At the Bay Mirror, Kurisuta Hikawa was working on a story with her friend Sai.
"Kuri!" Elise came in. "Kuri I've got news!"
"News what news?" Kuri said, only to have a ring flashed in her face. "Oh wow who's the lucky guy?!"
"Cal Greene!" Elise grinned. "The famous baseball player!"
Kuri touched the ring.
She had a terrible vision of Cal standing over the dead Elise.
She gasped. "Yes...wonderful news."
Xxx
Reiko was dressed, sitting in front of the mirror, lost in her thoughts, absentmindedly brushing her hair.
Rei looked out the window casually and saw a baby carriage roll into oncoming traffic.
She panicked and flicked out her hands, and the carriage stopped.
Reiko ran out to protect the baby, and found nothing in the carriage. She noticed a man with a camera at the window.
What? How had he found them?!
Reiko ran back and assumed her position in the house after fixing the carriage.
It crashed against the curb.
She heard the man curse and scamper off.
So the press was after them now?
Xxx
Ruby appeared in front of the Cage.
"May I be seen?" Ruby asked.
"Have you found Sadako?" Lucifer asked.
"No, something else..." Ruby said. Lucifer considered that for a beat, then turned and waved his hand at Ruby. A creepy but sexy young woman, materialized from the depths, stroking her ever-present crystal ball. "Something more important, perhaps."
"Nothing is more important." Lucifer said.
"Not even The Omamori?" Ruby said.
"The Omamori are dead." Lucifer said. "Sealed away by my predecessor."
"Not anymore." Ruby said.
"Enough with your riddles. Be grateful I don't turn you into a snake." Lucifer said.
"Yes, but then how would you see into the future without me?" Ruby said.
"Without the Omamori to worry about anymore, I may not need to." Lucifer said.
"Mmm. Well, in that case, you'd better keep me around a little while longer." Ruby said. Lucifer turned back to Ruby as she looked into her crystal ball, saw whips of smoke forming inside.
"What do you see?" Lucifer said.
"I see - the Dominus Trinus on the spirit winds." Ruby said.
Xxx
"So you had a vision of your friend getting whacked." Reiko said.
"Whacked?" Kuri laughed. "You were in New York too long. But seriously; Elise is a friend. We have to do something. And we gotta do something about our little stalker."
"We can't." Reiko said. "Page one, Wiccan Rede. An it harm none, do what ye will."
"Does that come with subtext?" Kuri said.
"No using your powers for personal gain." Reiko said.
"Or what?" Kuri said. "What if I wanna win the lottery?"
"Something bad will happen." Reiko said.
"There's gotta be a guidebook for this!" Kuri said. "At the very least we deserve a teacher!"
"That's a great idea!" Reiko said. "We'll summon Grams!"
"But she's dead." Kuri said.
"Dead, but not unreachable!" Reiko said.
Xxx
Reiko was placing five lit candles in a lose circle on the floor in front of the Grimoire.
"We're doing a seance?" Kuri said.
"It's no big deal." Reiko shrugged.
Reiko took a soul-cleansing breath, then stared at the Grimoire.
"Ecce his verbis.
Audi clamorem meum spiritus ex alia parte.
Veni ad me, et vocavi te.
partitus tanta cruce."
Inside the circle, white magical lights, ever-so-slowly begin to appear. Kuri looked up, her cynicism replaced by hopeful wonder as she stepped closer, anticipating Grams appearance, but was, instead, surprised to see a young woman with pink hair. "Grams? Is that..."
"Hello, my darling. How are you?" Grams said. "Yes it's still me. When we die, we return to the form we were when we first met our soulmate."
"Soulmate? Gramps? But I thought you two broke up?" Reiko pointed out.
"Rei!" Kuri said.
"Soulmates enjoy a conflict free afterlife. Despite his crimes, I have been able to retrieve him." Grams said. "But that is not what I have come here to talk about. You have questions about your new power."
"You know about our power!?" Kuri said.
"Of course. I am Kaori Hikawa, dear. I know everything." Grams said, smirking.
"So what do we do? We can't help her friend or get rid of the press without personal gain or outing magic." Rei said.
"I'm not allowed to tell you now... just like you're not allowed to see, at least not for a while anyway." Grams said.
"But, why?" Rei said.
"Because seeing everything right now, could keep you from continuing with your destiny." Grams said.
"What destiny?" Kuri said.
"We aren't special! We wanted...normal!" Reiko shouted.
