((Author's Note: I am so sorry it took forever for me to update! You see, what happened is, I had some college drama. Long story short I had to stop writing fan fiction and start focusing on my work. And then I had to take summer classes. And then I had to transfer. At last, it is Summer. And I shall try to get back on this, watching all of Firefly and Supernatural Seasons 1-5 for inspiration. Hope you're all still out there. Either way, I wanna finish this. Thanks for the support back then))
It was hard to say who was the most startled when River and Jo appeared in the hotel room, but it was probably Dean.
"River, where have you-where's-Jo?" Dean exclaimed.
Serenity... Castiel was shocked, but said nothing.
"Oh, Goody." Crowley groaned. "One more Angel."
"Where's Vera and Bobby?" River asked as she looked around the hotel room.
"Looking for you." Dean stated. "Where have you been?"
"Reevaluating the situation." River replied before facing Crowley and Castiel. "Teach me."
Again River caught them off guard.
"You haven't seen-"
"You don't understand-"
"My first life was Raziel." River cut them off. "She as an Angel. So was Sammael. They were in love. Heaven has rules against Angels and love. When Lucifer started his Rebellion, Sammael joined his side, wanting the right to love Raziel. During that time he made an unfortunate deal with the Devil. As a result the reincarnations of Sammael became viable Lucifer vessels."
"So I have this Sammael prick to thank?" Dean asked, earning a jab from Jo. He yelped as River continued.
"Raziel began the reincarnation process, chasing Sammael's soul like an endless game of tag." She smiled dimly. "Most of the time they just missed each other. But in the case of Rowena and Samuel Colt, their lives were entwined. During his grief after her death, he was able to seal away Ruby and Lilith alike. We fight better together."
"But Sammael's actions," Vera had just entered the room.
"Are not Sam's. And..." River looked down as Dean demanded to know where Vera and Bobby had been.
"River?" Crowley placed a hand on her shoulder. "What is it, sweetie?"
"I need to talk to Sam!"
River broke away as Dean raised a brow.
"So would I but-ow!"
"You are soo dense." Jo scolded.
"Let her go." Castiel said this to Crowley.
Yet it was Vera who found River curled up in the bathtub.
"Can't be comfortable." The One Eyed Angel commented.
"Suits me fine." River whispered. "Let's me focus."
"I see...I'm not just in it for Raziel, you know."
River peeked out without thinking about it.
"Who else?"
In a moment Vera had dropped to her knees beside the bathtub and grabbed River by the shoulder. She screeched reflexively, hearing the thought: I'm sorry but this needs done!. Then Vera lifted her eye patch. The eye that River stared into seemed to take her far away, so far that Crowley yelling for Grim to break down the door seemed distant, and then it all went white...