Chapter 6: The Animal I've Become
Buffy keeps banging at the doors that slammed shut on Sam and Dean, locking them inside the chapel. When a blinding light emanates from under the doors, swallows Buffy and sweeps her away bringing her back at Chuck's. The rooms are covered of blood and debris. Buffy searches the place, finding Chuck unconscious on the floor "Chuck?"
Taking back consciousness and painfully trying to sit down, Chuck lets escape a "Hey!"
Buffy relieved that Chuck seems to be fine "Hey" She looks around and asks "What happened?"
Chuck risks an explanation "Well! ... After you left, Castiel followed with Dean and… then he send him to the convent"
Buffy certain that Chuck isn't telling everything, stands up and searches the place for clues "I meant what happened here!?" She turns over a couple of things but finds nothing, while Chuck trying to get up and specifies "When Castiel and Dean came here, they were pursued by a… archangel…" at those words Buffy froze "Castiel send Dean with his powers to the convent… then he fought the archangel alone and…" Buffy turns to look at Chuck "And?" Chuck lifts his hands to expose the walls "Well… he blast!"
Buffy not sure she understood "What do you mean blast?"
Chuck's making things clear "Blast, exploded, Boom!" Chuck can only witness the appalled face of Buffy understanding the link between the blood on the walls and the story "What should we do now?"
The question brings Buffy back at her clues track "I don't know but I'm sure we'll figure it out!" A shinny item attracts her attention. She walks to it and discovers Castiel' knife. When she turns to show it to Chuck, he's holding his head "Chuck, What is going on?"
Chuck untangling the vision "Sam and Dean... Here… Also Zachariah and another angel"
Buffy quickly reacts by cutting her palms with Castiel's blade while asking "When?" she draws an 'Angel Cast Away Sigil' in a closet not far from her. Chuck dazed simply answers "I don't know"
She thinks a moment then says "I must go. But you… you should stay here for Sam and Dean" she's about to leave when Chuck asks "And what should I do if Zachariah comes first?" She looks around her and finds a plunger that she puts in Chuck's hands with only one advice "Give it a good shot!" and leaves the house.
Hours later and after a long talk with Willow, she found the place. There are so many things she's got to ask him but first she has to know if it's truly him.
The warehouse is drowned into darkness however the streetlights offer enough light to distinguish the forms and directions easily. Nevertheless Buffy stays on her guards and observes the perimeter. Couple of meters from her, stands a staggering scaffold. Buffy observing the footbridge can perceive a silhouette and doesn't wait to climb. Once she reached the top, the silhouette seems to have vanished and Buffy is surprised by some kind of flash light.
A terrible headache beats in her skull, she doesn't remember what happened nor how did she ended lengthened on this beige raincoat that seems familiar. Her head burns and everything seems shady, she blinks several times trying to clarify her sight. Now, she sees him, pallid face, standing in front of a window scrutinizing the outside.
Castiel not moving comments "You're awake… Forgive me for this assault; I'm still a little confused"
Buffy uncertain that it's truly him, stays on her guards "No harm… At least, I think… How did you make it? Chuck told me about the archangel and your… death!"
Castiel still staring blankly outside "He spoke the truth… I don't know how but I've been brought back…"
Buffy feeling that it is Castiel, changes subject "How long have I been out?"
Castiel turns looks in her direction "A day, almost two… Zachariah found Sam and Dean…"
Buffy worried asks "Are they all right?"
Castiel a light smile sketching "It seems Dean found your sigil"
Buffy smiles as well imagining Zachariah's surprise when Dean opened the closet door revealing the symbol.
Castiel concerned "He will try to find them again… He needs them both"
Buffy tries to understand Castiel "What for exactly?"
Castiel looks back outside "Sam ended the world with our help. Angels made this happened. My orders were to do everything possible to help Sam find Lilith and kill her…"
Buffy joining him "And we haven't been strong enough to stop him. Now, he's carrying the weight of the world as his brother"
Castiel turns his head to look at a Buffy that now stands beside him "You and I as well. But that's not all! A minion of the demon called Meg possesses Bobby Singer"
Buffy not understanding the calm of Castiel "He's possessed! You've got to beam this out of him!"
Castiel catching Buffy's face forcing her to look at him in the eyes "It's too late! They've already found the Winchester's. Now as the angels, they're after the sword…"
Buffy confused "The Sword!? What sword?"