"I know, sweetie. I know... but if there's one thing you should know, it's that there's a reason for everything... which means there's a reason for this, too. You're destiny still awaits. blessed be." Grams said.
She disappeared in the same swirl of white lights that brought her to them.
Xxx
Lucifer materialized in a fiery display in his cage.
"Anything?" Lucifer said. Ruby, still coiled around her smoke-filled crystal ball, looked up from it.
"Unfortunately since the last attack, Sadako has been very elusive -" Ruby said.
"Leave Sadako to the bounty hunters. What about the other?" Lucifer said.
Ruby confidently waved her hand over the crystal ball.
"Her future's becoming much more clear. And, it appears, short-lived..." Ruby said. The crystal ball showed swirling smoke inside as it begins to form into the image of a dancing woman, Kuri.
Xxx
Kuri was dancing with her boyfriend, Jiro. The club was hopping - a hot band lit up the place. The song ended, the crowd cheered, then Kuri and Jiro drifted over to their table and sat. Kuri looked distracted, distant.
"You all right?" Jiro asked.
"Me? Yeah, why?" Kuri said.
"Well, you seem... a little quieter than usual. That's all." Jiro said.
"What makes you think I'm not like this all of the time." Kuri said.
"Well, we've been dating for a month now. So, I think I'd know." Jiro turned to a passing waitress. "Uh, hey, can we get a couple of beers?"
"Sure." The waitress said.
Kuri said To waitress. "Make mine a mineral water, please?"
"Mm-mmm." The waitress said.
Kuri said To waitress. "Thanks." The waitress noted the order and leaves. "So much for how well you know me. I don't drink."
"Do you want to go someplace else, or…?" Jiro said.
"No, no, no, I like it here. Gosh. I should. I've been coming to the Red Dress for the last year or so, on and off. I mean, ever since that..." Kuri said.
"Ever since what?" Jiro said.
"Oh, never mind. It's boring." Kuri said. "All right, but if I tell you all about Kuri and you use it against me, I will get out my voodoo doll and make you sorry you're a man."
Jiro leaned forward. "Go on. Tell me."
"Did you know that the Red Dress used to be an antique store?" Kuri said. "Rumored to sell cursed and enchanted artifacts. I came here looking for a story, and found a club. No sign of an antique store. Then I discover that the Red Dress Club is a cover. They're hiding something, Jiro. We gotta figure it out."
Jiro smiled. "Yeah. Or you could tell me what's really bothering you."
Kuri groaned. "What gave me away?"
"You talk fast when you lie." Jiro said. "Though the Red Dress thing is true, you're using it to cover up what's really going on."
"My friend Elise has an abusive fiancé." Kuri said. "He's going to kill her."
"You just think he is, or..." Jiro said, on edge.
"No I know. But I can't think of a way to save her without..." Kuri said.
"I'll teach that bastard a lesson."
Skyscraper building
Dean, bundled up in the observation room, looked out through the binoculars. Castiel approached from behind, handing Dean a thermos cup of coffee.
"Here." Castiel said. Dean lowered the binoculars, turned to take the cup.
"Oh, thanks. I think this is the right place. But maybe we should try one of the other rooftops just to make sure." Dean said.
"Or maybe we should follow your first instincts and stay right here." Castiel said.
"Okay. But, what if I'm wrong? Kuri will get killed!" Dean said.
"You can't save her every time, Dean." Castiel gripped his angel blade.
"Yeah. Well, I have to stop this one. I just hope that by me saying the vanquishing spell, it wounds him enough that you can take him out." Dean said.
"Things have changed, Dean. We can't pretend we can go on like this. It's only a matter of time before Lucifer finds Kuri, which means every minute you two are together, she's in danger." Castiel said.
"I've lost too much already Castiel. I'm not losing her, too." Dean held his look, gold flashing in his eyes; then they both turned, saw something.
"Looks like your instincts were right." Castiel said.
"We've gotta get over there!" Dean turned and raised his binoculars.
"And tell her what? That a demon's gonna attack? I think we should stay right here." Castiel said. They waited as Kuri, oblivious to the looming danger, lead a reluctant Jiro to the center of the heli-pad.
"Aren't you afraid that we're gonna to get caught?" Jiro said.
"I like an element of danger." Kuri let go of his hand, then spun around, arms out wide, looking up at the stars, free. "Oh. Look at the stars. They're so beautiful! They make me feel... free." She took off her jacket slightly. Jiro kissed her. Meanwhile, Dean lowered the binoculars and turned away. Castiel was still looking.
"All right, any ideas?" Dean said.
