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Supernatural - After The End

Esme Stirling

Esme had missed his frown when she mentioned it hadn’t been easy going it alone, she had been looking ahead of them to see where they were going. When he jumped and laughed while pulling away, she laughed as well. When he took her arm back to his and placed his hand on hers, she had to smile, as it felt so natural. She shrugged her shoulders to his comment as if saying ‘Maybe so’. When they entered the park and stepped up to the fence, she looked out over the lake. It felt quite peaceful, and she drank it in.

When he started to answer her question, she looked away from the lake and up at him. As he spoke, her eye widened, and she unconsciously squeezed his arm, not expecting to hear what came out of his mouth. She couldn’t imagine going through such events, especially going to Hell. It sent a shiver down her spine, thinking of going to Hell. At his smile she calmed a bit, but couldn’t keep herself from feeling bad for him. Here she thought she had it terrible. It was but nothing compared to going to Hell.

When he mentioned she could have called, she looked away and at the lake with a heavy sigh. “I know I could have called but…….” she whispered, unconsciously gripping his arm again. “I didn’t want to put more on your plate than you already had.” She breathed in deeply and slowly released it as she closed her eyes. “I didn’t want to burden you with my problems when you had your own to deal with.” she mumbled. She knew that he would have come to her aide if she had called him or would have had her meet him somewhere.

But she didn’t want to dump all the crap she had following her on him, she still didn’t. But Madison had pulled them back together and had formed a bond with her. She sighed again and dipped her head as she remembered how she had left it off with him, and she felt terrible about it. She knew it had to have hurt him. “I…... I’m sorry for…... The way I left things.” she whispered.

Sam Winchester

Sam grew a little worried at the narrowing of Madison’s eyes to his words. He watched her as she seemed to think over things. He relaxed when she finally spoke and gave her a nod when she finished. He gave her smile as she spoke about her emotions; he knew they had to be confusing to her. “That’s good to hear. I hope you feel happy right now.” he told her as she turned in the seat. He couldn’t help but grin a little with the way she sat in the booth, just like a child would. When his eyes met her and she asked her question, his smile faded.

Sadness plastered itself on his face at the mention of her mother. The question she asked was a question he knew would come up eventually and had been dreading it, since he didn’t have a good answer for her. “Honestly, we don’t know.” he told her, still looking into her eyes. He knew this would be an answer she probably wouldn’t want to hear, but it was the truth. They had heard Micheal was on earth, and they searched for him with Castiel when they found her mother.

He pulled himself from the thought of Michael to answer her other question, a small smile coming back to his face. “Of course you can stay with us.” he told her. “You don’t have to worry about being alone.” he smiled warmly.

Supernatural - Hell On The Horizon

Esme Stirling

Esme remained curled in on herself as Cason came to her aide. She didn’t have the strength to even try to push him away when he pulled her to him. She could hardly breathe, her chest was on fire, and she was shaking badly from all the emotions that surrounded her in the room. She clutched her chest and tried to take in slow deep breaths and let them out as she listened to everyone talk. She could hardly believe what she was hearing. Esme struggled to lift her head to look at Annabeth as she continued to explain what she had to do. Annabeth felt she had to make the deal to keep Sam alive, and even feared this demon would kill them.

If she had the air, she would have sighed at the thoughts swimming in her mind. When Dean cleared his throat, she looked at him. His words surprised her. She couldn’t help but wonder how he’d known of such a demon. Her attention went back to Annabeth as she spoke to Sam. She closed her eyes tight when she said he could go after and they wouldn’t have to worry about her. Those words hit her hard. She didn’t like just letting her go off to fend for herself against a demon, even if it was to keep them alive. At Bobby’s voice, Esme opened her eyes and listened to his plan. She had to admit; it sounded better than Annabeth going off with this Alastair.

When she saw Dean agree with Bobby, she fought to pull herself away from Cason and sat with her legs under her. She didn’t attempt to stand, even though she wanted to. She knew she would just collapse back to the floor. So, she stayed sitting and silently nodded in agreement to use Bobby’s vault to protect Sam and Annabeth. She ran a shaky hand through her hair to get it out of her face, then looked around the room to see who else agreed with the plan.

