Sienna
My head went under as the waves started. I turned around and tried to force myself up, out of the water. I found their arm and clawed at it. It didn't affect them at all, they only pushed me under further. My world started to go black around the edges and I clawed harder in a vein attempt. I didn't know what else to do, I needed to speak to cast spells.
My arms grew heavy and I stopped fighting. I couldn't breath. I was going to die. Again. Twice in one week. Good going Sienna. What would Kayla think, twice you've abandoned her to die.
Something happened. A burst of heat then the person holding me down let go. I needed to get out from the water. Away from the person. I kicked at them and pushed myself away from them, my head going up to the top of the water. I gasped and coughed, water coming out of my mouth as I tried not to hack up my lungs.
"Sienna-" the cry was cut short. What the hell just happened. I recognised Kayla's voice, she had shouted my name, but where was she? I looked around the pool and saw Sam and Kayla nearby, the person, a demon I realised as my foggy brain caught up, behind them.
"Behin-" my voice cut out and I coughed up another mouthful of water.
"Behind you!" Dean yelled. I looked over at him and saw another demon holding him back. Another was holding back Cas, Kushiel had yet to show up. The demon stepped behind Kayla and leant next to her ear.
"Where did you learn that trick?" they asked. Kayla shivered, though her body didn't move, I realised that the demon had them both stuck. "Was it your witch friend, did she show you?"
Had she used magic? I know I had taught her, I remember getting burnt as she misfired repeatedly. Had she used it?
"You're both going to pay, you all are because news says you're backing Crowley. I'll make it quick, I promise." she said as she wrapped her hands around Kayla's neck. Sam tried to move, tried to stop what was going to happen, but he was well and truly pinned that he couldn't even turn to look.
With one quick twist Kayla was dead.
Her body sank to the water and the demon smiled.
My mind cleared and I raised my hand, trying not to cough up the remaining water in my lungs. The water of the pool surged forwards and attacked the demon. I don't think they saw it coming. I didn't either.
I released the others from the hold and Dean turned around and stabbed the demon that was holding him. Where he had kept the knife I had no idea, I honestly didn't care. The other demons smoked out and their hosts fell to the pool.
Sam grabbed Kayla's body and started towards the shallow end. Cas swam towards them frantically and looked over at me, sending a subtle shake my way. I covered my mouth and let out a sob.
"Can you heal her Cas?" I asked. I knew I sounded desperate but I was beyond caring.
"That's not how healing works. She's dead Sienna."
"No. you don't understand, I made a promise to myself that I would get her back alive." I said. Cas shook his head again and Sam walked over to me and wrapped me in a hug. I didn't know what to do so I hugged him back.
"I have to go to find Kushiel." I said before I let go and started towards the toilets. I knew what I had to do. Kushiel appeared in front of me.
"The demons know that we're here." she said. I nodded.
"Yeah, I know. Go to the pool, the others are there." I said. Kushiel nodded and ran towards the pool. I opened the door to the toilets and made sure that no one was inside. Then again, all the people had been demons. I raised my hand and placed a finger against the mirror. I traced the symbol I had memorised and held my hand over three spots. A small flame appeared under my hand, as though a candle was there instead of a mirror.
"You know if you wanted me you could have just called." Crowley said as he leant against the sinks. I turned and looked at him. He put down his drink when he saw the look on my face.
"So this is a business call and not pleasure. What do you want?"
"I want you to bring back Kayla."
"What happened?"
"Does it matter? You're the king of hell, bring her back. Take my soul and bring her back."
"So she died, for you if your reaction says anything."
"Yes. Now bring her back, please."
"I never thought I would see you so desperate. You can do anything, you have so much potential, but here you are asking for your friends life."
"I was drowning. I did what I could." I replied as I stepped forwards. "Bring her back."
Crowley stepped closer and looked me in the eyes.
"If you're trying to intimidate me let me tell you, it's not working. I can see the pain this causes you, it's more pain than loosing a friend. Like a sister." I blanched. "Oh, like a lover." he said with a smile. I looked up at him sharply.
"If you tell anyone-"
"I won't. I'll bring her back, but you have to make a move on her." he said with a smile. I paused. I couldn't, but if I didn't she'd stay dead.
"Fine." I said reluctantly. Damn him, damn him and his deals.
"Shall we seal the deal then?" he said as he stepped closer. I nodded and kissed him. The deal was done. Kayla was alive and I had sold my soul.
"Well, it was nice seeing you again. I'll collect in ten years" Crowley said before disappearing. I wiped my hand over the mirror, extinguishing the fires. I ran out of the room and stopped as I reached the pool.
Sam and Dean were looking at me as Cas helped Kayla up.
"What did you do?" Dean asked. I shook my head and walked towards Kayla. She looked up at me and hugged me tightly.
"You're okay."
"As are you." I replied as I rested my chin on her shoulder.
