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19. Starting Line

season 4, episode 21; when the levee breaks

I've kept my distance from the brothers. I never called them, Sam never called me. Dean called me once, to which I didn't answer because I was taking a shower, but I didn't have the mental energy to call him back. I've listened to his voicemail on repeat, though.

"Hey, Sof... it's Dean. I finally got some time alone to call you, but I guess it was a crappy time. I just wanted to tell you that I'm not mad at you. I've gotten over the whole thing. We found Carver Edlund, his real name is Chuck Shurley. I asked him about you and he told us the same thing you did—that you were just trying to protect us. I can't say this on Sam's behalf, but I forgive you, Sof. It just stung a little that you kept something like that from us. But I'm over it. I miss my best friend... Call me back when you get the chance. If you want to. Stay safe out there, okay?"

I've listened to it so many times that I've practically memorized it by heart. Dean forgave me. He wasn't angry at me or held it against me. I never knew what to do or what I would say if I called him, so I didn't. I felt like a dick that I didn't call him back, but if I were to, I'd either stay silent or end up bringing up Sam.

But, I ended up laying in the bed of my motel room out in Arizona and stared at the ceiling as the call tried to connect. "Sofia?" I heard.

I smiled to myself a bit and already felt tears build. "Hey, Dean."

"It's about time you called, Kid. I was starting to think that you were..." Dean trailed off.

"Dead?" I questioned. I chuckled a little bit and took a deep breath. "Nah, not yet. Pretty damn far from it, to be honest."

"Where've you been?"

"Around. I stole a car that day and just drove. I'm in Arizona, right now."

"All the way over there?" He asked with a chuckle.

I scoffed and nodded. "Yep. All the way over here." We stayed silent for a beat before I continued. "Where are you at?"

"At Bobby's," he replied quickly. "Yeah, it was about time we came back, ya know?"

"Dean," I said.

"Mhm?"

"Have you already forgotten that I know everything?" I asked.

Dean chuckled, almost sadly. "I was hoping you wouldn't bring it up, actually."

"So, he's not doing too hot, then?"

I could just see Dean shaking his head and staring down at his shoes. "No. Not really." He was quiet before he continued. "He'll get over it eventually, Sof. He can never be too angry for too long with you."

I sighed and sat up. "I don't know, Dee. I've never seen him that mad. Even when we did fight, he never went too far."

"What you admitted though, that was a big deal."

I looked down at my lap, "Yeah, I know."

"Hey, we looked through your thing. You know, the one you left."

I giggled a little bit and nodded. "My phone, you mean?"

"That's what it is? Huh." I snorted. "Anyways, there were some things on there that were very concerning."

"Concerning?" I thought about everything I had on my phone. "Like what?"

"Like how the majority of your photos are of me and Sam."

I started to laugh. I hadn't laughed since I left after the fight. "Oh."

"Sofia, you have an obsession and I think you need to leave." I can hear the joking tone in his words. So I didn't take anything he said to heart.

"I did." Dean started to laugh a bit and I started thinking through more of what I had on my phone. "Did you find my playlists?"

"Yeah. I did. Half of these songs, I don't even know."

"There's just a chance that they haven't come out yet. Like the One Direction discography? They haven't even come out as a band yet here."

"My God, you have to teach me everything."

I bit the inside of my cheek. "Yeah... yeah, definitely."

"Sofia?"

"Mhm?"

"Do you think... you can come back?"

I furrowed my eyebrows. "Back? With you guys?"

"Yeah."

I let out a deep breath. "I don't know, Dean..."

"Sam may be a hardass right now, Sof, but I know he wants you back with us as much as he tries to deny it."

I pursed my lips as I thought about it. I needed to stop Lucifer from coming back. I need to make sure that these boys are okay. Before I leave.

"Give me a little time, okay? To think about it."

"Okay then."

"And Dean?"

"Yeah?"

I closed my eyes for a moment and spoke. "Keep an eye on Sam, okay? Do not let him out of your sight and do not let him near Ruby."

Dean shuffled a little bit and cleared his throat. "Got it, Doctor Who."

I chuckled and said my goodbye to him. I needed to get there soon.

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The next day, around noon, I packed up everything and left the key on the nightstand. I walked out of the room and into the bright sunlight and walked to the stolen car.

While on my way to South Dakota, I thought about what I'd tell Sam. I thought about how Bobby would see me and how I would act around them. My goal right now was to stop Lucifer's rising and change the rest of the show's plot line. If I can stop Lilith and kill Ruby, I can save this world from a possible apocalypse. I needed to.

This was my only chance to save the world.

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Twenty hours later when I made it to South Dakota, it was early in the morning and I could feel something was wrong. My heart started to beat faster as I approached the Impala. I was quick to stop the car, turn it off, and run inside the house. "Bobby?" I called as I ran in. "Dean?"

Shit! All of it couldn't have gone down already, could it?

Crap, what do I do?

They're not here, all I can do is start trying to hunt down Sam and Ruby. I looked around the entire house in hopes of finding my phone from 2022. Eventually, I found it in one of Dean's duffles. I sighed in relief when I found it and ran out of the house. I got back into the car and turned on the phone. I used Face I.D to unlock it and immediately made my way to Netflix.

"Please work," I mumbled as the logo covered the screen. The profiles showed up, ready to be selected, and I was quick to click on mine and go onto Supernatural. I scrolled to season four and down the list of episodes to Lucifer Rising.

It buffered before the recap started to play and I laughed in relief. I was gonna do it. I was gonna save this world.