Castiel not paying attention at Buffy's confusion "It isn't any sword, its Michael's sword. The archangel sealed Lucifer in the Abyss with it"
Buffy still lost "A sword. That's it!? All that speech about Lucifer almighty and just a sword can stop him?"
Castiel seeing Buffy doesn't understand "It's more complicated than that. The sword has always been in evidence. Angels thought they've lost it on earth but it's due to their mistranslation of the prophecy"
Buffy not following him "In English, please! I don't get it!"
Castiel continues "The sword isn't a weapon. It's a…"
Buffy instantaneously understands "… a vessel?" then it hits her "Dean?"
Castiel willing to make her see how important this all is "He's been chosen to become our general. But Michael would need Dean's consent"
Buffy seizing a detail "He won't give in, you know that. And less now that he's starting to put himself back together!"
Castiel aware of this "I know but Zachariah can be very persuasive"
Buffy isn't seeing Castiel reacting "We've got to do something!"
Castiel's concluding the same "Unfortunately! But first I need to hide you from every demon and angel!"
Buffy curious "And how are you intending to do so?"
Castiel smiles and touches Buffy's shoulder "With… an Enochian Sigil"
Buffy takes the opportunity to obtain a revelation on her "When I'll find my angel part, will I be able to do those tricks?"
Castiel doesn't answer and they both are gobble up in a similar light than at the convent. Buffy and Castiel are transported in Storage of Rover Hill in New York. They appeared just behind the line formed by Zachariah and his henchmen. Castiel stabs one of them while Buffy neutralizes another.
Zachariah stunned "How are you…?"
Castiel completes calmly "… alive? That's a good question" Then while looking at the brothers "How did these two ends up on an airplane, at a fateful moment? It's aanother» Then looking back at Zachariah adds « Because the angel didn't do it. I think we both know the answer, don't we? »
Zachariah fastly studies the question « That's not possible! »
Castiel threatening and calm all at once "It scares you. Well, it should. Now, put these boys together and go. I won't ask twice." Causing Zachariah to obey and leave.
Buffy was willing to joined Dean but Castiel send her back to the Warehouse with his magic. Thwart Buffy waits for Castiel's return which appears a couple of minutes later "What now?"
Castiel sharply answers "I'll keep you informed when I'll know but you… you shouldn't forget why you've been chosen!"
Buffy disturbed by Castiel's sincerity "I'm not sure he wants me around!"
Castiel in a caress takes Buffy's face in his hand "One step at the time. You'll know when you'll be ready. But first…"
Buffy is once more swept away. Only this time she lands in a hospital bedroom with only one bed. It didn't take long for her to recognize the sleeping figure. Buffy gets closer to the bed then brushes a stray of hair from his beard waking him up "Good Evening"
Bobby embarrassed of her seeing him at like this "Good evening. Isn't it a bit late?"
Buffy understanding the imply "Sorry! But I'm here, now!"
Bobby having no rancor against her and sitting down «It is an excellent thing»
A moment of silence took place not disturbing any of them, but Buffy willing to learn more about the last events "Meg… hum?"
Bobby twisting a bit "Yep… she came home pretending she lost her dog and within a blink I was surrounded by this black smoke and well… you know how it works!?" Buffy nods and Bobby goes on "Then, trapped in this body, I found the boys and Meg wanted me to kill Dean. I couldn't stop it so I've stabbed myself instead… the end!" Bobby seeing the confusion on Buffy's face "Believe me, girl. It's not as sweet as it sounds… now, my turn. Did they find the sword?"
Buffy is about to answer when the door opens allowing Sam and Dean to come in. Buffy not feeling comfortable signs Bobby that she'll be outside and leaves the three men to their stories. Her legs take her to the parking plot in front of the hospital. She sits on a bench hidden behind shrubs and analyzes the upheavals.
Ignoring for how long she's been on this bench review everything, she's brought back to reality by the sounds of footsteps and Sam's voice "You know, I was thinking… maybe we could go after the colt?"
Dean not following Sam's reasons "Why? What difference would it make?"
Sam explaining his idea "We could use it on Lucifer. You said back there…"
Dean doesn't allow his brother to finish "I've just said a bunch of crap for Bobby's benefit, I mean… I'll fight till the last man but let's at least be honest: We don't stand a chance!"
Sam not understanding this sudden change "Dean is there something you want to say?"
Dean resigning himself "I've tried, Sammy. But I just can't keep pretending that everything is all right"
Sam knowing what Dean talks about "I would give anything to take it all back!"
