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A/N: So….somebody has a little crush on a Winchester…..not surprising. And the girls will get to meet Cas. Review, and I will grant you a wish. Nothing extravagant please, I don't want to pull a muscle.
Tiffany
Tiffany stood in the doorway of Dean's hotel room and watched as he pulled off his boots, worn from hard work and long hours. She looked back up at his face and blushed when she saw that he had been watching her.
"You know, you do blush a lot. It's cute." He said. He patted a spot on the bed next to him, motioning for her to sit down. She quickly walked across the room and cursed herself silently for acting so nervous. She had dated; or hooked up whatever you wanted to call it, before and it was no big deal. She hadn't even kissed Dean yet and it felt like there were butterflies with steel wings trapped inside her stomach.
"So," he spoke up, "how did you two become hunters?"
"Well, our moms were hunters before they had us. We are only two years apart. We grew up in the same neighborhood and were inseparable at even a young age. Dani's dad left when she was ten and her mom was a wreck. She took too many sleeping pills and then Dani and her sister Rachel came to live with us. My mom was the one who taught us how to hunt." Tiffany said, looking down at her hands.
"Are your parents still around?" he asked.
Tiffany looked up again, into his eyes. Her own eyes were wet with tears as she said,
"No, a demon tracked them down and killed my dad and severely injured my mother so badly that she doesn't even recognize me anymore. And Rachel took off, leaving us alone. Long story short is that Dani is practically the only family I have left. That's why we are so protective of each other. Oh and you can't tell Dani I told you about Rachel. She doesn't like to talk about her sister."
To Tiffany's surprise, Dean lightly put his hand on hers.
"If anyone understands what you and Dani have been through, its me and Sam. Our mom died when Sam was just a baby. Our dad took us all around the country when we were kids so he could hunt the demon that killed her. He's been gone over three years now, killed by the same demon that killed our mom." Dean said, turning to pour himself a drink.
Tiffany was absolutely stunned. She had no idea that Dean was dealing with so much pain. She reached out to lightly touch his hand and then got up to pour herself a drink.
"Okay enough of the sad stories, I want to play a game." She said a she pulled out two shot glasses and poured two shots of tequila.
"Oh no, this isn't the start of some horrible horror movie is it?" Dean asked, pretending to be scared.
"Maybe, I haven't decided yet. Have you ever played 'I never'?" she asked gently pushing one of the shots toward Dean who laughed before responding.
"Not since the tenth grade." He said.
"Ooh I think someone is scared they will lose." Tiffany goaded him playfully.
"Okay, shoot."
Tiffany smiled an evil smile before thinking about what she would say.
"Okay…I never….kissed anyone before I was fifteen." She said.
Dean stuck out his tongue at her before downing his shot.
"Oh, you man-slut! Okay you're turn." She said.
"Shut up." He said playfully, " Okay, I never had sex with a man before."
"Hey that's cheating but I'll give it to you anyway. Only because I'm nice." She said before downing her shot. It burned pleasantly all the way down and made her feel warm.
A few hours and several shots later, the two were laughing and exchanging hunting stories.
"Okay so one thing you have to know about Dani is that she is absolutely terrified of spiders. We were hunting this witch in Galveston that had a fondness for going after her victims with bugs. So she sees Dani freak out over a little jumping spider and then that night send spiders into our hotel room, covering the walls. Dani was so scared that she peed herself. If you tell her that I will kill you. Or she will, either way."
"Oh I hear ya, Sammy is scared of clowns. There was this one time on a hunt that….." Dean smiled but it quickly faded and Tiffany could tell that he was missing Sam pretty badly.
"Hey hey now, I said no more sadness. Now drink up.' She said,trying to lighten the mood.
Dean smiled despite himself and took another drink.
"Alright, alright, fair enough. So what's the deal with your cousin? I mean besides all the family stuff. Why was she so keen to rip my nuts off when she first met me? Is she a lesbo?" he asked.
Tiffany laughed deeply and then hiccupped.
"No, no its nothing like that. She is definitely into guys. She's hooked up here and there but she never lets any of them get close. I think it has to do with her dad leaving her mom. She was really close with her dad. I just think she doesn't want any guy to do that to her, so she's always the first to leave. Honestly I thought you would be her type at first, you seemed like a bad boy when we first met you." She explained.
"So she's into bad boys, huh? That's hot…." Dean said, smiling.
Tiffany playfully punched him in the shoulder before she continued talking.
"Well since you're obviously not in the mood to discuss your brother, what's the deal with your friend that's coming here tomorrow? Is he a good guy?"
Dean laughed a short, quiet laugh and looked down at his drink.
"You could say that. He's been our friend for over a year now and really helped us out of quite a few sticky situations. He's saved my ass more than a few times, literally. I would tell you what he really is but you may not believe me."
