One night it's 3 in the morning and Dean is awoken by his phone so he blindly reaches for it answering it.
-Yeah? Dean answered.
-Uncle Dean? A scared little voice asked.
Dean then shot up in bed by hearing the sound of his scared niece and since he's bunking with Seth he goes in the bathroom to talk to her.
-Lily, sweetheart what's wrong? Where's your mom? Dean replied.
-She's fighting with a man, i ran and hid in my closet. I'm scared Uncle Dean. Lily said scared.
-It's alright sweetheart can you tell me where you're hiding? Dean asked.
-My closet, mom told me to lock the door and not come out until she came and got me. She said to call you if she didn't come get me. Lily said.
Dean then heard a shriek coming from his niece getting him worried and panicked.
-Sweetheart what happened. Dean asked.
-I heard mom screaming, Uncle Dean i'm scared please come get me. Lily said on the verge of tears.
-Alright calm down sweetheart calm down it's alright i'm on my way to come and get you, you just stay where you are and don't move. Don't leave your spot until i come don't answer the door for anybody alright. If you need me call me ok. Dean said.
-Ok. I love you Uncle Dean. Lily said.
-I love you too sweetheart. Dean said.
Dean then hung his phone up then went out to the room to quietly pack his stuff then decides if he should wake Seth up or not, he quickly slips his jeans on with an old shirt then slips his boot on and finally his jacket. He tried to be quiet as possible but ended up waking Seth up.
"Dean? What the hell are you doing it's 3 in the morning". Seth said sleepy.
"I have to go do something i'll be back". Dean said.
"Whoa slow down, where are you going". Seth said.
"I really don't have the time to explain Seth so if you're coming you better shag ass". Dean said.
Since Seth's stuff was already packed he just slipped a pair of jeans on and a hoodie then his shoes the two men then grabbed their luggage leaving the hotel and once in the car Seth wanted to know what is going on with his friend.
"Alright what is going on with you?" Seth asked.
Dean kept this secret long enough from his friends and he knew sooner or later that they would find out so he might as well spill now.
"I have to go get my niece from Cincinnati". Dean said.
Seth looked wide eyed and shocked, his friend has a niece. He never knew that Dean had a niece, he never knew he had a sibling.
"You have a niece?" Seth asked to make sure.
"Yeah Seth i have a niece she's my sister's kid". Dean said.
"You have a sister?" Seth asked.
"Yes i have a sister she's a couple years younger than me she had Lily when she was 22, i've been helping her since Lily's no good son of a bitch father wants nothing to do with her. When i take time off i go see them". Dean said.
"So what happened tonight? Why she call you?" Seth asked.
"She called me terrified, her mom was apparently fighting with a guy and things mush have went bad if she heard her mom scream". Dean said.
"You don't think something could have happened do you?" Seth asked.
"My sister was in a bad relationship she kept trying to get out but the ass hole wouldn't let her, he only did it because i wasn't around if i was around i would have kicked his sorry ass back to wherever he came from". Dean said.
Dean's phone then rings and he rushes to answer it.
-Lily? Are you alright sweetheart? Dean asked.
-I'm still scared Uncle Dean and people are knocking on the door what should i do. Lily replied.
-Do you know who it is? Dean asked.
-I can't really hear them, are you almost here? Lily asked.
-I should be there soon baby girl ok. Dean said.
-Ok do you want me to stay in my spot? Lily asked.
-Yes don't leave your spot till i get there alright. Dean said.
-Ok i love you Uncle Dean. Lily said.
-I love you too sweetie. Dean said.
Dean then hung the phone up and Seth gave him a small smile.
"What are you smiling about?" Dean asked.
"You are so going soft man the big bad Dean Ambrose is going soft". Seth said.
"Bite me". Dean said.
After a little while of driving it's now going on 5 am and Dean is now entering Cincinnati so from there he drives to his sister's house he knows from memory, after a 10 minutes drive Dean pulls up to the house and whoever was there left so he runs to find the key under a brick so he opens the door and the house looks like a war happened then a smell caught his nose so he goes to it. When he finds the source of the smell his face goes pale and his heart drops into his stomach, on the floor lies his sister white as a ghost in a puddle of her blood with bruises all over her. Never once he cried in his life but this time he did, in his mind he failed his job as an older brother he failed to protect his sister and he won't fail her again so he is going to take his niece with him on the road. He does know one thing for sure when he finds out who did this to his sister they are going to suffer very badly, Seth goes in to find his friend and he found him crying over his deceased sister so he puts a hand on his shoulder.
"It'll be alright man don't worry you'll take good care of Lily for her". Seth said.
"When i find this son of a bitch i'm gonna kill him". Dean said.
Dean then found a sheet and covered his sister up with it because his niece didn't need to see that, he then runs up to his niece's room and just like she said the doors locked so picked the lock going in the room.
