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Dean learns the truth about Carmen but not the way she wanted him to….

The old fort stood as a silent sentinel as the Impala pulled up. Sam leaned back on the seat silently anticipating the evening's events. Carmen and Dean stepped out with Sam following shortly behind. His eyes burning into both of them as they walked up the old trail to the blockhouse. According to the reports the spirit was seen around the blockhouse where his trial took place. It was the largest building on site and loomed over them staring down at them as if daring them to enter. Dean pulled out the EMP seeing if anything was going on. The device remained silent as they continued around the outer perimeter. Carmen focused the flashlight beam in front of them as they came around to the front. It was odd there were no EMP readings considering what Sam had found in his research. Maybe the ghost took the night off Dean thought to himself. So the trio stood there deciding what to do next. Sam came up with a suggestion.

"Why don't we split up? There is a large area to cover and we don't have all night. We have plenty of protection to go around."

Dean made a face as he decided. He didn't want to leave Carmen alone but she had proven that she can handle her own with those two nuts at the bar. Looking at them, he nodded his head thinking it would be a good idea. After all it was only a spirit and what could go wrong? Well a lot but all they had a huge area to cover and it was going to a salt and burn. Whoever found the body first could dig it up and burn the corpse sending Casper into the happy hunting grounds. "Okay, here is what we will do. Carmen, you head toward the cemetery and see if you can find any unusual graves or markers. Sammy, you head towards the old barracks and see if you can find anything. I will search around the main parade grounds and block house."

The trio split up heading in separate directions. Samael could not believe that Dean actually agreed to his idea! He thought his brother would surely have been against it considering his precious Carmen would be alone. Not wanting to question the decision, Samael left in the direction to the barracks but instead of heading towards the old sleeping quarters he headed off to the cemetery. He wanted to make sure that the assassin demon did the job. Taking refuge in the woods, he was able to see the light from Carmen's flashlight as she looked around the various tombstones and markers. He sensed another presence determining it was the assassin. It watched the angel as she read the names and moved from grave to grave unaware of the lurking demon. Moving with stealth and speed, it moved closer to her waiting for the right moment to strike. It edged closer to the clearing reaching the edge of the hallowed ground. Blade drawn it waited for her to come to it. It would be easier that way. No time to scream or cry for Dean. As Carmen approached the edge of the clearing it lunged at her blade drawn. She didn't see it until it was on her back hurling her to the ground. She fought back striking it with an elbow into its jaw giving her an opportunity to break free and make a run for it. Damn! Sam thought as he watched her flee her attacker. But she did not get far as the assassin knocked her down once again this time driving the blade in. But it missed her heart and embedded itself in her shoulder. She screamed out in immense pain as the cursed metal pierced her skin and flesh. The pain so intense that she could see a bright light. She tried to call out for Dean but couldn't as the pain was just washing over her in sharp waves. The assassin stood over its prey glaring down at her. He had wounded the seraph and she wasn't going anywhere. Pulling the knife out slowly to further her suffering the demon sneered as the sound of flesh being pulled against metal could be heard. Samael smiled as it appeared the assassin wouldn't let him down. The assassin lifted the blade and grabbed the angel's hair ready to cut her throat from ear to ear. Carmen feebly attempted to fight back but the injury had weakened her considerably. Her surroundings blurry as the demon lowered the blade ready to deliver the fatal blow. "Say goodnight, sweetheart" it hissed in her ear.