"Oh come on, Dean, try me. Dani and I have fought vamps, witches, werewolves, demons, and all kinds of other monsters. There isn't much that can shock me anymore."
Dean looked down at his drink again before inhaling deeply and sighing loudly.
"He's an angel. My friend Cas is an angel."
Dani
Dani was woken the next morning by rays of sunshine peeking through the curtains and gently warming her face. She had slept soundly all through the night, in her mind she was being cuddled in a giant pair of wings.
"Wow I have to stop drinking before bed, these dreams are getting weirder and weirder." She said to herself as she rubbed the sleep from her eyes.
She looked over at the other double bed where normally Tiffany would be asleep in a mound of blankets. The bed was empty and Dani remembered that Tiffany had gone to Dean's room the night before. She got up quickly and dressed. She put on her favorite Batman shirt and black skinny jeans and her old reliable grey Chucks and pulled her long hair into a ponytail. She headed out the door, hoping she wouldn't be interrupting anything gross.
She knocked on the door slowly three times and then quickly three times, it was she and Tiff's secret knock. A slightly disheveled Tiffany answered the door and Dani inwardly groaned.
"Oh God, I don't want to know what you guys did. I just want to get on the road." Dani said as she pretended to cover her eyes.
"Oh hush, we only drank some and we kissed. That's it." Tiff responded, letting Dani into the room. Dean sat on the bed, fully clothed.
Before Dani could say another word, a sudden rush of wind entered the room and she was nearly blinded by a bright light. As her eyes adjusted, she saw a man approach. He was dressed in a suit and trench coat and had large impressive white wings with black flecks, much like the ones that covered her in her dream. Dani could not look away, even as Dean addressed the man.
"Hey Cas, nice to see you could make it. This is Tiffany and her cousin Dani, short for Danielle. They are going to be around awhile. Ladies this is my friend Castiel." Dean said.
Castiel. This was Dean's friend Cas? Why the hell did he have wings?
"Hello ladies, nice to meet you. Dean, I don't want to alarm you but I sense an angel nearby." Cas replied.
Dani took steps toward Cas and then looked back at Tiff and Dean.
"Am I going crazy? Do either of you see his wings?" she asked them, and upon seeing their confused faces, feared she was going crazy.
"You can see my true form? I knew that people like you existed but I had yet to encounter one." Cas said as he stepped toward her. He lightly touched her forehead and she felt as if she were whipped through space and time. In her mind, she saw her father, with his arms held out and then she saw them clearly. They were no longer arms but wings, light grey wings that held her tight and safe. Suddenly she was whisked back to the present and blinked back tears.
Tiffany rushed up and pulled Cas' hand away.
"What did you do to her?" she demanded, "What did you do to Dani?"
"I have done nothing except to try to show her what she truly is. This is no mere human. She is a Nephilim, a race of half-human, half-angel that is very rare. The father is an angel who falls from Heaven and then mates with a human woman. The offspring are often very gifted and therefore hunted by other angels. They are rare because most angels think they are abominations and dispose of them quickly. This one has markings on her bones much like I gave to Dean and Sam to ward off angels." Cas explained in his deep voice.
Dani took a step back and sat on the bed. Half-angel? This was a lot to wrap her head around. But strangely, she was not worried or confused in any way. Instead, little details about her life suddenly made sense. She always though she idolized her father and just imagined that he had wings. But now she realized he really had them. And the few times she and Tiff hunted demons, she swore she could see their ugly faces, their real faces. And her dreams, they had always seemed more like visions.
"Okay, Castiel, what does this mean for me? I have so many questions." she asked. She suddenly wanted nothing more than for this stranger to take her away from all the hunting and just hold her in his wings and never let her go. She shook her head, wishing the thought from her brain. Cas looked at her and she recognized his eyes as the ones from her reoccurring dreams.
"I'm not sure exactly. I do know that the angels are busy trying to get Dean to be a vessel for Michael so you would not be a high priority even if they were to find you. There will be time to answer questions later. I really need to speak with Dean." Cas answered in his near monotone.
A very flustered and confused Tiffany spoke up.
"Okay, so let's assume what you said about Dani is true..." she started.
"It is true." Cas interrupted.
"Okay, so she's a half-angel. You said the other angels usually kill people like her. Why haven't you tried to kill her yet? Not that I would ever let that happen."
"I would never do anything to harm her; I have always been fascinated with Nephilim. I generally do not like to harm other creatures if I can help it, especially ones that are aesthetically pleasing." He answered and Dani could swear she saw a ghost of a smile on his lips.
Her heart suddenly felt as if it had leapt up into her throat. Aesthetically pleasing? An angel found her attractive? She blushed despite herself as she imagined things that should not be imagined. Her thoughts were interrupted by Dean clearing his throat to speak.
"Okay now that we've gotten our daily dose of weird, what did you need Cas?" he asked.
