23
When I woke up, the guys were watching TV. I looked outside and it was day time.
"Well, good… afternoon, beautiful." Dean said with a smile.
I rubbed my eyes, "How long did I sleep?"
"Just about a full day." Sam said with a chuckle.
"Seriously? You guys could've woken me up." I tossed the blankets aside and put my feet on the floor.
"You needed the rest, clearly." Dean smiled.
"It's fine, Dee. We're gonna stay here a few more nights anyway." Sam said.
I stood up and stretched and then headed to the bathroom for a shower. I quickly showered and dressed in clean jeans, a black tank top and a purple flannel button up t-shirt that I left unbuttoned.
I dried my hair and brushed my teeth and hair before leaving the bathroom.
"Feel better?" Dean asked.
"Much. So, do we have any specific location we're going to, or just kinda winging it?" I plopped down on the bed, where I had slept, beside Sam.
"Winging it right now." Sam replied, his arms folded behind his head.
"Alright, well. I kinda need to go and get some clothes. My inventory is getting kinda low. Between clothes being ruined or left behind…"
"Do you need us to go with you?" Dean asked, not sounding too thrilled to go shopping.
"No, I can go alone. I just need a few things for right now. I'll just buy them as I need them."
Dean tossed me the keys. "There's a diner a few blocks down the road, can't miss it. We'll meet you there around 6 for dinner?"
I nodded. "Alright, I see you then." I leaned over and kissed Sam quickly then got off the bed and kissed Dean's cheek.
I went to a few stores and got new underwear and bras, including a few things I thought the guys would enjoy. Then I headed into a regular clothing store and got a few jeans and some shirts. I had time to spare before heading to the diner to meet the guys.
I headed to a coffee shop with my laptop, since it had been left in the car. I went through my emails quickly, finding that having board members meant less work for me at least as far as the foundation was concerned.
By 5:45 I was headed to the diner. I walked in a few minutes before 6 and the guys were there waiting. I slipped in beside Dean.
"Get it all done?" Dean asked.
"Yeah, even finished up my emails."
"Yeah, so speaking of work. Why were you busy like for a whole day back there? What were you doing?" Dean asked.
"I was getting a board of directors set up for the foundation."
"Doesn't that negate the non-profit part?" Sam asked.
"That's why it took a whole day and night. I had to get the contracts done that specified the non-profit and how the board members would be agreeing to take that on without pay. Took me hours to get them to understand my vision of the foundation. But they eventually agreed, and now the foundation has a board of directors. Which means less work for me."
"Why does a charity foundation need a board of directors, isn't that something companies need, not charities?" Dean asked.
"Make-a-Wish foundation has a board of directors. The Lily Foundation has grown and needed more people to generate the necessary work and what not. The difference being that my foundation doesn't do charity events or advertise or pay those that work for it, other than our lawyer."
"Why no charity events?" Sam asked. "Isn't that how you generate donations?"
I shook my head, "Most of the time those charity events cost more to put on then the company actually makes in donations. I see no point in it. We get donations easily and they're pouring in even more after being in the headlines in Seattle."
"Well, congrats then." Sam said.
"Thank you. I didn't intend for it to be this big, but if it's helping people, then I'm happy."
The waitress came over and we ordered our food and I got coffee.
"So, I know it's been like… long enough, but have you heard from Castiel?" I asked Dean.
"I've called him a few times. Not too sure what he's doing, but he does check in every now and then." Dean replied.
"Jerk."
"What? Why am I-"
I chuckled, "Not you, him. Least he could've done was pop in to say hi."
Dean shrugged, "He's always kind of done his own thing. But he's there when we really need him."
We got our food and ate.
"So, uh, I'm gonna hit a bar after this, you two can have a couple of hours alone." Dean said.
"You sure?" Sam asked.
"Yeah."
We finished eating and Dean slipped away after paying the check and headed to the bar.
I moved and sat beside Sam, he wrapped an arm around me. "So, is there going to be a time when we're saving you, or are you always saving us?"
