This season is so hard on the boys, and I think you're doing a bang up job keeping things canon while showing that they never stopped loving each other, that they never stopped being brothers. Sometimes I still want to bang their heads together (especially Sam!), but, really, they're doing the best they can.

Gut wrenching!

Spirit Sam was Interestingly Adorable and Work hard Smart ! xD (Ghost Bobby in Canon lost! *peace*)

I love how Spirit Sam still take care of Dean while he was tried so hard to communicated with him.

This is really Awesome ! I Love it !

Interesting - a body snatcher!

good story

Great story! Such amazing depth. I love the way you write and I am just discovering your stories. Looking forward to the others.

Heh. Well, to be fair, Sam had to be burned both times he was possessed. xDD But man am I glad that Sam found ways to help out Dean, to show him that he was around. The little things are always the most important, the heat, the soup, and I loved how he called 911 for Dean. He was in terrible shape and definitely wouldn't have made it through the night. I can't imagine how it would have been to be Sam in that situation, to be there and see Dean, knowing he needs help, but not being able to do so like normal. At least he found a way, though. I was afraid when he was calling that Dean might have brought the weapons bag inside, or that the cops would find Pamela in the back seat, or something else incriminating. It isn't like Dean wasn't on the FBI's Most Wanted list once upon a time. xD
Super freakiin' sad when Dean believes it's Sam saying those awful things to him. And then Sam hearing them come from his own mouth! I like how they were both shocked at the fact that it used Hell against Dean, when even the Siren couldn't get Sam to do that. Very nice touch. Poor Dean here, though. Feeling all alone and hopeless, going against an adlet by himself. At least he made it out alive, for the most part. Good thing Sammy still stuck around!
I also really liked how you had Sam have no real sense of time, and how concentrating kept getting harder and harder to where he'd lose himself in certain thoughts/tasks towards the end. I enjoyed the scene where Sam was returned to his body as well. While he was losing the ability to stay and to rationalize, the return trip was confusing, and I thought it was very fitting, especially how you had Sam forget how to breathe and open his eyes to look. Very scary return for Dean as well for sure, but it was a great way of going about it.
I do wonder what Ruby would have thought about this. Probably woulda loved the opportunity. Wonder how well things woulda gone with Sam's abilities with a new occupant. xD It was really sad later when Sam had cramps and downed some demon blood. ;-;
Sam doing research with Dean, shoving the page back to the previous one...! Awesome, lol. I could definitely see that happening. Even though they get in crazy situations (and this is definitely crazy) I could see this happening; their reactions to everything is spot-on: Dean's I-don't-care attitude after being abandoned, hunting recklessly, Sam's worry and fear for his brother, trying to find a way to get through to him, and then taking care of Dean as much as possible in his state. Then the bantering words at the end. Great way to end this fic.
"Shoulda probably asked you some questions while you were tied up." Also wonder if Dean coulda gotten some answers from whatever was inhabiting Sam's body. It seemed to know his thoughts/memories, or at least some of them, to be able to throw Hell in Dean's face. I like how Sam wonders if it would have been better for Dean to know, a relief for him to finally get it off his chest. I can't blame Sam for not telling Dean the truth, especially since he thinks this is the only way to kill Lilith. *sigh*
Interesting how that crossroad picture is what tethered Sam to the room. Good and bad that he couldn't go with Dean. He wouldn't have been able to figure out how to work the electronics, to get help for Dean, and whatnot, so that actually worked out well, lol. I also liked how Sam didn't tell Dean about it. Thought this whole part was a nice touch, though, since you know Dean would have gone back at one point to dig that up. I mean, it isn't like he was able to make a deal anyway. Even if Sam could just bury another one... But not the point. xD
Anyway, enough with the rambling. Amazing as always!

Wonderful. I really enjoyed this one, seeing both of their responses to Sam's being hijacked and how long it took both of them to piece together parts of the puzzle and figure out how to make it better. The moment when Dean started crying, though, because he thought that Sam had actually abandoned him this time but Sam was there seeing it all, trying to help, oh, that was a powerful moment.

Wow! I'm absolutely and utterly in love with your story! It's been a while since a fanfiction story has gripped me so much. What a fantastic idea, to take this moment after Pam's death and let a malicious spirit take over Sam's body.

At first I was so angry with Sam - and what he did to Dean. So it came as a relief that it wasn't him at all and that his spirit/soul watching Dean was a very much needed lesson to focus on what's important in his life.

Most of all I loved how your story never became sappy with all the emotions running high. It was thrilling to see how Sam tried to remember his newly earned skills as a spirit to help Dean. And the moment where he finally finds out what binds him to that place? Sniff... wonderful! Hehe, the pizza was his masterpiece - and how it slowly but surely is dawning on Dean that something is going on... So the scene with the camcorder? Brilliant!

Trust Dean to get Sammy back whatever it might take - and of course it worked, and that was one of my favorite parts too, Sam trying to get used to his body again. And finally getting rid of Meg's spell. I wish it would've been like that!

Thank you for a perfect story. I enjoyed every word of it.

Have a wonderful, happy and healthy New Year!

xx Kate

I almost teared up when Dean realized the ghost in his room was Sam and assumed he had gotten himself killed. Then I wanted to smack Sam up side the head when he started justifying why he needed to keep lying to Dean. Thanks for sharing this with us.

Poor ghost Sam did manage to contact Dean and let him know he handn't left him.

Thanks for this!

I read it about two weeks ago, but didn't have time anymore to leave any sort of meaningful (well, hopefully a little bit) feedback. It was a brilliant idea to have Sam's spirit (soul?) remain with Dean while his body - occupied by something different - walked away this time and even with an evil little smirk. Even though Sam was the one who needed help here (or maybe because he did) I really felt for Dean because it took quite some time for him to understand that Sam hadn't left willingly.

...and I loved Sam's inventiveness when he figured out how to get medical help for Dean and how to make him more comfortable after the hospital stay. But even more than that I loved them being together and quietly talking in the dark after Dean got the occupant of Sam's body evicted and Sam's spirit was reunited with his body again. Loved how Dean still didn't fully believe that Sam wouldn't walk out on him, wouldn't abandon him, because his trust is still not fully rebuilt and Sam did just that a few times too many - I think.

I love every story you come up with, but this is another gem, honestly!

Take care, D.

Fine job on this. It was well-written and suspenseful, and you wrote the characters very believably. I enjoyed it.

awesome story

it was really emotional and a good plot!

ur really good at writing emotional feelings and bonds u know?

thanx

bye

I loved it, it might be one of my favorite stories you've written. Beautifully done and gut wrenchingly angst ridden. I can't wait to read more! Keep up the good work.