A/N: Hey, so sorry for the long wait, but at least it's an extra long chapter.
Katie emptied her bag before tossing it aside on the bed. She huffed and sat down on the bed. She was looking for one shoe. One shoe that seemed to be eluding her at the moment.
"I know it probably fell out of my bag into the trunk." Katie said to herself standing to her feet. "Hey babe I'm going to see if my shoe is in the car" Katie ran outside in pink slippers to the impala. She opened the trunk and quickly spotted her shoe in the back. She had to almost climb in to reach, but when she finally got a hold of it, she noticed something under it. It was a folder. She picked it up sitting her shoe on the edge of the trunk before opening to folder.
Dean came out of the bathroom fully dressed with a bundle of clothes in his hands as he walked to his bed. He looked at all of Katie's things spread across the bed.
"Did I miss something" Dean said to himself before sitting his things on the bed. "Wait where did she say she was going?" Dean turned when he heard the door open and Katie walked in with a folder in her hand. Dean tried to read her expression, but it was just blank. She didn't look angry or sad or anything he expected her to feel.
"Whose is this?" Katie asked holding up the folder.
"It's mine" Dean replied. "I had Bobby get me what he could on her"
"So you know who she is?" Katie asked.
"Yeah, I know" Dean replied.
"Why are you looking into her?" Katie asked walking over to the table that was in the room. She sat the folder down carefully. She looked up at Dean, waiting for his answer.
"After-" Dean started before walking over to Katie. "It's just this whole light thing was freaking me out. I didn't know what it was doing to you, and the freaking angels aren't talking and demons are still coming after you, I just wanted answers"
"You wanted answers" Katie repeated looking down at the folder. "Good luck with that" Katie turned and went over to the bed and began stuffing her clothes back into her bag. "Me and Jason, have just searched the ends of the earth for her and end up with the same conclusion" Katie zipped up the bag and tossed it on the floor. "She doesn't want to be found, and she has enough power that she never has to"
"Look there's places in here where she's been seen" Dean replied picking up the folder. "Maybe someone knows where she is"
"Dean, stop" Katie replied. "I stopped looking for my mother a long time ago. She left to protect me and Jason, and she never came back, hell I don't even know if she's alive"
"She is" Dean replied. "After what happened, when you died and came back, she came to see you. She said something about feeling you gone, and wanted to make sure you were ok. Then she just left"
"Why didn't you tell me this before?" Katie asked.
"I didn't even know if she really was who she said she was" Dean replied. "But later when I thought back to it, to her and how you're the spitting image-"
"Dean stop" Katie snapped. "Neither one of us will see Elizabeth Sullivan until she wants to see us" With that Katie grabbed her bag and headed outside to the car. Dean put his stuff in his bag and headed to the car as well. "Where exactly did Sam go?" Dean just shook his head and pulled off. Dean pulled outside a bar and Katie looked at the people who were around. She looked over at Dean who just sighed.
"Wait here" Dean said before hopping out the car and heading in. Katie leaned her head back and closed her eyes. This was definitely not the day she wanted to have. Katie clamped her hands to her ears as a loud siren like sound blared. Katie let out a loud scream, as the sound seemed to get louder. She let open the door, and fell out on the ground on her hands and knees. Her eyes closed and she saw the red headed woman looking back at her.
"Help me" the woman said. Katie opened her eyes and she was surrounded by a bunch of people from the bar. Katie made her way to her feet and slid up to leaned on the side of the impala.
"Anna" Katie said almost a whisper. The people from the bar seemed to start dispersing. Katie ran into the bar. Her head was still in a bit of a daze as she scanned the crowd for Sam and Dean. She thought she was hallucinating when she saw Sam and Dean talking to a woman who looked a lot like Ruby. Katie rubbed her eyes and looked again but it was her.
"Hey there" a man said walking up to Katie.
"Go away" Katie said not even glancing at the man.
"C'mon don't be like that" the man said grabbing Katie from the back and pulling her to him. "I'm a really good guy once you get to know me." Katie tried pushing him away as the smell of the alcohol on his breath was making her sick.
"Let... me...Go!" Katie growled but the man's grip got tighter.
"Hey!" An angry voice said from behind the man. The guy finally released Katie and turned only to get a fist hard to the fist. Dean was about to hit the man again but Katie stepped forward and pushed him back.
"We don't have time for this Dean" Katie said.
"Yeah but I can make time, for some piece of shit who puts his hands all over you" Dean growled trying to move past her.
"Dean!" Katie snapped and he looked down at her. He finally noticed the dirt on her clothes and hand.
"What the hell happened?" Dean asked looking her over to make sure she wasn't hurt.
"Dean we need to go now" Katie said. "There's a girl-"
"Wait, is her name Anna?" Dean asked.
"Yeah how did you-?" Katie glanced over at Ruby before sighing. "She told you?" Dean nodded a yes.
"She just said this Anna girl just escaped from a psychiatric hospital and that lots of demons are after her" Dean replied. "How did you find out?"
"I think I had a vision" Katie replied. "It was of Anna, and she was telling me that she needed my help"
"Ok so now we have to figure out where she is" Dean said.
"I guess we start at the hospital" Katie replied before glancing over at Ruby and Sam. "She should probably keep her distance, I'm so not in the mood for her right now" Katie turned and headed for the door. Dean gave Sam a look that told him that it was time to go. Sam muttered something to Ruby before following Dean and Katie out the door.
They arrived at the psychiatric hospital that Anna escaped from the next day. Katie leaned on the side of the car as Sam and Dean questioned the doctor. She didn't want to go in. Psychiatric hospital reminded her way too much of her little adventure with the mind breakers and that was not fun. She was hoping she got another vision about Anna. That was still something Katie was trying to wrap her head around. She'd never gotten a vision like that. For some reason something or someone wanted her attention and they got it. Katie couldn't quite understand why she felt find Anna was so important. There was something about the girl that Katie found somewhat familiar. Katie looked up to see Sam and Dean walking to her.
