A/N: So I suck at trying to do things on time, but it's only a day late so hopefully that counts as something! I just wanted to say hi to the new followers, seriously I get the biggest smile every time I get a new notification on my story! So I know things have been kind of normal and a little slow in the past couple of chapters, I promise it's all leading up to something :) Let me know what you guys think.

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The time spent with Heather was a little less awkward than it had been the last time they were all there, when Ana had left to move in with Dean and Sam. Ana caught her up on the normal stuff that had been going on and Heather wasn't pleased to hear that she was dropping out of school, but was glad to hear that she and Connor were back together. About an hour went by before they decided that it was time for them to leave, more accurately because Dean was itching to get away from the heated glare Heather would throw his way anytime he spoke. Ana relayed the message about the pizza night at Monica and Hank's to her aunt and Heather promised to be there with dessert. After they left and made a stop at the motel so that the brothers could change out of their suits, everyone piled into the Impala and they were off to have lunch.

It was relieving to know that even though they still had a lot to worry about with the Jade issue that nothing was in need of their undivided attention right at that moment. So they took their chance at free time and ran with it. They decided to kill the time before dinner in the shopping area of downtown, starting off in a coffee shop to get a hot drink to fight off the December cold. Snow had finally fallen about a week before and stuck to the ground, causing it to feel a bit colder than it was. With coffee in hand Ana and Connor were getting ready to leave toward the small occult shop a couple of blocks over and Sam wanted to head over to a used bookstore they had passed before they had parked the car. Unsurprisingly, Dean was perfectly content to stay at the coffee shop and flirt with the barista behind the counter. Before splitting up they decided that they would meet back at the shop in an hour so they would have enough time to go back to the motel before meeting everyone for dinner.

Ana and Connor said a quick goodbye to Sam before heading off their own way. He reached out and took her hand in his as they crossed the street, the warmth of their hands together keeping each warm. "So I've been thinking about something." Connor began as she led him toward their destination, he had visited the store the last time they were here together but it was safer to just have her lead the way so they wouldn't get lost.

"Okay?" she asked, giving him a questioning side glance as she took a sip of her coffee. Looking at her in that moment sent his heart rate racing. The cold gray, winter day paired with her pale complexion and the brightness of her green eyes made her look stunning. "Connor?" she questioned when he just stared at her.

He gave her a soft smile, pulling her to a stop, "I've been thinking that I want you to be mine forever." he admitted once they were facing each other.

Returning his smile, she shook her head slightly, "Connor, I'm your soulmate that kind of signifies that this is a lifetime sort of deal."

"Like no one in your family has ever fought against what God or fate had in store for them." He pointed out. "The time we spent apart was empty for me and I never want to feel like that again. I don't want to be without you."

Ana gave him a slightly confused look, why was all of this coming out now? "Being apart wasn't something either of us really wanted and we both knew that when we decided on it. There's nothing else keeping us apart and as long as we can stop this whole Lucifer business I don't think anything else will." She reached up and touched his cheek with her hand, "We're meant to be together, nothing can stop that. So don't waste your time worrying about it, I'm not going anywhere." Rising onto the tips of her toes she gave him a soft kiss. Giving him a warm smile, she turned and continued on toward the store.

Connor watched her for a minute before turning to follow, knowing that her heart was his was one thing, but he wanted to world to know it too. Quickly catching up to her, he wrapped an arm around her shoulders, saving his previous thought for a different time. "So do we need to stock up or are we just going to look around?"

Grinning, she huddled close to him as they walked, "We need a couple of things, I'm pretty positive that we're almost out of white sage and I want to try a spell with hemlock." She informed him as they reached the shop.

"Hemlock?" He raised an eyebrow at her, they rarely used hemlock as it was mostly used in spells involving astral projection to ground the person to their body and the world. It also held some minor protective properties, but the two of them normally used other herbs for that.

Ana nodded, "Yeah. I read in one of the family journals that witches who experience strong visions are more likely to have an easier time with astral projection. If I can learn to do it properly I think it would be a good tool to have. Never know when it could come in handy."

He studied her a moment, keeping his mouth closed as he thought about how strong she was and how she never seemed to know enough about magic. Even though she was still incredibly knew to it all, she knew more than a lot of witches and he understood that her power only grew with that knowledge.

