Chapter Six
Ty awoke to the sound of footsteps coming down the hall. She turned her head and looked around the room. Dean was sound asleep in the bed closest to her chair, Lily was stretched out on the sofa bed, and Bobby was softly snoring from the other chair. She smiled a little at seeing their little family back together. Then, something caught her attention. Sam wasn't in the other bed. He had been gone all night. Lily and Bobby had only been there a few hours earlier, and it had been a fun, tearful reunion. Bobby was so happy to see Dean that Ty had caught both of them crying a little. She looked at both of them as she listened to the footsteps.
They weren't Sam's. They stopped inches from the end room. They were probably neighbors. It was too late for the superintendent to be looking in the room. She nestled back against the chair arm and pulled the blanket up. She longed to stretch out on the bed next to Dean or even in the empty one. Her curled up legs were aching, but she was too tired to care. Telling everyone what had happened with Dean and Castiel had sucked all her energy out of her. She closed her eyes and fell back asleep.
Ty awoke just before dawn to the sound of a car engine. She looked around the room and found that Bobby had got up. That car didn't sound like his Cheville. She looked over and found Dean and Lily were still asleep. She slowly and silently climbed out of the chair and went to the window. She stared out into the predawn light and noticed two figures standing by an orange, Ford Mustang. She could plainly see that one of them was a woman. She moved closer to the window when the other figure moved into the glow from the street light. Ty's heart jumped from her chest to her mouth. It was Sam!
Ty watched as they talked. Sam seemed more relaxed than he had earlier tonight. There was concern on his face, but it wasn't like what Ty had seen before. He even seemed to be half comforting the girl. The girl walked into the light. Ty's knees suddenly went weak as she stared at the girl. It was the new girl she had meet when she brought Dean back. Ty glanced over at Lily, feeling sick inside. She turned back to watching Sam and the girl. Sam had moved closer to her and put a hand on her cheek. Ty threw off the blanket and started downstairs.
Sam watched as the Mustang pulled out of the parking lot. He turned to walk in and stopped. Ty was leaning on the doorframe with her arms crossed and her gun on her hip. He stared at her for a moment and then started to push past her. Ty quickly grabbed his shirt and pushed him back up outside.
"Where have you been?" Ty snapped.
"That's none of your business," Sam said with a glare.
Ty gritted her teeth and then looked at him. "Fine, who's the new squeeze?"
In one quick motion, Sam had Ty by the throat. His fingers were pressing into her skin but not enough to hurt her. He stared down at her with the same hate still in his eyes. Ty looked up at him, almost daring him to do something. She was ready for him this time, and she had every reason to fight him. Slowly, he took his hand down and stepped back. Ty suddenly brought her fist up and knocked him back a few inches. He looked up with blood on his mouth.
"I owe you that," she growled. "You better get upstairs before Dean wakes up. I'll keep your secret for tonight."
Sam went to say something and stopped. He knew that he was pressing his luck as it was. If Dean found out he had been gone all night, the questions would start, and Sam didn't know if he was ready to give the answers. He started inside when Ty grabbed his arm.
"You are playing with hell fire, Sam," she warned. "You don't want to get burned."
Ty leaned against her car as she waited for Dean and Sam to come down. Lily was rummaging through her car. Ty spared a few glances at her, but she didn't say anything to her. The reunion with Sam had not been a good on. In fact, Ty could barely hear out of one ear from all the yelling that had flown around the room.
"So, where to next?" Lily asked suddenly.
Ty looked over at her and then back at the door. The boys were starting to the door. Ty could not think of a good response to tell the truth. She didn't know where the boys were heading, and most of all she didn't know what Castiel had in store for her.
"An angel," Sam was saying. "Are you certain?"
Dean nodded and walked to the Impala. Sam glanced at Lily for a moment and then threw his stuff in the car. Dean looked over at Ty as if he sensed what was coming. Sam quickly got in the car as Dean moved toward Ty.
"You coming with us?" he asked.
Ty shook her head. "We went over this last night."
