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Chapter Four

They ran toward the sound and followed a corner after the corridor ended.

Dean was ahead of Sam so when Sam crashed into a young woman with long black hair he was startled for a moment. She landed in his arms side ways but she didn't drop her weapon. She stared curiously as Sam as she looked up at him the few seconds they connected.

"Sorry," she said as she moved from him toward where the sound had come from.

"Wait!" Sam said though Cash ignored him, it wasn't time to talk.

Dean beat them both to the room. He found Cassie on the floor holding her arm to her chest. Cassie lost her breath for a moment as she moved to get up she saw Dean come in the room.

"Cass? What are you doing here?"

Sam and Cash walked in the room simultaneously to find Dean leaning over Cassie as she stared up at Dean. Cash didn't think the discussion would go well but again it wasn't the time for that.

Sam looked from his brother to the ghost who stood across the room as it watched them. Sam didn't understand why the thing seemed to be waiting. Cash took the initiative and began to fire her gun full of rock salt at it, the ghost disappeared but all were aware it was not gone for good.

Sam watched as the spirit dissapated, "Did anyone think to salt this person's bones and burn them?" he asked.

"Yes we did that," Cash said before she looked to Sam as she rolled her eyes.

Oh I can tell by Cassie's expression these are the infamous Winchesters, bully for them, Cash thought with a sigh.

Dean helped Cassie from the room, "Wait we need to help them," Cassie said.

Dean was distracted, "You're right but you are hurt."

"I'm fine it just surprised me," she said stubbornly as she moved his hand from her arm.

Dean shook his head, this was the number one reason Cassie couldn't hunt with him he thought, she was too damn stubborn. It was what his head thought but his heart felt totally different on the matter. He didn't have the time to really think about why she was in the building that was being haunted or.........no way .......it didn't make sense to his confused brain at that moment.

He followed her back as he watched her try to shake off the pain in her shoulder.

"So what are we going to do now?" she asked as she looked from Cash to Sam.

--

Sam walked out into the hallway to confer with Dean. Cash raised her eyebrows at Cassie.

"Don't start," Cassie said as she shook her head at her friend.

Dean noticed the look that Cassie shared with the Indian looking woman, they seemed familiar he thought.

"Hey looks like you didn't have to tell him after all," Cash said before they heard the noise of what sounded like wind blowing through the room.

"What is that Sam?" asked as he turned from Dean and watched helplessly as the girls were pulled back into the room by an invisible force.

They were swirling like they were in a vacuum.

"What is going on? SAM?" Dean asked with panic in his voice, "Great!"

Dean watched in horror as the woman he loved was thrown around like a rag doll.

Sam frowned, "It's playing with us, Dean, it can sense there is a connection with us and them. It feeds on negative energy, think positive thoughts go to a happy place." Sam said as he reached in his bag to grab a book.

Dean shook his head at Sam,"Seriously is this the time for the pscho mumbo jumbo you spout all the time?"

Sam looked at Dean, "Yes it is if you want them and us to get out of here alive.

Dean grabbed his gun and followed Sam. He did think of positive thoughts, of course it just seemed so inappropriate and he shifted his jacket to cover his excitement.

They cautiously went back in the room where the girls were stuck against the wall now by an invisible force. Dean watched as the two kept their eyes closed to protect them.

"It's okay Sam, you are going to be fine, don't struggle," Sam instructed the girls before he spoke to the ghost, "You can't be here," Sam said with authority to the spirit, "you have no rights, let go of the anger and move on," then sam recited an exorcism, one he had only just recalled, it was short and it worked as Cash and Cassie fell to the floor.

Dean and Sam went over to help them. Dean saw Cassie grab her arm again.

"Come on, I got you," he said before she let him lead her out of the room.

"I'm Cash," the other girl finally told Sam as he helped her up with a show of his dimples.

"I'm Sam."

--

Outside Dean took Cassie to the Impala, he opened the passenger door and she sat down with a frown against the brightness even though it was later in the day it had seemed dark inside.

"Cass, what are you doing here?" Dean asked as he knelt down in front of her and reached for her arm though she didn't want him to touch it.