They spent most of their hour looking through everything in the store. The book section was enough to get lost in for the time they had, but they glanced over titles before moving on to the mass amount of stones, herbs, incense, candles, and other goods that had various uses within magic and other craft. After picking out the few things they needed and a small argument about who was going to be paying for it, they had their purchases in hand and were heading out the door. Ana pulled her phone out of her pocket and glanced at the time, they were running a little late and wouldn't make it back to the coffee shop in time. She handed Connor the bag from the store and dialed her father's number quickly, "Hey, we're on our way. Got a little sidetracked."

"Yeah, I figured as much. Haven't heard from Sam and he's not back yet, why don't you swing by that bookstore and drag him out of there." Dean suggested, knowing that if his little brother had found something he deemed interesting that he was probably lost in whatever it was.

Ana nodded to herself before reaching for Connor's hand and directing him toward the bookstore her uncle had gone to. "We'll meet you back at the coffee shop in a few. I'll make sure to have Sam in tow." she joked before saying a quick goodbye.

"Sam's not back yet either?" Connor questioned, assuming from the one side of the conversation he had heard and their change in direction that they had been given the task of tracking the man down.

"Nope, which isn't all that surprising. I know for a fact that the bookstore he's in has a really awesome collection of older books. I bet he's just loving it." They had neared the end of the block and needed to turn the corner, as they rounded it Ana almost ran into a familiar, tall man.

Sam stopped himself and took a quick step back, "Hey! I was just coming to look for you. Dean said that you guys weren't back yet." he informed them, turning so that they could walk back to the coffee shop together.

"That's weird because he just asked us to come look for you." Connor's brow furrowed in confusion.

Ana and Sam shared a look before they realized what was going on, each understanding Dean's tricks a bit more than Connor did. "He wanted more time to flirt with the barista." Ana concluded as they crossed the street, "Must be having a hard time getting her number if he was going to send us on a goose chase for each other."

Sam chuckled at his niece, "You should tell him that when we get there, I'm sure he'd love it."

"I'll make sure to make the point very loud and mention the pills he takes for he takes for his 'performance issue'." She joked with a wide grin, just imagining the pissed expression that would no doubt cross her father's face if she ever uttered those words. They all shared a laugh as they reached the coffee shop and they were able to see Dean leaning against the counter and still chatting with the brunette behind the counter. "Dad!" Ana called as they walked through the door, "You're holding us up, let's go."

Dean, along with a few of the other patrons of the small shop, turned to look at her. Furrowing his brow, he shot his daughter a look before turning back to the barista and telling her something. He moved away from the counter and when he reached Ana he placed a hand on her shoulder, directed her back outside where Connor and Sam were waiting. "What the Hell, Ana?" He questioned sharply.

"What? We've got plans tonight and I don't want to be late." She answered with a shrug as if she hadn't had every intention of embarrassing him in front of the barista. "So, did the few extra minutes give you time to get her number?"

Forcing his face to remain blank, Dean turned and walked in the direction of the Impala. "I don't know what you're talking about."

Sam scoffed from behind him as they followed his lead toward the car, "Right, because telling both of us to go find the other had nothing to do with the fact that you didn't want to stop talking to the woman."

Dean stopped and turned around, arms crossing over his chest as he glanced back and forth between his brother and his daughter. "Is that really what you guys think? That I would devise some master plan to get a few extra minutes with an attractive woman?"

"Oh, he's using big words." Connor commented softly to Ana, "We all know what that means."

"Hey, I can hear you, dumbass." Dean snapped, glaring at Connor now. "And what the hell is that supposed to mean?"

Ana laughed, "It means that you would only ever call someone an 'attractive woman' instead of your usual vocabulary of 'hot' or 'babe' when you're lying through your teeth."

"So how long did it actually take you to get her number?" Sam questioned as he walked toward the car, followed by Ana and Connor as Dean just stood there and stared at the empty space in front of him.

Spinning quickly around, he glared at his family, "You guys are a bunch of dicks, ya know that?" Dean called after them before walking toward the car himself, pulling his keys out of his pocket. His frown deepened as they just laughed at him, "Screw you." He snapped as he unlocked the car and got into the driver's seat.

