A/N: Hello all. Here's the next chapter. Hope you enjoy.
Badump…..badump…..badump. Katie's eyes immediate shot open at the sound. That's when she heard it. It was a heartbeat, but not her own, but somehow she could hear it as clear as day. She sat up and looked around the brightly lit room. The sun beaming through the windows, make the place look half decent. Badump…..Badump…Badu-"and then it just stopped. Katie stood to her feet, but the sound was gone. But not gone, gone, she knew that. She grasps the ring around her neck and just knew he was back. She had to see him she had to talk to him something. She quickly closed her eyes and focused completely on Dean, and when she opens her eyes a look of sadness filled them when she realized she'd gone nowhere. She was still in the apartment, and then she remembers what she did to bring him back.
She was no longer a witch anymore, she wasn't- she wasn't special anymore. That's when it hit her. She could no longer help them. She could no longer protect them, not that she was doing a bang up job before. Without her powers she would be a hindrance, he would always be trying to keep her safe, without worrying about himself and she couldn't lose him again, she doesn't think she could take it to go through this hell again. That's when she decided. She wasn't going to put him at risk, she just wasn't.
She looked around noticing something was missing. Her imaginary husband hadn't annoyed her at all today.
"Are you here?" Katie called but got no response. Katie walked into the bedroom, but he wasn't there. She then walked into the bathroom, and still nothing. He was finally gone and she wasn't sure what that meant. She couldn't explain it or ever at admit it out loud but she felt strangely accustomed to having him around. He kind if made her feel safe.
That night Katie strolled in the bar as usual. She had to get her mind off of him. The thought alone that he was alive should be enough for her, but it was soon proving that it wasn't. So she needed a distraction.
"Well if it isn't our little mystery girl" Nick said from behind the bar. "After a week we thought you'd run from here" Katie stopped in her tracks.
"Wait did you say a week?" Katie couldn't believe it. Had she been on the floor a week? No wonder her back was killing her.
"Oh you were on a bender" Nick said nodding his head. "Been there done that kid. I once woke up in a motel room, in the tub full of ice, but the son of a bitch didn't even take my kidney" Katie just shook her head and headed to the back. Katie wondered if Dean had been pulled out right away or if he was pulled out today when she heard the heartbeat. Katie hung up her jacket and bag and turned around and bumped into someone. "Oh I 'm sorry- wait it's you. What are you doing here?" Katie asked looking over the man with the trench coat. What was his name again? Jastiel, no uhhh Castiel yeah that's it.
"You were finally brought out of your slumber so I thought I would come and tell you that what you asked is done" Cas replied.
"I know" Katie said. "I heard his heartbeat if that makes any sense. But I just found out that I was out for like a week, did you just get Dean out?"
"I retrieved him right away, right after leaving you" Cas said. "I do not know why you could only feel him now"
"Maybe..." Katie said thinking before she just shook her head. "You know it doesn't matter. He's alive, that's all I wanted, all I ever wanted. You just make sure he stays that way" Katie said poking the angel in the chest. Cas looked down at her finger poking him then back at her confused before she heard something like wings fluttering and he was gone. Katie just grabbed her apron and pushed through the door before being met with another man. This one a little wider in the waist like. "Uh hi Frank" Katie said.
"Don't hi me, you know I should kick your ass out of my bar" Frank said. "A whole week you left me a waitress short. You better be glad Marcy called in and I need you"
"Aw it's ok Frank" Katie said patting his shoulder before tying her apron around her waist. She walked in to a couple of guys who looked very out of place in this dump. They were actually clean and neatly put together. "You guys lost?" Katie asked. They laughed before looking back up at Katie.
"No we were on our way from a road trip and decided to have one more hurrah before we headed home.
"Well just don't look anyone in the eyes too long and your hurrah will be fine" Katie said. "What can I get you for you?"
"Just some beers- "One of the guys said looking closer at her name tag. " Katie. That's a real nice name."
"Thanks. I'll go get your drinks" Katie said heading over to the bar. She gave Nick the order when she felt someone behind her. It was the guy from the table.
"Hi my name's Brent" he said and it took all of Katie's will power to not laugh.
"Ok first of all you come in a place like this your name isn't Brent" Katie replied. "It's Bren or Brennen, you choose"
"Which one do you like" Brent said easing closer to Katie. Katie just smiled.
