Summary: Kate Milligan isn't the only woman John had an affair with, and not the only woman he fathered a child with. Okay, Dean and Sam can deal with another sibling, but they have a little trouble dealing with who they find her with. Please R&R!

Disclaimer: I don't own Supernatural or its characters. I only own Jade Alexander.

A/N: Thanks so much for the support with the last chapter. I'm glad to know you enjoyed it! I'm about to leave for my interview (23/11/11) and I have three other stories to work on today. My schedule appears to be working, however this is the first day of using it, so I will do my best to get the other chapters up today. These should be/include:

1. A Day in the Life

2. It Just Takes A Tumble

3. Inspired By You.

There is new information of my comic for my fic "The Paths We Tread" If you haven't read it, please do! It's a sister!fic going through every season of Supernatural with plenty of twists and turns, and also with some extras including one-shots and an AU.

Enjoy!

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The Other Winchester

Chapter Two

After rather awkward introductions, Dean and Sam sat themselves close to Jade, trying to keep her mind off being ill. They asked about her childhood, her life and they found that her mother had been a hunter, very much like John. Jade had been brought into this life and there was no getting away from her destiny. And the whole time Crowley sat there and stroked her hair, held her hand, dabbed her head, whatever he could to soothe her. The Winchesters had never seen him so affectionate before, or looking so worried.

"You're very ill, darling, you know that, don't you?" He said softly, earning a nod from the teenager, "We're doing all we can for you, I promise."

"Am I gonna die?" She asked, tears filling her eyes, "I don't want to! I'm scared..."

When her demon didn't answer immediately she began to cry, thinking that she was going to die and that they weren't able to do anything to help her. Crowley rushed to calm her. There were things they could do to save her and he'd try every method he could. Something else had been put into that stab wound that was making her sick and they needed to know what.

"No, no, no...Shhh," He said softly, "Of course you're not going to die, Jade, it's alright."

The young girl closed her eyes and tears rolled down her cheeks, which Crowley didn't hesitate to wipe away. He looked up at the brothers and nodded towards the door, the two heading out of the room while Castiel went into the room to replace Crowley. The demon watched the teenager, taking in her pale, trembling form while worry filled his system at the thought of her dying on them. Gabriel could only heal her to a certain extent and whatever was in that wound was making her worse and worse.

"We need to find out what's in that wound." He explained to the brothers as he closed the bedroom door, "There's something that Gabriel can't heal, and that's very worrying. We know that flyboy in there isn't any good for healing, but I can't do anything either. Whatever's doing this is beyond our control and we all have a strong suspicion that it's being caused by a certain someone..."

With that he pointed to the floor and Dean raised an eyebrow.

"Bobby?"

"No!" Crowley cried with exasperation, whacking him around the head, "Lucifer! We all suspect that."

"Oh..." Dean replied, earning a slight glare from Sam.

"If Lucifer's doing anything," Gabriel piped up from behind them, "There might not be anything we can do. So...perhaps you should go in there individually and spend some time with her."

And the Archangel was right. They needed to spend time with her should the worst happen, and for the first time, Dean and Sam saw in Crowley such fear that the demon looked like he'd collapse at any moment. Gabriel shot him a small look and grimaced in sympathy, looking to the boys and sighing softly.

"You guys need to have a word with Bobby." He said quietly, "And don't be mad at him. He did this for everyone else's sakes and it's really hitting him pretty hard, so..."

Dean and Sam both nodded simultaneously and headed down the stairs to find Bobby sat in his study vigorously reading through every book he could find. He looked exhausted and his eyes were bloodshot which the boys rarely saw, and on top of that, he was sniffling a lot. He'd probably been crying which surprised the brothers since they weren't used to seeing him looking this distraught.

Dean cautiously leaned forward and knocked on the door, watching the older hunter look up at him with sad eyes. He beckoned them in and they headed over to him cautiously, jumping as he dropped a pile of books on the desk. Watching the brothers eye the books he rolled his eyes and shook his head.

"Get researchin'." He snapped, "Idjits."

"Bobby...?" Sam asked quietly, "How long has she been here?"

"Since about an hour before I called you guys...She wasn't in good shape when we got her here. She's nineteen. She's not been on enough hunts to be able to cope with any wounds like those she got, but whatever's in her system isn't normal. It's not a normal infection." He told them, sighing and rubbing his forehead, "It's been like the exorcist up there sometimes. Like this mornin', she had a fit. But it wasn't like an epileptic fit, it was just like she zoned out and she started talking about the Morning Star and about the Apocalypse...like about vessels and everything, and she knows nothing about you guys being the vessels of Michael and Lucifer."

Dean and Sam split the pile of books in half and headed off to research. They had no idea that things were this bad and both were determined to find out what it was. Castiel appeared in the living room and began to join in the research, looking over at the brothers with some sympathy in his eyes.

"If Gabriel can heal her to a certain point, she will be saved. We should be able to determine the problem." He replied, "She will only take so much healing before whatever is now harming her begins to fight back. Gabriel is fighting a battle here he doesn't know he can win. But he is trying his best."

"Thanks, Cas." Dean said softly after a short pause, "We know you're doing all you can. Thank you."

"You do not need to thank us, Dean." Castiel replied, "We're happy to help. Crowley's doing whatever he can but it's not helping as much as he wants it to and it's making him upset and frustrated."

"You're not kidding." Bobby huffed, looking at the brothers, "I've never seen that demon looking so sad. Or worried. He's almost a completely different person, yet he seems to be the perfect person for Jade."

"We're doing all we can, Bobby." Castiel reassured him, looking upstairs suddenly with slight worry, "Stay here."

The angel flitted away and within seconds, Sam and Dean were bounding up the stairs.

-TBC-


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