Edge of Reality Chapter 4: Monster, a supernatural fanfic

AN: Well this story has really monopolized my time! lol I can't stop thinking about it or planning it out. I want to give you guys the best I can! So without further adu here is the next chapter of Edge of Reality!

As always I do not own Supernatural or anyone there in! If I did I would be a rich woman!

WARNING: Language

Chapter 3- Monster

Salem woke up the next morning and looked around in confusion, it took her a minute to figure out where she was. Castiel was still asleep and it seemed that he had spent most of the night awake since he was asleep in the chair. Salem got up and walked over to him carefully. "Castiel?" Castiel lifted his head opening his eyes and looked at her. "Salem? What time is it?" He asked tiredly.

Salem looked at her watch. "A quarter to six, how long were you up?"

"I fell asleep about an hour ago, I'm sorry." Castiel said with a sigh closing his eyes. "Cass you should have gone to bed, you didn't have to stay up all night." Salem said sadly. Castiel looked at her for a moment. "Salem, do you remember last night?"

Salem thought about it for a moment, trying to remember everything. Castiel stood up pulling the blanket off of himself. When the blanket fell away from his chest Salem saw three huge bruises. "Did I do that?" She asked horrified. Castiel looked at the bruises . "Uh…Yeah but don't worry about it, they don't hurt." Salem nervously stepped over to him. "I'm sorry, I don't remember much after coming back here." She said looking him in the eyes. Suddenly she got a weird feeling she was missing something. He did something to her…She looked away from his gaze. Castiel saw the look on her face and stepped back. "What?" He asked.

Salem looked at him, suddenly remembering what he did. The feeling…The feeling of his hands on her wings.

"You touched my wings." She said accusingly. Castiel looked at her guiltily. "It was an accident…I was trying to move you away from the door. How do you think I got these bruises?"

Salem glared at him. "What gives you the right!?"

"It was an accident!" Castiel snapped.

Salem flinched at his tone unwillingly. "I don't care…You shouldn't have touched me at all." Castiel looked at her floored. "I was suppose to leave you there flipping the fuck out?!" Salem looked at the floor. "I…Look just leave me alone. I don't need you, you and your kind are all alike." Castiel could feel his blood boiling. "My kind? Look next time you want to have one of your Episodes do it in the damn hall!" He yelled and stormed out, slamming the door.

Salem stood there trying not to cry, she felt bad about giving him bruises but damn it…He shouldn't have touched her wings. She shook herself mentally and got ready for the first class she had that day and steeled herself for what she had to do. She got dressed putting on camouflage jeans, a black t-shirt, and her black boots. She brushed out her hair then grabbed her tooth brush and tooth paste and headed for the bathroom with a fearful feeling in the pit of her stomach.

On entering the bathroom she saw Anna doing her make-up, she smiled slightly at the Angel as she set about brushing her teeth. "Morning." Anna said as she looked at her. Salem nodded towards her, unable to reply. "I saw Cass on the way here…He seemed upset." Anna said curiously. Salem spit out the tooth paste and looked at her reflection. "I know he's upset…" She said guiltily. Anna raised a perfectly arched eyebrow. "He was muttering something about his kind? Wanna elaborate?" Salem shook her head and looked at Anna. "No…I don't, I'm gonna be late for class." She said rinsing her tooth brush and heading for the door. "You know he didn't mean to…" Anna called after her. Salem stopped and looked at her. "What?" Anna smiled at her sadly. "Touch them…He would never do that." Salem rolled her eyes and left the bathroom.

After going back to the room and grabbing her backpack, Salem headed to the auditorium in a hurry. She didn't want to be late for her first class, on entering the auditorium she walked up to the group of students standing by the stage. "Okay listen up everyone!" The teacher Mr. Harker called as he stood on the edge of the stage. The students quieted down and looked at him, as he watched them. "I know all of you signed up for this class but there being thirty students is a few to many. So we need you to try out, and the students who don't make it will be switched to History of Music with Mrs. Naomi." There was an audible gasp from the students as he said this. Salem looked up at the teacher then at the stage. She had to what? "Okay we will be calling you up randomly, you will have time to either pick a song from one of the CD's provided or you can sing something of your own composition. You were sent a letter and it told you to do this." Mr. Harker said. "So the first person up is Winchester?"

Salem pushed through the students and up the stage steps, Mr. Harker looked at her his brown wings set in a position of calmness. "You Salem Winchester?" He asked with a smile. Salem nodded and pulling a CD from her bag. "Yes sir, I brought my own composition." Mr. Harker took the CD and handed it to another teacher, a Gamma Angel with Sable wings. "Take that to the booth and put it in Leile." Mr. Harker said. Leile headed off the stage to the sound booth CD in hand. "Okay the rest of you students take a seat." Mr. Harker said to the rest of the group.

