*NOTE: Please be patient, after the 3rd episode of SPN I will be changing things more and adding my own storylines, etc. So if you can just get through this and the next episode, I promise I have a lot more to give! Thanks!

BOBBY'S HOUSE

Bobby is sitting at his desk with books all over the place as Dean and Sam stood in the kitchen. Bela was seated at the small table.

She had surprised herself by staying. Normally she'd have run already and taken the gift of being alive with her. However, Bela was over being a demon's plaything. She wanted to at least figure out what was going on.

"Well, then tell me what else it could be." Sam argued. The boys didn't seem to agree on the fact that an angel pulled Dean and Bela out of hell.

"Look, all I know is I was not groped by an angel." Dean replied. Bela just sat there letting them argue it out. She wasn't all that fond of the idea that an angel brought them back either. She'd been through too much hell in life to think they could exist.

"Okay, look, Dean. Why do you think this Castiel would lie to you about it?"

"Maybe he's some kind of demon. Demons lie."

"He's right. They've ruined both are lives separately." Bela chimed in.

Bobby looks up from his books at the boys.

"A demon that's immune to salt rounds and devil's traps... and Ruby's knife? Dean, Lilith is scared of that thing!" Sam said loudly. Bela looked up in surprise. She wanted Lilith dead more than anything, and the fact that Lilith was scared of something made her still a little hopeful she would die.

"Don't you think that if angels were real, that some hunter somewhere would have seen one... at some point...ever?"

"Yeah. You just did, Dean."

"I'm trying to come up with a theory here. Okay? Work with me."

"Dean, we have a theory."

"Yeah, one with a little less fairy dust on it, please."

Bela snorted a little.

"Okay, look. I'm not saying we know for sure. I'm just saying that I think we..." Sam started.

"Okay, okay. That's the point. We don't know for sure, so I'm not gonna believe that this thing is a freaking Angel of the Lord because it says so!"

"You two chuckleheads want to keep arguing religion, or do you want to come take a look at this?"

The three of them walked into the other room to where Bobby stood over the desk.

"I got stacks of lore, some Biblical, pre-Biblical. Some of it's in damn cuneiform. It all says an angel can snatch a soul from the pit." Bobby told them.

"Okay, what else?" Bela asked. She was still with Dean for the most part….which was shocking really.

"What else, what? " Bobby was confused.

"What else could do it?" Dean asked.

"Airlift your ass out of the hot box? As far as I can tell, nothing."

"Guys, this is good news. "

"I don't follow." Bela shook her head.

"How is this good?" Dean asked Sam.

"Because for once, this isn't just another round of demon crap. I mean, maybe you were saved by one of the good guys, you know?"

"Okay. Say it's true." Dean said, speaking hypothetically. Bela gave him a strange look. "Say there are angels. Then what? There's a God?"

"At this point, Vegas money's on yeah."

"I don't know guys." Dean said.

Bela shook her head hard, they all looked at her.

"No way. After everything we have all seen, everything we have ever been through and you want to tell me to believe there's a God. Sorry but I'm not going there."

"Okay, look. I know neither of you are okay with this stuff, but this is becoming less and less about faith and more and more about proof." Sam said.

"Proof? " Dean questioned.

"Yes."

"Proof that there's a God out there that actually gives a crap about us personally? I'm sorry, but I'm not buying it."

"Why not?"

"Because why me? If there is a God out there, why would he give a crap about me? I mean, I've saved some people, okay? I figured that made up for the stealing and the ditching girls. But why do I deserve to get saved? I'm just a regular guy...and don't get me started on her." Dean said, nodding to Bela. She ignored his dig at her, after all he was right.

"Apparently you're a regular guy that's important to the man upstairs…and I don't have a clue about you but it doesn't really matter". Sam said, the last half referring to Bela.

"Well, that creeps me out. I mean, I don't like getting singled out at birthday parties, much less by God."

"Okay, well, too bad, Dean, because I think he wants you two to strap on your party hats." Sam smiled.

"All right. What do we know about angels?" Dean finally asked Bobby.

Bobby looked behind him at the huge amount of thick books on the desk. Dean rolled his eyes. Bela stared at the books as well.

"That's a fair amount of research." She said.

"You don't gotta stay." Bobby suggested.

"I want to know what an angel wants with me. I'm done playing games and done being a pawn. If I'm going to be alive, than I want to live."

No one else said anything.

Dean walked to the desk and turned to face Sam.

"You're gonna get me some pie."

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About 40 minutes later Sam returns to the house. As he pulls up to the house, Bobby heads to the driver side of the car, followed by Dean and Bela.

"Keep the engine running." Bobby told him.

"Why? What's going on?" Sam asked.

