A/N: Sorry about the wait, but I seriously got stuck writing this chapter, but I refused to give up and here you go. ENJOY!
"Dean" Katie whined shoving her husband's side, not daring to open her eyes. It was only a couple of minutes ago that Hope's crying started. "It's your turn"
"I checked on her last time" Dean said turning on his side. "It's your turn princess"
"Is not" Katie said shoving him again. "Dean go, she's probably just hung-" Katie stopped when everything went silent.
"Well there you go" Dean mumbled. "She probably just cried herself to sleep" Katie opened her eyes and tossed her legs over the side of the bed. Dean looked over to her. "Oh, so she cries and you're unmovable, but she's quiet and then you're wide awake"
"If I were more awake I would say some pretty messed up things to you right now" Katie said before pulling on her robe and walking out of their room. She sleepily walked down the hall until coming to Hope's door. She pushed open the door ad stopped. "Sam?"
"I heard her um crying and I-" Sam looked down to Hope who was cradled in his arms. "I'm sorry I shouldn't have" He turned about hand the baby to Katie.
"No, it's fine" Katie replied. She looked over to Hope who was already falling back to sleep. "I think you just became her favorite person" Sam smiled before looking down to Hope. "Just don't tell Lace when she gets here" she noticed the smile on Sam's face fall. "It'll be ok"
"Yeah" Sam replied before walking over and laying Hope back into her crib. He turned back to Katie. "I'm going to go back to my room" Katie nodded before he walked past her out of the nursery. She walked over and placed a kiss on Hope's head before heading back to her bedroom. She stopped halfway when she heard a noise from downstairs. She debated on going to get Dean, when she mentally kicked herself for thinking that. She was still a kick ass super witch after all. Katie turned and headed down the stairs, grabbing the railing as she navigated the dark stairwell. Reaching the bottom she stood still for a moment before hearing another noise, this time coming from outside. She pulls her robe tighter around her, before opening the door. She took a step out the cool February winds blowing past her.
"Is someone there?" Katie called to no one in particular. She couldn't help but feel that someone was there. She took a step outside before feeling an arm snake around her middle and pull her back in the house. It wasn't until the door slammed closed that she realized who it was. "Dean, what- where did you come from?"
"Better question, where the hell were you going?" Dean asked. "It's three o'clock in the morning"
"I thought I heard a noise" Katie replied and Dean scoffed.
"And what, you thought you would go check it out by yourself?" Dean asked and Katie just shrugged.
"Well I figured since I can literally kill things with my mind, I wasn't too worried" Katie replied.
"This isn't funny" Dean replied. "Especially if you're depending on powers that aren't dependable"
"Whatever Dean, I'm too tired for a lecture" Katie replied walking past him and walking back upstairs.
"Women" Dean grumbled before turning and heading up the stairs.
The next day Katie stood above a panting Adam as he glared up at her from the ground. She shook her head before reaching out a hand to help him up. He pushed her hand aside and stood to his feet on his own.
"Fine, then get angry" Katie said stepping back. "If that's what it takes, because I don't know what this is Adam" she brought her fists back up into her fighting stance and Adam did the same. He threw another punch that Katie easily dodged and she shook her head. "We've been at this for months, why can't you hit me!" He dropped his fists and turned his back to her.
"You know what I don't want to do this anymore" Adam said. He turned back to Katie. "This is stupid" he moved to walk past her but she stepped in front of him. "Move!"
"No, because one day you're going to have to fight, and there will be no Sam or Dean" Katie said. "Or even me, and you're gonna need to know how to protect yourself" she shoved him back. "Now hit me Adam!" he shook his head before just walking past her back into the house.
"He can't hit you" Dean said and Katie turned to see Dean walking out toward her. "It's not that he can't, he just won't"
"He can't be afraid to hit a girl" Katie said walking over to him. "Not when our favorite demon friends like to wear all sorts of costumes"
"He's just a kid" Dean said and Katie looked to him and smile. "What?" Katie just raised her fists. "What are you doing?"
"If he sees you do it, then he won't be so worried about hurting me" Katie said as she began circling Dean. He watched her closely making sure to move with her. "So go ahead, try to hit me babe"
"Oh, princess you should stick to sparing with Adam" Dean replied with a smile. "This isn't a fight you want"
"Prove it" Katie replied before throwing a punch and watching Dean effortlessly dodge. "Impressive, what else can you do?"
"Oh, I can do lots princess" Dean said as they began circling each other again. "But the backyard seems a bit too open" Katie smiled before throwing another punch, this time Dean caught her arm and pulled her against his chest. "I'd give up while you're ahead" Katie pulled away before dropping to the ground and sliding a leg under Dean's feet causing the man to drop to the ground.
"I don't quit babe" Katie said looking down to Dean who lie on his back looking up to her. She reached down a hand to help him up. He took her hand but instead pulled her down to the ground on top of him causing her to squeal. "How do we always end up in this position?" Katie felt Dean's hands sliding under her shirt.
"Luck" Dean replied and Katie just laughed before bringing her lips down to meet his. It was moments like this that they lived for. It'd been two months since the last hunt and they were in no hurry to get back out there. They both learned that leaving and going back into the big bad world could wait even just for a little while.
"Uh, you guys alright?" Dean and Katie pulled apart and turned to see James' head peeking over the fence. "I thought I heard someone scream"
"Nope" Dean said giving the man a wave. "We're good, thanks for the concern though" Katie pulled away trying to stand up, but Dean held on to her. "Where are you going?"
"The moments kind of over don't you think?" Katie asked.
"No" Dean replied.
"You sure!" James asked and Dean growled.
"Fine" Dean replied before he and Katie stood to their feet.
