A/N: Hello all! Here is another chapter for you. ENJOY!
It had been a week since she talked to anyone. They would call her cell phone, and when she finally removed the battery, they took to air call. Her head was blaring with the sounds of them calling her asking her to come back, but she couldn't. Where ever she was, trouble followed, and she was tired of doing that to the people she cared about.
Dean had been a wreck the entire week. All he could feel was guilty for what he said to Katie. He was an ass and now she was gone. He'd thought about calling around to see if anyone had heard from her, but he decided not to. One, he knew if she wanted to disappear she wouldn't call and two he didn't want to have people asking too many questions. He knew one person who probably would have the resources to find her, but even that would be a long shot.
He and Sam were still at Bobby's, even though the old hunter made it crystal clear that he was upset with him. He'd heard a few times what he'd do if he had two working legs. He sat on the porch step looking down at his phone, debating if he should hit the send button.
"You call him?" he turned to see Sam coming from inside the house.
"No" Dean replied. "He might not be able get a hold of her either"
"Yeah, but if she'll listen to anyone it would be him" Sam replied before turning and going back into the house. Dean looked back down at his phone and sighed before pushing that button and bringing the phone to his ear.
"Where is she!" Gibbs snapped. "I've been calling her for days and it goes straight to her voice mail"
"Look calm down"
"Don't tell me to calm down" Gibbs replied. "Put her on the phone"
"I can't " Dean replied.
"What do you mean you can't?" Gibbs growled.
Dean knew calling this guy was a bad idea.
"She's not here" Dean sighed. "I don't know where she is"
"How do you not know where she is?" Gibbs asked. "What happened?"
"Look it doesn't matter, I just need your help to find her" Dean snapped his patience running thin with the old man.
"Did you do something to her?" Gibbs asked and Dean was appalled by the question.
"What?" he snapped. "Of course not, I love her we just- we had a fight and she left"
"Must have been one hell of a fight if she left" Gibbs replied.
"I just said some things that I should've have said" Dean said. "Things I knew weren't true, that hurt her" the man was silent for a while. "You still there?"
"Yeah, I'm here" Gibbs said, Dean could hear the anger in the man's voice.
"So are you going to help me find her or not?" Dean asked.
"How about or not" Gibbs replied. "Right now I want you no where near her"
"Are you kidding me?" Dean asked. "Look I'm her husband and-"
"And you let her go Dean" Gibbs said. "You hurt her and then you let her go and I'm still trying to figure out if you even deserve a second chance"
"That's not your decision to make" Dean snapped.
"And right now, it's not yours either" Gibbs said before hanging up.
"Son of a bitch" Dean said snapping his phone closed. "This is just great"
"McGee!" Gibbs called walking into the bull pin.
"Yes boss" McGee answering. The boss was angry and that wasn't good.
"Get me trace on Katie's phone" Gibbs ordered.
"Boss is something wrong with Katie?" Tony asked looking to his boss.
"Yeah, my daughter married a dumb ass" Gibbs replied sitting at his desk and picking up his phone.
"He didn't hurt her did he?" Tony asked trying to stay calm.
"Not physically Dinozzo" Gibbs replied. "Yeah, Abs, I need to talk to you…I'm on my way down"
Katie had taken up residence in a back water motel room, in who-cares-ville, surrounded by books and maps. Ever since their failed attempt at killing Lucifer, she'd been working day in and day out channeling her inner Sam. She needed to figure something out. She was in the middle of reading when she heard a voice that shocked her.
"This is crazy" he said. "I don't know if you can hear me, but Abby says that it works"
"Gibbs" Katie said.
"I spoke to Dean, and I know what he did" Gibbs continued. "Well he didn't go into specifics, I'm kind of glad he didn't, my perception of the guy isn't really all that great in the first place" Katie smiled. "I need to talk to you, or see you, just to make sure you're ok"
Katie buried her face in her hands. This was a lot harder than she anticipated. She didn't want anyone to worry about her, but she didn't want them to get hurt either. She'd spent so much time trying to protect her family, when most of their trouble was because of her.
She walked over to her phone and put it back together before dialing the senior agents number. She wanted him to know that she was fine.
"Are you ok?" Gibbs asked answering the phone.
"I'm fine Gibbs" Katie sighed.
"Well then come here so I can see for myself" Gibbs said.
"I can't do that Gibbs" Katie said. "My life is just majorly screwed up and people around me get hurt. I won't let that happen to you"
"Is that what he told you?" Gibbs asked.
"No, look it's just we went thinking we could end this thing, and we ended losing some people" Katie said. "Some good people"
"That's not your fault" Gibbs replied. "There are always casualties of war, it's just the way it is" the marine knew just how true those words were.
"Except when you have the power of foresight" Katie said. "I saw it happen before it happened, and I tried to stop it, I thought I could but I couldn't and now they're dead"
"Dean told you that their deaths were your fault" Gibbs said finally understanding.
"He was right" Katie said. "Something told me that this whole thing was a big mistake, but I went along with it anyway. I just wanted it to be over and now Jo and Ellen are dead"
"Listen to me ok?" Gibbs said. "This isn't your fault, Dean was wrong and the next time I see him, I'll let him know that but for now you need to accept that you're not to blame"
"You weren't there Gibbs" Katie said. "And you don't understand, look this is for the best. I'm like a walking bad luck charm and everyone just ends up hurt or dead because of me, so I'm doing everyone a favor"
"Katie don't do this" Gibbs said.
"Goodbye" She said before snapping the phone closed and removing the battery once more.
Gibbs shook his head looking down at his phone. This was really hitting her hard and he blamed Dean for all of it. He dialed another number.
