Chapter Four

Christina twitched as something cool was gently placed on her forehead. "So she just passed out?" Her body stiffened as it was her grandmother's voice that was next to her.

"Well, Mrs. Ness..." Dean had said nobody noticing the sudden change of Christina's behavior. "She was pulling on a piece of plastic and it was a few minutes after that she felt sick to her stomach.

"Did she throw up at least?" There wasn't an answer so Christina assumed her brothers were nodding. "Well, that's a good thing. That's the sign that her body was rejecting the poison my husband didn't mention to her."

"I'm sorry to go back to this question, Mrs. Ness." Sam's voice was polite like usual making Christina feel slightly embarrassed like when she was brought back to Bobby's after she had been passed out drunk and was carried back by her boyfriend, Stan, back when they were dating. "But how was it that you survived the fire?"

"Well, you see before Christina came over, Hank had called me saying I was in trouble. So I gave myself a concoction that makes it seem that I don't have a pulse. I laid down pretending I broke my neck. But because it works so well, I nearly suffocated. Why did she wrap me in a sheet if you don't mind me asking."

"Because I was going to purify you so you'd pass on." Christina said slowly sitting up holding the washcloth to her head. Both her brothers and grandmother looked worried as she sat up and removed the washcloth before looking over at her grandmother. "What has Poppa gotten into Nanna?"

"I don't know, Lola Bunny." Christina watched as her grandmother let out a long winded sigh and shook her head slowly. "It reminds me back when we first were married. Hank would disappear for weeks on end and come home with cuts and scrapes, and you're mother would keep asking him what happened and he would start spinning stories like the best friend and the alligator."

"Mrs. Ness," Dean cleared his throat but the look that the older woman gave him made him remain silent.

"Please, Dean was it?" Dean nodded. "Alright Dean call me Sue please. Mr and Mrs are great when you first meet, but now that I got to know you and your brother Sam there. I like first names better then the title, and since you're both named Winchester it's kind of hard to tell the difference."

"Okay. I'll try and remember that." Dean said looking over at Christina who slowly climbing to her feet. "Anyways, M..Sue. Was your husband by chance a hunter?"

"Hank never hunted in his life. That's the one thing that turn him off of your father." Sue added with a smiled towards Christina who nodded and walked over towards the pile of papers and picked up about half and sat down at the table. Sam moved over and sat down next to her to help her with the papers.

"No what I mean was does your husband believe in the supernatural?"

"Like what do you mean?"

"Nanna, Dean wants to know if you believe in Demons, Ghost, Werewolves. Stuff from your worst nightmares."

"Well, I believe they might be there. But this is just years of christian upbringing talking."

Nanna, there was sulfur surrounding you in the kitchen when I arrived. Clearly there was a demon inside your kitchen." Christina took in a quick deep breath and let out quickly making her head dizzy before her cellphone began to vibrate beside her bed. Everyone in the hotel room was silent before Dean tossed the cell to his sister. When she caught it in her hand she looked down at the number before answering and placing the phone to the her ear. "You've reached Christina." She said her voice high pitched and perky making her oldest brother wince as she forced a smile on her face. "Leave a message. Beep."

"Cute," the voice said not at all amused. "But there is no way someone who watched a grandmother die, their house burn into flames and have a grandfather who is basically is being held and threatened to be killed unless you bring me those papers that you have in your possession." Christina was silent for a second looking over at her brothers and her grandmother when she heard a soft sigh on the other end. "You know why I want those papers? And I know you're listening and you're not your little answering machine. Your grandfather stole those codes from me thirty five years ago. Of course if you ask him he'll say that he saved them from me. Since I was a double agent."

"So you're a spy." Christina said her eyes narrowing down at the papers that had somehow made more sense to her then before.

"I'm surprised you're not seeing the bigger picture." The man on the phone said his voice slick and oily like someone from the past. "Your grandfather is in trouble and you're stating facts. Instead of demanding a meet and greet. You're a heartless bitch." Christina's face stayed solid through the conversation her brothers and even grandmother staying out of it.

"When and where do you want to meet?" Christina asked feeling her stomach tie up in knots as they usually did when she knew something bad was going to happen.

"How about tomorrow, Noon. In a club named The Albatross. You'll give the codes to a man named Sven. He will in turn take you to your grandfather and once I get the codes you'll never hear from me again. Do we have a deal?"

"Yes we do." Christina said writing down the name and time and date on a pad of paper.

"Oh, and please wear something nice. So I know it's you." The call ended leaving Christina feeling like she was crawling with filth. She placed the phone down on the table and went back to work trying to memorize the words that were on the paper.

"So what's going on?" Dean asked seeing his sister go back to work her face darkening dangerously.

