Anything But Normal

Part 11

Gavin screamed. Liz could see the fear on his face. Gavin was screaming for Liz's help. His body was pinned to the ceiling. Flames erupted.

Liz shot up in bed, wiping the cold sweat off of her forehead. She looked down next to her and let out a sigh of relief at the sight of Gavin, safe and sound.

Liz walked into the kitchen. She saw Sam sitting at the counter with a glass of cold water. "Dreams again?" she asked.

"Yeah. You?" he asked. They'd met this way the previous night, too.

"Yep. I guess seeing each other brings up some old fears." Liz assumed.

"Yeah, I guess. You've never had the dreams before?"

"No, not until I saw you."

"Why didn't you get them when you saw Dean?" Sam questioned. Liz and Sam had talked about a lot last night. Liz's run in with Dean was among them.

"I don't know. I didn't really have a boyfriend to worry about. How long have you had them?"

"A week."

"Maybe you should call your brother."

"What? No, Dean hates me."

"He doesn't hate you. He misses you."

"What would I tell him, Liz? 'Dean I had a bad dream. Hide me from the monsters under my bed?' like I'm five again?"

"I was thinking something more like 'Dean, I had a recurring nightmare about the demon that our dad's been hunting for over 20 years, and I kinda don't wanna see my girlfriend on the ceiling for real. So is it just me, or do you have the same dreams, and it's all just because we all have the same subconscious fear from being traumatized as a child?'"

"First off, how the hell did you fit all of that into just two sentences? Two, Dean's never had a girlfriend to worry about. Three, no."

"What do you mean he's never had a girlfriend? He's like 26 years old."

"Dean doesn't do relationships. Just one night stands."

Something about that made Liz feel uneasy. She didn't know why. She hadn't seen him in over three years. It wasn't like they'd kept in touch at all. Hell, he hadn't even said goodbye to her.

Sam waved a hand in front of her face. "Liz, you still here?"

"Huh? Oh, sorry. Just spaced out. You should still call him."

"I know you're trying to be nice and fix this, Liz, but don't. It's a waste."

"You two will be good friends again one day."

"You have hunting."

"I don't hunt anymore."

"I have a feeling you will."

"Whatever you say, Liz."

The next day was Friday. Liz wasn't working until night time. Gavin was at the music shop, and Jessica was at an interview for med school at UCLA (which was the main reason Sam and Jess were there). Liz and Sam were both in the apartment. "Hey, do you wanna come to the boardwalk with me?" Sam asked.

"I can't. I have an errand to run, but if you wanna come with me, we can go after." Liz told him.

"Sure. What kind of errand?"

"You'll see." Liz smiled.

A/N: So what did you think? It's short, but it was either that or no update this week. Plus, it gives a nice closing to open the next chapter with. I know, you all want some of Dean, but at least we talk about him here. Anyways, help my addiction and review please!