"Yeah, McGee you get a trace?" Gibbs asked happy with the agent's response. "Good, get me an address"
"What's happening Gibbs?" Abby asked worried. "Is she ok?"
"She's fine" Gibbs said placing a kiss on her forehead. "I'm just gonna make sure for myself"
Dean walked back into the house and went straight to the kitchen. He grabbed a beer from the refrigerator and plopped down at the table next to Sam and Bobby.
"I take it, it didn't go well" Sam said looking at his obviously upset brother.
"You think" Dean said. "He's not gonna help me find her"
"I wonder why?" Bobby asked sarcastically. "All you did was blame his daughter for the deaths of her friends" the old hunter rolled himself away from the table. "I'm surprised he isn't jumping at the chance to help you"
"Thanks for that Bobby!" Dean called to the retreating hunter. He couldn't blame the man for being mad. Dean knew how much Katie meant to the old hunter, and they had this whole relationship before he even met her.
"Maybe Cas can find her?" Sam asked.
"Already tried that" Dean said. "She told him not to say anything and he's not saying a word"
"I don't know Dean" Sam said standing to his feet. He began walking out of the kitchen when he stopped. He turned back to Dean, who could tell by his little brother's expression that he had another idea. "Dean, you can find her"
"What are you talking about?" Dean asked. "I've been trying to find her, but it's no use"
"You didn't try everything" Sam said sitting back down. "Remember back in LA when she was missing, and you found her" Dean sat the bottle on the table. "Maybe you could do it again."
"Hell I don't even remember how I did it the first time" Dean said looking over at his brother.
"Just focus on her Dean" Sam replied. "Maybe that's all you need to do" Sam stood to his feet once more and left his brother alone in the kitchen. Dean closed his eyes and sighed.
"Where are you princess?" he asked himself.
Rice fell on their head as they made their way to the impala. He had an arm around Katie who was waving goodbye to all the guests.
"Have fun you two!" Lacey yelled before tossing a hand full of rice at the newly married couple.
"Not too much fun" Jason added and his little sister smacked his arm.
The newly married Winchesters hopped into the impala, giving their friends one final wave goodbye before driving off.
"I can't believe we just did that" Katie said wide smile still on her face. "We just got hitched" she slid over wrapping her arm around Dean's middle, before placing gentle kisses on his neck. "You're one crazy man Mr. Winchester"
"Why is that Mrs. Winchester?" Dean asked. He really wished he didn't have to have his hands on the steering wheel right now, because he could think of quite a few places he wanted them to be.
"You married me" Katie whispered her hand sliding down to Dean's thigh, and she could feel the car speed up.
Dean's eyes snapped open when suddenly the image of Katie lying on a bed surrounded by books. The image change and he saw a sign that read, "The Sunlight Motel".
"Well I'll be damned" Dean said a smile coming to his face. He actually did it. He stood to his feet and made his way to the door.
"Where are you going?" Sam asked and Dean turned to him.
"It worked" Dean replied. "I'm going to get my woman" with that the eldest Winchester almost ran to his impala and pulled off in Katie's direction.
Katie was flipping through what felt like her hundredth book. She was still having no luck, which only frustrated her.
"What do you want Cas?" Katie asked not even bothering to look up at the angel as she turned another page.
"Any luck?" Castiel asked and Katie sighed looking up at him.
"No, how about you?" she asked.
"No" Castiel replied. "I believed the Colt would work, and now it hasn't"
"What was he doing in Missouri?" Katie asked sitting up on the bed. "I mean he was performing some kind of ritual"
"I do not know" Castiel replies. "But I'm sure whatever it is can account for the increase of mayhem that has risen"
"That's an understatement" Katie replied. "I'm trying to stay strong, and block the images but there's just so many of them and ever so often-" She grabs the side of her head as another vision flashes before her eyes. After a moment it's over and she looks up to Castiel who stares at her in confusion. "That happens" she stands to her feet and walks over to pick up her bottle of water. "People are dying all over the place, and if we don't figure out something that number is just going to get higher and higher"
"This is a big fight" Castiel say and Katie turns to him "One that cannot be fought alone" She shakes her head.
"I'm not fighting alone" Katie replies. "I have you, we're a team" she walks over and stands in front of the angel. "I'm a liability to everyone around me, and you're the only one safe, or at least I hope so"
"This war is bigger than just the two of us" Castiel says. "We can only do so much. You need to return"
"I can't" Katie replies. "Look I was given the responsibility and I've done nothing but screw it up, I've hurt the people I care about most in the world. I'm not doing that anymore. I will figure this out without inflicting my bad luck on anyone else" she turned and picked up a few articles she'd printed out earlier.
"Pathetic" Castiel says and Katie turns to look at him.
"Excuse me" Katie replies sitting the paper back on the table. "What did you say?"
"I said you are pathetic, you're making this about you" Castiel states.
"How the hell am I making this about me?" Katie snapped. "Everything I do, everything I've ever done has been to help everyone else, and this is no different"
"Except you know they will never accept it" Castiel says. "They're too worried about you, to focus on what's important"
"What am I supposed to do about that?" Katie asked. "They will get over it, they have to"
She walked over picked up her jacket and slid it on. She really didn't need this right now, especially when she knew he was telling the truth.
"Where are you going?" Castiel asked as she grabbed her bag as well.
"To the library" Katie said. "I've looked through these books about a million times and I'm not finding anything, hopefully this town has a decent occult section"
The angel watched as the witch hurried out of the room. He probably should've told her of the arrival of Dean and her father, but he was sure she'd find out soon enough.
Katie was headed to the library when she spotted a little girl in a park on a swing. She looked around but there was no one watching the girl. Katie made her way to the girl, who stopped swinging.