"A couple." Castiel said, and Dean smacked him.
"I meant about what we do now. I mean, we can't just keep watching, it's not right." Dean said.
Castiel took a look.
"You're right. We shouldn't just keep watching." Castiel said. Dean blocked his view.
"Okay, very good." Dean said.
A moving tornado materialized out of thin air and raced toward the unsuspecting lovers. The demon, Shax, appeared and fired a concussive blast. Kuri opened her eyes at the last second and saw it over Jiro's shoulder.
"Jiro!" Kuri said.
The blast made Jiro go flying backwards, knocking him out. Kuri screamed. Shax threw another concussive blast at Kuri. Kuri screamed and shimmered out and back, realizing that she was still alive, somehow. Kuri turned the other way and ran to the roof access tower. Shax, surprised at her ability to shimmer, turned back into a tornado and followed.
"She shimmered!" Dean said as Kuri ran away. "She shimmered - did you just see that?"
"Come on!" Castiel grabbed him and they left.
Xxx
Kuri, running for her life, scampered down the stairs onto the catwalk then stops as she heard the ominous sound of the tornado approaching. She slowly turned to see Shax standing there. But before he could throw another concussive blast, he stopped as he saw Castiel and Dean. Kuri turned.
"What the hell?" Kuri said.
"Get outta here! Hurry! Go! Go!" Dean said. Castiel smited Shax, but it barely fazed him. He fired another one as Kuri, freaked, took off running up the stairs.
"Say the spell, damn it!" Castiel said.
"Ventus spirat, quae malum,
quod sub forms:
ut iam habitas
Mors tollit cum id egit honestum."
Shax, though, managed to get off a concussive blast at Castiel, which knocked him over the stairway rail. Just as Shax, in agony, turned into a ghostly wind and streaked away from the scene. Kuri, panic-stricken, ran to the edge. Castiel was grasping the edge.
"Castiel!" Dean grabbed his arm.
Castiel pulled himself up next to Dean. "I'm fine. It's her we should be worried about.
Bunker, Kitchen
Sam was debating with Dean with what he saw. Castiel was the background.
"Are you sure she shimmered? Are you sure that it wasn't something else?" Sam said.
"Yash, she disappeared. There was a shimmer and then she reappeared ttebayo. What else could it be?" Dean said.
"It just doesn't make any sense." Sam said.
"How could she still have that power?" Dean said. "And why is Shax after her?"
"Right, Lucifer sends out his personal assassin, but doesn't know who he's after?" Sam said. Castiel, in the background, clattered the pots that he was washing, noticeably.
"Is it possible that she didn't know?" Dean asked.
"No. Why?" Sam said. "The Dominus Trinus should have brought both of them back to us."
"Because she acted as if she didn't. She acted just as surprised as we were when she shimmered." Dean said.
"Well that doesn't make any sense either." Sam said.
Hospital
Kuri entered Jiro's hospital room. He sat up from his bed.
"Kuri." Jiro said.
"Hey." Kuri said.
"What happened?" Jiro said.
"Jiro, I feel so bad. I just got scared and I ran." Kuri said.
"Of course." Jiro said.
"Are you all right? What'd they say?" Kuri said.
"It's no big deal, just a little concussion." Jiro said.
"Oh, no." Kuri said.
"No, I'm gonna be fine. They wouldn't be releasing me if I wasn't, right? I'm just glad you're okay, too." Jiro said.
"Yeah, well, physically anyway." Kuri said.
"That guy, Dean Winchester. He was here." Jiro said. "Had some guy named Castiel with him."
"Yeah, they were watching us. I think the camera thing this morning was them too. I'm going to get to the bottom of this."
Xxx
"The what?!" Dean was furious.
"The window of opportunity." Castiel said. "It's why we can't reach her. She hasn't chosen to be Evil or Good."
"But she's my girlfriend!" Dean shouted.
"I, the door was open. I'm sorry. I shouldn't be here." Kuri turned to leave but Sam stopped her.
"No, no, no. No, no. We were just coming to look for you." Sam said.
"You were?" Kuri said.
"Yep. Come on in. Welcome. I'm Sam. And this is..." Sam said.
Sam hooked his arm into Kuri's and walked over to Castiel and Dean.
"Castiel. You're Castiel. I don't know how, but I know." Kuri said. "And I know you; Dean and Samuel."
"Sam." Sam said.
"Where's Reiko?" Castiel said.
"Right here!" Reiko said, running in.
A bright blue light shone over them.
