Chapter 8 – Cassie Saves the Day

Melanie actually found Castiel to be decent company over the next few days. Sam and Dean still hadn't contacted her and she was tired of leaving them messages. It didn't help that every time she called Gabriel when Cas was gone, he just ignored her. She wondered if it had something to do with the so called 'flirting' he had accused her of. Melanie hadn't been flirting. All she did was try and take care of someone who looked a little down.

Melanie turned as she heard the familiar flutter of wings that she'd now begun to associate with Castiel and not Gabriel. She smiled over at the angel. She noticed a bag of food in his hands. She was so excited to have something to eat other than sweets that she didn't notice the grin planted on Castiel's face. She also didn't notice it fade as she grabbed the food ignoring him.

"Thanks for the food Cas. Any luck tracking down those two idiots?"

Melanie took a bite of the burger. Cas had learned quickly what she liked to eat.

"I have yet to find Sam and Dean."

He leaned up against the doorframe. Again, he watched Melanie as if he was studying her. This is how Cas had been treating her the whole time he was here. She'd just started to take that as Cas being Cas.

"Great."

She continued to eat her burger while Castiel stood there watching. Every now and then she would steal a glance at him, only to catch him turning away. A couple of times she thought that she might have even caught a blush on his vessel's cheeks. After a while, the silence got old.

"Do you have any leads on them?"

Castiel looked out the window as Melanie's eyes went to him. He really hadn't held her gaze much lately. He walked over to the window.

"The symbols on their ribs make them impossible to find. I still don't understand why they haven't contacted either of us."

"I hate to say it, but I'm pretty sure Gabriel has something to do with it."

Castiel tilted his head as he looked at her. He was going to say something when he caught sight of something outside of the window. His eyes widened and Melanie watched him as he came towards her.

"Cassie, what's going on?"

"Demons."

Melanie's heart started to beat. She'd hunted demons plenty of times sure, but these ones were hunting her. It sucked when it was the other way around. He stood in front of her just as a couple of demons crashed through the window. They rushed at the duo. Castiel touched their foreheads and smote them on the spot. Melanie shielded her eyes at the flashes of light. Cas stood over the bodies while Melanie looked down at them, not reacting.

"We have to go now. Or more will be coming."

Castiel grabbed Melanie's arms and she ignored the tug in her stomach. She looked around the new place. It looked like an old log cabin. She watched as Castiel hurriedly put up protection symbols around the openings. She just sat down on the foot of the bed and watched.

"That should keep you safe for now. I suggest you call Gabriel and tell him to come get you."

"He won't come as long as you are here."

"Then tell him I'll wait outside."

Melanie looked over at Cas who was actually heading towards the door instead of just disappearing. She heard Gabriel mumble something like 'Don't let him leave. I'm kinda busy right now' through the link.

"Cas, wait." The angel turned around and looked back at her. "Gabriel said he can't come right now. He's busy."

Castiel just stood there. Melanie found herself pulling her knees to her chest. She didn't even notice that she'd started crying. Nothing was going her way since that stupid demon found her on her birthday. She thought being with Sam and Dean was fine but then Cas had to go and kidnap her and Gabriel actually tried to keep them away from her. Melanie was so lost in her thoughts she didn't notice that Cas had sat next to her on the bed. She looked up at him as she felt him place his hand on her knee, the same way she'd done from him a couple of days ago. Castiel gave her a slight smile, which Melanie gladly returned.


Well wasn't that sweet? I should have another update tomorrow. =)