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A/N: I actually only have two ideas at the moment for this story-- this one, and the previous one. So, if you have any ideas, please tell me in a review.
He was the quiet one in the group. They messed with him a few times, but only because he was the newbie. He was also the innocent and naïve one, the one with a conscience. He played his part pretty damned good if he had both of his parents and the rest of the world fooled. He always got a kick out of that; they were supposed to know everything, were supposed to be able to tell when you were lying. But they didn't—not with him, and that was something he was slightly proud of.
He had no idea how he had kept it from his parents all those years, though. Being parents, they were supposed to know everything and anything their child did or didn't do, when they did it, and how they did it. But they didn't. Under the guise of wanting to perfect his skills, he had instead taught himself how to throw knives. When he told his parents he'd joined an afterschool club, he had instead joined a karate class and learned how to properly defend himself and others.
When he was 13, he had met a real Hunter by the name of John Winchester when he was investigating some disappearances around his neighborhood. After convincing the older man that he really did want to become a Hunter, that his best friend had almost been killed by a monster when they were five, John had finally said yes and taught him how to shoot. Before he and his two sons left, John had given him his number, plus the number to some other, more experienced Hunters.
He had gone to Brown after High School, where he met two Seniors named JD and Turk. JD, as it turned out, was also a Hunter even though he kind of thought JD was kind of a dork. His new friend later told him that it was only a mask, however, and he soon found himself creating his own fake persona. There was one thing he couldn't hide, though.
His parents had freaked when they found out his major was Demonology, his minor being Mythology. He had switched it when he became a Sophomore, declaring pre-Med as his Major and Demonology as his minor, after talking to both JD and his parents.
He was still in college when he was approached by Danny Ocean, being only 19 at the time. When the man had told him about the Benedict Job, he hadn't really wanted to do it—it was his conscience, he supposed. But he accepted anyways, telling himself he'd need the money for Med School.
He tried telling himself that when he began preaching to his friends in the hotel room. He tried telling himself that when he was deceiving the woman so they could get the diamonds. But no matter how hard he tried, he could never stop thinking about how wrong that was.
But when he had to lie to get information when he was Hunting, he never really got that feeling. He always hated having to lie, but when he was Hunting… it was different. He felt different. He had asked Pastor Jim Murphy about it once, and the man had said it was because he was doing God's work; he had felt funny after the man had said that.
He never understood why, with two thieves as parents, he himself always felt bad about lying and stealing, no matter how good he was at the latter. He never understood why he felt the need to protect people, even before he became a Hunter. He never understood why he had always felt a fear of God.
But now, as Anna stood in front of him, explaining that it was the only way he'd be able to survive, he understood.
Linus Caldwell was a Med Student, a thief, a Hunter, and now, an Angel. How fucked up is that?
Heh, I couldn't help it. I've always seen Linus as the conscience of Ocean's 11, and making him a Fallen Angel just seemed right. I can totally see him as having been Anna's best friend and Castiel's older brother, and Cas and Anna getting together; or Linus and Anna being twins and Cas being his best friend, again having Cas and Anna getting together. Yeah... don't ask. I'm just weird like that ;)
Please R&R! You know you wanna =)