Disclaimer: Mr. Kripke, can Dean and Sam come out to play? I know they are yours and I will bring them back in one piece…..Well mostly.

THE JADE EFFECT

Arandi had just about the best composure in the world but right now she sat on her bed shaking. Sam sat agape beside a very still Dean. She had seen him check his pulse three times already hell she had checked it herself. She prayed she had done the right thing.

Sam looked at her and she knew if anything happened to Dean she would be Sam's enemy and what would that do to Jade oh yeah their life was great.

She had given Dean the Nembutal injection before Sam consented to it she couldn't stand to see Dean suffer anymore. His screams in her head. She understood Sam's concerns but she believed there was no other way. And right now if looks could kill she'd be a twisted broken body lying at Sam's feet. Never mistake that Dean was the only protective one.

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Jade stared from Sam to her sister. Her sister had done what she felt was right and Sam was looking like he was going to go ballistic any second. She cared a lot about Sam but she believed her sister had done the right thing and she prayed Dean would be alright because if something happened to Dean Sam would hate Arandi and that would just kill Jade.

She laid her hand on Sam's shoulder. "It was the only way Sam."

He nodded taking her hand and taking his death glare down a couple of notches.

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Sam didn't want to be mad at Arandi she had stopped Dean's suffering after all, but Dean was so still right now that it just freaked Sam out. He couldn't stop checking his brother's pulse which he found a little fast but it was strong. No sound came from Dean not a twitch came from him.

Sam made sure that he was comfortable and the next time he looked at Arandi he made sure that it wasn't a full on death glare. He could tell that she was shaken.

Jade told her to go to bed and Arandi complied. "I'm sorry Sam but he was in so much pain."

Sam looked at her. "You have used this stuff before though?"

"Yeah Jade had to use it on me already. Werewolf tore me up good and we couldn't go to a hospital. You don't feel or remember anything while you're out you just wake up better."

Sam nodded and didn't say anything else. As hunters they all knew what injuries could go to the hospital and which ones couldn't, they all preferred dealing with what crap they could on their own and not have to make up stories or worry about something slipping in their sleep or fevered minds.

Sam figured everything would be alright he just had to wait.

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Thirty seven hours. Thirty seven hours Dean had not moved a single muscle not even when Jade had started the IV and then Arandi had had to insert a catheter, one of Dean's most hated hospital procedures. Arandi hadn't been thrilled but Sam couldn't do it and Jade refused, but with all the liquids being pumped into him it had to be done.

Sam half expected for Dean to sit up and protest but he had not moved a muscle. Sam had slept some but when the twenty two hour mark came and went he became nervous, at twenty seven hours he was panicked, at thirty hours he was ready to brave the rain and take Dean to the hospital. Jade had talked him into waiting a little longer.

Dean didn't have a fever anymore and his vitals were normal. He was just resting Sam told himself.

Arandi had worried herself to exhaustion and Jade had snuck some sleeping meds into her soda and she had finally slept longer than an hour.

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Just past he thirty seven hour mark Dean moaned and Sam who was sitting at the table nearly fell down getting to his brother. Dean's hand slid across the bed and with what seemed a world of effort he opened his eyes.

"You with me Dean?"

"I'm not dead?" Dean rasped.

"No you're not dead but the sleeping beauty routine was getting old." Sam groused, relieved that his brother was finally coming around.

"You didn't channel Prince Charming and try to kiss me did you?" Dean huffed and winced. "What happened?"

Sam told him everything. Dean looked toward Arandi who was still asleep and then he felt it. "What the hell Sam?"

"It was either that or let you wet yourself." Sam gave his brother a crooked smile.

"Please tell me that it wasn't you!"

"Hell no!"

"Then?"

"It was Arandi."

"God just shoot me now!" Dean moaned.

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Dean was wide awake as everyone else slept. He was still in pain but this pain he could handle. He had pulled the catheter out himself and it had burned like a bitch and he would have to face Arandi.

The only women that got anywhere near that part of him were nurses and the occasional romp and even then he didn't allow much groping. Usually he would take advantage of something like this but this was different and if someone asked him why he had no answer.

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Dean was up as soon as the light started streaming through the window. He wanted to shower and shave. He removed the binding and looked at himself in the mirror. The bruising was still all over a multitude of colors and the pain was there and manageable. Dean was all cleaned up when Sam knocked telling him that they were going for a breakfast run.

