A/N: Hey guys! Here's the first chapter! If you haven't already, please read the author's note and character profiles on the previous chapter. Thanks and enjoy! :)

~Alleygirl24 & Gabi-girl77

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*Alex's POV*

As I opened the door, a waft of air-conditioned air hit my face, and I smiled in relief. Even though I had lived in Florida all my life, and was quite used to hot weather, I always appreciated when I could get inside an air-conditioned building. Here in Texas it was no different.

I tapped my cane in front of me, though I knew this diner like the back of my hand. Yes, I was blind. Due to a rare birth defect, I was born blind. However, like my mother before me, I also had the ability to see the auras of people and creatures around me, be them natural or unnatural.

I passed the row of tables and booths, looking straight ahead. I made a right-turn at exactly 40 paces from the door, and headed to the corner of the counter where Luke had my order ready to go. I paid, thanked him with a smile, and turned on my heel and started my way back. A girl with a poisonous green aura stepped in front of me, and I sighed, knowing there was going to be trouble.

"Hey, freak," she sneered, the green in her aura flaring. "What's goin' on? You need some help?" I shook my head wordlessly and continued on. Or, at least, I tried to. "Don't walk away from me!" she snarled and I felt her push me hard on the back, causing me to stumble and fall forward onto the hard tile floor, the contents of my order splattering all over me. I heard the girl laugh meanly as I tried to find my cane. I had now lost my bearings and I needed it back desperately.

"Want this back, freak? Come and get it. Oh, wait, you can't!" I heard her say, and I rose. "Give me back my cane," I said quietly. She was silent, debating mockingly, and then said, clearly enjoying herself, "No, I don't think I will."

I had resigned myself to stumbling my way out of the diner when I heard a strong, deep voice say, "Give it back."

I turned to see a man with a radiant golden aura standing behind me, and I stepped aside quietly when he strode forward. "Cas…" another voice said, a man with an earthy green aura. "Hush, Dean," Cas, the man with the golden aura said. Cas stepped close to the girl and said lowly, almost threatingly, "You are a cruel, heartless human. Give this girl back her cane, now."

The girl hastily handed it to him and nearly bolted out of the diner. I could see Cas turn to me and I held my hand out. He placed it gently into the middle of my palm. "Thank you," I said quietly, inclining my head. "Could you please point me toward the entrance?"

A man with a deep blue aura took my elbow and turned me 45 degrees. "Thank you," I said again, and I prepared to leave. "Wait, Alex!" Luke yelled from behind the counter. He walked up to me and pressed a bag into my hand. "Take this; it's the least I can do. I'm sorry about Tara," he said apologetically.

I smiled and shook my head. "It's no problem, Luke. I'm used to it. Now please excuse me. My sister is waiting." With that, I walked toward the entrance, and smiled my thanks at the man with a pure white aura who held the door open for me.

As I was walking across the parking lot to my sister's bookshop, I heard hurried footsteps. "Wait, ma'am please!" a man's voice rang out. I turned to see the man with the blue aura, the man with the white aura, Cas, and Dean hurrying toward me.

I stopped and waited politely. "Yes?" I said softly. They came to a stop and Cas held out his hand. I shook it and saw Dean and the other men glance at each other. Smiling inwardly, I decided to freak them out even more, and I looked straight at the man with the dark blue aura. "I'm sorry," I said, "But I didn't catch your name. Nor yours, sir," I continued, looking at the man with the white aura. I heard their gasps of surprise, but the man with the white aura answered, his voice warm. "This is Sam," he said, gesturing to the man with the blue aura. "My name is Lucifer."

I nodded, as though you met the Devil every day. "My name is Alex. I'm assuming you stopped me because you wanted to know about my ability and the recent deaths concerning that diner," I said. They all nodded, and I smiled, gesturing behind me to my sister's bookshop. "My sister owns this store, and we have recently been investigating these deaths. Please, come inside. We can talk more privately there."

They followed me in, and I called out, "Gabi! I'm back, and I've brought some guests."

