Disclaimer: I do not own Supernatural or any of its characters, I do however own Annie and Binx

A/N: This was supposed to be out about what? Two days ago? HaHa. Sorry, but I just couldn't get the right feel for this chapter, I kept watching the eppy over and over and re-writing and re-writing this chapter. Bleh. But here it is! Whoo! -Kalli

Love, Such a Silly Game We Play

"There he is." Annie pointed in the direction of Dean as their eyes adjusted to the darkness of the bar. Sam nodded and the two made their way past Dean to a table as he grinned and leaned against the bar as he flirted with the bartendress. Dean almost slipping from his place against the bar when he caught sight of Annie passing him, he dismissed the napkin the bartendress slid his way and went to find Annie.

"Hey." He said quietly as he sat next to Annie at the table.

"Hey." Annie smiled softly.

"I didn't do anything." Dean blurted out after Annie went back to looking at her laptop. "I mean, I was flirting...but I didn't touch."

When Annie laughed softly and shook her head he got a little defensive.

"I'm serious! I even left her number on the bar."

This time Annie gave a hearty laugh and looked up at Dean. "Okay, I believe you. Besides, it's a little obvious. You're not grinning and your hair's in place."

Dean's retort fell short as Sam got up from the table and walked away, Annie and Dean shooting one another a look before following after, stopping next to Sam as he talked to a little too perky blond.

Dean cleared his throat and shot his brother a look, Annie smacking him in the stomach.

"Dean, you're being rude." Annie hushed but rolled her eyes as he cleared his throat louder this time.

"Dude, cover your mouth." The woman sent a look his way before turning back to Sam while Annie tried to stifle her laughter and Dean frowned.

"Meg, this is my brother, Dean, and my friend Annie." Sam introduced.

Meg looked at Annie and smiled before looking at Dean and frowning deeply. "So you're the one I've heard all about."

Dean grinned and nodded. "That's me."

"How dare you drag your brother around like luggage! And you drive sweet Annie away??"

Dean glared at the woman and his brother and then trudged off back to their table to grab his jacket, Annie standing there uncomfortably as she bit her lip.

"I, uh, I should go make sure...he doesn't walk out in front of a car or...something."

Sam quirked a brow and Annie shrugged in reply.

"What? He's not usually turned down by girls." Annie walked to their table, grabbing her jacket and laptop and followed after Dean. "Hey! Wait up!" She grabbed onto his arm as she caught up to him at the door.

"What?" Dean asked softly.

"It's no big deal you know." She moved her hand down to his and rubbed his forearm softly with her other hand. "Remember Maddeline Sanders?"

"Annie." Dean whined and turned to her. "You promised to never bring that up again."

Annie smiled and shrugged. "Hey, it happens to everyone. Remember Marc Mears?"

Dean frowned as the last part came out in a dreamy sigh.

"That guy was a jerk."

"I thought I was in love with him." She whispered before smiling softly at Dean.

"You thought you were in love with that freak?"

Annie pouted and slapped his arm. "I was 18 and he had a Plymouth Duster...black interior. And that tattoo..."

"You like tats? I can get a tattoo. You just name what and where." He gave her a suggestive smirk.

"Anything?" Annie grinned and bit her lip, Dean nodding. "Would you get a kitten on your forearm?"

Dean frowned and pulled his arm from hers, muttering a, "No."

"A rose? Lily?"

Dean turned back to her as she did that wistful sigh again. "Lily? What the Hell is it with you and lilies?"

"You don't remember?" Annie asked softly, Dean shaking his head in answer. "When you asked me to Junior Prom, you gave me lilies. Graduation, you gave me lilies. I dunno," She shrugged and blushed as Dean stared at her, eyes soft and small smile on his face. "I just like them."

Dean licked his lips and caught Annie's gaze before leaning in slowly, lips almost on hers when Sam's throat clearing broke them apart. Dean shot his brother a dirty look as Annie blushed again and raked her fingers through her hair nervously.

"So what the Hell's up with you? You were bitching about me to some chick and told personal stuff about me?!"

Sam arched a brow at his brother about the last part, catching on when Dean glanced towards Annie quickly.

"Yeah well, there's something not right about her." He stuffed his hands in pockets as the three made their way across the street to the Impala.

"Tell me about it. She wasn't into me." Dean retorted.

Sam shook his head and frowned. "No, I met her on the side of the rode in the middle of nowhere, and now again in a bar in Chicago? Think about it, Dean."