"I like the one who's gonna turn around and sit back down with his friends" Katie said. "Look you're cute, but I'm not interested"
"But I could make you interested" Brent said before feeling someone grab his arm roughly. He turned around and Katie looked as well, but when she saw who it was she just rolled her eyes.
"I think the lady was trying nicely to tell you to leave boy" JT said. "But I won't ask so nicely" Brent frightened hurried back over to his friends.
"Why are you here?" Katie asked.
"I was looking to get a pint and low and behold I spot the infamous Katie being hit on by some rich twit" JT said. "So is this where you've been hiding"
"I haven't been hiding" Katie said grabbing the tray of beers and taking them to the table. She noticed Brent couldn't even look her in the eye. She turned and noticed a messy table and went to clean it off, JT not far behind. "You know I assumed that after I did a B&E on your brain that you weren't talking to me"
"Well love you know me, can never hold a grudge long. So why are you here?" JT asked.
"What do you mean?" Katie said placing bottles in the bin.
"I mean" JT grabbed her arm and turned her to face him. "You don't belong here, serving assholes and busting tables. You're a hunter, it's in your blood"
"I'm retired" Katie said before picking up the bin and heading to the trash cans in the dish room. JT still behind her. "You're not allowed back here" He just brushed the comment off.
"You can't retire from who you are" JT said.
"Well apparently you can" Katie said.
"Hey that trash isn't gonna empty itself" Frank said walking past Katie. "And who the hell are you. Customers aren't allowed back here"
"He's with me Frank" Katie said.
"Well whatever, take out the trash" He said walking away.
"Right away boss" Katie mumbled under her breath before grabbing the garbage can and pulling it out the back door.
"So this is what you want to do?" JT asked taking the bag from her hands and tossing it into the dumpster himself. "Being treated like crap, by people you could crush if you wanted to"
"No JT I just want to be left alone" Katie said walking over to the door but JT blocked her.
"You know he's back don't you?" JT asked and Katie didn't say anything. "Yeah if you thought he was still dead you'd be a whole lot meaner"
"Get out of my way JT" Katie snapped.
"Well if you know he's back, you must know he's looking for you" JT replied. "Searching high and low to find you" Katie looked up at him and then down at the ground.
"I can't-"Katie replied.
"You can't what?" JT asked and Katie looked back up at him.
"This is my life now JT, it's not pretty and it's not perfect but this is who I am" Katie yelled. "I can't go to him, because I'm not her anymore"
"You think that'll matter to the lad?" JT asked. "The bloke just got out of hell and the one person he wants to see is you" Katie looked back at him.
"Since when did you become such a Dean advocated?" Katie asked.
"I'm not I just think he's the only one who can get you out of this hell hole" JT replied.
"Well JT my hell hole is nice and I can finally live supernatural free. " Katie said. "It's what I always wanted."
"But you're not happy" JT replied. "You can't be happy, not when you know evil is out there winning"
"What do you mean evil's winning?" Katie asked.
"I mean Lilith is rallying the troops sweetheart and they're planning something, which is why I'm here" JT said. "I send them back to hell, and she loses soldiers. You know you should come with me"
"I'm not coming with you JT." Katie said turning her back to him. "I can't"
"Of course you can" JT replied. With those kick ass powers, we'll be out of there in-"
"I don't have my powers JT" Katie yelled turning back to face him. "I'm not a witch anymore"
"What are you talking about?" JT asked. "What happened?"
"I gave to receive" Katie replied and JT looked at her for a moment before realizing what she was saying.
"Wait so you gave up your powers to bring him back?" JT asked. "Hell you wouldn't even let me borrow a hundred buck when the bookie was threatening to kill me"
"Yes JT those two things are exactly the same" Katie said walking past him, but he grabbed her arm.
"You know it is too dangerous for you here" JT stated. "Without your powers you're vulnerable, and when they find out you can't protect yourself demons are gonna hunt you down"
"Well JT if they come, they come" Katie said snatching her arm from his grasp. She walked back over to the back door of the bar before stopping and turning around. "JT if you see or talk to Dean, you haven't seen me ok?" She said and the man nodded.
