Fifteen minutes later the three were exiting the Impala into the warm open campus at Central Community College. The beautiful red and white buildings stood against the green trees and blue sky. Cas blinked next to Sam and Mary. The boys were unsurprised, but Mary jumped at least six inches off the ground.
"Geez, you seriously get used to that?"
"Ready?" Cas said to Mary. She nodded and the two set off towards admissions.
"Cas," Mary said after she was out of earshot from the boys. "I know you don't like me for whatever reason. But please believe me when I say I don't want to come between you and the boys. You all have a bond stronger than any I've ever heard of. I don't want to come in between that."
"But you will," Cas replied as he looked ahead. Mary's step faltered a bit as they entered the campus central office. In a few seconds they were at the admissions window. Mary approached the older woman behind the window.
"Hello, Miss. I'm Mary and I'm looking at coming to school here. Is it possible for me to get a tour of the campus?" She asked in her most innocent voice. The woman looked past her thick glasses at Cas.
"Who is he?" She asked.
"I'm her father," Cas lied flawlessly.
"I'm sorry," the woman said looking at Mary. "But you need to schedule an appointment to have a tour." Mary began to pout and increase her breathing rate.
"I looked all over the website and didn't see a place to make an appointment. Please miss, we've come all the way from Kansas and I've heard such great things about the college, especially the admissions office and registrar." Her words seemed to soften the woman. "Please?"
"Well, let me phone one of our RA's and see if they have some time right now." Mary let out a breath.
"Thank you so much. I promise we won't take too much of their time." The woman nodded and picked up the phone. Mary looked at Cas who had his head tilted slightly at her.
"How did you learn to lie that good?" Cas whispered to her.
"A lot of practice with Bobby. Adding a bit of truth to keep the story straight also helps." The woman hung up the phone and Mary whipped back around to her, her eyes hopeful.
"Robbie, one of our RA's has some time and can show you around. Wait here and he should be here in a few moments." Mary's eyes became glassy.
"Thank you!" She bounced back to Cas and they took a bench across from the window.
"And you can cry on cue as well?" He said in her ear. She looked him in the eyes.
"All part of the job." They sat in silence watching the students pass by until a tall young man stopped at the window. The woman pointed at the two and he turned back to them. His hair was jet black and it looked like he had just woken up. He was at least a foot taller than her and only a few inches taller than Cas. He flashed Mary a smile that hinted at more and extended his hand at her.
"Hi, I'm Robbie. I'm the RA in Hastings Hall. And you are?"
"I'm Mary, and this is my father Jimmy." She waved her hand back to Cas who shook Robbie's hand. The boy's eyes briefly flicked to Cas before focusing on Mary.
"Mary, that's a sweet name."
"Don't let it fool you," she said with a smirk that the boy returned.
"Let me take you around." Robbie led them around the campus for a half hour, consistently flirting with Mary which she returned. They finally made it to Hastings Hall and Robbie opened the door with his key so they could enter the open white common room. Mary distracted him with questions about the pool table and shared space as Cas slipped the boys into the room.
"Is there any way I can see one of the rooms?" Mary asked.
"You wanna see mine?" Robbie offered. Mary laughed and slapped him playfully on the arm.
"I highly doubt your's is ready for visitors. I mean one of the other rooms." Robbie looked up to the ceiling.
"Well, we do have two rooms, but they're not really available to view."
"Why?" She asked. Robbie leaned in to whisper in her ear.
"We've had two girls disappear from their beds at night but the cops can't figure out how they got out or where they are." He stood up a bit straighter and flashed her another smile. "But my room is very secure." She laughed again.
"Could I just peek into their rooms? I won't touch anything. I just want to see the view from their windows and the layout." She used her pleading face as she had done earlier with admissions. Robbie smiled and pulled out his ring of keys.
"We can be quick." He took Mary and Cas up to the third floor as the brothers followed behind out of sight. "Here it is, three zero four, Stacie's room." Robbie opened the door and let Mary and Cas in. The room had one bed against the left corner with a nightstand nearby. A dresser was behind the door and a desk underneath the only window. Mary immediately went to the window and Cas stepped off to the side as he looked around.
"Wow, we're really up high," she said looking out the window. Robbie walked in the room to stand behind Mary, his body pressed into her back. They were talking as the boys put tape over the lock. Cas noticed the desk had a picture of a young woman, presumably Stacie, with Robbie. They were smiling and holding each other.
"Is the other room in a similar layout?" Cas asked, causing the two to turn towards him.
"Uh, yeah, it's just flipped."
"Can we see that as well? I'd like to make sure my daughter has seen all the options." Robbie looked perturbed but nodded. They exited the room and went to the one across the hall. While Mary distracted Robbie with the view again, Cas found a similar photo of the other missing girl with Robbie again. When the boys went to keep the second door unlocked, Cas waved them off and shook his head. The tour concluded quickly after that. The boys snuck out of the dorms unnoticed. Mary asked Robbie if she could stay and talk with the other students to which he agreed after telling her his room number. Mary told Cas she would meet him at the car and he left to convene with the boys.
"What'd you find?" Sam asked when Cas came back to the car.
"I found a picture on each of the girl's desks with them and the RA, Robbie. I believe he has something to do with this. It would explain how there was no forced entry and the doors were locked from the inside. If he isn't a demon, then I believe he is involved with their disappearance."
"Where's Mary," Dean asked.
