Chapter 7
Esmee glanced into the living room watching the boys play as she finished their snack. Mary was trying her best to be in the middle of everything much to the boy's dismay.
"Mom! Mary is tearing down our fort!" Chance yelled.
"You know she wants to play too."
"I know, but she won't leave it built."
"I have your snacks almost ready."
"Ok."
The chime of the doorbell echoed through the living room and Esmee wiped her hands as she headed for the door wondering who it could be. She automatically picked up a bottle of holy water and peeked through the side window. A guy in a uniform stood on the porch waiting for the door to be answered.
"Yes?" she called through the door.
"Gas company ma'am. We're checking all the homes for possible gas leak."
"We don't have gas." she said cracking the door slightly to look out.
"Well if you will sign this stating that, I will be on my way."
"Christos." she said watching his eyes turn black.
"Bitch!" the demon hissed starting to push on the door until she squirted holy water in his face. He screamed and fell back as his face began to bubble and smoke.
"Chance, get your brother and sister and hide like we showed you." Esmee cried to her kids. "Hurry and don't come out for anyone."
Chance picked up his baby sister and grabbed Tyler's hand. He ran for his parent's bedroom and slammed the door.
"Ty, take Mary to our secret place, I'll be there in a sec." he said sitting his sister down and pushing them toward the closet. He knew the drill and quickly grabbed a bag of rock salt pouring it across the doorway. He followed his siblings into the closest closing the door and salting that as well. Tyler held the panel leading to a hollowed out area in the closet so his brother could slip in. Once the panel was replaced, Chance salted across the opening and slid back in the corner pulling Mary into his lap as Tyler scooted closer to him.
"It'll be ok, Mom will call Dad." he whispered to his brother. "He'll come and kick that demon's ass."
"I scared." Tyler whispered.
Tossing the empty salt bag, Esmee ran for the kitchen and Sam's bedroom. She knew he had more salt and weapons plus she wanted to keep the demons as far away from the kids as she could. Thinking quickly, she grabbed her cell and dialed Dean.
"Esmee, hey girl." Dean answered.
"There's demons at the house!" she gushed as she laid a salt line across the doorway to Sam's room.
"Shit! Listen you know where the weapons are, get in one room and ward it. The kids?"
"They're hiding, Chance knows what to do. Dean hurry!" she cried tossing the phone on the bed so she could rummage in Sam's weapon's bag.
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Dean walked faster toward a gas station he saw in the distance. He was raging that he was so far away from Esmee.
"Listen up you sonofabitch, my family's in danger and because of you I'm too far away to help, so either get your scrawny ass down here and zap me home or you go protect my family. If anything happens to them I'm holding you responsible and angel or not I will hunt you down and kill you." Dean yelled into the wind.
He speed dialed Bobby hoping he was still at home.
"Hello."
"Bobby, get to Esmee's place, she says there's demons there."
"What the hell?"
"I don't know, but please hurry." he begged.
"I'm on my way."
Disconnecting the call, he speed dialed Sam.
"Dean, where are you?"
"A gas station near the Colorado border, where are you?"
"About half way across Nebraska."
"Stop at the next exit. I'll snag a car and come to you, Esmee's in trouble and we need to get back to her."
"Ok, exit 318 is coming up, I'll pull off at the closest gas station, call me when you're closer."
"Got it." Dean said stowing his phone and checking out the station. He saw a beat up Nissan Sentra off to the side of the building and headed for it. Luck was with him, he was able to hot wire it and drive away without anyone chasing him. Dean floored the gas pedal and the car sputtered and smoked but sped up heading for Interstate 80 to meet Sam.
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Everything was quiet as Esmee stood armed and ready. She had her back to the closet door hoping to barrack herself in there if it came down to it. She only hoped someone would get here soon. Before she could gather her thoughts, a cement block came flying through the window breaking her salt line. Before she could move a demon appeared in front of her tossing her into the wall. Esmee cried out softly as she slid down the wall to the floor. Another joined him and they eyed her as she tried to sit up.
"Well if it isn't the Winchester whore." the demon sneered looking down at her. "Guess he doesn't care much for you since he left you helpless."
"Remember the boss wants her alive, but that doesn't mean we can't have a little fun." the other said.
Esmee shook her head slightly and glared up at the middle age man the demon was possessing. She quickly rolled and grabbed the holy water sending a stream at the man's chest.
He jumped back and yelled madly as his chest smoked and bubbled, the holy water burning him. Esmee saw her chance and tried to run from the room but wasn't fast enough to avoid his hands.
"Oh you're going to pay for that." he growled twisting her arm behind her back breaking it.
Esmee screamed in pain as she was thrown face first into the wall. Her lip split and her head bounced off the wall almost knocking her out. She whimpered in anguish trying to pull herself away from him.
"Leave her alone." an unfamiliar male voice growled from beside them.
"Get out of my way unless you want hurt."
Castiel disappeared and appeared in front the demon placing a hand on his head and used his powers to destroy the demon. Bright light shone from his eyes and mouth as Castiel's grace burned the soul of the demon sending him back to hell. He quickly turned to the other one, holding out his hand to stop him from smoking out. He followed suit with him, destroying the demon. He turned to the young injured woman trying to crawl away from him.
"Dean sent me. I won't hurt you." Castiel offered as he carefully helped her to stand and steered her to the bed.
"Who are you?" she gritted out holding her injured arm to her chest. "How did you kill them?"
"I am an angel of the Lord." he said laying a hand on her arm and healing it. "Rest, I will watch you." he told her placing two fingers on her forehead causing her to slump onto the bed a deep in sleep.