"Does it really matter so long as we all get out alive?" I asked.
"Good point."
I trailed my hand around his thigh, sliding it to his inner. "So, you wanna head back to the room?" I asked teasingly as I sat up and brought my lips to his neck and kissed up to his earlobe where I nibbled it gently.
"Uh… yeah, let's go." He said quickly.
We got up and headed to the hotel, I handed him the keys. Dean had walked to the bar and I still had the keys.
Sam got behind the wheel and I slid over beside him. Sitting on my knees facing him. He put the car in drive and we headed back. I wrapped a hand around to the other side of his neck as I continued to trail kisses on the side closer to me. I grazed my teeth and tongue along his neck.
He had one hand gripping the wheel tightly as his hand closest to me was wrapped around my side. We only had a few blocks to go and the moment he parked the car outside the motel, he turned and met my lips eagerly.
With one hand I cut the engine and pulled the keys out and stuck them in my pocket as I parted my lips for him, then I pulled away and slipped over the seat and out of the car and headed to the door.
I stood in front of the door as I waited for Sam. He wrapped his arms around me when he got to the door. With one hand he opened the door and we were inside. I slipped my jacket from my shoulders and tossed it on a chair as his lips trailed down my neck, one hand slipping up the back of my shirt.
I was wearing a pair of converse shoes and kicked them off quickly. I pulled away from him and slipped my over shirt off and unbuttoned the jeans and let them fall to the floor, my back facing him.
I climbed onto the bed and kneeling on my knees I faced him and pulled my tank top over my head and tossed it at him as I motioned him over to the bed. He already had his boots off and he pulled his shirts over his head as he headed over.
He wrapped an arm around my waist and brought his lips to mine as i undid his belt buckle and jeans. He pulled away and stood and the jeans fell to the floor. I stood up on the bed and walked toward him.
I wrapped my hands around his neck and he pulled me to him, his lips trailing just above my top of my bra as his hands slipped around my back and unhooked my bra and I let it slip to the floor.
One of his hands wrapped around my thigh and pulled it up, wrapping my leg around him as he lifted me in his arms.
He laid me on the bed, trailing kisses everywhere. It had been long enough since I had laid with him and I relished every second of it. I was literally addicted to both of these guys, every touch, every kiss, like the a blissful intoxication I craved far too often.
Afterward he fell asleep. Having slept almost a full day I wasn't yet tired and slipped away, getting dressed again and sitting at the table with my laptop and strolled for unusual stories in the news articles.
I got bored and ended up strolling through youtube videos with a pair of headphones in one ear.
Dean came back and sat on the small sofa beside me.
"Have fun drinking?" I asked quietly.
"Would've had more fun with you, but yeah." He kissed my cheek. "Not tired?"
"No."
"What are you doing?" He turned the laptop so that he could see it. "youtube, really?"
"I got bored." I shrugged.
"Guess you tuckered Sammy out." He smirked as his hand moved the laptop from my lap and set it on the table.
His hand slid up my outer thigh as his lips went to my neck. The touch was so sweetly euphoric that my head tilted and I bit my lower lip as my hand wrapped around his neck.
He brought his lips to mine with gusto. And then my phone rang from my jacket.
"Leave it." he said bringing his lips to mine again.
I pushed him gently as Sam stirred. I got up and grabbed my phone and headed into the bathroom.
"Hello?" I answered the phone once I was in the bathroom.
"Uh, I'm trying to reach Denise Cavanaugh…" A male voice said, I almost recognized it, but couldn't place it.
"Um, this is her."
"Oh, uh, hi. It's Marcus. I hope it's not too late."
"Marcus? What are you doing call me so late? Not that it's not good to hear your voice, or that I wasn't awake. Is something wrong?"
"Oh, no. I got your number from Ted and decided I would give it a try. See where you're at and what you're up to."
"I'm good."
"And Aphrodite?"
"She's good. How are you?"
