[ Jump the Shark ]

Eva woke up to an aching back and missing glasses. She frowned, vision blurred as she blindly shifted her position in the backseat of the Impala, hitting someone in the face. "Sorry," she mumbled, still groggy from sleeping for only four hours. She heard Kāzia yawn and was then greeted by the familiar frames of her glasses. After slipping them on, a yawn escaped Eva once more. As Kāzia exited the Impala, Eva followed en suite to be greeted by Sam and Dean, Dean hanging up on the phone angrily and Sam sighing exasperatedly.

"What's up?" Kāzia asked as the two girls made their way towards them.

"Some ass posing to be John Winchester's son," Dean grumbled. He opened the back trunk of the Impala as he fished through the weapon case. "Either shapeshifter… demon…"

"Dean-" Kāzia started only to be cut off by Sam.

"Kaz, do you have your phone?" Kāzia pulled her phone out of her back pocket, handing it to Sam. He unlocked it, going onto the Safari app, searching Adam's name.

"His name's Adam Milligan," Eva said as Sam continued to research. He merely nodded in response as she added, slightly awkward, "um… he's your half-brother and… still in the pit?" The words had escaped her before she even had a chance to stop herself. Sam and Dean immediately stopped what they were doing and Eva completely regretted all of her life choices in one millisecond. She glanced at Kāzia hopefully only to see her friend slowly close her eyes, obviously embarrassed for her. Oh.

"He's in Hell?" Sam asked. Eva opened her mouth but no words came out. After all, what could she say to save her life anyway?

"I told you it was a god damned demon-" Dean started only to be interrupted as Kāzia grabbed a hold of Eva's arm, grinning fervently.

"What Eva means to say is… uh… Adam is hot as hell. Like, hella hot. Like - god damn he's on fire - hot. So hot that they should throw him in the pit and keep him there because he is too god damn hot for this planet kinda hot!" Eva closed her eyes as Kāzia finished her blabbing. Trust Kāzia to make the circumstance even worse (Eva didn't mean this fully, she loved her friend very much).

Sam and Dean both exchanged looks basically saying "what the hell is going on?" Eva cleared her throat awkwardly, not knowing what else to say. After all, Kāzia had said it all. And to be honest, she agreed. Jake Abel was as hot as the fiery pits of Hell.

"So this is all true, right?" Sam asked. Dean scoffed but Sam ignored him as he glanced at Kāzia, then Eva. "It's not a trap?"

Eva glanced at Kāzia as the two girls shook their heads simultaneously. Dean scoffed again, obviously not buying any of the things the girls were saying. Eva understood this, though. She knew how jealous he felt at seeing how John had bonded more with Adam than any of the brothers, and she hated John for that as well, but she could still see why he did it. She glanced at Kāzia once more to see her friend stretch.

"Can we go to the cafe now or…?"

Dean slammed the trunk of the Impala closed as he headed for the front seat. Upon slamming that door closed as well, Sam sighed, shaking his head as he shrugged, ushering for the girls to climb back in their seats. Eva sighed exchanging another look with Kāzia. It was going to be a long day.

XxX

As the four headed into the cafe (Dean, obviously agitated, had grabbed the flask of holy water and silver utensils) the Winchesters sat at the only open booth available. As Dean slid into one side of the booth, Kāzia followed after him. Across from them Sam took his seat followed by Eva.

"Dean, I'm telling you," Sam was saying as Dean glanced around the cafe suspiciously. "The kid checks out."

"Great, so he's an actual human on planet Earth," Dean commented. He reached an arm over Kāzia, muttering an "excuse me" as he reached for the salt on the table near them. He grabbed it as he set it on their own table. "Sucks he's got a demon in him."

Eva and Kāzia both let out sighs of exasperation. Before either of them could fully convince Dean that it wasn't a demon, but a ghoul, the waitress had approached them. She wore a yellow dress and apron and a big smile graced her face. Eva presumed it was fake. "Hi! Welcome to Cousin Oliver's." After placing down four glasses of water, she took out a pen and notepad from the pocket in the apron as she added, "can I-"

"We're actually waiting for somebody," Dean interrupted sharply. The waitress gave him an irritated look as she rudely threw down the four menus on the table. After making sure the waitress was out of sight, Dean reached for one of the glasses and emptied it out onto the plant beside them. Kāzia sighed once more, rubbing her face with her hands as Dean pulled out the metal flask.

"Holy water?" Sam asked incredulously. Dean merely poured the water in the glass to replace the water he had previously emptied out as he commented, "yep. Once he drinks this Jesus Juice, this evil bitch is gonna be in a world of hurt." He shuffled around with the silver utensils, the fork falling off the edge of the table. "Kaz, can you get that?"

