Faded: Destiel

I Don't Think We're In Kansas Anymore

Dean's POV
I have definitely seen enough hotel rooms to last a regular person a lifetime, but I have seen few enough to know when I wake up in one I didn't go to bed in last night.

Did I go to bed last night? I don't remember anything that has happened to me for... Who knows how long! Sam isn't here either. There's got to be some explanation for this, it's not like we randomly woke up on opposite sides of the country.

But unfortunately, that seems to be exactly what happened.

My first impulse is to call him, which I try to do. Cas is at the top of my contact list. That's when I remember.

We went on our first hunting trip with Cas a few months ago, and we were on our fourth. We slept in the car - where did the car end up? - because the next motel was seventy miles away and we were almost out of gas. I gave the car a refill and we slept in a church parking lot. Before we got to sleep, though, we realized Cas lost his phone. We had been driving for a few hours, so it must have fallen on the floor, but we couldn't find it anywhere, so I tried calling it. I heard it ringing and me and Cas reached for it at the same time. I remember our hands touched...

Stop. Not now. Before you worry about stupid stuff like that, you need to find your brother and your best friend. Friend.

Here's the part where I find out where Sam is. After I stop acting like a second grader and knock off the blushing, I call Sam and find out that, even though his laptop magically has WiFi no matter where we are, his cell service apparently doesn't stretch all the way across the country. If he's even still in the country! The useless operator didn't exactly specify where my brother is, but I know it's nowhere near here. And it's a safe bet Cas isn't either.

That or, you know, they're both dead and I've lost everything and don't even remember who to get even with. It wouldn't be the first time.

Suddenly I'm crying, which is completely useless, but in a way relieving. Right now there's no Sammy to put a brave face on for. There might not ever be again. But I have to find him. I love him to much to handle losing him again, although at every twist and turn in the road, I almost expect some demon to leap out of the shadows and grab him. It's always been that way. But Cas... Awkwardness aside, I need him too. I tell myself I don't, but it's not the end of the world that I do. I need Sam, and I'm not in love with him either!

Hey, adorable readers! Guess what happened? Not a rhetorical question, if you have any idea, comment where you think Sam and Cas are and who took them. Dean needs your help! See you next update!