Chapter One
A/N I only own Esther. I do not own the show, characters, or any song mentioned. I am also writing this for fun and am not being paid.
This is my first fanfic so I hope you like it! Please review! If you don't like, don't read. I welcome constructive criticism. Please let me know if any characters seem OOC.
Important info: Takes place after Sam and Dean find the bunker. Castiel is still a full blown angel.
Rated T for mild swearing and torture.
Sam, Dean, and Castiel have just finished a hunt and were heading back to their motel room in the Impala. Dean had to force Cas to ride back in the Impala with him and Sam, so Dean could introduce Cas to some "real" music, as Dean calls it. Dean turns on the radio and The Unforgiven by Metallica was finishing up. During the middle of Second Chance by Shinedown, Dean heard his phone ring, and pulls his phone out to answer it.
"Hello?" Dean asks, turning off the radio.
"Dean? Dean, is that you?" The voice says frantically.
"Who's asking?" Dean knows better than to say who he is without first knowing who's on the other end of the line.
"You should really… visit the rose gardens," Code. It was a code phrase. The voice also knew not to say their name.
"Esther? Essie, what's wrong? Where are you?" Dean asks. Sam looks to Dean with a mix of shock and worry in his eyes.
"Somewhere in… Charlotte, NC… Spirit hunt… gone wrong… Dean... please hurry," She urged. Dean noticed how weak she sounded.
"Ok. Esther, I need you to describe where you are for me, ok?" Dean stepped on the gas just a little bit more, almost breaking the speed limit.
"Some alley... off of Cedar Street. Dean... I need you... please," Esther pleaded.
"Don't worry Esther, we will be there in three hours tops. You stay there, you hear me!" Dean stepped on the gas a tad more, just breaking the speed limit. Sam knew that it takes at least four hours to get to Charlotte, not including traffic and the fact that they need to head back to the motel. Dean was going to break every speed limit to get there.
"Dean... I... Your call has been disconnected." Dean put his phone back in his pocket and was now going well above the speed limit to get back to the motel.
"What's wrong with Esther?" Sam asked worriedly.
"She said she was hunting a spirit and something went wrong. She sounds hurt Sam."
"Who's Esther?" Castiel asked. The brothers momentarily forgot that Castiel was in the back seat listening to every word.
"Her name is Esther Rose Morgan. We met her on a hunt years ago when she was a just a teenager. Her parents were both dead, so she took up hunting to avenge them. She's like family to us." Sam explained to Castiel.
"She is family, Sam. She left us before you came along, Cas, that's why you two have never met." Dean said.
"Why did she leave?" Castiel tilted his head in confusion.
"Her mother was attacked by a vamp when she was very little. When she heard that there were more vamp-like attacks in the same area, she wanted payback. We told her it was too dangerous to go hunting alone, but one night she slipped through the front door and left. We haven't heard from her since. " Sam explained.
"Why have you never talked about her?" Castiel asked, looking even more confused.
"Because we thought she was dead." Dean said, staring out the windshield, avoiding eye contact.
"Oh." Castiel sighed and looked out the side window. Dean was still breaking every speed limit as the car came to a screeching halt as they reached the motel.
They were about thirty minutes away from Cedar Street when Dean asked Cas to go on ahead and search for Esther. "She's taller than average, has chocolate brown eyes, long brown hair, and glasses. Find her, Cas!"
"Will do." Cas answered as he vanished into thin air. Castiel looked for twenty minutes before coming back to the Impala. "Dean, I could not find a girl matching the description you gave me."
Dean sighed, "Did you check everywhere?"
"Yes, Dean. The only people I saw in the alleys were two men and a girl with brown hair, brown eyes, but no glasses."
"Ugh! Cas! That's her! She's wearing contacts or her glasses were knocked off!" Sam yelled. "Go! Call us when you find her again, and this time with or without glasses!"
"Yes, Sam." Castiel vanished. Castiel went back to searching for the girl.
When he saw her, he decided it would be best if he walked up to her since she was a hunter. Castiel appeared just out of sight from Esther Rose and walked to her. Castiel pulled out his phone and called Dean.
"Dean. I found her. She's in the alley right next to the phone booth." Castiel said and hung up the phone.
Esther Rose stared curiously at the man walking towards her. She heard him mention Dean, but was still skeptical of his intentions, so she quickly grabbed her demon killing knife, the one Sam gave her. For all she knew, this man could be possessed by a demon and is trying to trick her. The man looked at Esther and they locked eye contact for a minute. When she looked into the man's beautiful, crystal blue eyes, she felt a strange sense of calming and peace fill her. She didn't know what to think of the man, but he was staring at her, but it was almost as if he was staring directly into her soul.
Castiel looked at the girl and they made eye contact. Castiel looked deep into her decadent chocolate brown eyes. Her soul was so beautiful and pure. He was filled with a sense of wonderment from the girl. Who was this girl?
When Esther heard the familiar sound of the approaching Impala, she immediately felt safe. The Winchesters were coming to save her!
Castiel heard the sound of the Impala, and quickly stepped out of the alley to flag down the brothers. When the car pulled off to the side of the road where Castiel was, Sam and Dean quickly jumped out. Dean ran over to Castiel and asked, "Where is she?" Castiel pointed to a figure sitting on the cold ground, bundled up in a blanket with only a small duffel bag.
Sam and Dean ran over to her. Castiel decided this was a Winchester matter, so he flew to the bunker.
"Esther? Esther! Thank God you're alive! What happened?" Dean hugged Esther, but pulled away quickly when she yelped in pain. Dean looked down and saw Esther's clothes were stained red in two places, on her right shoulder and her left thigh. Dean panicked when he noticed how deep the stab wound in her thigh was. He sighed in relief when he realized that the femoral artery was not cut. But, Dean noticed how deathly pale she looked and saw all of the scratches and bruises lining her face and arms. He quickly took off one of his flannels and applied pressure to her thigh, while Sam examined her shoulder. It wasn't as deep as the wound in her thigh, but it missed the bones.
"Spirit... threw me across... a room... hit the China... cabinet... spirit stabbed me... with..." Esther murmured. Esther noticed how blurry the Winchesters looked, then the Earth started to spin and black spots creeped into her vision. Her eyes rolled up to her head as she fell into Dean's arms, unconscious.
"Essie? Esther! Esther, stay with me! Please, Essie! Stay with me now!" Dean cried. A single tear escaped from his eye as he watched Esther's head fall into his shoulder.
Sam ran back to the Impala to grab the first aid kit from the trunk. He thought Castiel would be waiting by the car, but he was gone. Sam was angry that the Angel just left them when Esther needs help. He grabbed the first aid kit and ran back to his brother and Esther. He didn't have time to be mad at Castiel, right now all he cared about was saving Esther.