Piper, Phoebe, and Paige all ran down the stairs as the front door splintered open to reveal two angry looking men.
"Dad! No!" Ellie shouted, holding up her hand as Dean pointed his pistol at Wyatt, Sam's gun trained on one of the other Halliwells.
"Don't touch her, prick or I swear to God, I'm gonna paint this room with your brains." Dean spoke.
Ellie moved slowly to stand in front of Wyatt, her hand still out. "Dad, please. Don't do this. We gotta talk about this."
"Ellie, move." Dean said sternly.
"No!" She exclaimed and Wyatt could see Dean tense.
"Did they freakin' mind controlling her?" Sam murmured, his eyes still on whoever his gun was pointed at.
"Dad, you've got to listen to me. They aren't evil. I swear it, dad. Please, they're not evil." Ellie begged.
"Definitely mind control." Dean murmured to his brother. "Alright, fix my kid or yours is getting a bullet through his left eye." Dean yelled.
"No, dad. I'm fine. Look at me. Eleanor Grace Winchester, born November 9th. I hate Chinese food, I'm allergic to wool and I need you to listen to me." Ellie said, an edge of desperation in her voice.
Dean shifted, like he wasn't sure what to do. "Dean?" Sam asked, obviously looking unsure. "Shut up, Sammy." Dean murmured.
"Okay, yes, dad. Yes, they're witches. All of them except Leo. He… orbs. I don't know how it works, okay?" Ellie said as Dean's face contorted in confusion, risking a glance at Leo. "You're not paying attention. They're good people, dad. They've got nine to fives, they go to school, they're in soccer, and they're not gonna kill us and eat us."
"Dean?" Sam asked, his eyes shifting from one person to the next, not sure which one he should be watching.
"Your daughter is very smart, Mister Winchester." Piper spoke up.
"Don't tell me about my kid! I know that!" Dean barked, glaring at her before the look was turned back on Ellie and Wyatt.
"Dad. If you never take my word on anything ever again as long as I live, fine." Ellie said, slowly moving towards Dean, still staying in front of Wyatt. "But you've got to trust me on this. How long have we been standing here? Even if you count me, we're out numbered five to three. If they wanted us dead, we'd be dead."
A muscle in Dean's jaw twitched, his whole body tensing up again as he shook his head just barely. "Eleanor, I can't do that."
"Ellie." Wyatt said just barely loud enough to be heard. He didn't like the way this was going; Dean was ready to pull the trigger at any second.
"Don't you talk to her, you evil son of a bitch!" Dean roared, moving the gun.
Ellie took a step back as Dean squeezed the trigger. The world slowed. Wyatt reached for Ellie, knowing she'd moved into the way of the bullet. He reached out for her, trying to shield her from the blast. She took a step back, eyes wide with fear. Wyatt was almost to her, the shield starting around her head when the force of the impact pushed her backwards into his arms.
Sam moved closer to the stairs and the other four, shouting at them not to move. Wyatt encased Ellie and himself in an orb shield as her shirt started to turn red. Wyatt could feel Dean being deflected from the shield as he tried to touch it.
Ellie's eyes opened a little wider than they normally were as her gaze found him. Wyatt was mumbling about how she had to hold on, how she had to stay with him. But she smiled gently, her eyes fixed on only him. Wyatt felt Dean being deflected off the shield again.
"Your eyes are really pretty, Wyatt." She told him, her eyes still wide.
"And you can stare at them as long as you want, alright?" Wyatt said, his hands shaking as he held them over the spot where her shoulder met her neck. There was so much blood. His hands started to light up, but the light fizzled out, not being able to repair the damage. He wasn't strong enough to keep the barrier going and heal her, but he couldn't let the barrier down until he fixed the wound.
"Dad!" Wyatt yelled, turning to his father. Wyatt knew he couldn't hear him through the shield, but he had to try. Leo nodded, holding his hand up and creating a barrier around Wyatt's shield. Wyatt let his shield fall, quickly moving his hands to Ellie's neck.
She smiled up at him, her eyes barely staying open. "I was really hoping we could make out after this was all over. I guess… that's not… gonna…" She murmured, her eyes slowly slipping closed.
Wyatt's hands were shaking still, but they were fizzling out. His power was trying to heal her, but he couldn't. He shook his hands hard before moving them back to her neck, almost pressing against the skin. She was losing so much blood and Wyatt's vision blurred.
Hands on his shoulders pulled him away and he saw his dad leaning down, the barrier now gone. Leo's hands moved over her neck and Wyatt couldn't see her chest rise and fall anymore. His mom was on the ground with him, pulling him tightly against her as he watched his dad struggle, begging him to save her.
"If you want her to live, come here." Leo's voice commanded, looking over at Dean.
Dean moved out of Sam's grasp, falling to his knees on the other side of her. Leo took Dean's hand and held it over Ellie with his own. His hands lit up like they were supposed to and Wyatt's breath caught in his throat as he watched. It was slow, but after another moment, the wound stitched itself back together, leaving no trace of the hole she'd had only moments ago.
"Why isn't she waking up?" Dean asked, looking between his daughter and the man that was supposed to be healing her.
"I don't… I don't know." Leo said, watching her carefully.
"What do you mean, you don't know?" Dean spat.
"She's alive, I healed her, but she's not waking up." Leo explained, looking unsure.
"You've healed people in a coma before." Piper murmured.
