Lara had decided it was best to let the two men discuss private matters, and so she began to explore the bunker by herself. She didn't look in every single room, because for one there were too many to count, and it also felt like an invasion of the brother's privacy. After all, this wasn't her home.

She tried to suppress all the memories of when everything had changed, it had always been a struggle to try and forget her family and move on. But Lara had never been one to forget anything important, and she still woke up screaming for her family in the night.

Shaking her head as if to try and clear her thoughts away, she continued down what a never ending maze of corridors. A door further down opened and Sam headed out and made his way down the corridor without noticing her. Lara got the feeling he wasn't one to make conversation quite so easily as Dean could.

She sighed a little and decided to head back to the research room, figuring the boys had had enough time to talk by now.

Lara entered the room where she'd left Dean and was glad to see she wasn't interrupting a conversation, the man in the trench coat was stood reading a book at the back of the room whilst Dean still sat at the table. Both men looked up as she walked up the steps into the room.

"There you are, thought I'd lost you somewhere" Dean smiled at her as she sat down in the chair opposite him.

"You can't get rid of me that easy"

"I wouldn't want to"

She laughed at him, and the man at the other end of the room approached them. Dean looked over at him and motioned for him to sit with them.

"Cas this is an old friend of mine, Lara this is Cas, he's an angel of the lord"

Lara stared at Dean, an unimpressed look on her face.

"An angel? Seriously, Dean?"

"Yeah, I'd get him to prove it but his mojo is pretty much out"

She pondered this information for a moment, leaning back in her chair as she did.

"Okay, he's an angel. So, what's new?" She examined her fingernails closely and looked at Dean.

"You're kidding, right? No 'You're crazy angels don't exist' speech? Just okay?" Dean stared at her in disbelief as Castiel mirrored her and examined his own fingernails.

"Well if demons and vampires and god knows what else can exist, why can't angels?"

"She is much more accepting of the truth than you were Dean" Cas' deep gravelly voice surprised Lara and she turned to look at his innocent face.

Dean scowled at him with annoyance and looked down at the book he'd been reading beforehand.

"Well as fun as this conversation has been, I have a question to ask" Lara leant forward over the table and rested her chin in her hands. Dean grunted at her without looking up from his book.

"Where the hell is the shower in this place? I stink like crap"

"Down the corridor across from this room, second door on your left"

She stood from her chair and began to leave the room, pausing once she got to the steps.

"Y'know Cas, for an angel you're pretty damn cute"

And with a sly wink and a smile, she trotted down the steps out of sight.


apologies for the lack of updates recently, started a new job and i haven't had much inspiration recently and i wanted this chapter to be decent. anyway, if someone could review the story so far i would be completely grateful, even if it's like one word:) so yep, hope you enjoyed this chapter and the next should be on it's way soon! xo