Chapter 51: Just Breathe

After spending a day with Sam I was eventually asked to leave once visiting hours were over heading to Dean's hotel room seeing he wasn't there as wasn't his impala. I laid down on his bed sighing heavily, as much as I wanted to believe there was a way to fix Sam without an angel's help I knew the reality was the latter. Crowley said if he wanted to make a deal it could possibly be fixed but it was debatable since Sam's soul was so damaged from the initial time in the pit.

I heard my phone ringing as I picked it up saying, "Hey Deano, any luck?"

"We'll see, going to talk to this healer's wife now and see if he's the real deal." Dean said as I looked around the room saying, "Well in the meantime I'm taking over your hotel room… girl needs somewhere to go at night so big bad scary monsters can't find her."

I heard him laugh on the other end before saying, "Look Evelyn I appreciate all you've done for us, it's nice to know we still have people we can trust."

"Despite being a big bad demon girl?" I asked curiously while he was quiet for a moment before saying, "Yes… you're surprisingly the most normal thing in my life right now and that's saying something."

I smiled lightly saying, "You keep talking like that you're going to seduce me Mr. Winchester."

"I'll keep that in mind, I gotta go, I'll let you know when I find the healer." He said while I replied, "Sounds good, drive safe Deano."

The next day I went back to check on Sam but he was less responsive and the doctors made me leave much to my annoyance.

"Look lady you get a job here or married to the patient you can stay as long as you want but for right now we need to do our job to help your friend." The doctor said placing a reassuring hand on my shoulder causing me to huff looking back at Sam before leaving.

I was looking through some notes Dean had left when I heard my phone go off looking towards it curiously answering it, "Deano, glad to hear from you. Any news on that healer you mentioned?"

I didn't hear anything for a few seconds making me sit up saying worried, "Dean what's wrong?"

"Everything is fine… it's just I found the healer…" he said carefully saying his address while I replied, "Okay cool so is he the real deal or a shmuck?"

"About that… crap demons." I heard before the line cut looking at the phone before glaring at it, looks like he needed help.

My angle blade slid down the trench coat teleporting to Dean's location seeing a demon come up behind him. I ran up stabbing him in the back twirling him around kicking his body to the side as another noticed me.

"Sorry ladies, Deano is my dance partner." I said with a wink before one came over punching me in the gut but I upper cut him slicing his neck with the blade.

I felt someone come up behind me but hear them grunt turning quickly to feel the wind get completely knocked out of me coming face to face with Castiel.

He looked down at the demon sadly than looked over to me getting in a defensive position as I said coarsely, "Cassy?"

He gave me a strange look saying, "I'm sorry?"

I went to move toward him and speak when Dean came up beside me saying, "We got it from here Emmanuel wait in the car will ya?"

He nodded watching me with slight uncertainty as I felt my body shake watching him walk out of the room quickly grabbing onto Dean's jacket saying angrily, "What the hell Dean?!"

"Easy I'm still wrapping my head around this too." He said making me take a breath dropping him down slowly saying, "Is it really him… why didn't he recognize me…"

I looked towards the door sadly feeling Dean place a hand on my shoulder saying, "He lost his memory, I guess he woke up naked in the woods his wife… I mean a woman found him and he goes by Emmanuel."

"He… he has a wife…" I began feeling my body tremble looking towards Dean saying, "He doesn't remember any of it?"

Dean pulled me into a hug as I shook against him holding back my tears while he said quietly, "We can't tell him the truth right now… at least until I know Sammy is safe."

I pulled away replying, "Call me selfish but I don't want to wait that long."

"Look we don't even know if his memories will come back and he has a life now if it doesn't." Dean said sternly making me turn away replying, "He had a life before with us and I want it back."

"We will discuss this later, we need to get moving before more demons show up." Dean said walking away as I stopped at the door taking a shaky breath seeing Castiel… well Emmanuel looking towards us both.

"You're a demon… I can see your real face." He said to me bluntly while I looked at him uneasily saying, "Hey we may not be pretty but we have great personalities."

"It's not that… it just feels different is all." He said before shaking it off while I said, "Well regardless thanks for saving me, you're… Emmanuel right?"

"Yes, Dean here asked me to come and try and heal his brother until those demons attacked my wife and I but at least she's safe now." Emmanuel said feeling my hand twitch holding back my anger and sadness walking closer to him.

"Well I'm Evelyn, demon extraordinaire." I said holding my hand out while I saw him twitch in pain as if he was getting a migraine but quickly shook it off grabbing my hand gently causing my heart to flutter uncomfortably as he said in his usual gravel voice, "Hello Evelyn."

The drive was awkwardly silent as I kept staring at the back of Emmanuel's head but look away every time he noticed. Dean watched me silently worried I'd spill everything but I knew this wasn't the right moment for that. I decided to try and get him to remember subtly with things I've said to him, he clearly was affected when I said the demon extraordinaire line perhaps I could find more.

"Is there something I should know?" Emmanuel finally asked breaking the silence as he looked towards me than Dean hearing him clear his throat saying, "No, just anxious to get back to my brother is all."

"Why is the demon here?" Emmanuel asked a little quieter as Dean said, "Evelyn is here cause I trust her and someone needs to protect us."

Emmanuel looked back at me as I winked saying, "What can I say I'm kind of a big deal."

He made a face again but shook it off hearing a light groan from his lips but he didn't respond back as the car became silent once more. We pulled in near the hospital as I frowned seeing demons waiting guard outside clearly wanting to get their hands on a damaged angel.

Driving to the side of the building away from them we all got out of the car as I pulled Dean to the side saying, "We need to tell him… I'm good but I can't hold off all these demons."

"I told you not till we know Sammy is okay cause he may just change his mind about helping." Dean said sternly while I shook my head saying, "You know he wouldn't."

"Alright you guys are clearly keeping something from me so spit it out." Emmanuel said looking towards us both with slight irritation as I sighed saying, "Your name is Castiel… you're an angel."

He went to laugh but saw the serious expressions on our faces replying, "You're serious… why didn't you tell me from the beginning you knew who I was?"

"Last time we saw you it was bloody and corrupt." Dean said in a hardened tone but I shook my head saying, "All that matters right now is getting to Sam so we need your angel mojo to help."

He looked at his hands shaking his head saying, "I… I can't do those kinds of miracles… I'm sorry."

I took a step towards him seeing his body flinch back making me stop as the angel blade came out from under the trench coat turning away from him, "Fine… I'll do this myself."

I heard them call my name but I was angry at this whole situation and this was the only way of not lashing out at them. The first few demons came at me as I easily side stepped taking them out feeling a knife hit me in the back. I grunted pulling it out throwing it into the eye of another demon hearing it cry out in anger before I jumped onto her stabbing her in the heart with the blade. No matter how many I killed more kept coming as I felt myself begin to feel winded getting thrown onto a car feeling the glass pierce into my back.

I tried to get up but two grabbed my arms holding me in place as another took the angel blade smirking down towards me lifting it up clenching my eyes closed and shouting, "Cassy!"

Right before the blade could reach my heart the demon cried out glowing from the inside out before falling to the ground revealing not Emmanuel but Castiel above me, "Hello Evelyn."

Cassy is back!