This chapter will only make sense if you have read the previous fic in this series, Missing Fire. This is the final chapter of this fic but, as usual, more of this series will be on the way soon.

-Several years later-

Sam smiled to himself as he knocked on Nick's front door. His smile only widened when he saw the surprised expression on Nick's face when he opened the door to see him standing there.

"I was just getting ready to catch you again" Nick joked and Sam laughed as he pulled him into a friendly hug.

"Hey, Nick" another voice said tentatively next to Sam. Nick's body instantly tensed as he pulled away from Sam to see Dean standing on his porch. His eyes worriedly flicked towards Sam who began to laugh at his reaction.

"Don't worry, he isn't a demon anymore" Sam explained and Nick visibly relaxed.

"I'm sorry about every-" Dean started but Nick held up a hand to cut him off.

"Don't worry about it. You weren't the real you. But you're back now, so that's all that matters" Nick smiled and now it was Dean's turn to relax. Nick quickly ushered them inside and got them to sit down. Just as he went to join them, a blindingly bright light appeared in the doorway and another voice sounded behind him.

"Am I late?"

All three of them turned around to see Cas standing behind them. Nick instantly walked over to him and greeted him.

"It's been far too long since I've seen you, Cas" Nick laughed, patting him affectionately on the back "How have you been?"

"Now that's a long story" Dean laughed before looking around the room "Where's Trubel?"

"It seems like we all have a lot to catch up on" Juliette said, appearing at the top of the stairs and smiling down at the two hunters.

"We certainly do" Sam commented as Juliette walked down to join them.

"Maybe you should call over Monroe and Rosalee, I never got a chance to congratulate them on their wedding" Dean suggested and Nick let out a bark of laughter.

"Good idea, and then I can tell you what a wild ride that entire day was for all of us" Nick huffed humorously, pulling out his phone from his pocket. Ten minutes later, Monroe and Rosalee arrived at Nick's door. They too visibly flinched at seeing Dean but once Nick explained it all to them the way Sam had, they both relaxed and hugged him.

"I'm glad you're okay" Rosalee smiled as she let go of Dean and stepped back.

"I think we all are" Nick added, smiling broadly at the Winchester brothers.

"It's good to see you too, Castiel" Monroe nodded towards the angel with a smile.

"Congrats on the marriage, by the way" Dean smiled, glancing down at the wedding rings sitting happily on Monroe and Rosalee's fingers.

"Why don't we tell the story of that... interesting day" Monroe chuckled, nudging Nick.

"I'll make us all pancakes while we're at it, you guys must be hungry" Nick offered and both Sam and Dean- but mostly Dean- nodded vigorously.

But just as they started walking towards the kitchen, Sam suddenly stopped when he caught sight of a battered X-Files box set that was tucked away on one of the shelves next to the television. A sad smile flickered across his lips as he remembered a friend from long ago. But then he shook himself from those thoughts- that friend was long gone now- and he followed everyone else into the kitchen.

Sam always remembered how nice that kid whose name he had long since forgotten had been to him in the short time they had known each other. Nick sometimes found himself thinking about that lonely looking boy he had known for only three weeks and wondering if he was still just as lonely or if he had finally managed to escape and live his own life. Neither of them knew that the man standing in front of them was the kid they had once known, but they both found themselves reminded of a long lost friend every time they saw each other smile.