Chapter 36: Let the Sparks Fly

We didn't see Castiel at all after that for a while as we put all our effort into finding Crowley by ourselves. Bobby and Sam had gone to do something leaving Dean and me at Bobby's place to do some research until they got back. I was humming quietly with a book on Purgatory trying to find anything Sam and Bobby may have missed. Ever since Lisa and Ben got their memories wiped Dean had been very quiet as I saw the pain on his face.

I tilted my head to Bobby's record player closing the book and walking to it seeing Dean didn't even bother moving until he heard the music begin to play.

I began dancing as he looked up shaking his head saying, "Evelyn what are you doing?"

"Just trying to relax a bit… we've all been so stressed lately." I said twirling seeing him roll his eyes looking back tired at the books.

I danced towards him slowly seeing him attempt to keep a serious expression but I saw the crack of a smile as I gripped his shoulders making them move to the music. He shooed my hands away but I just giggled going back to it feeling him begin to relax against my touch.

"Come on Deano, dance with me." I said leaning down trying to pull him up but he laughed saying, "Now isn't the time to dance we have so much work to do."

"That's why this is the perfect time to dance." I said laughing as I turned him in the chair pulling him up by his hands seeing him sigh defeated.

He stood stiffly as I moved his hands back and forth to the music seeing cracks of a smile break through hearing the song turn slower saying, "You manly brute hunters probably don't even know how to slow dance."

I squeaked when he grabbed my waist pulling me closer seeing his charming smirk as I said, "Why Deano you still cease to amaze."

We danced in a comfortable silence neither of us wanting to ruin this moment afraid when the next moment of peace would truly be. I felt his grip tighten for a moment seeing he was having an inner confliction to himself giving his shoulder a reassuring squeeze.

"For what it's worth Deano I know you've done the best you can do in these situations and I believe you really are good… for a human." I said seeing his eyes close saying, "Thanks… you're pretty good too… for a demon."

I laughed lightly but it was caught off feeling Dean's lip capture mine as I felt my whole body tense up in surprise. His kiss was confident yet soft as we stopped moving feeling my body unable to move from its spot. I pulled away after a few seconds feeling like what we were doing was wrong, more so it was unfair to Castiel.

"Sorry…" he said seeing the wave of emotions pass through my face pulling away as I looked up into his eyes saying, "It's okay."

He went to speak again but heard the door open as Bobby and Sam came in hearing Bobby on the phone looking distressed.

"Bobby, what's wrong?" Dean said worried as he explained a friend of his was missing so we needed to find her.

We ended up driving to one of her many safe houses learning that she was originally a creature from Purgatory that came through a portal to live a normal life, which I could sympathize with. Seeing the door to her cabin partially opened Bobby burst in first with us following behind him seeing her lying against the wall bleeding badly.

"Eleanor, what happened?" Bobby asked brushing some hair from her face as she said weakly, "Crowley and Castiel found me… they tortured me to find a way into Purgatory. I tried to hold strong but once that angel was left alone with me I broke."

"How close are they to getting in?" Dean asked seeing the anger rise in his eyes while she frowned saying, "They have to wait for the lunar eclipse tomorrow, everything else for the ritual has been gathered. You guys must be careful though… the angel… he has such darkness in his heart."

"Please tell us where they are?" Sam said as she tried to speak but her breathing stopped watching her eyes glass over knowing she had passed away.

"You must stop interfering." We heard behind us seeing Castiel giving us all a stern look.

"Sorry Cas I can't let you keep doing this and hurting people." Dean said seeing slight anger raise in Castiel's eyes looking at me for a moment then back to Dean saying, "If you back down, once this is all over, I'll restore Sam back to normal."

Sam went to speak when Castiel touched his forehead watching Sam fall to the ground unconscious as I went over to him trying to wake him saying, "Cassy what did you do."

"The wall is broken, please Evelyn just stay out of this." He said before disappearing as Dean tried desperately to wake Sam.

I looked at the empty space Castiel had just been standing in hearing Dean and Bobby's voice become muffled as I felt small and defeated, Thomas's words echoing in my head.

He will become corrupted and learn to hate you just as I did… you'll be left alone again like you are meant to be.

I finally looked back at Sam feeling tears build-up, what if Castiel was too far gone, what if this time I couldn't save him?