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Chapter 3: the angel received

Dean's POV

Sam and I came-to while that weird-ass woman was looking down at Cas. She had her hand pressed to his forehead, like what Cas does when he flashes-out demons. I was momentarily worried that she was here to kill him, seeing the tortured look on his face. I looked over at Sammy, passed out on the floor beside the window. She had gotten him first when she appeared in the room. He lunged at her, demon blade drawn, and she swerved, kicking him in the side of the head and knocking him out cold. I took my time, pulling out my silver gun. She was affected by neither, and I have to admit, the trick she pulled disintegrating the bullet surprised the hell outta me.

As I stirred, Sam let out a loud groan and rolled over clutching the side of his head. The woman maintained her gaze on Cas kneeling before her, and as I reached Sam at an army-crawl pace, she tilted her head, sloping it to the right. I felt my self- and saw Sammy- being lifted up and placed on the couch, facing her and Cas. We couldn't move a muscle. I didn't know who this bitch was, but she was probably the most powerful thing we had been around since Cas went all god-powerful on us.

Her head went back straight, and we were held secure by what felt like the arms of a roller coaster ride holding down our laps and torsos. I looked over at Sam, who sent me back an equally questioning glance. Neither of us knew what kind of being could do this.

Finally, Cas's eyes closed, not looking up at her from his knees anymore. We watched in almost horror as he stood up, her hand sliding off of his face. His eyes were kinda glazed, like he had seen God himself or something. Was the girl?…no way.

Or…oh God no. That was a look of love. His brows knit in slight confusion and his lips parted, placing one hand on the side of the woman's face.

"Cas, NO!" I yelled, trying as hard as I could to break free of whatever this demon had done to bind us. Sam started whispering an exorcism, only to have his jaw snapped shut by our visitor. She didn't even look our way! How the hell was she doing this?

Cas kissed the girl, his eyes sliding shut and his arms slowly wrapping around her, holding her tiny frame to him.

"Cas!" I yelled again, straining every muscle of my body against the force holding us down. Sam just stared at the two in disbelief.

Cas pulled away from the girl's face, still staring at her in this weird confused way. He shifted his eyes to us on the couch. "I am sorry Dean. Let them go, they won't hurt me, and cannot hurt you." He said to her, like he was almost asking her permission. The girl twisted, looking at us over her shoulder. I was struck at her beauty. Whatever vessel she possessed was picked for a reason. She was tiny, much shorter than Cas but built strong. Her shoulders and hips were wide enough to elicit curves, and her small firm breasts were held high and proud by her straight back. She had long dark hair and shining grey eyes that I could see from across the room. In a word she was magnificent.

I dropped my gaze without intending to, and out of the corner of my eye I saw Sammy do the same. We were released and I stood up quickly. Neither Cas or the girl budged.

"Give us some answers," I directed at Cas, not really caring which of them answered me. He stood facing us now, but his left hand held her right down by his side. Her elbow was crooked from their height difference. Looking at her head-on, it seemed now that she was from a different time entirely. I wondered vaguely when this creature had acquired this vessel.

"What do you want to know, Dean?" the girl chimed at me. Her voice flowed like music, and had a strange accent. Not from the US at least, something European. I sat back down next to Sam as he had never stood up. His brows were knit in confusion but mostly curiosity. The girl put off an aura that made you not even want to harm her. I found myself actually becoming invested in her words, wanting to know her story rather than wanting to hear it. She was not a threat. Not now that she had won over Castiel.

"I wanna know who and what you are. Why you're so powerful, and…just answer the questions!" I stammered over my words, getting angry at the end. She laughed, a sound of patience and knowing. It pissed me off even more, but I didn't move against her.

"well, my name has been changed since I was created, Dean. First I was Rochiel, a cherub born out of power and lightening to slay the enemies of heaven with naught more than a glance. I was Castiel's mate. But a series of what you could call "unfortunate events" took me from him. Now I am called Eden. I escaped from heaven a few days ago, and have been trying to find Castiel since." My eyes went to Cas, who stayed next to her motionless. He looked naked to me without his stupid trench coat.

