Gamble, Book One

Chapter 10

"...and that's pretty much it; they popped in just as I was exorcising my father then Sam and Dean suggested that we come see you, not that I realized that it'd be you. That make sense?" Nicole finished.

Bobby nodded, as he helped himself to more bacon. "And you have no idea as to who would be coming after her?" He nodded towards Toni who was washing dishes.

"Not at all." Nicole sighed.

"Got any ideas Bobby? Or any signs of demon activity?" Dean asked next.

"Nothing that would raise alarm, but it's something I can look into..."

"I'd appreciate it," Nicole smiled.

"It may take an extra day, can ya'll afford to wait around that long?" Bobby asked, moving to stand.

"Well, technically this does count as a case," Dean stated, glancing over at Sam who nodded.

"Alright," then he looked at Nicole, "what about you and your sister?"

"What about us?"

"After you figure out who this mystery demon boss is, are you going to go after it or step aside?" He asked seriously. She looked at the three of them, unsure of how to respond.

Nicole hadn't really given it much thought. She'd been out of the hunting circuit for a couple years and now she was tossed back in. She knew what she had to do and was well aware of the promises she made. She'd returned back to normalcy before, but can she do it again? This was a different case...it was personal.

"I'll cross that bridge when I get to it Bobby," she replied with the only thing she could think of. Bobby nodded then exited the kitchen, getting to work.

Nicole sighed, "just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in!" She said as she channeled her inner Al Pacino making Sam and Dean laugh.

Toni joined them a few moments later, taking her sister's hand. "It'll be ok Sticky..."

"No it won't," Sam and Dean snickered. Nicole slammed her head against the table.

"Ya'll aren't helpful," Toni huffed as she began rubbing Nicole's head.

"Sorry, we're just being realistic," Sam stated.

"Yeah, it could take years to find this demon."

"If we find the demon,"

"Or if they find us," Dean shrugged. "They have followers and tracking is a big thing with them, so who knows."

Nicole whined into the table and mumbled something inaudible. Toni continued to rub her head till the mumbling stopped. "So, what now?"

Sam and Dean exchanged a look then glanced at Toni, "we wait it out," Sam replied first.

"I'm gonna work on Baby, clean some of my guns..." he stated with a shrug. "The usual."

"And I'll probably help Bobby research," Sam replied, shooting her a small smile.

"Yeah, let the nerd do what he does best," Dean grinned, getting up to ruffle his hair.

"Need any help?" Toni asked hopeful. She didn't like the idea of sitting around doing nothing and she was good at researching too, so why not?

"Really? You want to help research demon activity?" Sam asked.

"Sure! I'd like to learn what I can."

Sam chuckled and nodded, "okay..."

Toni smiled then poked Nicole, noticing she was unusually quiet. "Sticky? Nicole?" Leaning forward, she heard faint snoring. "Seriously?" she asked her unconscious sister.