Chapter 29
Dean opened his eyes to the sun shining through the windows. He looked at his watch, 8am. He raised and stretched, then he heard the noise in the kitchen. He went to the bathroom, then made his way to the kitchen. Everyone was up. Jade and Lexie were cooking and the others were at the counter looking at something on the computer. He made his way to the coffee pot, poured a cup and propped on the counter next to the stove where Jade was scrabbling eggs. She looked up at him and he smiled, "Good morning." he said. She smiled and grabbed the eggs and put them back in the fridge. Dean walked to the counter to see what was going on. "Got a job?" he asked. Bobby looked up at him, "Yeah, a couple. Jo and Ellen are gonna take one and me, you and Sam can take the other." Dean looked at the laptop, "Sounds good to me." Lexie pulled the biscuits from the oven, "Breakfast is ready." Jade sat some plates on the counter as they all stood and begin to fix their plates. Jade walked back to her room and opened her laptop. She had to reorder for the bar and pay monthly bills for both the bar and the house. And she really didn't want to have to say goodbye to the boys. She knew when they left, she wouldn't see them for a long time, or even at all. They all ate and mapped out their trips and begin to pack up. Dean knew Jade had went to her room, but he thought she would say bye. But after Jo and Ellen left and she still had not come out he made his way to her room.
Jade looked up when she heard a tap on the door. She hoped it was Sam or Bobby, but she knew it was him. She watched as he open the door and walked just inside the door. He put his hand in his pockets, "We are heading out." She looked back at her computer, "O.k. Be careful." He tightened his lips and started to walk out, but stopped. "I am not gonna apologize for doing what I think is what will keep you safe. So if you are gonna be pissed, then your just gonna have to be pissed." She took off her glasses and looked at him, "I am not pissed. I am doing what is best for me. As soon as you leave, I have to start getting over you. So, the last thing I want to do, is watch you walk away." He stared at her for a few seconds, trying to make is body turn and walk away from the girl he was falling in love with. He nodded his head, "Far enough." She watched as he turned and walked out the door. The tears rolled down her face as she heard the Impala drive off. She curled up on the bed and cried. Lexie walked in and laid on the bed next to Jade. Jade opened her eyes. Lexie pushed the hair from Jade's face. "Why are you so calm about this?" Jade asked. Lexie smiled, "I'm not. But what can I do? I know this is something Sam has to do. I know he loves me. I know I love him, so I have to stand beside him. Is staying away the answer? That I don't know, but right now, we don't have a choice." Jade wiped her face, "He has only been gone for a half hour, and I can't stand the fact that I don't know when he will call, or if he will call. I feel like one of my arms have been ripped off. I didn't think it would hurt so bad." Lexie smiled, "Get used to it, that is what happens when you fall in love." Jade rolled on her back and looked at the ceiling and ran her hand through her hair. "Well, sooner or later it has to stop. Because if it kills me, I'm gonna get over Dean Winchester." Lexie rolled over and laughed, "Yeah, good luck with that. They are not gonna stay away forever. And as soon as you lay eyes on him again, the fall with start all over." They both laid and stared at the ceiling until they both fell asleep.
The boys ten hour drive was quite. Neither really wanting to talk about the situation. Sam was really have a hard time. Not only would he be worried about Lexie, now he had a baby to worry about. He made arrangements for Lexie to check in with Bobby once a week and to call Bobby if something happened. But he really wanted to be there for her. Dean pulled up to the motel and went inside to get a room. Bobby went in to get him a room. They all got settled in and begin to catch up on the case. Bobby was reading over the paper. "The couple literally ate each other." Dean looked up with his eyebrows raised, "Ate each other." "That's what I said. You two check out the crime scene and talk to the girl's roommate. I am going to the police station and talk to the detectives on the case." Bobby gathered his stuff as the boys got dressed in their suits. They made it to the apartment and looked around the bloody apartment. Sam talked to the roommate as Dean looked through the apartment for any clues. "Does your roommate usually bring dates home?" Sam asked. "No, this was the first date she had been on since she put on her purity ring." Dean raised his eyebrows as he walked back in the room. "This was a first date?" The roommate nodded, "Yeah, she was a good girl. Focused on school. I wish I was more like her." Sam cleared his throat, "What do you know about the guy?" The girl continued to pack boxes, "He was a good guy, they would have been good together. I set them up." The girl begin to cry. Sam knew he wouldn't get much more out of her. As Dean made his way to the car, Sam gave the girl a card and asked her to call if she thought of anything else.