"We're fine James" Katie said with a smile. Dean looked over to his wife and seemed surprised. He didn't know that she was on first name basis with the creepy neighbor guy. "Just playing around"
"Oh, well ok then" James said before turning back to his house.
Katie looked over to Dean who was giving her a look.
"What?"
"Nothing, I just didn't know you and James were such good friends" Dean said and Katie rolled her eyes.
"You're just mad because he interrupted your attempt to get lucky in the back yard" Katie replied walking past her husband back into the house.
"Well yeah there's that" Dean said. "But there's something else about that guy I just don't trust" Dean watched as Katie walked into the kitchen and grabbed a bottle of water from the refrigerator. She leaned against the sink and looked over to see Dean watching her as she drank her water.
"You know every time you look at me like that, somewhere in the world a baby is conceived" Katie said and Dean laughed. He began walking over to her. "Dean-"
"Princess" Dean replied his voice low.
"There is a house full of people here" Katie replied backing away.
"Yeah, but we're the only ones in the kitchen" Dean said now in front of Katie, bringing his hands to her waist.
"Not anymore" Sam said walking into the kitchen and Dean growled.
"It's official everyone's against me getting laid" Dean said bringing his head to Katie's shoulder. Katie rolled her eyes as Sam walked over.
"So, stupid question" Sam said and both Katie and Dean turned to him. "How do I look?" Katie heard Dean starting to laugh, but slapped his chest.
"You look fine" Katie replied. "Plus, I doubt my sister will be looking at the way you dress" Sam turned a shade of red neither of them seen before. He just shook his head before turning and leaving the kitchen.
"I think my brother really likes your sister" Dean said turning back to Katie, his hands going back to her waist. "You know who I really like" Dean began trailing kisses on Katie's neck. They heard someone and turn to see Adam walking in heading straight for the refrigerator to grab a bottle of water.
"Adam, don't be mad" Katie said moving past Dean as Adam just kept walking out of the kitchen.
"He'll be alright" Dean said as he wrapped and arm from behind her around her waist. He rested his chin on her shoulder. "Me on the other hand…"
"You have a one track mind" Katie replied turning to him. "And I'm going to take a shower"
"I think I'll join you" Dean said.
"You're not all sweaty and dirty" Katie replied.
"Not yet anyways" Dean said and Katie just shook her head.
"Fine, check on your daughter, and meet me upstairs" Katie replied before turning and running upstairs. Dean smiled before walking around to the library where he'd left Hope with Bobby. Dean opened the door to find Bobby and Hope on the last place he left them. Bobby sitting at the desk while Hope sat looking up to him from her infant seat.
"And you don't see any of them down here at least trying to help me" Bobby grumbled. He looked over to the baby. "Don't be like your family when you get older"
"I see you're in here teaching life lessons" Dean said walking over to Hope who was chewing on her pink rabbit. Dean still hated that it came from the weird neighbor, and no one knows how she even got it, but everyone knows that if you take it from her, she cries… and cries. "You want me to take her?"
"No, she's fine" Bobby replied looking over to his papers. "At least she's attempting to help unlike you bums"
"Hey, I thought Sam was in here" Dean replied.
"Yeah, that was before he started worrying about when that girl gets here" Bobby replied. "Actually there's something I been meaning to talk to you all about"
"Can it wait?" Dean asked. "I just remembered I have this thing upstairs I have to do" He leaned forward and placed a kiss on Hope's forehead. "Be good pumpkin" he turned and almost skipped out of the library. Bobby just shook his head before looking back over to Hope.
"Your parents are forgetting there's something bigger out there happening"
Sam walked into the living room to find Adam sitting on the couch, his legs propped up on the coffee table watching tv.
"What's with you?" Sam asked and Adam glanced over to him.
"Nothing" Adam replied and Sam just shook his head before turning to walk away. "She's just so…" Sam sighed and turned back around.
"I assume your sparing didn't go well today?" Sam asked walking over and sitting in the recliner.
"I just don't get it" Adam replied. "I can't hit her"
"Don't worry you won't" Sam replied standing up. "You're not going to hit her because she won't let you hit her, all you have to do is try and maybe she won't push you so hard" they heard the doorbell ring and Sam froze.
"Uh, you going to get the door?" Adam asked and Sam didn't say anything. Adam just shook his head before standing to his feet and walking over to the door.
"Look it's the child" Lacey said as Adam opened the door. "Do your mommy and daddy know you're opening the door by yourself?"
"Bite me" Adam replied turning and walking back into the living room, to find it empty. Lacey had lots of shopping bags in her hands.
"I think you upset the child Lace" Bridget said little AJ asleep on her hip. She pushed the door closed.
"Where is Katie?" Lacey asked.
"Shower" Adam replied plopping his feet back to the coffee table and turning the volume up on the television.
"Dean?" Lacey asked.
"Shower" Adam said and Lacey and Bridget just shared a look and grimaced.
"Well then where's Hope?" Bridget asked and Adam sighed loudly.
"She's in the back with Bobby, now will you please leave me alone!" he snapped and both glared at him.
"Someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed" Lacey muttered before her and Bridget headed back to find Hope.
After their shower Katie stood in the mirror blow drying her hair. The sound of the dryers humming seemed to get louder . Katie pulled the blow dryer down and looked at it.
She blinks and when she opens her eyes she looks to see a woman sitting under a beehive hairdryer. Katie tilts her head in confusion and looks around. She turns back to the woman who looks uncomfortable in the seat.
"Chris!" the woman yells but gets no reply. She tries to move from under the dryer but something pulls her back in.
"What the hell?" Katie says taking a step.
"Ow" the woman struggles to pull the dryer from her head, but is unsuccessful. "Ow, Chri—is! The woman becomes frantic as smoke starts to come from the dryer. Katie places a hand on her chest as she watches the horrific scene unable to do anything about it. She turns her head at a familiar feeling. It's like a tickle on the back of her neck. The woman screams again and Katie turns back to her to see the woman lifted from her seat, and then fall still.