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*Gabi's POV*

I heard my sister's shout, and walking out of the back room, I stopped dead in my tracks, my mouth hanging open. "Alex," I said incredulously. "What the hell did you do to your shirt?" Alex smiled, and said, "I had a run-in with a rather unpleasant being in the diner. She pushed me and my order got all over. I had actually forgotten about it until now. May I change?"

"Of course! I have a bag of spare clothes in the back. It's on the third shelf to the left, top row, near the middle. You should be able to reach it, but call if you can't." I saw her nod and, setting her cane down, walked confidently to the back.

When the door shut behind her, I turned to the four men she was with. "I swear, if you even think about mocking her, and I know you know, because she wouldn't talk to you if you didn't," I said, seeing their faces. "If you mock her, I will kick your asses to the curb." The man with short brown hair said hastily, "No, no! Definitely not. We just need some information about the diner, and she said you could help."

I nodded, my face clearing. "Yes, we've been investigating it. We aren't hunters like you are, but with Alex's gift, we like to stay in touch with what's going on. Sometimes we have no choice."

The man with long brown hair said, his brow furrowing, "What do you mean?" I smiled, shaking my head. "Let her explain," I said simply. I gestured to some seats and they all sat. "May I please know your names?" I asked politely.

The man with short brown hair introduced himself as Dean Winchester, and the man with long brown hair introduced himself as Dean's brother Sam. The man with dark brown short hair said his name was Castiel, Cas for short, and the man with short blonde hair said his name was Lucifer. I nodded, not reacting to that last bit of news, because I knew that Alex would not have brought him in here if he wasn't to be trusted. When they asked why, I said as much.

I turned to see Alex come out of the backroom wearing a dark blue shirt, incidentally, the same exact color of Cas' eyes. I could tell from Dean and Lucifer's shit eating grins they noticed the same. I grinned at them and winked as Dean's grin widened.

"Now that my sister has joined us, what do you all want to know?" I said, moving so my sister could sit in my seat while I leaned against the window. "Um, if you don't mind, Alex, we'd like to know about your ability," Sam said hesitantly.

Alex smiled warmly at him and said, her soft voice melodic, "Not at all, Sam. Please don't feel awkward asking any questions you might have. I trust you completely. And that goes for all of you as well," she addressed the rest of the group, and I saw them relax. I smiled to myself, because Alex had this way of helping others to feel at ease. Unfortunately, she wasn't an empath, even though we both thought that would be cool, like Jasper Whitlock. Sorry; Twilight moment.

I was brought back to Earth when my sister began speaking again. "I can see other people's and creature's auras, be them natural or unnatural. Through that, I can essentially see them. It's almost like an outline of them, and I am able to see when they move their hands, faces, feet, anything really. That's how I know to look them in the eye or shake their hands, but to people who don't know I can do this, it's funny to see them react. It's more a private joke," she said, smiling.

"So, you can see like ghosts, and demons, and other unnatural things?" Dean asked. Alex nodded. "Yes, and it comes in handy whenever I go places. That way I can warn my sister if she needs to be careful or avoid a particular spot or place."

"How did you get this ability? Were you cursed, blessed, what?" Dean asked, though I sensed he was trying to be careful. Alex must have sensed this as well, for she smiled gently and said softly, "My mother had this ability, though she wasn't blind. A rare birth defect caused my blindness. I can still see, though. Just not the way others are used to. Thank God the same defect didn't affect my sister. I don't know what I would do. This is my curse to bear, not hers."

I pushed myself up, a bit peeved. "Look, sis, this ability isn't a curse. You're amazing, and you've saved my life a few thousand times by telling me to avoid certain places. I wish I had this gift. I don't want to be normal," I said, taking her hands. She smiled at me sadly. "Be happy with what you have, Sister, for you are far from normal. You are my Caretaker, the one who keeps me safe and happy, especially when it comes to the things I can't do."

I sighed, knowing we weren't going to get anywhere, and dropped the matter. I turned, noticing that Cas seemed to be focused on Alex, and I grinned. I liked Cas; I got a good feeling off of him, and I would be really happy if he got closer to my sister.

