*Next chapter, takes place during 5x02. I changed a few things though. I had Dean, Sam, and Bela get Bobby home and settled before Rufus gets a hold of Bobby. Which you'll notice later in this chapter. Thank you for all the reviews;)

Motel. Morning.

This time they'd woken up beside each other without trying to sneak away or one of them being gone. Bela's eyes opened reluctantly and she noticed Dean's mind was elsewhere as he was was leaning back against the headboard. Bela scooted herself up until she was more sitting than laying down.

"Hey." she said. He looked over to her, giving her a forced smile.

"Guess we should get going. Sam's probably up." Dean said. He leaned over and placed a quick kiss to her lips, and then got out of bed to get dressed. Bela smirked to herself at the view she was getting as Dean started pulling on his jeans. He turned around, noticing the tail end of her smirk.

"Fantasizing about me?" he teased, finally loosening up a bit.

"Honey I don't need to fantasize when I've had the real thing."

He laughed. She grinned up at him. She finally climbed out from the covers, giving Dean plenty of time to stare as she picked up the towel that had been wrapped around her for only seconds last night. Bela wrapped it around her as she headed for the bathroom with her bag to change.

"Suddenly modest Miss Talbot?"

She smiled. "We're in a hurry, I didn't want to cause a distraction." she said, grinning at him as she closed the bathroom door behind her.

He shook his head at her. He was certain she might be the death of him someday if they kept this up. Dean stopped looking to the closed door when his phone rang.

"Sam." he answered.

"Hey. Hospital called. They said a couple more days for Bobby to be out of there, I know normally Bobby'd force us to take him out early, but I think this time we should just listen to them."

"So what we stay here and wait?"

"Yeah, I um, already got a ride to the hospital. Figured you might want to take your time. Bobby's asleep right now."

"Yeah okay. I'll see you there in a little while."

Dean hung up the phone and went to the bathroom door.

"You hungry?" Dean asked as he knocked once on the door.

"Why do you ask?"

"Bobby's asleep, Sam's already there...and they won't release him for another day or two. So, we got some downtime, unless you want to get home. I could drive you to get your car."

"No it's fine, we can stay." Bela called back.

She opened the door finally and walked out, fully dressed in black jeans and a stylish chiffon blouse that looked much more like her. Dean had given her a hard time for her fancy clothing before, but he had to admit she looked damn good when she dressed like that.

"What?" she asked him.

"Nothin. So, breakfast?"

She nodded. "Fine, I pick, away from the motel."

"Whatever if it's anything fancy you're buying." he teased.

"Whatever you say sweetie."

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Hospital. Morning.

They ended up at a nice breakfast place called FlapJack's, and then later ended up at the hospital. They met Sam outside Bobby's room.

"How is he?" Dean asked.

"Well, he's awake..."

"Why does that not sound like good news?" Bela asked Sam.

"Okay he started off alright, yelling at the nurses and doctors again, but now, he isn't speaking. Asked me to get him something that didn't taste like plastic, so I did. After that though, he won't say anything."

Dean sighed. "Yeah well what can he say?"

They went into the room, but Sam was right. They recieved a couple words thoughout the day from him, but other than that he just sat up in the bed looking out the window and ignored them.

After spending all day there they'd decided to leave and thre three of them grabbed a quick pizza before heading to the motel where they spent one more night.

Motel. Evening.

Bela sat cross legged on the bed flipping through channels.

"I should have picked the accomodations as well. Somewhere with a better bed and more choices in programming."

"What no casa erotica?" Dean teased, leaning against the desk chair.

She glared at him. "I don't think we need it."

He laughed. "So, I was thinking..." he started.

"That's never good."

"Shut it woman." he said, mock glaring at her. "Anyways...I know you where that necklace a lot, supposed to protect you from being possessed, but after what happened to Bobby, maybe you should get one of these." Dean suggested, motioning towards the tattoo he had, which Sam also had.

"Seriously, you expect me to get a matching tattoo? Do you even realize how that sounds?"

"Safe?"

She rolled her eyes. "Do I look like the type?"

"Maybe. Oh come on this coming from the woman who had rediculous identities and burned off her fingerprints?"

She sighed. "It was necessary."

"So is this."

"Dean I get that you're worried about me and I find that adorable, but no."

"I didn't say that."

She laughed at him. "You don't have to."

"Come on, I know a nice little spot where it would look very hot." Dean said, walking over to the bed and sitting down, placing his right hand on the front of her jean clad hip.

"Well Dean, you're right. Seeing how this isn't any sort of relationship no big deal I'm sure you're completely fine if another guy sees that same location?"

Dean frowned. Bela smirked, thinking she'd won. So Dean was the jealous type? Even though she'd layed out the groundrules that their sexual activities were nothing serious. Than again, they were both lying to themselves about that too.

"Well...there has to be a female artist somewhere." he said, shrugging. She sighed. He was stubborn. "And uh..speaking of tattoos and other weird things...Cas did some sort of branding on me and Sam, to hide us from angels. Says it's on our ribs."

"Really?"

"Yeah, now I know you don't want the damn tattoo, but I'm thinking he should do it to you too, just incase Zachariah wants to try to get you to use against us."

Bela nodded. "If it's necessary."

"Yeah. Just to let you know, it doesn't feel good...at all."

"I can take pain." she teased.

He grinned. "Is that so?"

Dean pushed her down on the bed and kissed her furiously on the lips, she grinned into the kiss and pulled him further to her, liking the heavy feel of him on top of her.

Hospital. Morning.

The three of them arrived that morning at the hospital, Bobby had moved from the bed now to a wheelchair, sitting by the window and his hat back on.

"It's been a couple days." Dean said, frowning. "We gotta do something to help cheer him up."