"Hi" Katie said kneeling in front on the girl. The girls curly brown hair nearly covering her eyes. "Where's your mommy and daddy?" the girl didn't say anything. "You don't have to be scared, it's just a little girl like you shouldn't be out here by yourself. There's lots of dangers out here" The girls eyes met Katie's and it was clear the girl had been crying.
"I no, know where my mommy is" the little girl replied. Katie looked around again but the park was completely empty.
"Don't worry, I'll help you" Katie said holding out her hand. "C'mon" the girl stared at the hand for a moment before grabbing it.
They'd been walking for about five minutes before Katie decided to try to comfort the obviously scared girl.
"My name's Katie by the way" she said glancing down at the girl. "What's yours?"
"Emmie" the little girl replied.
"That's a nice name Emmie" Katie said. "What's your mommy's name?"
"Mommy" the girl replied as if that were a dumb question. Katie laughed a bit.
"Right, of course it is" Katie said.
"What's your mommy name?" the girl asked and Katie's smile faded.
"Well I actually have two mommies" Katie said and the girl looked up at her confused. "You see I was adopted, so I have one mommy and daddy who took care of me when I was baby. But I also have the mommy who carried me in her tummy" the girl nodded in understanding.
"Where are your mommies now?" Emmie ask and Katie sighed.
"Well one of my mommies lives in Minnasota" Katie said. "And my other mommy, well I don't really know where she is at the moment"
"Like me" Emmie said and Katie nodded a yes.
"Sort of" Katie replied. "But I'm all big and grown up and I really don't need a mommy, but you do"
"If you no needs a mommy, then I don't needs a mommy" Emmie said and Katie smiled down at the girl.
"Well I needs a mommy sometimes" Katie said. "It's just my mommies are always busy, but I'm sure your mommy is worried sick about you"
"If you don't have a mommy, then who do you got?" Emmie asked. Katie glanced down at the little girl. She has a husband who's probably worried sick about her. She sighed before turning to see a man blocking the side walk. They stopped and tried to go around, but the man continued to block them.
"Excuse us" Katie said still trying to get past him, but he wouldn't move.
"Hand over the girl and no one will have to get hurt" the man said. Emmie moved behind Katie, holding her arms tightly around the witch.
"I don't want to go with the mean man" Emmie cried.
"Don't worry sweetie" Katie replied before looking back at the man. "Look, she's not going anywhere with you, so if you don't mind, move"
"I said hand her over" the man reached for Emmie but Katie grabbed his arm, twisting it behind his back and pushed his away to the ground. She quickly picked up the little girl, who buried her head in Katie's neck. The man got to his feet and when he turned to Katie, his eyes were a cold black.
"Why would a demon want a little girl huh?" Katie asked, her arms wrapped tightly around the little girl.
"None of your business, witch" the demon said before taking a step toward them, but he was stopped by something. Katie looked at him confused as the demon tried and tried to grab the girl but it was as if there was something blocking him.
"I didn't do that" Katie said watching the demon trying to get past the invisible shield. She looked down at the little girl. "Did you do that Emmie?" the little girl just nodded a yes. Katie looked back up to the demon who'd finally given up. "I think I'm starting to see why you want her"
"This isn't a fight you want witch" the demon growled. "My boss isn't someone you want on your back"
"Please, I have freaking Lucifer after me" Katie replied. "Tell your boss, when he's ready, I'm game"
"It's your funeral" the demon replied and Katie just shook her head.
"You must be new" She replied before disappearing.
Katie stood back in her motel room, the little girl still holding on tight. She rubbed the girls back trying to sooth her, but she wasn't letting go.
"Emmie, it's ok" Katie said taking a seat on the edge of the bed. "You're ok, the mean man is gone"
"Is he gonna get me?" Emmie asked.
"No, sweetie I promise you he's not gonna take you" Katie replied and Emmie finally brought her head from Katie's shoulder to look the woman in the eye.
"You promise?" Emmie asked and Katie smiled back at her.
"I promise kid" Katie said. Emmie looked around the room for the first time and then back at Katie.
"How did we gets here?" Emmie asked and Katie looked around the room too, trying to think of the perfect way to explain this.
"Can you keep a secret Emmie?" Katie asked and the little girl nodded anxiously. "Well I am a witch"
"A witch?" Emmie asked her eyes wide. "Like from the wizard of oz?" Katie laughed a bit.
"Well sort of" Katie replied. "I'm more like Glenda, then those other two"
"Wow" Emmie replied. Katie smiled at the girl, smoothing her hair out of her face.
"Emmie, when was the last time you saw your mommy?" Katie asked and the little girl's expression fell before she buried her head back onto Katie's shoulder. "Did those mean men take her?"
"Yes" Emmie said. Katie sighed before she got an idea. She brought her hand to the back of Emmie's head and closed her eyes.
When Katie opened her eyes she was standing in a rundown apartment. She looked around at the peeling wall paper and the bugs the crawled about.
"Mommy?" Katie turned to see Emmie sitting on her mother's lap. "I don't like it here"
"I know sweetie" the woman replied bringing the little girl into a hug. "It's just for a little while, I promise" They were sitting there for a while, until Emmie's mother quickly stood up, still holding on to the girl. Something was here.
"What's wrong mommy?" Emmie asked. The woman sat the girl down.
"Emmie girl you remember what mommy told you" the woman said. "About one day, we were gonna play hide and seek"
"I s'pose to hide and not come out until you tells me to" Emmie replied looking up to her mother.