When the boys got back to the motel, Bobby was reading a book. "What did you find out?" Bobby asked as the boys walked back in. Dean was already removing his tie. "Nothing, the girl was practically a virgin, and the guys was about the same." Sam sat at the table next to Bobby, "What about you?" Bobby leaned back in the chair, "Well, there is another couple. Same thing, ate each other alive. I have no idea. Other than the two couples, this town is like Mayberry." Dean was sitting on the edge of the bed drinking a beer. "Looks like we need a little help." He pulled out his phone and called Cas. Before he hung up the phone Cas was standing in front of the door, eating a burger. They all three looked at Cas, confused. "Since when do you have a caving for White Castle?" Dean asked. Cas looked at them then at the burger. "I don't know. But these are amazing." He said as he took another bite. Dean shook his head as Sam and Bobby explained what was going on. "I do not sense any kind of demon presence here. So that leaves only one thing." He said as he took another bite of the burger and slowly chewed. The other three looked and waited. "Hey porky, we are waiting," Dean said. Cas looked at him, "Yes, sorry. This has to be the work of a cupid." Dean laughed, "I guess you are going to tell me that we have a demon cupid running loose in this town." Cas shook his head, "Not a demon cupid, a rebellious cupid. Heaven is having a civil war. Some follow Zachariah, and some are following Raphael. Some of God's creatures are rebelling." "So, there are actually cupids that run around in diapers and shoot little heart arrows?" Dean asked. "They don't really shoot arrows, but yes." Dean smirked. Sam stood, "O.k. How do we find this cupid?" Cas took another bite and swallowed. "Give me a few hours." Then he disappeared. The three of them sat silent for a few minutes. Dean stood to grab another beer, "I don't know about you, but I think there is something off here." Bobby scanned a book and then looked at the boys, "There is a lot of lure about cupids dating back centuries. It is not the weirdest thing we have hunted." Then Cas was back. "I have located him. We must go."
The four of them sat in a restaurant. All of them eating except Dean. "Are you not hungry? You have not ate since we got here, yesterday." Sam said. Dean shook his head, "No, I am not hungry." Bobby smirked, "There is something wrong here." Dean scanned the room, his lost of appetite must have something to do with Jade. He had not been able to stop thinking about her since he left. He had to stop his self a couple of times from calling her. The phone was in his hand and on her name. But then he would scan through the pictures of her in his phone. This was harder than he thought. But he knew he was doing what was best and there was no changing it. "He is coming." Cas said. They all watched as a subtle moved across the room and to a couple. When they saw the couple begin to kiss, Cas stood. "Follow me." They followed him to a back room as Cas begin to chant. Then with that same breeze, the cupid appeared. They all looked stunned. The man was heavy with nothing but a crown of flowers on his head. Dean looked at the man then at Cas, "Tell me he is not naked." "How may I help you?" the man asked. Cas spoke, "Are you making the couples eat each other?" The man looked at Cas confused. Sam stepped closer, "The couples you are bringing together are killing each other, they are actually eating each other." The man looked at all of them and begin to cry. Dean raised his eyebrows. "Is he crying?" Then the cupid begin to sob and wrapped his arms around his self. "Oh hell, he is crying." Dean said and begin to pace. "He is not doing it." Cas said. "You believe me. I could never hurt anyone. My job is to make certain people fall in love." Sam looked at him, "What do you mean, make certain people fall in love? You can't make people fall in love." Then cupid smiled, "Yes I can. That is how it works. Each cupid is giving a list. We make sure they met and then fall in love." Dean looked at him and winkled his forehead. "Wait a minute, your job is to hook people up. Like e harmony?" The cupid looked confused for a second, "Yes, just like your mother and father." Sam stepped closer, "You made sure our parents met and fell in love?" "Not me, but a cupid. That was a big job. It took a lot of planning. They didn't like each other at first. But it worked out." Dean smirked, "Not so much, they're dead." The cupid smiled, "Yes, but they made you two and that was the plan. Just like with you and Sam. Things may be rough with you and Jade. But they will work out just like they are suppose to." Dean looked at the others, "This is bullshit. He is not doing it, so let's find out what is." The cupid smiled at Dean and the next thing Dean knew the cupid had him in a bear hug with his feet dangling off the floor. He looked the cupid in the eye, "Put me down now." The cupid sat him down. "You can fight it all you want. But the union of Sam and Lexie and You and Jade is more important that the one of your parents. God wants it and sooner or later it will happen." Dean shook his head and walked to the door. "Sam you and Bobby go to the morgue take another look at the bodies. I am going to take a long hot shower. I feel dirty." They all smiled as they watched Dean walk out.
