Lucifer Chronicles

Fabricated

Erin and Ariel followed behind the Impala as it made its way to Bobby's.

"You're quiet." Ariel noticed. "Thought you'd be happier."

Erin just looked off in the distance debating on what she was going to say. How much she should actually say. "Something isn't right." She chose her words carefully.

"And that means?" Ariel pressed, glancing from the back of the Impala for just a second to look after Erin.

"I don't think I love Sam the same because Lucifer is gone." She decided to just spill everything. "I still love him, I always will, but it doesn't feel as intense as before everything with Lucifer happened." Erin knew the Winchester way was to keep secrets, but that wasn't the way the did things before the Winchesters.

"You're just confused." Ariel told her, pulling into Bobby's junkyard. "You mourned his death and began to move on. Then suddenly he's alive. You're brain doesn't know how to feel. That's it. You're brain will get better, and everything will get back to normal." She smiled and put the cat in park, turning fully to Erin. "My brother is alive. It'll all be fine." She patted Erin's knee, then got out of the car.

Erin felt doubt settle in her gut, as she watched Sam get out of the Impala. "It'll be fine." She mumbled before getting out to meet them.

Bobby welcomed Lisa and Ben into his home, before greeting the rest of them. He showed no shock to see Sam standing there.

"You knew?" Dean asked angrily. "You knew the whole time and didn't tell me?"

"Didn't tell any of us?" Ariel added.

"Dean, you were out of this life, I didn't want you pulled back in. Sam didn't want you pulled back in."

"But," Erin started, bringing the attention to her. "But why did no one tell me? Didn't I have a right to know?" She clenched her fists at her side, angrily. She didn't know what was going on, all she knew was something about Sam was off, and no one believed her.

"I was sure he'd tell you himself." Bobby sent an angry glance Sam's way. "I felt like it wasn't my place." He tried to calm her.

"Figured you wouldn't want me anymore." Sam seethed, doing a complete 180 from how he was back at Dean's. "Lucifer left the building." He seemed to suddenly realize what he said, and pull a mask on. "Didn't think you'd want to be reminded of what you went through." He corrected, ignoring the shock on his family's faces.

"I still had a right to know." Erin hissed, her eyes narrowing on her husband dangerously.

Sam didn't seem fazed by her tone, or the anger blazing behind her baby blue eyes.

"Okay." He shrugged, waking to Bobby's fridge, pulling out a beer. "You're probably right."

"Uh, guys." Ariel coughed awkwardly. "Let's take care of the hunt at hand, then you guys can sort things out privately." Ariel sighed, watching Dean's back as he retreated to find Lisa and Ben.

"Sorry for dumping them in you, and leaving like this. We've, uh," she glanced towards Sam and Erin who were engaged in a one-sided glare off. Sam not seeming to notice. "We've got a lot going on at the minute."

Bobby chuckled. "It's fine, kiddo. Just go take care of those things so everyone can be sorted."

"Let's go get this son of a bitch." Dean came through the room, and straight out the door.