Summary: Ellen has never understood the relationship between her youngest daughter and Crowley, and Jo, being the big sister she is, can't help but be concerned when the two actually get together. But her interfering threatens to tear them apart. Please R&R!

Disclaimer: I don't own Supernatural or its characters. I only own Raegan Harvelle.

A/N: Okay, I'd like to begin by apologising if you don't like this side of Jo. I know she seems pretty harsh, but it's only 'cause she cares. My sister would only behave in the same way if I was with someone she didn't trust, but Jo's not all bad. Things will come out well in the end for all involved, but here's the beginning of the troubles.

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An Unusual Pair

-Three-

"Joanna Beth, you're insane!" Ellen breathed, "Baby, I know you're concerned, okay? So am I. I know you care. You're a good sister, Jo, and I care too, but we just have to let Rae get on with it, no matter what our concerns are."

"But..." Jo sighed, "He's a demon...Demon's can't love. The sooner Raegan realises that, the better!"

"So, what, you're gonna check up on them every week? You're gonna question her about him every time you see her? You're gonna spy on them?" Ellen asked, "Sweetie, I understand that you're trying to protect her, but it's too early to make assumptions about any of it. Let them enjoy being together before anyone makes any assumption about how their relationship is, okay?"

Jo sighed and nodded.

"I just don't want her to get hurt..."

"I know, baby, I know. You love her so much, and I know you hate it when she's upset, but..." Ellen replied, cupping her daughter's face gently, "But, this is important to her. Crowley is important to her, and if you constantly interfere with them, you're gonna break them up, and then she'll be hurting."

"Mom, why are you okay with this?" Jo asked, Ellen biting her lip.

"Because she. Is. Happy." Ellen said, "That's all that should matter. Don't get me wrong, I worry for her, and I find it a little harder to accept because of...well...what he is."

They didn't know that for the entire conversation, Crowley had been listening by the door.

Raegan couldn't find her demon anywhere. She'd called him on his phone, she'd called out to him, she'd searched high and low, she'd asked everyone. No-one had seen him, and understandably, the poor girl was getting worried.

"I'm sure he can't be too far away..." Dean soothed, "He'll be fine."

Ellen wasn't so sure. She wondered why he'd leave so suddenly. He wouldn't have gone and not told Raegan where he'd gone, surely...

Jo bit her lip as Raegan began to cry, and she nudged her mother's arm with her elbow and leaning close to whisper.

"Told you."

"Not the time or place, Joanna." Ellen scolded, moving towards her baby girl and sitting by her side, pulling her close and rubbing her back soothingly, "He won't have gone far, sweetie. He wouldn't just leave like that..."

"Well, clearly he has." Jo said, Raegan and Ellen glaring at her.

Jo had to admit that she felt bad for her sister. Raegan was upset and hurting, and it was something Jo wanted to see less of.

"God, we've been together for three days, and already he's had enough of me? What did I do?" Raegan asked, guilt shooting through Jo's system, "Did I do something wrong?"

Now, she was blaming herself for this. As far as the others knew she'd not done anything wrong. She wouldn't do anything to upset him or hurt him, certainly not on purpose.

"Raegan, just keep calm..." Castiel soothed, "Gabriel and I will go and look for him."

Just at that moment, Raegan's cell phone began to ring and she stood up away from the table, going to answer the phone.

"Hello?"

"Rae, it's Bobby..."

"Bobby!" Raegan cried with relief, "Have you seen Crowley anywhere? I've not been able to find him since this morning, I'm worried sick, I...!"

"It's okay, Rae, he's with me." Bobby said softly, "He's fine, just a little...well...he says to just tell your mother and sister to be a little more discreet when they're talking about him."

"Oh, my God..." Raegan breathed, "Is he okay?"

"He's sad. Not smirking, not throwing sarcastic comments...He's just sitting there and staring..."

Raegan bit her lip as a tear slid down her face and she ran a hand through her fluffy copper curls, beginning to shake with upset and anger. She wanted to know what had been said by her mother and Jo. She needed to know. It wasn't like Crowley to get upset about something, so whatever they'd said must've touched a nerve.

"Can...can I come and get him? Would you ask him if I can...?"

There was silence for a moment and Bobby returned to the phone, Raegan trying to hold back her anger and her tears.

"He wants you to come and see him. But maybe you should just stay for a couple of days. It seems he doesn't want to go back to the Roadhouse just yet." Bobby replied, "I think he needs you here, Rae."

"Tell him I'm on my way, Bobby..." She said, "Thanks."

With that, she hung up, turning shakily to her mother and Jo with venom in her eyes.

"He's with Bobby." She said, "And he says that maybe you two should be a little more discreet when you're talking about him. Care to explain that?"

Ellen realised what had happened and she swallowed thickly, looking to Jo who looked back at her.

