Ch 1

Kerrie sat on her couch with her feet up on the coffee table. She was in her new condo and was exhausted after the move. It had been nearly four months since Dean was taken by the hellhounds. Much to her dismay Sam took up with Ruby and Bobby took to the bottle leaving her alone to run down possible ways to get him back from hell. Kerrie followed leads all over the country for the first few weeks and as the leads ended in nothing she became frustrated.

A month and a half had passed since Kerrie's visit to New Orleans, her last hope was a voodoo priest who claimed to have brought someone back from trip wasn't at all what she hoped but she had found out that Dean was going to be returned from hell but she didn't know when or by who. Kerrie had met him at a local bar frequented by all sort of supernatural creatures. She was sent there by two different magick shop owners when she asked about the voodoo priest. It turned out the priest was a sham and had been taken care of by the supernatural community.

Kerrie had met him there, Gus. She knew that Bobby wouldn't approve of her relationship with him especially since his "kind" had a bad reputation but Kerrie didn't the first time since Sam was shot she felt relaxed and Gus was the cause. Since her visit to New Orleans he had visited her twice staying for a few nights. He seemed just as attached to her as she was to him. Even though she had no experience with actually living with a guy Kerrie invited him to move in. She knew her mother would eventually find out and want to meet him but that wasn't a major concern. Gus was handsome and friendly and Kerrie knew her family would approve of him.

When Gus moved in things just felt right. He wasn't home all the time since he traveled often to check on his business overseas but the idea of having someone to come home to was nice. Kerrie was working full time at the school and enrolled in her last two classes needed to finish her bachelors degree. Kerrie woke up one morning and looked over at Gus who had been watching her sleep.

"It's happening soon." He said with a small frown. Kerrie nodded and got out of bed pulling on her robe. "When he comes back I assume you'll want to see him."

Kerrie nodded.

"I should have done more to keep him out of hell."

"Kerrie, Dean made the deal. It was his choice to give up his soul for Sam's life just like their father gave his life for Dean's. As much as I don't want to do this I think you should stay away from the Winchesters." Kerrie put her hands on her hips.

"Is this because of Sam? Gus, he's with Ruby. I saw it with my own eyes I'm over it."

"I know you are, you wouldn't have let me move in here if you were still completely in love with him but I know part of you still feels something for him." Kerrie shook her head as Gus climbed out of bed slipping on a pair of boxer shorts and standing in front of her. "Kerrie, you are an amazing witch. Being around the Winchesters is going to be too dangerous. Some serious shit is going down and if you go to them I can't protect you."

Kerrie bit her lip.

"I just need to see he's ok for myself. I know I'm not going to be working with them anymore, things would just be too weird with Sam and I. Plus once Dean finds out about Ruby and what Sam has been doing-"

"You can't be the one to tell him, that will drag you into their mess." Gus said as Kerrie nodded. "I haven't felt like this in a long time and if something ever happened to you I don't know what I would do, ok?"

Kerrie nodded as Gus kissed her cheek.

The next day Kerrie called Bobby for her weekly check in. He had no news and still hadn't heard from Sam. Kerrie like Bobby hadn't really hunted in awhile. The last demon she confronted was in New Orleans the night she met Gus. Since her return to Boston she hadn't hunted at all, everything was quiet on the demon front.