Again spoilers for "First Born" will appear in this chapter.
Alayna rested her head against the glass of the passenger side window of the Impala deep in thought as the scenery passed in blurs. It was so nice to be out of the bunker and out in the open to feel the warm rays of sunshine hit her porcelain skin. 'I need to get out more.' Alayna thought to herself as she took in a heavy breath through her parted lips.
Thoughts clouded her mind, thinking about the past week's events; but she was trying not to let it get to her too down or irritated. But her short thought process was interrupted by Dean clearing his throat and he slightly turned his head toward her.
"So why'd you really want to come?" He asked as she shrugged her shoulders and looked at him as he peered between the open road and her. "And don't tell me it was for fun." He said gruffly while pointing his index finger at her and she gave a breathy laugh.
"No not for fun." She said with a smirk shaking her head back and forth.
"Then enlighten me, Darling, why were you so eager to jump on board?" Crowley asked piping up from the backseat. She turned around and stared at him with her eyebrows up while chuckling at his displeased disposition. He had his arms crossed and appeared to be pouting that Dean had actually let her come along; like she was a child and needed their permission.
"Why'd I want to come so badly?" She asked with an eyebrow up staring over at Dean now. "I just want to help. I know you two want to kill her, but she owns my soul now and that skank needs to die, like yesterday." She said with a roll of her eyes and Dean chuckled loudly. It was true what she said, she just wanted to help with anything she could for this cause. She felt like she was a constant burden to them and she didn't want to just sit back anymore and let terrible things happen. It was time for a change for Alayna and she knew she needed to kick this bitch's ass.
"Makes sense." He said as he gave a little shrug and Alayna smiled wily.
"Plus I've seen you two on a road trip together before," She said while pointing back to Crowley as he raised an eyebrow, "And we all know that ended, he ended up using you as bait for that demon Brady." She said with a chuckle as she glared back at Crowley's sour expression. Dean raised an eyebrow trying to think of the situation she was referring to and then it hit him.
"You're right!" He said loudly slamming his hand into the steering causing her to jump, "He sent my ass straight into a trap and used me as bait for that demon prick." She smirked and folded her arms across her body.
"Never trust a demon." She said with a chuckle and a tilt of her head; as Crowley huffed in the backseat like a big baby.
"I'm still here you know." He said leaning his head in between the front seats and Alayna looked over at him.
"The baby doesn't like to be picked on?" Alayna asked playfully as she stuck her bottom lip out. She gave a large grin while leaning over to kiss him on the cheek and he rolled his eyes with a smirk on his face. Dean lifted his lip up in disgust at her kissing him and turned his attention back to watching the road. Then the car fell into silence over the next hour drive as the Impala quickly sped down the highway.
The Impala pulled into the storage locker parking lot as Dean quickly threw it into park and looked at the seamlessly empty parking lot. He scanned everything in the distance and finally declared it safe.
"Alright let's go." He said opening the driver's side door and planting his feet firmly on to the asphalt. He walked back to the trunk of the Impala and propped the lid open while reaching in. Alayna yawned as she sluggishly got out of the passenger side door stretching slightly before placing her feet onto the ground. She stretched her arms into the air as she made her way to the back of the car where Dean was positioned with his head deep into the trunk.
She raised an eyebrow as he pillaged through the trunk like a mad man throwing things from side to side until he finally found what he was looking for.
"Ah ha!" He said loudly in victory as he pulled a black cloth sack from the back of the trunk.
"What's that for?" Alayna asked curiously as she crossed her arms lifting a finger to point at it. Crowley exited the Impala loudly, shutting the car door, and walked around to the trunk adjusting his suit jacket with every step. Dean raised an eyebrow while looking over at Alayna and pointed to Crowley who now stood beside him.
"It's for him." He said turning his head to look at Crowley as confusion dripped off of his expressive face.
"What's for me?" He asked with raised eyebrows and Alayna laughed lightly.
"I'm assuming you're putting it over his head?" She asked as Dean closed the lid to the trunk with a thud. Crowley gave a face of disgust as Dean dropped the black cloth sack into Crowley's open hands and smirked.
"You betcha." He said with a wily smile and he slammed his hand into Crowley's shoulder roughly and he started to slowly walk away. Crowley looked down at the bag and then back up at Alayna while curling his lip in disgust.
"Is he serious?" He spat as she shook her head up and down, "You're serious?" He asked loudly in disbelief while looking back at Dean as he continued to walk away. Dean put a thumb in the air confirming he was absolutely serious about him wearing the hood over his head and Alayna chuckled softly.
"He's serious, just put it on." Alayna said walking toward him as he rolled his eyes in frustration. She stopped in front of him with a smile on her face as he gave her the stink eye.
"I think you're enjoying this too much, Darling." He said with wide eyes as Alayna took the cloth sack from his hands and tilted her head to the side.
"Just a little," She said scrunching her face up and pulled the bag over his head "Just follow me." She said with a laugh. He huffed in frustration and grabbed onto her waist with both hands, taking advantage of the situation and began to follow close behind her.
