Chapter 24

(Read and review please thank you. Don't own squat!)

Bella starts to think of airplane tickets and where to go first. She begins to talk to Cas about these issues and he turns to her looking disordered.

"It would be easier to teleport."

"Teleport?"

He nods.

"Um human…" She reminds.

He tilts his head narrowing his eyes.

"I can take you with me."

"Um ok… Guess I'll be traveling light."

Bella finds a storage place for her truck. She grabs one of her backpacks and stuffs it with everything she thinks she'll need. She planned to purchase new clothes wherever they went. So Bella packed only enough for a few days, her weapons, fake ID's and a few other necessities. Strapping the backpack onto her back she then looks to Cas.

"So now what?"

He nods.

"Follow me."

Bella follows Cas towards a more secluded area, after while he looks around with no witnesses about he wraps his arms around her. When Bella comes too she looks up seeing her head resting in Castiel's lap. He's looking down upon her. She notices they're on some sort of bench. Bella rises and looks around. Her jaw drops.

"Are we?"

"Jerusalem."

"Right…" She says with a nod taken back.

"This is insane."

"Insane?" Castiel questions.

"I assure you there is no insanity to this." She looks to him oddly at his noted clarification.

"And you say I've much to learn."

"That is accurate." She smiles shaking her head.

Bella reaches to her temples. Castiel notices this.

"You may experience some headaches until your body gets used to the adjustments."

"You should definitely come with a warning label Cas." She says as she comes to her feet.

She runs her fingers through her hair and crouches down. Cas watches curiously as she places a single finger upon the ground. She grins shaking her head skimming it across as if still in disbelief.

"Amazing."

Cas comes to his feet at that point. He offers Bella a hand. She takes it Castiel walks her towards a slope that overlooks the city.

"So this is where you came to scope out humanity?" Bella crosses her arms about her chest.

He nods.

"I wanted to share this with you." He says thoughtfully.

"Thank you Cas."

"I've many places of inspiration."

"Are all angels this in touch with humanity?"

He narrows his eyes.

"Unfortunately no, I believe some of my brothers have forgotten that we are the shepherds." That sadness claims his eyes again she seems to notice.

"Shepherds?"

He nods.

"We're to guide you. A few seem to have pushed that aside, they emphasis on other matters, perhaps that is why we do not agree."

"Your brothers… meaning the other angels?"

"Yes."

Bella wasn't sure she liked the way that sounded.

"Is it possible for angels to lose faith as well Cas?"

He looks upon her almost curiously.

"Yes Bella. I've witness such things."

"How does that happen?"

"There seems to have been some dispute amongst us, just as humans tend to do."

"What does God think about that?"

"That seems to be the quarrel."
"How's that?"

Castiel wasn't sure how to answer that. He knew what he believed. Castiel knew God still existed. He knew he was there. But because he'd grown unobtrusive amongst the gates even angels were losing faith. They were beginning to wonder who they served. He didn't wish to concern her or even worse for Bella to begin to question hers as well. However something in Castiel told him Bella was stronger than that.

"He's been quiet lately."

"Quiet?"

He nods.

"God?"

Castiel nods again.

"Sure here on earth but Heaven?" She says but rhetorically.

Cas didn't take offense to this the tone of her voice said it all.

"Maybe he's just not very pleased at the moment." She says in thought looking around.

"Can't say I really can blame him, it's expected out of us humans to be flawed to that point but his own angels? I can't even imagine."

Now it was Castiel's turn to be taken back. He looked upon her in near awe. It was rare to hear a human speak about such things. It seemed Bella could place herself in anyone's shoes without truly realizing it even. There was no shadow of a doubt in Castiel's mind that God himself had indeed chosen Bella and the reason stared him right in the face. Her mocha eyes bearing into his own… She was human, defective nonetheless, she had weaknesses that needed much improving. However through this knowledge Castiel realized something else. That he too was just as flawed in fact most angels were. They were just as weak and they too needed enlightening. How can they be expected to lead someone like Bella whom at the moment was stronger at least in faith alone? Her utmost weakness however… assurance in herself. Something Castiel planned to aide her in.