Katie snaps out of it when she feels Dean's arms wrap around her, as he rested his chin on her shoulder. He began placing kisses on her neck. He turns to look at her face and can tell something is wrong.
"Hey, what happened?" Dean asks feeling Katie sink deeper against him. That's when he realized what happened. "You saw something?"
"I saw something" Katie said before turning around in his arms and telling him of the woman in the hair salon.
Katie sat in the library leaning against the desk as Sam, Dean and Adam listened to her recount the vision. Bobby was leaning against the wall with a beet in his hand as he listened, while Lacey and Bridget played with the kids upstairs.
"This could be nothing" Dean said and Katie looked over to him.
"Dean, the fact that I saw it means it's something" she turned and picked up the article she printed. "Prosperity, Indian, ever heard of it?"
"Has anybody?" Sam asked and Katie chucked.
"Ok so you saw it, doesn't mean we have to check it out" Dean replied and Katie turned to him. "I mean you see a lot of things princess, we don't check out every single one"
"You're right I see a lot, but not with this amount of detail" Katie said. "I stood there and watched that woman die, I could smell that thing literally frying her, that means we're going to do something about it"
"We?" Adam asked and Katie turned to him. "You're going?" Katie opened her mouth to speak but Dean answered for her.
"No" Dean interrupted. "We haven't even decided we're going and if we do you're not"
"Why not?" Katie asked folding her arms over her chest. She'd hoped this streak of over protectiveness would end once she gave birth, but he wasn't letting up. "Dean I get you're worried but we both know-"
"That you can take care of yourself" Dean finished. "Yeah we know, but it's my job to take care of you and to take care of our daughter, so no you're not going" and with that he turned and left the room.
"Oh, no you don't order me to do something and then walk away" Katie called as she followed behind him. She watched as he grabbed his jacket and keys, before opening the door, but with a swift twitch of her wrist she slammed the door. He stood there for a moment shocked before turning back to her. "Dean, I'm-" He shook his head before going up the stairs. "I'm sorry" She took a deep breath before following him up the stairs.
"Is everything alright?" Lacey asked as Katie came down the hall.
"Everything's fine" Katie replied. "Just keep the kids in there, ok?" Lacey nodded before turning and walking back into the nursery.
Katie walked into her and Dean's bedroom to find the man fuming as he paced back and forth. He glanced over to her as he paced.
"Dean, I'm sorry I shouldn't have done that" Katie replied.
"But you did" Dean said. "You use your powers against me" Katie looked at him wide eyed.
"That's not what that was" Katie replied. "That was me stopping you from walking out the door when we were clearly not finished talking" Dean stopped and walked over to her and she looked in his eyes and saw something she thought was gone. "Babe, what's wrong?" he shook his head and turned from her. "I know leaving was hard to do, but you did it and you came back, that's how this works"
"Until I leave and don't come back" Dean replied.
"Is that what this is about Dean?" Katie asked. "Are you afraid one day you're not going to come back to us?" he didn't say anything. Katie looked as his back was turned to her. It was funny that the once truth to their lives, that it could end at any moment, was now a fear.
"Being here is different than being out there" Dean said turning back to Katie. "When I'm here I'm not a hunter, I'm not chasing after demons, I'm just a guy" he shook his head. "Out there I'm that man I don't want to be, doing the things I don't want to do but have to" he brought his hands to her waist. "Taking that case two months ago was like torture, being away from here away from you guys was like torture, and Sam and Adam feel it two" he chuckled a bit. "I mean they both seem like two normal guys" he looked back down to his wife. "And they're holding Hope, something I thought they would never do, but they're not afraid anymore, out there they're afraid"
"Dean I get the thought of leaving here just makes you sick" Katie said. "Hell I don't know how I did it, how I just left her" she smiled. "Then I realized that there is a big bad world outside of our beautiful home full of monsters who would like nothing more than to hurt her, so when I get a vision as clear as this one, I see it as part of my mission to protect my daughter, I see it as a chance to erase one more monster from coming anywhere near her, if we want to fight for her, then we have to fight for the world" they stood there for a moment in silence just staring into each other's eyes.
"I will go, but I want you to stay here" Dean said and Katie looked like she was going to protest. "I know what it's like to have no parents, and that doesn't happen to her"
"Dean I'm as much a part of this fight as you are" Katie replied. "I can't sit it out because you're afraid I might get hurt"
"Not get hurt" Dean said. "Die, I'm afraid of you dying and that can't happen, so you stay here with our daughter"
"Dean-"
"Those are the conditions princess" Dean said and Katie shook her head and stepped away.
"I'm not a child Dean" Katie replied. "And you do not tell me what to do, this is a marriage, a partnership, which means decisions are made together not you decide and I do as I'm told"
"I just told you that I'm afraid of you dying, what else reason do I need!" Dean snapped.
"But that's not a reason" Katie replied. "When you met me I was hunter risking my life every day, nothing has changed, you need to give me more than that Dean"
"Fine" Dean sighed. "Your sisters are here, and if something comes they won't be able to protect her" Katie looked at him for a moment and realized her was right. But she hated he was right. She hated he knew exactly what to say to scare her into staying, to scare her into doing what he wanted. "Princess-"
"No" Katie replied. "This is something else, something you won't talk to me about" she shook her head. "Fine, I'm staying, I hope you're happy" Katie turned and walked out of their room. She headed into the nursery where her sister's eyes went to her.
"Everything alright?" Bridget asked and Katie sighed looking over to her daughter who was in Lacey's arms.
"Let me see her" Katie said walking over to her sister. Lacey handed the baby to Katie and the moment the little girl was in her arms she could feel herself calming down. "Dean and I just had a fight"
"About what?" Lacey asked.
