What We're Meant To Do

by Ginevra-Summers

Post-S4. Bela is saved from the pit by someone who needs her help. But being back is harder than it looks as Bela struggles to let go of the memories of what happened there.

8. Chapter 8

Title: "What We're Meant to Do" Chapter 8

Author: GinevraSummers

Rating: PG-13/Light R

Summary: Bela returns from hell with a mission of her own.

Disclaimer: I don't own Supernatural.

Disclaimer: I own nothing.

Previously,

Bela takes a silent breath and looks up. Only to see the hazel eyes of Sam Winchester staring back at her. Oh Crap

Gabriel smirks as he walks out from his hiding place. His smirk gets bigger at his little brother's surprised face. He waved his hand "Hey Bro."

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Gabriel walks fully into the room. He's really enjoying this. Wow. He didn't think little bro's eyes could get any wider. "Gabriel?" "Hey Bro" He repeats. "What's new. Besides the obvious problem." At Castiel's confused expression. Gabriel gestures towards to floor. "Holy oil. Man I do not want to know how Lucy got that." Huh. Reaching over the fire, Gabriel literally closes Castiel's mouth. Unfortunately. That seems to snap Castiel back to the present. "Gabriel. How are you here? Why are you here? You said you were not going to help in this war" Gabriel cuts him off "I didn't exactly say that Castiel. I said I wasn't going to choose sides. That doesn't mean I'm not going to help" He stops to unwrap a candy bar. Honestly he can quit anytime.

At Castiel's incredulous look. He continues "I may have been persuaded to help." "By who Gabriel?" Castiel cuts in. Jeez. How rude. He wasn't done talking. He barely resists the urge to pout. Archangels do not pout. Well. Not in front of other angels. "By a friend Cas. That's all you need to know" Cas is obviously not done though because he opens his mouth again " This friend. Would it be Bela Talbot?" At Gabriel's shocked look. Castiel continues "I know more than you think Gabriel. The raising of Bela Talbot wasn't unnoticed." Gabriel cuts in, clapping. "Well done Castiel. I should have known you would of figured it out. Now. Here's the question. Does idiot #1 and idiot #2 know?" "No. Dean and Sam do not know of her resurrection. I figured it would be" Castiel stops.

Struggling for the right word. "Difficult for Dean to know about her being returned to this world." Gabriel laughs. "You mean. It would be hard for him to find out that the woman he tortured was back on earth?. Yeah I can see how that would be difficult for him." Castiel tilts his head, obviously confused. "It sounds like Gabriel. That this woman has influenced you more than I've imagined." He stops talking at Gabriel's glare. "She's a friend Castiel. I like thinking about her being tortured as much as she does. " Before Castiel can respond. Gabriel looks up at the ceiling. Sprinklers. Time to pull a Dean Winchester. He waves his hand.

As the valves turned. The sprinklers are on. Dousing the holy oil. Completely burning it out. Smirking slightly as Castiel steps out from the circle he was trapped in. Gabriel turns to the door. "As fun as this is. I have a ritual to stop. " At Castiel's look, He laughs "You honestly think I wouldn't know about it little bro? And I'm not the only one who does." Gabriel shrugs off the look he's getting. Explain later. When they have more time. "We need to go-" He's cut off. Again. Holy hell. Does any angels have manners?. Like seriously.

"Gabriel. The rest have taken care of the hellhounds but Bel-" Anna cuts off. Her gaze focuses on Castiel. "Castiel. Good to see you escaped Rapheal's temper." Turning back to Gabriel, she continues. "As I was saying the hellhounds are dead. But.." "But what Anna?" Anna sighs. "Dean and Sam know about Bela. They ran into her." Gabriel's smirk falls of his face. So not good. "She's not okay is she?" At Anna's shake of her head. Gabriel's pushing past her. Leaving Castiel and Anna alone. Eh. Those lovebirds can work out the issues they have. Not a concern right now.

He doesn't even think to zap there. All he knows is he's running down the street. Not really concerned about demons seeing him. He could care less. He stops abruptly. Turning to yet another deserted street. He can hear her. He knows she's upset. And he's running towards her before he even knows what he's doing. When he reaches her. He notices the Winchesters looking at him. But he could care less. When she turns towards him. He can see the tears in her eyes. She's barely holding in it. And without even thinking. He enfolds her into his arms and just holds her. He needs to her to be okay.

