Dean slid the blade slowly across his bicep, a small pool of blood dribbled down his forearm. "NEXT CUT GOES DEEPER!"
"You wouldn't do it, Dean" Rori's voice was calm and disbelieving of the truth of Dean's words. "You love yourself too much"
Dean removed the blade from his arm, dropping it to the floor. He knew she was right, but he was reckless in anger and she knew that. She gracefully walked to a chair and sat quietly. Dean looked at Sam, and then back to her, there was anger in his eyes.
"You have got some serious explaining to do," Dean said, his voice getting louder. "I REALLY didn't like Hell, and you could have stopped it." He picked up the knife and walked over to where she was sitting. He raised the blade and set it to her throat. "I could kill you right now..." He growled through his teeth.
"You could try,... but you would fail" A wry smile flashed across her face. She pushed aside the blade, stood and stalked over to the window. Slowly she closed the curtains.
"Sit down" She called, her back still turned on the Winchesters. Neither obeyed. "Stop kidding yourself, Dean. Your the one with the temper, it would be best if you sat down...away from any weapons."
Dean, forced by Sam, sat on the edge of the bed.
"Where to start, where to start?" She said to herself. "How about with little Sammy?" Sam's face reddened.
"It happened when you were both very little, that Sam got his first taste of demon blood..."
"We already know that" Dean interrupted.
"Shut up, Dean!" She silenced him with a wave of her hand. He tried to snap back at her but no words came out. His face reddened as he mouthed curse words at her. "I will let you speak in a moment, I promise, but please try to behave." She un-silenced him.
"After Sam's little incident, Castiel came to me and told me that you both were destined for greater purposes." She used air quotes. "He wouldn't tell me what they were, but I knew I would know in time, so I let it slide. When Ruby came to Sam, I wanted to intervene, but Cas came to me again. 'This is the Lord's will' He said, so I stood aside. Over and over again, I watched Sam make the same mistake and I had to sit back accepting it. I knew where his addiction was to lead, and I didn't like it."
"But you had to let it happen." Sam finished.
"Yes" Her smile was weak. "Castiel was grieving when I tried to interfere in Dean's life...By the way, Dean, Castiel really likes you... But anyway, when I found out where your path lead I wanted to interfere, but..."
Dean cut her off, "But you couldn't..." He mocked, "You should have done it anyway!"
"Things don't work like that" She whispered to him, taking his down trodden face in her hands. He pulled his face away. "This is why your father wanted me to remain unknown to both of you. Wherever I am... I cause pain." A tear slid down her cheek and she went to the door, leaving the two boys.
Castiel appeared in the kitchenette a few minutes after she left.
"You should not blame her, she was only following orders." His monotone voice was soothing.
"I have had enough of orders!" Dean yelled at him.
Castiel was quiet while he let Dean work out his anger. Dean knocked over a bed stand taking out a lamp in the process. Slowly Dean's anger lessened and he became tolerable again.
"Where has she gone now Cas?" Dean rubbed his sore knuckles.
"I do not know, but she is no where near." His face looked worried for once.
"So I presume your here to watch us?" Dean snapped back at Castiel. "She is possibly the worst Guardian, ever."
"You are mistaken, she is very protective. It hurts her when she can not do anything to make your lives better."
There was a knock at the door, and Sam jumped up to get it. He opened it expecting to see Rori, but there in the doorway stood Zachariah.
Zachariah pushed Sam aside and strode into the room. He walked strait up to Dean and Castiel.
"Your little games are starting to bother me." He looked Cas dead in the face. Zachariah grabbed Dean by the collar and disappeared with him.
Dean woke in a large room with gold trimmings. He was on a soft couch, but his back hurt like he had spent the night sleeping on a rock. He rubbed his neck and stretched his arms, working out the kinks. He rose slowly and walked over to a table, there was cheese burger and a case of beer on it. Condensation was beginning to form on the beer.
Dean looked around trying to focus his eyes, they were still swollen with sleep. His gaze caught sight of a dark shadow. As his vision cleared, Zachariah's came into clearer sight.
