Chapter 13

"It's almost done." Koven spoke, but kept her eyes closed as she waited for the hair-dye to finish its work. She heard Dean groan and her lips parted from their straight line again. "Dean calm down, it's not like I'm making you dye your hair." She said. Dean rolled his eyes and looked at her with a small frown.

"I'm gonna go check on Sammy." He said. She mumbled something and waved him off. They had gotten two different rooms, and Dean volunteered to share with Koven while Sam was alone. Koven, after finishing up a salt-and-burn with the boys, had decided to dye her hair a dark blue color to celebrate her, technically third hunt, but they called it her first because the first, because the first two she was sorta just… standing there.

So, they went to the bar, Koven gagged at every drink they gave her, and ended up getting a sprite. Dean had given a very, very short 'Good job apple-pie' speech, and then went to the store to buy some apple-pie.

That's where she decided to get the dark blue hair dye, and the silver she dyed her bang tips with. Dean was against it, because he thought it would take to long, but Koven bought it anyway.

She heard the door open and close and her eyes opened, but them immediately closed, as she didn't like the bright lighting.

Dean knocked on Sam's door and waited for his younger brother to open the door, once he did, he let in Dean and closed the door again. Dean walked half way across the room before turning to face his brother who watched him.

"Dean there's something wrong isn't there?" Sam asked.

"Yeah, we've got a girl with a name on her soul in the next room, and she's acting like nothing happened." He said and Sam sighed, running a hand over his face. "You know, I'm just gonna call up that demon and get her out of that deal." Dean said.

"Dean, she told us that she doesn't want out of the deal. Besides, she'd be suspicious of why the Impala's gone. And Dean, I am now letting you make any kind of deal anyway. Don't go to the cross roads." Sam said.

"Fine. I won't go to the cross roads." Dean sighed, and took out his phone and dialed a number.

"Who are you calling?" Sam asked.

"Bobby." Dean held up one finger before speaking into the phone. "Yeah, hey Bobby it's me." He said. There was a moment of silence before Dean spoke again, after stepping into the bathroom where Sam wouldn't hear him "Yeah, I was wondering. That woman you told me about, the one who summons demons. Does she owe you for something?"

Sam took in a deep sigh and ran a hand through his hair. Dean began to write something down on his hand, said thanks to Bobby, then hung up. He walked out of the restroom, and turned to Sam.

"I have to go, apparently Bobby needs my help." Dean said, walking past his brother to the door.

"Dean. why only you?" When he didn't answer, Sam sighed and fallowed him out of the room, and to the room next door. Dean opened his door and opened his mouth to speak, but saw Koven. She stood at her bed in only a pair of jeans, her shoes and a white bra, looking for a shirt to wear. She looked up, her eyes peeking through her silver tipped bangs.

The color of her hair fit her really well and fell over her shoulders, and some stuck underneath the straps of her bra. All the brothers could to was stare, which made her blush.

"Do you mind not just standing there with the door open?" She asked quietly, and the brothers realized they still stood outside. they muttered things and they entered the room and shut the door. She finally pulled out a orange t-shirt and grey plaid over-shirt.

"What's with you and plaid?" Dean asked, eyebrow raised.

"I could ask you the same Winchester." She said, slipping on the orange shirt, then the plaid over-shirt. "So. What are we doing?" She asked. Dean looked at Sam who was looking at the floor.

"You and Sam are staying here." Koven raised an eyebrow. "Bobby needs help with something." He said. She crossed her arms.

"What's wrong?" She asked. Dean looked at Sam.

"Nothing much. He just said he needed my help. Figured you and Sam could take the day off while I go help him." He said. She nodded slowly

"Not that I'm objecting, but since when did Hunters take the day off?" She asked.

"Since now. Go have some fun apple-pie." He smiled before exiting the room. Koven narrowed her eyes at Sam.

"What was that?" She asked. Sam, not really sure either, shrugged his shoulders. She sighed and ran a hand thorough her newly dyed hair. "Wanna go get something to eat?" She asked, since it was lunch time. Sam shrugged and held the door open for her.

She exited the room and Sam fallowed. They watched as Dean pulled away in the Impala.

"A day off... I've only been on the job for four days and I'm already on vacation. That tells me how good I am." She said, making Sam chuckle. "I want a burger. A burger sounds good." She said, beginning to walk. Sam fallowed.