"Why wouldn't I be? You were the one gett- shit. She tried to kill me. What happened?"
"Yeah, what happened?" Sam asked, I didn't need to look at him to know that he practically had his hands on his hips.
"I think we all know what I did." I replied as I stepped back. Dean sighed and Sam ran his hands through his hair. I looked down at the water that rippled around my feet.
"Great going S." Sam said. I tried not to look at him, but I couldn't help it, he was being a jerk.
"Can it dickhead. Not like you've never done it." I snapped before looking back at Kayla.
"I died didn't I?" she said, her voice barely a whisper.
"Yeah."
"You idiot." she said as she pressed a hand against my cheek and forced me to look her in the eye.
"I know, but I had to. I couldn't let you stay dead." I replied quietly.
"What were the conditions?" she asked.
"I got ten years on one condition."
"What's that?" she asked. I took in a breath.
"That I do something I've been meaning to do for years but chickening out for just as long." I replied before letting out a dry laugh.
"Which is?"
"Fuck." my nerves got the better of me. "Can I-" I leant forwards and whispered in her ear. Her back straightened and she looked at me.
"That was part of the deal?" I nodded. "You idiot." she replied as she tilted my head and gently pressed her lips against mine. It was short, sweet. Never to be repeated.
"Thanks for bringing me back, but why was that part of it?"
"Casue Crowley's a dick." I replied with a small laugh. "I know you don't like me that way, I'm fine with just being friends."
"Okay." she said. "We should probably go now." she said as she looked over my shoulder at the brothers and Cas who had started to stare at us. I turned to face them as Dean shrugged and Sam ran a hand through his hair.
"What ever. So you've got ten years, hey, at least its better than the one I got." Dean said with a grin as we started back to get changed out of the swim suits.
My hair started to curl as we exited the pool.
"How are you that dry already?" Sam asked. His hair was a similar length to mine and he was still soaked, his shoulders damp from the hair.
"Body heat mainly." I replied before I noticed something off.
"Demons." Kushiel said as Cas pulled his angel blade from his sleeve.
"While fighting them sounds great, we have a car. Scrap that, a van." I replied as I pulled out the keys the the car. They all looked at me before starting to the car. I unlocked the car and got in, starting the engine. Dean claimed shotgun as the others piled in the back. I waited for the door to close before I started towards the demons and ran them over. I looked over my shoulder and saw them lying on the floor. I reached for the memory stick in my pocket and pressed it into the usb port of the radio.
"Windows open." I said, opening mine and Deans.
"What the hell, why?" he asked as the exorcism started to play. Sam seemed to realise what was happening and opened his window, undoing the clips on both sides of him. Cas opened the one on his side. I turned the volume up and looked out of the window. The demons started to smoke out, the hosts going lifeless as they left.
"Now we go." I said as I removed the usb and started back home.
"Good idea. When did you record the exorcism?" Sam asked as he closed the windows.
"A little while ago." I replied as I turned towards home.
"I thought this was meant to be a break." Kayla said from the back with a grin. I laughed. "But hey, what's hanging with the Winchesters without a little death and demonic possession?"
I looked over at Dean and he burst out laughing. Sam let out a loud laugh as Cas and Kushiel let out a small chuckle.
"That's so true." Sam said as I slowed down outside my old college.
"Hey, Kayla, wanna go inside and see Cherrie?" I asked with a glance over my shoulder.
"Sure, why not." I took the next turn and drove down to the college. I pulled up on the green and jumped out of the car.
"You guys don't have to come."
"Who you kidding, I wanna see you old college." Sam said as he got out after Kayla.
"Same here." Dean said as they started towards college. I locked the car and followed after them.
"What's the betting that the doors are still locked?" I asked with a glance at Kayla. She laughed.
"Almost certain."
They were. I lead them round the back and went into the art block from the back. I stopped outside the door to my old art room and looked inside. I let out a breath when I saw the room was empty apart from Cherrie sat at her desk.
Kayla opened the door and stepped inside, I followed her and held the door for the others.
"I take it you don't have a class now." I said. Cherrie looked up from her computer and stared for a second before standing up.
"Sienna Marie Duff, Kayla Mac, where the hell have you been?" she asked as she started towards us. "You had us all worried sick. A single call to explain that you've moved to America and not to call your parents."
"We were in America. We were busy."
"To busy to come and collect your stuff? Jeez you girls have some explaining to do, good thing I have a double free now. Sit down and talk."
I pulled out one of the chairs and sat down, feeling like I was at a parent teacher meeting.
"I know you have questions, so shoot." Kayla said as she sat down.
"First question, who the hell are they?" she asked with a gesture at Sam and Dean who were still stood behind us.
"They are our work partners." I said.
"Work? What do you do?" she asked as they stepped closer to us.
"Tell her the truth, she looks the sort to know when someone's bull shitting." Dean said with a smile sent Cherrie's way. She smiled back and Dean pulled out a chair from behind us.