"I got a friend, Olivia Lowry. I've been trying to reach her for three days on this angel thing. It's not like her to ignore this many calls."

"Olivia Lowry, a hunter, right?"

" Yeah. We're gonna go check on her. You guys follow me."

"I'm no hunter." Bela stated. "I think I'll stay."

"What? Yeah we're not leaving you here by yourself." Dean frowned.

"Worried?" Bela asked.

"About you? No. About what you'd do alone in Bobby's house? Yes." Dean answered.

"Relax Dean, the only thing I'll be doing is catching up on sleep. You heard this Castiel. They have plans for us and I for one want to know what they want me for."

"Stop arguing." Bobby said. "Leave her be, let's go."

Bela smiled, and turned back to walk towards the house. Dean just shook his head and got in the car with Sam.

Dean then grabbed the bag of food and looked inside.

"Dude? Where's the pie?" Dean asked.

Sam just looked at him. Oops…

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They'd checked the hunter's house to find her dead. Then Bobby tried calling other hunters, and none of them answered. Bobby and the boys separated to check out all of them, only to find more dead hunters. They decided to head back to the house.

Gas Station

Dean waited in the car after filling up; Sam had gone to the bathroom, but had been gone too long, and Dean finally grabbed his gun and ran in only to find Henrickson's ghost attacking Sam. Dean shoots at him and he disappears. Sam and Dean both make their way back to the impala and head to Bobby's as fast as they can.

What the hell was going on?

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Bobby's

Dean and Sam pulled up to Bobby's house, Bobby didn't seem to be there yet. They ran in to the house and suddenly heard yelling. Sam checked downstairs and Dean pulled out his gun and walked upstairs. He found Bela on the bed with the ghost of a man in a business suit standing in front of her. Bela looked like she was going to faint.

Dean was ready to fire.

"Please don't…stop it." Bela tried.

"You let them kill me." The man said.

Bela shook her head. She tried to gather herself. She promised she'd never fear him again. They tried to use him against her in hell, she couldn't let him get to her.

"I didn't know….but I can't go back. But if it's anyone's fault it is yours. I won't feel sorry for you; I hate you too much for that." Bela cried out.

"Oh please darling. It was your fault. You were pathetic and weak. I am going to enjoy this." The man said, coming closer.

"No…no, don't touch me, you can't touch me anymore."

Dean finally shot at the man, and the ghost disappeared.

"Who the hell was that?" Dean asked. But Bela did not answer. He rarely saw her speechless.

"What's happening to me?" Bela asked.

"It isn't you. They're everywhere…all those hunters we tried to reach are dead."

"I'm not a hunter." She said, but grabbed the extra gun full of rock salt and followed Dean towards the stairs.

They were about to walk down the stairs when they froze, hearing a girl's voice behind them. Bela was thrown against the wall, but picked herself up.

"Dean Winchester. What don't recognize me?" The ghost of human Meg asked.

"Meg?" Dean questioned.

"Hi. It's okay, I'm not a demon anymore." She said smiling.

"You're just the girl the demon possessed." Dean stated.

"Oh yeah. Are you sorry you had me thrown from a building now?"

"We thought…"

"No. You didn't think. I was trapped in their screaming to get out. You're supposed to help people. Why didn't you help me?" she screamed. She grabbed him by the throat.

"I'm sorry." Dean tried.

Bela quietly went to get the fallen gun.

"Stop saying you're sorry."

Dean tried reasoning with her. She kept choking him.

Dean was feeling horrible and full of guilt, but he had to get out of this. Bela finally took the gun and shot at the iron chandelier. It fell and made Meg disappear. Dean got back up and the two ran downstairs.

"Not a bad shot." Dean told her on the way down. Bela smirked. She knew she had good aim…and she was fairly sure Dean hated himself for giving her a compliment.

They reached the study where Bobby and Sam were.

"So, they're all people we know?" Sam asked.

Dean looked over at Bela.

"Not just know, but are responsible for I guess." Bobby said.

They then talked about the ghosts, and figured out they all had a mark on them. Bobby decided to go look it up.

"Follow me." Bobby said.

They followed Bobby down to the basement, and then he opened a heavy door. The whole room was made of iron and covered with symbols. Bobby led them inside.

"Whoa. Bobby is this…" Sam started.

"Solid iron and coated in salt."

Dean smirked. Bela took a seat inside.

"You built a panic room?" Sam asked in wonder.

"I had a weekend off." Bobby replied.

"Bobby. You're awesome." Dean said, smiling.

Bobby laughed at him, and then shut the door.

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Dean and Sam worked on their weapons while Bobby and Bela looked through books.

"Found it." Bobby said.

Bela looked up.

