V.I.P.
Rowan continued sorting souls that had arrived from Heaven. Most of them were in the upper levels of Helheim, but there were quite a few that also went to the lower levels and by that she meant the fourth and fifth levels. So far, not very many had been escorted to the sixth and seventh.
Her Draugar had filled out profiles while she had personally accompanied Ellen and Jo to the first level of Helheim. It was a big help. All she had to do was agree with their suggestion of a level; not once did she disagree with their judgment. She was impressed how they got the whole truth out of the souls, which was mostly threaten to go to the other side of the Underworld.
As Rowan had told Ellen and Jo, the minute she saw Bill Harvelle, she guided him to Gadreel, telling him that his wife and daughter are waiting for him. Judging by Bill's expression, he hadn't seen his family in Heaven, let alone know they had died.
As Rowan watched him leave with Gadreel, shocked that his wife and daughter had died, but was so ever happy to be with them, she knew she'd have to tell Death that if he hadn't spoken to her about recreating Helheim, souls like the Harvelle family wouldn't have the pleasure of being together in death. In other words, thank him for making moments like that possible.
As she continued sorting souls, Crowley saw no need to stick around and said he'd continue building their house. She gave him a smile as he wasn't upset that she wanted to sort Heaven's souls before taking some time off. He might have been a little disappointed, but seemed content to continue working on her dream home. She was going to have to show her appreciation. Perhaps she could find a sexy little lingerie to wear for him… for like five seconds before he rips it off.
Rowan focused on the souls or she'd feel like Crowley wouldn't be the only delaid individual in their relationship.
Heaven's souls were pretty easy to sort, since many of them had lived decent lives and getting them to think twice about asking questions was pretty easy too. Her ghostly astral self shut them up pretty fast; apparently she was scary.
She wasn't paying much attention to the souls after a while, like they really were just profiles on her iPad app. There were some famous faces that caught her interest, like authors and singers, but they got sorted quickly too.
The only time Rowan stopped for a moment was when she came across a woman whose husband was important to the Winchesters. She was busy seeing into the woman's short life with her husband, unfortunately possessed by a demon and dying at the hands of the man she loved.
"Miss?" she asked, snapping Rowan out of her thoughts.
"Yes, Karen?" she asked, shocking the woman. "Repeat that for me." she added before Karen could ask how she knew her name. Having to repeat yourself to nearly every soul was a pain in the ass, hence why it was so better not to talk much.
"I was wondering if my husband, Bobby Singer, was here." She said and Rowan gave her a friendly smile.
"I haven't met him yet, so if he's not in this room, he hasn't arrived yet." Rowan replied, watching as Karen nodded with some concern in her eyes. "Would you like to wait for him here or would you prefer if I have him meet you at your final destination?" she asked, Karen looking up at her with a bit of confusion on her face.
"Where am I going?" she asked and Rowan's smile became warm.
"It's like Heaven, only much bigger and it can be anywhere you want it to be; your house with Bobby, if that's what you desire most." Rowan replied and Karen seemed to really enjoy that.
"And Bobby will be with me?" she asked, hope igniting in her eyes.
"You bet. You can also visit family and friends, very much unlike Heaven, so I've come to understand." Rowan said and Karen nodded with a smile.
"I would like to go and bake some pies for Bobby. I can bake pies, right?" she asked and Rowan nodded with a bright smile.
"You can even travel to Paris, France. The possibilities are limitless." She said and waved Gadreel over. Once he was close, she gestured to him, telling Karen that he'll escort her to her space. She deserved to be in the first level of Helheim and she would escort Bobby herself, since he was like a father to Sam and Dean.
Rowan watched as Karen and Gadreel left and she looked at the crown, scanning for Bobby. She couldn't see him, so she continued with the next souls in line, so to speak. If she didn't have another number flash on the screen above her head, the souls might complain and say that that soul was taking too long and should be skipped.
It was only a matter of time before she had one of those to deal with.