She didn't answer him before he asked her to raise her shirt so he could look at her injury. She let him touch and poke at the spot before he prounonced that nothing seemed broken.

"I'm waiting for an answer," he said as she put her tee shirt back on.

"It's what I do Dean, I.........hunt demons," she said with her head down. She didn't want to see his face because she realized he would be angry with her. Dean went around to the other side of the car and opened the door without a word before he slammed it shut once he was inside.

"Why the hell would you want to do that?"

Cassie was quiet for long moments but she refused to cry it was her fault he was upset. So many chances had been given when she could have told him in a way that might have been better.

"SPEAK," he yelled at her.

"Stop yelling at me, Dean, I don't owe you any explanations," she said as she finally looked at him.

Dean hit the steering wheel with his hand. She was right she didn't owe him anything only he loved her and if she was hunting then maybe yelling at her wasn't going to help.

"You are right, get out of my car," he said before she opened the door and got out.

He couldn't look at her, all he could think about was what if they hadn't shown up would she have been killed. The other girl seemed to know Cassie and it was good if she was hunting with someone but still in his mind he thought Cassie might have had a death wish. He couldn't think straight. Cassie and hunting didn't go in the same sentence he reasoned.

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Sam saw Cassie get out of the car and he didn't need to be psychic to know she was upset.

"Okay, Cash we will meet you there," Sam said before he walked near Cassie and whispered in her ear, "Cash told me that you two hunt together. I don't know why you are doing it but you know how Dean reacts just give him some time okay, he will be fine. He loves you Cassie, don't worry," he said to her.

Cassie nodded before she met up with Cash.

"He didn't take it well I gather," her friend said as they got in her car.

--Sam jumped in the car but told Dean to wait a minute to let the girls leave first.

"Why?"

"Because we need to talk big brother."

Dean groaned before he put the car back in park, "What about?"

"What about? Your inconsistency for one. You love Cassie I have no idea how you can treat her the way you do. It makes no logical sense but for some totally out of this world reason she not only loves you but she has changed her damn profession to do what you do. Dean, what does the woman have to do to get you to let her all the way in?"

"Are you done?" Dean asked before he shifted the car back in to drive.

"For now," Sam said as he put on his seatbelt.

"Where are we going?" Dean asked Sam and his brother told him they were meeting Cassie and Cash for dinner.

Dean didn't say anything he only followed the directions Sam gave to him.

--At the restaurant, Sam and Cash chatted like old friends while Dean stared at Cassie and she talked with the other two when the opportunity arose. During dessert Dean excused himself to go the mens room; Cassie followed him a minute later.

She stood outside the door when he came out.

"Talk to me," Cassie said as she stood in front of Dean with her head tilted to the side.

Dean thought she looked sassy no matter what she wore. He wanted to grab her and take against the wall. Her hair hung over her shoulders and her injury made him want to protect her. The woman was in his blood, he hated she had lied to him, but he figured karma was a bitch. He lied for a living. She was the only woman he never lied to but in her case he had to make an exception for her sin. His mind was drifting, he didn't want to be angry with her.....

"What do you want me to say? I still can't believe you lied to me,Cass, I have never lied to you.

"I'm sorry, Dean it was the hardest thing I ever had to do. It was harder then learning to use all those damned weapons and martial arts training with Cash. You wouldn't believe how good she is and she is damn thorough with the teaching. She is like I would imagine you are when it comes to you know hunters and learning. I am sorry that I lied to you I was just so afraid to tell you."

Dean grabbed her uninjured arm and pulled her close to him. He couldn't resist touching her any longer.

"I don't want this life for you but..........if you want to do this would you consider doing it with me?"

"I already 'do it' with you," Cassie said with a slight smile as she tried to break the tension in the air between.

Dean tried not to smirk, this was serious and he need her to know.

"Okay but you have to know a few things," Dean said as he ran his hands over her arm.

"What do I need to know?" Cassie said as she put her hands on his face.

Standing in the back hall near the bathrooms of a restaurant didn't make Dean any sexier to her.

"I only have eight months then I am going straight to hell because I traded my soul for Sam's," Dean said as he looked in her eyes.

TBC