The Beauty of Love As It Was Made To Be 23/?
Title: The Beauty of Love As It Was Made To Be 23/?
Rating: PG-13
Pairing and Characters: Dean/Cas, Faith, Sam/Sarah, Kevin
Spoilers/Warnings: none I can think of
Word Count: ~3,300 (this chapter)
Summary: This is a sequel to "Like To Stay in Heaven..." you don't have to read that first to start this, but it would help a lot. That masterpost is here. You do need to read the prologue which is here. This starts two months after the end of my version of season 7.
This chapter: Five months after the last chapter. Kevin is graduating and everyone goes to congratulate him. Unfortunately, a new threat makes itself known for the Winchesters.
Notes: This story will most likely turn into another monster. I've had this story in mind for a while and haven't had a way to write it out. It could go on for a long time to see Dean and Cas' daughter grow to an adult.
Previous
Kevin was graduating today and all of them had come to Lawrence to watch him get his diploma. His mom had a reserved seat close to the stage. Dean, Cas, Faith, Sam, Sarah, and Henry were farther up in the stands. It was a long ceremony, but when Kevin finally went up on stage, they all cheered loudly for him. He smiled and looked up at the small group.
After the ceremony, they all met with him and his mom outside the auditorium. Faith ran up to him and hugged him. Kevin laughed.
“Man, you’ve gotten so big.” Kevin put his hands on her shoulders.
She laughed. “Kevin, you wanna play a game?”
“A game? That depends. What game are we playing?”
“Faith,” Dean put a hand on her back, “Kevin wants to celebrate with his mom today.”
She deflated a little. “Okay.”
“Some other time, promise.” Kevin smiled. He looked at Dean. “So, anything happening on your end lately?”
Dean shook his head. “No.” It was still quiet with the demons and tablet. “If something comes up, you’ll be the first to know.”
“So Kevin, is this it or are you going for a master’s?” Sam stepped up beside Dean. He knew Kevin had been thinking about going longer.
“I think there’ll be a few more years for me.” He smiled when his mom made a happy sound and put an arm around his shoulder.
“I’m so proud of you, honey.” She squeezed him close to her side.
As the adults kept talking, something out of her corner of her eye caught Faith’s attention. She looked over to see what it was and there was nothing there. A weird feeling hung in the air as she looked down the hallway behind them. Something made her want to go see, but something else kept her in place.
“Faith, you okay?” Sam could see her staring intently behind them. He followed her gaze and didn’t see anything.
She jumped and looked at Sam. “I’m fine.” The others had gone silent and she just shrugged and shook her head.
Mrs. Tran continued on about Kevin’s plans for the next few years. Dean looked at his brother. Sam had a troubled look on his face and he just shrugged because he didn’t know what Faith had seen.
“Sarah,” Sam leaned close and whispered, “I’m gonna go to the bathroom real quick.”
“Sam…” She was silenced when he kissed her briefly.
“I’ll be right back.” He smiled at Henry and walked off down the hall.
He really didn’t have to go to the bathroom but he wanted to see what made Faith look like she did. He turned the corner of the empty hall and didn’t find anything. Maybe she just heard someone talking or moving around.
Faith had another weird sense of something and turned her head back. “Where’s Sam?” She immediately noticed his absence and had a bad feeling.
“He just went to the bathroom. He’ll be back any second.” Sarah had begun feeling nervous. Sam had been gone a little long.
Dean had looked back when Faith spoke and he jumped when she took off down the hall. “Faith!” He went after her with a wave to the others to stay there.
She ran faster as she turned the corner, knowing that Dean couldn’t keep up. She stopped so fast around the corner that she almost fell. The sight she was met with made her heart cold in fear.
Sam was standing a few feet away, facing away from her. He sounded like he was choking and his body was shaking. Instinct told her to go help him, but something wasn’t right.
Dean finally ran around the corner and froze behind Faith. “Sammy?” He made to rush forward, but Faith grabbed his hand.
“Don’t!” Her eyes never left Sam. She could see it now.
“What?” He looked at her, knowing she could see something he couldn’t. “What is it?”
She stayed silent as Sam started turning around. His eyes were wide in fear and blood was bubbling out of his mouth. He continued choking and shaking like he couldn’t breathe.
“Sam.” Dean tried to move again but Faith held him back.
“No! That’s not Sam.” His eyes moved to her and he looked terrified.