That night after cleaning up the bar Katie began her walk home. She couldn't help but think of the new information she learned from JT. She didn't realize that not having powers didn't make all the demons that were after her before stop trying to come after her. Katie stopped when she felt someone following her. She turned around but no one was there. When she turned back to keep walking she was stopped by the tall man who was blocking her way. The man that just happened to have eyes as black as night.
"You have got to be kidding me" Katie said trying to ease back. She threw a punch to his face but it didn't seem to hurt him any. He grabbed her by the neck and lifted her off the ground.
"The boss is gonna love me" the demon said.
"Not today he isn't "a familiar voice growled from behind. Katie didn't think she would have ever felt better from hear that annoying Irish accent. JT pushed the demon from behind and he dropped Katie to the ground. She held her neck as she coughs violently. She looked up to see the demon making his way toward JT when she stood to her feet.
"Exorcizamus te, omnis immundus spiritus, omnis satanica potestas, omnis incursio infernalis adversarii, omnis legio, omnis congregatio et secta diabolica..." Katie finished the exorcism and a black smoke shot from the mouth of the demon and the body fell to the ground. "It's good to know with or not that still works" Katie said holding her neck.
"I am too love" JT said. "C'mon help me with this guy" JT picked up his legs and Katie looked at him confused. "Well this is how us normal folk get rid of bodies, now are you just gonna stand there or what" Katie looked around before grabbing the body by the shoulders and helping hide him in the back of a dark alley. After getting farther and farther away from the body they finally stopped. "Here let me see that" JT said tilting Katie's head to look at her neck. "It's not bad" Katie just pulled herself away.
"I'm fine" She said before turning and continuing walking.
"That's not the thank you I was looking for, I just save your life" JT snapped.
"And I just saved yours so I'm guessing we're equal" Katie snapped reaching the stairs of her apartment building. She ran up the stair JT close behind her.
"So this is home?" JT asked following Katie down the halls of the building.
"Just go away JT" Katie said before she saw Rodger coming her way. "Great" mumbled.
"Uh hey" Rodger said before noticing JT. "Who's this?"
"He's nobody Rodger. Now good night" Katie said walking past him. JT looked the guy up and down before leaning in closer to him.
"Stay away from my woman" JT snarled before leaving to catch up with Katie. A smile crept on his face as he walked away from the man which was promptly taken off by a door slamming in his face. He knocked on the door. "C'mon let me in" JT yelled but got no response. "I just want to tell you the doctor said the rash on your-"JT was cut off by the door opening and a hand grabbing him by the collar and pulling him in.
"You are so immature you know that?" Katie snapped.
"Well it gets results" JT shedding his jacket and tossing it on the couch. "So this place is… nice"
"Whatever" Katie said heading into the kitchenette. She pulled a bag of frozen peas from the freezer and put them on her neck.
"So I guess I was right" JT said walking over to her. "I doubt only one of them know you're here, and soon they're going to realize you don't have any powers"
"And what so you want me to do about that?" Katie asked
"You have to leave" JT stated.
"That's not happening, I'm not letting some demons run me away" Katie said walking back to the living room and plopping into her recliner.
"Powers or not you're still so damn stubborn" JT said. "Well until you listen to reason, I'm not going anywhere" JT said looking around. "Is that the bedroom?" He asked before heading to Katie's room.
"JT you're not staying here!" Katie yelled, even though her throat was still bit sore. "I'm trying to get out of the life, just let me" She stood up and walked into her room to see JT asleep in her bed. She kicked his feet but he didn't budge. "Damn it" Katie said.
The next day Katie awoke from her uncomfortable sleep in the recliner. As much as she wanted to drag JT from his feet out of her bed, he was right. She might have died if he hadn't shown up. She stood up and walked to her bedroom, to find JT and her bedside drawer open.
"What do you think you're doing?" Katie snapped.
"Do you know you have like hundreds of missed calls, and voicemails and texts?" JT asked looking at the phone. He pressed something and plays a voicemail.
"Katie where are you, I'm really worried please just call me back" It was Lacey. Katie could hear the worry in her voice. Then he pressed another button.
"Kat where are you? You're blocking so I can't find you" Jason said. "Look I know what happened, I'm sorry just let me help you"
JT pressed the button again.
