May 14, 2009

Everyone has heard, or read, what I'm about to say next. Cliche as it might be, but after today my semi-unusual life was about to change forever, for reasons I haven't experienced yet.

Part one starts with late last night. It was normal at first, I was in JD's room because he wanted me to watch him play a new computer game he'd gotten for his birthday, which is today actually. My baby brother Jasper is a teenager now.

"Why didn't you just bring that gaming chair back in here?" He'd asked me. "It's mine anyway, isn't it?"

"Bro, I claimed that months ago," I laughed, plopping down on his bed, across from his computer. "I'll watch from-"

Pain. This is a term I have very limited experience with. Unlike my younger siblings, if I cut myself, it bleeds but it doesn't sting. If I fall, it doesn't hurt anywhere. If I decide to use my power to launch myself off a swingset, I'm not going to land with a broken bone. But what I felt next was beyond all of that. If this was pain, it was searing pain. It began suddenly everywhere in my head, my skull especially. Was it... was it burning? I can't believe humans can feel this uncomfortable sometimes.

I grabbed both sides of my head and did something my family has never heard me do, not even as a baby - I screamed uncontrollably. If this was pain, then PAIN HURTS.

JD jumped up from his swivel chair and dived over to me. "What's wrong?!" He put his hands on my shoulders. "Lynn!"

"IT BURNS," I wailed. I finally managed to look at him when suddenly, the burning, searing sensation was gone. I groaned, lowering my hands. "That was weird." I barely let out, noticing I was shaking violently.

"What the hell, sis?" JD asked in pure confusion and worry.

"My head started hurting," I told him, shaking less. "Like it was on fire."

JD literally looked at the top of my head as he asked me, "Has it ever hurt before?"

"No," I reply. JD gulped at me before he looked over at his bedroom door. Luckily, he'd been blaring some kind of metal music he really likes, and it may have overpowered my little yelling fit. "I'm okay," I promised him, putting my right hand over his on my shoulder. "Thanks, Jasper."

"You sure?" He asked, stepping back.

I nodded. "I think we're both freaked out. Want a milkshake?"

"I- what?" My brother was so confused. "Okay, a milkshake sounds good. A chocolate one."

"Sit back in your chair, bro." I suggested. He nodded, complying. I held my right hand up to snap my fingers and to my great (and suprised) success, I made a chocolate milkshake appear on JD's computer desk.

He was speechless for a while, even after I made mine appear. Before I retired back to my room for the night, he asked me, "Does Nat or Mom and Dad know?"

"JD," I turned back to stare deeply at him. "Be honest. All of you know."

"You're right."

I get in bed quickly. "Goodnight, Tei." I let out before I hid under the covers.

Like always, I was met with, "Goodnight, my angel bug."

Three mornings later is the start and end of part two. I woke up exceptionally early to discover for the first time ever, that I've woken up before Tei did. I remained absolutely still; he had to be a light sleeper. What if anyone else had come into my room and seen him? I barely moved my eyes over, in case even that would wake him. I would enjoy this for as long as I could. He was sleeping in the gaming chair. Did he always sleep in it? Where did he sleep before we even had the chair? He did look comfy, it is one of those reclining gaming chairs so he was stretched all the way back.

He looked so peaceful asleep, and... cute, I think. I blinked and thought, is Tei cute? How old is he, anyway? He looks a lot younger than he probably is right now because he shaved recently. Where does he do this at? I wonder if he utilizes my house when everyone is gone. Meanwhile his hair, still the color of night, appeared unkept for a while now, it was messy and getting long. Thanks to Alice's influence, his messy hair was attractive to me.

I kept watching him, wrapped in my thoughts until part three happened in the form of a strange man, suddenly appearing in my room, opposite of where Tei slept. "Lynn Logan," he spoke to me, scaring the absolute CRAP out of me. "I need you to come with me right now. The Apocalypse is upon us."

I don't know what's going on, so I screamed Tei's name. What happens next is all a quick blur. Tei jolts up in JD's chair and enters some kind of rage. His orange colored eyes started glowing, I kid you not. "Who are you?" I barely recognized his voice. This was a whole new level beyond the incident with Alice last year.

"I am Castiel," he introduced. "And I need Lynn to leave with me right now. She is not safe here."

I'm not safe? I tremble in my bed as Tei replies, "She is not leaving anywhere with you. She is safe with me. You need to leave."

