Chapter 3 – Secrets
"Mon!"
"Mel! Are you alright? Tom told me-" Mon stopped. Mel started crying.
"I- just don't know w-what –t-to do M-Mon." Mel cried. Her words were stuttered because she was shivering too much out of shock.
"Mel, don't worry. I'm coming okay? I'm leaving right now."
"Uh-huh."
"Put Sam on for a second." Mon instructed. There was a slight rustling noise and then Sam spoke.
"Mon?"
"Sam. Please take care of her. What's wrong with her?" Mon asked.
"I don't know. But I'm worried. Is there anything that will calm her down?" Sam asked, worriedly. He never had to deal with something like this before. Mon thought for a moment.
"Yes. Don't let go of her."
"What?"
"Hold her hand and tell her everything's alright. Tell her that I'm coming and give her lots of cuddles. Keep her warm, okay? Tell Mel that I love her."
"Alright…" Sam sounded confused, but he was willing to do anything. They both hung up the phones.
Mon walked over to Tom and began to help pack up the rest of the supplies scattered on the ground. They packed them into the boot of the car in silence and started on their way to the meeting location. Mon stared out of the passenger door window. She watched the trees whiz past, but she was deep in thought. Silent tears started to run down her face. She didn't notice them until Tom spoke.
"Mon? Is everything okay?" he asked, concerned. Mon turned to look at him. Tom could see her smudged mascara. A wave of sadness entered his eyes. He sympathized for Mon, but he was at loss of what to do or say. He had never had to deal with an upset girl before and he didn't like seeing people cry; especially those that he cared for.
"Mon, I'm not very good with words, but…I'm your guardian and it's my job to protect you." He took a deep breath, weighing each word as he spoke it. "Tell me what's wrong so I can protect you from the pain. Tell me what I can do to fix it…please. I hate seeing you like this. You're a beautiful person."
Mon snapped her head around in surprise at his last sentence. Tom blushed, unsure of whether it had offended her or not. He had accidentally blurted it out. He opened his mouth to speak, but no words came out. Mon decided to ignore it; she didn't want it to be awkward.
"It's my fault that Mel's upset. I wanted to meet the Winchester's and she took me out, just so I could meet Dean. And now there's something wrong with her and…" Mon broke off, and started to cry. Tom had a look of agony on his face but Mon thought that he still looked like an angel.
She felt the car stop. Tom got out and opened Mon's door. He led her into the back seat. He put his arms around her and she cried on his shoulder. He spoke words of reassurance and of her beauty in both personality and looks.
Mon buried her head deep into his chest and listened to his velvet voice, soothing her until the tears had no reason to fall. They sat for a while in silence; Tom stroking Mon's hair and lightly kissing her again on the forehead. If they hadn't have had anywhere else to be, they could have stayed there forever.
"We better get going again. I want to see Mel." Mon whispered.
"Are you sure you're okay?" Tom confirmed. Mon nodded.
"Much better. And you say you're no good with words." Mon shook her head, smiling slightly. Tom nodded, acknowledging her compliment. He climbed into the front seat but turned to lightly stroke Mon's face as she lay down.
His fingers brushed lightly along her jaw. She shuddered slightly under his touch, her heart rate increasing. She closed her eyes and continued to savor the moment in her dreams.
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Tom watched her for a moment when they arrived. He didn't want to wake her. She looked so peaceful, even though she was quietly murmuring words and Mel's name. He decided to carry her. Gently, he brushed a strand of hair out of her face and whispered to her.
"Mon, I'm right here okay? I'm going to carry you inside." Mon couldn't hear him, and she continued to talk quietly. Tom smiled. His strong arms carried her easily inside the building where Sam, Dean and Mel awaited them.
Dean's face set in shock mode when he saw Mon lying in Tom's arms.
"What did you do!?" he began to raise his voice.
"Shhh!" Sam and Tom replied harshly. Sam pointed to Mel who was also asleep on a bag full of flour and had Sam's jacket draped across her. Dean lowered his voice.
"What happened?"
"She's asleep." Tom replied casually. He lay her down gently next to Mel who was also murmuring quietly. She was still shaking violently. Tom joined Sam on the opposite side of the room.
"Hey. How's Mel?" Tom asked.