Dean not willing to hear more "I know you would and I know how sorry you are but that's not all…"
Doubting Sam asks "You mean Buffy?"
Dean confirms the subject by simply answering "I don't think we can ever be what we were. I just don't think I can trust you or her anymore" At this admission, Buffy stays silent and swallows her tears.
After the Winchester's departure, she got back in Bobby's room, not telling him a thing. Instead she was trying to cheer him up. The three next days seemed identical. Bobby was sitting moody in his wheelchair not saying a word. Sam and Dean were visiting him asking the doctors the evolutions of Bobby's state and meeting Castiel during his occasional solicitations. But none of them were talking to her as if she became invisible. She could tell that Sam was too busy with his own problems with his brother; that Castiel didn't want to bring more pressure on her and that on the other hand Dean was consciously avoiding her.
Day by day, things were starting to change, Bobby and her finally shared thoughts on the events and the brothers; mentioning how things are moving at a break neck pace... All the staggering revelations on an almost daily basis with no time to process. She could finally tell him about Castiel explanations about her angelic side, which seemed to bring Bobby back to his hunter researches. Buffy was taking advantage of these moments with Bobby that was offering her the opportunity to step back and take a better look oat it all.
Then she's seen Bobby worrying when Dean called him to tell that Sam took the decision to stop hunting. Buffy has tried, in vain, to take away his fears about the consequences of this choice.
Couple of days later, after Castiel came asking where Dean was. Buffy has been surprised to discover that she didn't try to know all of Dean's moves but also released to see that Bobby was never loosing track of him.
Not long after, Sam called Bobby about omens not far from Garber in Oklahoma. Buffy didn't like the idea of TIm, Steve and Reggie being sent by Bobby to check them. She could feel something was wrong about them but couldn't put her finger on it. Anyway, their silence while Bobby was trying to have news was just confirming her doubts.
This morning, she wakes up with the conviction that things will go her way and to be sure about it, she knows, she has to face Dean. Bobby already awake hands her a paper with an address written on it. In a silent understanding, she thanks him, kisses his forehead and leaves the hospital.
After a long road, she stands in front of room 113 of the Century Hotel in Kansas City, she knows he's inside, she can hear his voice trough the door "we got a better chance of dodging Lucifer and Michael and this whole… If we just go our own ways. Bye, Sam"
No hearing anything anymore, heart bouncing, she knocks at the door. A small panic taking over when she hears Dean's footsteps getting closer to the door to open it. During a short moment, she could read on his face the joy this visit brought in him but has given away the place for the mask of vexation "And three! Let me guess, Bobby is rolling not far as well?"
Buffy tries to remain calm and answer his question as she gets herself in "If it's your way to ask if he's alright? Then he's doing good, it's not super happy Bobby but he never been so neither."
As she turns back to him, Dean seems surprised and looks away, then pulling himself together and using the same ton than earlier "It's almost five of the morning shouldn't you be 'patrolling'?"
Buffy smiled "That's all you found!? Please, Dean, you can do better tan that" she walks to him but stops allowing a large space between them "For example, you could ask me how I am doing? If the demon takes over me? Better, if I've found my angelic part?"
Buffy could tell that Dean was fighting against his feelings but preferred keeping his distances "Look, I'm going to tell you the same thing than I've just told Sam: 'What ever we are, what ever we have, makes us weaker… You should better leave and hunt on your side!"
Buffy notice that Dean can't look at her while saying this, she goes to the door "all right! I'll be waiting in the car and following you around" she opens the door but he slams it close and points at her "No, you're not following me…" Dean trying to sweeten his ton "…You'll go back to Bobby, Slayer and find out if there is something you could do with him and away from me!"
Buffy taking advantage of the fact he called her The Slayer to grab him and pin him against the wall "Let me remind you, who has the biggest chance to survive by strength. I've already told you when you were wanting for you death, and things haven't change: I'm here and you won't be able to get rid of me easily" She lets go of him and adds "So just a little advice before I go, fix your guilt problem et revise your fears. At least, do it for Sam" she opens the door and adds "Goodnight, Dean" and leaves the room to head to the car to get some rest there.
The next morning, Buffy recognize nothing around her, everything seem like hit by a comet. The streets seem gutted by fire with trash and dead vehicles. Gun shots and music take her out of her dread; she goes to it to checking what is happening. She witnesses a squad of soldiers gunning down what she already recognizes as "Croatoan" zombies. No knowing what to do, she decides to ask Bobby some help.
