Dark Heart.
Chapter Thirty Five.
Lord Castiel sat on his throne waiting…Dean had gone to visit Sam which left the vampire to tend to part of their plan.
"You summoned me brother?" asked Lord Lucifer as he entered the room.
"Yes Luc I did…we need your help" replies Lord Castiel.
"Anything at all Castiel…I owe you so much" says Lucifer.
"We have a small problem" replied Castiel as he rose and went to his brother "Come…walk with me so we are not overheard".
The two vampires head out to the rose garden, Castiel explaining as they went.
"So I'm to play the big bad vampire" laughed Lord Lucifer "I can do that".
"Better than most" replied Lord Castiel.
Lucifer nods "Does anyone know why Dean's mother hates wolves?" he asked.
"No she refuses to speak of it…I don't think John even knows" replied Lord Castiel.
"Humans are odd that way" said Lucifer.
"Some of them, yes" agreed Lord Castiel "So you will help?".
"Of course…I will play my part so well John will beg Lucien to take his daughter" grinned the vampire.
Castiel chuckles "Don't over do it Lucifer…John is no idiot".
Lord Lucifer chuckles "We should meet so that I know who I'm supposed to be wanting".
"I thought of that already" replied Lord Castiel as they round a corner.
Jo sits in the garden waiting for them.
"Lord Lucifer this is Jo Winchester" says Castiel as they get closer to her.
Jo bows her head and says "My Lord's".
"Hello Jo…just how far can we push your father before he gets suspicious" said Lucifer.
"His hatred of vampires may cloud his thinking on this but not too far, he's not stupid" replied Jo.
"Then we shall be subtly obvious then" grinned the vampire.
"Make sure John see's you paying attention to her and I will make sure he see's Lucien's reaction to it" said Lord Castiel.
"So he does not know Lucien has interest in his daughter?" asked Lucifer.
"He has an idea…we've made sure he's seen Lucien being attentive to her during this last week. He had Rasputin make a lewd comment to her and take a beating for it" replied Lord Castiel.
Ms Ellen had out done herself…the party she planned was indeed grand and all the vampire Lords and Ladies had accepted the invitation and all of them bought their special humans with them. With Michael gone and the majority of vampires now on Castiel's side there was no longer reason to hide their affection for the humans.
This would be the dawn of a new era in Midian. The start of a new way of living…for both vampire and human alike.
All of the guests felt it but none of them realised just how this new thing would change their world for the better…not yet anyway.
"Ellen, you have done a magnificent job" enthused Lord Castiel "Thank you".
"My pleasure, my Lord…if I may be so bold, it is good to see you so happy" replied Ms Ellen.
"Of course you may Ellen…you are family after all" grinned the vampire as Dean walked over to them.
Ms Ellen blushes.
"Yes, you have out done yourself tonight Ellen" agrees Lord Dean with a smile.
"Thank you my Lords but I can not take all the credit everyone helped to make tonight special for you both" replied Ms Ellen.
Lucien and John are talking about going hunting again when Jo walks past them, she is wearing a beautiful blood red gown her brother had bought for her, it made her look older and the alpha can't help the gasp that escapes him when he see's her. John of course notices his reaction and raises an eyebrow. The reaction is genuine…Lucien had not seen the dress til now, all part of the plan. The alpha turns to John and says "May I ask her to dance?".
John can not hide his shock…an alpha asking a human permission for anything is unheard of and he knows it.
"Yes you may" is all he can say.
Lucien nods to him and heads after Jo to do just that.
Lord Gabriel had been enlisted to help keep Mary distracted while the plan was carried out…she was very willing to spend the night being introduced to all his brothers and sisters. Castiel is not the only one with a soft spot for the alpha and even though Gabriel doesn't know him as well as Castiel does he is more than willing to help.
John is watching Jo and Lucien dance and does not notice Lord Lucifer standing near him until the vampire says to Kayla "That girl is too stunning to be dancing with a dog…I wonder who she is and if she is for sale".
"Perhaps you should ask Lord Castiel, my Lord" replies Kayla.
John frowns, knowing the vampire is talking about his daughter.
"Yes…I think I will. I'd love to have her" grinned the vampire as they walked away to find his brother.
John growls low and thinks 'Not my girl, you sadistic bastard'.
He knows damn well who Lucifer is and the thought of Jo in that vampires hands terrifies him.
'Mary will never forgive me but I won't see my little girl at his mercy…I have to find out what Lucien's intentions are' thinks John as he makes his way through the crowd to where he last saw the alpha.
Lord Castiel is watching all of this and he leans closer to Dean to whisper "It's working".
"Yes I see that…father looks scared. I wonder what Lucifer said" replied Dean.