"So what are you gonna do, watch her?" Dean chuckled.

"Yeah," Sam nodded. "That's exactly what I'm going to do."

Dean stopped chuckling and stared at his brother as Annie's eyes went wide. "Sam..."

"Not like that, Dean!"

"I think you're thinking a little too much with your upstairs brain, huh?" Dean grinned suggestively, tossing the keys to the Impala to Sam. "Go on you perv."

"Dean..."

Dean grabbed Annie's hand and shook his head. "We'll just go research that symbol. Stay out of sight you little freak."

Sam bit the inside of his lip and yanked open the driver's side door, Annie and Dean walking down the side walk to the motel.

-

"Binx?" Annie called as she pushed past Dean and hurried into the room. "Mommy's home!"

At the sound of Annie's voice the kitten's head popped up from her curled up position on Dean's pillow, meowing softly as she stretched and ran to the edge of the bed. Dean frowned and rolled his eyes at the indent of the kitten's body on his pillow. It's always his pillow.

"Why my pillow??"

"Don't listen to him, baby. Daddy just doesn't understand how much you love him."

Dean looked at her and rolled his eyes at the baby voice she used, but grabbed the kitten from her and snuggled it into his chest before going over to his side of the bed and opening Sam's laptop to research the symbol.

"So you have any ideas on what this symbol is?" Annie asked as she picked up the piece of paper he'd drawn a replica of the symbol on.

"Not a clue. Looks like we're looking this one up from scratch."

"Great." Annie sighed and sat next to him on her side of the bed and opening her own laptop to search.

Annie groaned and stretched her arms above her head as she tried to stretch the worn and tired muscles in her back, once that was done she leaned back and scratched at the kittens ears as she slept peacefully between Dean and Annie.

Dean sighed and closed his phone, shaking his head. "Poor boy, won't just get out of the car and go talk to her..."

Annie shook her head and gently smacked his arm. "Leave your brother alone, Dean."

Dean looked over at her ready to retort when he noticed the small distance between them, looking at her lips then her eyes and back to her lips, he took the plunge, leaning in and pressing his lips to hers in a soft and slow kiss. Annie's brow furrowed before she smiled slight and returned the kiss just as soft and slow as Dean. Dean groaned slightly and willed himself to pull away, resting his forehead against Annie's as he pushed her hair behind her ear.

"Why'd you stop?"

"Do you want me to?" He asked quietly.

Annie searched his eyes for a moment or two before shaking her head slightly, small smile gracing her lips.

Dean nodded and leaned back in, pressing his lips against hers in a slow kiss. He leaned in closer to her, minding the small kitten sleeping between them, placing his hand on the crown of her head before tangling his fingers in her hair as he deepened the kiss a little more. Annie groaning and placing her hand on his neck then pushing him away softly.

"We should," Annie cleared her throat and shook her head smiling softly. "uh, we should get back to research."

"Yeah..." Dean nodded but didn't move to go back to his laptop, keeping his forehead rested on hers.

"Yeah..." Annie repeated him, not moving either.

Finally, after what seemed like forever between the two looking at one another's lips then back to their eyes, they pulled away, chuckling slightly.

"No way..." Annie stared wide-eyed at the papers Dean printed out on the motel printer, thanks to Annie flirting with the boss' son.

"Yeah." Dean sighed and scrubbed his hands down his face.

"Dean?!" Came Sam's panicked voice, Dean and Annie jumped up for their bed and rushed out to Sam.

"Dude, I gotta talk to you." They spoke at once, scrunching up their faces at each other.

Annie squealed and bit her lip. "Doublemint Moment! Yes! I've been waiting for one of those again!" At the eye rolls they sent her she sighed and nodded. "Sorry."

-

Annie groaned quietly as she stopped next to Dean, her hands digging into the bars of the elevator shaft they were climbing up. Dean pulling himself up before pulling Annie up, keeping her near him as Sam pulled himself up and the three moved to crouch behind crates.

"Boys, isn't hiding a little childish?" Meg's voice came from the front of the building. "Come out."

Sam and Dean frowned at each other before standing and walking out from their hidden spots, Annie staying behind Dean as she watched the surroundings behind them, frowning at the shadow like creatures that slinked around the walls. The last thing she heard before she slipped into darkness was the painful groans of Sam and Dean.

"Oh God." Annie groaned, going to reach at her head but frowning and rolling her eyes when she found her hands were tied to a pole behind her.

"Annie?" Dean's voice was on the other side of the pole, right behind her. "You all right?"

