Ok so…. The long time between updates has a reason…. 9 was ready on Thursday and was going to put it up, but the server must have been down because I couldn't upload it to the site… Then I had to go out of town (I know I do that a lot, but I have divorced parents so that's how it happens) and couldn't update. So hopefully by the end of today I will have chapter 10 and 11 up!

Chapter 10: The Find

(Annie's POV)

We sped back to California as fast as possible. Even equipped with our illegal speed it still took hours.

Dean's gaze was concentrated on the road. He had tried to call John over and over again, and still no answer.

"Have you talked to Sam?" I asked.

"I don't want to freak him out until we know for sure what is going on. Even if this thing does have them there is still a poltergeist out there that needs to be killed. We just have to wait until they are done." He told me.

I nodded and moved my gaze out of the window. This was awkward. It had been awkward ever since we left. But there was so much tension between us at this moment and I could hardly take it.

I needed him. But the inevitable belief that he didn't need me was lingering in my mind like some kind of curse.

This was getting to be too much to take though. I had to do something for myself, even if he didn't feel the same way.

"Dean?" I asked skeptically. He looked over to me with a softened expression.

"Yeah?" He replied. My eyes were watering again and I couldn't find the words I wanted to say. They were in the back of my throat but every time I tried to get them out I choked. So, I thought of the old saying

Actions speak louder then words.

One of his hands was on the wheel and the other was with his arm which was stretched out across the top of the seat.

"Annie are you ok?" He asked, full of worry which I was forced to believe was fake.

I looked up at his hand again and grabbed it. I let out a deep breath and felt him clutch my hand in return.

He must have seen it in me. It wasn't all that hard to. So he slowed down and pulled over.

"Annie…" He whispered.

"I'm sorry… I shouldn't have…" I tried to pull my hand out of his but he wouldn't let go.

I wanted to freeze him again so I could have a meltdown. But I didn't have time.

"Don't be sorry… please, I don't want you to be." He told me. I tried to move my gaze back out of the window but he wouldn't let me. Instead he took his other hand and tilted my chin up forcing me to look him in the eyes. I saw sadness, regret, and fear in them.

"I promise, even if it is the last thing I do, I will make sure that this stops. I will make sure you know the truth." He said firmly.

I let him caress my cheek softly, giving into his touch.

How could something so simple be the most beautiful, but most painful feeling ever? I had to ask myself this question every time I was around him.

"If I said I loved you would you hate me?" I asked quietly.

"No baby, not at all." He said. We were both trapped in this moment and I couldn't get out.

"Ok… good…" I whispered as our faces inched closer together. His lips gently brushed against mine and at that same moment I felt a tear fall down my face.

"Don't just do this for my benefit." I told him with our faces still just centimeters apart.

"Trust me I'm not…" He replied.

"I don't want to just be another girl on your list… I know you don't…" But before I could finish he kissed me again. It was still soft, but not as soft as the last one.

I felt a million fireworks explode inside of me. My brain stopped screaming for a moment and quietly thanked me for giving in. But it wasn't long until the cursed part came out again.

I violently pulled myself away from him and ended up pushed up against the door. I couldn't breath and I couldn't think, I was just shaking and crying.

When I looked back up I saw his eyes. The sadness and anger in them had a glaze of tears covering them.

"I'm sorry…" He whispered.

"Why do I do this… why do I let myself give in?" I asked myself out loud.

Thoughts started to cloud my mind. Memories of before I was pulled into the realm filled my head and I closed my eyes as they consumed me. We had started driving again and I let one thing become clear.

Memorian was mine. And I would kill him myself.

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(Gabi's POV)

We got to Arizona. The thing had been a poltergeist and we had killed it almost hours after we had arrived. The people who owned the house were on vacation, so we got lucky. Now we could get back to California in less time then we had planned.

Under any other circumstance I would have suggested we stayed somewhere else for one night with nothing to worry about. That way Sam and I could have some much needed alone time. But John still wasn't answering his phone and Dean hadn't called back. So now even I was worried.

"Dean still hasn't called you back?" I asked Sam.