“Are you sure?” Faith nodded. “What is it?” Dean was getting frantic. He wanted to help Sam, but if that wasn’t Sam, where was he and who is that?
“I don’t know. It’s not Sam.” She kept her eyes glued to the Sam in front of her.
The Sam copy then sighed and dropped the act. He smiled wide, showing bloody teeth, and laughed. “I can’t fool you, can I? You’re too smart.” He bent low to look her in the eye. “Where have they been hiding you, angel?” He laughed again and stood up straight.
“Where’s Sam?” Dean didn’t like this thing using Sam’s appearance.
He shrugged. “Can’t say.” He looked at Faith and Dean didn’t like the hungry look his eyes took on. “I’ll definitely be seeing you again.” His bloody smile crossed his face again before he disappeared.
Dean didn’t know what to say. He put a hand on Faith’s shoulder, wanting to comfort her but jumped when a shrill scream ran up the hallway. They both ran toward the sound. One of the graduates was kneeling, her family around her in a confused circle. She had her hands over her ears and her mouth was open wide in a loud scream.
Faith’s eyes widened as she watched the girl scream. Then, another girl in the room dropped to her knees and screamed with the graduate. Then another and another.
Running footsteps behind them announced the arrival of the rest of their group. Sarah stopped before they got too close and pulled Henry behind her, shielding the view of six girls of different ages screaming in unison.
Cas walked up behind Dean and grabbed his arm. “Dean?”
Dean shook his head and looked at all the girls. When it seemed like it would never end, the screaming stopped. They all then looked up and over to Faith. Their movements were identical and eerie enough to silence everyone in the room.
“He’s coming.” They all spoke together. “He’s coming, and he’s coming for you.”
Everyone looked at Faith. Dean pushed her back and stood in front of her. “Tell him that he’s gonna have to get through me first.” The girls all turned to him and smiled.
Cas moved around the other side of Faith. “Me too.” They looked at him with the same smile.
With a last scream, they all fell limp on the ground. Their families rushed in to help and the Winchesters backed out of the room.
“What the hell was that?” Kevin had gotten so used to a normal school life that what he had just seen did a good job at shaking him up.
“A demon.” Faith spoke quietly as she stared ahead blindly.
“One demon possessing all of those kids?” Dean looked down at his daughter.
“Yes.” She had seen it. The same demonic face sneered at her behind all of the screaming girls.
“Has that ever happened before?” Dean looked at Cas. He didn’t think it was possible for a multiple possession.
Cas shook his head. “I’ve never heard of it.”
“Where’s Sam?” Sarah was staring to shake and she held Henry’s hand tightly.
The group turned to her before looking around them. None of them had seen Sam, the real Sam at least. They all wordlessly took off in different directions to find him. Sarah picked up Henry and called for Sam.
Kevin, Cas, and Faith returned without finding Sam. Dean had gone on a hunch to the bathroom and found Sam lying on the floor. He ran to him and tried to rouse him. His forehead was bloody and he wouldn’t wake up. He did the best he could to lift Sam up enough to be dragged outside.
Dean kicked the bathroom door open and just managed to get Sam out the door. Cas helped him get Sam to sit in the hallway. Sarah put Henry down and gasped in shock.
“Oh my god, Sam!” She covered her mouth with her hand.
“It’s okay, Sarah.” Dean looked back at Faith. She was already moving. With the tap of her fingers, Sam’s wound healed and he jerked awake.
Sarah sighed in relief and knelt down beside Sam. Henry stood beside her with a frown. She hugged him and tried not to cry. He hugged her back and told her he was fine.
“What happened?” Dean was crouched back far enough for the family to have a moment.
Sam looked at him when Sarah pulled back. “Something jumped me. I came out here to see what Faith had been looking at and I didn’t see anything. I had just walked in the bathroom when I felt like something was behind me, and then I blacked out.”
“You missed the show.” Dean stood and put out a hand. Sam took it and stood. “We’ll fill you in.”
They told Sam about what had happened as they walked back to the auditorium. He was as concerned as the rest of them. This seemed like something stronger than anything they had gone against before.
“Don’t worry, Sammy. We’ll take care of this.” He clapped his brother’s shoulder and put on a fake smile.
“Dean, if you want my help…”
“No, you just go home and take care of your family.” He smiled at Sarah, who was still upset about everything that had just happened.
