The coroner and the local sheriff got out to the property of Mr weston where Dean and John had reported Amanda's murder giving their statements of how they were informed my Missy Daniels that Amanda had not called or come to pick up her daughter and called officer washington and officer heddley and that they had been with Amanda previously interviewing staff at mitsfield and found a note on Amanda's desk Calender stating that she had an interview with Mr weston schedualed and when they came to investigate found Amanda tied to a chair with Mr Weston preparing to kill her and that's when Mr weston killed Amanda which after he fled from police custody and John had killed him with his throwing knife, after they're statments Dean and John walked back to their car and made the drive back to town the whole way Dean stared at his Bloody hands trying to figure out how to tell his child that her mother was dead, it would be the truth but how to put it so a 6 year old would be able to understand yes Lydi was incredibly smart and perceptive but he didn't want to put any more trauma on her then she was already going to have with loosing her mother.

They Drove to Missy's house and knocked on the Door and when Missy opened she looked to Dean for answers but instead of giving them he walked past her and left John to answer her questions and Dean went in search of his daughter; he found her in the kitchen eating her muffin and yogurt and milk, Lydia looked up and saw her daddy and she looked in his eyes for a brief moment and then looked back at her food and inhaled deeply, Dean knelt beside her and grabbed her hands rubbing them softly with his callused thumbs.
DEAN: "Sweet heart, I need you to look at me baby."

Dean spoke to her softly she turned to look at him in they eyes always directly in the eyes her mommy told her that if you keep looking people in the eyes they will tell you if they are liars or not so she did.
Lydia: "Mommy's not coming home Lydia, the bad thing killed her and I couldn't stop it from taking her, I'm so sorry honey."
Tears leaked from her eyes she was sad of course but she didn't blame her daddy she could see that he honestly tried to save his mommy but sometimes bad things still happen that's what her mommy had told her even if there were people trying to stop the bad stuff some times you just couldn't.
LYDIA: "Did, you kill the bad thing daddy, is it gone?"
DEAN: " Yes, honey Grandpa John killed it, it won't hurt anyone again."he said plainly
LYDIA: "Lydia breathed with relief " good daddy then I won't have to have night mares about it coming back, what's going to happen to me now? who will I live with?" she asked
DEAN: "your my daughter Liddy, your going to come and live with me and grandpa John and travel with us ok."
LYDIA: "yes, Daddy I would like that your gonna kill more bad things so other's don't have to have bad dreams to right?"
DEAN: "yes Liddy, that's what me and Grandpa John do we save people and hunt things, the family business and your gonna be part of that now ok? "
Liddy bit her lip nervously unsure of how to do that, dean noticed her Hesitation and remembered what Amanda had told him to tell her.
DEAN: "Honey, it's ok to be scared, being scared doesn't mean that your not brave it just means that I have to teach you what you need to do to help ok, the last thing your mommy told me to tell you was to Obey Mommy and be Brave."
She sat up straighter in her chair now that she had a clear command she knew what she needed to do she would obey and continue to trust her father, do as he asked because obedience meant staying alive and she would show Dean that she loved him by being obedient.
LYDIA: "Yes daddy I will be brave like mommy asked, what do we do now daddy?"
Dean scooped her up and grabbed her tote of clothes and her stuffy and walked back to the door where Missy and John were waiting they got close to the door Lydia reached for John and he grabbed her out of deans arms and hugged her to him it had been such a long time where he felt like crying not since those early days after Mary had died and he felt the lump in his throat tighten she leaned into his ear and whispered
LYDIA: "Thank you Grandpa for keeping your promise to be Careful I know you tried to save mommy and you kept Daddy safe,"she looked at his face wiping the single silent man tear that made its way down his cheek and kissed cheek and then turned back to her Daddy and reached for him Missy had gotten the Extra Car seat from her SUV that Amanda had given her so they could put it in the Impala they drove to Amanda's house and grabbed a duffel and packed the things that Lydia would need to go on the road he put a photo album in with it so she would have pictures to look at Lydia Grabbed her Fairytale book and walked back to the Impala they drove to the motel and began the prep work for Amanda's funeral the next couple of days.