"Girl where in the hell are you" Bobby snapped. "You can't disappear like this and not tell anyone where you done gone you idjit. You got people who care about you, call me back"
"Stop it" Katie yelled. "Just stop it. I know, I know, but you don't understand. I didn't want to talk to them, I didn't want to talk to any of them. Nothing but pain follows me and I wasn't going to do that to them, and if you're smart you'll get the hell out of here while you can."
"So that's what this is all about" JT said hopping off the bed and walking over to her. " You blame yourself for what happened to Dean and you think it'll happen to one of them"
"It is my fault" Katie said. " I should've stopped it, but I didn't and he died" Katie turned and walked away but JT was right behind her.
"How is it your fault?" JT asked. " You didn't put a gun to his head and make him make the deal. He did that all on his own"
"JT look it has been fun, but just leave" Katie said.
"I told you I'm not leaving here" JT said. " I'm almost positive there are more demons headed your way and without your powers you're too much at risk"
"You don't have any powers and you seem to manage" Katie snapped. " Look with or without those powers I can take care of myself"
"I'm sure you can, but you think you can defend yourself against a whole gang of those bastards?" JT asked and Katie didn't say anything. " That's what I thought, now what's for breakfast?" Katie rolled her eyes and walked away from him
Sam, Dean and Bobby were surrounded by a pile of books trying to find out if this angel business was on the up and up.
"Well, then tell me what else it could be?" Sam asked looking over at Dean who was standing over by the window.
"Look, all I know is I was not groped by an angel." Dean snapped.
"Okay, look, Dean. Why do you think this Castiel would lie to you about it?" Sam asked.
"Maybe he's some kind of demon. Demons lie." Dean said and Bobby looked up from his book.
"A demon who's immune to salt rounds and devil's traps... And Ruby's knife? Dean, Lilith is scared of that thing!" Sam yelled.
"Don't you think that if angels were real, that some hunter somewhere would have seen one... at some point...ever?" Dean snapped. " I mean Katie who has seen almost everything out there never mentioned anything about angels" Sam looked at Dean for a moment. He knew the only thing Dean truly wanted right now was Katie. But she was hiding better than expected. Sam felt guilty about how he left things with her, and definitely never told Dean about their fight, he just hoped they found her soon.
" Dean Katie may not have seen them but you just did" Sam said.
"I'm trying to come up with a theory here. Okay? Work with me." Dean replied.
"Dean, we have a theory." Sam said.
"Yeah, one with a little less fairy dust on it, please." Dean replied.
"Okay, look. I'm not saying we know for sure. I'm just saying that I think we –"
"Okay, okay. That's the point. We don't know for sure, so I'm not gonna believe that this thing is a freaking Angel of the Lord because it says so!" Dean snapped.
"You two chuckleheads want to keep arguing religion, or do you want to come take a look at this?" Bobby yelled and both boys walked over to his desk.
"I got stacks of lore - Biblical, pre-Biblical. Some of it's in damn cuneiform. It all says an angel can snatch a soul from the pit for a worthy sacrifice" Bobby read
"Worthy?" What does that mean?" Sam asked.
"I don't know but I'm guessing whoever they are is the reason your angel friend pulled you out of hell" Bobby said looking over at Dean.
"What else?" Dean asked and Bobby looked up at him confused.
"What else, what?" Bobby asked.
"What else could do it?" Dean asked.
"Airlift your ass out of the hot box? As far as I can tell, nothing." Bobby said before his cell phone rang. " I gotta take this" Bobby said standing up and walking into the kitchen.
"Yea" Bobby answered.
"It's me JT" replied. "I found her"
"Well you took your sweet time" Bobby snapped. " Where is she?"
"She doesn't want anyone to know where she is Bobby, especially him" JT replied.
"He's her husband and he's driving me crazy about finding her" Bobby snapped looking in the den where Sam and Dean were talking.
"She blames herself for what happened to him, thinks being around her will only do it again"
"That's just perfect" Bobby said rubbing his forehead. " Look there's some things we're still trying to figure out and we could use her help"
"That's not going to be easy, there's things going on here as well" JT replied. " Demons, and their headed right for her"
"Well she can fight them off right?" Bobby asked. " If anyone can she can"
"Well not anymore" JT said. " She'd kill me if she knew I was telling you this but she doesn't have her powers anymore"
"What?" Bobby asked surprised. " Why not?"