I hear footsteps coming up the stairs of the house. Crap, it's probably Mom or Dad from hearing me yelling for Tei. "Lynn," Tei's voice was dark and intimidating, but it soothed me. "Come to me now."

My sense of belonging gave me the courage to climb off my bed, but that's when I let my guard down. I turned away from Castiel and he did what Tei and I do: disappear and reappear. He was now right behind me as he grabbed my arms.

"We have to go," he said into my ear as he sent us away, Tei's ever growing panicked face the last thing I saw.

I was now seeing a sign for Saint Martin's hospital, big and glowing. "Huh?" I said aloud, blinking. Oh, wait... THERE'S SOMEONE HOLDING ME. "Let me go!" I immediately screamed.

Castiel did just that, and I plopped to the ground. I didn't feel it of course, but it was still rude. I jumped up and turned to face him. "What's going on? Where are we?"

"My intention is not to hurt you," Castiel reassured me. "I needed to get you away from there. Lucifer has found a vessel very close to where you live."

"Lucifer?" I repeated. "Like, the Devil?"

"Yes."

I'm even more confused now. "So what do you mean the Devil found a vessel close to me, what's a vessel?"

Castiel waved his hands down to motion at himself. "Angels need the human's consent before we can use their bodies as vessels." He explained.

"...angels?" I choked. I repeated his last sentence in my mind.

"You are aware, yes?" Castiel tilted his head to the side as he asked me.

I gulped. "Um... no. Kind of."

"We are angels," Castiel told me directly. "You are much different than me, though. You are stronger."

"I am-?"

He nodded. "Lynn, you are the child of Lucifer. The final seal to freeing him from Hell was broken, and the Apocalypse has started. I am here to meet my friends inside the hospital. I brought you here because I am asking, begging, and hoping you will help us fight Lucifer."

This flew way over my head. Child of Lucifer? Final seal to free him? What's a seal and where was he freed from? Did that have something to do with what happened to me in JD's room before? WHAT THE HELL IS HE TALKING ABOUT? "My father's name is Patrick Logan!" I instead corrected him.

Castiel shook his head. "Lynn, that is your vessel's family. The body you are inhabiting is not yours."

"You're wrong," I denied. "You're wrong! Patrick Logan is my father. My mom's name is Lindsay. My brother, sister..." I held my hands up. I think deep down, a part of me could always sense something... off, if that makes any sense.

"I'm sorry," Castiel said. "I do not know the circumstances of your birth. However, it is something we can look into later. Right now, we need to get inside and meet my friends, if you will help us."

"I'll help you," I decided instantly. "But I have to go back home and get Tei. I don't think he knows where I'm at, and he..."

"He...?"

"He will get upset," I gulped.

"Upset?" He keeps repeating me and I'm mildly bothered by it. "Lynn, who was that?"

"His name's Tei, I mean Teivel." I corrected myself. I never used his full name.

Castiel tilted his head. "I have never heard of an angel by that name," he admitted. "However, I do not know all of them, there are many of us."

Hearing this struck an unfamiliar sensation within me. "There are?" I found myself saying.

Castiel nodded and then continued, "You cannot go back home. Lucifer will have that house monitored, looking for you. You will put your family in serious danger if you go back there."

Is he serious? I don't have anything on me, I'm literally in pajamas! "Can I at least call home to tell them I'm okay?"

"It is not safe."

I sighed. They probably don't even know I'm gone yet. I hope Tei will just stay home and look after my family - but something tells me he's already out looking for me. I sigh again, this time in utter defeat. "I'm ready to go in." I mumbled. Now I awkwardly follow this trench coat wearing angel inside the hospital, zooming through hall after hall. We take a final left turn and I hear a new man's voice approach Castiel with sarcasm.

"You really called us on a cell phone, Cas? Since when did angels need to reach out like that?"

"Did you forget you're hidden from ALL angels now? Even me, and... her," Castiel slides right to expose me to his friends. The guy on the left, who spoke, was slightly taller than Castiel. He wore a coat that was as dark as his short, scruffy hair. His eyes are green like mine.

"Cas, you found her?" Spoke the second guy, on the right. He was a giant, with longer and neat-kept brown hair and eyes. He looked the more friendlier of the two.

"I did," Castiel said. "This is Lynn Logan, the child of Lucifer, as Chuck saw in his vision."

