AN: Okay here is the first chapter, and as always I do not own SPN or anyone there in. All I own is Salem! Lets get started!
Edge of Reality
Chapter 1- Beta
It was your typical hot August day and for Salem Winchester, it was a shitty day. "I don't see why I have to come here." She whispered to her second oldest brother as she twisted her ring on her finger in a nervous habit. Sam Winchester looked at his younger sister with a smile.
"Salem, it'll be okay. You want to peruse your singing, right?"
"Yeah, but I could just attend an all fallen university." Salem nodded her grey wings twitching nervously as she looked up at the university. Dean her eldest brother looked at her with a grimace. "Mom and Dad won't pay for that. They said if you want them to pay you gotta go here." Salem looked at the ground as an angel walked by, pulling her wings close to her back. The angel didn't even spare them a second glance as he continued on his way.
"See? No issues here." Sam replied punching his sister playfully in the arm. Rubbing her arm and giving her brother a glare she shouldered her bag.
"Fine, it's just…." She paused turning and looking at the Angel that had walked by.
"The angels?" Dean asked seeing where this was going. Salem nodded and again looked at the ground her green gaze distant. "Salem, look at me," Dean said stepping in front of her and looking her in the eye. "That ass hole isn't here, you hear me? And if he was I would kick his ass, Sammy would, too. You're safe here. Just because you're a beta doesn't mean they can push you around."
Salem looked at her brother smiling slightly. "I know Dean, but it's not in my nature to be an alpha. I'm the only beta in the family."
Sam chuckled. "So? Screw nature, you are what you want to be, Salem." Dean nodded in agreement.
"I agree, you want to be an alpha, be an alpha." Salem looked at her brothers in confusion.
"How can I be an alpha? I don't even look like one!" She said gesturing first to her grey wings, then to Sam and Dean's gold ones. "Look how small I am compared to you two!" Dean smirked. "Being an alpha is a mindset, not a physicality."
Salem rolled her eyes and walked past her brothers, but she froze at Dean's question. "What are you gonna do if you get a Halo for a roommate?" Salem paused. "I…I'll ask for a change." She said over her shoulder.
"They won't change your roommate over something like a dislike of the race." Sam said. "This university was built to bridge the gap between the two races." Salem turned away from her brothers and looked up at the building again. She couldn't have that bad of luck, could she?
Castiel walked back to his room on the fourth floor dodging the other occupants of the building as they milled about. "Hey, Cass!" One Angel yelled tossing a roll of toilet paper at him. Castiel caught it just before it hit his head. "Nice try, Calliel!" He said tossing it back. Calliel ducked just in time and went back into his room. Castiel continued down the hall and saw his brother Gabriel talking with Anna. "Gabriel, aren't you gonna be late?" Castiel asked as he stopped next to his brother. Gabriel looked at his younger brother for a moment.
"For?" "The opening speech." Castiel said raising his eyebrows. "Oh crap!" Gabriel shouted, he then looked back at Anna. "I''ll talk to you later, okay?" Anna nodded with a smile. "Sure thing." Gabriel nodded and headed to the elevator. Anna looked at Castiel with a smile. "Have you met your roommate yet?" Castiel shook his head. "No, I was just on my way to my room. How's it going with your roommate? I still haven't met him yet."
Anna smiled. "Dean? He's…different." Castiel nodded. "You guys have been roommates since last semester, why the sudden change in roommates?" Anna scowled. "The guy that was my last roommate Cameron was a dick. He stole from me every chance he got."
Castiel smiled. "Fallen?"
Anna nodded and sighed remembering Cameron. "Yeah, but they aren't all bad, Cass. Dean is a Fallen and he's a nice guy. He can be jerk from time to time, but he's still nice under that…" She paused with a smile. "Exterior." Castiel raised an eyebrow and looked at the ground with a blush. "Right. Anyway, I'm gonna go now before your roommate comes back." Anna laughed. "Oh come on, Cass, like you have never gotten down and dirty with a Fallen before."
Castiel looked at her with serious smile, but a smile none the less. "Nope, never have and don't plan on it either." He said walking away.
Castiel had just walked up to his room when he heard talking. He paused outside the door and listened.
"Come on, Salem, it'll be okay." said a guy's voice. Castiel recognized the voice of Sam Winchester; they had a few classes together.
"I don't know about this, guys." a female's worried voice spoke. Castiel assumed that was Salem. He reached out and opened the door. When he stepped in he saw Sam, and whom he knew was Salem and maybe Sam's friend or brother. The three looked at Castiel curiously. Sam who knew Castiel a little smiled, and reached out his hand. Sam knew he had an aversion to the Fallen, but he wasn't going to be rude.
"Hi, Castiel. I didn't know this was your room." He greeted. Castiel shook his hand, his matte black wings ruffling themselves uncomfortably.
