Julianna was walking through the woods. She stayed close to the road so she wouldn't lose her direction. She was walking at a parallel with it. The police car had come back 2 more times shining it's light. She had to get some cover and set up her protections. She probably had enough cash to get a bus ticket to the next town. She would have to wait for morning for that. She needed something now.
Almost as if she had magically requested it, she spotted a little shack further into the woods. It looked like it might have been a storage shed at one time. Julianna moved closer to it very carefully. It might already have an occupant and she didn't want any confrontations. She scouted around it for any activity and then moved in closer to peek in a window. It was abandoned. She stepped inside and turned her flashlight on to take a look around.
It truly was empty. There wasn't anything in it. Not even a stick of furniture. It would have to do for now. Julianna opened her bag and started drawing out her symbols.
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"Cas, can you get any kind of sense of her?" Bobby asked as he was grabbing a few things on his way out the door.
"No, I blocked her from everyone and everything. She knows that."
"Then I guess it is going to be an old-fashioned hunt." Sam said as he was walking out the door with the spotlight.
Sam went over to the side of the house that Julianna's bedroom was on. Dean was already there with a flashlight. Sam shone the spotlight on the ground.
"Much better Sammy" and Dean put his flashlight back in his bag.
"I say whoever spots her first gets to beat her." Bobby mumbled mostly to himself.
Dean, Sam and Cas all looked at Bobby.
"Is that you talking? What happened to understanding and poor Jules is just scared?" Dean was amused.
"The hell with that. She knows better than this."
With that, he started following the trail that Sam was lighting.
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Julianna was finished with all the protection spells she knew. The shack looked like she had scribbled all over it but she was proud of her work. As she was figuring out where she was going to settle in for the night, she heard a branch crack outside. She froze. It occurred to her then that she had protected herself from demons, monsters and angels but hadn't thought about the most dangerous creature of all, humans.
Suddenly a light came on outside and was pointed at the shack. Jules felt her heart leap. She pulled her knife. She had her gun in the back of her jeans and her second knife on her leg under the cuff of her jeans like Sam had shown her. She held her breath.
"YOU, in the building. Come out. This is Sheriff Mills. I just want to talk to you."
Julianna felt a bit of relief to know it wasn't her brother or a demon. She wasn't sure what to do.
"It's ok. I know you are in there. I just want to talk to you."
Dammit. Jules put her knife away and walked to the door. She opened it slowly to see the sheriff standing there. She had moved her light down towards the ground so it wasn't reflecting in Julianna's face. Jules stood at the door.
"Hello. I'm Sheriff Mills. What is your name?"
"Julianna"
"Well, Julianna. It's nice to meet you. Can you tell me why you are in this storage shed?"
"Cause I needed somewhere to stay tonight. I didn't do anything wrong. I will be leaving in the morning."
"Julianna, how old are you?"
"um, 24" Jules followed the original story that Bobby told her.
"Do you have any ID?"
"ID?"
"yes, a license, identification card, something?"
"No. Do I need that?"
"Yes, you do."
"I don't have that."
"Julianna, would you like to come with me? I can put you up somewhere safe and warm. I am sure I can manage even a small meal if you are hungry."
"Are you arresting me?"
"No. I'm not arresting you. I'm trying to help you."
"I don't need any help. Thanks anyway."
Julianna started to close the door.
Sheriff Mills thought about it for a minute. She wasn't about to let this girl stay here overnight with nothing and no ID. Something suddenly occurred to her.
"Julianna, are you the girl who is staying with Bobby Singer?"
That definitely got a reaction from her.
"NO. I mean, no that must be someone else. Who is Bobby?" Jules was a terrible liar.
"Are you running away from him? Did something happen?"
"Wow, you are nosy. Are all police officers nosy like you?"
Jules knew she shouldn't have said it. When will she ever learn to think before she says things?
"Julianna, you are coming with me. You are trespassing on private property and you have no identification. I am going to have to arrest you. Please step over here."
"You can't do that! I didn't do anything!"
"I would like to do this without any problems please." Sheriff Mills was sincere.
"I assure you Sheriff. I am a skilled fighter." Julianna lied. She was a terrible fighter.
"Are you threatening me? Think clearly Julianna. Is that what you want to do?"
Julianna stopped and thought about it. She really didn't want to fight. Maybe if she just complied, the sheriff would let her go in the morning.
"No, that is not what I want to do. I just want to be on my own for one day. Can't I stay here?"
"No, I'm sorry you can't. If you want, I can call Bobby. He is a friend of mine. Perhaps we can get this all worked out."
"No please, please don't call Bobby. I will go with you. May I get my bag?"
