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Part 22:
"Rumors?" Kae spit the word out through clenched teeth as she got out of bed slowly. It was a really good thing that Dean was asleep. Whatever Gabriel had to say was sure to piss him off. "What rumors have you heard, Gabriel?"
"Oh you know...you and Deano there romantically linked - let me say I called that a long time ago -"
"Keep talking," she snapped.
He shrugged. "There is that one, you know, about Cas fixing your infertility when he healed you after the whole thing in Carthage."
"I -" Kae's hand flew to her stomach. "That's impossible - Dean told me he said -"
"Oh no, it's possible." Gabriel grinned. "But wait til you hear the real kicker: everyone is saying you're already knocked up with his kid." he nodded at Dean.
"That's not true." Kae fought to keep her anger in check. Who the fuck was starting these kinds of rumors?
Gabriel rolled his eyes.
"Yeah I know." he said exasperatedly. "Lucifer doesn't, and once he hears it, he's gonna nail Dean - not in the fun kind by the way."
"I'll kill him." she breathed, hands balling up into fists as anger funnelled through her veins. "I'll fucking destroy him."
"Woah." Gabriel's eyes widened. "Chillax alright?"
"You did not just say that."
She strode forward and grabbed him by the throat. "How can I 'chillax' with what you just told me?!"
"Look I didn't come here looking for a fight - I came here to give you a heads up," he gasped as her fingers tightened their grip. Not enough to snap his neck, but enough to begin cutting off his oxygen supply.
"Who started this?!" she demanded.
"Word is one of Crowley's people - I don't know who I swear."
She released him and turned away, closing her eyes as she ran her fingers through her hair. The mirror over the sink in the bathroom shattered as her anxiety grew.
"Kae?!" She cried out as a hand touched her shoulder and Gabriel vanished. "Woah. Kae...it's okay. It's just me." Breathing heavily, she turned to see Dean staring at her with concern. "What happened?"
Her hands shook as they found his and held on tightly.
"We've got a problem."
"Gabriel was here?!" Dean frowned and looked around at the warding. They hadn't warded against angels so Cas could get in if he needed to.
She nodded.
"Can you call Cas?" she asked, looking from him to Sam. "I need to talk to him."
The three were seated at the table in Sam's room, him having been awoken by Kae throwing his bag at him again (which caused Dean to go into a fit of laughter).
"Yeah. Why?" Dean asked. Kae didn't answer. "Kae, c'mon - what did Gabriel tell you?"
"You asked for me?"
Cas had materialized in the room next to the table.
"Yeah." she glared at him. "When you healed me after Carthage, did you only fix my wounds, or did you also fix my infertility?"
He frowned.
"Why are you asking? You know what I healed that night."
"I know what Dean told me you healed," she corrected. "but I just had a talk with your brother. Gabriel." she added at seeing his look of confusion. "He said someone - one of Crowley's people - started a rumor that I'm fertile now. So tell me - did you fix my infertility?" Silence. "Mmm. Okay. Guys?" she looked at the brothers. "You should clear out - I need to kill an angel."
Dean shook his head.
"Not gonna happen."
"Dean -"
"Kae, we need his help to fix this, and you know it."
"What we need to do is get out of here," she countered. "because when Lucifere finds out, he's not going to wait for me to dispute that I'm not pregnant with your kid - yeah that's another rumor going 'round." she added, seeing the incredulous look on Dean's face. "He's going to kill you."
"He won't." Dean told her. "What was it he told you? He wants your happiness? Your consent? He knows if he kills me he's going to get an even bigger no than before."
"That was when I was barren, Dean." she protested. "If I'm able to reproduce now, it's open season on my uterus."
Dean shook his head and wrapped an arm around her shoulders. "Not on my watch, sweetheart."
"Oh my God you drive way too fucking slow."
"I'm going the speed limit!"
"Speed limit is sixty-five. You're going sixty."
"Fuck you."
"If only darling." Sam stifled a laugh and twisted around in the back seat to look at her. "Sam where are we?"
"We're just outside Muncie, Indiana." he replied.
"Any good motels around?" Dean asked wearily. "I need to crash. Like now."
Kae checked her phone and settled back into the rear seat of the Impala, closing her eyes for a moment. Rain beat down steadily on the roof of the car as they drove down the highway, making her feel drowsy.
They'd left Sioux Falls not long after their talk with Cas (much to Dean's chagrin as it had been at five in the morning) and with Sam and Kae switching with him alternately to drive, they made it to Indiana within twelve hours.
"Kae?"
"Huh? Oh...yeah." Kae yawned and looked at the phone screen again. "Hotel called the The Elysian Fields. Four star. 'Bout ten miles."
Dean shrugged. "Works for me."
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