The world around them was silent. Dean's bravado starting fading. His snark completely disappeared when Sage started to laugh.

"Is that supposed to mean something to me?"

"Have you not heard of us? We're the Winchester!" Dean exclaimed. Sage sighed.

"Yeah I've heard of you. You're the idiot mortals that stopped the Apocalypse." Dean puffed his chest back up. He might have been called an idiot, but he's an idiot who saved the world.

"Except you're not so mortal now are ya, Dean" Sage said looking down at Dean's right forearm. He had a jacket on, but the Mark of Cain seem to respond to Sage. Dean grunted in pain and grabbed his arm where the Mark was.

"So who are you?" Sam asked trying to ignore the worry he had for his older brother. Sage smiled wickedly.

"Wouldn't you like to know" she said, then literally disappeared into a puff of smoke.

"Dean- what- was- that" Sam demanded pronouncing each word clearly. His eyes switching between the Mark and Dean's face. Dean was still holding his arm.

'I-I don't know, but the Mark..it seemed to respond, almost as if she had some sort of connection to it." Dean wasn't sure what to think. The Mark was ancient and the only other time it had responded was when Dean fought Cain himself.

"We've got to find out who she is. Come on" Sam ordered and took off towards Dean's Impala. When Sam noticed his older brother hadn't moved he stopped and turn toward him.

"Dean, come on" He practically had to shout across the distance.

"How do you suppose we find her. Huh Sammy!" Dean's voiced raised a little with each word,

"We've got one name, and hell it's probably not even her real name!"

"But we've got to try Dean. If she can make the Mark respond what else do you think she can do? Maybe she can remove it" Sam's eyes were filled with hope, and Dean knew his little brother was right, but they had tried and failed so many times Dean didn't think he could take another fail. Sam stared his older brother down. He knew Dean was just going threw the motions at this point, but he wasn't. Hope was the only thing that kept Sam going at this point. Hope that his older brother. Dean gave a big sigh.

"Fine we can call Cas and check every file the Men of Letters has." Sam smiled a bit, it seemed his brother hadn't completely given up yet.

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When Sage had disappeared from the Winchester's sight, she had only gone a few blocks away to some abandoned factory.

"You didn't kill them" A male voice said from the darkness.

"Well aren't you Captain Obvious" Sage replied dryly. The man stepped from the darkness and into Sage's face. He was her...businesses partner of sorts.

"Not only did you not kill them you saved their asses!"

"Are we just stating facts, cause if we are then you need a breathy mint buddy. I'm not sure what a Demon's diet consist of but phew it stinks." The man stepped back a little, giving her a death stare."

"I gave you a direct order."

"I don't take orders from you pal." His nostrils flared.

"I'm the bloody King of Hell!" He shouted.

"Are we back to stating the obvious" Sage asked clearly bored with this conversation.

"You owe me and no one double crosses Crowley and lives to talk about it just remember that" The demon growled and disappeared.