Dean's P.O.V.
It had been about a month since we had split off from the girls and I would have been lying if I said I didn't miss the extra company, but I would also be lying if I said that it wasn't nice to get away from them and their constant bickering for a while. I had missed hunting with just me and Sam, but when Bobby called about a thing called a Djinn I wasn't about to turn down help. Neither Sam nor I had fought one of these things before and apparently they were strong and dangerous, and if that was the case then Akuma's freaky powers would probably come in handy. "Wake up, Sammy." I muttered as I pulled up into the motel that we had agreed to meet the girls at. I was happy that we were out of Canada, especially because it was middle of December. I don't like being cold and I was in no hurry to go back to Canada after being attacked by the wendigo in the middle of a blizzard; there was no way in hell that I'd want to do that again.
"Nnn what?" Sam groaned as he sat up from the window, he had passed out against the glass and there was drool all over it, making me groan.
"We're here." I patted the outside of the car as I spoke. I wandered over to the office to get the two rooms because I was sure that I would end up in a room with Akuma while Sam and Alice stayed together. I tossed Sam the key to one of the rooms just as he had sent a text to the girls.
We had only been in the room for almost five minutes when the sound of loud rock and roll music echoed through the parking lot, accompanied by the roar of Akuma's car. It reminded me of the first time that Sam and I had meet them. The girls strode into the room, smiling and giggling to each other, it was easy to assume that things were looking better for them now. I noticed that Akuma's hair was down and shorter than before but not by much, I don't know why I noticed but I did. I watched as Sam and Alice reached out for each other to kiss, followed by Akuma fake gagging, and I couldn't help myself from rolling my eyes.
"Hey" Akuma greeted me, dropping her bag on the bed as she made eye contact before turning away and stretching. "Any beer?" She asked and I chuckled, rolling my eyes as she looked around.
"Fridge as usual" I answered, handing Sam his computer when he pulled away from hugging Alice. We needed to get on this hunt and start trying to find lore on it. I had never heard of it today and neither had Sam.
"So what's the hunt on?" Alice asked and I rolled my shoulders back. I could feel the soreness settling in from the long car ride. I sat down at the table and stretched out my legs, hearing my knees crack. I didn't really want to sit around after driving so much, but there wasn't much choice until we figured some stuff out, sore or not.
"Bobby said it was something called a Djinn?" Sam looked at me for confirmation and I nodded in response. He sounded confused as he sat across from me and opened his computer. He looked like he was about to speak when Akuma interrupted him.
"Really?" She spoke as she turned, opening the beer bottle in her hand. Her eyes were bright and she looked excited, pulling a confused look from myself and Sam. I glanced over at Alice, she had a confused look on her face as well, though she had raised one eyebrow as if she was expecting something. "Those things are pretty cool. They're usually Arabic and Islamic but there's some from Rome and here in North America and other English countries we call them genies." She went on, not even taking a sip from her beer yet. I lifted my eyebrows and bit back a chuckle, waiting for her to finish. She didn't seem to realize she was ranting but none of us were going to interrupt her. I looked at Alice again as Akuma finally took a sip from the beer, smiling at the look the redhead was giving her sister. A quick glance at Sam told me he was confused but also entertained by the small burst. "They are one of the three great beings created by god in the lore and there's stuff about them in the Quran. They have free will just like we do, which is rare in most creatures like them. They can be good, neutral, or…." She slowly trailed off when she finally looked at the rest of us, probably taking in the looks on our faces. I cracked another smile as her nose scrunched up a little before she tilted her head. "What?"
"You're a nerd." Alice laughed and Akuma flipped her the bird before rolling her eyes and taking another drink of beer, a smile crossing her face afterwards.
"... Alright… well we're hunting one that apparently chose to be evil." Sam, took what Akuma had ranted on about and grinned to himself at his joke. I let out a breath, telling Sam that it was a stupid joke. He shrugged at me and continued, this time resting his eyes on Alice. "So we gotta go talk to the police about the murders and such, try and find some leads about where this thing could be hiding…."
"They like places that they can hide their victims… like ruins, usually the bigger the better." Akuma chimed in, she must really be excited about hunting this thing, I mean, and I've never seen her act like this before. It was refreshing. "Two of us could go check out abandoned places while the other two go and check out leads."