She arrives at Bobby's but all she finds inside is upside down and unoccupied for a long time. Buffy doesn't understand what is going on but Dean's voice makes her jump "Bobby, I'm coming in" She's quickly hiding not willing him to find her here.
Dean opens the door and walks through the pieces of wreckage and while putting back Bobby's empty overturned wheelchair covered of blood and bullet holes, asks "Where is everybody, Bobby?" he stands up and opens a secret compartment in the mantel, he pulls out Bobby's hunter journal and finds a photo. One good look at it and in a blink Dean leaves the house.
Buffy picks up the photography that Dean left behind, she can see him, Bobby and Castiel with other hunters at a camp called Chitaqua. She quickly follows Dean's tracks being careful to not be seen.
Not long after stopping the car, from an embankment, she's observing Dean going to the camp that seem to be a hunter compound fenced and guarded. Seeing the Impala inside, derelict and stripped, he finds his way in to examine the car and gets knocked out by another version of him. That she presumes is Dean's future self seeing the date on the panel on which she sits indicating first of August 2014.
Buffy didn't move from her perch observing every move in the camp, from up there she could see both Dean's in a cabin. She's been waiting for future Dean to leave for her to save her Dean. She infiltrates the camp, checking if she remains unseen. She gets to the window of the cabin where Dean is held but can't see him inside. It is then that she notices him talking to Chuck, just on time to see him ducking a literal attack from one of the camp women fighters, called Risa. Buffy smiles at the fact that a girl is ready to quick is butt for his behaving but is also hurt to see that future Dean still plays with women.
Risa storms off and Dean asks for Castiel and Chuck directs him to another cabin. She once more carefully follows Dean. When she arrives at the window of the cabin, she can't recognize Castiel. He seems decadent and under the influence of drugs. To her surprise to learn that he's mortal, joins the despair of going back home. Incident she now knows as being one of Zachariah's tricks.
A jeep arrives, Buffy hides under a tarpaulin, she sees future Dean returning with a team and to her shock sees him unhesitatingly gun down one of them. This time she doesn't care about being unseen and runs to the dead body passing her Dean and screaming "What the hell is wrong with you?"
She lifts her head and sees Chuck, Castiel and both Dean's blinking pale at her presence. She stands up asking "What? What are you looking at? He shoots a man in front of you and you all seem to find it normal! Are you all messed up?"
Future Dean tells his men that something is going on and he'll tell them when they need to know something. Then he shoves both Buffy and Dean into his cabin. He overrode their protests by saying his team had been jumped by infected humans on their way out of a hot zone, and the man he'd just killed had been infected, showing subtle symptoms as they headed back when Dean suddenly asks "What was the mission anyway?"
Future Dean answers "The Colt"
Buffy surprised insists "The Colt?"
Dean as stunned tries to gain precisions "Where was it?"
Future Dean understanding the reasons of this question "Everywhere, they've been moving it around. Took me five years but I finally got it. And tonight, I'm gonna kill the devil"
Buffy still upset "Super, I'll take a walk!"
Future Dean quickly reacts blocking her against the door "No!"
Buffy faces him "Yes! And there is nothing you can do about it unless you'll shoot as well with the colt and finally discovers if I sparkle like other demons!"
Future Dean brushing one of her hair lock says "Don't tempt me!"
Buffy looking between the two Dean's "All these years and you still don't get that you can't draw everybody and everything under your will" she pushes him away then turns, opens the door and slams it behind her.
Buffy doesn't understand how Dean could forgive so easily his future self for his killing gesture but couldn't forgive Sam or her for doing their best to save the day. But something else is disturbing her: the surprise of discovering two Dean's was perfectly understandable but that they had the same look of surprise while seeing her was simply making no sense. There was only one way to clarify this.
She knocks at Castiel cabin, he slightly opens it just enough to pass his head "Well, hello, Buffy" he opens the door wider and invites her in "What can I do for you?"
But Buffy's attention is suddenly brought to photography of Castiel and her standing on his cupboard. She takes it and asks "When was this taken?" Castiel takes the picture from her hands, she tries to learn more about it by saying "We seem so happy!?"
Castiel takes a moment then says "Things were difficult but we were all together. You were what were keeping us together, what was bringing joy and support in this perpetual nightmare"
Buffy completely disconcert by this answer just let out what is eating her "Time travel and time paradox always make my head hurt. What prove do I have that Zachariah truly shifted Dean and I into the future? Can't it be just a vivid nightmare that he manipulates to suit any lesson he wants to teach? And even if you can't' help me with this, then answers that: What happened to you? To Dean? And for it can bring what happened to me?"