"She's been talking in her sleep, sometimes screaming. She hasn't stopped shivering either. But I took Mon's advice and it seemed to calm her down a bit. I was hugging her and next thing I realise, she's asleep. I had to pry her off my shirt." Sam laughed. "How's Mon?" he asked. Tom nodded.
"Yeah, I had to do the same with Mon. They don't handle being away from each other very well, do they? I guess they just need someone they can trust with them." Tom sighed. He was prepared to remain by Mon's side until she ordered him away.
He examined the building that they were in. It was small and dark; although it was reasonably warm. A devil's trap was drawn on the roof and salt was sprinkled across all of the windows and the doorway. But he knew that it was going to take more than just a simple trap and some salt to contain Lilith. But he knew that the Winchester's would know this too and would be prepared with something else much more powerful.
Tom was dreading Lilith's arrival. He was worried that she might know his secret and reveal it to Sam and Dean. Kastaiel had said that it would be best to wait for his arrival to tell the boys.
A piercing noise which smashed all of the windows appeared. Tom and Dean fell to the ground in agony, covering their ears. Mon and Mel screamed, waking up from the smashing of the windows. The sound was excruciating. It was then that Kastaiel appeared.
"Kastaiel! I told you that I can't understand you on Earth!" Tom blurted out accusingly.
"Sorry." Kastaiel apologized to both Tom and Dean.
"Wait. You can hear him 'talk' too? And what do you mean 'on Earth'? Are you like, from another planet or something?!" Dean exclaimed trying to piece together Tom's real connection to Kastaiel. However, they didn't get much time to explain, because Lilith arrived in the Devil's Trap. No one had summoned her, but the boys assumed that it was because of Kastaiel's presence.
"Kastaiel." Lilith drew out his name. She sneered. Kastaiel replied, smiling.
"Lilith. How nice to see you."
"What are you doing here? This is between the Winchester's and me." She snarled. Kastaiel nodded in agreeance and disappeared. Sam and Dean looked at Tom and the space where the angel had once been, in disbelief. Tom however, looked quite relaxed. Tom smiled at the Winchester's funny expressions, and acknowledged them with his unique two finger salute.
"Sam, Dean. We meet again." Lilith interrupted the silence. The boys snapped their heads to the girl who stood so innocently in the middle of the circle.
"Yes, and we won't be meeting again." Dean sneered. The Winchester's lunged at the girl with the Colt. They had acquired another set of silver bullets in their recent hunt and planned to destroy Lilith with it.
However, her eyes glowed a ghostly white and she raised her hand. Dean was sent flying back against the wall, restrained by invisible bindings. Sam was thrown backwards, but he used his psychic abilities to make himself immune to her power. She snarled at him.
"Very good Sam. I see that you've improved, but I have too." She smirked. Sam eyed her off as she focused on the two brothers which were in front of her. She had somehow forgotten about Tom who snuck up behind her.
"Hello Lilith." Tom held the Colt at her head. She turned to face him. He smiled as did she.
"Ah, yes. I've heard a lot about you. Believe it or not but there has been a lot of talk about you in Hell. There are people just dying to meet you." She smirked. Tom's face did not change. Lilith flicked her hand; her objective to send him to Hell with a deadly blast. However, he was not affected. Shock and fear crossed Lilith's expression.
Mon and Mel clung to each other in fear, watching Tom in fear.
"You're more powerful than Sam. It seems that you Winchester's get stronger with each brother." Lilith panicked. Tom winked at her, still smiling. Lilith fell to the ground screaming and writhing in agony.
Sam and Dean watched in awe. Dean fell from the wall, gasping as his bindings were released. Sam turned on Tom.
"What is she talking about, Tom?" Sam queried angrily. Tom opened his mouth to speak, when Lilith laughed hysterically through her screams.
"Tell them Tom! Ha ha! Tell them your secret! Ha ha!" she cried. She had gone insane. She lifted her head to face Tom. His mere presence had made her white eyes start to bleed. He looked from her to the girls who looked at him with fear, to Sam and Dean who looked at him, waiting for answers.
Mon's bright brown eyes were shiny. She was terrified. Had she cuddled up to something worse than Lilith? After all she was going insane just because he winked at her.
Tom took a deep breath.
"Tom?" Mon whispered.
"I'm a Winchester. Sam, Dean…I'm your brother."
TBC…
a/n: Did you see that coming? Let me know what you think! All loose ends tied up in the final chapter! Bellbird xoxo
