A/N : OK , here's the final chapter .. Hope you like it . :)
Outside Dean's room Sam swallowed hard and walked in .'Thank God , at least he's not watching daytime TV .' ."Dean ."
Dean's eyes opened to slits ."Hey , you look like crap ." His voice was barely audible .
"They should install a mirror on the hospital's ceiling ."
"I know how I look like . I look pale , I probably have bags under my eyes and I still look adorable . " The corners of Dean's lips tipping up into a tired grin .
Sam didn't say anything , he tried to retort , but he couldn't find anything to say .
"Looks like you're gonna leave town without me ." Dean grinned again weakly .
"Dean ." Sam warned , sulking .
"What ? It's fun to repeat a sentence after almost one year ."Dean paused to take a breath ."I hate to tell you this , but I think this is really the way I should go ."He paused again ." I mean it's happening all over again ,and exactly in the same way . It seems like I just postponed it ." he shrugged slightly .
"This is not your deathbed . I'll find some way ." Sam sounded exasperated .
"No you won't ." Dean growled ."You hear me , Sam ? I swear to God , you think about some supernatural way and I'll kill you myself ." he panted , he couldn't take enough air into his lungs even with the help of the cannula .
"Dean ,Calm down , please . It doesn't need to be like the last time , maybe -"
"Maybe what ? Huh Sam ? "Dean's heart rate sped up ." You , of all people , know that in the world of magics and supernaturals, ... Nothing happens the simple way , ... if I survive , it means someone else had died for me ... We learned it the hardest way , but we eventually did . "
Sam bit his lower lip . "I can't give up , Dean . I'll look more , maybe I could find an antidote . You still have two weeks . So please keep fighting , don't give up ."
"I won't Sam , you know it ."Dean closed his eyes and waited for the heavy pain on his chest to subside ." I'd rather die than lose my arm or leg , though . So you better hurry up ."
"I'll bring my laptop here . I'll stay here by your side." Sam smiled .
"Thank Mommy .I was afraid you may leave me alone ." Dean mocked , but then he smiled kindly ."Really . Thanks Sammy , I know how hard is this for you and I don't wanna leave you behind. Just ... Don't get your hopes too high , it'll break you hard if you don't find any way ... and I so can't deal with you like that ."
Sam smiled , though it didn't reach his eyes ."I'll be right back . Don't go any where ."
"I can't promise you anything , those nurses are so persuasive ." Dean mustered a grin as Sam rolled his eyes and walked out .
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Sam drove Impala to the motel , took a shower and changed his clothes , he felt that he needed to be up for a long research .
In the way back to the hospital , his phone rang , he brought it out , but it wasn't ringing , he listened and suddenly remembered that it was Dean's cell ring tone , rummaging through his pockets he found it and opened it without looking at the screen ."Hello ?"
"Hey Dean ." It was Bobby's voice , he paused and then said."Or Sam . Sam ? Is that you ?"
"Yes Bobby . Hey , what's going on ?"
"That could be my question , right now . I thought I called Dean . Well , I'm sure I called Dean ."Bobby was confused ." What are you doing with his phone ? Tell me he's just taking a shower , and that's why he couldn't answer his phone ."
"Ah . No . "Sam paused , not sure how to reveal the news ."Actually he's in hospital ."
"What ? Why ? What's wrong ?" concern filled Bobby's voice .
Sam explained the situation briefly and said ."Oh Bobby he's dying . Again . And there's nothing I can do , I mean I'm trying here . I do , but I really don't think I can find anything ."
Bobby was silent for pretty long time ."Bobby ? You still there ?"
" Jesus Christ ."Bobby gasped ." Sam listen to me , I know what's going on . I wasn't sure at first , but now I've something about that creature and I think I know what should you do . "
"What ? You mean there's an antidote ?" Sam felt hope started to circuit in his veins .
"No , there's no antidote .There's just one way to save him . Change of blood . They need to change his blood .And twice ." Bobby stated .
"Change of blood ? You sure about it ? I mean it sounds kinda simple ."
