Disclaimer: Eric Kripke owns Supernatural. But if they were mine I would share Sam and John with you guys, Dean though would be locked in my bedroom indefinately... Unfortuantely my imagination didn't come up with them so I can only lay claim to the Daemons.
A/N: Hey ya'll... I'm baaaack. -frowns- You're all hiding behind your computer chairs aren't you? lol. I'm at it again. I have a oneshot I'm working on that I think is going to fit in the first few chapters of this fic, sort of the way Sabotage was done, only this'll be Athena. When I know what it's called, or even if it'll happen I'll tell you guys. Let's see, I've been reading a lot of fics lately. Which is something I haven't done in ages because I'm usually too busy writing, but I need something to do at the home. I want you all to check out SeerBlack's work and WanderingAnariel's stories. Wandering is new so we should give her a big ole welcome! But before I start sounding like the chairman of the welcome wagon I'm going to set you free to read and do that other little thing at the end where you push a button and tell me what you thought... what's that called?
Devil's Child
Chapter One
August 29th, 2006, Wyoming, Illinois
Dawn turned up the radio as she passed by. There was nothing in the world better than the feeling of music. She grinned. Pure sound vibrating on her skin, causing more excitement than she'd ever experienced outside of the bedroom, and there'd been a few men who couldn't hold a candle to it. She swayed to the rhythm as she set about her chores. Nothing in life was complete with out background music, was the first lesson she'd learned when she'd moved out of her parents' house.
Strong arms wrapped around her waist, making her jump and drop the dishes she'd been carrying. As they fell to the ground everything stopped, except her. She stood still a moment trying to figure out what was going on. It wasn't a dream, she knew that because you never think your dreaming in a dream. Dawn turned around to see Guthrie, he was frozen in time.
"What the hell?" she touched his hand, it was warm and real. Just like that everything snapped back to action. He pulled her to him in a tight hug, the dishes hit the ground, the music picked back up where it had left off. It was like time had just stopped.
"You okay?" Guthrie asked pulling away and taking her face in his hands. The worry in his eyes was nearly overwhelming, she quickly realized she must look scared out of her wits and composed herself.
"Yea, Gu-gu. I'm fine. You just scared me." she smiled. He leaned in kissing the tip of her nose with a sigh.
"What am I going to do with you, Dawny? You get clumsier everyday." He touched her abdomen where their child was growing. "You're mommy's gonna drive me nuts before you get here, little one."
"We'll go crazy together." she promised. "What were you thinking sneaking up on me like that?"
"That my beautiful girl was too good to be true and I had to hold her right away to prove otherwise." he smirked.
"God, Guthrie, you make it so hard to be mad at you." he threw his head back and laughed heartily.
"I got you a present on the way home, its on the coffee table. Why don't you open it and I'll clean this up." he indicated to the shattered china.
"What did you do?" she asked narrowing her eyes. He couldn't buy a ring, but everything else was fair game, she mused.
"Go find out." he dismissed her. Dawn danced into her living room and sitting on the coffee table was a baby's first car seat. She bit back a squeal rushing to look it over. It was perfect. The seat would match the nursery. Noah's Ark theme had been Guthrie's mom's idea, and though at first she hated it all the little animals had quickly grown on her. "There's a stroller in lay-away that goes with it. I couldn't get it until payday but I just had to get you this."
"It's wonderful!" she exclaimed wrapping him in a hug that found its way into a passionate kiss. Her child was going to have everything. She wasn't going to let it grow up the way she had, first step was a father that loved them both unconditionally.
April 23rd, 2007 Just outside the Georgia Boarder
Autumn sat up straight in bed, something wasn't right. She listened intently Dean was snoring softly at her side, John was scratching at the door. But his noise wasn't what had woke her. He dashed across the room sensing, in the freaky way dogs do, that she was awake. He licked her hand and ran back to the door, urgency clear in his actions. She slid out of bed, reluctant to leave the warmth of the body she'd been entangled with.
"Autumn?" Dean didn't open his eyes just reached for her stifling a yawn.
"I'll be right back, Johnny wants out."
His head sank deeper into his pillow and his arms went limp, she thought he'd gone back to sleep already and stumbled to pull on the first thing she found. Her Happy Bunny t-shirt and Dean's leather jacket sufficed as modesty, so she stuffed her feet in her boots not bothering to lace them. They weren't on a hunt or anything right now and she really didn't feel like going through the bummer reel of things that could be waiting outside the door. But the mere thought made her tuck her gun in the pocket of Dean's coat.
"Want me to come with you?" Dean mumbled as she reached for the door.
"No, honey. Just go back to sleep." He relaxed further into the bed, running a hand over the warm spot where she'd been sleeping.
John went straight to Athena and Sam's room. The sleeping arrangements had changed since leaving Bushwood. Athena stuck closer to Sam claiming that being with Autumn and Dean would scar her for life. She'd only decided this after another not so innocent wake up call from the elder Winchester. Autumn knocked, not wanting to wake them but worry over rode all preconceived notions of sleep.