Castiel looked up as pounding on the front door caught his attention. He walked toward the door and opened it with his hand to find Bobby standing there gun ready.
"What the hell are you doing here?"
"Dean prayed to me for help." Castiel said with little emotion.
"Where is she?" Bobby asked pushing past Castiel and storming into the living room.
"She is resting in the bedroom. I healed her injuries and dispersed the demons."
"What 'bout the kids?"
"I saw no one else." Castiel said turning around and letting his senses expand through the house. He made his way down the hall and into the master bedroom opening the closet door. He stepped in and looked at the panel carefully before pulling it loose. Kneeling down he looked into the opening to see three small faces staring back at him.
"Hello."
"Stay away." Chance warned holding up small hand gun as he pushed his siblings behind him.
"I won't hurt you, you can come out."
"Kids you ok?" Bobby asked from behind Castiel.
"Uncle Bobby." Chance called putting the gun back on a small shelf and taking his brother and sister's hands leading them out.
"You three ok?"
"Yes sir, where's Mommy?"
"She is resting." Castiel answered.
Mary pulled her hand from her brother and shuffled over in front of the angel. She looked hard at him with curious green eyes as he started back at her with deep blue eyes. Deciding she wanted to see him better, she held up her arms toward him to be picked up. He looked puzzled as she chirped.
"Up."
"She wants you to pick her up." Chance told him.
Not sure exactly how to do it, Castiel reached down and grasp the child under her arms with his hands holding her at arm's length. Mary grunted madly and wiggled trying to get a hold of his trench coat and pull herself to him. Adjusting his grip, he brought the child to his chest, changing his arms to hold her tight. She pulled at his coat and flipped his tie pulling on it wanting to investigate him. She gave him a toothy smile as she patted his cheeks.
"Uncle Bobby, we're hungry, Mommy was fixing us a snack and we didn't get to eat."
"Well come on kids, lets see if it's still in the kitchen. If not I'll whip you something up." he said pulling his cell out to call Dean.
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Dean answered on the first ring. "Tell me they're ok."
"Yeah, everyone's fine, that angel guy is here. Said he killed the demons."
"Can I talk to Esmee?" he sighed calming down and letting some of the tension drain from his body.
"She's seems to be sleeping."
"I'm meeting up with Sam in fifteen minutes and we'll be heading your way. It'll take us probably six hours or so, but I'm taking some back roads to get there sooner."
"I'll stay here until you get back."
"Thanks Bobby."
"You just be careful son, there might be more of those black eyes out there gunning for ya."
"I will." Dean replied hanging up and letting up on the gas now that he knew his family was safe. He read the next road sign letting him know he was five miles from the exit he needed.
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"Well don't just stand there, sit." Bobby ordered the angel as he stood with Mary in his arms in the dining room.
Castiel pulled a chair out and sat down beside Chance watching Bobby put food out for the boys. Mary began to bounce in his lap reaching for it.
"Hold on pumpkin, I've got you something too." Bobby smiled placing some bananas and goldfish crackers in front of her. "Make sure she doesn't put it all in her mouth at one time."
"I'm not sure how to do this?"
"Just make sure she doesn't choke." he huffed sitting juice boxes out for the boys and a sippy cup for Mary.
"Little person, one at a time."
"Her name is Mary."
"I'm Chance and that's Tyler."
"Hello, my name is Castiel."
"Castle?"
"No, Cas-ti-el."
"Can I call you Cas, it's easier." Chance asked.
"I suppose."
"Cas." Tyler piped up proud of himself.
"No, no Mary, Bobby said one at a time." he instructed Mary pulling some of her crackers out of her fingers. Mary immediately stuck her lower lip out and began to sniffle as tears built up in her eyes threatening to spill down her cheeks. "I think she's unhappy." Castiel started as Mary let out a sob.
"Well, you're an angel, comfort her."
"Its ok." he said patting her head awkwardly.
Mary leaned back against Castiel's chest and accepted the sippy cup Bobby offered her taking a long swallow. Castiel picked up a goldfish and offered it to her. She took the cracker and stuck it in her mouth chewing slowly. He offered her another and she took it holding it up for him to eat.
"I don't need sustenance child."
"Me." she insisted trying to push the cracker into his mouth.
"Go ahead eat, don't want her crying again." Bobby growled trying not to chuckle as Mary fed him every other cracker.
"Ca." she smiled pushing another cracker in his mouth.
"Castiel." he corrected.
"Ca!" she insisted.
"Uncle Bobby, is Momma ok?"
"Yeah son, she's just sleeping right now."
"I did what she told me. I took care of Ty and Mary."
"I know, you were very brave and yer Mom and Dad are going to be very proud of you."
Chance smiled happily as he stuck out his chest with the praise. He knew Dean wasn't his real father; he had been killed in the war. Mom and Dean talked to him about their relationship and let him make the decision on what to call Dean. Chance loved Dean very much and was glad that Tyler and him got a second chance at having a father and two uncles too.
"Can we watch television when we're done?"
"Sure, did ya get enough to eat?"
"Yes, thank you Uncle Bobby."
"Any time kid."
"Mo! Ju!" Mary piped up waving her hands at Bobby.
"She wants more and she would like grape juice this time."
"You know what she's asking for?"
"Yes."
"You're just full of surprises are ya?"
"I have no surprises in me."
Bobby looked at the angel deciding he was serious and not just joking. He was going to take some getting use to he thought as he poured Mary some grape juice.
A/N: Thanks to all who are taking this journey with me. Hope you enjoy and thank you so much for favoring, following and reviewing. Please review.
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