Chapter 14

I had my back against a tree in Joshua's garden and kept my eyes closed. Joshua had returned to his gardening. Everyone needed something, even angels. I tensed as I felt a pull on me. I frowned as I stared at Joshua. He shook his head and looked at me solemnly.

"You'd better go now," he said.

I nodded in agreement and traveled to where I felt the pull.

I appeared in front of Bobby who was irate about something. I arched my eyebrows at him.

"What?" I asked.

"Where you been?" he demanded.

"I was summoned," I shrugged.

"What do they want with you?" he asked.

"I really don't know," I replied truthfully.

"That doesn't help much," Bobby said morosely.

"What's wrong?" I asked quietly.

Bobby sighed as he wheeled his chair away from the desk. He glared at his reflection in the window for a moment.

"I can't kick his ass," Bobby spat.

"Whose?" I asked.

"Sam's," he replied.

I arched a questioning brow. Bobby heaved a sigh and shook his head.

"There are some signs of demonic activity near where he is holed up," Bobby began quietly. "He thinks that a hunter should check it out."

"Oh," I murmured.

"Oh?" Bobby's head snapped up and the veins in his forehead bulged. "Is that all you can say is 'oh?'"

"Bobby," I shook my head. "It's dangerous for him."

"Like hell," Bobby snarled.

"It is," I shook my head.

"Listen to me Kelsey," Bobby glared at me. "I have known that boy since he was a baby. I have seen him through a lot of things, and believe me that what is dangerous is for him to deny what he is."

"What is he?" I asked.

Bobby goggled at me as though he didn't know who I was. I could see the flush rising in his face as he looked as though he wanted to hit something very hard.

"A hunter," Bobby spat. "He's a hunter. He was born a hunter and he was raised a hunter. And he's a damned good hunter."

"That may be the case Bobby," I sighed. "But Sam has run from what he is all his life. He's been afraid of what he is and underneath that he has been extremely angry because he's afraid."

"Do you think that he'll succumb again?" Bobby was bordering on belligerence.

"No," I replied quietly. "I believe that Sam will be strong enough to overcome the temptations before him. I believe that Sam is an extremely strong person and he always has been. But my belief isn't enough Bobby, and neither is yours."

He opened his mouth and shut it several times, as though he were discarding arguments as they occurred to him.

I perched atop a chair and waited for Bobby's brain to decide what his next plan of attack would be.

"I guess I'll go see if anyone else is in the area," Bobby muttered.

"Is that wise?" I asked.

"What do you mean?" Bobby scowled.

"Sending hunters that know Sam?" I questioned.

"Sweetheart, almost every hunter in the country knows John Winchester's sons," Bobby sighed. "Most of them either worked with John or Dean or both Sam and Dean."

I nodded in agreement. "But will they leave him alone?"
"That's not my call Kelsey," Bobby replied. "That is nowhere near my call."

I remained silent as Bobby called the hunters he knew. He found three of them but I was apprehensive as they were men who were friends with John. They wouldn't leave Sam out of it. I knew that. I knew those men. They were as hard as John was and they believed that everyone should join the fight. Sam didn't believe that as he firmly blamed himself for Lucifer's escape from the cage.

I felt a slight disturbance and glanced up at the wall. I stared at Bobby for a moment and sighed.

"What?" he asked.

"I have to go," I shook my head.

"Who's calling you this time?" he demanded.

I frowned for a moment. "I'm not sure," I replied. "But I will go."
"Be very careful Kelsey," Bobby warned.

"I always am," I grinned as I disappeared from his view.

I traveled to a wooded area outside of a town. It felt like it was the mid-west but I wasn't certain. I looked around carefully for who had summoned me.

"Well," a voice said behind me.

I turned and found Lucifer standing there. He smiled at me and I shuddered.

"What do you want?" I groaned.

"Oh come now," Lucifer's smile widened. "That's no way to greet me."

"Hmm," I nodded. "You're right."
I pulled my weapon out and pointed it at him.

"That's not very nice," Lucifer intoned.

"Stow the crap," I snapped. "I know you remember. I know what you're up to and frankly I think that you should go back into the cage."

"I won't go back," Lucifer grinned.

"What do you want?" I demanded.

"I want Sam," Lucifer narrowed his gaze at me.

"Not happening," I shook my head.

"I've already found him," Lucifer smiled.

"Liar," I retorted.

"Oh?" Lucifer shook his head. "I entered his dreams."
"That's a really neat trick," I tapped my chin with my free hand. "Hmmm… oh yeah, any angel can do that one."

"There's no need for hostility," Lucifer spread his hands.

"Of course there is," I argued. "You want to throw a temper tantrum that will destroy the planet and I want to kick you all the way to outer edges of the Universe. So you see, we're really on opposite sides without any hope of a peaceful solution."
"I thought that we were supposed to be about love and peace," Lucifer countered.

"Uh," I shrugged. "I guess I must have not got that memo. I need to take it up with my secretary. Perhaps it was put in the shredder instead of being read."
He sat on a stone nearby as I maintained a visual on him. He shook his head and then laughed.

"Ah," he said. "You really don't trust me."

"I've never trusted you."

"That's true," he nodded. "I wonder if Michael knows that you're this stubborn."

I arched my brow at him. "Michael is the one who saved you because he loved you."

"You think that he saved me?" Lucifer grinned.

"You really think that you can beat me?" I demanded.

He studied me for a moment and then shrugged.

"That point is moot," he said. "Now, where is Sam?"

I laughed at him. "Good luck trying to find us," I taunted as I quickly vanished.

I traveled to the city of Philadelphia as quickly as I could and waited. I knew why Lucifer had lured me to that spot, but he really should have paid closer attention. I located the portal that led into Hell and quickly disappeared inside it. I kept myself hidden from the others as I saw them rallying to different staging areas. I shed my appearance and then reformed within the sulfur, using it to clean all signs of the trace that Lucifer had attempted to place on me. I moved swiftly to my office and saw that it had been ransacked. I wasn't overly surprised, as Lothos had intimated that he had been hiding.

I waited for the commotion to sound as Lucifer descended into Hell and appeared quickly outside. I sensed the Impala was near and appeared in the back seat. Dean glanced into the rearview mirror and slammed on the brakes.

"Damn it Kelsey!" he swore.

"What?" I asked innocently.

"How is it that you can find me?" he demanded.

"I know the car," I shrugged. "So, going for Sam?"
Dean glowered at me. "Get in the front seat."

"But that's Sam's seat," I insisted.

"Get in the front seat Kelsey," he growled.

"All right, all right," I huffed as I climbed from the back to the front. It felt odd to be in the front with Dean driving.

"Next time call me before you pop in," he said.

"Yes sir," I agreed.