Which Me [2]

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𝐃𝐄𝐕𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐒
thank you for loving me when i still tasted of heartache and war

TWO DAYS LATER, and Maddie was met with a surprise — a good one at that. She had just walked downstairs after having a very hot shower, wearing leggings and a blood red crop top that has a spider brooch, along with converses. Her hair flowed down her back in crimped waves.

Right when she turned to go into the kitchen, she spotted Dean, Sam, and Castiel eating breakfast that she guesses her dad had made before he left for work.

"Castiel!" The redhead squealed loudly, running towards him, pulling him into a tight hug, her arms around his waist.

"Madelyn," Castiel greeted with a smile, kissing her forehead. "How have you been, little one?"

"Not too bad, angel," the redhead said, still in his arms, looking up at him with big bright brown eyes.

The Angel stared at her, curious and fascinated. "I can see it. Your aura." The redhead moved back from him slightly, brows furrowed. "It was always around you; faded red and moving in waves. Now, it's steadier and a darker red, surrounding you fully, protectively. That's why you were able to hold your own against opponents most of the time, even if you went in recklessly."

Maddie simply blinked at him and then grinned. "That's why I have been able to hurt the Cold Ones even though, at this point, I should probably be dead." She then shrugged, "eh. The fights were fun though."

Dean and Sam just stared at her before busting out in laughs. "Are you referring to your first attempt at assassinating them?"

She crossed her arms as she fully pulled away from Castiel. "Yeah. Went in with my head stuck up my ass. But hey, I got in a few good blows. Now I can easily take them down if necessary."

Dean chuckled and walked forward, pulling her into a hug. "I see that you haven't changed a bit."

She breathed in his scent and wrapped her arms around him tightly. "You just saw me not that long ago, Dean-O."

He rolled his apple green eyes at her before pulling away, and like a magnet, he was instantly at Castiel's side. "So? I still missed you, little red."

"How is everything, Mads?" Sam asked as he was the next one to pull her into a much needed hug. "With your... magic, and all?"

She smiled and pulled back from him. "I got it under control. I mean, other than using it to throw Edweirdo and Jakey-poo around, it's been under wraps."

She winced as she remembered her training session with Jasper. And not only that, but yesterday, Edward and Jasper had tag-teamed her. While Jasper threw emotions at her, Edward used his mind-reading capability to through images — images that haunt her — at her. The rest of the Cullen's, and even Bella, had stood nearby enough to watch as everything had unfolded.