Cont. from last chapter. Takes place in "Abandon All Hope"
Motel.
The three of them pulled into the nearest motel and Dean grabbed just one room. They needed a break quickly but didn't want to waste any time finding Crowley. After all of them were inside Dean got straight to business.
"Okay, so Crowley. Can you find him now?" Dean asked Bela. She was grabbing a few items from her leather bag. She sat them out on the now empty table at the corner of the room.
"Most likely." She answered. She layed the board on the bed and some other things.
"I'm gonna clean up real fast". Sam said, going into the bathroom. Dean nodded.
Dean held up the phone, but couldn't get signal. "I need to call Bobby. Gonna have to go outside." he told Bela.
She barely looked up from her work but nodded to him quickly.
Dean came in about 5 minutes later.
"Anything?"
"Not yet. Going to try the other method."
"You look tired. I'm going to grab some food."
She looked up at him. "Just order something. I won't complain about it."
"Aw really? Toughening up are you?"
"Shut up." she said, but she wasn't angry.
Dean laughed at her. He then grabbed a phone and ordered pizza. When he was done he walked back over to her where she was concentrating.
"How you supposed to find him when you're all tense?"
She shrugged. "I"m fine Dean."
"Uh huh." He put his hands on her shoulders slowly.
"Dean." she warned. "I need to focus."
"You keep on focusing then." he said, not removing his hands. She sighed. Dean started rubbing small circles on her shoulders and then a little bit down her upper back. Bela tried to ignore him and keep working, but it was difficult when what he was doing felt amazing. After another minute or so he stopped, placed a kiss on her neck, and then walked back to the bed and sat down.
"So what is the plan if we find him?"
"Do whatever it takes."
"No deal making Dean." she told him.
"No not that. Bobby was calling the others. I think Ellen and Jo are willing to help. The more the better in this case, we'll get to Crowley. Dead or alive he's going to give it to us.""
Sam came out of the bathroom now cleaned up and changed.
"You call Cas?" Sam asked Dean. Dean nodded.
"He's on his way here."
As if on cue, Castiel appeared in the room.
"You found the demon then?"
"Well no, we found the demon's name." Dean answered.
Castiel looked at him.
"Not true." Bela said suddenly. She pointed at the map. "This is the location I have."
"That's a pretty big area." Sam said.
"He's around there." she replied.
Dean turned to Castiel. "Can you check it out? Find him?"
The angel nodded. "I will find him, follow him for a while."
"Good, we'll get a plan together." Dean said.
Castiel then disappeared from the room. Dean's phone rang.
"Hello." he answered.
"Hey kid."
"Ellen. Bobby called you then?"
"I'm there now. Jo's headed out now, wants to help. Don't let her do anything that will get her killed please."
Dean sighed. "Yeah, okay. We found the demon, Cas is out looking for him. We'll meet at Bobby's once we have the gun. Tell her to meet us at the address I'm sending you."
Bela and Sam looked at him.
"Ellen?" Sam asked.
Dean nodded. "She's at Bobby's already, apparently Jo's headed to meet us."
Bela looked up, she only knew about the two woman hunters what Dean had told her. She'd heard of Ellen before though.
"That a good idea?" Sam asked.
"We need all the help we can get. She's gotten better too. According to Ellen she's good now."
Sam shrugged.
The pizza arrived then and they ate quickly before heading out.
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Fairview Heights,IL. Lakeview Motel.
They'd driven 10 hours to the location Bela had found, well actually they stopped outside of the city so as not to tip of Crowley before Cas found him and they were ready to go in.
Bela was the first to the desk, happy the motel was a little nicer than the others the boys always picked out. She got 2 rooms and headed to hers. The three of them met up in the other room to go over a plan. It was a good plan, but it didn't mean it was foolproof. Jo arrived a few minutes later.
She knocked on the door and Sam opened it.
"Hey." he said.
"Hi Sam." She looked over to Dean and then Bela. "Hey."
"Hey Jo how are ya?" Dean asked.
She shrugged. "Usual." Dean then remembered the two woman hadn't met.
"Right...yeah. Bela, Jo. Jo, Bela." Dean introduced.
"Hi." Jo said. Bela nodded.
"Well, finally another woman around." Bela said after a moment. "Looks like we're even now." she commented.