Dean came in and closed the door behind him. Asking me silently who it was.
I covered my phone, "A friend."
He nodded and walked over to me, wrapping his arms around my waist and bringing his lips to my neck.
"I'm good. Home actually. Thought we could hang out, but found out you weren't here anymore. What happened?"
"I, uh…" I was losing concentration as Dean's hands slid under the shirt, flowing energy through me. "Kind of got caught up into something pretty big."
"Yeah, Ted said you met someone. He a good guy?"
My body grew hotter as Dean's hand slid under my jeans just barely. "Uh… yeah… good. Um, Marcus, I kinda need to go now. Can I call you back when it's not in the middle of the night?"
"Yeah, sorry. Of course. I'll talk to you later, Dee."
"Yeah, later." I hung up the phone and set it on the counter.
I turned around and Dean smirked that crooked smile. "Do I have your attention now?"
"You're an ass!" I said just before he caught my lips and kissed me deeply. He trailed his kisses down my neck as he slipped my over shirt off and then my tank top.
He unbuttoned my jeans and ran his hands down my thighs slipping the jeans down. I stepped out of the jeans and he lifted me onto the counter. I pulled his shirt over his head as he smiled at me devilishly.
"We should totally do this more." He said before bringing his lips back to mine.
He pushed my hips toward the edge of the counter as I unbuttoned his pants and pushed them down.
My back arched as he thrust and one of his hands trailed down my chest. His other hand holding my back. His hand trailed back up my chest and wrapped around my neck and he pulled me back to his lips.
When we were done I took a shower and he joined me.
We got out and he went to get me my bag and informed me that Sam was snoring away still.
"So, whose Marcus again? I feel like you've mentioned him before." Dean said as he pulled on a pair of jeans.
"He's the one that helped me with the second rebuild of Aphrodite."
"Oh, right, the engineering student that you had the hots for."
"Uh, yes, but no on the having hots for him."
"So, he called you this late why? He needed a booty call?" He smirked.
I ran my hand down his still bare chest, "Kind of like you did?"
He pulled me toward him, "Can you blame me babe? You're so hot and I had to have you. I didn't hear you complain." he smirked.
"No complaints here."
I put on a pair of clean underwear and a tank top and headed out with Dean. He got into his bed and motioned for me to go and sleep in bed with Sam. I gave him a kiss first and then climbed into the bed with Sam.
Sam stirred and smiled sleepily at me as he wrapped an arm around me and pulled my back against his chest.
I fell asleep pretty quickly.
Hours later Dean startled us awake when he sat bolt upright almost gasping for air.
I got up and moved to sit on the edge of the bed beside him, "Dean? What's wrong?"
Sam sat up expectantly.
"Anna's been dream hopping. I'm calling Cas." Dean got up and grabbed his phone. "Cas, Anna came to see me."
He barely finished the sentence before Castiel was standing in the room.
Dean hung up the phone.
"What did she say?" Castiel asked.
"Just to meet her at 225 Industrial and to come quick. Said she has some news." Dean replied.
"Whose Anna?" I asked.
"An angel, imprisoned in Heaven for disobeying." Castiel replied.
"Okay, why do you appear not to trust her?"
"Because I don't. That's why you and Sam will be staying here." He said to Dean.
"You think it's a trap?" Sam asked.
"Could be." Castiel replied.
"Then you can't go alone." Dean said.
"Then I will take Dee with me." Castiel said.
I shrugged, "Fine by me."
"Wait, what?" Sam said.
"Hell no!" Dean added.
"Why not?" Castiel and I both said together.
"Because if it is a trap, I'm not having her in the middle of it!" Dean said.
"Why? Anna can't harm her in any way." Castiel said matter-of-factly.
"Are you kidding me, Anna could easily kill her!" Sam said.
"No, she can't. Dee cannot be harmed by an angel. The bond has been completed, she's unlocked her abilities, and I believe that she has her dagger?" Castiel looked at me.