-A-

The pizza night had gone by smoothly, with Monica there to keep Heather's mood up even though Dean was among them, it was actually kind of fun. As the night began to wind down Gwen had pulled Kellen, Connor, and Ana aside so they could talk about their plans for the night. "Seth said the party was going to start about nine, which means it's been going for about a half hour and people are probably just now showing up. I figure we get ready and then we can head out?"

"Sounds like a good plan. I'm assuming you're going to change?" Ana offered, knowing that though her best friend looked fine in the worn out jeans and plain tee shirt she had on that Gwen wouldn't be walking into a party like that.

Gwen nodded, "And you're crazy if I think I'm letting you go dressed like that." She gestured to Ana's outfit.

Raising an eyebrow at her friend, Ana shook her head, "I'm not going to be forced into some crazy ensemble. I'm perfectly fine going to the party like this." The clothes she had put on that morning were what she normally wore; form fitting jeans, a plain grey thermal and her boots.

"You're at least changing your shirt. That color washes you out." Gwen pointed out, reaching out for her friend's wrist before turning to look at Connor and Kellen. "Give us twenty minutes and we'll be ready to go." she assured them both before dragging Ana up the stairs and to her bedroom.

-A-

Twenty minutes quickly turned to forty-five and Ana groaned again as she looked at herself in the full length mirror in Gwen's room. "You said that I had to change my shirt, not that I had to let you do my hair and my makeup." she complained again.

Gwen rolled her eyes and she pulled on the tight purple sweater she had decided on, "You look great. I know you already have a boyfriend, but sometimes it's nice to dress up a little for them. Keeps things interesting." she winked at her friend before laughing softly.

"I can assure you that things are far from uninteresting in our lives." Ana muttered, studying herself harder in the mirror as if prolonged exposure to how she looked would make it all go away. It wasn't that she looked bad, Gwen had always had a way of making Ana look good no matter what crazy outfit she put her friend in, it just wasn't something she would normally wear. The ivory shirt was mostly lace, the bodice having a thin layer of cotton attached underneath to cover her torso, but the skin of her chest, shoulders, and arms was visible through it and that made it easy to see the anti possession tattoo on her left shoulder blade and the beginning of the arm sleeve she had just started working on visible. Gwen had taken a curling iron to her red hair and made the normally straight strands softly curl toward the end. Thankfully her friend hadn't put much makeup on her. Though Gwen was good at many things, doing another girl's makeup had never been one of them. There was a thin black line around her eyes, her eyelashes looked a little longer and thicker, Gwen had also added a little blush to her cheeks and some peach lipgloss.

"You look great." Gwen assured her as she gave herself a once over in the mirror. Where Ana was pale, Gwen was tan. Her black hair fell just to her shoulder in sleek straightness and her hazel eyes looked almost golden because of the color of her shirt. The black skinny jeans she wore hugged her legs and the knee high black boots she wore made her look just a little taller than she already was. "Now, let's go. I can already hear Kellen complaining about how we're taking too long." Leaving Gwen's room the girls headed down the stairs quickly, reaching the bottom and turning to look at their mixture of family in the room. "We're ready, let's go." Gwen aimed the comment at her brother, who would be driving the four of them to the party in his truck.

Connor stood up from his seat and walked over to Ana, wrapping her in a hug. "You look beautiful." he told her before kissing her forehead. Kellen grabbed his jacket and keys, they said a quick goodbye to everyone in the room, and then the four headed for the door.

They were just about to get in the truck when Ana felt her dad coming out of the house and toward the driveway. Turning around, she looked at him and waited for him to speak, knowing he was about to give her some sort of speech. "I'm not going to give you 'the don't drink' speech, alright? All I'm going to say is to stay safe. We could still be attacked at any moment and I want you to keep an eye out, but still make sure to have a good time. You've been through alot lately and deserve to have some fun."

Ana smiled and moved to hug him, "Thanks dad."

"Yeah, yeah…" He gave her a quick hug, "Make sure to give me a call if something goes wrong or if you all get smashed and need a ride, alright? Don't let anyone drive drunk."

"Look at you, being a parent." She pretended to sniffle and fight back tears, "I'm so proud."

Dean rolled his eyes are her, "Oh shut it and get out of here." he told her, moving to glance through the open door of Kellen's truck so he could make eye contact with Connor. "You keep an eye out, alright?"

