The crisp April air was chilly this Tuesday morning and the crew was getting ready for a big hunt. Hayden's long red hair fell into loose ringlets, and her brown eyes serious as she surveyed the area around them. They hadn't left yet, but it paid to be careful. She walked back inside to sleazy motel to grab the rest of her belonging, and slipped on her studded leather jacket, before walking back out to the car.
It had been 3 months since she had joined the hunt with the brothers, Sam and Dean. Their parents had been friends while they were all growing up and helped each other on several occasions. Hayden's family lived a state over from the Winchesters, in Nebraska, where they tried to give Hayden and her sister a normal life. No such luck. Her parents and sister were all taken from her in an instant, leaving her on her own. It had taken a lot of work to find the Winchester boys, and it wasn't easy to convince them that she could hunt with them, but after saving their asses a few times, they welcomed her with open arms.
Today was the day. After a week of staking out a shop and its owner at the local mall, they were going in. Lore all over the town about a witch coven had brought them here, and they finally found out that the coven met at the back of the mall store. The plan was to get in, gank the witches and get the hell out quickly and efficiently. Hayden and Castiel would be going in together, looking for signs of possession, demons, and what not. She didn't fully understand why she had to go in, Castiel could do it all by himself, but Dean insisted that it would look more natural for two people to be shopping together. As soon as the shop was empty, Hayden was to get her phone out and text Dean that it was in the clear, then he and Sam would charge in.
Hayden plopped herself down in the backseat of the impala, Castiel had not yet joined them. Hayden breathed a sigh of relief, the angel made her nervous. She had grown up in a very religious home, and he had taken a liking to her immediately. Cas trusted her. That put a lot of pressure on her to do everything right. That, plus the fact that she really liked him, made it difficult to focus when he was around. Luckily, none of the others had noticed. Yet. She had been trying to ignore it, but every time the angel came around, she couldn't keep her eyes off him. She hated having these feelings, they were a complete waste. Angels can't have human emotions, she scolded herself every time.
As soon as Dean and Sam were in the front seats, they were off. The drive to the mall was a good 30 minutes away so Hayden settled in the backseat. She put her earphones in, set the music player/phone on her lap, and closed her eyes. It had been 15 minutes when she again opened her eyes, and she jumped. Castiel was sitting next to her. She cursed in her head. Castiel eyed her carefully. "I did not mean to startle you," he said still looking at her. She didn't say anything, and he turned his attention to the front where Sam and Dean were talking. She could see that they were arguing. She watched as Dean's jaw clenched, and he pursed his lips. She took out her earphones, and caught Dean's gaze in the rear view mirror. He smiled at her, and turned his eyes back to the road. She looked at Castiel from the corner of her eye, and she could see his obvious discomfort.