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The Quiets Things That No One Ever Knows
Ghosts, witches, werewolves, they are all real. I can't believe that Sam, the Sam that I have come to know as my brother, professionally hunts these things. And one of these things killed my sister. They came to our apartment and murdered her. They used her as a pawn in their sick game. I can't understand the justice in it... why? Jess was innocent in the whole drama; she was a bystander that got caught in the mess of evil.
"Sam, how come you never told me, especially after Jess died." I stand up from the bed with tears falling out of my eyes and Sam and Dean are standing up in front of me. I feel betrayed somehow, like the only one left out of the secret. The question burned in my eyes as they pierced into Sam's shocked hazel irises.
Sam looks down ashamed and shakes his head "I don't know. I guess…I just wanted to protect you. I mean I didn't want to take away whatever innocence you have left. You deserve to be a kid Jen. I want that for you." He is speaking out of his heart and it makes my tears slow while a genuine smile is planted on my face.
I open my mouth to speak, but I can't find any words to sum up the emotions that I am feeling right now. I start to walk to him and I wrap my arms around his waist, resting my head on his chest. "Thank you Sam." I say with my eyes closed, trying to take in the moment. I needed his comfort, his reassurances; in a world that seemed to darken the more I looked at it. As my arms tighten around his broad form, he kisses the top of my head and we stand there until we are interrupted by Dean "Well I feel left out." I laugh softly as I pull away from Sam and wipe away my tears. "Sorry Dean"
I take a deep breath and get back to the main subject. "Sam, I love you for trying to protect me…but I am not the only one who needs protecting." Sam opens his mouth to object but I need to finish my thought "Wait Sam" I hold my hand up to him "From what Dean has said you are really good at what you do. And I think that you should be out there doing what you do best."
Dean smiles "Listen to the kid Sam, she's smart." Sam ignores Dean and looks at me.
"I can't leave you Jen."
I smile "You don't have to."
"What?" he questions.
I look at him like the answer is so obvious "I can go with you."
With that statement, his face fell before he looked at me with such purpose.
"Hell no" he says barley considering it.
"Why not?" I complain.
"You could get hurt." He states strongly, crossing his arms over his chest.
"So what, everything has a risk!" I yell and Sam looks down, shaking his head "Come on Sam!" I yell stomping my foot.
"NO JENNY!" I jump slightly, not expecting his outburst "I'm sorry but no." He says quietly backing up and turning towards the door. I flinch as I hear the door slam loudly and my chin starts to quiver.
I sit down on the end of the bed and look at my hands in my lap. I shake my head wondering how this became my life. "I just want to do this for Jess." I let out a quiet sob and I feel the weight of the bed shift "Is that so crazy?" I ask disbelievingly, looking up at Dean through eyes which were glossy with tears.
He shakes his head and I can try he is trying not to be too emotional "No, it's not."
I breathe out relieved "Then why won't Sam let me do it?' I ask trying to get Dean to look me straight in the eyes, which he has yet to do.
He looks around trying to find the answer but when he does he smiles. He turns to me and looks into my eyes "Because he loves you." He says simply.
I look at him and almost fall apart. How selfish have I been being? Dean's simple answer had changed my whole perspective.Sam just lost the person he loved the most to this thing, and now I want to throw myself in front of it. A tear falls down my cheek as I think of how many times during the past week Sam has asked me how I am, and I have not asked him once. "Oh my god" I say standing up and walking to the door.
"Jenny" I hear Dean call and I turn around expecting him to question where I am going. "Take your phone…just in case you can't find him" He grabs my phone off the side table and hands it to me. I put my hands around the phone but before I take it out of Dean's grasp I give him a smile of thanks, to which he nods understandingly.
I step through the door and close it behind me. I look around and don't see Sam anywhere. I wrap my arms around myself and step into the parking lot. I walk to the end and I am about to cross the street when I see someone sitting on the bench by the maple tree where I first spoke to Dean.
