Author's notes: Thanks to 'sammyluvr83' for your review! I love the Aiden/Dean moments too! The only problem I have is that I only have one reviewer! Please, if you read this...can you at least let me know what you think of it? Reviews are my motivation and inspiration. Anyways, here's the next chapter...warnings for some language and the usual...


Chapter Five: The truth comes out

The following morning, Aiden was awake early. He jumped out of bed and changed quickly. He checked out the window and saw the Impala was still there. Grinning, he snuck out of the room and over to the Impala.

'Wow' he ran a hand over it and then heard voices from his dad's room. Aiden dashed around the corner to listen but stay hidden.

'What time?' Dean asked Sam as they came outside.

'Ah, about nine?' Sam thought. 'Yeah nine pm, at the cemetery'

'Okay' Dean sighed. 'Ah man, I've got to take Aiden out to lunch to day…what fun' he said sarcastically. 'I mean, what the hell am I meant to say? I can't just flat out say that I saved you and now because of that I'm gonna die in less than three months' Dean frowned.

'Dude, it'll be okay' Sam tried to offer some support.

'Yeah. Right' Dean frowned. 'Think he'll like it if I took him for a drive in my baby?' he grinned and Aiden peaked to see what Dean meant. Dean was running a hand over his car as though it was made of gold.

'Yeah' Sam shrugged. 'I don't really know the kid'

'Well you should' Dean told him. 'You'll be looking after Rachel and Aiden once I'm gone'

'Stop talking like that' Sam frowned. 'We're going to find a way to save you'

'Sam, you can't save me, okay?' Dean tried once again to convince him.

'Whatever' Sam rolled his eyes. 'I'll be at the library all day and then we'll meet at the cemetery okay?'

'I heard you the first five hundred times' Dean frowned. 'Hey, you think Rachel is a hunter?'

'Why do you say that?'

'Well it's just…ah never mind' Dean sighed. 'Just it seemed they knew how to use a gun and all…hey, how awesome would it be if Aiden could handle a gun' Dean grinned.

'And that's awesome, because…?' Sam asked, a bit confused.

'Well, we could go shooting together or something' Dean shrugged. 'Forget it, I doubt he could'

'I can!' Aiden came around the corner anxiously. 'I even repelled a spirit once!'

'Where did you come from?' Dean asked, since the kid had given him one hell of a fright. 'How long were you there?'

Aiden shrugged and came over. 'I'm a good shot' he nodded. 'Mum taught me when I was six'

'Right' Dean nodded. 'I've got to drop Sam off at the Library, why don't you stay out of trouble…is your mum up yet?'

'No' Aiden admitted.

'Then she's not going to be happy if she wakes up and you're gone…will she?' Dean asked knowledgably. 'Right?'

'Yeah, guess' Aiden sighed.

'Ah' Sam gave a wave to Aiden as he got into the car.

Aiden gave a brief wave back and stood at his motel door to watch them drive off.


Rachel awoke a little while later and found a note on Aiden's bed. She sat up panickly and read it, seeing it wasn't her son's handwriting.

'Oh' she relaxed once she identified it as Dean's and it simply said no to worry because Aiden was with him in his motel room.

Rachel got up and dressed into some casual jeans and a shirt. She brushed her hair and went through one of her bags, pulling out some books and loose papers. She gave herself a once over in the mirror and then left the motel room, locking it as she did so.


Rachel paused outside Dean's room and heard Aiden laughing, which was a very wonderful sound. It also made her happier to hear Dean's laughter as well.

She went inside to witness the game they were playing.

'Royal flush! I win!' Aiden grinned, holding his cards up. 'Oh, hi mum' he gave a wave.

Dean's grin disappeared and he looked a guilty again.

'You taught him poker?' Rachel asked, trying to be cheerful so Dean knew she wasn't in a bad mood with him or anything.

'Yeah, something I have now realized to be a mistake' Dean sighed, gathering up the cards.

'I beat him' Aiden gloated. 'Every one'

'Ah, not every one' Dean corrected. 'I won the first game…and ah, he won the rest' he sighed, giving Rachel a small smile.

'I see' Rachel nodded. 'Where's Sam?' she was then aware of his absence.

'Library' Dean replied. 'Is everything okay?' he asked since Rachel had an armful of books and her expressions seemed tense.