Bela looked over at the older man. She couldn't imagine what something like walking was like to lose. She'd used Bobby before, in the past, but she'd come to like the guy. He was rough around the edges, but loyal and straight to the point. She loved when people didn't sugar coat things, that's the way she opereated as well most of the time. He was brutally honest, and so was she when she wasn't lying. Thought Bela had found herself lying less and less lately...except when it came to whatever it was her and Dean had going on.

Dean was still going on about Bobby when she focused back in on what the brothers were saying.

"Dean listen, we may have to face the fact that Bobby may not bounce back so easily this time."

Dean shook his head. No, he didn't want to face that at all.

"Dean...what is that?" Bela asked. Sam also gave him a questioning glance, motioning towards the large envelope in his hand.

"Oh, that...yeah I had some Xrays done."

"On what?" Bela asked.

Dean showed them the xrays. "Doctors are confused." Dean pointed out the marks on his ribs, now visible. It was the carvings that Cas had put there.

"Holy Crap." Sam said.

"Hey your marked too." Dean told him.

Sam looked down as his phone rang. He answered.

"Hello?" he asked hesitantly, not recognizing the number. Bela and Dean stared at him. "Castiel." Sam finally said, confused.

"Well speaking of." Dean said.

"Where? St. Martin's Hospital. Why? Cas?" Sam asked, but Cas had hung up.

The three of them had looked up and then noticed Castiel walking up to them.

"Um...did you just use a cell phone?" Dean questioned.

"You are hidden from angels Dean." Castiel said simply.

"Including you." Bela stated.

Cas nodded.

"Speaking of that..." Dean started. "Her too. When you get a chance." Dean said, motioning to Bela.

"Right, of course."

"Alright enought chit chat." They heard Bobby say gruffly from across the room. "Get healing."

Castiel looked at him sadly. "I'm sorry, I can't."

"Excuse me?" Bobby asked, frowning.

"I am cut off from heaven now after I betrayed my orders. I only have certain abilities left, healing isn't one of them."

"Seriously you're sayin you lost your juice just in time for me to be stuck like this forever?" Bobby said angrily.

"I am sorry." Cas told him.

"Kiss my ass." Bobby told him, then went quiet again.

"Well, he's talking now." Dean said quietly. Bela rolled her eyes at Dean.

"I heard that." Bobby said.

Castiel followed them further into the room, and then turned to face Bela.

He reached out and branded her as he had Dean and Sam days before. Dean walked to her and grabbed her arm when Castiel was done to steady her.

"Okay, that was strange." she said.

Dean nodded. Cas turned to Dean. "Look your plan to destroy Lucifer..." the angel started.

"Can you help?" Dean asked him.

"No, Dean it's a foolish plan."

"That's helpful." Bela stated.

"Look, while it can't be done, I think I know something that can, or someone."

"What? Who?" Sam asked him.

"God. I'm going to find God."

Dean gave him an incredulous look, as did Sam and Bela.

"What?" Dean asked, confused.

"Yes Dean, God. He isn't in Heaven anymore. He has to be somewhere though."

"Right, well if God is somewhere...and I doubt it he is...then he's somewhere not giving a ratt's ass about any of us. Not after all that's happened." Dean said. "Maybe he's off drinking somewhere and laughing at how we turned out."

Bela could see Dean's point, but she'd also take the idea that Castiel could be on to something. Anything was better than nothing at this point.

"Dean enough." Cas said. "This isn't a theological issue here, it's strategic. I do not care if you believe or not. We need his help. I've rebelled, went against my orders from superiors all to help you and your brother win this war, and your plan failed. The world is being destroyed because of that. So keep your opinions to yourself."

Dean shut up.

"What is it that you need then?" Bobby asked finally.

"An amulet."

"What kind?" Bela asked.

"It's rare...and here."

"Here? None of us have anything like that." Bobby said.

"Well you don't." Cas said, turning to Dean, letting his gaze fall to Dean's necklace.

"What? This thing?" Dean asked. Sam stared over at them.

"Yes. May I borrow it?"

"No." Dean said.

"Dean, please."

Dean nodded slowly, and took it off handing it to the too serious angel.

"Don't lose it." Dean said. Bela could tell it meant a lot to Dean.

"I'll be in touch." Castiel said.

"Yeah well if you find God tell him to send me legs that work." Bobby yelled out as Cas disappeared.

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5 days Later. Bobby's House.

They'd gotten Bobby home a couple days after Cas left. Dean and Sam got thing situated so that Bobby could take care of himself in the chair without needing someone to push him or help him up and down in his house. Bela had cleaned up a bit, not her usual thing but she was the only female and it's not like the boys were going to do it.

"So, guess we should get out of here and on the road." Dean said. "You have your car, guess you're headed home now."

Bela nodded. "Yeah. I'll keep in touch and let you know about what I find, and try to find the Colt as well."

Dean walked her out.

Bela grabbed her keys and hit the unlock button, then opened the driver door.

"Be careful." Dean said seriously.

She nodded, but teased him anyways. "Don't get too sentimental on me Dean."

"I'm serious."

"I know." She agreed. "Goodbye Dean."

He leaned forward and placed a soft kiss on her lips. He ran a hand through her hair, and she placed hers around the back of his neck holding him there so she could kiss him back.

"See ya." Dean whispered as he pulled away. She backed away from him slowly and got in the car. Dean stepped back several feet and watched her pull out, then walked back to the house where Sam waited.

"Wow." Sam commented. "Haven't seen you like that with someone in years. You like her a lot."

"Don't." Dean said.

"Hey I wasn't saying anything bad. Just that you care about her. It's weird...seeing her like this."

Dean shrugged. After all it was weird being with her like that as well. She was still Bela after all, but she was better. And she was a good fit for him.

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End Chapter.