Never Let It Rest (fifth book to Never Be Over You)

Chapter 18: Reading is Fundamental

I take a deep breath as I get my head through the dirt and grass. What the hell happened? Last thing I remember is... being in a psych ward being tormented by Lucifer. I stumble around for a bit while I get my footing back. Did I die?  I must have. Went for that long without sleep, my organs must have shut down. 

Shit, though. I hope Dean didn't do anything... Or Sam. I make my way through this field that I find myself in and find a road or... highway and start walking while the sky is thundering. 

I walk for a couple hours before a car appears. I check my boot. At least I was buried with a knife. The car seems to be swerving a little bit. I run into the middle of the road and wave the car down. It comes to a screeching halt right before it hits me. 

"Please, I need a ride." I say. I get no answer from the man in the car but he doesn't drive away either, I take that as my invite to get in. "I'm Ashlee." I introduce myself. 

"Kevin." He says. Then his phone rings. "Ahh!" He picks it up and answers. "Who? I... I had to take my mom's car. I-I think I had a seizure or something." Suddenly this dude is like, in a trance or something. "I've been chosen. It's my birthright... I'm supposed to keep going. I'm not allowed to stop." He puts the phone down and then makes a turn on the road. 

Well, seeing as this is something that seems... weird, I better stick around. 

***

After a few hours we get to... the same hospital I was at when I was seeing Lucifer? What the hell? Kevin runs inside, and comes out not 2 minutes later holding something. 

I notice two people chasing after him, making me start running towards them too. Kevin gets tackled to the ground.

"I'm a... K-Kevin Tran. I'm in advanced placement. Please don't kill me." I hear Kevin say as I get closer. A woman has him pinned down. Meg.

"I'm not gonna kill you." The man says.... Wait, Sam. 

"Sam." I say. 

"Ash." I haul Kevin to his feet. 

"Hiya." 

"What are... how are you alive?"

"So neither of you did anything then?" I clarify.

"No." Sam takes out a knife, it gleams in the moonlight. Silver. I roll out my sleeve and stick out my arm. Sam puts a little cut in my arm and then hands me a flask. I take a sip. Holy water.

"It's me, Sammy." I say. He pulls me in for a hug.

"We'll figure this out." He says to me then turns to Kevin and tries to take the bag that he's holding from him.

"I'm sorry. I... I don't know why, but I can't let go of this."

***

"You really stepped in it, kid. Oh, man." Meg says. We're back in my old room in the hospital. Sam explained to me on the walk here that after I died, Cas took away the hallucinations, what he could, as a punishment to himself. Dean right now is apparently talking to Cas, so I'm waiting for them to get back.

"All I know is, this is... it's for me. I'm supposed to keep it." Kevin tells her. 

"Good luck."

"But you don't know what it is?" Sam asks, getting a head shake in return. "Open it."

Kevin unzips the bag and pulls out two pieces of stone. He fits them together and the mold back together in a flash of white light. He picks up another piece and adds it. It's a...