'Ah, sure' she said with a bright expression, giving Aiden a smile. 'You know what? Your dad and I need to have a very important chat. So how about Dean drops you off to spend a bit of time your uncle Sam until we're done, is that okay?'

'I guess' Aiden shrugged.

'Hey, it'll be fun. I know Sammy's a bit of a Geek…but he's pretty cool to hang out with' Dean said with an encouraging smile. 'Tell ya what, we'll even go there in the Impala'

'Really? Awesome!' Aiden grinned.

'I won't be long' Dean said to Rachel as led Aiden outside, reminding him he needed his jacket.

Rachel nodded to no one and sighed, looking around the room. She spotted a few newspaper clippings lying around and a pizza box, but nothing of much interest. She grabbed the cards and placed them on the bedside drawers. Then she tossed the pizza box and two beer bottles in the bin outside. After that, she dumped all her books and papers onto the now-cleared table. She stood there for a moment and then looked over at Dean's bed, which she knew it was his because all his stuff was littered at the end. She went over and sat on it, feeling it with her hand. Rachel smiled sadly at one of his shirts, the same type of shirt he'd worn when she'd first met him. Rachel disposed it back to where it was and lay against Dean's pillow, inhaling his scent.

And ten minutes later, that's how Dean found her.

'I smell good, don't I?' he joked, knowing what she was doing.

'Oh!' she sat up again but couldn't really lie about it. 'Yeah, I guess you still do' she said.

'So um, what's this about?' he wondered, seeing where she'd left her papers, books and stuff. 'Oh, and I have been wondering: how did you know I was going to Hell? I left that exact detail out'

'Ah yeah, that's actually what this is about' Rachel sighed and went over to her papers, sitting at the table. 'There's something else I haven't told you'

'The surprises keep coming' Dean muttered and sat across from her curiously.

'Do you remember the week before you left? You gave me some books on how to protect myself and stuff'

'Yeah, I remember' Dean replied with a nod.

'Well um…really?' she frowned, surprised he did actually remember. 'Ah…' she cleared her throat. 'Well before that, you told me the truth, like after our one month anniversary…and ah, I guess afterwards I got a bit curious'

'This can't be good' he sighed.

'I looked into protections and stuff but I also came across a few things about demons, and such. So when my brother was killed, it didn't take me long to realize what really did it'

'And what did it?' Dean played along, not knowing where this was heading but so far he didn't like it.

'Vampire' she sighed.

'Was he turned? I mean they don't usually attack just for food as often' Dean couldn't help himself.

'Ah no, he…ironically, was into the supernatural stuff and did a bit of hunting. But the nest killed him out of revenge to killing some of their own…I dunno' she said. 'My point is, firstly that it's not your fault and secondly I am ah…well I guess we're one of the same'

'So you do hunt?' Dean leaned against the back of his chair.

'Only a bit' Rachel shrugged. 'I don't really often, I just like to read everything about it…it fascinates me'

'Yeah, I remember' Dean nodded. 'We spent hours just talking about some of the things I'd hunted and how to kill them'

'Yeah' she sighed, a bit sadly.

'So um, what's all this?' he gestured to the papers. 'You could have said what you did without all this'

'They're the answer' she put simply.

'The answer? The answer to what?' Dean could not see how any of the disorganized papers in front of his could be the answer to anything.

'How to save you' Rachel said with more definition. 'You made a deal to save Sam and I get that. But I will not let you die Dean' she told him seriously.

'What?' he sat forward again. 'Rach, Sam is a very experienced hunter and knows so much about the supernatural and our friend Bobby is practically a living library of supernatural…and they have been trying to find a way to save me for the last eight and a half months…but nothing. How could you have possibly…?'

'You're forgetting one thing' Rachel replied. 'Wait, you called me "Rach" Dean' she said.

'Whatever, what am I forgetting?' he tried to keep focused on the issue at hand, not to create other ones.

'I may not be an experienced hunter or have a million books on this stuff, but I have had ten whole years find an answer'

'How could you know that I was going to-'

'Dean, I told you…I was fascinated. I read everything but when I found about crossroad deals and how there are some you just can't get out of…I was determined…so I tried to find a way. And after ten years...I have'

Dean got anxious and a bit excited then. He grabbed some of her research and started reading it. 'You're serious? You found a way?'