"Sure thing, boss." Connor gave him a short nod. He had already decided that he was going to stay relatively sober, if something happened he wanted to make sure that he could protect Ana. He watched as Ana said goodbye to her dad and then climbed into the backseat to sit next to him. Kellen pulled the truck out of the driveway and then they were on their way.

Seth's house was just outside of town, which made it a great place to throw parties. It was less likely to get the cops called for a noise complaint outside of city limits and these kind of parties tended to get loud. Kellen parked among the other vehicles lined down the short gravel road that ran along the side of the property and killed the engine. They all got out and walked toward the house without saying much, each content in the comfortable silence between them and preparing for the noise inside. The music playing inside the house grew louder as the walked closer and they didn't even bother with knocking since it wouldn't have been heard over the bass. When they walked in the party was already in full swing and there were people everywhere, people that Ana knew all of the names of even if she hadn't been friends with any of them. That was one of the side effects of dating Luke during high school, she had become semi popular and met just about everyone in their class along with a few from the class above them.

Gwen was looking around, taking in everyone there when she caught sight of someone and her eyes went wide. Turning to see if Ana had seen him yet, she noticed that her friend was saying something to Connor and knew that she hadn't seen him yet. Reaching out Gwen took Ana's hand and pulled her closer, "Luke's here." she said into her ear, loud enough for Ana to hear over the music but not loud enough for anyone else to hear.

Ana shrugged, "I really don't care. Let's go get a drink." she responded with a smile, grabbing on to Connor's hand and leading him toward the kitchen where there would no doubt be mass amounts of assorted alcohol.

Gwen and Kellen shared a glance then followed after the couple, watching as they walked past Luke without as much as a side glance in his direction. The slightly scared expression on Luke's face as Connor passed him didn't go missed by either sibling. They didn't have much chance to question it further before the music was lowered and a yell filled the room, "Ana Walker!"

Ana turned to follow the voice and found the source standing in the entrance to the kitchen. She smiled as her eyes landed on Seth, they hadn't really ever been close friends, but they had gone to school together since they were in kindergarten and they had always had a weird relationship. "Seth, how've you been?" she asked, pulling Connor with her as she walked over to him.

"Oh, you know. Same ol', same ol'." He grinned, obviously a little tipsy, and gave her a one armed hug. "I heard down the grapevine that you moved out of state."

She nodded, "Yeah, I moved to Kansas a while ago and have been going to school in Wyoming for the past few months."

"That's great to hear." Seth turned to look at Connor and extended his hand, "Seth Wilson." he introduced himself and Ana noticed that a lot of people in the room were paying attention to their conversation, but of course they were. All of the people in the room but Connor had gone to school together for years and since she just happened to be by his side all focus was on them.

"Connor Mohr, nice to meet you." He returned, shaking the other man's hand. The amount of attention on them didn't go unnoticed by him either, but he wasn't worried about it. At least they were just curious humans and not something trying to kill him or Ana.

Seth smiled, "You too. Welcome to my house." he added, "There's all sorts of drinks and snacks in the kitchen, beer pong downstairs, people are just kind of hanging out up here, and I think there are some people hanging out in the garage. Make yourselves at home, please don't throw up on the carpet." With those words said he pulled his phone out of his pocket, which must have been hooked up to the stereo because as he did something on it the volume turned back up.

Shaking her head, Ana led Connor into the kitchen to grab a drink. "I should have warned you that something like that would have happened. Seth's got this thing about knowing everyone who walks through his door, which makes sense, but also is a hassle when he's been drinking."

"It's okay." Connor assured her, standing behind her and wrapping his arms around her waist. "He seemed nice enough."

She leaned back against him and nodded slightly, "Seth has always been the kind of guy that everyone can get along with." Her eyes were focused on the counter across from them that was full of assorted liquors and mixers, trying to decide what she wanted to drink. The thing was Ana had never been much of a drinker, other than a couple of times in high school when she snuck out with Kellen and the night when she got drunk in the bunker, she didn't have much experience in the matter.

"You two are sickenly cute, you know that?" Gwen spoke up as she and her brother walked into the kitchen, noticing Ana's concentrated expression on the alcohol Gwen shook her head. "How about I make us something? You look pretty lost."