"Okay. What was that?" Kuri said.
"I think that means you're supposed to be here." Sam said. The door slammed open and a strong wind knocked Rei, Castiel, Dean, and Kuri backwards. Sam was knocked down on the stairs. Shax materialized and walked closer. He was about to strike when Sam jumped on his back. "Run! Get upstairs!"
"Sam?!" Rei, Kuri, and Kuri run upstairs. Shax threw him off his back and Sam raced up with the others. Shax then looked upstairs.
Attic
Rei, Dean, Castiel, Sam, and Kuri entered and went to the Grimoire.
"What are we doing? What is that thing?" Kuri said.
"We'll explain later." Dean said. Castiel flipped through the pages of the Grimoire.
"Okay, just say this spell out loud with us, okay?" Castiel said.
"Spells, what are you guys, witches?" Kuri said. "How do you have our Grimoire?"
"And so are you. We hope." Dean said.
'Well, we're about to find out." Castiel said. The strong wind broke through the attic door and Shax materialized. They recited the vanquishing spell.
Ventus spirat, quae malum,
quod sub forms:
ut iam habitas
Mors tollit cum id egit honestum."
Shax moaned in pain as he exploded, vanquished.
"It's not enough. Shax was just the messenger. We gotta get Lucifer."
"What have you guys turned me into?" Kuri turned and ran out the attic and out of the house, grabbing Rei and pulling her along.
"Rei?" Sam said.
"Wait." Dean said.
Xxx
Ruby appeared before the Cage.
"My assassin failed. The witch is alive." Lucifer said.
"Yes, I know." Ruby said.
"You told me her future was short-lived. You told me-" Lucifer said.
"I told you only that it appeared to be short-lived. Seeing into the future is not always exact, especially when magical forces are at play." Ruby said.
"The Omamori Pack is strong. She'll be almost untouchable now that she's reunited with her new pack." Lucifer said.
"Once the bond is formed, perhaps, but it has yet to, which means she's vulnerable, easily swayed." Ruby went over to Lucifer. "48 - little hours. The window of opportunity agreed to eons ago by both sides to protect free will." Ruby Whispered. The great flaw in the grand design."
"She hasn't chosen the other side yet?" Lucifer said.
"Well, she's young, confused, doesn't know which way to turn. You must seduce her into using her powers for evil, then she will become evil. And that's even better than killing her, which, of course you could still do. You need to get close to her, read her soul, corrupt it, and she's yours." Ruby said. Lucifer caressed Ruby's chin from inside the cage.
"And you... you need to see the future more clearly, Ruby... for your own future." Lucifer then seemed to fall asleep, astral projecting.
Xxx
Jiro woke up and stood up. The lights flickered. Lucifer appeared before him.
"What the hell? Who are you?" Jiro said.
"For now, I am you." Lucifer disappeared and possessed Jiro. Kuri entered the room.
"Oh, my God, the most horrible thing has happened to me! I can't explain it." Kuri said.
"Shh. It's okay, honey. I'm here now. It's okay." Jiro said. The possessed Jiro had his byakugan eyes turn glowing like fire as he embraced Kuri.
Xxx
Dean retrieved an ice pack from the freezer and placed it gently on Sam's neck. Sam held it against his sore neck.
"I heard gargoyles." Castiel said.
"Gargoyles? You mean like statues?" Sam said.
"That's only in they're in their resting state. They come alive to ward off evil. In this case, I think they're trying to ward off Lucifer. I think he's surfaced." Castiel said.
"Wait - what? He's here? Now? Where?" Dean said.
"And how?" Sam said. "What about the Cage?"
"He can astral project out of it when in dire need." Castiel said. "He Could be anywhere. Or anyone. He Probably came for Kuri, but she doesn't stand a chance against him. She doesn't even know what her power is yet."
"Castiel, we don't stand a chance against him. Not without Rei and Kuri." Dean said.
"But you might with them - the Omamori." Castiel said.
"Can you sense her?" Sam said.
"I don't think so. She's too new." Castiel said.
"Well then we just have to start with the church." Sam said.
"Sam…" Dean said.
"What? Dean, I'm not crazy about it, either, but we can't just do anything about it - now." Sam said.
Kuri's apartment.
Jiro was staring at a bird in a cage. The Bird was scared.
"Oscar...what's the matter, sweetheart? It's okay. I'm home." Kuri went back to her closet and picked out a jacket. She sat down on her bed.
"Maybe he doesn't like me." Jiro said.
"Don't be ridiculous. He's always liked you." Kuri said.