Jo took in Bela's accent. She'd heard a few things from her mom about the thief, but obviously things had changed...at least for right now.
Dean rolled his eyes. "Whatever you enjoyed it."
"Okay." Sam said. "Let's go over this again, fill Jo here in."
"Hope you're a good actress." Dean said. Jo smiled. He knew she was.
About an hour later Bela headed out and to her own room. Sam looked at Dean.
"What?" Dean asked.
"You can go you know." Sam said, nodding towards the door. He knew Dean had been staying with Bela a lot. Jo was crashed out on the sofa in the room. "I don't think I'm sleeping right now."
Dean nodded. Sam wasn't giving him an attitude about Bela, so he figured he'd take what he could get. He left the room and walked across the hall to hers. She opened the door for him.
"Really?" she questioned.
Dean shrugged. "Sam told me to."
She laughed. "Oh so you're only here because Sam told you to? You know I really could use a night to myself." she teased.
"Hey you get plenty of nights to yourself." he replied, walking in.
She shook her head at him. This thing they had going on was getting to be way to routine.
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Day. Off of an old highway.
Bela had rode with the boys, while Jo went on ahead of them a few miles so. They were leaning against the car.
Dean's phone rang finally. He picked it up.
"I have him." Cas said. "The demon..Crowley, he's making a deal as we speak."
"Okay. Don't lose him." Dean replied.
Cas then cut out for a second. Dean was about to hang up when Castiel spoke up again.
"I followed him. It's not far from where you are, but the whole place is covered in Enochian magic, I can't get in."
"That's okay, we got it. Tell us where you are."
Cas gave him the exact location.
"Alright meet us at Bobby's later." Dean said, then thanked him and hung up.
"So?" Sam asked.
"We're on." Dean said. He got inside the car and Bela and Sam did the same. Dean texted the address to Jo along with the words 'you're up'.
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Crowley's Home(More like Mansion)
Bela gathered things together as the boys grabbed their guns and the Knife from the trunk. They could see Jo at the gate from their parked spot.
Sam noticed the demons who'd came out, they were talking to Jo. Sam motioned to Dean and they stalked towards the house. Bela pulled her gun out as well and followed.
Jo is then grabbed by one of the demons, but she pulls herself free and hits him in the face hard. He stands up straight again as the other demon comes forwad towards her. Before she can get another hit in the demon is stabbed by Sam using the Knife. Dean grabs the second demon and Sam turns around to stab him as well. Bela steps forward lowering her gun and holding a small bag.
"Nice work Jo." Dean said.
She nods and Bela hands her a pair of wirecutters from the bag.
"You guys go, I got this." Jo said.
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Inside of Crowley's Home.
Crowley sits watching television when all the electricity goes off. The demon smirks a little. He gets up and walks out of the room to the hall. He stops, seeing Sam and Dean. Sam has the knife and Dean holds his shotgun. Crowley than hears another noise, and looks to the side to see Bela standing there, gun in hand.
"Well well, the hardy boys finally find me. Took you long enough." Crowley smiled. "Nice to see you again." He then said to Bela. She glared at him. She remembered him very well now.
Crowley went to step forward towards them, but stopped. He'd been around a while, and could tell something was off. So he looked down at the rug. He pushed the rug up with his foot to reveal the devil's trap Bela had made bottom of the rug.
Dean sighed. Well that part of the plan didn't go over well. Bela looked at him.
"I'm sure you of all people know how much that cost?" Crowley complained. Bela smirked a little.
"Oops." she said.
Suddenly two demons came up and grabbed Dean and Sam from behind, forcing Sam to drop the knife. Bela turned towards them, pointing her gun at them. Then she turned back to Crowley.
Crowley though pulled out the Colt. "This is it right? What you boys want?"
Dean sighed again, Bela gave him a look.
Suddenly Crowley lifts the gun and Bela looked worried as he aimed for Dean, but then Crowley shot the two demons with it.
"We all need to talk." Crowley said, motioning for the three of them to follow. Sam picked up the Knife and they cautiously followed Crowley into the study.
Dean gave Bela a questioning look, she shrugged. Neither had no idea what was happening.
"Okay, what the hell is going on?" Dean asked. Crowley ignored his outburst.
"You know, I should have buried this thing deep the moment you handed it over." Crowley said, looking at Bela. Then he adjusted his stare to Dean and Sam. "No one should know this thing exists."
