Ella's P.O.V
I opened my eyes and squinted, because I was nearly blinded by the freaking vibrant sunlight that beamed through the tree branches above me. I took in my surroundings and realized that I was laying on the grass covered ground in the middle of the park from my lucid reoccurring dream. As I sat up I glanced over at the bench and saw Jane writing in her journal. I couldn't help but smile, because there was so much I wanted to talk to her about. I got up from the ground and started to walk towards her.
All of a sudden a bright light appeared in the distance causing me to stop in my tracks. I stared at it like a deer in headlights, because it looked exactly like the light Jack had gone into after I helped him with his unfinished business. It was so pretty that I felt mesmerized by it's warm calming glow and couldn't help, but smile as I continued to keep my eyes locked on it.
Suddenly I was snapped out of my staring contest with the light by the sound of Jane closing her journal. I glanced over at her and saw her quickly walking towards the light. I didn't want her to leave, so I ran after her while shouting, "Jane! Wait!"
She kept walking further away and I figured maybe she didn't hear me, so I called out her name louder this time,"Jane!" She was still unresponsive to my yelling and kept walking towards the light.
I decided to try something new, so I yelled out at the top of my lungs, "Mom!"
She instantly stopped walking and turned around to face me. A big smile spread across her face and was so contagious that I couldn't help, but smile as I sprinted towards her.
When I reached her I stood in front of her as she cheerfully said, "You finally figured it out, Ella."
"Well, yeah you kinda dropped some hints along the way, but I wasn't really sure at first..."I responded while looking at her.
"Why?"She asked with her eyebrow raised.
"This just seemed so unbelievable, because you've always been just a face in photographs to me ever since I was little, and a part of me doubted that it was really you. I was in denial...I mean, how many people get a chance like this..... I just didn't want to screw anything up by saying that I knew it was you. I figured you must've had a really good reason for hiding your identity, so I kept calling you Jane. I'm sorry, Mom..."I explained while looking at her.
"You have nothing to be sorry about."She stated with her brow furrowed as she stared at me.
"I hate to admit this, but I guess more than anything I was afraid..."I anxiously mumbled while averting my eyes from her gaze.
"Afraid of what?"She asked with concern.
"That if I said it aloud you would disappear and...."I started to explain as my eyes welled up with tears threatening to spill over.
"And what?"She asked while staring at me with a worried expression on her face.
"And... I wouldn't get to see you anymore..."I answered as a tear rolled down my cheek. She took a step towards me and wiped away my tear with her hand.
"It's okay, love."She reassured with a grin as she pulled me into a hug.
"Sam, Dean and Daddy miss you... I miss you, Mom..."I mumbled as a couple of tears streamed down my face. We pulled out of the hug and I sniffled while brushing away my tears with the back of my left hand.
"I know, and not a day goes by that I don't think of all of you."She responded while looking at me with a smile as her eyes welled up with tears.
"Are you, uh...goin' in there?"I anxiously asked while pointing at the bright light in the distance.
"It's where I must go..."She answered while looking over at the light.
"But, it's not fair..."I stated with my brow furrowed.
"What's not fair?"She asked with her eyebrow raised.
"We died together in the fire.....It's not fair, Why did I get to come back and you didn't?...."I explained while staring at her.
"Ella no..."She objected while shaking her head.
"Sammy, Dee and Daddy miss you so much, and sometimes I think they need you more than they need me..."I blurted out as tears streamed down my face.
"No, don't you dare say that Ella!"She shook her head as a tear rolled down her cheek. I couldn't help but cry, because I didn't want to lose her.
"It's okay, shush, it's okay, Ella...."She reassured while pulling me into a hug and rubbing my back. The tears continued to fall as I held on to her for dear life.
When we pulled out of the hug, I sniffled as she helped to wipe away my tears with her hands. Then she looked me right in the eyes while saying, "They need you."
"But Mom..."I began to say, but she interrupted.
"No, don't you but Mom me."She sternly said while staring at me with her brow furrowed.
"Wow, you sound like Dee." I mumbled to myself while looking at her in disbelief.
"Listen to me Ella, I don't ever wanna hear you say that they need me more than they need you, because you came back for a reason. They need you just as much as you need them, okay?"She said while staring at me.
"Okay..."I agreed while nodding my head.
She looked me in the eyes and placed a hand on my shoulder while saying,"Good, cause you're destined to do great things..."
"I want you to remember that family is stronger together than they are apart, all right?"She said with a grin while staring at me.
"All right."I nodded with a slight smile.
Then she looked over at the light and my smile faded away, because I knew what was gonna come next. I've helped other ghosts with their unfinished business, so they could finally rest and go into the light, but this one was gonna be hard.
