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I do not own any of the characters from Supernatural. They are the beautiful beings that used to live in Eric Kripke's head. Now, they're ours to fantasize about. lol

I also do not own the character of Mika Chambers. She belongs to the brilliant mind of my best friend Mika (FuriePhoenix), who helped me write this chapter. 3

"You did what?!", Bobby Singer exclaimed from across his small oak table. AnnaBeth had almost dropped directly in his lap as he was drinking his morning coffee. He had made a few exclamations about how he was too old for this shit, and then went to tending to her shock, which was still very evident. She didn't answer straight off, until a glass of whiskey was pushed into her hands, "Drink that. It might loosen up that shock in your shoulders…"

Sighing, AnnaBeth brought the glass up to her lips with shaky hands, taking a small drink, and then coughing. This whiskey was like gasoline. That was probably the point, though. So, she took it upon herself to kick back the entire glass in two gulps, sitting it down on the table with a sigh. No sooner had it touched the table, it was full again.

"So, tell me what happened…", Bobby egged, pushing the fresh glass towards her awaiting hands, and looking around the kitchen for ideas on what to fix her for food.

"I told you…", AnnaBeth said softly, fighting the tears that she didn't even know were there. Yet, they threatened to, and then began to spill over, and down her cheeks like tiny rivers.

"I know what you told me, but do you mind explaining to me what exactly possessed you to…bang an angel?", Bobby asked her, grabbing some bread and popping it into the toaster. AnnaBeth delved into his mind, trying to find out what he wanted to hear. Bobby wasn't one to egg, unless he wanted something. Honestly, though, in that moment, the only thing on Bobby's mind was how bad he hoped she was going to pull through this, in case Cas died, and that she had to be hungry. He felt terrible that all he had to offer in his bachelor pad was bread, coffee, and liquor. He also felt terrible that things ended up not working out with Sam.

"…I didn't decide to. I went to see Sam…", she said, and was cut off by Bobby choking a bit on his coffee. AnnaBeth raised her eyebrows and cocked her head to the side, "You okay?"

"Yeah…damn hot coffee.", he made an excuse, sitting his cup down and looking at the table below her, "So, you…saw Sam?"

"Wait a second…", she said softly, sniffling, and then continuing, "You don't sound surprised."

Bobby stayed silent, picking up a bottle of scotch and pouring a bit of it into his already cold coffee.

"You knew…"

"What's all the commotion about?", a female voice cracked through the tension, as Mika walked through the back door. She was covered in grease, and her hair was oddly messy. AnnaBeth took in the condition, and reminded herself to scoff later. Mika wasn't usually one to get messy, and when she did, she never showed it to anyone. When they made eye contact, AnnaBeth read Mika's mind, and she was worried. She thought AnnaBeth looked like hell, and wondered why she was here, "So, you haven't completely gone astray, then? What's up? You look awful…"

AnnaBeth went to answer her, and honestly didn't know what to say. Then, she began to wonder if Mika knew, as well. Maybe everyone was in on the joke. Everyone knew that Sam was back, and they all knew that he was screwed up. So, they all probably knew that she would be dead walking when she found out.

"…I found Sam.", she said simply, kicking back another shot of whiskey. Mika walked up to the table, and turned her head away from AnnaBeth, as if she didn't hear her at all. She looked in the mirror over the sink and frowned, before wiping harshly at her face with a dishcloth.

"Damn car…", she mumbled, before glancing at Bobby.

"So, am I the only one not in on this little…secret?", AnnaBeth asked, "If so, please take me to Dean's house…I've had enough emotion tonight…with Cas, and…"

Bobby shot Mika a glance, which AnnaBeth caught immediately and lowered her head, taking a few deep breaths. She should have gone with her original plan. She should have stayed alone, and continued to blow Castiel off. It sucked to think about it, but it was the truth. She glanced back up, letting a few tears run down her cheeks and watched the exchange between Mika and Bobby. Mika seemed to stare at him as though she had no clue what he was getting at. She seemed…confused.

