Don't hurt me.

"Ashee, Ashee, wake up! It's time for breakfast! Ashee wake up!"

Ashley wakes the next morning to this, Jace jumping up and down on her like a crazy child, with both Growly and Gwaine laying on either side of her, giving canine smiles at the two of them as their tails wag. Jace had always been a morning kid, much like her, and luckily her alarm had been set to go off in about 5 minutes anyway, so there was no harm done, except to her poor chest from him jumping on it."Argh, kid stop jumping!" She says, grabbing him around the waist and pulling him down, tickling him until tears start running down his cheeks."Do you surrender?"

"I render, I render!"He says, giggling. She smiles and lets him go, watching as Growly nuzzles, licking the happy tears off of his face."Growly stop it you silly! Ashee I'm starving, can we have breakfast?"

"You're starving? Are you sure?"

"Oh yes, I'm so hungry, and so is Growly and Gwaine, they need pancakes just like me."

"Oh they do, do they?"

"Yep!"He says with a smile, and she can't help but grin back at him.

"All right you little heathen, pancakes it is, then you get to get ready to go to school with me. Would you like that?"

There is a moment when Jace's face lights up with surprise, then excitement and glee."I get to go to big kid school with you?"

"You sure do. Stiles and Scott will even be there for a little bit."She pulls her hair up into a ponytail and climbs out of bed, watching as he slides down himself. Picking Jace up, she starts down the stairs, followed by Gwaine and Growly(Growly already invisible and ready), and makes her way to the kitchen. Setting Jace in a high bar chair, she makes sure he is firmly in place, game in hand to keep him occupied while she gets the stuff out for pancakes. She already has four done when the sheriff and Stiles finally make their way downstairs, lured by the smells of butter and syrup and coffee, already brewed and ready to go. Both are a bit zombie like as they drown down their first cups, neither big on mornings like she is, but are more lively after that.

"I ever tell you how much I love you?"Stiles asks as he sneaks a pancake off the plate, silently cursing as he burns himself on it, straight off of the stove.

"Every time I cook for you."She says with a chuckle, slapping his hand with the spatula."Don't be caveman, wait until it's done."

"I hardly think I can be compared to a caveman."He says, huffing as he sits next to Jace, peeking at his game. Jace notices him looking and puts the DS closer to Stiles, explaining how to play.

"You sure can be when it comes to manners."The sheriff says, handing Ashley a cup of coffee as he sits down with his second. She thanks him, handing him a plate of pancakes in return."By the way, you do know you're taking these two to school with you, right?"

"What?"Stiles says, drawn from the little game with a start."When did this happen? Why wasn't I informed or consulted?"

"You were asked last night when you and Scott were stuffing your faces with pizza."He replies, shaking his head."She very well can't take him to school on the bike. Hell, Gwaine is getting big enough he barely fits."

"Oh, come on, my car will smell like dog and baby!"

"You should be used to one of those."Ashley says under her breath, and Stiles glares at her."Come on Stiles, it'll only be today and tomorrow morning, I'm sure I can find a ride back home, and after those day's it'll be the weekend. Help a cuz out."

"It's not fair using our family connection you know."

"I should be telling you that."

He glares at her for a couple of seconds until she hands him and Jace a plate of pancakes each. Two pancakes later he looks back up at her."Fine."He says, mouth full."But no food in my baby. And Gwaine has to sit on a blanket."

"Fine you big baby."She says with a grin."Jace, finish up, we gotta get some clothes on you. Uncle John, could you watch him a minute while I get changed?"

"No problem, he can't be more trouble then Stiles."

"Hey, I resemble that remark."

"Stiles, you are that remark. And don't count on that, he can be just as curious."She warns before heading upstairs and changing clothes, half a pancake in her mouth as she makes her way up. She is just about done, having gone ahead and gotten an outfit picked out for Jace, when her phone goes off on the bed. Frowning as she wonders who could be texting her this early, she sees Dereks name on her phone.

