Chapter 18: No Rest for the Wicked

The year seemed to go on longer than I could ever anticipate, with Dean doing his normal life, Castiel doing who knows what in Heaven and Crowley working on becoming the new ruler of Hell I was left alone. Crowley pushed me to the side much to my annoyance, I used to be his number one gal but it seemed he was working on something in private and it was on a need to know basis. All I did get from it was that he was working on finding the Alpha races for some unknown reason, I was to do my research trying to find them and report back nothing more.

I was currently lounging at a villa looking out at the sun setting as I frowned running my thumb along my second bottle of vodka when I felt an all too familiar flap of wings beside me. I almost dropped the bottle from shock alone but caught it before hitting the limestone floor as my eyes looked up seeing those heavenly blue eyes looking at me.

"Hello, Evelyn." He said in his usual gravel-filled voice making me close my eyes for a moment thinking this was fake.

"Cassy… is that you?" I said standing up watching him remain motionless while I approached him cautiously.

"You look… well." He said making me smile, he was still as awkward as ever making me throw my arms around him feeling his body tense for a moment but sigh relieved wrapping them around my body back.

I eventually let go of him as I said, "So how goes the Heaven freedom fighting?"

"It's not going so well for us, Raphael is raising an army against me but I don't doubt we'll win." He said looking around at my environment as I said, "How is Dean doing, surely you've at least visited him?"

Okay so I really wanted to see Dean and make sure he was okay but I promised Sam I wouldn't and I intended to keep that promise against my better judgement.

"Dean is fine, hunting again… Sam was brought back from the cage." Castiel said way too casually as my eyes widened saying, "Excuse me? Why wasn't I informed of this?"

"I was made recently aware and I'm heading to see them." He said while I walked up to him saying, "Well I'm coming to, I can't stand sitting here like a desperate housewife that isn't even married, I need some action."

He gave me a sideways glance nodding as his hands rested on my shoulder and we were suddenly in what I assumed was a hotel room seeing Sam and Dean turn to us surprised.

"Deano! Did you miss little old me?" I said enthusiastically clinging onto him fondly as he pat my back awkwardly before I let go looking at Sam saying, "Sammy boy, glad to hear you're back topside."

Sam looked past me at Castiel saying, "I've tried to call you for months and now you answer when Dean calls?"

I saw the anger flash over his eyes while I said, "You should have called me Sammy boy I would have come, it's been soooo boring!"

"I have a closer bond with your brother." Castiel said simply while Dean said, "I don't care if Sam needed you then you should have answered him."

"I've been quite busy dealing with the rebellion in Heaven, the only reason I'm here is because of the case you're working on." Castiel said while I crossed my arms saying, "Doesn't mean you can't pop by and say hello every once in a while."

"I… I'm sorry." Castiel said seeing the confliction in his face making me sigh patting his back replying, "It's okay Cassy I forgive you this time."

"So what brought you to this case?" Dean asked while Castiel began to explain weapons from Heaven had been stolen one of which was the Staff of Moses which was the cause of the deaths Sam and Dean had been dealing with in this town.

"We must find the person who has the staff and get the name of the person who took the weapons." Castiel said looking towards Sam and Dean who already had a lead.

"Alright, the gang is back together!" I said fist-pumping the air as Castiel teleported us to the man's house that Dean and Sam said had the staff.

We knocked on the man's door seeing him sheepishly let us in watching him cut out newspaper clippings about the dead cops as I looked around curiously. I saw a little boy peek around the corner at us making me smile walking over to him.

"Hello, what's your name?" I asked bending down to be at his level as he said quietly, "Aaron."

"Aaron, do you know what's going on?" I asked as he looked around nervously saying, "I didn't think anything bad would happen… I sold my soul to an angel for this piece of wood."

I felt the boys and Castiel behind me saying, "You sure it wasn't a demon, didn't smell any rotten eggs did you?"

He shook his head as I gave Castiel a sideways glance seeing him look worried but we decided to leave for now and figure out our next move, we weren't about to let anything just take a soul. I sat in a broken-down house Dean found watching him and Sam talk to one another.

"So why didn't you try to get a hold of me Sammy if you've been out for so long?" I asked slightly offended seeing him look at me replying, "The people I've been hunting with won't care that you're helpful they'll kill you regardless."

"Aww, you were trying to protect me?" I said with a cheesy grin watching him shrug replying, "I also didn't think you'd be much use at the time."

"Wow, Sammy you sure know how to make a lady feel special." I said with an eye roll as my eyes turned to Dean saying, "I am sorry you got roped back into this… I can imagine it was hard saying goodbye."

Dean nodded somberly not wanting to talk about it while Castiel suddenly appeared with Aaron in his arms unconscious explaining he could find out who the angel was that took his soul. He said it would be painful since he'd have to reach into his chest to extract the information over his soul making me uneasy.

"Is there a nicer way to do this, he's just a little kid?" I said frowning while Dean said, "I agree, the poor kids been through enough."

"Just let him do it guys we need to find out." Sam said almost coldly making me furrow my eyebrows at him as Castiel nodded pulling his sleeve up.

I kneeled beside Aaron taking his hand softly looking over at Castiel as he watched me for a moment before nodding. As soon as his hand began penetrating his chest Aaron cried out in pain feeling his hold on me tighten but I whispered words of encouragement to try and calm him down. Once he pulled his hand out of his chest Aaron whimpered passing out from the pain hearing Castiel sigh.

"Balthazar was the angel that did it." Castiel said toward Dean and Sam when suddenly a flutter of wings could be heard seeing a man stand beside us.

"Thanks for the information Castiel, you've made this much easier." He said smirking as I grabbed onto Aaron moving him out of the fray seeing them both start to attack one another.

I watched them both fly out of the window walking over to it seeing they both disappeared looking over at Aaron who stood terrified. Sam stared at him for a moment proclaiming we needed to start a tracking spell right away almost ignoring the fact a kid was around.

"Boys we gotta get this kid home." I said making Dean nod going over to the Impala as I eyed Sam for a moment, something was off about him and it began to worry me.