She stretched out her legs to get the feeling back into them before nodding. "I'll live."

Dean nodded himself before looking in Sam's direction, shuddering as Meg straddled him again and nipped at his neck. Annie smiling in relief when she seen Sam had cut through his ropes.

"Did you try to distract me while your brother tried to get free?" Meg pouted.

"No." Sam shook his head. "It's because I have a knife of my own." He smirked before head-butting her, knocking her out cold.

"Get the alter!" Dean yelled as he snapped the the half-cut ropes around his wrists before cutting Annie's and crouching next to her as Meg screamed and was pulled out the window by the shadow like creatures. The three walked over to the window cautiously and looked down at the body sprawled out on the shattered glass.

Pushing the motel room door open Annie winced as she tried to scrape the dried blood off the side of her face, the boys right behind her. Dean froze however as a figure at the window caught his eye.

"Hey!" Sam yelled going for the light switch but freezing when the figure turned around.

"Dad?" Dean breathed out, not getting a chance to say anything else as Annie shoved past him and stomped over to John who was holding Binx by the scruff of the neck.

"Hand her over!" Annie narrowed her eyes at him, smile gracing her lips as the kitten was placed in her hands. "As much as I love you, John, you grab her like that again, I promise you'll be on the floor before you can blink."

"Damn thing bit me." He grumbled as he rubbed at his sore hand.

Annie just cuddled the purring kitten into her chest and moved out of the way so John's boys could get to their father.

"Dad." Dean repeated, eyes shinning as he looked over his Dad before he was pulled into a hug. Dean grinned at his father and moved out of the way for Sam see their Dad.

Annie stood next to Dean and cuddled the kitten as Sam and John talked to one another, Annie smiling softly and leaning against Dean as the two hugged. John pulled away from Sam and looked at Dean and Annie, small smile forming on his lips as he took in the way Annie was leaned on him, her head resting against his shoulder. Before he could say anything John was yanked back and into the kitchenette wall followed by Sam, Dean pressing Annie to the floor and huddling over her back only to be thrown back against the wall. Annie screamed and covered her head with her arms as John yelled out in pain.

"Cover your eyes!" Sam yelled and cracked open a flare, the shadow like creatures disappearing instantly.

Annie bit her lip and looked down as Sam and John finished their fighting, both staring at each other with heat in their eyes, she hated it when they fought.

"Anna, Sweetie," John smiled softly at the woman he always seen as his little girl. "you watch those two, okay? Don't let them get at each other's throats too bad."

Annie nodded and hugged John willing her tears not to fall, finally a small laugh came out when he pulled away and looked down at the kitten in her arms, he sighed and scratched the kitty behind the ears before pressing a kiss to the side of Annie's head.

John stepped back and watched as Annie and Sam climbed into the front seat of the Impala, he grabbed Dean by the arm and pulled him out of ear-shot.

"You hurt that girl, Dean and I swear to God, any time I'd ever grabbed your ear or tanned your hide will seem like cake. You hear me?"

Dean nodded obediently at his Father and let out a sigh as he was pulled into a hug.

"Look after her and your brother." John patted his son's back before pulling away. "Take care of yourself."

Dean nodded again and watched John climb into his truck and pull away, Dean going over to the Impala and getting in behind the wheel, pulling out and leaving town.

-

Annie plopped back against the bed and sighed happily as Binx climbed up next to her head on the pillow, Dean leaning against the table until he heard the shower clicked on and water cascade. He pushed himself from the wall and sat on his side of the bed, looking down at his hands folded in his lap.

"Dean?" Annie asked as she sat up and stared at him, head tilted to the side.

"I, uh, I..." He scratched behind his ear for a few seconds as he tried to find the words. "I don't know how to ask this. I've actually never asked this...never thought I would get to."

"Dean?" She repeated and shook her head. "I need a little help here. Either try a full sentence or give me a hint, huh?"

Dean sighed and turned to her, shifting uncomfortably a little and scratching at his neck. "What I'm trying to say--ask--is...Jesus, why is this so damn hard??"

Annie arched a brow and moved her hand in a 'continue' motion.

"Will you be my girlfriend?" He blurted out, watching as Annie sat there shocked.

A/N: Next chapter should be up tomorrow evening. I'm hoping to update at least the next chapter before I leave, which is in 4 days, but who knows? I might get more than two done. Just not promising anything, the next couple of days are gonna be sohectic around here. HaHa -Kalli

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