"It seems Anna knew about demons and the whole shebang" Dean said as he walked up to Katie. "It's the reason she's here."
"Yeah, she also knew about the whole Raising of the witnesses and Samhain" Sam continued.
"How is that even possible?" Dean asked.
"Look let's just go check out her house, maybe she went there" Dean said walking around to the driver's side of the impala.
"Yeah" Katie said before hopping in the backseat of the impala. When they pulled in front of Anna's father's house they all got out of the car. "She's not here" Katie said simply. Both guys looked at her before turning back to the house. "I just know" Katie turned to Dean. "You guys go in and see if there is any clue as to where she would go, I'm gonna wait out here and see I don't know if maybe I can somehow connect to her again" Dean and Sam nodded before they walked up to the front door. Once Katie saw them enter the house and the door close she turned around and closed her eyes. "C'mon Anna where are you" Katie took a couple of deep breaths, when she heard the blaring siren again. She clamped her hands to her ears before dropping to her knees. Images began flashing before her like a memory. She saw Anna, and she was kneeling in front of a statue, she was in a church. Katie stood to her feet and before she knew what are why any of this was happening, she was running. Her feet sped along the sidewalk, cutting through backyards. She didn't know where she was going. It was as if her feet had a mind of their own. You'd think she'd be getting tired, but she wasn't. She didn't want to stop, she couldn't not until she found… And there it was. Katie ran up the stairs of the church and through the doors. She ran down the aisle but no one was there. Katie scanned the room before running again to she found a flight of stairs. She climbed up the stairs, and then entered the attic and there she was. The woman turned toward Katie and they just stood there for a moment staring at each other.
Katie looked over the woman's features not quite sure of why the woman seemed familiar. But it was impossible because she's never laid eyes upon this woman ever before this moment.
"I knew you would come" Anna said a faint smile coming to her face. Before Katie knew it the woman was running toward her and bringing her into a tight hug. "I knew you would"
"Anna" Katie said surprised as she brought her own arms around the woman. "I don't understand"
"KATIE!" a voice called and they quickly pulled from the hug. They heard footsteps coming up the stairs and Anna grabbed Katie's hand tightly. Katie was relieved that it was only Sam and Dean. "Thank God, what happened?"
"I just knew she was here and I had to get here" Katie said. Both men looked down at Katie and Anna's locked hands. Anna seemed to slide behind Katie afraid. "Anna it's ok, they're on our side, That's Sam" Katie pointed toward the tallest Winchester. "And that is Dean"
"Sam?" Anna replied. "Sam Winchester?" All three Winchesters looked at Anna. "And You're Dean" Both Sam and Dean nodded. "It's really you. Oh, my god. The angels talk about you. You were in hell, but Castiel pulled you out when Katie sacrificed her gifts, and some of them think you can help save us. And some of them don't like you at all. They talk about you all the time lately. I feel like I know you." Anna blurted out.
"So, you talk to angels?" Dean asked.
"Oh, no. No, no way." Anna said shaking her head. "Um, they probably don't even know I exist. I just kind of... Overhear them."
"You over hear them?" Sam asked.
"Yeah, they talk, and sometimes I just... Hear them in my head." Anna replied. She started slowly moving from behind Katie but never letting go of her hand.
"Like... Right now?" Dean asked.
"Not right this second, but a lot. And I can't shut them out, there are so many of them." Anna said.
"So, they lock you up with a case of the crazies when really you were just... Tuning in to angel radio?" Dean said and Anna just nodded.
"Anna, when did the voices start? Do you remember?" Sam asked.
"I can tell you exactly-"Anna started.
"September 18th" Katie finished. She shook her head in disbelief. All eyes went to her.
"That's right" Anna said with a smile.
"How did you know that?" Dean asked.
"Not a clue" Katie replied before looking at Anna. "I just do"
"Wait that's the day I got out of hell." Dean said.
"First words I heard, clear as a bell - "Dean Winchester is saved." Anna said looking over at Dean.
"what do you think?" Dean asked looking over at Sam.
"It's above my pay grade, man." Sam replied and they both turned to Katie.
"I-" Katie said shaking her head. "Come back to me"
"Well, at least now we know why the demons want you so bad." Dean said casting a glance over to Anna. "They get a hold of you, they can hear everything the other side's cooking. You're 1-900-angel."
"Hey,um,do you know - are my parents okay? I - I didn't go home. I was afraid." Anna said but before anyone could answer, Ruby runs up into the attic.
"You got the girl. Good, let's go." Ruby says.
"Her face!" Anna screams slipping back behind Katie.
"It's okay. She's here to help." Sam says trying to reassure the woman.
"Not really sure about that one" Katie says as she glares over at Ruby.
"We have to hurry." Ruby says glancing behind her. "Now!"
"Why?" Dean asks.
"Because a demon's coming - big-timer. We can fight later, Dean." Ruby snaps.
"Well, that's pretty convenient - showing up right when we find the girl with some big wig on your tail?" Dean snaps.
"I didn't bring him here. You did." Ruby says.
"What?" Dean asked.
"He followed you from the girl's house. We got to go now." Ruby says a bit more urgently this time.
"Dean." Sam says pointing to a statue that starts bleeding through her eyes.
"It's too late he's here" Ruby says.
"Sam!" Katie says holding out Anna's hand to him. Anna just clenches on to Katie tightly. "Anna, don't worry, nothing is going to happen to you, trust me" Anna nods before going with Sam into the closet.
"Okay. Stay in there. Don't move." Sam whispers to Anna.
"No, Sam, you got to pull him right away." Ruby says walking over to Sam.
"Whoa, hold on a sec." Dean says looking back at the demon.