She then broke eye contact with Bobby and turned to AnnaBeth, staring at her face, and acknowledging what she had mumbled about Sam, "You found Sam? Wait…You found Sam?! What the - I mean…I thought he was in the pit, with Michael and Lucifer…"

AnnaBeth shrugged, lowering her eyes to the empty glass in front of her and making it spin with her mind, "Apparently someone got him out…I thought it was Dean, but it's not. Dean almost killed me when I said Sam's name to him. Cas was acting weird, but I can't tell if he knows anything. It's not like I can read an angel's mind…"

Thinking about Cas caused her to close her eyes and fight back more tears. There was a very good chance that he would never return, because there was a very good chance that Raphael and his army would end up destroying Cas without so much as a second glance. Finding composure, she cleared her throat, and took a shaky breath, before speaking again.

"So, I assumed it was you guys…one of you…", she said softly, "And it appears I was right…"

"AnnaBeth, I didn't…know…", Mika cooed at her, reaching forward and placing a hand lightly over the top of AnnaBeth's much smaller hands, "I swear, I didn't…"

AnnaBeth delved into Mika's mind again, and it was swarming with ideas, and conspiracies about what had given AnnaBeth the idea that she was the guilty party. Then, AnnaBeth noticed that the truth clicked, and Mika's brain began to radiate heat, in a sudden burst of anger. She whipped around to Bobby, shooting him dagger eyes, "You knew?! After all of that bullshit you wanted me to talk her into, and you knew he was alive, all this time. What the hell, Bobby?! This is a big…deal…"

"Yeah! It is! If she hasn't noticed, Sam isn't exactly all peaches and cream. He's not the same Sam he was, when he left. If anything I did you a favor!", Bobby almost yelled, finally losing his cool about the whole subject, "He asked me not to contact you…"

"He what?", AnnaBeth whispered, suddenly not afraid to cry in any way, "Wh-why…why would he do that?"

"I don't know, but like I said…he's not the same. Something down there changed him…and…I've never seen someone come back from hell, besides Dean, in the physical shape that Sam is in. His brain…just isn't there.", Bobby raised his eyebrows sadly, and his eyes told the apology that he obviously couldn't let his pride down enough to say. Mika continued her glare, almost staring right through Bobby.

"I say we try to fix him…", she said finally, causing AnnaBeth to frown.

"Fix him? What if there's nothing wrong with him? What if he's just…changed?", AnnaBeth asked, wiping her face on her forearm.

"Then we find out…Cas would know how…"

With the dropping of his name, AnnaBeth let out a ragged sigh and lowered her eyes to the table once more, biting her lip. It was then that she notice the buzz in Mika's head stop, and her anger turned into worry.

"AnnaBeth…is Cas alright?", Mika asked.

"Um…Yeah..yeah…", AnnaBeth said, attempting to force the tears back enough to speak, "He's just dealing with some stuff in heaven. That's where I came from…"

"What kind of stuff?"

"Arch angel…stuff…Second coming…stuff…", AnnaBeth answered, hoping that Mika would get the hint. She did, thankfully.

"Wait…there's only one…Raphael is trying to start another apocalypse? How? And how do you know this?"

"By making me a seal…He'll open the cage by making me the final seal…and I don't even want to go there, after Bobby's reaction…", AnnaBeth said slowly, remembering what Cas had told her, and then the reaction Bobby had given to her sleeping with Cas.

"But why you? The last seal was broken by…Lilith…", Mika deducted, looking up to meet AnnaBeth's eyes for some clarity.

"Exactly…my blood. Half of me is part of her. They kill me…the apocalypse is back on. That's why Cas left…"

"Wow. I wish he had told someone…There's a good chance…", Mika started, a sad expression on her face.

"…that he spent his last night of existence with me. Yeah, I know…"

(Sorry about the dialogue heavy chapter. I like to develop the story, more than just play along in actions. I figured some of you would love it :) Well, Review please!)