Her Draugar were coming and going, most of the time with a few souls at a time. Once all of Heaven's souls got placed, they too would need a break. Unfortunately, they couldn't all take vacations at the same time. Not only that, but she was going to need more draugar; three was going to be spread too thinly and it would be ideal to have at least one per level in Helheim, except the first one (since she had Gadreel taking care of that one), overseeing the souls and reporting back to her.
Rowan looked up, feeling discouraged to see the reapers still bringing in souls from Heaven. Since this was Death's fucking idea, he should be helping!
Rowan entered a few more souls and then looked up at the portal again, seeing reapers bringing in souls nonstop. One soul had her attention and it was because he was connected to Bobby Singer. She waved her hand and called his name.
"Rufus Turner." She shouted out, waving as he made eye contact with her. The soul in front of her frowned, not appreciating having to wait when it was his turn. She ignored him as she was too busy reading Rufus' lips.
Damn, I like this place already.
He smiled and walked around the long rows of chairs, walking through the souls, grabbing a muffin on his way, and smiled as he approached her.
"I must have done something right, although I don't know what I did to get recognized. Who are you?" he asked, looking at her like he not only appreciated being recognized, but being called up by a pretty face.
"I'm the Goddess of Helheim." She said and he was surprised.
"You don't say." He replied with a bright smile. Rowan tried not to smile too much at his enthusiasm and it was perfect timing when Gadreel got back from the first level. She waved him over, getting a smile out of him. He no doubt loved his job.
"Rufus, this is Gadreel. He'll show you to your final destination and explain everything." she said, gesturing to the angel, getting a nod out of Rufus. He smiled at her one last time, nodding his gratitude to her. Rowan watched them leave and she quickly got back to her impatient middle aged man who was still frowning at her. She lost her smile and quickly added Rufus into her app before getting to that jerk in front of her.
She sorted a few more souls, always looking up to see if Bobby Singer had arrived. It seemed that because he was like a father to Sam and Dean she was eager to meet him.
After sorting about a hundred souls, Rowan was beginning to lose hope that she'd soon see him.
"Hey, I know you're super busy, but can you please tell me where I am?" said this young male voice. Rowan looked up from her iPad screen to see this handsome teenager looking like a grease head from the fifties. She smiled at him and decided to answer his question, since he caught her in a pretty disappointed time and she needed a positive attitude to lift her spirits, so to speak.
"The Underworld." She replied and he nodded, looking at her, frowning a little at her dress. "I know it's a little confusing, but once you're shown to your final destination, you'll be happy." Rowan added, seeing that, despite his bad boy image he was a good kid.
"Cool." He said, hooking his thumbs in his jean pockets, giving her a side smile like he was a pin-up boy.
"Yeah." Rowan said, getting Raganhar to escort the young man and, as she glanced up at the portal, smiled as she finally found the man she was so eager to meet. Bobby Singer walked in, looking uncomfortable and uncertain. She waved her hand up with a smile and called him a couple of times. When he met her eyes, she waved him up front.
"That's the second time you've done that. It's not fair to the rest of us who have to wait." Said a woman in her forties, looking like she was trying to look like the gals of the eighties, obviously stuck in her teen years. "I want to speak with the one in charge." She said and Rowan raised her eyebrows, not thrilled to hear that type of attitude.
"What number does it say on your ticket?" Rowan asked and when the woman looked down, her jaw fell as the numbers changed.
"What the fuck? I had ten thousand nine hundred and twenty five! Now I have eleven thousand and one!" she replied, looking at Rowan with horror, then with disdain as someone in the crowd behind her cheered at having her previous number.
"I guess you know who's in charge now." Rowan said and waved the woman off, welcoming the now lucky soul number ten thousand nine hundred and twenty five, just as Bobby stepped up, unsure of why she had singled him out. Rowan lifted a finger to the young guy that looked like a Californian surfer, asking for a minute to talk to Bobby.
