"Wakey wakey, Doll,"
Ava knew that taunting voice and attempted to ignore it with a huff, burrowing her nose deeper into the warmth beneath her.
"Leave me alone," Ava muttered mostly to herself, but got herself still and settled again when she felt Dean stir slightly.
"M'not doing nothin'," Dean muttered in automatic defense, still half-way asleep. "Am I?"
"No," Ava whispered after a second with a little smile at the almost cuteness of the automatic sleepy worry from him. "Just a waking dream, go back to sleep."
"You okay?" Dean's voice was a little more awake now, probably instantly thinking she'd had a nightmare.
"Yeah, just a dream, no nightmare, go back to sleep." Ava assured him easily.
"Just a dream?" Lucifer's voice cut in. "Is that what I am now, guess that's an upgrade from just being a part of your insanity isn't it?"
Ava rolled her eyes and then shifted when she heard Dean start to snore again. She then slipped out of his arms gently as not to wake him back up and slipped out of the Impala.
As soon as her bare feet hit the dew laden grass she made a slight face, but none the less turned to step around to the back of the Impala. Taking the keys she had snagged from Dean's jean pockets, she popped the trunk quietly, and reached in for Dean's duffle.
"So finally got some alone time with the Winchester?" Lucifer's presence against her back caused her to frown. There was then a feeling of a cold hand trailing down her back and wondering over her bare shoulder blades. "So, tell me how was it? Everything you dreamed of?"
Ava ignored him, rolling her shoulders to dislodge the touch, and leaned over to unzip Dean's duffle. She pulled out another of Dean's old band tees and moved to slip it on, still ignoring Lucifer.
"Oh! Nothing but silence then?" Lucifer questioned and Ava let out a huff. "Such a shame, he held so much promise for your first time! So much more than any of those other bozos you spend time with, well maybe other than King…." Lucifer paused before a wicked grin broke across his face. "Oh, Doll how are you going to face King?"
"My life, including my love life, is my own Lucifer, can you just leave it be?" Ava snapped out at him defensively spinning around to face him.
"Boy, you sure are testy for someone who just got laid, Doll." Lucifer continued on ignoring her arms crossed over his chest standing a few steps away from her. "Isn't that supposed to loosen you up?"
"You have a tendency to bring the sassy back out," Ava said defensively. "And you know if I didn't know any better I would have to say you're jealous, Lucifer. Is that why you are insistent on discussing this? I have to say you have never been this interested in what I've been doing with my life till I met Sam and Dean, Dean in particular."
Lucifer opened his mouth to reply but cut himself off when there was an odd noise from their left. Ava tensed before slowly sliding a hand across the floor of the trunk, until her hand touched the cool metal of a tire iron.
She picked it up still searching the area for the source of the noise. Lucifer was thankfully silent for the moment, before Ava stepped away from the Impala cautiously. She stepped towards the noise, tire iron grasped tight in her hands trying to find the source of the noise.
"Move to the left!" Lucifer's command instantly had her sidestepping something as it jumped out of the brush at her.
There was a growl and Ava turned to focus and see what it was that had jumped out at her. A cougar stood just a few feet from her swaying its tail back and forth rapidly, growling and hissing at her.
"Alright now," Ava spoke to the large cat, tire iron still held out in front of her. "I really don't want to hurt you, so why don't you just pass on through, yeah?"
Ava brandished the tire iron to the side trying to wave the cat off back into the woods. The cat suddenly went still even its tail wasn't swaying. It looked at Ava for a moment or two more before it suddenly turned and slinked back off into the bushes.
Ava let out a breath, sagging a little in relief glad that the cat had decided to leave instead of lunge at her. She lowered the tire iron then watching the spot a moment or two more.
A sound just behind her caught her off guard and she turned raising her arm and the tire iron in defense. Dean, who was just behind her, almost instantly grabbed her wrist to keep from being hit with said tire iron and tilted it away from them.
"Whoa there Wonder Woman," Dean's voice was still rough from sleep. "A concussion is not on my list of things to get from you this morning. What're you doing with this thing anyway?"
"Er, just heard something odd." Ava said after a second allowing her wrist to go limp in his grip.
"Ah well, mind if I take this before someone gets hurt?" Dean gently took the tire iron out of her hand before looking her over. "Are you stealing my clothes again, Angel?"
"Didn't figure you'd mind since my dress is still a little damp from our impromptu dip." Ava shrugged and pulled her hand out of his grip once he had the tire iron.
"Yeah?" Dean grinned letting her hand go, voice sounding quite a bit more awake now. "That the only thing still a little damp?"
"Dean Winchester!" Ava proclaimed a bright red flush taking over her face.
"I am never going to get over that blush," Dean said with a little chuckle. His expression then turned to concerned. "Seriously though, you good? Not hurting or er, sore?"
