She landed in front of Luther, she pulled the trigger. The bullet hit him between the eyes; a trickle of blood ran from his nose. He sank to his knees; he was then engulfed in a flash of light. He was dead; she'd done it. Finally. She exhaled. She turned to the Winchesters. Sam ran towards her.
"Kat?" She moved out of his grasp.
"Sam don't" A tear slid down her cheek "I'm – I" She began to sob.
"Kat please" Sam held out his hand to her. She took a few more steps away.
"Can you - stop Dean bleeding, I think I'm going to throw up" He smiled at her. She was still his Kat.
"Of course I can" He walked over to Dean.
"There's a medical kit in my truck Sam" John told him before moving closer to Kat. He handed her a tissue from his pocket. Dean reluctantly went with his brother.
"I swear if you shoot me with that- " She gestured to his crossbow.
"I'm not gonna shot ya, if it were anyone else you'd be dead already" He lowered his weapon. Her fangs retracted as she took the tissue from his hand. She wiped her tears from her face, she took a deep breath.
Sam escorted Dean to the truck and began to tend to his cut.
"So?" Sam attempted to gage Dean's thoughts on what had just occurred.
"She's a ... a vampire" Dean wasn't sure how he felt. He loved her but ...
"Half" Sam corrected him swiftly.
"Do you think she's dangerous?" Dean looked up at Sam from his seat in the truck.
"No if she was she'd have ripped your throat out" She never turned on him when he had his visions and she had been a vampire since they had known her. She was no different.
"Yeah you're right" He flinched as Sam cleansed his wound.
"If you're doing this to get the Cult it's not going to work" She was sure that's what he wanted.
"No, I'm not going to lie to you, I do want the Cult but ... I owe your uncle big time ... and he left me a letter" He took it out of his pocket and shook it. "And despite what you think I loved him, he taught me a great deal about hunting, he helped me after Marry died ... I can't deny him his last request"
"Think about it Dean she's still the same woman you fell in love with she's just a little more ..." He wasn't sure how to end his sentence.
"Your right she is ... but vampire or not is she any match for a demon?" Dean frowned. Sam was right she was the woman he fell for.
"This again? Dean she's an ally, the best one we have, we need her, you need her" He roughly placed the bandage on Dean's neck.
"Ow" Dean scowled at his brother "... I don't want her to go Sammy but-" He sighed.
"Remember when we fought Meg, whatever she did to us it had no effect on Kat did it? So maybe ... maybe vampires are immune to demons?" Sam suggested; he knew it was a weak proposal but it was the best one he had.
"And what does it say? What's his last request?" Kat was still weary of John, she didn't trust him.
"He asked me to take care of you" John sounded oddly ... okay with the situation.
"Really? Huh ... John did he know?" John looked confused at her question.
"About you? What you are?" John wasn't sure, he never mentioned anything. "I don't think so but Kat it wouldn't have made a difference he'd still love you all the same" John smiled weakly at her.
"So ... what now?" She shrugged, her eyes glancing at the loaded crossbow in his hand.
"Maybe Sammy, I don't know" Dean stood up.
"Well I think a maybe is good enough for me" He smiled brightly. "She needs us now Dean, her worlds just been turned upside down" He pleaded.
"I guess you're right, ... I've missed her, it was harder than I thought" Way hared, he missed everything about her, her smile, her laugh, cuddling at night, waking up to her in the morning.
"I don't think you can go cold turkey on a woman like her" Sam smirked.
"No you can't Sammy; I guess I owe her an apology" Dean took a deep breath.
"Yeah a big one" Sam nodded his head.
"Now you join me and my boys" John's words shocked Kat to her core.
"What? No get away from my son you evil creature? No shooting me with dead man's blood and prizing the Cult from my hands?" Sam and Dean joined them. They were stood Wild West style, feet apart, hands twitching over their weapons, eyes narrowed.
"No" Was John's simple reply.
"Ok well I'll make this easier for you John. Sam" She gestured for him to come to her. She placed the Cult in his hands. "This is for you, for Jess and Marry" She smiled.
"... Thank you, but why? It's yours" He couldn't believe it; the answer to all his problems was in his hands.
"I did what I set out to do ... granted I got a little more than I bargained for but ..." They exchanged a giggle.
"How are you feeling about that" He meant being a vampire.
"Still processing that" She sighed. The words were still strange to hear.
"Yeah I bet" He nodded.
"But you know ... the funniest thing ... I don't really feel that different, is that wrong?" She looked up at him, he knew she was expecting an answer but he didn't know what to say.
"If I had to take a stab ... I'd say that it was because you've always been this way ... and your still the amazing, beautiful woman that me and Sam know and love" Dean smiled at her, she didn't want to but she couldn't help but smile back. John nodded at her, a smile on his face.
"Is that an apology I hear?" Sam smirked.
"I think it was Sammy" Kat giggled.
"Yeah it is, so what'd ya say? Get the old three musketeers back in business? " Dean smirked.
"I- ... I'm not sure if that's such a-" She began but John interrupted.
"I think that's the best idea you've ever had" He smiled. "Welcome to the family Kat and thank you, you don't know how much it means to me" He smiled brightly at her; that was the first time she had believed his smile to be genuine.
"It means revenge" She smiled half heartedly; he wanted it for the same reason she did. She understood now, they weren't so different after all.