Benny checked the display on his phone. Even having been back for months, he still couldn't get used to these things. The world had changed to much in the time he had spent in Purgatory for him to get comfortable here. He couldn't help a big smile when he saw that it was Dean.

He hadn't spoken to Dean since just after he had lost his connection to his granddaughter. He had wanted to call him a hundred times, but Dean had cut him loose. He hadn't blamed him. He knew that he was coming between Dean and his "real" brother.

"Hey, brother," he answered.

"Hey, Benny."

"I am so glad to hear your voice." He had felt so lonely. He hadn't wanted to get involved with vampires, and he was afraid to get too close to any humans. The smell of their blood was just too much.

"You may not feel that way when you find out why I called. I need a favor. A big one."

"You got it," Benny said.

"You don't even know what it is."

"Doesn't matter. Where are you?"

Dean told him where he was. As luck would have it, Benny was only about an hour away. He sped to meet his friend to find out what he wanted.

SSS

Benny got out of the car and took in the sight of Dean. He looked tired, drawn, and worried.

"What is it?" Benny asked.

"It's Sam."

Benny tried not to be jealous. He should have known. Sam would always come first with Dean. "What about him?" he asked.

"He's stuck in Purgatory."

"How did that happen?" Benny asked, perplexed. In fifty years of being in Purgatory, Dean was the first human he had heard of going down there. And then months later, his brother wound up there.

Dean told Benny the story of how Sam was trying to save Bobby. Benny had never met Bobby, but Dean had told him all about him. He almost felt like he knew him. In a way, he felt that Dean had a clearer view of Bobby, or was at least able to express it better.

"So, what do you want from me?" Benny asked when he finished.

"I want you to go down and lead Sam to the portal. I know it's a lot to ask. But, you know where it is. You can lead him straight to it and then ride him out, like you did me."

"Yeah, OK," Benny said. He didn't want to be up here anymore. He didn't fit in. He knew where he belonged.

"I'll be waiting for you in Maine," Dean promised.

Benny had no doubt that he would be, but he would only be greeting Sam.

SSS

Benny plunged in Purgatory and found Sam and, who he assumed to be Bobby, being attacked by vampires. He chopped the heads off and saw a blade coming towards him.

"Wait," Sam said.

"He's a vampire."

"He's a buddy of Dean's."

"A good buddy," Benny clarified.

"What are you doing here?" Sam asked.

"Dean sent me."

He saw the surprise in Sam's eyes. He didn't know if he was surprised that Dean would attempt to save him by sacrificing Benny, or surprised that Benny would agree. It didn't matter.

"Let's go."

He taught Sam the spell to let Bobby inside of him so that he could ride him out. They walked most of the way in silence.

"Is that it?" Sam asked.

"That's it."

Sam said his good-byes to Bobby and said the spell and Bobby disappeared inside him. "Your turn."

Benny just smiled at him and turned away. That's when the vampires came. Sam yelled to him to come on.

"You go. Say hi to Dean for me."

He approached the vampires. Maybe he didn't belong here either. Maybe he didn't belong anywhere. Maybe he would be better off double dying.

"Benny!" He turned back to Sam.

Sam tossed him the weapon that Dean had somehow picked up down here. He grabbed it and watched as Sam disappeared through the portal, back to his brother.

He turned and faced the vamps.