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It was about half a day's drive to the small town in Colorado and the whole drive there it was quiet. Jade stuck her earphones in her ear and stared out the window, lost in her thoughts, not even making eye contact. After her little incident of breaking down in the bathroom she was exhausted and fed up and ashamed – she couldn't even look at Dean, scared of what she would find in his eyes.
Whereas Dean wanted to talk, he wanted to talk things out with his little sister while their dad wasn't around – it was the perfect opportunity; seven hours on the road without any prying ears, everything could be sorted out. Unfortunately, as soon as they hit the road his sister stuck her earphones in her ear, blasting her music full volume and turning her stony gaze out the window, ignoring him.
Dean got she was probably tired and needed time to collect her thoughts so he let her be and concentrated on the long road ahead. When five hours had passed in tense silence he knew the subject of her ah little problem had to be brought up – pronto.
"Jade" he called out, glancing in her direction – she either didn't hear him or was completely ignoring him, he didn't know. "Hey Jade – you listening to me?" Again nothing. "Hey" He repeated, shaking her shoulder lightly. She jumped and glared at him before ripping out her earphones with an annoyed stare.
"What Dean?" She snapped back, her green eyes piercing.
"Look… we gonna talk about it when dad's not around or…?" Dean asked with a pointed glare. He still couldn't get over the fact his little sister was pregnant, PREGNANT, with an ACTUAL baby – it scared the living daylights out of him. It only seemed like yesterday when her and Sam were starting pre-school, blabbing nonsense about cartoon programmes – it just seemed unreal.
"No" She replied back, short and snappy, before turning her glare back out the window.
"No? seriously, no? That's it… no?" He asked in complete and utter disbelief – surely she would want to confide in him right? She usually did.
"I don't 'need' to talk Dean – I can handle it so please just… drop it" She said, and Dean gripped the steering wheel tighter. He needed to know the situation, needed to know what was happening, it was his job.
"Drop it? You drop this massive bombshell…" He started to rant but Jade interrupted him with a fierce glare, "I dropped a bombshell? You weren't supposed to find out, no one was supposed to know" She snapped and Dean took a breath.
"Okay okay… let me rephrase that – I found out this bombshell and you don't WANT to talk about it? Maybe you should" he told her in a hard voice and she glared at him.
"Listen to me Dean, very carefully, I don't need your help and I don't want it because I'm handling this situation by myself – I got myself into this mess, I can get myself out of it just not in the way you want me too, are we clear?" She asked, and although she put on a hard voice Dean knew by the crack at the end she was burying her emotions, stopping herself from looking weak.
"Jade…" He started to say, his eyes flitting from the road to her face, "I know what you're planning to do" And she looked up at him in disbelief.
"Oh yeah, and what's that Einstein?" She questioned and Dean exhaled loudly, "You wanna keep it, find some suitable people to look after it and when it's born ship it off and pretend it never existed" And with that Jade gulped nervously, "But it's not that easy – I know you Jade and I know you won't give it up… your too kind" And Jade turned her teary eyes toward him.
"Can you stop please…? I need to go to the bathroom" She said numbly, her bottom lip quivering ever so slightly. Dean spotted a gas station up ahead so he pulled the impala into the parking lot and Jade practically sprinted form the car like she had been burned, slamming the door behind her. Dean watched her leave and ran a tired hand down his face – he just wanted to help – he knew he was angry earlier, hell he'd been livid but it was just fuelled by worry, he didn't mean to take it out on her.
Now though, he was just tired – it had been a stressful day and he wanted nothing more than to crash, close his eyes and sleep for a week.
Jade took deep breaths as her hands rested on the sink, willing the tidal wave of emotions away – she struggled to breath but she pushed past that and splashed the cool water on her face. It was calming her nerves greatly.
Deep down Jade knew Dean was probably right – he knew her better than she knew herself and as much as she hated to admit it, he did have a point. Well, more of a point actually – it was more of a valid argument.
She wanted to think of her 'situation' as relatively simple – all she had to do was do her job and as Dean put it 'ship it' off but she knew, deep in her heart, it wasn't as easy as she first thought. Already, some part of her already loved this little being and that scared her – she wasn't supposed to feel this way, she was determined she wouldn't allow her emotions to cloud her judgement but she feared that it already had.