~So, weird yet understandable question.~

~Are you always up this early?~

~What? Yes. Don't change the subject.~

~You haven't asked me the question yet, so how can I change the subject?~

~..True. Ass. How are you getting to and from school with Jace? I assume you aren't putting him on the bike, though he would most likely love it.~

~Stiles is taking us today and tomorrow morning, though I have no idea who is picking us up yet.~

~Need a volunteer?~

~That would be great, thank you. What about Cora?~

~She will be there too, I told her she needed to thank you for the pizza. Plus I thought Jace might like to drive around town a bit.~

~Sounds good to me. You're being awful nice lately, you know that?~

~Don't spread it around, I have a reputation to keep.~

~Got it Sour wolf. See ya around 1.~

~See ya then.~

Happy that the situation had been settled, she finished getting ready and headed back downstairs. However, she stops in her tracks at the kitchen door to see Jace running around the table in circles, eyes wide and hyper, and feels Growly brush up against her leg and whine softly."What happened here? Why is he running around like a maniac?"

"Ask him."The sheriff says, pointing at Stiles with a smirk. She looks over at the teen in question and slowly raises one eyebrow, summoning her inner Derek, and stares him down.

"What did you do?"

Stiles fidgets nervously and glances over at the child, then back at her."I may or may not have turned around to get some more pancakes and..."

"And what?"

"Jace kind of drained half of my coffee when I turned my back."

She groans and looks over at Jace, who has stopped for a moment and grinned at her."Ashee it's so good, I steal drinks of mommas sometimes! Papa says we need to switch to something called decaff if I keep doing it. Is decaff better? Is it a type of coffee? Why are you hitting yourself in the head?"

She stops herself and gives her a tired smile."It's fine kiddo, I'm stopping. Guess what, since Stiles was so nice to give you some of his coffee, he gets to come upstairs and help you get dressed for school!"

The sheriff laughs while Stiles blanches."Nice, I'd say that's a pretty good punishment. Don't look at me that way Stiles, you finally get to find out what it was like to try and get you dressed as a child. I'd say it's karma."

"Karma, shwarma."Stiles mutters as she drags both him and Jace back upstairs."The universe hates me, I swear."The sheriff is laughing the entire way up the stairs, and once she has made it in her room she shuts the door, turning to him.

"Hush you, I have another reason for taking you up here. Remember Crowley?"

"Short British sounding king of hell? That Crowley?"

"Don't call him short, he may hear you. Yes, that Crowley. He left a little extra something to help watch Jace, and I figure you need to meet her before we get going. Besides, they way you pop in and out of my room at times, you would have found out about her anyway."

"Found out about who?"Says an amused voice from behind them, and Stiles jumps."Geez kid, cut down on the coffee, you're like Tigger. Who did Crowley leave,some hot little female demon?"

"Haha Gabe."She says shaking her head at the golden headed archangel."No, he didn't leave a demon, he left Growly. What are you doing here?"

"I wanted to meet the squirt."He says with a smile, watching said child jump up and down on the bed, still hyped on coffee."Did you give him a straight shot of sugar?"

"No, he got a hold of Stiles's coffee."She says, shaking her head."Growly, you can show yourself, Stiles is ok." Stiles jumps yet again when the hell hound appears, gaping as it jumps on the bed with Jace, now sitting on it with Gabe as he hands Jace a pop tart."Gabe, come on, no more sugar for him, he's bouncy enough."

"No such thing as too much sugar, and he's a kid, he's supposed to be bouncy."Gabriel says as Jace noms on the pop tart."Sound thinking on Crowleys part by the way. I suppose Growly here will stay invisible most of the time and keep an eye on squirt here?"

"It's Jace. And yea, that's the skinny of it. Stiles, you ok?"

"Yep. I'm good. I'm fine. I think I'm finally adjusting to the fact you have friends that can just pop in and out of anywhere. Which is a weird thing to adjust to. Our lives make no sense at all."

"That's a good thing, or else we would be boring."

"Boring might not be bad. Unless...do you know any alchemists? I could roll with that. Just like Ed."

"I don't yet, sorry. Come on, get him dressed, we have school to get to."

"I was kinda hoping you would forget about that."

"Not a chance, scoot."

"Ashee, I like mista Gabe, he gave me pop tarts. I like pop tarts a lot." Gabriel smiles over at him and chuckles, ruffling his curly hair.

"I'm hard to not love."He says, looking over at Ashley and winking."Better let Stiles get some clothes on you squirt. By the way, I way just popping in to let you know our friend is almost done with his new suit, I know you are getting antsy to see him again. So, if you try and get a hold of me this afternoon, I may not be able to answer. Just warning ya."

"Really? That's great, I miss him. Thank you for telling me Gabe."

"No problem doll, just doing my civic duty."He says with a wink."Love what you did with the blade, it fits you."

