Born To Run!
(Chapter Five)
Dean, Bobby, and Sam had no intention of letting Beck go back to the Black Falls by herself.
Unfortunately, Sam had given her the directions, she had thanked him, and left before any of them could protest.
"Should we go after her?" Sam asked the other two.
"What d'ya think, boy? The last time she was near that place we had to save her from drowning." Bobby snapped, irritated with Sam for giving Beck the directions in the first place.
"Well, let's get loaded up and go after her." Dean said impatiently.
Meanwhile, Beck was making her way back to Black Falls Pool. As she cleared the old orchard, she entered the clearing where, in her world, she and Kyle had met up with the others. Recognizing the clearing Beck sped up her pace to the spot where she, kyle, and the other had greeted each other.
If she had hoped to find any trace of them it was quickly extinguished as the tall grass looked totally undisturbed. Still hoping there would be at least some sign of Kyle and his friends, Beck scanned the area and walked around.
Every now and then she called, "Kyle! Eva! Jesse! Luke!"
No answer.
As Beck sighed and headed towards the Black Falls and its Pool she heard "Beck!"
Beck whirled around.
Coming towards her was Dean's Impala. Beck's face slightly fell at it not being Kyle or his crew, but her disappointment was quickly replaced with confusion at seeing the Winchesters and Bobby Singer again.
The Impala stopped a few feet in front of Beck and Dean Winchester got out.
"What are you doing here?" "What the hell are you doing?" Beck and Dean asked simultaneously.
Beck couldn't help but smile, she answered, "Besides what I mentioned earlier, hoping I can find a way back to, my own reality."
"And we were looking for you." Dean returned.
"Why? I'm not your problem." Beck stated, feeling suspicious and straightening her spine just a bit.
"No one said you were a problem and the last time you were anywhere near that pool you nearly drowned!" Dean shot back.
"The last time I was at that pool was early last night during a lightning storm. I was knocked into that fucking pool by a falling tree branch, that had been struck by lightning! So it's not like I'm a klutz or something!" Beck yelled her temper rising.
*In the Impala*
"What's goin' on now, boy?" Bobby demanded.
"Uuhhnn. they're fighting again." Sam groaned.
"Are you kidding me?!" Bobby groused.
"Nope." Sam replied.
"Aww jeez, boy just kiss her and git it over with." Bobby grumbled.
Sam turned in his seat and gave Bobby a funny look.
Bobby noticed the look, rolled his eyes, and slightly turned his head.
Great another one who liked the girl! Just what they needed!
"Blow the horn, kid." Bobby instructed.
"That'll piss Dean off." Sam replied.
"Just do it." Bobby commanded.
Sam leaned over to the driver's side and blew the horn.
"Ahhh! And. What the hell?" came from the bickering pair simultaneously.
Dean and Beck whipped their heads in the direction of the Impala and glared at Sam.
If looks could kill Samuel Winchester would be a dead man where he sat.
"What the hell is wrong with your brother?!" Beck demanded turning back to Dean.
Dean came back with, "How the fuck should I know?"
"I'm not the one who blew your god-damn horn, so don't you yell at me, Dean Winchester!" Beck snapped.
"I didn't say you blew the fucking horn. I'm not yelling at you, well now I am; but only cause ur yelling at me." Dean ground out.
*Back in the Impala*
"Now they're going off on each other about the horn being blown." Sam relayed frustrated.
"Ah, hell." Bobby growled.
Sam shoved the passenger side door open; got out, and stalked toward the pair (who were still tearing into each other).
Sam looked from one to the other and decided upon the right course of action. He grabbed Dean's arm and hauled him away from Beck; back to the Impala's driver-side open door.
"Sit down, cool off. I'll handle Beck." Sam commanded.
Dean was getting ready to go off on Sam, when Bobby intervened with "Just sit down, boy."
Dean sat.
"Thank you." Sam softly huffed.
Sam turned around to walk back to Beck, to try to calm her down, and convince her to come with them. Unfortunately, when he returned his gaze to Beck to do this he found she was gone, again.
Sam made a "seriously" face, sighed, and hung his head.
"Take off again on ya, Sammy?" came from the Impala.
"Shut up." Sam returned walking back to the passenger's side door.
