So as promised here is only part of an episode. Due to the extra scenes and the fact that most of this episode was research this became a long one. Not too good an ending but that's only because i wan't about to let myself pass five thousand on this one. So this is around four hundred and the first part on 'It's the great pumpkin Sam Winchester' Opinions needed on the length of chapters (longer than they are now, shorter than they are now, just right?) and chapter names (good as they are or should i be using the episode names) Opinions still welcome on anything else or you can reveiw just to say you like it. Waiting on reveiws! you know i love them! ANyway, enjoy!
-Alix
Allie looked around, realising she was dreaming even before she felt the familiar presence behind her.
"Hey Cas" She called, not turning around. He came to stand beside her and glanced around just as she had. They were on a stage overlooking a large array of seats facing them. Like any old stage theatre, but there was something familiar about this one.
That's when it clicked and Allie realised where they were. Back where she lived in Australia, where she participated in her year seven and eight production. She glanced over to her side behind the curtain where the actor and actresses would wait to come on stage. As she had thought, it was ever-familiar in her mind. She smiled to herself before remembering she wasn't alone. She turned back to the angel at her side, noticing his staring at her again. She would've been uncomfortable if it wasn't so usual these days.
According to Cas, whenever she brought up something from one of her memories he could see it in her mind. That and nothing else. It would only be if she was talking to him about it though and it seemed to be confusing her more and more.
"Got anything?" She asked, knowing he should have seen something when she realised where they were. He nodded.
"Yes. Your school production, two years in a row." He frowned slightly at the next part. "It didn't seem very enjoyable the first year" Allie smiled.
"Well it was the next year" She reasoned. "So I guess it worked out fine" He nodded, glancing around again.
"I guess" He repeated softer. Allie nodded, walking forward to the very edge of the stage and sitting down, her legs dangling off the edge and into the band pit. She glanced over as Cas, frowning slightly at him.
"You wanna sit down feathers?" She asked without thinking. He tilted his head slightly but didn't comment on the nickname, instead coming over to sit beside her. They sat in silence for a minute or so, Allie having no idea what to say, if anything. Just as she was about to say something, anything he spoke up instead.
"You hunted a ghost" He commented. Allie blinked.
"How did you…?"
"I saw it happen" He said, looking off into the empty rows of seats. Allie paused for a moment, considering this.
"So you've been watching me" She returned, not knowing herself weather it was a question or a comment. Castiel looked back at her, as if realising something.
"I may have neglected to mention the whole of my current assignment. You, Zoe, the Winchesters, you're all very important to the angels right now. I've been told to watch over you all in addition to my current assignment with you" He explained. Allie thought this over for a moment, realising what he meant.
"So you're like our guardian angel" She asked, looking to him for conformation. Cas nodded, leaving them in silence for once again. This time though Allie noticed him seeming to be ready to say something. His eyes were locked on the lighting box at the back of the theatre.
"Are you okay?" He asked out of nowhere. Allie frowned as he turned to look at her.
"Yeah, I'm fine" She nodded. "Why wouldn't I be?" He shrugged.
"Hunting can be a dangerous occupation, even for the Winchesters and you've just started. You need to be careful" Allie smiled at this.
"I think I'll be fine. You know I have the best most bad ass guardian angel in the world. He'll protect me" She told him, watching his reaction. Castiel had been staring at the lighting box again and showed what looked like a ghost of a smile at her comment. He looked back down at her after a moment, just staring again. Something seemed different somehow this time, he didn't have that quizzical frown or his usual confused head tilt like he always used with her. He didn't seem to be figuring her out this time, he almost looked like he had, looked at her like he knew her already.
Allie froze and her breath hitched, why was he looking at her like that? Why did she feel like she was looking at him the same way? Her eyes flickered between his, trying to figure him out this time. He seemed different than she had expected at this time in the series. He didn't look like this at all until somewhere near the end of season four, it was just beginning though. Wasn't it a bit early?
"Of course I'll watch over you" He said quietly. Allie was still frozen, still just staring at him. His eyes and his face and his hair and his eyes. They seemed completely unnatural, like they hadn't come from Jimmy they had come from him. And Allie began to wonder if they had, looking at him now was different than any other time before. His eyes had always gotten to her through a screen but now that they were real it was happening all over again and so much worse. She had been beginning to feel like she should look away, like she'd lost track of time when the image around them flicked.