****Couple of Days Later*****
they stood in the Cemetery next to each other it was a large service the funeral was advertised in the newspaper so that naturally drew Co-workers, friends and members of the town council Lydia stayed close to Dean and Grandpa John nobody really talked to Lydia because what could you say to a six year old "sorry for your loss?, what a tragedy?" so they let her be speaking mostly to each other the Group of three were so awkward in the wake of those who were grieving so as soon as they could go unnoticed they left they had made all the arrangements with Amanda's lawyer to have the house sold and the money placed in Lydia's trust luckily Amanda had Named Dean on Lydia's birth certificate so she was legally in his custody and with that they all got in the Impala and drove off to start going back to work.
as time past Lydia learned what her responsibilities were in helping her Grandpa she was taught to fold laundry, to make the beds and to keep the motel's clean and when they came in each night after giving them the first aid kit if they needed it they would sit and read to her from Johns journal explaining all about the different creatures she learned to draw devils traps she memorized that exorcisms because Grandpa and daddy would repeat them daily for her she learned how to place the gun cleaning supplies out on the table just the way daddy and grandpa liked it she stayed in the motel room or in the Impala while Daddy and Grandpa were hunting they had become so used to her being there and she was no trouble the things that they did, didn't scare her because her mommy had told her to be brave and daddy and Grandpa were honest about what they did and what they had to do so she knew that as long as they killed the bad things she wouldn't have nightmares.
Dean was so proud of his little girl she was taking the adjustment to her life quite well and she never complained unless something didn't make sense to her so they would just sit her down and explain things his trust of her had been earned she did everything he asked if she asked to go with them on a hunt and he told her to stay in the car, she would stay in the car she loved being with grandpa John and Daddy so she didn't want to Jeopardize that by not being obedient it showed them they could trust her.
**** Time Laps****
It had been just about two years since Dean and Lydia left Indiana and they had been traveling around with John, Lydia was just turning 8 years old now and dean and her were down in New-Orleans working a voodoo thing and they spent time together for Mardi-Gras she didn't get to go out at night because of the flashing for beads and all the drunks after Liddy was asleep dean took the time to enjoy some of the festivities making sure he was back at the motel before Liddy could wake up, he may be a father but he was still only 26 years old and he wanted to enjoy being young still, but he was also careful to keep his daughter sheltered from most immoral things but it wasn't always possible she knew that he had relations with women and that it was never a lasting thing he would often tell her that she is the only girl that gets to stay in his life and she would come before everything and everyone else she was family and that was more important than anything while Dean and Lydia were in New Orleans john was in Jericho California working on a case of a string of missing men on a strip of 5 miles of road they had talked once a week to check up on each other until about three weeks ago they hadn't heard from John and that wasn't normal because they had been working jobs together for ever and this was the first time they split and did separate jobs; they waited the custom two weeks before either of them started to get worried.
LYDIA: "Daddy, grandpa hasn't called back, how come he won't call back?"
DEAN: " I don't know sweet heart." Dean stated Honestly
LYDIA:" Daddy you don't think a monster got him do you?" she asked with wide innocent worried eyes. Dean looked at her she was clearly thinking what he was thinking he hated that he was thinking it because his dad was the best hunter out there and it would take a lot to kill John Winchester. "Come on Honey we are going to go on a road trip and see if your uncle Sammy will come and help us find Grandpa ok."
LYDIA: "Ok daddy you want me to pack the bags, for you?"she asked as she began gathering up the clothes and stuffing them in the duffels.
DEAN: "yeah I'm gonna go put the weapons in the trunk and get some snacks for the road while I fill up the tank on Baby, you stay in the room and lock the door behind me right!" he stated as he headed out the door with the weapons duffle bag over his shoulder
LYDIA: "Yes I know lock the door and stay inside don't open it for anyone, Call you if there is an emergency, don't forget the Pie daddy, I love you." she Stated with a grin Dean grinned and nodded at her request for pie and walked out the door 45 minutes later they were on the road to Stanford University she was nervous she was going to be meeting uncle Sammy she hoped she liked him and he liked her but she remembered what her mother asked of her two years ago " obey mommy and be Brave" so she sat up tall in the back seat and watched the scenery go by while listening to her and her daddy's music.