The Monsters In Our Heads (Book 7 Arrow/SPN Crossovers)

Dystopian Dreamscapes

We caught Sam coming back in from the garage just as we reached the main room. He noticed the head in my hand.

"Was just coming to get that."

"Saved you a trip. You dumping her?"

"Yeah, will be back in about thirty."

He looked dead on his feet, "I can do that, you're trashed dude."

"I'm good. I'll pass out when I get back."

"All right, I dosed your new house guest up again, just to be safe."

"Thanks." He turned around and left.

Krissy walked in from one of the side halls looking way too serious for someone who just a huge problem solved for her and she had her and Jacob's bags with her, "I'm sorry, I've got to go. My friend I have watching the other kids just had a family emergency. She has to leave. I need to take Jacob home now. The oldest one can watch them until I get back but I don't like leaving them alone."

I set the curse box down on the table, "You sure?" I asked, "We don't really know if he's really clear of this thing." I shot a look at Coyote, "Are we?"

"His energy looked better, something definitely shifted. I think he's free of the blade. He may still have nightmares and all that but he should be acting more like a normal child now."

Just as she finished talking, Jacob showed up looking a little sad. Not traumatized sad but more like he was sad to be leaving. He pushed his glasses up on his nose and walked up to Coyote. "Bye Coyote. Thank for you helping me sleep and keeping the bad dreams away."

She smiled and gave him another tight hug, "Hang on. Let me give you something that will keep the bad dreams away no matter where you are." She jogged down the hall to his room. 

He looked around, "Where's Sam?"

"He had to take care of something," I said.

He frowned, "Oh. I..." The comic book they had been looking at was still on the table and his eyes drifted towards it.

"Would you like to take that with you?"

He shook his head but his eyes never left it, "No, it's his. That wouldn't be right."

"Give me a second." I pulled my phone out of my pocket and called him.

"Hey."

"Hey. Krissy has to take off, her friend that was watching the other kids had to bail, family emergency. Jacob wants to talk to you. Hold on." I gave the phone to Jacob, "Ask him, see what he says."

"Hi Sam,"

"Hi. You feeling better?"

"Yes. I,.." He got all nervous and started shifting his weight from foot to foot, "I was wondering if I could borrow that book we were reading." He looked up at me then rushed through the rest of it, "I read fast, Krissy could send it back when I'm done. I don't want to keep it, I just, um, I really like Batman and I hadn't seen those ones yet."

Sam didn't even take a second to think about it, "Of course. Keep it as long as you want. You have to promise me something though."

As soon as "Of course" was out of Sam's mouth Jacob started bouncing up and down with a huge grin on his little face. "Anything!"

"If you have a hard time, bad dreams, whatever, you let Krissy know and call any of us if you need to. Dean, me or Coyote. Any time you need us, we'll be here for you. Okay?"

"Okay, okay! Thank you Sam! This is so awesome!"

He was going to be just fine, it was nice to do a job that had a tangible happy ending. It'd been a long time since that had happened. He shoved the phone back into my hand, ran to the table, pulled the book off of it and held it like it was the some rare treasure. Then he dashed back over to Krissy, "Everyone back home is going to be so jealous!"