“Do you want Faith to take you home?” Cas wanted to make sure they got home safe.
Sam waved a hand. “No, we’ve got a flight out, thanks.” He stepped over to Kevin and gave him a short hug. “Congrats on the degree, Kevin. Call me if you need anything.”
“Thanks, I will.”
Sam then crouched and hugged Faith. She latched on tight. “Take care of them, Faith.”
She laughed and buried her face in his neck. It took a minute before she would let him go. When she did, she stepped back to let her parents say their goodbyes.
Cas hugged Sam briefly before Dean pulled him in. Sam patted his back a couple times. “Keep me updated, Dean. I mean it.”
“Of course.” Dean pulled back and nodded. He turned to Sarah and could see her fighting tears. “Come here.” He hugged her tight and felt her make a noise between a laugh and sob.
“I’m not used to this, Dean. I don’t like it.”
He could imagine that seeing Sam like that had scared her. “I know. Hopefully, you won’t ever get used to it or see it again.”
She stepped back and hugged Cas. She then looked at Faith and pulled Henry closer. “Say goodbye to your cousin, Henry.”
The boy looked at Faith and waved. Faith waved back before bending to hug him. “No one will ever hurt you, Henry.” She could feel how nervous and scared he was after hearing all the screams and seeing Sam injured. “I promise.”
He hugged her back for a second and then pulled back and took Sarah’s hand. Sarah smiled at her.
Kevin left with his mom while Sam, Sarah, and Henry walked back to their rental car. They watched them pull out into the street. Once out of sight, Dean and Cas took Faith’s hands and flew back to the bunker.
“I want to train.” Faith dropped her hands as they landed.
“We can, tomorrow.” Cas patted her head.
“Not with you.” She looked at Dean. “I want to train with you, Dad.”
Dean looked down in surprise. He hadn’t done much with Faith yet. She had mostly been learning to use her powers. He looked back to Cas and shrugged.
“If you want to.” She nodded and went to her room to change. He waited for her to close the door before talking to Cas. “That’s strange. All she’s wanted to do lately was train with you and use the blades.”
Cas shrugged. “Maybe she’s tired of me training her. Just don’t use any guns yet.”
Dean rolled his eyes. “I won’t. I’m gonna teach her how to fight like a human.”
“Good. That can always come in handy.” Cas rubbed his eyes tiredly. “I think I’ll make some calls to Garth and other hunters to see if they’ve heard of any demon that can possess multiple people.”
“Okay.” Dean grabbed his wrists when he started walking off. Cas looked back curiously and Dean pulled him close in a kiss.
Cas laughed and pressed Dean’s chest with his hands. “Dean,” his lips were caught again and he smiled into the kiss. He turned his head away. “I need to call Garth.”
“Fine.” He planted one last kiss on Cas’s neck and stepped away. “I’ll get you tonight, though.”
He laughed. “Okay, if you say so.”
Dean turned when Faith came out of her room. Her hair was tied back and she was wearing her leggings and tank top and tennis shoes. She walked up to Dean as Cas walked away to call Garth.
“Ready, Dad?” She looked up at him.
“Yeah, one second.” He walked her over to the chairs in the library and sat down. She stood in front of him. “Is there anything you can tell me about the demon we saw?”
She kept her face blank. “Just that it was a demon, one demon. I saw the same face in each girl and Sam. I should’ve done something, but I couldn’t.” She shook her head.
“It’s okay.” He took her hands gently. “I was scared too. If you hadn’t stopped me, I would’ve run right into the demon’s hands. He probably would’ve killed me.”
“No, I won’t let him hurt you.” She grabbed his hands tightly.
Dean smiled. “I thought I was supposed to say that to you.”
“I wanna train, Dad.” She tugged on his arms impatiently.
He laughed and stood. “Alright, I’m coming.”
Faith led them to the room she had always used before. Dean stopped her and pointed down the hall more.
“I’ve got plans already.” Dean walked her to the new room.
As soon as Faith walked in, she felt suddenly weaker and she turned a fearful eye to Dean. She then noticed the angel binding on the walls. There was more in this room than she had ever been under. Even her room didn’t make her feel this weak.
“Dad?” She couldn’t help the slight fear in her voice.
“Don’t worry. I put the binding up.” He walked around her to the opposite side of the room. “I wanted the field to be a little more even. With Cas’s help, I put up the right amount so you couldn’t use any of you powers and you’re only about as strong as me now.”
