Cason
Cason scanned his eyes across the crowd of teenagers, his nose scrunching in disgust every now and then as she shrugged the young girls away from him. He flinched uncharacteristically as Nataliaās voice broke through the chatter, a bit louder than he would have expected. Realizing the volume change was likely because of the alcohol in her system, he scooted a bit closer to her. He scanned the area behind her, over her head, and then turned his eyes down to meet hers with a smirk.
āI mean, itās not like demons are just going to announce themselves out in the open, you know. They have to make sure youāre thoroughlyā¦ā, Cason started, reaching his hand out to attempt to block Nat from grabbing another cup of anything alcoholic. But before he could take it from her, she had already downed the entire cup. Wincing slightly, he rolled his eyes, āDrunkā¦ā
Shifting on his feet, he straightened his jacket, shaking his head discreetly at another teen coming to offer Nat more beer, but his attention was pulled straight to her as she asked a question he really didnāt want to answer. He had honestly hoped she was either too stressed or too drunk to remember anything he had said at the motel. But in the same respectā¦he hoped she remembered it forever, in case she needed him.
āI umā¦ā, he started, scratching his head awkwardly, āNo! Getting under your skin would be the last thing on my mind. Demonā¦remember? I donāt exactly have the luxury of just messing with you.ā
He met her eyes again, finally, and his gaze softened into something that resembled sympathy, āI just know that demons have a particular way of fucking over humans. From the insideā¦or from what I gather in your case, the outside. You donāt seem like a bad person andā¦ā
Cason winced again, awkwardly glancing above her head, āYou intrigue me. Iāll protect you if youāll let me. Thatās all. I want to know why.ā
As he finished speaking, he turned his eyes down to hers once again, scanning them deeply as if he could read her mind somewhere behind them. Suddenly, a rowdy and very drunk teen shoved into Natās back, giggling the entire time. The action pushed her close enough that Cason had to shift his head back to avoid crashing noses with her, but he smirked, catching both her arms to keep her from completely losing her balance.
Anna
Anna stood, her arms crossed as a guy near herself and Mika mumbled on about some issue he had been having in school. She rolled her eyes, and leaned in close to Mika as she scanned the crowd for any sign of Sam or Deanā¦or even Cason in the chaos.
āIām about to die. I swear. Iāve apparently killed people for less than boring me this badlyā¦ā, she grumbled over Mikaās shoulder, her eyes falling on Cason and Nat finally, āAnd Iām starting to feel like weāve been cast aside so they canā¦mingle. Whatās that about?ā
She nodded her head toward them, and sighed, raising her eyebrows at how close they became in a split second from the shove, āAnd are we about to see an explosion? I feel like weāre about to see an explosion.ā
Duke
Duke sighed with a wide smirk, carefully kissing Esme back as his heart fluttered. Whatever was happening between them was more than unexpected, but in his eyes, it was a long time coming. At this rate, he would end up stayingā¦againā¦
He pulled the pizza toward him as his cheeks slowly turned red from the use of his nickname, somehow sounding different with him being the only one in Esmeās sights. It felt more like an actual loving nickname and less like a little fun poking at him, and as he pulled a slice of pizza and carefully handed it to her, he bit down on his bottom lip, āYou donāt know how much I missed that nickname. I hate nicknames. But I guess itās just you that gets away with it.ā
He laughed softly, pulling his own slice and taking a large bite from it, āSo, with everything I just learned about you, I almost feel the need to reintroduce myself or somethinā.ā, he teased, trying to make sure the mood stayed light.
āLikeā¦hi! Nameās Duke. Iāve traveled the world huntinā all the monsters the locals donāt understand. Terminally single. Doesnāt normally work out well for girls in the industryā¦beinā around Winchesters, Iām sure you get that. But now Iām back in the states and I donāt know where the hell Iām goinā. Can I stay the night?ā, he rambled off with a laugh, his bright blue eyes lighting up as he tried his best to show her that he was completely relaxed with the entire situation, at this point. It was a lot of information to process, but honestly, their entire relationship had been ups and downs of mass info dumps, āParticularly good at protecting people from all the creepy crawlies, even of the demon ex boyfriend variety.ā