A kings' political marriage plan- closed

Marabella

Bella continues to make her way around the room, greeting the guest and engaging in small conversations here and there. She knew she should suck it up and at least talk to one prince, but was still having trouble forcing herself to do so. One good thing to come out of her mingling was that she had finally calmed enough to have a genuine smile upon her face. Everyone she came across seemed pretty nice, even the strange ones. When she finally got the courage built to go find one and talk to them, her keen ears picked up a clang. Yes, her ears were pinned and out of sight, but that didn’t mean they didn’t pick up even the slightest sound.

She looked around to see if anyone else had heard the sound, even stealing a look at the guards. No one but her seemed to have heard it. Bella stood there, debating if she should see what caused the noise or leave it be. Curiosity got the better of her and she went to see what caused the noise. “Maybe an animal from the garden got in.” she whispered to herself as she left the room. If that was the case, it would be easy getting them and taking them back out to the garden. As she made her way through the castle, she focused on trying to locate where the sound came from. It wasn’t long before she heard more sounds and she followed them.

They led her to the temple. Her head tilted in confusion as she looked at the door. It would be hard for one of the larger animals to get in there. So, could it be a bird? She walked up to the door and gave a push, not noticing the broken lock. She peeked around the door to look inside. It was dark, but she could still make out things. She heard sounds coming from the darkness and stepped inside to find the source of the sound, thinking she’d find a bird desperate to get out. She slowly made her way through, looking around as she went. A strange scent filled her nose, but she thought little of it. The temple always had a strange scent to her.

Bella made it to a spot where the moonlight shone in. She stopped and looked around and that’s when she saw the Viking looting. She froze, her eyes going wide and she gasped, it echoed through the silence. Regaining herself momentarily she turned to run, taking in a deep breath so she could scream for the guards.

Supernatural - After The End

Esme Stirling

Esme had to laugh when Sam shooed them, trying to get them to go. It was a welcomed gesture since she really wanted the chance to talk to Dean alone. When he linked her arm with his, she smiled warmly and held onto his arm as they walked out. “I’ve been hunting, mostly.” she told him. “Though it hasn’t been easy on my own.” Which was true. After losing her father, she had been hunting and searching for the thing that had killed him. Every lead so far had led her to a dead end.

She didn’t allow herself to get sucked into that mindset. She’s supposed to be happy right now, not depressing herself by wallowing in her thoughts. She mentally slapped herself for it. She took in the emotions coming off Dean and they lifted her. He was happy, so that made her happy. Even though she was already happy to see and talk to him again, it made her happier. At his quip, she looked up at him and playfully narrowed her eyes at him after they crossed the road.

“Hey now, I’m not that short.” she said, poking his ribs playfully. “You’ve just become a giant.” She tried to hold in the laugh that was building up, but it soon escaped her, followed by a bright smile. He was the same Dean she had met all that time ago, even with his extra baggage. God, how she missed this. Just to have a normal conversation with someone and walk down the street like a normal person would, even if she was far from normal. She wanted to grip his arm tight and not let him go.

She wanted to hold on to this moment forever. Sighing contently, she looked up at him. She had so many questions burning in her mind, but she didn’t know where to start. She looked back ahead of them, thinking about where to start, finally settling on the same question he had asked. “Besides dealing with angels and their children, what have you been doing?”

Sam Winchester

Sam watched Dean and Esme leave, a grin resting on his face at how the two acted. Even with all their time apart, there was still a strong connection between them. After everything Dean had been through, he needed something good to come along to be a distraction from all the bad. By the looks of it, Esme was that distraction and a welcomed one. After they left the diner, Sam turned his attention to Madison as she moved her hand from his and rested it beside his and spoke. He sat quietly as she spoke.

His smile faded when she brought up Dean shooting at her. He could see how strongly embedded into her memory it was, rightly so, since it was the first action she experienced after being born. He watched her as she continued talking, not being able to get a word in. When finished, he turned so he could face her properly. He searched for his words, not really knowing what to say to her. “Dean……” he started and sighed. “When he’s unsure about something not human, his first instinct is to draw his gun. I’m pretty sure he didn’t intend to shoot you. We do want to keep you safe.” he told her.