“Why?” She tested her grip curiously. “I’ll never be this weak.”
Dean lifted a finger. “That thinking right there could get you killed some day. There’ve been plenty of monsters and hunters that have used different methods and made your dad completely powerless. You need to be able to defend yourself in any situation. Even if it never happens.”
She felt a grim fear at the thought of being completely powerless, or human. She nodded to her dad. He took off his jackets and began teaching her the basics.
It was a good two hours later when Dean was taken down for the last time. He was on his back and breathing loudly. Faith had just kicked his feet out from under him and sent him falling with a tug on his arm.
“I surrender!” He laughed and tried to catch his breath. Faith sat beside him, a little out of breath too. “You’re pretty good, kid.”
“Thanks.” She smiled and reached forward to heal him, but stopped when she remembered that she couldn’t.
Dean saw the move and frowned. “Don’t worry about it. I’m not hurt too bad. Just a couple bruises.” Faith’s face tightened in irritation. “What?” He sat up and looked at her.
“Nothing.” She shook her head.
“Really?”
Faith shrugged. “I just wish I had done something earlier. The demon was right there.”
“Hey,” he took her hands again, like before, “we all froze, okay? Don’t beat yourself up over it. We’ll get him.”
Her lips tightened in thought and she stood. “Let’s go, Dad.” She raised her hands in a defensive posture.
“Honey, I’m done for the day.” He stretched his sore muscles and stood up to leave. “Maybe Cas will train with you some more.”
She dropped her arms. “It’s not the angel in me that wants to fight, Dad.” She walked out of the room before Dean could ask her what she meant.
“Faith.” Dean followed her out into the hall. He jogged forward to meet her and grabbed her shoulder. “Faith, talk to me. What’s wrong?”
She turned to him. “What’s wrong? A demon threatened me, threatened you and Pop, and hurt Sam. He scared Henry and Sarah and I did nothing about it!”
When she tried to walk off again, Dean grabbed her. “Faith, it’s okay to be upset about all that, alright? We’re all upset over what happened today. We’re doing all we can to figure out what we’re up against and what we’re gonna do about it.”
She sagged under his hands. “I know.”
“Everything will be okay.” He pulled her in for a short hug. She healed him while they hugged. “Why don’t you go work on some schoolwork?”
Faith groaned. “Why do I have to do schoolwork? I know more than anyone my age and I can read about anything here and I’ll never forget it. What’s the point of the stupid workbooks?”
“The point is to make you an educated person. Not just an encyclopedia about the supernatural. You’re human too, and if I had to suffer through it for seventeen years, so do you.”
She groaned again but didn’t argue. Dean followed her back to her room and she went in to work on her studies. Dean continued on until he found Cas researching on his laptop.
“I could hear you guys fighting from here.” Cas laughed. “You get your ass handed to you?”
“Pretty much.” He sat next to him. “She’s a fast learner.”
“She is.” Cas turned back to the screen.
“Find out anything?”
Cas shook his head. “No. Garth hasn’t heard of this before, but he said he’d keep an eye out and open ears from the other hunters.”
“Good.” He glanced back to Faith’s room before leaning closer to Cas. “So, have you noticed a change in Faith today?”
Cas nodded and stopped typing. “Yeah I noticed. I’m assuming the demon scared her?”
“Kinda. She’s mad at herself for not doing something. I told her that it happens to all of us. I’m not sure if it helped or not.”
“I’m sure it did.” Cas put a hand over Dean’s. He leaned close and kissed him. Dean grabbed his hips and moved him closer. Cas laughed and landed on Dean’s lap. “Dean.” He laughed again and put his arms around Dean’s neck.
“I told you I would get you tonight.” He tightened his grip on his hips. They both laughed and kissed again.
Faith backed into her room quietly. She had been standing just outside her door so she could hear her parents talking. When they started kissing, she stopped listening and went back to her work. Her fairy zoomed in right before she shut the door.
She rolled her eyes as the fairy hovered near her face. “So what? They know I can hear better than humans. If it was supposed to be a secret, they wouldn’t talk about it in the library.” The pixie swayed back and forth with a frown. “I’m fine. Let me do my work.” She looked down at her workbook.
Her fairy settled on the bed across from her as she worked. She would try to offer help but Faith just brushed her off. She sat quietly and continued to watch over the nephilim.
