Chapter 26

I left Jesse and went in search of Sam and Dean. I found them going to their car and appeared before them.

"Geez!" Sam explained. "Warn us when you're going to pop in."

I tilted my head sideways at him. "What's wrong?"

"What's wrong is Castiel is going to kill Jesse," Sam gritted.

"Oh dear," I murmured.

"Oh dear!" Dean sounded exasperated. "Kelsey we just told you that Castiel is going to kill a kid."

"Actually," I sighed. "Jesse is far more powerful than anyone could guess."
"What does that mean?" Sam said as he opened the door and pushed me inside while he and Dean got the car ready to race to Jesse's house.

"You'll see," I said cryptically.

"I hate it when you do that," Dean said as he gunned the engine and raced through the night.

It took us fifteen minutes to get to Jesse's house. I elected to remain outside while Sam and Dean rushed in to deal with Castiel. I felt the back of my neck tingle and I became invisible. I watched as a woman approached the house and I stared at her. She must be the mother of the child and the demon had repossessed her. I perched on top of the Impala and waited for the showdown inside. I knew that it wasn't time for me to intervene and they could use the time to get Jesse to see their side of it.

I heard the scream of the demon being removed from the host and watched as it was thrown clear of the building. I shook my head and waited. Then I heard the whisper of my name. I moved towards it and found Jesse in his room sitting on his bed.

"Kelsey," he looked at me with tear filled eyes.

I opened my arms and he fit inside them. "It's all right," I murmured.

"I have to leave my parents," he said brokenly.

"I know," I said.

"You knew," he took a step back. "That's why you came."

"Yes," I agreed. "That's why I came."
"Why did that guy try to kill me? Is it because I'm dangerous?" tears streaked down Jesse's face.

"No," I shook my head. "It's because you have the potential to be dangerous. But everyone has a choice."
He stared at me for a few moments and then returned his attention to his poster. He walked to his desk and took a sheet of paper from a notepad and began writing a note to his parents.

"They'll be so sad," he murmured.

"But they will be safe," I said.

"Where are you going to take me?" he asked.

"A place where you'll be completely safe," I said.

"What if when I'm older I change my mind," he sighed.

"Then you call my name and I'll bring you back," I told him.

"I'm not going to stay with you?" he asked.

"I can't keep you with me," I said. "But I will leave with those who shall keep you safe."
"No more demons," he said.

"You can be a normal little boy," I told him.

He nodded his head and placed the note on the bed. He stretched his hand out to me and I grasped it firmly.

We traveled to another dimension. His eyes widened when he saw everything around.

"Where are we?" he asked.

"In your room," I replied.

"But where?" he pressed.

"This is another plane of existence," I told him. "Here the abilities that you have don't work. They will never work."

"So I can be a regular little boy?" Jesse said.

"Yes," I nodded. "You can be a regular little boy."
The door swung open and a kind face greeted us. She was much older than the last time I saw her.

"What name are you using now?" she asked me.

"Kelsey," I smiled. "This is Jesse."

"Hello Jesse," she murmured. "I'm Marie."

"Hello Marie," he shook her hand.

"Are you going to stay Kelsey?" Marie asked.

"I can't," I smiled. "But take care of him."
"He's like me then," she said.

"Yes," I nodded.

Jesse stared up at Marie and she laughed at him as she ruffled his hair.

"Kelsey found me when I was a child," she explained. "She brought me here to be taken care of and protected."

"So I can go back if I wish," he said.

"Oh yes," Marie agreed. "But you will find that you like it here."
Jesse ran to me and gave me a hug. "Visit me."
"Of course," I said.

"You'll see her," Marie said. "She tends to keep an eye on all of her children."

I scowled at her. "I better go back and see about those two."

"Thank you," Jesse said. "Make my parents not hurt too much."

"I will," I assured him.

I quickly left before I was too drained to move. I appeared outside of the house but the car was gone. I traveled quickly and popped into the back seat. I heard the end of their conversation.

"Why would you have wanted your father to lie to you?" I asked.

Dean swerved and quickly got the car back under control. "Kelsey!" he yelled.

"What?" I asked innocently.

"Don't do that," Dean admonished.

"Ask questions," I frowned.

"No," Sam exhaled. "Appear like that out of nowhere."

I sat back and studied the both of them. Sam frowned as he stared at me.

"You took Jesse away," he said.

"Yes," I nodded.

"Where is he?" Dean demanded.

"A very safe place where nothing can harm him," I said.

"What happens when his powers manifest fully," Sam sighed wearily.

"They won't where I sent him," I assured them. "He'll have a normal life."
"He should be trained," Dean said.

"He is a child who has had his childhood taken from him," I bit out. "Give him a chance to have a life free of nightmares."
"Is that why you were always trying to throttle dad?" Sam asked.

"Yes," I nodded. "I wanted you both to have a childhood and John," I sighed. "John was so consumed by his pain that he forgot that you were children."
Sam and Dean sat quietly as they continued to drive out of town. I rested in the back seat and remained quiet. We headed back in the direction of Bobby's. They were lost in their own thoughts as I contemplated the life that I had permitted for Jesse. None of the others would have approved, but had I known of the child's existence since birth, he would never have been left where he could be found. I mulled over the implications of my actions and decided that Jesse was indeed better off.

"What of his parents?" I asked finally.

"He left them a note," Dean answered. "There will be nothing more after that."
"He'll be on milk cartons," Sam sighed.

"But he will be safe," I added.

"There's that at least," Dean nodded as he turned the car on to the interstate.