"Thanks, I thought so. I did a bit of experimenting with it before I got it just right. It was either this or a wrap bracelet, and I figured it would be easier to access this way. You know, in case I ever get tied up, or kidnapped, or something along those lines."

"It says something that you are prepared for something like that happening."He says, face looking a bit grim for him.

"I guess, just don't want to get caught with my pants around my ankles, figuratively speaking."

"Not so much figuratively, that sounds like something I did last weekend."He says with a saucy grin."Anyway, I better get going to you lot can get to school. Your best weapon is your brain!"

"Paired with something pointy and sharp, sure is."She says, laughing."'See ya Gabe." She turns to where she can hear the two boys scuffling."You two almost ready?"

Stiles is holding a giggling Jace by one leg upside down, shirt inside out and pants on only one leg, along with one sock."Umm...not so much. Help?" Gwaine and Growly are both laying on the bed, watching the two of them with amusement, and Ashley can't help but laugh out loud.

"Oh for cripes sake, come here."

Three hours later, Ashley and Jace have finished running around the school, letting the toddler explore what he calls a big kid school in awe, Gwaine faithfully next to her, while Growly is silent next to him, and enter her classroom. Sitting him on the floor with a tablet playing Super Why and a lunchable to eat, she gets out her phone and sends a text to Peter.

~Hey, you, with the face.~

~Yes my dear? How is the child?~

~He's good, enjoying a lunch with me at the school. Were you really upset about Derek taking me to the store yesterday?~

~A bit, maybe. I would hope you would ask me, first, obviously.~

~Well, I did mention it to you the day before, like I said the other day. I figured if you were going to volunteer, you would have. Besides, your car is a little small.~

~Yes, well, it's not really made for transporting too much...just myself and another, really.~

~See? You wouldn't have been able to anyway.~

~I suppose. Anyway, that's in the past. It's too bad you aren't alone tonight, I have a bottle of wine with your name on it here with me, and a night with nothing to do.~

~That sounds really good, but you know I can't, I'm sorry. Rain check.~

~I could do that. By the way, I was going to visit you last night, but for some reason I couldn't go past a certain point in the yard. I was even shocked. Any thoughts on why that is?~

Before she can reply, there is a knock on the door, and she looks up to see Lydia and Allison peeking through with curious looks on their faces, lunches in hand."Miss Roeswood, do you mind if we have lunch in here with you? It's so much quieter, and all the guys keep on throwing bitch faces at each other. It's annoying."

Ashley laughs and gestures them both in."That's fine with me girls, come on in. Me and Jace were just enjoying some lunch ourselves..Jace, this is Lydia and Allison."

Jace looks up from his cushion on the floor and givs both the girls a grin, mouth full of cheese and crackers, before turning his attention back to the tablet. The girls both pull up a chair to her desk and pull their own lunches out, after giving Jace the usual aww so cute glance. "We actually kind of wanted to talk to you about doing a performance tomorrow."Lydia says between bites of sushi."With your help."

"Oh? What did you want to do?"

"Heaven knows by the pretty reckless? It could be something the entire class gets into, and kind of get them excited to do it more. I can see it now, you walking into the classroom with a long ruler, popping it against the wall to get everyone's attention, then the music starting and the entire class clapping and stomping to the beat. It would be great."

"That does sound pretty good actually. Allison, you like the idea as well?"

"Oh yes, it would be fun, and we could put it up on YouTube to show off the school."

"You know what, let's do it, why not. Why don't one of you pull up the video so we can do a little research on it?"

Lydia smiles and pulls out her own tablet, while Allison looks down at Jace and leans over the desk, whispering to Ashley."Is the hell hound here?"

"Yes, she should be right next to him. She is very protective of him already."

"That's good, he is a little cutie, I would hate to see him hurt. Do you still want us to help watch him during class?"

"Yea, just make sure he stays occupied while I am talking, if anything. Or, you know, make sure he doesn't run out of the classroom. That kinda thing."

"Can do. I used to help watch my cousins when I visited my family, so I'm used to little kids."