Castiel holds Buffy against him "Whether Zachariah put you into a real or an imagined future doesn't matter. What is important it's the decisions you'll make based on this experience. As for the rest of you questions I can only tell you that I lost my powers when the other angels left, I don't know exactly what happened I just know that now I'm mortal. Dean as usual keeps carrying the guilt of the universe upon his shoulders; he takes the blame of every events, death or bad choices of the others. As for Sam, Dean told us he died in Detroit and couple of days after Dean came back at the camp with your corpse and Bobby's. He never told us what happened but that is what definitely changed him"
They interrupted by Chuck "Hum… Dean wants to see us, now" then looking at Buffy "All of us!"
They join Risa and the two Dean's at what seem to be a strategy meeting. Buffy isn't interested by this meeting but she dislikes that future Dean insist on bringing her Dean in mission, special when Lucifer is alleged to be in the centre of a quarantine zone. But she's glad to see that it seems suspicious to Castiel as well.
The strategy meeting ends, they're all getting ready and assembling the rest of their strike team. While Dean is pressing his future self, trying o understand why he's being included, future Dean finally admits his true intentions "Sam! He didn't die in Detroit. He accepted his role as Lucifer's vessel. It's in him and it's not getting out. We've got to kill him, Dean. You need to see it… so you do it different"
Dean lost "What do you mean?"
Future Dean answers with more conviction "Zach said he was going to bring you back. Well, when you get back home you'll say 'Yes' to Michael "
Dean reacts to this "That's crazy. If I let him in, then Michael fights Lucifer and this battle's gonna torch half of the planet"
Future Dean tired of this endless conversation "Look around you. Half of the planet is better than no planet."
Buffy starts laughing, future Dean annoyed asks her "What makes you laugh?"
Buffy still widely smiling "You, you make me laugh! I didn't understand how he could become you. But, now I get it... You're so twisted that you concluded that your mistake was to not giving in to Michael but you never considered that it could have come from splitting with Sam. Which brings me to my other questions: Why didn't you include me? And above it why did you kill me and Bobby?"
Dean disturbed "What?"
Future Dean smiles "Aren't you getting smattered every day? Bobby and you were so obsessed by finding a cure to the Croatoan virus and saving Sam that you couldn't bare the truth that nothing could be done but killing Sam. You both have tried to stop me so I did what I had to do."
At those words Buffy walks to her Dean and caressing his cheek "Is that what you want to become? Think about it!" She leaves the cabin and return to Castiel's.
This last one welcomes her with pleasure "Cass, he's certainly going to ask you to team up with Dean." Castiel looks at her and notices that she seem lost "I know that you are mortal now but I beg you, keep an eye on him!"
Castiel takes her against him brushing her hair while asking "What happened after the meeting?"
Buffy is about to tell him everything but she doesn't want to trouble him more "Nothing"
Castiel gently lets go of her "Well if this 'nothing' materializes itself, let me know about it!?" she nods and he leaves the cabin joining the squad.
She stays there while the jeeps are heading to the mission. And after a long moment in this solitude, finally lets out all the tears she's been keeping since Dean's death, all her pain and frustrations. She doesn't want to step aside and only witnessing Dean's our Sam's death. She's feels she's got to be part of this she's got to find a way to end this, what ever scrapes out of it. She's got to hear herself telling him that she loves him over and over again, even if he doesn't want to hear it. It's on this last thought that Buffy gets out of the cabin takes a map and a jeep and drives after them.
In the daylight, she finally arrives at the quarantine zone but only finds the corpse of Chuck and Risa. A little further she can sees Castiel crawling "No, no, no... Cass! I'm so sorry... I knew he wasn't trustworthy" She pulls him against her "I promise you, I won't let it happen. Do you hear me? This will never happen again!" Castiel's body getting heavier, Buffy understands that he is dead; and she rocks him "Forgive me… please, forgive me!"
She violently pulled out of her sorrow by the sound of a fire fight and flashes. She runs in that direction and find future Dean on the ground disarmed, Lucifer occupying Sam's body, keeps future Dean's neck under his foot and with one pressing, breaks his neck. Then turns to Dean and Buffy "Oh well, Hello. Aren't you a surprise? You've come a long way to see this, haven't you?"