"Yes Sam ,I'm sure , and I know how it sounds , but once his veins are clean of that poisoned blood , he'll start to heal . He needed that surgery , changing blood wouldn't help in that stage , but now they should change his blood before his arteries block completely , before it gets too late , again . First time would clean his arteries a little , but the second time is necessary to wipe the poison completely . then he's gonna be fine . You just have to act fast . "
"How ? What am I supposed to do ? Walk in there and tell them to change Dean's blood to save him ? Wouldn't they ask me how did I figured it out or what kinda poison is that ?" Sam asked .
"You're right . OK . Give them my number and tell them to call me , I'll handle it . Just hurry up Sam , he doesn't have much time , it's not like the couple weeks that doctor gave him . "
"What do you mean ? How long ? " Sam asked with fear obvious in his voice .
"Couple of days , maybe less ."Bobby paused ." and I assume you know it's not just about being alive . He needs his legs and arms and he sure needs his vital organs . So , the most I can come out with is one day . I wish you would have called me sooner ."
"You're right , I should've . I just was so distracted that I didn't came to that idea . " Sam apologized .
"I understand , son . I just hope it spread in his body slower than last time ."
"I'll tell them to call you as soon as I get there . Just please , convince them ."
"Count on me ."
"Always . Thanks ." Sam hung up .
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"I need to see doctor Chambers , it's urgent ." Sam said to Katie as he found her behind the desk in CCU .
"What is it , Sam ?" She asked with concern .
"It's about Dean , please . Just tell me where's he ?"
"I'll page him for you ."
Sam shook his head ."No , no , no . It may take too long . Tell me where I can find him ."
"No Sam , it won't take long . Calm down . He'll be here withing a minute ." She squeezed his shoulder and grabbed the phone .
Sam waited till she hung up and assured him that he's gonna be here soon . Then Sam walked toward Dean's room .
"What's up , man ? " Dean opened his eyes as Sam entered .
"Dean , Bobby called . I told him everything . He knew about the poison . He knew the cure . It's gonna be fine ." Sam said , his voice was shaking with happiness and concern at the same time .
Dean's eyes widened . "What's the cure ? Is there any antidote for that ? " his voice was too weak as breathing was getting harder every minute and even the Oxygen mask couldn't help him anymore , that was just then that Sam realized the cannula was replaced by an Oxygen mask , which meant his situation had worsened during the time that Sam was gone .
Sam licked his lips , saying to himself that everything was going to be alright , cuz they knew how to help Dean now ."No , no antidote . You need to have your blood changed ."
"What ? " Chambers' voice covered Dean's . He was standing by the door frame . "What are you talking about ?"
"Doctor Chambers . That's why I needed to see you . I talked to our family doctor , he's a specialist . Would you please call him ? He's something to tell you ."Sam gave him a card .
Chambers looked down at the card with surprise ."Ah , what was that you said about change of blood ? What's going on here ? "
"Just call him , please . He'll explain everything , we're running out of time ." Sam was trying hard to don't push the man toward the phone and make him call .
"Aright , I'll call him , but - "
"Doctor , please ." Sam clenched his teeth , he so wanted to suffocate the man in front of him .
Chambers waited a little longer and finally left the room to make the call .
"Man , You scared the hell out of him ." Dean chuckled ."I thought you were going to kick his ass any seconds ."
"I'd have done that , if I had to ." Sam confessed .
"OK ? What's this thing with our family doctor ?" Dean asked suspiciously .
Sam defined everything to Dean and by the time he was done , Chambers returned to their room .Sam looked at him worriedly ."So ? Are you gonna do that ?"
"I .. I don't know . We need to run some tests before that . I gotta make sure he's poisoned . We - "
"No ." Sam interrupted him ."We don't have time . Can't you get that ?"
"Sammy ." Dean called calmly and then looked at Chambers ." You don't have any other suggestion , do you ? "
"Umm . No ." Chambers replied after a few seconds .
"So , I'll take my chance . It's my call after all . " Dean shrugged ."Besides , if I'm gonna die anyway , I'd rather try every possible way . I don't have anything to lose . AND I don't think changing blood can do any harm at all ."
"If you really want to - "
"I do ." Dean cut him .
"But twice ?" Chambers scratched his head ."That's just weird . I don't understand it ."
