Chapter 19

Lenya was in for the shock of her life. Actually she sort of expected it with little sister but at her current size it was improbable. That is if it was affected as her body size and mentality. When she felt the surge of power that knocked her away from Sam, it was a shock. It knocked her flat on the ground and she slid a bit on the ground. She could hear Sam gasping for air and she drew satisfaction from that but she was annoyed at what just happened.

She propped herself up to find that most of her demons have smoked out or were dead. The few that were still there had been pushed back and were making a stand with her but she sensed that they were afraid and looked in the direction they were staring. She blinked and asked, "Change your look little sister?"

Sam was gasping and he stiffened the moment he heard Angela pipe up in her little voice. He wondered what the hell happened to Castiel getting her out. A part of him wanted to scold her for running away but he heard the familiar flap of wings that were distinctly from Kesset. That was some relief but even he knew that the young guard was not an enforcer. He was a bodyguard and if Angela decided to jump off a bridge, he would too just to make sure that she was safe. Looking up when Lenya spoke, he was surprised.

Absolution was standing there in her warrior glory. And she looked pissed. Her red hair was almost fiery and her green eyes were snapping. Standing to her right and looking ridiculous holding her sword was little Angela. She was holding tight to the sword and her little nostrils were flaring in anger. Standing next to her was Kesset and he was ready to strike at anything that would have tried to hurt her. It was Absolution that spoke, "I am no sister to you."

Lenya stood up as she looked at the sight. The last time she actually saw this, little sister was on the verge of dying and from blood loss. "I wasn't talking to you. You're nothing but a sword."

Absolution looked like she was ready to launch herself forward. "You insolent…"

"Try it. I can best a sword. After all once you are separated from your 'body' you are vulnerable," Lenya sneered as she boldly took a step forward. She smirked at the look the sword got and taunted, "You didn't think that I knew about that so just leave." She waved a hand in a dismissive fashion. "After all it was rather foolish that little sister decided to come back but you just couldn't resist could you?"

Sam felt sheer panic that Angela was even there and she was daring to stand up to the demon. She had been scared but snow she appeared to be angry and in his experience it didn't usually bode well. Plus he had no idea how the demon would react with her and that was what scared him the worst apart from Lenya disappearing with her and turning her into someone he wouldn't recognize.

"Youse hurted Sammy," Angela offered as she gripped the sword.

"Only a little," Lenya taunted with a simpering look. "But that is the thing to bring you back to see me. You can't resist."

Angela said nothing but it was easy to see that she was angry. Her nostrils were flaring and she was holding tight to the sword. Standing on its tip, it was bigger than she was and somehow she was managing to hold onto the handle. She merely stared at the demon, her tawny eyes were flickering like jewels reflecting firelight.

Sam glanced at his brother and nodded towards Angela as he slowly got to his feet. If he had to, he would grab her and run for it. Even if trouble started, he had backup and with Kesset and Castiel there… He stayed low and tried to not be noticed since it seemed that Lenya's full concentration was on Angela and everyone was watching them. It wasn't to be since it was apparent that Lenya had been watching him and he felt himself slide across the floor.

"You really think you are going to win here Sammy?"

"Stop."

Sam felt himself come to an abrupt stop. He got to his feet with a little helping hand from his brother. He waved Dean off but didn't try anything. He wasn't even sure about what to do but it was clear that Angela had things in control. If he had to venture a guess, it was Angela that stopped whatever the hell Lenya was going to do. It was her voice he heard. It was also clear that no one was to interfere. When one of the demons tried to get close, they were pushed back and that had him worried.

"What the hell is going on Sam?" Dean was seeing the same thing as his brother was and he didn't know what to make of it. All he could see though was his girl the size of a four year old and standing up to a demon that was capable of de-fleshing a meat suit while giving herself a manicure. It was odd but he had to admit that it was brave of his girl but he really couldn't say that for his brother who probably was on the fast track for a heart attack.

"I don't know but we gotta get her out Dean."

"Doesn't look like there's a chance in that." Dean looked at Angela and added, "I think she's the one in charge."

Sam didn't want to admit it, "Dean, she's a little girl."

"Yeah and she's the one that is not letting us in."

All they could do was watch what was going down. In fact the only one that was allowed to get close to her was Kesset. It was some comfort but not a complete remedy for the feeling. Not even Dean could think of something.

In the meantime Lenya was staring at the little girl and smirking, "Very impressive little sister. But how long can you hold out?"

Angela stared back at Lenya. She narrowed her eyes. "Youse go away," she said forcefully.