Castiel looked around, the theatre didn't look as stable as it had before.
"Looks like Dean wants you" He told her, glancing around the room. She probably couldn't tell, but the dream was falling apart.
"What do you mean?" She asked, the frown evident in her voice. He looked back at her.
"You have to wake up now, I apologise we didn't make any progress tonight" He said genuinely. She tilted her head slightly at him.
"It's okay, see you later then?" He just nodded back and the dream flickered again. All of a sudden she was gone and Castiel was left alone for another minute in the theatre before it too disappeared.
"Allie!" Dean called, shaking her awake. She sat up sharply all of a sudden and he jumped back, startled by her. But he should have expected it by now, she woke up like that often. She glanced around still sleepily before fixing a glare on him.
"Why did you wake me up?" She muttered sleepily, pushing the covers off her and swinging her legs out of bed. She glanced behind her at the other bed in the room and frowned at a still sleeping Zoe. Deciding that Zoe wasn't allowed to sleep if she couldn't, she grabbed one of her pillows and threw it so it his Zoe right in the face. She screamed through the pillow and growled at being woken. Zoe pushed the pillow away and glared at her friend.
"I told you not to do that" She grumbled, rolling back over. Allie sighed and looked up at Dean, who was now standing by the door.
"Sammy's bringing breakfast, thought I'd wake you a bit early" He informed her. She nodded.
"Cool, now go away" He rolled his eyes and exited their room. Allie sighed tiredly again before getting up and going over to Zoe's bed. She thought for a moment before thinking of a perfect way to wake her up
"You're being spied on by an angel" She whispered in her ear. Zoe jerked awake and looked around the room before looking back at Allie, who was laughing hysterically at this point.
"Liar" Zoe muttered, pulling the covers off and tossing them aside.
"Nah, I didn't lie" Allie shook her head, walking over to the fridge.
"What do you mean?" Zoe frowned, following her. "You saw Cas again?"
"Yep" Allie called back, looking through the mini bar contents. "I mean seriously, they can't leave a little bottle of juice in here or something?" She muttered to herself. Allie sighed and closed the fridge, turning to her friend. She double checked the door was still closed before continuing.
"No update of what I am but Cas is our guardian angel" She informed her. She thought for a moment before turning to find her bag.
"Our?" Zoe frowned.
"Yep" Allie answered, digging through a bag. "Dean, Sam, you and I. All of us" She seemed to give up and just picked up the bag, taking into the bathroom with her. "Sam's coming in in a minute or so with some breakfast, will you steal any pie he happens to have with him?" She asked. Zoe snorted.
"No way, I don't want to die today" She muttered Allie grinned, disappearing into the bathroom.
"That's why I told you to do it" She responded, closing the door. It's not like she'd have to worry, Zoe would know better. Plus, who had pie at eight in the morning. Allie found out later, it turns out Dean Winchester did.
"What're you doing?" Zoe asked, coming out of the bathroom. Allie looked up from her spot at the table with her new laptop. One she had convinced Dean to buy, or steal for her.
"Looking for a case" She answered, glancing down again.
"Did you search 'Strange occourances' in the news?" She raised an eyebrow. Allie laughed to herself.
"No, I searched for a very particular strange occurrence" She replied, turning the computer so Zoe could see. She frowned at her friend, coming to sit down. She frowned.
"Dude swallowed a bunch of razor blades? You remember something like that?" Zoe asked incredulously. Allie laughed.
"Yeah well, it's our Halloween case and the razor blades were in the candy. Not exactly something I would forget"
"In what way?"
"If I can't pull my candy apart and check it for anything dangerous I won't eat it" She responded, smiling. Zoe raised an eyebrow at her and Allie just laughed, picking up the laptop and her jacket.
"I'm going over to show the boys, coming?" She asked, stopping at the door for an answer. Zoe shook her head, looking around the room.
"I think I'll pack" She decided, beginning to pack away some of her clothes that were scattered over her bed. Allie nodded, seeming to hesitate for a moment before leaving with a quick 'I'll be back'.