"I don't think I can do this, Mom..."I struggled to say as more tears welled up in my eyes threatening to spill over at any moment.
"Do what?"She asked with a worried expression on her face.
"Let you go....If you go into that light I'm not gonna see you anymore, right?"I asked as a couple tears rolled down my cheeks.
"I'm sorry Ella..."She answered while wiping my tears away with her hands.
"B-but, who I'm gonna talk to now?"I asked as more tears went down my face.
"That's what you're brothers are for, talk to them, let them in. I know you don't want them to worry, but they need to know when somethings bothering you, especially when it involves your safety and your gift."She explained while staring at me.
"Just remember they're not strangers they're family and if..."She stared to say but was interrupted by me.
"And If you can't trust family who can you trust... Dean always says that."I stated with a slight grin.
"Where do you think he got it from?"She said with a smile.
"You do trust them, right?"She asked with an eyebrow raised.
"Of course."I instantly replied with a nod.
"Good, then you'll have no problem talking to them. Please, promise me that you'll let your brothers in, can you do that for me?"She said while holding out her pinky.
"Yeah, I promise."I replied while wrapping my pinky around hers.
"I also want you to promise me that you'll continue to use your gift to help those that can not help themselves."She added with a slight grin.
"Don't worry, I will, I promise Mom. It feels so good to finally call you Mom instead of Jane."I chuckled while wiping away my tears.
"Well, it feels good to finally hear it."She stated happily with a big smile.
"It's time for me to go."She said while looking at the light in the distance.
"Mom please, don't leave me..."I whimpered as a tear rolled down my cheek.
"Ella, It's gonna be okay...."She stated while wiping away my tear with her hand.
"But, I'm worried..."I nervously said as I glanced over at the light in the distance.
"What are you worried about?"She asked while staring at me with concern.
"That light, it's the same light that Jack went into earlier after I helped him with his unfinished business...He said his family members that had passed away were waiting for him on the other side, which makes me wonder... Is there someone waiting for you Mom? You're not gonna be alone, right?"I anxiously said with my brow furrowed as I awaited her answer. I bit my nails nervously as I stared at her. I couldn't help, but feel worried about her, because I just didn't want her to end up all alone.
"Don't worry about me Ella, I'll be just fine, I won't be alone."She reassured while smiling at me.
"I'm gonna miss you, Mom."I struggled to say while looking over at her.
"I'm gonna miss you too my little Ella Bella."She responded with a grin.
"That's what Daddy calls me sometimes."I stated with a smile.
"I know, and I love you."She said as a couple tears rolled down her cheeks.
"I love you too."I said with a smile as a tear streamed down my face. Then she pulled me into a hug and I wrapped my arms around her while praying that she'd be okay.
When we pulled out of our hug she said,"Now, I need you to do something for me, okay?"
"What is it?"I eagerly asked with a slight grin.
"I need you to wake up, Ella."She said while looking at me.
I shook my head while saying,"No, I wanna stay here just a little longer."
"You can't..."She said as sadness clouded her features.
"Why not?"I questioned with an eyebrow raised.
"Do you hear that?"She asked while pointing back towards the bench.
"Hear what?"I said with a confused expression plastered on my face.
"Shush... and listen..."She whispered with a slight smile.
"Ella...Ella..."I heard Sam's voice call out in the distance.
A grin went across my lips as I glanced over at the bench while happily saying,"It's Sammy..."
"He's trying to wake you up....He needs you, so does Dean and your Dad."She explained while resting a hand on my shoulder.
"Yeah, you're right..."I replied with a serious expression on my face as I nodded my head.
"Besides, they'd be so lost without me."I sarcastically replied with a chuckle, which caused her to smile.
"When you wake up, I need you to remember what you promised me, and to be brave, have faith cause Angels are watching over you, can you do that for me Ella?"She said with a serious expression on her face.
"Yeah, I can."I replied with a smile while nodding my head.
"That's my girl."She happily stated with a proud smile.
Then she turned around and I couldn't help, but let my tears streamed down my face as I watched her walk towards the white light in the distance. When she reached the entrance by the treeline she stopped in her tracks and turned around towards me. A smile went across her lips as she waved at me. I wiped away my tears and smiled as I waved back at her.
All of a sudden the light became so bright that I had to close my eyes. I wanted to see her walk into the light, so I carefully opened my eyes, but didn't see any sign of Mom or the light anywhere. It's like they completely disappeared into thin air.
Suddenly I heard Sammy calling out my name. It kinda sounded like it was coming from back by the bench, so I turned around and started to walk towards the sound of his voice. Half way there I heard Sammy say, "Ella wake up..."