I wanted to ask who Chuck was, but Castiel introduced me to the pair as brothers, as I'm now learning. The older brother is Dean Winchester, and the younger (yet massively taller) brother is Sam Winchester. They are not angels, they are humans who hunt monsters. I thought it was just us angels out there, to which Dean says I'm in for a hell of a history lesson later. "You're not evil, are you?" He asked me in the end. I shook my head in response. At least, I don't think I'm evil.

We soon pile into the hospital room we'd been crowding outside of. The third friend was in here, an older gentleman in a wheelchair. He didn't look too particularly happy to see Castiel, or any of them really. Just a miserable looking cranky stare. He wore a blue hat and his entire face was covered by his beard. "What is it this time?" He finally asked, before Dean tells me his name is Bobby. I decided to look out the window out of nervousness. I'm still very confused, and scared honestly. I need Tei to be here; if he's looking for me, I hope he doesn't stop. If he's not, I wonder if he showed himself to my family to protect them.

Castiel explains he needs to borrow the necklace Dean is wearing. It is a special amulet that will burn hot in God's presence. Now, God is real too? Truly? I must be the Devil's kid. I chuckle internally.

"Lynn?" Castiel calls me across the room.

"Huh?" I look back from the window.

"I am going to search for God. I ask that you stay with Sam and Dean for now. They will look after you."

Dean widened his eyes. "Wait, what?" But we all heard a quick whoosh and I knew Castiel had flown away. Everyone seemed a little irritated now, so I felt very awkward for several moments until a cell phone started ringing. It was a little flip phone on Bobby's bed. Dean grabbed it and handed it to him.

"Rufus?" Bobby spoke into the device. "I can't hear you. What's going on?" The other line is very muffled and staticky. Eventually, it cut out completely.

"Is Rufus okay?" Sam asked.

"Didn't get much from him," Bobby admitted. "Something about too many demons. He's in River Pass, Colorado. It might be an emergency."

Dean immediately looked at me. "Get ready to hit the road, now."

The first trip I ever went on with the Winchester brothers was one I wouldn't forget. The old black Impala they drive is something my mom would like very much. Dean gave me that history lesson of course. He didn't want to tell me about everything right away, plus that would just take too long. They told me about the more frequent types of monsters they hunt.

This man Rufus we were going to aid mentioned demons, so this was one of the main topics we discussed. "The ones we see most are black eyed-demons. I guess you could say they're the most 'basic' ones, but they're definitely strong." Sam started.

"You're an angel, though," Dean reminded. "Can't you just smite them?"

"Can I just what?" I asked him back. "Smite them?"

"Yeah, you know... kill them." Dean implied, glancing at me through the rearview mirror.

"I've never killed anyone before." I spoke quietly.

"You might have to today, kid." Dean told me in all seriousness.

"Maybe, but I have another question. Why would you people give consent to let the demons possess you?"

"Demons can hop into a meat suit without permission," Dean answered. "Bastards. Sam and I got anti-possession tattoos to prevent that, though."

Demons don't need permission? I hold my hands up from the backseat of the vehicle. Am I also a demon too? Maybe I'm some kind of hybrid? Castiel told me I was much different than him. But... I don't have black eyes.

"Are there other kinds of demons?" I suddenly thought to ask.

"Unfortunately, yes," Sam said. "There are crossroads demons, they make deals with people and collect their souls to take to Hell as a later payment; we've seen one yellow-eyed demon, and only two demons with white eyes."

I didn't ask anything else on that matter. I've decided myself, just now that I am actually some kind of angel slash not-a-black-eyed-demon hybrid person. I remained quiet for most of the trip, listening and learning the ways of hunting monsters.

We'd just about made it to River Pass when the bridge leading in was collapsed upon our arrival. "The demons have this place locked down tight. This is the only way in or out of town according to the map." Dean summarized. Sam was getting a dead signal on his cell phone.

I feel nervousness growing fast inside. I should help them, I promised Castiel I would help his friends, I decided. "Guys," I spoke aloud. "Please hold still."

"Huh-?" Dean was confused when I took both his and Sam's wrists. A moment later we were on the other side of the bridge. "Well how about that." Dean was mildly impressed. Sam thanked me, and we began our hike into town. It appeared vacant as we cautiously walked through a main street. A blue car was completely flipped over. The sight made me gulp; this isn't the movies, Lynn. This is REAL.

Other than that, this was a pretty casual Colorado location. It was my first time in this town, but not in this state. My mother's sister, Aunt Amy, lives in Colorado Springs. She has two kids, my cousins. A frown befell me, recalling Castiel's words. Lynn, that is your vessel's family. The body you are inhabiting is not yours.