"You're so much like Dean. Why can't you people just eat salad." She waved him off.

"I do eat salad, just not that often. Last time I had salad I threw up, so I'm not to sure about it anymore." She said, hopping over a large rock, then wincing at the pain in her right leg, where the bullet holes were.

"Hey, you okay? Your leg..."

"It's strange. It hasn't hurt at all till just now..." She said, and took another step. She felt nothing. "That is so weird. Nothing." She frowned. Sam waved it off.

"We can think about it later. We have the day off. Let's eat." He grabbed her hand and pulled her off.

Dean was half way to the address Bobby had given him, AC/DC music blaring from the cassette player. He lowly hummed along to the song, keeping his gaze on the open road.

He began to think, which he did a lot when alone. But he was thinking about Koven now. How is she so calm with everything? How is it she hasn't broken down yet?

She looked so strong, but she was easy to be red by people who look closely. Dean knew she was sad. She was worried and scared and she just wanted out. She was so nervous during the salt and burn, she was barley able to light the match to set the corpse on fire.

But she was still trying. And Dean wanted to save her in return. All he had to do was contact the demon, and he wasn't lying. He wasn't going to the cross roads. He was going to a demon summoning woman who Bobby had helped a few years back, and she owed him.

Bobby had warned him that she was a bit crazy, and that her name was Erin Coleman. So, when he pulled up next to her house about half an hour later, he was cautious. The house was a big, two level building(Not counting the basement), and was guarded by overgrown plants. The plants were about ten, maybe fifteen feet tall, with long, thick vines, and big pointy thorns and a few flowers. But they all seamed to be wilting.

Dean was nervous as he walked up to the door. Three fat black cats sat on the porch all eyeing him as he stepped up to the door. The doormat read 'Come in, we're open' and caused Dean to raise an eyebrow. He raised his hand and knocked three or four times, and stood back.

A woman in her forties opened the door. Her dark brown hair was cut short, and her eyes covered with big car eye glasses. She wore a pair of blue jeans, a white t-shirt and a black vest, a white cat in her arms.

Oh great. A crazy cat lady who summons demons. This was going to be exciting.

"Hello, and who are you?" She stepped outside. She was short. About a foot shorter than Dean.

"My name is Dean Winchester." Suddenly her hair felt his face.

"Hello my child. I am Princess Angelina Contessa Louisa Francesca Banana Fana Bo Besca the third." She said in a dreamy voice, dropping the cat who fell to the floor with a thud. Dean slapped her hands away, but she only smiled wider.

"I'm sorry. I was told your name was Erin Coleman." He chuckled nervously. The lady threw her head back laughing manically before she stopped and looked at him.

"Nope! I had it legally change to Princess Angelina Contessa Louisa Francesca Banana Fana Bo Besca the third! Banana for short." She booped him on the nose. Hell. She was more than crazy. She was motherfucking nuts. "Fallow me!" She cackled and marched into her house, barley missing her cat on the way. Dean stepped over the cat who hissed at him before stepping into the house. He froze.

Lining the hall way were tons of cats, real and ceramic. Banana, or whatever she was called, picked up one of the ceramic cats and began to scratch it's head, creating a horrid noise that she only smiled at. continued to walk, turning a corner. Dean fallowed her till they entered a large room. In the middle of the room was a table , and two couches, one on each side. The curtains were closed and the only light came from the fire in the large fire place. Banana hit a button on the underside of her table and the room suddenly flipped. Purple drapes fall from the ceiling and covered the walls, the fire roared, and a large sign held up by weak looking rope fell down reading 'Banana's summoning'.

"How can I help you today my dear?" She set her ceramic cat down on the couch like it was alive. four or five, or ten other cats walked into the room, each different shades of brown, white and black.

"I need you to summon a cross roads demon." Dean said. Banana took in a sharp breath.

"Sorry, but we're closed! Come back next week!" She smiled before trying to exit the room.

"Bobby Singer sent me." Dean said, and Banana froze. She turned to Dean with a crazy smile.

"Oh! Bobby is my child! Oh he was so sweet! He saved me from a vampire. But the thing still took a bite o my arm! See!" She pulled up her sleeve to show marks on her skin.

"Yeah..." Dean said. "Bobby said you owe him. You do this, and you're off the hook." Dean said. Banana gave it a moment.