"Look I can't talk right now Bobby, I'll try and convince her to head your way, but she's stubborn" JT said.
"I know, but try harder" Bobby said flipping his phone closed. He was about to walk back into the den when something hit him. " A worthy sacrifice" Bobby thought to himself. The damn girl traded her powers to save that boy. Bobby shook his head before walking in.
"Who were you talking too?" Katie said coming out of the bathroom freshly showered.
"Just Bobby" JT said. " Don't worry your name never came up" Katie walked over to her dresser.
"Did he say anything about-" Katie started.
"Dean, yeah actually he did" JT said and Katie turned to face him. " Says he's driving him crazy trying to find you"
"He won't" Katie said shaking her head. "Because you're not going to say a word"
"Right" JT said. "My lips are sealed" JT said before his phone rang.
"Hey" JT said. " Ok I'm on my way" JT closed the phone. Katie looked over at him.
"What's going on?" Katie asked.
"Something's killing hunters" JT said walking past her. "Picking them off one by one"
"Demon?" Katie asked.
"Don't know but we're gonna find out" JT said.
"What?" Katie asked looking at him.
"I was serious, I'm not leaving you here alone" JT said. " You're coming with me"
"Yeah you're gonna have to drag me kicking and screaming" Katie said crossing her arms.
"Ok" JT said grabbing her jacket and bag before grabbing her and throwing her over his shoulder.
"What the-" Katie yelled. " Put me down" JT held her legs from kick him.
"Just enjoy the ride love" JT said walking down the hall. " What's up" He said passing Rodger in the hall.
"I can't believe you did this" Katie said sitting in the driver side of JT's truck. " this is kidnapping you know?" She turned and looked out the window.
"Yeah, yeah" JT said keeping his eyes on the road. "I think you'd jump on this case"
"Why is that?" Katie mumbled.
"Because something out there is killing hunters" JT said. " And most of your family just happens to be well what do you know hunters" Katie hadn't thought about it that way.
"Ok fine I'll help you" Katie looked over at him. " But when it's over you take me back to my apartment got it?"
"Loud and clear" JT said smiling.
"What happened to your bike?" Katie asked.
"Let's just say I've learned my lesson about sleeping with women I meet in bars" JT said.
"Someone stole your bike?" Katie asked. " That's just priceless" Katie said laughing. "Serves you right" JT pulled into the gas station and hopped out.
"Don't try any funny business" He said as Katie walked to the restroom.
"Ooh I'm shaking in my boots" She called over her shoulder. She went into the bathroom and looked at how disgusting it was. " Yeah I can hold it" Katie walked over to the mirror and the turned around and was face to face with someone she didn't expect.
"Hey there sweet cheeks" Amy said smiling at Katie.
"Amy?" Katie asked. " How are you here?"
"I gotta better question, why am I dead and you alive?" Amy asked. " I mean what makes you so special" Amy's ghost lunges at Katie but a shot is fired and the ghost disappears. Katie looks up to see JT standing there holding a gun.
"Who the hell was that?" JT asked.
"That was someone who wasn't supposed to be here" Katie said walking past him. " Let's go" Katie walks to truck before stopping. JT looked at her.
"What is it?" JT asked.
"JT I think we may have just witnessed the first signs of the apocalypse" Katie said and JT just looked more confused. " Those ghosts that's what's killing those hunters. Did you see the mark on her hand?" JT shook his head no. " It called the "rise of the witnesses". It's the rising of ghosts who've died unnatural deaths or all the innocent people we couldn't save" Katie said.
"What do we do?" JT asked.
"Call Bobby, tell them to take shelter underground" Katie said and JT quirked an eyebrow at her. "He'll know what I mean. Tell him what I told you, he should find the spell in the book I left the last time I was there" JT nodded before taking out his cell phone. He started explaining when suddenly Katie remembered something and snatched the phone out of JT' s hands.
"Bobby I forgot the translation to the spell can be tricky and if you don't translate it right the spell won't work" Katie said.
"Well what do I do then?" Bobby asked. Katie sighed.
"Just get everything ready and when it's time call this phone back ok?" Katie said before hanging up the phone. She looked up at JT. " I'm keeping your phone. Now let's go we need to get to Bobby's" Katie said. JT nodded and headed back to the truck.
