'Two hunters, a wizard and an angel.' Dean shook his head. 'Does this sound like the start of a very disappointing joke to anyone else?'
Seamus just sighed and moved around some papers. He was studying all the information that Sam had given him on demons. Somewhere in the pile of papers there had to be a weakness they could exploit. A weakness, that combined with Seamus' magical powers, would make the demons vulnerable enough for them to be able to rescue Susan. He groaned and took another sip from his beer. It was not nearly as good as butterbeer, but it was something.
Sam sat in the corner of the room with his laptop. He was searching the internet for possible demonic omens. There had to be something that could indicate where Crowley was operating from. 'Dean, why don't you go grocery shopping?' He said.
Dean was lying on his bed, a beer in his hand, feeling quite useless and bored. He got up, stretching his arms above his head. 'Fine, do you want anything special?'
Seamus shook his head, continuing to study the many symbols. 'Take Cas with you, please.' Sam sighed looking up at the angel.
Every ten minutes Castiel would go to the front desk to see if there was any mail. He quickly irritated the clerk beyond his boundaries and had been yelled at over six times now. Still Castiel didn't stop, anxious for any news from Seamus' friend. In between his visits to the front desk he kept pacing the room, making everyone inside feel nervous.
'Got it.' Dean nodded grabbing his wallet. 'Come on, Cas.' The angel seemed to wake from a trance and followed Dean quietly.
Once they were gone Sam let out a deep sigh. He got up and filled a glass of water. 'How are you doing?' He asked Seamus. 'Anything in there that can help?'
'I'm doing my best to think clearly, but it's not as easy as it sounds. With that angel pacing around all the time, your brother staring at me like I'm supposed to know all the answers and Susan…' He groaned. 'I'm sure there is something in here, but... I just don't see it yet.'
Sam nodded. 'Why don't you take a break? Go outside or something.' Seamus shrugged, he didn't think he'd be able to enjoy it.
Just then there was a knock on the door. Sam frowned, they couldn't be back yet. Unless something had happened. He picked up his gun as he walked to the door. Hiding the gun behind it he opened the door with his free hand. 'Yes?'
Standing there was a young woman with long blonde hair and bright blue eyes. A dark green cloak like coat hung over her shoulders. In one hand she held a twig, the same kind he'd seen Seamus carry. He'd told him it was called a wand. For a moment her eyes studied him, but then she smiled. 'Can I come in?'
Sam hesitated. Seamus came up beside him. 'Who is…' He caught a glimpse of the person in the door opening. 'Hannah?'
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Back in her room Susan kicked off her boots and laid on her bed. Somehow being around demons made her tired far more quickly. She wondered if that was one of their powers. Draining the life out of you. As she wondered this she quickly fell asleep.
A few hours later she woke up again. Sitting up on the bed she quickly noticed something had changed while she slept. Her boots weren't beside the bed anymore, they were across the room slumped against the door. She had no idea how they gotten there, but when she put them on again they felt no different.
Apparently she had slept until noon, because soon two demons came to get her for lunch. When she arrived in the dining hall Crowley wasn't there.
After she sat down another demon came up to her holding a large box. 'I regret to inform you that the boss won't be joining you for lunch.' He said. 'He is currently caught up in some business.' Susan trusted it could be nothing good, but decided to ignore it. 'He does hope you enjoy your lunch. And this small gift he got you.' The demon put the box down on the table before her. He nodded politely before walking off.
Susan stared at the box. A gift? What kind of gifts would the king of hell give? Chopped off heads? Portable eternal flames? She had seen enough of Fred and George Weasley's pranks to know to never simply open a box that's been given to you.
But this wasn't Hogwarts anymore and this wasn't a gift from the twins. If the king of hell wanted to kill her or torture her, he would have already done it. And if he wanted to scare or shock her, he would have come to watch.
She sighed before carefully lifting the lid of the box and looking inside. Lying on the bottom of the box was a pair of boots. The exact same make, model and size as those she was wearing at that moment. Only these looked brand new.
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'Seamus.' Hannah smiled. 'It's been ages.' They shared a hug while Sam watched, confused.
'It has. Did Dean send you?' Seamus asked as he shut the door behind her.
She nodded and dropped the little handbag she had been carrying on the table with a loud thump. 'He wanted to send Megan, but you know her. She told me and I insisted that I would go. I mean, it's Susan.'
Seamus smiled. 'Well, I'm glad you're here. Did you bring the address?'
'We have a three mile radius.' She pulled something from the inside of her coat and placed it on the table. It was a map of an American state with in red a circle drawn on it. 'The centre of which is Bluewell, Oklahoma.' She tapped her finger on the map, in the middle of the circle. 'Susan is somewhere around here.'
Seamus nodded and bowed over the map, studying it. Sam, who still stood beside the door, cleared his throat. 'I'm sorry, but…'
'Of course, sorry. I totally forgot to introduce myself.' She walked over and shook Sam's hand enthusiastically. 'I'm Hannah, Abbott. Susan is a very good friend of mine.'
'Sam, Winchester.' He mumbled still a bit confused. 'So, you're a witch as well?'
'I am, but I prefer the term wizard.' She smiled and showed him her wand. 'And you're not a wizard, are you?'
'No, I'm a… a hunter. I hunt supernatural beings.' He scratched the back of his head.
Hannah nodded. 'You know it's nice that the two of you are getting to know each other, but we have no time to loose.' Seamus motioned to the table.
'Right, back to work.' Sam nodded. 'Can I have the map, I might be able to find where they're hiding out.' Seamus gave it to him and as Sam sat back down behind his laptop he began to explain to Hannah what had happened.
