Chapter 8: The Vision

(Sam's POV)

Everything in the neighborhood looked normal. I could tell I wasn't anywhere near home though. But something told me there was something wrong with this specific house.

It seemed like a long time, and then finally something started glowing out of the top window on the left side of the house. I heard someone scream and the house started to shake.

Poltergeist. And I couldn't just let them hurt these people.

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(Gabi's POV)

I had been sound asleep, no problems and it had been a long day. Then, at about three in the morning, Sam started to stir, then he started talking and saying 'No, don't hurt them..'. Before I knew it he was having some kind of fit in his sleep.

"Sam.." I whispered. "Hey… its okay… just wake up.." I told him softly. He calmed down for a second and I placed my hand on his shoulder.

Then with out warning he shot straight up and was breathing hard. But he was awake now.

"Hey… are you ok?" I asked as I moved in front of him so that I could see his face. He looked at me and his breathing started to settle a little bit. "

"Nightmare or vision?" I asked.

"Vision… but it's the first one I have had in months." He told me.

"Where?" I replied.

"Some town in Arizona. That's all I could get though…" He said. Then, he looked at if he had just been hit on the head by a rock. "I have to go…"

He got out of bed and went to the closet and started to pack a bag.

"What are you doing?" I asked him.

"It was a poltergeist Gabi. It could kill innocent people, and I can't let that happen." He told me.

"Then call Dean or your dad and have them go!" I pleaded.

"Dean needs to take a break and find out what is going on with Annie and help her. And Dad is trying to quit. He hasn't been feeling to well, his energy is gone. Now he only hunts when he has to." Sam said.

"Well you aren't going alone." I told him and I grabbed my own bag and started throwing things in it.

"Gabi no, someone has to stay with Ellie." He said as he stopped what he was doing, walked over to me and grabbed my shoulders.

"You think I can do that alone? Sam you hardly let anyone else even touch her! Including me! Half the time I swear she doesn't even know who I am!" I said. It was the truth. He was so over-protective over her, even when it came to me.

His gaze softened. "I don't mean to do that, I just don't want to lose her. I don't want to lose either of you. That's why you can't come with me."

"We don't want to lose you either! And you haven't ever hunted by yourself before and you thing after not doing it for over a year you can just get back in there and all will be well again? It doesn't work like that Sam. You aren't going alone." I demanded.

"Gabi, I can't just let this thing get these people! I have visions for a reason…" He told me.

I sucked in a deep breath and clenched my jaw together. I was angry, and upset and pissed off and just about everything else.

Sam wasn't leaving me here. I was not going to be pushed to the side when it came to hunting just because we had a kid. He was not going to do this to me. I refused.

And, he wasn't going to go out there, take this chance and then wind up not making it through and leaving me here by myself. No, I couldn't let this happen.

"Let's leave Ellie with your dad." I said quietly. This did not go over well.

"Are you crazy? The man can't even make toast and you think he can take care of a baby?" He was frustrated. But I wasn't backing down.

"He took care of you didn't he? And Dean? That is enough for me. I mean you two both turned out pretty well. Plus you said yourself he is trying to calm down. He loves Ellie, plus she needs to spend time with him. He wouldn't ever do anything to hurt her and you know that." I told him.

"Dad didn't raise me, he was never there. It was always just me and Dean." He said coldly.

I rolled my eyes.

"I know you would like to believe that, but the fact is that when you were a baby Dean was four. There was no way in hell a four year old could have taken care of a six month old." I said with the same coldness.

"I don't want her to see any of the things I had to see." He told me honestly.

"She won't, but if you go out on this thing alone, I can't promise you that I will ever forgive you. Especially if you don't make it out of there alive." I told him with my jaw clenched.

He looked down at me and sighed.

"What about your parents?" He asked. I laughed.

"If they knew that I helped you all kill the supernatural they would try to lock me in an insane asylum… how would we explain our little escapade to them?" I asked.

He took a deep breath and looked down.

"I don't like the idea… but you aren't going to give me a choice are you?" He replied. I smiled a little.

"Do I ever?" I said. He laughed some.

"No, but I still love you." He told me.

"Good, because that is another thing I don't give you any say so in what so ever." I said as he pulled me into his arms.

"So we will leave in the morning?" He questioned.

"Sounds good to me…" I said. Then Ellie started to cry. I groaned.

"I swear that kid hardly ever cries but when she does it sounds like something is about to attack her." I exasperated. Sam laughed a little and we both headed into her room, but when we got there someone already had her.

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(Annie's POV)

I was crashing on Sam and Gabi's couch until I could figure something else out. In a couple of days Dean and I were leaving to find Memorian. It was going to be hard to travel with him knowing that he didn't have feelings for me anymore. But I was going to have to deal with it if I ever wanted to believe the truth again.

I was so scared that this was going to drive me crazy. Dean kept telling me he loved me, even if it was just an absent minded habit thing… but I couldn't bring myself to believe it and I wanted to. Part of me screamed in horror when he said it and the other was so calm and wanted to believe… but the screaming took over and I could barely take it anymore.

But now I heard a different kind of screaming. That of my niece at three something in the morning.

Since Gabi and Sam were being so nice to let me stay here, I figured I would take this time to get to know the miniature part of my family. Sam may not take it very well… I swear sometimes I wanted to hit him or something. He never let this kid go… but she didn't seem to mind.

"Hey there Ellie…" I whispered as I took her out of her crib. "Shh, it is all okay…"

Her crying slowly eased off but she still sniffled and let out some soft cries every now and then.

"What is it?" I asked softly. I pulled her off of my shoulder and looked at her little face. She was a beautiful little girl already. The little hair she had was obviously Gabi's, and she had Sam's dark eyes.

"One day, not for a very long time though… there are going to be guys all over you. And if you ever need help learning how to fend them off, I am the one to call. Your dad and grandpa and uncle will probably shoot them, and your mom will probably get so excited she can't speak. So, when you need someone half way rational, just call me. Ok… so I am not that rational… no one in your family is, so you probably won't be either. But we all mean well, and we all love you very much…" I rambled on and on… who knew talking to a baby could be so soothing.

She still cried softly. Then I had an idea.

"I am going to do something that I only do around people that I really care about… you should feel pretty special.."

I hadn't used my voice this way in months… I hope it still worked.

"So lie down now,

and face your fears.

Know that you don't need to shed a tear.

I will always be here,

And you will be okay.

So close your eyes and dream,

Remember the words that I sing.

Let this be, your lullaby"

It still worked, my lyric writing abilities were a bit shabby, but everything got better with practice.

She slept silently now with her head on my shoulder.

"Good night Ellie..." I whispered before kissing her forehead and placing her back in the crib.

I turned around and saw Sam and Gabi staring me. I jumped back a little bit.

"Scare me much?" I asked.

"Sorry, we didn't want to interrupt." Gabi said smiling.

"Did you both have to jump up and get her? I mean normally it just takes one person to get a baby, unless Gabi just really wanted to and you wouldn't let her." I teased looking at Sam.

He narrowed his eyes and laughed.

They told me what was going on with the poltergeist and the vision and how they were leaving Ellie with John.

So life wasn't changing much. These things still found us. Only now the four of us were on different missions.

Nothing could ever rewind and pause could it? Those two months when we first moved to California, and Sam and Gabi were planning the wedding, and me and Dean well… we were us again. But even with all of the paranormal thing I had discovered over the years, a life rewind button was not one of them. There were spells, but I couldn't do that now. Not with Ellie.

I had to kill Memorian. Not Dean, or Sam or Gabi or John… but me. This was a kill I had to make on my own.