Damian turned over in her bed, throwing her arm around Prince who was sleeping soundly. The clock blinked 4:31 A.M., and with a sigh Damian stood up pulling her jeans on and Converse Chuck Taylor's.
"Come on Prince, let's rock and roll." Damian said, grabbing her bag, she ripped a piece of paper from one of her many tablets and scribbled a quick note.
Bobby,
Left early, tell Sam and Dean to meet me at the hospital.
Love,
Damian
Damian stuck the note to the fridge and quietly walked out of the house, she made it too the hospital a few minutes after 5:00 A.M.
"Hi, my names Dana Smith, I'm a physiatrist sent to examine the new patient, the four year old who's hallucinating. I forgot my paper work and I can't seem to remember her name or room number." Damian said, smiling broadly showing all of her teeth.
The nurse behind the counter blinked a few times before searching through a few papers.
"Her name is Elisabeth Hersh, she's in room two."
"Thank you." Damian said, giving her another smile and walking down the hall. She came to room two and knocked softly on the door as she opened it.
"May I come in?" Damian asked, she saw a little girl lying in bed. She had on a paper hospital gown and was restrained, her hair was in knots and she had dark bags under her eyes.
The little girl said nothing just watched carefully as Damian walked over and pulled out a flask of holy water.
"Are you thirsty?" Damian asked, and the little girl nodded slightly, still weary. First Damian took a drink, to show the girl that there wasn't anything bad in it and then she put the flask to the girl's lips and let it trickle in. No smoke, no cries of anguish, no black eyes, nothing.
"You're a brave girl, I'm guessing you are Elizabeth Hersh. The bad thing is hiding?"
"You believe in the bad thing?" Elizabeth asked, her eyes wide.
"I'm here to get the bad thing out."
"No one can get it out, it says it's never leaving." Elizabeth said, tears welling in her green eyes.
"Don't worry, Elizabeth, the bad thing wasn't counting on me. How long have you been keeping the bad thing away?"
"I can't do it for a long time, but just for a little bit ago." Elizabeth said.
"Well, do you want to play a card game for a little?" Damian said. "While we talk?"
"I like to play go fish."
"I love to play go fish." Damian said, grabbing the deck of cards and starting to deal. "So tell me, do you have any brothers or sisters?"
"I have a brother, a twin brother." Elizabeth said, sadly. "The bad thing said I'm never going to see him again."
"Don't believe the bad thing." Damian said. "Do you have any sixes?"
"Go fish." Elizabeth said. "Do you have any fours?"
Damian smiled handing her a four. "What about your Mom and Dad? Do you visit often?"
"No, the Dr. doesn't let them." Elizabeth said, frowning.
They played back and forth for twenty minutes before eating breakfast, of course Damian fed her.
"Do you want to meet my best friend?" Damian asked, eating a piece of toast.
"Sure."
"I'll be right back." Damian said, grinning, she left the hospital and went and got Prince who was asleep in the backseat.
"Be a good boy." Damian said as they walked through the back staircase.
"Elizabeth, this is Prince."
Prince let out a low growl.
"Prince." Damian warned.
"Damian, can you please take these off? They hurt so much." Elizabeth said, her eyes wide and innocent looking.
"Dam? Why didn't you wait for us?" Dean asked from the doorway, startling Damian slightly.
"I couldn't sleep." Damian said. "Elizabeth, please meet my – friends, Sam and Dean."
"It's nice to meet you, Damian, please take these off now."
" I can't do that." Damian said. "Can I speak to you in the hallway?" She asked, to Sam and Dean.
"First let me say that before I went to get Prince that was Elizabeth Hersh a four year old girl, now the demon is in her. Clearly it thinks I don't know, I need to get a few things before we can do the exorcism who wants to sit with her until I get back."
"I'll go with you." Dean said.
"You're okay being there with her?" Damian asked, grabbing a dog treat from her pocket and giving it to Prince, though she was asking Sam the question.
"Of course." Sam said.
"Play on the fact that it thinks we haven't realized what's in her. Talk about the 'bad thing' and how we're going to get it out. But tell her that we went to get someone else." Damian said. "We'll be back in ten minutes, if your covers blown, cover her mouth."
"I can handle it." Sam said.