As Ready As I'll Ever Be

Dead in the Water___Nice little Town

Katelyn' POV

I groan as light burns my eye lids. Shit, what happened? I push myself up, gasping at the pain in my abdomen. It felt like I've been torn into pieces.

I open my eyes, seeing now that I'm in a car. I can see the surroundings pass by through the window. "Katelyn, are you okay?" I hear Sam ask. I look over at him and give him a thumbs up. "What happened?" I ask.

"You killed the Wendigo, that's what happened. But it got you before you did." Dean says, not looking away from the road. I hum as I look down at myself. My jacket's off, so I'm just in my T-shirt. I lift it up a little, revealing the scars across my stomach.

"Did one of you guys patch me up?" I ask, dropping my shirt.

"Yeah, you wouldn't let the paramedics take you." Sam says. Paramedics? "Oh." I mumble. Dean looks at me through the review mirror. "Katelyn, Sam told me that you said that things happened while you were gone, what did you mean?" He asks.

Wait, so that wasn't a dream? Shit! "Um, well I meant what I said, things happened. One of the hunts that I went on, a lot of people got hurt." I sigh, carefully lying back, wary of my scars.

"Why didn't you let the paramedics help you?" Sam asks. Honestly, I didn't think they were paramedics, I thought they were something evil. "Had a bad run in with a few doctors." I lie. They obviously don't believe me, but they don't push.

I sigh as the music fills the silence in the car. "Do you remember anything before you got attacked?" Sam asks. I shrug a little and stretch. "I remember a few things. I remember projecting and running off. I remember it finding me. The last thing I remember is disappearing." I say. He nods, satisfied. "How long was I out?" I ask.

"Half a day." Shit, that's the longest I've ever slept.

"When were you planning on telling us that you could do that?" Dean asks. I laugh dryly and push myself up again. "Jokes on you, Winchester. That's the first time I've ever done that." I say, pointing at him. I look back down at my stomach, slightly confused. I should have healed by now, why is it delayed? It didn't even look that bad. I lean against the door and start to look around. "What are you looking for?" Sam asks.

I keep searching, checking underneath the seats. "My stash." I explain plainly. Sam raises his eyebrow, but Dean just laughs. "Underneath my seat." He says. I thank him and look under his seat. Sure enough, it was there. I pull out the bag and open it. It's full of random snacks. "You still stocked it?" I ask.

"Yeah, knew you would want it when you came back." He says, rubbing his neck. I blush. Dean still made sure to have snacks, even after I ran? I pull out a bag of chips and munch on them. "Hey, there's a town up ahead. You think we should get some actual food?" Sam asks. I flip him off for that comment.

"Chips are food!" I exclaim. They both laugh, but I watch Dean merge onto the road leading to the town.

Time Skip

The waitress places our plates onto the table. I thank her as she leaves. I dig into my breakfast along with the brothers. After a few bites, I pull out my journal and go through the journal entries. Maybe it'll have something on a new hunt or that demon. I flip through the pages, looking for anything, when I hear someone clear their throat. I look up to see both brothers looking at me. "What?" I ask.

"Katelyn, eat." Dean says, pointing at my barely touched food. I roll my eyes, but comply. I place the notebook on the table and go back to my food, quickly finishing it. I swallow the last bite and wipe my mouth. "Are you going to be monitoring my eating habits from now on?" I ask Dean.