Author's notes: Thanks 'sammyluvr83' for your review, glad you think it's amazing, lol. Thanks 'IheartJA' for your review! No slow updates indeed. Rachel has had 10 years while others only had a few months to work it out, but more detail will be given later on how exactly she was able to do it etc. It wasn't from reading a bunch of books and such as she saids. Rachel is a very good character in my opinion because her personality and such is pretty clear and her intentions are true, but she has darkness in her like everyone, and she has secrets that none of you are even aware of yet, so it's all good. This chapter, you'll start to get some more sense to her secrets and such. Some really great chapters coming up soon everyone!
Chapter Six: Rush Against Time
'We should be back in an hour or so' Rachel told Sam and gave him a kiss on the cheek, then went to get her bag. Sam looked at Dean in case he had anything to add.
'Don't look at me' Dean said. 'I ain't giving you a kiss' he frowned and Sam rolled his eyes.
'Those days ended when you were five, dude' Dean added.
'Come on' Rachel grabbed Dean's arm and they left.
Sam sighed and grabbed another piece of paper from the table, seeing it was the list of plants and things they needed that Rachel mentioned earlier. He read it over twice and then sighed, picking up his cell phone.
'Hello?' came a woman's voice. 'I hope you realize what time it is'
'Bela, hey…it's Sam' he sighed, knowing full well that Dean was going to kill him.
'Sam! What a surprise, and what could you possibly want this time?' Bela asked; her sleepy, grumpy voice replaced with her business voice.
'I need a number of items for a ritual, think you could get them?' he asked.
'Depends, what's in it for me?' she asked.
'What is it you want?' Sam sighed.
'Hm' Bela thought for a moment. 'First things first: what is it you're after?'
Sam read out the list out to her and awaited her response; he could also tell that she was writing them all down since it was a lot to remember.
'My, that's quite a list' she whistled. 'What on Earth are you boys going to do with those?'
'That, is none of your business' Sam replied. 'Can you get them or not?'
'Some I already have, others will take some time. But like I said: what's in it for me?'
'How much time?' Sam worried.
'A month' Bela guessed. 'Maybe two'
'We don't really have that long' Sam sighed.
'Fine. One month and I'll give you all you need…in exchange for what?' she asked.
Sam sighed heavily. 'Can't you just do us a favor?'
'This is expensive equipment' Bela told him. 'Besides, you're yet to tell me what it's all for'
'You know about Dean's deal right?'
'I'm aware' she nodded.
'Well, this is how we're going to get him out of it. Bela, he has two months…can't you just help us out here?'
'Fine' Bela replied after a moment of silence. 'On one condition'
'And what is that?' Sam asked, really regretting this.
'I get to be there when you do your mojo' she said simply.
'Why?' Sam wondered. 'And yeah, you want to get the chance to steal something from us again'
'It's not my fault you boys are sloppy' she smirked. 'Do we have a deal or not?'
'Maybe, I'll have to talk to Dean and Rachel' he thought aloud, the words slipped out before he realized.
'Who's Rachel?' Bela wondered.
'I gotta go' Sam told her and hung up. He rubbed his face with his hands and then turned around to see Aiden's sleeping form. He smiled a little and noticed how much the boy did look like Dean. Sam got up and went over to his bed where he lay sleeping soundlessly. He reached over and moved the blankets up since they had been kicked down. Sam watched Aiden roll over a bit and he seemed so peaceful. Sam hadn't gotten very much time with his nephew yet, but he really liked him. He hoped he could spend more time with him in the future.
The future. Sam looked back over to the table and sighed, it was time to get back to work.
Dean and Rachel had driven down to the cemetery. Dean dug up the bones and Rachel salted them. Dean made sure she stroked the matches properly and stood at a good enough distance while the bones burnt. They did have a night to themselves, but were too tired to actually do anything they normally would have done in the past. They went back to the car in a bit of disappointment but this was just one night, as Dean had clearly stated because he was going to be around for a lot longer now.
They got back to the motel room hand-in-hand and Sam looked up.