Dean only nodded. Ty looked at him and felt her heart start to break all over again. She had to do this, just as Dean had to go with Sam. She knew that it wasn't fair and longed for another way. She reached up and gently touched Dean's face.
"I'll see you soon," she whispered.
Dean faked a smile. Ty had never seen him do that where she was involved. He quickly embraced her. Ty didn't want to let go of him. She couldn't bear to be this far away from him again. Finally, Dean released her and kissed her softly.
"I'll miss you," he said.
Ty could only nod. She knew that there were words she should say to him and now. She watched as Dean climbed into the Impala.
"Dean," she suddenly called.
He turned with a hard expression. Ty felt a cold air pass between them. She wanted to run to him, kiss him, and tell him everything that she had hid for two months, but she couldn't. Not with Lily and Sam this close. So many things had changed. But there was one thing that hadn't.
"Dean," Ty said, moving closer to him. "Do you remember what you told me the last night we were together?"
Dean looked as if Ty had slapped him. He could never forget that night. That night had saved him in Hell. He knew that it had. When he awoke in his coffin, the first thing he heard was Ty's voice in some place far away.
"I said I loved you," he finally said.
Ty felt a tear slid down her face. "There is something I need to tell you."
Sam suddenly got out of the car with his phone in his hand. "Bobby just called. He got a lead on those demons, Dean."
Dean turned to his brother. Ty's breath started to catch. She was being denied the one thing she thought that she deserved. Dean looked back at her with that look of wanting to stay but not being able to. She only nodded. Her words would wait just as they had then. Dean motioned Sam to get back inside and climbed in the driver side.
Ty watched as they threw loose rock out of the parking lot. Something about this parting was worse than she ever felt when Dean had died. She waited until the car was out of sight before she started to leave. She didn't miss the chance if Dean decided that these demons weren't worth the effort. That would never happen; he wouldn't leave Sam.
"Why did you let him go?" Lily asked.
Ty sighed. "I had to. I have orders."
Lily rolled her eyes and walked back into the motel. Ty turned back to her trunk and started to pack it up. She heard the faint sounds of wings flapping and looked over. Castiel was standing at the edge of the parking lot. She slammed the trunk shut and walked over to him.
"You did the right thing," he said softly.
"Then why does it feel like I just sent him back to Hell?"
"You have to do this alone, Ty. You are the only one who can."
Ty growled and grabbed a nearby rock. She threw it close to his head and heard land with a hard crash in the empty pool. She felt that strange spiraling feeling as she looked at him. She didn't want to be alone in this. She needed Dean, and he needed her. This wasn't right. Why was she cursed when it came to loving him?
"Why me?" she said almost desperately.
"Because you are the Chosen in this fight and so is Dean, but your paths go in two different directions."
Ty started back to the car and froze when she saw Lily standing in the motel room door. She had a strange look on her face as if she was studying that she couldn't believe was real. Lily slowly took a step closer to them. There were tears running down her face, but she did not seem sad.
"Lily?" Ty asked. "Are you alright?"
"He's so beautiful," Lily said as she wiped her face.
"Who?"
"Him." Lily pointed past Ty's shoulder.
Ty looked over her shoulder and saw where Lily's finger was. It was pointed straight at Castiel. Ty turned back, feeling very strange. She could only see a man with dark hair, light, blue eyes, dressed in a suit before her. He was handsome, but there was nothing out of the ordinary about him, except what was hidden under that man. She slowly put a hand on Lily's shoulder.
"I know Sam did a number on you, Lil, but he isn't that good looking," Ty tried to laugh.
"She can see my true form," Castiel suddenly said.
Something hit Ty. She wasn't sure if it was all the madness that she now found herself in or something else, but it hit her. She stared at Lily, who seemed to be lost in the beauty of the angel standing next to her. Lily slowly recovered herself and looked at Castiel like a normal person.
"Ty," Lily asked suddenly. "Can't you see him?"
Ty shook her head and glared at Castiel. "So much for the Chosen, huh?"