"Maybe a little sore," Ava admitted after a second. "But nothing I can't handle,"
"Good," Dean nodded as though convincing himself of something. "Good,"
Ava paused at this but then shrugged pulling her wrist out of his grasp. "So, you might want to put on some pants, and we probably should head back before Sam calls looking for you,"
Just as Ava said this there was a ring from Dean's phone from the Impala where Dean had left the door opened. Ava sighed and rolled her eyes, at this before both turned to step back over to the car.
"Yeah?" Dean answered the phone as Ava moved to open the trunk again and reached in grabbing him a pair of jeans from his duffle. "Wait where?" Dean paused again when Ava handed him the jeans she'd found. "You realize I'm in Louisiana, not South Dakota."
Once she'd handed him the jeans, Ava had moved on stepping around to the front of the Impala where their clothing from last night lay. The sun had just come up so the fabric was slightly sun-warmed to the touch when she ghosted her fingers across them to see if they had dried completely overnight.
"It'll take a few days to get there," Dean was saying as she stepped back around to him clothes in hand. "Again, I am in Louisiana, it's not like I can just twitch my nose and appear where needed Dad,"
Ava made a face at this, before rolling her eyes and stepping away to change back into her dress behind the Impala where the trunk was still open. She dressed quickly and had just moved to put Dean's shirt back in his duffle when she felt a presence behind her.
"You could've just kept the shirt on for a little longer." Dean's voice gave her an indicator of who it was.
"Figured you might need to get on the road." Ava said this almost blandly. "Didn't want to be keeping you from whatever John needs."
"Yeah, maybe later." Dean mumbled burying his nose in the base of her neck and a gentle grip on her hips moving her back against him. "It'll take a few days to get there anyway. It's just barely dawn, Sam's not even up yet and you look positively gorgeous in that dress. Besides isn't exercise the best way to get rid of soreness?"
"Yeah? Is that what they say?" Ava teased with a little laugh to her voice. "Thought you didn't like to exercise, particularly this early?"
"This is the kind of exercise I really don't mind." Dean said moving his head from the base of her neck to ghost his words over her ear. He then gave a little bite, getting a quick exhale of breath from Ava before tightening his grip on her hips and pulling her a little tighter against his front. "Besides, I'm sure this beats the hell out of running,"
Ava let out another breathy laugh. "Yeah, it definitely does."
Dean took that as consent moving a hand from her hip down to bunch the dress back up around her waist and Ava ginned bracing herself against the inside of the trunk. Well, at least Sam would definitely be awake by the time they finally got back to King's.
And Sam was awake by the time they got back. He was sitting on the porch talking to Bobby, who looked like he had just been about to leave.
"Well, look who decided to show back up," Sam commented with a little smirk as both stepped out of the Impala. "Was almost worried you two had taken off without me again."
"Go get your stuff kid," Dean gruffed out as Ava just shook her head and headed up towards the house. "We got a case,"
"What? Already?" Sam said with a little sigh. Dean just gave him a look. "Yeah alright, I'm going."
"So, I'm just gonna go take a shower," Ava muttered mostly to herself but Bobby's grunt let her know he'd heard her and had already figured out why she might need that shower.
"Well, I'm headed out," Bobby informed them after a second. Ava had paused and nodded before giving a wave over her shoulder to him.
"Be careful," Ava called back in automatic response and this time she got the wave over his shoulder to indicate he'd heard her.
Ava took this easily shaking her head and heading on inside and quickly made her way upstairs to take a shower.
Somewhere around thirty minutes later, Ava headed back down the stairs dressed in the tee she had stolen from Dean on their last case and a pair of simple jeans. She had grabbed her own duffle out of the room she'd been staying in, intending to take off soon and head back to Bobby's for a while. Only halfway down the stairs though, she spotted Sam and Dean standing just in the doorway talking to King.
"Took you long enough," Dean said noticing her presence first. "Thirty minute shower, aren't you just a pampered Princess?"
"I was unaware you were waiting," Ava found her response after a second. "Besides, there's nothing wrong with enjoying simple things, and I'm sure you could use a shower as well. Sam might appreciate it since he'll be stuck in the car with you for a few days."
Sam who was standing just beside Dean coughed to cover up the snort of a laugh that came unbidden at Ava's comment.
"I did shower for your information, Smartass," Dean snapped back off at her and she grinned rolling her eyes, Dean then just shook his head. "So, you coming or what?"
Ava hesitated just looking at Dean, trying to figure out what exactly he was asking her. The grin and head tilt towards the Impala clued her in to what he was asking though, and she grinned hopping down the last of the steps to the first floor.
"Sure," Ava nodded after a second or two more. "Don't have anything else pressing to do currently. King, mind keeping the Jeep for me for a bit?"
"Of course not," King's smile was a little strained though. "It'll be here when you're ready to come back for it."
"Well, that smile tells so much more than he's willing to say out loud," Lucifer's voice from just behind her almost made Ava want to sigh. "Looks like your boy King might be jealous."
"Thank you, King," Ava said attempting to ignore Lucifer for now. "I'll be back for it soon, promise."