“But when you hit us with that blast, it caused him to shoot.” He tried to tell her as gently as possible as to not draw her from her peaceful state. “I can see why you like Esme. I just met her and like her too, she’s pretty nice.” He gave her a warm smile, then looked over at the woman that Madison spoke about, then looked back at her. “That is sad, but that happens sometimes.” he mumbled. Sam went quiet as he looked at her, watching her take in what he had told her. “Is there anything you want to know? I’ll try my best to answer.”

Supernatural - After The End

Esme Stirling

Esme turned back to Dean with a smile when he fiddled with her hair and agreed to the walk. She then looked over at Sam and Madison when Dean asked them for approval, which he quickly got from Sam. She was happy about his approval. She then looked at Madison as Dean slid himself out of the booth and held a hand out to her. At Madison’s approval, she smiled and gave a laugh at her comment about Dean. “I’ll try my best.” she said as she slid across the booth seat.

Another laugh escaped her at Dean’s raised eyebrows and scowl to Madison. She even caught the rolling of his eyes. She was going to ask Madison if she was sure, but she saw she didn’t need to as Madison spoke again and took Sam's hand. She was happy to see that she trusted Sam enough to be alone with him. She was also glad that she didn’t have to worry about her. She could see that Sam would keep her safe while she and Dean talked. “Well, you two have fun.” she smiled.

She looked at Dean and took his hand, giving it a gentle squeeze as she let him help her up. “Oh, if my cheesecake gets here before we get back, please don’t eat it.” she said in a joking tone as she looked back at them with a grin. “Shall we?” she asked, as she turned back and looked up at Dean. She had almost forgotten how tall he was and how short she felt standing next to him.

Sam Winchester

Sam looked over at Madison as he looked at her and gave a small laugh. “I’ll try my best to answer your questions.” he said before she looked at Esme. He looked at Dean as spoke and gave a laugh. “I wish you luck with that.” he chuckled. “It won't be easy.” He saw Dean’s look at Madison and caught the eye roll. He gave a look of his own that said ‘I know’ before looking back at Madison. When she took his hand, his eyebrows went up a little. He wasn’t expecting such a gesture from her in the short time she had known him.

He didn’t move his hand though, he gave her a smile before catching Dean’s weird stare at her. He shrugged his shoulders to Dean, then watched Esme slide over and take Dean’s hand and leave the booth. He gave a laugh at Esme’s joke. “Don’t worry. It’ll still be here if it gets here before you get back.” he told her. “Now you two get going. You two have plenty to talk about. We’ll be fine.” he added. Using his free hand, he gave them a shooing motion to get them going and out the door.

Supernatural - After The End

Esme Stirling

Esme could feel the fear and tension fading away to nothing as she sat there. The pain in her chest had faded as well. She could feel Madison’s happiness wash over her, she could feel Sam had relaxed as well. She could even feel Dean had relaxed but concerned since she had gone quiet. A bigger smile crept upon her face at Madison’s words. She was excited and a little on edge to see Dean after so long. At Dean’s, she closed her eyes and dipped her head, shaking it gently.

Lifting her head, she opened her eyes and looked at Dean, seeing his raised eyebrows. He was still as kind as ever. It was something she had missed during their time apart, and it warmed her heart. “I’m a little overwhelmed.” she admitted, her smile unfading. “I’m alright though. I was just thinking about things.” she added with a reassuring smile. She held his gaze to let him know she really was alright, then looked away to Madison and gave her a smile. She looked back at Dean, releasing her necklace, leaving it to lie on the outside of her shirt instead of tucking it away.

“A walk would be nice though.” The idea of a walk, just the two of them, sounded like a wonderful idea. It would give them the chance to get used to having the other around and even catch up on things since they’ve been apart. She knew they were bound to touch on touchy subjects, but that was alright. She didn’t plan on keeping anything from him, she wanted to be as truthful as she could be with him.

Sam Winchester

Sam was watching Esme, from what little Dean told him about her. The silence was unusual for her. Concern grew in himself for her and he didn’t even know her. He looked over at Madison when she spoke about Esme being overwhelmed and excited, his eyebrows raised at her words. He looked to Dean, who had the same look before looking at Esme and speaking to her. It was almost funny how he stammered when he talked to her, but knew it had to be awkward talking to her after so long.