"That's right" the woman said kneeling in front of the little girl. "You're gonna hide and you don't move until I come a get you ok?" Emmie nodded. "Ok, go to our secret hiding spot" the little girl ran into a closet, closing the door behind her. She looked down and pulled a hatch, revealing a secret space beneath. She climbed into the space and waited until her mother would come for her.
Katie stood there watching the little girl who sat with her knees to her chest.
"Where is she!" a voice growled.
"You will never have her!" Emmie's mother yelled. Emmie buried her face into her knees. "She is long gone, and he will never have her"
"You're going to tell is where she is" the voice growled.
"You'll have to kill me before I ever talk" Emmie mother replied before Emmie could hear the woman yelp in pain.
"That can be arranged" the man said. "Search this place" Emmie heard the sounds of footsteps walking above her. She remembered what her mommy said about staying quiet. She stayed there for a while until she heard the mean man's voice again. "You're going to tell me where she is!"
"That's never gonna happen" Emmie's mother replied. Emmie heard a loud slap and then a thump as if something was hitting the ground.
"Pick her up" the man said. "Looks like she's gonna be seeing the boss" Silent tears fell from Emmie's eyes as her mother was carried away. Soon she was all alone in the darkness. She didn't know what to do. She wasn't supposed to move.
Emmie
Emmie brought her head up at the sound of her name. She didn't recognize the voice.
C'mon Emmie, it's time to go
"Go where?" Emmie asked.
To safety
"Mommy said not to leave" Emmie replied. "I have to listen"
I know what your mommy said, but there is someone who can help you.
"Where?" Emmie asked.
You remember the park you love to go with your mommy?
"Yes" Emmie said.
Go there and sit on the swings and wait
"Wait for what?" Emmie asked.
Someone who will help you
Emmie climbed from the space in the closet and looked around the empty apartment, before heading out the door to find this park.
Katie hugged the girl tighter. Someone was after this girl and she was going to figure out who. First she needs to figure out who was the voice talking to Emmie, and how did they know she would find her.
It took a while but Emmie finally went to sleep. Katie moved the mounds of books from the bed to clear space for the small girl. She seemed so peaceful and innocent. Katie found herself stumped at where to begin. There was only one person she could turn to at this moment.
She opened her mouth to call Cas when there was knock on her door. She turned confused. No on knew where she was, and the only people after her were the demons after Emmie. And to her knowledge demons weren't the knocking type. There was another knock and Katie glanced over to Emmie who was still fast asleep. She walked over to the door and looked through the peep hole and was surprised at who was there. Katie sighed before opening the door.
"How did you find me?" Katie asked looking over at the NCIS agent.
"Have you forgotten what it is I do for a living?" Gibbs asked. "Can I come in?"
"What are you doing here?" Katie asked ignoring his question. "I thought we went over this" Gibbs curiously watched her, wondering why she was whispering.
"Is someone here?" Gibbs asked and Katie rolled her eyes.
"You shouldn't be here" Katie said. "Go home" she began to close the door but Gibbs caught it and pushed himself in. Katie shook her head before closing the door. The first thing Gibbs noticed was the little girl curled up on the bed surrounded by books. Her curly hair hiding her face. He turned to Katie who just crossed her arms over her chest.
"Who is she?" Gibbs asked and Katie glanced over at the sleeping child.
"Her name is Emmie" Katie replied. "I found her alone in the park"
"And what, you decided to keep her?" Gibbs whispered and Katie scoffed.
"No, I was on my way to the police station, when a demon tried to take her" Katie replied. "I assumed turning her over to police would be the wrong move, don't you think?"
"Why are demons after her?" Gibbs asked looking over at the child. "She's just a little girl"
"I know, but she's special" Katie replied. "You should've seen it. The demon tried to grab her and suddenly this force field was put up blocking him from us" She looked over at the girl. "There's no telling what else she can do"
"So is she like you?" Gibbs asked. "A witch?" Katie furrowed her brow and shook her head.
"No, she's not a witch" Katie replied. "I would feel it, no she's definitely something else" Katie looked over to Gibbs, who was now taking off his jacket. "What are you doing?"
"Helping" Gibbs replied looking for a place to put his jacket in the messy room. "When's the last someone cleaned up this place"
"Look" Katie walked over to him, trying to keep her voice quiet. "I don't need any help, I am perfectly capable of figuring this thing out on my own"
"What are you going to do huh?" Gibbs asked. "Waltz into this demons lair or whatever with a little girl on your hip?" Katie looked at him. He had a point but she'd be damned if she told him that.
"Demon's do not have lairs" Katie replied. "Apparently they live in mansions"
"Why is this place such a mess?" Gibbs asked looking around.
"Hey you want to help you will get use to the mess" Katie snapped pointing a finger at him He glared at her and she just shook her head. "Fine"
A place for everything, and everything in its place, return this room to its original grace
Gibbs watched in amazement as bright orbs seemed to circle around the room as books and papers began flying about. Soon they were all neatly organized and the room was spotless.
"That's a neat trick" Gibbs said and Katie just smiled over at him.
"Thanks" Katie replied. "Gibbs there's a reason I decided to take myself out of your lives"
"I know" Gibbs replied. "It's because you're an idiot" Katie looked at him confused. "You think you've brought pain to our lives when you've brought nothing but joy"
"Gibbs-"
"I'm not finished" Gibbs said. "I lost a wife and a daughter and I thought that was it, that I had nothing and then a couple of years ago I take a coffee from girl who turns out to be my daughter" Katie turned away from him and he placed his fingers under her chin and brought her eyes to his. "I've missed out on twenty seven years of your life and I'll be damn if I miss out on anymore"
Katie opened her mouth to say something when suddenly there was another knock on the door. She looked over to Gibbs before they both turned to the door.