"Don't mind me," He said moving his hands across her bum playfully and very slowly, "I can't see." He said with a mischievous smirk. She grabbed onto his hands yanking them off her hips while clasping them into her own; and started pulling him across the parking lot while trying to catch up with Dean.
"You think you're so funny." She huffed playfully as they caught up to Dean and continued to follow him. They walked down several corridors of the indoors storage locker complex and finally found themselves in front of a large, white, garage looking door.
"Alright here it is." Dean looking at the number above the door and confirming it was in fact it. He squatted down, undoing the lock, and opened the door to reveal a very dusty room. All three walked into the storage locker hesitantly as Dean searched for a light switch. She smiled as she lifted the black hood off of Crowley's head and he huffed while looking over at Dean.
"Was that really necessary?" He spat as he patted the out of control hair on top of his head and smoothed it down.
"Yes." Dean said shortly as he started toward a caged room, opened the squeaky door, and walked in hurriedly. He went straight for a desk that sat in the corner and began looking through files that lay in a drawer. Alayna almost felt giddy standing inside an actual Winchester storage locker as she looked around with her mouth agape. Excitement pulsed through Alayna's veins as she smiled and turned in circles taking every aspect of the room in. Crowley attempted to follow Dean into the caged room, but stopped short when he noticed the devil's trap in front of his feet.
"I'll just be out here." He said bitterly with his hands in his pockets and a quick roll of his eyes. He began to look around and took notice of some jars sitting on a shelf and then he noticed Alayna still looking around.
"Stop gawking." Crowley said looking back at Alayna as she was still in the same spot she had been; continually turning circles. She gave a breathy laugh while walking over to his side and began eyeing everything that lie on the shelves in front of them with curiosity.
"So, what do you call this decor, anyway? Rustic obsessive? Paranoid deco?" Crowley asked as he opened a jar, scrunched his face up in disgust of the smell, and quickly put it back. Alayna rolled her eyes at him as he openly mocked Dean's father and smacked his shoulder playfully. He jumped as he felt the slap hit him and stared at Alayna with his lip curled.
"Leave it alone." She said now pointing a demanding finger into the side of his stomach as she arched an eyebrow. He began to mutter continuously under his breath about her being bossy and then Dean's loud booming voice broke him from his breathy words.
"Here we go," He said pulling a yellow file folder out and began scanning the page quickly, "Looks like my dad was working with another hunter when he nabbed Abaddon's pet." He raised an eyebrow as he pulled a picture of a blonde woman out and examined it. Crowley swiftly made his way to the outside of the fence and peered in at Dean who held up the photo in his direction.
"I guess the "T" didn't stand for terrible father." Crowley said sarcastically as Alayna glided over scoffing at Crowley's rude comment.
"Who is she?" She asked curiously as she now stood next to Crowley on the outside of the fence; peering in at the photo and fingers hooked into the fencing.
"Her name's Tara, but it doesn't ring a bell." Dean said flipping the photo back over and staring at her more and he shrugged while putting the picture back into the folder. He turned his focus to the papers in the folder and began to read them again.
"All right, looks like they interrogated the demon. Then they exorcised him, but not before he mentioned the First Blade." Dean said while staring at Crowley in victory.
"I love it when I'm right." Crowley said smugly with a smirk as Alayna rolled her eyes.
"Yeah, Yeah, well the rest of the file is empty, Genius." Dean said with a hint of attitude in his tone.
"What? Didn't they teach note-taking at Hunters Hogwarts?" Crowley said as Alayna raised an eyebrow at Crowley's "Harry Potter" reference and smiled.
"Well looks like we need to go pay this Tara a visit." Alayna said with a smile while raising her shoulders and Dean nodded in agreement.
"Yeah let's go." He said as all three of them made their way out of the storage unit and Alayna was forced to make Crowley wear the black hood again. He held her hand again as they passed through the halls and he accidently bumped into a woman who was walking on the opposite side of the corridor.
"Oh sorry." Alayna said with a sweet smile as the woman raised an eyebrow at the three of them and smirked as she continued walking.
"That's ok." the woman said as she smiled equally as sweet now and continued on her way down the hallway. Crowley turned his head slightly as if he could see through the hood and watched as she walked down the rest of the corridor. He knew what and who she was, but he didn't say a thing. He knew that she was going to be a very important part of his plan, but now he had to keep Alayna safe.
The woman turned the corner and immediately pulled out her cell phone and began dialing a number with a large smirk on her face.
"You're never going to guess who I just ran into." She said nodding her head as her black eyes emerged over the brown ones her vessel had.
"Oh yes the King, his little bitch, and a Winchester." She said through a stifled giggle and continued to nod her head. "You bet boss, I'll follow them." She said as she peeked around the corner and started to head in their direction.
A/N: Thanks again for everyone who is still reading! I hope you enjoyed this chapter, I know I did. This is my favorite episode lol and obviously I had to change it around a bit and next chapter they get to meet Cain hurray!