Our Journey

08

Felix stares out at the trees that were beautifully green, it was so beautiful, most breathtaking. She inhaled softly feeling Dean squeeze her hand. She smiled softly gazing over at him as he leaned down gently giving her hand a soft kiss,

" you could have stayed back at the motel and waited for us", he said softly. Felix shook her head, "and miss out on the action, no ways" she said looking ahead to see Hailey with Benny and some other guy in some hunting camouflage suit,

"He must be the guide", she muttered to Dean who nodded. They exit the impala,

"You guys got room for three more?", Dean speaks up.

"wait you guys want to come with us?", Hailey asked smiling at Felix.

"Who are these guys?", the guide questions out loud.

Hailey turns to the guide, "Apparently, this is all the park service could muster up search and rescue", she says looking back at the trio.

"that's right"

Hailey put her hand on her hips,

"And you're hiking out in biker boots and jeans?", she questioned doubtfully.

"Well, sweets. He doesn't do shorts", Felix says walking past her.

Dean glared at the guide who gave his girlfriend a once over, "You think this is funny. It's dangerous backcountry out there. Her brother might be hurt", the guide says.

Felix squared the man up with a hardened stare, "believe me, I know how dangerous it can be. Tell me...do you", she retorted as Dean smirked, " that's my girl", he said walking past pulling Felix with him.

Felix followed behind Dean who follows after the guide, Sam had dropped off to the back of the group keeping watch from behind. Felix kept glancing over to the trees, something nagged at the back of her head, she just couldn't pinpoint what it was.

"Roy, you said you did a little hunting", Dean spoke up to the guide.

"Yeah. More than a little", Roy responded.

"Uh-huh. What kind of furry critters do you hunt?", Dean asked.

"Mostly buck. Sometimes Bear", Roy says looking around. Felix knew Dean and his wise mouth so she wasn't surprised when he asked if Bambi or Yogi ever hunted him back. She tensed when Roy gripped his coat, holding him in place.

"What you doing, Roy?", Dean asked staring the man down. Felix walked up beside Dean as Roy sweeps up a stick and speared it straight down into a steel trap, "You should watch where you're stepping...Ranger", he says walking off.

Dean chuckled amused, " It's a bear trap", he said looking at Felix with a nervous look and pulling her beside him.

"Shouldn't taunt like that Dean", Felix says to Dean who shrugs, "This guy pisses me off", he said being careful of his step. Felix nodded, "Okay, why?" she asked.

Dean stopped rubbing his face,

"I ain't being jealous but the way he looked at you. I didn't like it", he states. Felix smiled softly squeezing his hand just as Hailey walked up to them,

"You didn't pack any provisions. You guys are carrying a duffel bag. You're not rangers, so who the hell are you?", she pulled Dean back looking over at Felix who continued on. Dean motions for Sam to stay with Felix,

"Sam and I are brothers. And we're looking for our father", he explains.

"Who is she?"

"Felix", Dean glances over at her. She was throwing branches at Sam who huffed trying to catch her. He smiled softly at that, "She's my girlfriend", Dean replied looking back to Hailey who was shocked.

"Anyway, he could be here. We don't know. Felix figured that we're in the same boat", Dean states with a shrug.

"Well why didn't you tell me that from the start?", Hailey frowned.

Dean nodded,

"Well, Felix wanted me to tell you. Trust me, I didn't want to but she says I should be openly honest with females but I choose not to. See, I'll only ever be honest with Felix but because she wanted me to be honest with you about why we're here well, I can accept that", he says as Hailey just stares ahead, "So, we good?".

"Yeah, okay", she replied after a moment's pause.

"And what do you mean I didn't pack provisions?", he smirked pulling out a bag of M&M's.

Felix felt Dean kiss her neck as he caught up with them. She smiled at his affection, handing some M&M's to her. She happily munched on the candy with Dean beside her.

"This is it", Roy calls out from ahead of them, "Blackwater Ridge".

Sam steps up a little further, "What coordinates are we at?". Felix gazes around not once hearing any animals, it was completely silent, "Do you hear that?", she asked both brothers who nodded,

"Yeah. Not even crickets", Sam says.

"I'm going to go take a look around", Roy spoke up.

Sam turned, "You shouldn't go off by yourself", he says. Roy chuckled sarcastically, "That's sweet. Don't worry about me", he walked past the three who stared at him.

Felix huffed,

"let me kill him", she muttered hearing them chuckle.

"Alright, everyone stays together. Let's go", Dean ordered walking ahead.

As the late morning drifted to the afternoon, Roy seemed to have found something as he hollers for Hailey. Felix's hand was pulled by Dean as they catch up to Hailey's skids to a stop, their eyes raking over the bloodied campsite. The tent was shredded, blood everywhere,

"Looks like a grizzly", Roy says. Lines were strewn about the forest floor.

"Tommy", Hailey calls, "Tommy!"

"Shhh!", Sam shushes, "Shhh!"

"Why?", she asked.

Sam looked around, "Something might still be out there".

Felix gazed over at Dean who ushered her over, "What is it?", she looked down to see drag marks. Sam kneeled down behind her, "The bodies were dragged from the campsite. But here, the trucks just vanish. It's weird", Dean states standing up along with Felix.

"I'll tell you what. It's no skinwalker or black dog", Dean says walking back to the campsite. Felix had kneeled down beside a distraught Hailey who inspected a smashed cellphone,

"Hey. He could still be alive" she says to her. Hailey sniffled looking at Felix.

"HELP!"