Campbell, Colt & Winchester
Campbell
"I never thought I would see you again."
"It's been a long time Campbell."
"Not long enough." Samuel Campbell glared at the one who ruined his family. He thought he had gotten rid of her when Mary was still alive but apparently she was still around and kicking. "It was bad enough you corrupted my daughter. Now you corrupted her sons as well."
Angela looked at Samuel Campbell with a tired expression. She had heard the argument before and yet it didn't bother her as much since her current problem was with her head and the Eve problem. Still it was nice to settle the score since she made Dean spit out what had happened the year and a half she was in the pit and in the Cage. She replied, "If corrupting by doing the one thing that she wanted which was to listen then I accept that accusation fully." She shrugged her shoulders to indicate that she didn't care what he did.
Samuel looked at Angela with the hatred burning in his eyes. He thought her to be unnatural. No creature, full or half blood, ever hunted their kind. He may have been fooled by her ability to blend in better than regular vamps but she was like the others. Then she had to go and tell Mary that she could get out of hunting. She told Mary to marry what's his name Winchester if that was what made her happy.
He had been happy to finally meet his grandsons even if something was off about Sam. Later it turned out he had no soul and somehow that got rectified and now she was here. Or maybe she had been there the entire time. He regretted selling the boys out but as he said before, he didn't know them but he knew his Mary and he wanted her back. He knew he wouldn't have lost her if it hadn't been for the creature who befriended her. He replied, "I don't need to ask. It is evident and it's what you do. You worm your way into someone's life and turn them away from what they are supposed to do."
"And what about wants?" Angela had her arm up and parallel to the ground to stop Sam and Dean from doing and saying anything. "She came to me and I did what she had been craving, someone to listen. If you want the truth Samuel, then I'll tell you: I don't regret giving her the advice. I just regret ever walking in her life. She deserved better than me."
Samuel just looked at Angela. Her declaration was surprising but hardly redeemable in his eyes. The damage had already been done. He replied, "You're damn right she deserved better and her sons do too."
Angela had turned to walk away and start investigating. She had a sniffer. She might as well use it to find whatever it was they were looking for. She heard the last statement and glanced at first Dean and then Sam. He was giving her that look that begged her not to say it. She replied, "We've got a thing to find and I aim to find it."
Samuel wasn't surprised at the change in topics. The creature did the same when she hung around the house giving advice on hunting. He knew that she wouldn't allow herself to be goaded into a fight unless the last of her defenses were breached. He sought to control his temper as he watched the boys leave with her and their cousin leaving him with Singer and Rufus. One thing did cause him to pause.
On the way out, he watched as Sam came up on her left side until he was beside her. Dean was flanking on the right but that wasn't what had his attention. He watched as Sam's hand reached out and grasped her left and clasped it with hers. It was brief since he released it as they continued to walk but it told Samuel quite a bit. He may have betrayed his grandsons but he could do right by them.
~0~0~
"Sam, can I talk with you?"
Sam looked at his grandfather with slight suspicion. They were still looking for that thing that had possessed Dean. He also wasn't sure if he was going to like what he was going to hear. It had taken a lot of effort on his part to not jump and tackle the man for saying those things to Angela and in her current state. The Cage had been hard on her and she didn't need crap like that piled on her. He was lucky to have his wall; she didn't have one.
Samuel saw the look and added, "Look, I'm not going to apologize for what I said to the Thing."
"Then there is nothing to talk about then." Sam decided that he wasn't going to put up with it. There were times that he envied Angela's ability to just let things go and mostly that was because she had lived a lot longer than people and she didn't have time for grudges. This time though, he could afford one and he didn't blame Dean for being pissed with him. He started to walk away.
"It's trouble getting involved with her," Samuel said, "That is if it goes past being casual."
Sam stopped. Usually he told people to stuff it when it came to his personal relationships and more often that was towards Dean. Bobby once asked him if it was a good idea to get involved with her and that was when he realized he was falling for her and mentioned her age. Dean was oddly supportive of it then and still was. Samuel's unwelcome comment was… unwelcome.
Sam turned to look at the man. "What does it matter to you? As far as you're concerned Dean and I are corrupted by her influence."
"And you know why. She listens and then gives you the advice that you want to hear and it's not often the good kind."
"You're making her sound like she's a demon and she's not like that," Sam replied. He felt his temper starting to rise. He hadn't felt this way since the hell bitch Lenya tormented Angela in her four year old dreams. Yeah he got pissed when someone tried to get cute with her but that time was different.
"She's half vampire, Sam. It's the same as being full vampire. You've probably seen her take a drink of blood. Fresh blood," Samuel replied as he ignored the temper showing in Sam's eyes. He had seen that look before but it would change once he made his point.
Sam didn't change his expression but he knew what Samuel was talking about. He knew she drank blood but only if she needed it. He had seen her do it in Ellis when she was recovering from hypothermia. She drank it when she nearly died from that liquid adamantium silver wound… well tried to drink his and she inadvertently implied the demon blood he had been drinking under Ruby's guidance. The only time she drank fresh blood was from him and even then she argued with him and she was literally dying.
Sam had heard the arguments before and they had mostly come from her. It was like she was trying to discourage him from his pursuit and she had good reason. That didn't matter because he clung to one belief aside from the one that Dean was the best big brother he was ever going to have in his life and that was she was a good person. He replied, "Only when she needs it and that is hardly ever."
"Still makes her a bloodsucker Sam. That only goes to show that she is not human. What kind of life it that?"
Sam pursed his lips mostly out of agitation. Grandpa's advice seemed like it was geared to turning him towards the mindset that anything born of the supernatural was bad. Well that wasn't going to fly with him. He had spent too many years with her and Dean and met some of the weirdest people ever to have that change. "At least it's mine and hers. What we decide goes and nothing is going to change that."
"I hope you remember that as you get older."
Sam by that time had turned to continue the hunt for that thing. He felt the urge to be near Angela since even when tempers were flaring she had the ability to calm the storm. He paused a little though thinking that it would be unfair. No he could deal with this on his own. They had enough to worry about.
