Chapter Ten

Dean sits on the bench, his head in his hand; he rubs his face and then glances over to Castiel who sits next to him.

"So you're telling me that my mother was a vessel also, and it takes two vessels to create a new vessel. So if two vessels never meet and ..." Dean gestures with his hands to mean have sex, Cass frowns, not understanding.

"Do you mean procreate?" he asks. Dean nods and sits back on the bench and looks at him.

"Yes, procreate. So you're telling me one vessel alone doesn't create another vessel." Cass nods his head at Dean and smiles patiently.

"Why do you think it was such a big deal to get your mother and father together? It was order from the highest levels of heaven that the two should be joined. If it were the case that it took only you then we would not have let you enjoy relations with so many women. Vessels must be chosen carefully." Dean looks at Cass for a long minute processing the information he's just been given.

"Let me? Alright I'm just going to leave that one alone." Cass frowns at Dean not understanding. Dean leans back against the wall behind him and sighs.

"Why do you need vessels anyway, it's over we won."

"It is never over. This is not the first time this battle was fought, and it will not be the last. That is why we are so determined to make sure the vessels proliferate. We cannot allow the numbers to fall any lower than they are now." Dean jerks up and stares at Cass.

"What do you mean this isn't the last? You mean this is going to happen again? What the hell Cass! You know what he's going to do to get out, why would you let it happen again?" Dean jumps up and paces around the room, mad as hell at the angel.

"Dean, there are a thousand ways to free Lucifer from the pit. We can't stop them all." Dean stops pacing and stands over the still sleeping Alex and watches her sleep. He leans down and tucks the blankets around her shoulders. She shifts a little and sighs in her sleep and smiles, he smiles at her. No nightmares tonight. He thinks and runs his fingers down her cheek.

"Are you here to save her?"

"And the baby, yes." Dean sucks in his breath and blinks, and then glances over at Cass.

"So she is pregnant." Cass nods his head and stands up and walks over to stand beside Dean. Dean stands up and watches his face, there is always something bad coming. Something good usually means something bad too, the something bad is his child is a vessel.

"I don't want my child to be a vessel. I don't want to have to teach it about monsters under the bed and Lucifer and God and the apocalypse. We'll always be looking over our shoulders waiting for a demon or one of your renegade angels to take us all out. What the hell kind of life is that?" Cass watches Dean and then glances down at Alex; he sighs and then looks hard at Dean.

"It is true. There will be more things for you to look out for, but when and if the time ever comes then we will be here to protect you and keep you safe. Dean, we have not walked among you for 1200 years, we let the bloodline continue, always watching, protecting, waiting. Your child or your child's children might never know, never see a demon or an angel. Not till we need them." Dean shakes his head at the idea and then looks back down at Alex.

"Wake her Cass. We need to tell her what's going on. "Cass looks closely at Dean, and then frowns. He does a series of quick scenario in his head; there is only one real safe way to do this.

"I do not think that's a good idea. I think you should let me heal her now, while she's sleeping. I need to control myself, I have to be very careful not to inflict harm on the child and I don't know if I can do that while she's fighting me." Dean sighs and rubs his face, then glances down at Alex. He suddenly pins Cass to the spot with a glare.

"So are you telling me you're never done this before?" Cass shakes his head and shrugs at Dean.

"I told you, I've never really even seen a woman in her condition." Dean groans faintly and rubs his head.

"Ohh geeze Cass, I though you meant infected with werewolf venom, not pregnant. How could you not ever see a pregnant woman? There freakin' everywhere sometimes. It's like a plague in the spring..." Dean's voice fades away and he looks down at Alex. Cass raises his eyebrows at Dean.

"Ahhh Dean you are talking about Alex here. I do not think she would like to be referred to as a plague." Dean grumbles under his breath and kneels down beside her, watches her. Panic rises to the surface and he tries to beat it down, a dozen different scenes run through his head, what if Cass goes too hard and hurts her? what if it damages the baby? should I wake her up and tell her? If I don't tell her about vessels and all this crap will she forgive me?

"Fine, should I hold her down or anything?" He whispers, then glances over to the angel. Cass shakes his head and gestures to Dean.

"Why don't you let me fix you first, it will give me an idea as to how much effort I'll need." Dean nods and stands up and faces Cass, then swallows hard and nods.

"Ya, okay, good idea. But if you fry my brains I'll kill you. And if you fry my brains there is no way in hell I want you to touch Alex. Right?" Cass nods, Dean immediately knows he's lying his ass off but he accepts it anyway and braces himself.

"Are you ready?" Cass asks jerking his chin at Dean. Dean nods, his teeth gritted together, ready for pain. Cass reaches out and places his left palm against Dean's chest over his heart, then grabs his right wrist. Cass concentrates and a warm yellow glow spreads from his palm into Dean's chest Almost immediately Dean jerks and gasps as black venom rises to the surface to his skin and begins to run down his arm and into Cass's fist. Dean twitches and gasps as the golden light covers him completely. Cass suddenly jerks his hand away from Dean's wrist and the black venom is stripped away, Cass fries it in his palm. Dean collapses on one knee on the floor gasping for breath.