Both sat back on the bench in silence for a moment. Bella continued to take in the new environment and culture. She couldn't help but to wonder about where they were even going to begin. Where to look, what were they looking for. She thought of Italy and grimaced. Thinking of Italy reminded her of John. She turned to Cas.

"Cas?"

"Yes?"

"You know the spear that was cursed."

"The Spear of Destiny?"

She nods.

"I was wondering. What did it do to my father?"

Castiel looks back on to the city before them.

"It works on your remorse things you believe somehow you deserve karma in. John's happened to be you and Dean."

Bella swallowed back on this.

"Dean and I?"

He nods and tilts his head a bit.

"He felt he could have been a better father to you both. The biggest regret he'd had was ripping you apart. He'd never forgiven himself. He saw the destruction he caused. Thus led to his own destruction."

Bella closed her eyes and looked down.

"We should find you a place to rest Bella. We can begin our search tomorrow. This could take a few days, weeks even."

"Where do we even start?"

Cas wasn't even sure how to answer that himself.

Bella finds them a nice hotel. Cas narrows his eyes at the name on the credit card as she hands it over.

"I believe you have the wrong card." He whispers tugging at her arm.

Bella bite her lower lip as the woman scans it. She quickly looks back to Cas shaking her head.

"Cas just let it go."

"Let it go?"

She nods as the woman hands the card back. She smiles and gives them their room keys. After they get into the elevator Bella turns to Cas.

"Do you realize how much trouble we could have gotten into?"

"I do not understand."

Bella sighs.

"You're name is Isabella Marie Winchester. Not Gracie Nadia Jackson."

Bella flinches a bit.

"Cas sometimes I will have to do things you will not like or agree with. If I didn't use that card we'd be sleeping on the streets tonight."

"I do not sleep."

"Yes but I do."

"So you lied?"

"In a way… yes." She says exasperated.

"Do you lie a lot?"

"Well… yes but it's not what you think. Dean and I we have a certain way of doing things. It's what gets the job done. Sometimes in this world you have to lie."

"But it's immoral."

Bella smiles as they get to their hotel room.

"So is the pizza man."

She notices the look on Castiel's face. But she doesn't expect what he says next.

"You're right out of matrimony it is." He looks to be in thought.

"If it were conceivable we would be conjugal."

"Are you saying what I think you are?" She says pulling the door shut and locking it.

"What is it you think I'm saying?"

She blushes a bit and puts her bag down.

"It almost sounded as like…" She stops herself shaking her head.

"It doesn't matter. It's like you said. It's not feasible." She wasn't sure why that bothered her but it did.

Bella knew there would never be anyone else. But she couldn't think about that now. She didn't want to.

"Are all hotels around these parts this extraordinary?" She looks around thinking it was almost like Rome.

Cas looks on as she walks about the room.

"Awesome! They have a Jacuzzi."

"What's a Jacuzzi?"

She turns to Cas laughing.

"You'll see…" She hints.

Castiel remembers what Bella said about acting human. He takes off his coat and sits at the table. She makes her way back around noticing this.

"Seems you're getting the hang of it."

Bella takes out her knife, gun, and then takes off her pants looking upon him.

"We will need to get you some clothes though."

He looks down to his white shirt, cobalt tie and black dress pants confused.

"These are clothes."

"Yes but let me guess that's what your vessel was wearing."

He nods.

"What is Castiel's taste?"

"I'm afraid I do not comprehend."

"We'll have some shopping to get to later."

"Shopping?"

"Yes Cas."