"I will get it for you."
Julianna walked to the sheriff who checked her for weapons and found 2 knives, one gun and a small can of mace. She didn't question her about the weapons. If she was a friend of Bobby Singer's, she was sure to have a few weapons on her. The gun of course was a different matter. She handcuffed her without incident and retrieved her bag from the shack. She was shocked to see all the markings on the walls and ceiling. This was no innocent girl.
Julianna wasn't too happy about the handcuffs but didn't complain. She just didn't want the sheriff to call Bobby.
They walked back to the police car and drove into town.
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Bobby moved ahead of them. "It looks like she was walking along the road at this point. She was following the road but staying clear of being seen."
Cas remarked quietly to Dean, "He is quite skilled at this but it is painfully slow."
"Well, you shouldn't have done such a good job hiding her." Dean replied sarcastically.
"Hey, over here." Sam called. He had spotted a shed in the woods up ahead.
They all approached it slowly. Sam backed up against it and peered in the window. If the moon had not been shining so brightly, it would have been near impossible to see inside. He could see markings on the walls but no Julianna. He gave Bobby a nod and he went in the front door slowly shining the spotlight.
"She isn't here." He called out and they all went inside except for Cas. She had angel proofed the little shed as well.
"She definitely was here though." Dean remarked. "She has every symbol we ever taught her on the walls."
"Question is, where is she now? Maybe she heard us coming or ran into some trouble." Sam was looking for any signs of struggle.
Cas was looking outside the shed. "It looks like someone else was here and they left together. Judging from these footprints, they walked one behind the other back to the direction of the road."
Bobby examined the footprints. "She had to have left with someone she knew or by force. She would never just leave with a stranger."
Following the footprints, they disappeared by the road and there was no additional evidence of where she went.
"Looks like whoever it was must have had a car waiting." Dean commented.
Cas was starting to show signs of worry. Dean noticed but said nothing. They all agreed to head back to Bobby's and make a plan as to their next move once the sun came up.
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Julianna sat at the sheriff's office trying to stay calm.
"How long do I have to stay here? You have no right to hold me."
"Actually, I have every right. You have enough weapons on you to plan a third world war. You were trespassing on private property and you have no ID. Shall I continue?"
Julianna rolled her eyes in disgust.
"Are you going to tell me why you are running from Bobby?"
"It is none of your business."
"Well, I will be calling him in the morning. Then, we will get to the bottom of this. Until then, you get to spend the night in there."
Sheriff Mills directed Julianna to a single holding cell.
Julianna stepped inside as the sheriff shut the door. "Listen Sheriff, don't call Bobby please. In the morning, I will catch the first bus out of here and you never have to worry about me again."
"They won't let you on the bus without ID Julianna, sorry. We can talk about this in the morning."
Julianna sat in her cell. She had no idea how important identification was. She would have to come up with another plan. In the meantime, she had to figure out a way to get out of this place before Bobby is called.
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"What was she thinking trapping me like that? And the language she was using? Where is she hearing that from Bobby?" Cas was pacing back and forth and getting madder by the minute.
"Listen, you dropped your sister off at a hunter's house. Do you know how many hunters call here every day? She was bound to pick up some inappropriate language."
Julianna was now missing for 5 hours and the sun was starting to come out. Cas had been popping in and out all night looking for her. It was wearing on him and he felt exhausted. Dean and Sam were planning routes they could take on the map. Bobby was calling some of the other hunters to see who is in the area in case they spot her.
At that point, Bobby's phone rang. He pulled it out. It was Sheriff Mills.
"Hello?"
"Bobby Singer?"
"Yeah Jody. What's wrong?"
"Are you missing your roommate?"
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"You called him? Why would you do that? I asked you not to. I did everything you asked me to do."
Julianna was upset and confused. She couldn't even stay hidden from them for 24 hours.
"Listen Julianna. I don't know what you have going on with Bobby but he is a good guy. I'm sure you two can work it out."
"That isn't your call. You don't even know what you are talking about. Let me out of here right now. At least give me a chance to get away before he gets here with my brother."
"Your brother? Is that the problem? Are you having a problem with your brother? Maybe I can help."
Julianna ran her hands across her face. "I'm dead. He is going to kill me for sure."
"Who is going to kill you? Listen, you better start talking young lady."
"HA! I'm not telling you anything. You can't even follow a simple request."
Julianna shook the bars wishing she had the strength of a real angel. Her stomach started to hurt. The thought of Bobby coming here to pick her up. He is going to be so mad. Maybe she can convince him not to take her back. No, that will never happen. Dammit!
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