The broken sounding pleas from Sam had Dean rushing to his bedside, pushing the doctor out of the way in the process.

"Where's Dean?" cried Sam.

"I'm here, Sam. I'm here," said Dean soothingly.

Sam looked at Dean, but it was like he wasn't seeing him.

Gently, Dean placed his hands one either side of Sam's face. He stared directly into Sam's eyes. "Sammy, I'm here."

Dean's nickname for him seemed to penetrate the fog surrounding Sam. He blinked his eyes a couple of times. "Dean, you're here."

"I'm here." Dean couldn't help, but notice the way Sam's body was shaking. "Sammy, you have to calm down. If you don't, the doctor is going to give you a shot."

"No needles, please."

"Okay, but you have to calm down. Okay, Sammy?"

Sam nodded.

"Take a deep breath and let it out," soothed Dean.

After a few moments spent listening to the soothing voice of his big brother, Sam's body started to relax. Seeing that his patient had calmed down, Dr. Connolly excused himself and left the room with the nurse following behind.

"Sam, I'm just gonna grab the chair. I'm not going anywhere. I just wanna sit down. Okay?"

"Okay."

Pulling the chair over to the bed, Dean sat down and picked up Sam's hand. "You wanna tell me what that was all about, Sam?"

"I thought you left me."

"Sammy, you can't get rid of me that easy. I'm not going anywhere. I just stepped to get a bit to eat." Dean was definitely going to be having words with Rosie later. "Why don't you get some rest? I'll be here when you wake up."

"Promise?"

"Promise."

Dean sat by Sam's side, holding his hand, as he drifted off to sleep. He was even more puzzled about Sam's sudden fear of needles than he was before. This was twice in less than twenty-four hours that he had become freaked out by needles. With their lifestyle, growing up, getting a shot was a common thing for the Winchesters. Dean hated getting a shot, but it never really bothered Sam. Even when he was a baby and had to get his vaccines. So why was he now upset by needles? That was a question that would have to wait until Sam was better and Dean could bring it up without upsetting him.

Dean decided that once Sam was all better and out of the hospital, they should find some place and hole up for awhile. There were a lot of things they had to discuss. Things they needed to work through. Sam getting sick helped Dean pull his head out of his ass and made him realize that their relationship was worth salvaging. Their brotherly bond was not broken beyond repair. They just needed to find someplace that Ruby didn't know about so that meant Bobby's house was out of the question. Dean thought on it awhile. It would have to be someplace out of the way and not too expensive. Dean knew of a place that fit the bill. Pastor Jim's cabin. Located in northern Michigan, it had belonged to Pastor Jim, who had inherited it from an uncle. The good family friend had let hunters stay there when they were in area and need a place to crash. Dean remembered a couple of summers spent there with his dad and Sammy. John would take on hunts in the area and Sam and Dean would spend their days practicing the backstroke in the lake. Some of Dean's favorite times were spent there. He wondered what had become of the place since Jim died. Bobby would know.

After checking that Sam was still sleeping, Dean quietly slipped out into the hallway, making sure not to stray to far from Sam's room. He wanted to be able to hear Sam if he started to wake up. He didn't want a repeat of earlier. Pulling out his phone, he called Bobby.

"Hello?"

"Hey, Bobby."

"Hey, Dean. What's up?" asked Bobby. "Everything okay with you and Sam?"

"Not really." Dean launched into an explanation of the events that transpired since he and Sam had last seen Bobby.

"Is Sam okay?" asked Bobby, his voice laced with concern.

"Right now, not really, but he will be," answered Dean, conviction evident in his voice.

"You boys need anything? You want me to come there?"

"Yeah. If you could come that would be great. I need to get our stuff from the motel and I don't want to leave Sam alone."

"I'm there."

"Thanks, Bobby," said Dean. "There's one other thing. Whatever happened to Pastor Jim's cabin? The one in upstate Michigan."

"He left it to me in his will. I haven't been there since before you know," said Bobby, alluding to Jim's untimely death.

"Yeah, I know," said Dean. "Do you think Sam and I could stay there for a while. Just until we figure out what where gonna do about Ruby."

"Sure thing. I'll bring the keys with me. I should warn you though, no one's been up to place in a long while. You'll need to stock up on food and the place is probably more than a little dirty.'

"That's okay." Maybe Sam and I can give it a good cleaning to repay Bobby for all of his help, thought Dean.

After saying goodbye to Bobby, Dean grabbed a cup of coffee from the vending machine across from Sam's room. His phone rang as the coffee was dispensing. Thinking it was probably Bobby, Dean didn't bother checking the number before answering."Bobby?"

"No, it's not Bobby," said the feminine voice.

"Ruby," hissed Dean.

"Where is he?"

"What do you want, Ruby?" It was all Dean could do to keep from telling the demon off. He wasn't going to do that in a hospital.

"Sam," replied Ruby. "I want to talk to Sam. Since he's not answering his phone, I've resorted to calling you."

"Well that's too bad, cause I'm not putting Sam on the phone."

"Don't be a jerk. I have something important to tell Sam."

More lies about me, no doubt, thought Dean. "Well, why don't you take out an ad in the newspaper, cause that's the only way Sam's gonna hear anything you have to say."

"You can't keep him from me!" growled Ruby.

"Watch me." Hanging up the phone before Ruby could answer, Dean had to resist the urge to throw it against the wall. Although it wouldn't matter if he did break the phone. He and Sam would need new phones that Ruby couldn't track. A quick call to Bobby took care of that. Grabbing his coffee, Dean headed back into Sam's room. He was relieved to find his brother still sleeping.

Resuming his seat as Sam's side, Dean made a silent vow to protect his brother from from Ruby. Mom and Dad asked me to take care of you and I swear that I'm gonna keep you safe Sam, no matter what.

More to Come

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