"Now's not the time to bellyache about Sam going dark side." Ruby says. "He does his thing, he exorcises that demon, or we die." Ruby finishes as the demon walks in. Sam just raises a hand toward the demon but is doesn't work.
"That tickles. You don't have the juice to take me on, Sam." The demon says before throwing Sam down the stairs. Dean attacks him with Ruby's knife but the demon is too quick sending Dean to the floor hard. Ruby quickly gets Anna from the closet. Katie steps forward in front of the demon that stops in front of her. "My fights not with you"
"You've hurt my family, your fight is with me" Katie growls.
"Katie don't" Dean says making his way to his feet. The demon leans to look around Katie.
"Hello again Dean" the demon says. "Come on, Dean. Don't you recognize me? Oh, I forgot - I'm wearing a pediatrician. But we were so close... In hell."
"Alastair." Dean seethes. Katie turns and looks at Dean before turning her attention back to the demon. Before he knows what hits him, Sam stabs Alistair with Ruby's knife.
"You're gonna have to try a whole lot harder than that, son." Alistair says reaching for the knife in his arm. Sam, Dean and Katie take this time to run and jump through the window of the attic.
Later back at their motel Katie paces the floor as Sam stiches up Dean's arm. Dean casts a worried glance over at his wife. He's never seen her like this, especially over someone she'd just met.
"You're sure you ok?" Dean asked looking over at Katie who seems to not hear the question. She keeps pacing. "Hey, Princess!" Katie stops and looks at him annoyed.
"What?" Katie snaps.
"I just wanted to know if you were alright." Dean asked again.
"I'm fine Dean" Katie replied. "We need to find Anna"
"Well she's with Ruby, I'm sure she's fine" Sam says looking up at Katie who just scoffs.
"She better be" Katie says shaking her head. "Because I swear, I will do what I should've done a long time ago"
"Look I know you don't like her" Sam said. "But she's not what you think, she's not like the rest of them. Of all people you should know that. How would you feel if no ever gave you a chance, just because you were a witch" Katie stopped pacing and glared over at Sam.
"Sam I've been beaten up, threatened, slapped around, anything else you can imagine" Katie snapped walking over to him. "Just because of being a witch. But Ruby has killed, lied and caused a whole heap of trouble because well she's evil" Katie stood in front of Sam with anger in his. "Sam I have no idea what this demon has done for you, to be honest I really don't care, my gut tells me something is not right about her, and my gut has never been wrong before"
"Even about Richie" Sam countered and Dean saw Katie's fist clench. Dean suddenly stood between the two holding his sore arm.
"Guys just cool it" Dean said looking between the two. Katie stared coldly at Sam before turning her head to look at Dean.
"I'm going to get some air" Katie said stalking out of the room. She slammed the door behind her. She walked down the stairs of their motel and walked to the middle of the parking lot. She just stood there looking around. This was the moment. She was going to just lose it all. She closed her fists and slid them to the back of her head. She wanted so badly to just scream at the top of her lungs, when suddenly she felt someone behind her. She quickly turned around and there was a woman there. The woman looked confused as she looked around as if she were lost.
"How did I-?" the woman finally met Katie's gaze. "Katie" the woman said as almost a whisper. Katie stared back at the woman, whose eyes seemed familiar. "Did you bring me here?"
"Who…who are you?" Katie said a bit shaky. She held her fists to her side as she stared at the woman.
"I can't be here" the woman said turning around and running. Katie watched as the woman fled. Katie was once again in the center of the parking lot alone. She felt a warm tear trail down her cheek as she stares at the spot where the woman just was standing. There was a flash of bright light and Katie fell down on the ground on her knees still staring in the same spot. There was another flash, a vision…
"Jason take your sister and run!" a voice called from somewhere in the house.
Katie looked at the man who started walking toward the closet. He was about to open the door when he was slang across the room. Katie looked and saw a woman in a white night gown that was covered with blood. She had long brown hair just like Katie's. Katie walked over to the woman who seemed so familiar. She reached out to touch the woman's face but her hand just went through her face.
It was her. Katie blinked a couple of times as he her hand fell to the cold gravel. It was her. Katie couldn't believe it, her mother was just here, and then she just left. No, she ran away…from her.
"FREAK….. YOU'RE A FREAK….. I KNEW YOU WERE A FREAK…." Echoed in her head.
Katie brought her hands to her forehead as she suddenly started rocking back and forth.
I could've died, your father could've died all because of you and what you are
The words of the only mother she's only know echoed in her ears. There was something wrong with her. There had to be. This much bad stuff just didn't happen to people. What was happening to her? Katie suddenly heard footsteps coming toward her and looked up to see Dean walking toward her, but there was something different about him. He stopped in front of her and held out His hand to her. Katie stared at it for a moment before reaching out and taking it.
That's when it happened. A sudden sense relief, of peacefulness that just happened. She just felt, she couldn't explain it.
"Once again you need me" He said and Katie turned around to see the once thought figment of her imagination.
"It's you" Katie said looking a bit confused at him. "But I'm not asleep"
"And I'm not a dream" He replied. "But I think deep down you know that"
"Wait" Katie said shaking her head. "It's…it's you"
"I am who I am" He replied. "And you-"
"Me what?" Katie asked.
"You are way too hard on yourself" He said with a chuckle. "I mean for what?"
"for what?" Katie repeat. "Have you been watching my life, everything is just falling apart"
"No" He said placing a hand to the side of her face. "Everything happens for a reason, there is purpose in all of this"
"What purpose?" Katie asked staring up at him. "What is the point to all of this?" And He laughed again before placing a kiss to her forehead. "Why me?" Katie whispered and he pulled back looking down at her.
"Because there could be no other" He replied and then he was gone.