"Why didn't you. Why are you talking to us about it?" Sam asked.
"Because...I want you to take this to Lucifer and empty it into his head."
They all looked up sharply at him.
"Uh..." Dean started.
"I'm sorry, I don't quite understand." Bela said.
"Why would you want the devil dead, you're a demon." Dean said.
"Survival." Crowley stated loudly. "But I forgot, at best the two of you are functioning morons."
Dean gave him a look. Bela had to admit, she sort of liked the demon, only in an entertaining way of course.
Crowley continued. "Look, Lucifer isn't a demon, he's an angel. He hates humans...so if that's what he thinks of you, can you imagine how he feels about us? So, if he destroys the human race, we're next."
Sam looked over at Dean, then back to Crowley.
"So you all help me, and we go back to the natural order of things. I'm in sales now dammit, so why don't you take this gun and go kill the devil eh?"
Crowley placed the gun in Sam's hand. The boys were still quiet. Bela just looked at Crowley like he was insane, or tricking them. Was this a set up?
"You uh...wouldn't happen to know where Lucifer is would you?" Sam asked hesitantly.
"Carthage, Missouri." Crowley answered.
"Great." Sam replied, and lifted the gun to Crowley's head. Dean and Bela watched as Sam pulled the trigger...nothing happened. Crowley just looked at Sam staying calm.
"Well that is a surprise." Bela said sarcastically. "Some sort of trap?"
"Oh..yeah I guess you'll need more ammunition." Crowley stated. He pulled his desk drawer open and threw Dean the bullets. Dean recognized them.
"Okay, so aren't you signing your own deathwish? If we go up against him and lose, won't Lucifer go after you for telling us?" Dean asked.
"Well first he's probably going to wipe us off the map anyways, second the moment you three walk out that door I'm going on an extended vacation location unknown, and three how about you don't miss!" Crowley said, voice growing louder.
The three of them looked at each other and then back to Crowley, but he was already gone.
"I really think we should be leaving now." Bela suggested.
The boys agreed and they all walked out.
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Bobby's House
They'd gone back and packed up at the motel and Bela picked up her car. All four of them then headed towards Bobby's, which had been another 10 hour trip. They arrived that evening and started getting everything ready.
It was strange, having so many of them together in one place. They'd started drinking an hour after they got there, deciding that they should live a little just in case they died tomorrow.
Jo was standing watching her mother and Castiel in a drinking game together, as Dean and Sam cleaned their guns. Bela grabbed another bottle from the fridge and sat down on the sofa closest to the boys.
"Talk about stupid ideas." Dean said, Bela catching the tail end of their conversation.
"What?" She asked. Dean was looking towards Jo and Ellen.
"All of us going. Taking them with us. I've always hated dragging other people into this fight."
Bela nodded. "Thought you said the more the better."
"I know. Just a lot more people who could die. Oh well, we already have the plan down, and I can't tell them what to do." Dean said. Sam stood and walked to get another beer.
"You okay?" Bela asked Dean.
"Guess so. Look, with all of us heading out, maybe you should..." Dean trailed off.
"Should what?" Bela asked.
"Stay here, with Bobby. Help be our support in case we need back up."
"I'm sorry?"
"It's already going to be crazy enough, we may all die tomorrow. I'm just thinking if we lose, shouldn't there be more of us to keep fighting?"
"If you lose and get killed tomorrow I don't think any of us will keep fighting Dean. If the Colt doesn't work, and you're dead, we might as well acknowledge the fact that the world is going to hell."
"Sam won't die...Lucifer won't let him. I've seen how bad this could get. I'm just thinking it may be best if you don't go."
"You're not seriously trying to be overprotective right now are you?"
"Look I know you're good at this, and can take care of yourself. You're better than most hunters out there but...Bela you were supposed to go home after Lilith died anyways. You don't want to be in this fight, so why do it? Why risk your life."
"Dean I am in this, I told you that already, I'm not going to just sit at home waiting around to die when the world turns bloody."
He sighed. "Fine, so you're in it...but then just stay here, help Bobby. I really think it's better that way."
She rolled her eyes. "I get what this is Dean. After all this time there's a little part of you that still doesn't trust me completely. It's fine, you're right. I'm still me you know, the thief and all. Alright if that's how you see it I won't go." Bela said. She picked up her jacket from the couch. Sam walked back in, and was staring at the two of them
"Bela."
