Sam entered the room to see that Riley had calmed down but there was still a lot or worry in her face. Hunter also looked as though he had shed some tears.
Sam- "It's okay. Everything's fine. Riley, what did you see?"
Hunter- "She really doesn't want to talk about it. She said that she saw…saw…um…"
Sam- "What did she see? It's important that I know!"
Hunter- "She saw dad dead." he blurted out in a hurry.
Sam- "He's fine, your mom's fine everyone's fine. They're sleeping right now, but I'll stay here with you two."
Both looked up and nodded at Sam. He sat down in the chair in the room and began to read to them. He had picked up many different books and decided that none of the fairy tale ones would be good with Hunter there. He then found "The Nightmare Before Christmas", picked it up and saw the look on Hunter's face and decided that he approved. Sam began reading as both kids seemed to calm down and were now engrossed in the story. The whole time he was reading he couldn't help but think of what had happened to Riley and her seeing what had happened. Could it be possible that she was having visions just like him?
Kat felt being lifted up and being put gently into her bed. She also felt Dean's arms around her and then her exhaustion began to wear off. Her strength was coming back to her as she began to open her eyes. She turned over to see Dean laying next to her. Her first thought was that it all had been a dream. Then her eyes darted to Dean's left hand and she sighed when she saw that there was no ring. She wasn't quite sure if it was a sigh of relief or disappointment. She glanced over towards her stuff and saw a note with her name on it.
She opened the note and recognized the handwriting on it right away.
Kat,
Next time be more careful! You've had way too many for me to keep up with. We really need to talk sometime about everything. And don't worry, that pretty boy with you will be fine. Hope to see you soon, if not I will orb you back here!
Paige
Kat laughed at the note and pushed it back into her bag. The house was pretty cold so she decided to take one of Dean's flannel shirts from his drawer. When she opened it she found a stack of letter with John, Sam, Hunter, Riley, and her own name written on them. Curiosity got the best of her and she opened the one with her name on it up.
She read it and couldn't believe what she was reading. Just when she thought that now more tears would come out, she began to sob again. She wasn't quite sure what Dean was saying that he did in the letter but she had a good feeling that she knew and it angered her. It showed that he had given up. She decided that she was going to go and check with Sam first to get the full story.
Kat didn't see Sam in his room so she went to Riley's where she heard hushed voices. When she opened the door she saw Riley and Hunter reading one of their books and Sam sleeping in the chair. She smiled and then looked over towards Riley and Hunter.
Kat- "Why don't you two go downstairs. I'll be down in a little while."
Riley- "Mom…you're okay!"
Both Riley and Hunter ran over and hugged Kat. She gave both of them kisses and they headed off downstairs. She then went over to Sam and gently shook him.
Kat- "Sam, wake up. Sammy, wake up."
He let out a moaned and slowly opened his eyes.
Sam- "Kat? What's up?" he said very groggily.
Kat- "What did Dean do?" she said with a lot of anger in her voice.
Sam- "What? What do you mean what did he do?"
Kat- "I found a letter. What did he do that he thought would save my life? You better tell me Sam or you'll be missing something!"
Sam- "Okay, okay. He made a deal with the reaper."
Kat- "And?"
Sam- "He was going to give himself up in exchange for you. Kinda like the way Sue Anne did but only once and done. He thought that it was the right thing to do. I destroyed all the crosses this time. Why are you asking again?"
Kat- "I found something that's all. Just go back to sleep."
Sam- "Wait, there was something with Riley."
Kat- "What? What's wrong with her?"
Sam- "Nothing I just think that somehow she gets visions too. She saw you and Dean and I don't know. Maybe somehow is was passed onto her."
Kat- "And you're thinking that it came about the same way as yours?"
Sam- "It's possible. Maybe somehow it got passed through Dean to her. Like it skipped a generation?"
Kat- "I hate to say it Sam, but I don't think that it came from the Winchester side."
Sam- "What do you mean?"
Kat- "It was passed from the Warren side."
Sam- "You mean…"
Kat- "Just go back to bed Sam. We can talk about this later."
Sam nodded and headed towards his own room where he settled into bed. Kat then walked back to her own room.