Kellen laughed softly as he made his way toward the fridge, "Want a beer, Connor?" he questioned, assuming that he wouldn't want whatever girly concoction his sister was about to make.

"Sure." Connor answered Kellen before letting go of Ana and moving toward the counter, "Why don't I make you two something? I may know a thing or two about mixing drinks." he gave Ana a small smile over his shoulder before he turned back toward the counter.

Gwen moved out of the way but gave Ana a questioning look. "He's worked for years in a bar." She explained, before looking at Connor, "Think you can make one of those blue drinks Will always makes me?"

Connor scanned the counter, "I could make something similar. Just trust me, alright?" he turned and winked at Ana before accepting the bottle of beer Kellen brought over to him. Grabbing two plastic cups off of the stacks of them in the corner, he grabbed some ice out of the freezer and began to add things into them. When he was done, he spun around and offered both women a cup.

With drinks in hand, Gwen began to lead them around, she wanted to see what all was going on and who all was there. It took a while and by the time they had seen everything, their drinks were empty. A quick stop through the kitchen had their cups refilled and a new bottle in Kellen's hand, Connor had declined more to drink because though he wanted to have a good time, he also knew that things could go wrong for them at any point. Leaving the kitchen, they made their way out to the garage, the music wasn't nearly as loud there and it had less people so they could sit and talk.

"So, what's up with the way Luke was looking at you?" Gwen asked Connor as they settled into a corner of the room, deciding to stick together and away from the other groups.

Connor and Ana shared a look for a long moment before he looked up at Gwen, "The first time we met didn't go smoothly." he explained, knowing that he couldn't very well get into the details of the situation since it involved a lot of the information that Ana wanted to keep her friend innocent to.

"Let's just say that Connor may or may not have threatened Luke." Ana added, knowing that Gwen wouldn't stop at Connor's explanation, she was the master of prying for more information when she wanted it. "Just your normal new boyfriend, entitled exboyfriend drama."

Gwen nodded, taking a sip of her drink as she thought on it, "Makes sense. Luke was always an ass, wouldn't surprise me that he'd try something since you've found someone knew." She smiled, "I like this one better anyway."

Ana laughed, "Yeah, I kind of like him too." she looked up at Connor and laughed at the almost hurt expression on his face. Standing on her tiptoes, she kissed his cheek, "Okay, so maybe I like you a lot." she shrugged innocently.

"That's what a thought." He teased, wrapping an arm around her. "So Gwen-"

"Well, look what the cat dragged in." A voice interrupted Connor from behind them and Ana sighed, knowing exactly who it was without having to turn around.

Kellen's glare settled on Luke over Ana's shoulder, "Why don't you leave her alone, Luke? She obviously doesn't want anything to do with you."

Ana gave Kellen a thankful look before turning around to face Luke. He had a bottle in his hand and a look on his face that she was all too familiar with. "You're drunk." she observed, knowing that when he got this way he was either full of laughs and joking around or he was angry. It seemed that this time around was the latter.

"Give the lady a prize." Luke slurred out, voice laced with as much sarcasm as he could muster in his current condition. "Honestly never thought I'd have to see either of you again, figured you'd be wholed up in whatever backwater town in the south with your screw up of a father."

Connor moved to take a step toward Luke, but Ana stopped him with a hand on his shoulder. "Luke, you're drunk. Why don't you go ask one of the other guys for a ride back to your place." she offered, really not wanting to deal with this right now. Of course she couldn't have just one night completely drama free, it was either monsters, family issues, or apparently her one exboyfriend.

"I'll give him a ride." One of the guys who had been hanging out in the garage when they had walked in offered. Ana glanced around Luke as Wesley walked over to them. Wes had been one of the few friends of Luke's that she had gotten along with when they were dating. "Figure his drunken ass shouldn't ruin your night."

Luke turned and smiled at his friend, "Wes, hey man! Have you met the bitch's new man? Did you know he threatened me once?"

Ana rolled her eyes, "This is just great." she muttered, turning to hand her drink to Gwen as she stepped forward so that she was toe to toe with Luke. "You have two options right now. You can either let Wes take you home or you can continue to talk shit and I will personally kick your ass."

Her words made Luke laugh, he reached a hand out and placed it on her shoulder. "Oh, honey, you really don't scare me."