Lenya was taken aback. She could feel the power behind the words. It was something that she had long suspected Angela had but wouldn't put to use for whatever reason. Now she was letting it out and it had Lenya wondering about it. It certainly was something that would interest Lucifer. That was the whole point of this apart from getting Sam and delivering him. She mocked the little girl, "And what are you going to do about it?"

Angela looked at the demon. She was scared of the demon but she was more angry at her than scared. The demon tried to hurt Sam and it was unacceptable. She didn't like it and it made her mad. She remembered what Gabriel said to her. She was to get mad.

When she sensed that Sam was in trouble, she took off in the direction that she knew Sam was in. How she knew, she wasn't sure. All she knew was that Sam was in that direction and he was in trouble. It was like how she knew that Kesset would follow her apart from the fact that she had been told that he was her protector when the Winchesters weren't around. This though was different and she just went with it. All that mattered was that she had to help Sam.

She found where Castiel had taken her from and looked around for Sam. Kesset tried to get her to leave but she was insistent and she told Kesset to listen to her. It was confusion all around as she saw Dean fighting, Nick was fighting and the vampire called Chris… there was a lot of fighting going on but she didn't see Sam but she knew he was there. There was also something else and she followed it until she found a silver sword. She recognized it from her dreams and looked at it.

Kesset had been following her and gave a slight hiss at seeing the blade. It had her ask, "What's wrong Kess?"

"Apart from the fact you shouldn't be here," Kesset muttered, "Just that it is a special sword. It's yours, little princess."

"Mine?"

"Yes. It chose you."

It was odd to Angela but she took Kesset's word for it and asked if he could pick it up. She was right in assuming that it would be too heavy for her but she didn't count on the fact that it would give the shock of Kesset's life to him when he tried. It had her mad at the sword and she scolded it for doing that to Kesset and it responded to her.

In the end Angela touched the blade on the hilt and was able to hear the sword. It was like when she talked to Sam in her head a couple of times but it was different. The sword told her that it was only protecting itself since it didn't recognize the person touching her. It was an interesting conversation between them until Angela said that Sam was in trouble. That was when Absolution said, "Then we must go and help."

"But how?"

"You're going to carry me."

It was probably the oddest thing to hear but then again Angela was used to it since there had been things that Sam, Dean and Bobby talked about that were strange and she had been curious but she had learned early on that they wouldn't explain things to her even though she knew that there were things that were not the usual. Still even the request sounded odd since she saw that the sword was bigger than she was. It was then that she heard a screech and she heard grunts, one being Sam.

It was automatic for her to reach down and pick up the sword. She didn't think about the weight or the size but clearly said, "Come on." That was followed by her walking towards the sound and being followed by Kesset.

It was scary to see Sam being choked by the mean lady with the white eyes but it just made Angela mad. She muttered, "Come out."

She didn't know how she did it but the lady that came out of the sword when she told it to and she looked ready to do battle. Angela wasn't paying attention to that but on the demon that was hurting her Sam. It made her mad and she even forgot about what Gabriel said about getting mad. That thing was hurting her Sam. It was automatic for her just push and she did it with her head. It was full of her anger at the demon.

Now she was standing in front of the demon and glaring at it. She repeated, "Stop it."

Lenya looked at the little girl. "Are you gonna make me?"

Absolution growled, "I will you pestilence."

Angela looked at Absolution and said, "Be quiet." She turned back towards the demon and said, "Go away n leaves us alone."

Lenya looked at Angela. There was something there and she felt the power behind those words but she wasn't that inclined to obey without testing a few things. She stared at the girl with a narrowed look. "Bold words little sister. Makes me wonder if you will back them up."

"Leave her alone," Sam's voice rang out.

"I wasn't talking to you Sammy," Lenya replied with a sharp look. "Normally I would punish you…" She raised her hand but she was stopped. She looked at Angela and said, "Playing with fire little sister."

"Youse… leave… NOW!" Angela was heaving. She looked like she was completely out of breath but it was a reaction to her being angry.

Lenya was taken aback. That had some power to it. There truly was something more to Angela than what she had thought previously. She wasn't going to risk her wellbeing and it seemed that their plans would have to be put on hold for the time being. She raised her brow at Angela and replied, "You really have surprised me at every turn little sister. I do look forward to seeing you when you are your normal size." Looking up at everyone and especially Sam she added, "You got off lucky Sam… at least from my end. Whether or not the rogues and other interested parties will back off… that's anyone's guess." She couldn't help but chuckle at the whole thing, her laughing tinkling like a little girl's laugh. "Take care."