"Well, aren't you going to tell me what happened last night?" Jiro asked. Kuri sat on the bed.
"No. It's nothing." Kuri said.
"It seemed like something to me. You were pretty scared." Jiro said.
"Let's just say that when I wanted to find out who I was, I didn't want to find out I was a freak. Look, can we just talk about this later?" Kuri said.
"Of course. Hey, I never got to thank you for taking such good care of me." Jiro and Kuri were about to kiss but they broke apart when Kuri's bird, Oscar, screeched very loudly.
"Oscar. Listen, I should get to work anyway. I'm in enough trouble with the boss as it is." Kuri headed for the door and Jiro raised a glowing red hand at Kuri's direction.
"Well, I know how badly you want to be there." Jiro said. Kuri stopped and turned around.
"How did you know about that?" Kuri asked.
"Well, you told me, remember? Your friend Elise and her abusive fiancé. You said nothing gets under your skin more than that." Jiro said.
"Right. Okay. Make yourself at home. Stop by the lunch if you feel up to it." Kuri said.
"Count on it." Jiro said. Kuri left her apartment. Jiro turned to the bird, Oscar, and set him on fire leaving a burnt corpse behind in the birdcage. Jiro disappeared in a fiery display.
Xxx
Kuri was talking to Elise on the phone at her desk in her cubicle.
"So, how's plans for the wedding? Yeah? Oh. How is Cal?" Kuri said on the phone. A couple came up to the receptionist.
"Elise and Cal Greene to see Kuri Hikawa." The couple said.
"Okay. I'll let her know you're here." The receptionist said. Kuri was distracted by it.
"I'm sorry. Say that again? I got distracted." Kuri said.
"He'll be with you in a few minutes." The receptionist said. Cal went over to the fiancee.
"I'm gonna go wash up, all right?" He left.
Bathroom
Cal washed his face. The lights in the bathroom flash and he turned to find Jiro standing there.
"What do you want?" Cal asked. Lucifer came out of Jiro and possessed the man, Cal. The possessed Cal looks at his reflection in the mirror and his eyes glowed fiery red.
South Bay Social Services
"Hey, look Kuri. I got this, okay?" Mr Cowan said.
"No. But you can't let that little those two get married." Kuri said.
"Kuri, number one, you don't know for a fact he's abusing Elise. And number two, this is none of your business. You are a journalist, not a social worker." Mr Cowan said.
"That's because you're too cheap to make me one." Kuri said. Mr. Cowan went back into his own office. Cal stood at the other side of the office window and gave Kuri a mocking look. Cowan closed the window blinds and Kuri leaned against the window.
Xxx
Kuri was pacing. Cowan came out of his office. Kuri approached him.
"What's happened?" Kuri said.
"Nothing's been decided. We're gonna meet again tomorrow." Cowan said.
"Tomorrow? You can't let him go home with Elise?" Kuri said.
"I can, and I am. Look, Kuri, you weren't in there. He was very persuasive." Cowan said.
"Persuasive? What about the police report? What about the counselor's recommendations?" Kuri said.
"Look, Kuri, I know how you feel about these cases, but we can't make a decision based on what you think. We have to base it on face, but right now we don't have enough yet. I'm sorry." Cowan walked away. Cal and his wife step out of the little office and he confronted Kuri.
"You got a problem, lady?" Cal said.
"Yeah, I do. I got a problem with people who hit their wives." Kuri said.
"Oh." Cal said.
"Come on, Cal. Let's just go." Elise said.
"Wait. Wait. Listen, I can do whatever the hell I want to... " Cal lowered his voice. "and there's nothing you can do to stop me." Kuri got her purse and turns to leave. Cowan looked at her departing.
"Where do you think you're going?" Cowan said.
"Church." Kuri left.
Xxx
Cal entered the bathroom. He found an old man bent over Jiro's unconscious body.
"Can you give me a hand? I - I - I think that he must have slipped." The old man said.
Cal sent the old man up in flames and was gone. Lucifer came out of Cal and repossessed Jiro.
Xxx
Kuri entered a church, passing a gargoyle statue. Kuri made her way to approach a nun.
"Excuse me. Are you Sister Agnes?" Kuri said.
"Yes. And who might you be?" Sister Agnes.
"I'm Kuri. Kuri Hikawa." Kuri said. "You had the Grimoire my Grams left in her will."
"She also left you this." Sister Agnes gave Kuri a small athame.
Suddenly Castiel and Dean came in.
