Elsewhere, Damian struggled to contain his panic. Whilst the human had seemed to be just an average, everyday hunter, she was involved with Yellow Eyes, and that meant nothing but trouble. Where Yellow Eyes went, inevitably, the Winchesters followed.
Alice couldn't help but smile just a little. Help was on the way. That was good. So, when she put down her phone, she got to work. Salting the windows, and placing a devil's trap at every entrance. Once the room was fairly well demon proofed, she sat on her bed with her laptop, doing some research for some possible future jobs.
Looking at his feet, Damian didn't bother watching where he was going as he moved hopelessly along sometime later. It was likely too late to escape the town now, so he wandered without purpose, wondering if there was any possibility of a chance at escape. Knowing Yellow Eyes, he doubted it.
Suddenly, he was stopped by an invisible force. Looking up, he realized he had run into the edges of a devil's trap, and he cursed to himself when he realized where he was. Alice happened to glance outside the frosted glass of her door to see a shadow outside. She picked up a knife in one hand, and a spray bottle of holy water in the other, and silently stalked her way to the door. She peaked out, and opened it just enough to glance out, sticking the nozzle of her spray bottle out of the crack as she looked to see who it was.
"Hey, take it easy lass!" His voice shook slightly. "Listen, you said you owed me earlier, yeah?"
Alice let out a relieved breath. "You scared the crap out of me!" She said, putting down her water bottle and opening the door fully. "What the hell are you doing here? I thought you were leaving town?" She said, kneeling down and scraping out part of the circle around the devils trap.
"You shouldn't trust so easily lass." he muttered. Regardless he stepped through the doorway, but when she reactivated the devil's trap by completing the circle once again, he tensed.
"I don't." She said once he stepped through the door. "There's another trap under the rug you just stepped on." She said, closing the door behind him. "I don't mean any harm. I'm just looking after myself." She said. "Look. You need to get out of town. Consider this another favor. The Winchesters are coming. I called a family friend who sent them over. If you are to have any chance of survival, you should leave town asap."
"I'd like nothing more love, but I'm afraid I may not get that chance." He looked down. "I doubt Yellow Eyes will allow any of us to leave at this point. He calls to us even now." He trailed off, and then looked up at her again. "I can still hear him. He wants your death. He wishes for another death on his hands to anger the chosen brothers. They must be pushed to breaking point. I know not why."
"If he is calling to you, as you say, does that mean he knows where you are?" She asked urgently. "Because if so, that's a big problem for me. I don't know how long it'll be before the Winchesters get here, and I need a safe place until then."
"No lass. He simply knows my proximity. He calls to all of our kind in the area. You are as safe as one can be whilst this near to Yellow Eyes."
"Great. Reassuring... Almost." She said, letting out a sigh. "Still, you should get out of dodge. You'll have more luck surviving if you're not in the hotel room with me when the Winchesters get here." She took her knife and knelt down, breaking the seal on the devils trap. "If you step carefully, you can avoid the one outside." She told him.
"I'm afraid you don't understand, love. Yellow Eyes will not allow me to leave. He will consider it a betrayal. If I stay, I die. If I run, I will be hunted by my own kind until I wish I was allowed to die."
Alice let out a sigh. "Fantastic. Well... I'll cover you then. At least where the Winchesters are concerned." She resealed the devils trap. "Loopholes are great. Can't do much when you've been trapped by a hunter. I'll just tell the guys I'll deal with you later. Besides, now, technically, I don't have to lie about how I found out about Yellow Eyes." She handed him a chair. "Here, get comfy."
Damian's eyes widened slightly. "You would offer me protection? From them? Why?" He tried to retreat a step, only to run into the barrier the devil's trap below him created. "At least if they kill me, they'll make it quick." he muttered, trying to hide his unreasonable fear from the human.
"You saved my life." She said. "If I'd gone into that hotel unprepared for what was waiting for me, I'd be dead. I was prepared for a ghost. Not for a bloodthirsty demon. I don't like being in debt. So, consider this me evening out the score. Besides, you've given me no reason to hand you to your death, so why not? If my parents let you live, I'd assume it was for a reason."
Damian eyed the human curiously, forcing his fear of what the infamous hunters would likely do to him when they arrived to the back of his mind. "You would spare my life- to honor a debt? I'm a demon, you're a hunter. Not killing me in exchange for the warning would be fair, but to protect me from others of your kind?" He paced back and forth for a time, pondering possible ulterior motives the human may have. Alice remained silent, waiting for him to sort out his thoughts. "Fine, so be it. But when, not if, Yellow Eyes shows up, I hope you know what you're doing. Because you aren't even equipped to deal with me, so taking him on might be unwise, even if the Winchesters will be here soon to back you up..."
"You know, sometimes people can do things simply to be nice." She pointed out. "As for Yellow Eyes, I'm not afraid of him. He killed my parents. Now, I'm going to put an end to him, or die trying. I've lived without a family for almost 6 years now because of him. If I can get one scratch on him before I draw my last breath, It'll be enough for me." She said, her voice strong and determined. "I want to stop him before he can make anyone else feel how I had to feel."
He arched a brow, grinning slightly again. "A vial of holy water and a give 'em hell attitude?" his voice rolled again. "Not sure if that will be enough there lass. How do you plan to end him? Ya can't kill him, and as for exorcism, well..." he trailed off. "Look at what happened to your parents" he finished, less mocking and more sympathetic than one might expect from a demon. He looked into her eyes again; his own flicking black for a moment as his concentration slipped, and the hunter took a step back automatically. The demon made no aggressive moves, however, simply staring at her for a long moment before speaking gently.
"Do not so readily seek death, young one. There are many years yet of your life, if you live it wisely. Do not throw that away on the slimmest of chances for vengeance."
Alice closed her eyes for a moment, letting out a soft sigh. She sat on the edge of the bed. "All cards on the table, I don't know what the hell I'm doing." She said softly. "Maybe I can't kill him. Maybe I should just turn tail and run but... If I do that, he wins. If I die, he win's anyway. I don't see any other choice then to stand and face him. I've been on my own for six years because of him. I've lived with recurring nightmares about seeing my parents die. Because of him. I've done nothing about it for far too long."