Peri checked her seatbelt again to make sure it was secure. She asked herself again why she'd let Dean drive. They were going to end up in an accident.
"Dean, slow down please."
"Can't. I don't trust Sammy and the demon bitch alone together."
"The demon bitch has a name. And why not?"
"Sam and the-Ruby slept together. I caught them."
Peri laughed. She then turned and saw the look Dean gave her. He was serious. She couldn't believe it. Sam had slept with Ruby, her ancestor. That was weird.
"Oh my God. He really did the deed with Ruby?"
"Yeah. In the backseat of my car!"
"Well, that's certainly one place we never did it."
Dean looked over at Peri and smiled. She looked pretty even now. He asked himself why he had left eight months ago. Why he hadn't stayed with her where he had been happy.
Cause you were scared of letting her close, you ass, he thought.
"Dean, where were you just now?" Peri asked seeing the sad look on his face.
"Thinking about us. And how the hell we got into this mess."
"Well, you see you died and -."
"I'm being serious, Persephone."
Peri sighed and nodded. She looked at her side mirror. She didn't want to have this conversation with him. Not now. She then noticed a car following them. It was coming at them fast. She frowned.
"Dean, do you see that car behind us?" she asked.
"Peri, I get that you don't want to talk about this but-."
"Dammit, Dean! Look in the mirror!"
Dean did as he was told, for once. He saw the car. It was gaining on them. He pushed Peri's mustang harder. It barely moved any faster.
"Peri, your car sucks."
"Well, sorry. Not all of us are privileged enough to have an impala."
"I'm not going to lose them."
Peri closed her eyes. She silently began to chant and mediate. She had found out that during her pregnancy when she mediated she could see into people's minds. She knew that this was her daughter's gift; she hoped some of it was left over. She looked into the minds of the people in the car. She felt a calm and peace come over her. They weren't a threat.
Dean turned and stared at Peri. He wanted to ask her what the hell she was doing, but something told him to be quiet. He turned his attention back to the road.
"Pull over, Dean. They won't hurt us," she spoke quietly.
"Really? And how do you know this?"
"Just do it," Peri ordered opening her eyes.
Peri watched as Dean pulled over the car. They sat and waited.
***
Castiel pulled the Plymouth up alongside the mustang. He climbed out the driver side. He saw Persephone and Dean climb out.
"Cas, you are not the person I want to see right now," Dean said.
"It doesn't matter. The demons aren't far behind us. They are following you," he told Dean.
"Maybe they are following you."
"Who cares? The child needs to be protected. We are to make a stand," Uriel said.
"No," Peri said firmly.
The three turned and stared at her. She walked around the back of the mustang. She stared down the dark tree lined road. She felt evil coming; another one of Sloane's gifts. Peri wondered what Dean was going to say when he finally found out how special their daughter was.
"We must fight, Persephone. We must protect your child," Castiel told her.
"Wait a cotton pickin minute! You knew about Sloane?" dean demanded.
"Of course we knew. Who do you think protected this child for so long? And how do you think you got out of hell?" Uriel asked.
"Peri."
"With some help. Now, we can't waste time," Castiel said.
"I don't have any weapons. They're all in the impala," Dean said.
"Doesn't matter. You aren't staying," Peri said.
Dean turned and stared at her. She was hugging herself staring down the road. He walked over to her and grabbed her arm. He forced her to look at him.
"What the hell are you talking about?"
"Sloane can't lose both her parents, Dean. So you are going to back in my car and go," Peri told him.
"I'm not leaving you here to die!"
"You don't have a choice. I don't know where they are. If I get captured I can't tell them anything."
Peri watched as Dean's face dropped. Tears came to her eyes. She reached out and stroked his cheek. She saw the pain in his eyes. She realized he did really love her. Her heart broke in two.
"You knew it could come to this. That's why you didn't wan to know," Dean said.
"Sloane needs you, honey. She needs you to go and protect her."
"She also needs her mother! My kid isn't going to grow up like I did!"
Castiel watched them. He looked away and felt something roll down his cheek. He wiped it with his hand and realized it was a tear.
"What?" he asked.
"We have been in these bodies to long," Uriel answered.
Dean felt tears well up in his eyes. He was not leaving Peri on this road. He would drag her away kicking and screaming if he had to. He wanted better for his child then the life he had lived; he wanted Sloane to have her mother.
"Dean, just do this for me. For Sloane," Peri asked.
"No, I can't. Peri, I can't raise that baby without you. I... I don't have enough strength left. I'm done."
"Yes, you can. Damn it Dean, look at you. You've been to Hell and back and you're still standing! I think you can handle one little girl. Plus Sam will help you."
"Alright, you want the truth? I can't lose you! This is all my fault! I should have-."
Peri cut him off with a kiss. She felt her tears mingle with his as they rolled down their cheeks. She wrapped her arms around him and held him close one last time.
Dean kissed her back. He then pulled away and touched their foreheads together. He looked in her eyes. He ran his hand though her hair. He knew that she wasn't going to let him stay. He was going to lose her.
"I don't really have a choice, do I?" he whispered.
"No, you don't. Now go. If I make it, I'll find you. I'll always find you."
"I know. I'd wish you luck but I don't think it'd help."
"Probably wouldn't. I love you, Dean. I don't know how it happened but I love you."
"I love you too, Persephone."
Peri pulled away. She wiped away her tears and tried to give Dean a beautiful smile to remember her by.
"You tell Sloane I loved her. That I did this for her."
"I promise."
Dean looked at Peri trying to imprint every detail in his mind for his child. He then turned and walked back to the car. He went to climb in. Peri couldn't take it. She ran over to him and stopped him. She had to say one more thing.
"And don't go and do anything stupid like make a deal. I'm not worth your soul," she told him.
"You're worth more. I thought I'd get away without you guessing though."
"I know you, Dean. You can't hide anything from me."
Dean looked at Peri and nodded. He climbed in the car and slammed the door. He started the car and sped away; every fibre of his being telling him to turn back to be with her.
Castiel walked over to Peri. He looked at the young woman before him. She was stronger than some of the angels he had fought with over the centuries.
"What you did was right," he told her.
"I know but that doesn't mean it hurt any less," Peri answered tears falling.
"We must get ready," Uriel stated uncaring about Peri's pain.
Peri nodded. She watched as the taillights of her car disappeared from view. She hugged herself.
"God, watch over them. And help Dean. He'll need you now more than ever. Please help him heal and love our daughter," she prayed for the first time since she had watched her sister waste away due to cancer.
Castiel heard her prayer. Secretly he wondered if his Holy Father was listening and if he would answer it.
A/N: Ok, I know that Castiel and Uriel can appear anytime they want and they don't need to actually drive anywhere. I just thought the visual of Castiel and Uriel sitting in a car speeding down the highway was funny. A Holy tax accountant and the funeral director. Sounds like the beginning of a bad joke .lol.
