Life's Gifts
-Chapter 4-
After Chas drops all of them off at the bowling alley Angela grabs hold of Rowan holding her up in her arms as they walk up the stairs, John unlocking the door and holding it open for Angela and Rowan. After they get in John walks in closing and locking the door back taking off his long black coat, hanging it up. John looks to Angela still holding Rowan in her arms, Rowan now asleep.
"You both can sleep on my bed, it's just around that corner."
Angela smiles nodding and walks to John's bedroom to put Rowan down, John getting out some more gum and opening the window stepping out onto the balcony. A few minutes later Angela follows, stopping beside him. John glances over taking in her new appearance, her hair no longer short but long now like her sister's when she died, circles under her eyes, and her coat, shirt, and pants rumpled from wearing them two days in a row.
"You look like Hell."
"I feel like it too. Try worrying yourself to death over a child of your own that's been kidnapped by a angry half breed."
"I already have."
She smiles and looks at him,
"so what's the story on Chas. I mean which kind of half breed is he?"
"The Angel kind."
"Oh. Well he never showed his wings that's why I was asking."
"He doesn't like to, I think he misses being human."
"I would too if suddenly I was torn away by everything I ever loved and thought familiar."
John nods looking out onto the city,
"still a cop?"
She smirks,
"still a exorcist?"
They both look at each other smiling, the lights in all the buildings start to go out. Angela grabs hold of John's arm,
"John what's happening?"
"I think the scavengers are coming…" They both run back inside Angela running into John's room to grab Rowan, and John grabbing a piece of cloth to wrap around his hand to set on fire. Angela stands in the doorway of John's room holding Rowan tightly in her arms, Rowan starting to panic. All the lights go out and they all hear the flapping of wings coming from outside the open window, John suddenly lights the piece of cloth on his hand on fire shedding light onto the demons outside making them turn to dust. Rowan watches all of this with fascination, John smacking the cloth off his hand and stomping on it to put it out. Angela looks at Rowan smiling to keep Rowan calm,
"sweetie are you alright?"
Rowan nods starring at her Father, John walks over to make sure their alright.
"Are you both alright?"
Angela nods and Rowan smiles,
"Daddy beat the bad guys!"
Angela giggles looking at John,
"he sure did."
John looks at them with his serious manner,
"I think you two should stay here for a while…To make sure you both don't get hurt, I'm sure Mammon would want one of you."
A voice comes from the darkness sounding like two people,
"on the contrary I want only her."
Angela gets pulled by something through the roof of the building, Rowan falling on the floor. John falls to one knee grabbing Rowan up into his arms,
"Rowan are you ok?"
She nods sniffling to keep her tears from falling,
"where did they take Mommy?"
"I think I know, your coming with me."
John gets up carrying Rowan grabbing his cross gun and coat walking out the door, and downstairs to get to Ravenscar the hospital where Isabel died, the place likely where Mammon might've taken her.
Whatever holding Angela drops her through a glass window shattering the glass making minor injuries, and landing in a pool. Angela floats on her back in the water unconscious, the body Mammon took over standing over her in the water as well.
A/n- short I know but it keeps you guessing though. Hope you guys like this chapter, kinda odd John having a family now because of his whole i'm-a-badass thing. But it's still all cool. If you liked this chapter then you'll probably like the next, R&R for more.