"I'm going with Sam." Alice giggled, knowing that we wouldn't have a choice. "You two can go check abandoned places, warehouses maybe?" She offered but continued after she glanced between Akuma and I. "Also you're kinda scary with your powers and you kinda ripped your Fed threads on the last hunt and….other reasons." Alice smirked and Akuma rolls her eyes, sticking out her tongue.
"Not my fault" She took another sip of beer, slightly blowing across the top to make the bottle whistle. "Can we wait a bit and catch up with the boys? I'm sure you and Sam wanna spend some non-work time together." She spoke with a teasing tone, making Alice blush. I shot a glance over to Sam, he had tensed awkwardly causing me to laugh.
"Sure. It would be nice to catch up… but first, do you know how to kill this thing Akuma?" I called back to Akuma who had taken her jacket off and tossed it on the bed.
"A silver knife dipped in lamb's blood." Akuma tossed her hair back over her shoulder and leaned against counter, downing the rest of her beer.
"So how'd you wreck both your suits?" I asked playfully, knowing that this was going to be some crazy story. Akuma half glared at me.
"Well one was wrecked by this really hot chick at a bar, we made it back to a hotel and she didn't like it on me I guess. I guess it looked better ripped and on the ground." Akuma had no problem sharing just how intimate they were, and I almost dropped my drink. I had no idea that she was into chicks...but she was also into dudes….which means that she is bisexual. Yeah, I can get used to this. Akuma's laugh brought me back from my thoughts. "Aaaannnd then I got cocky on a hunt and went after a shifter myself, the only suit I had left was the one with a skirt that Alice MADE me get, and she made me wear heels, because she hates me. So I went down into the sewers alone and the thing fucking attacked me and threw me in sewer water before jumping on me and so that one got destroyed as well." I could see her cheeks turning a light scarlet, she was probably more embarrassed about how the second suit got ruined than about her rolling around in the sheets with a random chick from a bar.
"Oh by the way….I dibs first shower." Akuma announced, cocking an eyebrow at me and I sighed while Sam tugged at Alice, telling her to get her stuff and bring it to the other room.
Sam's P.O.V
I changed in the room while Alice took a shower and ran a hand through my hair, making a quick list of addresses while I waited. It had been nice hunting with just Dean and myself for a while, but I was glad that the girls were getting along again, and also I had missed Alice. It was nice having someone to be close to again that wasn't Dean and in a more intimate way as well. I had been looking forward to this since the week after we left, and it looked like it would be pretty easy. Akuma was on top of the lore and so it wouldn't be hard to find it at all.
"Hey." Alice called from behind me and I turned, giving her a smile. Her hair was still wet but it was already back in a bun and she was dressed in her Fed threads. I walked over and scooped her up in another hug, a light feeling filling my chest as she hugged me back. I really did miss having her around, it was hard trying to keep a girlfriend while on the road and travelling so much so none of my other relationships worked out until I had stayed at Stanford for school, and then the whole thing with Jess. It got me wondering that I will have to protect Alice with everything I have, I didn't want my bad luck with women to hurt her in anyway.
"Ready?" I asked as I pulled away and kissed her forehead. She nodded in response and held up the keys to the thunderbird. "She's letting you drive Sirius?" I asked, lifting my eyebrows and chuckling a bit. They must be doing a lot better if she was allowed to drive him.
"I kinda bitched her out because she let you drive him before she let me drive him. And I pointed out that Dean would probably wanna drive his baby when we got here." She said with an evil smirk before laughing and tucking a stray curl behind her hair. "Let's go. We don't wanna put this off too long." She said and I nodded in agreement, following her to the car and sliding into the passenger seat.
"It's nice to see you two getting along again." I spoke after she pulled out of the parking lot, fiddling with the radio before leaning back. I wasn't with Dean anymore so I could freely change the station and Alice didn't seem to care. She glanced at me and offered a smile, though she immediately looked back at the road, her hands still on the ten and two positions, making me chuckle slightly. She was being really careful to keep her driving privileges.
"Yeah it's a lot better…" She replied as she pulled into town, her shoulders relaxing. "It was really draining to be fighting and I was being kind of stupid… We talked a lot about everything before we started hunting again so we didn't do a whole lot of work. Akuma took some time to heal too. The wounds were kind of deep." She shrugged and glanced at me as we hit a red light. "First address?"
"71 Wyoming Street." I said, turning my gaze to the street signs as she started driving again. "Uhh... I think that's Wyoming... take that right turn." I instructed, reading the house numbers. "Stop here." I waited for her to pull to a stop before I got out and stretched, looking up at the house. "This is the family of the latest victim… we should ask where she was last seen… and try to be sensitive, you know." Alice rolled her eyes and giggled a bit.