'Hey' he said and Dean was quick to notice the somewhat guilty, nervous look on upon Sam's face.
'What did you do?' Dean asked and checked that everything was intact. Rachel went over to see how Aiden was, still asleep.
'I ah…found the list' Sam told Rachel and she breathed in relief.
'List?' Dean echoed.
'Oh, it's a list of all the things we'll need to perform the ritual' Rachel explained. 'To save you from that stupid deal you got yourself into'
'Yeah and uh…' Sam frowned, pausing for a moment before continueing. 'I ah, think I know how we're going to get all the stuff in time'
'How?' Dean asked, but he had a feeling he wasn't going to like the answer.
'Bela' Sam sighed.
'Bela? Crap!' Dean hissed loudly but then was careful since he almost woke Aiden up. 'Seriously?' he moaned.
'Who's Bela?' Rachel searched each boys face and all she got was that they didn't like whoever she was.
'Bela Talbot, she's ah…she's a-' Sam tried to explain but Dean cut in.
'She's this evil bitch that steals stuff and sells stuff' he grumbled. 'Every time we come in contact with her…she steals something from us and I'm getting pretty damn sick of it'
'Bela Talbot' Rachel repeated her name in thought. 'I don't think I've met her but I have heard of her'
'I called her and she said she could have all the items in a month…on one condition: that she's there to see it'
'Huh?' Dean frowned. 'Why would she want to…wait, you called her?!'
Sam sighed. 'And I have something I think we should talk about'
Rachel nodded and looked away; she knew what it was going to be because it showed on his face. Dean would probably have seen it as well had he not been cursing Bela under his breath with every swear word known to mankind.
'It's about Aiden' Sam added and Dean stopped his cursing to look over at his brother. Dean and Rachel moved closer to Sam so they could talk quietly in case Aiden woke up.
'If we want the stuff for the ritual, we'll have to agree to Bela's condition, no matter how risky and weird it is…but Aiden is that I'm worried about' Sam said and glanced at Rachel since they had briefly spoken about it for a minute or two earlier.
'Yeah' Rachel sighed. 'If Bela sees Aiden and me, she's going to want to know who we are and it's actually not hard to figure out, plus one is bound to slip up. Once it all it takes. But even if it's someone else and not Bela…what are we going to do?'
'I'm confused, this is bad because…?' Dean frowned but then realization hit him.
'Oh, you're worried about how people will react?'
'Yeah' Rachel sighed. 'Hunters are one thing and I don't think they're going to object too much because my brother was well known and everyone liked him. But if demons hear about it…they might see opportunity. Using us to get to you boys, or grabbing Aiden for their own self-use' she sighed worriedly. 'I don't want to hide the truth because it's bound to come out, but I'm just scared'
Dean hung his head, deep in thought while Sam sighed a bit sadly.
'Well, then we're just going to have to be careful. If we're secretive about it then people might think we're trying to hide him, like we're sure he won't be okay otherwise…but if we act like he's fully capable on taking care of himself and we're not trying to hide him, they might think second' he shrugged.
'Yeah, but I think we should train him up a bit' Dean added. 'You said he knows how to handle a gun, right?' he turned to Rachel.
'Yeah, he does. And a knife' she sighed. 'We should train him to fight but not to hunt…that will go a lot better with the hunting side and the demons might indeed think different, not much…but enough'
'This is bad' Sam sighed. 'We have to get this ritual ready and train Aiden up by the same deadline'
'Why?' Dean asked.
'Well, once the ritual is performed…the entire demon world is going to know he's your son' Sam rubbed his face and stretched a little.
'What?' Dean snapped. 'No way, I'm not putting him in the spotlight like that'
'Too bad, you're not gonna die' Rachel told him firmly. 'Aiden will be fine, and he wants to save you Dean' she sighed, not giving Dean room to object. 'Tell Bela it's a deal' she sighed and went over to Dean's bed to lie down since she was tired.
Sam didn't let Dean have a say in the matter either.