When Kat walked into the room she grabbed the covers and ripped the off the bed. She then grabbed the mattress and flipped it over. This caused Dean to fall to the floor which woke him instantly to a very angry Kat.
Dean- "What the hell was that?"
Kat- "What were you thinking?"
Dean- "You first."
Kat- "No, Dean! Do you ever think before you do anything! Did you think that I would be happy knowing what you did? God, you are so stupid sometimes. You're like the typical guy! I can't believe you were going to kill yourself for me. Didn't you think about Sam, Hunter, and Riley or even how I would feel?"
Dean had never seen Kat quite so angry. He knew that he had to be very careful.
Dean- "I thought that it was the right thing to do. It would have worked and how did you find out anyway?"
Kat- "Who cares if it would have worked! Don't you realize that Sam and I need you! I can't believe you had given up like that. Didn't you think that I was strong enough? Do you really think that little of me? And then to write this…come on Dean!"
Dean could still see anger in Kat's eyes but also pain. He had really upset her.
Dean- "I needed to tell you guys not to worry that I was fully aware of what I was doing. I just couldn't let you lay there and die! Now don't make me get all emotional on you! You already know what you mean to me and it was the only think I could think of! I made a mistake, okay?"
Kat- "Do you have any idea what it was like seeing you dead twice? It killed me!"
Dean- "Twice?"
Kat-"Yes, when I was…was… in a coma…I was in another place. Life without the hunting and stuff and I had a dream of you dying. I was so scared."
They were now right in front of each other both glaring at each other. There were so many emotions running through their veins and each was apparent in their eyes.
Dean- "I'm sorry. I thought that…I don't know…I just couldn't think about living without you there somehow. Do you have any idea how I felt?"
Kat- "It's not my fault! You can't always be trying to get yourself killed Dean. You are needed! I can't deal with you doing that. And the letter. You could have ripped my heart out with that!"
Dean- "It wasn't easy for me either watching you like that! Do you think that I liked being that helpless!"
Before Kat or Dean could even speak again, they were embracing each other in a very deep kiss. The kiss deepened and they both looked at each other and continued to become closer. It was their typical make up. They always ended fighting, kissing, getting closer to a bed, having clothes tossed all over the floors, and ended with sheets all tangled around them.
When they were almost done with their make up and were kissing very intimately, Dean pulled away from Kat's lips and looked down at her. Just as they were about to kiss again, the whole room froze. Kat looked up at Dean in shock. She then looked around and saw that everything had stopped.
Kat- "Dean?"
When there was no reply she knew what had happened.
Kat- "This hasn't happened in forever. I stopped using these. Great, they're out of control and I can't control them. This means that sooner or later Dean's gonna find out."
Kat looked back at Dean and just stared at him for a while.
Kat- "This couldn't have happened at a worse time! How embarrassing!"
Then she looked back and he slowly unfroze. He leaned down and kissed her and when they were done they laid next to each other with his arm around her as she leaned her head on his chest.
Dean- "So are we good?"
Kat- "Not even close. But we will be."
Dean- "Like always we get sidetracked. But for some reason I don't mind."
Kat- "Figures, we both have near death experiences and then we yell and make up without really resolving anything."
Dean- "We have one hell of a relationship. But I love you."
Kat- "So after dying a few times you finally have grown a soft side?"
Dean- "Not completely just made me realize that we don't say it nearly enough."
Kat- "Dean?"
Dean- "Yeah?" he was expecting her to say the same back to him and then kiss him, so he smiled his usual smile.
Kat- "We're going to San Francisco."
Dean- "That's it?"
Kat- "I love you too. Even with your dumb plans." she turned to look at him and gave him a kiss.
Dean- "What's in San Francisco?"
Kat- "Some old friends that I owe a lot to."
Dean- "That's it?"
Kat- "Yep."
Dean- "So San Francisco, sounds nice, isn't that where Chris was from? And you dated him didn't you?"
Kat- "Just shut up and kiss me pretty boy!"
Dean did as she said and the rest of the morning they laid in each others arms awaiting for what would come next.
THE END
