A/N- Here's another chapter! Thanks for reading and I don't own Supernatural or Charmed.

Chapter Four

Adora was reading and listening to music in the backseat of the Impala as Dean drove them to Blackwater Ridge. She could never really sleep in the car, but she was relatively comfortable with Dean in the driver's seat and Sammy riding shotgun. As sad as she was for Sam's loss, she was glad to be with him again, even if it wasn't romantic. She had missed it when it was just the three of them, and was grateful to whatever power watching over them that her family was together. She was also excited to see Zoe, the girl she had been friends with for two years. Even though they kept in contact through email and the phone, this was the first time she was going to be seeing her in over a year.

Sam was having trouble sleeping, not that Adora blamed him. Seeing someone you care about murdered in front of you had to have a negative effect on you. So she wasn't surprised when he woke up freaking out. She scooted to where she was behind him and placed her hand on his shoulder.

"It's gonna be okay, Sammy." She murmured, while Dean looked at him with concern. He was shaking and struggling not to cry. "Do you wanna ride in the back? Then you could stretch out some and be more comfortable." Sam shook his head no as he tried to control the tremors rocking through his body.

"I'll be okay in a minute, but can we stop so I can use a bathroom soon?" He said.

"Yeah, sure," Dean said. "We need to get gas anyway." They pulled over at the first gas station they came to and got out of the car, Sam walking on shaky legs. Dora followed him to the bathroom in case he fell over, so she could help him while Dean got gas.

"I'm fine, Dora." Sam said, when he noticed her behind him before he tripped and almost face planted into the ground before she caught him.

"Yeah, I'm sure you are, Sammy." She retorted, "but I can't help wanting to help you, and you can't stop me from it."

"I thought you were mad at me," he murmured.

"Oh, I am," she said. "And I will continue to be mad at you for a while, but that doesn't mean I want you to get hurt." He flashed a smile at her and went into the men's restroom, while Dora decided to call Zoe to let her know they were almost there. Her friend picked up on the second ring.

"Hey Addie!" She said. "Where are you?"

"A gas station about 20 miles away from Blackwater Ridge, we'll be there in about 45 minutes, after we get gas and eat." Adora responded.

"Cool, I so can't wait to see you!" She said, sounding a little more excited, but there was a definite strain on her voice. "I can't talk much now, I'll see you when you get here."

"Okay, see you soon." Adora hung up the phone as Sam came out of the rest room, looking a little better.

"Who were you on the phone with?" He asked, as they started walking back to the car.

"Zoe," Adora answered. Sam stopped and looked at her and she continued, "I just wanted to tell her we were almost there. She seemed stressed about something." Sam nodded.

"What's she like?" He asked.

"Physically, she is 5'5" has long black hair that hangs really straight, and she's always putting different colored streaks in it. Her eyes are green and she has really pale skin." Adora said, "Personality wise, she is outgoing, opinionated and fun. She helped me out a couple of years ago when I was really depressed, helped me find my inner girl and all that. She knows what we do, because Dad told me I could tell her, but she already knew things really do go bump in the night." Adora paused, thinking for moment. "She also has a thing for Dean, but he doesn't seem to notice." Sam looked at her while she talked, enjoying the sound of her voice. This was the most she'd said to him since they had left Stanford. He also absorbed what she'd been saying, and was slightly shocked that their father had given her permission to tell someone what they did.

"Dad said you could tell her?" Sam asked to clarify that point.

"Yeah, he understood my need to talk about what was bothering me, and he thought it was the hunting on top of..." Her voice faded off because she didn't want Sam to know how badly his leaving had affected her. He noticed her hesitation, and couldn't help the next words that came out of his mouth.

"On top of what, Dora?" He asked her softly. She looked at him, wondering if he were trying to torture her.

"On top of everything else going on in my life, Sammy." She said and started walking back to the car, wanting to end the conversation. Sam reached out and grabbed her arm, tugging gently to get her to stop.

"Do I get to know what happened?" He asked her still in that soft voice that made her legs turn to jelly. She shook her head.

"You weren't there, it doesn't matter." She pulled her arm out of his grip and stormed back to the car, leaving him behind her with sadness and confusion. She got to the car and sat in the front seat, shutting the door. Sam said nothing, but climbed into the back seat to wait for Dean to finish paying for the gas so they could grab something to eat. Dean noticed their switched positions, but said nothing as he started the car and drove to a nearby diner. Adora remained quiet, except to order her food throughout the meal. Dean watched her closely, not noticing Sam also watching her. Finally, near the end of the meal, Sam got up to go use the men's room again. Adora shrugged as he walked away, before taking another bite of her burger.

"Addie, what's going on?" Dean asked, "I'm officially waiving my chick flick moments rule for the moment, so spill." Adora looked at her brother.

"I told Sam about Zoe," she said. "I didn't want him to be surprised by her, so I described her personality and looks." She took a swallow of her soda and continued. "I also told him that I'd gotten permission to tell her our job details, he'd seemed surprised. I told him it was everything that had been going on at the time. He asked me what, I didn't want to say that it was him leaving, on top of the dreams, that had me that depressed." Dean looked at her with sympathy but she didn't stop. "I mean how can I tell him that I was depressed because he didn't love me?" Dean nodded in understanding.

"Don't be so sure he doesn't," he said. "You should have seen how he looked when I told him I thought you were in danger." Adora shrugged.

"Didn't stop him from having a girlfriend," She said. "He wouldn't be with us right now if it weren't for that demon or whatever killing her. I do feel bad for Sam. I know he wanted normal and I was willing to let him have it. Even if I couldn't be a part of it." A couple of tears spilled and Dean reached over to wipe them off. He also noticed Sam coming back.

"Sammy's coming back, we can finish this later." He said. She nodded, going back to finish her burger. Sam sat down and looked at her with concern in his eyes, but didn't want to bring anything up in front of Dean, so he finished his dinner so they could get on the road.