"Lacey!" Bridget warned. "That's none of your business" Lacey just rolled her eyes and turned back to Katie.
"Please, she my sister of course its my business" Lacey replied. "So what happened?"
"I had a vision, I think it's something we should check out" Katie said. "But he told me that I wasn't going"
"He told you?" Lacey asked and Katie nodded. "Told you?" she shook her head. "You've definitely changed, mom and dad could barely tell you to do anything and you would comply"
"I for one don't see the problem, your husband wants to protect you by taking you out of the line of danger" Bridget said. "At least he's not secretly lusting after your sister" Lacey and Bridget turned back to her. "I'm fine"
"You're not fine, but I've gave up on getting you to talk" Lacey said turning back to Katie. "What are you thinking?"
"There was a time Dean didn't want me to hunt with him, before we, well before we got together" Katie said.
"What changed his mind?" Bridget asked.
"Isn't it obvious" Lacey replied. "He was trying to hit that" Katie and Bridget just glared at their younger sister. "Ooh, you could withhold the goods to make him let you go"
"I'm not going to withhold nothing" Katie replied. "That's not why he became open to the idea of me helping, he realized that in a tight situation a witch was a good thing to have"
"So what are you going to do?" Lacey asked.
"Wait, until he realizes that he needs me" Katie said looking down to Hope.
"You?" Lacey said and Katie looked over to her. "Wait? I don't think so, I'll give you an hour before you're stalking after them"
"I give it thirty minutes" Bridget said and Katie looked over to her, eyes wide. "What it's true, you've never been the conventional housewife type, you have to be out there fighting monsters"
"That's not true" Katie replied. "I can be like you and do nothing but care for my child and home"
"Hey, that's not all I do, I organize a lot of functions and charities" Bridget replied and Katie and Lacey rolled their eyes. "I work really hard"
"Yeah for someone without a job" Lacey replied.
"Oh you're one to talk" Bridget said. "When's the last time you held a job for more than a week"
"For your information I have a job" Lacey replied reaching into her pocket and pulling out a business card and handing it to her sisters.
"Annalace Decorating?" Bridget read before looking back up to her sister. "Really?"
"What I did a job with this place, and I actually enjoyed doing it" Lacey replied crossing her arms over her chest. "Now all I need is some clients, which is what I wanted to talk to you about"
"Me?" Bridget shook her head. "Oh no I don't think so" Bridget just stood to her feet and lifted AJ to lay his head on her shoulder as she headed out the door.
"C'mon just tell some of your stuck up friends about me" Lacey replied following after her sister.
"Those are your crazy aunts" Katie said looking down to her daughter. "We're going to limit the amount of time you spend with them" She went to follow her sister, Hope still in her arms.
She came downstairs just in time to see Sam and Lacey greet each other. But even Katie could see how uncomfortable the two were.
"So…" Lacey said.
"So…" Sam said as well stuffing his hands in his pockets.
"What's with them?" Katie whispered over to Bridget.
"I don't know" Bridget replied. "The whole way over here she couldn't stop talking about the guy and now that she's here, its just this"
"You ready?" Dean asked walking over to Sam.
"Uh, yeah" Sam replied turning back to Lacey. "I guess this is see you later"
"Yeah, see ya" Lacey replied as Sam nodded and turning and headed out the door. Lacey just shook her head with a sigh.
Dean walked over and placed a kiss on Hope's head and looked over to Katie who wouldn't look him in the eyes. He sighed before pressing a kiss on her cheek.
"I love you princess" he whispers in her ear before turning and heading out the door.
"Is the child not going?" Bridget asked looking over to Adam who was still watching TV. "He looks like he could use some time away"
"Bite me" Adam said glaring over to her.
"Oh, I'm going to bite you if you don't get your feet off that coffee table" Katie replied and Adam just shook his head before standing to his feet and heading upstairs to his room.
"What's up with him?" Bridget asked.
"I don't know, maybe it's a phase" Katie replied as she laid Hope in her baby swing, that rocked the little girl from side to side. Katie sat on the couch and looked over to Lacey who still stood in front of the closed door."Better question, what was that with you and Sam?"
"I have no idea" Lacey replied turning to her sister. She shook her head before walking over and plopping next to Katie. "Everything usually feels so natural with us, but just now was excruciatingly awkward"
"Even to watch" Bridget replied. "But he's a man, and men are weird especially about their feeling, I mean one minute you're in love and the next he's trying to kill your sister who he's in love with" Katie and Lacey look over to her. "I'm fine"
"I think there was some truth in that Bridget" Katie said. "Men have a hard time sharing their feelings, you're gonna have to be patient with him"
"Is that what you're going to do with Dean?" Lacey asked.
"Hell no" Katie replied. "I'm going go back to the good ole days and stalk their asses to make sure they don't end up dead"
"What happened to waiting?" Bridget asked and Katie shook her head.
"Maybe you were right" Katie mumbled.
"What was that?" Lacey asked. "I didn't hear you"
"Neither did I" Bridget said with a smirk. "Speak up"
"You heard me and I'm not repeating myself" Katie replied folding her arms over her chest. "Now show us what's in all those bags" Both women's eyes lit up as the began digging through bags to show all the different things they bought for Hope. Katie was half there as her sister showed the beautiful things they bought. Her only focus was on her phone. As much as she wanted to just go after her husband, she wanted him to want her there even more.
That night with the children asleep in the nursery, and a very moody Adam still locked away in his room, the three sister all piled on the couch in front of the television for something they hadn't done in a long time. A movie night.