"What are you doing?" JT asked looking over at Katie whose eyes were closed and she was mumbling something he couldn't hear.
"I'm trying to remember" Katie said. " Now shut up and drive" JT turned his attention back to the road. Soon JT's phone rang and Katie picked up. " Everything ready?"
"Yeah you better do whatever you're going to do now" Bobby. Katie could hear the fighting in the background.
"Ok put me on speaker phone" Katie said and Bobby did what she said. Katie closed her eyes and remembered the night she read that spell. Katie opened her mouth and began reciting the Latin. As she reads the windows fly open and a ferocious wind blows through the house.
The wind moves the salt so they are no longer protected by it. Meg appears, and Sam quickly shoots at her, Katie continues to recite the spell. Ronald appears, they shoot at him, Sam and Dean continue to fire at the ghosts appear. Henricksen knocks Dean's gun out of his hands when he is reloading, and approaches him. Dean grabs another gun, and shoots it, to find it empty, and quickly picks up an iron rod and hits at Henricksen. Meg appears and pushes Sam against the wall, trapping him there with a desk. Sam tries to push the desk away without success.
"Sam!" Katie hears Dean scream, but she keeps reciting. As they pulled into Bobby's junkyard. Suddenly the spirit of Katie grandfather Ned appeared next to her.
"Ah, ah, bad girl" Ned's spirit said grabbing Katie by the throat. Katie felt for the door handle and opened the door pulling out of Ned's grasp. She ran toward Bobby's house but Ned appeared in front of her. " Looks like someone's gonna have to go over my knee"
"I'm sorry pop" Katie said. " I'm so sorry"
"Damn girl just finish it!" Bobby yelled from the phone and Katie continued reciting. Ned lunged after her but JT was able to shot him before he go to her. Katie closes her eyes before finishing the spell.
"Throw the bowl in the fire now!" Katie yelled and Bobby quickly threw the bowl into the fireplace causing the fire to turn blue. Katie watches as Ned's ghost disappears.
"I'm sorry pop" She whispers to herself. Katie stand still after what just happened trying to catch her breath when JT runs over to her.
"Hey you ok?" JT asks.
"Yeah I'm fine" Katie said looking up at the house. " JT get me out of here." JT nodded and they both turned around and headed back to the truck when they heard a door open.
"Princess". Katie froze. And there it was. His voice. She'd dreamed of hearing him and she even had a figment of her imagination pretend to be him but none of it was real. But this was. It was him. She knew he was alive, hell it was her who helped bring him back but none of it registered until this very moment. There was still a part of her that was afraid to turn around. Like if she saw him, if she let herself be happy, it would all just be taken from under her, again. Katie closed her eyes and took a deep breath. She was going to have to face him sooner or later, so she guesses now was it. She turned around and there he was. He looked exactly the same since the last she saw him. He stared at her that stare that always stirred something in her. Sam , Bobby and JT all stared between the two waiting for one of them to say something.
Dean takes a step toward her and to his surprise she steps back. He didn't expect that. He just wanted her to say something. He just wanted to know what was going on in that head of hers.
"Hi" Katie finally said. She cursed to herself for saying something so stupid. She was just at a loss for words, which was odd for her, the woman who had something to say about everything.
"Hi" Dean replied. Something was wrong. He knew it from the way she was standing, the way she was looking at him. She wasn't the same, his death changed her.
"Uh not to interrupt this intriguing conversation" Bobby interrupted. " But how about we take this inside" Dean never took his eyes off Katie. He could tell that all she wanted to do was run right now. She wouldn't get far because he'd be right there behind her. Nobody moved for a while before Bobby's and Sam, and JT all headed inside the house. Katie and Dean just stood there staring at each other.
"You uh" Dean cleared his throat. " You cut your hair. It looks nice" He smiled a small smile at her but her expression was unchanging and hard to read.
"Thanks" She said before looking down at her feet. Dean took another step toward her and she looked up. " Don't"
"Ok Princess, we'll take this as slow as you want to ok" Dean said. "I know this is all a bit of a shock, it was a bit of a shock to me but I'm dealing" They stood there in silence for a moment.
"How do you feel?" Katie asked quietly but Dean was able to hear her.
