"I hate you!"

"I know…"

"I mean it….I hate you!"

"Okay…."

"I fucking hate you!"

"OKAY!" Dean screamed.

"GOOD!" Lizzy fired back before she latched herself onto him, kissing him in fervor.

A loud sigh escaped a darkened corner of the hotel room. "You hate him…And I love you."

"Dammit Sammy you don't love me!" Lizzy cried out, pulling away from Dean, who looked more then happy that she had done this. "It's a spell!"

"No…" Sam whispered, rising up from his hiding place. "No it's not a spell." Slowly, he walked towards her, eyes smoldering as he watched her. "This…this is love Lizzy. I love you. I love you with everything that I am." Softly, he reached out and took her hands in his, forcing her to turn away from Dean. "And even thought you don't love me right now…I know that eventually you'll see…that you and I are perfect for one another." Slowly, and elegantly, Sam pulled her hands up to his lips and kissed her fingers.

"Oh Sammy…" Lizzy sighed, as he looked up at her lovingly. "I'm sorry."

"Why?" He asked, still holding her hands.

"Because…as much as I want you to be in love, not with me but in love…this isn't real. This is a spell." Sam looked disappointed. "This is Dean wanting me to want him, and me wanting Castiel here and you…you wanting to love again."

"But…but it can't be."

"I'm sorry sweetheart." Lizzy whispered softly, feeling horrible as she watched the pain cross his face. "But it is." She finished, reaching up and pressing her hand to his face. "Sorry." She added again, before turning right around fast and kissing Dean who made a noise of displeasure.

"Ugh…" Castiel growled angrily from the other end of the hotel room, averting his eyes to the floor.

"I'm sorry!" Lizzy mumbled, lips still pressed to his. "You don't know how sorry I am!"

"I know…" Cas growled, coming forward as Lizzy slowly stopped kissing Dean. "And that's why I'm putting a stop to this. Right now."

He shot his hand out fast, and a bright white light splashed out into the room, flooding every corner of it for a second before vanishing.

"Jesus Cas." Dean called, blinking rapidly. "Thanks for the warning."

"Well?" He called, stepping towards Lizzy, who too was blinking. "How do you feel? Or rather what do you feel?"

"Honestly?" She whispered.

"Yes." Castiel nodded, smiling down at her hopefully. "Honestly.

Sighing heavily, Lizzy took a single step towards him. "Well, honestly…" Slowly, she looked up at him, her expression blank. "I feel like ripping Dean's cloths off and tossing him on that bed and doing really, really, really, naughty things to him."

"Oh god." Dean cried out in horrible displeasure as he slapped his hand over his face, while Sam mumbled something incoherently in the corner.

"I'm sorry." Lizzy whispered, looking up at Castiel, who was looking at nothing in particular, his face a mask of total rage and anger.

"I know…" He growled softly, not looking convinced. "Alright….if angelic powers can't fix this, what can?"

"Kill Nina Simard?" Lizzy suggested.

"You know we can't simply kill her." He snapped harshly, causing her to flinch. "We don't know what she is. That would be stupid. It might make whatever this is permanent."

"I have to go." Sam said suddenly, rising up and walking to the door. Opening it fast. "I'll be back in five minute." And with that, he breezed out the door.

"Okay then…" Dean muttered, looking at the door confused. "So…what's the plan?"

"We go see this Nina and confront her." Castiel explained, walking up to Lizzy and taking her hands in his. "And we get you back to normal." He added with a smile, once again looking hopeful.

Lizzy smiled at him, not lovingly, just simply smiled at him. "Great." She whispered, before she leaned back, hands still Castiel's, and pressed herself against Dean.

"Ugh." Castiel growled once again, throwing her hands down and turning away from what was unfolding between Dean and Lizzy. "I know!" He said before she could even speak. "You're sorry."

"Yes." She whispered, reaching around to Dean's side and pulling his hands up, before she placed them on her stomach, her own hands covering his. "I'm really sorry." She added, feeling horrible, yet comfortable all at the same time.

"This is so awkward…" Dean whispered.

"I don't doubt you there." Lizzy whispered, pressing herself even closer to Dean, almost happy that the only thing she was really feeling was a need for Dean, even if she hated it. "So are we just gunna go in and ask her right out what the hell she's done to us or…?"

"I think that's the wisest choice, yes. Perhaps if we're honest about knowing that she's the one doing it she'll help us."

"And if she won't?" Dean asked.

Castiel looked up at him, eyes glassy and angry. "I'm chaining her to a bed." He snapped, looking to Lizzy and pointing at her. "And you're driving five thousand miles away until the twenty-four hours is up."