Bela just stares at Sam. Shit. Shit. What the hell is she going to now. The covers blown. They know she's here. They know she's alive. Shit. She has no idea what to do. What she's suppose to say. What she's suppose to do. Noticing the panic that was clear on Bela's face. Assasiel wraps her arm around Bela and turns her to look at her. With a glance at the shocked Sam, Assasiel's eyes flick back to Bela."Bela. What is wrong?" Bela blinks. Almost like she's trying to focus. Bela quietly takes a deep breath.

Because she really doesn't want to have a panic attack in the middle of this. Especially when Sam Winchester is staring at her. She refocuses back on Assasiel. Feeling Sam's gaze on her back Bela shakily replies "Uh. Nothing. It's okay As-"
she cuts off before she finishes the sentence. Sam doesn't need to know who this is. If he doesn't know who Assasiel is. Maybe they can get out of this. Maybe Assasiel can zap them out. Angels can remove memories right?

Her thoughts are interrupted by a soft voice with an incredulous tone to it "Bela?"Bela sighs again. She really doesn't want to do this. Turning to Sam. Bela blinks up at him. Damn. She forget how tall he was. "Uhm."Oh this is really awkward. Again, what can she say? "Hello Sam. How are you today?" Bela inwardly flinches. Really!. Out of all the things she can say. She asks him how he is?. Wonderful. Sam doesn't reply. He just continues to stare at her. And honestly? It's quite unnerving. Deciding to use Sam's shock to her advantage. She grabs Assasiel's arm and quickly whispers her to get them the hell out of here. Because she really doesn't want to do this. But before Assasiel can do anything Sam has quickly moved behind her and grabbed her arm. Damn.

"Bela. The last time I heard from you. You were on your way down to the pit. What happened?" Sam asks. Bela wants to lie. Heck she wants to run. But that's not her anymore. So she sucks it up and answers "Simple Sam. You out of all people should know what a resurrection looks like. After all didn't you have one? And to answer the question that is bumbling around in your head. No I am not a shape shifter. I'm not a demon. I'm one hundred percent me. Well almost." Bella quickly replies with a laugh, smirking at Sam glares at her. "If you're not a demon. What- "He cuts himself off. He changes his train of thought "Bela. How- What the hell happ-."

She cuts him off angrily "What the hell what Sam? You wanted the truth you got it. I was in hell. Now I'm not. Simple." "How Bela?" Honestly. It's like a broken record. "God you Winchesters. Never stopping until you get the truth. Well guess what this is the truth. You don't like it. I don't care.-" Bela is cut off by Assasiel's voice. "This is Sam Winchester?" Bela glances at Assasiel. Who was staring at Sam. ". Not all what I thought he would be. So. This is the human who released Lucifer." And Assasiel's not asking. She's merely stating. Sam blanches and glances at Bela as if to say 'Who the hell is this?'.

Bela doesn't want to deal with this right now. She glances at her phone (A present from Gabriel. "You need to have one Bela. You never know when you're gonna get a booty call. Or calls from me. Whatever works.") It's a little less than five hours before the ritual. Holy hell. Is it really 7:30?. She glances at Assasiel who is practically staring Sam down. She laughs internally at the look on Sam's face. He looks really uncomfortable. "Bela" Assasiel says before taking out her sword. Bela can practically feel Sam's eyes widen at it. Assasiel continues speaking. If she noticed Sam's look. She's ignoring it.

"There are demons that will be here in about five minutes. We must be prepared." Assasiel tilts her head. Glancing down the street. She murmurs something to herself that Bela doesn't quite catch. "There are about fifteen hellhounds with her. I must-" "Wait. There are how many hellhounds?" Sam cuts in. Looking at Assasiel. Bela knows that even with an archangel. There is no way the three of them can take on that many at once. They need help. Assasiel nods at Bela. Silently knowing what she's thinking. "I must call the others. We need to fight. Bela-" Assasiel is cut off by the hardware store's door banging open. Without looking around Dean Winchester looks straight to his brother " Sammy. What's taking you so long? Did you find out who it was? I kinda need help in the-" Dean cuts off. He's seen Bela. Oh crap.

Bela is paralyzed. She feels like she can't breathe. She can't look at him. She can't. Her mind is taking her back. Back to the rack. The knives, The Pain. She's backing up. She vaguely notices that. She needs to get away. God. She has to get away from him. "Oh God. Bela?" And she can't listen to that voice. She can't listen to it. Can't because it's the same voice. She feels someone reach for her. And she knows its him. She flinches. God don't let him touch me. She won't handle it well if he touches her. "Dean stop." And she wants to kiss whoever said that. Because it worked. He's not going to touch her.