Castiel watched, invisible of course, as Allie left for the next hotel room. He quickly flew over to the next room before she got there, but what he found was not what he would have expected. Sam sat over on the bed, looking at the ground while Dean sat across from him at the table, laptop closed on the table in front of him. Castiel frowned slightly, listening to the Winchesters quiet conversation.
"So what are you saying?" Sam asked, shaking his head. He wouldn't meet his brother's eyes.
"I'm saying I don't know" Dean sighed
"You don't know?" Sam scoffed, finally looking up. "It doesn't mean anything!"
"We don't know that for sure!" Dean objected. The room went silent.
"So what, we're just assuming she's not human?" Castiel froze, realising exactly what they were talking about, and somehow they knew. At least they suspected. Had she done something while he had been gone the day before? Acted inhuman somehow?
The door opened and Allie stepped in, stopping short when she noticed the tension in the room. She looked suddenly unsure and almost like she was going to turn and run for some reason.
"Bad time?" She guessed. The brothers exchanged a glance and Dean shook his head.
"No, it's fine. What's up?" He asked, turning slightly to face her properly. Allie stepped forward into the room, still seeming hesitant but moving past that fact quickly. She sat the computer down on the table and turned it to face the older Winchester.
"I found us a case" She smiled proudly. Dean frowned slightly as he read the article on the screen. He narrowed his eyes as he read before his eyes widened. He looked up at his brother.
"Does look like a case" He agreed.
"What is it?" Sam asked, standing and coming over to look at the article for himself.
"Dude swallows four razor blades inside some Halloween candy. No more razors found in the rest of the candy." Dean explained briefly, turning the laptop towards his brother. He looked over at Allie.
"Nice job" He smiled, though it looked slightly forced. If Allie noticed she didn't show it, just smiled convincingly back.
"We're heading off then?" Sam asked, finished reading. Dean nodded.
"Yeah, get packed" He turned to Allie then. "You and Zoe pack up, meet us at the car in ten" He closed the laptop and pushed it across the table towards her. She nodded, still smiling as she left without another word. The boys locked gazes the second the door closed. It was clear what they were both thinking, maybe she wasn't human, and how to find out what she was. Whatever they thought, it was clear they wouldn't let her live. At least, if they knew what she was.
Castiel realised he was panicking. How could he possibly keep her safe without only confirming their suspicions? What was he to do? He forced himself to keep calm, realising that she wasn't in any immediate danger yet. He was still watching her and he wouldn't let either of the brothers hurt her. That was his job, keep them all safe. So that's what he was going to do.
Allie entered her hotel room with a small smile still on her face. Zoe exited the bathroom and smiled back at her, tossing the bag of toiletries in Allie's duffel. They both shared one bag for the toiletries, they were used to it after all, so they just took turns with whose bag they kept it in.
"I got your clothes out of the bathroom, toothbrushes and stuff and this" Zoe filled her in, holding up Allie's hunting essentials book. Well at least, that's what she called it.
"Thanks" Allie smiled, packing away her laptop and notebook that were out on the table into her shoulder bag. She had asked for one for essentials to carry around and was glad it had fit her laptop so easily. All of a sudden Allie heard Zoe let out a small scream and her heart skipped a beat. She grabbed at the handle of the hunting knife she had stolen from the trunk and pulled it quickly from her bag. She turned, holding it out for defence. She didn't know what she expected, but it was not what she saw.
"Cas? What the hell?" She cried, suddenly realising how fast her heart was beating. Zoe was on the ground in between the beds, breathing fast. She looked like she must have fallen when Cas appeared. Allie placed the knife on the table beside her and walked around the angel, helping Zoe to her feet. She glared at Castiel over Allie's shoulder.
"Don't do that" She muttered, turning to zip up the bags.
"My apologies" He said quickly, turning to Allie. "The Winchesters are suspecting something, did you tell them anything?" Allie froze, completely shocked. Suspecting what?
"Of course I didn't, what am I? Suicidal? They'll kill me if they knew" Zoe looked between the two for a moment.
"Know what? How?" She asked, looking back at Castiel and then settling her gaze worriedly on Allie.
