A/N: I'm so sorry for the long wait! I didn't die! I promise
I have been so busy with my being a senior now! I'm so exhausted! I haven't had a solid, uninterrupted night's sleep since May! I've had so many nightmares! And the second week of school I passed out because I forgot to eat! So now I have to be so careful not to forget again… So now my life is Homework, Sleep, Eat, repeat. Maybe type a bit in there somewhere… I'll try to get another chapter up soon... but no promises...
Thanks to: Maddy Love Castiel, and AMPGrl88 for Favoriting. Tabbym77 for Alerting. Valeskathesilverwolf, KansasAngel94, extraordinary geek, Charlotte Willows, VisionX23, and angeleyenc for the wonderful Reviews. And big thanks to Mrs. Dr. Robert Chase for being an awesome beta!
kk… ONWARD!
The Man Who Knew too Much
Chapter 9 Devil's Trap
Cas had to hurry. By now the brothers had noticed his disappearance and were trying to find the meat packing plant by the ocean… thankfully they didn't know their way around New York and Cas did… it only took a moment to get to the Warehouse where he lived for the last year. He ran up the steps and took out a few of the many knives that he'd kept hidden just in case the need would arise. He ran back outside and got in the cab he'd told to wait for him on the side of the street.
He told the cabbie the address of the abandoned plant by the ocean and told him to step on it. Less than half an hour of avoiding traffic jams and police cars. He took out a twenty that he'd 'borrowed' from Dean's jacket without him even noticing and handed it to the driver. He got out of the cab and watched it speed away; he quickly grabbed his knife and headed inside…
His footsteps echoed loudly through the empty warehouse… The main lobby was barley lit… only enough to see by. The shadows seemed to crawl across the floor then retreat back to the corners when he turned around. He stared at the shadows in the corner for a moment… when he turned back around the woman from the bar was standing in front of him. He flinched back a small step but didn't make a sound, "Where's Crystal?" He asked in a low voice, holding the knife a little tighter.
She looked down at the knife with a smile on her face, "Why don't you put that away, Clarence… It's not like it'll do you much good," She looked at him like a tiger waiting to pounce.
Cas didn't move. He stared at her for a second before he said, "I'm here… where is Crystal?"
She stared right back at him for a moment. "I'm shocked," she said, "I didn't think Thing 1 and Thing 2 would let you come all alone..." She tilted her head to the side, waiting for him to respond.
"What does it matter? I'm here now, where's Crystal?" Cas snapped, he tried to control his anger as Meg laughed at him. She held up a finger and beckoned him to follow her deeper into the warehouse.
His grip never loosened on the knife as he followed after her. The heels of her boots clicked like tiny gunshots as they walked down the long hall lit only by a few bare bulbs high over head. The reached a staircase that curled around and disappeared into the darkness.
The further down the pair went the colder it got. Cas was shivering slightly by the time they got to the bottom of the stairs. Meg turned and pointed to the only door in this small hallway. Cas didn't really want to turn his back on her… but it was the only chance he could get Crystal back. Cas slowly walked to the door and looked back at Meg. She leaned against the wall, staring at him.
Cas opened the large metal door and saw a figure with silvery blond hair curled on the dirty floor. He quickly ran to Crystal, kneeling on the filthy ground beside her. Her skin was ice cold as he gently turned her over. She was covered in dirt and grime and a thick metal collar was around her neck attached to a chain. Dread filled Cas' heart as he felt for a pulse around the think metal collar. He breathed a sigh of relief as her pulse beat weakly against his fingers. He tried to wake her up, he shook her shoulders lightly, with no response…
He heard the click of Meg's heels behind him. He quickly grabbed his knife and drove it into Meg's stomach. She sighed angrily and looked down at the knife in her stomach. "I thought I said that wouldn't do you any good." She said quietly, Slowly pulling the knife out of her stomach the blade glistened with blood but her wound didn't bleed. She looked at him, smiled and said, "Silly Angel." She suddenly grabbed his arm and roughly pulled him to his feet. He struggled but her grip was too strong…
Suddenly a crash sounded form the front of the room. Dean burst through the door, closely followed by Sam. Meg tensed, Cas still tried to break away from her, unsuccessfully. "Let him go, Meg." Dean said raising an old knife Cas had seen on the table before he left.
"Boys! It's been too long!" Meg said with a smile.
Suddenly Dean jumped forward attempting to stab Meg in the heart. She released Cas and disappeared in the nick of time as Dean flew through the spot she once stood. Cas fell to his knees and moved back over to Crystal's side, pulling out the tools he used to pick locks and unlocked the metal collar around Crystal's neck. "Crystal? Crystal wake up…" He whispered quietly as the heavy metal hit the ground. She didn't move.
Sam knelt beside him and said, "Cas…"
"What?" Cas looked up at him.
"Are you ok?" He asked looking up at Dean.
"Of course I'm ok! It's Crystal who I'm worried about!" Cas said, panic clawing through his chest.
"Calm down. I'm sure she'll be ok..." Sam said, looking down at Crystal. "Come on, we have to go." Sam started to pick up Crystal, but Cas shoved his hands away.
He put one arm under her shoulders and one under her knees and gently picked her up and carried her back through the warehouse and to the Impala in the street outside of the warehouse…
Ok… When I asked Mrs. Dr. Robert Chase about the "Thing 1 and Thing 2" part. This is what I got back: "I guess that makes Bobby the Cat in the Hat, Cas and Crystal the kids, and Meg the mommy" XD I laughed so hard I almost died!