"I feel fine, better actually" Dean said. " Whoever got me out of there must have given me a tune up or something"
"That's good" Katie said nodding. " I was afraid when he pulled you out that you'd feel all that pain you felt when you were-when you were there" Dean looked at her for a moment.
"You said when he pulled me out, how did you know someone pulled me out?" Dean asked. Katie looked down at her feet before looking back up at Dean.
"Castiel" Kati said. " He's the one who pulled you out"
"I know we've met" Dean said " Do you know what he is?"
"He is an angel" Katie said simply. " Hopefully one of the good ones"
"Good one?" Dean repeated.
"Let's just say not all angels are like the ones you read about or see in the movies" Katie said.
"How do you know him?" Dean asked.
"Because I-" Katie started. She didn't want to tell him, she didn't want him to feel guilty or anything. But she had to. " I sent him to get you" Dean looked at her for a moment trying to register what she just said.
"How?" Dean asked. " Bobby's book said an angel can pull people from hell for a worthy sacrifice, what did you sacrifice?" Katie looked down and Dean walked over to her this time they were only inches apart. Katie looked up at him, finally getting a good look at him. He wasn't the same as she thought. Yeah physically he did but there was something, something she couldn't quite pin point. " Tell me"
"I gave up my powers" Katie said looking up at him.
"You gave up your powers?" Dean shook his head. "You shouldn't have done that, not for me"
"Dean you're the only person I would willingly give up my powers for" Katie said. She searched his eyes for a bit. Something about this stilled seemed a bit surreal to her. "Which is why I have to go" Dean looked at her a bit confused.
"What? Why?" Dean asked.
"Dean without my powers I'm too risky to have around" Katie said. " Plus there no need for me anymore. I'd only get in the way"
"Ok were you not here for what just happened?" Dean asked. "You just save all of our asses with a spell recited in Latin that you memorized. All without your powers. Plus I don't care if you can move things with your freaky spoon bending tricks, I feel in love with you and I'm not letting you go anywhere"
"Dean demons are still after me" Katie said. "They're coming full force and I won't be able to fight them like I could've before, I won't be able to protect you and Sam like I could before"
"Then we'll protect you" Dean said placing his hands on her shoulders. " You don't get it do you? I'm crazy about you and if anyone comes after you then I'll kill them, without a second thought, I will die before I let anyone hurt you" Katie stared at Dean for a moment and then there it was. The first tear she's shed since Dean died. Katie pulled from his grasp and took a few steps away from him.
"That's what I'm afraid of Dean" Katie said. " I couldn't take seeing you dead, not again. You don't understand how it feels to go day in and day out when there's a part of you missing. You don't know how it felt to see things, and to smell things that remind you of someone who was never coming back." Tears were falling staining her cheeks. " You don't know how it felt to know the reason you were gone was because of me" Dean looked at her before stalking over and grabbing her by the shoulders.
"Listen to me ok" Dean looked down at her. " What happened to me was not your fault at all. I made a decision and I had to live with it. You did nothing wrong"
"Four months Dean" Katie said. " Four months I realized a lot of things I did wrong. I should have stopped it. I should have saved you. It was my job to protect you and I failed." Katie said snatching herself away.
"It is not your responsibility to protect me" Dean yelled. "People make choices some better than others, its life."
"He chose me Dean" Katie yelled. " Freakin God chose me almost two years ago to protect the two Winchester brothers, and I failed. One died and the other finds solace with a demon" Katie turned her back on him . " And your dad. One of the last things he ever said to me was to promise that I would look out for his sons. I broke that promise. I failed Dean. I failed God, I failed your dad and I failed you, and I'm not going to do it anymore." Katie ran away from him.
"Katie!" She heard him yell but she didn't turn back. She hopped into JT's truck and was grateful he left the keys in the ignition. She started the truck and peeled out of there. It didn't make since. She knew it didn't make since. For months she dreamed of having Dean back, and now that it came true she was running from him. It was just the right thing to do, right?
JT, Bobby and Sam came outside when they heard the engine to JT's truck. They all watched as Katie drove off leaving Dean to watch. Sam walked down by Dean.
"Hey what happened?" Sam asked. Dean just looked at Sam.
"I didn't realize-" Dean started. " I didn't realize how much she was hurting." Dean turned and walked past JT and Bobby into the house.
