Title: The Shadows Behind the People

Author: Cyberchick2007

Rating: PG-13, for violence and language

Disclaimer: I do NOT own any of the supernatural characters. Some characters such as Alex and Deb are make-believe right out of my mind.

Summary: When they stumble upon an 18-year-old girl that they have things in common with, does she have a secret? A gift? Takes place after Pilot but they are not on their way to Black Water Ridge

A/N: Finally an update. I know it's been a long time but with school and everything it's been so hectic. I hope you enjoy this update!

Chapter 6 The Incident!

They had been up and standing guard for this thing for about an hour when they heard a twig crack in the forest. Since no one else was there at the moment, they knew what it had to be.

Dean was ready for anything. He had his gun ready and his axe sitting next to him. Alex and Sam were inside the tent and they were ready too. Both had handguns, axes, and knives.

The creature rushed out of the trees going super fast. It was so fast it was almost invisible to the human eye. Dean shot at the thing but that didn't do anything. That only made it mad. He then grabbed the axe and swung it at this creature. The creature let out a small whimper before hitting Dean and he flew across and hit the picnic table and was out cold.

It then ran to the tent and tore it to shreds with its claws before throwing Sam into a tree and grabbing Alex by the ankle and dragging her back through the woods.

As this creature drug her through the woods, Alex could feel the branches, rocks, and other things on the ground ripping into her back and she could feel the wetness of blood. She was so scared. She had a lot going through her mind also, Sam, Dean, her mom, death, and tears started running down her cheeks. They soon arrived to the creature's lair- the cave they explored earlier.

Soon Sam woke up and he ran over to Dean to make sure he was okay. Dean woke too and both were really sore but didn't have time to think about it. They soon found the destroyed tent and found no Alex. Sam walked aver and picked up Alex's pentagram off the ground.

"She never takes it off." He explained to Dean who was already grabbing weapons and throwing them in a bag. He also threw a towel and a flare gun into the bag.

Both guys discussed where to go and they had decided the cave was a good place to start looking. Both were mad at this thing and worried sick about Alex especially after the vision she had had. They sat off searching very fast…

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Once at the cave, the creature dragged her inside and laid her down on her back. It stood over the top of her and held her down. It took its claw and sunk it into her arm dragging it down watching the blood pour out and onto the floor. As soon as a small puddle was forming it started lapping it up.

Alex felt the stinging as the blood flooded out of arm and she could feel the hot tongue of the thing drinking her blood. Deep in her mind she was praying that Sam and Dean would show up but also that if she did die then at least she would be with her mom and boyfriend.

Sam and Dean soon showed up. Dean threw an axe and it stuck straight in the creature's back getting its attention but not really hurting it. It pulled its attention away from Alex and went after the brothers. They both looked at each clueless. Sam was a few feet away from Dean but the thing was now after Dean.

"Throw me the flare gun!" Sam yelled at Dean trying to think of something to do because bullets and sharp objects didn't work. Dean threw the flare gun at Sam and he caught it.

"Duck!" Sam yelled at Dean since the creature was right in front of him. He didn't want to hit his brother.

Sam shot the creature with the flare gun and it caught fire but it wasn't dying. Dean stood up taking the axe and chopping the thing's head off. The creature then vanished into a pile of ash.

They then noticed Alex laying on the ground her arm still pouring blood and now the puddle under her was a bit larger. They ran over to her.

She saw both Dean and Sam right as the darkness consumed her. Dean bent down and felt for a pulse. He found one and sighed relief but was still worried.

"Get me the bag!" Dean demanded Sam as he pointed to the bag across the cave. Sam ran over there and picked up and brought it back to Dean.

Dean rummaged through it and pulled out the towel. He wrapped it around her arm tightly and picked her up. Sam picked up the bag and all the weapons and they hurriedly headed back to camp.

As they got to camp the towel was soaking with blood and Alex was barely breathing. Sam dropped the bag and they headed towards the Chevy and Dean put Alex in the back seat and Sam got in with her.

They started off towards town because Dean knew he had seen a hospital on the way in. He drove very fast and in about ten minutes they were at the hospital. Dean jumped out of the car as Sam was getting out too. Sam had picked Alex up and he carried her into a big door with an EMERGENCY ROOM sign above it. Dean was right behind him.

As soon as they entered a doctor came up to them and yelled for gurney. A nurse wielded a gurney over and Sam placed Alex on it. "What happened?" the doctor asked as they all quickly walked down a white hallway.