"Come in." Athena's panicked voice carried through the door causing her sister to burst in the room. Sam was sitting up in bed eyes clenched shut, holding his head as if he were afraid it would burst. Athena sat directly in front of him, kneeling on his bed, and running her fingers through his hair. "Sammy? Come on baby it's going to be okay." she whispered in a gentle rush. Tears were silently sliding down Sam's cheeks and John jumped on the bed to lick them away. Autumn pulled the dog out of the way dragging him to the door.
"I'm going to get Dean, I'll be back."
"Wyoming." Autumn repeated into the phone.
"Sorry, Autty, but there aren't any red flags there. I'm not just talking recent either, they haven't had anything supernatural reported ever. Not even a minor haunting." Jen said. "Are you sure Sam wasn't just having a nightmare?"
"Yes, I'm sure."
"Okay, you guys be careful and keep me posted. If the world is going to burn down at your heels I wanna know."
"Thanks." Dean shut the car door and turned to her. Sam and Athena were conferring off to the side their stuff already loaded. "These guys are ready, I need to run. If you don't hear from Will by the time we're done with this I'll head out after him."
"If it comes to that I'll skin him alive." Jen laughed. "Take care of your babies."
"Will do, Chief." Autumn hung up and tucked the phone in her pocket.
"Nothing?" Dean asked reading the disappointment on her face.
"Never ever."
"Let's keep it that way," he said leaning into his car. "Sammy, come on, you're riding with me."
"He needs to stop give me a ring." Autumn instructed, before heading for the Mustang.
"No goodbye?" Dean caught her arm and pulled her to him. She fought not to smirk, finding herself pressed to him.
"I'm never telling you goodbye." she swore sealing it with a kiss he gratefully returned.
"How about a 'see you later' then?" he kissed her again.
"Did you know 75 of all condoms have had pin holes poked in them?" Athena asked Sam conversationally.
"I'll hold her if you'll beat her senseless." Autumn offered. Dean groaned releasing her.
"No, she's right we need to hit the road before Sam's vision happens."
"You're never going to tell me what you did are you?" Athena asked playing with the radio tuner.
"When?" Autumn switched lanes speeding up to catch up with Dean who was hauling ass down the interstate.
"The other night you and Dean both disappear on 'separate' mysterious tasks then return after midnight. When you left you were barely speaking when you returned I was ready to get the hose."
"Oh. We both ended up in the same bar and talked some things through." Autumn answered praying that was the end of the conversation.
"You talked or you 'talked'?"
"Our mouths moved and sound came out."
"That doesn't clear anything up." the younger woman glared at the radio. "This damn thing doesn't have anything worth listening to on it."
"That is the local radio stations fault not the radio's. Put Waylon in and shut up." Athena did as she was told, laying her seat back and closing her eyes. Autumn was expecting her sister's mouth to fall open and drool to creep out any minute when she spoke again.
"What do you think the Demon killed Martha and Nick for?"
"I don't know. But, if he's going after another family I know we're going to stop him."
"Yea, but don't you wonder about it? Maybe there is something special about the girls or Nick could have been like Sam."
"God save us if they are." she murmured.
"Think anyone will ever build a working time machine?"
"Sure, right after we meet the Martians."
"Wake me when you need a break." Autumn nodded letting her sister drift off.
"Hey, that thing you said about condoms, you were joking right?" Athena cackled adjusting to lay on her side and stare at the door.
"If I wasn't there'd be a lot more lawsuits against Trojan."
"One more time, Sam?" Sam slung his arm over his eyes and tried to disappear in his seat. "Sam?"
"It's a young woman and she was fighting with a demon. He was trying to take her baby." the younger Winchester summed up the extent of his vision leaving out all the details that he'd already painstakingly divulged. Dean ran a hand through his hair fixing his eyes on the Mustang in the rearview mirror. He heaved a sigh, before turning up the Zeplin.
"Get some rest." he instructed his little brother.
Sam followed orders, and drifted into the land of nod. It wasn't going to be dawn for almost two hours, there was no point in them both losing a sleep. Dean wished he had had sleep on his mind earlier in the evening then maybe hitting the road again wouldn't be such a curse. After six hours on the trail Dean flagged Autumn down pulling into a gas station. He needed a fill up and it was time someone else took over driving before he fell asleep.
"How's he doing?" the red head asked nodding to the front seat of his car.
"He's slept most of it off, I think. You ready for a break?" she smiled at him with a shrug. "Go in and get something that resembles breakfast and I'll watch your tank. Filling all the way?"
"Yea, you can wake Teenie up to watch it if you want."
"Leave her be." Autumn kissed him quickly before almost skipping into the little store. He watched her go amused that even with the dark circles under her eyes, and the hastily pulled back hair she still held his interest longer than any other woman he'd met.
Sam and Athena were in no way happy about being woke up but neither complained much once presented with yesterday's donuts and nearly cold sodas. The four scarfed down their meager meal before heading back out. Dean withdrew a map showing the girls the quickest route to Illinois and telling them to stay on it. Sam threw back a couple of Advil to fight off what remained of his post vision headache and they were off.