He looked over at her and saw her smile grow, and it eased his concern a little, and he lowered his eyebrows. He softly smiled at her actions and what she said to Dean, and the way she looked into his eyes after. She seemed to be telling Dean the truth. When she said she was thinking about things, he assumed it was about what she had just learned. Sam couldn’t blame her for getting lost in her thoughts about the information dumped on her. He then broke his silence when Esme took Dean up on his offer to go for a walk.

“Well, if you two decide to take that walk.” he smiled. “Madison and I can hang out.” he continued, looking at the two of them. Not only would Dean and Esme have time to catch up and learn what the other had been up to, but it would also give him a chance to learn about Madison.

Supernatural - Hell On The Horizon

Esme Stirling

As Esme leaned against the wall, she continued listening to what they discussed in the room. When she heard they had also dealt with an angel, she closed her eyes tighter. So, that’s what was trying to contact Dean. she thought to herself. She sighed heavily at the thought of more than one angel being around them. So, they knew of two angels at the moment. How many more would they come in contact with? She was pulled from the thought when she was hit by a wave of emotion, it caused her to gasp and hold her chest as pain flooded it.

She opened her eyes just as Sam’s shocked voice rang into the room. Esme’s eyes followed him to the kitchen where Annabeth stood. Esme’s eyes widened in shock as she saw she had eyes. “How in the hell?” she whispered. She cut her eyes over at Cason as he spoke to Annabeth. Not only could she hear his emotion she could feel it too. She pushed herself off the wall and stepped forward as Annabeth started to explain. She saw Dean and Mika enter the room, but her eyes didn’t leave Annabeth.

When Cason took it upon himself to announce what she had done. “You what?!” she got out at the same time Dean spoke. She closed her eyes as more pain took her over, now spreading to her head. She opened her eyes just as Dean finished speaking, and Annabeth snapped. Annabeth’s sudden outburst of frustration hit her hard. Esme gasped and tightened her grip on her chest before falling to her knees. She had the wind knocked from her lungs. She had never felt such a powerful wave of emotion before.

She used one hand to hold herself up. She felt sick and shaky. She looked up at Annabeth, pain clearly visible on her face as she fought for air. “We could……. Have still…..Helped” she gasped. “We’re in….. This together.” Esme curled in on herself as the pain spread more.

Supernatural - After The End

Esme Stirling

Esme looked at Dean when he muttered. A small smile graced her features as she saw his raised eyebrows. “I’ve heard about them and been on the trail for months now.” she started softly, then sighed. “But I was starting to think it was all just a rumor since I hadn’t come across any until now.” She looked away and at the table. “Though there is the possibility I had and didn’t even realize it.” she added with a shrug. She looked up from the table when Dean got the attention of a waitress.

She glanced at the menu to see if there was something small she could order, just as she found something she heard what Dean said. She couldn’t help but smile warmly as she turned back to him and saw his smile. “I wouldn’t mind either. It’s been way too long and there’s a lot to discuss.” she muttered, her smile unfading as she uncrossed her arms. She pulled her gaze from Dean’s and looked over at Madison, giving her a smile in return when she smiled at her. Her smile grew when Madison told Sam what they had planned on getting.

It was cute seeing how proud she was of herself for learning something. When the waitress arrived at the table, Esme looked at her and smiled warmly when she asked if they were ready. She nodded and leaned forwards and gave her order, then leaned back in the booth. She laid her left arm across her waist, then brought her right up and fiddled with her pendant on her necklace. This was turning out to be one interesting day. Running into the Winchesters and a Nephilim all in one day, it was a lot to take in, but she was glad to have met back up with Dean.

She was happy to not be alone for once, even if she was afraid of bringing more down on him than he already had. She felt like she was a magnet for trouble. It followed her everywhere. She couldn’t get away from it.

Sam Winchester

Sam continued to smile at Madison, taking in how childlike she was and how happy she was to know Esme would go with them. He cut his eyes over at Dean, to see his reaction to her demands about only going with them if Esme did. It relieved him to see Dean’s nod to her. It was the best thing he could have done to keep Madison calm. He looked back at Madison when she told him what she was getting, giving a laugh at how proud she was at learning a food item. “Nice choice.” he responded with a smile.

