Dean woke up the next day to discover he was still in the world where Mary was alive and Kaylee was his wife. He knew the Jinn did something to him and he had to discover what it was. He tried to call Sam but got his answering machine so inside he went to the local university and went to talk to an anthropology professor.
"Well, I don't think I've seen you in my class before" The Professor said to Dean in his office.
"You kidding me? I love your lectures. You… You make learning fun. Ha-ha" Dean said making the professor chuckle.
"So, what can I do for you?" He asked Dean.
"What can you tell me about Jinn's?" Dean asked curiously.
"A lot of Muslims believe the jinn are very real. They're mentioned in the Koran" He explained but Dean rushed him on.
"Yeah, I know. Get to the wish part" Dean said.
"What about it?" The professor asked confused.
"Do you think they could really do it?" Dean asked and the professor looked at him like he was crazy.
"Um... Uh, no. No, I don't think they can really do it. You understand, these are mythic creatures" He said carefully making Dean nod.
"Yeah. No, I know. I know. But, uh, I mean, in the stories. You know, say you had a wish, uh, but you never even said it out loud. You know, like, that, uh... That a loved one never died or that, uh, something awful never happened" Dean asked.
"Supposedly, yes. I mean, they have godlike power. They can alter reality however they want. Past, present, future" The Professor explained.
"Why would the jinn do it? What, self-defence? Or maybe it's not really evil" Dean asked thinking out loud.
"Son. You been drinking?" He asked making Dean chuckle.
"Everybody keeps asking me that, but, uh, no" Dean said before leaving and walking out to his Impala and popped the boot that was normally filled with guns and hunting weapons but now was empty.
"Who'd have thought, baby? We're civilians" Dean chuckled talking to his car when he looked around to see a girl dressed in all white, not moving and staring at him. Dean walked out onto the street when he was almost hit by a car. He looked up but the girl was gone. He then drove back to Mary's house and was sitting in the kitchen eating a sandwich.
"This is the best sandwich ever. I tried to get a hold of Sam earlier. Where? Where is he?" Dean asked with a mouth full of food.
"Oh, he'll be here soon" Mary said walking into the kitchen.
"Good. I'm dying to see him" Dean said before Mary walked over to him.
"Sweetie, uh, don't get me wrong. I'm thrilled you're hanging out here all of a sudden. But, uh, shouldn't you be at work?" Mary asked and Dean looked up at her confused.
"Work?" Dean asked.
"At the garage" Mary explained slowly.
"Right. The garage. That's where I work. Yeah. No. I've got the day off. Ha. Good thing. Mm. The lawn looks like it could use some mowing" Dean said looking out the window.
"You wanna mow the lawn?" Mary asked amused.
"You kidding me? I'd love to mow the lawn" Dean said excitedly, still chewing on the sandwich.
"Knock yourself out. Think you'd never mowed a lawn in your life" Mary muttered amused before Dean got the lawnmower out and awkwardly mowed the law, enjoying every moment of the civilian life, he has found himself in when he saw Sam and Jessica pull up in a fancy car. Dean raced down and hugged Jessica tightly.
"Jessica" Dean said happily.
"Good to see you too, Dean. Can't breathe" Jessica choked while Dean chuckled before letting her go.
"Sammy, look at you. You're with Jessica. That's… I don't believe it. Where'd you guys come from?" Dean asked as Sam and Jessica looked at each confused.
"We just flew in from California" Sam explained slowly.
"California. Stanford, huh? Law school, I bet" Dean said not being able to keep the grin off his face.
"I see you started off Mom's birthday with a bang, as usual" Sam said looking at the beer in his hand.
"Wait, Mom's birthday? That's today?" Dean asked shocked.
"Yeah. Yeah, Dean, that's today. That's why we're here. Don't tell me you forgot?" Sam asked annoyed and Dean's smile dropped because he had forgotten when Mary's birthday was.
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Dean looked around the table at a restaurant and couldn't stop smiling as he made eye contact with Sam, Jessica, Mary, and finally Kaylee… his wife. He couldn't stop thinking about the fact that Kaylee was his wife.
"To Mom. Happy birthday" Sam said holding up his drink.
"Happy birthday" They all chorused.
"Thank you" Mary said happily.
"I was really worried about you last night" Kaylee said softly to Dean, placing a hand on his knee.
"Oh, I'm… I'm good. I'm really good" Dean said honestly, grabbing her hand.
"Okay. What do you say later we get you a cheeseburger?" Kaylee whispered softly, chuckling.
"Oh, God, yes. How did I end up with such a cool chick?" Dean said but he knew it was because in this world… she wasn't a werewolf. In Dean's perfect world… Kaylee was human.
"I just got low standards" Kaylee mocked making Dean laugh and kiss Kaylee.
"All right, Jess and I actually have another surprise for Mom's birthday. Uh, you wanna tell them?" Sam asked Jessica.
"They're your family" Jessica whispered.
"What? Tell me what?" Mary asked before Sam and Jessica showed them their engagement ring.
"That's wonderful. Congratulations" Mary said hugging Jessica and Sam while Kaylee stood up and hugged them both.
"Congratulations. I'm so excited" Kaylee said to Jessica.
"I just wish your dad was here" Mary said to Sam softly.
"Yeah, me too" Sam replied before turning around to shake hands with Dean.
"Congratulations, Sammy. I'm really glad you're happy" Dean said making Sam look at him confused. Dean looked past Sam and saw the same girl but inside of white she was now wearing dirty grey clothes. Dean rushed past Sam, needing to talk to the mystery woman but then she suddenly disappeared. When Dean turned back around he saw the family watching him strangely.
