The next morning
The Duke boys got done with their chores and were in the kitchen making breakfast.
"Morning, Mirtha. How did you sleep?" Luke replied as she walked into the kitchen.
"Very well, thank you." She replied as she looked around.
"You hungry?" Luke asked.
"Yes, I am."
Bo pointed to a chair and told her. "You can sit here." He placed a plate and a fork at her spot.
"Would you like something to drink?" He asked as he held up a pitcher of orange juice.
"Would love some." She replied with a smile. She drank the orange juice slowly, getting use to the new taste.
"You like it?"
"Yes, I do."
"Would you like to try some bacon and eggs?" Unsure, she only slightly nodded. She took several bites of the eggs. She smiled as she tasted them. Finding them to taste good, she tried the bacon.
"This is divine." She continued to eat the bacon as Bo made more. As they ate, they made small talk.
"Where will you live?" Luke asked her.
"I think I know of a small place in town. Could you two help me set everything up?"
"Of course we can."
"What do you call this again?" Mirtha asked as she pointed to the bacon.
"It's bacon." Bo replied.
"It's so good."
"I'll make sure we give you several packages." Bo told her.
"I don't want to take what is yours."
"Mirtha, we have several pigs that need to go to slaughter. Trust me when I say, we will have plenty."
"Thank you." She looked around and asked. "What do I do now, like for money?"
"We still need a part-time road crew worker." She thought for a minute.
"I could do that."
"I'll talk to Jake later today." They finished their breakfast and made their way outside.
"Can you take me to town?" She asked Bo.
"Yeah, do you need anything from your cabin?"
"No Bo, I don't."
"There are several small houses that are in good repair that you can choose from."
"I hate to bother you two about this. Could someone help me get the supplies I need to live?" Bo pushed his hair back and took out a pack of cigarettes.
"Let's find you a place first, then worry about getting supplies."
"Thank you, Beauregard." He nodded as he lite up the cigarette.
"Come on, let's go." They all got into the Dodge truck and went into town. They looked at several houses and she decided to live next door to Miss Lulu and Boss Hogg.
"Thank you so much for helping me."
"No problem, Mirtha. I can talk to Daisy and ask if she can help you find items for your house." Mirtha smiled at that. She always like Daisy. "See ya later." Bo and Luke made their way to the brother's house. They found them outside.
"Hey Bo, Luke!" Dean replied as he walked up to the truck.
"Did you want to get any animals today?" Dean looked at Sam and he nodded.
"Sure." They got into the truck and Bo drove to the Johnson's farm.
"Hey, Jake!" Bo called as he pulled up to the barn. Jake walked out of the barn and went up to the truck.
"Hey, Bo. How's it going?"
"Not too bad." Jake looked into the truck and saw the brothers in the back.
"What brings ya over?"
"The brothers were looking for some animals to buy."
"Come on out." They all got out and stood by the truck. "What kind of animals were you looking for?"
"A dog, maybe some sheep and chickens."
"Those are easy to start with. Follow me." As they all were walking towards the barn, Mrs Johnson saw Luke and called him over.
"Luke!" Mrs Johnson called and waved him over. Luke looked over to Bo and Bo nodded his head, giving Luke permission to go to her. Sam saw the exchange and thought that it was strange. Luke walked up to her and she patted the spot on the swing next to her.
"You doing okay, Luke?" She asked as he sat down next to her.
"What do you mean?"
"You look a little stressed, like you haven't slept well."
"I haven't been sleeping good since they arrived."
"Still having nightmares?" She asked.
"I haven't had one in 30 years, until two nights ago."
"Does Bo know?" Luke only shook his head.
"Luke, you got to tell him."
"I'm tried of being a burden to him."
"Honey, you could never be a burden to him or anyone." She took his hand into hers and held it. They continued to talk as Bo helped the brothers. They loaded several crates of chickens onto the truck and Sam picked out a puppy. They also picked out several ducks and Jake put several bails of hay onto the truck.
"That should get you started. Come back later and I'll have the sheep ready."
"Thanks, Jake." Dean told him as they all shook hands.
"You're welcome. If you two need a truck, Cooter has several." Jake told Dean as Dean paid him the money for the animals and hay.
"See ya later." Bo told Jake. Bo looked by the porch and saw Luke sitting with Mrs Johnson.
"Ready to go?" Bo asked as he walked up to the porch.
"See ya later, Luke." Mrs Johnson gave Luke a kiss on the cheek before he got to his feet.
"Bye." Luke walked up to Bo and they made their way to the truck. They all made their way to the brother's farm and unloaded the truck.
Several hours later, Sam approached Bo; while Dean was talking to Luke and asked. "Hey Bo. I don't mean to sound intrusive but what's up with Luke? He seems a little off." Bo gave him a sad smile and told him exactly what he told Castiel.
"He's in my charge now." Bo replied as he lite up a cigarette.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean.." Bo waved his hand in dismissal. "It's alright." Bo took another drag and continued. "He's a lot better than he was but he'll never be the same person he was before he got changed."
"If Mirtha was powerful, why couldn't she heal Luke's brain injury?"
"We didn't realize that he was hurt that bad. By the time we figured it out, it was basically too late. She had lost all her healing powers and was told if she changed another, she'd become only immortal." They continued to talk, as Luke helped Dean with the animals he bought.
"Does Luke remember who he was before he was changed?"
"Yes, he does. He also remembers the events leading up to us dying. But not how we died. That's why he doesn't trust strangers anymore."
"What happened?"
"We helped out a guy by the name of Bobby. Said something bad was after him. We helped him escape. He thought that the creature would follow him, it didn't. It caused all this to happen."
"I'm sorry. This Bobby, what did he look like?"
"Older guy, beard, old hat. Old truck with South Dakota tags." When Bo said that, he waited for Sam's reaction. Bo now knew that Bobby was someone that the brothers knew. "He was a friend, wasn't he?" Sam only nodded. "What happened to him?"
"He was killed several years ago."
"I'm sorry." Bo saw the sadness in Sam's eyes and continued. "I got a feeling that he was more than a friend. Maybe like a father to you two?"
"Yeah, he was. Our dad wasn't around much. He went hunting a lot. Trying to find the demon that killed our mom."
"I understand."
"You guys always helped out strangers?"
"We did, until we helped the wrong one." Luke answered as he approached Bo. Bo looked at Luke and replied. "They knew Bobby."
"I figured as much." Luke took Bo's cigarette and took a drag.
"Luke, I'm sorry."
"It happened a long time ago. Hell, before you were born." He took another drag off of the cigarette, then handed it back to Bo. "You set to go?"
"Yeah, Luke. We can head out." Bo turned to Sam. "See ya tomorrow." They got into the truck, with Luke driving.
"You going to be fine with them living here?" Bo asked Luke.
"Yeah, why?"
"You seem pissed that they knew Bobby."
"I was fine before. They come here and I remember everything that happened. I'm tired of reliving it."
"You having nightmares again?" When Luke didn't answer him, Bo knew that he was. "Do you want me to hypnotize you again, so you can forget?"
"No." Was all that Luke said. Not wanting to start an argument while Luke was driving, Bo remained quiet until they got back to the farm. Luke parked the truck inside the barn and they both made their way to the house.
