Fic: I Remember You - Chapter 2
Title: I Remember You
Author: gidgetgal9
Summary: Sam wakes up in a hospital with no memory. Will he learn the truth about what happened to him in time to save himself? S3 Not a death fiction!
Disclaimer & Rating: Please see Chapter 1
Chapter 1
I Remember You
Chapter Two
It had been a week. A whole week, since Dean had last laid eyes on Sam.
Their previous week together had been a hectic one. There had been a false lead on Bela and the colt that had in the end just eaten up precious time. With the deal hanging over his head, Dean really hated wasting time on fruitless chases.
He had been ready for some relaxing bar time. Sam had come along reluctantly and soon after decided to walk the two blocks back to the motel.
That had been the last he had had contact with his little brother. On returning to their motel room Dean had found Ruby and not Sam there.
She had quickly explained in her oh so annoying way that there was a demon group after Sam. They were set on making him their leader. Ruby had learned that they were poised to strike soon and she was there to warn them. She had found Sam’s cell phone with blood on it, outside the door of the motel room when she arrived but there was no sign of Sam.
Dean’s heart sank. With his time on earth limited, he was panicked at what would happen to Sam if he didn’t find him before the Hell Hounds came to get him.
After his initial panic and anger, he started his hunt for Sam. But like the time Sam disappeared because of the Meg possession, he was making little ground. Ruby was helping but it was all Dean could do not to kill her ever time she made a smart remark.
There was also the fact that he didn’t trust Ruby, but at the moment he was willing to take any help he could get. He was desperate.
Dean’s mind wandered over the other time’s Sam had disappeared and as he thought about The Bender’s incident he realized that they hadn’t covered all their bases with Sam. While contacting the authorities was not something he wanted to do, he knew that they could be of help. The Winchesters were no longer wanted by the FBI, so contacting the local police wouldn’t be as risky as it had in the past.
Dean sighed and looked over at Ruby who was hunched over Sam’s laptop. “Hey, I’ve been thinking.”
Ruby smirked. “Don’t strain yourself.”
Dean huffed. “Can you just shut up for five seconds please! I was thinking back to one of the times that Sam disappeared.”
“How many times has Sam gotten himself kidnapped? Have you thought of implanting one of those chips they use to keep up with lost pets?” Ruby said rolling her eyes.
“Like I said, if you could just shut your cake hole for five seconds.” Dean was beyond his limit of patience for the demon.
“Fine. My lips are sealed until your done with you’re little story.” Ruby replied as she crossed her arms in front of her.
“There was this family, The Benders. They liked to hunt humans and kidnapped Sam. Like the situation now, I had no clue as to where to find him, so I reported him missing to the police. It was with their help that I actually found Sam that time. We’re running out of options and I just thought it wouldn’t hurt to contact the authorities and report him missing.” Dean finished waiting for Ruby to reply.
“Okay, if you’re finished, I’ll add my two cents worth. Um, no offense, but the police while they might be able to help your track down the folks from Deliverance, there’s no way in hell they can catch a demon.” Ruby snarked out.
“Someone might have seen something, it would at least put more people on the lookout. Now, I really shouldn’t be hanging with the local law enforcement, considering they think I’m dead but you could go and report your dear cousin Sam missing. I know it’s a long shot but it’s better than sitting here doing nothing. And while you’re gone, I’ll go ahead and call the local hospitals and see if anyone fitting Sam’s description has been admitted. Again, probably won’t get us anywhere but it couldn’t hurt.” Dean finished and had been amazed that Ruby hadn’t butted in this time.
“This is a waste of time, but you know what? It gets me the hell away from you for awhile, so I’ll do it. Do you have a fake id for my cousin, or a picture that I can take with me?” Ruby asked as she shut the computer down.
Dean pulled a photo of Sam out of his wallet and handed to Ruby. “Sam’s fake id had the name Sam Harris on it when he disappeared. Oh and take all the time you need!”
“Oh I will, and don’t waste the time alone on porn!” Ruby said with a wink and headed out the door, before Dean could reply.
God, I hate her. Dean grumbled to himself as he pulled out the local phone book.
-0-
Jess entered Sam’s room with a big smile on her face. Sam looked up and tried to return the smile. The last few days had been pretty rough. His mind was a blank except for the horrible nightmare about the wreck. The nightmare had reared its ugly head again that night and it had him on edge. He couldn’t remember his brother or father but kept witnessing their deaths.
Then there was Jess. She was so supportive and made him feel not so alone but he was uneasy around her. They had clearly had a close relationship, and he knew it had to be hard on her that he didn’t remember. Sam tried to be as friendly as he could, but he still couldn’t get past the fact that in his mind he had only known her two days.
“Sam, I’ve got some really good news. Dr. Ford said you could go home with me this morning.” Jess was beaming evidently delighted at the news.
Sam tried to smile back and forced a reply. “That’s nice.”
He watched her face fall. “Oh Sam, it’ll be okay, I promise. I know you’re still weak, but wouldn’t you rather rest up in the comfort of our apartment than stay here?”
Sam nodded. “Of course, I hate it here. It’s just you said I could go home and it’s just hard to wrap my mind around that. I have a home that I don’t remember with you.”
Sam felt horrible as he watched Jess’s eyes fill with tears. “If you’d rather get your own place, I can help you.”
“No, I’m sorry Jess, I didn’t mean to hurt you.” Sam reached out and grabbed her arm pulling her to him in a hug. “You’ve been so wonderful to me. I-it scares me to think of what it would’ve been like facing amnesia alone. I don’t want to be alone and if you’ll have me I want to stay with you. I want to remember you.” Sam could feel the sobbing lessen as Jess pulled away.
