Author Note: I do NOT own the characters in this story except Ashlee.
-Boston 1991-
"Remember Dean I am going to be gone for about one week. Bobby and I have some work to do for a friend in England. If you need something you can call Tanya and she will come over to get you. The most important thing to remember is to take care of your Sammy," John said as he was walking out of the motel room.
John always left. Dean and Sam knew that by know. It was because of the monsters that he had to hunt. About 3 and a half years ago, Mary, Sam and Dean's mother was killed by a demon. After that incident, John had taken up hunting. So far Dean and Sam had moved from motel to motel, changing schools, and hardly seeing their dad because of the hunting.
This hunt seemed different though. All the hunts were in America, but not this one. This was a special favor of one of John's friends who had moved out of town.
"They will be back before you know it," Dean said to Sammy. They then began the waiting game all over again.
-London 1991-
Bobby and John sat in the car that they had rented. They were in London scouting out a couple that their friend was concerned about. Their friend told them that death seemed to be surrounding this couple, the McNamen's. So far three of their close friends have disappeared after having visited the McNamen's place.
"They seem to think that they own this city. Look how they walk around. Something is definitely not right," Bobby exclaimed. Both John and Bobby had seen many things so far, and John knew that Bobby was right. The reports of people going missing and the McNamen family being the last ones to see them alive.
"I am going to go check out the clothing store that they went into. We need to get close in order to even know what is going on," John said.
Bobby knew he was right, "Alright, I will be over at the place they found the car of the last family that was murdered. There has to be something that can help us."
With that Bobby and John went their separate ways to investigate.
-Bobby-
Bobby had just made it over to the ally that the car was found in. Most of the cops had already left and the car was supposed to be towed the next day. There was still two police officers guarding the ally, but Bobby had experience, and slipped right through.
There was not much to find around the car. Someone had driven the car carefully to get it here. The EMF reader was not picking up anything either. Just as Bobby was thinking it was a dead end, he noticed a car seat behind a dumpster. When he went over to the car seat, the EMF was going crazy. Something had to be happening here.
"Who's there?" someone from down the alley shouted. Bobby was behind the car and dumpster at this point that he was sure no one was talking to him.
"It's just me. Calm down. You have what I want?" one of the men had asked.
"Yes. But let me ask you a question. Why do you want to give her up so much?" the first man asked. The second man did not know how to respond.
"Well… she…, " the second man took a deep breath. "We think she is a squib. She has not shown any signs of magic." The first man was quiet for a little while. Bobby almost thought that they had left.
"So you are trying to sell me a child who does not have any magic. What kind of man do you think I am?" the first man asked very quietly. Bobby was straining to listen. His mind was trying to keep up. Magic? How can a person be born with magic? It was something you do, not be born with.
The first man was begging right now. For what, Bobby did not know.
"I will still give you half of what you asked for, but you will have to do something for me," the first man said.
"What? Anything," the second man replied.
"You will kill that monstrosity. I do not care how you do it but I want her dead," the first man said with malice in his eyes.
"Alright. It shall be done," the second man said with hesitance.
The first man threw something at the feet of the second man and disappeared. Bobby was not about to let something happen to a child. He got up quietly while the other man was muttering some words about how sorry he was. Just before he was about to kill her, Bobby sprang into action. Bobby grabbed the person and used the surprise to get him on the ground.
"What are you doing?" Bobby hissed at the other man.
"I … I…" the man stuttered but he knew Bobby had been there the whole time. "I needed the money. My wife... She is sick. Since she does not have magic in her, it would be better… for her"
"What do you mean she does not have magic in her?" Bobby questioned. Seeing the knife that Bobby had in his hand and finding his wand on the other side of the child, the man knew he needed to answer truthfully.
"Well I am a wizard and my daughter does not have magic in her. She has not shown any signs at all. See magic is inside everyone. Some stupid muggles try to do magic, but there is a whole world about magic. This kind of magic is inside certain people. They have a core for magic," the man said.
"Say I believe you, why would you kill your daughter?" Bobby questioned interested in where this was going. No one had ever given him any of this kind of bull before.
"People who cannot do magic, they are beneath others who can. I want my daughter to be important, but she does not have magic. Better to be killed then to suffer a life like that," the man looked away ashamed.
"That is the stupidest thing that I heard. You are not better than any other murderers! So you say incantations and pray to the devil and demons. You are worse than a lot of other people," Bobby said getting heated up.
"No, we do not pray to the devil. Our magic comes from within. We have to learn about magic at a school. If you do not learn at a school, your magic can go crazy and hurt people. See, I can do simple things without my wand," the man said and one of the car doors opened on the car. "Most people need wands though. It is a focus. We don't need anything else. We definitely do not pray to some kind of spirit."
"What is her name?" Bobby questioned. He did not believe this man for one second.
"Her name is Ashlee. Ashlee Brentan," the man said quietly.
Bobby thought about this. "Well, I am not going to let some crazy person kill an innocent child. She is coming with me."
The man did not even move as Bobby grabbed the small child and went back to the car. Bobby was so lost in thought that he did not even notice that John was just walking out of the store when he got back to the car.