"If I may," Lucifer interjected, continuing when he saw Alex's nod, "But what information do you have on the diner's deaths?"

"Hey, that sounds really cool!" I said, jumping up. "I'm going to mark our case files with that name. Thanks, Luci!" I ran to get the files, hearing Alex's warm laughter float behind me. I grinned, loving when I made my sister laugh.

I came back with a permanent marker and our files, handing one to Alex and opening the other on the table that was between us. "This is everything we have, plus some notes that Alex made about the thing she saw in the diner."

Dean raised his eyebrows at Alex's file, and I said, a tad defensively, "Oh, that one is in Braille, so Alex can read it." He nodded, looking a bit sheepish. Alex smiled at him. "It's fine, Dean. Don't hesitate to ask me. Yes, I can read and write Braille, and I dictated my notes to my sister who was with me at the time."

That matter cleared up, we immersed ourselves in the case. "The victims were two white females in their early 20's, both blonde, both tan, and both college students, though from different colleges. If we didn't know better, we would have thought it was just a serial killer, but there was one thing that we knew wasn't normal: both victims had a large amount of poison in their systems. It's a rare poison that only comes from the eto plant, which only grows in one part of Egypt, along the Nile," I said.

"That is strange. Could it be some kind of Egyptian god?" Sam asked, looking at the pictures of the vics.

"No, I don't think so. When I walked into the diner, it almost felt like it was inhabited by a poltergeist, but poltergeists don't poison people. Whatever the presence was, it wasn't an ordinary ghost or demon. I couldn't see it clearly, because it kept moving around too quickly," Alex said.

"Would you be comfortable with going back again?" Dean asked, looking at Alex. Before I could protest, Cas spoke up for the first time.

"Absolutely not, Dean. I felt that same presence, and whatever it was, it was pure, cold evil. I will not allow Alex back into that place without me or Lucifer, as we are the only ones who could protect her fully," he said.

Alex tensed beside me, and I knew she was ticked. I looked at her, and the cold, hard look in her eyes confirmed my suspicions. I leaned back to watch the show.

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*Cas' POV*

I was taken aback when I saw the angry look in Alex's eyes. When she spoke, her voice was completely different. It was cold, hard, and mad. "Thank you, Castiel, but I can take care of myself. I have been doing as much for 25 years. I think I can go a bit longer," she said.

I saw out of the corner of my eye Lucifer and Dean grinning identical delighted grins. I threw them a look, and turned back to Alex. "I understand that, Alex…" I started, but she interrupted me.

"No, clearly you do not. I can take care of myself when it comes to these types of things, so I would be careful if I were you when it comes to 'protecting' me. You'll find that you don't need to," she said acidly.

I sighed and sat back. "Fine. It's your funeral though," I said irritably. She glared at me again, and the effect was enhanced because of her unnatural bright blue eyes.

"I'll go in with you, if you'd like," Lucifer offered. "That way I can keep you safe if needed. I'm much better at defending against the darker beings than Cas, Dean, or Sam. No offence," he said turning to us.

Gabi spoke up, amusement still evident in her voice. "I'd be alright with that. Make sure you take notes though, because we might need them later." Lucifer nodded, and it was decided that he and Alex would return later that night, around 3 a.m. I was not happy about this to say the least.

A tense silence rang throughout for a moment, and I stood and walked out onto the street. I could not explain my feelings for this girl, a girl I only had just met. I felt like she could see me, ironic as that was.

I heard the store door open and knew Alex had followed me out. She came to a stop beside me and we didn't speak for a while. Finally, Alex said softly, "I'm sorry. I just…I don't like other people insinuating I can't do something, or I'm not strong enough to do something, especially when it's the one thing I'm so sure of. But please, don't take offence to that."

I looked at her, noting how she seemed to age in a moment. "You have nothing to apologize for, Alex. I just don't want you to get hurt."

She turned to me with a small, sad smile. "I know, Cas. I know."

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A/N: Aw! That was adorable! Sorry, but I have to stop it here. I know, I know! There is another chapter, never fear! My sis and I hope you like it so far, and please review!