Alive

Chapter 15: Here Starts the New Beginning

"That was all of them right?"  Sam asks as Castiel gets rid of most of the demon bodies.  Dean nods as he walks around the living room.  "That was all of them."  He restates.

Dean can't help but look happy in a strange and sketchy way.  The way he's carrying himself is making it incredibly obvious that something had happened.  "What's got you all happy-go-lucky?"  Sam asks. 

Dean shakes his head, pursing his lips.  "We just killed a lot of demons, and Elena did a damn good job back there.  I'm proud of her."  He says, looking over at me.  I shrug my shoulders.  "What can I say?  I'm just a natural badass."  I say sarcastically, causing Sam and Dean to laugh. 

Sam looks around the cabin, his laugh fading pretty quickly.  "This.....this is bad.  We gotta get this place cleaned up.  We definitely need to get back on the road."  He says, looking over at Dean.  I look at Dean questionably.  "Where are we gonna go next?"  I ask.  Dean looks as if he's thinking a moment.  In this moment of silence you can hear Castiel picking up broken glass in the background. "I think you all should probably lay low for a while. That may be the best. Not just for Elena's safety, but for everyone's safety including your own." Cas says to Sam and Dean. I sigh slightly as I take a look around at the almost destroyed cabin. This really was a close one. I'm very surprised with myself that I got through this one with my own fight, not just with the help of Sam and Dean.
"You're probably right." Says Sam as he looks around. "Eh, we can still work a couple cases. Just some small, easy ones to keep us busy." Dean says as he puts his gun into his pocket. Cas doesn't look very happy with Dean's answer but he doesn't argue with him. "We need to clean this mess up, pack our things, and head out." Sam says as he kicks around some of the broken class on the floor. Castiel begins to shake his head, "No, don't worry about this mess. I will clean everything up. You all better pack up and leave." Dean raises a brow as Castiel says this but slowly nods. "Are you sure?" He asks. "I think it's probably the best idea you all get far away from here." Cas says with a worried look. Sam and Dean nod, as do I. I turn and walk to my bedroom to pack my things. Sam and Dean do the same.
  I walk around my room and pick up all of my belongings, taking my clothes out of drawers and placing them into my bag.  I hear Sam and Dean discussing our next location down the hall in their bedroom.  I fold my clothes and begin putting them into my bag.  Castiel walks in slowly, shutting the door behind him.  I stop what I'm doing and look over at him, confused.  "What is it?"  I ask.  He walks toward me and sits on the side of my bed.  "Elena."  He says, giving me a look.  I narrow my brows, a small confused smile forming across my lips. "What?" I laugh slightly, questioning him again. "You need to be very careful with what you're getting yourself into." He says, staring me right in the eyes with a very serious expression on his face. I once again look at him with confusion. "What are you taking abou-" I am cut off by Castiel. "You and Dean. I know what's going on between the two of you. And as one of Dean's great friends I am telling you to be careful. His life is not one where you'll be able to settle. It will always be this way. I just need you to know that before you let this consume you, because that's how the both of you will be." He says, looking down and then back at me with concern and seriousness. He really means everything he's saying......I mean he is an angel he isn't going to lie to me.  But how does he know this?  He couldn't possibly know how we both would be if we decided to be together. "How do you know we'll both be that way? What do you mean?" I ask. "Because, Elena. You both want love that consumes you. You both are practically perfect for each other considering all you both have been through. You get each other completely, there's a lot of understanding there. But you have to understand before you do this, there will never be a settling down. This will be your life. Isn't that the reason you left Mystic Falls? To get away from this kind of life?" Castiel asks. I let out a long sigh, realizing what he's saying. I swallow thickly as I look down at the clothes in my hands and then back over to Castiel. "You're right. You're exactly right. But......I don't know.......I feel like I shouldn't hold myself back." I answer. He shakes his head, "That's because you can't hold yourself back. This is meant to happen." He says. Meant to happen? What the heck is he talking about? "What?" I ask. Castiel licks his lips before speaking, "Elena, I'm an angel. I know when two people are supposed to end up together. I can see how this is going to go, it's almost like I can predict the future. The reason I'm coming to you is its not going to be all sunshines and rainbows. There will be some hardships, some pretty bad hardships. And I'm trying to get you to realize you have a choice, at least if you want you can make a choice. Are you sure this is what you want to do?" He asks. Before I can answer, Dean opens the door with Sam behind him. They both are holding their bags. "Elena do you need us to carry your-". Dean stops mid sentence as he realizes Castiel and I are in here alone, talking. "Is everything okay in here?" He chuckles very slightly. Castiel stands up and walks in front of Dean. "Just talking to Elena about her feelings and her life. I also discussed with her the kiss you both shared a little bit ago." After Castiel blurts that out he walks past Sam and Dean out the door, walking downstairs. Sam's jaw drops as he looks at the both of us, but it turns into a grin. Dean looks at me with slightly wide eyes and I place my hand on my forehead, looking back at him. "I knew it! I knew something was going on between the two of you!" Sam says as he laughs slightly. He turns and shakes his head with laughter, walking out of the bedroom and heading out to the car with his bag. Dean laughs a little and shakes his head. "Oh well, it was gonna get out there eventually." He walks over to me as he says this and zips up my bag, picking it up. "You don't have to carry that Dean I can carry it." I say, smiling at him. "No, you're the lady. I got it. Go ahead out to the car. You get to sit up front this time." He smirks. I shake my head, laughing as I walk out into the hallway, heading toward the car.