Lenya was gone leaving everyone there wondering what happened. Angela stared where the demon was and her breathing was returning to normal. She looked at Absolution and said, "Go back now," and the sword was quick to obey. Angela looked at it before turning around upon realizing that she was being stared at. She looked at the adults and they looked at her wondering why they were making strange faces at her.

At that moment Bobby and Akira came in with their friend and Castiel was there. It was Gabriel that said, "Well I guess that ended well."

The sky was still dark outside as Sam stared out the window, looking at nothing in particular but thinking about everything. As far as everything that had happened, it seemed that things were worse off than what they had been before this. He could admit that some good came out of it, if it could be called that. For one, Dean didn't rib him as much about his starting the Apocalypse or the fact that he had hurt Angela; that still got him every time. They were good and maybe like before but they were good.

It was worse since Sam knew what he was feeling but considering that he failed to upkeep his promises… hell he couldn't even keep up with the upkeep of the apartment. He really fucked up but it wasn't like he could tell her to go away. That would hurt her feelings even more and he would hate himself for doing that. The problem was how he felt about her and…

"So you think that coot was straight?"

Sam was jerked out of his thoughts by his brother tapping his arm and handing him a cup of coffee. It was motel coffee but it was better than nothing. He took a sip and made a slight face at the taste as he replied, "Kira seemed to be willing to give a chance… and she's Angie's friend and she's never led us wrong before."

Dean had to nod in agreement at that. "I guess he bought himself a free pass for now though he's still on my shit list for what he did to Angie."

"You and me both," Sam agreed though he was willing to wait at least a month before declaring the he-witch was fair game. In all honesty he was relieved that he was relenting and ending the spell early. Having Angela in her four year old self was… refreshing and enlightening but it was filled with too much worry. It showed how much he took her for granted especially when they had Hibah in their care and he did feel like a selfish bastard as Dean once called him.

The old coot of a witch had helped out which was why they didn't gank him. In fact it came as a shock to both Winchesters that he was agreeable to fixing things. The look of reassurance from Bobby and Akira told them that it was kosher and the he-witch did his thing but told them that it would go into effect at first light. It had Dean gripe about that mostly because they still had to wait but it hid that he was glad it was going to be over.

Akira and Christian were relieved but more reserved. In fact the more Sam thought about it, Akira was more thoughtful about the old coot like she knew something was up. She wouldn't say but looked more relieved that things were over and she was ready to go home. Sam wouldn't blame her and he got the feeling that adult size Angela would have insisted she go home just like mini version did saying that things were okay and Kira and Chris need to go.

There were some protests but in the end, they left and they took Sasha with them. It confused everyone until Angela piped up yawning, "Sasha picks Kira. Pwotect her now n Lilah stay with Papa Bobby."

It was overly simply and surprisingly Bobby didn't grumble about having another dog around. Then again it was hard to say no to mini Angela. At that time she had grabbed onto Sam and wouldn't let go until they put her in the Impala and drove back towards Sioux Falls. Nick followed on his bike and Kesset just disappeared, which confused everyone since he had been hurt and badly but Angela said that he was going to someplace safe and whispered to Sam and Dean that he was going to see Kate.

How she knew that, Sam guessed she told Kesset to go. Dean thought it was of his own volition even though they both knew that she could tell Kesset to do anything and he would. At least he was okay since he did call them and reassured them that he was fine and recovering. They had to be satisfied since they weren't going to get anything more and everyone was more or less exhausted… which was why they were at this crappy ass motel and waiting for daylight.

Dean sipped his coffee and took a moment to study his brother. Sam had been in a thoughtful mood since the whole thing and it seemed he had calmed down now that they had Angela back with them. Hell he witnessed Angela petting Sam's hair like he was a dog. What added to that was that she climbed over to rub his head like she did Sam's and it had his brother laughing since Dean couldn't really well push her away and bore with it with a look on his face that made him look like he was questioning his sanity.

In the end, Angela was put to bed since she was tired and didn't seem to be any worse for the wear in terms of what happened. In fact all she cared about was that "Sammy and Deanie now okay". She dropped out like a light and the brothers spent the rest of the night just staying up and thinking over things.

Dean glanced over at Angela asleep on the bed and commented, "Wonder if she'll want to talk about it."

"Probably not."

To Dean that sounded harsh but in truth, that was usually the case especially if she was uncomfortable with it. Nagging her made her mad and you got the cold shoulder but there were a few ways. He tapped Sam's arm, "Well at least you know how to ask."