"You expecting someone?" Gibbs asked reaching for his gun.
"No" Katie said shaking her head. "No one knows I'm here, well they're not supposed to anyway" Gibbs eased to the door, his hand hovering over his gun. He looked through the peep hole and scoffed. "Who is it?" He looked back to her while reaching for the doorknob and opening it. "Dean!"
Dean looked over to Katie, but frowned when he laid eyes on the old marine. He was the last person he needed here when he tried to make things up with his wife.
"What are you doing here?" Dean snapped looking over at Gibbs.
"What am I doing here, what are you doing here?" Gibbs replied.
"Will you two keep your voices down" Katie snapped, her voice still a whisper. Dean quirked an eyebrow before walking into the room and seeing the little girl curled up on the bed. He looked over at Katie, confusion written all over his face. She sighed before looking over to Gibbs.
"Can you watch her for a minute?" She asked. "We'll be right outside" she grabbed Dean's hand and pulled him outside, closing the door behind them. "What are you doing here?"
"I came here looking for you princess" Dean snapped. "You left without saying a word, of course I was gonna come find you"
"I just assumed after our last conversation that I was the last person you wanted to see" Katie said.
"I was upset and I said a lot of things that weren't true" Dean said. "Look I know what happened wasn't your fault, I'm so sorry that I put that on you"
"Dean, don't" Katie said. "You were right, I should've stopped it, I didn't and now Jo and Ellen are dead" Dean grabbed the sides of Katie's shoulders.
"Listen to me, this wasn't your fault ok?" Dean said. "We all knew the risks, every last one of us" Katie looked down, she wanted to cry so badly but she could not now. Now she had to focus on Emmie. She looked back up to Dean. "I'm sorry I hurt you princess"
"I'm sorry I left" Katie replied. "I didn't know what else to do. I thought it would be better for everyone if I was gone"
"It's not" Dean replied. "With you gone everyone wants to hurt me" Katie laughed and Dean couldn't help the smile that came to his face.
"Including Gibbs?" Katie asked and Dean turned to the door.
"Yeah, so what's going on here?" Dean asked looking back to his wife. "Who's the girl?"
"I found her this morning alone in the park" Katie replied. "I was going to take her to the cops when a demon tried taking her"
"Why?" Dean asked.
"I don't know, but I'm pretty sure it has something to do with her powers" Katie said.
"Powers?" Dean asked. "What is she?"
"I don't know yet, but I have a theory, that I need to run by someone first" Katie said.
"Who?" Dean asked.
"My partner" Katie said turning around to go back into the room. Dean caught her arm, pulling her back to him before smashing his lips against his in a fiery kiss.
"I thought I was your partner" Dean said leaning his forehead against his wife's. She closed her eyes still trying to catch her breath.
"You are" Katie replied a smile on her face as she opened her eyes. "Always and forever"
"Always and Forever" Dean repeated. "Not long enough" Katie leaned forward to kiss him again before going back into their room. She stopped when her hand was on the door knob before turning back to Dean.
"How did you find me?" Katie asked and Dean gave her a crooked smile.
"No matter where you go princess, I will always be able to find you" Dean replied.
"That's all you're gonna say?" Katie asked and he just shrugged his shoulders. She shook her head before turning and opening the door to see Emmie now in Gibbs arms.
"She had a nightmare" Gibbs said and Katie made her way to him, bringing the girl to her arms.
"It's ok Emmie, I'm here" Katie rubbed the girl's back trying to sooth her. "I'm right here"
"I dream that they take me" Emmie cried her arms wrapped tightly around Katie's neck. "The mean men"
"Don't worry, they won't take you ok?" Katie said. She lied down on the bed, the girl still wrapped around her. "C'mon, I'll stay with you till you fall asleep ok?" the little girl nodded.
Dean watched how well Katie was with the little girl. He never even thought about having kids, not in his life but he also never thought he would get married and now here he was. Katie was the best thing that ever happened to him and it made him think of all those things he thought he couldn't have because of his life. But kids weren't an option anymore, and no matter how much he tried to convince himself that it wasn't a big deal and that he wasn't affected, he knew it wasn't true. He looked over to Gibbs who nudged his head to the door. Dean sighed before following the man outside.
"Look, before you even-"
Before Dean could get his sentence out, Gibbs had grabbed his jacket and slammed him against the wall.
"You listen to me, I don't care who you are and what you do, but you will never ever hurt her the way you did" Gibbs growled. Dean pushed the man away.
"Look, I messed up ok, I know that" Dean snapped. "But she forgave me, and we're fine so do us both a favor and butt out"
"That's not gonna happen Dean" Gibbs replied. "She's my daughter and me butting out just isn't an option"
"And she's my wife!" Dean snapped. "And we're gonna have problems and we're gonna fight, and the last thing we need is third parties sticking their two cents in"
"Not when you accuse of her of killing people Dean!" Gibbs replied. "You made her think that she'd didn't belong, that we were all better off without her. You made her runaway" Gibbs shook his head. "She's lost so many people in her life Dean, people she wished to hell she could've save" He took a step toward the hunter. "She already blamed herself for her friends' deaths Dean, she carries it around and no matter how much any of us say it's not her fault she will continue to carry it around" Gibbs pokes the man in the chest. "It's your job to tell her otherwise, to reassure her, if you can't do that then maybe you're the one who needs to walk away"
"That's not gonna happen" Dean said. "I love her and I'm not leaving her"
"Well then Dean, do better" Gibbs replied. "Because I promise you, that if I have to go searching for my daughter like this again, You'll be the one missing, got it?" They both turned when they heard the door open.
"It got quiet and I wanted to make sure you were both alive" Katie said folding her arms over her chest. "So you two done?"
