"I understand if you guys don't want me to come with you. You don't have to invite me back." Robyn said, a bit confused as to why they were bringing her back to the Impala.

"Where else would you go?" Sam asked, more out of curiosity than anything else.

She tried to think of something to say that wouldn't sound pathetic. Coming up with nothing, she just shrugged. "I could find a place. No big deal."

Dean just looked at her before opening the driver's side door. "Shut up and get in the car." He said as he slipped inside, turning the key in the ignition. His baby purred to life and started blaring "Hot Blooded" by Foreigner. Robyn also slipped into the back seat, Sam following suit as he climbed in the passenger's seat. Not much was said between the three of them as the Impala was driven back to the small motel. Robyn even fell asleep on the way, her head resting against the cool window. Her mind was too tired to produce the gory, sick nightmares that plagued her ever since she was a child.

Dean, with surprising, uncharacteristic gentleness, picked her up and carried her inside, where they found the chair and the ropes lying on the ground. They both developed serious looks on their faces, almost able to be classified as frowns. What they saw made them both nervous about the child that the oldest brother carried. The ropes weren't even cut. They were also on too tight to just be able to slip out of; the two of them had made sure of that. Dean set her down on the bed. She didn't even stir. It was Dean's turn to take the couch that night, a silent agreement between the two brothers.

The next morning (dawn):

Dean was the first to wake up this time, well, second, counting the guest. He cursed loudly when he saw that her bed was perfectly made and nothing was sleeping in it.

"Damn it! Why would she leave this time?!"

Sam was startled awake, nearly falling off the full sized bed. "What's going on?" He asked, his eyes only partially opened as he tried to regain full consciousness.

"She's gone." Dean said, pulling on his boots, "And no note this time." He was making his way to the door, angry. He was acting really strange about this kid and Sam was starting to notice.

Sam got out of bed and pulled on a jacket over his white T-shirt and his own pair of boots before following Dean out the door. It didn't take them long to find her due to the fact that she was already walking back to the room with a Root Beer in her hand that she had gotten from the machine outside. She was surprised when Dean was running to meet her.

"Why wouldn't you tell us you were leaving?" He demanded.

"Uh…you were sleeping. And I was probably less than 50 feet away the whole time."

"Well, for all we knew, you could have been half way to Canada by now!"

Robyn just looked at him like he grew an extra head. "We are in Maryland…how close do you think Canada is?" She asked sarcastically.

"Ha-ha, you are hilarious!" Dean shouted, no humor in his voice at all.

"Okay, man. Is this how you are when you don't eat breakfast? Cause there is a food place just down the street." She was just as confused as Sam seemed to be, who was now completely awake.

"No one likes a smart ass!"

"What the hell are you?!" She retorted, now getting just as angry as him, her grip tightening on the soda in her hand.

"I'm an adult!"

"I'm 16!"

"Can you drink?"

"I could, as long as there are no cops. Why? You got anything?" She asked, just trying to make him mad.

"You know damn well what I meant!"

"Okay, okay guys. Let's just calm down and go back in the room." Sam intervened, or tried anyway. That was when everyone noticed that people were staring at the three of them.

"Is everything okay here?" One person asked cautiously, not wanting to get punched in the gut for having the presence of mind to speak up.

"Yeah." Dean snapped impatiently. "We were just going back." He said as he grabbed Robyn's arm and pulled her back into the room, Sam following uncomfortably.

"What the hell is wrong with you today? You're acting like a deranged parent!" Robyn said, more annoyed now than angry. She threw her drink on the bed. She hadn't even broken the seal on it. She hadn't gotten the chance before Dean went all psycho parent on her.

"At least I care what happens to you!"

"Can we calm down?!" Sam finally raised his voice. "I feel like you guys are about to draw blood!"

"He started it…" Robyn muttered under her breath.

"Like hell I did…" Dean said in the same tone of voice. After that, the argument continued in practically whispers, but neither could really hear what each other was saying because they were talking at the same time. They just decided that they needed to rant.

"Okay, that's enough, children!" Sam shouted one more time. "We are all going to be quiet, and accept that Robyn is still here and that we misunderstood the situation. Both of us." He said, directing the last statement towards Robyn, who he knew was going to make a comment if he didn't. "Can we do that?"

The two of them nodded.

"Good." Sam said with a long sigh.

"So, why do you guys even care if I stay? You're going to have to leave to go on another hunt soon anyway, so why does it matter?"

Sam and Dean looked at each other. Dean broke the stare and looked back at Robyn. "I think that it's a good idea if you come with us." He said suddenly.

Robyn looked confused. "Why? I mean, why would you want me to."

"Well, it could be safer for you, since you don't know what exactly you are and there could be things out there that are looking for…whatever you are." Sam explained, very poorly.

"No one ever has before. Why would they start now?"

"Well, maybe no one knows about you yet, but they will find out eventually, so better to be safe now than dead later." Dean said simply.

"Okay…makes sense." She said. She was excited really. She never had anyone that really wanted her around, so now was a good change. She felt like things in her life were finally going to come together, for the most part anyway.