"I don't pry," Sam replied, not liking where this was going.

"No but you and I both know that she always tells you things personal."

"It's because I don't pester her about it or nag her." Sam calmed down since he was aware he was raising his voice and he didn't want to wake her up. Checking his volume he continued, "And I told her she doesn't have to tell us anything she doesn't want to."

"Yeah, which is why she talks to you."

"She talks to you too."

"Yeah," Dean allowed. He could recall the conversations they had. True that it was shop talk in terms of his baby, but for the most part it always had to do with things going on in his life. It was like she found his messed up life more interesting than hers. "But only because she has a way of being persistent with things… She kept telling me to call you when… and I kept telling her I'd consider it."

Sam looked at Dean. That was the first they really talked about when they were separated. Being Winchesters it was like standard procedure to acknowledge that it was done and over with but never really talk about it. "Consider?"

"I didn't want to start a fight at the time."

Sam could understand that. Dean was still pissed at him and probably doubly so sine Angela seemed to straight out refuse to be pissed at him… or she wasn't really. It was like she said in that all that mattered was that he and his brother were okay. "I get it," he replied softly. "I wouldn't want to call then either."

"It wasn't the same, Sam," Dean said after some thought. "And after the things I saw when Zachariah fucked around with me… This… I don't want to lose her to this Sam."

"Me neither. Though maybe it isn't the bastards that have been hounding us that's the problem." Sam knew he was treading on dangerous ground with this. He wasn't advocating separation again; that was stupid but, they did need to consider that there were other things.

Dean knew where Sam was going with this and would have liked to have knocked his brother upside the head but he could see that everything that happened in recent events was a major thing in what his little brother was saying. "Sam…"

"Just something to think about."

"It's not your fault Sam."

"Still feels like it."

The silence hung between them since it was clear to Dean that Sam wasn't going to talk about it anymore and lapsed into thought again. It frustrated him and as much as he would have liked to poke at it some more, he wasn't willing to deal with the bigger bitch than usual if their conversation ended up waking their girl. One thing he could say for certain was that Sam's weird behavior was going to be over and things would be relatively normal. Trying to build peace, Dean offered, "At least she doesn't blame you. Hell she was more concerned about queen bitch messing with you."

"That's her personality. The spell changed her size, not who she is." Sam knew there was more to it than that. Dean's words were reassuring but the acid test would be when she was her normal size and he worked up the courage to actually ask her about everything.

Dean stifled the groan of annoyance. Was Sam really that blind? He didn't think so since his brother went all emo on him and was essentially their girl's primary caretaker in a lot of things. Hell the guy brushed her hair and braided it for her. That was seriously messed up but he didn't argue and Angela certainly didn't and they both seemed to like it so… He just didn't get it but maybe Sam did see what was there and didn't know what to do about it. As much as he would like to keep poking, he would keep his promise to Angela.

It wasn't exactly a promise but it was one all the same. Dean knew that she didn't want Sam to feel obligated but this was getting tiring. He was even ready to pray to Castiel to help him push this along but… "Thank God for that," he agreed. "I would have hated to deal with a temper tantrum."

Both brothers chuckled at that since they could remember the mini crises that came up with mini Angela. It allowed them to laugh about some good times until the sun started to rise. They didn't even need to wake her up since she was already awake and appeared like nothing happened. Both Winchesters were unsure of what to do in terms of leaving her alone and they really didn't have her normal sized clothes with her though Dean did tease Sam about letting her borrow one of his shirts.

As it turned out, they didn't need to worry too much. More or less they had Angela asking them questions about what they were going to do for the day. It was like it was normal. That is until the spell started to wear off. Dean was not above doing a peep show if that was possible but he did turn his back to her like Sam did. He just wasn't a blushing virgin about it.

They gave it about a couple of minutes before they heard, "What are you two doing?"

Both Winchesters turned to see Angela standing there in the clothes they bought her. It appeared that the he-witch was nice about getting them to grow with her. It was just strange since she was wearing a t-shirt with the Impala on it and a plaid shirt that previously had been for the size of a small four-year-old. Sam was the first to speak, "Uh… making sure you were decent?"

Angela raised her brow at the Winchesters. They were staring at her funny and she wasn't sure why. She ventured, "Did the cure for Nikolai backfire?"

A/N: Looks like things are back to normal but maybe a little hiccup has occurred. Stay tuned for 4.07 Same Shit, Different Channel...