Dean stepped out of the bathroom and found Arandi standing at the door staring out into the sunny day. The rain had finally stopped.

"Morning."She said leaning against the door frame. "How are you feeling?"

'Like I want to crawl under a rock but it hasn't appeared yet so…..' "Better." 'Ok Dean you're not twelve.' He looks at her. The cut on her lip that's already healing and the small bruise on her lip is the first thing he sees.

"How are you?" He asks and as if he has no control over his body he reaches for her face and gently rests his fingers against her cheek and runs his thumb over her busted lip. "Sorry about that." He whispers. He lowers his hand wondering 'what the hell?'

"Already forgiven." She smiles.

"Well in that case I won't hold a grudge against you either." He feels himself blush.

The blush tells her exactly what he means and she blushes too. "I was hoping we could file that away in the file of 'things that will never be mentioned again.'"

"You have a deal." Dean says anxiously.

She sighs. "You know that we are not getting anywhere near Texas right?"

"So I'm not imagining how close Sam and Jade have become?"

"Helen Keller couldn't miss out on that connection." Arandi huffs. "Sam is great for my sister."

"Taught him everything he knows."

"Now that's a scary thought." Arandi laughs.

"I'm glad Sam has found somebody, I really am but….."

"Where does that leave us?" Arandi finished for him. "We can't exactly tell them what to do they are adults."

"Too true." Dean sighed. A stabbing pain hit him in the stomach and he winced and stepped back.

"Dean?"Arandi touched his arm and frowned. "You're warm. You're doing again aren't you?" She accused.

Dean lowered his head. "We already had this discussion." He growled, lifting only his eyes to look at her.

The hurt that passed through her eyes briefly, made him feel like a complete dick and she moved away from him.

"Angel?" He started but the closing of the door was his answer.

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Arandi walked slowly toward the picnic table. It was still damp from all the rain but she didn't care. She sat down and stared at her hands.

Dean was the most stubborn man she had ever met and it infuriated her. All she wanted to do was keep him in one piece so Sam wouldn't fret yet Dean felt the only way to keep Sam happy was to make him believe that everything was just fine. She had no idea why it mattered to her so much. Yeah Sam and Jade getting to know each other meant that angst ridden Sam would make Jade angst ridden too.
'God help me stay sane.'

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Dean looked out the window to see Arandi sitting at the picnic table. All she had done was try to help him and he had acted like a total jerk. He should talk to her but then what?

The pain hit him again and he gasped. He made his way to the bathroom and was throwing up before he could hit his knees. 'Not this again.' He thought. He had a fever again and now throwing up when he had hardly had anything. The heaving making the pain in his ribs double, he finally was able to stop and he stayed where he was for a couple of minutes breathing hard his eyes burning. When he felt that he could stand he pulled himself up and was about to flush the toilet when he saw the blood. He had thrown up blood and lots of it. 'Well that can't be good.' He thought.

He flushed and rinsed his mouth and waited to see if he had to hurl again, the feeling having passed he went back into the room. Arandi was sitting at the table and he wondered just how long she had been there. She was on her lap top and didn't look up.

His head was pounding. Sam was going to leave him his mind was screaming at him. He had found someone to make a life with and Dean would be in the way. Sam wouldn't want to hunt anymore and Dean had tried to be without Sam before and had failed miserably. He leaned back against the headboard and was out in seconds.

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Sam and Jade were on their way back to the motel. They were finalizing the last or their plans to tell their siblings that they had other plans that didn't include Texas.

"We are adults Sam. What is the worst that can happen?"

Sam could never make Jade understand how Dean would react and that Dean would have to blow a casket, yell at his little brother, probably get drunk and then be alright. Maybe.

"Whatever happens, happens Jade, we want to get to know each other better and don't think we have to ask permission. We just have to tell them what we want and they can accept it or we move on to do what makes us happy. Agreed?"

Jade placed her hand over Sam's and nodded.

Sam fought the nerves he felt. He just might get the final chance at that apple pie life and even Dean couldn't stop him.

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Mild chapter somewhat, but I wanted for Arandi to see Dean's true stubbornness and his wild thoughts on keeping little brother safe.

Sam's bad temper rears its ugly head in the next chapter and it may cost him a lot more than he ever imagined.