"Hey!" Katie turned at the real Dean's voice as he and Sam came running down the stairs. "Ruby called and-" Both he and Sam stopped when they were in front of Katie. There was something different in the air or something, but they couldn't pinpoint it. They both looked around before looking back down at Katie whose hand rose to the side of her face. "Did something happen?" Katie looked up at Dean and a small smile came to her face. She couldn't tell him, she knew she couldn't tell anyone. Why or how she knew this, she had no idea, but she just did.
"Let's go" Katie said before turning to go to the impala.
"Glad you could make it" Ruby said as the three Winchesters walked into the cabin.
"Yeah, thanks" Sam replied. Katie just walked over to Anna.
"Hey are you ok?" Katie asked.
"Yeah. I think so." Anna replied before glancing over at Ruby. "Ruby's not like other demons. She saved my life."
"Yeah, I hear she does that." Dean said looking over at Ruby. "I guess I... You know."
"What?" Ruby asked confused.
"I guess I owe you for... Sam. And just I want to you know?" Dean replied.
"Don't strain yourself." Ruby says.
"Okay, then. Is the moment over?" Dean asks and Ruby nods a yes. " Good, 'cause that was awkward." Ruby looks over at Katie to see maybe she's had a change of heart as well.
"Oh sorry, still riding that don't trust you as far as I can throw you train" Katie replied.
"Hey, Sam, you think it'd be safe to make a quick call, Just to tell my parents I'm okay? They must be completely freaked." Anna asked.
"Uh" Sam said remembering Anna's dead parents lying in their living room.
"What?" Anna asked.
"Anna" Katie replied turning the woman toward her "Your parents..."
"What about them?" Anna asked urgently.
"Anna I'm so sorry" Katie replied taking the girl's hand.
"No, they're not..." Anna said shaking her head. "Why is this happening to me?"
"Anna" Katie sighed. "I don't know" Anna looked up fear covering her face.
"They're coming." Anna said.
"Back room" Dean says and Katie takes Ruby and they run to the back room slamming the door behind them.
"Anna I need you to stay back ok?" Katie says as she locks the door.
"It's no use they're going to get me" Anna said shaking her head. Katie walks over and places her hand on the side of Anna's arms.
"I will not let that happen" Katie replied. "I have no idea why, but I just feel like nothing can happen to you" Anna looks at Katie a short while before a small smile comes to her face.
"They've talked about you too you know?" Anna says. "They don't know where you fit into all of this"
"Well neither do I" Katie replied. "But I just found out that its suppose to me in all of this so I guess that's something" Anna's smile grows wider.
"I knew there was something different about you" Anna says. "He has come to you?"
"Yeah, he did" Katie replied. "It's strange I was feeling so overwhelmed and then he came to me and then everything was just better. Does that make sense?"
"More than you know" Anna replied. Katie turned back to the door and leaned her head against it to see why it was so quiet out there. She cracked the door open to see Castiel and Uriel.
"No she must die" Castiel says. Katie's eyes go wide at his words before quietly closing the door. She turns to Anna whose fear has returned to her face. Katie looks around the room when she spots a mirror on the wall. She goes over and breaks the glass and picks up a shard. She brings the glass along her hand as her blood seeps out of the wound. Katie walks over to the bare wall and Anna watches as she starts drawing symbols on the wall before placing her hand in the center. There is a loud noise before Dean come bursting through the door.
"Katie!" Dean says see all the blood on her arms and hands.
"Are they gone?" Katie asks closing her bleed hand tightly.
"Yeah" Dean says. "Did you- kill them?"
"No, I just sent them far away" Katie replied.
"How did you do that?" Dean asked and Katie looked over at Anna.
"Anna told me" Katie replied. "But she didn't say anything, but I just knew the idea came from her" They all looked toward Anna.
"It just came to me" Anna replied.
"C'mon let's get that cleaned up" Dean said pulling Katie with him. Dean pulled Katie into the bathroom closing the door behind them. He placed her hand under the faucet and let the warm water run over her hand. "Look I've been meaning to ask you, what's with this thing with you and Anna?"
"I don't know" Katie replied. "I mean I just met her, but for some reason feel like I've known her a lot longer. You probably think I'm crazy"
"Well yeah I think you're crazy" Dean replied with a smile. "But no more than usual"
"Funny" Katie replied. "So angels are after her as well, what did they say?"
"They said she's not innocent, whatever that means" Dean replied looking through the medicine cabinet and grabbing a box of bandages.
"Considering it's them we're talking about I don't think that's too hard to believe" Katie says as Dean finishes putting the bandage on her hand and kisses it. "Thank you"
"Don't mention it" Dean replies turning around. Katie grabs his arm and he looks back at her as she pushes herself into his chest, wrapping her arms around him. Dean brings his arms around Katie and hugs her tightly. They stay like this for a short while before pulling apart. "You ready?"
"Yeah" Katie nods before they both walk out of the bathroom, to join the others. They decide the safest place to hide was at Bobby's. Seeing as Bobby was gone they had to make due on their own. Katie and Anna were alone in the panic room, while Sam and Dean found out more about Anna. "Anna I think it's time we found out the truth"
"How?" Anna asked.
"I have an idea" Katie replied taking off her jacket. "Go sit on the bed" Just then Sam and Dean came through the door as they watched Katie stand in front of Anna.
"What's going on?" Dean asked walking over to them, Sam right behind him.
"I think I can figure out why it is they want her" Katie replied glancing back at Dean.
"And how do you plan to do that?" Dean asked.
"A little hypnotism" Katie said with a little smile. She knew how the idea sounded, but she's seen it work before. "Just trust me, it does work" Katie turned back to Anna. "Ok Anna why don't you close your eyes, and take a really deep breath" Katie said her voice becoming softer. Anna complied closing her eyes and inhaling deeply. "Anna I only want you to focus on the sound of my voice and my voice alone, ok take another deep breath "Katie circled Anna's sitting form as Sam and Dean watched in surprise. "Anna you're really, really tired aren't you?" Katie asked and Anna nodded a yes. "Ok when I count to three you're finally gonna give into your exhaustion and go into a deep slumber" Katie walked back in front of Anna. "One…Two…Three" They watched as Anna's head dropped and heard the faint sound of snoring. Dean and Sam both shared a shocked look, when the hypnotism actually worked. "You're dreaming now Anna, very peaceful, you feel safe, tell me why do you feel safe?"
