And When I Breathed, My Breath Was Lightning

by Rebellious Hurricane

"Thunder is good, thunder is impressive; but it is lightning that does all the work" AU DeanXOC Dean meets U. M. Locke while Sam is in Stanford. Despite his fallout with Cassie he finds himself falling in love with the young author. A few years later he and Sam finds a book by her...and him! He goes back only to confront the truth that she might be what the rumors said, or worse...

7. Keep Them Safe

"You should stay the night," U. M. suggested, smiling at them.

"And let you eat us? No thanks." Sam scowled.

Dean hit his brother over the head, "She's not going to eat us you idiot. If she was she'd have done it long ago."

She hummed, amused. "I'm not going to eat you Sam."

"Sure you aren't." Sam rolled his eyes.

"Just go upstairs and get some sleep." U. M. rolled her eyes right back at him.

"Come on Sammy, I'll get the bags out of the car. We're both too tired to drive," Dean said lightly. So Sam grudgingly trudged up the stairs while Dean got the bags, following soon after with a quick goodnight.

"You can't leave you know, not without walking outside." She hummed at Cass's futile attempts to leave.

"You have Enochian wards in the house," Cass realized.

"It was a housewarming gift."

"What do you want, pagan?"

"Simple thing really. I want you to forgo your connection with your brothers, to keep the Winchesters safe."

"I would fall!"

"No you wouldn't. Now come on, see it my way, they tried to kill you and they'll do it again to open the seals."

"We are on the humans' side."

"You are on the humans' side. They have their own agenda." She leaned back in her chair.

"How do you know?"

"Simple observation my winged friend. They want the apocalypse."

"You make it sound like you know more than I do."

"Maybe I do."

"Listen you dirty pagan-"

A knock sounded at the door. The knob turned. The door opened.

Loki walked in, looking around. He spotted U. M. and Cass in the living room. He closed the door. He walked over to U. M., picked her up, and spun her around.

"How's my baby girl?"

"Just fine dad," she smiled at him. Castiel stared on, brow furrowed in confusion.

"And that must be the angel…Castiel was it?"

"Yes my name is Castiel…Who are you?" Castiel's head tilted.

"Name's Loki, don't wear it out," Loki grinned at him.

"Castiel you probably need some rest as well. You look tired. Go upstairs and sleep." U. M. shooed him up the stairs. As soon as he was up the stairs she said, "Porch, now if you want to talk."

Loki did a little bow and complied, heading out to the back porch. U. M. followed.