Devil In Me (Jack Kline/Supernatural)

Kline Time-01

-Jack's P.O.V.-

I stood with Mary and the rest of our band of human fighters. A boy about my age, Kevin Tran, stood across the room. He was disheveled and covered in dirt. His aura radiated such deep pain and despair, I couldn't even imagine what he had been through.

I cocked my head slightly to the side, listening to his every word but watching his face so closely. This was the person Lapis was in love with before me? He was a typical attractive depiction for human standards, but this world's version of him was nothing like the one Lapis dreamed of.

I never meant to creep inside her head while she slept; it just kind of happened. Her dreams were filled of memories with Kevin. Of the moments she caved into her humanity around him. Memories where he looked at her as if she was the entire universe, and she, him. It was much the same way she looked at me now, and I, her.

Would he come back with us? If he did, would Lapis fall head over heels for him again? She couldn't. She was mine.

Mine? I didn't even know how I felt about her; about anything. I've been on this planet for six months, but then again, she was there when I was born. She was there before I was born. She hadn't wished me dead like Sam and Dean had before I came into this world. She knew I could be the end of the entire world, but she had hope that I would be good. She always hoped I was good. And I left her. Twice.

I came back to reality, just seconds too late. Kevin revealed a bomb strapped to his chest and activated it. No! I wanted to save him and bring him back!

I launched my wings, wrapping them securely around Mary and myself. I couldn't save Kevin. I couldn't save anyone. I was a failure.

- - -

"You did what you could. You couldn't save everyone." Mary consoled me.

"I wanted to save him." I hissed.

"Who? Kevin?" She raised an eyebrow, looking so confused. "I did, too, but why?"

"He was a friend of Sam and Dean's. He and Lapis.... they..." I couldn't bring myself to say it.

Mary smiled to herself. "Jack, Lapis loves you, I'm sure. She's such an interesting and kind person. Bringing him back might make her happy, but it would hurt her, too."

"How?" Now it was my turn to be confused. How could bringing Kevin back hurt and make Lapis happy?

"She loved him. She loves you, now. It would be too conflicting and confusing for her. Look, don't worry about it. Let's get back to Bobby." She turned and I followed. I couldn't stop my racing thoughts, though.

Would she have chosen him? After all, I'm sure it looked like I chose Kaia over her. I had hurt her big time. Maybe this was the universe's way of paying me back for being so... so... evil to her.

Lapis, I'm so sorry. But I'm going to fix things. For you, for everyone. I promise.