At first I can't tell if it is him through the darkness, but as I come closer I see Sam. He looks so broken. His head doesn't move as he looks forward unwaveringly. He is looking straight ahead towards the maple tree and appears not to notice as I sit down next to him on the bench and match his gaze.
"Did Jess ever tell you about the maple tree we had growing up?" I ask keeping my eyes on the tree. I don't wait for him to answer before I continue "We used to spend our entire day outside at that tree. I would stay on the swing, but Jess…Jess was adventurous, she would climb all the way to the top of the tree. She would swing on the branches and I would just sit there wishing that I could do it too." I smile thinking of Jess but can't help the tears that come to my eyes "One day I worked up the courage to climb it. I got all the way to the top and I was so excited that I slipped and fell." I laugh, thinking of how stupid I must have looked. "Anyway, I broke my arm and had to go to the hospital. Jess blamed herself; she knew that I did it because I wanted to be like her. She felt awful, so she stayed with me overnight at the hospital, and when I was in to much pain to sleep she watched nickelodeon with me until I fell asleep. And when I came home she was always trying to help me. She always watched out for me." I smile through my tears as I finish my story.
"She loved me" I look at Sam "And she loved you too." He looks towards me and I can see the stream of tears falling down his cheeks. I put my hand over his "She loved you so much, Sam."
He takes a deep breath, trying to compose himself "I know" he smiles at me "I just miss her."
I nod and put my head on his shoulder, wiping a tear from my face "Can we miss her together?"
Instead of answering he puts his arm around my shoulder and kisses me on the top of my head. I feel him rest his head on top of mine and we get comfortable just staring at the maple tree. We say nothing, but just sitting with him like this makes me feel better than I have in a long time.
We stay silent for about twenty minutes when I open my mouth to speak "I don't know a lot about your history Sam, but I know that there is some reason that you don't want me hunting. Maybe it was because you were forced into it….but I am not. I want this, I really do." I look up at him sincerely and he looks torn.
"If you get hurt…" He starts but I interrupt him.
"I won't" I say taking my head off of his shoulder and looking him in the eye "Sam you know how bad I want to do this. And you know how you know?" He looks at me quizzically "Because you want to hunt this thing just as bad as I do."
"What? Jenny…" He shakes his head and I interrupt him.
"Don't tell me you don't Sam, because I know you do." I can hear my voice tremble as I speak through tears "You want to kill this thing just as bad as I do…and for the exact same reasons." I look at him and take his large hand in mine "So why don't we do it together?"
He looks at me torn as he takes his hands away from my grasp and uses them to cradle his head. He then gets up and walks closer to the tree. He stands with his back to me and I know that he is trying to make sense of everything and find the answers to the questions that he can't understand.
I squeeze my eyes shut and breathe in, trying to stop the tears, but they continue to flow. I wipe at them with the sleeve of my sweatshirt and stand up. I walk slowly over to Sam and stand next to him silently.
"No matter what happens, Jess is always gonna love you" I look down and turn to him. We are face to face and I put my hands on the top of his shoulders "No matter what happens I am always going to love you." I stand on my tippy toes and I wrap my arms around his neck and hold him close. I feel him wrap his arms around my waist tightly and he lifts me so our cheeks are touching. Our tears are now mixed and I snuggle into his neck "Always remember that, Okay?" I choke out.
As Dean watched the interaction between his brother and Jenny, he let a small smile escape his lips at the thought of the young girl joining them on the road. It could be good... it could be bad.
Of course, things would have to change. No more leaving dirty boxers on the floor. No more drinking until he couldn't stand. No more bar fights. Oh, he would miss those. No more girls. That would be a problem.
He rolled his eyes as he thought of the disapproving expression Sam used to give him every time he would roll into the room with a girl hanging off his arm.
Okay, so maybe this change would be good for all of them? Whatever it was... it would certainly be interesting.
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