"For crying out loud , just do it . Hurry up . " Sam was ready to jump on him .
"OK , OK . I'm going to order everything we need and then we can start it . Just relax ." Chambers said and left the room before Sam could say anything in return .
"Relax ? Would he say the same if it was about his own brother ?" Sam gritted out .
"Dude , chill . It's gonna be alright ."Dean rubbed his chest, the weight on his chest was getting heavier and he wasn't sure how longer he could stand it , it was really overwhelming ." I don't think they have a bed in your size , so stop it before collapsing because of a heart attack ." he taunted , trying to distract himself more than Sam , even for some few seconds .
"I really want to throttle him ." Sam grumbled
Dean grinned ." Just make sure he'll stay alive ,long enough to finish his job ." he said drowsily and closed his eyes .
"I can't get it , he said he tried every way and he didn't try a simple way like changing blood ? Or why he's refusing to do that anyway ." Sam shook his head .
"I guess , by every way he meant every weird way . They just hate to see that simple ways could solve the hardest problems ."
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The process started after about an hour , they inserted a transfusion needle in Dean's vein , while at another spot they drained off the toxic blood . Most of it Dean was out , he was too exhausted and drained too stay awake . Finally when the medical team was done with blood changing , they started to run more tests to see how would Dean's body react . Though Chambers was not sure about it , when Dean's condition first had stopped getting worse , then after almost one day it had started to improve and when the arteries responded to medications , he let out a sigh of relief and allowed himself to feel comfort and happy .
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Sam had thought he would never feel relieved again . Dean wasn't out of wood completely , but at least things had started to get better after the blood changing process . The mask on his face had been replaced by a cannula again and he was looking much more comfortable .
"So , when will they release me ? " Dean asked .
"I think you should stay another couple of days . After that you should rest at home and do some light exercises , so your heart and mostly your leg could get better sooner ." Sam answered .
"Right now , I need some help for my back . It sucks to lie down . All I want to do is hit the road and kill some sons of bitches ." Dean panted , his lung was still too weak and it seemed like there wasn't enough air in the room for his body to relax .Whenever he talked more than 5 words at once , his chest would shout for the needed air and sting fiercely .
"You had been through too much , Dean . Even 'you' need to take it easy sometimes .By the way , doctor Chambers said chest pain and the pain in your shoulders and upper back are expected after the kinda surgery you had . So , it's not because of lying down .But if it makes you feel any better he also said usually people can resume sexual activity within about 4 weeks and driving after 3 to 8 weeks. "
Dean rolled his eyes ."Thanks for the information ,I feel really better now .By the way, I just said I want to hunt , doesn't mean I'm gonna do that . Well , unless those bastards knock on our door . "
"Yeah ? Knock on our door to visit you and ask about your health ?"
"No , Just cuz they like to get killed by the best ." Dean taunted back ."Man , would you please get back to the motel and get some rest ? I can't stand your face anymore . "
"Then close your eyes and get some sleep , you don't have to fight so hard to stay awake and see my face ." Sam faked a pout .
"O yeah , and give you the chance to wake me up when you got bored . " Dean nodded .
" I didn't wake you up then . " Sam reiterate .
"You keep repeating that , I know what I saw . " Dean teased .
"You know what ? You won . I'll go back to the motel , at least I'll be far from your smart-ass comments for a while ."
"You can say so but you know you'll miss them ."
"I may admit it, but you should ask me one week from now , cuz I'm sure I'd regret . I'm going to just take a shower .I'll check ourselves out later. We need a more comfortable place to rest . Bobby has offered his place , you know ."
Dean tried to take a deep breath , but his lung and his still weak and painful heart didn't cooperate, so he just accepted the little air that entered his lungs and smiled ."Twist my arm ."
"Please , don't leave here while I'm gone ."
"And leave Katie and the other nurses behind ? Oh no , they don't deserve it ."He smirked ." I'll stay for a little longer ." he mumbled .
"Yeah , yeah , of course . " Sam chuckled as Dean drifted off to sleep . He stared at him for a few more seconds and quietly walked out of the room , happy and thankful for having Dean back .
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