I unsheathed my dagger and floated it over to Castiel's hand, but he didn't touch it. "This will be sufficient."
"For what?" I asked.
"To kill Anna should we need to."
"Wait, Dee's blade can kill an angel?" Dean asked, surprised.
"No angel nor demon can even touch her blade. She is blessed, fighting for everything that God has fought to defend. She cannot be harmed." Castiel said.
Dean crossed his arms and turned to look at Sam.
"Alright, look, here's the deal. I'm going with Castiel. You two stay here." I said as I grabbed some clean clothes and went into the bathroom.
When I came out Castiel nodded. I floated my dagger to me and sheathed it. "Are you ready?"
I slipped my jacket and boots on quickly. "Ready."
Castiel held his hand out to me and slipped my hand in his. In the blink of an eye we were out of the hotel room and in a warehouse. My head was a bit dizzy, but I shook it off.
"Hello, Anna." Castiel said, letting my hand go.
A woman stood with her back to us, 'Well, if I didn't know any better," she turned around. "I'd say the Winchesters don't trust me."
"They do. I don't. I wouldn't let them come." Castiel replied as he walked around her.
"So, you brought Dean's little play thing?" She said eyeing me for a moment.
"You do not know who she is? You cannot feel her power?" Castiel asked her and nodded at me.
I unsheathed my dagger and her eyes grew wider.
"So, you brought back up. Why's that?"
"If you're out of prison, it's because they let you out. And they sent you here to do their dirty work." Castiel replied.
"And what makes you so sure?" Anna asked.
"Because I've experienced… heaven's persuasion."
"You mean when you gave me to them."
"That was a mistake."
"Anna, whatever they sent you here to so-"
"They didn't send me. I escaped."
"No one escapes."
"All these centuries, and you're underestimating me now?"
"If you're not one of them, then what do you want?" Castiel asked harshly.
"I want to help."
"You want to help?" Castiel asked in disbelief.
"Yes."
"Then what are you doing with that knife?" Castiel asked.
Anna drew the knife and I gripped my harder. "I'm not allowed to defend myself?"
"Against whom? That blade doesn't work against angels. It's not like this one." Castiel drew out a long knife. "Maybe you're not working for heaven, but there's something you're not telling me."
Anna seemed to take a stance, "Sam Winchester has to die."
I glared, "Over my dead body!" I yelled, willing the dagger to become two.
She tilted her head at me, "I'm sorry, but we have no choice. He's Lucifer's vessel."
"There's always a choice!" I yelled at her.
"He's not the only one." Castiel added.
"What, that guy Nick? He's burning away as we speak. No. Sam is the only vessel that matters. You know what that means? If Lucifer can't take Sam, his whole plan short-circuits. No fighting with Michael, no Croatoan virus. The horsemen go back to their day jobs." Anna said.
"Even if you could… kill Sam, Satan would just bring him back to life." Castiel said.
"Not after I scatter his cells across the universe." Anna said.
I was growing impatient listening to her talk about killing Sam, my Sam. My hands gripped the daggers.
"They'll never find him. Not all of him." Anna added.
"We'll find another way." Castiel said.
"How's that going?" Anna asked
"None of your business." I said.
"And the Colt? How'd that work out for them?" Anna continued.
"You will not get near Sam so long as I breath." I said.
"Anna, we've been through much together, but you come near Sam Winchester and I'll kill you… Or I will let Dee kill you herself." Castiel said.
Anna disappeared. I turned to Castiel. "And we didn't kill the bitch then, why?"
"I wanted to give her a chance. I owed her that much." Castiel said then eyed my two daggers. "You have learned quickly and your bond with the brothers is strong and growing stronger. But we need to find Anna."
"Agreed, get us back to the guys."
Castiel wrapped an arm around my waist, surprising me. In a moment we were back in the hotel room. The room spun erratically and I ended up on my hands and knees on the floor. The daggers under my hands.
"Dee? You alright?" Dean asked, kneeling down beside me.
"I'm fine."