"Baby..."

"What did you say, Mom?" Raegan said, "I want the truth."

"That we were concerned." Jo said, "We were concerned that you'd get hurt because Crowley's a demon. Demons can't love, Rae."

"What?" Raegan asked, Ellen stepping in to explain.

"We just...we just said that we weren't gonna interfere with anything despite us being concerned that...that Crowley could hurt you..."

"Crowley wouldn't hurt me!" Raegan spat.

"He's a demon. You can't trust a demon, Rae." Jo said, "We're just looking out for you."

"Yeah? Well, here's how you guys can look out for me from now on..." Raegan breathed, "You can keep your beaks outta stuff that's nothing to do with you! And you can stop talking about him like he's scum of the earth, because believe it or not, if it weren't for him, I'd be dead right now. If it weren't for him, Mom, I wouldn't have gotten out of Carthage alive, okay?"

Ellen registered the look of guilt on Jo's face and watched as her oldest daughter went towards her sister.

"Rae...we're sorry, we were just..."

"What? You were just being your usual judgemental self, Jo?" Raegan asked, "Thank you for looking out for me, but I know him better than you or Mom do, and I care about him more than you could ever understand, okay? I-I love him..."

Jo went to take her hand but she flinched and shook her head, realising what she'd just said. She loved him. She loved him.

"I'll be gone for a few days. Maybe a week, I haven't decided yet." She said, "When he comes back...sorry, if he comes back...you guys stay out of it. You don't ever talk about him like that again. Am I understood?"

"We're sorry, Raegan." Ellen said softly, Raegan just closing her eyes and putting her hand up to stop her mother talking, Ellen knowing she'd really upset her daughter.

"Save it."

With that, she walked out of the way, Ash looking to Jo with a face twisted with disgust.

"You happy now, Jo?"

"Hey, it wasn't just me!" Jo cried, Ash standing up and glaring at her.

"No, but you wanted this. You wanted him out of the picture." He growled, "See what you've done to your sister? This is why you can't carry on like this, okay? You're gonna really hurt her."

"I...I never meant to, I really didn't!" Jo replied, "You can understand my concern, right?"

"Yeah." Dean piped up, "Yeah, 'cause we all feel it. But just...don't make it a vendetta to get him out of her life."

Jo bit her lip and covered her face with her hands. She'd hurt Raegan so much through her own selfishness, and as she scrubbed her hands down her face, she turned to go and speak to her sister, only to almost bump into her as she carried two bags in her hands.

"I'll call you when I get there. Let you know I'm safe." She said quietly, kissing Jo's cheek and then her mother's without any real feeling before she headed out of the saloon to her dark pink Chevrolet Silverado, climbing into it and speeding away towards Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

She just hoped that Crowley was okay. She felt terrible. She felt upset, sick, stressed. She had a headache coming, she could feel it. Only a few hours to go and she'd be with him. The last thing that she wanted was for him to be upset; and she couldn't believe that her mother and sister didn't trust him. Yeah, he was demon, but he cared for her. He protected her, he looked after her and he wanted to be with her. That was all that mattered to her.

Bobby opened the door to a tearful Raegan, the young woman letting a tear roll down her face as the older hunter opened his arms to her which she moved into without hesitation. She buried her face in his shoulder and tried to stop crying, but Bobby's soothing voice and gentle words were just making her cry even more, because he was telling her that it was okay to cry, that it was alright to be upset. But Raegan tried her best to stop. She didn't want Crowley to see her cry.

"He's in the living room, sweetie." Bobby said softly, "Go on through."

"Thank you." Raegan replied, wiping her eyes as Bobby took her bags, watching him go upstairs before edging closer to the living room, Crowley still just sat there, staring.

He turned and saw her, meeting her eyes and noticing the tears in them. Guilt shot through him as he saw how upset she was and he sighed. He'd never meant to get her that upset. He just needed breathing space.

"It's good to see you." He said softly, Raegan smiling despite the fact that she was crying, "Come here..."

Raegan moved forwards and sat by him on the couch, winding her arms around him and resting her head on his shoulder.

"I'm sorry." He told her, "I didn't mean to worry you, Rae. I just...I couldn't stay around after..."

"I'm sorry for my mom and Jo." Raegan cried, "They haven't got the right to..."

"Shhh," Crowley whispered, "It's okay. It's alright."

He rubbed Raegan's back and pressed a kiss to her head, keeping her close as she lifted her head from his shoulder and kissed his cheek.

"You okay?" She asked, earning a gentle nod.

She cupped his cheek and leaned closer, Crowley leaning forward and kissing her softly. He kept her close to him and she cuddled up as close as possible, sighing and resting her head back on his shoulder. As long as they were together, things would be okay.

-TBC-

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