"He wants these codes, in exchange for Poppa's life." She answered her voice devoid of any emotion. "Nanna, I need you to stay here with Sam and Dean."

"Whoa you're not leaving by yourself." Dean said slamming a fist on the table making his sister tremble. "It's too dangerous for you to be by yourself."

"Dean, I got to do this alone."

"Who says. Did he same come alone or did you just assume that he wants you to come alone?"

"Fine. Sam you stay with Nanna, and Dean you come with me, better?" Dean and Sam gave each a look before nodding. "Okay, well, I need to go shopping for a nice dress."

"I'll come with you." Sue said with a smile and standing up grabbing her jacket. "You'll need to have a woman's eye on would fit a club like The Albatross." Christina nodded leaving the boys to look at her as she gathered her jacket from the chair. "Besides I need to grab supplies to make my apple pie."

"Sounds like a good plan." Dean said quickly. Much to the annoyance from Sam.

~License to Hunt~

It was strange for Christina to be walking around an very expensive dress shop instead of the discount store that she and her brothers normally would buy clothes for some of their cases. But this time she was required for something that would make her stick out and so Christina's grandmother, Sue, did just that.

"Nanna, are you sure we can afford something like this?" She asked searching through the racks of dresses just near the far end trying to find the cheapest dress, even that was over a hundred dollars.

"What's this 'we' you keep saying?" Sue said with a soft twinkle in her eyes. "This is my gift for you. Since I missed all those other moments. Like your sweet sixteenth, your graduation. Marriage."

"I'm not married." Christina said a soft glow on her cheeks. "My boyfriend and I just got back together like less then a year ago."

"I'm sorry I assumed. I saw the ring and-"

"It's a promise ring. The one Stan gave me the first time when we started to date." Christina answered before pulling off a nice looking black dress from the rack. "This is nice." She said holding it up to show Sue who nodded slowly looking over the detail before grabbing a soft green color from the rack nearest her. "Try this one too." Christina fought back the gag that played in the back of her throat as she wasn't one for the green color and not the style of dress.

Christina headed towards the changing area and walked behind the curtain to change. "You will come out to let me see right?" Sue asked as Christina dropped her street clothes to the floor.

"You do realize I'm not five anymore." She said picking up the black dress first and unzipping the back.

"I know, but I miss doing this with your mother." She was silent as Christina walked out nervously rubbing her arms her cheeks slowly beginning to glow pink. "Oh, my goodness, you look..." Sue cringed before shaking her head. "Look like you're going to a funeral. No. I'm sorry."

"It's okay." Christina said before walking back behind the curtain and began to take off the black dress. She winced knowing she would have to now try on the green one and quickly unzipped trying to get it over and done. "Hey, Nanna?" She called as she pulled the arm straps over her bare shoulders.

"Yes?" Sue answered back.

"Can you see if there are other dresses that I could try on? Just in case you don't like this one."

"Already giving the thumbs down?" Sue asked and watched as her granddaughter walked out and held back a cringe. "I have to say it brings out your eyes but you look like a-"

"A pea pod?" Christina finished looking like a sad bride trying to find the perfect white dress for the wedding but nothing was fitting right.

"I was going to say green bean but same thing." Sue glanced back out into the store before rushing out and walking to another dress section before coming back with three more dresses. A red strapless dress, a sapphire dress with thick straps and a Silver sleeveless dress. "Try these on." Christina took the small pile of dresses before once again disappearing behind the dressing room curtain. "Which one are you trying on first?"

"The silver one." Christina answered. After a few minutes of struggling with the zipper Christina walked out and did a small twirl. The dress sculpted her body perfectly as it clung to mid thigh and didn't seemed to tight or loose. "What do you think?"

"You look amazing." Sue said her eyes twinkling once again. "Let me see the other two. This one is a back up just in case."

"I agree." Christina walked back behind the curtain before coming out wearing the red strapless gown that once again fit like a glove but didn't look quite right on her. "It feels nice but I'm too uncomfortable with the fact I'll have to keep pulling my dress up." Sue nodded in agreement. Christina and Sue both shook their heads before Christina once again disappeared behind the dressing curtain and let the red dress fall to the floor.

Sue nervously looked around the room before she heard the curtain get pushed aside and nearly began to cry at the woman that stood in the doorway. The blue thick strapped dress made Christina's hazel eyes nearly pop out of her head giving her the look of a movie star. Even with her hair pulled up in a tight bun the dress made it work well. "You look beautiful." Christina blushed as Sue walked up and threw her arms around her granddaughter. "We found the dresses."

"Dresses?" Christina asked and Sue nodded. "Nanna, you're buying me one dress. Not two."

"No, I'm buying that silver one too. Now get dressed. Your brothers might be worried what's taking us so long." Christina nodded as she walked back inside for the last time and quickly redressed into her street clothes.