Bella crawls into his lap facing him. He narrows his eyes a bit looking upon her. His hand touches her cheek. She leans into Cas and loosens his tie as she kisses him. His hands move about her hips. Cas begin to shift her body grinding it against him. He kissed along her neck. Bella noticed he was seemingly more confident in what to do, where to touch, like he was getting to know her body and what it craved. She took off his tie and began to unbutton his shirt. Her hips bucked against him . A moan escaped Castiel's lips and his eyes closed temporarily. His hands worked their way into Bella's shirt. Bella softly laughed as he struggled with her bra. A frustrated Cas ripped it apart. She threw off her shirt and the torn bra. She felt his mouth along her breast his grip slightly tighter around her hips.

Little was she aware that he'd managed to get his pants undone, until she feels his fingers moving her panties to the side. He brings her hips down along him. She gasps out bringing her lips back to his. She rides against him. Cas starts this hip thrust move of his own only adding to the intensity. The way he was throbbing inside her she knew he was about to come. He seductively said her name taking her by surprise. Her orgasms became more multiple. Cas came to a finish with a bit of a grunt. However Cas had one more trick up his sleeve she wasn't aware off. She kissed his lips and made her way off him. She was heading to the shower and Cas looks upon her a certain way. Bella moans out and whips her head back towards him. She squeezes her legs together as the juices ran down her legs.

Castiel grins but stays where he is.

"Did you just?" She says breathlessly.

"How'd you?"

He says nothing just sits there.

"You truly are gifted." She teases continuing to be out of breath.

"Damn babe, lookie there caught yourself your first demon! Well I'll be…" Dean says scratching the back of his head. Seeing as how Jo managed to trick the demon.

"Talk about awesome!"

Jo smiles as Dean flips through the spell book.

"You will pay for this you bitch!"

Jo rolls her eyes as the demon paces around the trap.

"She's annoying me."

Dean nods.

"ON it babe."

He starts the spell . Jo watches on in amazement.

"That's pretty cool." She says once the deal is done.

"I thought so." He says with a shrug.

"I think you're getting the hang of it Jo."

She shrugs. Dean starts cleaning up the mess.

"So how do you think Bella's doing?"

He cocks a brow and shrugs.

"I'm sure she's fine. Lord knows where Cas took her. She always wanted to see the world. Guess this is her chance."

He cleans off his blade and sticks it back into his pants.

"I like him."

Dean rolls his eyes.

"What is it? The coat? The hair or lack of common human sense?"

"A little of everything." She teases Dean.

He laughs.

"It's gotta be awkward."
"What's that?" Jo wonders.

"For my sister… I mean . Think about it every time he's in the mood he's going to be ordering pizza."

Jo laughs.

"I could go for some pizza."

He cocks a brow.
"Could ya now?"

She nods.

"Well hell."

He pens her into a corner of the house they're in. She pats him on the chest.

"Actually I really am hungry."

Dean closes his eyes for a moment.

"Of course…"

Jo laughs and grabs him by the collar of his shirt leading him out.

Bella waits outside the dressing room. Naturally he was satisfied with what he was already wearing. Bella curiously wanted to know what his particular taste was, without anyone pointing out anything to him. She took a seat and waited patiently. Castiel steps out in what he'd personally picked out after much coaxing. Her eyes widen and her jaw literally drops. He's wearing a deep navy blue dress shirt, black tie with a hint of smoky gray stripes, black overcoat and pants that matched the tie.

"Wow…" Bella says coming to her feet.

"Cas… That's like really sexy."

She turns him towards the mirror so he can see.

"Sexy?" She couldn't help but to find it cute on how he said the word sexy.

"Definitely, you got great taste. I love it."

He tilts his head slightly as Bella adjust his sleeves and collar. She smiles looking back into the mirror.
"This one's a keeper. You should pick out something else you like."

"I only need one."

Bella shrugs but grabs him something along the same taste. She's holding up a shirt looking upon it as Castiel's holding up a pair of pink thongs. Bella giggles to herself watching him going through the lingerie looking very lost. She couldn't help herself. She walks up behind him and looks to the thong.

"Something catch your attention?"

He stretches out the thong like he's trying to figure it out, this other women however wrinkles her nose in disgust upon Cas.

