Summary- Dean is granted his "heart's desire" while tangling with a witch. Now under a witch's spell, he feels compelled to overprotect Sam from every danger and wants complete control to keep Sam safe. Will the brother's relationship survive? S2

This story is a birthday dedication to my wonderful beta and friend- Sendintheclowns.

Once again, I'm totally blown away by the wonderful reviews for the last chapter- thanks so much for reading and especially reviewing!

Heart's Desire Seven

It had been a long morning, and Sam was frustrated. Both he and Dean had spent hours researching and had come up with nothing in regards on how to stop the spell. They both had decided to take a break and eat.

Then the irrational fear began again, and Sam finally told Dean just to go and get food rather than deal with Dean in over protective mode in public. Dean was reluctant to leave Sam until he was reminded of the fact that Sam's shoes and jacket were still in the trunk of the Impala.

With Dean gone, Sam was able to catch his breath. He decided this would be a good time to check in with Bobby. Sam grabbed his phone from the night stand and dialed.

"Singer, here." Bobby sounded tired.

"Hey Bobby, it's Sam." It was so good to hear Bobby's voice. Sam felt more relaxed talking to Bobby than he had all morning.

"Hey Sam, how's it going?" Bobby's voice had a note of concern in it.

"Well, I don't even know where to start. Dean is in over drive when it comes to protecting me. He tried to fight the spell last night, and man, I guess the best way to describe it was that he was like a junkie coming down off of a high. His mind was caught in a loop of despair, he was so afraid that I was going to leave during the night if he fell asleep, and as long as he fought acting on that thought, he was physically ill. I finally handed over my shoes and jacket to him and that stopped the pain." Sam let out a sigh, it felt good to unload his burden.

"Don't let him fight the spell anymore because from what I found out from Joshua this morning, it might prove to be fatal. I was just about to call you and warn you about that. Whatever you have to do to keep him from worrying about you, do it Sam." Bobby's tone was dead serious and it scared Sam.

"Don't worry, I'd already decided that after watching him last night. So did Joshua find out anything else?" Sam really hoped so.

"Well, I just caught up with him in Carthridge, Missouri. He was hunting a werewolf that turned out to be a rabid wolf. And I have some good news for you Sam, Joshua has been working on a potion that would reverse a spell like this one. The only problem is that he hasn't perfected it yet." Bobby's voice still sounded hopeful so that made Sam breathe easier.

"Well, that's a start at least. How long do you think it'll take to perfect this potion?" Sam asked but was afraid of the answer.

"A couple of weeks with the two of us working on it, maybe a little more or a little less. It'll be a hard two weeks for you Sam, but just know we're going to find a cure." Bobby's voice was reassuring.

"I can deal with the wait, but I'm worried about how paranoid Dean is becoming. I'm not sure how much longer he'll even trust you and Joshua when it comes to me." Sam started to panic again. He'd hate for his brother to hurt Bobby or Joshua.

"Calm down Sam, this will work itself out. Once we find a cure, we'll hunt you down and if we have to shoot Dean with a tranquilizer to get this to work we will. I just need you to keep him in the area, that way if he does break off contact, we've got an idea of where to search for you." Bobby's voice was calm and it calmed Sam down.

"How do I keep him here Bobby? He's not really listening to me." Sam was getting frustrated again, what good would it be to have a cure if Bobby and Joshua couldn't find them?

"Just use his paranoia against him, if he wants to leave just mention that the more time you 're in a car the more likely you'll be in an accident." Bobby sounded sure of himself.

"That's just evil Bobby, but it'll probably work. Do you have anymore information on where Kira disappeared too?" Sam hoped that she could be found, he really didn't want her to get away.

"No, but Ash is on that one. He has the word out to all the hunters coming through The Road House, so my guess is her days are numbered." Bobby said with a chuckle.

"Good, just keep me informed, well, if you can Bobby." Sam had a bad feeling that this might be their last conversation, considering Dean's deteriorating state.

"I will and take care Sam." And with that the line went dead. Sam hoped that the next few weeks would be bearable but he had a sinking feeling that he was in for a few weeks of hell.

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Dean knew he was driving his brother nuts, but he wasn't sure how to shut things down without becoming ill. It was getting harder and harder to stay in reality when it came to Sam.

They had been sitting in the motel room all afternoon and he knew that Sam was getting antsy. It was hard to bring himself to allow Sam out in public where he didn't have as much control, but he knew that Sam needed a break from the motel room.

"Sam, want to go to Sue's Diner and grab a bite to eat?" Dean watched as Sam lifted his head from the laptop that was perched on the small desk in the room.

"Um, are you sure that is a good idea Dean?" Sam replied cautiously watching Dean.

"Well no, but I think that if you want to have some freedom before I go bonkers, now would be the time to do that. I'm sure that Bobby and Joshua will find a cure, but it may take weeks, you said so yourself." Dean tried to give Sam a reassuring smile.

"You're not going bonkers Dean. I don't like hearing you talk like that, you can't help this. But your right, things are going to get worse before they get better so yeah, I'd like to get out for a bit. Could you get my shoes and jacket for me?" Sam replied as he shut down the computer.

"Sure Sam no problem." Dean was happy to see an actual smile appear on his brother's face. He hated being the reason Sam was so uptight.

The diner was a bit crowded, but Dean as able to find them a booth in the back. He watched Sam sit down and get comfortable. The waitress came by and sat down a napkin folded with silverware and a couple of glasses of water, and told them that she would be back for their order in a bit.

So far Dean had felt okay, but then he looked at the silverware in front of Sam. He knew that all that was in the set of silverware was a fork and a knife. The knife was a harmless butter knife, but all of the sudden visions of Sam hurting himself with it crept into his mind. He tried to shake the thought- he knew that the thought was totally ludicrous but it wouldn't leave his head.

Dean was brought out of his thoughts by his brother's voice.

"Dean, are you alright man? You're starting to get pale on me again. What's bothering you?" Sam eyes were filled with concern.

"It's so stupid Sam. I'm being stupid. I can't even begin to tell you, because you're going to think I'm a moron." Dean huffed out in embarrassment.

"Dean, are you kidding me? It can't be that bad. You've told people I have a doll collection, the least you can do is admit what you're thinking. I don't want you making yourself sick again." Sam's eyes were pleading.

"Yeah well Samantha, I guess it's payback time for me in spades. Uh, could I have your butter knife?" Dean hoped that Sam wouldn't make him elaborate on why he wanted the knife.

"Sure, but why?" Sam asked as he handed the knife to Dean.

Dean looked up at Sam sheepishly and replied, "Because I keep having thoughts of you hurting yourself with it."

"Oh, okay. That's fine Dean really. I was going to order the chili anyway so I won't need it." Sam tried his best reassuring smile but Dean could tell that under the humor of it all he was really bothered.

"Thanks Sam." Dean replied quietly. He knew that as each moment passed he was slipping deeper under the influence of the spell and it scared him to think of how far he would take this with Sam. He just hoped that Bobby and Joshua would find the cure soon.

AN: Thanks again for reading! I should have more up soon. I want to thank sendintheclowns for being such a quick beta and great friend.