"Hi." Castiel knocked out Sister Agnes with a finger to her forehead. "Hello. We need to get you out of here."
"What did you do to her?" Kuri said.
"Oh, he just knocked her out. She'll be fine." Dean said.
"Yeah. Lucky I didn't harm her. My powers have been a little off lately." Castiel said.
"Castiel." Dean pointed at the athame.
"Is that Kiboken?" Castiel tried to touch it, but Kuri pulled it away.
"No! That's mine! Leave me alone!" Kuri turns to leave.
"All right!" Castiel and Dean followed Kuri.
"Kuri. Kuri. Kuri." Dean said.
"Stop or I'll freeze!" Reiko said, entering.
Kuri stopped and turned. Dean and Castiel stopped as well.
"We're all the same. You can't freeze us." Dean said to Reiko.
"Will you please just leave me alone?" Kuri continued to walk towards the main exit.
"Look, we know what you're going through. We went through the same thing when we first found out we were like this, too." Dean said.
"Look. You just gotta trust us. Somebody very, very bad is after you." Castiel said. Kuri stopped and turned around.
"Trust you? You just knocked out a nun? How do I know you're not the bad ones?" Kuri said.
"Well if we are, then you are, sister." Castiel said.
"Castiel." Dean said. Kuri turned to leave.
"What? Fine. Then you try." Castiel said.
"You have a magical power, you know." Dean said. Kuri stopped and turned. Dean and Castiel came closer to Kuri to talk. "Mmm. At least, if you're really an Omamori, you do. And the sooner you learn it, the sooner you'll be able to protect yourself."
"I have a power?" Kuri said.
"According to the prophecy, you have the power of premonitions." Castiel said.
"How does it work?" Kuri said.
"Surely it's happened already. Flashes of the future or past. Things you wanted to prevent." Dean said.
"Fine. But can I really save her?" Kuri said.
"Let us help." Castiel said.
Kuri looked at Rei.
They both shrugged.
Xxx
Jiro appeared in a ball of fire and walked toward the church.
"She better be here, Ruby. I'm running out of time." Jiro said.
"She is. Don't worry." Ruby's voice said.
Jiro stopped and spotted the gargoyle. The gargoyle screeched and Jiro dropped to the ground covering his ears screaming in pain.
"No!" Jiro said.
Xxx
Rei, Castiel, Dean, and Kuri heard the noise.
"What is that?" Kuri asked.
"I don't know." Dean said.
Jiro's hand glowed red and the doors opened.
"Kuri." Jiro shouted.
"Jiro?" Kuri rushed to help him. "What's the matter? My god, what happened?"
"I don't know. Someone's after me." Jiro said and Kuri helped him up.
"Kuri!" Dean said.
Castiel and Dean ran after Kuri.
"Come on. Let's get out of here." Kuri said.
"Kuri! Come back!" Dean said. Jiro turned and fired a red bolt at Castiel and Dean. Castiel and Dean screamed and went flying backwards, sliding their way to the inside of the front of the church.
"What the hell was that?" Castiel said.
"Good question." Sister Agnes said.
Xxx
Castiel and Dean were sitting on the couch. Sam was pacing in front of them with his arms folded.
"So Lucifer was there, at the church?" Sam asked.
"Well, the gargoyles weren't exactly whistling Dixie, Sam." Dean said.
"Plus, something pretty powerful knocked us on our asses." Castiel said.
"But if he was there, why didn't he try to kill Kuri?" Sam said.
"Maybe he didn't want to go up against the Omamori." Dean said.
No, that doesn't make sense. He knows that Kuri is new to her powers. If ever there was a time to attack…" Sam said. "Wait a minute. What if he's not trying to kill her anymore? What if he's trying to lure her to his side?"
"Translation please?" Dean said. "You don't mean..."
"The mythological window." Sam said. "There's a window of opportunity, an opening. 48 hours where a nascent witch who hasn't chosen to use her powers for good or evil yet can be swayed either way."
"Wait, so all he has to do is cast a spell on her?" Dean said.
"No, he can't. It has to be her choice, but he can tempt her, entice her. If he gets her to use her powers for evil…" Sam said. "She becomes evil forever."
Dean sighed.
"Who makes up these rules?" Castiel looks down and Sam looked up. "Oh, never mind…" Castiel said.
"Okay, so we have less than 24 hours to get to Kuri and no idea how to find her." Dean said.
"But I bet Lucifer does." Castiel said.
Xxx
Kuri was sitting on the couch with a blanket. Jiro brought her a glass of water and sat down next to her.