"She stayed back to talk with the students. As much as I hate to say this, she did well in there. I was convinced at one point by her sincerity. She's a natural at this." Dean forced himself to nod instead of smile. A few minutes later Mary came walking towards them. Her hips swayed as she clicked her heels on the pavement. Once again, Dean chanted his mantra.
"Well," she said. "I'm pretty sure Robbie's the demon."
"How do you know that?" Sam asked.
"I got one of the other girls talking in there and she told me that Robbie was dating both the victims behind their backs, but the guy smells like egg salad sandwich." Both boys chuckled.
"Nice work," Sam said. "So what now?"
"I have his room number," Mary said. "Could we come back tonight and exorcize him then?" Three sets of eyes looked at Dean.
"Sounds like we've got a plan. Now, let's eat. I'm starving."
At nine that night, Mary slipped into the dorm building after another student and went to the back entrance to let the boys inside. Silently, the four ascended the stairs to room three zero one. Mary knocked on the door quietly and waited. Robbie opened it and looked down at her.
"Mary," he said surprised. "What are you doing here?"
"Is it too late to take you up on your offer," she said hopefully. Robbie smiled lustfully and let her in. She came into his room and he shut the door.
"What d'you have in mind?" He asked, sitting down on his bed. Mary smiled and walked towards him.
"I'm sure you know. If I'm gonna get the college experience, I want the full college experience." She stalked closer to him and climbed over him onto the bed. She went down to kiss him but stopped inches above his lips.
"What is it?"
"Well," she paused. "I've always had this fantasy. Would you be willing to make it come true for me?" Robbie immediately nodded and she slipped off the bed. "Would you wear my skirt while we fooled around?" He raised an eyebrow but quickly jumped off the bed and put his hands on her waist. "Oh, no. This is my fantasy." She pushed his hands away and began to peel her skirt off. Robbie didn't notice that she grabbed her gun and was slowly sliding it down under the skirt. Once she had the skirt off, she quickly threw the skirt over his head and pulled it halfway down his chest, trapping his arms.
"What is this?" Robbie asked. "What the fuck?" His eyes widened in panic as he realized he was not only were his arms stuck, but he was unable to move from that spot. Mary quickly ran to the door and let Dean, Sam, and Cas into the room, their weapons out. She shut the door and pointed her own gun at Robbie.
"Where are they?" Dean's voice was hard and commanding.
"What the fuck is going on?" Robbie said again.
"We know you're a demon and you took those girls," Sam said. Robbie's smiled and flashed his black eyes before returning to his blue ones.
"Guilty. As far as the girls, you're never gonna find them." Dean took a step closer and pointed the gun at Robbie's head.
"Why are you stealing people?" Mary asked.
"I'm not stealing people, I'm taking their souls. College kids get pretty desperate, especially during final's week. It's a great business, not to mention all the young ass around." Sam and Cas stepped closer. "Ah, remember, this meat suit is a kid as well. You wouldn't want there to be three disappearances would you?"
"Where are the girls?" Dean asked again. Mary heard the sound of soft snoring coming from behind her. Robbie had an actual closet in his room. Opening the door, she found the two girls asleep on the floor.
"I've got them," Mary said, earning an eye roll from Robbie. Dean quickly said the exorcism rites and the group watched as black smoke poured out of Robbie's body and out the room. Cas and Sam went to the girls.
"What do we do with dumbass here?" Dean said, gesturing with his gun to the unconscious Robbie who had fallen back onto his bed.
"He's just a dumb kid who was desperate," Mary said standing next to Dean. "We can leave him here. But before we do, can I get my skirt back?" Dean noticed that she had been wearing tight shorts underneath her skirt. He immediately went to the boy and pulled the skirt off him. He tossed it to Mary as he set the kid on the bed.
"The girls are fine," Cas said. "I'll bring them to their dorms." He placed his hands on the girls and blinked out of the room. Mary put on her skirt as Sam walked over to them.
"Why wasn't he able to move when you put the skirt on him?" Sam asked. Mary smiled and pulled the sides of the skirt out wide.
"Devil's trap, sewn into the fabric. When it's down it just looks like an abstract design." Both boys tilted their heads back slightly as their eyebrows raised.
"That's awesome," Dean said.
"I'm impressed," Sam said. Mary blushed and the three slipped out of Hastings Hall through the back entrance. Cas was already at the Impala and the four got in to head back to the hotel. When they reached their hotel, they grabbed their bags and went into their rooms.
"Wow," said Mary. "That was a rush. Nothing like hunting with Uncle Bobby. He never let me get that involved."
"I probably shouldn't have either. I left you in the room with a demon." Mary stopped her way to her bed and looked at Dean.
"Nothing happened."
"But it could have." He didn't look at her as he spoke. Mary set down her bag and walked over to Dean. She placed her hand on his chest, his green eyes snapping to hers.
"I'm safe. I had and do have complete confidence in your skills. I wouldn't have put myself in that position if I didn't trust you." He nodded, not really hearing her words. "I'm gonna take a shower before bed." She went to her bag and grabbed her things to change before closing the door to the bathroom behind her.
Dean couldn't tell who he was more upset with. Mary for the ridiculous plan, or himself for agreeing to it. He figured it was the latter. Mary was too new in the world of hunting to fully understand the dangers. He should have said no. Bobby would have killed him if anything happened to her. Hell, he would kill himself. His eyes snapped to the bathroom door as he heard the water turn off. He quickly threw on his sleepwear and stuffed the other clothes into the bag. He jumped on the bed as the bathroom door opened. They didn't speak as they finished their routines and settled down for bed. As the night before, Dean went to sleep facing Mary.