Chapter 15

Dean, Castiel and Sky arrived back at the house and were getting out of the car when Brody and Trace pulled up and parked beside them.

"Hey guys, wasn't expecting you until tomorrow," Sky called to them as they got out of the SUV.

"Got finished with the job early and decided to head on over," Brody answered accepting a small hug from her and gingerly eyeing Dean to be sure he was cool with it.

"Come on in," she offered as Dean steered her to the door keeping a firm grip on her arm. She saw that hint of the green eyed monster flit in his eyes before he pushed it down.

"Well, ya coming?" he growled at the two guys who stopped at the steps waiting to be sure they were welcome to enter the house.

The guys didn't waste any more time and followed them into the house immediately zeroing in on their girls. Brody broke out in a wide grin, with a sparkle in his eyes and Trace gave a small, more secretive smile as he looked over at Claire.

"You made good time," Cole told them shaking hands and giving manly hugs to each of his friends.

"Traffic was light," Trace replied giving Claire a brief hug and kiss on the cheek.

"Hey handsome," Alex cooed greeting Brody with a quick kiss and hug.

"Brody, Trace, that's Sasha, Sam's girl," Cole said making introductions.

"Hello," she said waving from the couch kind of liking the sound of Sam's girl she had been assigned.

"Okay," Dean said clapping his hands to get everyone's attention. All eyes turned toward the hunter so he could continue. "Since everyone is here now, Alex, Claire do you want to give them the talk or should I?"

"We will," Alex told him pulling Brody to the dining room table to sit down.

Brody looked over at Cole and then Trace as Claire got up and led him over to the table too. He wasn't sure where this was going but hoped it didn't mean they were being shot down. They really liked the girls and hoped to make it a permanent thing.

"Anyone want coffee, soda, beer before you start?" Cole asked standing at the open fridge waiting for a response.

"Better get the whiskey out, they may need it later," Krissy smirked at Cole as she reached around him for a water. He chuckled with her remembering the talk he had gotten not that long ago. It was an eye opener to say the least.

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"Alright then, Sasha can I talk to you outside?" he asked her stopping beside Sam and her who were sitting on the couch. "I have a few questions about the spell."

"Alright," she said getting up followed by Sam who started to follow them.

"Sam, go get the weapons bag and first aid kit from the Impala. Check to see if the kit needs restocked," he instructed him stopping his forward movement with a hand on his chest.

"But..." Sam started frowning at not being included in whatever Dean wanted to discuss with Sasha.

"Now Sammy," he said more sternly in the tone that left no room for argument.

Once Sam gave Dean his best bitch face, he turned on his heels and stalked toward the door bristling by Dean's actions. This was the second time he was being kept out of the loop and he didn't like it.

"Sammy," Dean called stopping him before he went out the door. Dean tossed the Impala keys his way and Sam snagged them from the air left handed before stalking on out the door.

"I'll help Sam; I have some extra medical supplies in the pantry," Sky called to him hoping to calm Sam down. She had seen the brothers at odds with each other and could usually be the catalyst of understanding.

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"After you," Dean nodded pushing the sliding glass door open that led to the deck for Sasha.

"Thank you," she said politely, not sure exactly what Dean wanted to talk to her about, but she sensed it was more than something about the spell.

"Have a seat," he told her sitting in one of the chairs scattered around on the deck.

Sasha settled into a chair beside him, looking around the yard while waiting for him to continue. She looked down at her hands when she felt his unsetting eyes on her sizing her up. A tense silence hung between them until Dean finally broke it.

"So...What's your intentions toward my little brother?" he asked boldly, getting to the point.

"Um...I'm not sure what you're asking."

"I know Sammy likes you and I think you like him too."

"Well, we just met," she answered slowly. "Do you do this to all your brother's women friends?" Sasha questioned Dean.

"I'm just watchin' out for him; don't want him gettin' hurt."

Sasha thought about it for a minute, remembering what Sky had told her in the hospital.

"Dean, I do like your brother and I hope we get to know each other better. As far as what happens in the future, I can't tell you. I would never intentionally hurt your brother, if that is what you're trying to find out. We're both consenting adults; I guess we'll just have to see where things go," she shrugged not sure what else to say.

