Return of a Hunter

Winning

Charlie and I get started on our hunt for Rowena and trying to find any sort of information on the Darkness. We're sitting at our computers for hours and searching through the lore, but we have come up with nothing. Suddenly, the door flung open. Charlie and I jump up and grab the guns that are attached to the bottom of the table.

            "Whose there?" I ask, walking towards the sound.

            "Help me," I turn the corner and Cas is staggering down the stairs. "Dear god." I tuck my gun in the back of my pants to rush to his side. He's covered in blood and his shirt is full of holes. It looks like he's been tortured.

            "Who did this to you?" I put his arm around my shoulder and help him to the chairs.

            "Angels... They wanted information on Metatron..." I set him down and lift up his chin to look at his eyes.

            "Fucking angels..." I shake my head. "You're still affected by the curse."

            "Yes... I'm trying to fight it but it's digging deeper," he shakes his head. I can tell he's extraordinarily exhausted.

            "Get some rest. Work on healing all that," I pointed at his wounds. "If you need stitches I can do that."

            "Please..." he begs. I nod and go off to get my kit by the time I get back, Cas is asleep. I smile at him and put a blanket over him. Then I get to work in chaining him up. My gut tells me it needs to be done, but my heart hurts at the fact that it does. I don't want to chain him up but it's for his safety and mine. I need to find Rowena yesterday.

            My phone buzzes with a message from Crowley: 'Meat suit recovered.' Good. I picked up the phone and dialed his number.

            "Ello darling," he answers.

            "Hey. Your nasty mother needs to be found," I say. Not a second later, I'm in his courtroom. "Thanks for the warning." I roll my eyes and put my phone away. Crowley just smiles at me as he shoos everyone out.

            "What? Don't want your minions to know about our little meetings?" I smirk.

            "Ah darling, privacy is the best." He pours a drink and hands it to me. "Of course I want that treacherous bitch found. Why do you want her found?"

            "I need her to reverse the spell on Cas," I sip my drink and lean against the table.

            "Why should I share her with you? I think finders keepers applies."

            "I'll trade you a night of drinks for borrowing her," I offer up.

            "Night?" he raises his eyebrows curiously.

            "A full night of drinks somewhere on me," I offer again. "Just for borrowing her to fix Cas. Of course if I find her first, you'll need to buy the drinks."

            "Deal." I hold out my hand.

            "Oh darling," he puts down his drink. "You've forgotten how I do deals." Before I can remember exactly what he's talking about he grabs me around the waist, pulls me towards him, and kisses me full on the lips. I had put my hands up in surprise so now they're lying flat on his chest. His hand in on the small of my back, keeping me close. Then as quickly as he pulled me in, he pulls away. I'm still wide eyed from surprise when he turned away to sit on this throne. It took me a minute before I got my bearings and picked up my drink. I swallowed the rest to finally put myself back together. The kiss didn't feel like one that was just meant for a deal. It left me wanting more.