[h3] Cason [/h3] 

Cason nodded back at Sam as he stepped away, sighing at the thought of how upset Anna would be when she came back, and the damage she could easily do to him, in that anger.  But surely Sam could contain her anger, or maybe even head it off before they got back.

“I think we can definitely be civil…”, he murmured, reaching across Nat, and spinning her to where her back was to his chest, and she was forced to face both Mika and Dean.  

Dean lowered his head, listening to both the instructions from Mika, and the response from Nat.  He took a deep breath, and stepped forward, “I want you to take some time off.  Get some rest…take…take Cason with you, and figure out whatever it is that you need to figure out.  I’ll be here when you figure it out.”

“I think what he’s saying is that you need to rest, so you guys don’t end up blowing up on each other again.”, Cason said simply, leaning his head over her shoulder, to which Dean shrugged and nodded.

“Pretty much.”

“Maybe all the humans in this group should use the time you’re not defending…or destroying the planet to get some rest.  I can’t protect all of you.”, Cason explained with a wave of his hand, to which Dean scoffed.

“I don’t think a rest day would kill anyone.”, he chuckled, wrapping an arm around Mika, “I can’t believe I’m agreeing with the demon.”

[h3] Anna [/h3]

Later that night, Anna laid on the couch, reading a book that she had picked up at the bookstore near the apartment.  She couldn’t believe how absolutely normal life was for Max and the other friends that seemed like they were lifetimes away.  She hadn’t even imagined that anyone had normal lives, after all the time she had spent with the Winchesters.

And just like that…Sam flooded into her brain, again.  She wondered if Cason had told him where she was, or if maybe he had actually done what she told him to do, and was quiet…and just staying with Nat.  

“You want dinner?  I’m thinking about ordering Asian food.”, Max suddenly startled her out of her daydream, stepping into the living room.  He held up a menu, and his free hand as if to make sure she knew it was him, “You’re awful jumpy.”

“I’m sorry.  It’s been a long few months, and I don’t honestly know how to explain it to you, at the moment.”, she said with a soft sigh.  She closed her book and held her hand out for the menu, and like the precious human he was, Max simply ignored the conversation, and walked over to the couch.  Pulling her legs onto his lap, he handed her the menu.

“So, about Cason showing up…”

“Oh no.  No.  I don’t want to talk about that.  Maybe one day, but not today.  Today, I want to forget about that…drama.  I want to eat crappy food and I want to watch a stupid movie, and I want to not be stressed.”, she said quickly, settling on the food she wanted.  She pointed to it, and handed the menu back, causing Max to sigh.

“I feel like there’s more to the story, is all.”, he said sadly, as a knock at the door barely distracted them both.  Anna shook her head, tapping on the menu, and pointed toward the door, “Fine!  Fine.  Crappy food…whoever this is, and movies.  Got it.”