"There is no freakin' way she's gonna sleep through that!" Cass shakes his shoulders a bit, then stretches his neck and shoulders out. He reaches down and helps Dean back to his feet.

"How do you feel?" Cass asks.

"Like I've got one freakin' bad sunburn." Dean says stretching out his arms and shoulders. Cass hums a little to himself and moves over closer to Alex and watches her sleep.

"Your right. I will partially wake her, you can explain what it is we are doing and then we will heal her. I fear if I proceed without preparing her it will put her into shock." Cass kneels down beside Alex and waits for Dean who joins him on the other side. Cass runs one finger down her bare arm and then leans back and waits. Alex shifts, and then slowly opens her eyes; she has trouble focusing on Dean but jumps and snarls faintly when she sees Cass beside her.

"Alex hon, it's okay. He's here to help. His name is Cass and he's an angel. Remember I told you about Cass and the other angels?" Alex moans faintly and nods her head at him. Dean glances over to Cass and swallows.

"He's going to try to heal you okay? It's gonna tingle and sting a bit but you have to let him do it okay? Don't fight him hon, okay? Just hold as still as you can." Alex groans and nods from the bed, Dean locks eyes with Cass across her and waits.

Cass swallows and nods, and then places his hand over Alex's heart and grabs her wrist. Alex gasps and jerks when the first wave of light hits her, Dean winces and watches as it moves through her, Cass grits his teeth as more and more black venom comes to the surface and bubbles into his fist. Alex gasps and twitches under him, her eyes roll back. The boiling black mass as completely covered Cass's fist and swirls around his wrist.

"Cass?" Dean growls, panic rises, threaten to take over as Alex gasps and jerks harder.

"Cass don't hurt them!" Suddenly Cass jerks his hand off her wrist and the black bubbling venom explodes in a burst of light. Alex jerks and gasps for breath, she pants for breath and shivers. Dean sighs in relief and then gathers her into his arms. She weakly wraps her arms around him and buries her face in his chest. Dean glances over to his angel who is still kneeling on the mattress beside them.

"Are you okay, Cass?" Cass nods and jerks his chin at Alex.

"How does she feel?" Dean glances down at her and brushes the hair away from her face.

"Hey, how do you feel? Do you feel like hulking out on me?" Alex shakes her head no against his chest, and then glances over at Cass.

"Cass. Is this your angel you keep telling me about?" Dean kisses the top of her head and smiles.

"Yep, and you thought I was a nutbar didn't you?" Alex laughs faintly against his chest, then shifts against him and pushes herself into a sitting position. She weakly holds out her hand to the angel and smiles.

"Nice to meet you, finally. Dean tells me you're a douche bag sometimes but I'll reserve judgement till I see it for myself." Cass laughs and shakes her hand, then holds it for a minute and looks deep into her eyes.

"It is very nice to meet you Alexis Colville; you are a very special person to us." Alex glances over to Dean, and then smiles back at Cass; she squeezes his hand before he can release it.

"I don't know if I like that or not, but I know I will be eternally grateful for what you just did. If I can do anything for you at all...even me being just a silly human and all..." Cass smiles a huge grin at her and stands up. He steps back a bit and shoves his hands in his trench coat, then twists his head to one side and looks at them both.

"You are already doing so much for us. More than you realize." The angel pauses for a second and looks at the floor, the angel network is buzzing in his head again and he relays the message, and then smiles to himself at the reply.

"Oh and Dean, Alex. It's a boy, and he's going to be a handful." Cass disappears in front of them, Alex's mouth drops open a bit and she turns to Dean.

"Was he serious?" Dean bursts into a stupid looking silly grin, and manages to nod his head at her. Alex's hand automatically slides to her stomach and rests there; she blinks back tears and smiles to herself. Suddenly she looks at Dean and frowns.

"What did he mean, 'We are already doing so much for them?' The baby's okay right? He didn't do anything to hurt it." Dean shifts on the mattress and then pulls off his jeans and slides under the blankets with her, then pulls her into his chest and wraps his arms around her.

"I told you how Sam and I were vessels right?..."

THE END

If you enjoyed reading about Alex and Dean you should to my other story "Spill No Blood' and read how they met; and if you really like them then keep reading! There is an entire season unrolling starting with #1 Spill No Blood, #2 Alex in Wonderland, #3 Something to Give Thanks For, #4 Wine, Women & Song, #5 Nasty Little Vixen, #6 Spring Fever, #7 Vacation from Hell, #8 (Possible title) The Reconciliation, #9 Woman Who Laughs, #10 Psalms 19:3. This is a tentative list and may be expanded as the inspiration hits so keep tuned into Dragonladylewis for updates.