Full Circle (Book 8 in Arrow/Spn Crossover)

Rounding Out The Day

He didn't actually do too bad of a job for his first time. We did the rough work on a few of them but really didn't talk too much more about anything important. He needed a break from reality and this was the only thing I could think of to get his mind off his problems that got him some space from everyone else. Maybe Sam and I should try to find some sort of hobby for Cas, something he could do that had nothing to do with anything angelic in nature. Although I had no idea what that would be.

Once we got done cleaning and prepping the third hole I figured we should probably get back inside, or at least I should. I could feel the growing unease from the rest of them as time kept passing without answers. I'd delayed not just for Cas but because I knew that what he'd told me about the whole wolf thing wouldn't go over all that well. I'd kept trying to find a way to phrase it so it didn't sound as final as I knew it would but no matter how I worded it in my head, the facts were the facts. For the foreseeable future we were going to have a furry side, a pack bond and whatever wierdness was going to come along with it.

I set down the tools I was working working with and stood up, "May as well get this over with."

Cas had known me long enough to make the jump with me. "I can explain it if you would like, perhaps that would make things less upsetting. They're liable to want to ask questions anyway."

"Sure, let me give them the brief run-up then you can delve into all the ethereal theory."

He stood up, put his coat back on and looked at me, "Do you think you'll end up relocating to Starling City? It seems that would be easier for Oliver and Roy. They have deep roots there."

For some reason that got my back up a bit, "Well, Coyote's got deep roots back home and I'd been settling down there too."

He got the hint, "Oh, of course. I'm sorry. I just don't know her all that well. Sam told me she'd been a hunter so I just assumed she was like you and Sam were."

"That was a long time ago and only for a few years. She wasn't born into it like we were. She actually knows what a normal life is." And I really wanted to get back to that somehow, and do it sooner rather than later. "But to answer your question, I have no idea. Let's go."

When we made it back to the main room the tension in the air was even worse than when Cas and I'd left. I could feel Coyote and Sam trying to help the others stay calm, but it was getting kind of dicey. They were just about through another set of books that had been set on the table. "You all can quit looking for now. I doubt we'll find anything useful. Cas has some ideas, none of which you'll like. I don't think any hunters or Men of Letters ever came across critters like us. I'll let Cas fill you in on what he thinks, but remember, Cas didn't know how to get rid of the Mark either. So this isn't us quitting, this is just getting a better handle on the situation. Cas? Go for it."

He nodded and started talking. I joined with Sam and Coyote on flooding the pack bond with some sense of calm, mainly because I had a feeling Coyote wouldn't be so calm after she heard all this and it'd probably throw Sam off for a minute or two as well. Cas barely gotten through the explanation of how we actually had a separate being inside of us when Roy's fear spiked way high, Oliver was throttling his emotions back until Cas was all the way done. Coyote kind of surprised me, she looked and felt more like Cas was confirming a theory she'd already come up with. Sam, like Coyote, was riding it out, processing it. I wasn't linked to Dig but it seemed like he was just happy that we were getting some sort of answer, even if it was a crappy one.

Once Cas finished the room was dead silent. Roy's eyes were huge, Oliver was pondering, Coyote was staring off into the distance and Sam merely nodded once.

Dig leaned forward, set his elbows on the table and rested his chin on the top of fists, "So, until further notice, this is how things are going to be."