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"Moose," Crowley greeted Sam. Everyone tensed. "Aren't you going to invite me in?" Crowley asked. Deaton shook his head and crossed his arms in front of his chest, before walking over to the door.

"This building is warded. You are not welcome here." Deaton told him, clearly. Crowley didn't look fazed. He looked over at me and winked.

"I see you've found yourself a new gangly group of friends, haven't you, Squirrel?" Crowley goaded Dean. "Did you honestly think that I wouldn't find out what you've been up to?"

"Why'd you do it? Did you get bored? Was it just for kicks?" Dean asked him, loudly. Crowley looked a little surprised by his outburst.

"Why would I tell you? Pray tell." Crowley replied. I watched the exchange.

"You obviously have a death wish." Dean continued. Ash opened and closed his mouth and I knew that he had figured something out.

"Are you really stupid enough to threaten the King of Hell?" Crowley asked, seemingly unfazed.

"While he's still king," a new voice said from behind us. I jumped and turned around.

"Hello Dean," another voice said.

"Gabriel? We thought you were dead. How is this possible?" Sam asked in disbelief. "Cas?" He asked the man in a trench coat.

"There will be time to explain later, Sam." Cas replied, calmly.

"Well, it's been fun boys, but I have places to be… people to kill. I'll be seeing you." Crowley adjusted the collar and turned around. "Soon," he added, before disappearing.

"So, that's Crowley?" I asked, lamely.

"Oh, yeah, that was him, alright." Ash confirmed. Huh. I thought he'd be taller.

"Who the hell are you?" Jackson asked Gabriel and Castiel. Gabriel just smirked and started eating a candy bar.

"Wouldn't you like to know? You're so angry. Try yoga. I've heard it works wonders." Gabriel winked. Jackson just fumed.

"We are angels of the Lord." Cas introduced them both. "I am sorry I could not come earlier, Dean. I had other matters to attend to." He apologized.

"Like you're undead brother?" Dean asked and Cas nodded.

"It's good to see you, too, Dean-o." Gabriel grinned.

"As long as we're on the same side," Dean replied. Gabriel nodded.

"It's nice to see you, Gabe." Sam offered, weakly. Gabriel's grin widened in response.

"Well, kids, I have a few things to take care of, but I'll be around." Gabriel announced, before disappearing. Wow. Weird.

"Cas, do you think I could talk with you for a minute?" Ash asked the angel, like he was intimidated, but his curiosity was getting best of him.

"Of course," Cas nodded and the pair of them disappeared into the back.

"Wow." Stiles breathed.

"There's never a dull moment is there?" Peter asked. Derek and I shook our heads.

"Alright, well, Bonnie needs to rest and we need to ward the rest of our homes, so that demons can't enter." Lydia announced.

"She's right. Without that, we might as well be sitting ducks." Ellen agreed.

"We can show you how." Sam offered. She gave him a tight smile and nodded.

"Perfect." She thanked him. "Bonnie and Stiles should stay here, until it's done." She added. Stiles opened him mouth to protest, but both Scott and Derek spoke up.

"She's right." They said in unison.

"Bonnie needs to recover and so do you, Stiles." Derek told him.

"Bro, we can't have anything happening to you." Scott agreed. Stiles sighed and nodded, reluctantly.

"The rest of you can go." Deaton told them. They didn't look convinced.

"You can help us ward the demons." Dean told Ellen and Jo. They nodded. "We can should you how to ward against them." He said to Chris. Chris perked up. I could tell the thought intrigued him. He's never flinched away from danger before. I'm sure he's anxious to learn how to further protect himself.

"We're staying." Erica announced. I didn't have to ask her to know that she was speaking for Isaac and Boyd, too. "We're not leaving you alone. They can handle it without us." She looked determined and I knew that her mind was made up.

"I'll help with the wards." Davina offered. "There are spells I can contribute. I'll only stay as long as you need me out there, then I'll come back here. We can only do some much magic, without having to regain our strength."

"Are you sure, love?" Klaus asked her. She nodded. "Very well. We will go with you to ensure your safety." Klaus and Elijah walked with Davina out of the building. The hunters followed suit, before the pack started to leave. Caroline hovered by the door, hesitantly.

"It's okay Care. I'll be fine. I'm sure Lydia will appreciate having you there." I told her. She nodded. I knew this had to be weird for her. She and Carol weren't on the worst of terms, but sharing a house with your ex' mom wasn't ideal.

"Be careful, Bon. Okay?"

"I promise." I hugged her and she left. We were left standing in the front of the clinic. Stiles looked like he was about to drop. "You wanna sit down?" I asked him. He nodded. Deaton gestured to the chairs in the waiting area, before sitting down with us.

"If you give me a few minutes, I can whip up that herbal remedy for you. I have some books I'd like to show you, Stiles. Marin came across them the other day and I think they would help with learning about the spark. I'll leave the two of you to talk." Deaton excused himself. I leaned my head on Stiles' shoulder and took a deep breath. I let his scent fill my lungs. It's refreshing, welcoming.

"You should call your dad and let him know what's going on." I told him. He nodded, but didn't make any effort to grab his phone.

"I will. I just want to enjoy this, for a minute. I get the feeling like whenever all of this is over, we're all going to fall into a coma for a week, just so we can rest." He sighed. I let out a tired chuckle. He's right. That actually sounds nice, right now.

"We just have to get through this first." I whispered.

"We will." Erica spoke up. Isaac came over and sat down in the chair next to me. He put his arm around my middle and leaned on me, as I leaned on Stiles. Erica and Boyd came over and sat at our feet. It was calming, being around them. I know that I'm not a werewolf, so it's probably not the same for me, as it for them, but just being around the pack helps put me at ease.

"She's right. You know?" Isaac agreed.

"If we make it through this, I'm stealing one of your scarves." Stiles teased. We all laughed. It felt nice. It was light and uplifting. It was exactly what we needed. We didn't really talk after that. We just sat together and enjoyed the company without any immediate threat looming over us.

Deaton came out and had me drink something that tasted foul. I forced it all down. Cas and Ash stayed in the back talking. We didn't have to wait much longer, for our phones to go off.

"Hello?" I sighed, answering mine. It's Derek.

"The wards are in place. We're coming to pick you up." He told me.

"Is that necessary?" I asked him. "We do have an angel." I reminded him.

"We'll be there in ten." He hung up. I glanced at Stiles and my packmates. They were ending similar phone calls.

"Nothing like being babysat, huh? I can't wait to take a bath."

"I'm down with that." Stiles perked up. I laughed.

"Of course you are," Erica teased. I sighed. Something tells me that even though today was long, tomorrow is going to be even longer.