Next
Rating: PG-13
Pairing and Characters: Dean/Cas, Faith, Sam/Sarah, Kevin
Spoilers/Warnings: none I can think of
Word Count: ~3,300 (this chapter)
Summary: This is a sequel to "Like To Stay in Heaven..." you don't have to read that first to start this, but it would help a lot. That masterpost is here. You do need to read the prologue which is here. This starts two months after the end of my version of season 7.
This chapter: Five months after the last chapter. Kevin is graduating and everyone goes to congratulate him. Unfortunately, a new threat makes itself known for the Winchesters.
Notes: This story will most likely turn into another monster. I've had this story in mind for a while and haven't had a way to write it out. It could go on for a long time to see Dean and Cas' daughter grow to an adult.
Previous
Kevin was graduating today and all of them had come to Lawrence to watch him get his diploma. His mom had a reserved seat close to the stage. Dean, Cas, Faith, Sam, Sarah, and Henry were farther up in the stands. It was a long ceremony, but when Kevin finally went up on stage, they all cheered loudly for him. He smiled and looked up at the small group.
After the ceremony, they all met with him and his mom outside the auditorium. Faith ran up to him and hugged him. Kevin laughed.
“Man, you’ve gotten so big.” Kevin put his hands on her shoulders.
She laughed. “Kevin, you wanna play a game?”
“A game? That depends. What game are we playing?”
“Faith,” Dean put a hand on her back, “Kevin wants to celebrate with his mom today.”
She deflated a little. “Okay.”
“Some other time, promise.” Kevin smiled. He looked at Dean. “So, anything happening on your end lately?”
Dean shook his head. “No.” It was still quiet with the demons and tablet. “If something comes up, you’ll be the first to know.”
“So Kevin, is this it or are you going for a master’s?” Sam stepped up beside Dean. He knew Kevin had been thinking about going longer.
“I think there’ll be a few more years for me.” He smiled when his mom made a happy sound and put an arm around his shoulder.
“I’m so proud of you, honey.” She squeezed him close to her side.
As the adults kept talking, something out of her corner of her eye caught Faith’s attention. She looked over to see what it was and there was nothing there. A weird feeling hung in the air as she looked down the hallway behind them. Something made her want to go see, but something else kept her in place.
“Faith, you okay?” Sam could see her staring intently behind them. He followed her gaze and didn’t see anything.
She jumped and looked at Sam. “I’m fine.” The others had gone silent and she just shrugged and shook her head.
Mrs. Tran continued on about Kevin’s plans for the next few years. Dean looked at his brother. Sam had a troubled look on his face and he just shrugged because he didn’t know what Faith had seen.
“Sarah,” Sam leaned close and whispered, “I’m gonna go to the bathroom real quick.”
“Sam…” She was silenced when he kissed her briefly.
“I’ll be right back.” He smiled at Henry and walked off down the hall.
He really didn’t have to go to the bathroom but he wanted to see what made Faith look like she did. He turned the corner of the empty hall and didn’t find anything. Maybe she just heard someone talking or moving around.
Faith had another weird sense of something and turned her head back. “Where’s Sam?” She immediately noticed his absence and had a bad feeling.
“He just went to the bathroom. He’ll be back any second.” Sarah had begun feeling nervous. Sam had been gone a little long.
Dean had looked back when Faith spoke and he jumped when she took off down the hall. “Faith!” He went after her with a wave to the others to stay there.
She ran faster as she turned the corner, knowing that Dean couldn’t keep up. She stopped so fast around the corner that she almost fell. The sight she was met with made her heart cold in fear.
Sam was standing a few feet away, facing away from her. He sounded like he was choking and his body was shaking. Instinct told her to go help him, but something wasn’t right.
Dean finally ran around the corner and froze behind Faith. “Sammy?” He made to rush forward, but Faith grabbed his hand.
“Don’t!” Her eyes never left Sam. She could see it now.
“What?” He looked at her, knowing she could see something he couldn’t. “What is it?”
She stayed silent as Sam started turning around. His eyes were wide in fear and blood was bubbling out of his mouth. He continued choking and shaking like he couldn’t breathe.
“Sam.” Dean tried to move again but Faith held him back.
“No! That’s not Sam.” His eyes moved to her and he looked terrified.