"My father is here" Anna replied as a look of fear came to her face. "He's going to kill me"
"Anna calm down, you're safe remember, tell me your father's name" Katie replied but Anna just started shaking her head.
"No, no, no" Anna repeat clearly afraid of something. Katie grabs her arms.
"Anna!" Katie says taking the woman's hands in hers an in instant a bright light seeps through their hands and Katie is thrown backwards.
"Katie!" Dean yells running to his fallen wife. He kneels down to help her to her feet. "You ok?"
"I'm fine" Katie says her breaths quick. She glances over at Anna who's staring back at her. "I know what you are"
"So do I" Anna replied. " I remember who I am"
"Well someone mind sharing with the rest of the class" Dean snapped still an arm around Katie's shoulders.
"An angel" Anna said simply. Both Sam and Dean turn to her.
"Well did not see that one coming" Dean replied and Katie looked up at him with a half-smile.
They all made their way to Bobby's library to see what else there was to know Anna. Ruby kept a watchful eye on the woman, her distrust for the angels very clear.
"Don't be afraid, I'm not like the others" Anna said glancing over at Ruby.
"I don't find that very reassuring." Ruby replied and Katie scoffed. "What?"
"Nothing I've said that same thing recently about you" Katie replied and Ruby just rolled her eyes.
"So...Castiel, Uriel - they're the ones that came for me?" Anna asked looking over at Sam.
"You know them?" Sam asked.
"We were kind of in the same foxhole." Anna replied.
"So, what, they're like your bosses or something?" Dean asked a bit curious as to this new information about the angels.
"Try the other way around." Anna replied.
"And now they want you dead" Katie said and Anna nodded.
"Orders are orders. I'm sure I have a death sentence on my head." Anna replied still looking to Katie.
"I don't understand, why?" Katie asked.
"I disobeyed..." Anna sighed. " Which, for us, is about the worst thing you can do. I fell."
"Meaning?" Dean asked.
"It means she fell to earth" Katie said. "Became human"
"Wait a minute. I don't understand. So, angels can just become human?" Sam asked.
"It kind of hurts. Try cutting your kidney out with a butter knife. That kind of hurt." Anna said remembering to pain. "I ripped out my grace."
"Come again?" Dean asked trying to understand what all this meant.
"My grace." Anna repeated. "It's...energy. Hacked it out and fell. My mother, Amy, couldn't get pregnant. Always called me her little miracle. She had no idea how right she was."
"So, you just forgot that you were God's little Power Ranger?" Dean joked.
"The older I got, the longer I was human, yeah." Anna replied.
"So how did you know Katie?" Dean asked and Anna and Katie looked at each other once more.
"That I don't know" Anna lied. She knew that even if she wasn't an angel anymore there still were some things that couldn't be revealed. Not yet anyways.
"I don't think you all appreciate how completely screwed we are." Ruby stated and Katie rolled her eyes. She really disliked this demon with a passion.
"Ruby's right. Heaven wants me dead." Anna added.
"And hell just wants her." Ruby continued. " A flesh-and-blood angel that you can question, torture, that bleeds. Sister, you're the Stanley cup. And sooner or later, heaven or hell, they're gonna find you."
"I know. And that's why I'm gonna get it back." Anna stated.
"What?" Sam asked.
"Her Grace" Katie answered. "Do you know where it is?"
"Lost track." Anna answered " I was falling about 10,000 miles per hour at the time."
"Wait. you mean falling, like, literally?" Sam asked.
"Yes." Anna replied.
"Like the way a human eye can see?" Sam asked. " Like a comet maybe or a meteor?"
"Why do you ask?" Anna asked and Sam went into research mode overtime.
As the night came Katie took Anna back to the panic room, so the woman could finally get some sleep.
"You lied" Katie said and Anna turned to her.
"It wasn't my truth to tell" Anna replied. "Can I ask you something?"
"Sure" Katie replied.
"Do you know how many angels have seen my father's face?" Anna asked and Katie shook her head no. "About have no idea how it felt to have a life that is just obedience" Anna replied. "To follow orders or die"
"How do you even know He's there if you haven't seen him?" Katie asked.
"Blind faith" Anna replied. "But not for you"
"You know?" Katie asked.
"Well yes" Anna replied. "His essence is all over you. He doesn't show himself often and for him to show himself to you on more than one occasion"
"Would make a lot of you brothers and sisters angry huh?" Katie asked.
"Yeah" Anna replied. "But it has nothing to do with them, it's you"
"So I hear. I'm something special" Katie replied. "With the weird lights, and the feeling, and hey I think I made my mother appear, she ran off though"
"I'm sure everything will make sense one day" Anna said.
"Hopefully one day is soon" Katie replied. "You should get some rest" Katie watched as Anna lay on the cot. She glanced down at the woman's still form for a moment. Katie closed the door to the panic room behind her and climbed the stairs. She watched as Sam sat surrounded by books and articles and Ruby nearby. Katie decided the best thing to do was head outside.
Katie walks as the night air blows through her hair. She still can't stop thinking about Him. There's a part of her that thinks she imagined the whole thing, but deep down inside she knows it was real. He came to her. Katie walked over and slid on top of the hood of one of Bobby's junkers and laid back and stared up at the bright stars. Katie brought her bandaged hand in front of her and removed the bandage to reveal a healed hand. She was surprised, she should be but this was her life we were talking about.