"You see that will never happen in real life" Lacey said before turning to Katie. "I mean when has a guy just stopped in the middle of an airport and just let all of his feelings out" Katie didn't say anything as she looked to the television, not really paying it any attention. "Hey" Lacey grabbed her sister's hand. "You alright?" Katie nodded when her phone that she'd been holding all day rang.
"I'll be right back" Katie said before hopping off the couch and heading to the kitchen. "Hey"
"Hello to you too" a voice said.
Katie's eyes darkened at the familiar voice. It was the stranger who called before the baby shower.
"You again?" Katie asked. "Look I don't know who you are or why you've suddenly decided to call me, I really don't care, just leave me alone"
"I can't do that Katherine" the voice said and Katie almost flinched at the sound of her name. "You see I need you"
"Who is this?" Katie asked.
"You'll find that out soon enough" the voice said before hanging up.
Katie looked down to her phone, still trying to place the voice, but she couldn't. She turned at the sound of footsteps.
"Who was that?" Adam asked.
"I have no idea" Katie replied. "But I get the feeling they're going to be a pain in my ass sooner or later"
"Does Dean know about this?" Adam asked and Katie shook her head.
"Dean doesn't know because there's nothing to know" Katie replied looking over to him. "Right now some random person is prank calling me, that's it" he nodded. "So you're talking to me now?"
"No" he replied before walking toward the refrigerator.
"You're going to be great Adam Milligan" Katie said and the statement seemed to take him by surprise as he slowly turned to her. "I'm going to make sure of it" He found himself at a loss of what to say, so he said the first thing that came to mind.
"Ok"
"Ok" Katie replied before turning and heading back into the living room. She found her sisters still curled up on the couch, totally engrossed in the movie. "I'm going to go check on the kids" They only waved her off, more to get her to stop interrupting the movie. Katie only shook her head as she headed upstairs. She walked down the hall toward the nursery when she stopped noticing the pictures in the hall seemed as if they were melting. She walked over to one and was able to see the colors as the seemed to melt.
Katie suddenly felt that tickle on the back of her neck and realized why it was so familiar.
"Of course" Katie sighed.
The next morning Katie stood in front of her mirror and zipped up the black leather jacket that she hadn't worn in a long time. She grabbed her bag from the bed and tossed the strap around her neck before heading out the door. She walked down the stairs where she found Adam and Lacey sitting at the table eating cereal, while Bridget feed AJ his food.
"Where's Hope?" Katie asked and Lacey looked over to her.
"The old man has her" Lacey replied. "Apparently it's their routine" Katie just shook her head. She hadn't paid much attention, but it had become a routine. Every day at around the same time Bobby would take the little girl and prop her in her seat on the desk while he continued to find any information about the leviathans. "So you're really leaving?"
"Yeah, I think the guys may be dealing with something bigger than expected" Katie replied. She looked between them. "You sure this is ok, because I can just stay"
"She'll be fine" Lacey replied looking over to her sister. "We're gonna chill and try on all her outfits, take some pictures"
"Really more picture?" Katie asked.
"Hey that little girl is getting her own album on my facebook page" Lacey replied and Katie shook her head.
"Look just make sure to call me if anything out of the ordinary happens" Katie said. "Oh, she's super attached to that rabbit so don't lose it or she'll freak, what else, she doesn't like her milk very warm, or really cold but in the middle" she walked over to the refrigerator. "All our numbers are on her, and the pediatrician"
"Katie, will you just go already" Bridget sighed. "You're more uptight than I am" Katie glared over to her.
"Fine, but this is the biggest rule of them all" Katie said. "Do not under any circumstances take her out of this house without Adam or Bobby present, and in that case call me and I'll be here"
"Why?" Lacey asked. "I mean who would want to hurt someone so cute"
"You'd be surprised" Katie replied. "Just don't ok" she sighed. "So I'm leaving…right now"
"Just go already" Lacey snapped and Katie rolled her eyes before turning and heading into the library.
"Alright, sweetie mama's leaving but I'll be back before you know it" Katie leaned down and placed a kiss on Hope's head. Before looking over to Bobby. "Thanks for watching them Bobby"
"Yeah, yeah" bobby replied with still looking down to his book. She just shook her head before placing a kiss on the man's cheek. She stood up straight and with a final wave was gone.
She appeared in front of a salon, an instantly knew it was the one from her vision. She looked around making sure no one had seen her randomly appear. Katie took a step about to go in when the door opened and out came a familiar face. And he was angry.
"What the hell are you doing here?" Dean asked grabbing her arms and pulling her with him. He looked around as if something was going to grab her at any moment.
"Stop" Katie said snatching her arm away. "I'm here to help"
"Didn't we talk about this already?" Dean asked and Katie shook her head.
"No you were being an ass, and I usually stop listening when that happens" she replied. "I'm helping"
"No"
"Yes"
"NO!"
"Dean, we can go back and forth with this, but in the end I will win" Katie replied crossing her arms over her chest and taking a step forward bringing herself even closer to Dean.
"How do you figure?" Dean asked. She was too close and when she was this close he never could think clearly.
"Because you need me" Katie replied with a smile. "That's what you realized all those years ago when you backed the impala and let me in, you realized that you need me" Dean shook his head and began walking down the sidewalk.
"No I let you in so I would hear Sammy's mouth the rest of ride" Dean said and Katie laughed before running to catch up with him.
"Yeah, but it was the best damn decision you ever made" Katie replied grabbing Dean's hand. He only looked at her and couldn't help the smile that came to his face.
"Damn woman" he thought shaking his head.
"What did you find?" Katie asked and Dean reached into his pocket and pulled out a coin. "Shiny" Katie said reaching for the coin but Dean held it out of her reach. "Funny" Katie replied grabbing the coin from his hand and taking a closer look. She looked over the symbols.
"You see anything like that before?" Dean asked and Katie glanced over to him.