"That's a relief. Poor Stiles let him drink half a cup of his sugar riddled coffee this morning, so he has been a little hyped. Thankfully he wore most of it off exploring the school." Allison giggles at the thought of the caffeine induced toddler, while Lydia finally pulls up the video. "All right ladies, lets see what we got."
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Class goes by relatively normally, though Jace does feel the need to wander amongst the students asking questions, much to their amusement. Halfway through class he plants himself between Scott and Stiles, pulling out his ds and playing games until the bell rings. Everyone cheerfully says goodbye to him to Jaces delight, and by the time Derek pulls up in front of the school with Cora to pick them up, he is excited to come back again tomorrow. In face, as soon as she straps him into the back, Gwaine and Cora next to him, he immediately starts telling Derek about his day and all the cool stuff he did. Ashley smiles, pulling up the seat a bit so Growly can sit at Jaces feet in the car, and buckles up in the front next to a chuckling Derek.

"What are you laughing at?" She says after they finally pull out of the driveway.

"Sounds like the kid had fun. That, and right now he is back there talking a mile a minute to Cora like he has known her his entire life."

"Yea well, the kid has apparently never met a stranger. And he has had a pretty exciting day. He spent most of class asking the students questions, like why Ethan and Aiden looked alike, why Lydias hair was so pretty, and why he could see one kids underwear. He then asked if his momma didn't put on his belt this morning."

Derek and Cora both snort with laughter at that one, and Cora looks surprised that she actually did. She tries to put back on the signature Hale glare, but it doesn't quite work."Oh yea, thanks for the pizza last night. Take out gets tiring, though considering I had hardly anything to eat for months, I can't complain too much."

"No problem, I like to feed people. I also don't think we've actually properly met. Ashley."She says, holding out her hand towards the back. Cora stares at it for a couple of seconds like she doesn't know what to do with it, then gingerly takes it."And the child talking non-stop back there is Jace."

"Cora."She says, glancing at the child who seems to finally be slowing down."Friendly kid. The wolf yours as well?"

"Kind of. I saved him as a cub, and people keep telling me I'm his alpha, or something like that. His names Gwaine."

Gwaine turns his head to look at her, sniffing the hand she offers him and giving it a slight lick. Apparently that is good enough for Cora, who takes back her hand and looks slightly more relaxed.

"So.."Derek starts as they go down the road."Do you think Jace might like a trip to the park? The one next to our land is usually pretty crowded this time of day, and we won't have to worry about being attacked in public."

"Oh, I know he would. He loves the monkey bars, freaks mom out every time he goes swinging on them, almost as bad as he does when he dives in the pool."

"Park it is."Derek says, sounding relieved. Something seemed off with the scruffy wolf, the way he gripped the wheel a bit too tightly, and she wondered what was up. Usually he only looked this worried when a pack member or family member was being threatened. Or maybe he had a reason other than the one given for wanting to keep Jace and Ashley out in public? She would have to find out what was wrong when she had a chance, maybe text him later if she could. For now all she could do is let him drive and hope Growly wasn't squashed behind her.
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Jace liked Derek a lot. He grabbed Dereks hand as soon as they were outside of the car and forced him to follow him to the monkey bars, even trying to make him climb on the equipment with him. Derek would simply laugh and agree to a point, not climbing all the way up but sitting with him and watching as he would go up and down the slide, then following him as he grabbed the monkey bars and swung down them, making sure he didn't fall. Cora and Ashley sat on a bench next to some other mothers and watched them, giggling as Jace dragged Derek to the merry-go-round and has him push it. Gwaine lay on the grass next to them and basked in the sun, Growly most likely not too far behind.

"Has Derek always been this way around kids?"Ashley asks Cora after a while, wanting to find out more about the scruffy wolf. she had never seen him around anything but teens and adults, so this was a new experience for her, and a pleasant one.

"Yea, as far as I remember."Cora says after a moment, seeming far away as she does."He helped watch me a lot as a kid, before the fire, me and our cousins, and Peters little boy."

"Peter had a little boy?"

"Yea, both his wife and his little boy died when the house was torched. Probably a major factor of Uncle Peter going crazy, actually, having to witness your wife and child dying in front of you, not being able to do anything about it. It doesn't excuse him killing my sister Laura, but you can kind of understand where he is coming from."

"Yea, I guess you can."Ashley muses, going quiet. No wonder Peter didn't want to be around Jace, if it would merely remind him of the little boy he lost. She wouldn't tell him she knew, of course, but she wouldn't push him visiting and meeting Jace anymore, either.

"I have to say...this is the most open I have seen my brother in a long time." Cora says, breaking Ashley out of her musing."Usually it takes a long time for him to warm to other people, but seeing how relaxed he is with you, seeing him play with your nephew over there...it's a good thing. Good for him. Peter used to be the only other person he confided in, Peter and Kate, and you can see how good that was for him. Thank you for helping him out of that cycle of manipulative people in his life."