"We were camping at the lake and someone or something attacked her. It tried to kill her. Is she going to be okay?" Sam replied covered in Alex's blood and very worried.

"I'm sorry, you're going to have to wait in the waiting room." The doctor demanded as they hooked Alex up to a lot of different machines. A nurse then led them to a waiting room.

It was a light bluish color with clouds. The chairs were a light greenish color. It kind of gave Dean and Sam the creeps for some reason.

Sam felt weak and a bit sick. He walked in to the room and sat down on one of the chairs and put his head in his hands. He was lost in thought. Dean however started pacing the room back and forth in front of Sam.

Dean didn't like hospitals for some reason and if it wasn't absolutely necessary they wouldn't have been there.

"Dude, could you stop pacing? It's making me even more nervous about what's going on." Sam told Dean but all he got was a glare. "Come on Dean, let's go to the restroom real quick and get cleaned up."

Dean agreed and they found the bathroom and got cleaned up. They then made their way back to the waiting room and this time they both sat in chairs across from each other. Dean put his elbows on his knees and held his face in his hands. He felt guilty for getting Alex into this.

Sam could tell Dean felt guilty and he did too but there wasn't much they could do now except for pray.

It seemed like forever but it had only been about an hour and a half when a doctor finally came out to talk to them.

"So is she going to be okay?" Dean asked anxiously and Sam just as anxious waiting on the answer.

"Well, she had many different wounds. She had a major concussion, three cracked ribs, thirty-five stitches in her left arm, and she lost a lot of blood. While we were working on her we lost her for a minute but we got her back. She should be just fine but we want to keep her for a day or two for observation.

Both brothers were relieved deep down that it wasn't anything too horrible and that she was going to survive. They were still worried about her but they knew she was strong.

"If you want you can go see her but she needs her rest so please don't stay long." The doctor told them as she walked away back down the hall.

A nurse then led them to a door and opened it for them. They both walked in and found Alex lying in a hospital bed hooked up to a couple machines. She was very pale and she looked so fragile. Her eyes were closed so they went in and sat in chairs admiring her and thinking about how they had screwed up.

After a couple of minutes she opened her eyes to find the two men she cared the most about in the whole world there sitting by her side.

"Hey" she said to them and that got their attention.

"Hey. How are you feeling?" Sam asked, as both boys were happy that she was awake.

"I'm doing okay." She replied with a weak smile. "How are you two doing? I saw that thing sling you."

"We'll live. Just like you, thank god." Dean replied to that question. "Well you need to get your rest and we need to get cleaned up better and I'm hungry. So since you're staying here for a couple of days, me and Sam will move all of the things from the campsite and get a new room in the motel for a couple of nights. Get some rest and we'll be back a little later."

"Okay. See ya later." Both men started out the door when Sam remembered what he grasped in his hand. He walked over to Alex's bedside.

He took Alex's hand in his, opened it and dropped her necklace into her hand. Sobs escaped her lips and he held her for a few minutes as Dean stood at the door watching it with a smile on his face.

The two brothers then left Alex to sleep, which she did and they went to collect the things so they could return to the motel. They got all things that were salvageable and loaded them in the car. Both men got in.

"I think we should take her back to her home town. This isn't the life she should be living. Its dangerous!" Sam blurted out in a very worried voice.

"You like her, don't you?" Dean asked in a serious manner and Sam just gave him a look that Dean knew meant yes. "I don't think she's going to take us dropping her back off at her house. I understand what you mean but maybe we should just keep her along plus I've noticed she's helped you sleep better. There's nothing wrong with being happy, you know?"

Sam sat and pondered what Dean said as his older brother watched him and finally he realized he was defeated. "Okay, but if she gets seriously hurt again we're taking here home immediately."

"Okay. That's fair." Dean replied as they pulled into the motel parking lot. He had gotten close to Alex but no in the same way Sam had. Dean saw her as a friend or a little sister like figure.

Dean started up the Chevy and they drove back to the motel in silent. Once at the motel they got out and got a new room. Dean decided to get in the shower first while Sam laid on the bed just thinking about Alex.

Could I really love her like I loved Jessica? Will I ever get over Jessica and be able to tell Alex how I feel? I just don't know right now but there's definitely something there.

"SAM!" He was snapped out of his deep thoughts by his brother's yelling. "You're turn and you definitely need it."