"No, something isn't right and I don't know what it is. But I just wish we could get home sooner." He said with his gaze focused on the road. We were probably going thirty over the speed limit. I really didn't care at this point. I wanted to see my daughter and if nothing was wrong I wanted to hit my father in law for not answering his phone.

Instead of doing anymore talking I turned to radio up and let music consume the car and my mind before falling into a fitful sleep.

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(John's POV)

Memorian smirked and kneeled down.

"See that lovely lady over there; she is going to suck all of the innocence out of your little granddaughter. By the time you see her again, she won't have any life left." He said evilly.

I clenched my jaw in anger.

"I swear to God if you hurt her I will slaughter each and every one of you." I said harshly.

He laughed with more coldness then anything I have ever seen.

"Once I am done with you, there won't be anything you can do about it." He said before him and the woman walked off.

My phone kept going off but they hadn't done anything about it. This wasn't the first time some evil son of a bitch had tried to trap me, I knew how to get out.

I felt the knot on the rope that was tying me down to try and figure out what kind of knot it was. Once I did I found a way to get my hands out of it. Then I reached down to my feet and untied them. I got my phone out of my pocket and checked the calls.

Sam and Dean. About sixty of them.

Sam didn't need to know about this, not when he had his own problems. Plus Dean could get here faster, and Memorian was here, so I called him.

"Dad? Where the hell have you been?" He answered with anger and worry filling his voice.

"Dean, Memorian is here. There is something else traveling with him and they are going to hurt Ellie. We are in some warehouse, I don't know where but probably in the usual places for these things to be. How far are you?" I asked quickly.

"Not even an hour. If I can find the warehouse I can probably be there within the next two hours. Where is Ellie?" He replied.

"I don't know, I just woke up and got myself untied and I am going to find her. But just get here as soon as possible. I figure anything else out about where we are I will call you. But don't tell Sam." I told him.

"Yes sir." He replied before hanging up. I checked my surroundings to make sure no demons were around. Then I went to find Ellie.

They hadn't found my gun. Thank God. It was still hooked onto my belt. I may have been trying to stop hunting as much, but that didn't mean I would completely abandon everything I knew.

So a gun wouldn't do much on a demon. But since it was filled with rock salt it would hurt them bad enough to get them off my back while I got Ellie and ran off.

But the warehouse was just all one big room. An empty one at that. And Ellie wasn't here. I had to kick the doors down and once I did I heard her.

There was an old truck outside and that is where the cry was coming from. I ran over and looked into the window. She was locked in some kind of cage. Rage over came me so quickly that busting through the window was an easy task. I broke through the cage and pulled her out. When I turned around, the two demons were staring at me with evil smiles. Before letting them do anything I shot the gun and they both fell to the ground.

I took off running and called Dean again.

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(Dean's POV)

Dad had called and told me what was going on. I drove faster then before. Memorian had them and I was going to kill it. Well that and whatever was sucking the innocence out of these kids.

Ever since we had pulled over Annie had huddled herself into her invisible little shell again. I couldn't take seeing her like this.

Kissing her had felt amazing. I knew I had missed it, but I didn't know I had missed it that much. But even though it did feel so good, now I regretted it. I thought maybe she was thinking I took advantage of her, which I would never do. It was more of a moment thing, and for a while she was fine with it. But I understood. She had told me about how the two sides of her mind were battling each other and it was driving her to literal insanity. And all I wanted to do was make that stop, I wanted to make her ok.

My phone snapped me out of my thoughts. It was Dad again.

"What's happening?" I asked.

"I got us out, I shot them with rock salt but that won't last long. The warehouse is on twenty-first and Maine. There is nothing surrounding it." He told me.

"Where are you?" I asked.

"Running like hell with a screaming baby in my arms." He said.

"No, I mean where can I get you at?" I told him.

"I'll be at the diner a few miles away. But don't worry about that. I have to watch Ellie, you are going to have take care of this yourself Dean." He demanded.

"But what if they find you?" I replied.

"How far are you?" He asked.

"Not even twenty minutes." I said.

"They won't find us. The salt should work for at least another five and we are in public, they can't do anything here. Just get there and kill them." He told me.

And that is what I would do. For Dad, for Ellie, for Annie, and for me.