"There you are" Katie heard a voice say, and she couldn't help the smile that came to her face. Sure everything was so terribly bad right now but his voice just made her smile. Katie turned her head to see Dean walking over to her. Katie sat up as Dean soon joined her on the hood.
"Yeah, well my number one enemy at the moment is in the library right now" Katie replied.
"Look if anyone can understand the whole not trusting demons thing it's me" Dean said. "But I talked to Sam and maybe we may have misjudged her" Katie shook her head and turned her head away.
"Dean I get that Ruby has done all of this "good stuff" Katie said "But there is more to it, I don't know what it is yet, but she is not someone we should get in the habit of playing nice with" Katie turned back to Dean who was looking at her a look she didn't recognize. "What?"
"Nothing, it's just there's something different about you" Dean replied. Katie quirked an eyebrow before looking down at herself.
"Different how?" Katie asked.
"I don't know it's just something" Dean placed a hand on the side of Katie's face. Katie placed her hand on Dean's.
"Dean-" Katie started.
"Hey" Sam said surprising both of them.
"Did you find something?" Dean asked.
"I think so" Sam replied and they all went back into the house. Katie, Sam and Dean walked in to see Anna back upstairs.
"Couldn't sleep" Anna said. "What did you find Sam?"
Sam told everyone of the miracle oak tree in Union Kentucky. It's location seemed about right for where Anna fell. So now all they need to go check it out. They packed up everything they needed and headed outside. Katie stood on the porch to see Anna and Ruby climb in the back seat of the impala. Dean comes behind her and follows her gaze.
"Look the drive won't be that long" Dean said bring a hand around her waist.
"To you maybe" Katie replied looking over at him. "To me this will be the longest drive ever" Katie walked down the stairs to the other side of the impala. She got into the backseat glad of Anna being the human barrier between her and Ruby.
The ride was pretty silent as they drove down the highway. Katie looked up and saw Dean with a grin on his face as he looked in the rear-view mirror.
"What?" Katie asks.
"Nothing." Dean replied with a chuckle. " It's just an angel, demon and a witch riding in the backseat. It's like the setup to a bad joke... Or a penthouse forum letter.
"Dude...Reality..." Sam said before pointing to the rear-view mirror "Porn."
"You call this reality?" Dean asked glancing over at his brother.
The next day they arrived and they all couldn't believe how beautiful the oak tree was. They all got out of the car and began walking over to it.
"Wow" Katie said looking over the tree. "That's just beautiful"
"It's where the grace touched down. I can feel it." Anna said
"You ready to do this?" Dean asked looking over at Anna who looked a bit unsure.
"Not really." She replied.
"Anna, what are we even looking for?" Sam asked looking around a bit.
"It doesn't matter." Anna said shaking her head. " It's not here. Not anymore. Someone took it." They all looked over at her then back at the tree.
"Ok, let's get out of here then" Katie replied. They all got back into the impala and headed to an abandoned stable. Katie sat next to Anna as Sam, Dean and Ruby were talking. Katie looked down at her hand to see Anna grasping it tightly. "Anna what's wrong?"
"I can hear them again" Anna replied looking over at Katie. "Just listen" Katie looked at the woman confused before she too could hear the voices. Katie listened intently before her eyes grew wide before she jumped to her feet.
"No!" Katie yelled.
"Hey" Dean said running over. "What's wrong?"
"We can hear them" Anna replied. "The angels"
"Since when can you hear them?" Dean asked looking over at Katie who just lifted her and Anna's still conjoined hands and Dean just nodded.
"What are they saying?" Sam asked.
"It's weird... Like a recording... A loop. It says, "Dean Winchester gives us Anna by midnight, or..." Anna started
"Or what?" Dean asked.
"or we hurl him back to damnation." Katie said and Dean looked in her frightened eyes.
SAM
"Anna.. Do you know of any weapon that works on an angel?" Sam asks "To what? To kill them?"
"Nothing we could get to" Anna said shaking her head. " Not right now."
"Okay, wait, wait. I say we call Bobby." Dean suggested. " We get him back from hedonism."
"Dean, what's he gonna tell us that we don't already know?" Sam asked.
"I don't know, but we got to think of something!" Dean yelled before stalking out of the barn. Katie paced the barn trying to think. She couldn't lose Dean, but for some reason she couldn't let Anna die either. She ran her hands through her hair before walking over to Anna.
"Hey, I'll be right back" Katie said. "I'm just going to go check on him, I'll be right outside if you need me" Anna nodded and Katie turned to leave. Katie walked out to see Dean looking in a book over the impala. Katie just walked up and hugged him tightly from behind. Dean brought his hand to hers and turned around. "How you doing?"
"I'm good" Dean lied. "Don't worry we're going to figure this out"
"Oh yeah, you sound so convincing" Katie replied. "Dean can I ask you something?"
"Yeah" Dean answered.
"Dean do you trust that if I say I'll do something, that without a doubt I'll do it?" Katie asked and Dean looked at her a bit confused.
"Princess what are you talking about?" Dean asked.
"Dean just answer the question" Katie said.
"Yeah sure" Dean replied. "Now what was that about?" Katie brought both of her hands to the sides of Dean's face and looked deeply in his eyes.
"Dean just listen" Katie said. "I won't let them take you back, no matter what ok?"
"Princess-"
"Dean" Katie replied. "You don't deserve to go back"
"Yeah, well we all go things we have to pay for sooner or later" Dean replied.
"You mean when you were in hell" Katie said and Dean just stared back at her. "Dean our wrong doings in the past aren't what define us"
"You don't understand" Dean replied walking over to the other side of the impala. "What I did…it was…"
"You're wrong Dean" Katie replied. "I understand more than you know." Katie placed her hands on the hood and looked down. "I've done some things that I'm not proud of" Katie looked up at Dean. "But the good things I've done have to make up for them, if not then what's the point. Dean there is a lot of things I know and there are just as many things I don't" Katie walked over to Dean. "But I know that your heart is good, and I know that you risk your life every day to keep people you don't even know safe" Katie brought Dean into a deep hug. "Never believe that you deserve all the bad stuff, because you don't, none of us do" Dean brought his arms around Katie and hugged her tightly.
