A/N: Well here you go!


Katie's eyes snapped open at the banging on her door. She lifted her head and turned toward the door and then over to the clock that hung up against the wall.

"Crap!" she said jumping out of bed. She meant to be up earlier, hell she usually was. She would make sure she was up before the guys because she always had some fear that one day they would just leave her behind. The truth was all of this didn't make sense to her either. She was the lone wolf, kept to herself, took care of herself, but now, now she was part of some messed up team of supernatural crime fighters. Have been for about a year now and to her horror she was actually liking it. There was more pounding on her door and she quickly ran over and opened it. "What!" Dean smiled at her clearly disheveled hair and the tank top and a pair of short, shorts. "Did you want something or did you just come over to undress me with your eyes?"

"Don't flatter yourself princess" Dean said. It was yet another thing Katie sometimes worried about. The nickname she was starting to actually get used to. "We're supposed to be on the road like now, so get the lead out and move it"

"Ten minutes" she replied before closing the door in his face. Dean shook his head before turning and walking back over to the room he shared with his brother.

"She ready?" Sam asked as he finished packing up his bag.

"Not even close" Dean said shaking his head as he laid back on his bed and flipped on the television. Sam looked over to him and notice the smile on his brother's face.

"What" Sam said and Dean looked over to him confused. "Why are you smiling?"

"What, I can't smile now?" Dean asked.

"No, that's not it—" Sam just shook his head. "Whatever, never mind" Sam picked up his bag and left to put in the car.

Sometimes Sam would try to describe the last year of their lives and only one word came to mind. Interesting. The whole dynamic of their little trio didn't make sense, but somehow that worked for them. They worked well together, solved cases quick and easy. The only issue Sam had was the bickering between his brother and Katie. Sometimes it was funny, he'd laugh, but then other times it was just annoying. And sometimes it would all erupt over the littlest things.

"Dean, I am going to kill myself if you do not play another song" Katie whined from the backseat. She sat up and leaned forward. "This is crazy, there's music from this century"

"Well none of that garbage is gonna get played in my baby" Dean said and Katie groaned. "Hey you know the rules, driver—"

"Dean, I know" Katie said interrupting him. "We all know the damn rules" she shook her head. "It's why we're subjected to your awful taste in music"

"Oh, so my taste in music is awful?" Dean asked with a mocking chuckle. "That's rich princess, well excuse me for not playing songs that make you want to cry"

"Seriously guys, it's like two in the morning" Sam groaned his eyes closed as he attempted to get some sleep.

"Hey, it's not me Sammy" Dean replied before reaching forward and turning up the radio.

"Ok, it's settled!" Katie yelled over the music. "I'm officially going to kill you in your sleep"

"And I'm going to help!" Sam snapped before reaching forward and turning off the radio. "Geez, you guys" Sam shook his head before turning and lying his head against the window and closing his eyes. He heard their quiet snickering and sighed.

Those were the moment Dean wanted to just kill them both, but other times things were good. Katie somehow wormed her way into their lives and they were fine with it. Sam looked over to see his brother coming out of their room, putting his jacket on as he headed back toward Katie's room.

"Dean, don't!" Sam called and Dean just waved him off before walking over to the door and banging again. This time the door swung open instantly and out came a fully dress Katie who glared up to Dean before pushing past him to the car. She carried her bag to the car and Sam grabbed it for her, placing it in the trunk. She silently moved around him to get into the backseat of the impala. Sam watched her for a moment before looking over to Dean who was walking over.

"What?" Dean asked innocently.

"You're being a dick" Sam stated and Dean chuckled before they both got into the car. Dean started the engine and looked up to his rearview mirror to see a very angry woman staring out the window.

"You know for someone who was in a hurry you're sure taking your time to move this car" Katie said angrily not bothering to look in his direction.

"I guess we're in a mood this morning" Dean muttered before pulling off.

The drive was silent. But it was a comfortable silence. Nothing like the first couple of weeks where the three of them were still unsure of this whole relationship.

"You sure this is a rawhead we're dealing with?" Dean asked and Katie sighed before turning her head.