I think that was lingering more painfully in my mind than I wanted to admit.

A sharp, old red Mustang caught my eyes as well as Dean's that was parked across from a repair shop. Again, Mom would like this car too. I wonder how she's doing, I know by now they know I've up and disappeared. Do they think I ran away or was kidnapped? It's awful to imagine them thinking this.

Not too far from the Mustang was a massive blotch of blood on the concrete-

Someone cocked a pistol. The three of us jumped around, Dean and Sam raising their weapons. "Ellen?" Sam recognized the pistol wielding being.

This Ellen said, "Hey," back. She appeared to be a middle aged lady with long brown hair that was a bit wavy. She walks up to Dean and splashes him with water, putting her gun to his face not a moment later. Wait, not just water. It's holy water, idiot, I just learned this on the way here. If it burns it means you're a demon.

Dean was now very irritated. "We're us!" He reassured her.

Ellen withdrew her pistol once more. "Who's she?" She looked right at me sternly.

"She's with us," Sam answered. "Call her a hunter trainee."

That seemed to be good enough for her. She strut past us so we followed her into a small, white church. There was a short hallway that turned into the main room. At the door was a line of salt on the ground, just past that was a black circle with strange symbols drawn inside it - I know this too, this must be a Devil's trap. I felt proud of myself for just a moment until I tried to walk through that doorway.

It felt like there was an invisible force field preventing me from going through. "Guys?" I called out, as the others had went before me.

"Lynn, you okay?" Sam called back.

"I'm not sure," I replied. "I can't come through." Holy shit am I really a half-demon?

Not a moment later, Ellen had her pistol raised for the third time. "Ellen-" Dean started.

"Both of you, get back,"

"Ellen, you saw me, I'm not possessed."

"Then you get over here and Sam, GET BACK NOW."

It took several minutes to convince Ellen that I wasn't a threat. "Don't tell anyone in there. They'll shoot her." She finally gave up. Sam scratched the Devil's trap and cleared a path in the salt line so I could come in, and they refilled the trap and salt line. As Ellen takes us into the main room where the town's only refugees are hiding, she claims the rest of the people in town are all demons, or dead.

These people looked terrified. Two of them must be a couple, and she is very pregnant. The man sitting across from them however, I noticed it right away. He is powerful like me, but I don't know if he's like me. The power I sense from him has only a few similarities to my own. He's dressed very fancy in a black suit. Short, dark curly hair that was graying fast, with light blue eyes behind thin glasses.

If he's an angel, or something like that, maybe that is why the demons are here-? Could they be looking for him? I would try to talk to him about it if I could soon, but after a few minutes of introductions and a minor brainstorming session, we were now back out in town on our way to a supply store nearby to search for guns. Dean suggests arming everyone, to start. Plus, we are now looking for Rufus, and Jo, Ellen's daughter.

I went with Sam inside to get salt. Dean went on ahead to another store close by to get guns. Sam held a book bag open while I started dumping tall salt containers in, when the bell chimed from the store door opening. We froze. Dean shouldn't be back. Sam moved his hand down low to tell me to keep down. I nodded, slowly squatting. Sam crept up to see how many came in without being seen. When he joined me he gave me two fingers. I nodded.

I was not ready for this fight. The first demon was a tall Caucasian with a ball cap. He and Sam started throwing each other around in the aisle, the demon chanting out something to Sam in a language I somehow seemed to recognize - Latin, but I didn't know what he was saying. The other demon was African-American, and he came at me with a brown bat. I clammed up immediately, too afraid to move as he got closer. "Lynn!" I heard Sam yell out.

Hold up-

These demons are supposed to have black eyes, so why doesn't this man?

He swung the bat and I shot my hand out from instinct, and I screamed internally as I blasted this man back, through the air, and through the large glass store window. If he survived that, he won't be waking up anytime soon.

Sam stabbed the first demon and he dropped dead, literally. I flinched when he hit the floor. "Are you okay?" Sam dashed quickly to me, looking over at the damage I'd done. "Wow."

"Sam, his eyes weren't black," I admitted.

"Are you sure?" Sam asked me, narrowing his eyes in confusion. I nodded at him. "They were black for me," Sam tells me. "But the demon I fought... he tried to exorcise me, like I was the one possessed."

"Is that normal?" I wondered.

"Not at all." Sam picks up the bag of salt.

"I've felt kind of weird ever since we got here," I told him next. "Besides people dying I think something very bad is going on in this town."