"So, Dean, what was, uh...? What was all that back at the restaurant?" Sam asked once they were back at Mary's house.
"Oh, I thought I saw someone. I'm sure it's nothing" Dean lied smoothly.
"Well, I had a lovely birthday. Thank you" Mary said before going to bed.
"Night, Mom. Yeah, well, I'm beat. Ready to turn in?" Sam asked Jessica who agreed but Dean stopped them.
"Wait a second. Wait a second. Come on, it's not even 9:00 yet. Let's go have a drink or something" Dean said happy to see them all together in a normal life.
"Maybe another time" Sam said
"Come on, man. Look at us. Huh? We both have beautiful women on our arms. You're engaged. Let's go celebrate" Dean said making Sam smile confused and look at Kaylee and Jessica.
"Guys, can you excuse us? I just wanna talk to my brother" Sam said.
"Sure. Come on, Carmen" Jessica said as they walked out of the room.
"What's gotten into you?" Sam asked walking into the kitchen.
"What do you mean?" Dean asked confused.
"I mean, this whole... warm, fuzzy Ecstasy-trip thing" Sam asked confused.
"I'm just happy for you, Sammy" Dean said simply.
"Yeah. Right. That's another thing. Since when do you call me "Sammy"? Dean. Come on. We don't talk outside of holidays" Sam explained shocking Dean.
"We don't? Well, we should. I mean, you're my brother" Dean said making Sam chuckle hollowly.
"'You're my brother'. You know, that's what you said when you snagged my ATM card. Or when you bailed on my graduation. Or when you hooked up with Rachel Nave" Sam said angrily.
"Who?" Dean asked confused.
"Uh, my prom date. On prom night" Sam said bitterly making Dean bit his lip.
"Yeah, that does kind of sound like me. Well, hey, man, I'm sorry about all that" Dean said.
"No. Look. It's all right, man. I just… you know, I'm not asking you to change. I just, uh... I don't know. I guess we just don't really have anything in common. You know?" Sam asked before walking off but Dean stopped him.
"Whoa, whoa. Yes, we do. Yes, we do" Dean said desperately.
"What?" Sam asked.
"Hunting" Dean whispered as if saying the word would break the spell he was living in.
"Hunting? I've never been hunting in my life, Dean" Sam said confused.
"Yeah, well, we should go sometime. Me, you and Kaylee… I think you'd be great at it" Dean said trailing off.
"Get some rest" Sam muttered before walking out of the room. Dean went into a deep thought about the fact that without hunting him and Sam never had anything to bond over. He had lost his brother… but he had gained Kaylee… as a human, not as what she truly is. He was quiet the entire trip home as Kaylee drove them back to theirs and grabbed him a beer.
"My favorite. I guess you know me pretty well" Dean said softly as Kaylee sat down next to him and cuddle up next to him.
"Afraid so. Are you alright?" Kaylee asked softly.
"Sammy and I, we don't get along" Dean said softly.
"Well, you don't really spend a lot of time together. I mean, I just think you don't know each other all that well. For the record, he doesn't know what he's missing" Kaylee said kissing Dean.
"I could fix things with Sam. I can make it up to him. To everyone" Dean said seriously.
"Okay. What's gotten into you lately?" Kaylee asked confused moving her legs so they were in his lap.
"This isn't gonna make a lick of sense to you. But I kind of feel like I've been given a second chance. And I don't wanna waste it" Dean said softly and Kaylee cocked her head to the side.
"You're right. That doesn't make any sense" She said smiling before Dean leaned in and kissed her on the lips.
"You know, I always knew you were the one" Dean said smiling as he kissed Kaylee again.
"Whatever's gotten into you, I like it" Kaylee said as Dean kissed her again more passionately and then started kissing down her neck.
"Oh, come on. Don't do this to me now. I've gotta get ready for work" Kaylee groaned pushing Dean away from her and standing up.
"You gotta work now?" Dean asked.
"I told you. I've got the night shifts on Thursday" Kaylee explained
"You work nights at the, uh...?" Dean asked confused as he followed her into the bedroom to see her changing into scrubs.
"Hospital. I'm dating a nurse. That is so respectable. Kaylee is still helping people" He said happily before kissing her goodbye and sitting back down on the lounge and flipping through the TV until he came to a news show about the United Britannia Flight 424. The same flight Kaylee and Sam had saved last year.
"No. No, Kaylee and Sam stopped that crash" Dean said before researching the other hunts they went on to discover that all of the people they had saved, were killed. He looked up to see the woman again and chased her into the bedroom. It was empty when he got there. He opened the cupboard to find two dead bodies hanging by their arms and saw the girl's reflection in the mirror. He spun around to see her flicker and then disappear. He grabbed his keys and drove out to John's grave.
"All of them. Everyone that you saved. Everyone Sammy and I saved. They're all dead. And there's this woman haunting me. I don't know why. I don't know what the connection is. Not yet anyway. It's like my old life is coming after me or something, you know? Like it doesn't want me to be happy. Of course, I know what you'd say. Well, not the you that played softball, but... You'd say, 'Go hunt the jinn. Hey, it put you here, it could put you back. Your happiness for all those people's lives. No contest, right?' But why? Why is it my job to save these people? Why do I have to be some kind of hero? What about us, huh? What, Mom's not supposed to live her life? Sammy's not supposed to get married? I'm not supposed to be with Kaylee? Why do we have to sacrifice everything, Dad?" Dean cried in front of John's grave, ultimately coming to a decision.
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