"Great." Dean nodded. "Confrontations and chains. Always goes well."

"Okay!" Sam cried out as he burst into the door. "This is it. This is that moment. And I know it's not all romantic and perfect but…I had to do something to prove to you that this isn't a spell."

"Sammy what are you talking about?" Lizzy asked, sensing that something really bad was about to happen.

"Lizzy this is it. Me and you. I know it. And this is how I can prove it to you so…" Quickly, Sam walked over to her and stood in front of her. "Elizabeth Berkins…"

"Oh god…" Lizzy gasped, pushing herself even closer to Dean, more to escape then anything.

"Will you…" Sam started, before her fell down onto one knee, smiling up at her "Marry me?" He asked, pulling out a small box and opening it, to reveal a very pretty diamond ring.

"WHAT?!" Dean and Castiel screamed out.

"Oh god…." Lizzy gasped, looking down at his puppy dog face. "What do I do?!" She asked, looking to Castiel.

"What do you mean what do you do?" He yelled. "Say no!"

"I can't! It'll break his heart!"

"So what!?" Cas screamed, clearly enraged now.

"I can't do that to him!"

"It's not real!"

"It is right now!" She yelled. "It's all real right now Cas. You being here is real, and me wanting Dean is real and Sam being in love with me is real. And I will not break his heart!"

"So what? Are you going to say yes!?"

"I have to!" Lizzy screamed.

Castiel stood there, seething with anger as he looked at her, so close to Dean, and about to say she would marry Sam. "If I could…" He growled. "I would leave right now….and I wouldn't come back…" His tone was so dark that it actually scared Dean a little, and more out of protection and caring then anything, he willingly tightened his hold on Lizzy, who was now crying as Castiel turned away from her fast.

"It's okay." Dean whispered to her as Castiel walked towards the farthest wall of the hotel, mumbling angrily to himself.

"Yeah…" Lizzy whispered, shaking as she cried. "Sammy?" She said then, getting his attention as he knelt on the floor. "Yes." She whispered very softly. "Yes I'll marry you."

"You will?"

"I guess…." She whispered.

"So you love me?!"

"No." Lizzy said truthfully. "No Sam I don't love you. I love him." She motioned towards Cas with her head, and he slowly looked over his shoulder at her, still looking furious. "I love him but I get the feeling he doesn't love me right now. And that's because I want your brother and I'm now engaged to you." Lizzy sighed heavily then. "And soon, if we remember that is, we're going to look back on this and laugh our asses off. I hope."

"So do I." Dean sighed, watched as Sam took Lizzy's hand in his and slipped the ring onto her finger, while Castiel turned away, and Lizzy cried.

&

"Back so soon! I never expected…."

"Enough with the pleasantries." Dean snapped, shocking the old woman as they stood in her doorway, looking down at her. "What the fuck did you do to us?"

"What ever are you talking about dear?" Nina asked, smiling up at him.

"Listen lady." Lizzy snapped, stepping forward, only to be held back by the need to hold onto Dean's hand, and Sam's apparent need to hold onto hers. "I don't care what you are, or who you are. But you better tell me what you did to me and my friend, before I go super nova on your ass."

Nina Simard looked at Lizzy and blinked, before her expression went south. "Dear…I don't know what you're talking about. And I will not tolerate that kind of language…."

"Enough!" Castiel screamed, before he breezed past Lizzy, Sam and Dean, and stood before the woman. "Listen to me and listen closely." He growled, leaning down to her, his eyes wild with rage. "I am an angel of the lord and I can see the evil seeping off of you. I know you're something fowl and I know that if I want, I can kill you instantly." Nina looked shocked. "So you tell me what you did to my girl." He growled, pulling his hand up and pointing to Lizzy, who momentarily flinched. "Or I'll obliterate you into a million pieces." He threatened, coming even closer to her.

Nina watched him, her face scared and fearful. "Your girl?" She asked, glancing at Lizzy. "That's your girl?" She asked, looking back at Castiel.

"Yes." He hissed.

It was almost as if a switch was flicked, and suddenly Nina Simard's happy, old lady expression changed into that of an evil old hag, sneering up at Castiel. "Well." She sighed. "Looks to me as if she's someone else's girl right now." Nina laughed, looking back to Lizzy.

"Don't let looks deceive you." Lizzy called, smirking at her. "I may want him," She motioned to Dean. "And be engaged to him." She motioned to Sam. "But I always have been and always will be his girl." She didn't need to look at Castiel that she had received a reassuring smile.