When the waitress came over, he looked at the menu then to the waitress. He waited for the women to order first before giving his order with a warm smile to the waitress. The look between Esme and Dean before the waitress came over didn’t go unnoticed, but he didn’t let on to it. When Esme leaned back into the booth and fiddled with her necklace he watched her for a moment. She looked like she had spaced out, he then looked over at Dean. After he had ordered and the waitress left, Sam gestured over at Esme for him to look at her.

“Esme? You alright?” he asked her. She gave a silent nod and a small smile, though she still looked spaced out to him. She didn’t even make eye contact with him.

Supernatural - After The End

Esme Stirling

Esme took in Dean’s sighs. She knew he was having trouble finding the words to explain everything to her. If he had that much trouble, it had to be something big. When he said he’d explain and to figure out how, she kept her eyes closed. Even when he trailed off, her eyes remained closed. She hadn’t even heard Sam’s words to Madison. It was odd when he mentioned Sam spilling the beans. She took in what he said, almost in disbelief, but her breath caught and her eyes popped open at the mention of Madison being Michael’s daughter.

She looked at Dean to see if she had heard him right. It was clear she had. So, everything she had caught word of was true. She even had her missing information. She looked away from Dean, to Madison, then to the table. This was absolutely crazy. “So, angels are real.” she whispered and almost laughed. Esme looked up at Madison when she spoke to Dean. She sighed at his response to her. What have I gotten myself into? she asked herself. She then smiled at Madison’s words to Sam.

She wanted her fed and safe. “I think I may have to order something smaller after what I just heard.” she said with a smile to Madison. “That news hit me pretty hard.” It was true, she didn’t feel as hungry as she did when they first arrived at the diner. Maybe she would just go with a dessert of some sort. It really hadn’t been that long since she had eaten last.

Sam Winchester

Sam smiled at Madison as she apologized for scaring him and shook his head. To tell her it was okay. He then looked over at Dean when he scolded him and rubbed a hand across his eyebrow. He shot Dean a look that said, “What? She didn’t even hear me” before he looked at Esme to see her reaction to the explanation Dean gave her. In his eyes, she took it rather well, better than most would anyway. Learning that angels were actually real, and she was sitting across from a Nephilim was a lot to take in all at once.

His gaze drifted back to Madison as she asked Dean about knowing Micheal, he knew that would come up at some point. He was glad that Dean had told her the truth, she needed to know after all. When Madison turned back to him, he gave a smile at her words and nodded. “You need to eat, too. I heard your stomach growl” he told her. “Plus, by the look of things. I think she’ll want to stay around, she and Dean have some catching up to do.” he whispered to her so only she could hear.

He was also pretty sure that Esme would want to learn more and hear everything that they had learned. Not to mention, the extra help would be nice. At Esme’s words about ordering something smaller, he stifled a laugh but did smile. He couldn’t blame her for losing her appetite over the information dumped on her. “So, what’s everyone getting?’ he asked to lighten the air.

Supernatural - Hell On The Horizon

Esme Stirling

Esme couldn’t hold back the grin on the remark about Bobby’s house, but had to agree he’d be wise to have a human around. At his eyebrow wiggle and last statement, her eyebrows shot up. “And who says the human would want to go or have you tag along with them?” she asked. Her attention shifted to Bobby as he went back to his desk and spoke to Natalia. She wouldn’t say it aloud, but she felt slightly out of place here. Maybe it was because she had spent so much time alone and she was having to adjust to having others around her.

She moved back and found an empty wall to lean against, crossing her arms over her chest. She listened as Bobby spoke to Natalia and then to Sam, passing him a manilla envelope. She sighed heavily as Bobby explained how it felt like the end of days, angels and demons, and that something big was coming, and they were all in the middle of it.She dipped her head and closed her eyes, thinking about how they were going to stop whatever was coming.

She knew one thing, it would more than likely take all of them to do it, and some of them might not make it through it. They would all have to stay on their toes and be ready for anything. They were dealing with demons and angels now, and there was no telling what else might rear its ugly head. Esme was so deep in her thoughts she didn’t even hear when Annabeth returned after leaving to get some air as she had said.