"Anna intends to kill Sam. Believing that if Sam dies and his cells are scattered across the universe then Satan will not be able to bring him back and his plan with be stopped." Castiel said as Dean helped me to my feet after I sheathed the daggers.
"Really? Anna? I don't believe it." Dean said.
"Oh, believe me. She fully intends to do it." I added as I watched Castiel draw a symbol on the table.
"So, she's gone all Glenn Close, huh? That's awesome." Dean said sarcastically.
"Who's Glenn Close?" Castiel asked.
"No one, just a psycho bitch who likes to boil rabbits." Dean said.
"Uh, it was puppies, and she wanted to skin them." I said as I sat down beside Sam on the bed.
"So, the plan to kill me, would it actually stop Satan?" Sam asked.
My heart pounded. "Sam, that's not an option."
"Yeah, Sam, no. Come on." Dean glanced at Castiel.
"Cas, what do you think?" Sam asked. "Does Anna have a point?"
"No. She's, uh, Glenn Close." Castiel said, not sounding too convincing.
Dean looked at the symbol. "I don't get it. We're looking for the chick that wants to gank Sam. Why poke the bear?"
"Anna will keep trying. She won't give up until Sam is dead. So we kill her first. Dee and I will hunt her." Castiel said as he continued his ceremony to locate Anna.
Dean crossed his arms, "When you said Anna can't hurt Dee, that was the truth, right?"
"She cannot fatally hurt Dee, any minor wounds that she might receive can be easily healed by one of you. You should know that already."
I laced my hand through Sam's and leaned on his shoulder.
Castiel did a chant and the bowl he had poured something into burst into flames. He stepped away from the table and leaned on the back of the chair. We all looked at him worried.
Castiel looked up at us, "I've found her."
"Where is she?" Dean asked.
"Not where. When." Castiel answered, straightening up. "It's 1978."
"What?" Sam asked, letting my hand go and standing up. "Why 1978? I wasn't even born yet."
"That's the point." I said with a sigh.
"Anna can't get to you because of Dee and I. So, she's going after your parents." Castiel added.
"Take us back right now." Dean demanded.
"And deliver you right to Anna? I'll take Dee." Castiel said.
"They're our parents. Cas, we're going." Dean said.
"It's not that easy." Castiel said taking a few steps.
"Why not?" Sam asked.
"Time travel was difficult even with the powers of heaven at my disposal."
"Which got cut off." Sam added.
"So, what, you're like a Delorean without enough plutonium?" Dean asked.
"I don't understand that reference. But I'm telling you, taking this trip, with passengers no less-" he shook his head. "It'll weaken me."
"But you were already planning on taking Dee. How's that any different?" Sam asked.
"Dee has her own source of power, she wouldn't be a passenger." Castiel said.
"Wait, I can time travel?" I asked, surprised.
"With my help, yes." Castiel answered.
"They're our mom and dad. If we can save them, and just from Anna… I mean if we can set things right, we have to try." Dean said.
"Show me what I need to do. Let me help you get them there with us." I said standing up.
Castiel shook his head, "Going by yourself would be tiring, taking on a passenger would be… dangerous for you."
"How so?" Sam asked.
"It will use up exceptional amounts of her energy." Castiel said.
"Good thing we know how to recharge her. If she's willing to give it a go. Let's do it." Dean said.
I knew I had an overabundance of energy flowing through me from the previous night. It felt ready to burst from me. I knew I could handle it, somehow.
Castiel readied what we would need.
Dean and Sam stood before me, "You ready for this?" Sam asked.
I nodded, "I'm good."
As we finished the preparations, Sam took the bag from Castiel. Castiel made marks on our foreheads. "Let the energy flow freely, feel it, harness it, think about where we want to go." He pressed his hand to my cheek and an image of the location he had seen were Anna had landed filled my vision. "Got it?" I nodded. "Now hold on to it."
I nodded again and the guys each took one of my hands. I let the energy flow through me.