"So is that a yes?" Sam asked with a slight smile.

"Yeah." Robyn answered, returning his smile.

"Good choice, kid." Dean said as he patted her head, just trying to get on her nerves now.

"Oh yeah…you're coming too." She said in mock disappointment, kidding with him, which was a good change compared to just a few minutes ago. Sam realized just how annoying the two of them were going to be.

A few hours later:

From the backseat of the Impala, Robyn looked back at the city that she grew up in. It was receding into the horizon with each passing mile. Dean constantly looked back in the rearview mirror to see if her reaction was a good one. It was. She had a faint smile on her face ever since the sign that read, "You are now leaving Baltimore." Before they left, they each got a sandwich. For Robyn, it was the best sandwich of her life, but for Sam and Dean, it was just another meal. Because the brothers were still worried that Robyn was going to eat herself sick, they made her eat really slow and even boxed some of it up for the road. She didn't seem to mind that much.

"Where are we going?" She finally asked as the city seemed to disappear.

"We are going to South Carolina." Sam answered.

"What's going on there?" She asked curiously.

"Women are being killed around there and it sounds like werewolf attacks. The vics hearts are missing."

"Creepy…" Robyn said softly.

That evening:

It felt like it took forever to get there. Robyn wasn't sure how they got used to being in a car for so long and so often, but she figured that she would get used to it eventually. But right now, her legs felt like they were going to fall off of her. When the Impala was finally parked, Robyn crawled out and stretched dramatically.

On the way to the area, they had stopped to get Robyn some new clothes to change into so she could wash her old ones, which were starting to get dirty. Since she was forbidden to steal from now on, they had to show her how normal people acted when giving another person money. Dean and Robyn waited outside while Sam checked them into a room.

"Look." Dean said sharply, not meaning to come off as a jerk right now. "The reason why I freaked earlier was because I didn't want anything to happen and me not be around. Understand?"

"I've been taking care of myself for about ten years. I know how to handle situations."

"Yeah, situations involving your brother. Not situations where you need to really fight someone else to stay alive."

"You don't know that." She said with ironic laughter. "I've been in situations that would make you sick."

"Like what?" Dean said. They both leaned against the trunk of the car, Dean staring coolly at her, waiting for her response.

She shook her head. Her gaze became distant, as if she was going back to those moments right then. "I need some of my secrets. I'm not going around demanding you tell me everything that makes you uncomfortable."

"Fine. Whatever. I'm just saying that I don't want anything to happen to you. That's all."

"Thanks, Dean." She said. The smile on her face was real this time. She grabbed the bag filled with her new clothes as she saw Sam walk out of check-in. He nodded for them to follow him and they did. They were in room 7. As they walked in, Robyn noticed that this place was much better than the last room in Baltimore. It was cozier and you didn't feel like you had to watch your back for roaches.

"I'm going to go change. Be right back." She said as she walked into the bathroom. At that moment, when the door shut, Castiel appeared in the room, in front of the two boys.

"Hey, Cas." Dean said, looking over at his friend.

"Hello, Dean. Sam. I'm here because there is evidence of Leviathan activity in this down."

"I thought Dick was focusing on Wisconsin for now." Sam said, sounding confused.

"Yes, I know, but I believe that they are spreading out. They are trying to gain control over all of the United States, so we think that Dick is stationing his army all over."

"Army?" Sam asked.

"Yes. It's not very big, but it's incredibly powerful, and it's only gaining power the longer they are here."

"We know, but Cas, we have a little bit of a situation here." Dean said, glancing towards the bathroom.

"What could be more important than destroying the Leviathans?" Cas demanded.

"Nothing, we understand that, but we have to protect someone right now. We think that she could get into some trouble if we leave her alone."

"Then by all means, take her with you."

"Oh yeah, into the Leviathan den. You need some serious lessons on how to protect someone."

"So I've been told." Cas said.

A few minutes went by, and the three of them discussed what their next move should be. This was going to be harder than they thought. Dean knew that Robyn would jump headfirst into the Leviathan case if she knew about it, so they decided that it was best kept a secret. Castiel still didn't understand why this child had become such an importance to these two in the past few days. They had told him most of the story, minus a few of her own details and he had found it very interesting. He almost felt like the story was familiar but he wasn't sure why.

"What is her name? I must speak with her." He said. At that moment, the girl walked out of the bathroom, still drying her hair with a towel, dressed in flannel pajama pants and a black T-shirt. She threw the towel back into the bathroom when she was done and looked up with a smile at Sam and Dean, but then she saw the 'stranger' and the smile shattered. The glimmer in her eye faded and instead was replaced by blinding pain. The only kind of pain that could be associated with betrayal.

"Castiel?" Robyn asked, her voice thin as her throat tightened.

Castiel just stood there. All of the sudden he looked exhausted, weighed down by an imaginary dumbbell. "Robyn." He shook his head.

There were no words to describe the sudden regret and sorrow that was on both of their faces at that moment.