Hey everyone! okay so here's chapter 8, I had some requests for a Dean/Cassie scene so here's a short one for you :) I'm not sure about how I've ended it, I may reword it slightly but I'm too tired to think about it right now, tell me if it makes sense (or not) and I hope you enjoy xx


'Oh no you don't.' Dean said putting a hand on her shoulder to hold her in the seat.
'You're not leaving until you've eaten everything on that plate.' He said sliding the plate back towards her..

'But I have already eaten some...' Cassie started but Dean cut her off.

'Humour me' He told her.

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She looked up at him and for a moment Dean thought she was going to argue but then she sighed and turned her attention back to the mound of pancakes on the table.

A good half an hour later, Dean said he'd take her to the shooting range, where the others were and teach her the basics.

'It is so strange' Cassie said suddenly as they walked, Dean turned 'what is?' he asked.

'That you should feel nauseous when you need to eat food and also when you shouldn't eat any more. It's all very confusing.'

Dean laughed. 'You think that's confusing? You'll get used to that quickly, the confusing stuff comes later, when you have to figure stuff out for yourself.' 'Like what?' She asked puzzled. 'Life' he told her simply. 'And our lives; a hunter's life, is more confusing than most.' A sad expression flickered across his face.

'Why do you do it?' Cassie asked quietly.

'Hunt? Because someone has to, and it might as well be us because I'm messed up anyway.'

She shook her head, 'no' she said 'why do you insist on hurting yourself?'

'What do you...?'

'You concentrate on everything you've lost or never had instead of looking at what you have.'

'You mean, another apocalyptic disaster to clean up, angels and demons hunting our asses, again, and less family left than I count on one hand?' Cassie stopped walking and caught hold of Dean's sleeve and he paused, turning to face her.

'No' she told him, 'you've got a roof over your head, the chance to change people's lives for the better, you have you're brother, Charlie, Cas, me...'

She trailed off and for a moment their eyes met and for a moment everything else seemed to fade. Then...

'Hey Guys what took you so long?' Dean stepped back, as Gabriel strode up to them. 'thought I'd come check on you, Jumbo was getting concerned.'

'Oh um...' Dean coughed, clearing his throat, 'Cassie is a ridiculously slow eater.' He said.

Gabriel laughed and Cassie scowled. 'It's not my fault if you gave me more food than everyone else.'

'Did not' Dean protested, 'you had exactly the same as Cas and Sam.'

'Comparatively speaking, you, Sam and Cas are much bigger than me and so if you think about portion size compared to body mass, I had the most.'

Dean opened his mouth to retort but then closed it again when he couldn't think of one.

'She's got you there, Winchester' Gabriel smirked, 'Nicely done, Sis.'

Cassie smiled at her brother.

'Come on' Gabriel said draping an arm over her shoulders, 'better not leave those two on their own for too long, you never know what might happen.' He shot Dean a warning look, but Dean was too distracted to process it.

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'Hey guys' Sam said when the three of them entered. He was standing next to Cas helping him to reload a rifle.

'Cassie managed to eat that mountain then?' he joked, looking round at them. 'I'm impressed, I thought she'd have taken longer'

Dean glanced at Gabriel, he thought the angel had said Sam was worried about them. Then he realised; the warning look, the comment about never knowing what might happen. Sam hadn't been worried about them at all, it was Gabriel...