"You remember the death in the canteen, last April."
"How could I forget? What about it?"
"Well, there was a ghost haunting this place, killing people. We got rid of it and realised that the supernatural existed. Well at least some."
"So you're saying it was ghost. I thought I could see one, but I wasn't sure."
"Wait, you're not freaking out. People normally do." Sam said.
Cherrie looked over at them and smiled.
"I've been able to see ghosts since I was a child. It doesn't really surprise me." she replied.
"After that stuff started to get real. There was a demonic possession near my house." I said, gaining her attention. "That's where we met these two. We started working together and took a few cases. Kayla and I saved them a couple of times, her with her skills, me with my magic."
"You're magic?"
"Yeah. I'm a witch, I can do magic." I said with a smile as I held up my hand and chanted under my breath. A small fire caught and Cherrie sat up straight and looked at it.
"We went to America after a while cause that's where these two are from." Kayla continued where I left off. "We fought more monsters, Sienna practised her magic, I practised my marksmanship. We tried not to die, kinda failed, saved a load of people. That's pretty much it." she finished.
"So what are you doing here then?"
"Taking a small break, shits about to hit the fan, the eye of the storm, may as well enjoy it whilst we can." Dean said. Cherrie turned to look at them and raised an eyebrow.
"I get that. What are your names, you didn't introduce yourselves."
"I'm Dean Winchester. Hunter of the supernatural."
"I'm his brother Sam."
"I am Castiel, I am an angel of the lord."
"And I am Kushiel, an angel of the lord working in Hell."
"So there are angels too."
I nodded.
"Long story short, yeah. All the angels fell from heaven thanks to some dick called Metatron, we killed him but the angels still cant go to heaven as they have no wings. Now there is a war between our associate Crowley, the King of Hell-"
"I thought that was Lucifer."
"It was, but he wanted to destroy the world so they put him in the pit. Basically right now there's a fight between Crowley's lot and one of Lilith's underlings over who should rule hell."
"Right, and I guess you're stuck in the middle of it."
"Yep." I said.
"What do you mean, tried not to die, kinda failed?" she asked, clearly only just processing that part of the conversation.
"We both died. I was blown up by a demon, Kayla had her neck broken this morning. But it's fine, we're better now."
"Right." she sounded sceptical at best. "We're were you off to?" she asked, changing the subject quickly.
"We were going to go home. I need to visit my mum, and S needs to explain what happened to her mum." Kayla said before getting up and pushing her chair in. "We just thought we would come here and tell you that we're alive." she said with a smile. Cherrie rolled her eyes.
"Well, that's good to know. You boys look after them." Cherrie said before getting up and hugging us. Sam and Dean nodded before Cherrie walked over to them and hugged them.
"Go back home, maybe I can help protect here."
"Sure."
"How would I know whose a demon and whose not?" she asked. I looked at Dean before Sam started to explain.
"They can have black eyes. They can move things with their minds. Salt burns them, as does holy water. Um- saying Christo will make them flinch. If demons have been around the smell of sulphur will remain."
"How will I be able to tell who's with who?"
"I don't know, it's easy for us, cause the ones attacking us are from the other side, but for you- I don't know." Sam tailed off.
"The ones on my side will be wearing a badge saying long live the king, like her." a voice said as the door opened and Holly stepped in. Her eyes turned black at the presence of the two angels and she fingered the badge on her lapel.
"Who are you?"
"Crowley, King of the Crosroads, and King of Hell. And yourself?"
"Cherrie Cox, Art teacher and Psychic."
"Nice to meet you Cherrie. One thing the moose left out was that demons are also affected by iron. You can also exorcise them."
I ferreted in my pocket and pulled out the piece of paper I had written the exorcism on and learned it from. I handed it to her and hoped that it wasn't too badly crinkled. She took it and looked it over.
"Is this Latin?"
"Yes. You said you were a psychic?"
"I am, like Missouri yes. What's this?" she asked as she turned the page over and looked at the other incantation.
"It's for making holy water." I said as I started towards the door. "We should go, before more demons follow us here." Cherrie nodded and bid us goodbye.
We all piled in the car and I drove us home. When we got out mum was coming out of the door. I smiled and handed her the car keys, in case she needed them.
"Where is everyone?" Sam asked as I walked inside and took my shoes off.
"Dude, mums just left, Dad's at work, and Jack's at school."
"He still goes to school?"
"He's 13. of course he goes to school." Kayla replied for me before grabbing the bag she had brought down last night. "Who's gonna come with me to my mums?" she asked before looking at the boys, knowing I couldn't drive her there, mainly because I had just given the car keys to my mum and she didn't like riding on my bike.
"Sure, I'll go with you." Dean said.
"You got enough money for the train?" I asked. Kayla checked her pockets and nodded, finding two £20's.
"Have fun explaining to her." I said with a smile. Kayla rolled her eyes as she walked out of the room, Dean following behind her.