"You boys did a hell of a job. Your dad would be proud" Ellen said to Sam and Dean once they got back to the Roadhouse.
"Thanks" Dean said as Ellen handed them two beers. Jo walked over and stared at Sam pointedly, obviously wanting alone time with Dean.
"Oh, yeah, I've got to, uh... I've got to go... Over there... Right now" Sam said awkwardly before leaving quickly.
"So. Am I gonna see you again?" Jo asked Dean.
"Do you want to?" Dean asked flirting on instinct.
"I wouldn't hate it" Jo said shrugging making Dean sigh.
"Can I be honest with you? See, normally, I'd be hitting on you so fast it'd make your head spin. But… you see my Dad wasn't the only one we lost recently" Dean explained softly looking at his beer as if he was speaking to it rather than Jo.
"I lost my best friend… my girlfriend…" Dean whispered so soft Jo almost didn't hear him.
"Wrong place, Wrong time" Jo said repeating what Dean said earlier on.
"It's okay. I get it" Jo said simply before Ash walked into the room.
"Where you guys been? I've been waiting for you" Ash said.
"We were working a job, Ash. Clowns?" Sam explained.
"Clowns? What the…" Ash started to say.
"You got something for us, Ash?" Dean asked interrupting him as Ash and Dean walked over to Sam at the pool table.
"Did you find the demon?" Sam asked hopefully.
"It's nowhere around, At least nowhere I can find. But if this fugly bastard raises its head, I'll know. I mean, I'm on it like divine on dog dookie" Ash explained.
"What do you mean?" Sam asked.
"I mean any of those signs or omens appear anywhere in the world, my rig will go off like a fire alarm" Ash said spinning his laptop around so Dean and Sam could see it.
"Ash, where did you learn to do all this?" Sam asked amazed.
"M.I.T., before I got bounced for fighting" Ash explained simply.
"M.I.T.?" Sam asked shocked.
"It's a school in Boston" Ash explained sarcastically.
"Okay. Give us a call as soon as you know something?" Dean asked.
"Sí, sí, compadre" Ash said sarcastically before Sam and Dean started to leave.
"Hey, listen. If you boys need a place to stay, I got a couple beds out back" Ellen said.
"Thanks, but no. There's something I got to finish" Dean said before they left the Roadhouse and went back to Bobby's so Dean could work on the Impala.
"You were right" Sam said walking over to Dean who was almost finished the Impala.
"About what?" Dean asked confused.
"About me and dad. I'm sorry that the last time I was with him, I tried to pick a fight. I'm sorry that I spent most of my life angry at him. I mean, for all I know, he died thinking that I hate him. So, you're right. What I'm doing right now... It is too little. It's too late. I miss him, man. And I feel guilty as hell. And I'm not all right... Not at all... But neither are you. That much I know. I'll let you get back to work" Sam said emotionally before leaving Dean to pick up a crowbar and smash the front of Impala angrily, letting out his hurt and pain from the past few weeks.
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"What do you mean they are gone?" Kaylee snapped before wincing as Kane had returned and told her that he followed their scent from the cabin and it lead along a road leading back to town when it suddenly veered off the road and disappeared.
"There looked to be signs of a car crash. I think they were hit by something as they head driving away. I don't know what happened them because I lost their scent. I'm sorry" Kane apologized but Kaylee just waved off his apology, it wasn't his fault. They sat in silence for several hours as Kaylee thought about a million different possibilities about what happened. She thought about why they left? why they didn't look for her? why did they crashed their car? are they even alive? She finally growled and tossed her broken phone into a nearby tree. Kane raised an eyebrow and smirked ever-so slightly.
"What?" Kaylee mumbled.
"You still have that temper" Kane said grinning making Kaylee throw a stick at him, which he caught easily.
"So, what were you doing before you found me?" Kaylee asked watching Kane sharpen his knife much like Dean would in the hotel room. Kaylee felt slight heartache at the thought of Dean but she still felt more anger by the fact that he didn't let her interrogate the demons about her kidnapper.
"I was hunting a group of vampires and looking for this so called 'alpha vampire'" Kane explained making Kaylee forget about Dean and Sam for the moment and focus back on Kane.
"Did you find anything?" Kaylee asked desperately and Kane shrugged.
"After a few hours of torture, they mentioned a group of vampires who used to be really close with the alpha. They might be able to help us find him" Kane explained and Kaylee looked excited.
"So, we wait for my body to heal and then we go find these vampires" Kaylee said simply making Kane cock his head to the side curiously.
"You're not going to go find the brothers and hunt with them again?" Kane asked curiously and Kaylee shrugged and looked away. Kane sighed and walked over to Kaylee, making her look at him.
"What happened?" Kane asked softly.
"I had a chance to interrogate a demon about my kidnapper. Dean wouldn't let me and Sam sent the demon back to hell" Kaylee muttered annoyed at the memory. Kane nodded understanding Kaylee's anger.
"What was Dean's reasoning?" Kane asked curiously.
"There was another hunter in the room who didn't know about me and Dean didn't want me to reveal myself in front of him" Kaylee admitted softly and Kane grabbed her hands.
"Kaylee, I get that your angry and I would be as well but Dean was only doing what he needed to do to look after you" Kane said and Kaylee look at their entwined hands before look at Kane confused.
"Why are you sticking up for them?" Kaylee asked curiously and Kane chuckled and placed a hand on his cheek.
"Because even though I don't know them, they clearly love you and I can see you love them" Kane said softly and kissed her forehead before walking back to his knives.
"When I am better I'll try to call them… but I am going with you to find these vampires and see what they know about the alpha" Kaylee said firmly and Kane winked at her playfully.
"I could never say no to you darlin'" Kane said grinning.
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