"They have a suspicion that you're not human" He summed up quickly. "They won't act not knowing what you are, which they don't, so you should be safe for now. I just need you to be careful around them." Allie paused, not knowing how to respond. His eyes bored into hers and she suddenly realised he was looking for an answer, even if what he said wasn't really a question.
"Yeah, I'll be careful" She nodded, still trying to process the information. Castiel nodded, seeming only half satisfied and Allie realised he was about to leave.
"Thanks for telling me" She said quickly. He gave her a short nod in response before looking up at the door.
"Dean is waiting for you, don't let him know that I told you this" With that, he disappeared. Allie blinked a couple times, looking over at Zoe.
"Will do" Allie muttered, knowing that whether or not he was still there he would hear it somehow. She put the knife back in her bag, scowling when she realised the side was torn on the inside. At least it was just the lining so nothing would fall out. She closed the bag and slung the strap over her shoulder. She took her duffel from Zoe and the two exchanged a short glance before leaving. Allie left after pausing as she closed the door, she looked around the room, not missing the flash of light in the corner of her eye. She smiled, knowing exactly who was standing in the corner, watching as always. She could feel the presence.
"Thank you" She said once more, closing the door.
Allie walked fast as she could, stopping beside Zoe and placing her bag in the back. She paused before taking the knife out of her shoulder bag and opening the hidden latch. She tossed it in, making sure she closed it properly. The boys would probably freak if they saw her with it now, better safe than sorry. Allie frowned to herself when she realised that she would probably be safer with it. But oh well, if they trusted her with one, they'd give her one.
Zoe closed the latch to the trunk after Allie had placed her shoulder bag in and the two got in their respective seats, Allie on the left and Zoe on the right. It had been that way as long as they could remember and it was only natural now. Dean glanced in the rear-view mirror, checking that they were both there and pulled away without another word.
The drive was a lot shorter than usual and it was only a few hours until they arrived, pulling into a motel. Sam grabbed his and Dean's bags from the back while Dean himself got their rooms. Allie grabbed her bags and let Zoe close the trunk. It was only a moment later when Dean came back with four room keys, giving one to each of them so that the girls had one room separate from the boys. It wasn't long until the girls had settled into their room, starting on research because they had nothing else to do.
The guys left soon after, going to interview the wife they had said. So they had nothing to do for a while. Allie eventually settled on computer games when she couldn't find anything, not being able to remember the name on the seal she knew was breaking right this moment. She suddenly realised something, yeah she was a hunter, but not only that. She was a hunter on the fast track to the apocalypse and even the great Sam and Dean Winchester couldn't stop it last time. She thought of the last seal, was it worth trying to tell them or would the angels stop her? If she wasn't fast enough and they realised what she was doing they'd stop her somehow, and easily. If they were occupied finding her they might not stop the breaking seals anyway, and it's not like she could help then.
So bide her time was the solution for now. It was a bad one, true. But it was the only one she had.
Allie suddenly realised that she had lost her game, her character lay dead in the middle of the screen. She scowled, clicking on the 'play again' button and trying to keep her focus on the screen.
"I think I heard them a while ago" Zoe said suddenly, picking up Sam's laptop she had been using. Allie looked up for a second, scowling again when it cost her the game.
"You made me die" She muttered, looking over at her friend, who was leaving the room. "Where're you going?" Zoe looked up from the door.
"Over to the boys' hotel room. Maybe Sam can help me with the research, seeing as you're not?" Allie frowned at this.
"Well we can't find anything without more details yet, it's a seal that's all I know" She shrugged, trying again to remember anything else. Zoe raised an eyebrow.
"It's a seal? Are you sure?" She asked, coming closer away from the door.
"Positive" Allie responded shortly, changing tabs back to her research. She scrolled down the seals they knew, scanning them carefully for the fifth time.
"Your boyfriend tell you that?" Zoe asked, slightly mockingly. Allie looked up and looked back at her screen.
"You mean the one right behind you?" Zoe screamed slightly, turning to see absolutely nothing behind her. Allie smirked to herself and felt Zoe smack her on the back of her head.
"ow" She muttered. "Don't do that" She scowled at her friend, who was at the door again.
"Coming?" She asked, ignoring her comment. Allie sighed.
