Thawing a Frozen Heart

Chapter 2

Dean rushed into the hotel bathroom, panic evident in his expression. He skidded to a stop inside the bathroom, where Y/n stood cleaned off and hugging Sam's leg.

"What is it!?"

Sam didn't even have to answer, for once Dean looked at Y/N it was evident what the problem was. Her little body was covered in full blown bruises, and you could clearly see her ribs through her thin, pale skin. With all the dirt cleaned off, he could now see the gash the Wendigo had left. The bruises were obviously not from the Wendigo.

Y/N let out a whimper under the stare, hiding behind Sam's leg even more. She was shaking slightly, peering at Dean with nervous eyes.

"Did I do something wrong...?"

Dean's eyes widened at the little girl's fear, noticing he must have scared her with his stare. He walked a little closer, kneeling down by her, and frowning at her flinch.

"No, no. Nothing of the sort, Y/N..."

Y/N calmed down, her shoulder's sagging in releif, blinking up at the two brothers.

"What am I going to wear...?"

Dean got to his feet again, cursing on his breath. She hadn't had any other clothes. He walked out of the room before grabbing one of his older shirts and entering the bathroom once more. He slipped the shirt on her shaking body, and it was a loose and baggy dress on her.

Then Y/N unexpectedly threw her arms around Dean, burrying her face into his shirt. Her little arms squeezed him as tightly as they could, which wasn't very strong.

"Thank you."

Dean was shocked by the sudden show of admiration, but hugged the small girl back before she released him and ran over to Sam, who knelt down to accept the hug. She wrapped her arms around him and buried her face into his shirt before releasing him, her nose scrunched up.

"I heard another voice outside..."

Dean suddenly remembered that he had left Castiel, and he smiled slightly down at Y/N.

"There's someone I want you to meet,Y/N. Come on."

Y/N happily oblidged, following Dean out of the bathroom in her over baggy shirt, her dull eyes seeming a bit brighter.

Castiel had been sitting on one of the beds, waiting for the brothers and new, possibly temporary, additition to the group. He looked up as Dean came out with the little girl, who had taken a posistion behind Dean's legs.

"Cas, this is Y/N. Y/N, this is Cas."

Y/N stared at the angel, her head tilting slightly. She then smiled broadly, coming out from behind Dean.

"Hi! You must be nice because Sammy and Dean called you their friend!"

Even Castiel couldn't help but smile at the little girl's innocence, even though he could easily see all the pain she had gone through.

"Hello there, Y/N."

Y/N's mouth widened in a yawn suddenly, her little hand reaching up to rub her eyes.

"I'm tired..."

Sam, who had now exited the bathroom after tidying it up, walked over to Y/N who outstreched her arms, her eyes begging him to pick her up. For having only meeting them that day, Y/N had sure grown attached rather easily. Sam swooped down to pick the young girl up and carry her to his bed, placing her down and letting her snuggle deep into the covers.

"Ni...ni..."

Y/N said, already starting to slip into dreamland. She left all three boys with a wide grin, something that had been nearly impossible to do for quite a while.

This little girl had already stolen all of their hearts.