Ok, so I messed up. I uploaded chapter 6 instead of chapter 2 the other day. My bad! Here's a Big thank you to Esaria for so gently pointing it out to me.

Anyways, here is the real chapter 2.

"Start talking."

Alec opened his mouth to answer her before closing it abruptly.

"You first." He protested indignantly.

She all but rolled her eyes at him and led him to a secluded part of the room. Knife still in hand, she motioned to an out of the way table. Alec reluctantly sat down and waited for her to explain to him what the issue was. His instincts were telling him that she wasn't Manticore, employee or creation, and he learned a while ago that the familiars snake DNA gave them a certain scent, one that the woman in front of him didn't carry.

Without saying a word, she pulled out a small flask and doused him in water. He stood up sputtering.

"What the HELL was that for?"

She slipped a silver knife out from her belt and in one quick motion, made a small incision in his left arm. No reaction, well except for a sharp glare and some clenched fists.

She sighed in something between relief and confusion. If he wasn't a demon or shape shifter, what was he? She sat down in the booth and pulled a hair tie off her wrist and began gathering up her hair, giving Alec a clean view of the back of her neck. No barcode. He reluctantly sat down opposite her.

"Who are you?" he asked petulantly. Everything about this situation was odd. She didn't seem to be a threat (the gash on his arm begged to differ) yet she certainly wasn't a cut and dry civilian. She was a bit like Logan. Alec shook his head to try to clear that unwelcomed thought from his mind. This woman was nothing like the annoying, mothering, computer nerd.

Jo watched in something akin to amusement as this handsome stranger processed all the new information. He really was good looking, but then again, he looked just like Dean so of course he was good looking. This guy was younger than him by a few years but obviously just as street smart and experienced as the older hunter.

"I'm Jo, Jo Harvelle." She extended her hand.

Alec stared at it distrustfully for a moment before returning the gesture. "Alec McDowell."

Jo ducked her head blushing. She glanced back up and Alec smiled kindly at her. He found it easier than he'd anticipated.

"You have a striking resemblance to a friend of mine."

"I get that a lot." He laughed to himself.

She laughed as well. All things considered, conversation was very easy between the two.

"So what brings you to the Roadhouse, Alec?"

"I needed a break. This -" He stopped short when he noticed her pensive expression. A moment ago, she was smiling and laughing.

She realized he stopped speaking and found him staring at her. During their brief conversation, Jo took in the fact that even if he wasn't a shape shifter or demon or any other monster, the resemblance couldn't be purely coincidental.

"Wait here." She stood abruptly without waiting for an answer headed back behind the bar and up the stairs.

A few minutes later, Alec glanced up from his beer to see Jo walking back to him with a bag in hand. Alec quirked one eyebrow. She motioned to him and he followed her out to the parking lot.

She pulled out her phone, took a deep breath and dialed a number.

"Yeah?" a gruff voice answered.

"Hey, it's Jo, you need to see something. I'm headed your way. Oh, and you might want to call Dean." Alec could hear the resistance in her voice at the last bit. Whoever Dean was, Jo wasn't really looking forward to seeing him.

"See you in a bit, then. And Jo, be careful."

"Of course, thanks, Bobby." She hung up after that. "Come on, we need to hit the road. I need to tell my mom we're leaving. Be ready to go in 10."

'Wow. Bossy little thing. Sexy, but bossy.' Alec thought. Sending one last longing look at his bike in the parking lot, he shrugged and decided he didn't really want to go back to Seattle yet anyway.

The sun was just peeking over the horizon when Jo pulled into Singer's Auto Yard. She and Alec climbed out of the car and up to the well worn porch.

"Bobby! We're here." She called as she knocked on the heavy wood door. A tall man in his mid 50's and a trucker hat opened the door to them and within moments, Alec was splashed in the face with what he now knew was holy water. He turned and spit on the ground and sent a solid glare in Jo's direction. She just shrugged sheepishly.

"Bobby, Bobby, wait!" She rattled off as quickly as she could when she noticed the silver knife in his hand. "It's alright. I did all the tests already. He's human."

"Well…" Alec interjected. Something about these people led him to believe they were trust worthy and perhaps the only people on the planet that wouldn't freak out when he spoke of his Manticore past.

"Well' what?" Bobby asked.

Alec took a deep breath.

"I'm not-" He paused, choosing his words carefully, "I'm not entirely human." Bobby quirked an eyebrow and pulled Jo closer to him.

Alec quickly shared the abridged version of his life at Manticore and showed them his barcode.

He held his breath and waited them to respond after he finished. Jo just sighed and shared a poignant look with Bobby. "I told you you'd want to see this."

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