An Angel's Lullaby

Heartfelt Reunion

Cathi stood in front of large metal door, hesitating to knock. She carefully placed her hand on the door to find it open, as it moved inwards. She softly walked in and closed the door. The metal door made a banging noise as it closed. Immediately both Winchesters run in, guns in hand. They stop when they see Cathi. Dean lowers his gun, eyes wide. Sam's gun drops to the floor as he runs up to Cathi and gives her a hug. She smiles and hugs back.

"Cathi, I missed you so much. You don't know how hard it was to lose and then carry on, pretending everything was fine." Sam was crying into Cathi's hair. She shushed him gently and pet his hair. "It's okay Sam. I'm back. How long has it been? As far as I know, Lucifer is back and helping get rid of The Darkness." Sam let her go and stared at her.

He blinked. "Was it...........Lucifer who brought you back?" Cathi nodded. She noticed Dean standing there, rubbing his eyes to make the tears go away. She hopped down the steps and gave Dean a hug. He just slung an arm over her, not believing what he was seeing. Sam looked a little confused before asking, "Why did Lucifer bring you back?" Cathi shrugged, while Dean smiled a little. "I think he just missed his sister. Didn't want her to be gone. I've heard from Cas before that Cathi was the only one that actually kept Lucifer calm and mostly sane."

Cathi let go of Dean and looked around. "So you guys live here? Did you finally find out about your lineage?" Sam smiled nervously at the memories. "Yeah. When our grandfather time travelled to tell us about Abbadon. She was hard to take down." Cathi looked slightly alarmed, then realization came across her features. "You need the First Blade to kill Abbadon. In order for the First Blade to work, you need the Mark Of Cain. Cain would never do it because he doesn't care. The Mark can be passed on though to a descendent of Cain or Abel........." She looked between the two. "Well, the Mark being eradicated would release The Darkness. Which one of you had the Mark?"

Dean awkwardly raised his hand. "Me. And we also had to deal with Metatron, who had kicked all the angels out of Heaven. And I was demon for a short time, but that was cured. So yeah.........also, right after you died we had to deal with Leviathans. And me and Cas were in Purgatory for awhile. I think that covers the important stuff..........Oh, we also tried to close the Gates Of Hell. Didn't work out."

Cathi simply nodded and sighed. "You boys are a mess. And I bet neither of you take proper care of yourselves. I'm going to help around here, and maybe if God shows up, I'll scold him for leaving all of us behind, at the mercy of his sister." Cathi walked around, fixing things, organizing some stuff, and told the boys to get at least six hours of sleep. Her maternal instincts always kicked in around the Winchesters. They needed all the help they could get.

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It had been a few months, and Cathi had met Rowena. Rowena was very.............outgoing. And Crowley had certainly been surprised when Cathi just skipped in, right behind the Winchesters. But he was glad the little sweetheart was back. She got along with everyone. The King Of Hell even considered her as a good friend. Rowena did too. And it was actually genuine this time.

So, here they all are. Sitting in an empty bar, waiting for Dean to take down Amara. Cathi had her head on her father's shoulder, and legs thrown over Sam's. "Daddy?" She said, startling Chuck. It'd been a while since he had heard any of his kids call him that. "Yeah Cathi?" Cathi turned to look Chuck in the eyes. "Why did you abandon all of us? I know it was hard, with all the constant fighting, but family is supposed to stick together." Chuck sighed, giving Cathi a regretful look. "I know. I guess it was just too much for me, and I got scared, so I left. I know I should've stayed, but that's in the past."

Cathi frowned a little and whispered, "I know Dean will be okay. Because nothing can kill a Winchester. Not permanently. So he's going to be fine. And so is the world." Cathi turned to Sam and snuggled into his chest, dozing off.

What she didn't see was the small smile on Sam's face. He held her close and decided to ignore the look Chuck was giving him. He didn't care anymore. He wasn't afraid to admit it.

He had fallen in love with a sweet little angel, who was the light in his life. The only thing in his life that pulled him from the dark. And the only one who truly held his heart.

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AGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH! I'm the author, and I made my own heart burst with happiness at the end. Now, should I end this happy like my other fics? Or start to slowly torture all of you, and make it as sad as I thought it would be? Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm..............................................................

Tough choice...............I'll decide later. By peeps.

~Bee