"Yeah, we're done" Gibbs said. "I'm gonna go see if there are any available rooms"
"You don't have to do that Gibbs" Katie replied. "You don't have to stay here, I'm sure you have far more important things to do then hang around here"
"No, not really" Gibbs replied before turning and heading for the front desk.
"Nice talk?" Katie asked looking over to Dean, who scoffed.
"Shut up" Dean said grabbing Katie's hand and pulling her back into their room. "So, before when you said you had to ask your partner, who were you talking about?"
"Castiel" Katie replied turning to Dean. "But I don't think he really accepted the offer, can you believe that?"
"Actually…" Dean replied with a shrug and Katie slapped him playfully. "I'm going to take a shower, watch the kid" Katie turned to go to the bathroom when Dean caught her arm.
"What do you mean watch the kid?" Dean asked. Katie recognized the panic on his face. "I don't know anything about kids"
"Dean she's sleep" Katie said pointing to the sleeping girl. "All you have to do is literally watch her, and make sure demons don't take her away, in the ten minutes that it takes me to shower, ok?" Dean looked over at the sleeping girl. "You'll do fine" Katie turned and went into the bathroom.
Dean stood there still looking at the sleeping girl. He really hadn't had any experiences with kids. Give him a demon, vampire, hell tossed Gibbs at him and he'd be fine, but this was a whole different game. He eyed the girl carefully, before taking a seat at the table. He noticed the stack of books on the table. He picked up one of the books and flipped through the pages. His phone suddenly rang and he quickly grabbed it looking over at the little girl to make sure she was still asleep.
"Hello" Dean answered with a whisper.
"Hey, it's me" Sam replied. "Did you find her?"
"Yeah" Dean said. "I apologized and now we're good"
"Why are you whispering?" Sam asked.
"Because I'm-" Dean looked up to see a pair of brown eyes looking back at him. "Damn!...I mean shoot!...I mean, I'll call you back" Dean hung up the phone.
"Who are you?" Emmie asked the little girls lip quivering. "Where's Katie?"
"It's ok kid" Dean said looking over at the bathroom door. This was the longest ten minutes ever. "I'm Dean, I'm Katie's husband. She's just taking a shower, she's should be right out"
"Are you gonna help find my mommy?" Emmie asked.
"Yeah, we're gonna help you find your mommy" Dean replied walking over and taking a seat next to the girl on the bed.
"And keep the mean man away?" Emmie asked and Dean nodded.
"Yeah, I'm going make sure the mean man comes nowhere near you" Dean replied and to his surprise the girl lifted her arms to him. He looked down at her confused as her hand stood in the air. He finally realized that she wanted him to pick her up. He brought his hands under her arms and lifted the girl into his lap. She wrapped her arms around his neck and laid her head on his shoulder. This was totally new territory for Dean, but for some reason he couldn't say it wasn't all that bad.
Katie came out of the bathroom a while later, freshly showered and in a pair of pajamas. She smiled at the sight of Dean lying on the bed, Emmie snug in his arms. Her smile fell when she realized that she could never give him this with his own child. She sighed before walking over to her bag and tossing in her clothes.
"Not too loud" Katie whispered zipping up her bag. She turned to see Castiel looking over at her. She nudged her head to the sleeping pair in the bed. "I'm glad you're here" Katie walked over to the angel. "I found that little girl today"
"I know" Castiel replied. Katie looked back to him confused. "You were meant to find her"
"What do you mean I was meant to find her?" Katie asked looking over to the girl and then it hit her. "The voice, there was a voice that told her to go to the park, that I would be there to help her"
"That was one of the many voices of her ancestors" Castiel said looking over at the girl. "She is a guardian"
"A guardian" Katie replied. "As in protector of magical children?" Castiel turned back to her and nodded a yes.
"Which is why you mustn't let any harm come to her" Castiel replied. "Her future lies in protecting important children of magic, and if she is influenced by evil…"
"Then those important kids are at risk" Katie replied. "I understand, but who are these demons anyway"
"They're outcasts" Castiel replied. "They do not possess enough power on their own to take on anyone of substance, but with Lucifer"
"They're getting antsy" Katie replied. "Want a secret weapon, and that's Emmie" She turned back to Castiel. "They've been after her for a while, why not give up and go after another kid?"
"Because time is running" Castiel said. "There isn't time for them to find someone else" Katie nodded.
"Her mother is human" Katie replied. "The demons that are after Emmie took her mother, and since her blood is in Emmie's, they may be closer to finding her than we anticipated." She sighed running her hands through her hair. "Thanks for-" she turned but the angel was gone. "Thanks"
The next morning Dean and Katie watched as Emmie dug into her stack of blueberry pancakes. They were both curious and impressed at the young girl's appetite.
"Is it good?" Katie asked already knowing the answer. The little girl just looked over at her a big smile on her face, nodding a yes before going back to her breakfast.
"My kind of girl" Dean replied and Katie rolled her eyes. She looked up to the door to see Gibbs walking toward them.
"I'll be right back" Katie said as she stood up to meet Gibbs before he came to the table. "You find anything?" Katie asked.
"Place was clean, no ID's, nothing with their name" Gibbs said. "There weren't any pictures, it was like no one really lived there"
"They were running" Katie said. "That means nothing to hold them down, look these demons are probably getting desperate and they're gonna come after her with all they got." She sighed. "I know you want to help but this may not be the safest place for you to be right now"
"Like you said they're gonna be coming with everything they got" Gibbs replied. "You're gonna need the extra help"
"Okay but under one condition" Katie said. "You will play nicely with Dean" he opened his mouth to say something but she interrupted him. "It's not under negotiation"
"Fine" Gibbs sighed looking over to Dean who was saying something that made Emmie laugh. Katie looked over to them and smiled.
