Claires POV

"That's what I'd like to know" I demanded turning to Castiel but found I couldn't stay angry at him as he looked genuinely sorry

"I apologise" he said.

"What's going on?" I asked

The taller guy stood up "I'm Sam, this is my brother Dean and I'm guessing you have a lot of questions right now"

"You guess right" I stated

"Wait wait wait" Dean said "we can't just tell her"

""umm Dean Castiel just shimmied in here with her, don't you think that maybe she already knows that's not exactly normal human behaviour?"

"But we can't just tell her everything" Dean argued

"I think it might be the best option" Sam reasoned

"Hello" I said "standing right here"

"Fine Dean" Glared at Sam "you tell her"

Sam stepped towards me and I backed away closer to Castiel

"It's OK" Castiel reassured me

"I know this is difficult" Sam began "But Castiel is an angel, Dean and I are hunters"

"Hunters?"

"Yes we hunt monsters, they're real too"

"Except Godzilla" Dean chipped in

"Will you shut up about damned Godzilla" Sam snapped "I'm trying to explain our messed up lives to Claire"

"Sorry" Dean muttered.

"So you're telling me that Castiel really wasn't lying and he is an angel?" I asked doubtfully

"How else did he just appear in this room with you?" Dean questioned.

"Good point" I admitted, it definitely wasn't 'normal human behaviour' as Sam had put it "and you two hunt monsters?"

"Well Cas helps sometimes too" Dean answered

"It's more than that" Castiel looked at me "we're in the middle of the apocalypse"

"Don't hold back Cas" Dean said

"Apocalypse as in end of the world?" I asked stupidly

"That's the one" Dean answered.

"OK Cas I think you can fill her in on the rest" Dean stood up and Sam followed him

"Where are you going?" Castiel asked

"Giving you guys some time to talk" Sam told him

"But..." Castiel began to object but the two of them were already heading out of the door.

"I sat down the small sofa and Castiel sat down awkwardly next to me.

"Any questions?" he asked after a few minutes of silence

"Honestly I don't know where to start" I told him

"I'm sorry" Castiel said again

"How did it start? The apocalypse I mean"

Castiel began to fill me in on everything and by the time Sam and Dean returned I almost felt as if I already knew them.

"So what now?" I asked knowing I could be in danger now that I knew everything and even if I wasn't in any danger there was no way I could go back to my old life knowing what I did. It all seemed meaningless in comparison to what Castiel, Sam and Dean were caught up in.

"Cas takes you home and you don't speak a word of this to anyone, that's what now" Dean said.

"Like hell" I refused noticing the surprised look on Castiels face at my outburst "I can't just go to work, go home, see family and friends and pretend like this isn't happening" I noticed Castiels surprised expression start to change and I wished I knew what he was thinking.

"She might in danger now" Sam said

"and she might not, no it's a lot more dangerous for her to stay with us" Dean argued

"I'm a grown woman" I reasoned "do you think that maybe I could make these kinds of choices for myself?"

"Claire what do you want to do?" Castiel said standing so close to me that I thought he might kiss me but he didn't

I snapped myself out if it, trying to hide the disappointment I suddenly felt "I want to stay"

"Are you absolutely sure" he asked looking concerned "we are facing dangers you never even knew existed until today, we are trying to defeat Lucifer himself"

I shivered " I have to stay" I realised out loud "if there's anything at all that I can do then I have to try" I tried to explain but the words I said didn't seem to sum up exactly how I felt at that moment