The Mortal Angel

Chapter 4 - Memories

Kate. How could they have forgotten her? She was the oldest of the Winchester kids, Mary and John's first born. Kate was the heart of the family, always cracking jokes with her positive attitude and smile. She was always ready to help her family and stand up for her brothers.

Dean

As memories continued to flood his mind, Dean remembered treasured memories he had shared with his big sister. He was only four years old at the time while Kate was ten.

In the memory young Kate and Dean were playing hide and seek in the old house. Dean stood in a corner of the room counting to 30 while Kate was instructed to hide. However instead of hiding, Kate merely stood behind Dean while he continued to count.

By the time he reached 30 and turned around, Kate was standing over him. "Boo!" she yelled. Dean screamed at the surprise, but Kate just laughed and told him. "It's okay Dean." She leaned over to her little brother and said to him in a quiet voice, "Expect the unexpected." Dean giggled and hugged his big sister who hugged him back.

Sam

Sam didn't have many memories with Kate, the memories he could recall were all on the road with his father, brother, and sister. Sam recalled a memory from when he was six years old, Kate had just turned 16. He watched the memory as if it was his favorite movie which he had seen many times.

Young Sam sat alone on the playground of a school that the Winchester kids were temporarily attending. Sam watched as his younger self sat on the mulch and cried silent tears. Kate approached her younger brother.

"What's the matter Sammy?" she asked. Little Sam sniffled and wiped his nose. "Mark called me stupid." Sam said with his head hung low. Kate lifted Sam's head to where the siblings were face to face.

"You know what?" she started. "Mark is stupid if he thinks that you're stupid. Don't listen to other people, they don't know what they're talking about." She said with a smile. Young Sam wiped away his tears and gave his big sister a hug.

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Along with the good memories of their sister, also came the bad memories. Sam and Dean watched their memories lay out in front of them. The hardest memory to watch was the last.

Sam and Dean watched as Kate walked home from a soccer game. She was glowing with pride in her victory as she walked down the side of the road. The brothers watched the memory helplessly.

All of a sudden a high speeding car came tearing down the street. The driver was too distracted by his phone to even see the teenage girl on the side of the road. Before either person realized what was happening, the car slammed into Kate's body. She was sent flying over the hood and the roof of the car. By the time the ambulances arrived to help her, she was already gone.