Some entertaining fighting is in this chapter and sets the stage for the rest of this Season 4 storyline. As usual, feedback it more than welcomed... want to see where I can improve so it's a more enjoyable story for y'all!
Chapter Ten:
"I'm sorry, Anna," came the calm flat voice of the angel adorned in a trench coat.
"No you're not. You don't know what that feels like Castiel," she responded simply.
"Still. We have history, but…" he began to say, but the redhead cut him off.
"Orders are orders. I know. Let's just get this over with," she said, bowing her head in submission and hopelessness.
Just as Castiel and Uriel were about to take her with them, however, the nasally and cruel voice of Alastair was heard from behind them. The angels spun around angrily as the powerful demon appeared with a bleeding, weak Ruby and two other low-level demons at either side of him.
"Don't you lay a finger on that poor girl," he said with a small smirk.
"How dare you stand before us, you pussing sore," Uriel spat.
"Sticks and stones, you pompous douche," Alastair responded dangerously.
"Leave now," Castiel growled.
"Absolutely, but only after you give us there girl. Don't worry, we'll be sure to punish her for you," the demon's tone of amusement returned.
"You know what we're capable of. Turn around or face our wrath," the blue-eyed angel of the Lord warned fiercely.
"I'll take my chances," Alastair responded, and with that the angels and demons broke out into an intense fight.
Castiel lunged at Alastair and attempted to exorcise him as Uriel took on the two black-eyed demons. Ruby was cast aside and fell weakly to the ground.
"Ruby!" Sam rushed over to her side and helped her to her feet.
"We need to get out of here," she winced, still bleeding profusely from her wounds.
At this point a demon had cornered Anna, but Dean bashed its head with a crowbar. Thoroughly annoyed, it turned its attention onto the older Winchester and flung him across the room. Just as it was about to kick the fallen Dean in the ribs, Uriel laid his hands on the unholy entity and exorcised it with one mere touch.
As the African American angel turned his attention onto the second demon, Dean slowly tried to push himself up from the ground; he looked across the room and now saw that the tables had turned in the battle between Castiel and Alastair.
Alastair had Castiel on his knees, for his attempts to exorcise the demon proved fruitless.
"Why don't you go run home to your Daddy," Alastair mocked as he began to extract the angel from his vessel.
Dean mustered up as much energy as he could and sprang towards the white-eyed demon. Punching Alastair as hard as he could, the demon released Castiel with a new rage directed towards Dean.
"I'm so disappointed, Dean. You had so much promise," the demon hissed menacingly before assaulting him.
Sam had laid Ruby in the corner, hiding her from the fight, and had just returned to see a weak Castiel slumped on the floor, Uriel exorcising the other demon, and Alastair beating his older brother to a pulp. Laura and Sam's eyes met from across the barn. They both knew that Dean needed assistance, but Laura needed to protect Anna. Sam hurried over and tried to pull Alastair off of his brother. In a swift motion, Samuel Winchester was thrown into a support beam, cracking it.
The young psychic watched on, wishing to help the Winchesters out, but she soon had her hands full when Uriel made his way over to them.
"Step aside, girl," he commanded, after successfully exorcising the other demon.
"No way," she prepared herself for the world of pain she was about to endure.
The frightening angel smirked as he raised his hand and pushed her into the wall with an unseen force. Laura's body slammed hard into the wooden wall, and she winced in pain. He moved closer to her and lifted her by the neck over his head. The psychic gasped in pain, and after a few moments of struggling, was somehow able to move one of her delicate hands onto his face. His dark brown eyes blinked a few times as his grip loosened. Uriel seemed to be running out of breath and a pale light began to emit from his slightly opened mouth. Finally releasing her, Laura crumbled to the ground, coughing and sputtering and clutching her throat. Uriel seemed dumbfounded and tried to collect himself, though he couldn't help but stare down at the young woman with wide, confused eyes.
At this point, Sam and Dean were sprawled on the floor as Alastair advanced toward Anna, but once everyone witnessed what the young psychic had done, the entire room paused. The hiatus of fighting was brief, however, for the demon continued to rush towards the fallen angel. Noticing the weakened and distracted Uriel, the redhead leapt forward, grabbed her glowing grace from the necklace around his neck and threw it hard onto the floor. The crystal shattered, released a bright blue light, which swirled its way up to her mouth.