"Of course," King nodded that strained smile still on his face. "Be careful,"
"Of course," Ava said with a little smile and then turned to follow Dean and Sam, who had already stepped out to the Impala. "Bye King,"
"Au revoir, mon cheri,"
Ava smiled a little at this and turned to hop down the steps and out to the Impala. Dean was waiting for her, standing beside the popped trunk, waiting to take her duffle from her to toss it in the back with theirs.
Ava rolled her eyes at this, but let him before moving to slide into the backseat just behind where Sam was currently sitting. Dean joined them only a second or two later, starting up the Impala with a roar and flipping on the radio.
Ava had just gotten herself settled, feet kicked out across the seat, back up against the door, eyes closed fully intending on just enjoying the music, knowing it was going to be a long trip when Sam's voice caught her attention over the radio.
"Ava, um I think these might be yours... least I hope they are,"
Ava blinked turning to sit up and see what it was that Sam was holding hooked gently on his forefinger. It took Ava just a moment to process what it was he was holding before she lunged over the seat snatching it off his finger a bright red blush on her face.
Well, the item was indeed hers, considering it was a pair of blue lacy panties.
"Don't ask," Ava muttered taking the panties and tucking them away until the next time they stopped and she could throw them in her duffle.
"Really wasn't going to," Sam responded with a shake of his head.
Ava huffed a little to herself but caught Dean's eyes in the rearview mirror and noticed the obvious amusement he was getting out of this. She gave him a smile and then settled back against the door again to enjoy the ride.
Three weeks and two hunts later, found Ava exhausted and curled up against a snoring Dean blinking sleep from her own eyes when she heard someone's feet shuffling across carpet quietly.
Letting out a huff, her first thought was that it was John sneaking in from his latest failed attempt to pick someone up at the bar in the backwater town they found themselves in, but she hadn't heard the door open or close.
She blinked a few more times, before lifting her head to look at the clock to see what time it was. That's when she noticed the absence of Sam in the bed next to she and Dean's and heard movement to left.
It wasn't John moving about in the room.
Pursing her lips, Ava shifted slightly pulling away from Dean to slip out of bed herself. She then looked over to spot Sam standing just by the door, bag thrown over his shoulder, frozen to the spot when he noticed she was up.
Dean shifted next to her noticing her movement this time but stilled again when Ava reached over and ran a hand over his arm. She leaned over and said something to him quietly before he went still again, obviously going back to sleep.
She then got up and almost silently padded her way over to Sam before stopping just at her duffle and reaching in pulling something out of it. Ava then walked over and opened the door for them to both step outside. She closed it almost silently behind herself and turned to look at him.
"Got what you need?" Ava questioned softly nodding to the bag in his hands.
"Yeah," Sam nodded speaking just as softly, both trying not to wake Dean.
"Alright," Ava nodded before moving and holding out what she had pulled from her bag.
It was a debit card, with Sam's name on it. He took it looking at it for a second or two before turning back to her confused.
"It's ligit," Ava assured him after a moment. "Bobby opened the account for me, and it has clean money in it, whatever I managed to earn with odd end jobs. Use what you need, everything in that account is yours."
"Ava I can't-"
"Just take it," Ava cut him off. "Even if you choose not to use it, just, it'll make me feel better if you take it just in case. You never know, and with us so far away…"
Sam just looked at her for a second before moving and pulling her in for a tight hug, burying his face in her neck for just a moment. She returned the embrace, letting out a little breath knowing this might be the last time she saw him for a long time yet.
"Just be careful," Ava finally managed to say. "And I do really hope you find what you're looking for, Sam."
"Thanks Ava," Sam finally said giving her one last squeeze and let her go.
"Call me when you get there?" Ava questioned when he straightened back up before slipping the card into his worn leather wallet.
"Yeah, I can do that." Sam said with a little smile.
"You have enough for bus fair?" Ava questioned turning the conversation to something a little more comfortable.
"Yeah, I saved all the money I made running the tables." Sam said then nodded out towards the street. "But I've got to go, otherwise I'll miss the bus, or Dad'll show up and try to stop me again,"
"Yeah, okay, just…be careful," Ava repeated with a little almost sad smile. "Good luck Sam."
"Thanks Ava," Sam smiled taking a step back from her. "I'll see you around."
Ava nodded at this and waved at him when he turned to walk down the parking lot and out onto the road. She watched him until he was out of sight leant up against the door frame for another few minutes.
Finally, she sighed and stood turning to step back into the room where Dean was. She crawled back into bed curling up close to Dean, who she knew by now was awake. Dean moved allowing her up close and wrapping arms around her when she curled in so close.
"He gone?" Dean's voice broke the silence that had fallen between them.
"Yeah," Ava's voice was muffled as she had buried her nose in his chest. "Yeah, he's gone."
There wasn't anything more to say and the silence wrapped around the both of them for the rest of their sleepless night.
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