"Here." Jiro said.
"Thanks." Kuri took a sip of her water. "I'm so sorry to involve you in all of this."
"All of what? Kuri…" Jiro said. Kuri put down her glass. "What's going on?"
I don't know. I'm so confused. I don't know what to do." Kuri said.
"Hey, you don't have to know. You're safe here… with me." Jiro said. They kissed. "I'll take care of you."
Xxx
Dean, Castiel, and Sam were at the Grimoire.
Dean close the book.
"This is useless." Dean cleared his throat. "We're never gonna find Kuri without a little help." The book opened on its own and flipped through the pages. It stopped on one page. "Works everytime. Okay, an enchantment spell. Wait. How is this gonna help find her?"
"Well, maybe it's not to find Kuri. Maybe it's so we can ID Lucifer. See the last line? It's, "To reveal the evil within." Castiel said.
"But that'll only help if we can find him?" Dean said.
"Okay. So we need something to enchant." Castiel said.
"Right, um…" Dean said. Everyone looked around. Dean spotted something. "Oh!" He went over to a shelf and found a pair of pink kiddy sunglasses. "How about these?"
"Oh Kuri." Castiel said.
"What? They're perfect." Dean said.
"Oh great." Castiel said. They both held either side of the sunglasses.
Magia viribus longe lateque diffusae,
Tam parvo poterunt occultare
Hoc permittit pythonissam ut in eo,
Ergo non potest, quantum in malo.
The glasses lenses' grew.
The doorbell rang.
Castiel answered. "Reiko."
"Please you have to help Kuri!" Reiko said. "She's acting strange and that boyfriend of hers, Jiro, is telling her to do bad things. Please help her!"
Xxx
Kuri came out of the shower with a towel wrapped around her and went to the medicine cabinet. She heard Jiro's voice. She stared in the mirror.
"You know who you are now Kuri. This is where your destiny lies. It lies not with your sister witches." He appeared behind her. "It's for no one but you. This is what you've been searching for your whole life. This is why you have the power." He made an image of Cal appear in the mirror.
"You can't stop me." Cal said.
"Use your power for your desires, to seek your own revenge." Jiro said as The image disappeared. "Use your power. Crush his heart. Call for his life." He disappeared. Kuri held up her hand and the glass from the mirror disappeared.
Xxx
Cal and Elise stormed out of an office. Mr. Cowan stormed off in a different direction. Kuri got up and followed Cal and Elise as Jiro looked on.
Xxx
Cal and Elise went towards their car. Kuri held out her hand.
"Heart." Cal clutched his heart in pain.
"Cal, what is it?" Elise said as he fell to the ground as he doubled over. "No!"
Xxx
Rei pulled up in her jeep with Dean, Sam and Castiel in it. They all got out and looked around.
"There she is." Sam said.
Dean put on the sunglasses and saw a black aura around Kuri.
"What is she doing?" Rei said.
"I don't know, but she's got a black aura around her." Dean said.
"Lucifer?" Sam asked.
"Dean can see her true self." Castiel said.
"Yeah. Well, whatever it is, it's not good. Come on." Dean said.
They went towards Kuri as a small crowd gathered around Cal.
"Cal! Cal! No." Elise said.
"Kuri? Kuri? It's me, Dean. And Rei." Dean said. "Sam and Castiel are here too."
"He's evil. He's hurting his fiancée." Kuri said.
"Oh God! Honey." Elise said.
"No. You're being seduced into doing this." Dean said.
"No! No Cal!" Elise said.
"All right. You know what? Oi!" Rei pushed Kuri's hand down. "Sam, take her. Go home. Go, go, go, go." Sam took off with Kuri. Cal's pain lessened. "Let's get out of here." They walked away.
"Are you sure you'll all right?" Elise said. Cal stands up. "Maybe you'd better lay back down."
"I can't do this." Cal said. "Bruising you up isn't worth it."
He grabbed his ring. "I'm not marrying you."
Elise ran for her life. She was free.
Xxx
Castiel and Dean came in. Dean took off his coat.
"Sam, where's…" Dean asked.
As they entered a hall, a knife was thrown, nearly missing Sam. Dean and Castiel let out a small yell.
"I'm having a hard time convincing her that she is not evil!" Sam said.
"I see that." Rei said.
Kuri telekinetically threw a lamp at Castiel and Dean, who ducked after they yelled. It smashed against the wall.
"Bright side - at least she's getting the hang of her new powers." Dean said.
"That was Mom's crystal!" Rei shouted.