"Seth can you pack her stuff and take it to the car while i get her?" Dean asked.
"Sure". Seth said.
Seth then found some pink suitcases and he started packing them, once he was finished he brought them out to the car while Dean got his niece.
"Lily, sweetheart it's me you can come out now". Dean said at the door.
The closet door then opened and out came an 8 year old girl with his dirty blonde hair, blue eyes, she was wearing a black t shirt and red shorts with matching tennis shoes.
"Uncle Dean!" Lily said in relief.
Dean then picked his niece up and held her closely stroking her hair back trying to calm her.
"It's alright now sweetheart, everything's gonna be ok". Dean said.
"Where's mom? Is she ok?" Lily asked.
Dean then formed a lump in his throat he doesn't have the heart or courage to tell his niece that her mother died.
"Lily...i'm sorry sweetheart but your mom didn't make it". Dean said with his voice cracking.
Lily then busted out crying while holding onto her uncle and Dean could just hold her comforting her, he then brought her down the stairs but shielded her from the body he brought her out to the car and set her in the back seat then he called 911. After a little while the police along with CSI, and the ME came out to figure out what happened, Dean was talking with the cops while the ME brought the body out and Lily got out the car trying to chase it.
"Mommy! No Mommy!" Lily cried.
Dean then rushed to grab his niece and she fought him before she caved turning to his chest crying her eyes out.
"Does she know what happened?" A cop asked.
"She was hiding so i doubt it". Dean answered.
"We are going to have to talk to her". The cop said.
"Do we have to do it now?" Dean asked almost annoyed.
He was damn sure that his niece wasn't ready to talk about what happened.
"The sooner we talk to her the sooner we can catch who did this". The cop said.
"Can i be with her?" Dean asked.
"You can watch but can't be with her". The cop said.
"Dean you go i'll take the stuff to the hotel". Seth said.
"Alright i'll call you when were finished". Dean said.
They got in the back of the car with Lily latched on to Dean holding him for dear life afraid to lose him too.
Police station
They have arrived to the station and were taken to a child's interview room where they gave Lily a juice box but she didn't want it.
"Lily, my name is Maria i know you're scared sweetheart but can you tell me what happened at your house". Maria asked.
It took Lily a few minutes before she spoke.
"Mom's boyfriend came over and they were fighting real bad, she told me to go hide and lock the door until she came to get me. She told me to call my uncle when she didn't come, i called him and he told me to stay where i was until he came". Lily said.
"Was he the one who did this Lily?" Maria asked.
Lily then started to shake with fright and tears were now streaming down her face.
"I want my uncle". Lily said.
"We can get him for you but did your mom's boyfriend do this". Maria asked.
"Uncle Dean!" Lily cried.
Lily then busted out crying begging for Dean to come in the room the woman tried to calm Lily down but that only made her cry more and harder, Dean then burst in the room he pulls his niece into his arm holding her as she is crying and he can feel her shaking,
"Alright sweetheart, it's alright now shh it's ok baby everything's gonna be just fine shh it's ok. I've got you sweetheart I've got you shh baby shh". Dean soothed her.
Lily's crying then calmed down to the point she sniffing and Dean wiped her eyes.
"I didn't mean to upset you Lily but we do have to know who did this to your mom alright". Maria said.
"He said if i ever told anybody he'd hurt me just like he hurt my mom". Lily said.
Dean then got pissed off, if anybody he didn't care who they were if anybody ever laid their hands on his niece they were in for an ass kicking.
"Lily it's alright now you're safe he can't hurt you anymore, tell us what he did". Maria said.
Lily then took a deep breath before she started.
"When my mom was still at work he'd come to the house and smell weird, he use to take his belt and hit me with it. Sometimes he used his hands he punched me in the eye he told me that if i told anyone that he did it he'd hurt Uncle Dean and my mom worse. Uncle Dean i wanted to tell you i did but he said if i ever told anyone even you he'd do a lot worse". Lily said with tears streaming down her face.
"Shh it's alright now sweetheart everything's gonna be alright now ok, nobody is ever gonna hurt you ever again". Dean said.
"Lily what's his name?" Maria asked.
"Drew Jacobs". Lily answered.
After an hour the cops hauled in the guy responsible but just to make sure they had Lily peek through the window to identify him.
"Lily is that him?" Maria asked.
"That's him, don't let him get me". Lily said.
"He's not gonna get you sweetheart i promise". Dean said.
It took everything inside of Dean to not leave that room and go kill the son of a bitch, but after the guy was taken into custody they didn't need anything else so Dean signed the necessary paperwork to gain custody of his niece. He is now the guardian to his niece, he doesn't know a lot about kids so he just hopes he won't or doesn't screw up.