"How odd…." She mumbled, looking at them all. "And yet how sweet at the same time." Nina smiled, stepping to one side of the door, further away from Castiel. "That's what I liked about you. The moment you walked into my house I could feel the love just burning off of you. It was wonderful. That's why I chose you. But it seems that all three of you were affected."

"What do you mean?" Dean demanded.

"Oh I only wanted her." She smiled, showing her yellow and rotten teeth. "I only wanted the pretty one."

Lizzy flinched, holding onto Sam and Dean's hands tighter at the name she was suddenly called, striking a cord inside of her that told her to be afraid.

"What did you call her?" Sam asked, stepping towards Nina.

"What? Pretty one?" Nina grinned. "Does that ring a bell?"

"Yeah it rings a bell." Sam snapped. "It rings a big fucking gong!"

"It should." Nina sighed. "That's what he called her when he showed up here a week ago."

"Who?" Castiel demanded. "Who showed up here?"

"A boy. Very powerful…very rich. Told me that if I sucked out all her love, he'd make sure that my project would never fail." Nina shrugged. "Can't refuse someone who gives you one hundred grand just to prove their honest."

"What…what are you?" Lizzy asked, still slightly shocked at what she had just been told.

"I, my dear, am I Hexer."

"A what?" Dean asked.

"A Hexer." No one seemed to move a muscle. "God, for being such good hunters you'd think you would know what a Hexer is." Nine sighed, stepping aside and walking back into the house. "Well come in then, the cats out of the bag might as well get this all over with."

They all exchanged looks of uncertainty, before slowly Cas stepped into the house, fallowed by Sam, Lizzy and finally Dean.

"A Hexer," Nina called, as they entered the living room where she was, rummaging around in drawers, pulling out odd looking and fowl objects. "Is someone who can live for many years by feeding off the life forces of others."

"How?" Castiel demanded.

"Well it's very simple." She called, turning around and facing them, a very large wooden bowl in her hands. "I grant people what they desire most in the world. And when they have that desire, be it money, fame, love, or sex, it makes them so happy that they radiate love and joy and happiness. Which I what I live on." Slowly, Nina placed the bowl onto the coffee table in front of her, before she sat down and started placing items into the bowl. "Basically, I make people happy to stay alive."

"What about the dead people?" Dean demanded, referring to the dead millionaire.

"Oh…that's something that I can't help. Sometimes the hex does more then it's supposed to. I never mean to kill people. But he hex takes what they want, and gives it to them." Looking up at them as she place what looked like a dead bird into the bowl, Nina smiled. "If it makes it any better, the ones who died, died totally and utterly happy."

"No." Lizzy mumbled. "Not at all."

"Ah well." She sighed.

"Tell us about the person who came to see you. The boy?" Cas asked. "What did he want?"

"Ah yes….I never got his name but he said that 'the voice' wanted me to find the 'pretty one' and suck out all of her love. That once she was out of love, then 'the voice' could have her." Nina shrugged. "I didn't get much then that. He was rather dull in the mind that boy. However, he offered me one hundred thousand dollars and promised me that my project wouldn't fail if I helped him."

"So why are you telling us all of this then?" Dean asked. "By telling us, by helping us, you're project will fail."

"No at all." She smiled happily. "Before I started this project, I hexed myself in the process. Which is something that comes in handy every few hundred years." She noted, as she reached into the bowl and started mixing up all the items with her hands. "So, because I hexed myself, my greatest desire, which is this house and the people who will come to live here, will come true. Regardless of what the boy said."

"Then why did you help him?" Lizzy asked.

"Nothing to lose, nothing to gain." She shrugged. "Something to do to pass the time I guess."

"How would you drain her of her love?" Castiel asked, suddenly looking serious.

"Ah, a tricky task that is. Only ever done it twice before." Nina explained as she pulled her hand out of the bowl, which were now covered in a black goo. "It starts with something simple. A loved one or someone who the target hold very dear. A few close friends perhaps?" Nina turned and looked to Dean and Sam, who looked less then pleased. "And then you work up from there to a lover, a husband, a boyfriend, or in your case…" Nina smiled at Castiel evilly. "An angel." Castiel growled softly. "Then you bring all these people to the main target. And the target, who must be ever loving, will do everything and anything to make sure that these friends, companions and lovers, know how much the target loves them." Nina turned and looked to Lizzy. "Something I assume you would do, am I right?"

"Then what?" Lizzy demanded.

"Then you take them away."

"What do you mean?" Sam asked.

