Episode 12
Lancaster, PA
Dean had found two men dead in Lancaster, they'd killed themselves. Both had been set up to see a Dr. Myers...a psychiatrist. Dean knew exactly who she was. Mya.
Dean interviewed the two different families. One man was survived by only a daughter, and the other by no one except his ex wife, whom he was trying to win back. Both families had said the psychiatrist was seeming to help at first, but for some reason the men seemed to have fallen apart lately, and eventually that led to the suicides.
Dean wasn't sure whether Mya had possessed the psychiatrist not too long ago, or had been doing this psychiatrist thing for a long time. After leaving the last house, he made his way to a coffee shop. It wasn't a bar, but it was probably the best he could do to clear his head around the town. it had been forever since he'd been on the job. However, if he was going to get back to Sam, he was going to have to take care of Mya. He owed them that...he owed Bela's child that.
He stood in line waiting...how many people had to have their coffee so customized? That was until the woman in front of him ordered it black...finally he was getting closer to get his coffee and leave. He was pretty sure Mya was already back in Philadelphia. Dean paused his thoughts when he heard the woman talk...she had a slight british accent. God it was so familiar...seriously why did everything have to remind him of her.
The man taking her order did a double take when he saw the woman.
"I know you, you used to come here all the time." he said. Dean heard the guy, and rolled his eyes. Was that some sort of pick up line?
"Yeah, you probably do. I'm looking for someone...but I don't think she's in this town anymore." the woman said to the guy. Dean couldn't stand it, the woman sounded exactly like Bela. It was making his heart ache.
She laid something on the counter, but Dean couldn't see it. The man picked it up though...it was a photo.
"Yeah, I know her. Used to come in here often when she was in high school...haven't seen her in years though. Your her mom, aren't you? I remember her tagging along with you, I've got a good memory."
"Yes...I am."
"I'm sorry I can't help you more."
"That's okay...I'll find her." Bela took her coffee, and turned to leave...and then Dean freaked. No...couldn't be, how was she...his mind wandered every possible creature he could think of. He stepped out of line, no way was he letting her walk out. She didn't look exactly the same...but hell it'd been over 20 years since he saw her...but she was so thin, and her hair was short and choppy.
He finally walked up next to her on her way out, and grabbed her arm, pulling her out of the coffee shop. She gasped loudly, then finally turned her head enough to really see him.
"Dean...oh god." she said. She took a step back, in total shock.
"What the hell are you? You're not her...she died."
"Dean, please...it's me, honestly."
"Yeah right. I swear if I had my stuff with me..."he started.
"You can run every check in the book...I'm real." she said, looking him straight in the eyes. He didn't know why, because it wasn't possible, but he believed her.
"Bela...how?"
"I never died...the demons, they've kept me alive all this time, trying to get to you. I don't know what the end game is."
"There were pictures...I don't understand."
"They used a shape shifter..."
Dean couldn't say anything...he was still in shock. He was pretty sure this was a dream, but Bela managed to bring him out of his head a little.
"Dean...I'm looking for Elizabeth. Please tell me the demons were lying...you didn't run, did you? You know where she is?"
He sighed...oh crap, how was he getting out of this one.
"Actually..."
"Oh God. Do you even know who I'm talking about?" she asked.
"I talked to Bobby about a month ago...he told me you had a daughter. I'm sorry, this was my fault...they took you away from her because of me."
Lord...he didn't know. She didn't know whether to be upset, or be relieved.
"No, I chose to help save your life Dean, I made that choice...where is she?"
"Right...she's with Sam. I guess he found out right away, he took her in."
"How did you not know...if he took her in, how is it that you didn't know about her?"
"Bela...I've lost a lot of people, I was breaking. As soon as you died...it was the last straw, I left. I haven't hunted at all in the last 7 years."
"Why, why me?"
"You kidding...I practically confessed my feelings to you...and you leave me with a damned note telling me you loved me, and then I never saw you again. I got it, you wanted to go live a normal life, and I get that I couldn't do that yet...but if you thought that it didn't hurt, that I didn't still care about you your wrong."
"I had to go Dean...I wanted to tell you where I was, I wanted to stay. I just didn't feel that I could, after I told you about Lilith I had demons coming after me. It wasn't safe, for me or her. If it was just me I was risking...I could handle that, hell I'd put myself in danger a thousand times before with some of the clients I worked for..."
"Wait...what? Bela please don't tell me that..."
She just nodded, then spoke quietly. "I'm sorry...I wanted to tell you, but after the demons came after me I left to keep her safe. I told myself I'd find you eventually."
Dean sat down on the nearest bench...he was overwhelmed.
She walked over and sat down on the bench. Neither said a word for a few moments.
"I want to be angry at you..." Dean said. "But I can't...God knows why. Maybe I'm just happy your alive, or maybe I understand and I don't blame you for leaving."
Bela just nodded...he should be upset with her. She hid his child from him for years...
"I am sorry..."
Dean looked at her again, over 22 years since he'd touched her...and just sitting here with her had brought out so much life in him, so many feelings he hadn't felt in so long. He took her hand, but that wasn't enough. He finally just wrapped his arms around her and pulled her into an embrace. They held each other for a long time, neither moving or saying anything. They finally pulled back after what felt like hours.
"Dean...the demons, they know about her. Somethings going on...I wanted to find both of you. You're in danger."
"How did you escape?" he asked.
"Someone owed me a favor." she said, Dean just gave her a look, so she continued. "A shape shifter...they used one to fake my death, and I had one fake being me. He's one of the good ones Dean, and I promised him I'd go back and get him out of there as soon as we stopped whoever it is that's after you, and after Elizabeth."
"Mya. That's the demon's name. She needs all of us out of the way...she's been trying to take over since Lilith's death. I nearly had her stopped, but she put Bobby in a wheelchair, killed a few of our hunter friends...and sent a demon to kill you. I tracked her here...but she's in Philadelphia now."
Bela nodded
"Bela...Sam and them are in Philly...that's where they are staying. I take it Elizabeth wanted to have a bit of normalcy too. I heard she's a damn good hunter though."
"That honestly doesn't surprise me Dean, look at us." she said, laughing. He smiled. God she'd missed that smile. "We need to get to Philadelphia."
"Yeah, I know." he said. "Look, I've got all my stuff at the nearest motel. If you get your stuff and meet me there..."
"I don't have anything yet Dean. I found a few things in a storage unit I had here in Lancaster, but I don't need them."
"Alright, then I guess your riding with me. Still have to stop at the motel."
She nodded.
