Guns, Claws & Talons

Chapter 17 : The Truth

Jessie's P.O.V

"Jessie, Jessie be carful! He's a demon!" Zahir warned me, tightening his grip on the chair. 

I stopped dead in my tracks, momentarily confused and halfway across the room. "How long have you known about demons?" 

Zahir was still backed into the corner holding the chair. "They came after me a few years after the crash. Your dad took care of them but- your dad! Jessie your dad knew about demons!" 

Oh geez, "Yes, he was a Hunter, so am I. We kill monsters, demons included." I explained, taking a few more steps in the direction of the angel and my friend.

"So kill this one." Zee took a step forward and thrust the chair towards Castiel. 

Sighing, I stepped passed Zee to Cas, "See that's the problem, Castiel here," I put a hand on Cas's shoulder, "is not a demon." Castiel smiled that idiotic smile of his. 

Confusion crossed Zee's face. "But he- he appeared out of nowhere!" 

I nodded, Zee wasn't wrong, "Yes, he did. You know Cas, Dean's right, you angels need to walk more." I patted his stomach.

"Angel?" Zee questioned, but didn't lower the chair. If anything he tightened his grip on it. 

I walked over slowly and gently took the chair from Zee. "Don't worry, you're not the only one who freaked out." I smirked, trying to reassure him, "I laughed in his face." 

Castiel nodded and spoke for the first time. "It is true." Then I remembered why I had called him. 

"Oh right! Zee, this is my friend in a high place." Zee closed his gaping mouth and turned on me, annoyed, "Did you just-?" 

I chuckled. "Yes. Yes, I did."

Castiel looked confused. "I do not understand." Really? For an all powerful angel, the guy really was clueless. 

I turned to Cas, trying to decide how to explain, "You're my friend and heaven is high up... So you're a friend in a high place." I explained, trying to lead him through it. He continued to stare blankly at me. "No? Ok." Note to self: Angels don't have a sense of humour. 

My phone rang upstairs. "Can I leave you two alone without coming back to find a broken chair?" Castiel responded with "Of course." at the same time that Zee said, "I cant promise anything." I sighed and ran up the stairs. 

"Hello?"

It was Dean,"Jessie! Hi, we need you down here." There was still screaming in the background. 

Sam said something I couldn't hear, followed by, "You tortured souls for 10 years in Hell and you can't get two words out of a kid." 

Dean grumbled, "Shut up Sammy." I shook my head at the bickering brothers before remembering that they couldn't see me. 

"How do you expect me to help if you cant get anything out of him?" I pinched the bridge of my nose. 

I could imagine the edges of Dean's mouth twitch up as he spoke. "Maybe you can bring a different perspective to the party Tiger girl." 

"You're gonna never gonna let this whole tiger thing go are you?" I asked though I wasn't all that annoyed. 

"No, I'm not. Now get down here." Grabbing a pen and paper, I jotted down the address Dean gave me and hung up. I grabbed my swords and went back downstairs just in time to see Zahir smash a chair over Castiel's head. 

I ran over, taking what was left of the chair away from Zahir. But Castiel just brushed the dust off his shoulders, smiling at me. "Moving on," I gave Zee a look, "Sam and Dean need help getting information out of a Shifter."