"Pervert…" She mutters and Bella cuts her a look.

Bella eyes the woman and takes the thong from Castiel's hands.

"He's got great taste doesn't he?" Bella places it with the clothes she's going to purchase.

"I have great taste." Cas repeats looking to the woman confidently.

"That's right." Bella says and pats him on the shoulder.

The brunette haired ritzy tourist continued to roll her eyes watching Cas's every move. This was pissing Bella off. Bella purposely walks by and whispers.

"You like staring at my husband."

The woman turns to her wide eyed.

"That's right…"

Bella walks off and takes Castiel by the arm. She pays for the items and they leave the store.

Bella's entire face glows red however when Castiel turns to her.

"Why did you tell that woman I was your husband?"

Bella clears her throat and points to something else quickly.

"Oh look!" She says dragging him towards another store.

Raphael appears before them as Dean's leading Jo to the car. Dean rears back and places Jo behind him.

"Who the hell are you?"

"It would be wise to watch your tongue."

He tilts his head looking to Jo.

"Are you Bella Winchester?"

Jo's eyes widen.

"What's it to you!" Dean snaps.

Jo takes out her gun as Raphael sends Dean flying into a nearby dumpster. He propels her gun to the ground.

"Are you Isabella Winchester?"

He grabs her by the collar of her shirt.

"LET HER GO ASSHOLE!"
He tilts his head.

"Where is Castiel?"

Dean fires his gun shooting Raphael. Raphael places his fingers about Jo's forehead. Jo passes out. He turns to Dean.

"She is not Isabella where is she?"

"Why the fuck would I tell you!"

Raphael shoots out his hand again and Dean jolts back. He disappears and Dean falls to his knees coughing up blood.

"Fuck…" Dean mutters in pain. He comes to a fetal position and continues to cough up blood.

Jo comes to her eyes blinking a few times. She makes out Dean laying on the pavement in a puddle of blood.

"DEAN!" She rushes over to him.

"No… Dean please!"

His eyes roll back as she dials 911.

"Hold on Dean!"

"Dean!" Bella shoots up in bed and looks around the room.

She reaches over and cuts on the lamp.

"Bella…" She turns to Cas as he's lying next to her in bed.

"Are you alright?"

Her heart continues to race.

"Yeah just a dream."

Bella heads to the bathroom and drinks some water.

Castiel had turned off all communication to his brothers and Heaven. He didn't want any of them harassing Bella or him even for that matter. They were still doing as they were supposed to. He would turn it back on once they retrieved a few of the relics requested. Cas watches from a distance as Bella takes out something from her jacket. She places the matchbox Impala onto the table.

Cas appears behind her and places his hands about her shoulders. He picks up the toy car curiously. He tilts his head looking upon it.

"Dean's?" He questions.

She smiles.

"Yeah he gave it to me when we were little. Made me promise I wouldn't cry anymore if he gave it to me."

"That's an odd request."

"We'd an odd childhood."

Cas nods and kisses her cheek. She turns back to him.

"Guess we better get ready."

"No Jo!"

"But Dean you're in bad shape!"

"You saw what that son of a bitch did to me! Just imagine what he has in mind for Bella!"

"At least let me call to Cas!"

"NO! Dammit Jo she needs all the protection she can get. If Cas is over here then who's going to protect her if that freak feast finds her!"

Jo sighs shaking her head.

"Dean baby you…"

He winces in the hospital bed.

"You need protection as well!"

"He did this to get her over here! He knew she'd come! This is a set up. He's just waiting! That's why no matter what you have to promise me you will not let this get back to her. Promise me Jo no matter what!"

"Dean!"

"Promise!"

She closes her eyes and sighs.

"OK…"

"If she calls you tell her I'm fine that I'm in the shower or sleeping whatever excuses you can come up with."

He coughs up some more blood and a nurse comes in and puts something into his IV. Dean's eyes start to bat and Jo falls apart not knowing what to do.