After a few minutes of the students taking seats Salem put her bag down and walked over to the microphone. Salem looked at the teachers and students before her as they sat in the seats in the auditorium. She had to sing…In font of them. She didn't know she had to try out for the class, why didn't they put that in the paper work they sent out before collage started. If she failed this the she would have to take the dreaded Music History Class. As her eyes scanned the auditorium nervously she saw someone standing in the back of the auditorium…Someone she didn't expect after the fight they had that morning…Someone who she thought hated her….Castiel. He stood leaning against the wall a blank look on his face. He seemed to have gone back to the room to change because he now wore a pair of distressed jeans, a blue button down shirt and white tennis shoes. Salem looked away blushing and she could feel her heart race. "You ready?" Mr. Harker asked. Salem looked at him for a moment then at Castiel. "Um…Yeah…" And at her word the music started to play. It was a song that she had written after the incident with her Ex. A song she wished Castiel wouldn't have shown up for, but there was nothing she could do now so she just sang:

I've never seen one like that before Don't look at me like that You amaze me

He ate my heart, he a-a-ate my heart (You little monster) He ate my heart, he a-a-ate my heart out (You amaze me) He ate my heart, he a-a-ate my heart He ate my, he a-a-ate my heart

As she sang the first verses she couldn't help but look back at Castiel, he seemed so focused on her. Castiel watched Salem as she sang, she seemed nervous that he was there, but he had to come…He was curious for some reason and the words she had said to him this morning still rang through his head. I don't need you, you and your kind are all alike. For some reason what she said had really struck him, after he left he went to his brothers and talked with him. Gabriel had said that after what Castiel had told him about Salem, which he didn't say exactly what had happened to her…It seemed that the Fallen was still very raw from the incident. And that her fear of him was her first instinct.

Look at him, look at me That boy is bad, and honestly He's a wolf in disguise But I can't stop staring in those evil eyes

I asked my girlfriend if she'd seen you round before She mumbled something while we got down on the floor baby We might've fucked not really sure, don't quite recall But something tells me that I've seen him round before

Salem sang and she felt herself getting into the beat, the music flowing through her like a wave. She seemed to forget that Castiel was there and the teachers and students faded away. Her voice resinated through the auditorium like magic.

He's a monster m-m-m-monster That boy is a monster m-m-m-monster That boy is a monster m-m-m-monster That boy is a monster er-er-er-er

He ate my heart (I love that girl) He ate my heart (I love that girl, she's hot as hell) He ate my heart (I love that girl) He ate my heart (wanna talk to her, she's hot as hell)

He licked his lips, said to me Girl you look good enough to eat Put his arms around me Said "Boy now get your paws right off me"

As Castiel listened to the lyrics he figured the song was about the incident, and listening to the words it angered him that someone had tried to take advantage of Salem. At the feeling of anger Castiel wondered why he cared so much. This girl…This Fallen has done nothing but give him grief, just like the rest of Fallen he has ever come in contact with. Maybe it wasn't anger…He didn't know and at that point he didn't care.

I asked my girlfriend if she'd seen you round before She mumbled something while we got down on the floor baby We might've fucked not really sure, don't quite recall, oh yeah But something tells me that I've seen him, yeah

He's a monster m-m-m-monster That boy is a monster m-m-m-monster That boy is a monster m-m-m-monster That boy is a monster er-er-er-er

He ate my heart (I love that girl) He ate my heart (Wanna talk to her, she's hot as hell) He ate my heart (I love that girl) He ate my heart (Wanna talk to her, she's hot as hell)

He ate my heart he ate my heart instead he's a monster in my bed

Salem looked at Castiel and she thought she saw a hint of anger on his face, seeing this she felt like she had done something wrong….But she couldn't figure out what. She looked back at the teachers and saw that they seemed happy. So she kept singing and finished the song:

I wanna just dance but he took me home instead Uh oh! There was a monster in my bed We french kissed on a subway train He tore my clothes right off He ate my heart and then he ate my brain Uh oh uh oh (I love that girl) (Wanna talk to her, she's hot as hell)

He ate my heart he a-a-a-ate my heart He ate my heart (Wanna talk to her, she's hot as hell)

That boy is a monster m-m-m-monster That boy is a monster m-m-m-monster That boy is a monster m-m-m-monster That boy is a monster er-er-er-er

At the end of the song the teachers and students clapped and cheered, but when she looked at Castiel Salem saw that he wasn't. "Miss. Winchester you can find out this evening if you made the class." Mr. Harker said standing up. Salem looked at him and nodded. "Thank you sir…" Mr. Harker waved her off the stage. "You may take the rest of the class off Miss. Winchester." Salem grabbed her bag and left the stage and headed down the aisle where Castiel was standing. She wasn't looking forward to this conversation.

Castiel pushed himself off the wall and approached her. "You did good." He said with a slight smile. Salem paused and looked at him. "Good? I saw that look on your face…" She said not letting him off the hook. Castiel scowled at her. "Look?" "Yeah the one of anger? Ring a bell?" Salem said heading for the door. "I wasn't angry…Okay I was but not about you." Castiel said following her. Salem stopped and turned abruptly to him. "Okay then who were you mad at?" Castiel looked at her for a moment unsure of what to say. "I was angry at whoever hurt you." Salem was floored at this comment, could he know? "How do you know I was hurt?" She asked. "The way you sang, and the words…Some guy hurt you." Castiel said plainly. "Well…It's none of your business." Salem said and stormed off. Castiel stood there watching her walk off. Why did he care again?

~~~Next time in ER~~~~~

Salem sat in the last class of the day looking at her note book, she was suppose to be taking notes on the subject but her mind kept wandering back to Castiel. She couldn't help it, it was like her thoughts had a mind of their own. The look on his face after she had told him off was confusing…Was it anger?

AN: Please read and review! the song used was Monster by lady gaga! I don't own it! Thanks again readers!

~AlexNovak1622