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Chapter 5

General POV

Dean drove into the parking lot of the Red Diamond Motel and parked infront of their room. He turned to Melissa to gauge her reaction. She turned to him with questioning eyes.

"We're only staying in town for a little while." Dean said, hoping that would explain things.

"Oh." Melissa responded, trying to hide the disappointment in her voice. She didn't want Dean to leave, she was just starting to get to know him. It was nice to have someone to talk to and spend time with. She knew she shouldn't get too close to Dean, because like everyone else in her life, they leave. Always, it happened with her older sister, they had once been so close and once unexplainable things began to happen to Melissa her sister, Kyra, completely avoided her, in every way possible, and she died at the age of 16, 4 years ago, when Melissa was 13. Her mother had left her with her dad pretty much as soon as she was born. Her dad, well he really wasn't her dad anymore, as soon as Kyra died he started drinking, and things slowly got worse. Melissa shook her head trying to escape the feelings that accompanied her thoughts. She noticed Dean was watching her intently. "May we go in now?" Melissa asked, starting to feel unwelcome, as Dean and Sam were watching her.

"Yeah, Sam will take you to the room while I get the bags" Dean said softly as he handed the room key to Sam. Melissa let out a shaky breath as she got out of the car and followed Sam to the room, leaving Dean alone outside. Dean stood outside, enjoying the cool breeze, and allowed his mind to wander. How could someone hurt their own flesh and blood? Dean thought. He always thought family was the most important thing, that they were supposed to protect you. He couldn't imagine what he would do if he lost Sammy. He loved his dad to, but he wasn't around much, whereas Sam was a constant in his life. He was pulled back to reality when he heard Sam calling his name. He quickly pulled the bags from the trunk, locked the Impala and headed to their room.

Dean walked into the motel room and sat the bags on the floor by the table. He looked at Melissa, as she stood by the door not really sure what to do with herself. He wanted to reach out and hold her, to tell her she's safe. But he didn't, he couldn't break the trust she had given him. "Melissa?" Her head snapped up and she looked at him with fear in her eyes, but she quickly realized it was just Dean.

"Sorry." Melissa said as she wrapped her arms around herself.

"It's okay. You can have my bed tonight." He heard the shower turn on, realizing it was just him and Melissa for now.

"What about you?" She asked softly, as she began to chew on her bottom lip nervously.

"I'll sleep on the floor." Now she really felt like an intruder. She didn't think before she spoke next.

"We could share." She averted her gaze from Deans and added quickly "If you want to."

"Are you sure? I don't want to make you uncomfortable." Dean said. He usually didn't care what others thought but Melissa was different, he wanted to make sure was comfortable with him and Sam.

"It's okay, I just feel like I'm intruding." She responded, wrapping her arms tighter around herself. She thought he would have changed his mind about her staying, but to her dismay he didn't. She felt as though he wanted her there. Dean grabbed some sweats and his Zeppelin T-shirt. "Here, you can sleep in these. They'll be more comfortable than your jeans," Dean said, handing her his clothes. "If you want, you can shower once Sammy's done." She took the clothes and smiled. Dean watched as the small smile graced her face and he wondered what her actual smile was like. Sam emerged from the bathroom, drying his hair, and Melissa walked around him and entered the bathroom. Once Dean heard the water running, he looked at Sam. "What do you think of Melissa?" Dean asked sitting on his bed. He kicked his boots off as Sam responded "She doesn't talk much, but she seems nice." Sam liked the idea of another person around, but it was usually just him and Dean all the time.

Melissa allowed the hot water wash away her stress. She grabbed the shampoo and began to massage her scalp, She realized how long she was taking and rinsed her hair out and cut the water off. She wrung her hair out and began to dry her body. She stepped out the shower and slipped into Dean's clothes, she looked in the mirror. Her cheek was now a pale pink and her once bright blue eyes were now duller with dark circles under them. She finger-combed her hair, turned off the light and walked into the now dark room, being illuminated by the small tv. She padded over to Deans bed and slipped under the covers, facing him. Dean put his arm around her and pulled her to his chest. She smiled at the contact. It felt nice to have someone care for her. She closed her eyes and allowed sleep to take over.

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