Summary: Slight AU. Castiel located another hunter in North Carolina and sends the Winchesters to find her. She proves herself to be much more than they could ever imagine. PLEASE REVIEW!

Disclaimer: I don't own Supernatural or its characters. *Growls and punches pillow*

Pairings: Castiel/OC.

A/N: Sorry the chapters another shortish one, but the end of it seemed an appropriate place to leave it.


United We Stand

Chapter Seven: Without a Trace

"What the fuck was that light?" Dean asked Sam as they researched in Alexa's motel room, "You know the light that came from her eyes…"

Alexa had gone out to get food, which was a good time to discuss what they'd seen.

"She was burning into his soul." Castiel answered, appearing out of nowhere.

"Fuck, Cas…pre-warning would be nice." Dean growled, earning a glare from Castiel.

"Hold your tongue." Castiel growled back, a lot scarier than Dean.

Dean shut up and gave Castiel a What-the-fuck-are-you-talking-to-me-like-that-for look.

"She was using her telepathic abilities to look into his soul and the telekinetic abilities to burn his soul and destroy it." Castiel explained, "It just happened to radiate in purple light that's all…"

Dean and Sam looked at one another, sharing incredulous looks before turning to the angel.

"Dude, you're an appalling liar." Dean said with a smirk.

Castiel sighed looked guiltily towards the door.

"How long will it be before she returns?" He asked, earning concerned expressions from the brothers.

"About ten minutes…why?" Sam asked.

"I wasn't lying about the first part…but the ability comes from her father…" Castiel explained, "This must not be retold to her, or anyone else…do you understand?"

The Winchesters nodded.

"I'll put a block on your minds so she can't read them." He continued, "It's for her own good."

"Cas, what's going on?" Dean asked, "Do you know who her father is…?"

"Yes…" Castiel replied, grimacing and sighing, "He was a man who was slowly becoming a demon, and she's inherited some of his power. Not much, because he hardly had any himself, but enough to be able to burn a demon out."

"So she's part demon?" Sam asked, earning a nod from Castiel.

"She isn't like the others though, she's unaffected by the small part of her that is demonic. She won't turn, I can guarantee that."

"If she's part demon, doesn't that mean that you can't be with her…?" Dean asked, "'Cause it'll kill her if you can't be together…"

"No, we can be together," Castiel answered, "Like I said, there's no chance of her turning into a demon. The demonic part of her isn't strong enough to influence that."

Dean and Sam considered this new information. Could they still trust her after they've just discovered that? How the Hell would she react to them knowing?

So much for finding Chuck the Prophet...


There was a blood curdling scream from outside and the group immediately headed out of the door to find Alexa on her hands and knees, blood pouring from her stomach as a man whispered something in her ear before turning to the group with black eyes, vanishing into thin air.

Sam and Dean sprinted towards Alexa, who was crying and screaming in pain, pulling her back to see a huge gash across her stomach, blood cascading from the wound, occasionally spurting. Sam turned away and gagged while Dean waved Castiel over. The angel knelt in front of Alexa and kissed her tenderly before healing the wound in a burst of white light. Alexa's tears didn't stop though, and she sat up, flying into the angel's arms.

"What's wrong, Alexa?" Castiel asked, "What did he say to you?"

Alexa sobbed again before moving a little closer to Castiel, just to feel the warmth of his embrace.

"He said,'Daddy's home'…"

The Winchesters and the angel shared looks before Castiel continued to cradle Alexa to his chest.

"And you all knew didn't you."

That was a statement, not a question. She must've read their minds before Castiel could block them.

"Yes, we all knew," Castiel said softly, "I didn't tell you because it was for your own good…"

Alexa fought out of the angel's arms and stood up, storming back into the room and locking the door from the inside. They all moved the door and Castiel went inside, only to be thrown through the window. Much to Dean and Sam's surprise, the angel looked terrified.

"That's told you…" Dean smirked, only for him and Sam to be thrown backwards as Alexa stormed through the motel parking lot, her bag slung over shoulder as she turned to the others.
"I love how you all knew about my father before I did…thanks for discussing it before telling me! You knew and you didn't tell me!" She cried, "I have the fucking right to know because he's MY father! MINE! Not yours, Cas…or Sam and Dean's!"

"Lex…" Castiel began, "We were just trying to protect you…"

"FUCK ALL OF YOU!" She screamed, throwing Castiel back into the room through the window before hurtling Sam and Dean through after him.

By the time they'd all stood, she was gone.

"Shit…" Dean whispered, "That went well."

Both Sam and Castiel glared at him.

"Oh God…" Sam breathed, "What if she tries to fight those demons on her own…? There are four others who could just trap her in an instant."

"I know." Castiel growled, "I know! But she can't have gone far, she only left a few minutes ago…"

"But she can lift body weight with her power, who's to say she hasn't just lifted herself and…well…flown away…" Dean pointed out, finding the image of that quite hilarious compared to the real situation.

He earned a defeated sigh from the angel.

"I'll try and find her using my power," Castiel said moving towards the door, "You two take the car."

Clicking his fingers, Castiel fixed the window before disappearing in a flutter of wings.


As he journeyed around he couldn't find her anywhere. Neither could Sam or Dean, which set the angel into a panic. Yes, the angel began to panic. After meeting with Sam and Dean in a diner they were wondering where she could've disappeared to.

"You don't think the demons have got her do you?" Sam asked, "I mean…where could they take her that we couldn't…"

His question was stopped when a horrible thought drifted around the table, spreading fear through each member of the group before someone finally had the guts to speak.

"Oh they haven't…" Dean breathed, "You don't think they've…"

"Hell." Castiel said, the horrific truth suddenly dawning on him, "They've taken her home."

-TBC-