Cas and I head back over to Liz and Dean's house to see if we can find some clues on our own. I unlock the door and step in cautiously, gun drawn. When I'm sure there's no one there that shouldn't be I let out a breath that I wasn't aware that I was holding. Cas and I start in Liz's room. I stop and look around again, seeing everything just as I did earlier today. Nodding silently I begin to walk around the room taking a closer look and Cas does the same. I walk over to the still open window and look at the blood smear. Touching it I find that it's still a bit sticky so I know it's fresher than sometime in the night. I lean out and look out the window and see boot prints outside in the fresh mulch that Liz had put down recently. These prints were too large to belong to Liz. "Cas I found boot prints.", I say turning to him from the window. He walks over to look out and nods. Cas doesn't say a word, only walks out of the room. I stand there looking at him dumbly and wonder what he's up to. Taking a closer look outside I see what looks to be some scuffed up grass and a few of Liz's flowers have been trampled. To me it looks as if she's fought back some.
Cas walks from around the side of the house and over to where I'm looking out the window. "Hey it looks like there was a struggle here too Cas." Again he walks over and looks at what I'm calling his attention to and takes a closer look. Another nod. This is becoming frustrating and I'm about to unleash my fury on him when I hear the deep rumble of Dean's Impala. I whirl from the window and run to the front door. As D steps from behind the wheel I run to him and throw myself into his arms. He easily lifts me and I wrap my legs around his waist and bury my face in his neck. All of the stress of the morning hits me suddenly and a few tears fall. "Shhh now you're alright. Don't cry. You're my brave girl. Tell me what you know.", he says as he wipes my tears. Sitting me down on the ground he looks deeply into my eyes and I can tell he's waiting on an answer. "Someone took her from her room. There seems to have been a struggle just outside there.", I pointed in the direction of the window. Dean had already climbed from the passenger's side and was striding toward Cas.
"Listen I need you to take Sam back to our house and check things out there. I'm going to help look for clues here and then I'll be over. You'll be safe with Sam even though he's not 100% yet.", D says and turns my direction to the tall, dark haired man who's just unfolded himself from the backseat. "Sam this is Nicole. She is my…well she's my girl. Nicole this is Sam. He's our brother and he's been through an ordeal but he's a great hunter." I smile at Sam and hold my hand out for him to shake it. "I can't just shake the hand of the woman who's enraptured my brother here. I've got to have a hug.", Sam said as he took my hand but pulled me into his embrace. He was taller that D and the top of my head didn't even reach the middle of his chest. I could tell just from the embrace that he was built really well and he had a playful twinkle in his eyes. I had the feeling that Sam and I would be great friends before it was over with. "It's nice to meet you Sam. I've heard a lot about you from these two. Wish we were meeting on better circumstances and you'll love Liz too.", I said as he released me from his embrace and smiled warmly down at me.
Sam nodded at me and then it was time for us to go check out our house to see what, if anything, was going on over there. Sam and I walked next door and I handed him the key when he held out his hand indicating that he wanted to be the first one in. He pulled a Taurus Model 92 9mm from the back of his pants and opened the door slowly. Stepping inside he took a look around. "Ok it looks clear in here. Come on in and tell me what you think since it's your home.", he said looking back at me and holding out his hand. I stepped inside and saw that everything looked just as it had the last time I was home. "I think everything is fine.", I glanced up at Sam and nodded. We went on in and shut the door behind us. I went to the fridge and got out two bottles of beer. I handed one to Sam and twisted the cap off of my own bottle and took a long swig. I didn't drink bee too often but I thought this warranted one. "Come on in and get comfortable.", I tell Sam as I gesture toward the living room. He walks over to the cushy couch and sprawls out on it. I go over and sit on the chair and wonder how the guys are coming with the clues. Sam must be able to tell that I'm nervous because he clears his throat and says, "It's going to be alright, my brother…well I guess brothers are great hunters and they've been dealing with this kind of stuff for a long time. I'd be out there with them but I'm a little under the weather." "What exactly happened to you?", I question. "Well I was to be the vessel for Satan or Lucifer and so thinking I had no other choice I said yes to him. He took over my body and I did some things I'm not real proud of. Your guys found me and had a spell that could break his hold on me. I feel better than I have in a while now."
We sat and talked for what seemed like a couple hours. I found that we were very much alike in the fact that we were both very mischievous and loved to pull pranks. Finally Dean and D came in. "We've found a few clues. It's going to call for another trip so that we can find Liz and get her away from this sicko.", D tells us. "I'm going with you then. She's my friend and I can help.", I say and cross my arms over my chest stubbornly. I can tell D wants to argue with me about it but Sam stops him. "Look man I just met her but she's a very strong woman. Between the three of us we have more than enough of us that can keep an eye on her and look for Liz too." "Ok but if anything happens to her I'm blaming you!", D says and I see the muscle in his jaw start to work. "You can put me in charge of protecting Nicole then.", Sam says and smiles down at me. D nods and we grab a few things that we'll need, restock the stash in the trunk of the Impala and load up. Dean drives with Sam in the front seat beside him. D and I get into the back. "You need to rest.", I say to D as I run my hand through his hair. I can see how tired he is in his eyes. "Lay down here and rest until we get to our destination." D finally relents and lays his head in my lap. I run my fingers through his hair and soon he is asleep. Dean turns up the radio and soon I'm quietly singing along to the songs.