She glared at him for a moment before she wrapped her hand around his wrist and spun it around so that it was twisted, forcing Luke to bend at the waist to compensate for the odd angle. "You lost the right to call me that a long time ago. Now you need to leave."

"But the funs just getting started." Luke whined, turning his head to the side to look at Ana. A grin that was unlike one she had ever seen on his face slid across his lips, "And there's still so much fun to be had." he added, eyes flashing black.

Ana's eyes went wide with shock and she acted quickly, her instincts causing her to act in a way that would protect everyone else that was there. She wrapped her power around Luke's body, holding him in the position he was in and also keeping the demon inside of him from using any of it's powers. Her hold wouldn't last long, but it would have to last long enough. Looking up to Connor, she saw that he had seen the eyes too and was preparing to follow her lead. "Kellen, get everyone inside the house and don't let anyone in here." she ordered, knowing that after what he had found out about her life that he would do as she said.

"What? Why do we have to go inside?" Gwen raised an eyebrow but didn't fight against her brother as he grabbed on to her arm and lead her toward the door that led straight into the house.

"Alright guys, show's over. Let's get inside and find something else to do with our time." Kellen called. There were about fifteen other people in the large garage and though each of them knew not to mess with Kellen, they wanted to see what was going to happen next.

Ana could feel the demon fighting against her hold and she knew it wouldn't be long before it was able to break loose. "What do you want?" she asked, knowing that with everything going on this possession had to be more than just to screw with her life.

"You're pretty little head on a platter of course." The demon spoke as it finally broke loose of Ana's hold and used it's powers to throw her across the room. Gwen screamed as Ana's back hit the wall on the opposite end of the room and her friend groaned as she fell to the floor. Opening her eyes Ana could see Kellen still trying to get everyone to go inside, but now that they had caught the beginning of this fight they weren't sure whether to hold Luke back or to just get the hell out of the way.

Connor stepped forward and forced the demon to it's knees with his power, his brain trying to form a plan that wouldn't kill Luke in the process of ridding his body of the demon. He looked toward Ana and watched as she stood up from the floor, her expression changing completely from the carefree young woman she had been minutes before to the determined hunter he had rarely seen.

"You all need to get out, now!" Ana yelled at the group of people watching them, glad that Kellen was still working on getting everyone out of the way. She looked around the garage as she pushed some of her power into Connor via their bond, he was strong, but not strong enough to hold the demon down while she quickly formulated a plan. Her eyes landed on a can of spray paint and she could have cried out in relief as her next move fell into place. Hurrying toward the can, she picked it up and shook it quickly, moving toward an empty area of the garage floor. She popped the cap off and went to work on creating a devil's trap, making sure to push more of her power into Connor while she worked.

The demon must have been stronger than they had first thought because it broke out of Connor's hold and stood up, wrapping a hand around the witch's throat and lifting him off of his feet. "That wasn't very nice." it sneered at Connor before throwing him across the room.

Ana had just finished the devil's trap as the demon stalked toward her. Reaching behind her back she pulled her a knife out of the waist of her jeans, she hadn't been able to bring her pistol because it would have been too obvious due to the tightness of the shirt she was wearing. The demon laughed as it saw the knife in her hand, "You and I both know that you aren't going to hurt me with that. This meat suit is someone you don't want to hurt, no matter how much you don't like him. Am I wrong?"

"This is just a precaution." She tilted the knife back and forth a bit, "There won't be any spilled blood by the time I'm done sending you back to Hell." As she spoke, she could see Connor getting up off of the floor and Kellen finally getting everyone into the house. With no more witness, they were free to use their magic fully. Connor must have had the realization too, because he didn't move a step toward where the demon and Ana stood, facing each other off across the width of the devil's trap, but he threw his power out at the demon, causing him to stumble into the trap. "That was honestly the easiest trapping I've ever seen happen. You think they would have sent someone smarter." She commented to Connor.

The demon laughed darkly, watching as Connor walked around to stand by Ana. "You pathetic little girl. They warned me about the powerful Good witch, warned against coming here alone." he shook his head, "Good thing I'm just the opening act."

Ana and Connor's heads snapped toward each other, trying to figure out what else could happen and what they needed to do to protect everyone, but their thoughts didn't get far before they were interrupted from screams coming from inside of the house.