'Yeah' Rachel said, feeling it was worth it when she saw the renewed hope in Dean's eyes. 'I did, which means you don't have to leave us. You…you can watch Aiden grow up and…' she was now happy too.

Dean looked up at her and smiled, he felt he could kiss her right now, actually…

Rachel watched as Dean left his seat and stood over her.

'You're amazing, did you know that?' he asked.

'Yeah!' she said as though she'd known all along how wonderful she was. 'Of course, how can I not be if I'm staring at such a sexy man?' she teased; old habits die hard.

'Well' Dean smirked. 'In that case' he pulled her to her feet but then realized what he was doing and looked away.

'Sorry' Rachel sighed. 'I just…wanted to remember what it was like' she sighed and a single tear slid down her face.

Dean saw it fall onto his hand since he still had her hands in his.

'Don't cry' he said and lifted her chin with his hand. He rubbed his hand over her face, wiping away the tear's wet trail. Rachel smiled and leaned against his chest, just embracing him and breathing in his scent. It felt like home to both of them.

Dean rested his chin atop her head, just like he used to and rubbed his hands along her back. After what felt like years, Rachel parted from him and looked up at his eyes with a loving smile.

Dean looked down at her face and took in all her features. Her dark hair that felt like silk when he touched it, her bubbly smile that always made him feel warm inside and her searching green eyes that were now watery.

'It's been a long time' Rachel sighed.

'Too long' Dean replied as though in a trance. He raised her chin up again and leaned forward. Before he knew it, he was kissing her. Their tongues met and she kissed him back, her hand rising from his waist to be wrapped around his neck. Dean placed a hand on her waist and another on the back of her head.

During their passionate kissing, the motel door opened and there stood a very shocked Sam and Aiden.

The only thing that made their presence known was Aiden's voice.

'Ew, gross' Aiden pulled a face while Sam raised his eyebrows in surprise.

Dean and Rachel parted and seemed a little embarrassed to find they had witnesses…unfortunately.

'What are you two doing here?' Dean asked, separating from Rachel, which made him feel colder.

'Ah...' Sam gave a nervous laugh. 'We ah' he cleared his throat and tried not to laugh. 'We're done researching…there's not much more needed and Aiden didn't want to miss lunch'

'Oh, right' Dean nodded and gave Rachel a look that clearly meant, "Damn"

She chuckled a little and then sighed. She leaned closer to Dean and whispered into his ear. 'How about you go and have lunch with Aiden while I tell Sam about how we're going to save you…since he is a big part of it'

'Okay' Dean nodded. 'So ah, Aiden! What would you like for lunch?'

'Cheeseburger' Aiden grinned.

'Cheeseburger it is' he nodded. 'Come on, I know the perfect place'

'Isn't mum or Uncle Sam coming with us?' Aiden wondered.

'Nah, they work…we play' Dean smirked. 'Um, your mum and Sam need to have to talk about research and stuff'

'Okay' Aiden nodded and smiled.

Rachel watched her boys leave and then smiled a little shyly at Sam.

'Sorry' she smiled.

'Nah, at least you guys are getting along a lot better' he sighed. 'Do we actually have something to talk about or was that just Dean's excuse?'

'No, we seriously have something to talk about and I'm afraid you're going to kiss me for it then' she joked. 'Kidding' she added to Sam's shocked face. 'Okay, um…you know how Dean made that Deal to save you and all?'

'Yeah' Sam nodded and walked over, removing one of his jackets.

'Well, Dean said you and Bobby have been trying to find a way to save Dean from it for like…eight months?'

'Yeah' Sam sighed. 'And with no luck…but you're welcome to help'

'You misunderstand. I have read about the supernatural for ten years and when I first started I found out about crossroad deals and since then I wanted to find a way to save someone from a unbreakable deal…such as the one Dean had gotten his stupid self into' she sighed. 'And…I did'

'You…what?' Sam couldn't believe his ears.

'I have a way to save Dean' she confirmed. 'Although because he saved you…you're a major part of it'

'How? I mean how do we save him?' Sam came closer and noticed her paperwork for the first time.

'Well for starters…it's gonna be hell painful' she sighed. 'Nothing that'll kill you, but you'll probably wish otherwise'

'Whatever it takes' Sam said honestly. 'What do you need?'