"What is it?" Sam asked.

"Mark of the Witness."

"What does that mean?" Bela asked.

"Witness of what?" Sam asked at the same time.

"The supernatural. None of them died a normal death. And now these ghosts, they were forced to rise. Not really they're fault, they're like rabid dogs and someone rose them on purpose."

"What, who?" Dean asked.

"Do I look like I know? Whoever did this has big plans for them; it's called the rising of the witnesses…some ancient prophecy or something." Bobby said.

"What book?" Bela asked.

Bobby looked up at all of them. "Long story short….Revelations."

All of their eyes got wide. Bobby continued.

"This is a sign."

"Of what?" Dean asked. Bela had a bad feeling she knew what Bobby might say.

"The apocalypse."

"Shit." Dean said.

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After more research they found a spell that had to use certain items and be completed in front of an open fire. They needed to go outside the panic room though. Bobby had a bowl and the book with the spell. The rest of them gathered their guns and got ready to shoot.

"We get into the study and find everything we need for the spell. Cover each other, and don't run out of ammo til I'm done, or they'll shred you." Bobby said.

They nodded. This wasn't what Bela was used to, she didn't fight alongside others. Dean and Sam weren't used to working with her either. However this was all of their fight for now and they needed to get each other's backs.

The four of them made their way to the stairs, but another witness appeared on the staircase. Dean was in front, and stopped suddenly.

"Hello Dean. Remember me?" The curly headed man said.

"Ronald." Dean replied.

"I'm dead because of you."

Bobby shoots Ronald and he disappears.

"Don't talk Dean, just shoot."

They continued up the stairs and into the study. Sam quickly makes a thick salt circle around Bobby and the fireplace area.

Bobby turns to Bela. "Get upstairs and into the linen closet. Red hex box, it's heavy."

She only nodded and took off upstairs. Once halfway up she was met with the man again.

"Hello sweetheart." He said.

She raised her gun. "I'm not afraid of you."

He laughed. "Sure you aren't….you always were. Come on darling, Daddy wants to see you now that you're all grown up. You're going to pay for what you did to us."

She didn't speak again, just aimed her gun at him and shot. Bela then continued to get the stuff Bobby needed.

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Dean was in the kitchen searching for what Bobby had asked for when the kitchen doors slammed shut.

"Dean!" Bobby yelled.

"I'm good. Keep working."

Dean turned to find Agent Henrickson.

"Dean."

"I get it."

"No, you don't."

"Yeah, it's my fault you died. We left you alone to deal with the mess. The moment we heard about the explosion I knew it was a mistake."

"You think we died suddenly huh? No, Lilith wanted to play with us. You remember Nancy? She died first. She ripped her apart piece by piece."

"No." Dean whispered.

Henrickson continued yelling at Dean, and then Sam finally came in and shot at him.

"You okay?" Sam asked Dean.

"No." Dean said.

"Come on."

Dean nodded and followed him back to the study. Bela was also back, and Bobby gathered everything and put them in a bowl.

As Bobby starts chanting the witnesses all start to come out, and the three of them start trying to fight them off. They manage to hold them off until Bobby's nearly done, but then Bela's ghostly father shoved her back against the wall and held her in place. Dean is right next to her but before he can shoot he's attacked by Ronald again, the gun falls from his hands.

"I have been waiting for this." Bela's father whispered.

"Get off me."

Dean looked over to her, but couldn't move.

"No, I think I want to have fun with you."

"Go back to hell where you belong." Bela shouted. "I know that's where you were, I saw you."

He just laughed. "Now is that any way to treat your father honey?"

Dean understood now. Bela's deal. However, this ghost was worse than the others. Why was he so vicious?

Bobby kept on chanting and Sam fought off Meg.

"You're a psychopath. I will never be your daughter even if we share blood." Bela said.

He grinned. "I'm going to enjoy touching you again…although I think I prefer you younger and more innocent."

Bela finally reached behind her and grabbed an iron rod and shoved it through his stomach.

"That's for mother." She said as he disappeared.

Dean was staring at her. Had he been wrong about her deal? He had asked her why she did it, and she basically told him they were good people. No, that man was not a good person. Maybe Bela had a reason for making the deal? Not that it was right, it wasn't….but Dean really didn't feel that bad for the man.

Dean managed to get his gun again and fought back against Ronald. Sam was then trapped behind a cabinet with Meg on the other side of it.

Bobby finally finishes the spell and manages to get it into the fireplace and the rest of the witnesses disappear.

"Everyone good?" Dean asked.

Bela only nodded. She didn't know what to say. She knew Dean had seen and heard some of what her father had said to her…and it was what she'd never wanted him to find out.