“Are you sure?” Faith nodded. “What is it?” Dean was getting frantic. He wanted to help Sam, but if that wasn’t Sam, where was he and who is that?
“I don’t know. It’s not Sam.” She kept her eyes glued to the Sam in front of her.
The Sam copy then sighed and dropped the act. He smiled wide, showing bloody teeth, and laughed. “I can’t fool you, can I? You’re too smart.” He bent low to look her in the eye. “Where have they been hiding you, angel?” He laughed again and stood up straight.
“Where’s Sam?” Dean didn’t like this thing using Sam’s appearance.
He shrugged. “Can’t say.” He looked at Faith and Dean didn’t like the hungry look his eyes took on. “I’ll definitely be seeing you again.” His bloody smile crossed his face again before he disappeared.
Dean didn’t know what to say. He put a hand on Faith’s shoulder, wanting to comfort her but jumped when a shrill scream ran up the hallway. They both ran toward the sound. One of the graduates was kneeling, her family around her in a confused circle. She had her hands over her ears and her mouth was open wide in a loud scream.
Faith’s eyes widened as she watched the girl scream. Then, another girl in the room dropped to her knees and screamed with the graduate. Then another and another.
Running footsteps behind them announced the arrival of the rest of their group. Sarah stopped before they got too close and pulled Henry behind her, shielding the view of six girls of different ages screaming in unison.
Cas walked up behind Dean and grabbed his arm. “Dean?”
Dean shook his head and looked at all the girls. When it seemed like it would never end, the screaming stopped. They all then looked up and over to Faith. Their movements were identical and eerie enough to silence everyone in the room.
“He’s coming.” They all spoke together. “He’s coming, and he’s coming for you.”
Everyone looked at Faith. Dean pushed her back and stood in front of her. “Tell him that he’s gonna have to get through me first.” The girls all turned to him and smiled.
Cas moved around the other side of Faith. “Me too.” They looked at him with the same smile.
With a last scream, they all fell limp on the ground. Their families rushed in to help and the Winchesters backed out of the room.
“What the hell was that?” Kevin had gotten so used to a normal school life that what he had just seen did a good job at shaking him up.
“A demon.” Faith spoke quietly as she stared ahead blindly.
“One demon possessing all of those kids?” Dean looked down at his daughter.
“Yes.” She had seen it. The same demonic face sneered at her behind all of the screaming girls.
“Has that ever happened before?” Dean looked at Cas. He didn’t think it was possible for a multiple possession.
Cas shook his head. “I’ve never heard of it.”
“Where’s Sam?” Sarah was staring to shake and she held Henry’s hand tightly.
The group turned to her before looking around them. None of them had seen Sam, the real Sam at least. They all wordlessly took off in different directions to find him. Sarah picked up Henry and called for Sam.
Kevin, Cas, and Faith returned without finding Sam. Dean had gone on a hunch to the bathroom and found Sam lying on the floor. He ran to him and tried to rouse him. His forehead was bloody and he wouldn’t wake up. He did the best he could to lift Sam up enough to be dragged outside.
Dean kicked the bathroom door open and just managed to get Sam out the door. Cas helped him get Sam to sit in the hallway. Sarah put Henry down and gasped in shock.
“Oh my god, Sam!” She covered her mouth with her hand.
“It’s okay, Sarah.” Dean looked back at Faith. She was already moving. With the tap of her fingers, Sam’s wound healed and he jerked awake.
Sarah sighed in relief and knelt down beside Sam. Henry stood beside her with a frown. She hugged him and tried not to cry. He hugged her back and told her he was fine.
“What happened?” Dean was crouched back far enough for the family to have a moment.
Sam looked at him when Sarah pulled back. “Something jumped me. I came out here to see what Faith had been looking at and I didn’t see anything. I had just walked in the bathroom when I felt like something was behind me, and then I blacked out.”
“You missed the show.” Dean stood and put out a hand. Sam took it and stood. “We’ll fill you in.”
They told Sam about what had happened as they walked back to the auditorium. He was as concerned as the rest of them. This seemed like something stronger than anything they had gone against before.
“Don’t worry, Sammy. We’ll take care of this.” He clapped his brother’s shoulder and put on a fake smile.
“Dean, if you want my help…”
“No, you just go home and take care of your family.” He smiled at Sarah, who was still upset about everything that had just happened.
“Do you want Faith to take you home?” Cas wanted to make sure they got home safe.
