Hello again! Sorry for the short delay, I had a lot of personal crap that came up, and my mind wasn't really focused on my writing. It still isn't really here, but Avi started screaming, and kicking the inside of my head, so here you are! Sorry for any errors, or just general crappiness. Like I said, mind and muse is elsewhere. Enjoy! : )

The Return of Avi

One For Yes, Two For No

"I'm not your daughter!" I snapped, "Never was, never will be!"

"You are always my daughter, child," Alpha said patiently, "No matter what form you are in."

"I'm not your daughter," I repeated as the van left the dirt road and hit the highway.

"My apologies then. I did not mean to offend you."

"Yeah, whatever," I grumbled, trying to wiggle my fingers and toes, but without any success.

"You do realize that you are not getting out of this right?" Alpha asked me after a moment.

"Of course I will!" I told him, getting a little irritated. Could he just shut up already, and let me escape in peace?

"Maybe," he allowed, "But what will you do then? Go back to the same people that betrayed you? The same people who handed you over to be tortured? The same people that see you as a monster? The same people who think that you are something that should be killed at all costs, no matter what they are, or what their intentions are? A disease upon their perfect world, a curse. And that is your so-called family? You do not belong with humans, child, especially hunters! You are above that! Above them! So sure, maybe you will escape this prison. But then what will you do? Won't the hunters that you trusted and love just hunt you down, and kill you? They have already shown that they wish your death. How can you go back to them?" All the muscles I could move tightened, and I felt tears forming.

"Avi, don't listen to him," Gabriel whispered.

"I wasn't," I told them coldly, vision clearing just a little bit. "He's lying to me."

"I was just stating what I thought-" Alpha began.

"No, you were trying to throw me off my game. So screw you," I interrupted, as the van slowed. Cars began honking around us, and the air grew just a bit more toxic. "Some of them do want me dead, but others don't. They are the ones I will go back to."

"You are either incredibly brave, or incredibly stupid," Alpha told me, "I wish you luck."

"I thought I said screw you!" I snapped, as the engine cut off. No! I couldn't move yet! We can't be there yet! The van doors creaked open, and the Alpha was dragged outside.

"And who is this?" a man with an accent, I was pretty sure it was Scottish, asked. "Could Samuel really have gotten the great Avi so quickly? I'm impressed, and a little disappointed. I wanted her to be a challenge worth of the respect and faith her children had in here." Had? Did he just say had? As in past tense? As in, they're all dead already?

"They could have just lost faith," Mom offered quietly.

"What a shame," he sighed as hands grabbed me, and pulled me out. I blinked once, and my vision was cleared, although I was still immobile.

"Crowley, I think the drug is starting to wear off," one of the men holding me said. Wait, the Scottish man was Crowley? I had heard about him. He was the crossroads the demons that had the Colt. What was he up to?

"Bring her in," Crowley told them, and I was dragged into an old building.

"We got another one!" someone called as we moved down the hall.

"Who?"

"A girl! A pretty one!" a third voice told them.

"What is she?"

"Looks human, but then again," the second voice smirked.

"Chains. Crowley must be scared," the fourth voice mused, "Maybe a transfer from the other one. And she does look human."

"Maybe a vamp? I heard they were bringing in the Alpha," the first one shouted as we left the hall, and their wondering behind. Who were those people? What on Kronos were they talking about? There was a second one of these?

"Reminds me of when Sarafin first brought us to Kronos," Mom said quietly, "Not a good memory."

"You're telling me," I grumbled. They stopped in front of a steel door, and one of them swung it open.

"Come on," one of them said, "Crowley's going to need help with the Alpha." I was shoved inside, not even able to catch myself, and the door slammed shut. My cheek was smarting from where it had rubbed raw against the ground, as I lifted my head up an inch or so, and looked around. Slowly but surely, I could move again. Now I just needed to get full body control back, out of these chains, and out of here, and then I would be golden!

"No pressure," Gabe teased.

"Okay," I said brightly, rolling myself onto my back. "Good to know!" My eyes darted to the far wall as a dull banging echoed around my cell.

"Is someone there?" a small voice asked quietly, muffled and distorted from the steel walls separating us. I banged my head on the wall, the best I could do.

"Okay," the voice sighed. "Wait! What are you?"

"Nemlim," I whispered.

"I can't hear you, speak up!" the voice demanded, sounding like a child. What the hell was a child doing here? Unless….

"Nemlim," I repeated, unable to get my voice above a whisper, "I'm Avi."

"Can you talk?" the child asked me. "Bang on the wall one for yes, two for no." I banged on the wall weakly two times. Might as well cut my losses.

"What with the banging!" someone snarled, causing the child to emit a small squeak. "Stop it!"

"Okay." With a grunt, I managed to get myself into the sitting position. Now only my legs and arms were locked up. I scooted myself over to the child's wall, and let my head rest on it with a dull thud. I didn't care what crap was on it right now. I just wanted to be close to the child. She could be one of mine. I couldn't tell through this damn steel!

"It'll be okay," I muttered, finding my voice, "I'll get us out of here."

"No you won't," the child whispered, sending my heart into millions of tiny pieces. No one that young should sound that depressed, or resigned, or hopeless about anything!

"I will," I growled, "I promised people that I would get their family out of here."

"Avi?" the child asked awed. I grinned as I finally recognized her voice. Only one person could do that.

"Hey Kacie," I whispered, tears of joy running down my face. She was okay! Little Kacie was okay! She had survived! A three-

"Four," Mom corrected, chuckling a little.

"What?"

"She's four now. Not three."

Well then! A four year old had managed to survive five freaking months of this!

"Eli said that you would come," Kacie told me excitedly, "He told us to never give up hope!"

"Is he here?" I asked urgently, "Is anyone else here?" Kacie paused, causing my heart to stutter.

"Everyone else is gone."

Hehe. Yes, I left another clife. And just to clarify, Avi is at the place from Family Matters, not Caged Heat. I still need to get to there!

Anyways, please review! : )

Until next time, keep reading, writing, and loving Supernatural!

-G