"I..uh..you're welcome. He has helped me a lot as well, you know. He's a good friend."

"Yea, he is. Break his heart, hurt him in any way, and I will punch you in the face."

"You are definitely his sister. What if he hurts me?"

"Then you have my permission to kick him in the jewels. That, or tell me what he did and I'll kick him in the jewels. Deal?"

"Deal." The two shake on it just as Jace and Derek run up to the both of them, Jace breathing heavily but looking happy, Derek not winded at all but cheeks red. Jace runs into her arms and hugs her tightly.

"What were you two talking about over here?"Derek asks, eyebrow raised in suspicion.

"You have super hearing, couldn't you hear?"Ashley teases, and he flushes redder.

"I had screaming kids all around me, I wasn't exactly paying attention. nothing bad I hope?"

"Nope, Ashley and I merely came to an understanding."Cora says with a smirk."That, and she asked if I had any by pictures of you anywhere."

"Oh god, you don't, do you?"

"I'll never tell."

Derek gives her a glare he usually only saves for Stiles, which she merely brushes off. Jace sees it and giggles loudly."Derek you look so mad! Did girl try an kiss you? Girls at preschool try to kiss me, and when I asked momma if I cold push them away she said no. Instead I just chase them with bugs and they stay away. Do you want some bugs?"

Ashley and Cora both burst out laughing at the look on Dereks face, and he has to wait for a moment before answering the completely honest question."No Jace, I don't need any bugs, thank you though. I like girls to kiss me."He says, winking at Ashley with a smile.

"That's gross Derek."

"You won't think so when you get older little man."Derek says, scooping up the toddler."What do you say to a milkshake before we take you home?"

"Yay! Yes please! Chocolate peanut butter!"Jace says with a cheer. The girls merely shake their heads and follow them both back to the car.

"Gonna have that kid spoiled by the time he leaves here Derek."Cora says as she climbs in the back, then lets Gwaine in."Do we need to adopt a kid for you to take care of when he leaves?"

"You kidding? I have a pack full of teenagers, they are worse than any kid."Derek says with a half assed scowl as he starts the car."He's only here for a couple of days, so we might as well make it worth his while. That, and if we keep up things like this, maybe we won't have to think about the killings while he's here and worry about who's next. We need to keep him positive."

"Yea yea."Cora says, crossing her arms."I want Chocolate cherry."

"I want oreo."Ashley throws in, glancing over at him. He smiles and pulls up to Sonic, ordering all of their frozen drinks plus one for himself, and the next 30 minutes is spent in bliss with brain freeze, going over horror stories from all of their childhoods. They obviously had some pretty good ones, having to learn to control their wolf side early on, but she had a couple of zingers of her own, and Jace was a hilarious mess. At one point Ashley got some whipped cream on her fingers and sucked it off, at once wondering if it was a good idea from the way Dereks eyes darkened, and her insides turned to jelly.

Still wondering actually.

All in all in was a good end to a good day, with Derek dropping them off just around 5, promising to come visit Jace again the next day. They were just outside the ward line, about 15 feet off, saying their goodbyes, with Jace playing in the grass next to Gwaine. Cora was leaning up against the car, staring off at something, while Derek said a more private goodbye to her.

No more whipped cream for you around me."He says jokingly, but his voice has gone deep."Or else I may not be responsible for my actions."

"Oh please, it wasn't my fault they overfilled the milkshake with it. What else was I going to do, wipe it on my shirt?"

"Use a napkin?"

"You gave them all to Jace."

"Touche. Oh, and I have a weird question, again. All day long I've smelled not only Gwaine around you...but another dog as well. Care to explain that?"

"Extra set of eyes?" she says, shrugging."Just a little help from a friend in case things get bad."

"Ok then, I trust you."He says, still looking troubled."Look I.."He lets off, eyes turning red all of a sudden."Something is here. Something familiar...Shit! Ashley, get in the house!"

"Derek, what's wrong?"She hears a whine from beside her, and a groan of pain, coming not only from Gwaine but from Cora. Looking over she sees Gwaine is injured, with blood from a wound on his arm, Cora laying down on her side next to the car, knocked out. There is streak beside them, and suddenly Growly is visible, running after some that's running away way to fast to be human. Ashley turns back to get Jace and place him in the house where it's safe, but freezes in her tracks.