"I mean exactly what I said." Nina snapped, as she stopped before Sam, Dean and Lizzy. "You've brought all these people into the targets life. And the target has showered them with love beyond belief." Slowly, Nina reached up, and with her goo covered hand drew one single line down Lizzy, Dean and Sam's foreheads. "And when the target thinks they have nothing left to give, that they couldn't possibly love anyone anymore, you rip the people out of the targets life." Turning, Nina went to Castiel and drew the same line on his forehead. "And in doing so, in making the target love so much, only to lose it, you break them. You take all their love and rip it out, leaving them hollow and empty inside."

Lizzy gulped, looking to the floor. "Why…why would someone want to do that to someone?"

Nina sighed. "There is only ever one reason to do such a horrible thing to someone."

"What is it?" Dean, Sam and Castiel asked together.

"Because when you break someone, you can rebuild them. You can rebuild them into anything you want."

A long moment of silence passed as Lizzy looked to the ground, knowing that everyone, even Nina's eyes were locked on her. And all she could think about was what he had said.

The pretty one. I want her.

"Alright then!" Nina called, scaring Lizzy into looking back up. "That's all then dears. The moment you walk out of my barrier, which I'm amazed you two were able to do." She motioned towards Lizzy and Castiel. "The hex will the broken and you'll be back to your normal selves."

"And what about you?" Cas asked, looking down at the little old woman.

"What about me?"

"Will you continue to try and harm her? Try and…" Cas gulped. "Drain her of her love?"

"Heavens no my boy!" Nina laughed, looking more like the sweet old lady then the evil hag. "I don't think it would have worked anyways."

"Why not?" Lizzy mumbled.

"Well my dear, you've been under the effects of the hex for nearly three and a half hours now. And all you can think of, even thought you want this man and are engaged to this man…" Nina looked to Sam and Dean. "Is this man." She turned and looked at Castiel, who looked shocked. "Normally, when I hex someone….they can't think of anything aside from the hex itself…like you friend here!" She turned and looked at Sam smiling. "You utterly love her don't you?"

Sam smiled then and nodded, before looking to Lizzy. "Yes." He whispered.

"See? Nothing on his mind but you my dear." Nina smiled. "Now, not to be rude but…I don't really feel all that well having two angels and two hunters in my home. I've done what you wanted, and the hex will be gone in moments. So if you would kindly leave me to my home, I would be very appreciative."

"Ah…sure." Dean whispered as they all turned and headed towards the door.

"I am sorry about the trouble. I didn't intend for it to last. It would have ended soon enough. But, a deals a deal."

"Course…" Lizzy mumbled as they stepped outside the house.

"Well I thank you for not killing me." Nina smiled. "And good luck to you my dear, with this horrible little child who seems to want so much to harm you." Nina shuddered suddenly. "I would never hex the likes of that child onto someone else, even if I had to…"

Lizzy nodded, actually seeing the worry in the Hexer's eyes over the situation. "Thanks…" She whispered.

"Bye then!" Nina waved as the four descended the stairs, before she shut the door.

"Well that was…different." Dean noted as they came closer and closer to the Impala. "Didn't even have to put up a fight."

"I think she's old enough to see a losing battle when she sees one." Sam noted.

"I would have rather enjoyed hitting her…" Cas said softly, catching everyone off guard. "What?" He asked, shrugged.

"I'll just be happy when this is over." Lizzy sighed, still holding onto Sam and Dean. "I want to have a shower, and I want to brush my teeth about ten million times and I want too…."

As she stepped out into the air, the silky barrier behind her, Lizzy suddenly felt and overwhelming weight lift off her shoulders.

"What?" Sam asked, still behind her in the barrier, looking at her happily. "You want to stay planning the wedding?!"

"No…" Lizzy whispered, turning and watching as Castiel, who still looked sad and angry, slipped through the silky covering into the world around them, fallowed by Sam. "No I want to do this." Lizzy smiled, letting do of both Dean and Sam and rushing over to Castiel and jumping into his arms, before kissing his.

A low moan of shock escaped him, and slowly she pulled away, looking up at him as she slipped back down to the ground.

"If you wanna go now and not come back." She whispered, looking up into his shocked face. "I'll understand."

He simply grinned down at her, before leaning down and kissing her, pulling her towards him tightly as he wrapped his arms around her waist, while Lizzy pulled herself up onto her toes, arms around his neck.

"Dude…" Sam whispered, reaching up and touching his head, looking at the couple, confused.

"Feeling okay there Sammy?" Dean asked, clapping his brother on the back.

"No…no I don't and…" Sam sighed heavily and looked to Dean while Lizzy and Cas parted and hugged. "Dude did I ask Lizzy to marry me?"

Dean chuckled and shook his head. "Sorry to say little brother but yes, you did."

Sam groaned.