"Uh, yeah" Katie replied. "It's Romanian, something you'd see in the 15th to 19th century" she shook her head.
"Why would it be in a hair salon?" Dean asked and Katie shook her head.
"Cursed object" Katie replied. "You want to hurt someone, curse the coin and place it in the vicinity" Katie shrugged. "That's my theory, but I'm going to need more than just this" Katie stopped when she felt that familiar tickle on the back of her neck. She looked around but didn't see anyone.
"Hey" Dean said moving in front of her. "What's wrong?"
"Don't freak out" Katie said and Dean furrowed his brow. "I think witches maybe behind this"
"Witches?" Dean said and Katie nodded. Dean only shook his head before turning and walking away. Katie was about to go over to him when the sight of her reflection stopped her in her tracks. She saw stared at her reflection, that showed her with bleeding puncture marks all over her body. She looked down to herself but saw nothing. When she looked back up to her reflection they were gone.
"Uh, Dean!" Katie called turning around. Dean stopped and turned back to her. She ran over to him. "I think I know what's going to happen next"
Dean and Katie arrived back to the motel room. Katie stepped out of the car and followed Dean to their room.
"Hey" Sam said looking over to Dean and then to his sister and law. "Katie, what-" he looked over to Dean who only shook his head before walking over and laying on his bed. "You're helping?"
"Yeah, I am" Katie replied closing the door behind her. "Just like the good ole days" Sam chuckled but stopped noticing his brother's expression.
"You find anything from the sister?" Katie asked walking over and taking the seat next to Sam.
"Nothing, Wendy didn't have any enemies" Sam replied. "What about you guys, anything from the salon?"
"A coin" Katie replied pulling it from her pocket and showing it to Sam. "Used as a curse object" Sam looked from the coin to Katie. "Witches" Sam looked over to his brother and then back to Katie who only nodded. "But that's not the best part, there's going to be another attack"
"How-?" Sam started but then remembered who he was talking to. "What did you see?"
"Puncture marks all over my body, like I'd been shot with a nail gun" Katie replied. "I volunteered to walk around the town a bit, but-"
"No way in hell" Dean said from the bed. They looked over to see him, eyes closed still lying on the bed.
"As you can see, that idea was shot down" Katie replied.
"Any idea of who the witch could be?" Sam asked and Katie shook her head.
"No, but I think that was done purposefully" Katie replied. "The moment I showed up they probably took the offensive, and blocked me from locating them instantly" she sighed. "Which takes some serious magic"
"So now what do we do?" Sam asked. Katie smiled and looked over to Dean.
"Your brother has agreed to take me on a walk" Katie replied and Sam looked between the two confused.
"I still can't believe we're doing this" Dean said as he and Katie walked down the dark streets of Prosperity. "You getting anything yet?"
"No, and will you stop asking me every five minutes" Katie said. "They're blocking me, so finding them is going to be a little bit harder."
"I still don't understand the point of the powers if they're no help" Dean mumbled and Katie stopped and looked over to him. "What?" She just shook her head and walked ahead of him. "Hey, sorry I'm just-"
"What, Dean?" Katie asked turning back to him. "What's going on with you, I mean yesterday you seemed fine, and now" she shook her head. "What aren't you telling me?" Dean looked at her for a moment. Katie sighed before turning around.
"I killed Amy" Dean said and Katie stopped. "Sam's friend, the demon, he told me she was fine, that we could trust her, but she's a demon, I wasn't going to make the same mistake we made with Ruby" Katie turned back to him and finally understood where the guilt was coming from.
"Ok" Katie said. He looked at her for a moment. He didn't know what to expect, but that definitely wasn't it.
"Ok" Dean repeated and Katie just nodded.
"I don't know what else to say" Katie replied with a shrug. "I wasn't there, but I trust you and I trust your decision and if you thought killing her was the right one, then ok" Dean looked at her for a moment before walking over to her. In an instant his hand was on her side of her face, as his lips smashed into hers.
"I love you princess" Dean whispered his forehead against hers.
"I know" Katie replied with a smile. "Kind of hard not to" Dean laughed bringing his lips back to hers.
They returned back to the motel with no luck with finding the witch. That only unnerved Katie even more. Katie liked to think she was pretty powerful and the fact that this witch is about to evade her for so long, must mean they're pretty powerful themselves.
"So, I had a good time tonight" Katie said as she and Dean walked to their door. Dean looked over to her confused.
"What?" Dean asked and Katie shrugged and leaned against the wall.
"We should do this again sometime" Katie replied her voice deeper. "I mean if you're not too busy saving the world and all that" Dean smiled shaking his head before bringing his hands to her waist and pulling her closer to him.
"Goodnight wife" Dean said and Katie smiled up to him as she brought a hand to his cheek.
"Goodnight, husband" she replied before pressing a kiss to his lips, and before he knew it, she was gone.
Katie arrived home to find it quiet. She figured everyone was sleeping. She took off her jacket and tossed it along with her bag on the couch before walking upstairs. She walked into the nursery and smiled down to her sleeping daughter. She looked over to see AJ asleep in the playpen. Katie hated that she didn't get to rock Hope to sleep as she always did. It was one of the things she looked forward to. She leaned forward and pressed a kiss to her daughters head before turning and heading for her room. Opening the door, she found that her bed was already occupied. There sleeping was Lacey and Bridget, both sprawled out on her bed. She should've known neither would opt for the couch. Katie just shook her head as she turned. It looked like she was going to have to sleep in Sam's room.
The next day Katie got the call from Dean about the construction worker who was shot to death with a nail gun, that wasn't even plugged in. She hated that she couldn't stop it in time.
