Dean Winchester

You were on the road already for quite some time now. Yesterday was two weeks since you found your mother's journal, and even more since she'd disappeared.

It was just another hunt. Some demonic omens in a nearby town. Nothing serious, but for some reason she insisted on you staying behind.

She never came back. No call, no message, nothing. Only a name scraped on the last page. "Dean Winchester." And it was the only lead.

The time passed quickly, as you decided to follow the track of the mysterious man from your mother's journal, hoping he'd lead you to the answers. It wasn't an easy work, considering you knew nothing but his name. After doing a little digging, all you found were an FBI files. According to them, he and his brother, Sam, were charged for mass murder, graves desecration, credit cards fraud and etc. And they both died at least twice. You didn't have to think too hard to understand, that they probably were hunters, just like your mother. That's probably how she knew that Dean. But again, why hadn't she ever mentioned him?

And not only that. Just after you decided to look for him, you often started to notice someone's eyes on you. In the crowd, in an empty alleyway, in different cities and even states, you could feel somebody's presence following you around. You never got to catch the stalker. Now you were just running. You became paranoidal. It got to the point where you were sleeping with a gun under your pillow.

Not further than two days ago, you finally saw that thing. Or whoever it was. One day you were walking down the road that passed over the bridge crossing the river. It was already almost sundown, but the guy who promiced to give you a ride to the city turned up to be a creep. Damn. And now you had to walk by yourself, cursing at everything and hoping to catch another car. (Which was kinda impossible, especially at this time.) You were almost at the middle of the bridge, when you suddenly heard a low rumbling of an engine. You stopped and started waving, praying they'd pull over, so you didn’t have to spend your night in the middle of nowhere. Little did you know that was probably the worst decision in your life. On the other hand, what other choice did you have?

The moment the car stopped, you felt that something was off. It was nothing in particular. But something, that the others would call the sixth sense or intuition, all in once, started screaming at you, that you needed to run. Like, needed to run. When the door slowly opened, your heart was already racing in your chest and cold sweat was running down your spine. It was one of the moments, when your brain shuts completely off, leaving the body control all to the reflexes. And that's how you did the second worst thing in your life. Your legs were working faster than your brain and suddenly you found yourself jumping into the water beneath. Not the wisest choice of escape, really. But it was just in time. The cold water hit you like a ton of bricks, luckily, the river wasn't too fast. When you looked up, you saw a figure, staring down, leaning over the railing. Not a face. Just a silhouette. But you could physically feel the gaze, the same that followed you across the country. At that moment you realized, that you'd just escaped something, that was probably worse than death.

After some time, you were able to swim ashore. It wasn't even close to easy, because the clothes, soaking wet, were heavy as fuck. And also, you refused to let go of your bag, where you kept that little you had. It was a miracle you even made it out alive. After you dragged yourself on the coast, full of small stinging pebbles, all you could do was collapse in a boneless pile, looking at the sky. You probably would've stayed there, if your stomach hadn't rumbled, reminding that the last time you ate anything happened to be yesterday morning. So, groaning, you dragged yourself upright, feeling the protest of your every muscle and bone. If you weren't mistaking, the town you originally wanted to go to was even closer than before your sudden "adventure". So all you had to do, was walk there and not die. Which was starting to get kinda hard, since how close your pursuers were getting on your heels and it was already almost fully dark.

By the midnight, you managed to walk to the town, bruised, exhausted, but you felt relieved. You sighed into one of the small motels on the edge of the city. It wasn't really good, but it was also cheap. And that not really much money you withdrew it from your bank account, unfortunately, wasn't limitless. You were so tired, that the moment you opened the door to your room, after putting all the warding sigils of course, you collapsed on the bed and blacked out, not even taking off your shoes. You were so tired, you didn't even notice the suspicious glances the administrator was stealing at your direction, when you passed over... and a 67 black Chevy Impala parked at the side of the road.

Next morning you woke up only around noon, feeling as if you haven't eaten since The very Advent of Christ, so right after splashing some cold water onto your face and changing the clothes you took your little swim in, you rushed out, rushing to find the closest diner.

It should be mentioned, that when you caught your reflection in the mirror, you were greeted by a strand of silver hair. A fucking silver hair. It seemed the night before had more impact on you than you thought.

When you opened the door, you were so focused on the smell of fresh-baked pie that flooded your senses, that you probably wouldn't even notice two men, sitting at the corner table. But you did. Because of how much you were thinking about one of them. Because his name was not only carved to the page of your mother's journal, but also to your brain.

You slammed the door shut, before any of them could notice you. How, how could they be there? It couldn't be just a coincidence. Accidents don't happen accidentally. You were thinking so much about how your first meeting would go, but seeing him in real life... for some reason, you stuttered. Like, what are you gonna say? "Hey, sir! I followed you across the whole country and stalked you and your brother because I found your name in my mom's journal after she disappeared." That sounded just insane. Before the panic, that started to slowly rise in your chest to take over, you inhaled deeply. You needed an actual plan, before doing anything stupid. So for now, you decided to follow them around for a bit more. Maybe then you'll figure out a way to approach him...

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Dean noticed the surveillance almost at the very moment when he and Sam left the diner. At first, he didn’t really pay attention. They split, Sam went to question the victim and Dean himself headed to the bar, to work out the lead. But then again, he couldn't shake off the feeling of being watched. So he sighed, and instead of going where he originally wanted to, he turned into one of the side alleyways. The houses blocked almost all the sounds from the main street, and now he clearly heard somebody's light and almost hesitant footsteps. He walked around the corner, waiting for the invisible person to approach, and then, quickly jerking his hand forward, grabbed them by the scruff of their neck.

For a second he thought he went back for 18 years. Up at him was looking someone with a face of the woman he once knew. And loved. The resemblance was almost uncanny. They had the same hair, same nose, like a copy of a person from his past. Only the eyes were different. Wide and bright green. ...The same eyes he saw every time he looked in the mirror. His heart dropped. No, no that couldn't be.. Or could it?..

Finally Dean realized he's been holding them for too long and it snapped him out of that stupor. He stepped back, giving them some space, but he couldn't tear his eyes of their face. He cleared his throat, trying to shake off that weird feeling, but the words still went out much huskier than he intended to. "Who are you? Why are you following me?" He asked, though he already knew, who they were.

Their eyes were wary, but they weren't scared and their voice was firm. "I need to talk to you. I need your help."

And that's how you ended up in that diner, where you found Dean and Sam in the morning. Your stomach grumbled loudly, after all, you never got to eat this day. Dean noticed that, and how you eyed the food in the menu like a hungry wolf, he ordered a big burger, fries and a milkshake for you and coffee with pie for him. The space between you was filled with awkward silence, as you waited for your order. You didn't know where to start and he just stared at your face with unreadable gaze. Finally, when the silence had become almost unbearable, he cleared his throat again and asked the thing, that's been circling in his mind since the moment he saw you. "So... How old are you?..*