Chapter Thirty Six- Sentence
Well here it is! I've moved this fic along a little quicker than I had planned (mainly because there was nothing else to add in that I could think of!) Hope you like this one, things start to get violent! ;)
I gave Dean a questioning look as the door clicked softly behind me, "what's up?"
"Me and Sam have gotta head out," he grimaced, "we got a call about this house, usual ghost haunting"
Nodding I looked around as the silence became uneasy.
"We're leaving now, Sammy's just getting a few things" he told me unnecessarily.
I nodded again peering out of the window to see that Cas was still on the bench, "good luck with it"
"Thanks" he gave me a weak smile.
"There something else, Dean?" I asked, "You seem a bit quiet"
He shook his head, "Hell just gets on top of you sometimes"
"Hmm," was all that I could say, "try talking to Sam or Bobby about it. They'll understand better than me"
Sam appeared at the door, "you ready?"
"Sure" was all the other man said as they both left the room and the house.
One thing was for sure. Dean was not coping with the time he spent downstairs, not that I could blame him. I still wasn't over my own ordeal with Alistair.
The next two weeks passed peacefully. The boys and other hunters called up from time to time, either for research and tips or just a good old chat. Cas was distant still but at least I knew why. There were times when he sat scowling at a wall and others when he just walked around depressed. I could sense through the rosary that a deep struggle was going on inside him, it was a struggle that I hoped he would never have to decide on. If Uriel kept his word and Zachariah never found out then everything would be fine. Well maybe not fine but at least I'd be alive.
The demons had stayed pretty quiet too. They were staying at a respectable distance, it seemed as if they were now scared of coming too close. I thought proudly that they had maybe heard of my unflinching face off with Casey. Even though it hadn't affected her, weaker demons would have been seriously injured by the confrontation.
One day, however, when the snow was thick on the ground everything came crashing down. Bobby was talking on the phone to Rufus and I was listening intently from my position sat at the kitchen table. He didn't mind much, it annoyed him however when I asked questions. Cas was stood by the door tilting his head to the side. Although he seemed frustrated.
"Anything wrong?" I asked.
He didn't bother looking, "most things in this world are wrong. You need to be more specific"
Rolling my eyes I asked again, "why are you frustrated at the current moment in time?"
"The Angel's are no longer talking. It is complete silence" he tried harder.
"So what? They're dead or something?" I wondered.
He shook his head, "no, they have merely made me unable to listen"
"Haven't ya paid your Angel-Heaven bill?" Bobby asked sarcastically as he tried to continue his conversation.
Cas just glared and turned to me clearly worried, "this may mean what I have been fearing, you need to leave…now!"
I stared back at him as if he'd gone mad. It took a few moments for me to understand his words. I pushed my chair backwards and made for the door. As I did Uriel appeared in my path. He smiled down at me as I started to back away from him.
Distantly I heard Bobby hang up, "I'll call you back"
"Hello Half-breed," he greeted me, "did my brother inform you of our arrival?"
All I could do was gape and turn around to see six other angels apart from Cas and Uriel in the room. They were stood strategically around the space, one by both doors, two directly behind me, one close to Bobby and another close to Cas who had a restricting hand placed on his arm.
This is it…I'm going to die…
"I told you I was going to enjoy this, you stupid little Mutt" Uriel sneered at me.
My feet scurried backwards in an attempt to get away from the malicious child of the Lord. I bumped into the two Angels stationed behind me. I felt two hands on my shoulders and two more on my wrists to restrict me.
A long silver spike appeared from Uriel's sleeve and he stalked closer to me. I struggled hopelessly against those binding me.
"It's no use" one Angel laughed behind me, "You're not going to escape us!"
Bobby lunged towards me and those binding me but he was pinned against the wall by the dick of an angel nearby.
"Get away from her!" he growled, "you're gonna regret this you stupid sonofabitch!"
Uriel rounded on him for a second, "shut your mouth mud monkey and we may just let you live"
"Don't you dare threaten him," I snarled and distracted him from the much older man.
"You should be more concerned with yourself, if you haven't already guessed, our superiors have made a decision" he glared at me.
I scoffed sounded ten times braver than I felt, "was that before or after you betrayed another order from your superior?"
"Castiel's position has been demoted regarding his attachment to you," he smiled over my shoulder, "I am now his superior! Restrain our brother!"
Behind me I heard a slight struggle that Cas lost. Tears were starting to gather in my eyes. It was one thing for me to die, but for Bobby and Cas to suffer as a result? That was unnecessary.
Uriel moved closer to me again brandishing the spike that he intended to run through me. I struggled even harder trying to free myself. I flung my arms around in an attempt to get free. The Angels were strong but after a few moments they were struggling to keep hold. I also kicked out with my legs to make their stance unsteady. It worked and I could feel their grip loosening.
"Keep her still!" Uriel shouted at the top of his voice. It was so loud that my ears began to bleed.
One of the Angel's hands moved down to my footprint brand. As soon as the vessels skin came into contact with the scarred area I cried out in pain. I screamed as a burning fire shot through my arm and into the rest of my body. I fought to get the hand off, I could hear their laughter ringing in my ears.
Cas was still bound himself and from what I could hear, obliging obediently. Tears brimmed over and spilled down my cheeks. I prayed to God that something would happen. That something or someone would help me.
"Cas!" I sobbed, "Bobby! Please!"
"Get away from her!" Bobby shouted at them to no avail.
Cas however, remained silent. The rosary blistered with subdued emotions. Anger, horror, despair, terror and many others. Why wouldn't he act on any of them? Why wouldn't he at least try like he had done before?
Then I remembered something, the demons would get the first chance to get close to me again. Regardless about the amount of angels surrounding me. They'd fight to keep me alive. They'd free me from the Angels. It was the only way out of the situation that I could see.
"Break the salt line!" I cried out, "You have to break the salt line!"
Bobby was nowhere near the window and would have died if he struggled any harder to get out of the Angel's grasp. It was up to Castiel. He had to do it.
"Cas!" I screamed, "You have to break the salt line!"
"Hold her still!" Uriel ordered again.
It didn't strike me how selfish I was being. If Cas obliged to my wish then he would be cast out from Heaven and have a price on his own head much like Anna. He would lose the only family he had ever known and be forced to roam the Earth amongst humanity who he barely understood.
"Please!" I sobbed and continued to kick and struggle, "Please…"
After a few more moments I felt the protective barrier that the salt provided disintegrate. Almost as soon as it was lifted Casey appeared behind Uriel along with at least twenty other demons scattered around the room. She smiled graciously at me, inclining her head an inch before Uriel turned to face her.