Sighing, Kāzia leaned down, picking up the fork, holding it in her hand. Dean took it, carefully setting it in place of where the previous appliances had been set.

"And silver in case he's a shapeshifter?" Sam sighed. Dean merely nodded in response as he glanced out the window. Dean glanced back at the silver as he examined the fork carefully. "Look, either way this thing's gonna bleed. Using Dad as bait? That's the last mistake of his pitiful life."

Eva bit her lip, staring at her hands. Oh, how badly she wanted to tell Dean that it was a family of ghouls they were dealing with, but she knew that would only cause more of a scene and she didn't want to tamper with the show any further. She glanced at Kāzia, hoping to make eye contact with her friend, but the dark-haired girl was staring off at the other customers, resting her chin against her hand. Eva fumbled around for her phone. She was tempted to discuss with Kāzia about what they should do, but was interrupted as Sam pulled out John Winchester's journal and set it on the table.

"Dean, listen, there's an entry from January, 1990. Saying he's headed to Minnesota to check out a case. That's, oh, roughly nine months before the kid was born."

"Coincidence," Dean said firmly. He glanced at Kāzia as he held up the Holy Water flask. "You think I could pour some of this into your glass just in case he takes a sip from it?"

"Coincidence?" Sam echoed, gaining Dean's attention once more. All three present glanced at the younger Winchester as he flipped through the journal. "The next two pages after that entry? Torn out." He pushed the journal towards Dean, proving that the next pages were indeed jagged and torn out. Dean looked at them in silence before snorting.

"You're not actually buying this, are you?"

Sam sighed as he put the journal away. "Look, man, I don't wanna believe it either. I'm just saying it's possible. I mean, Dad would be gone for weeks at a time, and he wasn't exactly a monk. I mean, hunter rolls into town, kills the monster, saves the girl… sometimes the girl's grateful."

Dean made a face. "Well now I'm thinking about dad sex." Both Kāzia and Eva snorted as he added, "stop talking."

"Maybe he slipped one past the goalie," Sam continued. Kāzia choked on her laughter as Eva grinned from the innuendo. Dean looked at Sam.

"Dude!" he exclaimed. Before Sam could continue the door jingled. Immediately all four present glanced at the newcomer. Eva recognized the man immediately to be Adam.

"Adam?" Sam asked. He looked up, then walked towards the Winchesters. He stood beside the table, then Eva scooted over, her body pressed closer to Sam's. She patted the seat next to her for Adam to sit. He smiled slightly, nodding a thank you as he sat down beside her. It was a tight squeeze, but to be thoroughly honest, Eva didn't mind that much.

"I'm assuming you're Sam," Adam said. Sam nodded as he pointed to Dean, then Kāzia. "That's Dean and that's our friend Kāzia and Eva." He nodded towards the girl who was sandwiched between the two.

Adam nodded after the introductions had been made. A silence followed before he asked, "so, um… how did you know my dad?" Eva saw Dean's jaw clench as Sam quickly said, "oh we, uh, worked together."

Adam nodded again. "Um, how did he die?"

"On the job," Kāzia said. Adam looked vaguely confused.

"He was… a mechanic, right?"

"A car fell on him," snapped Dean. A grunt followed as Kāzia gave him a warning look. Eva assumed she had kicked him.

The waitress from before had come by again. She smiled upon seeing Adam and set a glass of water on the table. "Hey, Adam, how you doing?" Before Adam could reach for it Dean grabbed it, taking a long sip from it. As the waitress and Adam stared at him he swallowed, smiling.

"I'm very thirsty," he said. The waitress gave him another irritated look before looking back at Adam. She took out the notepad and pen once more as she began to jot down an order. "The usual, Adam?" she asked. Adam nodded, smiling slightly.

"Yeah, thanks Denise." Reaching forward, he took the glass of water that Dean had poured Holy Water in and took a sip. Watching intently, Dean frowned slightly as Adam swallowed, setting the glass down. Nothing happened.

Eva sighed, wanting to kick Dean as well. Adam shifted positions, leaning farther away from her. "Sorry," he said quickly. Eva glanced at him then felt her face heat up awkwardly.

"Oh, not it's not you." She felt her face warm even more when Adam's blue eyes met hers. A voice in the back of her head was screaming he's a freaking GHOUL Eves! whilst the other voice which was much louder was saying, kiss him now before he's stuck in the pit hanging out with Lucifer and Michael! He might turn gay before you get the chance-

"So when was the last time you saw John?" asked Sam, interrupting Eva's thoughts. She hadn't realized she and Adam were staring at one another until she glanced at Kāzia and Dean who were both giving her funny looks (Dean, staring at her as if she had grown two heads, and Kāzia, who had her hand covering her mouth and shaking from the giggles she was trying to suppress).