She ignored Dean. She started walking towards the door. "Where are you going?" Dean asked, getting up to follow her.
"I need air." She said. "Stay here with the party Dean."
Bela reached the door and stepped outside.
"Hey." he called, reaching for her arm. She pulled away.
"Don't. I'm just going to go. Good luck tomorrow Dean."
"Bela don't leave."
"I'm not trying to be dramatic Dean. I just really think I should go. You said this isn't my fight, maybe you're right. I'm not a hunter am I? I'm glad you're willing to put the others in there at risk when I've been helping you for the past year. Maybe I don't understand, but it's your call. For your sake, I really hope you survive tomorrow."
Inside it was killing her though. If she walked out now, she didn't plan on coming back even if he did survive. She'd originally planned on them going their separate ways a long time ago...and yet she was still with him. Why? Because she cared about him more than she wanted to. She'd went against her own rules she set, and had fallen for him. Damn him for making her feel like this. But this was Dean, it was him and Sam til the end. So when it came down to the big stuff, she wasn't really needed.
Dean sighed. He knew she was there in the future fighting with him, she had survived all that time. He had no idea why he'd said what he did, tired to be overprotective. He couldn't let her leave though. She was far to important to him now.
"Look, don't go okay? You're right, you have been here. I've always been a little protective of people who come into this life, ask anyone back there in that house. It was different with you though, you've been an equal to me and Sam. You're good at this, and I know that. But I didn't want to risk you dying tomorrow, I'm not sure why. There is some part of me that's really gotten protective of you lately...and for the life of me I can't understand why, it's like my mind knows something yet I can't recall it. I just can't lose you. All that about prophecy and what Castiel said about needing you...it's true."
Bela turned around to face him. "You don't think I won't feel anything if you go die without me tomorrow? This isn't just about you Dean."
He nodded. "I know. You're right. Please just stay."
"Why? Why do you want me to stay? We promised we wouldn't do this Dean, get this close."
"No, you promised, I pretended to agree." He walked closer to her. "We both know for a fact that we haven't kept that promise. I need you here, and we can pretend all we want that what we're doing isn't a big deal, that is isn't a relationship. You once told me it wouldn't matter if we both walked away, if I happened to go find someone else to spend the night with every once in a while. Yeah see that ain't gonna happen Bela."
"Dean what are..."
"I'm saying that I won't be spending my nights in anyone else's arms right now, and maybe I don't know what's going to happen tomorrow but I do know that I don't plan on being with anyone but you."
"You can't say that to me Dean."
"Why not? It's true."
"This isn't you, it's not me. We don't do exclusive, those emotions can get you killed."
"Maybe, maybe not. I learned that Sammy and I, we're stronger together even if we can be used against each other. Thing is, I think I'm stronger when you're around too. You've seen me in hell, at my worst. That's good enough for me. So how about we both tell the truth since we're kinda bad at that. Just admit that you want more than to just being special friends. Ok?"
Dean pulled her closer, their faces inches apart. He'd had to fight to get her to admit her attraction to him and start the whole special friends relationship in the first place, and now he was fighting to get her to admit her feelings and let it be an actual relationship.
"Dean...I just..." Bela started, but she gave up. He was right, and she'd known that for so long. She was only hurting herself if she left. He was asking for her to be with him and not anyone else. It scared her to death. Bela finally decided to go with it though, she leaned up and kissed him softly. "Okay."
He smiled into the kiss.
"Thank you." he said, pulling away.
They then heard Bobby's voice from the other end of the house.
"Everyone get in here, time for the lineup." Bobby yelled out. Dean gave Bela a confused look, she shrugged. He took her hand and lead her to the living room. She fought it at first, wanting to let go when they walked in the room so that no one would notice, but Dean wouldn't let go. He didn't really care what anyone else thought.
And no one else really cared either, it's not as if they didn't already know something was going on. Jo had grown up a long time ago and realized Dean would never see her that way, and when she saw Dean and Bela walk in together she smiled at him. He deserved it. Bobby just grumbled something, and sat his camera on the stand.
"He's right, tommorrow we hunt the devil. This is our last night on Earth."
"Nice to have an optomist around." Ellen said. They all laughed.
"They all gathered close together and looked up as the flash of the camera went off.
End Chapter.