There were three bedrooms at the safe house; Dean and Sam in one, Ellie and Rauna in another and the last one was shared by Tessa and Grace. It's not like they would be used effectively, with Sam and Dean on look out, the girls not able to sleep and Castiel not actually being able to sleep; it made splitting up into separate rooms almost pointless.

"So what do you make of this all?" Tessa asked Grace, turning with her hands on her hips. Grace was closing the blinds, followed by thick curtains.

"What do you mean?" she replied, her voice straining as she reached over.

"Well, I get the whole trusting thing, but how much do you believe the angel business?" Tessa was pacing now, paying too much attention to answering her own question. Grace straightened up, brushed herself down and turned to Tessa, now with her hands on her hips.

"If you haven't noticed, we have abilities unlike any other humans. If that's as real as it is then why should this be any different?"

"Yeah, I guess you're right" Tessa nodded, agreeing.

A few rooms down the corridor, Dean and Sam sat discussing what they were going to do next.

"Well, we've got to keep moving" Sam stated. Dean rubbed the stubble on his chin, the other hand place firmly on his hip.

"I have found a case-" Dean began, but was instantly cut off.

"Wait, what? A case, are you seriously thinking about cases when we have to protect these girls?" Sam questioned with disbelief.

"Oh come on," Dean smirked, but his expression soon became serious, "If we just stop hunting then people like Crowley will become suspicious, we have to act like none of this is happening, and plus its far from here, meaning we'll be moving away from whoever attacked Tessa and Grace." Sam looked at his brother, to the table he sat at, and then back to him. He sighed explosively, giving in to Dean's suggestion.

"Fine, we'll leave as early as possible tomorrow. Everyone needs their rest."

"There's no way I'm sleeping tonight" Rauna sighed, collapsing back onto her bed. The furniture in the room was sparse, consisting of no more than two twin beds. The sheets were rough and cold, but the comfort of taking the pressure of her legs made all other thoughts secondary to the feeling. Ellie looked at her and shrugged casually. Rauna looked at her best friend and took in the colour of her eyes. She had missed them so much; she remembered when they were young and alone and it was that colour that had set them apart from the rest of society.

"Why not?" It's not like we have anything else to do" she replied, already kicking her feet up and laying back. She closed her eyes and that was the end of it.

"Night" Rauna muttered quietly, sighing at her insomnious mood, before pushed herself up by the head of the bed and drawing her knees up to her chest. She was suddenly aware of something prodding her side and shoved a hand in the pocket of her jogging bottoms. She pulled out a small metal broach; the object had no significance, but she began twisting it between her fingers, being careful not to lift her broken arm, to keep herself occupied.

Grace's eyes flickered open as she felt a gentle hand shake her shoulder. She turned slowly, revealing Cas smiling wearily at her.

"Its morning, you need to get up now. We'll be leaving shortly" he informed, before turning and walking out of the room. His wake up call had left Grace slightly flustered and she quickly sat up.

"O-okay" she stuttered, adjusting her loosely fitted baseball shirt. She turned to Tessa, who was also just waking up.

"Where are we going?" she mumbled sleepily, rubbing her eyes.

"I don't know" Grace replied distantly, staring at nothing on the bedsheets in front of her.

In the front room Rauna was pulling on a denim jacket over her white sports top. Ellie sat at the closest table, taping her nail against the metal. Grace and Tessa emerged shortly after Castiel had left their room.

"What's going on?" Grace asked, looking at Dean, who was filling a large backpack. The sound of her voice made his head turn so that he was looking at her.

"Err… road trip" he smirked, "We going to travel away from the city. It'll be safer" he explained. The click of a gun turned everyone's heads and the girls watched as Sam loaded a gun and tucked it away. He looked up and noticed their expressions:

"Always be prepared" he smiled.

"Right" Dean said loudly, gaining everyone's attention, "You all ready?" He was met by several nods and made his way over to the door. It was bright outside as the sun began to seep over the horizon, the gravel crunched under foot and the air was tainted with the faint city smell and it became obvious when Dean drew a deep breath in through the nose. He pulled the car door open and gestured for Grace, who was standing close behind, to get in. She climbed in and instantly noticed that the buckle guards had been removed. Rauna, who was now sitting in the back of a second car, had also noticed this and felt a lot easier about traveling with her new acquaintances. Grace was soon joined with Tessa and they waited in a comfortable silence and Dean slid into the driver's seat and slammed the door shut behind him. The engine roared to life and Grace took a deep breath as they pulled out of the driveway. The trees rushed past fast enough to make Grace sick and she decided that looking out of the window wasn't the best of ideas and so she turned her attention to Dean.

"Where's Cas?" she asked, suddenly noticing there were only three of them. At that moment, he suddenly appeared between Tessa and Grace, making Tessa jump. Grace's eyes widened, but at this point she wasn't particularly surprised. Dean sighed deeply in the front, shaking his head.