"Hey, have I ever steered you wrong before?" Katie asked and Dean glared at her through the rearview mirror. "Well except for the chick-dude that one time" she laughed a bit and so did Sam until his brother shot him a look. "Yeah, from the articles, the missing children, it makes sense"

"Yeah, well you better be glad I've been itching to electrocute something" Dean said and Katie just shook her head before turning back to look outside.

They arrived in the small town the next morning, doing the usual, asking everyone who could know something, if they actually knew anything. Katie stayed in the car for the most part, she figured some things they wouldn't be able to get past. She looked up when she saw and Sam and Dean heading back to the car.

"So?" she asked. "Did the friend know anything?"

"He was scared, but he said the day before Tyler and Annie when missing, they were playing around the old abandoned house by the railroad" Sam replied.

"Old abandoned house" Katie sighed leaning back in her seat. "Sounds about right"

"That's what I said" Dean said before cranking the engine and pulling off. They soon pulled in front of the creepy old house, which probably looked worse now that it was night. They all got out of the car and headed back to the trunk. Dean reaches inside and pulls out one of the Tasers, flicking a switch to test it.

"You really have tasers?" Katie asked shaking her head.

"Yeah" Dean said looking over to her. "Is that a problem?"

"No" Katie said shaking her head. "Well I—I just have had bad experiences with tasers" she shuttered. "Just know that high volts of electricity and large consumptions of alcohol just don't mix" Sam and Dean looked down to her and just shake their heads.

"What do you have those amped up to?" Sam asks as Dean hands another taser to him.

"A hundred volts" Dean says proudly.

"Damn" Sam says looking down to the taser impressed. Katie looks between them and shakes her head.

"You two are such…boys" she says reaching forward and picking up a taser of her own.

"Yeah, well I want this rawhead extra frickin' crispy." Dean says looks between Katie and Sam. "And remember, you only get one shot with these things. So make it count." Katie and Sam simply nod before following Dean toward the house. Dean chuckles to himself as they reach the door.

"Hey, I know" he says looked over to Katie. "Why don't we let you open the door" he laughs again. "We know how good you are with those doors" Katie shook her head.

"The first couple of times Dean" She said as she walked past them. "It was funny, but now it's just plain sad" she reached forward and opened the door shinning her flashlight inside. She walked in, Sam and Dean behind her. The house was quiet, until there was a thump somewhere around them.

"Did you hear that?" Sam asked shining his light around the room trying to find a source.

"Yea it sounds like it came from the basement" Dean said looking for a way downstairs.

"Of course it came from the basement" Katie muttered as she followed behind Dean. "It always comes from the basement, or the attic or the—"

"Hey, quiet" Dean ordered and Katie sent a glare to him. They reached the stairs that lead down to the basement. They take each creaky step down slowly keeping their eye open. "Look" they spot some sort of cupboard in the corner and walk over to check it out. Dean reaches a hand to the knob. "On three" he whispers. "One…Two…Three" he quickly opens it to find two scared children. Katie kneels down in front of them.

"Tyler?" she asks and the boy nods. "Annie?" the girl nods as well. "Is it still here?" both children nod. "Ok, grab you sister's hand, we got to get you out of here" Katie helps the children out of cupboard and ushers them to the stairs, as Sam and Dean lead them to the stairs leaving her to trail behind. It happened quickly. She was walking and then something grabs her ankle and knocks her off her feet.

"Katie!" Dean yells turning back just in time to see something scurry away. "Sam get them out of here!" Sam nods before getting the children to the stairs. Dean quickly moves to help Katie to her feet. "You ok?" he looks her over a bit anxiously.

"Never better" she replies reaching down to pick up her taser. They hear something move and to Katie's surprise Dean's arm wraps around her waist. She looks up to him but his eyes are looking around the basement. She shakes off the feeling that overcomes her as she looks around as well. "Dean, there" she shines her flashlight in the corner and they spot the figure.

"C'mon" Dean lets Katie go and begins moving toward the rawhead. Katie moves beside him as they both ease toward the monster.

"Dean, be careful" Katie says slowly as the monsters features come in sight.

"stay" Dean says stopping Katie. She stops and watch as Dean moves closer to the rawhead. She didn't know how it happen but the rawhead got the upperhand knocking Dean down, causing him to fall into a puddle.