Dean appeared from nowhere tackling the demon like a linebacker. The blade was knocked out of the demon's hand and went flying landing on the ground several feet away. Samael couldn't believe it! Where the Hell did his brother come from!? What did he have angel 911 wired in his brain? How could this be!? Unless…Brooklyn. That bitch! She had to have alerted Dean to the assassin. Deciding that he better make tracks and cover them at the same time he vanished. Dean continued his struggle with the demon wrestling with it on the ground hitting tombstones with their bodies as they fought to overpower the other. Carmen lay on the ground still in terrible pain from the wound the demon delivered. But she felt the wounds begin to slowly heal as she lay there listening to the struggle that was taking place only a few feet away from her. As the wounds began to close up she fought to sit up gripping a tombstone for support. When she finally was able to sit upright she bared witness to Dean losing the battle against the assassin. Seeing she had to do something, she lifted a hand causing the demon to begin wailing in pain. Dean saw the opportunity as he pulled out Ruby's Dagger and plunged the blade into the demon. The demon began to scream out as it was thrusted out of its host and sent back straight to Hell. The shell it inhabited slumped on Dean. Pushing it away he ran over to Carmen seeing she was hurt. His eyes wide with shock as he saw the blood on her shirt. Fumbling with the ripped cloth his light scanned her back revealing no wound but a scar where the blade was plunged into her. How could that be!? Confusion washed over him as he sat on his calves and looked at her.

"Carmen, what the hell is going on?! How come you don't have a wound? How?! Why?! No human can heal like that unless…You're a demon! A damn demon! You used me!" Dean said accusingly as he grabbed Ruby's Dagger ready to kill her. Samael began running up to the cemetery secretly pleased that this was turning out better than he thought. Dean would be the one to kill her thinking she was a demon! Oh the irony! He ran faster so he could see it unfold. As he got closer he could hear Dean screaming.

"How could I even think? Feel?! I fell in love! With a demon!" He raised the knife ready to strike. Carmen fired back. "Dean! I'm not a demon! If I was a demon would I have distracted it so you could kill it? Would a demon do that!?"

"Uh yeah! Especially if they wanted to kill me themselves or ship me back to Hell!"

Seeing this was headed nowhere, Carmen closed her eyes spreading out a pair of dark wings before Dean. His mouth dropped and eyes went wide with shock. She wasn't a demon after all! She was an angel! Carmen opened up her eyes to look back at the hunter. There he knew it. He knew she was really an angel. Sadly she began to speak "My name is not Carmen. My name is Tariel. Carmen was the name of the young woman that was in this body before her soul went to Heaven. She asked that she could be of help to God and her prayers were heard by me. I watched you as you grew up and became the man that you are now. I suffered as you suffered when you lost your mother that night to Azazel and when you lost your father to the demon as well. I am your guardian, Dean Winchester. A guardian that fell in love with her charge. I didn't say anything about my real identity as to protect you. If Lucifer found out that I had descended and found you they would have come after you sooner and tried to kill you. Apparently they did find out about me or else the assassin would not have been here. I will understand if you are angry with me for lying to you. But I speak the truth when I say I am in love you. Deeply in love with you" She finished as the tears began to run down her face as the sobs escaped her lips. Dean turned his head as he heard Sam's footsteps. Sam seemed to be out of breath as he reached the couple. He put on a mask of confusion. "Did I miss something? Why is she crying? And why is there a dead body? And whose blood is that?" Pointing at the deceased man on the ground.

Dean took a deep breath as he stood up meeting Sam's false look of confusion. "A demonic assassin tried to kill Carmen and something told me she was in trouble. So I ran and found the demon ready to kill her. Luckily I had Ruby's Dagger and sent the sorry son of a bitch back to Hell. Did you find anything?"

"Uh no. Nothing. Odd considering all of the research I had done and all of the reports I dug up" He lied as he kept his brother's gaze. Dean could feel Sam was lying but wasn't sure why he was thinking that. Leaning over to the angel he helped her stand up as her legs were still a bit shaky from the whole incident. He snaked an arm around her waist to steady here. She looked up at the hunter seeing confusion and sadness in his eyes. "Are you okay?" He asked gently. Nodding her head and fighting back more tears, he remained steadfast as he held her waist and led her back to the Impala. Sam stayed behind pondering the events that occurred. He knew something large went down and he had a sneaky suspicion that Dean now knew that Carmen was really Tariel, the angel. Oh how was she going to explain why she kept that tiny detail out of the conversation? Sam smiled as the yellow once again reappeared then disappeared just as fast from his eyes. He could sense some tension between the two despite Dean holding her close and tight all the way to the Impala.

Well Dean now knows the truth about Carmen or rather Tariel…Please review and I hope you enjoyed this chapter