"Hey," Dean heard his own voice call out to the man, "Hey leave them alone!" He realized that he probably didn't sound very threatening. After all, Dean had noticed that this man was much larger than him and he was sure the man had noticed this as well. He had turned to face the fast approaching Dean, prepared to take him on as if he was a rag doll.
"Hey!" Dean heard it again but this time it wasn't his voice calling. In fact, he wasn't sure where the voice had come from at all. The large man didn't seem to be sure either as he whipped around, scanning the darkened alleyway for the owner of the second voice.
Then it happened. A shot rang out. Dean stopped dead in his tracks. It didn't even register that he should duck or take cover. His only concern was Colette, still on the ground. But when he realized no one seemed to have been harmed, her resumed his running.
It was then that he noticed that the large man was also running: away from Dean. Or, more likely, from whom ever had fired that shot Dean realized. Nevertheless, the threat was gone. He kneeled next to Colette alongside Kate. He breathed a sigh of relief when he and Kate helped Colette to her feet and she was fine besides being a little shaken.
The three of them waked back to the hotel together, Dean and Kate protectively flanking Colette.
"What happened back there?" Dean asked. Colette remained silent.
"We were leaving that little bar back there when this strange man appeared out of nowhere and started asking for a cigarette case or something. I have no idea what he was talking about." Kate quickly answered. Her secret had already been indulged to one of her friends tonight and that was one more than she would have liked.
"Colette, are you sure you're okay?" Dean addressed her. She had already assured them once that she was not injured, but Dean didn't seemed convinced.
"Dean, I promise, just a few bumps." But she didn't look him in the eyes when she spoke. Instead, Dean noticed a small look that she shared with Kate. He was sure the two of them were withholding some important piece of information: something that included him.
