Dean and Sam leave for a hunt a few days later. The farther along I come the quicker the trips Dean makes are. He wants to be close in case something happens like last time. We don't talk about it often but it's clear to us both, we're scared. I go into the library and find Castiel reading a book. "Anything interesting?" I ask him.
"This book is about old markings, and I think this one.." He points to a page "is about the mark of Cain" he reads the page. I walk over to his side and look over his shoulder.
"I was reading this a couple of weeks ago. I never got back around to it" I hover closer to him reading along. "Is that saying what I think it's saying?" I ask a few pages later
"Cain was right. Life is the only way to rid the mark" Castiel says out loud staring into the book.
"That's not new information Cas" I speak barely above a whisper.
"You're right" he says closing the book slowly.
"I'll have to read more into this" he pushes the chair backwards and I step back letting him pass me.
"See Ya!" I holler out after him when he leaves the room. "Weird" I shake my head walking to the kitchen.
"Hayden, quick! Something is trying to get in!" Castiel is knocking on my door a few hours later. I open the door for him and he comes barreling in.
"What are you talking about?" I ask him confused, his eyes dazed.
"I was in the room watching the cameras around the bunker. Someone, or something is outside. We need to take care of this." He finishes saying.
"Okay, calm down. Did you call Dean?" I ask.
"Of course. They are at least a day away. We need to do this." He says lowly.
I take a deep breath "alright, go back to the monitors, I have to get something. I'll be right in" I tell him calmly. He nods and moves out of sight. I walk to the closet and pull out the familiar yellow fabric. I reach my hand through the fabric and grab the blade. I lift it out of the cloth and off of the floor. My hand grips it tightly as I leave the room and find Castiel.
His face turns to mine as I walk through the door. His eyes go straight to the blade "why do you have that?" He questions
"Dean left it for me to keep an eye on it." I tell him looking down at my shaking hand.
"Are you alright?" He walks over to me and puts a hand on my shoulder. My nerves calm when he touches me and I let out a big breath of air I was holding in.
"Yes, I'm okay." I respond shaking my head to confirm for him. He moves away and points to the screens.
"This is where I saw them" his finger points to the screen that shows the back of the bunker. I watch the screen as the bushes sway to the wind.
"I don't see anything" I lean closer trying to get a better look.
"Maybe I should go check it out" Castiel steps up.
"No, that's not a good idea, you can't go out there alone Cas. What if it's hunting you, or Sam, or Dean." I try to talk him out of it.
He pulls a blade out of his trench coat hanging on the back of a chair "I'll be okay" he says lifting it to show me.
"I'll go with you" I say stepping up, not sure where the courage is coming from.
"No, you can't. You're pregnant, you should stay in here" he assures me. I further insist I go with him but he does not listen to me. So I reluctantly agree to stay back and watch from the screen.
Castiel slowly walks into site a few minutes later. I sit in silence damning the system for not having any sound. My toes tap against the floor with anxiety as I wait. He looks up to the camera and shrugs, Nothing is going on. He stands there for a few more minutes before turning around again. As he begins to walk back he stops suddenly. He turns his head quickly and guards himself with his right arm holding the blade. He walks out of the screen. "Cas! No!" I shout out into the dull air, it echoes through the empty room. I sit and wait as minutes pass by and he doesn't return. It feels like hours pass before I get up out of the chair and storm out of the bunker. I open the back door and slam it shut behind me, letting whatever or whoever it is know I'm there. My steps are heavy and the wet grass squishes underneath my weight. "Castiel!" I whisper in a shouting tone. No answer. I keep walking to where I saw him last, in front of the camera. I go to the same spot he was and stand quietly, listening for anything. I look around and something shiny catches me eye. I run over to what I saw and find the blade Castiel was carrying when he left "shit!" I murmur out loud. I keep my feet planted as I pick up the blade and stuff it into the back of my jeans. My right hand feels heavy with the weight of the first blade and I alternate hands for relief. As soon as I switch hands something is knocking me on my feet. I'm thrown back into the air and land hard on my ass, Castiels blade cutting my leg as I land. I throw my head up quickly and look around to see nothing. I scramble on my knees for the first blade and find it close by. I grasp it tightly and stand up.
"You need to stop this!" I hear Castiel's voice from a far. "This is not the answer!" His voice gets lower. I walk carefully towards his voice.
"We need you!" A woman's voice urges him.
"It will not happen! Ooohh" I hear him ache in pain. I get closer and raise the blade.
The females voice gets louder "The child is the answer! We can save you with the child!" And suddenly I remember the voice. Hannah, the one who wanted to help us, the one we let inside. Rage stews inside of me and I move forward quickly. I come out of the brush into a clearing and her face turns to mine. Her eyes grow large when she sees me and I thrust the blade into her stomach. She falls flat onto the ground over Castiel as blue light leaves her body.
"Hayden, what have you done?" Castiel asks me. I ignore him and stand over her lifeless body.
My hand is no longer shaking, in fact, I feel powerful and confident. I finally turn to Castiel his blue eyes confused "I could not let her treat you that way. I could not let her try to use my baby." I explain to him.
"But she wasn't-" He tries to explain. I don't let him and instead I walk away from him back inside. I call Dean and tell him what happened. He is on his way back and it will still be about half a day before he gets here. I go to sleep that night feeling rejuvenated.