"You know sometimes I still just can't figure it out" Dean said as he rested his chin on Katie's head.
"What?" Katie muffled with her face buried in his chest.
"What did I do to deserve you" Dean replied and Katie pulled back to look up at him. She brought her hands to the sides of his face and leaned up to capture her lips with his. Dean's hands slid Katie's side before he grabbed her and sat her on the hood of the car. Dean placed a hand on the back of Kati's lower back and gently pushed her forward into him. Katie wrapped her legs around Dean's waist as their kissing became more heated and their breathing erratic. Katie felt Dean's hand slid to her inner thigh. She couldn't help the moan that seemed to escape lips. A noise that must have sent Dean over the edge because before she knew it, he was picking her up and placing her in the back seat on the impala.
Katie walks into the stable and is surprised that it's empty.
"Well look at that. It's cute when monkeys wear clothes" Katie turned to see Uriel behind her.
"And hey, there's a jackass with wings" Katie replied. "Why are you in my dream?"
"It's the only way we could chat… Since you're hiding like cowards" Uriel said.
"Does Castiel know you're paying me this little visit?" Katie asked.
"No you see Castiel has this weakness" Uriel replied shaking his head. "He likes you. I don't times up, now give me the girl" Katie stalked over to the angel so she was right in his face.
"That's not happening" Katie replied. She quirked an eyebrow when the angel closed his eyes and seem to sniff the air. His eyes shot open before he grabbed Katie by the shoulders.
"I knew it!" Uriel shouted. "You have seen him, where is he" His grip tightened on Katie's shoulders shaking her a bit. For a dream, it felt awfully real.
"Let go of me!" Katie ordered but his grip never loosened.
"Tell me where he is?" Uriel demanded.
"I have no idea what you're talking about!" Katie said before pushing the angel hard in the chest, she saw a light illuminate from her hands as he shot across the barn. "Look whatever bad trip you're on, leave me out of it, and leave Dean out of it as well." Katie closed her fists and the light was gone. "It won't make any difference because Anna has her grace, full blown angel now"
"That's funny" Uriel said getting to his feet. He reached around his neck to reveal a necklace. "Seeing as I have her grace right here, we can't let hell get their hooks into her."
"Then just give it back to her" Katie said. "She would be able to protect herself with it"
"She committed a serious crime." Uriel replied.
"Oh really, why is that?" Katie asked. "Thinking for herself, why is that a crime?"
"This is our business, not yours." Uriel stated. "She's not even human... Not technically."
"Oh that is where you're wrong Uriel dear" Katie replied. "The moment I set eyes on her this became my business" Katie walked up to him. "The moment you started threatening to throw my husband back to hell this became my business"
"You think we won't do it?" Uriel asked. "Well it doesn't matter, I've had a little chat with your husband and he will see things my way"
"Oh really" Katie said.
"Yes really. You mud monkeys have gotten so cocky, you will learn to bow down to us" Katie's fists tightened as her head dropped and her eyes closed. She lifted her head and opened her eyes that illuminated a bright white. She grabbed Uriel by the collar.
"I think you mean the other way around" Katie growled.
Katie's eyes flashed open awaking from the dream. She felt warm arms around her and the sound of a familiar heart beat filled her ears. Katie lifted herself a bit to look at a sleeping Dean. She didn't know if the threat was real or not, but she couldn't let them take him back. Katie felt Dean's hands move along her back and she watched as his eyes slowly opened.
Dean looked up at his wide awake wife, and could tell from the look in her eyes that something wasn't right.
"What's wrong?" Dean asked his voice husky. Katie looked down at him before laying her head back down on his chest. Dean tightened his arms around her. "Tell me what's wrong?"
"Lots of things" Katie said closing her eyes. "But at the moment our angel problem, is high up there. We should really get back on that"
"Fine" Dean replied. "Just a few more minutes though"
"Deal" Katie said snuggling closer to Dean.
Once they finally tore themselves from the backseat of the impala they walked into the stable to find Ruby was missing. Katie could see Dean getting a bit anxious about the whole possibility of going back to hell. She watched as he gripped the beer bottle in his hand.
"I don't know, man." Sam said. "Where's Ruby?"
"Hey, she's your hell buddy." Dean replied before taking another drink from the bottle.
"Little early for that, isn't it?" Anna asked.
"It's 2:00 a.m. somewhere." Dean replied looking down at the bottle.
"Yeah, but I'm sure we could use clear heads right now" Katie said.
"One would think" Dean said taking another drink from the bottle.
"You okay?" Anna asked.
"Yeah, of course." Dean replied before everyone's attention turned to the door. They all stood to their feet at the sight of Castiel and Uriel in front of them.
"Hello, Anna. It's good to see you." Castiel said as they walked in.
"How?... How did you find us? " Sam sputtered before looking over at his brother. "Dean?"
"I'm sorry." Dean said shaking his head.
"You didn't" Katie said grabbing Anna's hand. "How could you?"
"I don't understand Dean" Sam said "Why?"
"Because they gave him a choice." Anna replied. Katie looked at Dean, then over at Anna.
"They either kill me... or kill you." Katie finished. She looked over at Uriel who had a smug grin on his face. Anna gives Katie hand a gentle squeeze and Katie turns to face the girl.
"You did the best you could." Anna said.
