The Mortal Angel

Chapter 6 - Car Troubles and Tunes

When Kate had run off with the keys, she had no idea which car they would unlock. For all she knew her brothers were driving a semi truck. As she came to the busy street, she scanned the streets for a car that could be theirs.

She found the car in an instant, the 1967 impala was as gorgeous as she remembered. She rushed to the side of the car and unlocked the driver's door. She slid into the driver's seat with ease. The smell of the leather seats overwhelmed her senses, she took a deep breath of it and let it out with a sigh.

She gripped the steering wheel and the memories flowed into her head. She remembered the long drives they took on hunting trips.

Her dad drove for hours upon hours while Sam and Dean slept in the back. Kate was titled navigator on the road trips even though her main job was taking care of Sam when he got fussy.

She looked down at the array of cassette tapes strewn across the front seats. She picked one up it read ACDC Back in Black. Kate smiled at Dean's music selections, it was just like what hers used to be.

There was a loud click as Dean opened the side door of the car where Kate was seated. He gave her a dirty look. Kate smirked at him.

"I win." she said in a teasing voice.

"Move. Now." Dean replied in a stern voice.

"No way! I haven't been able to drive a car in more than twenty years!"

"That's the problem."

Kate and Dean seemed to be caught in a stare down as they used their stern expressions and will power to fight over the driver's seat. Finally Kate let out an exasperated sigh and she succumbed to Dean. She slid over to the passenger seat of the car, just as Sam opened the door.

"Sorry Sammy, but you snooze you lose." Kate said mockingly.

Sam looked to Dean to defend him. Dean shrugged his shoulders as if saying "I don't know what to tell you man." With an over dramatic sigh, Sam climbed into the back seat where Cass had appeared.

Kate and Dean exchanged an evil smirk, it was a pleasure to cause trouble among the family especially when it made Sam uncomfortable. Dean started the car and Kate relished over the purr of the engine.

"Would you care to select our music?" Dean gestured to his large pile of cassette tapes in the seat. Kate smiled as she shuffled through the tapes until she found the perfect song. "I Love Rock 'N' Roll" by Joan Jett.

Kate pushed in the cassette and the music blared through the speakers at an all time high. Dean started to head bang to the beat while Kate air guitar-ed and began to lip sync to the song. When the chorus came on, all hell broke loose in the car.

"I LOVE ROCK AND ROLL! SO PUT ANOTHER DIME IN THE JUKE BOX BABY!"

"I LOVE ROCK AND ROLL! SO COME AND TAKE YOUR TIME AND DANCE WITH ME!"

Dean and Kate rocked out to the song as loud as they could, headbanging and playing the air guitar as they drove through the busy city.

Sam sat back and watched his brother and sister jam out in the front. He was happy to see them both happy, even if the stereo was bursting his ear drums.

They had been driving for maybe 20 minutes before Dean pulled in to a small diner. He stopped the car and turned to face the group in the car.

"Who wants pie?"