Adam shrugged. "A couple years, I guess."

"Why did you decide to call him now?" Sam questioned.

Adam shrugged once more. "I didn't know who else to call. He's the only family I've got. My mom's gone missing," he added.

"Really? I'm sorry - for how long?" asked Sam.

Before Adam had a chance to answer, Dean had interrupted. "That's tragic - really. But if you're John's kid, how come we've never heard of you?"

Adam shrugged once more. "'Cause John and me didn't really know each other." Eva resisted the urge to correct his grammar mistake as he continued, "not until a few years ago, anyway."

Sam frowned. "What do you mean?"

"My mom never really talked about him… I knew some stuff."

"What kind of stuff?" Dean questioned.

"My mom's a nurse and Dad came into the ER pretty torn up - hunting accident or something - I knew his name. John Winchester," Adam explained, "that's about it. We're not exactly a nuclear family."

Sam shrugged. "Yeah, well, who is these days?"

"So, when did you finally meet him?" Dean asked.

"When I was twelve," Adam responded. "My mom had one of his old numbers and after I begged her - God, twenty-four-seven - she finally called him. When John heard he had a son… He raised the town. I mean, he dropped everything. He drove all night…" Adam's voice trailed off as Denise appeared, setting the food down in front of him. He nodded his thanks to her as Dean exchanged a look with Sam.

"Well that's heartwarming," he commented coldly.

Adam gestured to the food. "You mind?"

"No, please, dig in," Dean said. Eva heard a click and realized he had been holding a gun underneath the table the entire time, believing Adam was a shapeshifter. As Adam reached for the fork his hand brushed against Eva's. She quickly pulled her hand away, feeling her face warm awkwardly.

"S-Sorry," Adam muttered. Eva shook her head.

"It's fine," she said shyly. She nearly kicked herself. This isn't the real Adam, Eves, cool it down a bit.

"He would swing by, once a year or so," Adam said as he held the fork. Eva heard another click and saw the disappointed look cross Dean's face at the proof that Adam wasn't a shapeshifter either. "He called when he could. But still, he taught me poker, pool… even bought me my first beer when I was fifteen," Adam finished, smiling. Eva saw that Dean was openly glaring now.

"And, uh, he showed me how to drive. Dad, he had this beautiful sixty-seven Impala-"

"Oh, this is crap!" Dean cut in angrily. He slammed his hands against the table, causing Adam to drop the fork and stare up at him, shocked. "You know what? You're lying!"

"No I'm not," Adam retorted.

"Yeah, you are," Dean insisted, glaring angrily.

Adam clenched his jaw and Eva could tell he was pissed. She exchanged a look with Kāzia as he said, "I'm sorry, but who the hell are you to call me a liar?"

"We're John Winchester's sons, that's who! We are his sons!" Dean snapped, pointing to himself, then Sam. Adam just stared incredulously at the two.

"I… I've got brothers?" Eva felt a pain in her chest as she thought about Adam. He was a cute kid, despite the fact that the Adam present at the moment was a ghoul and not real-Adam. But he was still stuck in Hell and it seemed as if no one gave a flying hoot about it in the present seasons.

"No, you don't have brothers!" Dean turned to Kāzia, gesturing for her to get up so he could make his way out. Kāzia gave him a look, then sighed as she slid out of the booth, followed by Dean himself. He grabbed his jacket as he continued to glare at Adam. "Look, man, I don't know if you're a hunter or what kinda game you're playing here…"

"I've never been hunting in my life," Adam claimed.

"Whatever. I'm outta here." Dean shook his head, starting for the door. Kāzia grabbed onto his arm, stopping him as Adam stood up as well.

"Don't leave yet," Adam said. He glanced at Sam and Eva who were standing around as well as Dean and Kāzia glanced back at the group. Adam looked back at Dean as he added, "I can prove it."

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this took a longer time than it should to come out, but i'm hoping to write most of the chapters at once and wait for a decent time to publish them. so far… my plan hasn't worked out. you can blame homework i have to do over the holidays if you wish. also, if any of you are wondering: i did skip a few episodes and i apologize for that. but i really want this season to be over with, haha. i don't know if you can tell in my writing since the quality is beginning to drain, but i'm really excited to get onto the other seasons since i have so much planned for them. :-) anyways, thanks so much for reading (as always, love each and every one of my readers, you all bring so much joy to my life) and don't forget to leave a review as always (just thoughts on your chapter, the whole story in general, the characters, etc. just review it, haha), fave and follow if you haven't yet, and feel free to recommend this story to other people! i always love it whenever i see that new people have been reading. hope you all have a lovely holiday and i'll see you again in the next chapter!