"At least you're honest with me," Dean replied settling back a little more relaxed. He was beginning to like her and thought she would be good for his brother.

"Why wouldn't I be? I kind of like your family and the closeness you have. I never had that with my family. We would get together on the holidays, but there just wasn't that deep sense of closeness you all have. I was closest to my aunt, spent every summer with her."

"Is that why you were chosen for this Keeper thing?"

"I'm not really sure how we are chosen, it happens at birth."

"Are you a danger that would endanger Sam?"

"There's always the chance someone might find out about the library and want to exploit it, but everything that can be done to keep that from happening is being done. I can't say it won't ever happen, but the chances are slim."

Dean watched Sam walk by the door checking them out, but knew better than to interrupt them until Dean was finished.

"You do understand that what we do is dangerous and what we deal with are the worse of the monsters out there."

"I am learning that, but don't you back each other up?"

"Yes, but that doesn't mean we don't get hurt."

"I was shot at the school where I work; it had nothing to do with any monsters, but the human kind. Nothing is guaranteed in life, you make the best of the hand you are dealt."

"Wise thinking, I see why my brother likes you," he said half smiled at her. "So this spell, think we'll have any problems with it?"

"As long as my translation is correct, I think we should be okay. We went over it three times to be sure. I did find one more thing, it has to be in its true form to kill it and we don't know what that is exactly," she said dejectedly.

"We'll deal with that when we find it. Sky and me checked out the area you think it's at and it looks promising. We'll get everythin' ready and do it tomorrow before it can completely steal the souls killin' any of those kids."

"Alright," she said getting up after he got up, figuring the discussion was over. She was pretty sure she passed the big brother test for now. If he was this protective, she wondered how his sisters would be.

They went back inside to two very shell shocked Marines and a nervous, pacing, little brother. Both Marines downed shots of Jack in one gulp, clunking their glasses down together. He looked at the girls who shrugged with a they're still here at least look. Dean smirked having done the talk enough times to understand the disbelief and confusion that the talkee had afterwards.

"After you guys have wrapped your heads around all this, if you have any questions you can ask me or Sammy."

Brody and Trace tipped their shot glasses toward him and downed the amber liquid coughing slightly as it burned on the way down.

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"We're going to get everything ready and do this tomorrow," Dean told the group that sat in front of him. "You two are staying here."

"What? Why?" Brody asked surprised by that.

"You're too green, you know anythin' 'bout fightin' monsters?" he stated. "I'm not having you killed on your first time out. I think my sisters would probably kill me if that happened."

"But we know how to fight and shoot," Trace added.

"Do you know how to stop a vampire or what kills a werewolf or how to repel a spirit?" he questioned seeing both Marines sink back in their seats knowing what he said was true. "It's not just knowin' how to fight, ya gotta know their weakness and how to kill them and keep yourself and the person you're backing up safe."

"I might be able to help with that," Castiel said from the corner. He had been quiet during the discussion and planning of the hunt knowing Dean and Sam were the pros here.

Brody and Trace turned to look at Castiel as he walked to them and placed a hand on each of their heads. A soft glow emitted around the fingers as both guys grew stiff for a few seconds and then jerked away from him as if receiving a slight shock.

"Cas what did you do?" Alex asked him.

"I gave them the knowledge they would need about what we know of the supernatural."

"Man! Getting a headache," Trace groaned as the knowledge rushed through his mind in one big swoop before calming down to let him think.

"Right there with ya," Brody agreed rubbing his temples and trying to push down the dizziness that hit. His stomach flipped and he fought back the gag reflex until it eased off, blinking quickly to get his vision back in focus.

"It might be a little disorienting at first, but it will get better," Castiel told them.

"I'll get the aspirin," Sky sighed heading for the kitchen.

"Sam, come on, we'll get everything ready and do the spell tonight. Don't we have an angel blade in the trunk? Might be a good idea to have two, just in case."

"Yeah, the way things go for us, would probably be a good idea," he agreed heading out to the car for the blade. He hadn't gotten a chance to ask Sasha what Dean wanted, but intended to ask her the first chance he got.

"I'll help," Sasha offered. "I do know the spell."

"What, you have like a photographic memory or something?"

"Or something," she answered shrugging her shoulders not bothering to elaborate.