"Sure" She huffed, picking up her laptop and leaving the room with her. They knocked on the boys' door, just in case and Sam opened it a moment later.
"Oh, hey" He greeted, letting them in. "Did you guys find anything?" He asked, sitting back down on the couch. He picked up the hex bag sitting there and opened it, looking over the ingredients.
"Not much" Zoe shrugged. "But we're pretty sure it's a seal" Sam looked up when he heard this.
"A seal? Like 66 seals of Lucifer?" He asked, looking between the two.
"No the other kind of seal" Allie said sarcastically, sitting at the table across the room with her laptop. Sam rolled his eyes, glancing over at Zoe's computer screen as she sat next to him. She passed him the computer and picked up the open hex bag, not touching anything but the cloth that held the pieces.
"So it's definitely a witch?" She asked, looking closely at the ingredients in her hands. Sam nodded.
"Yeah, don't know who it could be yet" Sam answered with a shrug. He put the laptop down and Zoe passed him the hex bag. He picked up the objects one at a time, examining them and frowning slightly. The door opened all of a sudden and Dean walked in, unwrapping a Halloween candy and popping it in his mouth.
"Hey" He muttered, looking at the girls. Sam scoffed at his brother.
"Really?" He asked incredulously. "After that guy choked down all those razor blades?"
"It' Halloween man" Dean shrugged, like it was the most obvious thing in the world.
"Yeah, for us every day is Halloween" Sam muttered quietly.
"Don't be a downer" Dean rolled his eyes, moving to sit on the arm of the couch next to Zoe. He glanced over her shoulder, looking at the computer screen. "Anything interesting?" Zoe shook her head.
"Not much" She muttered, scrolling through her current webpage.
"Allie?" He called, looking over at her. She shook her head, eyes not looking up.
"Alright, tell me you got something Sammy" Dean sighed, turning to his brother.
"Well we're on a witch hunt, that's for sure." He summarized. "But this isn't your typical hex bag" Sam gestured to the opened piece of material on the table. The few small ingredients still inside.
"Hmm" Dean muttered curiously to himself, standing and walking around to stand on the other side of the table. Sam picked up what looked like a small dried up flower, showing it to his brother.
"Goldthread, a herb that's been extinct for two hundred years. And this" He added, putting down the flower and picking up the coin. "This is celtic, and I don't mean some new age knock off. It looks like the real deal. Like 600 years old real" Dean nodded, leaning down to pick up a small charred object. He smells it and began examining it.
"And um…" Sam started, glancing down at his book again. "That is the charred-"
"Charred metacarpal bone of a newborn baby" Allie finished for him, standing up and coming over.
"Ugh" Dean muttered, putting the bone back down and looking completely disgusted.
"Can I see that?" Allie asked Sam, a small smile on her face. He gestured for her to take it and she picked it up carefully, examining it with that ever-present smile on her face.
"Gross" Dean muttered, watching her.
"Relax man, it's like, at least a hundred years old" Sam scoffed, smiling at his brother.
"Oh right, like that makes it better?" Dean scowled. "Witches man, they're so friggin' skeevy" Sam smirked again.
"Allie's not bothered by it" He commented, earning a glare from his brother. Allie smirked to herself and leaned over the table showing Zoe. She glanced up and flinched back when she saw it.
"Oh that's just gross" She said, speaking about three times faster than usual.
"Thank you" Dean muttered, walking over to the chair beside the couch and sitting down.
"Yeah, well anyway" Sam began, taking everyone's attention back. "It takes a pretty powerful witch to put a bag like this together. More juice than we've ever dealt with, that's for sure. What about you? Find anything on the victim?" He looked up at Dean.
"This Luke Wallace? He was so vanilla it made vanilla seem spicy" Sam scoffed at the comment.
"I'd love spicy vanilla" Allie muttered. "Spicy vanilla ice cream, I love that idea." She looked up all of a sudden, glancing around. "Did I just say that out loud?" The brothers exchanged a glance and Zoe raised an eyebrow at her friend, who shrugged. Allie put down the bone she'd been looking at for the past minute or so and went back to her research without another word.
"So anyway" Dean continued. "I can't find any reason why somebody would want this guy dead. None"
"Great" Sam sighed. "Just great"