"Snacks! We need snacks!" She exclaimed, walking away. Dean ran a hand through his hair. How was he going to keep this woman on one subject at a time.

He fallowed her into a messy kitchen, where another cat sat in the dirty dishes, getting old food in it's fur and licking at what looked like dead bug guts. Dean nearly gagged at the smell that came from the room. Banana opened the fridge and pulled out a plate of cookies.

"Cookies! See! They're peanut-butter, chocolate and ketchup!" She smiled, and shoved one towards them. "Want one!?" She asked. He shook his head quickly.

"No! I want you to summon the crossroads demon!" He said. She took in a deep breath and bit into her cookie. She clicked her tongue.

"Not enough ketchup! And fine, stinky pants! Jeez, you just had to ask!" She said, putting the plate of cookies onto the counter. She walked past dean once more and into the large room where even more cats had nested, some chewing on the heads of ceramic cats. Banana grabbed something from her jean pocket and she cackled, throwing it to the floor.

A bunch of strangely colored smoke fulled the room, and once it had cleared enough for Dean to see, Banana was dressed up weirdly. She wore her original clothing, but now she had a huge orange turban on her head, stars and moons painted on her face, and a large baggy purple bath road that was decorated with stars, gum and other sticky substances.

She cackled again.

"Sit!" She command, pointed to the couch on the table's left. Dean slowly sat down and Banana just hopped onto the couch where she had left the ceramic car, which fell from the couch and shattered. She stared at it.

"I'll go to the pet store later. They die like that all the time. You wouldn't believe how fragile cat's can be. Some shatter, some just land with a huge thump." She said. Then, a huge smile appeared on her face.

She reached under the table and lifted up a huge crystal ball about the size of one and a half Dean heads. Banana cracked her knuckles, as a large pigeon suddenly flew in and lanced on Dean's shoulder.

"What the hell!" Dean jumped as the pigeon began to peck him. "Why the hell do you have a pigeon!?"

"That is not a pigeon! Birds are not allowed in my house! That is a flying cat!" Banana said. "Come here baby girl!" She cooed. The pigeon suddenly flew from Dean's shoulder, letting something fall onto the carpet before he sat on Banana's turban.

"No! Use the litter box next time!" Banana sighed. The bird sat comfortably on Banana's head, and a few of the cat's eyed it like it was their dinner.

"Maybe this wasn't such a good idea." Dean began but Banana shushed him.

"Shut up my child. The Crossroads demon. Of course." Banana took in a deep breath. The room grew colder, then heated up, and kept changing. The crystal ball began to fill with grey gas and then,

"Sam!" Sam glanced up from what he was reading while sitting on a park bench to see Koven doing a hand stand. "Look at what I can do!" She said. Then immediately, she fell. landing on her butt. Sam chuckled as she rolled over, again and again till she hit his feet with her side. He looked down at her. She was giggling, a side effect from the sweets she had eaten after lunch, along with the three glasses of Coca-Cola she had to drink.

"Maybe we should get back to the rooms." Sam said, only to hear her giggling again. He rolled his eyes, setting down the newspaper, and pulling himself and Koven to their feet. He grabbed the newspaper, and began to drag her off.

"Where are we going this time Sam?" She giggled.

Dean stared at the crystal ball in anger. He had been arguing with the cross roads demon for the past two minutes.

"Three minutes." Banana said.

"She didn't tell you did she?" The deaom asked. Dean frowned.

"Tell me what?" He asked. She chuckled.

"The entire deal." Dean's eye widened a bit. "The deal, was that if she tried to get out of the deal, in any way shape or form, your brother drops dead. And of course, if he died, then the deal is off." Dean's lips parted, and he was at a loss for words. "Look Dean, I'm not going to feel sorry for you, or Koven, but there is no way out of this deal."

"Bull shit, there is always a way." Dean said.

"I'm sorry Winchester, but that is where you're wrong."

"One minute!"

"Look, I didn't come here to not get anything out of you. How do I break this deal?"

"You'd have to talk to my boss." She said.

"Who is your boss?"

"Tirty seconds!"

"My boss is Lilith."

"Who?"

"Ten!"

"Lilith."

"Five!"

"Goodbye Winchester!" And with those words, the demon's image disappeared