Chapter 16

Her eyes were still closed when she felt the change in the pressure around her. She waited for the feeling to pass before opening them.

"My child, so good to see you." Seraphim hummed to her as she looked up at him blinking slightly from the shining glow that surrounded his body.

"Seraphim thank you for answering me." she smiled warmly to him.

"What may I do for you?" he asked tilting his head slightly in a nod.

"I need your help; a creature called Nameless One has his sights on me. It wants to be free to wreck havoc on my world, human kind will be destroyed. The entire world will be destroyed."

"That is a name I have not heard in centuries. They were removed from your world and put where they would do no harm. It saddens me that one has found its way into your world again."

"Can you tell me how to stop it?" she implored.

"Child will you do whatever it takes to stop it? Will you sacrifice everything?"

"Yes, I will. It must be stopped whatever it takes. I'm not afraid." she swore solemnly.

"You can not do this alone. One of your brothers will be asked to do the impossible. Do you think he can?"

"Yes, they have given everything so many times to save our world they would not hesitate to do it again."

she said proudly meaning every word she spoke.

"This will not be easy child, a lot will be asked of you. Sit, I will call Eleos in, she will need to guide you and bestow you with..." Seraphim started as Oree came to sit at his side. She listened intently and watched a beautiful, graceful, female angel stroll toward them. She smiled down at Oree with kind, gentle grey eyes.

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Before Castiel could answer Dean's question, his cell phone began to ring.

"Hello." he answered walking out of the bedroom.

Castiel listened to the one sided conservation Dean was having with Bobby. From what he heard Bobby would be on his way within the hour. That meant he found the spell and ingredients they would need. He didn't know where Aurora had gone, but hoped she would be back soon. He tried not to worry about her, but his heart was heavy. Mixed feelings bounced around in his mind as he sat with Sam. Human emotions were still difficult for him to sort through, but was working on it.

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Oree closed her eyes and felt the feather of a touch from Eleos on the forehead. She opened her eyes to find herself back in her paradise in the woods. Ellie perked up when she saw Oree and pranced over to her. She sat there looking out over the water letting everything sink in that she had learned. She would have to convince her brothers her plan would work. Part of the plan they could not know or they would never agree. The first step was going to be, get Sam's soul back home and into his body. Oree got up, grabbed her pack, placed the wrapped item in it and started making her way home.

The sun was turning the evening sky brilliant hues of pink and red as it touched the tree tops throwing long shadows out across the valley. Dean stood on the porch sipping a glass of tea watching the woods. He had no idea where his sister went, but she didn't take a car to get there. He scanned the edge of the trees watching for any movement that might be her. She was gone a lot longer than he expected.

He didn't have to wait long before Ellie ran out of the trees and trotted toward the house. A few minutes later Oree stepped out of the shadows and turned toward the house walking slowly toward him. He watched her get closer as Ellie made her round around the yard smelling and marking her territory before pausing at the bottom of the steps to wait on her charge.

Oree saw a figure move toward the steps and recognized Dean's shape. She waved and continued on toward her cabin.

"Hey kid." Dean greeted her as she made her way up the steps. Oree snitched his glass and drained the rest of the tea in several quick swallows as she stood in him embrace. Relief flooded his mind to have his sister back.

"Help yourself." he laughed accepting the glass back. "Did you find what you were looking for?"

"Yes. Have you heard from Bobby?"

"He's on his way. We should be able to do this in the morning. I just hope Tessa will help."

"I think I can convince her."

"It's Death we may have a problem with."

"Maybe not, I mean if the world is destroyed, what would he do?"

"Don't know, I saved you some soup, come on you need to warm up." he told her noticing her shiver slightly.

"Sounds good, do I have time for a quick shower?"

"Yeah, I'll go heat the soup and make you some hot tea." he agreed opening the door for her.

"Aurora! You're back, are you ok?" Castiel asked concern showing in his voice, as he got up from the couch to greet her.

"I'm fine Angel, just need a shower." she said giving him a brief hug. She gave Sam a hug too before heading for her bedroom and a hot shower.

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Dean had a thick vegetable soup and hot tea ready for Oree when she came into the kitchen. He set out crackers and some fresh fruit for dessert. Oree sat in the chair Dean pulled out and accepted the food, not realizing how hungry she was until she smelled it. She crumbled crackers into her bowl and began to eat. She savored the flavors with each bite humming to herself.

"You did good big brother." she told him pausing to sip her hot tea.

"Thanks." Dean answered watching her eat and wondering where she went and what she did.

"No change in Sam?" she asked looking out into the living room.

"None, we walked around outside a little, wanted to let him get some fresh air and exercise. I helped him with a shower and Cas fed him."

"Hopefully tomorrow we can get started on getting him home."

"I hope this plane he's in that he's safe. Just wish we could contact him someway, let him know we're trying to get him back."

"I know if he's able, I know he's trying to find a way home too and he know we'll not stop looking for him. The journey may be long, but we can't give up."

"Wanna watch a little television when you're done?"

"That sounds nice, might help me wind down after my hike."

"I'll go see what I can find."

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Oree finished her soup and washed the few dishes she dirtied. She wandered into the living room to join the others. Dean was sitting in the recliner while Sam and Castiel were on the couch. Oree made her way to the couch, sitting down between Castiel and Sam but cuddled close to Castiel. Castiel was unsure what do as Oree slipped his arm around her so she could rest her head on his chest. Dean had found one of her favorite programs, Jeff Dunham and his puppets. She settled into Castiel trying to use his warmth to warm her. Noticing how cool she seemed, Castiel snapped his fingers and his trench coat he was wearing was in his hand. He draped it over her body tucking it around her.

"Thanks Angel." she whispered snuggling into the coat and taking in his scent. "It brings back memories. I don't think I ever thanked you for the use of your coat back then."

"It was nothing, you needed warmth and I didn't." he replied trying to decide if he should feel uncomfortable or not feeling Dean's sharp eyes on him.

Dean watched the exchange out of the corner of his eyes with interest. He still didn't know what was going on between the two, if anything. Knowing Castiel, he didn't know how to even get to first base. He wasn't sure if he approved of this or not, it was his kid sister after all.

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Castiel felt Oree's body relax and her breathing slow as she lost her battle with sleep. He looked down at her long dark lashes as they lay against her sun kissed skin wondering if he should wake her, but didn't want to spoil the moment. Instead, he decided to let her sleep for a while before waking her for bed. He liked feeling her next to him and how she made him feel. Tomorrow would be here soon enough, he wanted to enjoy the present.

An hour later Dean jerked awake glancing around at the others. Sam was still sitting on the couch and Castiel and Oree hadn't moved either. It looked like Oree was asleep and Castiel was intently watching the television.

"I think its bedtime." Dean remarked pushing down on the foot rest of the recliner so he could get up.

"I'll put Aurora to bed." Castiel replied shifting her limp body so he could pick her up.

"I'll get Sam down, why don't you take the couch? I think he'll be okay in his bedroom alone."

"I'll just watch the television while you sleep." he said starting to Oree's bedroom.

"See you in the morning." Dean said waiting for Castiel to take Oree to her room and return.

Castiel shifted Oree so he could pull the blankets down and lay her in the bed. Oree moaned and settled while he pulled the blankets over her. He looked down at her sleeping form one more time before heading back to the living room.

"If you need anything come get me." Dean told him getting Sam up. "Night."

"Good night Dean." Castiel said sitting down on the couch and focusing on the television.