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Ties that Blind

Chapter 2 – Too Late Again

"Dean…we have to help them…oh god, they all burned!" Sam whispered as he pitched forward unconscious into his brother's arms.

Dean sighed as he pulled his brother up onto the bed. "Come on Sam, wake up!" Dean said softly as he gently patted his brother on the cheek. He knew that the visions were getting more painful for his brother and he hated it.

Sam groaned, the pain in his head making it hard to open his eyes. He felt a soft wet cloth on his face and heard his brother's soothing voice. "It's ok Sam, take it easy."

"Dean?" Sam whispered "We have to get to Chicago…quickly."

"I know Sam; you just rest here while I get the car packed. We can take off in a few minutes. You can tell me about your vision in the car as we head there."

Sam closed his eyes, trying to get a better idea of where they needed to go from the vision. But the images were already fading. Sam was afraid that they might not be able to save the woman and children…but also knew that he had to try.

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Ellen sighed as she watched her daughter talking to one of the customers. She knew that Jo was still angry with her and she was worried that the girl might try something on her own again. She had tried to explain to her that John Winchester wasn't really to blame for her father's death…not really. But Jo refused to listen. Ellen knew that it was only a matter of time before Jo did something foolish and she was afraid that this time, Dean and Sam wouldn't be there to save her.

Jo finished talking to the hunter who had just come from Chicago. He had confirmed that the current case she was working on may be on target. Ever since she had returned from her first hunt, she had started to look for the next case. This time, she wasn't going to share the information with anyone and she wasn't using Ash to help her. She had to prove to her mother that she could handle herself.

It had taken Jo some time, but she had managed to earn enough extra money so that she could get to Chicago and check out her hunch. Her mother wouldn't be able to track her and this time she wasn't going to tell Ash anything. She knew her mother would worry, but she had to do this. As she headed for her room, she realized that it might be a while before she saw her mother again. For a moment, she thought about forgetting the hunt, but then she felt the small knife that she always kept on her belt…fingering the hilt for a moment, she grabbed the back pack she had hid and headed out into the night. The hunter she had spoken to was waiting for her, thinking she just wanted a ride into town. From there she'd make her way to Chicago and the mysterious fires that were cropping up. If she was right, the fires would increase in frequency and more innocent families would be killed.

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Dean watched as Sam slept with his head against the window. He had told Dean what he had seen, but unfortunately other than knowing it was on the south side of Chicago somewhere, Sam couldn't figure out where or when the fire was going to take place. They were just outside Chicago and Dean figured they would find a hotel and call it a night.

As Dean drove down a dark Chicago street, he saw a fire truck turn down the street ahead of him. Sam's head snapped up at the sound of the siren. "Dean, where are we?"

"Somewhere in south Chicago, why?"

"Dean, are we near the train?"

"I guess so, yeah I can hear one now…is this what you saw in your vision Sam?"

"I don't know, but we need to follow that fire truck"

Dean turned down the same street and began to follow the sounds of the fire truck. As he turned down the street, he saw the plume of dark smoke rising. Looking at Sam for a moment, Dean quickly turned down another street and parked. He and Sam hurried towards the scene of the fire…Sam's breath hitched in his throat as he saw it was the same home he had seen in his vision. "Dean!"

"Sam, keep back…it doesn't look like there is anything we can do!" Dean grabbed Sam as his brother started to run toward the burning building.

"Dean, they are trapped in there…we have to help them!" Sam cried as he struggled to get out of his brother's grasp. A moment later a loud explosion sounded as the house was totally engulfed in flames. Sam fell to his knees as he realized that once again they were too late.

Dean helped Sam back to the car. "You stay here for a minute Sam. I'll see what I can find out. Don't go anywhere ok?"

Sam just nodded as he watched the firemen working on containing the blaze. He could feel the tears on his face and he clenched his hands in a fist. Sam closed his eyes, not wanting to watch the scene of his failure. But as he sat in the car, the hair on the back of his neck stood up. Sam got out of the car and looked around, but couldn't see anything out of the ordinary. But that didn't mean nothing was there.

Dean saw Sam standing outside the car and hurried back over towards his brother. He had found out that the firemen suspected arson due to the speed at which the fire had spread. He also found out that the whole family had died in the blaze. The firemen were just waiting for the coroner to come before the bodies would be removed. He wanted to get Sam out of here before that happened.

"Sam, what part of stay in the car didn't you understand?" Dean said as he moved closer to his brother. "What's wrong Sammy?" Dean watched as Sam continued to search the surrounding area.

"I don't know Dean, I just felt like I was being watched…what did you find out?"

"I'll tell you on the way to the hotel Sam. We can't do anything else here for now." Dean got into the car and waited for Sam to get in.

As Sam closed the door he looked at Dean. "They're all dead aren't they?"

"Yes Sam, but there was nothing you could have done. Sam?" Dean watched as his brother swallowed and looked away from him.

"Look Sam, you did your best. We got here as quick as we could. I'm sorry…"

"I know Dean, it's just…why do I always have to see people die…especially if I can't save them? Why do I have these visions if I can't do something to prevent them from happening?"

"I don't know Sam, but we'll figure this out."

"We should call Ash to see if there are any signs Dean…otherwise, we need to start looking for one of the special children…my visions always center around one or the other." Sam said quietly as he put his head back and closed his eyes. Either way, he knew he wasn't going to like the answer. In the end, something evil was going on and it was up to him and Dean to figure it out and stop it.

TBC

Raven524: Since Kripke has given us a more defined reason behind Sam's visions, I'm going to try to stick to that for now. And for those who were worried about a Dean and Jo pairing…not to worry, it won't be happening in this fic…I just don't see those two becoming an item. So on to the next chapter…I hope to have it posted sometime tomorrow! Don't forget to review! I really like hearing from you guys!