The Winchester Three (S1): The Beginning

Ch 7 Section 5

Just outside the tent, Sue Ann recited the Latin for the ritual as she held the cross in her hands. As she held it up, Angel and Sam appeared. Sam grabbed it from her and threw it against a rock. It broke into pieces revealing it to be a glass bottle of blood.

Sue Ann fell to her knees beside the blood wailing, "My God, what have you done!"

Angel glared down at her, "He's not your God."

Sue Ann then looked up and terror struck her before she scrambled to her feet and tried to run. The reaper smiled at her before placing his hand on her head. Her eyes glazed over and she fell to her knees gasping for breath. After a moment, still smiling, the reaper allowed her to slip to the ground where she convulsed multiple times before dying. The reaper watched her, a look of satisfaction on his face.

"Come on." Angel grabbed Sam as she turned to leave, "Let's find Dean."

Dean made it back to the impala just as Angel and Sam approached, the latter looking him over as he grimaced, "You okay?"

Dean shook his head, "Hell of a week."

"Yeah." Angel opened the car door, "Let's get the hell out of here, shall we?"

Back at the motel...

Dean sat on the bed, staring at nothing as Sam watched him, "What is it?"

He shook his head, "Nothing."

Sam silenced but Angel studied him for a few seconds before taking a seat beside him, her voice gentle, "Wanna try that again, D?"

His hands tensed as he stared at the wall, "We did the right thing here didn't we?"

She nodded without another thought, "Of course we did."

Dean still hung his head, "It doesn't feel like it."

She frowned at him as a knock sounded at the door, Sam moved toward it, "I got it." He opened the door as Dean and Angel turned to see Layla, "Hey Layla. Come on in."

She smiled politely at them as she entered, "Hey."

"Hey..." Dean quickly got to his feet, "How did you know we were here?"

"Sam called." She smiled, "He said you... wanted to say goodbye."

Dean glanced at Sam, who was still standing at the door looking sheepish, "I'm gonna... grab a soda."

Angel smiled as she got up to follow him, "I'll join you."

After they left Layla looked up to Dean curiously, "So, uh... Where are you going?"

"Oh, don't know yet... Our work kind of takes us all over."

She watched Dean in silence for a moment, "You know... I went back to see Roy."

Dean nodded slowly, "What happened?"

She sat down on one of the beds, "Nothing. He laid his hands on my forehead but nothing happened."

"I'm sorry." Sadness filled him as he sat beside her, "I'm sorry it didn't work."

"And Sue Ann... She's dead you know? Stroke."

"Yeah I heard... You know Roy's a good man. He doesn't deserve what's happened." Dean looked over to her, "Must be rough. To believe in something so much, and have it disappoint you."

Layla smiled brightly at him, "You wanna hear something weird? I'm okay. Really. I guess if you're gonna have faith... you can't just have it when the miracles happen. You have to have it when they don't."

"So what now?"

Another small smile graced her lips, "God works in mysterious ways." She laid her hand softly on the side of Dean's face, staring at him, "Goodbye Dean."

As she got up to move towards the door, Dean closed his eyes for a second and remained still before rising to face her, "Well..." He cleared his throat as Layla turned back to face him, "I'm not much of the praying type... but... I'm gonna pray for you."

Layla's eyes shined with unshed tears, "Well... There's a miracle right there."

Finally, she turned and left the room as Dean stood staring at the door.