Sorry I didn't update yesterday! I was still thinking things up and trying to register for something and it took a while! (and… I need titles… ones that go along with the story but not to obviously and are only 'The ----' help?)

Chapter 12: The Blank

"Dean please…." Gabi whined. Ok, now I remember why I hated road trips with her.

"No." He said sternly. This argument had been going on for about twenty minutes.

"Please!" She said. This time he just ignored her.

"Gabi give up, he isn't going to." I told her.

"Really, the only time we can ever get Dean to change the station is when he is sleeping, and even then he will wake up. It is like some ESP thing or something." Sam said. Gabi rolled her eyes.

"But I'm tired of this music." She said.

"Gabi when was the last time you slept?" I asked. She thought for a moment.

"Like, probably a day or so ago…" She told me. I turned around and looked at her, she had circles under her eyes and they were dropping shut.

"Go to sleep. Now." I ordered.

No wonder she was whiny. But she didn't argue this time. She just leaned against the window and closed her eyes. In minutes, she was knocked out.

"Ok Annie, we are leaving her in New Mexico or she is getting her own car." Dean said. I playfully slapped him on the arm.

"She was just tired. That is how she gets." I told him. He rolled his eyes.

"Fine." He said and continued driving. We only had a couple more hours to go. Then we had a few days out of the car and in a dingy in or motel. So either way it wasn't too much of an improvement.

I wasn't looking forward to this case. In fact, I was dreading it.

We kept researching ways to get rid of this ghost. Finding it wasn't going to be so much of a problem.

I was nervous, and scared and angry. And it was just getting worse as we got closer. I mean I may have to exorcize my own mother or something like that, and I didn't like the thought.

But one thing we had learned that I was happy about was that the Enchantress that cursed me was going to have to be somewhere in the area in order to control the ghost. So there was a chance that I could find her… and kill her.

Ok, so killing wasn't a good thing. But I had wanted this for so long. The demon was gone, and now if I could just get her, then I would have accomplished what I had been dreaming of for six years.

But like I said, I was nervous. So I stared out of the window, thinking of all the possible ways to get rid of her ghost, and get rid of the Enchantress.

I must have lost track of time.

"Hey Annie, are you ok?" Dean asked. It shook me out of my thoughts.

"Huh?" I whispered.

"You haven't said anything for about an hour, which isn't like you." He said.

"Oh, I'm fine, just thinking." I said quietly. I felt his hand reach over and grab mine. I looked at him and smiled a little.

"You sure?" He asked.

I nodded. "I'm just trying to sort some things out. I have a lot of thoughts." I said, trying to joke. It didn't convince him.

"Well prince charming and sleeping beauty are back there passed out, so if you want to talk about it, I'm here." He said. I laughed at his reference.

"Really? Because I thought I was sitting next to prince charming?" I said smiling. He laughed.

"Well, there were a bunch of those guys in all the fairy tales. But I'm just the best one." He said. This time I laughed.

"How much longer until we get there?" I asked.

"About an hour and a half." He told me. I nodded and turned to look out of the window again. I heard him sigh.

"Annie, what is it?" He asked. When I looked at him again, his eyes were pleading for an answer.

"It's just, we are getting so close to everything I have ever wanted. She is here, and I can kill her, or try to. And it doesn't seem real. And I don't know if I can do it." I told him. He squeezed my hand tighter.

"It is going to be ok. Plus you have all of us. There is no way between you, me, Sam, my dad, and now… well Gabi, that we aren't going to get this thing done." He told me.

"You know I never thought I would actually be scared of my worst nightmare being over." I said. "It almost doesn't feel real."

"Well it is, and we are going to do this and then it is all going to be over." He said. I looked at him and smiled, then I scooted closer to him again and he put his arm over my shoulders.

"I like this position." He said.

"Me too." I said.

"Hey, why don't you try and get some sleep before we get there ok?" He suggested.

"Ok." I said and I closed my eyes and fell asleep.

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When I woke up, I was in a bed, in an Inn in New Mexico. The shower was running, Sam was across the room on the laptop and Gabi was helping him.

I moaned and sat up.

"Hey there sleepy head!" Gabi said. God why was she always so perky.

"Hey.." I said groggily. "Why didn't you guys wake me up?"

"Dean didn't want to, so we just carried you in and let you sleep for a while longer." Sam told me. I nodded.

"I need to shower." I said out of no where.

"Well, Dean is in there right now and I am sure he wouldn't mind if you joined him." Gabi teased. I gave her a death scare.

"Huh, that was so funny I forgot to laugh." I told her.

"And that come back was so old that I had actually forgotten it." Gabi replied.

"Hey shut up, I just woke up." I replied.

"Geez, why are you so grouchy?" She asked. To be honest, I really didn't know.

I shrugged. "Just stress I guess. How long has he been in there?" I asked.

"About ten minutes, so he should be out soon." Sam told me.

"Hey, isn't your dad supposed to be here?" I asked.

"He is, but he just went out to check on something." Sam said. Once again I just nodded.

I really didn't feel that great, it was almost like a hangover mixed with a flu or something. I was lightheaded, with a head ache, my body hurt all over and my muscles were all tense. So, in order to try and fix these problems, I got up, took some aspirin and stretched on the floor.

I hadn't stretched in weeks, so my normal natural flexibility was very hard to achieve with out a lot of pain. Apparently it amused Sam though, and apparently Gabi didn't like that it amused Sam.

I didn't care. I just wanted to feel better. Once Dean got out of the shower, I got in. Then when I got out, John was back and we were trying to think of the fastest and simplest way to do this.

"There is a very good chance that the Enchantress already knows we are here, or that Annie is here. So, Annie do you mind being the bait?" John asked. I shrugged.

"I'll do whatever I have to do." I said.

"But wait…" Sam said. "Why not let Dean or Gabi be the bait, then Annie could get rid of the ghost instead of having to lure it."

"What do you mean?" Dean asked.

"Well think about it. This Enchantress is smart, she knows that if we are going to try and get rid of this then we would use Annie to get her. But she most likely knows the relationships between you and Annie and Gabi and Annie. So instead of giving her what she expects, we do something different to throw them off." Sam explained.

It was smart, but I didn't know if I liked it.

"Not Gabi," I said. "This is her first time, she won't know what to do."

"Thanks Annie." She said sarcastically.

"So you think Dean would be the best option?" John said.

I thought about it. Dean knew how to handle this, and he was quick, and I knew he would most likely be the safest as far as not getting hurt. As much as I hated to use him, he was probably the best bet.

"Yes, only if he wants to do it though." I said. I looked at him, kind of pleading with my eyes for him to say no. I didn't want to put him in this. Because I didn't know how dangerous it would be.

"If it is what is best then I guess I have to do it." He said.

So that was that. Dean was the bait, and I was going to have to kill my own mothers ghost.