'Dean' Sam said once Dean looked ready to glare at them both. 'Just so you know: you don't have to be conscious during the ritual' he said, making it clear that Dean was not getting out of being saved.
Aiden frowned and opened his eyes. He saw it was morning so he got up and scratched his head. Aiden took a moment to remember where he was as he looked around. To the bed beside his, Dean and Rachel were fast asleep atop of the covers as if they had passed out there. Aiden turned to see Sam was fast asleep at the table, which didn't look very comfortable. When he'd had lunch with Dean, he'd heard how his average day went and from what he remembered, Sam usually got up early and got breakfast.
'Sam' Aiden went over and shook him, trying not to wake his parents. 'Sam!' he hissed louder.
'Mhm' Sam opened an eye to see Aiden shaking him. 'What?' he asked and sat up, feeling sore. 'Is something wrong?'
'No, but Dean said you get breakfast in the morning' Aiden explained. 'And I'm hungry'
'Oh. Right' Sam stretched and gave a yawn. 'Well, guess we better go get breakfast then'
'Wake up!' Dean and Rachel heard Aiden yelling at them an hour later.
'Mhm' they both groaned and watched as Aiden climbed onto the bed, sitting between them.
'Sam and I got breakfast' he smiled.
'And coffee' Dean heard Sam's voice add.
'Coffee's good' Rachel mumbled and let out a yawn. She sat up and gave Aiden a hug. 'Morning' she said sleepishly.
Dean pulled himself into sitting position and felt very strange. Here he was in -correction: on- the bed beside Rachel and their child was sitting in front of them smiling. It reminded him of those movies with the happy, married couples that had kids to wake them up in the morning. He sighed and got off the bed, that thought made him uncomfortable.
'Thanks' he accepted a coffee from Sam.
Rachel groaned and lay back down, closing her eyes.
'Mum!' Aiden snapped. 'Get up, would ya?' he frowned.
Dean took another sip of his coffee and then smirked. He placed it on the bedside table and went over to Rachel's feet, getting ready to tickle them.
'Don't even think about it' Rachel mumbled, eyes still closed. 'You do that again and I will hurt you' she grumbled and sat up again, now glaring at him.
'Ten years' Dean shook his head because it really did not feel like that long at all.
Another hour passed by rather smoothly. Rachel was helping Sam to sort out the last of the notes and research while Dean was determined to beat Aiden at poker.
'You have talent…I'll give you that' Dean sighed.
'Or maybe you just suck' Aiden shrugged with a small smirk. 'How much of my blood will you need?' he then asked his mum.
'Ah, not sure…it won't be too much' Rachel replied. 'As little as we can, but it has to be enough'
Aiden nodded and looked a bit nervous.
'You don't have to do this' Dean reminded him.
'Yes I do. You're my dad and I don't want you to die' Aiden told him. 'I wanna help'
A knock at the door made everyone but Sam jump.
'Oh great' Dean cursed.
Just after breakfast they had called Bela to inform her of their decision and she agreed to come by today since she was nearby. She made it clear she wouldn't have all the ingredients yet but needed to know if there was anything else they needed and she was curious to see what it was that they were doing.
Dean got off the bed and went to answer the door while Aiden put the cards back away; he then rushed to the bathroom to use the toilet.
Dean unlocked the door and opened it an inch to see who it was.
'Bela!' he announced in fake enthusiasm, pulling the door wide open.
'Dean' Bela nodded in greeting as she came inside. 'Sam and…who are you?' she noticed Rachel getting up from the table.
'Ah…' Rachel looked at Dean and he sighed.
'Bela, this is Rachel' he introduced.
'Oh. And why is she here?' Bela wondered as she had never seen this woman before but she clearly knew what was going on.
'She and Dean are kinda…dating' Sam provided an answer.
Bela raised her eyebrows and then tried not to laugh. 'Right' she said with an amused nod.
'I'm hungry' Aiden announced as he came out of the bathroom, wiping his washed hands on his jeans
'You're always hungry' Sam then told Aiden.
'He doesn't get that from my side' Rachel added, glancing at Dean.