"Oh I simply stated that I want to buy her…I think he overheard me" grinned Lucifer as he and Kayla walked up to them.
Lord Castiel laughed "You are terrible Luc but well played, John is talking to Lucien now".
"Ah then that's my cue to approach her…is the mother distracted?" said Lucifer.
"Yes, Gabe ant Tom have her outside watching the acrobats" replied Dean.
Lord Lucifer nods and heads straight to Jo, leaving Kayla with Castiel and Dean.
"We meet again" he says to her.
"My Lord" says Jo with a half bow.
"Did my brother tell your wolf who would be taking an interest in you or are we being as authentic as possible?" grinned the vampire.
Jo takes a step back a worried look on her face, knowing both the alpha and her father are watching them as she replies "Cas says real is better…so no he did not tell Lucien it would be you".
Lucifer chuckles knowing the alpha is watching them.
"See…he commented to his human that he wants her Lucien…if you have any feeling for my girl you will not let that vampire have her" said John.
The alpha snarls as he watches Lord Lucifer flirt with Jo.
He turns to John and says "I love Jo…but your wife has forbidden me to have anything to with her John".
"I will deal with Mary just get Jo away from that thing Lucien…please" replied John desperately as he watched the vampire pull his daughter into it's arms and dance with her.
"The only way he will back down is if I claim her as mine…I would have to make her one of us, John is that better than Lucifer having her?" says the alpha.
"Yes Lucien it is…anything is better than that vampire. Mary will be angry but I will deal with her now please help me" replied John.
The alpha nods and stride over to where Lucifer is dancing with Jo.
Lord Castiel and Lord Dean move closer to this little scene knowing they will soon be needed to break up a fight.
"Get your fucking hands off my girl blood sucker" snarls Lucien.
The vampire grins at him "Your's is she dog?".
"Yes…she will be my alpha female. Now get your hands off her Lucifer" snapped the alpha.
The vampire lets go of the girl and turns to the werewolf saying "So she is not yours…yet".
John has moved in and pulled Jo away from them, knowing this may get violent…he had learnt much of wolves in the time he had spent with Lucien lately.
"She is too young to be bitten just yet but I do lay claim to her and you will back down" growled the alpha.
Several guests had stopped to watch as the argument heated up.
"And if I don't?" snarled Lucifer playing his part to perfection.
Lucien's reply comes in the form of a punch and a snarled "I will make you".
The vampire allows the first blow to connect as if he wasn't expecting it.
Lord Castiel allows a few blows to be traded before he and Lord Dean step in and break it up.
"Lucifer restrain yourself" he snaps as pulls his brother away.
"Lucien…stop" says Dean as he pulls the alpha back.
Wolf and vampire glare at each other.
"What's going on here?" demands Lord Castiel as if he doesn't know.
"He says he has claim over this beauty" replies Lucifer with a gesture towards Jo "But I want her Castiel…who owns her?".
"No one owns her Luc, she is free. That is Dean's sister your talking about" growls Castiel.
Lucifer grins "Then she is free to choose for herself then…good. What do you say beautiful girl…be part of my harem or go furry?".
Lord Castiel cringes at his brothers choice of words but says nothing as they all look to Jo.
Jo frowns at the vampire and says "I am Lucien's I have already made my choice".
Lucifer sighs "Very well then…I will relent".
"Wise choice…blood sucker" snarled Lucien as he wraps an arm around Jo.
"Lucien…" cautioned Castiel.
The alpha gives his friend a look then turns and walks away with Jo…John trailing them.
When they were out of ear shot Dean says "That went well".
"Yes his parting shot made your father smile" said Lucifer.
Dean chuckles.
"Thank you Luc…John can not deny Lucien's feelings for Jo now. He has defended her against his own and saved her from the clutches of an evil vampire. What more could a father want from a son in law?" grinned Castiel.
The three vampires laugh then.
"Dean…what the hell was that?" asked Sam from behind them.
"Oh just a little drama to make father see how much Lucien cares for Jo" grinned Lord Dean.
"But Ma hates wolves…" said Sam.
"Exactly why we needed John on their side Sam" replied Lord Castiel.
"Oh…I see" grinned Sam "So Jo loves a werewolf?".
"Yeah and he loves her back Sammy" said Dean with a grin.
"Ma's going to have kittens…you know that right?" replies Sam.
"Yes but she will calm given time…Lucien will protect Jo with his life…she is his alpha female" says Lord Castiel.
"When did Lucien find an alpha female?" asked Lord Balthazar as slips his arms around Sam from behind.
"When he met our sister" replied Lord Dean.
"Oh…that's wonderful" said Lord Balthazar.
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