Chapter Ten

"So, this is your room." Violet stood in the doorway as Kevin silently observed the spare bedroom. "I know it's not much right now, but maybe if you feel up to it, tomorrow we can…"

"Why are you doing this?" Kevin interrupted.

"What do you mean?"

"Why do you care so much? You took Sam in when he could've been a killer, risked your life to save me, and now you're letting me stay in your apartment when demons are going to be coming after us." Kevin sat on the bed, his head in his hands.

"It's because I care." She replied softly. She sat beside him on the bed and placed a nervous hand on his back. "Look, I know what it's like to be scared and have nowhere to go. From what Sam told me, you could have had a spectacular, and perhaps stressful, life. But you were pulled into the supernatural."

"Then why are you going willingly?" Kevin looked at her hesitantly.

"It's what you do when you love someone. You help them fight their battles. You're part of my family now, Kevin, which means I will do anything in my power to help you."

"Thank you," he mumbled.

"No problem, kid." She stood and placed a gentle kiss on his forehead before leaving the room.

Sam walked in with Piglet on a leash, the dog wagging his tail furiously. She became mesmerized by Sam's gentle smile and felt her body still. When did everything line up so perfectly? She tried thinking of her life without Sam and this new chaos and it seemed so dull. Yet, she wouldn't pass up a normal life as long as it included him and his family.

"What's that face for?" Sam asked, running a finger against her cheek. She knew he was feeling the scar that was now there because of their first demon encounter. She had to keep herself from grimacing every time she looked in the mirror.

"I was just thinking about our life."

Sam frowned. "Regrets?"

"No, just wishes." She let out a gentle sigh. "There's something I have to tell you."

"What is it?"

"It's about my talk with Crowley. He said it was possible that Dean and Castiel are in Purgatory."

Sam flinched. "How did you…"

"It's a long story. One thing is that I told him I wasn't working with you, but now since Kevin disappeared on him at the same time, I highly doubt he will believe that. Anyways, it gives us a place to start looking."

"The last time Purgatory was opened…" Sam searched for the words.

"Yeah, all hell broke loose." Violet smiled. "I'm sure there's a joke in there somewhere."

Sam couldn't suppress his chuckle. "So what do you think, Mrs. Winchester?"

"Well, first I suggest I get started on dinner while you do some more protective warding."

"Why?"

"Kevin got a little ansty at the lack of protection. After he goes to bed, we'll do some research."

"You do know that we will eventually have to ask him what Crowley wanted him for, right?"

"We'll cross that bridge later."

Violet busied herself in the kitchen with making dinner for the two men in her life. She thought what life was going to be like once Dean and Cas were back. She refused to believe the thought that they couldn't get them back. She almost burned the taco meat when her thoughts went on their own. She couldn't help but to ask herself why she was doing all of this. Sure, she loved Sam and would die for him, but normal people didn't jump into this. Maybe this is what true love is, she laughed at herself. She set the table, the two boys already making their way to the kitchen. They received the bomb in the middle of eating.

"Crowley had a demon tablet." Kevin let out a breath.

Sam, almost choking, looked at Violet with wide eyes.

"What is a demon tablet?" She finally asked.

"I wasn't able to study much of it." Kevin admitted. "There was a spell on there to wipe out demons that are surrounding you, and I was working on it when you guys rescued me."

"Did you-did you bring it with you?" Sam asked.

Kevin shook his head glumly. "Crowley still has it."

"Well, he can't decode it without you, right?" Kevin shook his head at Violet's question. "Then we just have to add it to our list of things to do. More chips?"

Later that night, she was curled against Sam, but her eyes were wide and staring out the window. She knew Sam was still awake, his fingers running up and down her arm. Violet couldn't manage the words herself. This was a world she hadn't been prepared for, a life that seemed so far away from any other.

"You surprise me every day. You know that?" Sam muttered against her neck.

"How?"

"You're just taking everything in stride. Like this is something you were born for."

"Sam, I have to admit I'm shaking down to my bones." She gave a nervous laugh. "I don't know how I'm doing all of this."

"My offer to back out will always stand."

She rolled over, his eyes immediately meeting hers. "I can't and I don't want to."

"Ever think about what it would be like if we had been given a normal shot?"

"Do you think we would be happy?"

Sam shrugged. "If everything were normal, I'm not even sure we would've met, let alone be together."

"Then I'm grateful we didn't get a normal shot."

The next day, Violet drug a reluctant Kevin to the mall. The poor kid had no clothes or anything in his room. A prophet deserved things such as pants, right? He didn't pick up anything, only eyed it warily as if this was something he couldn't do anymore.

"Is there anything you do want, Kevin?" She finally asked, throwing several shirts over her arm without asking if he liked them.

"I want to see my mom." He looked at her with watery eyes. "I want to know that she's okay."

She placed a sympathetic hand on his arm. "If it's what you want, I'll take you to go see her."

He shook his head. "It's not safe right now. But maybe when things cool down?"

"Deal." She grinned. "Now, let's get some stuff for your room?"

They made their way through the stores , getting numerous things. When they got back to the apartment, Kevin went into his room to put up his new things with a loving Piglet trailing behind him. Violet rubbed Sam's shoulders as he straightened from the book he was reading.

"You'll make a great mom." He said, his head leaning back.

"Is that something even in the books?"

"I don't know. It could be." Sam pondered. "Do you want children?"

"Do you?"

Sam looked away. He had, a long time ago. A time before demons and becoming addicted to their blood. Before the apocalypse and losing his soul, doing things that aren't even redeemable. How could he be a good influence on a child?

"Hey," she whispered, shaking him out of his reverie. "We don't have to think about these things right now."

"You deserve children." He muttered. "A house filled with them."

"I deserve to be with you, no matter what that means." She placed a gentle kiss on his cheek.

"Um, Violet?"

She looked up to see Kevin standing in front of his room looking like a freaked out child. He was wearing a pair of tan pants she had picked up along with a red button-up shirt that was so small that his stomach showed. Apparently Violet hadn't been paying attention where she picked things from.

"I told you to try things on."

They all laughed anyways.

A/N: Reviews are some awesome cookies! Thanks for reading my story, by the way.