'Oh' Aiden then spotted Bela. 'This that bitch that steals stuff?'
'Aiden!' Rachel snapped and sighed. 'Yes, she is'
Dean smiled proudly at Aiden, but tried not to let show it since Rachel wasn't overly happy with Aiden's language.
'I'm hungry' Aiden said again, ignoring that fact he'd eaten less than two hours ago.
Bela cleared her throat to remind them she was there, but couldn't help looking at Aiden in confusion and curiosity, since he looked so much like Dean.
'Here's the list' Sam handed the re-written list of items they needed and did not provide her with any information on Aiden.
Bela read through it in surprise. 'This is some heavy stuff' she sighed and sat on Sam's bed to continue reading…it was a long list.
'Can we go for another ride in the Impala?' Aiden pleaded with Dean. 'Please? I'm bored'
'Can't right now Aiden' Dean said. 'Bela needs supervision, we don't trust her even a bit'
Bela looked up from the paper to give him a "ha, ha" sort of glare.
Aiden then got excited. 'Can I help?'
Dean glanced at Rachel, whom just shrugged. 'Yeah okay' Dean nodded and went over to his bed and grabbed a handgun, passing it to Aiden. 'You know how to use one of these right?'
'Yeah' Aiden nodded and looked at it a bit fearfully but was determined to impress his father. 'She must be a real bitch' he muttered, which everyone but Bela found funny.
Rachel didn't take much note of Aiden's language this time as she was thinking deeply. 'Ah' she spoke up, clearing her throat. 'I think Bela and I should discuss the arrangements a bit more thoroughly which will be so much easier in private. So while you boys chain up anything valuable, we'll go get some lunch or something'
'I don't like it' Dean said. 'You don't know Bela like we do' he wasn't too keen on leaving Rachel alone with Bela, plus it was a bit strange that Rachel even wanted to.
'No, I don't' Rachel frowned. 'But you don't know like me like I do' she said, which sounded harsher than she'd intended.
Sam, Dean and Aiden just watched the two girls leave and weren't too sure what to make of it.
'I hope they bring food back' Aiden said.
'Dean' Sam spoke. 'Come here'
Dean sighed and went over while Aiden settled for some more comic reading.
'Yeah?' Dean asked.
'I have the ritual set out by order, items and whatever, but there is still something missing. Look' he pointed to some notes Rachel had written, along with a diagram of how everything had to be set up. 'It saids here that something is added to Aiden's blood, but whatever it is…it's not written anywhere'
'You think she missed it?' Dean asked.
'No' Sam said seriously. 'I think she doesn't want us to know what it is'
'Oh crap' Dean turned towards the door where Rachel and Bela had left through only a few minutes ago.
'Oh God, Dean' Sam grabbed his brother's arm. 'This is the ritual, she has a Latin and English translation. It saids: Bone of the father, blood of the son' Sam said. 'And by father, I don't think she's referring to you'
'Dad?' Dean asked. 'We torched Dad's corpse Sam'
'Yeah. I know' Sam said sadly. 'But without it…this ritual's useless'
Author's notes:
ooh, and the plot thickens, lol. Yeah, I found this chapter to be the start of many things. We're finally getting into some of the much larger plots of this fic. The whole "finding Dean" was the starting one, but now things are heating up. Also, you're going to get some more depth to Rachel and Aiden soon, with assistance of some flashbacks. If there is anything more specific that you'd like to know, anything at all...feel free to let me know cuz I'm not 100 sure what I'm revealing yet. Got stuff planned but the 'when' is the main figure of confusion for me. Please let me know what you all think. along with comments/ideas/questions etc...via a review!!Oh, and I need some help. I'm not sure if I should give Sam something. You know? Like romance, a kid...something like that. Since Dean has it and this fic is revolved around family. It has far to go and a lot of dramas etc are planned, but not sure if Sam should find some love, maybe with a young child, or eventually gets his gf pregnant or something like that? I need any advice/ideas etc that you can give, please...review and let me know as well as any ideas etc!