"I can't believe this" JT said shaking his head.
"I know but those two a figure this out" Bobby said.
"No I was talking about my truck" JT said pointing in the direction Katie had gone. " She stole my truck. Why do women always go for the automobile?" Bobby just looked at the man before walking back into the house.
Dean sits awake as Sam is asleep on the couch and JT is knocked out on the floor. He looks up and sees Castiel in the kitchen. He gets up and walks over to the angel.
"Excellent job with the witnesses." Castiel said.
"You were hip to all this?" Dean asked.
"I was, uh, made aware." Castiel replied and Dean just shook his head.
"Well, thanks a lot for the angelic assistance. You know, I almost got my heart ripped out of my chest." Dean said looking up at the angel. " If it weren't for Katie"
"I know,she is very special" Castiel said. " I think I understand now"
"Understand what?" Dean asked.
"Nothing I can say at this moment" Castiel replied.
"I thought angels were supposed to be guardians. Fluffy wings, halos - You know, Michael Landon. Not dicks." Dean quipped.
"Read the bible. Angels are warriors of god. I'm a soldier." Castiel replied.
"And Katie what is she?" Dean asked. " She told me all about your pops choosing her to look after me and Sam. Why?"
"Because it was meant to be" Castiel said.
"How can something be meant to be when it's being orchestrated by hell God, if there is a God" Dean said.
"There's a God." Castiel snapped.
"I'm not convinced. 'Cause if there's a god, What the hell is he waiting for, huh? Genocide? Monsters roaming the earth? The freaking apocalypse? At what point does he lift a damn finger And help the poor bastards that are stuck down here?" Dean fumed.
"The Lord works..."
"If you say "mysterious ways," So help me, I will kick your ass." Dean said shaking his head. "So, Bobby was right... About the witnesses. ... this is some kind of a... sign of the apocalypse."
"That's why we're here. Big things afoot." Cas replied.
"Do I want to know what kind of things?" asked.
"I sincerely doubt it, but you need to know. The rising of the witnesses is one of the 66 seals." Cas said.
"Okay. I'm guessing that's not a show at SeaWorld." Dean said and Cas just stared at him blankly.
"Those seals are being broken by Lilith." Cas answered.
"She did the spell. She raised the witnesses." Dean stated.
"Mm-hmm. And not just here. 20 other hunters are dead" Cas added.
"Of course. She picked victims that the hunters couldn't save so that they would barrel right after us." Dean realized.
"Lilith has a certain sense of humor." Cas remarked.
"Well, we put those spirits back to rest." Dean hopped.
"It doesn't matter. The seal was broken." Cas replied.
"Why break the seal anyway?" Dean asks confused.
"You think of the seals as locks on a door." Cas explained.
"... okay. Last one opens and..." Dean inquired.
"Lucifer walks free." Castiel revealed.
Katie sat in the truck staring at Bobby's house. She hadn't gotten far when she turned around and parked the car here. One of the reasons was because she couldn't steal JT's truck, she didn't think she'd ever hear the last of it. Plus halfway down the road she realized what she was doing. She was running and she couldn't run anymore. She spent the past four month running and she was tired.
"I see you couldn't stay away long" Castiel said startling Katie.
"Ok don't do that" Katie said holding her hand to her chest. "What are you doing here?"
"I was meeting with Dean, telling him about what was happening" Castiel replied.
"The witnesses, they're apart of the seals aren't they?" Katie asked and Cas nodded. " Lilith" and Cas nodded again. " I should've figured."
"You must stop her" Cas said. "And the only way you can do that without your powers"
"Is with Sam and Dean" Katie finished looking back at the house. " So Lilith's trying to resurrect Lucifer? Does your father have a plan?"
"If he does he's not sharing" Cas replied.
"Ok so that leaves us then" Katie sighed. "I'm going to find out whatever I can about these seals, or somehow find Lilith before she can open them all, you just keep me informed with anything new that may help ok"
"Yes, I can do that" Cas replied.
"And-" Katie looked over at the angel was gone. " Show off" Katie said before turning back to the house. Yeah she couldn't run any more, not now, not when it looked like she was gonna have to help stop the end of the world.
A/N: And that was chapter 2. So Katie's coming back, wonder how that's gonna turn out? As Always review please!