Just as Sam got to the passenger side door, a zebra print something caught his eye.
"Gimme a minute." Sam called to Dean in the Impala.
Before either Dean or Bobby could answer, crack a joke, or protest, Sam jogged over to the zebra print whatever it was.
It turned out it was a bag with a collection of electronics, cigarettes, lighters, a female's change of clothes, and a purse in it.
Sam closed the zebra print bag and carried it back to the Impala with him.
"Go shopping for a purse, did ya, Sammy?" Dean joked starting up the Impala.
"I think that this is the bag that Beck mentioned back at the farmhouse when she was first trying to build the fire." Sam explained ignoring Dean's joke.
Sam dug the purse out of the bag, again. Upon finding it he opened it and hunted for a wallet. After bypassing make-up, a compact mirror, two packs of cigarettes, a refillable dragon-shaped lighter, and a large pack of gum; Sam finally found the wallet.
"Next time just dump it and deal with the pissed woman later. It's the same as going through her purse." Bobby suggested.
Sam, with his head still bent, replaced the contents of the purse; save the wallet, and shook his head fondly.
He looked at the wallet and was confused. It was the type of wallet he or Dean or even Bobby might have, but not what one would expect to find in a woman's purse.
He opened the wallet, in the picture slot was a driver's license with Beck's name and picture.
"Well, this is definitely Beck's bag and ID." Sam announced.
"Now we know who it belongs to, so you can give it to her when we catch up to her. Hopefully, she won't tear you a new one for going through her purse." Bobby stated.
"Speaking of the She-Devil." Dean cracked spotting Beck.
Dean stopped the Impala and got out. Sam and Bobby were left in the Impala to make their own decisions about whether to go to Beck or stay put.
Beck was leaning against a tree facing Black Falls Pool.
"You practicing to be Houdini or something, because you've nailed the disappearing act." Dean drawled walking up to her.
With her back still facing Dean; Beck gave a watery chuckle.
"Hey Becky-love, what is it? Are you crying?" Dean asked concerned.
"I'm fine." Beck replied with a sniff in her voice.
"Hey, what's going on?" Sam asked startling his brother.
"Shit! Damn Sammy, don't go sneaking up on me like that!" Dean admonished.
A watery giggle and a sniff came from Beck.
"Hey Beck, why are you crying?" Sam asked reaching out for her, pulling her into his arms.
Beck allowed Sam to hold her in his arms and comfort her. She rested her head against him and sighed. She was tired, worried, and uncertain about what to do next.
"Remember the bag you mentioned when you were first trying to dry our clothes?" Sam asked.
"Mmmhhhmm." came the reply against Sam's chest.
"It's in the car, we found it in the clearing." Sam told her, sharing credit.
"Really?" Beck asked raising her head off Sam for a moment.
"Yea, you sure gotta lot of stuff in that bag, Becky." Dean said conversationally.
"Uh-huh, I know." came the flat reply.
Sam and Dean exchanged a look, it was obvious that Beck was exhausted and it appeared that all the fight had gone out of her.
"C'mon let's get outta here." Sam said gently.
Beck nodded her head against Sam and allowed him to guide her to the Impala.
Dean got into the driver's seat, while Beck and Sam climbed in the passenger's side.
"Sorry, about squishing you in between me and Dean. It's easier than rearranging Bobby's wheelchair and making him move." Sam apologized.
"Y'all right there, missy" Bobby asked from the back.
"Yep, just sleepy." Beck replied softly.
Bobby smiled, then yawned himself. The older hunter was "sleepy" too, so he leaned back to get as comfortable as possible, closed his eyes, and pulled his hat down.
The Impala made its way toward the road that lead to the town of Black Falls and the world beyond.
Dean drove, Sam looked out the window smiling, and Beck sat in between the two of them leaned against Sam, and fell asleep.
Sam's arm casually wound its way around Beck's shoulders.
She shifted and looked up in sleepy confusion at Sam.
Sam turned his head and looked down at the half-asleep young woman; he smiled.
Beck smiled back and snuggled closer to Sam, shut her eyes, and fell back to sleep.
"Great!, Dean thought, Bobby gets two kisses, Sam gets to hold her when she's crying an' fallin asleep and I get my ass royally chewed out!"