Chapter 12: The Mall Part 2
Stephanie dropped to the floor after reading the letter, she hasn't felt so much pain since she saw her mother dead in the woods, killed by Lucifer. Because of one monster, her life has now changed for the worst. She has finally met people who have filled the void in her life since her brother, mother, and best friend have died. Soon she will have no one; she has to leave the people that care about her most in this world. She has to leave the Winchester's who have taught her everything there is to know about hunting, she has to leave Adam who as much as they didn't get a long would always make life enjoyable. The worst of all she has to leave the man who taught her how to love, the angel who has saved her life countless times, the father of her unborn child. All of this was too much for her body to handle, so she just froze, crying in her hands.
Jacob came into the room, Adam was still sleeping, Jacob saw Stephanie in tears and tried comforting but she wouldn't move. Soon Sam and Dean came into see the wreckage, noticing that Celine was no longer there. Adam had finally woken up only to see that the only woman he ever loved was no longer there, thinking the worst. He immediately started crying at her bedside, Stephanie has never seen him so emotional, hurting her even more. She needed to get away from all of this, so she got up without warning and walked out of the hospital room aimlessly in a trance. Dean noticed the letter on the ground, picked it up and read it out loud. Stephanie was now standing outside wishing she could smoke a cigarette, but now that she was pregnant that was no option.
"You knew, didn't you." She felt Castiel standing behind her.
"Yes, I only just found out from the Order and came back down here as soon as I could."
"Why?"
"Why what?"
"Why did she have to go? I can't do this on my own."
"She had to go because she is the one that has to finish this."
"Why not me?"
"Because you are incapable of killing a man."
"But Lucifer is no man."
"Alright you are incapable of killing anyone."
"You don't think I can kill him?"
"No I actually think you can kill him without question. It's just not in the cards for you to kill him."
"Why not? He killed my parents, my brother, and my best friend! I think I deserve to kill him."
"But you don't understand Celine, the only way to kill him is out of love, not vengeance. The only thing that can kill a man so evil is the thing he couldn't have with God." It all made sense now, the only thing Lucifer ever wanted was love from God. So it made sense that the only thing that could kill him was the thing he wanted most. The only person who had that much love was Celine, she was the most loving person here when she still has her humanity.
"So what now?" They were all standing outside in the middle of the hospital room, Adam was still in shock.
"Now we wait and hope that Celine can kill Lucifer without switching off her humanity."
"So we can't do anything?" Jacob asked frustrated.
"There is nothing we can do, this is up to Celine." They still didn't seem to understand. "Life is about tests; Lucifer tested all of you in these short few months, tested you on love, trust, humanity. The only way to past the test is go into it without hatred and hopefully Celine can do just that." Confusion still stirred in the room. "She is the true yin and yang, if she is the Celine Kane that we all last saw and kills Lucifer with love and kindness than maybe we can all meet again. If she kills him as a demon and all humanity is lost than Lucifer will succeed and all of Hell will perish Earth." With that they knew what they had to do, they all had to go their separate ways. They began packing not speaking to each other, it killed Stephanie that she couldn't tell Jacob about her pregnancy, it killed Adam that he couldn't be with his brothers or his soul mate. Jacob couldn't even bare to talk to Stephanie knowing that he is just going to have to leave her in a few minutes. They were now all gathered outside still in a state of shock at everything that has happened.
After hugging everybody Sam and Dean were the first to leave, Sam took one long last look at Stephanie hating that he had to leave. Adam hugged Castiel, Jacob for a quick second and looked longingly at Stephanie. Remembering that she was the one he first saw as he escaped Hell, which seemed like forever ago. He got into his stolen car and headed back to Ohio, in tears. Castiel took one last look at Stephanie and Jacob, understanding that they needed a few minutes alone before they left. Stephanie and Jacob stared into each other's eyes wishing this didn't have to end this way.
"I wish this…" Jacob spoke.
"I know."
"I just…"
"I know." Stephanie gave him a long hug without saying anything, grabbing their things and getting in their separate cars. Castiel fluttered away and as soon as Jacob got in his blue mustang he blasted AC/DC's "Highway to Hell." Stephanie turned her ignition on and smiled.