"Anna I'm not letting this happen" Katie replied. "I can't let this happen"
"There is no other choice and you know it" Anna released Katie's hand and turned to Uriel and Castiel. " Okay, no more tricks. No more running, I'm ready" Katie watched as Anna walks over to Castiel when suddenly she feel a familiar feeling in the pit of her stomach and she tries her best to hide the smile that wants to grace her lips. Suddenly all sound stops and time seems to slow down. She watches as Anna talks to Castiel before the demon from before appears. Alistair Katie remembers, along with a few more demons. She should be doing something right now, but she stays still and…waits. As expected angels and demons fight along with Sam and Dean, and Anna in the middle of it. Katie looks to Uriel, and waits for her chance. She sees him preoccupied with one of the demons and runs over to him. Katie reaches and grabs the necklace from Uriel's neck.
"No!" Uriel shouts.
"Well I tried to tell you" Katie replied before tossing the necklace to Anna.
"Shut your eyes. Shut your eyes!" Anna yells and all the humans covers their eyes as a bright light comes from Anna's body, making Alistair disappear leaving only Ruby's knife behind. Everything was still for a moment looking at the spot Anna once was, before Dean finally broke the silence.
"Well, what are you guys waiting for?" Dean asked with a grin. "Go get Anna, Unless, of course, you're scared."
"This isn't over." Uriel growls looking over at Dean then turning to face Katie. "Not over at all"
"Oh, it looks over to me, junkless." Dean replied before Castiel and Uriel disappear. Sam goes over to Ruby.
"You okay?" Sam asks.
"Not so much." Ruby replies looking up at Sam.
"What took you so long to get here?" Dean asks.
"Sorry I'm late with the demon delivery." Ruby snaps "I was only being tortured."
"I got to hand it to you, Sammy." Dean said looking over at his brother. "Bringing them all together all at once - angels and demons. It was a damn good plan."
"Yeah, well, when you got Godzilla and Mothra on your ass, best to get out of their way and let them fight." Sam replied.
"Yeah, now you're just bragging." Dean said shaking his head before they turned to Katie whose back was turned to them.
"So, I guess she's some big-time angel now, huh? She must be happy" Sam said "Wherever she is." Katie turned to face them with a serious expression on her face.
"One would think" Katie replied. "But at least she's alive, I guess that is something"
"And so are we" Sam replied. "Thanks in part to Ruby" Katie looked over at Sam and then back at Ruby and then just bursts out laughing. Every looks at her a bit confused.
"Oh I really needed that laugh" Katie said trying to stop. "Let's get out of here shall we?" Katie turned and walked out of the stable. Sam looked down at Ruby.
"I'm sorry, she just doesn't understand" Sam said. "Really thank you"
"Don't mention it" Ruby replied before disappearing herself. Sam looked over at Dean who just shrugged. Sam just shook his head before walking to the door.
"Where you going Sam?" Dean asked.
"I'm just going to talk to her" Sam said as he walked.
"Sam!" Dean called running and stopping in front of his brother. "We're not going to have a repeat of what happened yesterday. This is just something you two are not going to agree on, so just let it go"
"Fine Dean" Sam replied. "I will let it go" Sam walked past Dean who sighed before walking out as well. The drive was long and silent. Dean glancing between Sam and Katie. This was uncharted territory for him. One of the good things about their whole situation was that they all got along. He really didn't want to be in the middle of this thing with Sam and Katie and he really didn't want to have to choose sides. After a few more hours Dean pulled over to the side of the road.
"I need a break" Dean said hopping out of the car.
"I can drive" Katie said getting out of the car.
"I meant we all could use a break" Dean said leaning on the side of the impala arms folded. Sam and Katie just looked at him for a moment before going on either side of him and looking out at the horizon. "I can believe we made it out of there."
"Again." Sam said.
"It's what we do" Katie added. It was silent for a while again.
"I know you guys heard him." Dean said. Sam looked over at his brother, and Katie just kept her eyes straight.
"Who?" Sam asked.
"Alastair. What he said..." Dean replied. " About how I had promise."
"I heard him." Sam replied.
"Me too" Katie said.
"You're not curious?" Dean asked.
"Dean, I'm damn curious." Sam shot back. " But you're not talking about hell, and I'm not pushing."
"Figured it wasn't something you could just come out and talk about" Katie said. "You needed time, we understood that"
"It wasn't four months, you know." Dean said, Katie looked over at him and even though he was looking straight ahead, she could make out the pain in his eyes.
"What?" She asked.
"It was four months up here, but down there..." Dean shook his head" I don't know. Time's different. It was more like 40 years." Katie felt her insides turn at his words.
"Oh, my God." Sam said in disbelief.
"They, uh... They sliced and carved and tore at me in ways that you..." Dean took a deep breath. "until there was nothing left. And then, suddenly... I would be whole again... Like magic..." Katie felt a tear fall down her cheek, she wanted and didn't want to know all this at the same time. "Just so they could start in all over. And Alastair... At the end of every day... every one... He would come over. And he would make me an offer. To take me off the rack..." Dean looked down. " If I put souls on...if I started the torturing. And every day, I told him to stick it where the sun shines. For 30 years, I told him. But then I couldn't do it anymore, Sammy." Dean said looking at his brother. "I couldn't. And I got off that rack. God help me, I got right off it, and I started ripping them apart. I lost count of how many souls. The - the things that I did to them." Katie looked up at him and he turned back to look straight ahead. The one thing he didn't look forward to was the look in her eyes when he finally told her the truth. He couldn't turn to face her.
"Dean..." Sam said. " Dean, look, you held out for 30 years. That's longer than anyone would have."
"How I feel... This... inside me..." Dean said his voice filled with guilt. "I wish I couldn't feel anything, I wish I couldn't feel a damn thing."
"You don't mean that" Katie said her voice a bit shaky. She grabbed his hand and squeezed it. "You gotta feel it Dean, you gotta feel it all" Katie walked to stand in front of him. She reached up and moved his chin so his eyes were locked on hers. "Because when you stop feeling is when you should worry"
A/N: So there you go, hoped you like it. Hey I know you can let me know by pressing that button down there.