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You all still alive? -_-

Okay, so I've been... busy? honestly, at this point I'm not expecting anyone to be reading this still, but I'm just gonna post for the heck of it. I was reading old fics and found more inspiration!

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Sam gave a sideways smile. "It took me a couple weeks to gain my bearings. Dean had left a note explaining... everything." Tears brimmed his eyes. "He... went after AISP. To attack from the inside out." Obviously drained, he leaned back against the wall, sighing deeply. "I went to your place not long after that."

Okay, to say I was feeling a little overwhelmed would be just slightly be an understatement. To be honest, the only emotion I was feeling was relief. Relief that Dean still cared about me. Still loved me. It made those years alone seem less painful. I was still angry at him for just leaving me, but at least now I understood.

As I was trying to assimilate all this information, Sam wrapped his arms around himself and whimpered. "Please don't be mad...!"

"Oh, Sam..." I could tell that he was starting to retreat back into himself, and it didn't surprise me after the emotionally draining storytelling. But it still saddened me.

Sam gripped his head as he started to cough. It was as if the words were forcing themselves out of his throat. "We'll always find each other... dirt'ee boy needs a bathin'...! One more set of trials before Adam is ready... just follow the gold trail..."

Gold trail. Dean. Judging from Sam's story, he was able to see some sort of residual essence of Dean in places that he's been. That was what Sam was seeing as we walked through the sewers. It's what he saw when he looked at the other psychics. He sees where Dean's been.

I gently stroked Sam's head, trying to calm him down. "Get some sleep, Sam. It'll be better when you wake up."

It look a while, but as he murmured others' thoughts, he eventually calmed down and fell into a restless sleep.

I looked around at the others. Laura was rocking her sleeping daughter, seemingly staring into space. Markus was laying back, reading his very worn bible.

Jack and Marie were whispering in low tones, seemingly arguing about something. Marie was looking at her brother imploringly, but Jack was having none of it. Eventually, Jack just shook his head and laid down, turning away from his sister.

Marie hit her fist against her leg in frustration. She sighed as she quickly scanned the sewer main. When she saw me looking at her, she smiled and stood, coming down to sit next to me and Sam. "How are you holding up?"

I shrugged. It was kind of a loaded question. "I feel like my head's gonna explode."

Marie laughed lightly, but I got the impression it was forced.

I shook my head. "I just learned that my fiance still loves me."

Marie frowned. "Jack said Dean was your fiance. Is that true?"

I nodded solemnly. "I just learned everything from Sam. What Dean's been up to these last few years, why he left... I understand it, but I still can't help but be angry at him. Angry for leaving me... alone."

Marie shifted uncomfortably. "I never knew Dean had anyone. Outside of his brother, I mean."

I laughed bitterly. "Yeah. He cared so much about me he never even mentioned me. I certainly came high in his priority list," I murmured sarcastically.

Marie shook her head earnestly. "Stop it! Just because he never mentioned you to us doesn't mean he didn't care about you. In fact, the reason he probably never mentioned you was to keep you a secret. The less people who know about you, the harder it would make if for AISP to find you."

Huh. I didn't think about it that way. The small hopeful part of me clung to that knowledge.

Marie looked at Sam with a glint in her eyes. "He's handsome," she murmured. "More so than his brother, I'd say."

I raised an eyebrow at this. "You think?"

Marie looked at me for a second before blushing. "Well, I mean, the scars are a bit much, but you could consider them sexy, and he's got stunning eyes, kinda like Dean's though I never really saw that much into Dean's eyes, Sam's also got this..." she bit her lip when she realized she was ranting.

I just found it adorable. Marie and Sam were about the same age, so it wasn't that crazy of a thought. Though Sam may be a bit... touched... he had a good heart. And given our current circumstances, I'm sure some sort of connection with someone besides me would be beneficial.

"Anyway," Marie said, obvious embarrassed, "I got first watch tonight. Try and get some sleep." With this, she stood and walked back to her place next to her brother.

I looked down at Sam, whose face was scrunched in fear, but otherwise was peaceful. I hoped he could get some more sleep that was relatively nightmareless.

I laid next to him and closed my eyes, sleeping taking over quicker than I thought it would.

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