"Dean!" Katie calls as she see the monster coming toward Dean. She lifts her taser but before she could take the shot Dean was already shooting his. "Dean, no!" She watches as the shocked rawhead stumbles to the floor, but that's not was catching her attention. Dean's body shakes the shot he sent the monster now traveling through the water and electrocuting him as well. Suddenly his body stops and he just lays there unmoving. "Dean!" Katie drops to her knees beside him. She shakes him a bit. "Dean c'mon, don't do this you jerk!" she drops her head to his chest. There's a heart beat but it's beating slow. Too slow. She hears footsteps from behind her, but she knows who it is.

"Dean!" Sam says running over to see his brother unconscious on the floor. "Dean, hey hey" he tries shaking him as well.

"Sam we need to get him to a hospital" Katie says. "Help me get him up" Sam nods before grabbing one of his brother's arms and bringing it around his neck as Katie does the same.

The moment they enter the hospital everything seems to move fast. Before they know it Dean's being wheeled away. After that time seemed to slow down as they sit in the waiting room. Katie sits cross-legged in one of the chairs staring at nothing in particular her hands in her lap slightly shaking.

Sam glances over to her before turning back to the hospital receptionist who was talking to him.

"Sir, I'm so sorry to ask" the woman says. "There doesn't seem to be any insurance on file"

"Right" Sam says reaching in his pocket. "uh ok" he pulls a card from his wallet and hands it to the woman.

."Okay, Mr. Burkovitz." The receptionist replies before turning and going over to her computer. Sam just nods before walking back over to the waiting area where Katie still seemed a bit out of it.

"Hey" Sam said taking his seat next to her. He'd never seen her like this. She genuinely looked freaked out. "Are you ok?"

"Yeah" she nodded. "I'm fine, don't worry about me" she looked over to him. "How about you, are you ok?"

"Yeah" Sam said with a nod. He looks up as two officers walk in. They look over to him and he gives them a nod. "I should go talk to the police" Katie watches as Sam goes over to the offices. Sam was becoming good at lying, in his life he had to be. As he recounted the story to the officers, even he was a bit impressed with his story.

"Look we can finish this later" one of the officers says and Sam shakes his head.

" No, no, it's okay." Sam says letting out a heavy sigh. "We were just taking a shortcut through the neighborhood. And, um, the windows were rolled down, we heard some screaming. We drove past the house, and we stopped. Ran in." The officers nodded as they took down their notes.

"And you found the kids in the basement?" The other officer asked

"Yeah." Sam replied with a nod.

"Well, thank God you did." The officer says with a smile on his face. Sam nods before spotting Dean's doctor heading in his direction.

"Excuse me" Sam says before moving away from the officers.

"Sure. Thanks for your help" the officers reply.

Sam looks over to Katie and nods toward the doctor. She turns to see Dean's doctor and stands to her feet as well heading over with Sam.

"Hey, doc is he-?" Sam couldn't even finish the sentence. This whole thing was just a little too close and the thought that Dean might not make it was just a little much for him right now.

"He's resting" the doctor answers simply.

"And?" Katie asks impatiently glaring at the doctor.

"Well the electrocution triggered a heart attack." The doctor says and Sam and Katie both stare in shock. "Pretty massive, I'm afraid. His heart—it's damaged."

"Damaged?" Katie repeats hoping she'd misheard. "How—" she didn't know why her voice was failing her, but it was.

"How damaged?" Sam asked and the doctor turned to him.

"We've done all we can." The doctor replies his voice revealing his true words. "We can try and keep him comfortable at this point. But, I'd give him a couple weeks, at most, maybe a month."

"No, no. There's—there's gotta be something you can do, some kind of treatment." Sam says trying not to cry.

"Right, I mean I can't turn on the television without someone spouting some crap about the wonders of modern medicine" Katie says. She folds her arms over her chest so no one notices the shaking. She hadn't felt like this is a while. "There has to be something you can do"

"We can't work miracles" the doctor replies and Katie stops herself from punching him in the face. "I'm really sorry" it's the last thing he says before turning and just walking away. Katie looks over to Sam who's staring at the back of the retreating doctor and she can see he's moments away from just losing it.

