I Will Carry You Through It All
Chapter Twenty-Six
The following morning finally dragged around. The sound of muffled voices downstairs pulled young Sam Winchester from his bed.
Truth is Sam hadn't slept all night, he was worried about his brothers and the spat with his Dad last night didn't help matters but Sam knew he had hit a nerve, he was right.
He strolled lazily down the stairs, stopping half way when he seen the cops sitting on the sofa alongside his Dad and Stepmom. Sam took a seat half way down the staircase and watched through the banister.
"Ok I think we have enough details about the boys for now, we will send a cop car to patrol around town and on the outskirts, see if they can spot them or the Impala anywhere."
"What about missing posters or maybe an appeal?" Sophie rushed out, clinging onto John's hand.
"As I said Mrs Winchester, at this stage it's too early to register them both as missing persons…we haven't hit the 24 hour mark yet. Most kids that run away from home are usually found in the first couple of days, we will be sure to keep an eye out and like I said the patrol car will cover the town for most of today…"
Sophie nodded, biting at her fingernails with worry as the cop continued.
"…we will report back to you if we have found anything. If we don't find them or they don't return today then we will discuss the next steps."
"Thank you officer." John said with a firm nod as the cop stood up and headed towards the front door.
John closed it behind them with a sigh and spotted his youngest sitting on the staircase.
"You ok Son?"
Sam's lips pressed together in a tight line and glared at his Dad, with what Dean would usually call Sammy's bitch face.
"What do you think?" Sam muttered, pushing past his Dad and heading into the kitchen.
John leant back against the door, running both hands down over his face in exhaustion; Sam wasn't the only Winchester who hadn't slept a wink last night.
Sophie entered the hallway, pacing furiously and her own arms wrapped tightly around herself.
"I was thinking, we should still go and look…I know we looked last night but it was dark then…we can look at their usual haunts and check local motels...i know the cops are out there but it's not enough John, they could slip past them…they could be heading out of town as we speak." Sophie rambled, pacing in front of John.
"Sophie just breathe ok? I guess we could go out and look again but the cops said they have it in hand, there's not really much more we can do…"
"John" Sophie said in a warning tone and pointed glare aimed at her husband.
"…ok we can go and look, I'll call Ellen to come over and watch Sam. We need someone to be here in case they come home." John finished with a defeated sigh, pushing off the door and past his wife to retrieve the phone.
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"The guy said his buddy owns another car garage looking for new employees about 5 miles out of town, might be worth passing through tomorrow when we leave. Apparently there's a lot of stores and stuff around there too, maybe we can find something temporary for both of us." Dean explained to Cas as they exited the run down garage near by their motel.
"Sounds like a plan to me, we just need enough money to get us to the next step and into another town that we want to settle in I guess." Cas replied with a shrug and a small smile, taking Dean's hand in his own, their fingers entwining together as they walked down the street.
"I just wish that you could have stayed in school…I mean with the way my studies were going there was no hope for me in those exams, but you deserve to graduate and I pulled you away from that."
Cas stopped abruptly, tugging Dean's hand backwards until he stumbled back with a yelp and glared at his step brother. His glare fell when he seen Cas' warning eyes boring into his own.
"Do not pull yourself down Dean Winchester, you were doing so well and I'm confident you would ace those exams. You did NOT pull me away from anything Dean, I want this…I would choose you every time. Besides, don't worry about me…we can both earn our qualifications later when we are settled, maybe take adult classes or something." Cas stated firmly, squeezing Dean's hand in re-assurance.
Dean smiled in awe and leant in to kiss his step brothers lips.
"Sure can." He mumbled against Cas' lips with a wide smile.
Cas returned the smile, nipping at Dean's bottom lip before pulling him flush against his own body and into a deeper kiss, relishing in the pleasured moan that spilled from Dean's mouth into his own.
"Fucking kids"
The boys broke apart to see a rather grumpy looking homeless man shuffling past them both and wearing a disapproving glare, aimed at their blatant PDA.
"Wow, we can finally be open about US being together and yet we still get crap thrown aimed at us, nice…REAL NICE." Dean grumbled, keeping his arms firmly around Cas and raising his voice at the end so the homeless guy heard him loud and clear.
"I don't like this part of town, now I get why my Mom never used to let me venture out this far…" Cas started with a frown as he watched the old man waddling away.
He let out a small chuckle as memories took hold and Dean eyed him with a smirk as he continued.
"…you know…when I was old enough to get the bus on my own, she used to lecture the bus drivers and tell them to make sure I got off at the stop I was supposed to and if they dropped me anywhere else, she would hunt them down and kick their ass. Wasn't that funny at the time and I'm pretty sure the drivers used to dread me getting on their bus…but it's pretty funny now I think back…huh, guess she's always been over protective of me." Cas started with a laugh and a sad, distant smile spread across his face by the end as his mind settled on the thought of his Mom and if he would ever see her again.
Dean noticed the sadness behind his step brother's small smile and sighed heavily, knowing exactly how Cas was feeling and pulled him into a comforting hug.
"I'm sorry things didn't work out differently for you and your Mom." He muttered, face pressed against Cas' ruffled hair.
"Don't be silly Dean, it's not just me who has lost his family here…your Dad and Sam." Cas said with a sigh pulling away from Dean and tugging on his hand so they continued down the street.
"You know I haven't told you this yet…but just before I left, Sammy was arguing with Dad, in fact he stuck up for us and kinda told me that he was really sorry for everything and I think he is coming round to accepting us, as long as we're both happy." Dean explained with a small smile.