"No!" Uriel cried as Anna's grace was returned to her.
"Shut your eyes!" she cried as an explosion of light enveloped her and the entire barn.
In a flash, Anna and Alastair had disappeared, leaving the Winchesters, the angels, Laura, and Ruby staring at where they once stood. Castiel was on his feet now and strode over to Uriel who turned angrily on psychic.
"You!" he roared, but Dean and Sam pushed forward and stood in front of her.
"What are you waiting for?" Dean asked in a mocking tone, "Aren't you gonna get public enemy number one? Or are you scared?" Although he appeared smug, Sam could tell his brother was afraid.
Uriel's eyes darted between the Winchesters, then landed on Laura who was still panting behind them. "This isn't over," he warned them, still eyeing her with a dangerous and somewhat fearful expression.
"Looks over to me, chuckles," Dean retorted, stepping even more in front of the weakened psychic.
And with that Castiel and Uriel disappeared, leaving the four battered and bruised companions alone in the barn. Ruby slowly made her way from her spot in the corner, gripping her stomach in pain.
"You okay?" Sam asked her with a tone and expression of concern.
"Not really," she moaned.
"What took you so long?" Dean demanded angrily at how close of a call the fight was.
Ruby gave him a dirty look and responded cynically: "Sorry. I was just getting tortured the entire time…"
The demon's eyes then fell on the very quiet psychic who was now propped up against the wall. Ruby had no clue who or what this girl was, but she had never witnessed someone do what Laura had done. It made her uncomfortable.
The Winchesters noticed where Ruby was staring and looked behind them at the panting psychic. Leaning with one arm against the wall, she was hunched over and holding her hair out of her face as if she was about to get sick.
Sam helped her straighten up, asking: "Are you okay?"
He glanced nervously at his brother and Ruby, as Laura tried to steady her breathing.
"Yeah. Just dizzy," she mumbled as her head was spinning violently. "I'll be okay," she allowed herself to smile reassuringly, though she new she would probably be sick for days.
"You sure?" Sam asked again, his beautiful eyes staring hard into hers. She nodded her head weakly, as they all slowly made their way outside the barn into the morning sunlight.
"Well I gotta hand it to you, Sammy. Bringing them together like that was a damn good plan," Dean complimented his brother approvingly.
"Figured it would be best to let them fight each other and stay out of the way," Sam responded with a small grin.
"Well don't brag," Dean kidded, as they helped Laura to her cherry red convertible.
"Well at least Anna's some big-time angel now. Think she's happy?" Laura asked, still trying not to vomit.
"I doubt it," Dean responded, knowing full well from their time spent together the previous night that this was the last thing the redhead wanted.
Sam opened the car door for the brunette and tossed her bag into the backseat.
"Why don't you stick around for a while until you feel better," Sam offered with an inviting voice.
Laura smirked a bit. How were they not afraid of her? What Laura did in the barn back there had scared that crap out of her; it even seemed to frighten the angels and Ruby, so why were the Winchesters trying to comfort her? Laura didn't understand it. Clearly a girl like herself was trouble, and if the roles were reversed, she would have been a state away by now.
"I'm fine. I need to get going anyway," she dismissed herself. Just as she was about to get into the car, she paused and looked at all three of them. "Look, if you guys need a hand with anything, I'm not gonna say no," she said awkwardly. "If you really need help, you can get my number from Pam or Bobby… okay?"
Laura couldn't believe she was actually offering to be there for the Winchesters if they needed her assistance, but the brunette knew that this would not be the last time they crossed paths. For whatever reason, they seemed to be just as deep in this river of crap that she found herself in, and the way the young psychic saw it, it would be better to have some allies than none. The Winchesters were all ready involved, and knowing her couldn't possibly do them anymore harm (or so she thought).
"Same goes to you," the youngest Winchester nodded his head, extending a hand.
Laura took it tentatively and shook it with a small smirk. Her blue-green eyes then traveled over to Dean's green ones and she felt an odd feeling in her gut. He cleared his throat and thrust his hand out gruffly. Laura averted her eyes as they shook hands firmly: she was still a bit displeased with him, but hey, he was a good hunter and would maybe prove useful in the future. After a curt nod at Ruby, Laura plopped into her car and pulled away from the barn. Although she didn't want to, she stole one last glance at the three of them from the rearview mirror.
'What am I getting myself into?'