"to make a long and extremely violent story short for you, God took me from Castiel after the Fall of Man, to stuff me with power almost more mighty than himself, and then he hid me for thousands of years under torture to keep me weak. I managed to escape in the scuffle of repairing heaven from Castiel's mistakes a year ago." Cas lowered his head further. "my cage was left unguarded for a second, and i broke through my bonds. You see, God tried to hide a deep, dark secret inside of me, to cover up a mistake he made. All he managed to do was destroy the love of his two favorite angels, and lose them forever. But now that I am out of my cage, my power grows by the minute. In the box I was almost as powerful as God himself, what with the secrets he buried into me. Eden, Sodom and Gomorrah, all the souls of his most fallen and beloved creatures: I hold them all. I am nothing more than a well of filth to him. But I was always the strongest. That is why he chose me and not one of his other angels. Why he took me away from Castiel is yet another subject to be broached. But I am here to help you on your mission to reunite the two halves of the tablet and seal the gates of hell forever. All I request is that we either lock God inside as well, or we give him a major attitude adjustment."

"Wow." Is all I could say at first. Sam backed me up, knowing the next question to ask.

"How can you help us find Crowley and the other half? How are you better than Castiel?" he said, keeping his tone even but soft.

She looked at Cas, his head still bowed slightly. He turned his head to look back at her. They had a silent conversation, her face twisting in worry, which ended with Castiel taking a deep breath and looking back at us. "Next to God himself, Eden is the most omniscient creature on earth. She can see each plane of existence at one time, and know exactly what is going on everywhere at any given moment in time. She can find Crowley and pinpoint him unless he has found out that she has escaped. Which then he will try every measure of defense to hide his being from her. There are not many ways to hide from a being as powerful as her."

"Wait, next to God? I thought you said forever ago that angels are not omniscient?"

"I did Dean, but Eden is no longer an angel. He tore her wings off while she was captive, but he kept pumping more and more souls into her. Remember how I was after I consumed everything in Purgatory? I could do anything I wanted, but I was still not God? That is how she has become, only God did it to her himself. It can't be taken back. No more than Lucifer could be one of God's seraphs again after he was cast out." He finished, watching his partner drift over to a bed and sit on the edge. He moved to stand beside her, as if now that they were back together they couldn't be separated. Cas begun again,

"Dean," I snapped my eyes back to him, moving to stand again. Sam didn't get up but he looked out the window. "We must go now. Only for a little while. We will be back before you leave in the morning." At my scowl he looked to Eden. She must have seen our decision to hit the road again in search of Crowley and told him. I hadn't really made the choice yet. Cas turned back to me. "She says she will find Crowley tonight and tell you in the morning, but that you will need a night of rest before seeing him. He's got a troop of demons protecting him now. He will go nowhere unguarded, not now that he knows at least I am on his tail, and I am back to power. But once he senses Eden he will go full force, do anything to escape and protect himself. She can kill him without a thought. Even if she were reduced to her old angel standards that would be true." My eyebrows raised.

"Wow," Sam and I said in unison.

The girl on the bed smiled softly. She stretched her hand out to Castiel, who took it immediately. Eden looked back to us, and said softly, "We will be back with good news, brothers." And they disappeared.

Sam and I got off the couch. It was almost daylight and we had yet to sleep. I walked around, looking for any trace that she might have left behind. Sam rubbed the side of his head where she had kicked him, but other than that he seemed fine with the situation.

"Sammy, are you really okay with the fact that we just got Cas back and now he is being taken away again?" I looked at him incredulously, my arms thrown out to my sides. He sat on the edge of his bed and put his chin in his hand, resting his elbow on his knee.

"I don't know what to think Dean, but I believe her. Did she give us a reason not to? A creature that can walk through both angel and demon traps, and throws us around without moving her hands or anything? I think that if she wanted us out of the way we would be. I can't help but think that the only reason that we are alive is because of Cas." I sighed. He was right, of course. I landed myself on the other bed. We apparently had nothing to do except sleep now. Without Eden's direction we were taking shots in the dark trying to find Crowley. I decided to call Kevin for a check-up.

The dial tone rang to voicemail. Weird, he usually answered fast for us. I left him a voicemail. "he Kevin it's Dean. Call back and let us know that you guys are safe and sound. We have a…new partner. We will try to find you guys soon so you can meet her." I snapped the phone shut, hanging up. Sam shoved off the bed and headed toward the bathroom to clean up.

I heard the door shut and the water turn on, and kicked out of my boots and jeans, taking myself down to boxers and my undershirt. The blankets were soft and smelled like that feathery twit, since he stole my bed earlier for his nap. I was glad he was gone; maybe the son of a bitch would finally lose his virginity. It was nice to not be watched for once. It was back to me and Sam, even if it was only for the night. I rolled onto my side, making sure the ringer was turned all the way up on my phone just in case Kevin called back. I punched the pillows into submission and heard Sam sloshing water around in the shower, washing his girly- ass hair. I drifted off to sleep before he shut off the water, letting the sound of the shower calm my nerves.

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