. All eyes turned to the brunette girl, the boys raising eyebrows. "Someone not me. I may be a girl but I'm not good at that thing."

"I'll go." Grace muttered, sliding off her stool carefully.

"I gotta get to work, night shift." Max stated, standing up as well. She leaned across the bar to give Sam a kiss then grinned. "Wanna get breakfast tomorrow when I'm done?"

"Sure, give me a call when you finish." Sam replied, smiling. Max kissed him again then made her way through the crowd to exit the bar. Gabriel shook his head and grinned, being the only one to watch the interaction as Castiel was busy watching to make sure Grace got to the office alright. Gabriel sighed, wishing he could do something to help everyone.

*SPN*SPN*SPN*

The car pulled up at the house and the man stepped out. He looked at the building, taking in the empty driveway. He moved up to the house and took a few quick looks through the windows before returning to the car.

"They're not there anymore." He informed his female driver.

"Just like you guessed." She replied, driving away from the house.

"Had to make sure." The man justified his actions.

"I never said anything." The woman insisted. She played with the radio, trying to find something they'd both like. "So where to now then?"

"Just...back to the hotel." The man sighed, leaning back in his seat. "Check the bar tomorrow night." The woman nodded and turned the car.

*SPN*SPN*SPN*

"Then just back up, nice and easy, there we go." Gabriel instructed, gazing out the passenger window and smiling. Castiel and Grace had gone out for lunch and a supply run and Sam was still with Max since their breakfast get together. Gabriel had been teaching Sadie to drive for the last few weeks. He had taken her to get her learners permit a few days ago but she had been sitting in the driver's seat for a while now.

"I do better backing up then I do driving forward." Sadie grumbled.

"No way sweetheart, you're awesome." Gabriel remarked. "Very good job on the parking though." Sadie couldn't help but smile. It was so rare to see these days. The blonde girl was so intent on being miserable and putting herself down, getting stuck on all the things she does wrong. It drove Gabriel insane sometimes. "How about driving us to get something to eat?"

"Okay, I guess." Sadie agreed. "Unless you wanna swap."

"Nope." Gabriel replied instantly, shaking his head. "You drive. You're doing good." Sadie just nodded and shifted the gears before driving off. Gabriel watched her out the corner of his eye. He was trying to be there for her as much as possible. Castiel had Grace, they helped each other with getting over things, Sam had Max, so Gabriel had made sure that Sadie had him. Maybe not in the same way as the boys had the girls but he'd be damned if he was going to let this young girl suffer on her own.

Something caught his attention when he glanced up into the rear view mirror. He paused then turned to look out the back. The car behind them looked familiar but only in a way that he had seen it a few times already that day. Gabriel frowned slightly, wondering if it was just coincidence or if they were getting followed. He turned back around, deciding it better to just watch the car then alert Sadie at the moment. She stayed quiet, her attention on driving. Gabriel really wanted her to talk to him but he knew that forcing her wouldn't do any good.

"Gabe..." Sadie spoke quietly. Gabriel looked at her and waited patiently for her to finish saying what she was going to say. "What did you want to get to eat?"

"You're the driver." Gabriel pointed out.

"I don't care." Sadie muttered.

Of course you don't. Gabriel thought but remained quiet. Sadie ate when they told her to. If no one said anything then she wouldn't. Thankfully, they had picked up on that early on and put a halt to it.

"I'll stay here." Sadie answered the unasked question as she pulled into the parking lot of a fast food joint. Gabriel held back a sigh and just nodded. He got out of the Impala and glanced around, the car that had been "following" them was no where in sight so he went into the restaurant.

*SPN*SPN*SPN*

"We really need to do something about Sadie." Gabriel remarked, drying a glass with a towel at the bar.

"But what?" Castiel asked, mixing up a drink. Out of the whole group it was just the two of them right now. Sadie had declined going that night, the first time ever, and Sam had been elected to accompany Max and Grace shopping for stuff for the blonde girl's upcoming birthday. Sam was more or less just being the pack mule while the girls ran from store to store but it worked out for everyone.

"I don't know." Gabriel replied with a sigh. "She's just so depressed. She's two actions away from becoming a little emu."

"Emo." Castiel corrected.

"Whatever." Gabriel rolled his eyes at his brother. "Look the point is we need to do something to help her."

"I thought that's what the birthday party the girls were thinking about was for." Castiel pointed out.

"But that's not for a few more days and frankly, I don't know if she'll last that long." Gabriel admitted. Castiel handed a customer a drink then looked at his brother. The two of them had just about unofficially adopted Sadie as their sister so the younger of the two Novak brothers knew what the elder was getting at. They weren't the only ones worried. Even Chuck and Becky, who had visited several times in the last weeks, had noticed the differences in their once sweet and happy friend.

"We'll just need to think hard." Castiel decided with a nod of his head. Gabriel sighed and nodded in agreement, knowing there wasn't much else they could do at the moment. They both looked up as a young blonde woman leaned on the bar and smiled at them. Gabriel raised an eyebrow and looked her over then looked at Castiel who was staring in surprise.

"Hey Cas, what's a girl gotta do to get a drink?" The woman asked.

"Ask nicely, Jo." Castiel replied, finally grinning.

"Please oh please can I have something good to drink?" Jo asked, slightly mocking.

"Sure." Castiel answered, grabbing a beer and passing it over. "What brings you around town?"

"Thought I'd swing in." Jo replied. "See how things are."

"Is your mom or Bobby with you?" Castiel asked.

"Not exactly but I do have someone with me." Jo was smiling in a way that clearly announced she had a secret. She turned around and Castiel and Gabriel both looked and subsequently ended up staring with wide eyes at the man who was cutting his way through the crowd, a smile of his own on his face.

"So...someone want to fill me in?" The man asked, laughing slightly at the dumbstruck expressions he was receiving.

*SPN*SPN*SPN*

Sadie curled up on the couch, her head on a pillow against the arm, a blanket draped over her. Blue eyes staring unfocused at the television screen as an old movie played. She knew she was drifting in and out of sleep and was now just waiting to finally fall asleep, hoping to not have any nightmares this time. Her fingers, cold and slightly numb, gripped the blanket as a scene in the movie took a turn for the worse. She was really starting to wonder why she was always watching the horror flicks ever since moving in with the guys. She groaned and pulled the blanket up over her head when the stabbing on the screen began.

"Oh make it stop." Sadie mumbled, peeking momentarily around the blanket. She jumped and yelped when there was knocking coming from the front door. She looked over and waited. When the knocking happened a second time she finally got off the couch, leaving the blanket behind but picking up a bat that she had become accustomed to keeping nearby while home alone (something that rarely happened but there had been a few occasions).

Sadie moved towards the door, glad for the house being dark so she was unseen through the fogged glass that ran along the side of the door. There was a third knock and she was really starting to wish they had a peep hole or something in the door. She couldn't make out much of anything through the glass. True, she could have just left it alone, pretended not to be there, but there was something telling her to open the door. With the bat held ready, Sadie unlocked the door and opened it slightly.

The old worn out leather jacket caught her sight first, followed by the blue button of shirt worn underneath. Dark jeans encased a pair of strong looking legs and black shoes finished off the appearance. Her blue eyes drifted up to catch the hint of dirty blonde hair on the man's head and green eyes that instantly softened when they connected with hers.

"Sadie..."

Blue eyes rolled back and Sadie collapsed, getting caught last second before she hit the floor. The bat rolled uselessly away.

Okay I actually had a different way to end this chapter but this one just ended up typing itself. My fingers didn't want to follow my mind.