"Sam," Castiel nodded and looked at Salem with a neutral blue gaze. "You must be Salem." Salem avoided his gaze and smiled unsure. "Yes." Castiel looked at Dean waiting for him to introduce himself. Dean looked at Cass apprehensively for a moment, looking him over. Castiel was just maybe an inch shorter than him, his wings a matte black. He wore a white button down shirt and black jeans. From the color of his wings and his build he would be considered an alpha. Maybe not one as high ranked as Sam or Dean but an alpha none the less. The Fallen when it came to alphas and betas there were ranks that were distinguished by the color of their wings:
Gold: Tier one/Alpha level 2
Red: Tier two/Alpha level 1
Brown: Tier three/Beta level 2
Grey: Tier four/ Beta level 1
When it came to angels, they were a bit different because there were so many different colors for their wings and sometimes they were mixed colors. If the angels had one more rank, they were the Fallen would be considered under the betas; the gammas:
White: Tier one/Alpha level 2
Matte Black: Tier two/Alpha level 1
Grey/White: Tier three/Beta level 2
Matte black/grey: Tier four/ Beta level 1
Sable: Tier five/Gamma level 2
Sable/ Grey: Tier six/Gamma level 1
Level two is considered the highest level of that tier. Sam and Dean were the highest rank and tier of the Fallen. As Dean looked at Castiel he could tell tell that Castiel was a tier two alpha with the level of 1. While he was still studying Castiel, he heard Sam clear his throat. Dean looked at his brother wondering what was wrong. "What?"
Sam shook his head with a sigh. "I'm sorry, Cass, this is Dean, my older brother." Castiel looked at Dean with curiosity. "Is your roommates name Anna?"
Dean nodded. "Yeah, why?" Castiel was quiet for a moment as he looked at Dean. Dean was muscular and broad shouldered but not overly doing it. His eyes were a deep green and he stood with the look of authority but not arrogance. His hair was cut short and was a light brown almost blonde.
"She's a friend of mine." Castiel said after a moment. Dean smiled and looked at the Angel.
"Is that a problem? That I'm her roommate?" He asked.
"No." Cass said unflinchingly. As the three men stood there talking, Salem watched Castiel. It scared her that he was an angel. The two things that scared her the most were that he was an alpha and a guy. He stood there talking with her brother as if it was an everyday occurrence for him to deal with judgment. A thing that Salem was familiar with; judgment and authority. It seemed that Castiel was unruffled by Dean. She noticed while she had been thinking Castiel had turned his head and watched her. She quickly looked away and blushed. Castiel looked at Salem, knowing she was a beta not by the way she was acting. She was acting more…subdued. He looked back at Dean who was watching him closely. "So," He said then looking back at Salem. "You must be my new roommate." Salem nodded and jumped when he held out his hand to her.
Sam looked at Castiel apologetically. "She doesn't like to be touched."
Castiel retracted his hand nodding in understanding. "Sorry."
Salem looked at her brother wanting nothing more than for him and Dean to take her away from here. "It's not your fault. It's a long story." Dean said with a sad laugh.
"Well, Salem, we need to get going. We'll see you at dinner?" Dean said looking at his sister. Salem looked at him horrified. "What!?" Sam smiled and stepped in front of his sister. "Hey, Cass is a good guy. You can trust him." Sam didn't know if he was saying that for his or her benefit. Salem looked at him and nodded reluctantly.
"Fine." Sam hugged his sister and then Dean stepped forward and hugged her.
"You'll be okay, Salem." He said reassuringly. Salem buried her face in his chest hugging him.
"Just take me with you." She whispered so only he could hear her. Dean held her. "Hey, look at me." He said looking down at her. Salem looked at him with tear filled eyes. "You can do this." Dean whispered to her. "If you need anything, just text me. I'm right down the hall." Salem nodded wiping her eyes."Okay."
Dean gave her one last hug and stepped away. Sam looked at her. "You'll be okay." Salem smiled and watched her brothers leave. Castiel looked at her after they left and sat on the edge of his bed. "You fresh out of high school?" He asked, trying to start a conversation. Salem sat her bag on the unused bed and looked at him.
"Yeah, I attended an all fallen privet school." Castiel nodded realizing she had probably never been around so many angels before.
"This your first time in a school like this?" Again, Salem nodded but didn't say anything. Castiel watched her, her back to him. She was shorter than he was, with long blackish brown hair that was incredibly wavy, she had long legs and was built very petite. She wore black leggings under a black hi-low cut skirt, and a black tank top with a dark blue vest. The whole outfit complemented her wings. When she turned back around to stick something on her dresser Castiel looked away.
"How long have you been going here?" Salem asked.
"Just little over a year." Castiel answered looking at her sidelong. Salem nodded as she went back to her bag. Castiel stood up and he saw Salem tense and her wings pulled down around her slightly. "You okay?" He asked.
Salem looked at him over her shoulder. "Yeah, it's nothing." She said as she finished emptying out her duffel bag. Setting the bag on the floor Salem turned to him with a nervous glance. "I'm gonna go check out the assembly." She said. Castiel watched her leave and he wondered what in the name of the Heavens above was up with her.
-Next time in ER-
Castiel walked into the room later that night and found Salem sitting on her bed with her journal. She looked up at him and gave him a subdued smile. "Hey." He greeted, setting his backpack on the bed and sitting down to remove his shoes. "What are you doing?" Salem looked back at her journal her mouth pressing into a thin line.
"I'm just writing down my thoughts. I've been doing this ever since…" She paused her hand raised over the paper. "I don't think we need to, umm…share stuff." She said looking at him sadly. Castiel looked at her a little confused. How could he share a room with someone he doesn't even know?
AN: Well I hope you enjoy this! Plz read and review! I would love to hear from you, if you have any questions feel free to ask!
~AlexNovak1622