"Don't try to take us all on your own, Dee. That would probably kill you. Can you feel my power?" I nodded. "Good, try to blend it with your's. Using them together."
I nodded again and felt power coax towards the power that felt like pure light radiating from Castiel. I let the power flow together, feel his light flow with mine. I gasped.
"We're ready." Castiel said.
If felt like a boulder had been slammed into my chest. My feet suddenly hit pavement and my body crumpled. I heard shouting and then I was lifted into someone's arms and carried.
I finally caught my breath.
"Did we make it?" I heard Sam ask, close to my ear and I knew I had to be in his arms.
"Unless they're bringing Pintos back into production, I, uh, I'd say yes. Dee, how you doing, babe?"
"I'm alright." I said, not entirely sure, but aside from the evident blood coming out of my nose, the fog in my head was fading slowly. "You can put me down."
Sam set me down and I opened my eyes slowly.
"Cas?" Sam said and he and Dean hurried over to him as I leaned against the building still not sure of my footing.
"Take it easy. Take it easy." Dean was saying. "Are you alright?"
"I'm fine, Dee?"
"She's doing okay." Sam replied.
"I'm much better than I expected." Castiel said as Sam and Dean tried to help him up.
Castiel leaned over and spit up blood before passing out. I tried to stand, but didn't fair any better than the angel had and stumbled to my knees. Blood coming out of my mouth as well, but I didn't pass out. The world just spun erratically.
Dean kneeled over me, "Dee, we need you, babe. You can't pass out on us, hun."
"I'm fine. I just need a minute." I said holding up my non-bloody hand. Dean took my hand and I used him to get to my feet shakely.
Sam had one of Castiel's arms draped around his neck as he half carried half dragged Castiel.
"We can't carry him, we need to get him somewhere he can rest safely." I said.
"Yeah, we need a place where we can get you recharged too." Dean said.
"There's no time for that." I shook my head. "We need to get to your parents before Anna. Castiel's not gonna be up for anything anytime soon."
"Well, we can hope that Anna landed as hard as you and Cas did." Sam said.
"But we can't count on that. Anna didn't have passengers, she might recover faster." I added.
We got a car and drove to a hotel. We got Castiel into the bed and I went to the bathroom and rinsed my mouth and washed my face. My hands were shaking as I dried them and my face, but at least for the moment I wasn't seeing double.
Dean came in, "You sure you don't wanna take a few minutes?"
I looked at him then grabbed his jacket collar in each hand and pulled him down to kiss me. It gave me a little bit, it wasn't much, but it allowed me to stand upright without feeling like the floor was shifting.
"Better?" Dean asked as he wrapped an arm around my waist and we left.
"Not really, but it helped. Remind me not to go time traveling again."
"We still have to get home, babe." Dean said.
"I meant after we're home."
We met Sam outside where he had found an address for their parents. "Feeling better?"
"No, but let's get going. We need to get there before Anna."
"Dee…"
"I'm serious here."
We drove. I sat in the back and closed my eyes. It felt like only minutes until Dean was gently shaking me awake, but outside it was dark.
We got out, the guys argued about how to handle it. I still felt woozy and wasn't able to pay attention to their words as I leaned against the car.
Sam wrapped an arm around me as he agreed to follow Dean's lead. Dean knocked on the door when we got there.
When it opened, their mother, Mary answered. "Hi Mary." Dean said.
Then I remembered Dean telling me about a time when he had to go in the past and had met his mother, not knowing they were related, believing that he was merely a hunter.
"You can't be here." Mary said.
"I'm sorry if this is a bad time." Dean replied.
"You don't understand. I'm not-" She glanced at Sam, who was staring, his arm dropped from my waist. "I don't do that anymore. I have a normal life now. You have to go." She tried to close the door, but Dean stopped her.
"I'm sorry, but this is important, okay?"
I heard someone clear their throat and then their dad John, who really resembled his boys, opened the door.
