The hunter from Uni.

Call from Mr. Winchester.

~(Episode 11: Scarecrow)~

Dean and Kat were asleep in one bed, with her curled up next to him as he had his left arm around her waist, when the phone that belonged to Dean began to ring.
"Dean." Sam told hoping he was awake enough to answer it only for Dean to not move.
He gave his brother a frown before grabbing the phone from the end of the table, checking the number before answering it.
"Hello." He told as he began to listen to whoever was calling.
At a pay phone in some unknown location came the answer from the unknown person... though it was soon going to be revealed who the stranger was.
"Sam, is that you?" He asked making Sam sit straight up in bed.
"Dad? Are you hurt?"
"I'm fine."
"We've been looking for you everywhere. We didn't know where you were, if you were okay." Sam admitted.
"Sammy, I'm all right. What about you and Dean?" John asked as Dean began to wake up.
"We're fine. Dad, where are you?" Sam asked making Dean sit up in the bed he was sharing with Kat.
"Sorry, kiddo, I can't tell you that." John stated making the youngest Winchester son a bit annoyed.
"What? Why not?"
"Is that Dad?" Dean asked before Kat stirred in her sleep making him turn to her quickly and quietly whisper to her as he removed his arm from her."Hey it's ok. Just keep sleeping."
"Look, I know this is hard for you to understand. You're just gonna have to trust me on this."
"You're after it, aren't you? The thing that killed Mom."
"Yeah. It's a demon, Sam."
"A demon? You know for sure?" Sam asked making Dean look on confused.
"A demon? What's he saying?" Dean asked as he put on a shirt.
"I do. Listen, Sammy, I, uh...I also know what happened to your girlfriend. I'm so sorry. I would've done anything to protect you from that." John admitted.
"You know where it is?"
"Yeah, I think I'm finally closing in on it."
"Let us help."
"You can't. You can't be any part of it." John told making his son annoyed at his fathers reluctance for help.
"Why not?"
"Give me the phone."
"Listen, Sammy, that's why I'm calling. You and your brother, and the girl that's travelling with you two, you gotta stop looking for me."
"You know about Kat?" He asked since he knew him nor Dean have told him about her in their voice messages.
"Yes I do. Alright, now, I need you to write down these names." He told
"Names? What names, Dad—talk to me, tell me what's going on."
"Look, we don't have time for this. This is bigger than you think, they're everywhere. Even us talking right now, it's not safe." He stated
"No. Alright? No way."
"Give me the phone."
"I have given you an order. Now, you stop following me, and you do your job. You understand me? Now, take down these names." He told before Dean took the phone from Sam.
"Dad, it's me. Where are you?... Yes, sir. ... Uh, yeah, I got a pen. What are their names?" He asked before he began to write it down.

(Dean p.o.v)

Once Dad hung up, I tossed the notepad with the names down onto the side table.
"What now?" Sam asked
"We wake up Kat and head off." I stated before going over to the bed.
I gently shook her making her stir in her sleep again.
"Come on Kat. We got another case."
"But I'm comfy."
"You can sleep in Baby, Princess. But we gotta get our things and go." I told making her sit up.
"Okie."
'She's the best.'

Sam was driving Baby as I went over the missing persons flyers we got and as Kat was still waking up.
"Alright, so, the names Dad gave us, they're all couples?" Sam asked making me give a nod.
"Three different couples. All went missing."
"And they're all from different towns? Different states?"
"That's right. You got Washington, New York, Colorado. Each couple took a road trip cross-country. None of them arrived at their destination, and none of them were ever heard from again."
"Spooky." Kat quietly told before yawning, making me give a small smile.
"Well, it's a big country, Dean. They could've disappeared anywhere."
"Yeah, could've. But each one's route took 'em to the Same part of Indiana. Always on the second week of April. One year after another after another."
"This is the second week of April."
"Yep."
"So, Dad is sending us to Indiana to go hunting for something before another couple vanishes?"
"Yahtzee. Can you imagine putting together a pattern like this? All the different obits Dad had to go through? The man's a master." I told, making him pull over to the side of the road and turn off the car. "What are you doing?"
"Why'd we stop?" Kat asked sounding more awake now.
"We're not going to Indiana." He told
"We're not?"
"No. We're going to California. Dad called from a payphone. Sacramento area code."
"Sam." I began only for him to continue.
"Dean, if this demon killed Mom and Jess, and Dad's closing in, we've gotta be there. We've gotta help."
"Dad doesn't want our help."
"I don't care."
"He's given us an order." I told getting annoyed.
"I don't care. We don't always have to do what he says." He argued back.
"Sam, Dad is asking us to work jobs, to save lives, it's important."
"Alright, I understand, believe me, I understand. But I'm talking one week here, man, to get answers. To get revenge."
"Alright, look, I know how you feel."
"Do you?" He shot back making me get shocked from his tone. "How old were you when Mom died? Four? Jess died six months ago. How the hell would you know how I feel?"
"Dad said it wasn't safe. For any of us. I mean, he obviously knows something that we don't, so if he says to stay away, we stay away." I told.
"I don't understand the blind faith you have in the man. I mean, it's like you don't even question him."
"Yeah, it's called being a good son!" I exclaimed.
"You know that was the exact same thing you told me when he told us to cut all ties with Riv." He told before getting out of Baby.
'God damn it!'
I quickly got out after him and watched as Sam began to unload his things from the trunk. Kat quickly joined us and watched on with me.
"You're a selfish bastard, you know that? You just do whatever you want. Don't care what anybody thinks." I exclaimed. "Hell you don't even know what went down between the two of us, for us to stop talking to one another! So don't bring her up!"
"That's what you really think?"
"Yes, it is."
"Well, then this selfish bastard is going to California. And let's be honest here Dean. The reason you two aren't talking to one another is because of the blind faith you have in Dad and followed his order of cutting ties." He told before putting on his backpack and began to start walking away.
"Come on, you're not serious."
"I am serious." He yelled back as he continued to walk away.
"It's the middle of the night! Hey, I'm taking off, I will leave your ass, you hear me?" I told making him stop and turn around to me.
"That's what I want you to do." He told.
We stared at each other for a few seconds to see if the other would break first.
"Goodbye, Sam." I told before turning to close the trunk. "Come on Kat. Unless you want to go with him."
She quickly rushed over to him and gave him a hug, with him returning one back. After a few seconds she pulled away and gave him something before joining me at Baby. She gave him one final wave as I climbed in, and I waited till she was in with the door shut next to her before I began to drive away.
'Why did he have to bring her up?'