Sam waved a hand. “No, we’ve got a flight out, thanks.” He stepped over to Kevin and gave him a short hug. “Congrats on the degree, Kevin. Call me if you need anything.”
“Thanks, I will.”
Sam then crouched and hugged Faith. She latched on tight. “Take care of them, Faith.”
She laughed and buried her face in his neck. It took a minute before she would let him go. When she did, she stepped back to let her parents say their goodbyes.
Cas hugged Sam briefly before Dean pulled him in. Sam patted his back a couple times. “Keep me updated, Dean. I mean it.”
“Of course.” Dean pulled back and nodded. He turned to Sarah and could see her fighting tears. “Come here.” He hugged her tight and felt her make a noise between a laugh and sob.
“I’m not used to this, Dean. I don’t like it.”
He could imagine that seeing Sam like that had scared her. “I know. Hopefully, you won’t ever get used to it or see it again.”
She stepped back and hugged Cas. She then looked at Faith and pulled Henry closer. “Say goodbye to your cousin, Henry.”
The boy looked at Faith and waved. Faith waved back before bending to hug him. “No one will ever hurt you, Henry.” She could feel how nervous and scared he was after hearing all the screams and seeing Sam injured. “I promise.”
He hugged her back for a second and then pulled back and took Sarah’s hand. Sarah smiled at her.
Kevin left with his mom while Sam, Sarah, and Henry walked back to their rental car. They watched them pull out into the street. Once out of sight, Dean and Cas took Faith’s hands and flew back to the bunker.
“I want to train.” Faith dropped her hands as they landed.
“We can, tomorrow.” Cas patted her head.
“Not with you.” She looked at Dean. “I want to train with you, Dad.”
Dean looked down in surprise. He hadn’t done much with Faith yet. She had mostly been learning to use her powers. He looked back to Cas and shrugged.
“If you want to.” She nodded and went to her room to change. He waited for her to close the door before talking to Cas. “That’s strange. All she’s wanted to do lately was train with you and use the blades.”
Cas shrugged. “Maybe she’s tired of me training her. Just don’t use any guns yet.”
Dean rolled his eyes. “I won’t. I’m gonna teach her how to fight like a human.”
“Good. That can always come in handy.” Cas rubbed his eyes tiredly. “I think I’ll make some calls to Garth and other hunters to see if they’ve heard of any demon that can possess multiple people.”
“Okay.” Dean grabbed his wrists when he started walking off. Cas looked back curiously and Dean pulled him close in a kiss.
Cas laughed and pressed Dean’s chest with his hands. “Dean,” his lips were caught again and he smiled into the kiss. He turned his head away. “I need to call Garth.”
“Fine.” He planted one last kiss on Cas’s neck and stepped away. “I’ll get you tonight, though.”
He laughed. “Okay, if you say so.”
Dean turned when Faith came out of her room. Her hair was tied back and she was wearing her leggings and tank top and tennis shoes. She walked up to Dean as Cas walked away to call Garth.
“Ready, Dad?” She looked up at him.
“Yeah, one second.” He walked her over to the chairs in the library and sat down. She stood in front of him. “Is there anything you can tell me about the demon we saw?”
She kept her face blank. “Just that it was a demon, one demon. I saw the same face in each girl and Sam. I should’ve done something, but I couldn’t.” She shook her head.
“It’s okay.” He took her hands gently. “I was scared too. If you hadn’t stopped me, I would’ve run right into the demon’s hands. He probably would’ve killed me.”
“No, I won’t let him hurt you.” She grabbed his hands tightly.
Dean smiled. “I thought I was supposed to say that to you.”
“I wanna train, Dad.” She tugged on his arms impatiently.
He laughed and stood. “Alright, I’m coming.”
Faith led them to the room she had always used before. Dean stopped her and pointed down the hall more.
“I’ve got plans already.” Dean walked her to the new room.
As soon as Faith walked in, she felt suddenly weaker and she turned a fearful eye to Dean. She then noticed the angel binding on the walls. There was more in this room than she had ever been under. Even her room didn’t make her feel this weak.
“Dad?” She couldn’t help the slight fear in her voice.
“Don’t worry. I put the binding up.” He walked around her to the opposite side of the room. “I wanted the field to be a little more even. With Cas’s help, I put up the right amount so you couldn’t use any of you powers and you’re only about as strong as me now.”
