Just one more chapter after this one. Thanks to everyone reading and reviewing. I'm already 4 chapters into the next story and I think I may just get killed for what I do to poor Sammy.

Chapter 37

Katie woke up in the early afternoon. She rolled over to find Dean sitting on Racheal's bed staring at her.

"What's up?" Katie asked.

"Let me see your wrist." Dean said.

"I missed you to." Katie said as she held up her right hand. "Where's Sam?"

"He's in the car." Dean replied as he took the wrap off Katie's wrist.

"And why is he in the car?" Katie asked.

"Cause I told him that I didn't want him to see me kill you." Dean replied with a smile.

"What did he say?"

"That he was more worried about me than you." Dean laughed.

"Awe, picking up on a few things is he?' Katie said.

"Nope." Dean replied as he began to rewrap Katie's wrist. "He's been listening to some other hunters talk about you all morning."

"Why didn't you come get me when you got back?" Katie asked. She was more than a little worried about what Sam had heard.

"Because it was the most you've slept since you woke up in the hospital." Dean replied. "You needed the rest."

"Did not." Katie protested as she rubbed her eyes.

"Yeah, when was the last time you slept more than four hours at a time?" Dean asked with one eyebrow raised.

"Uh, over a year ago." Katie replied sheepishly.

"That's what I thought." Dean replied as he pulled the blankets off Katie.

It's a good thing she was wearing shorts and a black spaghetti strap tank top to bed instead of a nightgown. She was about to sit up and get out of bed when she caught Dean's weird expression.

"What's wrong?" Katie asked.

"That's new." Dean said as he pointed to Katie's left shoulder.

"What is?" Katie asked as she followed Dean's gaze to her Devil's trap tattoo. "Oh that. Dad did that himself."

"You let Dad near you long enough to put a tattoo on you." Dean replied in awe. "I didn't even know he knew how to do tats."

"He didn't always hustle for money." Katie said. "He picked up a few things from other hunters, but the tattoo thing he learned from Laura. I just wish he would've let me do one on him, then maybe…."

"Yeah, let's get back to the bar." Dean said. "Ellen wants to hear how the hunt went."

"I'll be down in a minute."

Katie watched Dean walk out of the room and then dressed quickly. She had her stuff packed and was outside a few minutes later. Dean was standing by Racheal's car with the passenger door open and the seat pulled forward. Sam was in the back seat on the driver's side behind Racheal. Katie tossed her bag to Dean and then climbed into the backseat next to Sam.

"Hey, you cut your hair." Sam said.

"Yeah. I never did like it long." Katie replied.

"Now she makes you look even more like a girl." Dean said with a laugh as he got into the car.

"Bite me." Sam said.

"When and where?" Katie asked. Her tone was completely serious, but she had a big smile on her face.

"That's just gross." Racheal said with a shake of her head.

"Well, he shouldn't say things like that unless he really means it." Katie laughed.

"You three are gonna drive me nuts all the way home, aren't you?" Racheal sighed.

"Probably." the three Winchesters said together.

All four of them laughed as Racheal started the car and headed for the roadhouse. There were only a few vehicles parked outside as they pulled up to the roadhouse. As they walked in and sat at the bar, the other hunters that had hung around from the day before stopped and stared for a second before going back to their conversations and weapon cleaning.

"What happened to your hand?" Ellen asked as Katie and the others sat down.

"Just a little fall." Katie replied. "Nothing major."

"You boys ready to tell me bout your creature hunt?" Ellen asked.

"Sure." Sam replied.

Katie sat and listened while her brothers described the Raksasha hunt. Katie couldn't help but be impressed with what Sam had come up with to kill the thing. Her little brother could definitely think on his feet.

"You boys did a helluva job." Ellen said as she sat two beers in front of Sam and Dean. "You're dad'd be proud."

"Thanks." Sam replied.

Jo walked up to stand by Dean and gave Sam, Katie, and Racheal a "go away" look. Racheal got up from the bar and headed for the pool tables. Katie shook her head and gave Jo a nasty look of her own. Dean looked over at Sam and Sam started to act all funny.

"Oh yeah." Sam stumbled. "Yeah, um I've, I've gotta um, go. Over there."

Sam got up and went to join Racheal over by the pool tables. Dean looked at Katie, but she refused to move.

"Go." Dean said to Katie.

"Remember what I said about her." Katie replied.

Katie finally got up from the bar and joined Sam and Racheal at the pool tables. The two were just starting a game.

"Take it easy on him Rache." Katie said. "The boy may be a genius, but he sucks at this game."

"How would you know?" Sam asked, his tone saying that he was a little insulted.

"I've seen you play." Katie laughed.

"Mind if I break?" Sam asked as he grabbed a pool cue. A few minutes later, the table was completely cleared.

"Damn." Racheal exclaimed.

"And you never did that at school why?" Katie asked.

"Cause it's not nice to hustle your friends." Sam said.

"I did it all the time." Katie said.

"I know." Sam said. "Which is why I never played against you."

Katie was about to say something else when Ash walked out of the kitchen holding his laptop.

"Where you guys been?" Ash asked. "I been waiting for ya."

"We were working a job Ash." Sam replied. "Clowns."

"Clowns?' Ash said." What the…"
"You got something for us Ash?" Dean interrupted.

Ash walked up to the bar and set his computer down by Dean and Jo. Katie, Sam and Racheal walked up and sat down around Ash.

"Did you find the demon?" Sam asked.

"It's nowhere around." Ash replied. "At least nowhere I can find, but if this fugly bastard raises its head. I'll know. I mean I'm on it like divine on dog dookie."

"What do you mean?" Sam asked.

"I mean," Ash said as he turned his laptop to face Sam. "Any of those signs or omens appear, anywhere in the world, and my rig will go off like a fire alarm."

"You mind if I.." Dean said as he started to place his hands on Ash's keyboard, but the look on Ash's face made him stop. "Yeah."

"Yeah, what's up man?" Ash said.

"Ash," Sam said, clearly impressed. "Where did you learn to do all this?"

"M.I.T." Ash replied. "Before I got bounced for fighting."

"M.I.T." Sam said.

"It's a school in Boston." Ash said matter of factly.

"Ok." Dean said. "Give us a call as soon as you know something?"

"Si, si, compadre." Ash replied.

The four young hunters stood up from their seats and headed for the door. Katie caught Ellen's concerned look just as Racheal walked outside.

"Hey, listen." Ellen said. "Um, if you guys need a place to stay I got a couple beds out back."

"Thanks, but no." Dean said. "There's something Katie and I gotta finish."

"Ok." Ellen said.

The Winchesters followed Racheal out the door after that and climbed into her car.