"He really would've made a great dad" Katie whispered but Gibbs heard her.
"You say that as if he still couldn't" Gibbs replied. Katie turned to him and smiled.
"We should get back" She turned and went back to the table. Gibbs watched the three for a moment and smiled. They actually looked like a family. He walked over to take a seat with them.
Later that afternoon Emmie lay napping while the three adults who were protecting her tried to come up with a plan.
"We have to find the leader" Katie said. "We stop him and all this is over"
"Or we stop him, someone takes his job and it's never over" Gibbs replied and Katie shook her head.
"Look, there always gonna people after her" Katie sighed. "Which is why I'm surprised…"
"Shouldn't there be someone looking after her?" Dean asked. "I mean if she could easily be influenced by evil, shouldn't there be someone"
"Yeah" Katie said. "Ca-" before she could say the rest of the angel's name, he was standing in front of them.
"There always something new" Gibbs said looking over the trench coat clad man. "What are you now?"
"Castiel is an angel" Katie replied. "Castiel this is Gibbs, Gibbs Castiel"
"It's nice to meet you Agent Gibbs" Castiel replied. "I've heard good things about you"
"You have?" Gibbs asked.
"You have?" Katie repeated. "From who?" She'd never talked to the angel about her birth parents, so if he had some information on the man, she was curious who he got it from.
"Why have you called me?" Castiel asked ignoring the questions.
"It's about Emmie" Katie replied. "Guardians her age, shouldn't she have a protector of her own, someone who's supposed to be teaching her?"
"Emmie's protector went missing a couple of months ago" Castiel replied. "He was her father, a guardian like her"
"Any word on where dad went?" Dean asked and the angel shook his head.
"No one knows, there's speculations that many of the guardians have been kidnapped by groups such as this, for their powers" Castiel said. "The same may have happened to him"
"What, so someone wants their cool shielding powers?" Dean asked.
"That's just one of their powers Dean" Castiel replied. "Guardians are some of the most powerful beings on Earth"
"If they hold so much power then why haven't we ever heard of them?" Dean asked.
"Because they serve one purpose and one purpose only" Katie said. She looked over at the little girl . "They protect. They don't hunt evil or fight in end of the world wars, they just protect the future of magic."
"And now they're being forced into being weapons" Gibbs said. "We have to find her father"
"We have to save her mother" Katie replied.
"Any ideas?" Dean asked and that's when Katie got that look in her eye.
"I have one" she said smiling over at her husband.
"Of course you do" Dean replied. "Let's hear it"
Dean sat on a chair next to the bed where Emmie was sleeping. His arms were folded over his chest and legs propped us on the edge of the bed as his head fell backwards as he slept. The rooms was quiet, only filled with the snoring of its only two inhabitants. That was until three unwanted visitors showed up.
"There she is" one of the demons said.
"Is that?" the other demon said looking over at Dean. "Since when are the Winchesters involved in this?"
"I don't know and really don't care" the lead demon answered. "We're here for the girl, grab her" one of the demons began easing toward Emmie's sleeping form on the other side of the bed. He was almost to her when he stepped on a toy that squeaked. Dean jumped to his feet, grabbing for his gun that was no where in sight.
"Hey!" Dean yelled. "Get away from her!" the demon quickly grabbed the little girl. She woke up screaming in the demon's arms.
"Sorry Winchester" the demon replied before disappearing with the little girl. Dean turned to the other two demons who just smiled before disappearing as well. As soon as they were gone Dean took out his cell phone and dialed a number.
"Yeah, they're gone" Dean said. "I'm on my way" he hung up the phone before grabbing his jacket and heading out the door.
"Let me go!" the little girl cried trying to tear herself away from the demon. She looked around the cold dark underground hallway as they walked past random demons. They walked through a door to find a scary looking demon sitting behind a big desk.
"Emmie, it's really nice to meet you" the demon said standing to his feet. The demon carrying the little girl sat her down on her feet. "My name is Charles and I'm going to be your new daddy"
"I already have a daddy!" the girl yelled.
"Yes, who left you and your mommy to fend for yourselves" Charles replied. "I would never do anything that cruel to such a beautiful little girl like you"
"I want my mommy!" the girl cried. "Where's my mommy!" Charles rolled his eyes.
"Your mommy is sleeping Emmie" Charles said. "But there are bad men coming and we're going to need your help"
"I want my mommy!" the girl cried once again. Charles looked over to the demons standing behind the girl.
"Mommy's sleeping" Charles growled grabbing the girls arms forcefully. "Now you listen to me and listen well, you're gonna do what I say, when I say it or you'll never see your mommy again, do you understand?"
"You are a mean man" the child said, staring the demon in his dark eyes.
"You have no idea sweetheart" Charles replied with an evil grin. "And I'm going to teach it all to you"
"That's actually not gonna happen" The girl said. "Your henchmen are idiots" Charles looked down at the girl's changed tone, and then up to his henchmen. He looked back to the girl when suddenly orbs of swirling lights surrounded her. They all watched in surprise as the little girl standing before them was now a grown woman. "They nabbed the wrong kid" Katie said.
"Witch!" Charles yelled. "You brought a witch here!"
"We're sorry boss" one of the demons yelled. "We thought, we thought…"
"Shut up!" Charles shouted. He turned back to Katie who was scanning the room. "Where is the girl!"