"Where the Hell am I" Snapped Dean, hardening his features.
"A holding cell" He answered, "Need anything? You will be here for awhile and we want you to be comfortable."
Dean grabbed a beer and threw it at Zachariah. Zachariah easily stepped out of the way, the beer collided with the wall where it fell harmlessly to the floor intact.
"We will be watching" He smiled and with that he left.
After he had left, Dean went to the nearest wall and pounded on it. He tried desperately to escape, about an hour later he slid to the floor exhausted. He crawled to the table snatched the burger and a beer, and ate it on the floor.
He belched loudly when he finished the burger. His thoughts returned to escape, but his hopes where dashed moments later.
"Do you know HOW long it took me to find your lazy ass?" A voice chirped from the couch. Dean's smile returned when he saw her.
"We have got to get out of here..." He whispered, "They are watching"
"I know, that makes it all the more fun to snub them in the face" Her wicked smile lit up her face. "If I were you, I would hold my breath"
"RARIEL, STOP" Zachariah's voice bellowed. "You agreed to help do the Lord's will"
Rori looked at Dean, she looked torn between wanting to help Dean and obey orders. "Oh Zacky..." Her smile returned.
"Screw you!" She grabbed Dean's face, but Zachariah caught her foot.
Dean landed hard in a field. Sam was a few feet off standing next to Cas. Sam bent over Dean helping him to his feet.
A flash of light blinded them, when the light subsided they saw Rori tangled up with Zachariah. Rori detached herself from the squirmish, but Zachariah was to quick for her. She yelled out, "CAS!" but Zachariah threw her against a tree with a flick of his hand.
Cas grabbed the boys by the arm, but both ripped their arms free. "You have to leave"
"I am not going anywhere!" Dean growled. He saw her jump to her feet, she launched Zachariah deeper into the field.
"CAS, now!" She looked at him, giving Zachariah an oppertunity. He angrily threw a bolt of light at her, but she easily jumped away from it. He then threw one at Cas, who stood in front of Sam and Dean.
"NO" She whispered as she watched as the bolt raced towards Cas. Without thinking she appeared in front of him, taking the full force of the smiting bolt. While she blocked them, Cas sent the boys away out of the clutches of Zachariah.
Rori collapsed at Castiel's feet.
"One down, one to go..." Zachariah smiled at Castiel, his laugh bellowed to the sky. Cas bent down and pulled Rori into his arms. Before Zachariah could realize what was happening, Cas disappeared.
"Damn it Cas" Dean coughed as he sat up on a dirty motel bed. He roughly shook Sam to make sure he was awake.
"Ugghh" Sam croaked, still groggy.
Dean was rubbing his aching head when Cas materialized, he dropped to the floor under the motionless body of Rori. Sam rolled onto the floor next to Cas.
"What happened?!" His voice was shaky.
"Zachariah smited her. She took the blunt force of it for me." Her body was limp as he moved her to the floor.
"Why didn't she blow up like you did?" Dean asked, he was elbowed by Sam.
"This is her normal body, where mine was borrowed and could not take the force of the hit" He went quiet, and brushed the hair out of her face. "She will be happy now, she was getting bored..."
"Who said I was unhappy?" She coughed, struggling to sit up. Cas helped her up.
"How are you alive?" Sam asked, perplexed. He looked at Castiel.
"It takes a lot to kill an old bat like me" She smiled her signature grin. After resting for a few minutes, she was up and running like nothing had happened.
"What do we do now?" Dean asked, worried that Zachariah could find him now.
"You go on living" Rori laughed, smiling wickedly.
"What about..." Sam piped up.
"He is going to need a lot more than his silly ability to smite people to get the best of me"
The brothers opened the door and found the Impala and their stuff waiting for them. Rori walked to the 67' and crawled into the backseat. Both Sam and Dean got in.
"You going with us?" Dean asked, he was growing to like her.
"That was part of my job description" She mocked him.
The Impala roared to life. Its sleek body rounded the corner, music blasting, leaving Castiel gazing after it.
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