Chapter 3
AN: I really don't know where I am going with this. And, like I said in the chapter 1 AN, this will diverge from cannon mythology. So, I have slapped an AU label on it for that reason. Also, I realize that ghost hunting is not an exact science and even ghost hunters don't agree on the best methods, equipment, etc. So, I am going to pick and choose from what's out that to suit my story. JL
"Castiel, who are you talking to?" Sam asked. He had heard talking. And he knew he had not left the TV on.
"Um…." Cas hesitated.
Sam looked around the room and repeated the question.
"It's um…." Cas hesitated, again, as he looked at Dean, who was vigorously shaking his head 'No.'
"Angel radio, they are always sending me messages. I…" Cas hurriedly explained.
Sam nodded. He was used to the angel just popping in, and he had something cooking on the stove that he needed to tend to. So, he headed back to the kitchen, leaving Castiel and Dean alone again.
"Why did you want me to tell him, Dean?"
"It's…It's weird. He's gonna be all alone here." Dean said. "I never wanted that for him."
"You said you were going to stay. Have you changed your mind?"
Dean shook his head. "That's not what I meant. I never thought about it, me not being around. I mean…hunting's dangerous. But…."
"You never really thought about what might happen if one of you actually…."
Dean shook his head just as Sam entered the room again.
"Still nothing on Dean?"
Cas looked at Dean and then to Sam and shook his head.
The angel waited until Sam left before he spoke to Dean again. "How are you going to let him know you're here." He paused. "Whatever you have in mind, you had better hurry up. Sam's going to leave the bunker.:
The realization hit Dean hard. Of course Sam would go hunting for him. That is what they did. But, he also knew that Sam would exhaust his other resources first, not knowing exactly where the elder Winchester was headed when he left.
Sam walked back into the room, running his hands through his hair. "…could have gone anywhere in Colorado. He just told me Colorado, Cas. That's just…." He stopped and looked at Castiel. There had been a shift somehow and now Sam could feel it. "Have you heard something?"
Sam persisted, not getting an answer. "You weren't talking to angel radio just now, were you?"
Cas cast a glance to his right.
Sam followed his glance, but he didn't see anything. "What's going on?"
The angel sighed. "Dean's here."
Sam looked around. "He can't be! The car's not here. I don't see…." He stopped looking around the room as the realization hit.
"Bring! Him! Back!" Sam demanded.
TBC