Maybe, Jade thought with a shudder, Dean was right – maybe if she got rid of it things could go back to normal and she wouldn't have to feel this way, wouldn't have to question her motives. Then, as quick as lightning, she pushed the idea away, horrified at herself. Did she actually just consider killing something so small and innocent? Something harmless?
She peered at herself in the mirror, more confused than ever. With a quick fluff up of hair and wiping the tears from her eyes, she strode from the bathroom heading straight towards the impala, praying with her whole being that Dean would just drop the whole matter entirely even though she just knew he was trying to help.
With a sigh she lowered herself back into the impala, ignoring Dean's stares and concentrated on the road ahead, closing her eyes and drifting off to sleep.
Both siblings stayed silent on the ride, Dean listening to his own music, lost in his thoughts while Jade had a restless nap. A couple of hours later they pulled up outside a shabby looking motel room, unpacking their bags from the car and dragging their feet into their rooms to meet their dad.
"Kids – you took your time, what were you abiding by the speed limit this time?" Their dad joked and Jade realised with a jolt he was actually having a laugh. That brought a small smile to her face despite the situation. It was nice to see her dad smiling.
"So… while you two have been gone I've done some research and all the signs suggest that it is a spirit" Their dad told them, throwing them their hunting duffel bags. "I thought that with the last few hours of daylight we could scope out the area, ask the locals and kill this son of a bitch tomorrow – what do you say?" He asked, glancing between her and Dean.
"Sounds good to me" Jade replied with a small smile, swinging the bag over her shoulder. Her dad clapped a hand on her shoulder, looking proud. "That's my girl – let's head out then" He said, picking up his truck keys, "I was thinking we just take one vehicle this time" Telling Dean – Dean huffed a little, obviously miffed about having to leave his beloved impala behind but he let it go with a nod of a head.
Unfortunately, the ride into town was incredibly tense – not for their dad but for Dean and Jade. They had to sit right next to each other, their arms brushing. Jade knew she should talk to Dean – and she would… just when the time was right, when she had made up her mind.
Their dad parked the truck next to a football pitch and play park… surprisingly it was empty. Usually kids would be playing or teenagers hanging around smoking weed, but the place was empty. Abandoned. Alone.
"Okay… this is weird" Dean stated, climbing out of the truck and looking around in confusion.
"This was where the teenagers have gone missing… apparently people are freaked so they leave this place well alone" Their dad replied and Jade nodded her head – it did make the most sense. Who would want to hang out in a place people went missing and possibly murdered? As soon as she though that she chuckled quietly to herself – only her family would want to.
They wandered about for a bit, trying to pick up some clues or some indication of the where abouts of the missing teenagers. After an hour of constant searching they still found nothing – not even a trace, it was like evidence of anyone's being here was swiped.
Immediately, a cold chill settled in the air and Jade shivered, hugging her arms across her chest. It was January but it shouldn't be this cold, not nearly this cold.
A horrible choking sound filled the air and Jade whipped around, horrified at the sight in front of her.
Dean was being restrained against a tree, a ghostly hand was wrapped around his neck and his face was slowly turning purple. He was struggling against the hold the ghost had on him but it was no use… the spirit was too strong.
Jade raced forward, her worry slipping into overdrive when her brother slipped unconscious, his head lolling forwards. With an angry swipe, she cut the spirit in half with an iron blade and Dean fell to the ground.
"Dean… Dean, hey Dean, you gotta wake up now" She said hurriedly, slapping his cheek for emphasis. The sight of her brother, pale and not moving, made her stomach churn uncomfortably and for tears to build up in her eyes. Where the hell was her dad? The one time she and Dean actually needed him and he was nowhere in sight.
"Dean PLEASE" She screeched, shaking his shoulder. She regretted ever fighting with him now, leaving the stony silences between them. She shakily placed her ear to his chest and the tears spilt over her eyes and down her cheeks when she couldn't hear or feel a heartbeat. Dean was dead.
Ahaha… cliff-hanger AGAIN?! I'm so evil. Again thanks for all your support, your thoughts and comments are very much appreciated. ALSO PLEASE READ BELOW! THANKS! XX
So… I'm undecided on whether or not John should find out about Jade's little predicament – what do you think?