"Dude. Look at her she's freaking out. Uh. Can you help her?" And she knows Sam's talking to Assasiel because she can hear her walking over to her. " Bela. You're okay. Uh. Deep breaths?" Bela manages a small laugh. But it comes out a gasp of breath. She's holding on. But she's this close to breaking. No. She can't break. She can't break in front of him again. She can't. "Bela!" And she stops. Because she knows that voice. She turns. Gabriel is running towards her. Concern all over his face. She blinks away the tears. She's not going to do this in front of angels.

She flinches when Gabriel reaches her. Quietly taking her into his arms. Ignoring the looks of confusion and disbelief the Winchesters are giving him. Gabriel just holds her tighter. Whispering things she only can hear. Telling her it's going to be okay. She's just shaking her head. She wants out of here. She feels another person touch her arm and she flinches. Expecting the worst. She internally breathes a sigh of relief when she sees that it's Amabiel. Looking at her with a touch of concern. "Gabriel." And she can feel Gabriel turn his head to look at her.

"The rest of the group are on the way. The hellhounds are proving to be."She stops then. Grimacing as she continues " Challenging. It seems they have been being fed demon blood. Castiel is helping them" She recognizes the name Castiel. She remembers Gabriel and Rachiel talking about him. He's helping the Winchesters. "Demon blood?" Gabriel quietly asks. His voice ringing with disbelief. But he doesn't get to say anything else before the hardware store opens again. Bela groans. Great. Another person to see her little breakdown. "Guys. I need help in there. She's not doing good" Ellen Harvelle quickly says. Bela chances a look at her. And shudders. Ellen is covered in blood. Her clothes and hands stained red.

She can hear Sam head inside. Quietly comforting Ellen. Bela winces. Knowing that that girl would be dead soon. And all she's doing is breaking down. Time to fix that. Bela takes a deep breath and pushes away from Gabriel. Looking right at him. She forgets their fight for this moment. She turns to Assasiel "Can you heal her? Since Gabriel won't." She glares back at said person. Only feeling a little bad when his face falls. "Bela?. What- What are you doing here? H-how are you even here?" Giving Gabriel a silent 'I'm okay for a moment' nod.

She turns and braces herself to look at that face. Dean Winchester is looking at her with such disbelief if she wasn't in so much pain right now. She would laugh. She knows this is it. She has to put on her game face. She can do this. "H-hello Dean. Nice to see your manners have improved. I'd answer your questions. But I don't feel like repeating myself. Ask your brother." And she turns back to Gabriel. Because she can't look at his face anymore.

"Yes. I can" Assasiel replies. Looking towards the door. She quickly wraps her arm around Bela's shoulders and walks into the hardware store. She knows that Dean and Gabriel are behind her. Both wanting to talk to her. But for both very different reasons.

She almost gets sick. And that's saying something. Because she has seen some shit. But the image of Joanna Harvelle lying against that counter. Holding her internal organs in with a bandage. Well. It's an image Bela would rather live without. She watches as Assasiel walks over to Jo. Ignoring Ellen's questions. She lightly touches Jo's stomach. Bela flinches when Jo screams. She knows what that's like. Holding your insides in, knowing you're going to die. As Assasiel starts working on Jo. Bela kneels down next to her.

Even in extreme pain. Jo knows someone's there. She turns her head. Bela sadly smiles. "Hi Jo. I'm Bela. And this is Assasiel." Ignoring Sam's exclamation "Assasiel the ARCHANGEL?" She continues "She's going to help you. Okay?" As Jo nods. Understanding that Assasiel is helping her. She can hear the hellhounds growling. She knows the other angels are taken care of it. She stands. She glances down at Assasiel healing Jo. Relieved that it's another innocent person who's life won't be cut short.

She moves to give Assasiel more room when she feels a rough calloused hand wrap around her wrist. Without even looking up she knows it's him. "Please. Don't touch me." With those words she rips her arm out of his grip. Deep breaths. She feels like she can't remember how to breathe. She turns as Amabiel walks into the room. A dark haired man is with her that she doesn't recognize. It must be the infamous Castiel.

Amabiel sighs. "The hellhounds are dead. Most of them tried to run when they saw us. The demon stain wasn't happy to see us also. She ran pretty fast when she was outnumbered. Which means that Lucifer probably knows we are here." Bela doesn't have to be an angel to know that's bad. Their covers are definitely blown. Bela sighs. Ignoring Sam's pleading look, Bela turns back to Jo. Smiling slightly when she sees the wounds have disappeared. Assasiel stands up, brushing her hands on her pants. "Joanna is healed. There shouldn't be any scarring involved." When Ellen hugs Assasiel. Thanking her over and over for saving her daughter. Bela's smile grow bigger. Almost to a smirk. Because the look on Assasiel's face?. Priceless.