"Yeah." Bobby and Sam replied.

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Bela is asleep on the couch; Sam and Dean are on the floor. They had all but collapsed less than an hour after fighting off the witnesses.

Suddenly both Bela and Dean awoke…Sam was still sound asleep. They notice Castiel in the kitchen and walk towards him.

"Excellent job with the witnesses." He told them.

"You knew?" Dean asked.

"I was made aware, yes."

"Thanks for the assistance." Dean replied sarcastically. "We almost died."

Bela stayed silent.

"But you didn't."

"Thought angels were supposed to be guardians…halo, wings, you get the point. Not dicks."

"Read the Bible. We are warriors of God, I am a soldier."

"Then why not fight?" Bela stepped in.

"I am not here to sit on your shoulder." He said seriously. "We had larger concerns."

"Oh yeah? Well people are getting torn apart down here, so where were you? Where was your boss, if there is a God." Dean said.

"There is." Castiel said. He was losing patience.

"Yeah well I ain't convinced. Because what's he waiting for? Monsters running around, the friggin' Apocalypse? At what point does he lift a damn finger?"

Bela was surprised at Dean's anger. She understood, she wasn't thrilled about any of this, but she could tell by Castiel's expression that Dean was treading on thin ice.

"The Lord works…" Castiel started.

"Do not finish that, or I will kick your ass."

Castiel stopped.

"So, the witnesses? Bobby mentioned them being a sign of the Apocalypse? Is that correct?" Bela asked.

"Yes. That is why we are here. Things are happening."

"Do we want to know what kind of things?"

"I doubt it, but you need to know. The rising of the witnesses was one of the 66 seals." Castiel told them.

The both looked at him.

"They're being broken by Lilith." He continued. Bela and Dean's eyes widened.

"Of course. She picked those exact witnesses because she knew they'd come straight for us." Dean said.

"Yes, Lilith has her own way of doing things."

"Well we fixed it. Put the spirits back to rest."

"That doesn't matter, the seal was broken. Think of them as locks on a door."

"Okay, so what happens when the final lock is opened?" Bela asked.

"Lucifer walks free." Castiel said grimly.

"What? No, Lucifer's just a story told at Demon Sunday school. He isn't real." Dean said.

"Three days ago you didn't think I existed. Why do you think we are here walking amongst you for the first time in two thousand years?"

"To stop Lucifer." Bela stated.

Castiel nodded.

"Well nice job with that. Stellar job with the witnesses." Dean said.

Bela rolled her eyes at him.

"There are other battles Dean, other seals. Some we will win, some not. Our numbers aren't unlimited, six of my brothers died in the field this week. Should we follow you two around? Show me some respect Dean, I dragged you out of Hell and I can throw you back in." Castiel said, his tone didn't change much but it was obvious he was annoyed.

Bela hadn't expected this. Was she meant to continue fighting against these seals? Against Lucifer? She wasn't like them, she had forced herself to stop caring years ago, to shut off her feelings. Could she just walk away now? Castiel looked at her, he seemed to read her mind.

"I pulled you both out because you are helpful to us. You can do things your own way, but you will continue the fight…or the same goes for you."

He then disappeared.

Bela and Dean then sat up, truly awake this time. She looked over to him.

"Careful there Dean. I don't want to go back."

He just shook his head.

"I guess you're sticking around then."

"Unfortunately….but you heard him. I don't think I have to stay with you boys though. I can do it from my own place."

"Oh yeah, and we can trust you not to make a mess of things huh? I doubt it."

"Oh don't you worry Dean, I'm not going back to hell even if that means having to play nice with you. Besides, one thing I want almost as bad as not going back to hell is Lilith dead."

"Thought you weren't driven by revenge? Wouldn't that be stooping to our level?"

"I don't care. She ruined my life...well atleast most of it. They want us to keep the seals safe? Fine, than we stop Lilith. I've been researching her for a long time, I'll find a way to stop her eventually."

"Yeah well don't bitch about me if you find yourself dead."

"I know how to take care of myself."

"Sure you can, but you ain't a hunter."

"No, I'm not. Not anymore..."

"What's that mean?"

"None of your business. We can go our separate ways tomorrow, and keep in touch about the seals. We'll be useful to each other but we both get the pleasure of not having to see one another very often."

"Whatever, fine by me."

"Good." She laid her head back down on the couch. It wasn't that she was that bothered by him...but there was this part of her that couldn't even look at Dean. She felt betrayed by him somehow, and she wasn't sure why. It was like memories wanted to flow in but they were stuck. She knew in order to do things right she needed to get away from him for now. It was just easier to act like an independent bitch then to tell him that she just needed to get away from him to feel okay.

End Chapter.