"Cas, buddy, you can sit in the front you know?" he stated. Cas shrugged.

"I'm quite comfortable here," he replied with unintentional innocent. Dean kept one hand on the wheel and turned, resting his elbow on the back of the seat. He gave him the look. "Oh, okay" Cas mumbled. A second later he was in the passenger seat.

Sam drove along with Ellie and Rauna in the back of the car that he had borrowed. Rauna had wound the window right down and was enjoying the morning air dancing through her dark hair.

"So where are we actually going?" She questioned.

"Well, we're going to go hunt a monster… in Denver" he explained. Ellie instantly sat up in her seat, her eyes lighting up.

"Are you being serious?" she exclaimed, pushing herself forward in her seat.

"Unfortunately, yes. Now, sit back," he sighed, not looking away from the road.

"That's so awesome" Rauna added, just as excited.

"Correction, Dean and I will hunt a monster while you guys sit with Castiel and not get into trouble while we gone." Ellie huffed, falling back into her seat. "It wasn't my first choice, believe me."

The journey was long… too long. They were traveling from Chicago to Denver, and hadn't expected it to be quick, but Dean and Sam were tired and envied their sleeping passengers…. other than Cas, who was keeping Dean occupied. Sam, unfortunately, was not so lucky to have any company.

Dean sat staring ahead, only half concentrating on Castiel's aimless rambling. They had stopped for coffee almost an hour ago and it was honestly the only thing keeping him going at that point. Then suddenly… Bang. Dean was thrown out of his seat, Castiel lurched forwards encasing him in his strong embrace. Tessa and Grace were also forced from their sleep and thrown into the havoc of the wreckage. The glass shattered explosively, metal screeched in protest as the car was exerted from the road. Several meters back, Sam had the best view of the violent attack. He's car came to a screeching halt itself and he was out within seconds. His heart leapt as this scene was all too familiar too him. The noise and chaos was enough to wake the girls in the back, who quickly followed in suit. Dean lay limp in Castiel's arms, but as soon as he realised what was going on, he willed himself to move.

"Is everyone alright?" Castiel asked urgently turning to the girls.

"No" Tessa screamed in horror. She was looking across to Grace, who was lying unconscious. Bruises and scrapes littered her frame and blood stained her pale skin, pouring from her nose and from all the wounds where glass had pieced her limbs. Castiel's eyes widened as he stared at the broken girl. "Dean" Tessa screamed again. Dean spun round to see a demonic figure at his window, trying to force the car door open. He acted fast, flicking the door handle open and kicking it hard. The crumpled door swung out, knocking the demon of his feet. Castiel looked at Grace, contemplating whether he should deal with her or the impending knife wielders… think Castiel… knife wielders it was.

Ellie pushed her leg up, ignoring the strain in her powerful muscles, and her extended foot caught the chin of an oncoming attacker. The blonde haired demon's neck snapped round with a sickening crunch. Sam was on the other side of the car, swinging a crowbar, which had previously been resting in his passenger foot well. It collided with the face of yet another perpetrator. Cas took up his traditional fighting style, pressing his hand firmly against the demons' foreheads. Moments later, every demon was drowned in a sparkling light, portraying their now constantly changing emotions. Cas watched as they stood, facial features shifting consistently. It was then he noticed Rauna standing a few metres away, her good arm raised. She was concentrating hard. Dean had also noticed her strategy and took advantage of the opportunity to strike the confused demons down. His blade, which had been adhered to his hip, slipped effortlessly through their flesh. With the help of the others, they were no longer a threat. Rauna struggled to maintain her hold and soon felt warm blood dripping from her nose. She became dizzy and several painfully slow seconds later she felt herself fall, but landed gently against Sam's arm. After steadying herself, she pushed herself up and nodded with appreciation. Cas took a deep breath, forcing his mind to stop racing. Grace. He rushed over and yanked the door open. He carefully slid his strong arms under her knees and frail back. He gently lifted her, wincing guiltily as the glass crunched. Within seconds, he had carefully laid her on the road, next to the car. He was quick to place a hand on her delicate cheek; the blood, bruises, abrasions, they were all gone. The glass the removed by an unseen forced and fell to the floor with a plethora of clinks. Grace's eyes shot open like springs and she gasped at spluttered in her new-found consciousness. Cas couldn't supress a sigh of relief.

"We need to leave now" Dean commanded, striding back to the car.

"Is the car alright?" Sam asked, looking at where it had been smashed up. Dean leaned in and turned the key. The engine started.

"Yeah it's fine." Sam looked at Tessa, who's knuckled were now a deep purple colour from the fight. He quickly pattered her shoulder, gesturing for her to go ahead.

"What the hell was that?" Tessa breathed, as her heart finally stopped pounding. Dean was speeding down the road now. Glaring hard through the windscreen.

"Like I said, you guys are wanted. More wanted then we'd thought, it seems" he replied. She sight sighed half-heartedly.

"Great" she whispered.