"She's safe" Katie replied looking back to the demon. "Which is the least I will be able to say about you if don't bring me her mother"
"And why would I do that" the demon growled and Katie smiled. She opened her mouth to say something when suddenly a bright light filled the room. She through her arm over her eyes, shielding them from the harsh light. She brought her arm down and noticed a tall man looking pretty pissed off. He held a hand toward Charles, and suddenly the lights flickered off for the demon and he fell dead. He raised his hands toward the two demons behind Katie, but they disappeared before their demise. Katie turned to the man.
"That was awesome" Katie said with a smile. "Who are you now?" the man looked to her.
"My name is Alec" he replied. "Who are you?"
"I'm Katie" the witch replied. "Not that I'm not thankful, but what are you doing here?"
"I'm looking for my wife" Alec replied. Katie looked at him confused when she finally understood who he was.
"Wait you're Emmie's father?" Katie asked.
"Yes" Alec replied. "I couldn't stand by and watch any longer" he scanned the room looking for his wife. He closed his eyes and inhaled deeply, when he released the breath his eyes snapped open. "I know where she is" before Katie could speak the man was running out of the office down the now empty halls before reaching a door. He opened the door to see his wife, wrists chained against the wall. "Becca!" he ran over to her and with a flick of his hand the cuffs fell to the ground. He caught the woman before she could hit the ground. It was obvious the woman had been beaten up, her clothes bloodies and her face cut and busted. "Becca can you hear me!" the woman cracked open her eyes.
"Alec" the woman said, the remnants of a smile on her face. "Is it really you?"
"I'm right here honey" Alec ran his fingers through her hair. "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have left"
"It's not your fault" Becca replied. "You had no choice, you had to leave"
"No, I should've chose you and Emmie" Alec replied. He picked the woman up in his arms and turned to Katie. "I have to get her to a hospital"
"Wait" Katie said. The man looked at her confused as she walked over to them. "I know someone" She looked to the ceiling. "Castiel!" Suddenly the angel was standing before them. "Heal her" Castiel turned to the limp woman lying in the man's arms. He walked over and placed a finger to the woman's head. They all watch anxiously for it to be over, but nothing seemed to be happening. "Why isn't it working?" Cas dropped his hand and turned to her.
"It's too late" the angel replied and Katie's eyes went wide.
"No!" Alec cried looking down at his wife. "Becca, you can't leave, wake up" he shook the woman's lifeless body. "Becca!"
The night was especially cool as another harsh wind blew. Katie looked over at the little girl who's hand gripped her father's as they both looked at the burning flames that covered the woman they both loved. She looked down when she felt a hand intertwine with hers, and she looked over to Dean. She brought herself over to him wrapping her arms around him as they continued standing in silence.
"I want to thank you" Alec said finally breaking the silence. He finally took his eyes from the flames and looked up to Katie, Dean, and Gibbs. "If it weren't for you, I'd be burying two of my girls today" Katie looked over at Gibbs who's eyes seemed glued to the fire. She knew he was thinking of Shannon and Kelly. She reached over and grabbed his hand.
"We're sorry for your loss" Katie said looking over to the man. He gave her a slight nod. Katie noticed Emmie wiping away a tear, and her heart broke for the little girl. She pulled away from Dean and released Gibbs' hand before walking over and kneeling in front of the little girl. "Emmie, it's gonna be ok" Katie brought her arms around the little girl in a tight hug.
"It…It's my fault" Emmie whimpered in Katie's shoulder. "Mommie left because of me" Katie pulled away. Placing her hands on the little girls shoulder.
"Listen to me, Emmie ok" Katie ran a hand through the girls curly hair. "This is not your fault. Your mommy loved you very much, and I promise she'll never really leave you"
"What do you mean?" Emmie asked. Katie grabbed the girls hand and placed it on her heart.
"Close your eyes" Katie said and the child complied. "Now, imagine your mommy...can you see her?" Emmie nodded a yes. "Is she smiling?" the girl smiled and nodded another yes. "See Emmie, your mother will always be with you, and if you ever miss her, just close your eyes and picture her like now" Emmie opened her eyes and smiled at Katie.
"Thank you" Emmie said before throwing her arms around the woman. "Thanks for saving me"
"Any time kid" Katie replied before standing to her feet. She looked over to Alec and held out her hand. "It was nice meeting you"
"You really don't remember me do you?" Alec asked and Katie looked back at him confused.
"Should I?" she asked and he just shook his head.
"No you shouldn't" he replied before looking down to his daughter. "Time to go home Emmie" the little girl nodded. They both looked over to their new friends giving a small smile before they were gone.
"That was weird" Katie said before turning back to Gibbs and Dean. "We should get going" She walked over and grabbed Dean's hand and turned to Gibbs who was still looking over at the grave. "You coming?"
"Give me a sec" Gibbs replied. Katie nodded before placing a hand on his shoulder before her and Dean made their way to the car.
"I'm sorry Shannon" Gibbs whispered. "I should've been there, I should've stopped it" Another wind blew past the senior agent.
"It was not meant to be" Gibbs looked up to see Castiel standing next to him. "Some things must happen for us to become the people we're supposed to be"
"Are they up there?" Gibbs asked.
"Yes, they are" Castiel replied. The agent nodded holding back tears. "I would like to thank you for your assistance with protecting the child, her destiny is very important"
"She's gonna be looking after some pretty important kids when she gets older?" Gibbs asked. Castiel turned and Gibbs turned to follow his gaze.
"Yes" Castiel said before disappearing. A small smile graced Gibbs lips as he watched his daughter and her husband.
A/N: Hmmm...mull it over? what do you think? Did you figure out why Alec asked if Katie remembered him?...Just follow the clues. And did Castiel mean what we all think he means?
NEXT CHAPTER: We see some familiar faces, but it's under some not so good circumstances. Katie has a break through into the whole Lucifer situation.