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Episode 44: Vessels

This is the longest I've put out in a while. Nearly 30 pages on word and it tends to jump around a little b/c I wanted to get some viewpoints on what's going on with the others rather than just [Name]. Tell me what you think and all that jazz!

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Daryl and you had gotten out of the hospital around the time that Shane and Dean decided which car to put Rick into. You glanced at Daryl, squeezing his arm once, before rushing over to the Impala where Sam was holding the door open. You went around and sat in the back furthest from where Sam was holding the door open and waited for Shane and Dean to get Rick into the car.

"Got him." Shane grunted as Dean shifted his weight. You reached forward and helped pull Rick in so his head was resting on your lap and you could keep one hand on his wound. "You good?"

You glanced up at Shane and gave him a nod with a tight smile. Dean slammed the door shut and moved around to the driver's side as Sam slid into the passenger seat. You glanced out the back window to see Daryl, Castiel, and Shane getting into the truck.

"Is he ok?" Sam questioned as the car began to roll forward.

"He's going to be fine." You said firmly in hopes that your own words would calm your racing heart. He had to be fine.

Sam nodded once before sighing, "What the hell happened up there?"

"That's what I wanna know." Dean glanced at you in the rear view mirror.

"We got up to the chapel and Chaos was there-"

Dean narrowed his eyes, "Chaos? The black is Chaos?"

You nodded and Dean scoffed, "Chaos and Peace. That's just peachy."

"Right." You mumbled and your eyes widened, "You saw Marie. What-"

"Finish your story first." Dean cut you off firmly.

You bit back a groan and leaned back in your seat with one hand resting lightly on Rick's forehead, "Chaos was there in Rick's body. He threw Cas and Shane out and then we... we talked." You shook your head, "There was a huge pack of walkers on the floor below us and he said it attacked you guys, are you ok?"

"We're fine." Sam replied smoothly, "Shane and Cas warned us about it before we got to the floor. We handled them and sent Daryl up to you."

"If you think you can just leave the conversation at 'we talked' you're dead wrong." Dean narrowed his eyes at you, "What did the bastard say?"

You shrugged, "It was...weird. It wasn't what I was expecting at all. I figured he'd be more like...Crowley or...the Governor, but he wasn't." You paused and the Winchesters waited for you to continue, "He was almost like a spoiled kid. Throwing tantrums, demanding attention, making decisions based on curiosity alone..."

"Really?" Sam pressed, "Chaos?"

"Yeah. He kept saying that he wanted me to stay with him because..."

Dean noticed your hesitance, "[Name], because what?"

You bit down on your lower lip to keep it from quivering as the full weight of what you had heard earlier hit you. You took in a deep breath, "Because it was my blood that freed him. This, all of this, is because of me."

"[Name]-" Sam began.

You shook your head, "I mean, it was an accident. I didn't know what grabbing that tablet would do, but... it was my blood that freed Chaos and Peace. It was my blood that activated this curse."