"But we have a lead" Dean said. "Apparently both victims were working on some project with this Stark guy"
"I should come" Katie replied as she paced the kitchen. "Maybe I'll sense if something isn't right"
"We already know something isn't right" Dean replied. "Look just hold off, right now we need them to think we're investigating a murder, if you can sense them, they definitely can sense you"
"That actually makes sense" Katie replied.
"Don't sound so surprised" Dean said and Katie laughed.
"Well then call when find out something new" Katie replied before hanging up the phone. She looked over to find Adam alone at the kitchen table, eating his cereal. "They think they got a lead in the case" Adam just nodded. Katie walked over and took a seat next to him. "Talk to me, what's up?" Adam looked over to her and sighed.
"My mom, she dated a lot of guys" Adam said as he poked his spoon in his bowl. "Some of them were real douchebags" he looked back over to her. "They would beat up on her" Katie looked at him and understood what happened. "I guess I started feeling like I was them"
"You're not" Katie replied. "These things that you're gonna fight, they're not men, women or children, they're monsters, monsters who know their faces can be used as our weakness" Katie stood to her feet and placed a kiss on his head. "It's our job to see them for what they really are"
Katie walked into the living room where she found her sisters, each with a child in their lap watching TV.
"So how did it go yesterday?" Katie asked and they looked over to her.
"Fine" Lacey replied. "Would've been better if we could've went outside"
"I know, but Hope's a demon magnet at the moment, and if she's out there, she will be with me" Katie said. Lacey nodded before turning back to the television. "What are you guys watching?"
"The little Mermaid" Bridget replied and Katie couldn't help but smile. It was one of her favorites as a child. The story of a girl who felt like she was different from her family. Katie could relate.
Katie spent the rest of the day waiting for Dean's call. She hoped that he'd gotten over this ridiculous fear and was finally open to the idea of her helping. She was sitting at the table in the library, as Bobby sat behind the desk. While her sisters spent time with kids, she would get back on the leviathan front.
"What if he's one of them?" Katie asked out of nowhere and Bobby looked over to her.
"Who?" Bobby asked.
"Roman" Katie replied. "What if our Leviathan friends decided to shift into our Lex Luther wannabe"
"Why?" Bobby asked.
"He has money, power, connections" Katie replied. "All the things needed in a secret evil plan to take over the world"
"Yeah, we're gonna need proof before we go after him" Bobby replied and Katie nodded.
"I guess I'll put that on the to do list" Katie said. "Along with finding out how to kill the damn things." She turned and looked over to Bobby. "Ok, say it" Bobby looked over to her confused. "There's something you've been wanting to say for a while now, so go on" he sighed.
"If they're really gunning for Sam and Dean, or you or even that baby, it won't be long before they find you" Bobby said bluntly. "Staying here and playing house doesn't change that"
"I know" Katie replied.
"Do you?" Bobby asked. "I get the need for this place, hell even I like it here, but this is a dream. Cas let something out of the bag and hiding here ain't gone make it disappear"
"What are you saying?" Katie asked.
"I'm saying that a life a real life outside of this is possible, I believe that" Bobby replied. "But right now may not be the time" They sat in silence for a moment before Katie nodded.
"I'm not ready to give all of this up for the cause just yet" Katie said standing to her feet. "I've given up too much already for a cause even I don't completely understand, and this, this house, what it represents, what it means to my family, we need this, I can't give it up" Katie turned and headed out the door.
"You know he's right" A familiar voice echoed in Katie's head. It was her inner light. "The sooner you understand that, the easier it'll be when the time comes"
"Understand it or not" Katie said. "It'll never be easy" Katie walked into the empty kitchen where she noticed the coin sitting on the table. She walked over and picked it up. It still amazed her that there were people out there like her, given these powers, but who chose to use them for evil. Her phone rang and she quickly answered.
"We know who our witch is" Dean said skipping the greetings. "It's Stark's wife, we found her hoodoo alter and everything"
"Why is she doing it?" Katie asked.
"Cheating husband" Dean replied.
"Of course it is" Katie said as she walked over to look out the window. "You see this is a prime example of why you should never piss a witch off"
"Funny, so now we know who we're after, you're up" Dean said. "What do we have to do to take her out?"
"There's a spell" Katie says already walking back to the library for the book. "I'll get everything we need and then I'll meet up with you guys"
"Sounds good" Dean replies. "See you soon"
Katie was appalled at the supplies she had for the spell. There weren't nearly enough. She then realized that it had been quite a while since she performed a spell like this. She needed to stock up seriously. There was a place in town that sold some of the things she needed. It was just an herb shop, that sold more than just herbs. It took a bit longer than she anticipated to get all the things needed for the spell. It was already pretty late when she was all set to go.
"You're leaving again?" Lacey whined. "But we're making dinner"
"I know I'm sorry, but as soon as this case is done, then I'm all yours" Katie replied. Lacey just shook her head. "C'mon you guys know this is important"
"So is your family Kat" Bridget replied as she continued cutting vegetables. Katie looked over to her and then over to Adam, who'd been sitting at the table playing with Hope. "But I guess we know which is more important" Katie turned back to her sister and walked over to her standing on the other side of the counter that separated them.
"I hope you do know what's more important to me, I hope everything I do, everything I've ever done has made that clear" Katie said. "I love you and I fight for you and I will keep fighting for you" Katie turned and walked over to place a kiss on her daughter's head. "I'll be back soon" and with that she gathered her things and went to find Sam and Dean.
She appeared in the backseat of the impala. As soon as she appeared both men turned to look at her.
"This the house?" Katie asked and they nodded.
"Yeah, but there's been a twist to this story" Dean replied. "Stark is a witch too, there was another murder tonight, Maggie's business partner killed"
"By someone who wanted Maggie to pay" Katie said looking out the window. "Where are they?"