"Look Sam" Katie says stepping in from of him and placing her hands on his shoulder. "You and I both know that miracles can happen" she waves a hand down the hall. "Screw what that doctor says" she finds a smile, even though she has no idea where it came from. "This is Dean, no damn shock from a taser gonna take your stubborn ass brother out" she gave his shoulders a squeeze. "We just have faith"

"Yeah" Sam says before clearing his throat. "We should probably go see him" Sam moves past her toward Dean's room, but stops when he notices Katie not moving. "What's up?"

"Uh, you go" Katie says hoping her anxiety was too transparent. "Look I don't like seeing people hooked up to monitors, plus we should really get a move on finding something to help your brother" she starts backing away. "I'm going to head to the motel and see what I can dig up"

"You sure you're ok?" Sam asks noticing the slight twitch in her hands. She finds the smile again.

"Yeah, Sam I'm fine" She says with a reassuring nod. "Go be with your brother and tell him I'll see him soon" with that she turns and walks away. Sam watches as she leaves for a moment before turning to his brother's door. He takes a deep breath before pushing the door open and walking in.

Sam walks into the room to find Dean watching something on TV. But the moment he sees him Sam can tell that really sick. He's pale, with dark circles around his eyes.

"Have you ever actually watched daytime TV?" Dean asks not looking over to his brother. Even his voice doesn't seem to be as strong as it usually is. "It's terrible."

"I talked to your doctor." Sam says but that doesn't seem to cause any reaction from his brother.

"That fabric softener teddy bear." Dean says and Sam just shakes his head. "Oh, I'm gonna hunt that little bitch down." It was getting annoying, his brother trying to avoid the issue.

"Dean!" Sam snaps and Dean turns to him for a moment before glancing behind him.

"Where's—" he looked over to the door but she wasn't there. "Where's our live in witch?"

"She went back to the motel" Sam sighed. "She didn't want to see you like this" Dean turns away from his brother back to the television.

"Chicken" he mutters under his breath hoping his slight disappointment didn't show.

"Look Dean I'm trying to—"

"Yeah." Dean interrupted cutting off the television. "Alright, well, looks like you and Katie are gonna leave town without me."

"What are you talking about?" Sam asked confused at what his brother was talking about. "I'm not gonna leave you here."

"Hey, you better take care of that car." Dean continued and Sam could tell that he was already giving up. "Or, I swear, I'll haunt your ass."

"I don't think that's funny." Sam said trying to stay strong. This was Dean's way of saying goodbye and he wasn't ready for that yet.

"Oh, come on, it's a little funny" Dean says and for a moment the room is just silent. "Look, Sammy, what can I say, man, it's a dangerous gig. I drew the short straw. That's it, end of story."

"Don't talk like that, alright?" Sam asks. He rubs the back of his neck. "We still have options"

"What options?" Dean asks. "Yeah, burial or cremation" he sighs looking over to his brother. " And I know it's not easy, but I'm going to die and you can't stop it" Sam stares at his brother long and hard.

"Watch me." Sam says before turning and storming out of his brothers room. This wasn't happening now. He wouldn't let it.

Sam walked into he and Dean's room to find Katie a book in her lap. He didn't say anything about what Dean said. He just walked in and began to help.

Katie didn't even know where to begin. This was a death issue, and she may not know a lot about death but she knew it was something you didn't mess with. So she focused on trying to undo what happened to his heart. After a couple of days she was coming up with nothing. She looked over to Sam who had his phone pressed to his ear after finally getting the nerve to try his father. From the sigh Sam gave she figured he'd only gotten the voicemail.

"Hey, Dad. It's Sam. Uh….you probably won't even get this, but, uh….It's Dean." Sam sighed again. " He's sick, and uh….the doctors say there's nothing they can do. Um….but, uh, they don't know the things we know, right? So, don't worry, cause, uh….I'm gonna do whatever it takes to get him better. Alright….just wanted you to know."