"Sorry sweetie, they're just…"
"Mary's cousins." Dean said. "Yeah, we couldn't stop through town without swinging by and saying 'hi', now, could we?"
Dean shook John's hand and introduced himself, merely as Dean.
"You look familiar." John said.
"Really? Yeah, you do, too, actually, you know? We must have met sometime. Small towns, right? Gotta love 'em."
"I'm John." John held his hand out for Sam.
"This is Sam." Dean said.
"Sam. Uh, Mary's father was a Sam." John said.
"Uh, it's a- it's a family name." Dean replied.
He stood there holding John's hand, "You okay, pal? You look a little spooked."
Sam let his hand go, "Oh. Oh, yeah. Just a… long trip."
"Yeah." Dean said.
"And who is this vision?" John said offering me his hand.
"Dee." I said shaking his hand lightly and smiling warmly. "Not related, just, uh-"
Dean reached over and took my hand, "She's my girlfriend." He said pulling me toward him.
"Well, Sam, Dean and Dee were just on their way out." Mary said.
"What? They just got here. Real happy to meet folks from Mary's side. Please come on in for a beer." John said ushering us inside.
We all headed into the living room. I felt dizzy and asked if I could use the restroom. John showed me the way as Mary grabbed the guys beers.
By the time the spinning had stopped, I felt like I had been in the bathroom too long. I headed out and sat down beside Dean.
"Um…" Mary said.
"It's alright, she's a hunter." Dean said.
"Um, alright. So, demon?" Mary asked.
"Not exactly." Dean replied.
"Well, what, then?"
"It's kind of hard to explain, okay? It's- it's-"
"An angel." Sam finished for Dean.
"What? There's no such thing." Mary said with a laugh.
I looked around, John was gone, and something didn't feel right.
"I wish. But they're twice as strong as demons. And bigger dicks." Dean replied.
"Why would an angel want to kill us?" Mary asked.
"It's a long story, and we'll tell you the whole thing, but right now, you've got to trust us, and we got to go. Look at my face and tell me if I'm lying to you." Dean said.
"Okay. Where do we go?" Mary asked.
"Out of here. We got to move now, though." Dean said.
"Okay. But what do I tell John?" She asked.
"Something's wrong." I finally said.
"What? Anna?" Dean asked standing up.
I stood up with him, a bit shaky. Dean followed Mary down the hall. I turned to Sam and he nodded as he leaned down and kissed me as passionately as he could muster in his current state. I felt a small amount of energy return to me.
"Thanks, love." I said softly as I unsheathed my dagger, knowing I didn't have the power currently to kill Anna, wound her maybe, but not kill her.
"The garage let's go." Dean said coming back.
We headed to the garage and sure enough the angel presence was there. Dean held a blade he assured me would kill Anna, but he'd still have to overpower her. Dean stood behind Anna, but she turned and grabbed his neck and wrist in one hand before he managed to strike her with it. "I wish I could say it's good to see you, Anna." Dean said.
I willed my dagger into two, feeling my energy weakened and knowing that I would have to manually wield my daggers.
"You too, Dean." Anna replied
I gathered as much energy as I could from within myself, finding a small reserve. Dean was thrown through a window and my anger helped drive a bit more energy combined with massive adrenaline.
"Hey! Why don't you take on someone more your ability?" I said. "Sam, get them out of here, now!"
"Dee…"
"Now!" I faced Anna, spinning my daggers once.
She eyed me, "You're too weak."
"Then you shouldn't have a problem taking me on."
She pulled out her knife, "I don't have a problem with you, just stand aside."
"Again, over my dead body!"
"As you wish."
She lunged and I blocked. We spun and danced around each other. I couldn't get past her guard. I made a wrong move and her blade sliced along my shoulder. I winced and knocked the blade away, making a lunge for her. She threw her fist out and hit me, making my vision blur.
She tried to lunge at me, but I narrowly missed her blade from lunging into my stomach, it scraped my side, sending searing pain through me.