"In the house" Sam replied. "Don showed up a few minutes ago"
"Well then let's go say hi" Katie replied grabbing her book and tossing the strap of her bag over her shoulder. The three hunters got out of the car and began walking toward the front door. As Katie walked she got the strangest feeling. As if they were being watched. She looked around but didn't see anybody. They arrived at the door where they heard the couple inside arguing. Katie reached out a hand and with a flick blew the door wide opened. They all ran inside, the arguing couple turning to their intruders. The moment Katie saw their faces she couldn't believe who she was seeing. "You're not-" Sam and Dean looked at Katie confused.
"Princess" Dean whispered. "You might want to get this show on the road"
"Dean" Katie said. "Look at her, doesn't she look familiar" Dean and Sam both turned to the woman and realized Katie was right. She looked like the woman from LA, Cordelia. And Katie even recognized the man's face of someone she never wanted to see again. But the one standing in front of her didn't have bleach blond hair and an annoying British accent.
"It's you" Maggie said as she and Don's eyes went to Katie. "We felt you the moment you showed up in town, you're a cute little thing" A smile came to the witch's face as she looked Katie over.
"Don't be rude honey" Don said. "It's her" Maggie looked over to him confused before turning back to Katie. "Don't you smell that- how the air just got a little bit sweeter"
"Ok, before this gets any more awkward for you why don't I just-" Katie looked down to her book and began reciting the spell. Sam and Dean watched closely as the witches' skin begins sizzling.
"Wait!" Maggie yells and Katie stops reading and looks over to her.
"You don't understand how it feels" Maggie replied turning to Don. "To love someone and then to have them destroy because they can't keep it in their pants"
"Actually I do" Katie replied and Maggie turned to her. "It's happen to me on more than one occasion, but revenge never even crossed my mind, do you know why?"
"Why?" Maggie asked.
"Because if a man can so easily throw everything you've had away because he couldn't keep it in his pants, then maybe it wasn't meant to be"
"That's not true!" Don snapped. "The whole Wendy thing was a mistake that ended, before it even started"
Please, she was part of a pattern!" Maggie snapped. "Don't make me bring up the renaissance!"
And so the argument ensued. Katie, Dean and Sam just watched in amazement. None of them could explain how weird it felt to know that all of these gruesome murders started over something so… normal as cheating. Before they knew it the couple was smiling at each other before kissing.
"Oh, so you're done, because I'd like to finish this" Katie replied and both Maggie and Don turned to her.
"What?" Don asked. "Why, we've made up, no more people dying" Katie rolled her eyes and dropped the book back into her bag. Both Maggie and Don sighed in relief.
"There's only one way I will know that's true" Katie replied. She held up her hands and said. ""What was given, be taken away, back to the earth where it will stay, until the day they can see, until the day they are truly worthy" Sam and Dean both watched as dark lights swarmed the pair before disappearing into the floor. They both looked over to her angrily.
"What the hell did you just do!" Maggie asked taking a step forward but Don held her back. "You little bitch, do you know who I am?"
"Yes I do" Katie replied. "You're human" she looked back to Sam and Dean nodded toward the door.
"You can't just leave us like this" Don snapped and Katie turned back to him.
"Look, your powers are not gone" Katie replied. "You will get them back when you deserve them"
"And who decides that, you!" Maggie snapped still trying to pull from Don's grasp.
"No, you do" Katie replied walking over to stand in front of them. "Somewhere somehow you got the idea that these powers make you better than everyone else, that you can do whatever you want, whenever you want, and I'm here to tell you can't, there's more to your gifts than that, and when you realize that, they will return to you" And with that Katie turned and left, Sam and Dean both behind her.
"You think you're so perfect!" Maggie called after her. "But no matter how much you deny it, you're the anomaly among us, because deep down you and us are the same!" Katie ignored her. "You will see it too hunter, you will see what you really married!"
The ride back to the hotel was silent. Dean occasionally glanced back to Katie who was in the backseat a look on her face he didn't recognize. When they arrived to the hotel Dean grabbed Katie's arm and pulled her over to him as Sam continued to the room
"She was wrong" Dean said as if replying to a silent question he knew she was asking herself. "You're nothing like her, and you never could be" He leans forward and presses a gentle kiss to her lips. "You're perfect" Katie smiled.
"I'm anything but perfect" Katie replied against his lips. "But it's sweet of you to say" His hands fall to her waist.
"I'm sorry for being ass" Dean said and Katie chuckled.
"Don't worry" she replied smiling up at him. "I'm used to it by now" he shook his head before leaning in for another kiss when Katie quickly moved back.
"What's wrong?" She just pulled from her arms and ran toward their room, Dean confused only followed behind her. The moment she touched the doorknob there was gun shot, and without thinking, with a flick of her wrist Katie sent the door flying open. Katie and Dean watched as a strange man walked toward Sam even after being shot. Katie quickly raised a hand toward the man, closing her eyes and only letting instincts take over. The next thing she sees when she opens her eyes is the man lying on the floor unconscious as Sam and Dean look between her and the man.
"Is he-?" Sam asks looking over to Katie.
"No" Katie replies looking down to the man. She doesn't know how she knows, but she knows he's still alive. "Not sure how long he will be out either, but we can use this" she looked over to Sam. "Call Bobby, tell him we have someone who needs some interrogation" Sam only nodded before pulling out his phone. Katie turned to Dean. "Clear some space in the trunk" Dean's eyes only looked down to the leviathan on the floor. Katie brought a hand to his arm. "Hey" he turned to her and for a second she could've sworn she saw fear in his eyes as he looked at her. But it was quickly gone before he nodded and headed out to the car. Katie turned back to looked at the unconscious monster on the floor before looking at her hand that was still glowing a bit. They'd been spending all this time trying to figure out how to kill, hell even hurt these bastards and here she was. She'd done it as if it were nothing. Even she was a little afraid of that fact.