"Sleeping Beauty!" Phoebe shouted, moving like she'd been frozen the whole time. She came down the stairs and fell down besides Wyatt and Piper. "Sleeping Beauty was hurt, right? Pricked by a spindle on a spinning wheel. True loves kiss woke her up."
"Phoebe! This is not the time!" Piper snipped.
"Well, if you've got any better ideas." Phoebe snapped.
"What was on that bullet?" Paige asked, coming down the stairs.
"Standard. Devil's trap, soaked in holy oil and salt." Dean spoke, looking between them.
"Nothing that should've sent her into a coma." Sam commented from above, looking worried.
"Try it." Phoebe spoke, pushing on Wyatt's shoulder.
"What? I'm not in love with her." Wyatt spoke, looking between his mom and his aunt.
"But you love her none the less. At least you wouldn't have shot her." Phoebe said, sending a pointed look at her father.
"Not the time." Sam spoke, looking at both Dean and Phoebe.
Leo moved out of the way and Wyatt crawled the short space to look over her. She looked like she was sleeping, her chest slowly rising and falling. Wyatt wanted to glance up at her dad, but he knew he'd lose his nerve if he did. He cupped the side of her face and slowly moved down until his lips brushed hers.
Her arms moved up to wrap around his neck and she pulled him closer into the kiss, making him smile as he moved back away from her.
"What the hell?" Sam asked, taking a step back as they sat up.
Piper just smirked, looking over at her sister. "You had a vision, didn't you?"
Phoebe grinned. "I did, actually. And what kind of aunt am I if I don't help my nephew get the girl?"
"I think the girl got your nephew." Leo spoke with a smile, falling onto his butt next to his wife.
"What? You were awake the whole time?" Dean roared.
Ellie turned to her dad with a glare. "You shot me! Not for the first time, but I'm still pissed, alright? You deserved every moment of that and ten more!"
"You moved in front of my shot! I didn't shot you! You got shot." Dean defended.
"You took a bullet for me." Wyatt murmured, watching Ellie closely.
"Hey, I guess that means you owe me your life." Ellie grinned.
"It's yours." Wyatt smiled, leaning in to kiss her once more.
"No, stop. Just stop." Dean said, pushing on their shoulders to separate them.
"So…" Sam coughed, looking around awkwardly. "What now?"
"You hop in your stupid old car and never darken our doorstep again." Paige said with a big smile.
"Don't you dare talk about my baby that way!" Dean told her, pointing a finger to reinforce his voice.
"Hey," Wyatt said quietly, making Ellie look at him again. "How about an ice cream?"
Her eyebrows shot up her face. "An ice cream? I saved your life and you're gonna repay me with ice cream? You owe me at least fifteen ice creams. And maybe a pizza."
Wyatt grinned. "You uh… you wanna get out of here?"
"Pizza first. Almost dying made me super hungry." Ellie said with a smile.
"I'll bring her back later." Wyatt said, looking at Dean as they started to orb away.
Piper smiled, watching them orb out of the room and looked over at Leo. "Ya know, we didn't do too bad with that one."
"Can't say much about the other two." Paige mock whispered to Phoebe who slapped her leg.
"I should probably go get the other two." Leo said.
"Yeah, could you not leave our kids in New York overnight? That'd be great." Piper said with a smile.
"If my condo is trashed-" Phoebe started, but Leo was already gone.
Sam stood there with his mouth hanging open a little and Dean just looked confused. "New York?"
"Yeah, that's where my condo is." Phoebe said with a smile. "So since you're all done trying to kill us, you wanna stay for dinner?"
"Oh yeah. I was gonna make gumbo." Piper chimed in.
Dean slowly stood, looking over at Sam as white and blue light flooded the room. Wyatt and Ellie were standing next to each other, Wyatt's arm around Ellie. Ellie's face had softened as she moved away from him, coming to stand in front of Dean.
"I forgive you, ya know." Ellie told him plainly.
Dean ducked his head and Ellie could see the flare up of shame in his features. "It shouldn't have happened."
"Do you know what mom's last words to me were?" Ellie asked, reaching to hold his hand.
Dean licked his lips, looking up at the ceiling as he shook his head.
"She told me, 'Don't let your dad go back to hunting.' I didn't know what she meant, but I do now." Ellie told him.
Dean's entire posture deflated, and he slipped his hand out of Ellie's to run it over his face.
"Thanks, dad, for going back to hunting." Ellie told him, moving to hug him under his arms.
Dean looked caught off guard before hugging her back. "I don't think you should be thanking me." He told her quietly.
"I wouldn't if I was anybody else, but I'm not. I'm me and I'm thanking you for taking me hunting with you." She told him, moving back to stand next to Wyatt. "We'll be back by sun rise."
"You absolutely will not!" Dean barked before Sam's hand set on his brother's shoulder, making him slump just barely. Dean took a breath and worked his jaw before looking at his daughter again. "Midnight, alright? Please?"
"You too, buster!" Piper chimed in, giving Wyatt a pointed look.
"Yes ma'am." Wyatt said with a little eye roll.
"Bye dad!" Ellie said, excitedly waving to him as Wyatt orbed them out.
Dean sighed. "You freaks got anything to drink around here?"
Paige smirked. "I'll fix you one up. You want one too, gigantor?" She asked, looking Sam's way.
Sam chuckled once before sighing. "Make it a double." He said as they all moved into the kitchen.