“Sam, you‘re truly amazing. That’s why I love you so much. Here you are weak and confused, providing me with comfort. I need to take things slow with you. I promise to do that and try not to let things get me so emotional.” Jess took Sam’s right hand into hers and gave it a squeeze.
Sam smiled. “I think I just need time and things won’t be so weird. So what time do I get to leave?”
-0-
Dean had spent most of his morning on the phone with the local hospital, playing phone tag. It was hard to find the right person to talk to and of course once you reached them, they were away from the desk. On the bright side, Ruby hadn’t made it back yet.
It was noon time and Dean was getting hungry and irritable when his phone finally rang. Glancing at the Caller ID, he was happy to see it was the hospital.
“Hello, Mr. Harris, this is Anita from the patient admissions office at Memorial Hospital.” The woman on the other end paused.
“Yes, this is Mr. Harris, did you get my message about my missing cousin, Sam Harris?” Dean knew that had been the fake id Sam was carrying when he disappeared.
“Yes, and you left a description of your cousin. We didn’t have anyone by that name admitted. There was a young man fitting your description, admitted with a case of amnesia, but he was later identified by his girlfriend as Sam Winchester.” The woman replied causally.
Dean’s heart caught in his throat and it took him a moment to speak. “Uh, well my cousin, his parents are divorced and I didn’t realize that he was using his mother’s maiden name.” Dean knew that the excuse was lame but it was all he had to go on.
“Is Sam still at the hospital?” Dean hoped that it would be that easy.
“Um, no he was released early this morning, by Doctor Ford. If you would like I can transfer this call to her office.”
“No, thanks, I‘ll try contacting his girlfriend.” Dean sighed, he didn’t want to tip the demons off that he knew where his brother was and the doctor might be in on the plan.
Running out of options, he called Ruby.
“Hey Dean, you have any more useless errands for me to run, cause the police angle was a bust.” Dean really wanted to hang up, but instead took a calming breath and proceeded.
“I found where they had Sam. He was admitted to Memorial Hospital with a head injury that caused amnesia. He was accompanied by his girlfriend. A Dr. Ford released him this morning. So how are your computer hacking skills? Think you could get us and address for Sam?” Dean could hear Ruby huff on the other end.
“I’m so not your personal assistant, but yeah I can hack into their system. You don’t come back from hell hundreds of years later without being pretty smart and adaptable. I took Sam’s laptop so give me a minute, I’ll find a coffee shop with wifi and I’ll call ya back.” The phone went dead.
Dean paced as he waited for Ruby to call back. What was probably only fifteen minutes felt like forever, but finally his phone rang.
“He was released today, by his doctor to the care of one Jessica Moore. She’s the dead one that burned on the ceiling right?“ But before Dean could respond Ruby plowed on with her information. “Got the address that was in his file for insurance purposes. Um, 1513 West Elm, Westwood Apartments, Apartment #12. There was nothing else other than the diagnosis of amnesia. Heading your way.” Ruby clicked the phone off.
Dean took a calming breath, dealing with Ruby and his brother‘s kidnapping was stressing him out, but now he at least had something to work with. His brother was suffering from amnesia and that was hard to accept, not to mention it was going to make a rescue more complicated. At least they had an address, he just hoped it panned out.
-0-
Sam entered the one bedroom apartment. It was small but clean and neat. There was a small kitchen area and living room.
He decided to sit down on the couch, but as he approached Jess grabbed his right arm.
“Baby, you should lay down.” Jess guided him towards the bed room. Sam sighed and sat down on the bed.
“I’m tired of being in bed.” Sam knew he was being whiney, like a child but he couldn‘t help it.
Jess smiled and walked over to a set of chest drawers and pulled out some clothes. “I know you are, but you heard the doctor. You need to take it easy. Why don’t you put these PJ’s on and get into bed. I’ll fix you some lunch and then you can take a nap.”
“If I take a nap like a good boy, can I get up late?.” Sam knew he was being childish but didn’t care. He decided if he was going to be treated like one then he would act like one.
Jess just smiled. “We’ll see.”
Sam ate his lunch in bed and once he was finished he tried to settle in bed for a nap, but sleep eluded him.
Jess evidently heard his tossing and turning, and returned to the room.
“Having trouble going to sleep?” Jess’s eyes were filled with amusement.
Sam knew he looked pathetic, hair a mess, and his pillows and sheets jumbled around him. He just looked up and nodded.
“Well, why don’t I lay down with you? You’ve always told me that you sleep better when we‘re together.” Jess started to undress, pulling off her t-shirt and jeans.
Sam couldn’t help but watch. Jess was beautiful girl and now she was standing before him in just a bra and pair of panties. He knew that he was blushing, and had no clue as to what to say as she climbed in bed with him.
Sam swallowed and gave Jess a timid smile. “You don’t have too. I’ll be okay.”
“Oh but I want to Sam. I’ve missed you so much. Why don’t you lay on your stomach and I’ll give you a back rub.” Jess was already nudging him to roll over on his stomach.
“Okay.” Sam decided to go with the flow and rolled over. He had to admit that she was very good with her hands. Jess started at his neck and slowly worked her way down to his lower back. He melted with her touch, it felt so good.
Once his body was relaxed she stopped and caressed his hair. “I know you don’t remember our time together Sam, but I do. I miss being with you like this. Enjoying the closeness.”
Sam sighed. He wished he could remember. “I’m so sorry that I don’t remember, but this was nice. Thank you.” Sam slowly turned over and gazed at Jess.
Jess smiled and slowly lowered herself to Sam’s mouth and gave him a soft chaste kiss. Jess spoke as she pulled away. “I love you so much Sam.”
Sam smiled at her, as she curled up to his side. He sighed, wishing that his memories would return.
Chapter 3 here