Sam glared at Dean but didn't say anything. He got in the shower while Dean got dressed and waited for him to get finished.

Finally they were finished and they got back into the Impala. They found a pizza place right down the road where they pigged out on lots of pizza. After they where finished they returned to the motel room and crashed until morning.

Sam rolled over and looked at the clock. It read 9:00 AM. He slowly got out of bed and got dressed. He looked over to his brother and he was fast asleep. He grabbed the keys to his black car and left.

A few minutes later when he returned to the motel, the smell of pancakes, eggs, and toast filled the apartment and brought Dean out of his deep slumber.

"Mmmm…. That smells good." Dean replied groggily as he rolled out of bed and went to the table. He grabbed a Styrofoam box and a fork and sat down to eat.

They ate and talked about Alex and where they were going next. Sam hadn't had the chance to research the next place but that was okay because they knew they would be there for a couple of days.

After breakfast they loaded into the Chevy and drove to the hospital. They walked in and went up the elevator to Alex's room. Sam opened the door and they found Alex asleep. It wasn't a peaceful sleep either. She had tears running down her face and sweat was pouring form her paled face and forehead. She was tossing and turning like something was trying to get her or something.

Both brothers got on either side of her. "Alex." Sam spoke softly into her ear trying to gently pull her from her nightmare. No luck. "Alex." Nothing.

Sam touched her arm but she shuddered away from the contact and almost out the other side of the bed. Dean caught her and slid her back into bed. Sam and Dean both gave each other worried glances.

"Alex!" Dean spoke rather loudly, but not loud enough to get the attention of the people in the hallway, as he grabbed her arms.

She bolted upright very quickly and melted into Sam's arms. She was sobbing but neither brother knew why. After about an hour, Alex had finally quit crying but she was very quiet.

"Do you want to tell us what that is all about?" Dean asked from a chair across the room.

Alex looked from Sam to Dean. Both guys had their undivided attention on her. "Well… I've started having dreams…I mean nightmares about Deb dying." She let out a small muffled sob. "It's the same way my mom died but every dream it gets more drastic."

Both brothers looked at her and then at each other. "I think I should call her."

Since she didn't have her cell with her, Sam handed her his cell. She took it and thanked him. He nodded. She dialed the number and waited for a voice on the other end.

"Hello? Alex is that you?" a lady finally answered.

"How did you know Deb?" Alex asked excited. She knew who the voice belonged to.

"I just got a new phone, one with caller ID but since that's not the cell I gave you I wasn't sure but I thought it was you. So how are things?"

"I don't have long to talk but things are going okay." Alex responded deciding not to tell her about the incident. "How are things with you?"

"Everything's going good. Slow but hey what can you expect in a little town like ours? I miss you so much sweetie. You need to come visit me soon."

"I will. After our next case I will. I promise. I got to go but I'll talk to you soon. Bye." Alex replied hanging up the phone.

"Bye." Deb answered. Alex handed the phone back to Sam. "Thanks."

"No problem." He smiled at her and she smiled back even though that bad feeling from the nightmare still hadn't resided.

"So was everything okay?" Dean asked interrupting their moment.

"Yeah, everything is perfect there but I still don't feel much better." She told them glancing between the both of them.

"Why don't you feel any better?" Sam asked her. "I don't know" was the answer.

"So do you when they'll let you out of this place?" he asked her referring to the hospital.

"They told me I could go 'home' tomorrow." She replied and both brothers nodded relieved to get back on the road.

They chatted for a couple more hours and the men went and got Alex some lunch so she didn't have to eat yucky hospital food again. After awhile they said their good byes for the night.

The brothers went back to the motel room and Dean jumped in the shower. Sam sat down and started tapping rapidly on his laptop.

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The next day the men were at the hospital at 10 am to pick Alex up. After about half an hour of care instructions and things she could and could not do they allowed her to leave. They told her in about a week to stop by a hospital and get the stitches removed.

Alex walked outside to find Sam and Dean lying on the hood of the Impala.

"Finally!" Dean joked as both guys jumped off the hood and Sam opened the door for Alex since the arm with the stitches was in a bandage and sling.

Alex got in and laid down in the back seat since she hadn't slept well in the hospital. Sam and Dean both got in and they were off.

"So where are e going this time?" Alex questioned them…

A/N: So I really need to know what ya'll think of it so far so please review and tell me if you want me to continue or if I should end it here. I have some ideas for further chapters if you want… Just PLEASE REVIEW! Thanks.

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