"Where's Jace? Oh my god, Derek, that thing took Jace!" Ashley is visibly freaking out, her face turning red and burning, eyes prickling with tears as the one thing she had dreaded had came to pass. Her entire body is shaking, and she feels nauseous. Who the hell would want Jace? Why the hell hadn't she made sure he was inside the ward?"Derek, what the hell was that?"She says, tears pouring down her face.

Derek was in full alpha mode now, eyes red, ears pointed, claws out, as he sniffed around to make sure nothing else was going to attack them. As he does, Stiles and Scott come out of the house, Scott wolfed out as well as Stiles rushes down to Ashley, taking her face in his hands."Ashley? Look at me, what happened? Scott said he smelled something then we heard you out here. Where's Jace?"

Ashley looks at him tearfully."It took him. Whatever the hell it was took him, and Growly took off after it. Christ Stiles, he's only four years old!"Stiles takes her in his arms while Scott checks on Cora, keeping her close, knowing it won't be enough.

"Kali."

They all look up at Dereks growl, the hate in it."What?"

"Kali. That's who I smelled. She's also the only one who could move fast enough that none of us could see her."

"Why would she doe this? I thought Deucalion said Ashley was off limits?"Stiles asks, confused, while Ashley still shakes in his arms.

"Yea, did you see how well Kali and Enis reacted to that? Humans are not on their list of things they like."Derek growls out, anger seeping from him. He pauses as he hears a sniffle down below, softening as he bends down and cups Ashly's face."Please stop crying, we'll find him, I promise."

"That won't be a problem."Scott says from behind them, and they all look up at him to see a winded Growly with a note in her mouth."They want us to come to them."

Derek stands up and takes the note from her, moving away so Growly can stand next to Gwaine and check his wounds. He looks it over once, face tightening, before reading it out loud.

"We haven't hurt the boy yet. If you want him back in one piece, meet us at the abandoned warehouse on Stern street at 10pm. You, the pack, and the girl. Any funny business, or don't make it on time, and the kid gets bit, or worse. You think of the worse we can do, no need for us to say it." He frowns."This doesn't sound like Deucalions work. I think they are doing this on their own."

"That doesn't matter."Ashley says, standing up, tears still standing on her face. She walks over to where Growly is whining next to Gwaine, very clearly distressed, and bends down next to her."Growly, can you find where Jace is right now, and stay next to him, out of sight, until the meeting? Once we are there, when I give you the signal, grab Jace and bring him over to me, all right?" Growly considers her for a brief moment and nods, nuzzling Gwaine before disappearing without a sound."Scott, can you take the pain from Gwaine please, we're going to need him. Derek, get a hold of the rest of your pack please. If they want us to show up, by god we're going to show up."

"Are you sure about this?" Stiles asks, concerned about her sudden change in spirit."you don't have to go, Derek and the others could handle it."

"They said any funny business and they bite him, Stiles, or worse. They also specifically asked for me to be there. I'm not risking his safety for mine."She looks over to Derek, who nods at her, phone already out."They want a fucking fight, they got one."

As they all plan for the upcoming meeting, Ashley stands up against the wall of the house where everyone had moved to just in case, and sends out a silent prayer to her archangels.~Guys, I don't know where you are, but I could really use you right now. Jace got taken by a crazy alpha wolf, and I'm so afraid they're going to take him to get to me. Please..I need your strength.~

"All right, everyone is heading here now."Derek says, walking up to her, face hard."The only one who didn't answer is Peter." He looks at her and crumbles a bit, not knowing what to say, and instead pulls her into a tight hug. She freezes at first but relaxes into it, letting her tears fall as they stand there in the back yard, his arms around her, voice whispering in her ear."We'll get him back, I promise."
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Up in heaven, two archangels are stuffing anothers grace into his new vessel, not paying any attention the the prayers coming their way.

In hell, Crowley can feel Growly worried about something, but can't immediately come as he is trying to find out who the hell is trying to open up Purgatory, a place Lucifer specifically demanded stay closed forever.

In a dirty warehouse, a bald alpha wolf is keeping an eye on a sleeping child, with no idea a hell hound is right next to the child, guarding him with her life.

And inside Ashley, leaning against a house and being hugged by a muscled alpha wolf, powers are slowly adjusting to their new body, created from the grace of two originals.

OOOOhhh fuck it all. Jace got taken. Evil Alphas be evil. Gwaine got hurt. What next?