I stood my ground, blocking her blade again. I was growing weaker, but I willed myself to fight.
"You're too weak, give up now and I'll let you live." Anna said.
"No, I will not let you kill them."
"This is your death, girl."
"Then I die a warrior!" I ran at her, spinning my blades to block her's and trying to get my blade past her guard.
"Even if you strike me, your power is too weak to kill me, you would kill yourself just in hopes of killing me?"
I knew I could use the last of my energy, the very last to hopefully be enough to kill her.
I willed my strength into my limbs. My blade sliced her arm and she screamed, but kept coming at me. She knocked one of my daggers out of my hand, but I didn't have enough energy to bring it back to me. I tried to deflect her knife with my one blade, but she was too fast and knocked me to the ground, kicking my last blade away.
Her hand wrapped around my neck and lifted me up.
"You can't kill me." I said, grabbing at her hand.
"My blade cannot kill you, but you are already so very weak, your wounds will do the rest." She ran her blade down my cheek, cutting me. "You should've taken my offer." Her blade found the cut along my stomach and she slowly sunk it inside me.
I gasped and screamed as her blade cut deeper.
"Dee!" I heard Dean yell. Then Anna vanished and I fell to the floor, landing on my side and yelping in pain.
Dean kneeled down beside me, "Dee… you knew you were too weak for this."
Sam followed behind, my daggers in his hands.
"I told you to leave." I said weakly as I tried to sit up, but my arm gave out and Dean caught me.
"You think we'd leave our warrior behind?" Dean said lifting me into his arms.
I gasped and tried not to scream at the pain as he carried me to the car, already running. Sam got in the back, it was the impala. Dean handed me to Sam as carefully as he could and then slid in the back with us.
"Drive." Dean said.
"Is she gonna be alright?" John said shifting the car into drive.
"I hope for all our sakes that she will be." Dean stripped off his jacket and his over shirt and pressed his over shirt against my stomach where I was bleeding out.
"Ahh!" I screamed as a fresh flare of searing pain coursed through my body making my vision double and blur.
Sam was stroking my hair a look of pure terror on his face.
"Who is she?" John asked.
"She's… very important to us, and may be our only way to live through this." Dean replied.
"We gotta get her to a hospital." John said.
"No!" Dean, Sam and I all said. "Just somewhere safe, trust us." Dean added before turning to glance at Sam with the same terror.
"I thought Cas said she couldn't hurt you." Dean said.
"Maybe not… when… I have… more strength, but... " I was having problems speaking, the pain was too much and I was too weak, but I willed myself to stay awake. "I was… too weak…"
"Just stay with us, Dee, please." Sam said softly.
Dean moved the shirt, pressing it harder. And I squeezed my eyes shut and whimpered. "I'm sorry…" I said as tears streamed down my cheeks.
"Don't you dare!" Dean said, "You're not allowed to leave us, not now." Dean reached one hand up and wrapped it around my cheek and tilted my head slightly so that he could look into my eyes. "Sam and I need you, baby, you can't leave us."
The tears felt like hot coals falling down my face as my body was growing colder.
"How long till we get somewhere?" Sam asked softly.
"15 minutes." Mary replied.
"Drive faster!" Dean yelled.
Sam held me against him as Dean continued to apply pressure to my side. I saw as Dean and Sam exchanged very worried glances. I didn't even have the strength to move my arms.
My eyelids felt so heavy and my breathing was laboured as I worked for each breath. Sam's gently strokes on my forehead, giving me just barely enough energy to stay awake and fight off death.
Dean pressed a little hard and I winced and coughed, tasting the metallic taste of blood in my mouth. The cough adding to the pain and knocking the breath out of me. I turned more toward Sam and held me tighter against him. My eyes closed as my breathing became more shallow.
"Dee! Dammit Dee, stay with us, baby." I heard Dean, but I was too weak to respond or even open my eyes.
My body went limp against Sam and I heard him whispering to me, pleading for me to hang on just a little bit longer, but then his words began to fade.