"No luck?" Katie asked and Sam looked over to her and shook his head. "I'm sure he's just busy. He'll get your message and call you back soon." Sam just nodded before there was a knock at the door. Both shared a look before turning to the door. Suddenly they were both on their feet. Sam held up a hand toward Katie signaling her to stay where she was. She rolled her eyes that even after all this time they still treated her like someone who needed to be protected. Sam walked over to the door looking through the peep hole.

"You have got to be kidding me" Sam says before swinging open the door.

"Dean!" Katie nearly shouts walking over to Sam's side to see the eldest Winchester standing in front of them. "What are you doing here?" She grabbed his arm and helped him into the room. "You're supposed to be in the hospital"

"Well I checked my self out" Dean replies taking a seat.

"What, are you crazy" Sam snaps glaring at his brother.

"Well, I'm not gonna die in a hospital where the nurses aren't even hot." Dean replies and Katie shakes her head.

"Dean, you know this whole I could care less about death thing you have going on here" she wave a hand toward him. "It's crap and I can see right through it" She walks over to him. "You look like crap which probably means you feel like crap."

"Sure, have you even slept princess?" Dean asks looking up to her eyes. He already knew the answer. "You look worse than me"

"Like that's even possible" Katie mutters before turning and walking back over to her book.

"Katie and I have been scouring the Internet for the last three days." Sam says and Dean sighs looking back over to his brother. "Calling every contact in Dad's journal."

"For what?" Dean asks leaning back in the chair.

"For a way to help you." Sam replies clearly annoyed with his brother's attitude. "One of Dad's friends, Joshua, he called me back. Told me about a guy in Nebraska. A specialist."

"You're not gonna let me die in peace, are you?" Dean asks looking between his brother and Katie.

"More like we're not gonna let you die period jackass" Katie says standing to her feet. "So feel however you want to feel right now, say whatever you want to say, but in the end you're going"

"Who's going to make me?" Dean asks folding his arms over his chest. Katie smiled and took a step toward him and he had to admit it was a little unsettling.

The moment Sam told her about the call about the faith healer, she was a little skeptical. Well a lot skeptical. The whole guy who can heal people screamed scam to her, but it gave him hope and there was nothing wrong with at least checking it out. The moment the pull up they see all the people gravitating toward the large white tent. She looks over to the sign that reads, "The Church of Roy LeGrange. Faith Healer. Witness the Miracle" and knows Dean's going to throw a fit about this whole thing.

"I got ya." Sam says helping Dean from the car.

"I got it." Dean says pushing away Sam's help. He looks over to the sign and shakes his head as he steps out of the car. " Man, you two are lying bastards." He looks over to Katie who only shrugs. "Thought you said we were going to see a doctor.

"I believe I said a specialist." Sam replied and Dean glared over to him. "Look, Dean, this guy's supposed to be the real deal." Dean shakes his head and looks back over to Katie.

"And I can't believe you are going along with this" Dean said to Katie. She was a witch after all. She couldn't possibly believe some guy had healing powers.

"Hey, sure at first I wasn't too sure about this, but right now this is all we got Dean" Katie said. "We could at least see what he's talking about" she walked over closer to him and whispered. "And you can do this for your brother"

"I have a right to protest." Dean looks up to the man speaking to the sheriff. "This man is a fraud. And he's bilking all these people out of their hard-earned money."

"Sir, this is a place of worship. Let's go. Move it." The sheriff said then they both walked away.

"I take it he's not part of the flock." Dean says as they start walking toward the tent.

"But when people see something they can't explain, there's controversy." Sam replies looking around at the many people.

"I mean, come on, Sam, a faith healer?" Dean asks trying to understand his brother's logic. Sam was always the logical one and this just didn't make any sense.

"Hey, we've looked under every rock to find something to help you Dean" Katie says moving in front of him stopping him in his tracks. "We started with what was logical and ended up here, and so you're going to see him" with that she turned and began walking toward the tent.

"When did she grow a pair?" Dean asked over to Sam.

"I heard that and I've always had them." Katie commented over her shoulder. "And they're bigger than yours now move your ass Winchester" She walked up until they were finally in line to get into the tent.

"Maybe it's time to have a little faith, Dean." Sam says over to his brother who sighs. He figures there's no way out of this.