"Sure, take as much time as you want." He said, just happy that he didn't have to wait as long as before. She smiled and glanced over, seeing Agmundr ready to help. She waved him over and smiled warmly at surfer guy.
"This gentleman is going to ask you some questions and escort you to your final destination when I get back." she said and surfer guy smiled.
"Awesome." He replied and she gestured for Bobby to walk with her as she turned her smile at him, quick to reassure him that everything was alright.
"Do I know you?" he asked before she could say anything. He kept some distance between them, as if he didn't trust anyone. As she looked at him, gathering information on him, she could tell that he never did trust anyone, at least not until they passed his tests to prove they weren't monsters.
"No, Bobby, but I'm a friend of Sam and Dean." she replied and he looked at her with a bit more brightness in his eyes. Apparently she didn't need one of his tests. "I wanted to personally escort you to Helheim, since you're very important to them." She added with warmth in her smile.
"Helheim?" he asked and she nodded, going down the escalator first, gesturing to everything around them.
"I'll divulge all the details to you; a V.I.P. treatment, you could say." She said and walking into the center of the lobby, looking down at the design in the floor. His eyes dropped down and when he looked back up at her, knew exactly who she was.
"The Goddess Hel?" he asked and she nodded.
"When I met Sam and Dean, I was just a girl, Rowan McKinley, going to college. I had a bad case of amnesia, thanks to my Dad who wanted to keep me safe from Lucifer." She began and Bobby nodded, looking a little grim just hearing the name of the fallen angel.
"With good reason." He replied, watching as she pressed the down arrow for an elevator.
"My brother, Jormungand had found me. Sam and Dean thought he wanted to hurt me and killed him. They brought me home with them, since I had nowhere else to go and since they were pretty sure I was the Goddess Hel with a bad case of amnesia." Rowan said, stepping into the elevator that opened up to them, pressing the number one button. Bobby looked at the elevator doors as they closed, no doubt still uncertain of everything. "At some point, they thought it was best if I didn't remember, but, here I am, Rowan the Goddess of Helheim." She said, glancing over at Bobby with a smile. "Death proposed that we recreate Helheim, place the trapped souls here since Heaven was closed to everyone, and also take in the souls from Heaven; returning things to the way they were." She concluded and gestured to Bobby to step out.
He looked up at the bright sunny sky above the lobby of elevators. To the left, he stared at the corridors and glowing archways. His silence was enough to say that Heaven was nothing like this. Gadreel stepped up to them, giving her a slight smile.
"This is the first level of Helheim, filled with selfless souls. As a man that sacrificed much in his life, that cared deeply for Sam and Dean; you deserve to live here." She said, approaching the archways, watching as they shifted, coming to Karen's archway. She glanced over and saw the shock on his face. "You can spend eternity with her, free to do anything your heart desires. You can even see friends and family, such as the Harvelles and Rufus Turner." She said, getting his attention, his eyes wide with surprise.
"What do you mean free to do anything?" he asked, the surprise quickly dissipating as he squinted with skepticism. She could only smile with warmth, reaching a tender hand to his arm.
"You're free to visit friends among this level or other levels. You can do all the things you wanted to do when alive, but never had the chance. The souls in the first level get whatever they want. Just ask Gadreel." Rowan said, gesturing to the angel beside her. Bobby looked at him and then back at her.
"Karen's in there?" he asked and she smiled, nodding.
"She's waiting for you." She replied and gestured to the glowing archway. He looked at it, appearing slightly nervous, but stepped into it nonetheless. Once he disappeared into the glow, she fought against taking a peak; to see how happy he and Karen were to be together at last. As she turned back to the elevators, caught Gadreel smiling at her, no doubt noticing how she was radiating with happiness.
"I don't regret breaking the Angel tablet." He said, happiness radiating in his smile and in those beautiful eyes.
"Glad to hear." She said, returning to the elevators, certain surfer guy didn't want to wait too long to get placed. So many souls still had to be sorted and it made her wonder how they would react if she astral projected herself, getting twice the amount of the work done.