Dean braving Lucifer "Well, go ahead. Kill me!"
Buffy not liking that Dean jeopardizes his life like that "Dean!?" She gets closer and takes his hand in hers, he looks at her "I won't let that happen, you know that"
Lucifer's not seeing the point "Kill you?" then looking at the corpse of future Dean adds "Don't you think that would be a little… redundant?" Then looking at Buffy "I'm sorry. It must be painful…" then looking back at Dean "... speaking to me in this… shape! But it had to be your brother. You don't have to be afraid of me. What do you think I'm going to do?"
Dean avoids Lucifer's compassionate tone and speculates "I don't know maybe deep-fry the planet?"
Lucifer surprised that Dean believes so "Why? Why would I want to destroy the last perfect handwork of God? Have you ever heard the story of how I fell from grace? Do you know why God cast me down?" Neither Dean nor Buffy play along so Lucifer goes on "Because I loved him more than anything. Then he created you, the little hairless apes and asked us to bow down before you, to love you more than him. I said that I couldn't I said that you the humans were flawed, were murderous and it's for that God had Michael cast me into hell. Now, tell me does the punishment fit the crime? Especially, when I was right. Look at what six billion of you have done to this planet and how many of you blame me for it?"
Buffy reacts to it "You're not fooling us. You're exactly like every ugly, evil supernatural things we ever hunted, just you've got a bigger ego."
Lucifer smiles and adds "I like you the two of you. I always did. I get what the other angels are seeing in the two of you." Then walking away says "Goodbye, we'll meet again soon."
Dean warns Lucifer "You better kill me now!"
Lucifer stops his progression "I beg you pardon?"
Dean repeats "You better kill me now or I swear I will find a way to kill you and I won't stop."
Lucifer maintains "I know you won't. I also know you won't say 'Yes' to Michael, either. And I know you won't kill Sam. Whatever you do, you will always end up here. Whatever choices you make, whatever details you alter, we will always end up… here. And I win. So see you in five years."
Lucifer disappears in a thunder crash and Zachariah coming from nowhere touches Buffy and Dean bringing both of them back to the Century hotel in the present. Dean never letting go of Buffy's hand "Well, if it isn't the ghost of Christmas 'Screw you'"
Zachariah tired just answers "Enough, Dean. You saw what happens. You're the only person who can prove the devil wrong. Just say 'Yes'"
Buffy not letting his bad hypnosis going on "How do we know that this whole thing isn't one of your tricks?"
Zachariah looking coldly at Buffy answers "The time for tricks is over." Then he turns to Dean "We can strike before Lucifer gets to Sam, before billions die."
Dean considers the question then answers "Nah"
Zachariah not sure he heard well repeats "Nah? You're telling me you haven't learned you lesson?"
Dean explains "Oh, I've learned my lesson, all right. Just not the one you wanted to teach."
Zachariah is furious and while reaching for him says "Well, I'll just have to teach it again! Because I got you now and I'm never letting you…" and in that very moment, Castiel whisks both Buffy and Dean away landing them on a street corner.
Buffy and Dean says together "That's pretty nice timing, Cass"
Castiel says with a light smile "We had an appointment"
Buffy jumps at Castiel neck hugging him against her while he remains still and Dean to add "Don't ever change"
Castiel looking at Buffy "How did Zachariah find you?" she looks at Dean and it's to him to answer "Long story. Let's just stay away from Jehovah's witnesses. From now on, O.K.?"
Buffy goes back beside Dean and asks "What now?"
He takes his cell phone from his pocket "Something I should have done in the first place" he walks away from them but Buffy could hear the name Dean says "Sam…" So she leaves him to his conversation and walks back to Castiel.
Castiel a bit worried looks at her "What happened?"
Buffy smiles and tells him "I'll tell you later. Right now, I'm just happy of the way things are turning"
Dean comes back and taking Buffy's hand in his says "Sorry but I've got another important appointment and I need to borrow the lady here.
None a word has been exchanged in the Impala while driving to a bridge when she's seen a car stopping at the same place, she anticipates and spontaneously "I'll stay in the car" Dean nods and goes out of the Impala. With a little hesitation and discomfort he walks to his brother. Fro far, she sees Dean returning Sam's demon-killing knife to him. Then, they both come back in the Impala. Sam is surprised to see Buffy but doesn't comment about it, he only asks "So what now?"
Buffy smiles as the idea pops in her head "We make our own future"
Both brothers answer "Guess we have no choice."
