CHAPTER 10
THE NEXT MORNING
Dean remains standing on the porch while Sam sits on one of the steps outside Kate's house. Standing next to Dean is Billy who looks completely miserable while Bailey sits at his feet playing with his toy train. Kate walks out of the front door followed by Megan who is pulling along a small pink suitcase. Megan gives Billy and hug and then joins Kate on the sidewalk.
"I promise you this is only for a little while ok?" Kate says as she puts her hands on Megan shoulders and kneels down to her height.
"Why have I got to go to Grandmas?"
"Because you do, but I promise you one day I will explain all of this. Now I need you to be strong, can you do that?" Kate begins to smooth down Megan's hair back behind her ears.
"But you said that we would always be together and we wouldn't get split up."
"We're not splitting up. You're just going to Grandmas for a couple of days where you will be spoilt rotten."
"Did I do something wrong?" Megan says beginning to cry.
"No of course not." Kate's eyes begin to fill up.
"Then why do I have to leave, you promised Kate, you promised that none of us would ever leave." Megan looks over at Billy who remains standing on the porch showing no emotion except for complete anger.
An old green Volkswagen being driven by an old lady pulls up alongside Kate. Greeting the woman, Kate places Megan's pink suitcase on the back seat and then knells back down to Megan's height.
"I'll call you later ok?"
"Please Kate, I don't want to go?" Kate's tears roll down her cheeks as Megan wraps her arms tightly around her neck.
"I'm sorry Megan." Kate says as she prises Megan off her. "I'm sorry." Kate leads Megan towards the car door and places her inside. Stepping back Kate holds her hand over her mouth as if trying to hold back the tears. Billy stomps his way into the house while Dean and Sam watch as the car drives away with Megan banging on the window screaming at Kate. As the car disappears down the road Kate begins to cry.
"We do this tonight." Deans says looking at Sam who nods in agreement and then stands up and picks up Bailey taking him inside. Dean walks over to Kate who begins to sob into his chest.
"You know you needed to send her away for her own protection right? She was in too much danger being here." Dean says as he pulls Kate out of his chest.
"I know. You'll fix this right? You'll get things back to normal?"
"Yes….yes I will." Dean escorts Kate back into the house and closes the door.
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LATER THAT NIGHT
Sam walks into Kate's house carrying a brown bag. As he walks into the kitchen he is greeted by Dean who is sitting at the breakfast bar eating some cereal.
"Hey, so I got everything we needed. Are you eating fruit loops?"
"Yer and their frigging awesome."
"Ok! So where is everyone?"
"Bailey is asleep, Billy is upstairs salting all the windows and doors, and Kate has just popped down to the basement to get some laundry done."
"You let her go down to the basement on her own?"
"Yer, why?"
"Err Dean have you forgotten why where here."
"It's only the basement Sam. I think you've been watching too many Goosebump flicks."
Sam places the brown bag down and then heads towards the basement door but Kate appears carrying a wash basket.
"Hi Sam."
Dean smiles through his mouth full of fruit loops at Sam.
"Hi Kate. Err…have you spoken to Megan yet?"
Sam looks at Dean who is trying to signal to him to stop speaking as he swipes his hand across his neck.
"Err yer actually I have."
Dean sighs as he notices the sad look appear back on Kate's face.
"How is she?" Sam almost mutters as if afraid to say anything else.
"She could be better. Could you excuse me for a second?"
Kate leaves the kitchen and walks into the living room.
"Good one Sam. Do you know how long it took me to cheer her up earlier after she got off the phone?"
"How was I supposed to now?"
"You're meant to be the one here who is tuned into his feminine side! Even I could tell that the Megan thing is a sensitive subject."
Dean quickly shuts up and takes another mouthful of fruit loops as Kate re-enters and places some towels in the basket.
"How's Billy?" Sam says as he looks at Dean to see if the question was ok.
"He's still pissed at me because of Megan. I've never known him to go this long without talking to me."
"Well he's gone through a lot in the past two days. Maybe it's just a little too much for him."
Dean places his empty bowl in the sink and then sits back down at the breakfast bar. Feeling eyes watching her from both directions, Kate looks at Sam and Dean who are looking at her most oddly.
"I get the feeling that you two need to speak so I'm just gonna take these upstairs."
Kate picks up the basket and walks out of the room. Making sure Kate was out of ear shot Dean begins to check through the bag of ingredients Sam brought in.
"So you got everything?"
"Yep, a few of the things we already had in the car so it didn't take long."
"You ready?"
Sam nods as Dean pulls on his jacket and walks into the living room calling Kate down.
"You're leaving?" Kate says as Sam stands by the doorway holding the brown bag.
"Didn't Dean tell you?"
"Yes he did but I didn't think it would be so soon. Do you have to go now? I mean can't you stay for a bit longer?"
"You'll be ok. You've got my number right? If anything should happen?" Kate nods as Billy shows up and takes a seat on the stairs half way down. "Did you salt all the windows and doors?"
"Course I did." Groans Billy.
"Take care of your sister and brother till we get back." Billy gives Dean a sloppy nod.
Kate and Dean stand silent for a minute looking at each other until Dean breaks eye contact.
"I'll see you soon, salt and lock this door after we leave." Dean turns away and walks out of the door meeting Sam on the porch. Flipping up his collar Dean and Sam start to walk down the path while Kate stands at the front door watching them.
"Should have done it man." Says Sam as he shakes his head at Dean.
"Your right." Dean pauses and then turns around and walks back up to the house where Kate is standing."You have Sam's number as well right? Just in case…."
Dean cuts himself off as he pulls Kate towards him and kisses her. Sam smiles and then gets in the car.
"Be careful." Kate says as she rests her forehead on Dean's. Without saying another word Dean walks away as Kate's hand slides from Dean's shoulder, to his elbow, to his hand and then finally past his fingers as he walks out of reach.
"I thought you weren't a chick flick kinda guy?" Sam says as Dean gets in the car.
"If fighting a Demon in the past has taught me anything it's to not let things lie unsaid or done." Dean starts the car and pulls away as Kate shuts the front door.
Spinning around on one foot Kate smiles and then walks over to the stairs and looks up at Billy.
"We're gonna be ok. I can feel it. Do you want me to make you something to eat?"
Billy shakes his head and Kate makes her way towards the kitchen. As Billy stands up and walks down the stairs he glances around the room and back at the kitchen. He watches Kate who is unaware that the eyes watching her belonging to her brother are now a deadly shade of black.