Chapter 6

Patience nodded. She was just standing there, she seemed to be in a daze. She had not said anything because she had been watching Dean. He looked so clear and solid. She had thought, at first, that he was actually, physically there.

"You look…. I thought you were actually here." Patience said, speaking to Dean.

They all looked in Patience's direction.

"You can see Dean?" Donna asked.

Patience nodded.

"I need you guys to look in on Sam from time to time." Dean said as he hugged her. She put her arms around him, although it looked like she was just hugging air.

They all watched, in fascination.

"We will. Where are you going?" Patience asked.

Dean shook his head. "I don't know. But, I can't stay here. I don't want to be stuck." He paused. "And, if I stay, Sam won't be able to…."

"What's he saying?" Claire asked.

"He's going to leave. He doesn't want to be stuck. And he does want Sam to be stuck. He wants Sam to have a life." Patience replied.

Sam shook his head. "That's not true, Dean."

"It is, Sammy." Dean said as he turned and looked at his brother. "This is your chance to…to live…go back to college…have a family. Whatever you want to do, Sammy."

"I want to hunt…with my brother." Sam replied.

Dean shook his head. "It's a means to an end, Sammy. People die in this life. That's what you have to look forward to, if you keep going. Dying in the life." He paused. "Think about it, Sam. How many old hunters have we met?"

"It's…." Sam started.

"The only reason you were in the life was me and dad. You have no reason to be there now, Sam." Dean explained. "There is no revenge to get here. It was human error. I was tired, and I probably fell asleep. I don't know. But…but it's over. Go…have your life!"

"You say that, now. You say that now!" Sammy said. "After all I gave up to…to do this with you. To live this…way…?"

"That last time I came to see you in college. I…you don't know this. I stood outside your dorm for hours. I just…I didn't know what to do. I didn't know if you could go back to normal after that. I knew it was exam time. And I knew what it would mean if you missed out on that stuff. I knew all that." Dean sighed. "I knew what I was asking you to do, Sammy. I agonized over that decision. I took nothing I asked, of you, lightly. You need to know that."

Sammy shook his head as tears filled his eyes. He nodded. "Thank you."

"What's going on?" Jodi asked.

"Dean said that he was outside Sam's dorm room for hours, trying to decide if he should ask Sam for help that last time." Patience explained.

"I can't let you go, Dean." Sam replied.

"You have to, Sammy." Dean replied. "One of us always needed go get married, and make Baby Winchesters." He shrugged. "As it turns out, it ain't gonna be me."

Patience smiled and grinned. The way Dean said that make her smile.

"What?" All the women said together.

Patience chuckled again. "Dean told Sam he needed to go, get married and make some Baby Winchesters."

They all grinned, too.

"Dean," Sam said, shaking his head. "This is not how…things weren't supposed to end like this."

"I was never going to grow old. I accepted that early in life. And, I'm okay with it." Dean stated.

"It's…it's not fair." Sam replied.

"Life is not supposed to be fair." Dean replied. "We do the best with what we're given. We survive, and we make a difference in the world. We saved a lot of people, Sammy."

Sammy shook his head.

"Live your life like it matters, Sam. Because it does. Leave us a legacy."

THE END

END NOTES: I'm ending this here because I think dragging all those details out would be boring. We can guess Sam will follow Dean's advice. We can guess he will have children named Dean, John, and/or Mary. So, I see no point in spelling it all out. You guys can use your imagination on that part.