Cas stopped once more in the middle of the street and smiled widely at Dean, squeezing his hand a little tighter.
"Dean that's great news, at least we have someone on our side and just when we thought Sam shared our parent's opinions too, maybe we could call him soon? Let him know we're ok and maybe once we're settled somewhere he could visit?" Cas suggested enthusiastically, causing Dean to match his grin.
"Definitely, let's maybe give it some time first, yeah? But nice to know we can count on our friends and little bro." Dean said with a smile.
His smile faltered when Dean caught sight of a cop car park up further down the street and two officers stepped out heading into the first store.
"Dean?" Cas asked curiously, looking back over his shoulder to follow Dean's eye line.
"Cops…they could be out looking for us, come on we gotta move. Now." Dean said urgently, reaching out to pull Cas' hood up on his black jacket and zipping it up.
Cas clutched at Dean's arm as his older step brother led them down the road and away from the cops. Dean zipped up his own leather jacket, pulling the collar up high and keeping his head bowed down as they walked.
"Where are we going? Dean?"
"I dunno, just out of sight…thankfully I parked the impala round the back of the motel, so they probably won't check there…but if they ask the staff then we're probably screwed. There's a back entrance to the stores around here, if we can walk through there and re-trace our steps we should miss them." Dean explained carefully, pulling Cas up one of the alley ways between the stores.
They both grimaced at the dire smell and dodged a few suspicious glances from more homeless folks who gathered up the side alley. Dean took them back the way they came, heading towards the motel via the back streets and hopefully avoiding the cops along the way.
The boys managed to dodge the officers and made it back to their motel; they both tucked themselves safely inside of their room and locked the door.
"That was close." Dean sighed heavily, shrugging off his jacket and watched as Cas did the same.
"Do you think they'll come here?"
"Probably, it's the only motel in this part of town. Maybe I should have a word with the owner…"
Cas shook his head and flopped onto the bed, biting his lip nervously.
"Won't do any good, they're not exactly friendly in this place…he won't help us. As long as you parked the Impala round the back out of sight…I guess if we see them pull into the parking lot, we might have to run while they're questioning the manager." Cas said with an unsure shrug.
"Run where?"
"Anywhere Dean, take the car…speed out of here like a bat out of hell…I don't care where to, I don't wanna go back."
Dean smirked at Cas, strolling over to the bed and sitting down beside him.
"So what…I'm Thelma and you're Louise, and we're just gonna hold hands and sail off this cliff together?" He said with a chuckle, nudging Cas' side.
"I don't understand that reference and preferably no cliffs involved…but we're definitely doing it together." Cas said with a frown and his head tilting in confusion.
Dean laughed loudly and cupped Cas' face with both hands.
"I freakin love you." He declared, pulling Cas in for a kiss.
Cas pulled back with a shake of his head and a huff of laughter.
"Love you too…weirdo."
"Hey…what's with the name calling…" Dean protested, tickling Cas' sides and causing his step brother to collapse on the bed in a fit of laughter as Dean continued his assault.
"Dean…please…stop…I can't…I can't breathe…" Cas strained out his words between laughs.
"Maybe you'll think twice about calling me a weirdo" Dean laughed, running his fingers at a tickling pressure down Cas' sides.
"Dean…wait, stop Dean…outside…" Cas' eyes widened and his hands started pushing at Dean's chest to stop him.
He frowned in concern and stopped his tickling attack to look towards their window, there was a clear flickering of blue lights outside and Dean's stomach dropped. They both looked worriedly at each other before racing over to the window.
"Shit, they're here and talking to the manager." Dean mumbled as he pulled back the curtains.
They both watched as the manager rolled his eyes in what appeared to be complete disinterest as he spoke to one of the cops and the other cop scoped out the parking lot, Dean thanked his lucky stars that he had moved the Impala out of sight.
Their plan to run was clearly on hold, there's no way they could escape the room without being noticed so the boys simply stood, frozen on the spot and watched from their window.
"Wait…what…they're leaving…" Dean said curiously, watching as the cops got back into their patrol car and left the motel parking lot.
"…Cas they're gone!" He declared, spinning around to face his now smiling and more relaxed looking step brother.
"Thank God." Cas whispered, pulling Dean into a tight hug.
"Can't believe we got away with it." Dean mumbled against Cas' neck with a smile, kissing the tender skin there.
Cas pulled back with a smirk, running his hands up and down Dean's chest before finally settling on his shoulders. Cas grinned widely, grasping at Dean's t-shirt and pulling him into a passionate kiss. They broke away breathlessly, smiling in content and wrapping arms around one another.
"Just have to survive one more night in this awful place and tomorrow the world is our oyster, we made it Dean…we actually made it."
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Sorry for the slight delay! New chapter for your pleasure, more of a filler chapter to see how the boys & family are doing the morning/day after they ran! My writing muse has been all over the damn place this weekend but hoping to drum out another chapter or two before next weekend! I won't make you wait another week, I promise!
Also just wanted to say THANK YOU SO MUCH, this fic is now officially my most popular ever! Which is amazing, I never thought I could outdo my previous most popular one but you guys have proven me wrong and I just wanted to say thank you for reading!
Please continue to review and read, hope the fic is still keeping you hooked. I'm guessing with what I have to get out…maybe another estimated…3 or 4 chapters and the fic will be finished *sobs*. But hey let's not think of the end just yet, eh? ;o)