Then everything around me started to fade away and I was brought back to reality. As I slowly opened my eyes I heard Sam say, "Wake up Ella..."
"Sammy?..."I yawned as I desperately tried to keep my eyes open. I glanced over at the front passenger seat and saw Sam looking back at me with a worried expression on his face.
"What's up?"I asked with an eyebrow raised wondering why he was looking at me like that.
"We're here."He replied while still staring at me with his brow furrowed.
"Here? Where's here?"I asked while rubbing the sleep out of my eyes. I felt so exhausted and cold.
"Motel, so we can finally get some sleep."He responded while pointing out the front window.
I took off my seat belt and leaned on the front seat next to Sam, so I could get a better look. I glanced out the front window and saw a small motel with a big flashing neon sign. That's when I noticed the empty driver seat and no sign of Dean anywhere outside.
I quickly turned my head toward Sam and asked,"Where's Dee?"
"He went to check in."Sam answered as he stared at me with a worried expression still plastered on his face.
"Sammy, Why are you looking at me like that?"I asked sounding as confused as I felt, because I really wanted to know what was going on with him.
"It's just that..."Sam started to say but stopped himself. Then he looked at me with a concerned expression on his face.
"What?..."I blurted out impatiently.
"You were crying in your sleep..."Sam answered with his brow furrowed as he stared at me.
"I was?"I anxiously asked as I glanced over at him.
"Yeah, right after Dean left the car to check in, you cried while you were asleep.... and I was worried, so I woke you up...You still have some tears on your face..."Sam said while reaching over the front seat and wiping away my tears with his hand.
"Did you have a bad dream? Do you wanna talk about it?"He asked sounding concerned.
"No, not really..."I mumbled under my breath as I stared out the front window at the giant flickering red & blue neon sign on top of the Motel. The sign looked really old and in need of repair. I could tell that it was originally suppose to say the word,"MOTEL" going down the sign vertically with blue arrows pointing to the Motel office, but since two of the letters were burnt out the M and the O. The sign looked like it said, "TEL."
Suddenly the door to the Motel office opened up and Dean came out. He stood underneath the neon sign right where the blue arrows pointed down. It's as if the neon sign was literally screaming for me to tell my brothers about my dream.
I bit my nails nervously as Mom's words replayed in my head,"Promise that you'll let your brothers in..."
I was snapped out of my thoughts by Sammy saying, "Ella, I understand if you don't wanna talk about it right now, but I want you to know that I'm here to listen if you ever want to talk about anything that's bothering, okay?"
"Okay...thanks, Sammy."I said with a slight grin while looking over at him.
"Sure."He responded with a smile while glancing back at me.
Right as I opened my mouth to tell Sam about my dream Dean tapped on Sam's window while saying, "All right I got the keys, let's go."
Sam opened his door and got out. I sighed in frustration as I stared at the big neon sign which kept flashing the word, "TEL."
"I know, I know, I'll tell them in the room..."I whispered under my breath as I stared at the neon sign.
I was snapped out of my thoughts by Dean opening my door while saying,"Come on Squirt."
"Okay Dee..."I yawned as I grabbed my backpack and put it on my left arm as I got out of the car.
Then Dee, Sammy and I went over to the trunk to get our duffle bags. When I picked up my bag I felt a sharp, stinging pain go through my upper right arm. I instantly dropped my bag on the ground and winced from the pain. This was just a horrible reminder of the injury I sustained earlier all thanks to the stupid poltergeist and the freaking flying butcher knife. I didn't want to make a big deal out of it, because I figured I'd clean it up and slap a bandage on it once I got into the motel room. Getting injured is just a part of the whole hunter package. I mean, doing what we do doesn't come without getting a couple of injuries here and there. I didn't think this cut was that bad, which is why I didn't tell Sam and Dean. I just didn't want them to freak out over nothing.
I was snapped out of my thoughts by Dean waving a hand in front of my face while asking, "You okay?"
"Yeah... I'm just tired."I answered while reaching down to pick up my duffle bag, but before I could grab it Sam picked it up and slung it over his shoulder.
"I got it, don't worry Ella."Sammy said with a smile.
"Thanks Sammy."I grinned while looking up at him.
"You're welcome."He responded with a nod.
"All right, how bout' we gets some shut eye before we all pass out on the floor."Dean said while closing the trunk and locking up the car.
"Sounds good to me."I replied with a slight grin.
Then we made our way over to our room #102, which just so happen to be conveniently located right next to the vending machines. Dean unlocked the door and turned on the lights as Sammy and I followed him into the room.