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Once again, really not in a good state of mind. This is probably total crap, so if you're not satisfied then go and read my new oneshot, 'Primitive'. That was written in a much better state, so that turned out a lot better than this.

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235. Rage

Dean was fine. He was completely, totally, utterly fine.

That lasted all of two seconds, until he and Rose entered the building and found their family tied to chairs and poles and the black-eyed bitch responsible for this leaning against the bar, looking totally bored out of her mind.

"Finally!" she said. Dean clenched his fists, rage bubbling inside him, trying desperately not to lose his temper and get his family killed. "Took you long enough, Dean."

"Well, you got me." Dean held his arms out. "So let them go."

The demon began to chuckle.

"You're not the only one I want, so don't go putting yourself on that high a pedestal. You, Gigantor and Wings – you three are who I want. Do as I say and the kiddies can go home with Grandma here."

The demon looked at Rose and tsked.

"Rosie, Rosie, Rosie. Why didn't you stay home like a good little girl? Mommy isn't happy."

Rose's grip tightening on the blade in her hand.

"Get the hell out of my mom, you son of a bitch," she snarled. "And get the hell away from my kids."

The demon raised an eyebrow and stroked Mary's hair. Before Dean could do anything to stop her, Rose let out a roar and dived at the demon, brandishing her blade.

"Dammit! Rose, get back here!" Dean hissed. Rose ignored him in favour of slashing at the demon, though he could see that she was being careful not to inflict any fatal injuries on her mother's body. Knowing that the demon could kill her in an instant, Dean sprinted over to Sam and pulled out his knife.

"You okay, bitch?" he said as the ropes fell away. Sam nodded.

"I'm fine, jerk."

Behind them, the demon slapped Rose and sent her crashing to the floor, making Lewis burst into tears. But Rose was quickly back up, dodging another blow, and Dean now saw her point about being underestimated; if it had been him, the demon probably would have killed him painfully by now, but it seemed to enjoy playing with Rose.

"Go free the others," Sam said. Before Dean could respond, Sam jumped into the battle and engaged the demon, so Dean went to free Cas.

"You okay, angel?" he said. Cas nodded, not meeting his eyes, and as soon as he had cut Cas free, Dean cupped his face and gave him a quick, rough kiss. "C'mon, we gotta get the kids."

They could still hear Rose's shrieks of rage as she battled the demon with her husband and Dean mentally reminded himself to never get between her and her kids, because there was no way she would have survived against a demon this long normally. Zoey and Robbie were easy to free and after hugging them quickly, Dean and Cas moved on to untying the triplets.

"Take them outside, you two," Dean ordered once Henry and Lewis were free. "Don't stop, don't look back, just get them outta here."

Zoey nodded and grabbed Henry's hand. She and Robbie tugged Henry and Lewis away and as soon as little Mary was free, Dean handed her to Cas.

"Go, Cas. Get her outta here."

"I'm not leaving you here, Dean –"

"You gotta protect the kids, Cas. Go!"

Before Cas could argue, the demon let out a horrible scream. Whipping around, Dean saw black smoke pour out of Rose's mother's mouth and into a vent near the ceiling. Vivian dropped like a sack of potatoes, though Sam quickly caught her before she could hit the ground. Silence permeated the room.

"Well," Dean finally said. "That went well."

Vivian began to stir.

"We need to get her home," Rose said, grabbing her mother's hand and no longer in berserk mode. "I should put the triplets to sleep for a bit after what they've been through and I've got some explaining to do to my family."

Sam bent down to pick Vivian up better and he and Rose left, Rose still clutching her hand. Dean turned to Cas.

"You okay, angel?" he said, crushing him in a tight embrace. Cas hugged him back half-heartedly.

"Fine."

Dean frowned and pulled back.

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing."

"Cas –"

Cas silenced him with a kiss.

"We should take Zoey and Robbie home, Dean. They'll want to recover after their ordeal today."

He left before Dean could say anything.