"Noooo I'm going to be totally rude and make them cry." She said in a sarcastic tone, making me laugh. "Let's go Sammy."
We approached the door, knocking firmly and then waited for a middle aged woman to open it. I gave her a soft smile before flashing my badge. "Hi, I'm agent Page and this is special agent Roxanne. We're investigating the recent string of kidnappings."
"Oh… right, come in…." She seemed lost for words, maybe she was scared or just worried. I didn't know but I want to find this thing and bring her some peace of mind. Her husband was standing by the fireplace in the living room when we walked in, he was holding a cup of coffee in one hand and a picture of his daughter in the other.
"We only want to ask you a few questions…you two can take your time answering, this must be hard for you." Alice started when we sat down on the couch, her hands clasped in her lap as she watched the man hand her the picture. She was still young, maybe eighteen or nineteen years old. She had long brown hair and dark brown eyes, a cross hanging from her necklace.
"We will do our best." The woman spoke, her hands on her husband's. This was going to be a lot harder than I thought it was going to be. Basically the parents knew nothing about their daughters 'after school activities', which means that we had no way of actually trying to figure out where she was taken. She was lying to her parents as to where she was and with whom, teenage rebellion, we've all been there.
Akuma's P.O.V.
I leaned forward a bit when we pulled up to an old beat down warehouse. It wasn't the first on the list but it wasn't the last, though I had a feeling we'd be lucky on this one. "Oh heads up, don't let it touch you. It'll seriously fuck with your mind." I told Dean, leaning over the seat and grabbing the blades and jar of lamb's blood.
"And you didn't tell me this before why?" Dean's deep voice rang through my ears, I didn't miss his voice, but it had a nice sound to it. I glanced back to see his eyes dart up to my face, I could tell that he was more joking with his words than anger.
"I have a better feeling about this place… meaning it could be here. It's a bit exciting. I've never fought one before." A smile sprang across my face, I could tell that I was geeking out again but I didn't care. "Anyways, be careful, if they touch you could die." Dean nodded after opening his door and hopping out of the car, giving me more room to get the stuff ready. I opened the jar, and dipped the blades into the blood, handing Dean the weapons.
"We should stick together now, just in case." Dean cleared his throat, I should have guessed that he would be a little more nervous than excited. It made sense, I could use my abilities to protect myself, where as Dean only had his knife to save him. I thought for another minute and then nodded in agreement. This thing could be stealthy, and if I'm not watching my back, I'd rather have Dean then go in alone.
"That'll be best so that it can't sneak up on us." We walked up to the building, it was eerie and gross smelling and I was a bit hesitant. I was only a few steps in when my senses started going off like crazy, some kind of strong thoughts filling my mind. I swallowed hard, realizing it was probably the dreams of the other victim and tried to block them out but it was too late. Scents from the dream filled my nose as I stumbled a bit. The djinn was definitely here and I had to warn Dean. I stumbled again and trailed behind Dean as we went further into the warehouse. For a moment my senses cleared up, giving me the chance to call to Dean but the moment I went to a sick feeling washed over me and my vision started flickering into a room I didn't recognize. "De-" I managed to get out before something wrapped over my mouth and nose and everything went dark.
Dean's P.O.V
I continued down the hallway, keeping my head low to search for anything that might be a threat. I stopped at a corner and turned to look at Akuma, but she was gone. I turned all the way around and peered down the hallway, a frown crossing my face and a feeling of panic washing over me.
"Akuma?!" I yelled, trying to keep it at a whisper. There was no response, so I went back down the hallway to another intersection, hearing a muffled groan. I made my way into the next room, finding Akuma laying on the floor in the centre of a very dark and dusty room. I rushed over to her, rolling her over carefully, gently brushing the hair out of her face. "Akuma?"
"Dean." She slurred as she let out a breathy moan, her skin pale and feverish. She passed out again and I shook her lightly, swallowing hard when her head just rolled, her eyes closed and her breathing very deep and slow.
"Akuma, wake up." I whispered, noticing a burn over her mouth and chin in the shape of a handprint when I looked closer. "What the hell?" I mumbled to myself just before I heard the creak of the floorboards behind me. I turned just in time to see the djinn reach out and touch my face, making everything go black.