"You know what I've got faith in?" Sam asks looking around to all the people. "Reality. Knowing what's really going on."

"How can you be a skeptic?" Sam asks. "With the things we see every day?"

"Exactly." Dean counters. "We see them, we know they're real. And I've seen what evil does to good people."

"May be God works in mysterious ways." A woman behind them says after overhearing part of their conversation. Dean and Sam turn to her, Dean smiling at the beautiful woman.

" Maybe he does." Dean replies a smile coming to his face even though he still feels like crap. "I think you just turned me around on the subject." The woman laughs and he knows his charm still works.

"I'm Dean." The eldest Winchester introduces. "This is Sam. "

"Layla." She replies. " So, if you're not a believer, then why are you here?"

"Well, apparently my brother and our friend in there believes enough for the three of us." Dean says as Layla's mother walks over to them.

"Come on, Layla. It's about to start." Her mother says before they walk over to their seats.

"Well, I bet you she can work in some mysterious ways." Dean says causing his brother to only shake his head. They continue to walk into the tent and sit by Katie who has taken a seat near the back.

"C'mon we're gonna get closer" Sam gestured to some empty seat in the front. Dean looked to the seats about to argue when he noticed the seats were behind Layla. He nodded before they all stood and walked over.

"Each morning, my wife, Sue Ann, reads me the news." Pastor Roy says his voice booming around the tent. "Never seems good, does it? Seems like there's always someone committing some immoral, unspeakable act." He's doesn't just stand behind some podium. He walks around looking at the people in the crowd. "But, I say to you, God is watching. God rewards the good, and He punishes the corrupt. Who does the healing here, friends? The Lord who guides me in choosing who to heal by helping me see into people's hearts."

"Yeah, or into their wallets." Dean said quietly to Sam and Katie. Katie nudges his arm and he glares at her.

"You think so, young man?" Roy said to Dean making the entire church go quiet. Dean looks up to see the Pastor standing right next to them and suddenly he's cursing Sam for wanted the close seats.

" orry." Dean replied.

"No don't be." Pastor Roy says. "You need proof. Well then maybe I can give it to you. Stand up"

"Uh, no." Dean says shaking his head. "Maybe you should pick someone else"

"No you came here for a reason." Roy says. "To be healed" Before Dean knew what was happening the pastor reached forward and touched his forehead and then everything just went black.

The moment it happen Katie and Sam rushed Dean back to the hospital. The waiting this time wasn't too long when a nurse came out telling them they could see Dean. When they walked in they could clearly see that he was alright. He looked better. They would ask him routinely just that and he kept reassuring them.

"So, you really feel okay" Sam asked Dean nodded.

"I feel fine, Sam." Dean replied

"You sure because if you're in pain you don't-"

" I'm fine." Dean says interrupting Katie. "Really. Stop worrying princess" He gave her a pat on the head.

"Stop that" she replies pushing his hand away. "And for the love of batman stop calling me princess" Dean laughed about to speak when a doctor walked in. They all looked over to her as she smiled.

"Well, according to all your tests, there's nothing wrong with your heart. No sign there ever was. Not that a man your age should be having heart trouble, but, still it's strange it does happen." The doctor says.

"Thanks Doc" Dean replied sending the woman a smile.

"Oh no problem" the nurse says before turning and leaving. The moment she's gone they all sit there in silence unknowingly thinking the same thing.

"Okay so this is weird" Katie says breaking the silence.

"Maybe it's a coincidence." Sam says looking between Katie and his brother. "People's hearts give out all the time"

"No, they don't." Dean replies

"Why can't we just take this one for what it is?" Sam asks. "You're fine let's just move one"

"Because something isn't right here and I want to find out what" Dean says to his disapproving brother.

"Sam, Dean has a point" Katie says and he looks over to her. "I mean I didn't know what was going to happen when we walked into that tent, but come on a full blown recovery from a touch definitely wasn't it"

"Fine" Sam sighs. "So what do you guys wanna do?" Sam asked looking between his brother and Katie.

"I guess go see our boy Roy" Dean says slipping out of the bed. Sam and Katie nodded before following him out of the room.


A/N: I will try to post the second half to this soon. Thanks for reading my lovelies!