'A lot' Rachel sighed. 'That's the only problem. I think we can get it but it'll be cutting it short otherwise. Three months, is that how long we've got?'

'Ah' Sam sighed. 'Actually it's about…' he thought for a moment. 'Maybe two months…and nine days?'

'Wow, okay' she sighed. 'But don't tell Dean how much it's gonna hurt cuz I guarantee he won't let you or Aiden do it'

'Wait, Aiden as well?'

'Oh, he's not needed in a painful way…but we do need a few things from him…since he's the child of Dean' she shrugged. 'It's a type of ritual and involved loads of plants, items and blood…gosh it's gonna be tough'

'Do you have a list?' Sam wondered.

'Somewhere in there' Rachel pointed to the pile. 'How about you work it out because I know how much you've put in to save him…now's your chance' she smiled.

'Wow, I don't believe it…are you sure?'

'A hundred per cent' she nodded. 'You don't have to kiss me…but a hug would be nice'

Sam smiled at her happily and gave her a hug, before settling himself at the table and started going through all the research and notes while Rachel watched over his shoulder.


A few hours passed and Sam had managed to sort most of the stuff out but he wasn't taking any chances, he wanted to make sure he did everything right. Rachel was over on Dean's bed going through a thick envelope that contained family photos and ones of Aiden when he was younger. She was sure Dean would like to have a look at then and maybe Sam later once he was done with the papers.

The door opened and Dean came inside with Aiden. The boys were grinning from ear to ear. Dean shut the door and noticed Sam busy with the research, which he'd expected. He sighed and looked over to Rachel as she sat on his bed, listening to Aiden.

'Well we drove around in the Impala for a bit and then Dean took me to this awesome place in town that had the best burgers and the chicks were awesome' he sniggered, much to his parents surprise. 'And after that we went for ice cream, and then Dean took me to the park for a bit and then we drove around in the Impala some more and finally…we're back' He grinned.

'Well I'm glad you're both back' Rachel smiled. She gave Aiden a kiss and then got up to hug Dean.

'Sam's no fun' Rachel said once they parted again.

'Mhm?' Sam looked up, hearing his name.

'Nothing, bookworm' Dean replied and Sam went back to his work.

'Uncle Sammy does a lot of reading' Aiden noticed.

'Don't call me Sammy' Sam mumbled as he took notes on something.

'Dean does' Aiden said in his own defense.

'Yeah, I'm the only one allowed to kiddo' Dean smirked. 'In for another game of poker?'

'Sure, so long as you wanna lose again' Aiden grabbed the cards and they set it up on Sam's bed since Dean's was a lot messier.

'I'll supervise, make sure no one's cheating' Rachel smiled and saw beside Dean, resting her chin in his shoulder while he played with Aiden.


Sam checked his watch and noticed it was almost eight. He sighed and turned around. He saw Aiden sleeping in his bed while Dean and Rachel were looking over some photos on Dean's bed.

'Hey' Sam sighed and stretched, feeling a bit cramped. 'Are we still up for that thing tonight?'

'Guess so' Dean sighed, glancing up from the photo of Aiden when he was a toddler.

'The spirit?' Rachel asked and Sam nodded. 'Well, I could go if you want? I mean Dean can stay here with Aiden' she turned to Dean. 'I think it would be good for you and I'd love to do some hunting'

'Or' Sam thought aloud, since she offered. 'You two can go and I'll keep an eye on Aiden, plus I can keep working on this' he pointed to the papers behind him. 'I've still got a lot to do'

Dean and Rachel looked at each other.

'Yeah, that works' Dean shrugged.

'Okay, cool' Rachel grinned.

'Just ah…it is about hunting' Sam reminded them as they smirked a little too mischievously.

'Oh we know' Dean nodded. 'Dude, we're professionals' he gave an innocent grin while reaching for Rachel's hand.

'Hey' Rachel noticed and held up his hand. 'You're still wearing that ring I gave you' she noticed with a smile.

'Yeah' Dean shrugged. 'Anyway, we should get ready' he sighed and got up, claiming the shower first.


Author's notes: Well, there y'all go! Please send me a review, I really need them at this point. Just let me know what you think, ideas and speculations? Anyways, please review!