Castiel tackled Kuri to the ground. Dean joined in holding her down.
"Okay. Relax. Relax." Dean said. Sam took Castiel's place in holding Kuri down as Castiel got up. "All right. Now what?"
"We just better hope there's some Wiccan exorcism in the Grimoire cause..." Castiel said. She went to the stairs, but stopped when the lights flicker off and on. Jiro appeared by the corner of the stairs. "Who are you?" His eyes turned fiery red and he telekinetically threw Castiel through the stairs banister.
"Castiel!" Sam said.
"Castiel!" Dean said. Jiro threw an energy ball at him, but he jumped to avoid it. He went to kick Jiro and he disappeared, making him crash into the Grandfather clock. He appeared by the couch. Reiko used her power to blow him up. Dean stood up and Sam helped Castiel up. Jiro reassembled. Dean grabbed the glasses and put them on. He saw Lucifer. "Oh, Castiel! That's Lucifer" He took off the glasses and went to Castiel. "Look!" Castiel pushed his hand away.
"I know who that is." Castiel said.
"Your powers are strong, but will they be enough without the Power of the Omamori." Jiro said.
"Jiro, what's going on?" Kuri said.
"It's okay. I'm here now." Jiro said in a calming tone.
"Stay away from me." Kuri said.
"She still has free will. You can't force her to choose." Sam said angrily.
"Oh, but she's already chosen, haven't you? Come with me. You'll be safe forever. I promise." Jiro said.
"Don't listen to him. He's lying." Rei said.
"They only want you for your power. You don't have to share it. It's yours." Jiro said as He turned into Mr. Cowan. "You've already seen what you can do with it. You do what nobody else can do." He turned into Elise. "You saved me. From all the pain and suffering he's put me through." Kuri took her hand and started to go with her.
"No!" Kuri shouted. Elise raised her hand, suspending Kuri in mid-air and shocking her with electricity. "Help me!"
Dean pushed Elise down and Kuri fell down. Castiel, Sam, Rei and Dean went over to her to help her up. The clock chimed in the background.
"Kuri? Okay. Come on. Come on." Rei said. Elise disappeared and Lucifer reposed Jiro, who stood up. "I guess blood's a little thicker than evil." Jiro looked at the clock and went out of Jiro, who fell to the ground, to reveal his true form.
"This is my perfect chance to destroy the Omamori. I won't waste it." Lucifer said.
They slowly walked backwards. Dean used his power and Lucifer caught fire, but he fought it and was soon coming again.
"Kuri get out of here now!" Dean said, but Kuri refused.
"Protecting her?You were always the tough one weren't you, Dean?" Lucifer said.
Kuri used her power to throw Lucifer into the wall. She and the others hid in the attic.
They pushed a dresser against the door and put a chair on top of it.
"My powers are stronger than yours, Kuri," Lucifer laughed. "Do you think a chair will stop me?" The chair slid off the dresser. "Do you think a dresser will stop me?" The dresser slid away from the door. "Have you fools figured it out yet? Nothing, nothing can keep us away." He laughed again.
"What do we do? We're trapped." Kuri asked the others.
The door exploded and there stood Lucifer. Kuri screamed.
"Come on, we'll face him together." Dean caught his breath. "Read the spell with us, then use that knife Sister Agnes gave you."
"Tuum amare exarescet et recedent de vita et corde, adde me, Lucifer et vade in sempiternum!"
As they spoke the words, Kuri stabbed the gold knife—now sword—into Lucifer's heart.
"I am not the only one!" Lucifer choked out. "I am one of millions! In places you can't even imagine! In forms you would never believe! We are hell on this earth! You will never be safe! And you will never be free!"
Lucifer exploded and disappeared, sucked back down into his Cage.
Xxx
"Come on. There's something we need to show you." Rei said. "Something they showed me."
"Show me what?" Kuri said.
"What good magic can do." Dean said, and they got up and left.
Xxx
Sam lit the last two candles in a circle and then joined Rei by the Grimoire as Kuri watched on.
"Ecce his verbis.
Audi clamorem meum spiritus ex alia parte.
Veni ad me, et vocavi te.
partitus tanta cruce."
Atsuko, their mother, appeared in a bright light.
Atsuko looked at Kuri.
"Kuri." Atsuko said.
"Mother?" Kuri said.
Atsuko stepped outside the circle and becomes real. She hugged Kuri, who smiled after the hug.
"Welcome home." Atsuko hugged her again as Castiel, Dean and Sam watched on the tender moment.