“Why?” She tested her grip curiously. “I’ll never be this weak.”
Dean lifted a finger. “That thinking right there could get you killed some day. There’ve been plenty of monsters and hunters that have used different methods and made your dad completely powerless. You need to be able to defend yourself in any situation. Even if it never happens.”
She felt a grim fear at the thought of being completely powerless, or human. She nodded to her dad. He took off his jackets and began teaching her the basics.
It was a good two hours later when Dean was taken down for the last time. He was on his back and breathing loudly. Faith had just kicked his feet out from under him and sent him falling with a tug on his arm.
“I surrender!” He laughed and tried to catch his breath. Faith sat beside him, a little out of breath too. “You’re pretty good, kid.”
“Thanks.” She smiled and reached forward to heal him, but stopped when she remembered that she couldn’t.
Dean saw the move and frowned. “Don’t worry about it. I’m not hurt too bad. Just a couple bruises.” Faith’s face tightened in irritation. “What?” He sat up and looked at her.
“Nothing.” She shook her head.
“Really?”
Faith shrugged. “I just wish I had done something earlier. The demon was right there.”
“Hey,” he took her hands again, like before, “we all froze, okay? Don’t beat yourself up over it. We’ll get him.”
Her lips tightened in thought and she stood. “Let’s go, Dad.” She raised her hands in a defensive posture.
“Honey, I’m done for the day.” He stretched his sore muscles and stood up to leave. “Maybe Cas will train with you some more.”
She dropped her arms. “It’s not the angel in me that wants to fight, Dad.” She walked out of the room before Dean could ask her what she meant.
“Faith.” Dean followed her out into the hall. He jogged forward to meet her and grabbed her shoulder. “Faith, talk to me. What’s wrong?”
She turned to him. “What’s wrong? A demon threatened me, threatened you and Pop, and hurt Sam. He scared Henry and Sarah and I did nothing about it!”
When she tried to walk off again, Dean grabbed her. “Faith, it’s okay to be upset about all that, alright? We’re all upset over what happened today. We’re doing all we can to figure out what we’re up against and what we’re gonna do about it.”
She sagged under his hands. “I know.”
“Everything will be okay.” He pulled her in for a short hug. She healed him while they hugged. “Why don’t you go work on some schoolwork?”
Faith groaned. “Why do I have to do schoolwork? I know more than anyone my age and I can read about anything here and I’ll never forget it. What’s the point of the stupid workbooks?”
“The point is to make you an educated person. Not just an encyclopedia about the supernatural. You’re human too, and if I had to suffer through it for seventeen years, so do you.”
She groaned again but didn’t argue. Dean followed her back to her room and she went in to work on her studies. Dean continued on until he found Cas researching on his laptop.
“I could hear you guys fighting from here.” Cas laughed. “You get your ass handed to you?”
“Pretty much.” He sat next to him. “She’s a fast learner.”
“She is.” Cas turned back to the screen.
“Find out anything?”
Cas shook his head. “No. Garth hasn’t heard of this before, but he said he’d keep an eye out and open ears from the other hunters.”
“Good.” He glanced back to Faith’s room before leaning closer to Cas. “So, have you noticed a change in Faith today?”
Cas nodded and stopped typing. “Yeah I noticed. I’m assuming the demon scared her?”
“Kinda. She’s mad at herself for not doing something. I told her that it happens to all of us. I’m not sure if it helped or not.”
“I’m sure it did.” Cas put a hand over Dean’s. He leaned close and kissed him. Dean grabbed his hips and moved him closer. Cas laughed and landed on Dean’s lap. “Dean.” He laughed again and put his arms around Dean’s neck.
“I told you I would get you tonight.” He tightened his grip on his hips. They both laughed and kissed again.
Faith backed into her room quietly. She had been standing just outside her door so she could hear her parents talking. When they started kissing, she stopped listening and went back to her work. Her fairy zoomed in right before she shut the door.
She rolled her eyes as the fairy hovered near her face. “So what? They know I can hear better than humans. If it was supposed to be a secret, they wouldn’t talk about it in the library.” The pixie swayed back and forth with a frown. “I’m fine. Let me do my work.” She looked down at her workbook.
Her fairy settled on the bed across from her as she worked. She would try to offer help but Faith just brushed her off. She sat quietly and continued to watch over the nephilim.
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