The angels are trying to figure out where to go from here. Amabiel's arguing with Gabriel. But that's nothing new. Assasiel is sitting back just watching them. Sam is sitting next to Jo. Quietly talking about something. Bela doesn't really care to know what. Dean's staring at her. Which is quite annoying. But Bela just shrugs it off. She's not going to talk to him right now. She notices the brown haired man- Castiel , was also staring at her, Almost like he was trying to see inside her soul. Creepy. " Cas. Cut it out. Your freaking her out." Dean smirked. "My apologies. Dean has informed me that it is not acceptable to stare at humans. They may be uncomfortable with it." Bela tilts her head and blinks at him. Great. Another insane angel. Just what she needs.

Amabiel clears her throat. Instantly she has everyone's undivided attention "The ritual is beginning in four hours. We must prepare" "Hold up. So obviously you're angels. Mind filling in the rest of us who exactly you are?" Dean cuts in. Assasiel glares at him. "How dare you interrupt an angel? I should kill you where you stand" "Bring it blondie" "Okay! Everyone shut it. Dean" Bela glares at him. "Stop aggravating the archangel." Assasiel "Stop annoying him. We have FOUR HOURS until the Devil raises Death. We do NOT have time for this." She's glaring at both of them. Just daring them to speak. She sneaks a glance at the other angels. Gabriel's smirking. The others look impressed. Good. Her jobs done. She can hear Dean mumble something along the lines of "Still a bitch I see".

The angels decide to head out. Gabriel stays behind. Waiting for Anna to return. Bela looks around the room. Gabriel, Herself, Dean, Sam and both Harvelles. Great. Bela leans against a wall. Crossing her arms. "Bela." She turns to Dean. Raising an eyebrow she silently tells him to continue. "I uhm" He clears his throat. "I know we haven't had the best pasts" Ignoring Bela's scoff. "But I uh. Just wanted to say. I'm glad your back." He stops speaking when he sees Bela's look. "You really want to pull that card Dean?. How about I fix that sentence hmm?. You're just glad I'm out of hell so you can continue your favorite thing to do. Torturing me." At Dean's flinch and Sam's confused expression. Bela laughs under her breath. "Oh wow. After hearing how close you guys are. You didn't tell him Dean?" She's looking him right in the face.

She pulls a smirk onto her face as she turns to Sam. "You want to know the real reason Dean can't look me in the eye Sam? Because if he did. He'd see himself torturing me. Slicing at me until I break." She can't stop now. She needs to get this all out. "He tortured me until I broke Sam. Until I screamed for so long my throat was raw. He looked me right in the eye and he picked up that knife. And the best part Sam" She feels a little twinge of satisfaction at Dean's face. But only a little bit. She focuses back on Sam's face. He looks sick. Good. " The best part Sam?. He enjoyed it. He enjoyed making me pay for all the things I did to him. And to you." Bela takes a breath.

She leans back against the wall. Refusing to look at anyone. She hears an intake of breath. "Bela I-" "Don't Dean. Nothing you can say will make up for that." She flicks her glance to Gabriel. "Gabe?" When he looks at her she continues "I know I said I'll help. And I will. But I need to get out of her before I go insane. Can you call one of the angels for me?" And Gabriel's nod. She turns to Ellen and Jo. Who both look sick. She smiles sadly. "I'm sorry you had to hear that." "Bela. It's alright. You don't have to apologize for that idiot's actions." Ellen says surprisingly gentle.

"Bela. I heard you need angel express?" Bela turns at the sound of fluttering wings. Anna's standing there. Glaring at Gabriel. "Okay Gabe. What did you do to her now?" At Gabriel's affronted look. Bela quietly laughs. "It's alright Anna. He didn't do anything." Pointing at Dean "He did it."

"Anna?" The angel in question turns to Dean. Smiling slightly she waves. "Hey Dean. Long time no see. Now. What did you do?" Bela rolls her eyes. "He didn't do anything Anna. I mean. Besides torturing me for decades. But lets' skip over that okay?" Bela turns to Anna. Ignoring Dean's "Bela I don't-" "Can you take me to Assasiel?" Bela says quickly. At Anna's nod. She closes her eyes. They're both gone before anyone can blink.

Gabriel raises an eyebrow. Slightly surveying Dean's shocked look and Sam's sick one. He turns to Castiel. " Well." He drawled. "That went exceptionally well. Did it not?" Again smirking when Dean snaps "Shut up Gabriel."

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-And another one's done. Bela met not only one Winchester. But Both. Next chapter will be the ritual.

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-Ginevra.