"Why the fuck do you have a tongue in your hands?!"
Sam was staring at her in horror, his eyes transfixed on the piece of flesh. Dean gagged and looked the other way as Adeliza grinned. "It's Alistair's. I bit it off," she said excitedly, sounding like a child who handcrafted a present.
Dean bit back a smile. How was he supposed to be angry when she not only bit off his torturer's tongue, sent him to hell, and then presented said tongue to them like a dog bringing a dead squirrel? Sam obviously didn't understand, but he was content at the moment. Although, he was pretty sure he'd be a bit more content if Adeliza gave them the answers they wanted.
"I'm putting this in your fridge," she stated, and the brothers could only follow as she strode into their kitchen. She was caught in a Devil's trap a few feet from said fridge and sighed. "Damn. I forgot I was a demon there for a second."
The eldest Winchester rolled his eyes and scratched out the paint on the ground, successfully freeing her. Adeliza shook her head. "Nevermind. The moment's ruined." With that, she incinerated the tongue with a snap of her fingers.
"How do you do that?" Sam asked her as she let the ashes fall to the floor. "The... fire stuff."
"Witchcraft — OH, FUCK, I FORGOT THE PSYCHIC!"
"The what?!"
"SHIT, I CAN'T BELIEVE — RAUM!"
Luckily, this was the one time he didn't come when she called him. If he'd have appeared right there before the Winchesters, there was no telling what would've happened, although Adeliza had a pretty good guess that it'd end up with her number one bodyguard dead.
Sam gave her a suspicious glance. "What psychic? And who's Raum? And why were you even fighting this Alistair guy in the first place?" he asked lowly. "You're keeping secrets from us, Adeliza."
Adeliza didn't want to tell them about the psychic, or who Raum was. She settled for a half-ass version of the truth — something that wouldn't get her into trouble with the brothers, Lilith's followers, and something that wouldn't be reported back to Ruby. "I know this psychic who supposedly had some information about how to defeat Lilith," she said smoothly. "Raum is a... friend," she cringed just saying it. Sam — Sam was a friend; Raum was a nuisance. "He came with me to find this psychic, but before we could get anything useful out of her, Alistair showed up. I had Raum take the psychic away and I kicked Ali's ass."
"Ali?" was all Dean could think to get from that.
"Demon nicknames," Adeliza dismissed.
He pondered this. "Any more demon contacts we should be aware of?"
"Meggy, Lilly, Rubes, Ali, Riles — ew, fuck that actually, just call her Riley — Crow-Crow, Kenneth — "
"We get it," Sam cut across before she got too far off track. "We're a team now, Adeliza. Anything to do with killing Lilith should involve us too," he told her disapprovingly. "And we should know why you talk with angels, and why they know you so well."
Adeliza took a deep breath, realizing that they were right. She didn't like it, but they technically were a team. But her dispute with Lilith was on a level Sam had no business dealing with; it wasn't just avenging Dean anymore. Now it was a battle for Hell. By the end of it, either Adeliza would be tortured for eternity or she'd be crowned Queen of Hell. Still, she decided that in the future, she'd include the Winchesters on her plans... for the most part.
"I'll tell you," she said finally, biting the inside of her cheek. It was an awful habit she'd picked up from Sam and now she'd been accustomed to doing it whenever she was nervous or unsure. "But not all at once. I'll tell you enough for a favor, and when I'm done, any more is going to cost you."
"What do you mean, not all at once?" Dean scowled, annoyed.
Sam gave him a pointed look. "Dean, that's fair." A muscle in his brother's jaw twitched, but Dean didn't argue. "We'll start tonight. Come back at midnight, after we're done researching these seals."
She nodded, and with that, she left to the bomb shelter.
Zella was curled up in a ball when Adeliza entered the room, and Raum was sitting in a desk chair, looking very annoyed at the shaking woman in the corner.
"Look who finally decided to show up," Raum scowled. "She's been sitting there for hours now. I tried to talk to her at first and she fainted, so now she's just crying."
Adeliza shook her head, hiding a smirk. "You're an awful person. I'd faint seeing you were my kidnapper too."
"Yeah, from awe," Raum grinned. He raised his left hand and gestured to his admittedly impressive face. Whoever his parents were deserved a thanks for bringing a gorgeous specimen into the world, but were also to blame for bringing such an annoying demon.
Adeliza shook her head and turned back to face Zella. Though she really didn't want to have to play good-cop, she supposed that it was necessary for this. Adelzia crouched down to her level and put on a show of faux concern. Zella was supposedly a psychic, but she didn't seem to see through her act. "Hey, we're not here to hurt you. We actually saved you from one very bad... eh, what's the word?"
"Bitch?" Raum suggested.
"I was going for something more classy, but yes, thank you, Raum," Adeliza dismissed, turning back to face Zella. "We could take you back to your house, sure, but there'll be ten more demons waiting for you. And if you try to run from them, there'll be twenty more just around the corner."
Still shaking, Zella managed to nod. She suddenly lunged forwards and tackled Adeliza into a tight hug. Adeliza went as stiff as a board and awkwardly pat her on the back once and then shot Raum, who was shaking with silent laughs, a death glare. Zella eventually retreated back into her corner, but at least she wasn't crying anymore.
Adeliza turned to face Raum whom was still snickering at her misfortune. "I see you bite off Alistair's tongue and hug someone in one day... I love life."
"Why do I keep you around?" Adeliza scoffed.
Raum grinned that stupid grin again. "Because you love me."
"I liked you better when you were broody and mysterious."
"What can I say? We're pals now."
Adeliza shook her head again and checked her watch. It was still early in the day, and she figured that Zella might like some time alone. Also, she really didn't want to be in the room with the woman anymore.
"I have six hours until I have to meet the Winchesters," she stated.
"And there's a bar filled to the top in demons over in Montgomery," Raum replied.
Adeliza couldn't help the smirk that tugged at her lips. "What are you suggesting, Raum?"
"Let's burn some shit down."
