Chapter 5: Illness
First of all before we get started, I would love to give warm fuzzies to each and every person who reviewed.
Me: thank you! I'm flattered. I honestly don't think my writing style is that good after some of the fanfics I read on here! Kate'll be a little more 'believable' in this chapter.
Lady Livia: I'll add you to my favourites too! That's great you think Kate's awesome, I love her too.
Ghostwriter: I'm glad you think it's funny. I get friends to proof read it before I post the story and they thought it was really good.
I just want to say that the virus used in this chapter is real. My mum had it. They think it was some mutated strain of something, something. I dunno. I wasn't listening when the doctor said it. She was in bed for roughly 2 to 3 weeks and lost heaps of weight. She couldn't eat and always wanted to sleep.
Disclaimer: I do not own anything to do with Supernatural (except the big poster and various pictures of Sammy and Dean in my locker) I wish I owned Sammy though. If I did we'd probably run away to the Whitsunday Islands or Vegas and get married.
The Impala swerved as Kate stuck her hand in front of Sam's face while trying to take off her coat. "watch it!" he yelped and straightened the car up again. "sorry Sammy, I'm just feeling really hot at the moment!" she struggled to take off the thin jumper she also had on.
Dean pressed his hand up against her forehead, "you're coming down with a fever. Sammy, we need to stop at the next town so Katie can sleep. It's the only way the fever will break." Dean instructed his younger brother.
Sam peered at the signpost, "Guinness, 15 miles" he read as they zoomed past, "do you think you can last that long?" Kate nodded and fanned her face with her hand. They made it another 5 miles before Kate told Sam to pull over.
She rushed out the door and around the boot of the car, clutching her stomach. After another 5 minutes Dean made his way through the trees to see Kate falling to the ground, unconscious. "Sam!" he yelled and Sam came running.
They both carried her to the car and laid her on the back seat. Dean jumped in the front and Sam barely had time to get in before he took off. "there's something seriously wrong! She's never been this sick before. Ever!" Dean told Sam over the roar of the Impala.
With Dean at the wheel it took them less than 10 minutes to arrive in Guinness. They paid for a room at the motel and carried Kate inside. She moaned as they tucked her into the bed and muttered nonsense.
Sam helped Dean strip off her clothing, "go run the bath, she's burning up real fast now" Dean told Sam forcefully and listened to the water hiss and start pouring into the bath. He carried her in and dunked her in.
"she's gonna kill me for doing this but…" he peeled off her bra and knickers and shoved them in a corner of the small ensuite. They left the shower running for a while, keeping an eye on her to make sure she didn't drown.
Kate snuggled into the warm bed that awaited her after the rather unpleasant and surprising cold bath. Sleep hit her almost instantly and she drifted off listening to her brothers argue.
"she's not going to get any better unless she sees a doctor" Sam told Dean, "this is not the common cold! She's been in that bed for 3 days, she hasn't eaten, drank or showered"
Dean threw his arms up in the air, "we don't have the cash to go to a doctor. It's going to have to wait." Sam lay down on the bed next to Kate and stroked her hair, "what if this thing kills her?" he said softly as Kate grasped onto his body, looking for heat.
"what, you think I want her to die or something? She's my twin sister for god's sake!" Dean flopped down into one of the soft armchairs in the room and thought for a while.
"I do have some money stashed away. We'll take her tomorrow to see the doctor." He decided and Sam shook his head, "she's growing weaker by the minute, we have to take her now." He started gathering various items of clothing and shoved them into a duffel bag.
Dean stood up and placed his hand on Sam's, squeezing just enough to get him to let go, "we'll take her in the morning, Sam" he shook the bag out of Sam's grasp and sat down on the bed next to him.
"Sammy?" Kate said quietly, and Sam turned his attention to his older sister, "what is it Kate?" he asked her softly and continued to stroke her hair. "listen to the jackass we call our brother. It might sound careless, but he knows what to do"
Sam stopped stroking her hair, "you need to see a doctor though. I'm not gonna risk your life to something we know nothing about" Kate waved that away, "I'll be fine until morning. Just promise me you won't hurt each other"
Sam and Dean nodded at the same time. "good" she whispered, then rolled over and went back to sleep. Sam sighed and pulled out the laptop, "I'm going to see if there's anything in this town we can hunt while we're here"
2 weeks later
Sam slammed the Impala's door closed and watched as Dean stroked the car, "it's okay Impala, he didn't mean it" then gave Sam a cocky grin. "there's something seriously wrong with you Dean" Sam told him.
They entered the motel room Sam saw Kate sitting down on the floor at the end of the bed, watching TV. The virus had taken its toll on her and she was a lot thinner than her usual muscular frame.
She had premature lines etched into her forehead, making her look tired and still sick. Her cheeks had lost their usual rosy glow and the sparkle in Kate's eyes had faded slightly. Still she smiled at them when they came in and stood up unsteadily to hug them.
"how'd you do with the water demons?" she asked with a fake hint of cheer in her voice that both boys noticed. Sam hugged his older sister when she reached out her arms.
"we know you want to be back in action but you're still weak right now. Next one we find you can help" Dean told her as he removed his coat and flopped down onto the bed.
"I know. I just have nothing to do. It's getting boring" she told him.
The cell rang from the bedside table and Kate snatched it up.
"hello?" she asked confidently, "yes, he's here, may I ask who's calling?" Kate held the phone out to Dean and as he went to take it she pulled it back, "who's Maxine?" she teased.
Dean took the phone from her and pressed his ear up against it, nodding and murmuring every so often. After a long time he finally hung up, "Maxine's seen dad" he concluded and set the phone back onto the desk.
"I'll ask again" Kate said, "who's Maxine?"
The big question is here!
Who is Maxine?
I'll tell you now she's not an ex-girlfriend of Dean's like Cassie was. Remember that. Get ready for the next chapter; aptly named,
'Who is Maxine?'
